The comments section all think I'm a really good person.

That's all for today.

Yuki Uesugi's Silver Garden Observation Diary shocked the viewers, leaving them almost speechless. The large amount of information revealed in the diary also excited the audience.

[What did I say! Lian-gege definitely has something going on with Banana!]

I'm totally shipping them!

Please, the Twisted Monster is super cool, okay?

[I feel the same way as Yuki Uesugi right now: Bored, I want to see rivers of blood.jpg]

Wow! He's a war correspondent!

【Yuki Uesugi...My Superman!】

This gives us a glimpse into the comfortable life Uesugi Yuki has been living in the Silver Garden these past few days.

[Damn it, update! Update now! Why aren't you updating?! Why do I have to wait until tomorrow?!]

[I want to see Fate/stay night fighting and having sex at the same time!]

[I'm so angry! What kind of twisted love triangle is this? I simply...can't refuse!]

【gkdgkd】

95. Why can't we meet again?

Unfortunately, Fate and Nanoha's argument stopped completely when Yuki Uesugi peeked through the door, so the war correspondent didn't see anything at all.

To be precise, the argument between the two lasted less than three minutes before it was abruptly stopped by noises coming from Tachibana Hibiki's house next door.

Nanoha Takamachi, standing at the door of Fate's room, and Fate, who was staring at her with a cold expression, suddenly changed their expressions.

Thick smoke billowed from Hibiki Tachibana's room, and scorching heat burst forth as the door opened.

Even if you get a little closer, you can feel the heat radiating from the burning hair on your face.

However, thanks to the protective measures inside the Starlight Pavilion, the flames that erupted inside Hibiki Tachibana's room were firmly contained within the room. The flames and thick smoke desperately tried to move outwards, but were restrained by an invisible barrier.

Nanoha Takamachi and Fate quickly used magic to extinguish the fire. These two, with their considerable magical skills, didn't even need to use the auxiliary functions of their magical artifacts to easily put out the fire.

But more important than the fire itself is the movement of the people inside.

Hibiki Tachibana was her savior and a rather endearing child. Yuki Uesugi couldn't pretend she hadn't seen anything. She had come out of the room when the fire was being put out and wanted to go in and drag Hibiki Tachibana out.

But Fate grabbed his shoulder with one hand.

She turned around and saw the blonde mage with a calm expression. His pure white loungewear was slightly oversized, revealing his collarbone, which was visible through the burn marks.

She wasn't wearing an eye patch, so the half of her face that was usually covered was completely exposed to Uesugi Yuki. Where there should have been eyes, there were only blood-red, cold prosthetic eyes, which had a mechanical feel but were very different from human eyes.

Fate simply said softly, "Let Tachibana calm down on her own."

"……calm?"

As Yuki Uesugi calmed down, she recalled other instances of ability users losing control that she had witnessed, which were occasionally accompanied by terrifying heat.

Although the members of the Silver Court rarely use their abilities in front of her, they must all be quite powerful.

So, Tachibana's power surged too?

Yuki Uesugi subconsciously peered inside, but her pupils contracted sharply after she saw the golden humanoid figure in the dark, ruined room.

That's... Tachibana?

The image of Hibiki Tachibana was completely different from the one she remembered. The other person's image was exactly the one in the dream when Hibiki Tachibana was completely transformed into a relic.

Yuki Uesugi had never met him before.

So she didn't know that this posture, which was completely unrelated to humans, was Tachibana Hibiki's true posture.

The words that Yuki Uesugi was about to say stuck in her throat, and all that remained in her mind was astonishment.

Currently, due to the release of Valentine's Day specials, the live stream camera is not focusing on the interior of the Silver Garden.

Neither Nanoha Takamachi nor Fate Testarossa Harawin made any further moves; they simply stood there, seemingly waiting for something.

At that very moment, the door at the very end of the room opened silently.

Looking over instinctively, Yuki Uesugi saw a black-haired girl who rarely frequented the Silver Garden and rarely spoke to others.

Her long, flowing black hair, her calm eyes, and the earring she wore on her left ear.

The gemstones on the earrings swayed gently, making a crisp sound.

The other person simply walked over calmly, and a strange atmosphere seemed to cover the area where they passed.

Yuki Uesugi subconsciously held her breath.

