No, since it’s the school festival today, they might’ve moved to the underground facility in the hotel at the front of the station.
Then.
Purururururu!
My phone rings before I could make a call.
I guess it’s Minaho-oneesan if you look at the timing.
Nei’s right, the phone shows Minaho-neesan’s name.
It’s likely that the enemy takes away our phones, so.
We don’t actually register our names.
For example, Minaho-neesan’s name here is Sategaya Yasue-obaasan
Hello
I answered the call.
It’s me, Yoshinobu. I saw it all. Nearly everything is as you guessed. And so, I’ll let you take care of it later. We’re still busy
Minaho-neesan talks quickly.
I’m sure you’d be able to handle it. We’ll accept the outcome of your decisions. See you
Putsu. Tuu.
She ended the call.
What did Minaho-oneesan say?
Megu asks me.
She told me to deal with ith myself
It’s the usual.
This is just another test for me to increase my experience.
What’s the plan, should we bring Tsukiko-san with us?
Megu asks worriedly.
It helps to have Tsukiko, who can read minds, with us.
The other girls who have the same Takakura shrine maiden’s power, are in Misuzu’s school for the young ladies so they’re not coming here.
Although.
No, let’s not. They know about the shrine maidens
They even added the condition of not letting the shrine maiden come near them.
But, Yoshi-kun, we didn’t agree that we won’t bring Tsukiko-san with us
Right. I didn’t agree to anything.
No, talking about Tsukiko could be their trap
I said.
Trap?
Megu’s surprised.
Yeah. If Tsukiko comes and supports us, our bakery’s security will get loose. Mitama’s there, and her combat skills are amazing, but still, she’s not that great at spotting enemies and keeping an eye around.
If our enemy is clever, then they can set that up as a trap.
The combination of Mitama’s combat prowess and Tsukiko’s spotting skill makes them a single defense system. Mitama’s straightforward so she’ll follow Tsukiko’s instructions
She respects those who have power.
And she doesn’t doubt her allies.
That’s what’s good about Mitama.
The worst thing that could happen to us is for a scene to happen in the bakery’s open cafe. That’s why nobody must get hurt
It’s a school festival that attracts a lot of outside people as well as the general students.
Earlier, the enemy made threats about having bombs. We saw through that, but. Right, that’s them showing that they’re not afraid to involve innocent people
Edie said.
Even if it’s not a suicide bomber that will destroy school buildings, they could at least still hurt some people who aren’t involved. That’s the message
Nei analyzes.
And so. It’s better to leave Tsukiko in the bakery
I think.
But, Yoshi-kun, Kudou-san’s also there
Megu speaks of Kudou-papa
Yeah, Kudou-san’s there, but don’t expect him to help out first. He’s got a different line of work
We don’t know the instructions Kudou-papa received.
Right, Kudou-san has his circumstances, and so we can’t expect him to move the way we want him to
Nei smiles.
Kudou-san’s presence is reassuring, but don’t depend on him. We need to consider dealing with it ourselves as much as possible. right. I got it, Yoshi-kun
Megu agreed.
Err, Mana’s coming soon, right?
The new middle school group.
Mana, Eri, Rie, Arisu, and Kinuka, will come and play in our school.
Yo-chan doesn’t have to worry about them. Minaho-oneechan should’ve contacted them already
Nei’s right.
Minaho-neesan’s the head of the family, so she won’t forget to contact them.
Those girls will join up in the bakery. Kinuka is just like Mitama, she can’t function without the vigilance of the twins
Edie’s right.
Furthermore, Kinuka’s already busy keeping the four of them safe.
So, don’t call them over. I think it’s better to have them go to the bakery and reinforce the security there
Mitama and Kinuka work together as the Anjou sisters.
On the other hand.
Edie’s the only bodyguard we can rely on.
Don’t worry, I got this
Edie smiled as she guessed my thoughts.
That aside, Darling, what do you think of the girl earlier?
The girl earlier?
Oh, the one who had fake explosives on her backpack and tried to take me outside to her Master’s car Kurose Anju-san, was it?
Megu recalls the name of the girl with braids.
What do you think of her?
Edie asks again.
Right, she’s a little weird. She’s so timid, and she looks troubled
Megu said.
That girl isn’t a bad one! She even thought that the explosives on her back could get a lot of people hurt depending on Yo-chan’s reaction
Nei said.
Yeah. She’s ignorant of the ways of the world and quite obedient. She truly believed the orders given to her
I think so too.
That’s why I knew that she’s someone in the nobility
I’m sure that Kurose-san is also a bodyguard of someone from the nobility since she was a child.
She was raised isolated from society together with her master.
That’s why she’s that kind of dumb-earnest girl.
Yeah, she’s not a bad girl. And also, she’s quite strong
Edie said.
Despite looking like that, she’s diligent in her training. She’s got the same strength as Mitama and Kinuka
She got plenty of fighting strength to be a bodyguard.
That girl knows well that she can’t beat me if we fought in that situation, that’s why she’s nervous
She guessed how strong Edie is in an instant.
She’s a capable and talented girl. It’s just that she’s not guided, she could grow further
Edie praises Kurose-san.
To think that girl is employed by an idiot. An enemy
That’s.
Darling, it’s much more stupid, crude, and dumb than you think. Furthermore, they have such an awful personalities. Using bomb terror for this? That’s just bad
Right.
He doesn’t even understand his own subordinate’s worth.
Letting such an obedient girl do such a harassment job.
Okay, I won’t go easy on them then
Our enemy will bite as soon as we show them an opening.
They’re that kind of idiot.
We’ll have to crush them down from start to finish.
That’s right
Edie smiles.
And, it’s okay to steal that girl from idiots like them
Huh?
It would be a waste to let go of such talent
Meaning, turning her to our ally?
Right, Yo-chan. I think that girl will remain unhappy if she stays under her master
Nei also added.
Look, Edie’s going with Margo-oneechan and me to America, see? Yo-chan’s bodyguards will decrease by one! It’s okay to have as many talented guards as you want
That’s.
Okay, I’ll give it a thought
I replied that much.
I need to see what kind of a person Kurose Anju is for a little longer.
While we’re talking.
We’ve arrived at the principal’s office.
Minaho-neesan’s influenced the layout of the school building, and so.
The principal’s office, the English preparation room earlier.
Hardly any students go there.
It’s designed to get the place disconnected from the flow of the school and students.
Therefore, nobody comes here, even in the middle of the school festival
Yoshi-kun, where’s the key? Minaho-neesan gave me the master key to this school
The emergency spare broadcast room should also open using this key.
I inserted it into the keyhole.
Click.
Look, it opened.
I opened the door and peeked inside.