The only thing that I can say is that I'm back. And with a vengeance.

My life is pretty much chaotic now. I'm got exams, more exams and I need some study time meaning that the time allocated to this is decreasing little by little which sucks. But I've endured and managed to get through to this.

I've started with this with my fabulous return in September because I want you guys to know that I'm set for updates for the next 10 weeks! Well 9 if you include this chapter. Meaning that for the next few weeks, I hope that you will enjoy what is to come for both the chapters of Between the Lines and A Certain Unknown Level 0. I'll be alternating between the two so for those that read this; you are the only ones that know what is happening with the progress of both projects!

I probably won't update for Christmas as a result of this chaos but we'll see. I will update when Heavy Object the anime comes out though! I'm soooooooooooooooooo excited for another Kamachi work so as I wait (and wait and wait and wait) for Index III, I'll look forward to Heavy Object in the meantime. I hope you guys look forward to this project of mine though (and anything else you do) and wait to see what happens in the writing machine. And the anime scene too!

Yet I just felt like starting with this first because well, reasons!

But you know what?

I've always had this feeling as though alternating between requests and my own thoughts needs to be done every now and then. Firstly, I hope that this is something that none of you are against as it sort of freshens things up and keeps people guessing about whether the next one is a request or not.

First thing to say, this is a new idea dreamed up by me. I won't go into it too much however I guess the only thing that I have to consider is the genre of the story. I've written it as Humour/Friendship but there are always some aspects of Romance here. I've also got some darker stories in the future as well so I have no idea what to think. I suppose for ACUL0, the choice of genre as Mystery/Humour is a bit odd too. I guess some other authors have got it better than me for choosing appropriate genres.

Whatever. That's just my thoughts on my own strange mindset. Potatoes.

Naturally before we begin , I'd like to thank my beta reader PokeRescue18. With everything flying around in life for the both of us, I really want to thank him for his work.

And you, the reader. For those that read this for fun, thanks. For pleasure, thanks. I hope that you look forward to this and for those awaiting their requests, I hope that you also enjoy what is to come for you as well.

But I'm back and once again, from both BTL and ACUL0, there is only thing that I ask you to do! From me:

Enjoy.

Mr Question Mark.

The Protocol Surrounding Elopement. Lack_Of_Knowledge.

Their feet tumbled through the snow despite the fact that they knew that there was no way to actually escape the threat that was behind them. However that hopelessness was thrown out of their minds as they made their way through the white wonderland surrounding them from all sides.

"Hurry up! We don't have much time in the first place!"

"Do you think that you have the right in the first place to be bossing me around!?"

"As far as I'm concerned, you've already lost – Get down!"

Kamijou Touma tackled Othinus to the ground as he shivered upon making contact with the snow beneath him before the Magic God could even make a sound.

The next second though, her vision was blotted out with the burning sensation upon her retina of orange as what could only be described as instant death sailed over her head. She leaned her head backwards and narrowed her one eye as she looked at what were happening only metres away.

Misaka Mikoto, the Railgun of Academy City and the #3 Level 5 was currently fighting numerous amounts of perhaps the most technologically advanced military machines in existence.

FIVE_Over Modelcase_"RAILGUN".

Mikoto used her magnetism to latch onto one of the FIVE_Over models, creating an iron sand sword within her grip as she used it to slice through the metal of the enemy, sending one the units tumbling to the snowy ground beneath her feet.

"Shit, it's still got its sights on us! Othinus, get up and do it now!"

Kamijou yelled at the top of his lungs as he grabbed Othinus's hand from where he had tackled her to the ground, bringing her to her feet and practically dragging her through the snow despite the wounds that he had sustained.

Othinus knew exactly what was going on, fully aware of her surroundings and what was happening both to the human that she had put through hell and herself as well.

They were in Denmark, halfway across the world from Tokyo Bay and Sargasso where they had encountered each other as arch enemies, only to leave as trusted allies.

