The incident started with a seemingly unintentional inquiry.
"Gongsun Ce, can you help me adjust the mechanical equipment? I still can't understand the use of this kind of product..."
Orianna said this as she appeared in front of him.
There is no worry in the minds of superpowers. If you want to ask why, as early as the day after the battle, he had confessed important matters to his friends in private - he must keep the relevant information of a certain intelligence dealer confidential in front of the Seventh Knight, in case he was asked He just said troubledly, "I'm not familiar with him."
Orianna, who is introverted, would never be embarrassed to trouble strangers for her own selfish reasons. As a result, the news about her eldest brother was completely kept secret. With sufficient preparation in advance, there will be no problem in helping Orianna survive the few days on Zero Island!
So Gongsun Ce replied calmly: "What's the problem? Let me, who grew up in a high-tech city, show off my skills!"
"Thank you! I knew you knew about this." Orianna smiled reassuringly and took out a brand new box from the shopping bag. She said without any warning:
"——Do you know how to use this remote video communicator?"
Boom.
I heard a thundering sound in my ears.
The beautiful world suddenly turned into black and white in an instant.
The awkward situation of no one else in sight, the unexpected surprise attack by the Seventh Knight, and the expectant smile on her face. Everything he saw in her eyes reminded him of the coming crisis! Before complaining about what kind of IQ tax product this is, there are more questions worth thinking about.
Video communication, communication where you can see your face... If nothing is done... If Orianna is allowed to see her current eldest brother...
Big brother is about to hit the street!
!
"Ah~ this is very simple, a piece of cake!" Gongsun Ce proactively agreed to lower his opponent's vigilance, while on the other hand he tried his best to talk nonsense and delay, "How come you, an electronic product insulator, suddenly bought such a thing? ?”
"This is because……"
The female knight habitually brushed her short blond hair, and with some trouble, told her friends about what happened not long ago.
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"Kirara-chan, what do college girls talk about at girls' gatherings?"
Rina in the wheelchair asked expectantly.
In the conference room of a high-end hotel, three Liuyan pilots and a seriously injured miko gathered together, adding a youthful flavor to this business-style room.
Shigure Reiichi has been busy dealing with the aftermath of the incident in the past few days. The elusive Shigure Rei has disappeared to nowhere. As for Gongsun Ce, he has just recovered from the aftereffects of late-night indulgence today - so he can now move freely. , only the girls who are carefree and light-hearted are left.
"Um……"
The idol girl who was listening to music took off her earphones and looked around the room like a senior in life. In a corner of the room, the expressionless martial arts girl was standing on one foot with her hands stretched out like a wooden figure, while her blond friend was concentrating on adding weights to her arms and head to exercise balance.
The eldest lady already had five oranges on her head. Caldesia thought for a while and picked up a cantaloupe from the fruit plate.
Qiluo said seriously: "He will do stupid things."
"I guess so! That's bullying in the eyes of ordinary people!
We are cold and violent classmates who turn a blind eye to bullying!
! "
"Wow this kid is suddenly so loud?!"
Rina's full-throated complaints had an unexpected effect. The hand holding the melon in the top hat girl accidentally lost her grip, and the cantaloupe flew towards the eldest lady's face.
Then all kinds of melons and fruits flew up together, and the dancing hands left faint afterimages in the air. A second later, Qin Qianbai stood on the spot holding the big melon. The various fruits and melons from before had already returned to the plate.
"Okay, so awesome!" Rina exclaimed, "Master!"
"~" The eldest lady holding the melon raised her head slightly.
Kirara said regretfully: "Now, Rina Izumo has become one of us."
"Why?!" Rina was hit hard.
"To not forget to praise your skills at a moment like this is what most people would call stupidity."
"No, no, this is our conditioned reflex as professionals!" Rina looked at the blond top hat girl for help, "Miss Caldesia~? If you are a college student, you will do more serious things, right?" She said expectantly Emphasized: "And it is also the capital of the sky!"
Caldesia and Qin Qianbai looked at each other and nodded in unison.
"Come on, Xiaoqian, it's time to tell high school students how older people spend their time!"
winter. The eldest lady placed the cantaloupe at one end of the conference table, and under the expectant eyes of the little witch, she spoke with the grace unique to an elder.
"The entertainment that can only be carried out at the stage of female college students is..."
"That's it..." Rina agreed unconsciously.
The woman in front of her was superior to her in experience and martial arts. A martial artist girl from a big city must have seen too many scenery that she could not imagine.
Finally, even though she was born in the countryside, she can come into contact with the realm of modern women in big cities. This is the first step towards fashion. When I get back to my hometown, I can pretend to show off to everyone casually! With excitement, Rina waited expectantly for the speech of her senior in life.
"Watch adult-oriented animation alone."
"It's Ah Zhai!"
The wheelchair-bound miko closed her eyes and screamed. The beautiful wishes were shattered with this sentence!
