"..."
Raiden Mei looked at the rice ball in her hand.
Wasn't it a little too big?
"Mei, does it not taste good because I made it?"
Yae Sakura looked at the girl.
"No, it's just... a little too big."
If the young lady made rice balls herself, she definitely would not make them this large.
"Sorry, I made them this big out of habit."
Yae Sakura raised her head and looked at the sky.
"Back then, Kallen really liked the rice balls I made, and this size was just right."
A trace of longing flashed through the shrine maiden's eyes.
Five hundred years had passed.
"...Sorry, I made you think of something sad."
Raiden Mei fell silent for a moment before saying that.
"You don't need to apologize. I've already accepted the truth. I'll take a good look at the world Kallen wanted to protect for her."
Yae Sakura shook her head.
"How about you tell me what happened at St. Freya Academy, Mei?"
The shrine maiden changed the subject.
At the same time, she picked up a rice ball and held it out before Zerg.
"About what happened earlier..."
Raiden Mei did not know where to begin.
The mighty St. Freya Academy had been licked into submission by a bunch of little ones?
"Zerg knows!"
The tiny child raised his hand.
"The Zerglings became active, then subdued the humans of St. Freya Academy!"
"It was Zerg's Swarm that won!"
Zerg raised his head.
He looked extremely proud.
Zerg's Swarm would never lose!
"Zerg is very impressive."
Yae Sakura pinched his cheek.
So that was what had happened.
St. Freya Academy had fallen earlier.
No wonder she had not seen any other living people.
"..."
Raiden Mei hesitated.
Should she give Principal Theresa a little face?
Although there had