「「「………」」」「続きは？」「え？」 マイルの言葉のあとに続いた沈黙

「「「………」」」


「続きは？」
「え？」

マイルの言葉のあとに続いた沈黙を破る、レーナの言葉。

「いや、だから、早く続きを言いなさいよ！」
「いや、その、だから、私はみんなと較べて少しおかしいから、みんなに色々と迷惑をかけるから！」
「いや、それはみんな知ってるから。そのあとを早く言いなさいってば！」
「え？」

「「「「…………」」」」


「ま、当分は安宿暮らししかないだろう。４人部屋ならそう高くもないだろうし、それでもこの部屋よりは随分マシだろうさ」
「で、でも……」
話を纏めたメーヴィスの言葉に、なおも反論しようとするマイル。
しかし、それをレーナが遮った。

「うるさい！ これは、もう決定事項なの！
それに、あんたは約束したでしょうが、入学式の日に！」
「あ………」

マイルは思い出した。
あの、入学式の日に、この部屋で交わした会話を。

『卒業後のパーティの勧誘が来たら『同室の者と約束しているから』と言って断りなさい。
お付き合いを申し込んで来た者には、『そういう事にはまだ興味がない。今は訓練に集中したい』と言って断りなさい。いいわね！』
『は、はい！』

「あ、あれ、約束だったの……？ てっきり、勧誘を断るための口実だとばかり……」
「ぐだぐだとうるさい！ 決定事項だと言ったでしょ！」

考えてみれば、友達が欲しいから一生懸命『普通』を目指しているのに、普通を装うためにせっかくできた友達を遠ざけるなんて本末転倒だ。

「は……、あは、あははは……、うぐ……」
「ううぅ……」
泣き笑いのマイルに釣られて、嗚咽を漏らすポーリン。
そして、ぽんぽん、とふたりの肩を叩いてやるメーヴィス。

「いい？ 私達は、この身体に赤い血が流れている限り、決して仲間を裏切らない！ 私達の友情は、不滅よ！」
「「「おお！！」」」



「頼みがある」

卒業検定の３日前、午後の座学が終わったあとに学校長兼主任教官のエルバートに指導室に呼び出されたマイル達４人は、いきなりエルバートに頭を下げられてびっくりした。

「頼む。３日後の卒業検定、本気を出してくれ！」
「「「「え………」」」」

エルバートは詳細を説明した。
このハンター養成学校は、Ｓクラスハンターから貴族になった、英雄と呼ばれたクリストファー伯爵が尽力して試験的に設立されたこと。
設立から６年、多くの立派なハンターを輩出したものの、まだ歴史が浅いためＡクラス以上の者は出ていないこと。
貴族の大半から『予算の無駄』として快く思われておらず、このままでは試験段階から本格的な規模に拡大するどころか、予算の削減、あるいは潰されてしまう可能性もあること……。

「この養成学校を切っ掛けとして、そのうち、ハンター昇級のために必要とされている最低年限の規定を取っ払い、学校に入学していない者でも実力と人間性が基準を満たしていればどんどん昇級できるようにするとか、色々とハンターの制度や規則を変えていく足掛かりにしようという計画があるんだよ。
そのためには、こんなところで潰される訳にはいかんのだ……」
そう言って、マイル達４人を見回すエルバート。

「３日後の卒業検定は、模擬試合の相手としてＢランクでもトップクラス、間もなくＡランク入りではないかと言われているパーティに依頼が出してある。
そして、卒業検定にはいつも、設立者のクリストファー伯爵は勿論のこと、養成学校の可能性の確認に来る近隣諸国のギルド関係者、新人のレベルを見に来る近隣都市のギルドマスター達、見込みのありそうな新人を探す貴族や、ただ退屈凌ぎの見せ物感覚で見物に来るその他の貴族や金持ち、パーティに勧誘する者を探すハンターや娯楽に飢えた一般市民、そしてここの予算を握っている財務卿、更にはたまに国王が視察に来られることすらある」
再び頭を下げるエルバート。

