"Isn't that great? Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info is really wonderful. Really, that's the way you want to say the guests! Ahh

Leaving a ringing sound like tinnitus, Miku's figure disappeared from there.

In the next instant, a silent figure appeared behind an AST member, Origami.

Then he put his hand on her shoulder too intimately, and whispered in his ear like a close lover.

"Ahhh......h It's good, it's good. Excuse me, do you want to hear me sing? “

“……！“

Origami quickly shook his shoulders and brandished a laser knife.

"Ahh

Miku said in a sweet voice while dodging Origami's attack.

Origami is becoming more and more unhappy because of this reaction. Continued to pursue, several times to slash the laser knife towards Miku. But those attacks were all blocked by something like an invisible wall in front of Miku.

"It's endless. Stand down—"

Just as he was thinking about what seemed to be said by the red-haired woman floating directly across the stage, the other party turned his gaze to Shido and suddenly stopped talking.

"That's ......"

After communicating with his companions through the telecommunication machine, he somehow drove the thrusters towards Shidao instead of the elves.

"Huh?"

Shidao let out a scream. For a moment, I thought I wanted to come over to protect the ordinary citizens who were caught in the battlefield, but I always felt that something was wrong. He pulled out his stun baton from his waist and flew towards Shido. It's like trying to knock Shido out and capture him.

“…………！“

Just as the red-haired woman was engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Shido, origami appeared in front of Shido.

As if noticing the anomaly, Miku put Miku aside and flew over. Origami's laser knife collides with the red-haired woman's weapon, emitting fierce sparks.

"Huh? What exactly do you want to do? “

"That's what I'm going to say. He's not an elf. What exactly do you want to do!? “

"You don't have the right to know. This is an order from above. Get out of there! “

“…… I'm not going to follow this order. Please give me a convincing explanation! “

"What an unreasonable person! I've already been punished~"

The woman swung her weapon again. And origami wielded a laser knife in order to meet the battle.

The shock wave, which was even more intense than before, dispersed in all directions.

"Woo, woo ......!"

In the next instant, Shido's vision became completely dark.

By the time he reacted, he had returned to the dimly lit air ship.

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An hour passed after Shido was unknowingly gone.

As usual, she was unable to defeat or capture the elves, but she was able to escape, and the AST returned to their camp.

“…………“

But...... For some reason, origami feels a subtle sense of disobedience.

Usually, an elf escaping is an elf that disappears into its neighborhood. But only today, no one witnessed the moment when the elf's body disappeared into the void, and he felt a subtle familiarity from this elf's body, as if he had seen it not long ago.

After she let out an astonishing cry, the elf disappeared in a moment of timidity. Because there is no spiritual wave reaction in the vicinity, it is said to have disappeared into the neighborhood...... However, it was like deliberately creating an opportunity to make others think she was gone.

But. Origami shook her head gently and narrowed her eyes.

Now there is something more important than that.

Freed from the burnout of the casual realm, Origami slowly moved forward and stood in front of Jessica, who was talking to her subordinates.

"What do you mean?"

Jessica raised an eyebrow on one side and looked at the origami in turn.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't play dumb. Why did you want to attack Shido at that time? ”

"Oops. So you know each other? “

"Answer me!"

Jessica shrugged exaggeratedly in the face of Origami's questioning.

"Because there are ordinary people in the battlefield, I want to protect him, that's all. Any questions? “

“…………“

Origami stares at Jessica with a gaze as sharp as if it could shoot through a human body. She knew very well that this was a lie. Origami couldn't have mistaken Jessica's actions at the time.

In fact, Jessica didn't expect Origami to believe what she was saying. But she also knew that as long as she said that, Origami couldn't continue to be pressed. After all, there is absolutely no evidence that Jessica wants to attack Shido.

"That's all I have to say. Hurry up and disappear for me. We're busy! “

Jessica replied with a swagger. But Origami continued.

"Is it related to the special mission you're responsible for?"

“…………“

After the origami finished speaking, the expressions of Jessica and her subordinates faltered instantly.

Then he smacked his lips unhappily and suddenly grabbed the bangs on the forehead of the origami.

"Hmm......" origami let out a cry of hatred.

"--You damn girl. If you're clever, you won't live long, right? “

When he finished speaking, he threw the origami out. Since the fatigue has not completely disappeared, the origami fell directly to the ground. Jessica's men were snickering.

"You guys! What are you doing! “

At this moment, it seemed that he had noticed the quarrel here, and Liaozi hurried over.

Jessica turned her face away as if she didn't know anything, and left with her men.

"You, are you alright? Origami! Liaozi quickly ran over and picked up the origami.

“…… I'm fine. “

Origami took the hand handed by Liaozi and stood up, glaring viciously at Jessica's back, which was getting smaller.

"It doesn't matter whose order it is... As long as it puts Shidao in danger, you have to step over me! ”

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"Huh, Asuna, let's go to the cafeteria together~" Finally waiting for the end of class, Kiriko came to Asuna's side a little tangled, and said a little embarrassed.

Today is Asuna's first day of school as a relegated student, and Kiriko intends to be her first friend at school...

"Yes, okay." Asuna nodded, then looked at Kiriko quietly without speaking.

"Hmm... Come with me~" Kiriko didn't know why she was a little nervous, just like when she had just established a relationship with Asuna, she didn't dare to do the slightest outrageous action.

"Yes." Asuna nodded.

The two of them just kept silent on the way to Laichan Middle School, and the smile on Kiriko's face couldn't be maintained, and she was so silent all the time, which was embarrassing.

"That's... Asuna, where are you from? After stiffening for a while, Kiriko casually asked a question, wanting to resolve the embarrassing situation in front of her.

“...... Staring—" Only then did she realize that Asuna had been staring at her face.

"What, what's wrong!?" Kiriko took a step back in a bit of a panic.

"Nothing.... It's just that I feel like Kiriko is very similar to a friend of mine called Kirito, and even the name is almost the same~" Asuna looked at Kiriko's face and said thoughtfully.

"I also think my face is very popular, as for the name, it's a coincidence... Ha, haha. Kirito wiped his cold sweat and replied with a little weakness.

"Yes." Asuna herself also mentioned it casually, and she didn't care about it, but seeing Kiriko's reaction, Asuna had doubts in her heart, but she still didn't care much.

"Phew, we're here." Kiriko was relieved to see that Asuna didn't ask any further.