It's time to head for the Make-Up Work Club after a long time! - 47

The basement of Trinity is a dangerous place where one doesn't know what might happen. It's a brutal place where information is extracted through torture and people are killed.

The Tea Party is not to be trusted. The leaders of Trinity are the enemy. In Arius, countless students were brainwashed in this way.

And Saori, who firmly believed all those facts, couldn't understand the current situation.

Because that's what she was taught in Arius.

Beatrice wouldn't have given them the luxury to question the truth of what was taught at school, so they lived believing that what they had learned was the only truth.

For Saori, who had lived in Arius, ruled by violence, pain, and hatred, this treatment at Trinity was incomprehensible.

"..."

Why are they being nice to me?

If you want me to talk, just torture me.

You know that this method is time-consuming and inefficient.

"Uhe~ Time's up already~"

"Yeah. We'll be going now."

"You guys... can you keep coming here, leaving Abydos alone?"

"Yeah. Trinity is helping us."

"Well~ I don't like receiving help unilaterally, but this is a contractual relationship. The Tea Party is providing separate support, so there's no big problem~"

"The Tea Party..."

The Tea Party, which she believed to be the enemy, is treating her and the Squad well under the pretext of appeasement, and Arius, which she believed to be her ally, has labeled them as traitors and is ordering their capture.

Isn't that ironic?

"Uhe~ Then, we'll be going. See you later~"

"Yeah. Tell me when we see each other next time."

"..... Sure."

While staying in the Trinity prison, Saori felt like all the common sense she had in Arius was being completely denied.

She doesn't know if Trinity is strange or if Abydos is strange, but one thing is certain.

'For me, and for the other kids too. Trinity is better than Arius.'

Saori opened her heart, which was filled with distrust, just a little.

.

.

.

"By the way, Hoshino-senpai."

"Uhe~?"

"Among Squad... Hiyori, was it? Is there a reason why you go to her so often? I understand that Mika talked to Saori separately, but it feels like you're favoring that girl..."

"Ah, about that? Uhe~ It's a little nice to see her?"

"Huh? Someone, you know?"

"... Who knows~?"

* * *

Meanwhile, what about Azusa, who joined the Make-Up Work Club?

"Ah, Seia? It's been a while."

Nod, nod-

In the past, she was a member of the Arius Squad, but thanks to Seia, who gave her a second chance, she is now just an ordinary Trinity student studying in the Make-Up Work Club.

The double agent operation and the strategy to win over Squad as allies were risky strategies, but they were perfectly executed and brought the greatest profit.

She might not think so herself, but Seia might be more talented in politics than she realizes.

"Why are you here? You don't usually come to the Make-Up Work Club."

"..."

Thrust-

Seia pulls out a sign with a triumphant expression as if she had prepared what she wanted to say in advance.

Azusa, without realizing it, smiled at Seia's appearance and began to read the contents of the sign.

-I came because I was wondering how you were doing, and I also had something to ask you personally.

"Something to ask me personally?"

-I was wondering how the Make-Up Work Club still exists. It was a place that Nagisa created to find traitors, so I thought it would disappear when it was no longer needed.

"Ah. I thought you might ask that someday. You're curious, of course."

"...!"

Seia's expression brightens as the expected result comes out easily. Azusa looks at Seia, smiles faintly, and starts talking again.

"I asked Sensei separately. It hasn't been that long, but we took a few tests together."

Nod, nod-

"Sensei went to see Nagisa herself. While you were working on the Eden Treaty, we were still studying in the Make-Up Work Club."

It seems that the Make-Up Work Club was still going on while they were busy with the Arius incident.

That's why Azusa, who had become attached to the club, wanted it to remain, and she asked Sensei separately.

'I've achieved my goal of coming out... but it's too boring to go back like this.'

Did she think it was a shame to go back like this after all her questions were answered?

Seia quickly took an eraser and a pen out of her pocket and began to modify the sign.

Scribble- Scribble- Scribble-

-I want to go to the Make-Up Work Club after a long time.

"...Would that be okay? Everyone is nice and fun, but it might be hard to handle after a long time."

Nod, nod-

'Of course, it's okay! How chaotic could it be!'

Seeing Seia nodding confidently, Azusa, after a moment of contemplation, took Seia's hand.

"Alright. If you're okay with it, there's no harm in going. Let's go together."

"...!"

Let's go to the Make-Up Work Club!

Honestly, except for Hanako, there's no one really scary there! It should be fine!

'While I'm at it, I'll meet my first friend, Hifumi, too. I'm excited because it's been a while since we've met.'

Thinking that, Seia unknowingly hummed a song and walked leisurely.

Her voice was still inaudible, but her mouth moving as if she were singing looked even cuter.

"..... Seia."

"...?"

"It's nothing. Let's go."

Azusa, momentarily wanting to just hug Seia and carry her, shook off the impulse, turned her head, and muttered in a voice Seia couldn't hear, walking slowly towards the Make-Up Work Club.

"...Anyway, she'll be teased a lot when we enter the Make-Up Work Club classroom. There's no need to tease her already."

It seems that Seia's hardships are not over yet...