After School Re-Reincarnation ch16: Reach for the stars (The Star That Cannot Be Reached)

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>Hey! Stop right there, you lot!
>And put on some proper clothes!

>Woooah! There's more enemies than I was expecting!
>Eliminate♪ Eliminate♪
>A-At any rate, we should find somewhere safe to hide for now!

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>What should we do, Utaho?
>We can't search for Melua like this.
>Hrm...

>>Intelligence Up Potion

>...!
>First, we should put on some clothes.
>Then why did we get undressed in the first place...?

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>Uwah!

>Kh!

>What's wrong? Is this all you've got, Melua Solaris?

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>In that case, I'll put an end to this
>so this world and our daily lives can be the way they should be...!

>The "world" doesn't decide... what our daily lives are!

>They're made by "people"!

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>The armor!

>That's right!
>Your attacks are meaningless now!

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>Naive.

>!

>Your sword splits apart...!?
>But that's not gonna...

>"Manifest"!

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>Gah!

>Your mysterious armor may block all attacks,

>but
>it can't defend against something that doesn't exist.
>What... does that... mean...?

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>The slash from my sword that split apart
>followed its trajectory and just now materialized inside your armor.

>Wha...!? What kind of system is that!?
>Adults are so unfair!!

>...Wait.
>I guess my armor's not exactly fair either.
>It is cheat armor after all.
>What am I gonna do...!?

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>Okay, we've managed to lure them in!

>Alright, Bea. Do your thing.

>Roger that☆

>!?

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>Uwaaah!!

>Wah! The plan worked, girls!
>Now we can safely search for Melua-san!
>Ufufu
>Ahaha
>...Hm?

>Hawawa.

>KYAAAAH!!!!
>You overdid it, Bea!
>I'm so sorry, everyone~!

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>Noooo~!! Mommy~~~~!!
>Calm down, Seto Nico! Just summon your flying monsters!
>R-Right!

>I'm counting on you!

>I'll handle the rest!

>Hawa.

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>Phew~

>At least we've shaken off our pursuers...
>Hm? Hold on.

>There's one right there.
>N-No way!

>...Oyo? But she doesn't appear to be armed.
>...? Just what are you planning?

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>You guys.
>If you're looking for Melua, she's up ahead.
>!?

>Hah...
>Hey, wait!

>...?
>She's gone...

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>Gh!

>Taaah!!

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>...!
>So we've reached the great magic circle, huh...

>Even if I have to fight you head-on...

>I'll do it in the cheerful hero way...!

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>Uwaaah!

>Aah! Gh uh

>Under the magic cirle... I see.
>The lid on your memories has started to come undone...

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>That's... right...
>Hah
>Hah

>Long ago,
>I rushed into battle...

>and killed her...
>Hah

>That girl known as the "Demon Lord"...!

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>I didn't know anything.
>So long as there was a "hero",
>that girl was "evil" because everyone said she was...

>Even though her loneliness and despair,
>her pain and sadness,

>are things I should've felt at that moment.

>That's right.
>That girl was...

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>...
>Utaho... chan...?

>Those memories...
>So you're from that long lost ancient civilization...

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>...But still,

>that no longer has any relevance.

>Right here and now,
>the "illusion" will go back to "reality"!!

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>!?

>This girl... She's attacking while taking damage...!?

>Hah
>I remembered just a little...
>about my regret.
>The pain I couldn't run away from...!

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>It's strange.

>Ever since my memories started returning, it's been nothing but bad things.
>Up until now, I had given up on everything.

>But after seeing Utaho-chan and the others are rushing towards me in weird outfits,
>I feel like those feelings have started to clear up a little.

>...Things that have already come to an end can't go back to the way they were.

>But right now, this world has everyone in it.
>Regardless of my past, even if my daily life is broken,
>I want to start over and move forward...!

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>I will beat you!
>I'll win in this world
>and this time be reborn as a true hero!!

>Hero Finisher - Melua Sparkle

>Even so,
>there's a daily life that I
>have to get back!

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>Melua...!?

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>MELUA!!

>What a terrible injury! Hold on! I'll fix you up right away!
>I'll help out too!
>Melua-san...!

>...Are you the one who did this?
>...

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>Answer me.
>Depending on your answer, I might not go easy on you.

>...I am.

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>And now,

>the final piece has arrived.

>...?

>Wha-!

>Melua-san's armor... How are you...

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>Ugh
>Aaah!

>Utaho!

>With this, I've obtained Kurami Utaho's power.
>Time for the final stage of my plan...!

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>Now we can finally start over,
>Senri...

>...