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"The operating rate of Shiyu - including the 'miracle reappearance', is about 12% that can be recovered in the end, right? Well, that's probably it?!"

The woman smiled innocently as she looked at the various values that appeared on the aerial projection screen. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Like a child, like an angel.

The face reflected in the bright moonlight was no different from usual.

- A person who always has a bored expression on his face, and whose name is a witch.

"Hmm...... Hmm, uh-huh~~"

Humming a song, she called out to another screen, on which Shi Yu's battle video was playing.

The witch sat on the fence by the headland, shaking her feet and watching the image.

There is only a vast ocean in front of you, with a height of nearly thirty meters; But even if she stays in this kind of place where something must be wrong if she falls, her expression will definitely not change.

"Wow~~ Then again, Shi Yu is really amazing! I didn't expect it to be able to regenerate the manipulator's body, like—"

"—like 'Bahamut', right? The first combat machine with core number 001 is also the first machine you have spent the most effort on, right?"

Chiyuki walked out of the forest silently, the figure wrapped in a black suit as if she was going to take away the darkness of the night, full of quiet majesty.

"Hey, Xiaoxue."

"Oh."

Neither turned to face the other, and just turned their backs to each other; The witch was still shaking her feet as before, and Chiyuki was leaning lightly against the tree.

Even if they don't look at each other, they know what expressions are on each other's faces right now-

That real sense of trust exists between the two of them.

"By the way, Xiaoxue, I'm going to test you—where did Bahamut go?"

「…… Who knows, but maybe it's right in front of you! Probably that's the answer?!"

"Bingo, worthy of Xiaoxue, is indeed the one who has piloted Bahamut!"

In the past, the body called "Bahamut" was disintegrated after leaving the core, which greatly contributed to the production of the first generation of competitive Rubik's Cube models;

However, its core was lost after an attack on a research institute, and was then unknowingly placed in a mech called "Rain".

"And then...... Hehe, for example, someone exchanged information in the core network, exchanging information about Xiaoxue's original mech, "Bahamut"; In this case, even if they develop the same 'unique special ability', maybe there is nothing unsurprising, right?!"

「………………」

Chiyuki didn't answer.

But the witch didn't care about her reaction, and continued:

"Then again, it's incredible...... The core of that body was obviously initialized before it decomposed, how could this be? I did it, so I must have been initialized at the time, right?"

"There are always incredible things going on in this world."

Qianxue really didn't know about this.

The same goes for witches.

But even if the witch doesn't understand, it's not a problem.

「…… By the way, I'll give you an analogy."

"Hey, Xiaoxue? It's really rare."

The witch couldn't help but let out a surprised sound, but Qianxue continued without paying the slightest attention.

"For example, a genius deliberately gave away a Rubik's Cube in front of everyone, and forced them to accept it when the other party couldn't refuse, so that the controller who should not be able to be selected would become manipulative, right?!"

"Hmm~~? But what good would that do her!?"

"That's right. You don't spend a lot of time and energy working on the same thing in a meaningless situation."

Qianxue couldn't help but nod and said very approvingly.

"Hey, hey, hey, because I'm a witch."

「…… So what is the truth? A genius."

"Who knows? Hehehehe..."

"Hmph...... Forget it, let's move on to a hypothetical topic!"

"That's a lot."

"You're happy, aren't you?!"

After the witch answered "yes", she continued to listen to Chiyuki.

"A genius wants to put on a good show for a guy. So get a dedicated Rubik's Cube and a Rubik's Cube rampage happening somewhere."

The witch didn't respond, so Qianxue continued.

"As a result of the rampage, new high-performance aircraft will be able to participate in the operation. At this time, the person who is chosen by the relatives will be unceremoniously pushed to appear on the gorgeous stage that has been laid out as the holder of the special Rubik's Cube."

"Hey~~ It's an incredible hypothetical topic! It seems that there is a very powerful genius in existence."

The witch made a voice of admiration, but no matter how much you think about it, this kind of moment feels very fake.

