The Student Council office was located in the highest tower of the school, a place of polished mahogany, silence, and an overwhelming sense of order. Konone and Yui stood before a massive oak desk, feeling like two soldiers summoned for a court-martial.
Behind the desk sat Shino Koko. Her uniform was immaculate, not a single silver hair out of place. Her eyes, a sharp and piercing emerald green, flickered over a series of "Incident Reports" detailing the destruction of the library and the courtyard fountain.
"Damage to school property is a breach of the campus rhythm," Koko said, her voice as cool and precise as a metronome. She wore white silk gloves, her fingers tapping a restless, uneven beat against the wood. "As Student Council President, I find your presence at the center of every disaster... discordant."
"We were just... doing extra credit?" Yui offered a weak, "Happy-Go-Lucky" smile.
Koko’s gaze didn't soften. She looked past Yui and settled on Konone. "And you. Your posture suggests combat training, yet your results are messy. You rely on brute force. It lacks elegance."
Konone stiffened, her violet eyes narrowing. She sensed something from Koko—not malice, but a vibration of power that felt familiar.
In the corner of the room stood a grand piano, draped in a velvet cloth. It looked like a tombstone. Koko’s eyes drifted toward it for a split second, and her tapping fingers suddenly clenched into a fist.
"That is all," Koko said, dismissing them with a sharp wave of her hand. "Try to keep the noise down. I dislike interruptions."
The Hidden Harmony
As the heavy doors closed behind them, Koko exhaled, her composure fracturing just slightly. She peeled back the white silk glove of her left hand, revealing faint, jagged scars running across her knuckles—the remnants of a tragic accident that had ended her career as a prodigy pianist.
"They are the ones, aren't they, Zephyr?" she whispered.
From the shadow of the piano, a tiny figure fluttered out. It was a fairy with translucent, wing-like ears and a tail that resembled a musical cleft. Zephyr glowed with a soft, green light, hovering over Koko’s hand.
"The girl in red carries the scent of the fallen capital," Zephyr replied, his voice sounding like the chime of a silver bell. "But they are unrefined, Koko-sama. They fight like children playing with matches."
Zephyr placed his tiny hands on Koko’s scars. A warm, green light pulsed, and the trembling in her fingers stopped. The healing magic was temporary, a gift for her service as a Blazing Girl, but it was the only thing that allowed her to maintain her "perfect" President persona.
"The Void is a noise that must be silenced," Koko said, standing up and walking to the window. She watched Konone and Yui walking across the quad below. "If they cannot play their parts with precision, they are nothing more than a distraction."
She looked at her hand, now steady thanks to Zephyr’s magic. She reached out and touched a single key on the piano. A clear, sharp middle C rang through the office.
"The next movement is beginning," Koko murmured. "Let’s see if they can even stay on beat."
In the distance, the sky began to take on a strange, brassy tint. The sound of a winding key—crrr-ack, crrr-ack—echoed through the city, signaling the arrival of a threat that was anything but harmonious.44Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZa3qW6dlM4
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