Episode 156: Operation Commencement! Demon’s Gear, Unite Your Strength!
It seems they were judging us based on our appearances.
The moment I disguised myself as a man, I was completely ignored.
It’s not like I’m being suspected of anything, so this should make our activities easier.
But, I do feel a little lonely…
“I’m here for you ^^”
Yay!
“I’m glad you’re happy. Listen, the only one you can rely on in the end is me. The one who understands you best is also me. So, it’s a mistake to feel lonely right now ^^”
Brainwashing phase activated.
“The concept of making a weak-hearted Solciera dependent on me? Approved.”
Denied.
Oh no, I ended up alone with a dangerous monster…
Until now, I was enjoying exciting everyday life with beautiful girls, but suddenly I’ve been thrown into the worst world of Academy City all by myself…
I wanted to sleep together with Reiko Hyououdou too…
“A Lolita Ciera and Lolita Rei combo!??”
Hey, don’t turn me into a lolita too.
How far are you going to go without any principles?
“But consider this. Shouldn’t a lolita have another lolita by her side? An arrogant lolita Rei with her head held high, and an innocent lolita Ciera clapping happily beside her… This is it!”
What are you talking about?
“This will sell! Alright, the book we’ll release in winter is decided! It’s going to be ‘Lolification of Solciera.’ We’ll enlighten humanity about the new possibilities of Solciera. I, who surpasses humanity by far, shall guide you all!”
You’re the final boss imposing your preferences?
All you’re doing is turning your partner into a young girl and getting excited over it…
“Is something wrong with that? So what? Are you saying the combination of Lolita Ciera and Lolita Rei is inappropriate as content?”
I never said that, did I ^^
It’s the best!
Though I’d love to discuss the feasibility of Lolita Solciera until morning, there’s no time for that now.
There are three mysterious beautiful girls waiting for my mysterious moves.
“Wasn’t it about finding a gate we can escape through?”
That’s right.
Though we won’t look for it anyway!
Because we can transfer anytime!
I can always escape whenever I want!
“That’s an undignified statement for a mysterious beautiful girl.”
Shut up already.
For this mysterious beautiful girl time, I need more preparation than usual.
Unlike the time at Jilnias Academy, we don’t know the enemy this time, so let’s start by figuring out who the enemy is.
Then, considering the location, the opponent’s personality, and the situation, let’s think about an appropriate mysterious beautiful girl time.
This time, the Three Musketeers of Cloudiness – Tourak, Clam, and Rinka – aren’t here.
So, I can freely unleash the powerful character Solciera according to my heart’s desire!
Super Mysterious Beautiful Girl Time!
“Still, I don’t know where to go. With this many under my control, there must be some elaborate setup, and I assume it’s obvious somewhere.”
We’re currently walking down the main street, blending in with the tourists.
But we haven’t found anything suspicious yet.
So, it’s either the Kroma Music Academy building, or maybe there’s a symbolic tower I don’t know about… or perhaps underground.
Kroma Music Academy is an old academy, and I know from the original story that various blank areas were created as expansions continued.
In the original, Tourak used these blank areas to run around with the heroines in Kroma’s autonomous zone.
I remember that during those times, they took turns showering while keeping watch and enjoyed the night view amidst their escape—quite a romantic comedy episode.
Even then, Tourak and the others moved through abandoned underground passages several times.
There might very well be something underground.
Villains always build something underground!
“Should we kidnap Eina? She could search the underground area.”
Of course, the furious Rokuhara would come along too if we do that.
Stop it, why increase our enemies?
“Still, I can’t explore thoroughly by myself. Oh dear, oh dear, what a dilemma. Hahaha.”
Ignoring the laughing Star Reader’s Staff, I thought.
If detection is difficult… how about investigating Kroma Music Academy’s database?
With such a large-scale operation, there must be a spot where enormous amounts of energy, whether magical power or electricity, converge.
I want to investigate that and infiltrate.
If Ryuko’s words are true, there seems to be someone helping at Kroma, so there must definitely be something in the database.
And thus…
“And thus…”
“‘There’s a kid who’s good with electronics.’”
Without hesitation, we deployed the teleportation magic circle and jumped into it.
Our destination, of course ——.
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At the same time, in a certain room at Factom General Academy.
Ciel, the second successful prototype of Demon’s Gear, known for her top-tier computational abilities, was trembling.
Her face, usually expressionless, was now wide-eyed with shock.
“Such a thing cannot happen…”
Even with her exceptional computational abilities, this was irregular.
She, who was considered the strongest in digital combat, couldn’t keep up with what was before her eyes.
“—I drew a pickup with just one single-ticket distribution…!? And even after that, I’m pulling constant rights characters with singles… Why such insane luck..?”
This overwhelming presence was none other than the probability convergence in gacha games.
Until now, Ciel believed that hitting the ceiling meant that gacha started seriously at hundred rolls.
She was outputting errors at this result.
“Ah, I must take a screenshot and brag immediately… I’ll pay back all the teasing I received from my friends.”
With trembling small hands, Ciel began operating her smartphone.
The monstrous-spec smartphone made by Miuye at Miroku’s request, originally designed to help with office work and chores, had now degraded into a thin slab solely for social games and SNS.
“Haha… The sound of jealousy feels good.”
After giggling for a while, Ciel suddenly thought.
“Now, reaching max level should be easy, right? I’m lucky today.”
Poor Ciel, despite her high computational abilities, had fallen perfectly into the operator’s trap.
Ciel’s extravagant spending spree has begun.
“Hesitating and buying a half-hearted amount is foolish. A smart Demon’s Gear like me chooses the most expensive option with lavish bonuses while thinking about the future.”
Saying this, Ciel started spending money while holding a strawberry milkshake.
She didn’t know.
That aiming for max level would lead to hell.
And that Miroku would find out about her spending and get extremely angry.
And…
“Mu, deja vu.”
The fact that she would soon be abducted by her self-centered older sister and her contractor.
A transfer magic circle appeared in front of the monitor that was streaming an uninteresting anime.
And from it emerged a familiar figure.
“…Solciera, seeing you in this form reminds me of the days at Jilnias Academy.”
“Yes, but since we see each other almost every day, there’s nothing special to talk about, right?”
“No, I do have something to say. The fact that you’ve appeared before me as Solciera means you’re undoubtedly planning to drag me into something again!?”
Ciel was a smart Demon’s Gear.
“I’m busy grinding events right now! I need as many runs as possible! I need to open as many boxes as possible to gather materials—”
As she said this, a card fell in front of Ciel.
“…Eh?”
“Here’s a gift card worth ten thousand yen.”
“Wha!?”
Seeing Ciel’s changed reaction, Solciera smirked.
“Just ten minutes will suffice. That alone should be enough for someone as excellent as you to finish everything. Won’t you give me ten precious minutes of yours?”
“Nn…”
It was a tempting offer.
Just ten minutes of work for ten thousand yen worth of in-game currency—it was a devilish temptation.
“…Will this really be enough? I won’t tolerate lies.”
“I need you to infiltrate a certain academy’s database. Whether it takes ten minutes or not depends on how hard you try.”
“Database infiltration?”
“Yes, isn’t it possible?”
Hearing this, Ciel slowly stood up.
While slipping the gift card into her pocket, she declared,
“It won’t even take five minutes…!”
Ciel, the second successful prototype of Demon’s Gear,
is smoothly speeding towards the path of becoming a social game addict.
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