Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

In response, Genjuro Kazanari stated that these matters would be handled by professionals like themselves, so the group didn't need to worry about it.

"Please, Master!"

Although Hibiki Tachibana didn't quite understand, she knew that her master and the others were working hard so that they could fight with peace of mind.

"And then... Master Dad said = I Yi... Kohinata, are you sure you want to work as a costumed character from now on?"

After finishing the conversation about FIS and Zero, Kazanari Genjuro turned his gaze to Kohinata Mirai, who had a Divine Beast Mirror pendant hanging around her neck.

Although he had been very active in battle as an armored warrior, this did not change the fact that he was not good at combat and lacked training.

"I'm sure I don't want to be powerless when someone I care about is in pain anymore, so please let me join. I will train hard and won't hold anyone back."

Kohinata Mirai nodded firmly in response, indicating her determination.

"Well then, welcome to the team, Kohinata."

Seeing Kohinata Mirai's seriousness, Kazanari Genjuro said no more and agreed to her application. Thus, the post-war affairs of Section Two were basically completed.

"Hey, can I stay here too?"

Seemingly finding no other matter to discuss with those present, the loli android Elfnein raised her small hand and asked tentatively.

"Alchemists, your mission is over, why aren't you going back to your dark rat holes?"

Then, he was attacked by Phineas, who had no liking for alchemists and was inside Tsukuyomi's body.

"I'm so sorry, so sorry... I've caused you all trouble, but the task Carol gave me... the task is that if you don't contact me after it's over, then you should stay with everyone in Section Two for the time being."

"But if it really doesn't work out..."

After being scolded by the priestess of the prehistoric civilization, Elfnein apologized and explained her reasons in a hurry.

"Liao Zijun, there's no need to get so angry. Although, based on what I know about those alchemists... Elfnein should be a good kid."

Kazanari Genjuro tried to smooth things over.

"That's why I only used words. In the past, I would have made these rats understand that rats should stay in the dark side of history."

Finney said she had already been very restrained and didn't intend to give any special treatment to suspects who might have led to Zero's situation.

"If you'd like, we can find you a place, since you've helped us too."

Kazanari Genjuro replied.

"Yes, thank you very much. I will also use my alchemical knowledge to help everyone."

Elfnein said gratefully.

"So, that leaves only the last and most important thing."

After discussing Elfnein, Kazanari Genjuro's expression became very serious, and he spoke to everyone present in an extremely earnest tone.

"Gulp... Master, could it be..."

Seeing the other person's expression, Hibiki Tachibana already guessed what the other person was going to say next, and couldn't help but swallow.

"That's right, it's a 'celebration party celebrating the successful completion of the operation and the addition of FIS, Kohinata Mirai, and Elfnein,' hahaha!"

Then, amidst everyone's serious expressions, Kazanari Genjuro burst into laughter and uttered this "most important thing."

"Yay, a banquet!"

Almost as soon as Kazanari Genjuro finished speaking, Tachibana Hibiki couldn't wait to respond.

Soon, as the staff from Section Two brought the necessary items for the banquet into the larger room, a cheerful atmosphere quickly spread throughout the space.

The party was too short. After drinking and having a good time, Tachibana Hibiki, Kohinata Mirai, and Chris embarked on their journey home.

"Oh, I'm so happy! The banquet was so good, I'm so full!"

On the bus, Hibiki Tachibana looked very happy as she touched her tummy.

"Even Hibiki ate too much today. It feels like a quarter of the food on the table went into Hibiki's stomach. Be careful not to get carsick later."

Looking at her carefree best friend beside her, Kohinata Mirai said with concern.

"It's okay, it's okay... Atsushi, Chris-chan, what's wrong? You haven't been happy since you got on the train."

Hibiki Tachibana, completely oblivious to the situation, turned her gaze to the side, looking at the silent Chris outside the car window.

"Sometimes I really envy your thick skin, you idiot... It's nothing, I was just thinking, if only Lingyi could be here too."

Hearing Tachibana Hibiki's curiosity, Chris expressed some annoyance.

"Ryou-chan, you're right. The party would be even more fun if Ryou-chan came too."

Hibiki Tachibana agreed with Chris's idea.

"That guy, he should be alone now, right? Is she really okay? She looks like that."

Continuing to gaze out the car window at the starry night sky, Chris couldn't help but feel a pang of worry.

"It's okay. As long as we do our best, we will definitely hold hands with Rei-chan, right, Mirai?"

With a confident and sunny smile, Hibiki Tachibana addressed Chris and the future with great certainty.

"Yes, that's what I believe too."

Kohinata Mirai gave a gentle yet affirmative response.

“You guys are so optimistic, but I hope so too… Therefore, I must work even harder to improve myself and definitely catch up with her and pull her out of the mud.”

Chris opened her palms towards the car window, having made up her mind.

Volume 3 GX, 62 chapters in total

Chapter 1: The State of Multiple Parties

The original Special Disaster Countermeasures Department, Section 2, along with the captured FIS members, was reorganized into the UN-affiliated organization SONG.

Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye. As the winter chill gradually fades, the semester at Lydian Conservatory of Music is also drawing to a close.

Meanwhile, in the training room at SONG headquarters, countless white and purple beams of light shone from the mirror, crisscrossing and shooting through the space, methodically destroying the floating units simulating flight within the training room.

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As the timer went off, the virtual training room began the battle's results calculation, and Kohinata Mirai's training performance was displayed on the virtual screen.

