Did they say war…?

Hey, didn’t they say war just now?

‘They did, didn’t they?’

Wait, are Mikage Academy and Kiso Academy going to have a war?

Aren’t we skipping a lot of the story here?

Rokuhara-san is still over there, but are we really going to war?

“Are you worried about them, Kei?”

“…No.”

I’m more concerned about the original story than about Touroku-kun and the others.

Is this really okay?

Well, that’s why I stole the data, after all.

But doesn’t this go beyond the point of things matching up?

…Well, whatever! I saved the beautiful girl, so there’s no greater joy than this, right?

‘You’ve really come to terms with it, huh. Well, just think of it as a mysterious beauty running through the battlefield. That’s pretty good too.’

That’s true!

Even if it’s called a war, it’ll just be a fight for dungeon exploration rights in the special district, or just some blatant bickering.

It’s nothing to rush about!

It seems I was a bit down, maybe from the Super Mysterious Beauty Time fatigue.

Let’s switch gears.

Right now, I’ve helped Miroku-senpai, so this is a beautiful girl’s end credit roll.

Then, we’ll head back to Fectom Comprehensive Academy for the happy ending!

“We’re almost at the Fectom gate.”

“There aren’t any students from Kiso Academy chasing us, it seems…”

Well, that’s because Touroku-kun and the others handled it.

They don’t have time to mess with weaklings.

After all, it’s a war with Mikage Academy.

“I’m glad, we’re safe.”

Toa-chan said this, all limp with relief.

She did a good job…!

We quickly passed through the gate.

Once we’ve come this far, we’re safe.

“I’ll stop the gate temporarily.”

Mizuhi-senpai closed the gate right after we passed through.

This meant no students could enter the Fectom district anymore.

Well, if someone used a transfer spell, that’d change things, but right now, chasing after us isn’t worth it for them.

“Are you alright, Nana-chan?”

“There are no issues. I only bit my tongue three times.”

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

Right, Demonsgear was following us too…

Are they going to send people after us to get this back?

Well, I’ll think about that when it happens.

We already have the super-strong Mizuhi-senpai with us! Hahaha!

“…Um, let me apologize properly to everyone once more.”

In the atmosphere of everyone being tired, Miroku-senpai said this.

We stopped and turned around.

“I’ve always been worried that I might be holding everyone back. Then I misunderstood that I could be of help in some way… I’m sorry. I couldn’t see anything!”

“Miroku-senpai…”

“Miroku-chan…”

So that’s it… Miroku-senpai was struggling.

It’s hard to realize that being beautiful is valuable in itself.

It’s like the question of whether a flower can objectively see its own beauty.

To me, Miroku-senpai is meaningful just as she is, but it seems she’s been tormented by feelings of helplessness.

‘…If it were me, I could make that child Shieru’s contractor…?’

I’m not letting that happen, don’t joke around.

It’s not a ‘I can do it,’ thing.

What’s with pretending to be humble, trying to push something dangerous on her?

‘But, don’t you think the combination of the older sister and the young girl is good?’

…No, that’s not the point.

Some things are just off-limits.

It’s absolutely forbidden! If it happens, I won’t forgive it.

I can’t involve Miroku-senpai in such harsh battles.

She’s supposed to be the place of peace everyone returns to.

Look, it seems everyone feels the same way.

Right, Mizuhi-senpai?

“Miroku, grit your teeth.”

“Mizuhi-senpai!?”

“Mizuhi-chan!?”

Come to think of it, didn’t she say something about slapping me if we met…?

Wait, wasn’t that just a metaphor!?

Was she serious about actually slapping me!?

“…I’m always ready. Come on.”

“Alright, here we go.”

The sound of a slap echoed in front of the school building at night.

Both Toa-chan and I were shocked at the fact that she really slapped us, but Mizuhi-senpai turned back to us.

“Now, you two have your rights too.”

“‘No, no, no, no.’”

We both shook our heads in unison.

This is a no-go. It’s just wrong.

Slapping a beautiful girl is beyond a level of sin.

“I, uh, think I’ll pass on this one.”

“I firmly refuse. That’s more than enough.”

“…I see. Then I’ll call it even. This matter is finished now.”

Mizuhi-senpai smiled and said this.

Ah, she’s really a shounen manga character at heart…

She’s the type to make friends after a fight at the riverbank.

She and Rokuhara-san probably get along well.

“Mizuhi… Okay, everyone, let’s continue getting along!”

Miroku-senpai said this, smiling softly as usual.

And with that, things seemed to have finally settled down.

Toa-chan seemed relieved too, with tears in her eyes as she clung to Miroku-senpai.

Yeah, it’s a nice scene…

This is the end of the still.

Alright, the problem at Fectom Comprehensive Academy is solved!

…But, it doesn’t quite end there, does it?

“Well then, shall we properly introduce Nana-chan?”

“I am Ciel: Version 7. I am the second successful prototype of Demonsgear.”

“So this is Demonsgear… It really doesn’t look that different from a human when you see it up close.”

“Is it okay to touch it?”

Toa-chan hesitantly asked, and Miroku-senpai nodded.

“Right now, only I can touch it. And that’s only as long as I have this syringe.”

She showed us the attaché case and said this.

And so, this is the issue.

The fact that the weak elementary school academy has Demonsgear will quickly spread across the school city.

That means we’ll be harassed by more schools than ever before.

Even Mizuhi-senpai and I might not be able to handle it.

Before that happens, we need to get under the protection of some big academy.

‘Wait, was the experiment data collected for that reason?’

That’s right.

While it’s meant to fix the original storyline, it’s more important as a bargaining chip to get Fectom Comprehensive Academy under Mikage Academy’s wing.