"Xiao Qian, you guy!" Caldesia used her knife! He was parried with one hand. "Qin Qianbai ah ah ah! Why do you say this!
"Kirara let out the same scream as Rina.
The eldest lady, who single-handedly caused the commotion, blinked in confusion.
"When the new animation of Evil Dead was released before, Ace said that he would have to wait until he was an adult before he could watch it."
"That's not a work that girls should watch!" Qiluo continued to scream, "Female beginners should watch light-hearted animations like Magical Girl Sakura!"
"As expected, Qiluo has also seen it."
"It's not that I didn't!"
The girl with pink hair and twin tails ducked under the table and started a tug-of-war with the eldest lady who was pulling her.
Rina stared at the ceiling blankly.
I am desperate, desperate for this sad world. Let alone girl power or fashion power, all I can feel is the strange atmosphere in the video store! Is this the current situation in Cangqiong City? ! Even female college students have become the superpowers of Otaku? ! very scary!
The top hat girl covered her forehead and sighed: "You guys... the sparkle in Rina-chan's eyes has disappeared. Rina~Rina? Can you hear me? Don't treat these two idiots as normal?"
"Ugh! I was called a fool by Caldesia!" Qiluo shouted in a broken voice.
"Are you looking for trouble, you porn idol! There's no way you can keep the fabric on your body today!"
The previously pleasant blond lady instantly turned into a mafia giant, grabbing the helpless idol who had just been dragged out with a majestic aura reminiscent of a lion. The sight of the three female college students fighting in a scuffle reminded Rina of the stupid boys in her class fighting between classes.
"We understand." Rina said weakly, "It's our mistake to look forward to a girl's pink everyday life."
"?" Qin Qianbai, who casually pressed Qiluo, tilted his head curiously, "What is pink's daily routine?"
"this……"
I really couldn’t tell for a while.
Rina thought seriously. After all, what is her fantasy body? Like the eldest lady of a noble women's academy, elegantly drinking tea and chatting outdoors with a luxurious tea set? Or do we get together to read fashion magazines and talk about trendy clothes and lipstick colors?
Those seem to be superficial forms... To say that real pink represents the atmosphere of girls...
"That's right!" Rina said excitedly, "It's a girl's heart, a girl's heart! What we want to know is that light air!"
"..."
The three female college students stopped what they were doing and nodded in unison.
"I see……!"
That's it, five minutes later.
Caldesia, who finally found an oil-based pen, wrote a beautiful line of Zero Island text on the whiteboard:
[Spring is too short, fall in love, girl! 】
"It turns out to be a cliched love topic!
! "
"Exactly!" Caldesia put her hands on her hips confidently, "The so-called feminine power and girlish heart can be perfectly displayed in the imagination of love. This week's club activities decided to have a happy talk for the love partner. , it’s a women’s only event where male members are not allowed to participate!”
"Oh oh." "Oh oh~" The two official members clapped at the same time. Rina in the wheelchair was still complaining strongly: "What club? Are we included in it by default?! We joined the club without other people's consent!"
"Cyber·Ghost·Music Club."
"The club activities and the name of the club have nothing to do with it!"
Ignoring the protests of the new members with his usual boldness, the hat leader announced the start of the event arbitrarily. "The first one is decided on the new member Rina Izumo. What are your dreams for a romantic partner?"
Caldesia added with a smile: "Don't refuse in a hurry, you can also hear our opinions~"
One for one?
This is a fair event. If only one person says it, which is quite shameful, but everyone is talking about it, you can have a positive chat atmosphere.
"As for us..." Rina habitually grabbed a piece of candy and put it in her mouth, chewing it and saying, "I still hope to have an ordinary boyfriend."
"Ordinary?" Qiluo asked.
"We will inherit the shrine in the future. If he is a very enterprising man, he will not be able to bear staying in a small place with us, right?" The miko shook the candy stick up and down, "If he can be content in his corner and be kind-hearted As a man, we can think about our future life with peace of mind...Did we say anything wrong?!"
The three female college students looked in their eyes as if they had been mentally attacked.
"She is so mature..." "So calm..." "So amazing..."
It took them three full seconds to recover.
"Really, why do you look like you have been taught a lesson?!"
Kirara grabbed the little miko's hand and said earnestly: "Rina... you have graduated from being a girl!"
“I was expelled as a girl before I even graduated from high school!
! "
"To be honest, I was shocked. Rina has been considering life plans including marriage since she was in high school." Caldesia said weakly.
"This is something everyone must consider..."
"Ah, don't think about love from such a realistic perspective!" The hat girl cheered up, "Qiluo, it's your turn! I believe that as a two-dimensional person, you will give a different answer!"
Qiluo grabbed the corner of her skirt and said coquettishly: "My words... I like special boys."
Rina and Rina are completely opposite.
"Is it special?" Qin Qianbai said seriously, "Specifically?"
