Mitsuha's Perspective
According to Sabi-Colé duo, the hostage group in the classroom…the old sister-sensei who was among them seemed to be confused.
She was strict about making sure the kids followed the rules, and she would volunteer to be the bad guy so that the younger teachers could get along with the kids, so the kids used to avoid and fear her, but after that incident they all started to love her and cling to her...
Although the sister-sensei seemed a little annoyed by the children who gathered around her, her eyes and mouth ended up smiling. According to Sabine-chan's information...
Two young teachers in the staff room saw this and were disappointed, saying, "Why do the children's behavior towards us remain the same…?"
Well, as I heard from Sabine-chan, they couldn't show such determination, right…?
If they made the children thought, "This teacher will risk her life to protect us," they would miss them…
As expected, she was a "Strong old oak tree" that protected the lambs.
I believe that if the young teachers were in the same position, they would have behaved just as well as the old teacher.
There was no opportunity to appear. But that's all there's to it, right...?
…young teachers, do your best!
Time passed quickly.
The three-month study abroad program for Sabi-Colé duo in Japan came to an end in the blink of an eye.
…well, even though it's only been three months, a lot had happened!
It was a hectic series of events over just 3 months (one season), 12 to 13 weeks, including Sabine-chan's snatching incident, her friend's great-grandmother's illness, and the hostage incident caused by the jewelry store robbery.
After the siege incident, no major incidents occurred.
…However, in the places we were visiting—around the monthly apartment and the girls' school, the roads connecting the two, the supermarkets and shopping districts we went to, and so on—we had noticed an increasing number of foreigners who didn't look like tourists….
Of course, there must have been an increase in the number of suspicious Japanese people, but since I was not good at remembering people's faces, I couldn't really tell the Japanese spies apart.
Well, it was reported as a mysterious incident with such fanfare, so it was only natural that it would become known by other countries' intelligence organizations and Japan's Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office, and be linked to "Her Highness, Princess from Another World, Viscount Nanoha."
However, they didn't seem to have any intention of capturing us or putting us in harm's way. They seemed to be protecting us so that we wouldn't get involved in another strange incident or be harmed again.
I wondered if they thought they might be able to get some information from our daily lives…
Well, if something were to happen, they might have been motivated to help us, to do something, or to use it as an opportunity to to show gratitude and build a relationship with us.
In fact, when Katie and Lorena were entangled with a persistent pick-up man, it seemed that a man who was obviously from that line of work subtly helped them.
…yeah, I was grateful for that.
But I didn't know which country the agent was from…
Anyway, we were simply sending two of our noble children abroad to study for the future of the country, and we chose Japan because it was the safest developed country in the world, and because the students were eager to come because of the existence of anime and manga.
It's just that.
Therefore, even if the people of the other world council (Isekon), knew that we were here at Stella Maris Girls' Academy, it wouldn't matter.
As long as we're careful not to get attacked.
That's why it ended safely.
Third Person View
At the farewell party…short homeroom…it was announced that Sabine and Colette would be returning home after completing their short-term study abroad, and they both greeted everyone.
It's not an urgent matter. From the beginning, the two of them had come to this girls' school for a three-month short-term study abroad, and that was communicated to everyone on the first day they arrived.
Therefore, it wasn't like anyone was crying, and the greetings ended calmly.
…But that didn't mean everyone had not think anything of it.
A cute, sincere, genius princess from a foreign country.
Then, a girl who had come as her the princess's sister, probably her bodyguard, was clearly too young for a 6th grade elementary school student.
The incredible courage during the siege of the jewelry store robbery case.
A mysterious Commando Kamen, who was thought to be a special forces member providing personal security.
It was not a memory that could be easily dismissed as a childhood memory.
…However, the childhood's moment had passed, and one day the dream would wake up.
"……this……"
After the short homeroom session was over, Haruka and Shinobu stopped Sabine and Colette, who were about to leave the classroom to say their final farewells, quietly handed them something. Haruka to Sabine, and Shinobu to Colette…
When Sabine and Colette opened the small box they were given…
"This is……"
Inside was a slightly small medai[1] that was not new.
Medai is the Portuguese word for medal.
It was a type of medallion, and was engraved with religious images such as Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, saints, and cathedrals.
It was something that Haruka and Shinobu had cherished and cherished for many years, ever since they were in kindergarten.
The small medai, which has almost no monetary value, did not have the physical effect of stopping bullets like a silver dollar coin or a special cigarette case.
However, if the medai was received in kindergarten, it was likely that it had been blessed by a priest.
Moreover, the medai was valueable because it was filled with the sacred energy and faith that Haruka and Shinobu had accumulated over the years.
Even though it was just a small piece of metal that had no physical meaning, the item that was given by a dear friend certainly had great value that could not be replaced by anything else.
It's not something that could be easily acquired with money, it's something unique that the two of them had spent years cultivating.
Sabine and Colette were well aware of the meaning of giving it to them, as they had been taught about something called a medai.
"…..." (x2)
Sabine squeezed Haruka's hand, and Colette held Shinobu's hand.
The two sets of hands were then joined together, the four of them became one.
"……" (x4)
A once in a lifetime encounter.
Memories from childhood that you forget as you grow up.
(…no, I will never forget. About the two strange and wonderful exchange students I met when I was 12 years old…)
A few days later, HARUKA and SHINOBU received invitations to Sabine's debutante ball in the mail.
"About two and a half years later. Date and time: undecided. Location: The Royal Palace of Kingdom of Zegreius" (On the mail)
"Two and a half years away! And where is the Kingdom of Zegreius!! How should we get there?!" (Haruka)
"Well, well…Also, Haruka-chan, can you change your way of speaking and hairstyle back to normal?" (Shinobu)
"It's become a habit, and it's hard to go back!!" (Haruka)
Mitsuha's Perspective
At the strong request of the Sabi-Colé duo, we decided to send them an invitation to Sabine-chan's debutante ball, which was still two and a half years away.
Of their classmates, they had become especially good friends and had taken care of them…
Apparently, they really wanted to send it to all their classmates, but they seemed to know that it's impossible.
So, it seemed that they chose two friends as compensation for giving them the precious medai.
An invitation to a debutante ball could reveal something about the other world.
But there were surely countries on Earth that still had the same level of civilization as the ancients, like the Grand Duchy of Grand Fenwick[2] or the Principality of Cagliostro[3].
Well, it's a fictional country that appeared in the story, but as long as the two invited classmates think, "There are countries like that," there's no problem.
…But how can I transport them there while making them believe that it's a country on Earth and not another world?!
No, there were still two and a half years left. Maybe I'd come up with a better idea by then.
Maybe by then the whole world would have found out about the other world, and there would be no need to hide it…
No.
No, no.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no!!
…well, with that, Sabine-chan's and Colette-chan's short-term study abroad ended.
Translation Note
[1] メダイ
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Fenwick
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle_of_Cagliostro