Surviving in Blue Archive Chapter 68 48: A Future Without Hoshino Isn’t the Future I W

Mobilizing large-scale police forces first requires reporting the funding flow to the Finance Office, while the report to Rinny can be submitted later.

I told Kaya to co up with a reasonable excuse on her own. I didn't tell her about my agreent with Aoi.

Without wasting even a mont on Kaya's attempts to persuade to stay, I headed straight for the next battlefield - Trinity General School, the Tea Party.

This ti, the eting place was different from before. It was held in a more private reception room.

The Tea Party's guards escorted inside, then withdrew respectfully. As the thick, soundproof door closed, only two people remained in the room.

Myself, and the host of the Tea Party, soone I hadn't t in quite so ti, Yurizono Seia.

That said, we had only been apart in person. Online, we still chatted from ti to ti.

Seia often forwarded odd articles, such as "How to Quickly Understand Subtle Expressions," "One Hundred Reasons Why Quiet Students Are Cuter Than Noisy Ones," or "Shocking! Petite Won Are Actually More Popular."

Another Tea Party mber, Nagisa, mostly sent tea-related information. She had just recomnded her favorite brand the other day, she sounded like one of those kids that scam money from adults.

In contrast, Mika, who was loud and energetic in real life, had gone completely silent after adding on MomoTalk. Aside from our first encounter, not a single ssage since.

Back to the main topic. I sat down across from Seia, ready to get straight to the point...

"This matter is sothing I shouldn't be involved in."

Seia spoke before I could, her champagne yellow eyes filled with regret. "Sensei, you shouldn't have co to , nor to anyone in the Tea Party.

"It's not that I or we, refuse to help you. It's that the future has already been set. You must go through Hifumi and, indirectly, seek assistance from Nagisa. Only that path will form a stronger bond and fulfill an essential prerequisite.

"I agreed to this eting only to tell you that and to stop you from contacting Nagisa or even Mika, directly later on."

I frowned, uneasy with the thought forming in my mind.

"...Are you saying you can see the future?"

"Only fragnts," she replied softly. "I don't know the details of what you're about to do. The cause, the process, or the result. I know none of it."

Seia admitted it herself, but it was still difficult to believe.

"It's sothing like a precognitive dream. It's the highest-level secret of Trinity, but I hope this can beco a secret even above that, just between you and ."

I could temporarily rule out the possibility that Seia was lying about this.

But I couldn't rule out the possibility that she might lie about other things.

Even with Seia being so honest, I had to stay cautious...

Just like Hoshino always did toward .

Suddenly, I understood sothing. Unconditional kindness can sotis make people even more suspicious.

I couldn't help but ask, "Your trust in ... Is that also because you've seen sothing in the future?"

Seia gave a aningful smile and shook her head. "I'm afraid I can't tell you that. Let's just say it's the whim of a maiden's heart, one that can't be shown to anyone else."

I decided to leave it at that.

Instead, I returned to the earlier topic. "You said you don't know what I'm about to do. Then, if I tell you the details, could you guess sothing from your dreams, since they're related?"

"I can try, but I can't promise anything."

"Takanashi Hoshino, the Chairwoman of the Foreclosure Task Force in Abydos. What I'm going to do is save her."

"The Chairwoman...?"

Seia fell silent, deep in thought. After a long pause, she spoke softly.

"I haven't heard that na before, but in the future I know, there does exist a group called the Foreclosure Task Force. It should be Abydos' student council. However..."

Her eyes wavered with hesitation, then she finally spoke the cruel truth.

"In that future, Abydos has no student council president."

Or rather, in that future, the Foreclosure Task Force no longer has its Chairwoman.

Will I... fail?

The mont I realized that, I felt my heart twist painfully, as if gripped by an invisible hand. Even breathing beca hard.

I stood frozen, staring at the fox girl sighing before , unable to say a single word.

"Sensei, the future shown in prophetic dreams is absolute. However, because the information is fragnted, it can sotis be misleading. Please, don't lose heart just yet."

Forcing a smile toward Seia's concerned face, I took a deep breath, pushing away the fear and confusion clawing at .

"You're right," I murmured. "There's no ti to be troubled over sothing uncertain."

I refused to believe in a destiny that couldn't be changed.

That's why, no matter what, I would move forward. Toward the future where Hoshino exists.

That was my promise to everyone, and to myself.

Seia smiled gently. "Besides, even knowing such a future, I doubt you'd truly be discouraged. No matter how desperate the situation, Sensei always finds a way to stand again."

"I'll accept that complint gladly."

I rose to my feet, my eyes clear of hesitation.

"Thank you, Seia."

"This is my duty. Now, please contact Hifumi as soon as possible."

I nodded, taking out my phone right then to call Lady Faust. Then, after bidding Seia farewell, I set out for the next destination.

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"I see. Thank you for explaining, Hifumi. I understand everything you said."

Nagisa closed her eyes, thinking. "Although that treaty is still pressing, we can't act recklessly right now... But that PMC corporation's presence does seem harmful to our students. I suppose this ti, I can make a small exception."

"Th-thank you so much, Nagisa-senpai," Hifumi said gratefully.

"Oh right," Nagisa smiled, "I rember there's an outdoor class scheduled soon about a towed howitzer. Since it's a rare chance, why don't you take it along for a field trip?"

Hifumi blinked in surprise, about to speak...

"My, my∼ sounds like you're discussing sothing quite interesting~"

A girl ca up behind Nagisa and wrapped her arms around her shoulders. "If it's sothing that could make Schale's Sensei owe you a favor, would you mind letting in on it too?"

Misono Mika looked very intrigued.