Nina's Journey (Ninas resa)

Let us meet again.

Hey, wait!

If you're not Hijiri, then who...

Who was that?

She is the "Iliad Fragment."

She copied Hijiri's memories and appearance to act as Hijiri's replacement.

She's a grimoire like me.

Hijiri's replacement?

She was the one who cooked and cleaned for you

while the real Hijiri was gone.

Technically, you were seeing her for the first time in a while.

Hijiri Kasuga's contracted grimoire is here,

at a school that should have been destroyed.

H-Hey, wait.

I can do the investigation here myself.

Why don't you go search for your girlfriend?

Is it me, or does she seem angry?

Well, I imagine she's jealous because your old girlfriend came back.

That's not it!

Bible Battle and Sweet Memory

Wasn't everyone saying that this school was destroyed?

Yes, that was the report.

But it's still here.

Does that mean this world was constructed, as well?

Only a demon lord or a candidate is capable of that.

So that means this school wasn't actually destroyed.

A barrier?

That's right.

The entire school was isolated to another dimension.

We're currently surrounded by a large barrier,

and floating in a rift in the sea of parallel dimensions.

That means we were warped to a world

where nothing exists but this school, and trapped here.

I thought we might be able to meet up with Lilith-sensei and Akio, but...

No one's around, and there's nothing here.

Not exactly, Master.

This impure aura...

I'll eliminate them!

Connect to Superbia Archive!

Execute Thema!

Huh?

I-I guess this isn't a good time to thank you for that.

What's going on, Sora?

It feels like Magus Mode has been sealed within the school.

So we can't fight, then?

I'm a purely magical entity,

so I can do anything, but...

Oh, well. Just leave this to me.

You take the naked girl and get out of here.

You sure?

Just get me something good to eat later.

All right.

Let's go, Mira.

You can punch me all you want later.

We're getting out of here now.

I'll try not to look while I run,

so hold on tight.

A-All right.

Yeah.

Crap, this is pretty hot.

Stop joking around!

Sheesh...

Now then...

Hm?

Your magic is as strong as ever, Astil Codex.

And I see you're using the same tricks as always, Iliad Fragment.

No matter how strong you are,

you're in my domain now.

I'm not so sure.

We won't know until we get started.

It won't open now.

It might mean we're trapped in here.

Here.

Huh?

Seeing you act all shy and modest throws me off.

R-Right.

That's pretty sexy.

Don't tease me!

So we need to figure out what caused this, and get ourselves out of it.

I seem to recall that there's a way to get out of these things

without defeating the person generating the barrier.

We just need to destroy whatever's the core of the barrier, right?

That is one possibility.

So where in the school would that be?

Well...

There would be either one in the center,

or several, like when it forms a magic circle.

I see.

Then I'm going to check the center of the school.

You rest here, Mira.

Huh?

Your magic might come back if you do.

Your clothes should return, too.

You're going on your own?

Yeah.

If I get attacked by monsters, I'll just run.

It's dangerous.

I imagine it is,

but doing nothing isn't going to help us.

You don't know much about the interior of this school.

I'll go with you.

I don't want to be indebted to you any further.

All right.

Let's go together, Mira.

R-Right.

Okay.

Let's go!

I didn't think you'd use the monsters as disposable shields.

It's almost as if you're a bad mage.

They were once the students of this school, right?

Now that they've turned into these, they have no will of their own.

True.

I guess that means I don't need to hold back anymore.

Oh? Your magic has increased again.

My current master is quite the reckless boy.

We keep getting stronger.

I wouldn't expect less from the demon lord candidate that Hijiri and I chose.

Did I get her?

Oh, crap!

Oh, dear.

Hijiri always told you that you end up vulnerable

after you use a powerful technique.

Wait for me, Arata-san.

You can't escape now.

So this is the center of the school?

Yes.

This clock tower would easily function as a pillar or core for a barrier.

So are taller places better, or something?

Yes, I believe they allow a barrier to encompass a greater area.

In that case,

I guess we'll just have to go up there.

I suppose so.

Okay...

Is something wrong?

Hm?

Um...

The wind blew, and...

Well...

Oh...

But you don't really like pervy stuff, right?

R-Right.

Then I'll just be careful not to look.

Y-You will?

I mean, I'd love a peek, and I definitely want to look.

Honestly, you're such an impure man!

Or do you want me to go up first?

If there were a trap, could you spot it?

No, I guess not.

I guess I'll have to carry you on my back, then.

What?

I won't be able to see anything,

so that's fine, right?

Come on.

Hey, Mira.

Yes?

You're the top of the inspection division because your magic is strong, right?

Huh?

Yeah, I guess so.

That's one of the reasons.

There are other reasons?

My Thema is Iustitia... Justice.

I choose the path that is just.

Weren't Themas supposed to be the opposite of one's self?

So were you a delinquent at one point?

No!

What were you like before, then?

I...

Hey, Mira-san.

You've got really powerful magic, right?

It's hard to believe, when you're so cute.

You're so lucky.

Were you born with it?

Or did you train or something?

I tried my best not to get close to anyone.

Because my magic was so great,

there was a chance it could go out of control.