"My superpower is not the type that can participate in combat, and I am also a weak girl. I walk along the prescribed path every day, and as I live like this day by day, I gradually feel like a walking zombie. My daily life is very... It's boring, completely different from dreams." As if recalling the past, Qiluo said sadly, "So, I want to meet a special boy... who has unique power, is handsome, out-of-the-box, and incomprehensible. Someone who sticks to common sense and can take me to all kinds of places!”
"Wow..." Rina whispered, "That's that kind of thing, right? The fantasy noble prince in his dream?"
"That's right!" Qiluo smiled intoxicatedly, "Don't you think it's great?"
From the perspective of an average girl, this type would be ideal...but is that the type that can lead a stable life?
Rina, who was born in a traditional family, subconsciously wanted to give a negative answer. But grandma also said that people’s pursuits are different. Maybe for girls who are eager for adventure and impulsiveness, such a man is also a great choice, right?
...But I don’t know if it was an illusion, but the martial artist sister’s eyes looked very scary. Kirara-chan, who was intoxicated in fantasy, didn't realize it yet, but Cardesia was already sweating! I have a bad feeling!
"You're a little girl~" Rina used a teasing tone to smooth things over.
"Ugh! Not at all!"
"In terms of girls' hearts, Kirara-chan is even better~" The president of the club quickly made a judgment based on completely unclear indicators, "Then next, Xiao Qian!"
"me……"
Is it necessary to ask this? Rina thought in her heart that as long as she saw the way she ran towards the unconscious Gongsun Ce, she would know that this girl definitely liked him.
When you already have someone you like, this is not about shooting an arrow at a target, but shooting an arrow first and then drawing a target. With the gossip spirit unique to high school girls, Rina looked at the expressionless girl with a little anticipation.
"The type of boy I like is a boy who cares about me."
Qin Qianbai's speech made everyone confused for a moment.
"In other words, is it okay to just say 'he likes me too'?" Qiluo said confused.
The eldest lady shook her head.
"Rina, what do you think 'self' is?"
What a nice speech... Does she always talk like this...
Rina scratched her face: "I am Rina Izumo. I am the granddaughter of the Izumo family, a shrine maiden of the Yellow Springs Shrine, a magician, and a high school girl..."
"not like this."
The girl who came to a negative conclusion remained motionless in her seat. The calm voice and the still face caused Rina to have an illusion for a moment. It was as if she was talking to an artificial institution rather than a living human being.
Are you talking to inorganic life? Such ridiculous thoughts linger in my mind because this person is the one who leaves such a strong impression on others.
"The miko is the identity. The successor is the responsibility. The law of impermanence is the technology. None of that can be called part of 'self'."
Her words are as weird as her manner, as if a machine is giving a human definition.
"'I' is the few remaining elements after putting all this aside.
Therefore, I don't care about power and identity at all, only focusing on 'me'.
He who has an ordinary body and an ordinary mind and cares about these things is the man I will fall in love with. "
The strong sense of inhumanity suddenly disappeared. The doll-like girl lowered her head and turned into a shy, ordinary girl.
"Wow..." Qiluo exclaimed in a low voice. Caldesia stood up excitedly, waving her arms and said: "Put aside all worldly distractions and just focus on the small world in your heart. This is the heart of a girl!"
Rina no longer paid attention to these words. She thought to herself, should love consider more ideal factors? Don’t think about identity or responsibility, but focus on the self that remains after putting all this aside...
This is too willful! However, there is something beautiful about this simple idea.
What was very different from his doll-like appearance was Kirara's speech which was even more idealistic. Rina somewhat understood why the junior brother always called this girl "Miss".
Rina touched her head and smiled helplessly: "Before everything outside, the first thing you should care about is 'me'... We have really learned a lesson."
"It's 'We'." Qiluo whispered.
"Don't imitate me when you're serious!
"Rina threatened with bared teeth and claws.
At this time, there seemed to be an unexplainable atmosphere in the conference room. Caldesia knocked on the table and made a concluding speech: "Everyone has said very well! Next, I will be the leader of the group to make the final move——"
"So we already know." "People with boyfriends are not allowed to speak." "In short, it's Reiichi Shigure."
"You are rebels! How dare you not listen to the leader!"
Seeing that the women's brawl was about to break out, there was a knock on the door of the conference room. Everyone who looked like demons coming into the world before returned to their lady-like behavior within half a second.
"Please come in~"
"Good afternoon, ladies." It was the blond female knight who walked through the door. Rei Shigure followed her with a bored look on his face, wondering what he and Orianna were talking about. "Excuse me, is it convenient for you? I have some personal questions... everyone?"
Orianna subconsciously took a step back. She always felt that the eyes of the four girls were as fierce as the black iron wolves in the Morton Mountains.
"Miss Orianna, kiss Alice~~~~" The sweet voice of the girl in the top hat made the two world-creating magicians get goosebumps, "Do you want to come to the girls' party!"
"……ah?"
