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Draft 12（第3页）
“Ithinktheyjustwaheobewithheldfromthegeneralpublic。”
“Butthinkofthejoyofseeingyourownchildrengrowup!”
“Idon’tseeanyreasonforthemtohavebeenprovokedintosudignation。”
“MaybetheyfeelthatTHEYshouldbetheonesmakingimportantdiscoveries。”
“Himeyamasurehaslotsofpride。”
“WhatiftheyjustreallywantArashitobeetheirstudentinsteadofours?”
“Couldit?”
“Theydidn’tsay:closedown。Theytoldustopresentourselvestothem。”
“Allstaffandallstudents，too!”
“Andunditionalsurrender，sotheycouldjustpronouncewhatwouldhappentousandwewouldhavetoaccept。”
Themoretheydiscussed，themoreitseemedthatHimeyamajustwantedArashitransferred，butitwouldhurttheirvanityiftheysaiditplainly。
Meanwhileinthecafeteria，studentsandservicestaffhadbeenhavingtheirowesonwhyHimeyamaissuedthenotice，andwithnoclassesrunning，sinceallinstructorswereinthemeeting，thediscussionlastedallday。BythetimeArashifinishedherowntrainingandsteppedintothecafeteriafordihediscussionsandrumorsandtheoriesand‘what-if’sand‘my-best-guess-is’allgotalteredintoacasualsentence:
“Arashisenpai，IheardtheywanttosendyoutoHimeyama。。。”
Arashiimmediatelyleftthecafeteriaandracedtothecellor’soffice。Rightbeforeknogtheofficedoor，Arashiheardavoicefrominside“really，transferrioHimeyamaisthebestoptionifthat’swhattheiractualrequestis。。。”
“*BAM*”Arashiswungthedooropen，andstartedtospeakwithfury。
“Howdareyoumakethatsuggestion!Kageyamaismyhome，andyouwanttoridmeasifIamtrouble?Evenifthat’sthebestoption，youshouldhavediscusseditwithmefirstbeforedebatingfeasibility!”
“DearArashi，pleasecalmdown。”Saidthecellor。“Wewerereadingthenotiddiscussingwhatcouldbethemotive。Theversationgotcarriedtoanotherdire，butwedidnothavetheideaoftransferringyouwhenwecalledthemeeting。”
“ButtransferrioHimeyamaiswronginprinciple!”Arashitered。“IwantKageyamatainherflorybyrekindlingvaloraermination，andIdetestthecurrentstatewherepeopleretreatfromtheoutsideworldtobehermitsintheiroffices。Youaredoingadisservicetothesbyyourescapismandpessimism。YoushouldbefightingHimeyama，aherlivebyyourvictoryordiegallantlywithswordsinyourhands。”
"Iamfourteen，turningfifteeninafewdays。You，whohavelivedwiththepanionshipofswordandmagioreyearsthanIhavebeenalive，andwhohaveexcelledinthefieldthusbeinginstructors，shouldatleasthavethesameamountofbraveryasIdo!"
Arashiturnedandstartedtowalkoutoftheroom。“Iwillhavenoshareinthiscowardice。IwillgoaloobattleHimeyama，andIamnolongeramemberofKageyamaasoftoday。。。”
Arashi’swordsechoeddownthehallassheleft。Thestaffintheofficefroze，shocked。Acoupleofthemalsohadshameontheirfaces，andquiteafewwithpity，andsomewithhelplessness。
Thecellorcoveredherfacewithherhandsandsighed:
"Teenager。。。"
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KagamicameoutofthelibraryasthelastrayofautumnsunwithdrewfromthespiresatopthetraltowerofPhoenixhall。Thefouryearsshehadspentinthisworldfeltlikearollercoaster。Maybetheridehadfinallyended，andshecouldstepoutontotheplatform，totinueherlifepeacefullyonsteadyfooting。Tosavetime，shepackedasimplelunchwithhereverym，soshecouldmaximizehertimereadingbooksonmagic。Thedayswheendedclassesseemedratherdistant，andthetimeoutsidehadspedpastwhileherlifebetweenbookshelvesfeltstill。
Thecampuswasabuzz。
Ittookafewattempts，buteventuallyKagamiuoodwhatshehadmissedoutonbystayinginthelibraryfromdawntodusk:
HimeyamaisshuttingdownKageyama，andArashiOneesamahasleftbyherselftochallehat!
“Ohdear，ohdear，ohdeariedeariedear。。。”
Kagamirantothecafeteriatograbsomebread，andimmediatelyranbacktothelibrary。
Kagamiwentstraighttothetopfloorwheretitlesforbiddenelsewherewerehoused。Kagamihadnotsucceededin‘seeing’divinepowerintomagicyet，andtimewasrunningout。
（“Direcircumstancecallsfordiremeasures。AkishiOneetoldmethattheFivecouldeasilymowdownanyinstructorhereandArashiOneesamaisnomatch，either。ThetimemightewhenIhavenochoicebuttodosomethingreckless。。。”）
Arashitookallhermoneywithher，putfoodintoabag，aherdormasthesunwassetting。ShedidnotwanttousethetransportationmatrixatKageyamanowthatshehadseveredhertieswiththeacademy。
（“IhavecutmytiestoKageyama，sowhateverrepercussionstheremightbebecauseofmya，HimeyamawillnharmtoKageyamaasaresult。”）Arashiwalkedontothemainroadwhennightfell。（“IfIcausedtheturmoil，Ishouldendit。IwillnotletHimeyamaharmmyfamily。”）
Arashidreellontheground。Sinceeverystudenttookintroduagiccourses，magicwasn’talientoArashi。However，sinceshehadtakenthosecoursesalmosteightyearsago，shedrewitslowlyandwithgreatcare，incaseshemadeanerror。
Aftersomeeffort，Arashimanaged，withacertaindegreeofdifficulty，tofinishthespellontheground。Sheeledsomemagitoit，andwithswirlingwhitelight，shedisappearedfromthefootofthemountainofshadows。
