Haru and Aria (Part Two)

p1

Hah...
It's no use after all.

Are you alright, Aria-san?
...Yeah..

Okay.
One more try...!

Ever since then, Aria-chan
has been taking the daily training seriously.

p2

As a result,

Aria-san has become just a little able
to fly with her own wings.

However...
Kya!

Aria-san!

p3

...Woah.
Made it in time...

Thank you, Haru.
she still can't fly for long distances.

...Let's take a little break.
...Yes.

...

p4

The exam is next week...

At this rate,
passing the exam will be practically impossible...

...

Um... Aria-san.
?

p5

Why don't you try practising flying with a broom?

...That's...

I think the reason you're unable to fly
isn't just because of your wings.

p6

I'm sure you must hold some fear towards flying itself.

I believe getting used to flying is important.

Won't you try it at least once?

p7

...Alright.

If you insist, Haru.

Really!?
Just once, though.

Thank you, Aria-san!

p8

If she gets the hang of the broom and gets over her fear,

she should be able to fly with her wings.

And if
she can fly with her wings...
She can pass the exam...!

I need to teach her well...!
Are you listening?
The first step is to relax.

From there, slowly pour your magic into the broom.
...

p9

Make sure you have a clear image
of ascending into the sky.

...That being said,
it might be tricky for a begin-

ner...

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Wawah!
Haru!
I'm floating!
What do I do next!?

Eh?

Erm...
Move in a forward direction
while keeping your balance...
She's already floating on her first try...?

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Like this?

...That's amazing,
Aria-san!

Haru!
Look!
I'm actually flying!
Amazing.

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It took me three whole months just to float.
What is this?

I should be happy that Aria-san's able to fly,
but when I see her do it so easily,

a part of me thinks
"that's not fair".

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It's all thanks to you, Haru.
Thank you.

Glad to hear it.
But
...with this,

passing the exam next week should be possible.

...What do you mean?

Erm, what I'm saying is,
you can take next week's flight exam on the broom and...
I don't want to.

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You said it just earlier, didn't you?

The broom was just to take away my fear.

I want
to be able to fly with my wings.

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That's...
I mean, yeah, that's the goal eventually...

but I figured taking the exam with the broom might be better,
since we've only got a week left.

...So in the end,

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all you care about
are you own grades?

Sorry,
but I have no intention
of flying on a broom anymore.

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Why are you so determined
to fly with your wings?

If I can't use my wings to fly,
they're nothing more than an accessory.
Besides,

p18

isn't it weird for an angel to fly on a broom?

...Aria-san.

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You have way more talent than I do.

No matter how much effort a plebian like me struggles to put in,

I can't come close to someone with talent like you.

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Even though you can easily fly with a broom,
refusing to take the exam with one because you want to fly with your wings
is kinda privileged, don't you think?

...What do you know

p21

about my feelings?
I don't know anything!

In order to fly with a broom,
I frantically trained every day.
It took me several months
before I could finally fly.

What was easy magic for you
was something I had to work really hard to obtain for myself.

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I have feelings
that I won't back down on either.

...Fine then.

p23

It looks like
you never needed my support to begin with.

I'm...
leaving.

Hey, wait!
Haru!

p24

Haru?

Cecilia-sensei.

I'm pretty sure going outside at night is forbidden.

...I'm sorry.

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Well, I'll pretend I didn't see you tonight.

Did you have a fight with Aria?

How did you...
I can tell that much just from looking at you.

...
Long ago,

p26

Aria was bullied a lot
becuase of her injured wing.

She was laughed at from every direction,
being told it was weird that an angel couldn't fly with their wings.

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Eventually, she avoided the sky altogether.

She thought that if she was just going to be laughed at for being unable to fly,
she may as well not try to fly to begin with.

...

p28

...Why?

Why did you
entrust me with Aria-san?

...Since you're such a hard worker,

I figured you and Aria would become great friends.

But

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it looks like it was a somewhat heavy burden.

Get some rest for tonight, Haru.

p30

...Okay, Sensei.

p31

Friends, huh...

p32

Haru's not here... huh...

Well then, Aria.

Let's begin your flight exam.

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You must fly from here

and safely arrive at the goal over there.

Okay, please begin.

Yes, ma'am.

p34

It'll be okay.
Even without Haru around,
I've done plenty of practice by myself this past week.

I can fly
even with these wings.

p35

...Okay.
Now to just go straight.

...!

p36

No way...
It's raining!?

What do I do?

The rain is making my feathers heavier.
I can't move my wings very... well...

p37

Ah...

I can't fly after all.

p38

Haru!?

p39

...Aria-san.

I'm sorry about the other day!

I... was jealous of you.
I was so caught up in my own feelings
that I didn't pay any notice
to how you felt, Aria-san.

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Even so,
I want
to help you.

Because I

am your friend, Aria-san...!

p41

Mom's magic that I saw that day
was a special magic that cleared up the stormy skies in an instant.

Please
give me
the power to help my friend.

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...It cleared up.

p44

Now get flying!
Aria-san!!

p45

The results of Aria-san's exam,

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despite me lending her a hand midway,
ended with a pass.

I managed to avoid dropping out too
and safely greeted spring.
And then...

Aria-san, get ready already!

p47

We're gonna be late for our first period!

Mm~...

Five more minutes...
After all that,
we began living in the same dorm room.

That's no good!
We don't even have time for breakfast anymore!

Wah...!

p48

Hey, Aria-san!?
Ufufu.

It's fine, right? Just a little longer.

Th-...
That's not the problem here!
Hey, look, Haru.

The sky is pretty.

p49

Yeah.
It sure is.

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Come on.
I'm gonna leave you behind, okay?
Eh~? Wait for me, Haru~

If the two of them are together, they can go even higher and further...

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Pub: 26 May 2026 20:36 UTC

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