Here they were, with the both of them against the world, Kamijou having been ripped from all forms of connection that had allowed him to survive in the world of both Magic and Science.

He had just faced Mikoto herself and fallen unconscious however now that that battle was over and done with, with the two residents of Academy City coming to some sort of conclusion around their battle, Kamijou and Othinus were again on the run from the world, their feet dragging through the snowy ground of Denmark that seemed to want to pull them back into its cold embrace.

One of the FIVE_Over models aimed the massive cannon on its back towards the two of them, moving its praying mantis like body downwards in order to get a better shot. Kamijou gritted his teeth upon looking back as to why Othinus was moving so slower and seeing the sight of that weapon aiming to fire.

"Misakaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Kamijou yelled at the top of his lungs as he threw Othinus to the ground again and stood in front of her, shoving his right hand in front of himself as he stood among the windy blizzard blowing through the air.

Misaka Mikoto immediately heard his shout as she continued her fight against the FIVE_Overs, realising instantly that the moment that once the FIVE_Over fired its cannon towards the both of them, Kamijou Touma and Othinus were dead.

However the one thing that the hunk of metal that was Academy City technology did not realise was the worth in the action that Kamijou was taking right now, with his right hand extended in front of him.

She reached into her skirt, bringing out a small coin that she held at the tip of her thumb as she unleashed her ultimate technique without hesitation.

The true Railgun unleashed her power, sending the projectile through the air where it pierced through the FIVE_Over like butter, only to continue its trek through the Denmark landscape and smash itself into the boy's right hand.

Imagine Breaker took effect as the wind from the blast sent snow flying in all directions behind Kamijou as he lowered his right hand, watching the FIVE_Over fall to the ground as he immediately turned and ran towards Othinus.

"Thanks Misaka! I owe you one!"

Kamijou did not even take the time to think about what he was saying whatsoever as he did not spare a moment to see Mikoto's blushing face in response as he raced towards where Othinus was, taking her by the hand.

"Othinus! Can you move?" he asked her as the God merely winced at the touch of the boy's hand.

"I can. However Ollerus's Fairy Spell is definitely starting to slow my movements slightly." she remarked honestly as Kamijou swore.

"This isn't good then. We need a vehicle and fast."

"A vehicle?" asked Othinus. "How about one of those?" She pointed in a certain direction as Kamijou matched where she was looking, his expression going blank as soon as he saw what she was looking at.

"No. No way. There is no way that I am doing that."

"Its operator fled as soon as Academy City machines attacked. I know how to operate one myself."

"That's not the issue! I am not stealing one of those! I'd rather walk instead of placing myself in there!" shouted Kamijou towards the Magic God as she rose and leaned onto Kamijou for support as she looked at him in her one good eye.

"It's another 50 kilometres to Fredericia. Are you planning on walking there by foot or hitchhiking? With everything that is happening do you really think that we have the luxury of options here human?" Othinus gave her rationale as the spirit of the boy broke instantly as he felt as though he was going to start crying soon but she paid it no mind.

"Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…"

"Stop being on the edge of tears all the time! You chose to do this so we have to commandeer that vehicle immediately!" she said.

Kamijou sniffled a little bit as he looked at the distance between them and their target as he looked towards the person that he had chosen to protect against the world. He steeled himself as he realised the truth behind Othinus's words and nodded.

"You're right…. If there's no other way, then there's nothing that we can do. Sorry Othinus but to get the furthest away then I need to do this!" shouted Kamijou as he acted.

"Huh? What are you – waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!?" Othinus let out that cry however not because she had been attacked but rather because Kamijou Touma had carelessly lifted her up.

With his left arm he supported the area under her knees and with his right arm, supporting her head where she rested it. She struggled and felt her face go slightly warm despite not feeling the cold.

The only reason for such was probably because of the position that she was being held in by the boy.

And that was purely because she was being carried bridal style.

