-1343- Only one reason

As a result, although everyone tasted the indescribably delicious desserts, they couldn't really enjoy them after what Edelweiss had revealed. They either stopped eating or couldn't taste anything even if they did.

Nevertheless, they finished all the desserts on the table before leaving the family restaurant.

Edelweiss did not appear again, as if she didn't care about the others, seemingly busy in the kitchen the entire time.

Everyone wanted to find Edelweiss and ask her directly, but considering her true identity, they hesitated and finally decided to retreat and head back to school.

"..."

Along the way, everyone remained silent, unable to say a word.

Even Stella and Tomaru Renren, usually so lively, couldn't lift their spirits.

Ikki, Shizuku, and Todo Touka also walked with their heads down, lost in thought.

In this manner, the group headed back towards Hagun Academy.

It wasn't until they were almost at school that someone finally spoke.

"The person Miss Edel mentioned should be Tenkai, right?"

The one who broke the silence was Stella.

While saying this, she glanced at Rozen, who was walking at the back, with a complicated expression.

Having already suspected Rozen's identity, Stella knew what Edelweiss's words implied if they were all true.

The others, not knowing this, showed increasingly serious expressions.

"It's probably Tenkai, without a doubt," Todo Touka confirmed. "After all, the only person who fought against the world alone and nearly killed the highest combat forces of the three great powers is Tenkai."

Ikki nodded in agreement.

"So, Edel-san has been by the side of the world's strongest Blazer for eight years since ten years ago?"

Shizuku asked in disbelief.

But no one could answer this question.

Because no one could confirm if it was true.

"Could it be that she was just lying?"

"That's what I think too."

Tomaru Renren and Saijou Ikazuchi expressed their opinions.

There was no other way.

If this was true, it would mean that the pastry chef who called herself Edel was the person who had been with Tenkai since ten years ago.

Who would believe that such a person would suddenly appear in a family restaurant as a pastry chef?

The problem is...

"If Edel-san is really her..."

"Then we have no choice but to believe it..."

The words of Misogi Utakata and Totokubara Kanata left everyone speechless.

Although Edelweiss did not mention her identity, she had repeatedly mentioned the title of "the world's most wicked criminal" and the fact that she had been wandering outside Estonia.

This was the origin of Edelweiss meeting the most important person in her life, so she naturally couldn't leave it out.

Everyone, including children, knew who the world's most wicked criminal was.

"The world's strongest swordsman, Twin-Wings Edelweiss."

Ikki mentioned this name with a tone full of respect, awe, and admiration.

"Is she... really Edel-san?"

Stella said uncertainly.

However, no one could answer this question either.

This time, though, everyone was certain of the answer.

"She must be Edelweiss herself," Shizuku said with great certainty. "I thought she looked familiar from the beginning. Now that I think about it, Edel-san is Edelweiss."

That's how it was.

Unlike the mysterious Tenkai, Edelweiss's appearance was well-known due to the wanted posters from the League of Mage-Knight Nations and the Union. Combined with her titles as the world's strongest swordsman and the world's most wicked criminal, the world was familiar with Twin-Wings's appearance.

The reason people didn't recognize her immediately could be because they hadn't made the connection, or they hadn't seen her before, or they had simply forgotten.

Edelweiss appearing in a family restaurant wearing casual clothes and an apron was so extraordinary that even those who knew her appearance couldn't link the two at first.

So, only now did everyone confirm Edelweiss's identity.

Then...

"If she really is Twin-Wings, then what she said is highly credible," Todo Touka said, taking a deep breath.

"I just didn't expect Tenkai and Twin-Wings to have such a relationship in the past."

This was a blind spot.

People only knew that two years ago, Tenkai and Twin-Wings had a battle in the mountains on the Western European border. The outcome was unknown, and Tenkai disappeared afterward, while Twin-Wings had been searching for Tenkai, seemingly seeking revenge for their previous encounter.

Who would have thought they had such a relationship, and that Twin-Wings wasn't seeking Tenkai for a challenge but to find someone important to her.

However...

"Why would Twin-Wings be working as a pastry chef in a family restaurant...?"

"It's really confusing..."

"What should we do?"

"Did Alice know about her presence beforehand?"

The members of the student council expressed their thoughts one after another.

This made Arisuin Nagi smile bitterly.

"I only knew that there was an impressive pastry chef in that family restaurant. I've never met her, and I certainly didn't know that the pastry chef was Twin-Wings."

Arisuin Nagi's explanation was understood by everyone.

If he had known about this, Arisuin Nagi wouldn't have reacted so strongly when he saw Edelweiss.

However...

"The reason why Twin-Wings would appear here isn't hard to guess."

Arisuin Nagi spoke calmly, as if reminding everyone of something.

"You just mentioned that Twin-Wings had been looking for someone, right?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's steps halted.

"You mean..."

"It can't be..."

One by one, they all showed expressions of disbelief.

But...

"The famous Twin-Wings would only appear here for one reason."

Arisuin Nagi smiled slightly.

"And that is because the person she's looking for is right here."

The correct answer.

Everyone at the scene gasped.

Only Stella looked at Rozen, with complicated emotions in her eyes once again.

Rozen stood there expressionlessly, listening to everyone's conversation without saying a word.

In his heart, he didn't know what to think.