The story we started

[What she saw was an old, empty classroom with windows tightly shut. Many unused desks and chairs were stacked in the corners, covered with a thin layer of dust. The chair legs were covered with spider webs. It looked like they had not been used for a long time.]

[Besides that, there is no one here. There is no Yuigahama Yui lying on the table playing with her phone; there is no Yukinoshita Yukino sitting by the window reading a book; there is no Hikigaya Hachiman and Zaimokuza Yoshiteru sitting next to the sliding door - there is no student who has not seen each other for many years, who is familiar yet strange, waiting here. ]

[Except for Shizuka Hiratsuka, there was no one here. After she walked in, she glanced around the old, empty classroom, and the corners of her mouth curled up in a somewhat stiff arc.]

[She smiled, a smile that was somewhat bitter, but also somewhat relieved.]

[As if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders, Shizuka Hiratsuka's hunched and stiff shoulders relaxed.]

[“As expected, I knew it would be like this. How could there be a student who takes the promise with the teacher as seriously as I do? Even I almost forgot about it, not to mention Zaimokuza, who has a short memory. I actually expected him to come. Ah, ah, ah, I am so silly and cute.”]

[“Hmm~ The weather is great, but the sun is a little glaring. Well, let’s just treat it as a hike to exercise our body!”]

[Hiratsuka Shizuka stretched her waist, making a crackling sound like frying beans, and looked at the empty classroom. The smile on her face gradually faded until it disappeared completely.]

[“…Well, the hike is over, and it’s time to go home.”]

[She lowered her eyelids and looked at the shoes on her feet, pursed her lips, turned around and tried to walk towards the exit of the classroom.]

[But just after taking a step, Hiratsuka Shizuka stopped. ]

[Because the exit was currently blocked by a person, the person standing at the door looked at the stunned Hiratsuka Shizuka with his dark blue eyes, and a faint smile formed at the corner of his mouth.]

[Although the smile was light, it was like the thawing of an iceberg, and all the dormant creatures woke up from their hibernation.]

[“It’s a little too early to define Zaimokuza-san now, isn’t it? After all, he is your student and a member of the Service Club.”]

[“Article 2 of the Servant Club Rules: ‘You must never break a promise you made to another person. Anyone who breaks the promise, regardless of gender, must confess to Hiratsuka-sensei.’ So don’t worry, Zaimokuza-san will never forget the promise he made with you.”]

[“By the way, long time no see, Hiratsuka-sensei.”]

【"you……"】

[Looking at the woman in front of her who looked somewhat familiar but whose temperament was much more mature than she remembered, Shizuka Hiratsuka's eyes gradually widened, with surprise and astonishment in her eyes that could not be concealed.]

[When the girl smiled, her bright smile almost made Shizuka Hiratsuka mistakenly believe that the person in front of her was her twin sister, with whom she had always maintained contact.]

[But Hiratsuka Shizuka immediately rejected this idea, because the secondary sexual characteristics on the chest of the girl's twin sister were definitely not as flat as hers, and that smile would never be as sincere as hers, and would not be as joyful as hers, with the joy and tenderness of a long-lost reunion.]

[“——Yukinoshita!?”]

[“It’s me, Hiratsuka-sensei.”]

[In response to Hiratsuka Shizuka's question, Yukinoshita Yukino nodded slightly, affirming her thoughts, and spoke softly with a smile. ]

【“After many years, welcome to our service department.”】

【"teacher."】

67. The sudden change of the war situation 8 in K

Chiba Prefecture, Sobu High School, Health Center. 2023txt.com

The mobile phone video in the white and tender palm was playing the scene of the teacher and student pair of Yukinoshita Yukino and Hiratsuka Shizuka reuniting after many years.

In the dusty, old and deserted classroom, the sunlight from outside shone through the glass of the classroom, shining on the back of Shizuka Hiratsuka and casting a long shadow on the floor in front of her. The shadow ended at the white and tender feet of Yukinoshita Yukino wearing sandals.

The bright and gentle smile on that face complements Hiratsuka Shizuka's surprised expression. This scene has a simple and peculiar sense of art. The arc and softness of the light are very similar to the wife and daughter seeing their husband returning from an outing in "The Unexpected Return", the masterpiece of Russian critical realist painter Ilyushin.