"H-Hang on there, what exactly is this supposed to mean?" asked Othinus, trying to sound angry however unable to keep the small edges of a smile forming on her face. Kamijou though paid it no mind as he looked forward towards his goal and pressed Othinus closed towards his chest as he broke into a run through the Danish snow.

Othinus saw Mikoto stand stunned as she watched how the boy was carrying her, almost getting hit by a stray railgun from one of the FIVE_Overs as a result, her lack of movement clearly being from jealously as Othinus felt herself feeling both annoyed and somewhat pleased at the action that the boy had taken.

"I said I was sorry! It's the best way so don't think that there's anything overly suggestive about this!" pleaded Kamijou as Othinus felt her mood go sour.

"O-Overly suggestive? Don't think that my thoughts were heading in that direction at all human!" spat out Othinus as she felt the smile on her face fall instantly due to the truth behind the boy's actions.

"Huh? Did part of Misaka rub off on you or something there Othinus?" asked Kamijou.

"I'm going to punch you in the face. You have had prior warning."

"Really? Is that s-bfffhf!?" Kamijou received a punch to the face as promised as he continued the trek through the snow, Othinus silent now as she moved a hand towards the covered chest of the boy that was carrying her through the Danish snow.

Here they both were. Just the two of them against the world and it seemed as though it was clear to her that the only one that had chosen to stay by her side throughout this entire ordeal was someone that clearly had nothing to gain from all of this.

He wasn't doing this for money. He wasn't doing this because it benefitted him in anyway.

He was merely doing this because there was no way that he could stand watching the girl knows as the Magic God Othinus die at the hands of those that wanted peace.

Had she expected such? No, had she even deserved such? After everything that she had placed him through, did she even remotely think that he would save her?

The answer was surely 'no' however, here they both were.

Kamijou Touma trekking through the snow treating Othinus like a fragile princess.

And Othinus pressing against the chest of her hero while silently rubbing her hand, unnoticed by Kamijou, against his chest. Despite everything that she had become, despite everything that had occurred between them, he had stood by her.

He had refused to run and it was now too late for him to flee from the circumstances. He was stuck in this hell, unbroken and strong as he held Othinus closer towards him. They both had been through so much and right now, for that Magic God, it didn't matter where they were or who was chasing them.

They had each other, the only other person that truly understood them with them.

Was there nothing in truth that Othinus could say as a way to express what she was feeling? Could it even be put into words the sensation that trickled against her heart?

She looked up towards the boy who had gone through Denmark in search of Othinus's one remaining eye, focused and prepared for what was to come next.

But as he did so, was he really prepared for the next thing that had to be said to come from Othinus herself?

The Magic God did not care as she opened her mouth within his arms as she tried to find the proper words to describe the sensation that lay within her own heart.

"Human, I-"

"We're here. Ride's over Othinus." remarked Kamijou as he set Othinus onto the ground as the two of them stood in front of their destination.

The tank that had been abandoned by the Americans stood in front of them, the barrel pointed in the direction of Mikoto and the FIVE_Overs however without a driver, it was basically useless; a hunk of metal that was going nowhere.

"Are you sure you know how to drive one of these things?" asked Kamijou sceptically as he turned towards Othinus as he frowned. There was something wrong with her face, her face pulled into an expression that seemed as though she were pouting; as if something had escaped her that she thought was hers.

"Othinus?"

"Yes? What, of course I can pilot this thing. Who in the world do you think I am?" spat out Othinus as the expression that was on her face disappeared as if it had never been there in the first place. He must have imagined it as Othinus looked up towards the tank's body as she reached for the metal frame.

She tried to get a proper grip on the metal form however slipped and fell into the snow, trying once again in order to get higher however she could not manage to do so with so little grip in her fingers and her weakened body.

"Heh. It seems as though even gods have trouble doing something humans do." remarked Kamijou as Othinus glared towards him.

