Den of Monsters

Final Lesson: Hina Ayanokoji SS

i have never been one to care much for ideologies nor philosophy, even through my time of isolation and training i only just thought of what the future holds not my own self...what will kiyotaka be like now? how tall is he now? are shiro and yuki doing well? are those nine doing well? and so on...

that is until i met my teacher...he is an odd man who have only began teaching me for about a year now, he has a calm smile on his face at all times and very neatly brushed hair and calming eyes.

he is quite the odd man due to how mysterious he is, when speaking to him...i feel like he's looking at me like i am see through much like a glass bottle!, though his teachings can be less considered as teachings and more of a therapy talk but i won't deny their effects on me.

today i woke up with not much of a reaction once again, just complete boredom yet again as i await the day i am allowed out of this cage, i got up from my bed with my eyes closed as i yawned while rubbing them.

"good morning hina-kun" a familiar stoic voice said in front of me.

"WAH!!?" i screamed out as i jumped on my bed.

i instantly gazed upon a mild-featured man with brown scholarly hair enhanced by square glasses, along with soft brown eyes.

"sensei?! wh-what are you doing here??" i asked him in surprise.

he smiled slightly at me as he put one hand in his pocket.

"i have come here to bid you farewell" 

farewell?!...

"eh?!! you're leaving?"

he nodded lightly at me before stepping towards the side of my bed and put his hand forward.

i tilted my head in confusion before opening my hand.

he suddenly dropped two hairclips in my hand, one was red in color and the other was purple, the red one had a small rose at the end of it while the purple had a white lilly.

"consider them a goodbye gift from me" he said as he put his hand on my head and smiled.

my face heated up slightly as i held onto them.

"uhm...thank you sir but why are you leaving so abruptly?!" i asked him to which he sighed.

"worry not, we will be meeting again quite soon but today...today marks your graduation from my seemingly boring lessons..."

i flinched at the last sentence.

"ahahah...you heard my talk with sumeragi-san..."i mumbled as i scratched my head.

he nodded with a calm yet terrifying smile.

"though by meeting again soon do you mean you will be going to the school kiyotaka goes to?!" i continued to which he once again nodded.

"i will be teaching class A, i suppose that means amasawa-kun will be my new student" he replied as he chuckled a little.

ichika...may you rest in peace....

"i see...then sensei do you have any last words for me?..."

"some...will you care to listen to them fully?...these words will be my final lesson to you."

"y-yes sensei..." i muttered

he turned back towards me his smile somewhat faded as he spoke up.

"All creatures want to believe in something bigger than themselves. They cannot live without blind obedience. And to escape the pressure of that trust, those in whom faith is placed in turn look for someone higher than themselves. And then those people in turn look for someone even stronger. That is how all Kings are born. That is how all Gods are born...to put it simply; the first step to your goal of self servitude is disregarding any hopes of someone helping you, gods do not look for a being higher than themselves for aid...they are the ones who are begged for to aid mortals"

that's...not untrue but it is an egotistical way of thinking...one that my father would wholeheartedly agree with even if he is a hypocrite to such ways, i on the other hand...find it fitting for me and my goal, i have never wanted anything more for those i loved dear to me but for them to stand tall by themselves, if i had to sacrifice an aspect of myself for them to achieve their own self serving then...so be it, i'll be my own force of nature.

"i see sensei...is that your way of telling me to not put much faith nor trust in people?...to only rely on my own strength?" i asked to which he smiled once again.

"correct. you're a strong and smart girl, so for what reason do you have to rely on other's strength, use others for your own value but never get carried away to the point of helplessness without them" 

i stayed silent at his words before nodding.

"i understand...thank you...sensei" i muttered as i put my head slightly down.

he unexpectedly put his hand on my head and patted it lightly.

"you're welcome...and farewell" he said as he stepped towards the door and left.

class A huh....i am excited for the school life, three years of pure freedom!, this will surely be curious to experience and...i will be seeing kiyotaka again...after so many years.