Kanata trains under Shigure, and now that brilliant, sharp-tongued girl is finally back.
Ten days have passed since I began training under Shigure-san. I’d finish my usual morning routine, meditate for an hour after lunch, and then receive training from Shigure-san. That had been my routine for the past ten days.
My infiltration rate had increased by 2%, shocking Dr. Hibiki. She’d said it was rare for training alone to cause such an increase. But I felt stronger, not just from the improved physical abilities due to the increased infiltration rate. It was because Shigure-san had taught me not only about the state of my heart but also the fundamental swordsmanship I lacked.
Tonight, the stars are beautiful. I turned off my room light, allowing for a clearer view of the starry sky. Lying on my bed, I gazed at the stars and thought of Lilith. It’s been over ten days since she went to the Laboratory. Had she caused some trouble there? No, she wouldn’t be kept there and never return. If she did, the Commander wouldn’t stand for it. Angering the Commander was equivalent to signing her own death warrant. She’s a sharp-tongued weapon that spews vulgar insults, but now that she’s gone, I feel strangely lonely. *Sigh*, I’m done thinking about it. Time to sleep. She’ll come back eventually.
I woke up as usual to the internal alarm. Hmm, my hair seems to have grown quite a bit. I should get a haircut soon. Silver hair is nice, isn’t it? It’s so smooth and has a faint, pleasant scent… Wait, that’s not it! I don’t have silver hair, and my hair isn’t this long in the first place!
I threw off the blanket, and Lilith, who had been sleeping soundly, woke up rubbing her sleepy eyes. “What? I have low blood pressure and I’m weak in the morning, so let me sleep a little longer. Zzz.” Don’t casually use my arm as a pillow! “Hey, wait! What are you doing here?” “Are you stupid? Of course, I came back from the Laboratory. Oh, that wasn’t a question mark, was it? It’s a confirmed fact that you’re stupid.” She had to greet me with an insult? “Anyway, wake up! Wake up! Wake up!” “Yeah, yeah, you’ve got pent-up energy because I was at the Laboratory, so you want to release it, right? Fine.” “I don’t have pent-up energy! If anything, it’s stress! And I’m getting it at Mach speed right now!” “Oh? Even though you say that, this guy seems quite energetic?” Don’t touch my Umaibō! Are you really ten years old? A child’s body, but an adult’s mind, and not just any adult, but a mature older sister? “This is a morning physiological phenomenon for young men! It’s just how it’s made!”
“Be honest. Your mouth? Or your hands? Or perhaps your chest? We even have a maniacal option: hair teasing, Corporal?”
“Three things! Let me point out three things! One, you’re not the right size to do anything with my chest! Two, I’ve been promoted, I’m a Sergeant now! Three, I’ve never heard of ‘hair teasing’ before!”
“And the fourth, you want me to insert my desire, or rather, my perverted desire—not my immature ‘pee’—into my ‘pee,’ right?”
…My head is starting to hurt. Is this the migraine Shuri suffers from? “Let me, the ignorant Sergeant, teach you. Hair teasing really exists. It’s a desire unique to small-minded men who want to tarnish something beautiful. Oh my, it’s perfect for you, Sergeant.”
“…Do you have a disease where you’ll die if you don’t insult me?”
“Well, I might have a love sickness.”
“That’s definitely not ‘love.’ If anything, it’s ‘weird.’ …Maybe we should have sent you to the hospital instead of the Laboratory. My life is almost at zero, but I’ll ask anyway. How did you get in? I locked the door.”
“A flimsy lock like this is as good as nothing to me.”
…This girl… Her genius brain is heading straight in the wrong direction. “Then, let’s begin Lilith-sensei’s love lesson, Sergeant.” I don’t need it, I’m already full with swordsmanship lessons.