"Shut up and help me up here. We need to get moving and do it now. Otherwise, we'll just be stuck here forever." she stated as she tried to get up once again however slid down as Kamijou sighed, moving towards the side of the tank in order to climb it and reached the top of it in order to climb into the top hatch.

"Hang on, what are you doing?" Othinus frowned whilst asking her question as Kamijou frowned as well.

"What are you asking? I'm going to lift you up into the tank."

"I refuse. I want to go first."

"Do we really have time to be discussing as something as stupid as who goes first?!" Although Kamijou let out that comment, it was clear that Othinus's pride as a God was at stake. Kamijou was made to climb back down and assist her as she tried to climb up into the tank first as Kamijou was forced to support her petite butt as she tried to climb on although with a reddened face.

"O-Othi-chan, I really think that maybe we should have purchased that underwear for you!" he let that comment while touching her bare skin as Othinus kicked him in the face.

"St-Stop staring then human! What you're doing goes past adultery and into blasphemy!" she said at the top of her voice however no matter how much Kamijou tried, the hormonal teenager within him kept his eyes on the sight of Othinus's behind.

While he had the self-control to not actually act on any sexual provocation that the world sent his way, he was still a healthy high school boy that had those kinds of thoughts.

"I-I can't help it! What with all you magicians wearing next to nothing, why is that I have to suffer for your choice of wardrobe?" Kamijou complained as Othinus made it up to the top of the tank as Kamijou followed close behind as the two of them looked into the hatch that was below.

Darkness was there however there was a tiny light as Kamijou got a good look at the section that was likely the firing mechanism for the massive barrel that was pointing in the direction of the FIVE_Overs.

"Alright, this is what you need to get. There should be a headset down there, standard American model for communications. Get it for me and we can get you driving this thing within an instant despite your limited intelligence." commanded Othinus.

"Hang on there, you really expect me, a normal high school boy, to understand anything you say when you look at a tank's controls and tell me what to do? It will be all French to me! Can't you do it? This is too much for someone that can't even roller skate!" cried Kamijou as Othinus gave him a pitiful look.

"You can't roller skate?"

"I don't want to hear that from someone that formed a Segway whenever I was running for my life in those endless hells to match my speed." retorted Kamijou as Othinus slowly got into the tank as she finally realised that Kamijou was unlikely going to understand what she was saying.

"No, it's just that I'm pretty sure that I put you in a world where the American military was the most prominent force with Academy City espers being hunted by everyone. I seem to remember you taking control of a tank then to protect a complete stranger, only for a self-detonation device to go off and engulf you." remarked Othinus, not matching the eyes of the boy above her.

Why had she said that?

While she always felt as though what she said could be remarked as something that would be passed off by the boy as 'something Othinus would say', he truly had died within that world that she spoke of. His boy had burned and he hadn't even had the chance to scream. How much pain would that have entailed?

She could fathom it however she had caused that very pain upon the boy that was above her. She had done that and now she was stating it as it was nothing more than a detail. As someone that had endured all of that was that fair to him as a person? No, as someone who had chosen to stand up for her despite those worlds?

She remembered the worlds that she had put him in and the cruelty she had shown him while it was likely that he did not remember all of the worlds. Whether it be because of the massive time that he had spent there meaning that some memories were lost as more took their place or whether he was suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder where some of the memories were suppressed (Othinus definitely felt as though this was the case), he would never remember them all.

Doing so would surely reveal that they had definitely been enemies hell bent on defeating the other.

"Huh? I seem to remember something like that. Since when do tanks have self-destruct functions anyway? I felt that world was cheating to be honest."

Kamijou remarked offhand as if the subject in question had nothing to do with him as Othinus looked up at him with a startled look.

Had he really brushed off that world like it was nothing? When she had created it to break him? How could he smile and say that when he had truly suffered?

"? What is it Othinus?" asked Kamijou as the God shook her head, climbing down and reaching the bottom of the tank as she searched and found the headset that she was talking about. She took two, handing one to Kamijou where he was sitting on the ladder descending into the interior of the tank from the top of it.

