Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

In response to Tachibana Hibiki's statement, Mirai simply shook her head slightly, then asked with a hint of worry.

"Well, yes, that's right. I have to go on my training this afternoon, sorry..."

Upon hearing the question from the future, Hibiki Tachibana's eyes darted around. Finally, she clasped her hands together, apologizing as she expressed her thoughts.

"Hibiki doesn't need to apologize to me. Since you didn't tell me, you must have some difficulties that you can't tell me. I understand, I get it."

Kohinata Mirai turned her head, shifting her gaze away from Tachibana Hibiki, ensuring that Hibiki couldn't see her expression, and spoke in the same gentle tone as always.

Yes, that's right. It's a normal thing, I don't need to worry about it.

Kohinata Mirai thought to herself that way.

After all, speaking of hiding things, she also hid something from her best friend, something she had always regretted and could not forgive herself for, but could not confide in anyone, not even her best friend.

[Sigh, the future looks like this, I'm definitely angry. I guess I still need to think of a solution, but all I can do is try my best.]

However, Tachibana Hibiki, unaware of Mirai's true thoughts, naturally took Mirai's current behavior as evidence of her anger.

"Ah, the future... isn't like that, I actually, um..."

With this thought in mind, Hibiki Tachibana hesitated to explain, but because of the confidentiality agreement, she didn't know how to explain.

"Don't worry about the future. I'll start writing the report now. I'm sure I can finish it before the deadline, and then we can watch the meteor shower together."

Finally, unable to figure out what to do, Tachibana Hibiki chose a very characteristic approach: to temporarily put the matter aside.

I absolutely must try my best and not let the future down. This is all I can do for her.

Therefore, with this in mind, Hibiki Tachibana took action.

Soon, under Kohinata Mirai's watchful gaze, she rolled off the bed, ran to her desk in the dormitory, opened her notebook, picked up her pen, and began her daily battle with the report room.

"Hibiki, that's not what I meant... Sigh, okay, I'll help you today."

As Tachibana Hibiki took this action, Mirai realized that the other party had misunderstood her meaning.

But since she had missed the best opportunity to explain, and since she also didn't know how to explain, she had no choice but to go along with it and slowly got out of bed, intending to accompany Tachibana Hibiki in writing her study report.

So, taking advantage of the time between morning classes, the two immersed themselves in their studies, which were both arduous (by Hibiki Tachibana) and filled with anxiety (about the future).

"It seems like I really can't finish it. Maybe I should ask the teacher to extend the deadline for a few days, like until next week."

Then, not long after, Tachibana Hibiki, as expected, felt despair at the fact that the amount of study report was not reduced at all.

"Hibiki, are you really sure you can convince the teacher? Hibiki doesn't have much of a reputation left with the teacher."

He replied while writing the report in the future.

"What if, what if a miracle really happens? Um, the future, do you know how to write this part?"

While saying things she herself didn't believe, Hibiki Tachibana began to seek help from the future.

"I would prefer that Hibiki not use miracles in this kind of thing. I recommend that you take a look at this website and copy down the contents of this website."

In the future, while helplessly complaining, he patiently guided and advised her in a way that Xiang could understand and do.

"Okay, I understand. I'll look for it... Ah, what's wrong? The network seems a bit slow?"

Having received Mirai's criticisms and suggestions, Tachibana Hibiki, looking tearful, picked up her study tablet from the side, opened the search engine, and intended to search for the study website Mirai had mentioned.

[Even though I said that, will Hibiki really learn anything from this kind of learning report? Hmm, never mind, I shouldn't think about it anymore. I'll just do my best to finish it as soon as possible and help Hibiki.]

Kohinata Mirai thought to herself, then turned her attention to her study report. If she could finish the report as soon as possible, she might be able to share some of the workload with Tachibana Hibiki.

"Hmm... Ah, that, the future, it seems like a miracle really has happened."

Just as Kohinata Mirai was making these plans, her thoughts were interrupted by a message from her best friend.

"Miracle?"

Kohinata Mirai looked up, somewhat puzzled.