The scene in the video of teachers and students reuniting after a long separation is certainly touching, but the reality outside the video may not be the same. It is even completely opposite to the bright and beautiful atmosphere.

"Under the Snow..."

Shizuka Hiratsuka squeezed the phone in her hand until it creaked, and veins on her forehead were visible to the naked eye. She forced herself to maintain a "gentle" smile and looked at the black-haired girl sitting on the chair next to her with a vicious look, and the smile on the corner of her mouth kept twitching.

"Excuse me, could you please explain what happened last time as well? Why does the punishment for violating the rules of the Servant Department include a requirement to confess to me?"

"How many of these outrageous rules have you set in private? What kind of image do you think the teacher has? Sadako or Kayako!?"

"We in the Service Department have never ordered anything like that... at least not yet."

Yukinoshita Yukino lifted the hair that fell on her cheek, revealing her delicate, small and rosy earlobes, and her expression also hinted at displeasure.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Hiratsuka, can you also explain to me why you mistook my future self for my sister and immediately realized it was me when you saw the position of my breasts? Could it be that when you distinguished us sisters, you used certain female characteristics like those perverts? You didn't use your brain to think at all. Does this mean that your brain is tending to degenerate to that of a Homo sapiens?"

"Tsk! That damn girl is still as sharp-tongued as ever..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka smacked her lips and put her hands in front of Yukinoshita Yukino, about five centimeters below her chest, highlighting her pair of breasts that were comparable in size to Yuigahama Yui and could not be covered even by a white coat.

Even when she deliberately shook her body, the majestic chest still left a slightly shaking afterimage.

"Well, this is the trouble of some special people, Yukinoshita. Judging from your future growth, I guess you will never understand this kind of trouble in your lifetime. Ah~ Your shoulders are sore. Why do you feel more tired than before recently?"

"(///￣俣)○～??????!"

"Alas!"

Zaimokuza grabbed the unconscious Hikigaya Hachiman under his arms and dragged him and the rest of the men into a corner of the health room, trembling as they watched the sparks generated by the two beauties, one big and one small, looking at each other, and the thick black aura around them.

Among the girls, Yumiko Miura subconsciously lowered her head and held her breasts with her hands when she saw Shizuka Hiratsuka's amazingly large breasts. She then sighed in frustration and turned to look with some jealousy at Yuigahama Yui who was also lowering her head but not pointing her toes. Hina Ebina had an "omo" expression on her face the whole time and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.

[“Yukinoshita, is it really you? Why are you…”]

[Hiratsuka Shizuka walked in front of Yukinoshita Yukino, looking at the girl in front of her who was a head shorter than her in her memory, now she was the same height as herself. She reached out and touched her face in disbelief, as if she wanted to confirm whether the person in front of her was just an illusion created by her imagination like before.]

[The soft touch of Yukinoshita Yukino's cheek told her that this was not an illusion. The person in front of her was indeed one of the students she had taught before, the head of the service department who had been a problem child.]

[“It is indeed me, Hiratsuka-sensei.”]

[Yukinoshita Yukino reached out and gently grasped Hiratsuka Shizuka's hand that was caressing her cheek, and she overlapped her hands to wrap around the hand that already had some fine wrinkles, passing on her slightly cool body temperature in the most direct and intimate way.]

【"……I'm back."】

[“Under the snow…”]

[After confirming that the student in front of her was real, Hiratsuka Shizuka slowly smiled and happily reached out to hug her. Yukinoshita Yukino also opened her arms and hugged her. ]

[Time seemed to stand still for a moment, tiny dust particles swirled and floated in the light, and the teachers and students hugged each other, conveying their thoughts to each other after years of separation through close physical contact.]

[“——That’s right!”]

[Hiratsuka Shizuka hugged her for a long time, almost drowning in her embrace. When she sniffed the slightly cool fragrance of her black hair, she suddenly came to her senses, grabbed her shoulders with both hands and pushed her away, looking at her with confusion and asked.]

[“Why did you say that just now? What did you mean when you said that we shouldn’t define Zaimokuza so easily? Will that brat come again later? Then why not now——hmm.”]

[A delicate finger pressed against Shizuka Hiratsuka's mouth, which was constantly opening and closing. She looked at Yukinoshita Yukino in front of her and blinked in confusion. ]

[…Now I am even more certain that Zaimokuza-san is definitely a student taught by you. In this respect, you and Hiratsuka-sensei are exactly the same. You both learn bad things instead of good ones, including the fact that you talk endlessly.]