He put it in his ear as Othinus tested the headset itself, looking towards the controls. Numerous levels and switches were located all over the place as she pointed to a number of the levers.

"Alright. First things first, do NOT touch this trigger here. Understand? I won't have you treat it as misfortune. If you touch it then we are doomed." declared Othinus confidently as Kamijou frowned and scratched his head.

"Oh? And what exactly does that one do?" asked Kamijou in wonder as Othinus merely sighed, hoping that a practical demonstration would reveal the threat better than words.

"This."

She pulled the trigger and the tank fired a shell 155mm in diameter through the air where it slammed into the side of one of the FIVE_Overs that had exposed one of its railgun cannons, only for the machine to explode as the railgun did not have a perfect path to travel down.

Mikoto, who had been the one that it had been aiming at went pale as stared at the tank that had fired while its occupants, well the male one, truly went white in the face as he understood that he was not to touch the trigger.

"U-Understood sensei."

"Right. Of course the generation 3.5 tanks that these are generally have an auto-reload function which is somewhat regarded as the pinnacle of technology. Hmph. Compared to Academy City, an auto-reload function for a tank is child's play. So don't touch that trigger! Anyway, for movement, see this lever? This is the shift lever. While that changes the speed, you want to note the tread levers. These control the overall movement of the tank itself but the shift lever can be put into neutral. I don't think that we need to focus too much on direction as long as you understand the basic controls for the tread levers."

Kamijou nodded and put a finger underneath his chin as she spoke, Othinus looking back up towards him as he seemed to understand.

"Got it?" she asked.

"I guess. Could you repeat a certain part though? Don't get angry when I say what it is though." asked Kamijou lightly as Othinus let out a sigh in response, although hiding the partial smile on her face.

"What part do you want me to start from again? Turning the shift lever into neutral? Controls of tread levers?"

"Not really. Could you start from 'auto-reload function'?" he asked.

"That was the beginning you complete ignoramus!"

"Well after you fire a tank shell, of course I'm going to be rattled! You think that this Kamijou-san sees tanks being fired every day?" yelled Kamijou back towards her as she groaned and pushed past Kamijou who was on the ladder as she began to climb out of the tank. Kamijou followed behind her as they both stuck their heads outside the tank as Othinus looked in the direction that they were going to be travelling.

She pointed in that direction as she spoke.

"Alright, see that horizon? We're going to be travelling in that direction so you need to move the barrel of the tank in that direction while moving the tread levers." she explained as Kamijou nodded, understanding a bit better as he wasn't rattled by the firing of the tank as he turned in the direction that they had come in.

His face immediately went pale as he grabbed Othinus by the shoulder and leg. Before she could even protest, she was thrown out of the tank, only hearing the sound of the boy yelling.

"Get out of here Othinus!"

She fell onto the cold snow as she watched the boy fall further into the tank as a result of him throwing Othinus upwards, completely lacking in comprehension of why he had done that however her question was answered by the sight of the railgun shooting through the air where she had just been.

"Biometric scan results: lack of failure to eliminate target. Prioritising ease of attack towards target currently constrained. Commencing elimination of target known as Kamijou Touma."

A feminine voice that sounded completely cold resounded through the air as Othinus looked behind her, the direction that they had come in as she saw the sight of one of the FIVE_Overs pointing its massive Gatling gun-like barrel towards the American tank. It was clear what would happen to the tank once it fired and Othinus screamed at the top of her lungs.

"Human! Get out of there and do it now! Get out!"

Kamijou heard her voice from inside the tank, feeling the almost freezing metal against his face as he looked up and saw the rouge FIVE_Over pointing its barrel towards him and moving closer in order to ensure a complete kill from point blank range.

Even as an amateur, Kamijou could tell that there was no way that he was going to survive if the tank fired given his current state.

