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"Eh, what's with that expression?"
While I was wearing a puzzled expression at Arthur's reaction, I was conversely given an exasperated look by Shiro and Oliver.
"Rai... you're really a people person..."
"Well, but wouldn't he be happy from his point of view? To be needed that much, whether he's a knight or a mage, is the highest honor. Besides, the fact that he gets along with Rai who uses magic means he recognizes his ability, right?"
"That's right, that's right. He's just not honest, so he's cursing, but recently, he was in a bad mood because he couldn't fight with Rai's magic buff, right? So maybe he's extra happy as a reaction?"
"Ah... Certainly, Rai's way of thinking is completely different from what I've been thinking, so it's fun to talk to him and put new magic and tactics into practice. I'm not going to lie, I won't have any fun if I can't talk about new magic while Rai is studying abroad."
Shiro exposed my behavior during lectures that I didn't know about, and Oliver, who still hadn't admitted the subtleties of his heart, explained it, and poor Arthur's face turned bright red.
Please stop, it's bad for Arthur's mental health!
"Ah, I see."
Oliver clapped his hands as if he understood.
"Were you lonely because you couldn't talk to Rai?"
Arthur, who had somehow managed to hold on, collapsed onto the table.
"Was he being so harsh because I was next to him and he couldn't talk to me?"
P-please stop! Arthur's life is already zero!
All I and Shiro can do is anxiously watch Arthur, who has started to tremble while collapsed, wondering when he will start rampaging.
"...That's not it."
Contrary to our two's worries, Arthur's voice was weak as he retorted.
"It's not that, but"
While collapsed, he moved his head slightly and looked away.
"...Two years skipping grades, for both me and Shiro."
Arthur's uncharacteristic quiet start made me stop moving without thinking.
"That's why. Even though the autumn semester was supposed to be our last, you went to study abroad. On top of that, you're studying magic in the magic department until you go to study abroad?"
Arthur fidgeted slightly, then glared at me from the table.
"When will we be able to fight together again as a party, with you and Shiro? Huh?"
Is he a middle schooler!? No, if we assume Arthur is fourteen years old, he's definitely a middle schooler.
Until now, my body had shrunk and Arthur and Shiro looked big, so I had unconsciously treated them the same as adults, but now that I think about it, from 'my' point of view, they were definitely kids.
I thought that even if we couldn't form a party together at school at worst, we could form a party after graduation.
But, that's right. At this age, you're focused on each day, and talk of five or ten years in the future is a distant future that has nothing to do with you.
"Well, whether I go to study abroad or not, if Shiro and Arthur skip grades, we'll be forming a party after graduation anyway, right?"
Normally, he would definitely get angry and say it's gross, but I put my hand on Arthur's head.
"If we can't form a party anyway, I want to get stronger so that I can team up with you next time. It's not you, but if I'm going to fight anyway, I want to fight someone who is even a little stronger. I want to let you win."
After patting Arthur's head for a while, it was knocked off with a swat.
"I'll kill you if you drop your skills."
"I'm the one who should be saying that?"
Although he was still glaring at me, I thrust out my fist towards Arthur, who had cheered up, and Arthur also thrust his fist out in response.
"Then, cooperate with Oliver while I'm gone so that you don't lose your sense of cooperation with mages."
Immediately after, Arthur's enraged scream echoed through the cafeteria.
Ah, by the way, Oliver had agreed to it beforehand.
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