Disappointing Teleportation Magic ~ Even Though The Movement Distance Is Only 1 Millimeter, I Will Rise Through Ingenuity ~ - Chapter 32.3

“Fine, Amu and Ryoko too.”

“Amu is Kikui-san, right? Ryoko is…”

“Ah, Ryoko Hasunuma. Both of them can use water magic, so they developed their own magic to promote blood circulation and lymphatic flow.”

“Is that related to esthetics?”

“Exactly. So the three of us were given rooms for our treatments, completely separated from the combat division, but…”

“Speaking of which, information about those dragged into the war with the neighboring country… Umino-san?”

“Ugh…!”

When I brought up our classmates, Umino looked down and began to cry.

After some hesitation, I put my arm around Umino’s back and pulled her close.

“They… so many… died again…”

“It’s not your fault, Umino-san. The ones to blame… are those guys.”

“I know, I understand that, but… ugh…”

Piecing together Umino’s broken, tearful words, it seemed our classmates were placed at the forefront of the initial surprise attack, and four girls and three boys lost their lives.

Moreover, the newly occupied islet was attacked by wyverns, and there’s been no information since.

These people who brought us from another world and placed our classmates, who had never experienced war, at the front lines of a surprise attack, wouldn’t hesitate to order them to face the wyverns.

“What should we do… if everyone dies, what should we do… even if we survive…”

“Calm down, Umino-san. I feel the same way… I’ve been trying to get our classmates moved to non-combat roles, but we’re in different factions now, and I can’t do anything…”

“No, you’re wrong. Because of your advice, Amu, Ryoko, and I were saved. So now, we should have saved someone else…”

“You’re doing great, Umino-san. But there’s only so much we, who were just high school students, can do.”

“But… but…”

“Yes, but for now, we have to do our best with what we can.”

“Kirikaze-kun…”

Umino clung to me, squeezing tighter.

Her body, smaller and more fragile than Araseli’s, felt as if it might break if I applied too much pressure.

Thinking about how she’d been trying so hard with such a small body, I felt a deep affection for her, and simultaneously, anger towards Princess Aurelia and Prince Belnort boiled up inside me.

“Umino-san, I will make sure Alberic-sama becomes the next king, so please, hang in there a little longer.”

“Kirikaze-kun…”

Umino looked up at me with tear-filled eyes, then closed them and puckered her lips slightly.

I hesitated, considering Araseli standing guard outside the door, but I gently pressed my lips against Umino’s.

This wasn’t about romance or cheating; it was to fill the emotional void in Umino’s heart.

Even though I kept repeating excuses in my head, my body, starved of intimacy, reacted honestly.