Episode 155: Don’t Give Up! The Girls Shall Open a Path!
“I’m done! I’m going home! I’ll go back and sleep!”
“Ry-u, Ryuko…”
One of the buildings that overlooks the gate.
We were hiding within the camouflage of Baltius’ wings on its rooftop.
The bratty Ryuko is lying on the ground, flailing her arms and legs.
“Ryuko, do you have any salty food stocked up at home?”
“Yeah! There’s the hamburger with unknown ingredients that Tatarai gave me! So let me go home! Let tomorrow’s me handle everything!”
“Hamburger, huh… sounds good. I want to eat hamburgers over and over again!”
Reiko Hyououdou said this as she lay down next to Ryuko and then hugged her.
Ryuko neither refused nor resisted but instead half-cried while rubbing her cheek against Reiko’s.
“Uwaaaan! Reiko, help meee!”
“I’ll help if you give me the hamburger.”
Kyaa~! Kyaa~!
Especially cute when their cheeks squish together!
Not to mention, it seems like Ryuko has already gotten close to Reiko! She really is someone who even kids can get attached to, isn’t she?
I respect her!
‘Respect…?’
……Alright, what should we do?
It’s about time I start thinking about acting as Solciera.
‘Suddenly becoming calm, huh?’
Let’s organize the current situation.
Right now, most of the people in Chroma’s autonomous zone are wearing bracelets and are almost enemies.
Moreover, we don’t know the enemy’s purpose or location.
Our side is guarding Reiko and avoiding harm to civilians, so we can’t recklessly cause chaos.
Looking at it this way, it seems like we’re in quite a tight spot.
‘Well, once I become Solciera, I can handle things however I want.’
Ryuko excels at causing chaos, so she must find this kind of opponent difficult to deal with.
I wish I could quickly find the enemy boss and beat them up mysteriously in front of Ryuko and Toa…
Actually, there’s a big problem.
I have no idea about this event.
Was there such an insanely dangerous event?
Isn’t Chroma’s enemy supposed to be the Conductor?
Wasn’t it the event where a fake Tourak was controlled and caused chaos?
What is this? Hey, what is this?
‘Do you think I would know something you don’t?’
Of course not.
And the other three too—…
“Oh, finally, communication has been cut off… It’s over… Eina only replied with ‘grass.'”
“Let’s take a moment to calm down. Alright?”
“That’s right, Ryuko. Cry shamelessly in my arms for now.”
“Uu… huuu…”
Still lying on the ground, Ryuko buries her face into Reiko’s chest.
Judge!
‘Mmm, not guilty.’
Wh-what?!
Isn’t crying in a loli’s chest a grave sin regardless of gender?!
No, I mean, it should be judged equally!
Why does the judiciary exist?
“Good job, cry now. And in exchange for your tears, offer up the hamburger.”
She’s even petting her head!
Her head is being petted!
Judge, this is unacceptable!
Even if she’s a beautiful girl, this is unfair!
‘Ah, so it’s the soothing nap-time voice of Loli Ciera, hmm?’
Is the judge losing it?!
“But, what should we do now? At this rate, we’ll eventually be found, I think…”
I say this with a forced smile.
Ryuko, I also secretly want to play with cute little girls.
Don’t you think it’s cruel that one person gets all the attention?
‘Perhaps a cool-type loli doing the soothing thing…? No, since she became a loli, maybe being enveloped in innocence is also a delicate charm, hmm?’
Look at Star Reader’s Staff.
He’s broken from your sudden yuri supply.
“But what should we do? In this case, should we ask Teacher Nei? Her sanctuary could restore communications… But we don’t know where she is. If she has the bracelet and is on the enemy’s side, that would be the worst…”
Who is this?
Stop mentioning people I don’t know.
And what’s this ‘sanctuary’ thing?
There’s no such ability in my data!
‘Give up on being a data character already?’
Gah, shut up!
Then fine!
I’ll fabricate a solution as Solciera!
I’ll set everything up myself!
‘Oh, Solciera!? Are you going to use Solciera!?’
I’ll show you!
But first, I need an excuse to disappear from the three of them.
This time, I need a reason to be alone for over an hour because I need to investigate the enemy.
Did eating ice cream make my stomach hurt enough to leave…?
‘Loli Ciera, did your tummy hurt? ^^ Let me pet it, come here~’
Enough with the lolicon antics.
‘But even if it’s stomach pain, I doubt it will last an hour.’
Don’t suddenly become rational.
Something, some excuse… excuse…
“Ah, Ryuko, I have a suggestion.”