That's the member who controls the Silver Court now, and is said to have the closest contact with the BOSS, and is currently the most powerful member—

—Homura Akemi.

..

When Tachibana Hibiki woke up, she felt a strange sense of ease as soon as she opened her eyes.

She sat up instinctively and realized that the layout of her room was exactly the same as before.

Just like before I went to sleep yesterday.

The vague discomfort and sense of collapse that he had felt in his sleep were also erased from this body. Even the severe fusion symptoms that had previously flared up were significantly reduced.

She experienced a significant reduction in the pressure on her chest and a slight decrease in body temperature.

Did something happen to me last night, and then the leader helped me recover?

Hibiki Tachibana tried hard to recall, but all she felt was emptiness.

Both my spirit and my body felt eerily empty.

She tried asking Kita Kirihara, whose response was:

[It's not time yet, ring.]

That's always the prevailing view.

As Tachibana got out of bed and buttoned her shirt, she lowered her eyes and thought to herself.

She was very clear about her relationship with Kita Kirihara.

If Kita Kirihara didn't want to tell, Tachibana Hibiki wouldn't have been able to find out.

But Kita Kirihara's statement wasn't "I can't say" or any other harsher refusal; rather, it was "the time isn't right yet."

What does it mean when it's time?

Tachibana Hibiki's voice was unclear.

After becoming a character card, her lifespan is linked to Kita Kirihara's life, and she will not face the threat of death at any time due to the fusion syndrome.

But this doesn't mean that Hibiki Tachibana would ignore the passage of time.

She herself was only a teenager, and her memories only spanned a dozen years. Whether it was a year, a month, or a day, it was all quite a long time for Tachibana Hibiki.

Perhaps it's because we've become accustomed to facing death at any moment that we feel every day of our lives is long enough.

Hibiki Tachibana hasn't been in a good mood lately.

She wanted to know what she had forgotten.

That must be something very important, right? So important that you can't even see the future until you remember it.

Why is Kita Kirihara willing to let Aijo Karen and Takamachi Nanoha come, yet says he can't bring his own future with him?

Did she fail to collect the future cards?

But then again... if we have to work for Kita Kirihara for free for the rest of our lives, that would be the worst thing.

...Even with these thoughts, Hibiki Tachibana still vaguely felt a surge of inexplicable grievance.

She looked around the room.

This room is laid out like the student dormitory where she lived with her best friend, Kohinata Mirai, after they reunited.

She lives alone now.

After the concert accident, she and Kohinata Mirai were separated for a long time. During that time, Tachibana Hibiki lived alone until she was finally reunited with Kohinata Mirai, who was accidentally caught in a battle.

Then, the two attended the same music conservatory and lived together.

Kohinata Mirai isn't very good at cooking, and the first meal she made for herself was a rice bowl. Although it was a bit strange, it was really delicious.

He ate it all up himself.

“…The future,” she murmured, her heart heavy with emptiness, her voice trembling with a hint of tears, “I miss you so much.”

Why can't we meet again here?

My sun.

96. Running away from home

Hibiki Tachibana was allowed to go out for a walk to clear her head.

In fact, everyone's movements were quite free, but as a patient, Tachibana Hibiki was not able to move independently outside the permitted range in her unstable state last night.

However, Kita Kirihara acquiesced.

Shiori Hachiya broke open a crack in Hibiki Tachibana's sealed memories, and the memories inside, exposed to the wind and finding an opening, began to overflow wildly.

Kita Kirihara worked overnight to fix the issue, which inevitably caused a slight change in Tachibana Hibiki's originally relatively calm mindset.

For example, her longing for her best friend, Kohinata Mirai, has reached an uncontrollable stage.

In this situation, we can only let Tachibana Hibiki relax a bit. If she calms down, it will have a certain effect on the improvement of her fusion syndrome.

In fact, the severity of Hibiki Tachibana's fusion syndrome gradually increased as her mood changed.

As Hibiki Tachibana's mental state gets closer to the breakdown at the end, the state of her inner demon character card will change accordingly, unlike a true fusion syndrome where it only deepens when using the power of the Gear.

In order to keep Tachibana Hibiki's character card stable and continue to use this high-performance, high-stat character card, Kita Kirihara believes that it is worthwhile to let her relax more now.

After all, weapons need maintenance, not to mention her character cards.