「頼む、検定試合で、やらかしてくれ！
こんな奴らが、この学校が無ければ何年も薬草採取やホーンラビット狩りで貴重な数年間を無駄にしなきゃならないところだったんだぞ、と。この学校は必要なんだぞ、と。
みんなの心に叩き込んでやってくれ！！」

４人は、しばらく、あいた口が塞がらなかった。


「「任せて下さい！」」
そして指導室に響いたふたつの声に、ぎょっとするマイル。

「お世話になった教官からの頭を下げられての頼み、断れるはずがありましょうか！ しかも、ハンター達の未来に関わる重大な使命！」
「名前を売る絶好のチャンス、逃してたまるもんですか！」
どちらが誰の言葉かは、言うまでもない。

「……頼む」
いつも自信たっぷりなエルバートの気弱な表情に、マイルも仕方なく協力することにした。

（こんなこともあろうかと、弾避けを用意しておいて良かった……）

Results (English) 1:

「「「………」」」See more? 」"Eh? 」 Lena followed the words of miles to break the silence, says."No, so the sooner more tell me! 」"Oh, what a little funny, so, compared with my guys, guys, and will cause inconvenience! 」"No, it's all I know. Then quickly tell me! 」"Eh? 」「「「「…………」」」」"Well, for the time being nothing but cheap life.. 4 person room so nor would would cow, but still much better than this room."And also..." Miles to Mavis story for says, still trying to refute. However, it interrupted Lena."Too noisy! This is another decision!. You promised it, will, on the day of the ceremony! 」「あ………」 Miles recalled. The conversation in this room on the day of the ceremony."Say"and there are no promises from"graduation party invite comes, refuse. Who come applying for our relationship, "not interested in that sort of thing. Now want to focus on training, and refuse, said. Sounds nice! 』"The Yes! 』"Oh, that was the promise. As a pretext for refusing to solicit figured it... ""Exhausted with picky! Said decisions! 」 It's a friends I could feign usually aims at "normal" hard because if you think about it, my friend want to alienate it's upside down."Is..., Oh that is is..., Urgh......""Well..." Pauline tempted miles of laughter and tears and sob away. And banging their shoulders and pompons, Mavis do."Good? As long as we flowed red blood to this body that never betray the friends! Our friendship is immortal! 」"" "Oh! 」」」"There is hope" Graduation test three days before the lecture in the afternoon after school principal and Chief Instructor Elbert called Advisor miles were four people suddenly lowered head in Elbert, startled.See ask. Three days after the graduation test, a serious drinker! 」「「「「え………」」」」 Elbert explained for more information. Dedicated was called from the S-class Hunter became a noble, heroic and Christopher Earl Hunter training school that was established on a trial basis. From the establishment for six years, produced many good hunters, although these are still early for persons of A class or not getting it. Since the majority of the nobility willingly seems as "a waste of budget' does not, contrary to expand full sized from the pilot at this time, budget cut, or may end up being crushed."Provisions of this school as a chance, for the Hunter promotion required minimum period of taking out can be promoted more and more in pay, not enrolled in school ability and humanity meets the criteria, or got a foothold and Hunter systems and rules to change that plan.. To do this, so BTW it won't do for us to be crushed.... " Elbert said, look to four miles."Party graduation test three days later as a simulated bout of B rank top, soon A ranking is not or and is said have put request. そして、卒業検定にはいつも、設立者のクリストファー伯爵は勿論のこと、養成学校の可能性の確認に来る近隣諸国のギルド関係者、新人のレベルを見に来る近隣都市のギルドマスター達、見込みのありそうな新人を探す貴族や、ただ退屈凌ぎの見せ物感覚で見物に来るその他の貴族や金持ち、パーティに勧誘する者を探すハンターや娯楽に飢えた一般市民、そしてここの予算を握っている財務卿、更にはたまに国王が視察に来られることすらある」 再び頭を下げるエルバート。「頼む、検定試合で、やらかしてくれ！ こんな奴らが、この学校が無ければ何年も薬草採取やホーンラビット狩りで貴重な数年間を無駄にしなきゃならないところだったんだぞ、と。この学校は必要なんだぞ、と。 みんなの心に叩き込んでやってくれ！！」 ４人は、しばらく、あいた口が塞がらなかった。「「任せて下さい！」」 そして指導室に響いたふたつの声に、ぎょっとするマイル。「お世話になった教官からの頭を下げられての頼み、断れるはずがありましょうか！ しかも、ハンター達の未来に関わる重大な使命！」「名前を売る絶好のチャンス、逃してたまるもんですか！」 Needless to say neither one says or does.「…… Ask. Always confident with a timid expression of Elbert, miles reluctantly cooperate with.(And so much cannon fodder ready was...)

