Haruto figured getting out of this place the same way as before was as good a bet as any. He couldn't fly everyone out of here, they'd just ask more questions about the valvrave.

"Come on", Haruto said, leading them all to the vent that would take them back through the school.

Both Inuzuka and Saki looked like they wanted to know more, while Aina just looked scared of the Dorssians who were following them. Once inside, Haruto stopped Inuzuka before he could demand answers again.

"I promise, I'll explain. Right now, you need to start digging out Shoko."

"Shoko? You think she survived that explosion?", Inuzuka asked.

"I know she is", Haruto asserted. "Could you go with them?", he asked A-drei. "They'll need all the help they can get."

A-drei was about to refuse when L-elf stepped in. "Go. I need to speak with him privately."

When they were alone in the hall, Haruto reached out to grab L-elf's wrist, which he quickly snatched away. Haruto took a moment to remember this was the L-elf who had stabbed him without a second thought. Even so, he was glad to see him. This was the same L-elf who would later call him a friend in his dying moments. Haruto believed they could forge that bond again.

"Follow me."

Haruto took L-elf to his bedroom, which would one day be their bedroom. It felt so strange to look at it after all this time. He took a deep breath and gestured for L-elf to take a seat, which he did at the desk. Haruto sat down on his bed.

"I guess I should start from the beginning..." Which had technically been today. Haruto told the story as he remembered it. About what the valvraves were and how they were powered, how only the students of this school could become potential pilots.

"So we're sitting on an army?", L-elf had asked.

"No. They're civilians. I'm a civilian. But your DNA has to be changed in order to be a pilot. But no one else needs to be involved. I can't let anyone else take on this curse."

L-elf's eyes narrowed at his naivete. This was a war and that meant causalities. But he let Haruto continue. He learned of the magius and what they were about. That they had infiltrated Dorssia to the highest ranks. L-elf let it all sink in. It was a lot. And he only believed half of it. The other half made Haruto sound insane. But more importantly...

"You seem to remember quite a bit of this, considering you supposedly lost your memory near the end."

Haruto began to reply, but cut himself off, realizing that L-elf had a good point. He had forgotten a lot of his past during the final battle. So why was he able to remember things from today so clearly? He ran a hand through his hair. Apparently when he went back in time, the state of his memories went back as well.

"I guess I got lucky", he finally said.

"And what do you intend to do with this luck?", L-elf asked.

"Keep my friends alive. And re-shape the world so that everyone can live together in peace, human and magius alike."

L-elf could see the bright hope in Haruto's eyes and after hearing his story, it was incredible how optimistic he could be. L-elf wasn't so certain.

"The only way your goal can be achieved is if you're assisted by the other valvraves", L-elf said.

"No! I won't let this happen to anyone else!"

L-elf rolled his eyes. "You'll see things my way soon enough."

Haruto let out a sigh, remembering they didn't agree with how things should be done at the beginning either. Some things would never change he supposed.