I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day (きみが死ぬまで恋をしたい)

To prevent you from injuring each other, I hereby ban any lethal spells.

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They...

They all came to watch!

It sure is a lively crowd.

How can you be so calm about it?

Um... Please don't let either of them get hurt! Please!

Yoo-hoo.

Esther-senpai?

Are you going to watch as well?

Well, yes.

It's our chance to see how our adorable Mimi fights, right here on campus.

It's still Seiran's test, though.

We shall now commence Seiran Lidsey's combat effectiveness examination.

Both parties must make every effort to avoid injury.

And now, you may begin.

Well, if you're not going to attack...

Wow, Mimi really is powerful.

But isn't the other girl awesome? She's dodging everything.

Wow. And they're both only fourteen?

I don't know if I should be impressed or terrified.

Of course.

Thank you. I'll be all right.

She is fourteen, after all.

I've got to force her into closer combat.

Even that didn't work.

I'm going to need a new strategy.

I have to say, this is a pretty uneven test.

Even though it was your idea to begin with?

Huh? You were all for it too, Professor Omi.

It's still an interesting matchup, in any case.

This is so frustrating. I can tell Mimi's going easy on me.

Sheena, are you watching?

I have to prove myself.

I have to prove myself!

Or else I... and then Ari will...

Hmm? That's not even close.

Oh, sh—

Huh?

Mimi, stop!

That's enough.

Oh, sorry! I forgot the spiky magic wasn't allowed!

Are you okay?

Seiran Lidsey.

Sportsmanship.

Thank you very much.

It's all over.

Mimi was awesome.

There's no way she'd beat her.

That was always going to be the result. What did you hope to achieve?

Don't you think it's a good way to teach the warmongers a lesson?

The students here are still mere children.

Throwing them into battle isn't going to resolve tactical issues.

I was absolutely no match for her.

If she hadn't been stopped, I might have...

Wow, even a small wound hurts this much.

Kagari-san?

Could you please open the door more quietly?

Oh. Seiran.

You're bleeding.

It's not a big deal.

I just got a little scratch during our mock battle.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you.

So you really weren't fighting seriously.

Huh?

I was! I was seriously fighting to win!

It was my own lack of experience that got me injured. I don't need you to apologi—

But I...

But I don't like getting hurt either.

I don't like pain.

And it makes the person waiting for me sad.

She was really worried about that?

What about you, Seiran?

Huh?

Don't you hate pain, too? And don't you hate seeing Ari upset?

Well...

I do. I hate it. But...

I still need to become stronger, to prove myself,

so I can go into lots of battles and make a difference.

Huh? Why?

To give back to the school. Well, that's part of it.

Most of all, I never want to see Ari shed blood on the battlefield.

So I have to work hard enough for the both of us.

I don't have the luxury of worrying about injuries.

I can't waste time complaining about pain or second-guessing myself in a fight.

Because I'm fighting to protect Ari.

You and Sheena say totally different things, Seiran.

I wonder why.

I think it's okay if we're different.

Sheena has things that she wants to protect, too.

But what about you?

Huh?

Kagari-san, what are you fighting for?

What do you mean?!

Exactly what I said.

Starting with the next battle, we will be deploying number 1419 to the front.

Weren't you watching the mock battle?

She's the top student in her class, and even she couldn't cut it!

Have you forgotten what happened last time?

A class 14 student won't last even a minute in batt—

She volunteered.

Seiran Lidsey told me herself that she wants to go into battle immediately.

I believe we should respect her wishes and...

She was on the verge of death when we rescued her from the slums.

Her steadfast companion, Ari Mode, was serving as a maid in a brothel.

Girls brought up like that worry they'll be discarded if they aren't useful.

Their sense of duty is much stronger than most.

We get those kids on the hook, treat them like pawns,

and then let them die leaving nothing behind—not even their bones.

This damn "school" makes me want to throw up.

You may have a point.

However, it is nonetheless true that this facility rescues children

who otherwise have no future.

It is our duty to continue teaching these children so they can graduate

and leave here alive.

Is it not?

Yes, it is.

This is an orphanage that takes in children who have nowhere to go

and trains them for war—

also known as the National Warfare Sorcery Weapon Training Institute.

It accepts boys and girls from ten to seventeen years old, groups them by age,

and trains them in magic,

a mysterious power that everyone is born with to some extent.

Attention. Attention.

The following students are to report to the front gate and prepare for deployment:

It trains them to kill.

1407,

1419,

1503,

1509,

1511.

I'll see you later.

Take care.

Seiran-chan.

Ms. Fran?

Don't let yourself forget that you aren't Mimi.

I realize that.

It was made clear to me during the test.

I am still lacking in skill and strength. But I—

You aren't immortal, damn it!