Results (English) 2:

"" "........." ""


"Following is?"
"What?"

Break the silence that followed the miles of words, words of Lena.

"No, so, I say the early continuation!"
"No, that, so, because I is a little funny in comparison with everyone, because put a lot of trouble for everyone!"
"No, it is because they know everyone. Its if I say quickly after! "
" What? "

" "" "............" "" "


" well, for the time being is to would also not so high if wonder .4 room there is only a cheap hotel living, but still this lot is the would be better "than the room
" in, but ...... "
in the words of Mevisu summarizes the story, miles still trying to refute.
However, it Lena was blocked.

"Noisy! This is, Are of the other decisions!
And, Anta, but would have promised, entrance ceremony of the day!"
"Oh ........."

Miles recalled.
That, on the day of the entrance ceremony, the conversation was exchanged in this room.

Take otherwise noted saying, "If you come is the party of solicitation after graduation" because they promised the same room of the person. "
To those who came signed up for your relationship is, to "kind of thing is still not interested. Now let otherwise noted to say that you want "to concentrate on training. It'd be great! "
" I am, yes! "

" Ah, there, promise was that of ...? Surely, just that it is an excuse to refuse the invitation ... "
" I told you that it gudaguda and noisy! Decisions! "

Come to think of it, a lifetime because you want your friends but is aimed at hard "normal", it is putting the cart before the horse Nante away a friend who was able to great pains in order to pretend to be normal.

"I ..., Aha, Well done is ..., Uku ..."
"Uu ..."
been fished to miles of tears of joy, Pauline leaking sobbing.
And, bang bang, and we'll hit the Futari shoulder Mevisu.

"I say? We are, as long as the red blood flows in this body, never betray a fellow! Our friendship, I immortal!"
"," "Oh!" ""



"There is asked"

graduation test three days before, the miles we 4 who were called to Shidoshitsu to Elbert of the school principal and chief instructor after the end of the lectures in the afternoon, I was surprised and lowered his head suddenly in Elbert.

"Me out a. Graduation test after 3 days, seriously ask!"
"" "" E ......... "" ""

Elbert was described in detail.
This hunter training school, was made from the S-Class Hunter to aristocracy, that Christopher Earl was called a hero has been established in efforts trial basis.
6 years from the establishment, but has produced a number of fine hunter, that you have not come out yet who of more than A class because of the shallow history.
Not been willing to think as "budget waste" from the majority of the aristocracy, let alone to expand this remains in the test stage to full-fledged scale, budget cuts, or crushed and will likely also be ....

"This training school as a starting point, which, pay taking the provisions of the minimum term, which is required for the Hunter promotion, more and more possible promotion if they meet the criteria even strength and human nature is a person who is not enrolled in school as Toka to, I've got a plan to try to go variously changing the Hunter of the system and rules foothold.
in order to do, I regret ...... "to the translation to be crushed in a place like this
to say so, mile us Elbert look around four people.