Then she saw her best friend, Hibiki Tachibana, showing her the screen of her tablet, and on that screen, Kohinata Mirai saw the true form of the miracle that Hibiki Tachibana had pointed to.

Professional writing service for all kinds of documents and reports, from daily assignments to study reports. Editing included! Satisfaction guaranteed!

Below the search box appeared an advertisement that looked like it had been hastily made and poorly made. Kohinata Mirai realized that the miracle that Tachibana Hibiki was referring to seemed to be the service represented by this advertisement.

"So, Hibiki, are you really planning to rely on this? Are you really sure?"

Seeing Tachibana Hibiki's excitement, as if she had just received rain after a long drought, Mirai asked the question with a hint of helplessness.

"I, of course I know this is wrong. It's definitely better to do your own homework, but, oh, I really have no other choice."

Hibiki Tachibana said sadly, it was clear that she had been driven to madness by the pressure. She suspected that if she continued writing, she might die suddenly from writing the report before being arrested.

“I’m not referring to that, but generally speaking, ads like this are very likely scams.”

Future shook her head and revealed her true thoughts.

She had no objection to her close friend's behavior, having witnessed firsthand how hard the other person was trying, and hoping that the other person could relax a little.

She was just worried that the advertisement her best friend had placed such high hopes on might be some kind of scam. It was so unsettling, like an advertisement that practically screamed "I'm a fraud."

"This... a scam? Ah, I never even considered that possibility, so... this can't be used...?"

Upon hearing the explanation from the future, Tachibana Hibiki slumped down, her expression gloomy as she placed the tablet back on the table.

"Let's at least confirm it first. If it's true, it would be great if it could make things easier for you, Hibiki, but you'd better not have too high expectations."

Mirai sighed, picked up Tachibana Hibiki's tablet, and decided to check the authenticity of the advertisement for her best friend.

"I'm counting on you, future."

Knowing that she was not good at this, Hibiki Tachibana could only pray for help in the future and continue to work hard to write her report.

At Tachibana Hibiki's request, Mirai clicked on the strange advertisement that Tachibana Hibiki had found.

Hello, how may I help you?

Upon entering, the future was immediately apparent. In the center of a rudimentary website, resembling a hastily completed graduation project by a college student, a message popped up with the speed of AI, accompanied by cute emoticons.

[As expected, it's a scam website.]

Seeing a page like this, I've already lost much hope for the future.

【...】

Although the chances were slim, looking at that line of text on the webpage gave her a strange feeling, so she continued anyway.

[That's right, I wanted to ask...]

Starting from this point, Kohinata Mirai began to assess the authenticity of the website.

...

"How should we write 'future' in this section?"

After an unknown amount of time, Tachibana Hibiki encountered another problem with the report, so she reflexively asked about the future. But then she found that her best friend was staring blankly at the screen in her hand.

"What's wrong, Future?"

Hibiki Tachibana tilted her head, stood up somewhat strangely, walked over to Mirai, and looked at the screen in her hand.

Is this really okay?

[Yes, no problem. Honesty and mutual benefit are our principles. Please trust our reputation. (·ω·)◇]

Then she saw the following conversation on the screen.

"Hmm, Hibiki, what's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Noticing Tachibana Hibiki's movement, Kohinata Mirai snapped out of her daze, turned slightly, and asked this question.

"There's a problem; I don't quite understand how to do this."

Hibiki Tachibana found it a bit strange, but she answered anyway.

"Well, let me think about it."

Upon hearing Tachibana Hibiki's question, Mirai shifted her attention to Tachibana Hibiki's report and prepared to ponder it.

"Wait a minute, more importantly, were you looking at that website the whole time? That expression you made just now... was it really a scam website?"

Before she could even begin to think about the future, Hibiki Tachibana asked this question out of curiosity. Compared to the report, her best friend's performance just now was more interesting to her.

"The website... Ah, no, that's not it, Hibiki. I was just... happy for your good fortune."

After Hibiki Tachibana mentioned the website, Mirai pondered for a moment, gently shook her head, and gave a different answer than Hibiki Tachibana had expected.

