A week had passed since the Territory War ended, and Fectom Academy was as peaceful as ever.

But us? We were different.

The Territory War may be over, but… our battle isn’t done yet!

『New release! ASMR! UOOOOOOOHHHHHH!』

We are mysterious, cutting-edge beautiful girls living in the modern world.

It is only by appearing across various media that we justify our existence in this era.

And so, once again today, we continue the activities of mysterious beautiful girls.

Drawing inspiration from daily mysterious beautiful girl time is how better creations are born.

Lately, I haven’t had any cool, heroic moments as Sorciera, so this time I’ll be strong and beautiful for sure.

『You say that, but do you actually have a plan?』

Glad you asked.

Actually, because Touraku-kun fell to darkness, a villain who was supposed to be defeated in the original story is now roaming free.

I plan to find and take him down in style, mysterious-beautiful-girl style.

The Chairman probably won’t move on this, so we’ll secretly handle it ourselves.

Correcting the original plot while maintaining public safety. Being a mysterious beautiful girl isn’t easy!

And so, today we’ve come to the autonomous district of the Chroma Music Academy.

Though smaller than the Four Major Schools, it’s among the top for tourist numbers.

It originally started as a government PR division aimed at improving the image of explorers with non-human abilities and physical powers, but now it’s a full-fledged academy.

Due to its roots, it’s supported by many companies, and in the original story, it even won the Conquest Festival once a few years ago.

『The Hinotsuchi Cultural Grand Festival held here… that shall be our battlefield.』

Yours, not mine.

I’ll be working part-time that day with everyone from Fectom.

Helping with event setup and such.

『Even if we’re apart that day, our hearts remain connected＾＾』

This… is what they call a bond…!

At Chroma Music Academy, students from many schools come and go, and their uniforms vary widely.

If you want to soak in subculture vibes, this district is the place to come.

Also, unlike usual, we came during the day this time, so we get to see more and it’s really fun.

“This… this is Chroma Music Academy’s commercial district… It’s huge.”

Toa-chan muttered in amazement beside me.

That’s right.

Today is a yuri date.

『Yuri… yuri?』

It’s yuri. Got a problem with that?

Just look at me right now!

Girls’ uniform from Fectom General, plus a black wig!

No matter how you slice it, I’m a gentle, modest, elegant-type beautiful girl!

『Hmm…?』

What brought us to Chroma Music Academy was one remark from Toa-chan.

Apparently, with some financial breathing room now, Toa-chan managed to save up some allowance and had always wanted to visit here.

For me, it was a perfectly timed suggestion.

So today, I’ve got two missions.

First, find the hideout of the villainous organization from the original story.

It’s hidden quietly somewhere in the commercial district of Chroma Music Academy, and I want to locate it.

Then I’ll stylishly destroy it later.

The other is to make sure Toa-chan has fun.

Making a beautiful girl enjoy herself… that’s a BIG mission…

『Aren’t you getting a little too excited?』

Not at all.

I’m completely calm.

Besides, thanks to the Trans-Anchor, I’m biologically female right now, so going on a date with Toa-chan is guilt-free.

I can enjoy this to the fullest＾＾

『You’re really going all in on this…』

“…It’s late to say this now, but sorry. For making you use the Trans-Anchor.”

“It’s fine. If it’s a favor from you, Toa-chan.”

“It’s just, you know… if we walked around as boy and girl, people might, um, think it’s a d-d-date…!”

Such an adorable worry＾＾

Toa-chan seems to be worried that walking with me, a boy, would make people think we’re a couple.

Don’t worry. As long as I’m a guy, I have no intention of flirting with beautiful girls.

That’s the worst crime—like trampling a flower field with muddy boots.

It’s a serious offense in my country.

『Which country are you from again?』

“I’m still not used to wearing skirts, but… well, I did want to check out Chroma Music Academy too.”

I flash Toa-chan my beautiful girl smile.

From an outsider’s view, this is a perfect yuri date.

So beautiful… It’s like a slice-of-life still from the common route.

“Chroma Music Academy’s great…! I heard there’s tons of tasty stuff! Look, it was in this magazine—they featured this limited dessert I really want to try!”

With wide sparkling eyes, Toa-chan showed me the magazine.

This girl… she came all the way here just to eat this…

『Behold. This is a couple-only dessert. Same-sex couples also allowed… I see, so she asked you to become a girl just to eat this. A glimpse into a maiden’s heart.』

Adorable, right?

I love how genuinely girlish Toa-chan is.

Every other beautiful girl has some clearly bizarre trait attached to them.

『And that’s partly your fault.』

Haha, no way.

Clam-chan especially is definitely different.

『You’re self-aware, I see.』

“Alright, let’s go. I’ll stay with you all day.”

“Yeah!”

Toa-chan beamed and grabbed my hand.

Then she ran off, still smiling.

Two beautiful girls, hand in hand, running together.

Mmm, today’s shaping up to be a fun day!

■

“So, you’re assigning me a mission just because I happened to be nearby…?”

“Yes. The target’s base is located in the commercial district of Chroma Music Academy.”

Watarai Ryuuko frowned openly, showing her displeasure.

She held ice cream in one hand and a frankfurter in the other—clearly on a day off.

“Can’t you tell by looking? I’m on vacation. An S-Rank vacation, a rare one!!!”

She probably thought she was scowling, but frankly, she lacked any intimidation.

With bobbed light-brown hair per school rules, and completely ordinary black eyes.

Everything from her height to her facial features was average.

Just an ordinary high school girl on a food stroll—no matter how upset she looked, it wasn’t scary at all.

Especially since the one she was talking to was a beautiful silver-haired maid, Ryuuko’s presence only faded more.

“And why the maid outfit?”

“Calculations showed that in Chroma Music Academy, this functions as camouflage. So, I’m wearing a maid outfit.”

“…I see.”

The maid’s beauty was such that her outfit only made her more eye-catching, but she seemed unaware.

And though Ryuuko herself was also S-Rank, very few people seemed to recognize her.

“You’ll also receive appropriate compensation. I’d appreciate it if you accepted.”

The silver-haired maid—Solfie—said this.

Ryuuko heard her and nodded reluctantly.

“Well, I figured I couldn’t say no. It pays well, right?”

“Yes. Here’s your reward.”

Solfie showed a tablet to Ryuuko.

Ryuuko immediately leaned in, scanning every line top to bottom, then gave a thumbs-up.

“I’m in. As long as I get paid, that’s all that matters. I want to spend my twenties just playing around.”

“So that’s modern youth. I’ve learned something new today.”

A new piece of knowledge was added to Demonsgear.

The one who gave her that odd knowledge had no idea, already dreaming of spending her reward.

To ground her in reality, Solfie sent the mission details to Ryuuko’s Dive Gear.

“You’re free to use Baltius as you like. Also—”

“Wa-wait a second! You’re saying I can use that kid however I want…? Isn’t this the kind of mission that could literally end the world if we mess up?”

Ryuuko made the most fed-up face she ever had.

Solfie nodded silently in response.

“According to info obtained from The Chairman, the S-Rank clone experiment succeeded. So we want you to destroy both the organization and their cloning tech.”

That meant even fighting multiple S-Ranks had to be assumed.

Life-threatening missions were what Ryuuko hated most.

“…Can I just go home now?”

“No.”

“Yeah, figured.”

Resigned to reality, she bit into her frankfurter.

“Today’s gonna be such a pain…”