…My reasoning was almost paralyzed by our bizarre conversation… but looking closely… what is she wearing! “What is that see-through negligee! You barely have any breasts, so don’t go braless, damn it! Apologize! Apologize to all breasts! Including yours!” Unaffected by my reprimand, Lilith snuggled closer. “By the way, my panties are silk. Want me to take them off so you can check?”
I’m not asking about that! Just cover your chest! Two dangerous nubs are about to show through! If I stare at them, my life as a human will be over!”
“And then it continues to volume two?”
“It doesn’t continue! Where did you get such a dangerous nightgown!”
“It was on the shopping list I gave you at the helipad.”
I could easily imagine Shuri’s troubled expression. Still, she managed to get it. That’s the nature of utmost seriousness. “Let’s just calm down for a bit. You’re going too fast.”
“Indeed, there’s a long way to go.” I should say there’s a worrying future ahead. For my honor, I’ll say that I waited outside the room while Lilith changed. This is my room, yet what kind of unfair situation is this!
“Here, Sergeant, you should change quickly too. I’ll be sure to watch you.”
“You don’t have to watch!”
Lilith, now in her private clothes, had a noble taste in fashion, befitting a daughter of House Lohengrin. In this wide world, perhaps only the Rose Garden would have a ten-year-old girl wandering around in a gothic lolita-style black dress. “This is like an amusement park, but it’s still a military base. Didn’t you have any military uniforms?”
“In what world are there military uniforms for ten-year-olds? Are you stupid? Are you going to die? Even amoebas and paramecia think a little better than you. You don’t have boobs packed inside your skull, do you?”
You make a good point. But were the latter parts of that necessary? No. “You don’t think you can shower me with any insults you want, do you!”
“I don’t think that far. I’d say it’s okay to use about 80% of my verbal abuse on you.”
“You haven’t even used your full power yet! And you’re aware that it’s verbal abuse! You’re doing it on purpose, which makes you even more detestable!”
“To add, I still have two transformations left.”
Are you Frieza or something? “Okay, you’ve changed. Then, let’s devour the remains of plants and animals, and gorge ourselves! To the promised land where we can enjoy the pleasure and ecstasy of trampling on life!”
“…Can’t I just say we should go to the cafeteria and have breakfast?”
“If you say it like that, the Sergeant’s appetite won’t increase, will it? Come on, let’s go.”
…She’s a demon, a genuine demon that’s been reversed.
“Hmm, the chef here has good skills. Should I give them a star?”
“Indeed, food is at the core of human desire. Good food is always nice.”
“That sea bream sashimi you’re eating looks delicious with its high inosinate content. It’s been about 10 hours since death, perhaps?”
“…Lilith-san. If you dislike me, you can just say so.”
“Why are you acting like that? It’s the opposite. I like you, Sergeant, that’s why I pick on you.”
“I’d like to return such troublesome affection, with a gift wrapping.”
“Unfortunately, my affection is non-refundable. It’s been over 8 days since we met. The cooling-off period has already passed.”
The cooling-off period is 8 days in this world too? I have no choice but to give up. Humans should know when to quit. “After we eat, I’m going to greet my comrades in Unit 1.”
“Ehh, that can wait. Let’s go on a date at the theater instead. They’re showing ‘Armored Muscle Aniking: The Movie’?”
Honestly, that sounds tempting, but greetings come first. “No, I’m going to greet them! The first impression is important.”
“Tch, boring. You’re so mean, Sergeant.”
“I don’t want to hear that from you. …And don’t spoil the movie version of Aniking for me, okay?”
“You can read my mind? Impressive!” So you were thinking that. “You’re the type to circle the killer’s name in red pen just before the big reveal in a mystery novel.”
“I did that at the Laboratory. The guards who were reading mystery novels during downtime had priceless expressions on their faces.” Did they die after our surprise attack as a result?
Even I, who isn’t normally one to pity others, feel sorry for them. They were too unfortunate.
Lilith-san is really going all out from the start (lol). Kanata doesn’t seem to mind either.