"Hey, lucky you, wait a minute, if you say that in the future, does that mean this website is real?!"

Once she realized what was happening, Tachibana Hibiki immediately understood the meaning behind the future words.

"Yes, that's right. Although the website is rather rudimentary and the advertising format is not very satisfactory, I think it's trustworthy. In other words, there should be hope for your study report."

Kohinata Mirai said this with a smile.

"she?"

Hibiki Tachibana was slightly puzzled by the terminology used in the future, wondering how the future knew the gender of the person on the other end of the network, since it wasn't a voice message.

"...Okay, so that means I can confidently hand over part of the study report to her, right? Great, I'll start organizing it right away."

But soon, Hibiki Tachibana stopped caring about these trivial matters and began happily organizing the topics for her study report.

"However, as a price, you may have to pay some pocket money, which means you may have to reduce your food intake a bit recently."

Seeing the happy Tachibana Hibiki, Mirai smiled and gave a warning that could be a devastating blow to her best friend.

"No...it's okay, it's absolutely okay. I can endure this sacrifice to see shooting stars with the future, gu."

Reminded, Tachibana Hibiki suppressed the bleeding pain in her heart and forced a smile as she continued to organize the report.

"Come on."

She offered this blessing to Hibiki Tachibana in the future, and then shifted her attention away from Hibiki, returning to her conversation with the 'customer service' person.

[That unique way of using Japanese, with Chinese-style and dialectal elements, and the emoticons at the end of sentences—could it be her, or is it just a coincidence...?]

My mind is in turmoil, and I don't know what to do about the future.

Forget it, even if it really is her, it has nothing to do with me now. I should focus on the present.

Suppressing her chaotic thoughts, Hibiki Tachibana decided to focus her attention on her report. Although she had no choice but to rely on external help, she still wanted to complete it as independently as possible.

P.S. Good morning.

Chapter Eighty-Four: Rationality or Emotion?

In the Finney Mansion, when Chris woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. Having worked late all day the night before, she snuggled comfortably in her soft bed and spent the whole night there.

"Oops, I slept a little too long. How's Lingyi doing? Did she really work all night?"

After tidying her messy hair and making sure she looked presentable, Chris walked towards Zero's workroom, which she had visited before.

Soon, with the creaking of the wooden door, Chris opened the door to Zero Clothing's workshop.

"Lingyi, are you there? I'm already up. What was the thing you asked me to do yesterday?"

Upon entering the room, Yukine Chris began searching for Zero.

"Chris, you've arrived? It's evening... ah, it should be morning now. Anyway, good morning, Chris."

The moment Chris shouted, a girl named Zero, wearing only a white undershirt, stood up shakily from her seat and greeted Chris, who had just entered, with a forced smile.

"Zero, Zero, what exactly did you do last night?"

Chris was startled by Zero's current state when she first saw her.

Her long, platinum-gold hair was unkempt and casually draped over her back. Dark circles under her eyes, caused by blood pooling, marred her otherwise good-looking face. In addition, her body, though standing, looked as if she might collapse at any moment.

Without a doubt, Lingyi not only didn't get any rest last night, but also worked at a very high intensity.

"What I did was simply set up a website, and while I was at it, I collected and learned about the curriculum of Lydia Music Academy. I also tried writing some reports. Phew..."

Lingyi answered Chris's question while yawning.

"Oh, right, Chris, you don't need to go to Lydian Music Academy anymore. I've just established a trust relationship with Tachibana Hibiki, so all I need to do is send the report over online."

Afterwards, Lingyi rubbed her temples and then introduced Chris to the results of her work that night, while her eyelids twitched intermittently.

"Then this is something I need to ask you to do, Chris. These are the learning materials and report requirements from Lydia Music Academy. I've already tried to do the more difficult reports. The rest of the reports that can be understood and done quickly are up to you to do when you have time."

Finally, Zero unplugged a USB drive from her computer and handed it to Chris, saying this as she did so.

"Zero Clothes..."