Hajime and Teio also understood that there was no helping it, they wanted to tell her not to mind it, but it wasn’t such a simple thing to do. Anyways, with the little exchange from a while ago, Aiko had accepted her feelings, therefore, she’s begun to think about various things about Hajime in particular.
However, it would be a problem if she stayed curled up forever, Hajime quickly changed the topic.
[Sensei, sorry for making you tag along. Though I don’t know what will happen…..we need to make sure of that bald guy’s identity]
[Y, yes, I understand. …..I’ll follow along with Nagumo-kun……]
Hajime thought that there was a strange power and heat from those last words she spoke, but he daringly pretended not to notice and stepped into the place where the bald man had disappeared.
The bald man’s figure is shown once in a while as they advanced through the ruins. And after 5 minutes of walking they finally reached their destination, the bald man stood quietly while looking straight at Hajime’s group.
[Who are you? What do you want with us?]
[........]
The bald man did not answer Hajime’s question, however he did point silently with his finger. Although the place was just a heap of rubble, the old man’s glance seems to be telling them to advance. Hajime who judged that even if he questioned him he wouldn’t be getting any answers, he nodded at Teio and them and went towards the location. Then, at that moment, the rubble began to levitate and the ground underneath it began to shine faintly. If you looked, one of the crests of the great labyrinth was carved there.
[.....You’re one of the…..Liberators?]
As Hajime voiced his question, simultaneously the light that the ground emitted wrapped Hajime and them. And in the next instant, Hajime’s group were standing in a completely unknown strange space. It wasn’t that big. The room was painted lustrously black, a magic formation was drawn in the center, and there was an antique book on the pedestal by its side. It appears that they’ve suddenly reached the final room of the labyrinth.
Hajime and them walked towards the magic formation. Hajime grabbed Aiko’s hand who had a “?” floating over her head and led her, while nodding to Teio for a moment they stepped into the magic formation.