Toa says this hesitantly raising her hand.
“What is it, Toa? We’re welcoming any suggestions right now, seriously.”
Still lying down, Ryuko responds.
“There are a lot of guards here, but maybe other gates are less guarded. Like the supply delivery gates or the ones used by academy students.”
“There are many indeed, but should we check all of them now? It will take time. The more bracelets are distributed, the more disadvantageous it becomes for us. We’d prefer a quick, safe method that earns praise later…”
Doesn’t this girl seem pretty relaxed?
“That’s true; moving together will take time. So how about splitting into two groups?”
“…We’ll be outside Baltius’ camouflage?”
Ryuko says this, sitting up.
Pointing confidently at me, Toa replies,
“Kei is — extremely skilled at male disguise!”
“Wha—?”
Toa beams proudly.
“Though it looks different now, Kei is actually very good at pretending to be a boy. Right, Kei?”
“…Yeah, actually, that’s true.”
I don’t know why, but this might be a great opportunity!?
Maybe the goddess of mysterious beautiful girls is helping me because I’ve been doing good deeds all along!
There’s no choice but to ride this wave!
“Back in the day, I learned a lot. This is how I can also dress as a man.”
Saying this, I deactivate the Trans Anchor.
Yes, I’m a man.
Not a disguise—just a man.
‘Man dating three beautiful girls? …Hmm.’
The judiciary is tough on me alone.
“N-no… You really look like a guy…”
“Right? Actually, I’ve hardly ever been discovered.”
Ryuko is surprised, frozen in place looking at me.
Reiko is sound asleep beside her.
Has she eaten her fill and played enough with Ryuko?
We must protect this child.
“In this form, our appearance is different from before, so I think I can move freely. Right, Kei?”
“Yeah. Indeed, this should work. Let’s split into two groups.”
Thanks to Toa’s perfect support, our plan is decided.
Now, let me step aside and enter Solciera mode.
“No, it won’t work.”
“Eh? But isn’t my current appearance completely different?”
“True, it’s impressive. But it’s still dangerous. You two were just caught up in this, so you don’t need to take unnecessary risks.”
“Ryuko…”
That line is not something you can say casually.
What kind of person is this?
You, ordinary person, worrying about me is a hundred years too early!
Still… worrying about me… thank you.
…No, nothing! I didn’t say anything!
‘Has a classic light novel started? A tsundere with cursed baggage and a self-proclaimed normal high school student’s supernatural battle romantic comedy?’
It hasn’t started yet, listen seriously to the meeting.
‘A betrayal, huh.’
“Ryuko, we weren’t just caught up in this. Sure, we were at first, but now we’re important friends, right?”
“Kei…”
While internally performing ‘standard reactions of a worried tsundere heroine,’ I responded very seriously.
This is a good scene now.
“Since we’re friends, rely on me. And don’t worry, I may look like this, but I’m strong. Right, Toa?”
“Yeah, that’s right!”
Toa nods repeatedly.
With a proud face as if it’s her own matter, she speaks.
“Kei is strong! She underwent Mizuki’s devilish training and performed well during the incident at Jilnias Academy. Plus,”
Toa looked directly into Ryuko’s eyes and said,
“She survived twice against Rokuhara.”
“…Eh?”
Ryuko looks at me.
I make a peace sign and reply.
“I survived even after my abilities were used. Peace.”
“Please help me, Master Kei. Assist this short me!”
“Wha—Prostration?!”
Both of us exclaim in surprise.
Has Ryuko upgraded me to a strong person in her mind?
Still, she sure is accustomed to prostrating herself…
“Raise your face! Of course, I’ll help without needing you to do this…”
“Thank you! Thank you!”
Ignoring Ryuko, who is repeatedly bowing like a sports club member, I turn toward Toa.
“Well, then, I’ll go now. Take care of things here.”
“Alright, leave it to me.”
Toa smiles and nods.
This kid can also fire a converging artillery attack if needed, so it’s reassuring.
“Ryuko, can you lower me down to the ground?”
“Sure… Thank you very much. Be careful.”
Baltius picks us up and lowers us into a nearby alley.
I jump off his back.
When I turn around after walking a bit, there’s already nothing there.
Huh? Is she gone already?
‘No, reactively speaking, she’s still right in front of you. It’s just that you can no longer see her.’
Wow, it’s come to this…
‘Partner, time is not something to waste frivolously. Let’s go.’
That’s right.
Alright, let’s go, Star Reader’s Staff.
This is the mysterious preparation time.
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