"Cough, cough, this... you may have misunderstood..."
Moriyue had no idea what Yugito Nii had discovered. Most likely, she had found out about the time he had "kidnapped" Hinata. He did not know how to respond and could only keep laughing awkwardly.
"Hehe~"
Yugito Nii seemed to enjoy seeing Moriyue wear that helpless expression. She smiled somewhat playfully and lightly tapped his forehead with her delicate finger.
"You..."
It had to be said that, at this moment, Yugito Nii regained her dignity as a teacher. How could she keep having Moriyue come to her aid? She was the real teacher. If anyone was going to protect the other, she should be the one protecting Moriyue.
After a simple farewell, Moriyue went to check on Kaede again. He was still worried about her condition. After all, no one would take something like this well. The stronger someone usually was, the more unimaginable their collapse could be.
"Hah! Ha!"
Wind blades and shouts came from the training grounds. Beneath those sounds was a deep, muffled whooshing, somewhat like the sound of wings rubbing together.
Moriyue heard Kaede training from far away. It seemed she had not blindly immersed herself in grief. Turning sorrow and rage into motivation, she could only vent her pent-up emotions through overloaded training.
"Zero, I believe in you. Talk Kaede through this properly later. I'll definitely avenge her."
Moriyue patted Kazeki Zero's head reassuringly and turned to leave. However, Kazeki Zero grabbed Kazeki Zero's hand at that moment. Although she felt that she had made considerable progress in her training lately, she also felt as if she were drifting farther and farther away from Moriyue. She feared that if she did not do something, the distance between them might only continue to grow.
"What is it?"
He turned