At dawn, all was silent. Faint light rose along the eastern horizon, cautiously soaking into the pale blue sky as a new day gradually approached from afar.
At this moment, in one of Nagazora City's luxury hotels—or rather, a former luxury hotel. Since the outbreak of the Third Eruption, even the most renowned places had become unattended, ownerless property.
In a brightly lit hotel room, two beautiful girls slept pressed close together. From the skin exposed to the air by the carelessly tossed-back blanket, it was clear that neither of them wore anything to sleep.
It was undoubtedly a tempting sight, but unfortunately... there was not a single male around to appreciate it.
These two stunning girls were Yae Sakura and Kallen.
Although Kallen had planned to return that very night, and had told Principal Theresa as much, she soon realized it was impossible.
With all nine conditions to complete, there was no way it could be finished before the next morning.
After all, the final condition—sharing a bed—required them to spend the night together. As for taking Yae Sakura out of Nagazora City beforehand... that felt likely to cause plenty of unnecessary trouble.
Because this city was plagued by Honkai, Yae Sakura could still keep herself hidden to some extent. If she simply left Nagazora City like that... she might immediately expose herself to Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent.
It was not worth it!
After an unknown amount of time, Yae Sakura, the pink-haired girl with fox ears, was the first to wake.
She opened her eyes and discovered that she could not move. Her first instinct was to become alert, but when she saw the person beside her, she remembered... yesterday, she had reunited with the person she cared about most.
She was no longer alone.
Watching Kallen's