"81%... Hmm, even in the training room, you can only maintain a four-fifths accuracy rate?"

Looking at the data on the virtual screen, Kohinata Mirai felt slightly disappointed.

“You’ve done very well, considering you’ve never received any training before.”

Hibiki Tachibana offered words of comfort to her disheartened best friend.

"No, we can't be satisfied with just this level. We won't be able to defeat Zero with just this."

Kohinata Mirai is worried about her own abilities.

Having only recently entered the sport and not possessing exceptional talent, she lags considerably behind other musicians in combat awareness. Her observation of the surrounding environment, accuracy of attacks, and timeliness of defense are all subpar.

If it weren't for the advantage of the divine beast mirror's ability, she probably wouldn't even be able to defeat the relatively weaker players like the Harmony and Song Changer.

"No need to rush, Hinata. Your progress is already very fast. What you lack is time and experience to hone your skills."

Kazanari Tsubasa, who was resting in the training room, gave a sermon to Kohinata Mirai.

"I understand, but sometimes I still wonder if I really did my best."

Kohinata Mirai understands this principle, but sometimes when she looks at her lagging data, she still feels anxious without realizing it.

"Well……"

Seeing that Kohinata Mirai was in a rather low mood, Tachibana Hibiki didn't know how to solve the problem, because she understood that the issue wasn't with her, but rather...

[100% accuracy, perfect hit!]

Accompanied by a funny notification sound, another round of training in the training room came to an end, and Chris walked out with a tired figure and dark circles under her eyes.

"Phew... Achieved. Next, increase the difficulty. It's not enough. To defeat her, I need to be more precise and make fewer mistakes."

Taking a breath, Chris, with her head down, muttered to herself.

"Chris, what's wrong? You look so tired. Did you train too hard today?"

Seeing Chris's tired appearance, Tachibana Hibiki asked her with concern.

After that battle, although Chris appeared to be fine, she was extremely active.

Whenever possible, without affecting his life and health, he would hone his skills in the training room, which made the atmosphere around the other people a little more intense.

"Yukino, you should also pay attention to balancing work and rest."

Seeing Chris's state, Kazami couldn't help but remind her.

"I understand. I've been getting plenty of rest, but I haven't been sleeping very well lately."

With a wave of her hand, Chris, who had her eyes half-open, patted her face to show that she could distinguish between what was important and what was urgent.

"You're not sleeping well, which means you're not getting enough rest, so, has something happened?"

Kohinata Mirai was somewhat bothered by Chris's somewhat reluctant response.

"It's nothing, what could possibly be wrong with me... Anyway, I'll get myself together!"

Faced with Kohinata's question, Chris blushed slightly and skipped over the topic.

[How could I possibly say that? I've been dreaming about Lingyi every night. Damn it, it's time I moved on. If I keep dwelling on the past, how can I possibly bring her back?]

At the same time, Chris recalled the culprit that had caused her decline in performance.

Perhaps because there has been no news of Lingyi for a long time, she has recently been dreaming about the past, about that summer festival, and about some everyday things from even further back.

The contrast between the overly dreamlike scenes in her memory and the somewhat painful reality of today has caused Chris to suffer from a mental breakdown recently.

"Although Chris-chan says so, it's not convincing at all."

Although Chris wanted to skip the topic, her condition still made Tachibana Hibiki somewhat worried.

“Yukine… how about this, Kirika and Tsune are enrolling at Lydia soon, would you like to help them get familiar with the school environment? Training can be suspended for two days.”

After considering it for a moment, Kazami Wings made this suggestion to Chris.

"I... well, there's nothing I can do about it. Let me, as the senior, show them around."

After being persuaded by the two, Chris stopped insisting and accepted the task, treating it as a way to adjust her state of mind.

"Here are the addresses of the accommodations arranged for them. I'll write them down for you, Yukine."

Is this the right way?

Looking at the note in her hand, Chris glanced at the dormitory room in front of her, checked it several times, and then pushed open the door.

"I see, I understand now. Thank you so much for your guidance, Master Finney!"

Then, as soon as she pushed open the door, she saw a blonde loli respectfully thanking Tsukuyomi, who was wearing a white coat and gold-rimmed glasses, while Akatsuki was fast asleep on the table next to her.

"Tune...no, it should be Finney now, what are you doing?"

After a moment of surprise, Chris realized that the other person was probably Finney's personality manifesting.

“Miss Chris, it’s like this, I’ve encountered some problems in my alchemy research, so I’ve come here hoping to get guidance from Master Finney.”

"Blonde loli," Elfnein said this after seeing Chris enter.

"Phineas, you know alchemy?"

This was the first time Chris had heard of this; all she knew was that the other party was an expert in heretical technology.

"Of course, alchemy and music are things I invented to explore how to reconnect humanity; they are just one of my many attempts."

Finney casually explained this fact to Chris.

"Yes, the records of the Society of Light also say so. It is no exaggeration to say that Master Phine is the patriarch of all alchemists. It is an honor for me to be able to learn from Master Phine."

As Elfnein said this, she spoke to Finnie beside her with great admiration.

"Elphnein, although I am very knowledgeable in this area, the title of 'master' is still... never mind, just call me whatever you want."

Finney had tried many times to correct the way the young alchemist was addressed, but the other party always insisted on using this respectful form of address.

However, it was precisely because the other party had always given her so much face and had such a good personality that Finney's negative impression of alchemists only slightly changed with Elfnein.

"Speaking of which, Chris, is there something you need from me?"

Then, Finney began to ask Chris why she had come.