But what could he do in response to a FIVE_Over? He had no weapons whatsoever as his enemy was one of the more impressive units that Academy City had developed. Where was he going to get a weapon on such short notice?

Wait...a weapon?

Kamijou Touma almost face palmed as he forgot where he was as he crawled along the floor of the tank and grabbed one of the handles, recalling something that Othinus had said only moments before.

"Of course the generation 3.5 tanks that these are generally have an auto-reload function which is somewhat regarded as the pinnacle of technology."

An auto-reload function of a shell that had already been fired.

There was only one thing that Kamijou could do in response as his fingers found the trigger of the tank and pulled on it frantically without even bothering to aim as the FIVE_Over approached a distance that analysis of the environment felt was safe enough to ensure a kill as it fired instantly.

The tank shell sailed through the air, hitting its target however did not stop the firing of the FIVE_Over itself.

That did not mean instant death though as the tank shell hit the cannon that was resting on the back of the massive machine, the shell bursting apart in an instant and spreading something that lay inside the shell itself.

Given their enemy was a Magic God accompanied by a resident of Academy City, paranoia among the forces of America must have thought that the normal high school boy that was Kamijou Touma was hiding some sort of secret mechanical weapon in his arsenal.

If that was the case, then the counter for something that ran on electricity and signals was simple; evident in what was held within the tank shell itself.

Chaff Seeds floated in the air as soon as the tank shell burst apart, the close proximity that they were to the FIVE_Over with the ventilation of the large unit meaning that they were sucked into the machine itself. The electromagnetic jamming that they conducted as a whole short circuited the large machine as the Americans had thought it would have done with any electronic device as the firing of the railguns were disturbed greatly and rendering it useless.

Internally, the circuits of the machine and the AI unit that were controlling it went into chaos, sending signals that contradicted all of its orders everywhere. As a result of what was likely interpreted as an attempt to gather technology that only belonged in Academy City and not the rest of the world, the FIVE_Over unit only had one response to prevent the leak of technology.

A railgun was fired internally towards all of its circuits, frying every single one of them as the entire unit self-destructed in order to protect the technological marvel that it was.

Naturally, given the close proximity towards the enemy that had fired the shot, the tank was not something that escaped unscathed.

The flames and shockwave of the explosion literally threw the tank into the air, turning it upside down where it landed in the snow. It creaked ominously as it fell to the side, the FIVE_Over being reduced to nothing but dust due to its destruction as the chaos that was happening here was not registered by the Level 5 esper fighting the other FIVE_Overs.

Instead, the only person to witness what had just happened was the person that had been saved from such a fate.

Othinus felt herself staring at the tank that had dented beyond belief, her breathing stopping completely as she felt it extremely hard to muster the will to even stand.

Explosions were not like movies where a character could be standing only metres away from an exploding bomb, only to survive and walk away. Explosions themselves sent shockwaves through the air and the closer one was to it, the more chance of there being the destruction of internal organs due to the proximity towards the bomb.

Naturally, the further people were away from a bomb and whether they were in a state of shock to forcibly restart those destroyed organs was a different matter however as far as Othinus could see it, there was no way of surviving what she had just seen.

The tank had been completely engulfed in flames before being lifted from the shockwave itself before landing on the ground.

Assuming that someone managed to survive the shockwave damage, then the damage received from the fall was something that was hardly something one would walk away from.

Only one reality remained for the person that had thrown Othinus out of the tank in order to save her life and allow her to continue on.

"No…."

Othinus felt her lip tremble as she looked at the burning tank in front of her, finding movement in her legs as she was the only one to realise what was happening to the person inside as the Level 5 esper in the distance was still engaging in the Academy City units, not paying attention to what was happening here.

Othinus moved forward, noting the trembling in her hands. She had lost all sense of cold so she was not shaking in response to the chilly weather. Her heart beat erratically as she wished for this to be nothing more than a dream that she had to wake up from.

"It…can't be."

She denied it.

Because there was nothing else that she could do.

