Episode 164: Showtime! The Ease of Strong Characters!
I can’t feel any strength in my waist…
I can no longer fight properly.
“Are you alright?”
It’s gradually getting better, so I should be able to stand up soon.
Still, it seems like I won’t be able to fight directly anytime soon.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t expect your ears to be such weak points.”
Me too.
And once I realized it, I feel even weaker.
What should I do?
From now on, I’ll probably collapse and turn into a heap of jelly just from whispers ><>.
“To strengthen your ears, I’ll clean them regularly for you ♥”
That would have the opposite effect, so please stop ♥
“Zero♥ Zero♥ Zero♥”
Stop it.
What do you plan to do by corrupting me completely?
Not only that, but I can barely stand upright as it is.
I’m trying to focus on recovering my waist…
So, because my waist is shattered and I’m all wobbly, Funiashiera is challenging herself by trying to defeat her opponent while sitting on a chair.
Moreover, she isn’t using boring methods like artillery attacks.
It’s a cool way of fighting befitting a strong character, something her previous opponents couldn’t do.
Oh! By the way, where did Toa and Rei go?
I wanted Ryuko on my right, and Toa and Rei on my left.
There’s some random guy on my left. Why is he here? Why is this random guy here?
“Because I transferred a lot of people at once. The coordinates might have been slightly off. Toa and Rei are sitting together a little further away.”
That’s good then.
For a moment, I thought they were left behind alone.
“… Scholar”
Ryuko mutters something next to me.
She was trembling in fear just moments ago, so her face is pale.
Cute, huh ♥
For some reason, I feel confident when dealing with this girl.
Even though she’s a main character, I want to treat her casually.
Why is that, I wonder?
“… No way. Ryuko is too weak after all. Sol x Ryu, complete defeat. No matter how it turns out, Solciera will win.”
Hooray!
I believed in you, Ryuko!
“The battle between these two weakest characters is too extreme.”
Until now, I’ve only received dishonorable titles!
Being labeled as submissive… But I’m Solciera, the superior one who always has the upper hand in matters of love!
“There’s no way someone who’s supposedly superior in love would react with ‘><' after a kiss. Stop fooling around, you weak-eared fake mysterious type."
I feel like I heard something very unpleasant, but I'll ignore it and look towards the stage.
...Ah, I should have brought some tea snacks and teacups.
That set was pretty expensive...
"Why were the chairs and tables also inside the expansion field along with the tea snacks and tea? That place isn't a storage room, you know."
Well, I thought it would be cool if I could start teatime anytime...
Actually, I wanted to invite Clam and have a mysterious midnight teatime...
"Meeting Clam at midnight is practically an invitation to be submissive."
What nonsense.
Oh, by the way, Ryuko said she'd give me delicious tea and snacks in exchange for sparing her life.
I'll visit her later.
On the night of the new moon.
"That's such a typical scenario ^^"
Every now and then, the mysterious beautiful girl visits the self-proclaimed ordinary girl Ryuko.
On these nights of the new moon, they hold their midnight tea parties.
How about that?
Doesn't it seem like something's about to begin?
"That's nice. Ryuko's lack of personality contrasts well. ...Or rather, is this a doujinshi pairing created by Ryuko's fans with Solciera? I see... It seems we can attract Ryuko's fans this way."
Don't suddenly switch to Star Reader mode!
Focus on your role for now.
"I already feel like I've done quite a bit... Carrying out multiple large-scale transfer magic, interfering with minds, and expanding the space of this underground theater! I deserve the right to fantasize a little!"
But none of that would be possible without my magical power.
Let's talk about division of labor.
I get my ears fondled happily, and you work like a horse.
Right?
"What's with that 'right?' That's not balanced at all! Once this is over, I want you to do various things for me!"
This time, I pushed you pretty hard, so it's fine.
I'll fulfill any request you have.
"Anything!?"
Yeah.
"Then let me indulge in Solciera. Make her fall apart completely."
Retracting my previous statement, within moral limits.
Is your brain rotting?
Why do you think permission for yuri violence against a contractor would be granted?
"... Then, recording of Solciera's complete downfall. Let me capture her voice acknowledging she's a kitty cat."
Eh... Hmm...
"How about it... Can you do it?"
Hmm...
"How about the morals? Can we pass?"
... Recording, approved!
"Yesss! I'll rewrite the world's impression of Solciera! That's the mission of a star reader!"
The developers of Demon's Gear would cry hearing that statement.
"—Solciera-san. What is this?"
Ryuko asked, looking confused.
Despite being scared, she still managed to ask questions, showing her resilience.
She also prepared ransoms for everyone, not just herself.
Quietly, she acted to prevent a situation where only she escaped.
She's definitely S-rank material.
"But, she's trash compared to me!"
Don't say that! This girl is strong too!
"Isn't it obvious?"
"Eh, um, well. After all, there are so many things I don't understand."
▼ Ryuko is confused ▼ !
Suddenly abducted by a mysterious beautiful girl and thrown into an incomprehensible theater to watch a scholar on stage.
It's understandable that she's confused.
But I won't teach her!
If I teach her, she won't be a mysterious beautiful girl anymore!
I won't teach her anything!
"The appearance of a mysterious beautiful girl, hmm?"
"Watching will explain it. This is the end of a person. In other words, their final stage."
"... Does that mean you're going to kill them?"
"I dislike stating results bluntly. Don't you think the process leading up to it is important?"
Dodging Ryuko's question.
I'm skilled at vague actions like this.
Ryuko looks unconvinced but says nothing more, simply watching the stage.
Good girl.
By the way, the method of killing the scholar this time involves using hallucinations to break their spirit.
"It's a villainous way to take them down."
Hahaha! How about it, my hallucinations!
I'll erode and kill their heart uu!
"An unpopular villain?"
... W, why aren't my hallucinations working!?
"Already reversed, huh. At least let you win in your imagination."
You usually lose when you do stuff like this.
And they don't become allies either.
Until now, I couldn't cruelly kill characters like Rokuhara or Tourak, main characters, girls whose bodies were taken over, or even someone referred to as a sister.
At most, I could only crush Professor's soul.
But this time, it feels dull.
Since I've finally met someone I can kill without restraint, I want to show the dignity of a strong character.
In that sense, this method is good.
By leaving the body intact but turning them into a vegetable, others will clearly understand how terrifying Solciera is.
That's right, I won't take their life.
But I'll thoroughly shatter their mind.
"You look happy doing this kind of thing."
Perfect.
Lately, I've been playing the gentle Solciera all the time.
I want to showcase my cruelty in situations like this too.
Oh, it seems to have started properly while we were talking?
"I've completely grasped their mind. Soon, terrifying experiences beyond their brain's processing limit will assault them as hallucinations."
Scary.
But this is just the beginning.
Alright, everyone, applause please!
People whose minds I've interfered with send coordinated claps and forced smiles to the scholar on stage.
Ah, is it okay to applaud before the performance starts?
I don't know the etiquette.
"Unlike what you'd expect from a mysterious beautiful girl."
Meh, whatever!
I won't worry about it.
This time, I'll just sit and laugh, so let's talk about the latest publication while watching that.
"Yeah ^^"
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