"Yes, there is a great genius in existence; But no matter what, Bahamut or Shiyu has completely disappeared from this world."

"Yes, they're gone, but they've done their job."

"yes!"

Qianxue's voice was as calm as ever, as if she wasn't discussing her own affairs at the moment.

"Hey, Xiaoxue, is the world you're in interesting right now?"

"Plain."

"That's ......."

The strong wind blowing on the headland made a whistling sound.

「——————」

After saying something softly in that gust of wind...... The witch's figure vanished without a trace.

Suddenly gone, suddenly gone.

「…………」

Chiyuki sighed and leaned the back of her head against the trunk.

The sound that came out of the mouth disappeared with the sea breeze.

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The next morning, after breakfast, we immediately began to collect the experimental Rubik's cube and special equipment.

Everyone was busy and didn't finish the homework until more than ten o'clock; Everyone boarded the bus according to their class, and lunch seemed to be settled at a rest stop on the way back.

"Ah~~......"

I'm sitting in my seat right now, and if I have to describe it in one word, it's "exhaustion."

Obviously, there are not a lot of classmates, but I don't know why I'm the only one who is so busy.

And yesterday, although I didn't use the "Divine Fire" with a mortal body, just calling for that power had already reached the limit of my physical strength, and I felt like I was dying of heavy labor in this situation.

"Excuse me...... Did anyone bring a drink......?"

Even though I tried to ask because I was tired and paralyzed, but—

「…… Drink your own saliva." That's what Katir said.

"I don't know." This is what Xiaofeng said.

"I have, but I won't give it to you." This is what Maiko said.

Holding on to my last hope, I turned my attention to Yu Xin.

"Look...... Look at what!"

Just as I was wondering if she was blushing, the other party suddenly came with a knife in hand...... Wow, it hurts enough!

"Hmph, hmph......!"

It seems that no one wants to give me a drink, is this also due to my immorality of abandoning being a god? Woo......

"Hmm...... I'm tired ......."

「……」

「……」

「……」

「……」

""Heaven, heaven!" 」」」

"Yes?!"

I heard someone calling me at the same time, and I looked back. At the same time, a strange woman walked into the car.

"May I ask if Li Tianyu is there?"

"Ah, yes, I am."

I happened to be sitting in the front seat, and I responded as soon as my name was called.

The woman was about twenty years old—at least older than us, and her bright blonde hair was even more shiny in the summer sun.

As for the outfits, she wore a very handsome summer blue suit.

Although it is said to be a suit, it is not the kind of corporate style suit worn by Qianxue's class guide, but a fashionable casual style suit; The open placket gives a glimpse of a mature woman's plump breasts.

She hung her sunglasses on her clothes in front of her and bent down to stare at my face.

"So you look like this...... Oh—"

The woman said this and looked at me with deep interest; Not looking at me, but purely out of curiosity.

The faint smell of citrus perfume on the other person's body clearly reminded me that "she is a woman", and the inexplicable tension coming from my body made it difficult for me to stay calm in the middle of the process.

"That's—that...... ...... are you?"

"I'm Nashafis, the manipulator of the Silver Glare."

"Huh—the silver glare is ......."

When I was confused by this unexpected answer, my cheek was suddenly touched by her lip flap!

"Chirp...... It's a gift. Thank you, Knight-san."

"Huh, ah, huh......?"

"Then goodbye - bye~~"

"Oh, oh......"

Facing Miss Nashafiz waving away, I could only wave at her in a daze.

……… Belch......

「…………」

Don't know why...... Don't know why...... A bad feeling made me turn away.

"Split-legged man."

"Celestial language is very popular."

"It's really happy everywhere you go."

"Hahaha."

Xiaofeng, Yuxin, and Katier approached me step by step. Do...... Do what? Why is Maiko snickering next to her, and Katir you're completely there to join in the fun!

Ahhhh......h I think I hear the sound of military boots.

"Drink, please!" 」」

The three of them threw at my Poult bottle, which had a capacity of 500 milliliters - honestly it could really kill someone.

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