"You can't do this human….you can't. You can't!"

Othinus yelled in the snowy plain in Denmark as she found all strength leave her legs, forcing her to crawl towards the burning tank that was in the distance.

"You promised. You said that you would face the entire world, to protect me! You promised!" She shouted as she crawled, gripping the snow underneath her hand as she clenched her fist, burying her face into the harsh snow.

There was a wet sensation around her eye however Othinus had lost all capability to generate tears at this point. Was that the snow around her eye? Or was that truly something that she felt that she had lost; a tear that was one of the first of many to come?

"You….can't leave me."

Her voice was nothing more than a whimper as she struggled to lift her head.

It was over.

She had lost everything.

She had lost her powers, the one person that had understood her and soon, even her life as a Magic God that had truly wanted someone by her side.

But that was all gone.

Othinus closed her one good eye, letting the sensation of the destruction of the Fairy Spell of Ollerus taking over her –

"…..*Cough*."

Her eye shot open instantly as she slowly moved her head in the snow towards the sound of the voice.

"*Cough* *cough* *cough* Sh…*cough*….it."

"That's….."

A figure climbed out of the burning tank, clearly damaged all over with burns covering his arms, small singes in his spiky hair as he crawled out of the tank. Instantly the burns were cooled by the snow however the boy clearly had internal injuries.

He coughed one, twice, three times before he stopped and threw up, blood streaming from his mouth as he continued coughing. He gripped the snow within his own hand and forced his body to endure the pain he was feeling as he slowly…

Slowly…

Slowly…

Rose.

"….impossible."

Othinus let out her remark as Kamijou Touma looked around where he was, seeing Othinus on the ground and completely forgot about his own wounds as he raced towards her. He tripped in the snow due to his groggy movements however stood up once again and raced towards her fallen form, grabbing her by the shoulders.

"Othi…Othinus! Shit, come on, we have to get moving! I know you want to rest but we don't have time here! I know it's not her fault but Misaka might miss another one of the FIVE-Overs so we have no time to rest!" Kamijou cried out towards her however Othinus paid no mind to it as she used her strength in her arms to slowly drag herself back first into the snow with Kamijou still holding onto her shoulders.

Normally such a thing was hardly going to cause the boy to fall forward however he must have suffered more damage that he thought as he fell forward as well; catching himself as he noticed the position he was in, red going to his face instantly.

Othinus though hardly cared for his opinion on the situation that they were in, with Kamijou on top of her with the only thing preventing him from falling on top of her being his arms that supported his weight. Othinus was below him in the snow as she instantly made up her mind.

The events of today had been nothing more than rooted in her own selfishness. Kamijou had allowed that as there was nothing more that he could do to prevent her from exercising her given right to such.

But now the relief that filled her was something that only made her want to exercise that right even more forcefully with her underneath the body of the boy that had declared that he would save her even if it meant fighting the entire world.

And he had done that, only to protect the life and smile of a single girl.

He had been thrown across the world from Tokyo Bay and Sargasso to Denmark.

He had faced the #1 esper of Academy City.

He had faced the Roman Catholic Church and their Fish of the Supper spell.

He had faced the Russian Orthodox Church and their Seven Deadly Sins Spell.

He had faced the combined forces of a Princess of the United Kingdom, a former and current Saint and the leader of the Knights of England.

He had faced the Dvergr of GREMLIN.

He had faced the forces of America and the US President himself.

He had faced the FIVE_Overs of Academy City.

He had faced the #3 esper of Academy City.

He had done all of those things, taking his mere words into his actions and driving himself forward despite the destruction that his body was surely facing.

And there were moments throughout those fights where Othinus was reduced to becoming a mere bystander, where she truly felt as though it had ended and the one that had been determined to save her had lost.

But he had still got up and returned.

Othinus acted swiftly, wrapping her arms around Kamijou's neck where she lay in the snow and brought herself up so that she rose and pulled him into an embrace. Her witch's hat pressed lightly against the boy's face and he felt the warmth of her skin and the sensation of her scent tickling his nose.