If possible, we’d like to join as sister schools…

“Well, I’ll need to think about Demonsgear too. But I don’t want to think about anything too complicated today. I’m tired; it’s a bit late, but let’s have dinner.”

Mizuhi-senpai seemed to notice but then decided to throw it out of her mind.

Miroku-senpai and Toa-chan nodded in agreement with her words.

Well then, let’s have some food.

“Today, I’ll cook. Since I haven’t been around, I’ll make a delicious stir-fried bean sprout dish!”

Yay! Homemade meal from a beautiful girl!

■

That night, everyone was so exhausted from everything that had happened that they quickly fell asleep.

“…Alright.”

I stood up and slapped my cheeks to shake off the sleepiness.

I still have work to do!

Negotiations with Mikage Academy!

‘Let’s go!’

Let’s go!

I quietly left the dormitory and only realized when I was near the gate.

Ah, the gate’s closed.

Whoops, my mistake☆

‘You’re quite the trickster, huh. Still half-asleep?’

It seems the backlash from Super Mysterious Beautiful Girl Time has hit me now, and I’m sleepy.

Honestly, I should’ve used teleportation magic in my room.

Stargazer Staff, please prepare teleportation magic.

‘Then let’s teleport… Hmm? Oh, this presence…’

When Stargazer Staff said that, I immediately noticed.

A young girl with jade-colored hair was looking at us.

Huh? She’s wearing a fluffy pajama!? So cute!

I wonder if it’s a hand-me-down? So adorable!

“Long time no see, sister.”

Shieru said that and bowed her head.

Ah, so it’s Nana-chan now.

“This time, it doesn’t seem like you’re here to purge the younger ones. Why did you activate it? I can’t understand the situation.”

“…Right.”

I quickly shifted my thoughts to the Mysterious Beautiful Girl mode.

And then, I transformed into my usual Gothic Lolita outfit.

“Are you still human? I can feel your ego, so it seems that your sister’s influence hasn’t progressed yet.”

‘It seems like she wants to talk to me. Could you convey my words to her?’

Ah, okay.

Let’s go with Zero Mode like before.

“—That’s right. Right now, she and I are in a cohabitation state.”

I said this while letting a huge amount of magic power leak out.

Look at this magical energy, doesn’t it seem like the Stargazer Staff is appearing on the surface?

The fuel consumption is terrible in this mode, though.

“Cohabitation?”

“Yeah. I’ve awakened to counter a certain calamity. To fulfill my original purpose as the Queen’s Coffin.”

Huh? Is that a thing?

‘No, I don’t know anything about it.’

Stop making random stuff up!

‘Which mouth are you saying that from?’

“A calamity? In that case, it seems that the Mirror World’s invasion has started in earnest. Demonsgear exists to counter that.”

“Y-Yeah. As expected from Shieru, your calculations are top-notch among the sisters.”

“Humph! …But why even you, sister? Isn’t the plan supposed to be enough with just the six of us?”

W-What should we do, Stargazer Staff?

Your younger sister’s serious retorts are intense…!

“…Actually, the invasion of the Mirror World is progressing faster than expected. There’s a high possibility that irregularities will occur. That’s why I woke up ahead of time.”

Did it work?

‘You better accept this. There’s no way I can say I was woken up by a pervert and became a Mysterious Beautiful Girl…’

“I understand, I’m convinced now.”

This child, could it be that she’s relatively easygoing?

‘Please call it pure. Even in cyber warfare, I’m equal to or even surpass her.’

Oh, is that so?

Nana-chan accepted it, so now I just need to wrap it up and move on.

“Right now, I’m staying undercover at Fectom General Academy to keep an eye out for where irregularities might occur. The disguise as a regular student makes it easier to move around. So, I’ll act as Nakataki Kei. It’d help if you also treated me as Nakataki Kei.”

“Understood. You are Nakataki Kei.”

“Oh, Nakataki Kei is recognized as male, so keep that in mind.”

“Why is that? Wouldn’t it be fine to be a female student for the undercover mission?”

“…It’s so that when we leave this academy, no trace of our gender is left. Got it?”

Nana-chan thought for a moment and nodded.

“Indeed, according to calculations, that would make it harder to be pursued. As expected of sister.”

“Yup, yup. No more questions, right? Nothing? Alright, then I’ll change into my master’s role now.”

Stargazer Staff, you pushed that onto me, didn’t you?

‘You’ve been talking all this time, so nothing’s changed. Just do it as Nakataki Kei now.’

In place of Stargazer Staff, I quickly changed my expression and spoke.

“Did we finish talking?”

“Yes. Umm, so now you’re Nakataki Kei?”

“Yeah. But in this form, Sorciera would be more fitting.”

“I see. Understood. I’ll call you that from now on.”

Nana-chan nodded and then tilted her head, looking at me.

“Where are you going now?”

“There’s something I need to finish.”

“Shall I assist? I’m capable of support through calculations and even combat.”

“I’m fine, thank you.”

I gently patted Nana-chan’s head.

She looked confused but allowed it to happen.

“…Why are you patting my head?”

“Because I want to. And, you’re already a member of Fectom General Academy, right? So let’s get along.”

At my words, Nana-chan tilted her head again.

“Member?”

“Yeah. Even if you don’t understand now, you will eventually. That place is warm. So… it’s almost too good for me.”

With a little touch of Mysterious Beautiful Girl elements, I looked down with a somewhat sad smile.

Then, before Nana-chan could say anything, I turned my back and stepped onto the teleportation magic circle.

“Alright, I’m off. You absolutely can’t tell anyone, okay?”

“Yes. Understood.”

With Nana-chan’s words, I said “Good girl,” giving off a sisterly air while stepping through the magic circle.

Alright, let’s go to Mikage Academy!