[The expression on Yukinoshita Yukino's delicate face was a little helpless. She put down her fingers and spoke before Hiratsuka Shizuka was about to speak again.]

[“I came here first to replace Zaimokuza-san. He might… arrive within today.”]

[“Today? Why are you being so vague, Yukinoshita? Where on earth did that kid go?”]

「Well, Zaimokuza-san is──」

[Faced with Hiratsuka Shizuka's puzzled look, Yukinoshita Yukino exhaled lightly and spoke with her pale lips. ]

[“Right now, he should be working hard to protect people’s smiles with his 2000th skill.”]

……

【boom!!!】

[“Hmm!”]

[When the heavy double axes hit the horizontal Titan Sword, a blazing spark of fire erupted. The huge power flowed through Zaimokuza's body like water through the weapons. His feet instantly sank into the mud on the ground. The aftermath of the collision turned into a storm, blowing away the dust on the ground around the two axes.]

[Zaimokuza knelt on one knee, unable to support himself any longer, and uttered a muffled groan. The double axes caught by the Titan Sword kept approaching his pair of purple compound eyes.]

[As soon as they started fighting, Zaimokuza immediately fell behind. Zain's power after turning into purple form far exceeded his own purple form! ]

["What's wrong? Is this the limit of your strength!?"]

[Zain looked down at Zaimokuza who was half-kneeling in front of him and grinned.]

[Without waiting for Zaimokuza's response, it withdrew its hands that were suppressing the Titan Sword, and then raised its two axes again and chopped them down fiercely! ]

【boom! 】

[The factory floor was chopped by the double axes, and dust rose up like a grenade bomb. Zaimokuza took advantage of the gap when he was about to withdraw his attack and rolled over to avoid the blow. The shiny silver armor on his body was covered with a layer of fine soil due to the rolling.]

【“!?”】

【Zaimokuza had just stood up after rolling when Zain's sturdy figure rushed out from the dust in front of him. The heavy double axes swung at various parts of his body again. Zaimokuza could only hastily raise the Titan Sword to deal with it. Every time the Titan Sword chopped against the two axes, fierce sparks burst out, and Zain swung the double axes faster and faster, and with more and more force!】

【Zaimokuza was forced to retreat step by step by this thunder-like attack. The enemy in front of him was not only extremely strong, but also had bottomless physical strength. This swift attack not only did not reduce its power in the continuous use, but the speed continued to increase, forcing Zaimokuza's feet to retreat continuously, and the base of his hands was almost paralyzed by the shock! 】

[Dangdangdangdangdangdang——]

[As the speed and frequency of the axe and sword collisions continued to increase, the roar of steel colliding continued, and the sparks never stopped, but became more and more intense - in the end, the shadows of each other's weapons could no longer be seen, and only dazzling sparks like rainbows surged like waves, constantly flashing and disappearing in the air, but the next wave of flashing sparks would follow before the sound of the previous collision had faded away.]

[Zaimokuza only felt that the force transmitted from his hand was not the level that a living creature could exert, but rather a ferocious collapse of Mount Tai, bombarding him with unparalleled violence like the might of heaven for daring to raise his sword to resist! ]

【"Well!"】

[After the sword and the axe clashed for who knows how many times, Zaimokuza no longer had the strength to block Zain's heavy axe. The two axes pressed down the blade of the Titan Sword and chopped it on the round shoulder armor of the Titan form, cutting half an inch into it amidst the shining sparks! ]

[The shiny surface of the armor reflected the side of the axe blade that cut into it. Sparks kept flashing under the pressure of the big hands holding the ends of the double axes, and the axe blade kept cutting into it, trying to remove Zaimokuza's shoulders. ]

[“Uhhhhhh!!!”]

[Feeling the burning pain coming from his shoulders, Zaimokuza roared and squeezed out his remaining strength. With his somewhat weak hands, he held the Titan Sword and lifted up the double axes that had chopped into his shoulders.]

【clang.】

[Amid the flying sparks, the axe blade left Zaimokuza's shoulders. He was bent at the knees and immediately took this opportunity to straighten up, holding the sword with both hands and trying to counterattack.]

【boom--】

[But just as Zaimokuza stood up, a big foot kicked his Titan form's abdomen, which was not covered by armor. The huge force kicked him backwards, and his whole body bent into a "U" shape in mid-air with his waist as the center.]

