280 Promise, Parting, Urging
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"Imanri?"
Noah called out Ivanli with a tentative tentative voice.
He really didn't understand why Imanri suddenly asked such a question.
Imari himself seemed to be conscious of this. He did not turn his eyes to Noah, but still looked into the distance and confided to himself.
"Do you remember the purpose of becoming a "transcendent" and entering Haoling Academy to study?"
Noah nodded.
It is precisely because of knowing this that Noah becomes even more confused.
The reason why Imanli accepted the "Dao Star Pattern" and became a "transcendent" and entered Haoling Academy to study was all for his own family business.
For the small factory that was about to face bankruptcy and was left by my grandfather, Imanli chose to study in Haoling Academy.
This is not only because you can get a monthly living expense of 100,000 yen if you study in the school, but also because if you graduate successfully in the school, you can join the security forces of the "Dawn Institution" and become a "Mausoleum Guardian" and earn high salaries that ordinary people cannot get.
With this money, Imanli can revitalize his family business.
Therefore, Imari's biggest goal has always been to strive to reach the "level iii".
Only by successfully upgrading to the "Level iii" can Imali successfully graduate from the school and enter the "Dawn Institution".
Imari has basically completed this goal.
In other words, as long as I can reach the "level iii", even if I am satisfied, Imali will not force himself to be very strong.
However, now Imanli has asked a question that is completely different from his previous plan.
Become stronger?
Imanli, do you want to become stronger?
"Actually, I wanted to become stronger at the beginning." Imari seemed to be able to guess what Noah was thinking. Her gem-like eyes met Noah's eyes.
"Because, the first person I met in school. The roommate of "Twin Blades" who only lasted for a week is a very strong person. If you have such a strong friend around you, you don't feel qualified to stand by him."
"But later I gave up." Imanli said with a relaxed tone and not so persistent tone.
"He is really not so strong. If he is just strong, it would be fine, but his progress speed is also powerless. His experience and knowledge are also rich, and he cannot catch up with it with just a little effort. Therefore, although I tried my best to chase him, I never thought about catching up with him."
"In this way, in the constant pursuit, I successfully ascended to the 'level iii'." Speaking of this, Imari's face had a slightly bitter smile.
"If you want to graduate successfully in the school, you can reach the "level iii", because you have successfully upgraded to the "level iii". I began to be satisfied. Before I knew it, I forgot that I still have people who must chase after him and prevent him from leaving behind."
Noah was silent.
He had already guessed what Imanri wanted to say.
"Julie is very strong. That child should be the strongest among girls except Lilith. Ba is from the martial arts family and has a high combat power, let alone Lilith. Even if Juli and Ba go together, they may not be able to beat Lilith." Imanli showed an extremely confused expression.
"Compared with them, although I am also "level iii", I am not that strong at all. If I could be stronger, I would be able to fight with you side by side like Lilith."
"You are already very strong." Noah finally couldn't help but say this.
"In the entire first grade, your combat power will definitely be in the top five, even if you compare with your senior grade."
"But I still can't help, right?" Imanli smiled at Noah with some weakness.
"Sorry, Noah, actually, I really want to fight with you."
"Imanli..." There was a urge to say a lot of words to Imanli in his heart, but in the end, Noah just called Imanli's name, and he couldn't even spit out a word if he came to his throat.
Seeing Noah's unspeakable look, Imari laughed instead.
"I'm just complaining." The haze on my pretty face swept away and returned to the cheerfulness he used to be. Imanli slapped Noah with a small blow and made fun of it.
"You don't have to be so embarrassed."
After saying that, Imanli turned around and walked forward a few steps, then turned around again, facing Noah, put his hands behind him, bent down, his gem-like eyes shone, and he looked straight at Noah.
"However, I will no longer satisfy my current strength. To reach the "level iii", my previous goal has been achieved. Now my new goal is to catch up with you and become stronger, stronger than Julie, stronger than Lilith, and even stronger than you!"
"Are you going to make an appointment with me?" Like a child, Imanli stretched out the tail finger of a hand and looked at Noah in a steady state.
"I will definitely become stronger, so, next time, you can't drive me away anymore, you must let me fight with you!"
Looking at Imanli, who stood in front of him, stretched out his tail finger toward him, and his pretty face was filled with unquestionable expressions, suddenly, Noah seemed to have returned to the time when he had just entered Haoling Academy.
...
"Oh!"
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, are you okay?"
"It's okay, I just touched it for a while. It didn't hurt that much. I blamed me for putting my head closer, otherwise I wouldn't have touched it."
"Get closer? Get closer?"
"Ah... I'm sorry, because I care about the things here, I unknowingly came over. It should be like bamboo swords inside, right? I have also learned some kendo. I used to be like you, and I have always carried such a bag of bamboo swords on my back, so I followed you curiously. Don't you mind?"
The girl with brown ponytail suddenly said to Noah, who was wearing a knight's sword, with a cloth bag on her back.
"By the way, let me introduce myself! My name is Nagakura Imanri! Please give me some advice!"
...
Thinking back to the cheerful girl at that time, a warm current surged in Noah's heart.
"Imali, you are the first friend I met in this world!" Noah stretched out his hand, put his tail finger together with Imali's, his eyes met Imali, and he smiled freely.
"I believe that when you meet next time, you will definitely become much stronger than you are now. At that time, we will fight side by side again!"
"Yeah!" Imanli smiled sweetly, his smile as beautiful as ever.
"Agreement is made!"
Under the sky and on the rooftop, the tail fingers of a man and a woman were hooked together under the witness of each other, and for a long time, they did not let go.
...
In the afternoon, headed by the 99th Day, Yuejian Ritu accompanied the Three Kingdoms, Emanli, Julie, Lilith, Juba, Ya, Jiuhe Tengliu, Aoi Torusaki and a group of the "Monkey Guardians" of the "Dawn Organization" all left the hotel and drove away in high-end cars.
After he separated from Imali on the rooftop, Noah did not meet a second person again.
Neither Julie, Lilith, or Juba, nor Ya came to say goodbye to Noah, and followed the army back to the school.
Noah on the rooftop also did not say goodbye to the girls, but just watched the high-end cars go away. Until all the cars disappeared at the end of the road, Noah disappeared on the rooftop and returned to "between the worlds".
"bite----!"
With a light and crisp sound, two shattered feathers gently joined together in the air under Noah's gaze, and returned to completeness. The whole body was filled with soft white light, like a bird, and happily circled around Noah.
"Hu..." Noah breathed a scorching breath in relief.
However, just as Noah breathed a sigh of relief, the "feather" that had just recovered from its completeness swirled and came to Noah's presence.
“Buzz buzz————!”
The "feathers" with white light blooming all over the body trembled, as if urging something.
"Huh?" Noah's surprise on her face, who had never encountered such a situation, is conceivable.
“Buzz buzz————!”
And I don’t know what the “feathers” representing the world are urging, and they are constantly trembling.
Noah reacted, and after hesitating for a moment, he felt sure, and stretched out his hand and gently put the "feather" in front of him.
The next moment, a rich white light surged from the "feathers".
Chapter completed!