"O-Othi-"

"Don't speak." She said softly as Kamijou shut his mouth.

Othinus said nothing as she rubbed the side of her head against the boy's face, noting that although she had lost her sense of cold so it was not possible for her to feel real warmth in this chilly wasteland.

However right now, a small smile rose to her face as she definitely and truly felt something as she pressed up against the boy; something more pleasing than the warmth that she wanted to receive.

And once again, she made a truly selfish request.

"Please….don't leave me."

Her voice was soft and almost pleading, something that was hardly suitable for a god but she cared not one iota. She merely wanted to express her one wish to the world that she had brought back.

She felt a grip on her shoulders as something forced her back into the snow, seeing blue eyes that stared back at her as Kamijou simply gave his response.

"Never. It's us against the world Othinus. And I will always be by your side."

Before she could say anything, he forced himself up, spitting on the ground. Othinus noted the red colour of the substance that came from his mouth as he grinned despite everything, Othinus watching that idiotic face in pure amazement.

How could he smile like that given what he was facing?

She surely wondered that as Kamijou held out his right hand, offering it to the girl that could barely stand as he maintained that expression on his face.

"So there is no time to waste. We have a tank to steal."

That one statement brought the rarest of open smiles on the girl's face that she would be willing to show anyone as she grabbed that hand in front of her. And once again, that warmth that she should not have been able to feel spread through her as she rose to her feet.

She stumbled, or at least it looked like she did as Kamijou caught her, allowing her to lean against him. It was clear that he thought that she was slowly losing her mobility however that was not it at all as the boy covered her shoulder with his arm and supported her while stepping forward himself. His gaze was focused straightforward and as such did not notice the gaze directed towards him.

The gaze of the Magic God that pressed her cold hand against the boy's as once again that warmth filled her body.

Although the world was against them, Othinus did not feel afraid whatsoever.

As long as she had this boy next to her then she felt that there was nothing she had to fear from the world around her even if it pressed at her from all sides. Their understanding allowed for that to the fullest and she recognised that perfectly.

But maybe it came with something a little extra.

But, as the two of them walked through the blizzard of Denmark towards the tank in the distance, Othinus truly felt that such a side effect involving the boy named Kamijou Touma not that bad.

Even a God could accept it for now.

And this is the end!

If you look towards the title, the theme of this was elopement. While after the NT 10 hype, there were a few stories surrounding Othinus and Touma (OTP – Othinus Touma Pairing), those seemed to have slowly petered out. I have no idea why but there we go. So I decided to have a little go.

While in the novel itself, we're given the fights (and there is nothing wrong with that), the journey from one end of Denmark to another gives rise to a number of situations that can arise from the two of them wherever they go. I mean, how exactly did they get onto all of the vehicles that allowed them to hitchhike given Touma's lack of knowledge regarding the language? These kinds of questions arise and I thought that I might address it in the form of the tank that they steal.

Although it gets driven over a cliff in the end, I felt as though it was the perfect chance to show the dire situation in Denmark that Kamachi gave us as well as the fact that there is truly something that binds both Othinus and Touma. After all, despite everything, Touma really did challenge the world to save one girl. While that might be the Touman speaking, it is not something to laugh at here.

Thus there was the connection shown here. I hope that you liked it and the compromising situations that Touma and Othinus find themselves in in their escape from the world.

I hope you enjoyed it fully.

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And I'll see you when I see you and I won't if I don't.

Although he might consider himself a normal high school boy, Touma managed to destroy a FIVE_Over, survived a tank flipping over after something exploded in front of him, only to stand up and keep going. He's either delusional or has a lot of Plot Armour going for him here. Whatever though. We don't mind.

One week down. I hope you look forward to my next update.

I hope I haven't lost my touch and feel for the series after so long while adding my personal flavour. What do you think?