[Zaimokuza's back hits the concrete wall of the factory, and the collision with the wall creates a deep dent in the Titan's armor, trapping him against the wall.]

[“Ugh!?”]

[Zaimokuza just pressed the wall with one hand to pull himself out, but a sudden sense of danger in his heart made him immediately raise his head and look forward. His purple compound eyes reflected two rapidly moving double axes that drew elegant trajectories in the air and flew towards him! ]

[“Damn it——”]

[Just as Zaimokuza was about to curse, two black heavy axes had already struck down. Amidst the huge roar and the collapse of the wall, the factory's five-meter-high outer wall completely collapsed under this blow, and the rubble buried everything below.]

[“Hmph! Nothing more than that.”]

[Zain retracted his hands that had thrown the heavy axe, and walked towards the dusty ruins, wanting to drag Zaimokuza out of it and give him a fatal blow. He didn't think this attack would be enough to kill him.]

【boom! ! ! 】

[But just as it took a step, the pile of rubble, still filled with smoke and dust, suddenly exploded in all directions, and the rubble flew everywhere.]

[Zain quickly crossed his arms to block his face when he saw this. The gravel hit his thick arms at a speed comparable to that of a bullet, breaking into blooming powder flowers.]

【“!???”】

[A transparent wave spread out under Zain's feet. When he lowered his head, a sharp stone pillar quickly rushed out from the ground, pressing against his abdomen, and forcibly pushing his tall and heavy body away! ]

[“Woooooo!”]

[Zain's body was knocked flying and rubbed against the factory floor, rolling and retreating continuously. It retreated nearly 20 meters before stopping. It supported itself with its hands and stood up half-crouching. It suddenly raised its head and looked at the pile of rubble that had exploded.]

[A tall figure stood up from the dusty ruins. The silver heavy armor covering his entire body reflected a radiance like iron and stone in the smoke and dust that had not yet completely disappeared. The spiritual stone on the belt around his waist shone with a purple starlight that was different from the previous dull purple, like a purple sea of ​​stars shining in the dark night. The Titan Sword held tightly in his right hand was raised and placed horizontally in front of his chest.]

[“What is this like!?”]

[Zaimokuza raised his head, and his eyes filled with purple light completely captured Zain's half-crouching figure.]

[Kuga·Titan Form·Elemental Awakening (Earth)]

[“Interesting! This is really interesting! Kuuga!”]

[Zain immediately came to his senses after a brief shock at Zaimokuza's new look, and a deep laugh came out of his open mouth, echoing in this broken factory.]

[“I didn’t expect you to have such a hidden trick. Very good! Let’s continue fighting like this! Cheer me up, my nemesis!”]

[Although Zain has a violent temper, he is a pure warrior even among the Gurongi. He enjoys fighting and is proud of his elite status as the leader of the Gurongi "Zu" group. No matter how powerful the enemy is, it cannot move him to fear, but only inspires his passion and motivation to fight.]

[Among the warriors of the glorious Gurongi clan who are responsible for fighting, there are absolutely no cowards who are timid because of the enemy's strength! There are only warriors who die in battle, no cowards who are afraid of death! ]

[Therefore, even though he felt the powerful force in Zaimokuza that far exceeded his own, Zain was not afraid at all. He stood up with a big laugh instead of his previous temper. He lowered his head and quickly rushed towards Zaimokuza. When he lowered his head, the three sharp horns he stretched forward pierced the air, making a sharp cracking sound. His momentum was like a wild boar charging into the forest! ]

[If you have never seen a wild boar running at full speed, it would be hard to imagine what kind of oppressive feeling it feels. A body weighing over 100 kilograms and moving at high speed gives its fangs, which serve as weapons, tremendous kinetic energy and attack power. Once it starts charging, it will never stop until it pierces the enemy's body. Its might even makes lions and tigers avoid it! ]

[Not to mention that this move of Pig Charge was performed by Gurongi, who was already far more ferocious than wild boars, and the user was the leader of one of the combat groups. The terrifying power left no doubt in anyone who saw it. This attack could definitely knock a tank off the ground.]

[Zain's special skill is to sprint quickly and pierce the enemy with the giant horns on his head. He once defeated the previous leader of the "Zu" group with this move and replaced him as the new leader.]