Graduation test after the "three days, the top class in the B ranks as a partner of the simulated game, you are out the request to the party that has been said that it is a soon A ranks.
And, in the graduation test always, founder of Christopher Earl, of course, guild officials of neighboring countries to come to the confirmation of the possibility of a training school, guild master our neighboring city to come to see the level of the newcomers, and the nobility to find the likely rookie of the prospect, just boredom other nobility and the rich come to see the sights in the spectacle sense of, that the general was hungry to Find Hunter and entertainment person to solicit a party citizens and financial Lord that hold the individual budget, which is even more occasionally the king come to visit even some "
again Elbert lowering the head.

"Ask, in a test match, Yarakashi me!
These guys are gonna I was about to not have to waste a few years valuable in even medicinal herbs collected and horn rabbit hunting many years Without this school, and. This school is gonna I need, and.
everyone's heart in me doing is knocked !! "

is 4 people, for a while, fiddling mouth did not Fusagara.


"Please leave"! ""
And the two of voice that sounded to Shidoshitsu, mile to startled.

"Asked of lowered his head from the instructor helped me, moreover Let's do! There are going to refusable, serious mission! Related to the hunters of the future"
a great opportunity to sell "name, do you mon accumulate missed ! "
which one whose words are, needless to say.

"Ask ......"
the timid expression of always confident plenty of Elbert, Miles was also to cooperate reluctantly.

(And whether it will be such a thing, ... that was good to leave to prepare salmon bullet)

Results (English) 3:

"" "..." ""Follow the "?""What?"Mile after breaking the silence that followed the words, the strainer."No, say so, follow soon!""No, that's so funny, I was a little compared with everyone, and everyone in trouble!""No, that's all I know. Then as soon as 言いなさ! '"What?""" "" "..." """I would only live for a cheap hotel. 4 if the room is not high, it is much better than this room will "Bunny"But..."Talk to me, Miles Davis are trying to make.However, it is cut in a strainer."Shut up! This is another decision!Besides, you will promise, entrance ceremony day! ""Ah..."Miles remembered.The entrance ceremony that day, and exchanged in this room."If you come after graduation party invitation and" room "and said he has promised.To those who come in for the company, not interested in such things. He said, "and now you want to focus on training. I tell you! ""Yes!""Ah, the promise was...? Certainly, the excuse for refusing to it. ""And I'm tired! Decision and said it would! "Come to think of it, it is hard to want from "normal" for friends, what kind of things friends can keep on pretending to be normal."... Oh, ha-ha,... Referring to the... ""It makes me..."Miles will be weeping, weeping Pauline.The pop, pop, beat and two shoulder ba."? We are, as long as the red blood flow in the body, and never betray friends! Our friendship is immortal! """ "" "" Oh!!"It is unreliable."A few days ago, after graduation, the afternoon after school, principal Elbert instructor in the guidance room called four miles were surprised when suddenly Elbert and head down.Ask ". A few days after graduation, the real test for me! """ "", "", "",...Elbert was explained in detail.In this school, S hunter hunter class nobles became the hero and he established tentatively called Christopher earl.From the establishment, which produced many good hunter, but still no more than A for history class.From the most noble as well as budget "waste not, not only to expand the scale from the research stage of the budget cuts or crushed: for there is a possibility.To start with, "this training school, taking the minimum term of payment is required for the hunter promotion, and who not enrolled in school, satisfies the human nature and ability promotion criteria, or you can be plans to build on that and Hunter system to change the rules.So, in a place like this in the crushed by the roots. "Say so, Elbert four miles around."After three days of testing, B rank top class and simulated game partner, is said to have entered the ranks A party out soon.The graduation test, also the founder of the possibility of Christopher training school for the confirmation of the neighboring countries, guild, come to see the new level of neighboring cities to the guild master, will likely find new aristocrats, or just to kill time show a sense and come to see the rich nobles, the general public invitation to party a bloodthirsty hunter and entertainment, finance and budget of the Lord are here, and even sometimes come to visit the king. "Elbert again.Ask, "what a test match!They are so valuable, this school for many years and if there is no medicinal herbs collected in rabbit hunting horn wasted several years I have been with you. It is necessary and this school.All of the