It seems Kanata’s peace has been lost with Lilith’s return.
I’ve decided to live my life just as I am, embracing my own routine and surviving in this crazy world.
To survive, I must become stronger.
I continue my daily routine, beginning with the worship of the Milk God.
After returning to my room in the afternoon, I wash away the sweat in the shower.
After changing, shall I head to the promised land where one can indulge in the pleasure and ecstasy of trampling on lives?
The way they phrase “going to the cafeteria to eat” is so unpleasant.
Lilith’s genius intellect combined with her personality is the worst combination imaginable.
It’s a catastrophic match.
I dry myself with a towel and step out of the bathroom naked.
It’s rude, I know, but it’s my room, and it’s a unit bath attached to the toilet, so there’s nowhere to put my underwear.
“You’ve got quite something hanging there. Can I have a taste?”
I dashed back into the bathroom.
I’d forgotten. My room was no longer a sanctuary.
I wrap a towel around myself before leaving the bathroom.
“Heh, you don’t have to be shy now.”
“What do you mean, ‘now’! Didn’t you learn in school that trespassing is a crime?”
“I got fired after three days at an all-girls school, so I wouldn’t know.”
“Huh? Really? Was that high school?”
Lilith nods as if to say, “That’s right.”
High school? She should be in elementary school at ten years old.
…It was a foolish question. With her genius intellect, she must have skipped grades.
She probably had exclusive tutors until she was ten.
“The new teacher, a noble and the daughter of the chairman, was an utterly unbearable idiot obsessed with her sense of superiority. She looked down too much on the commoner students, so I snapped.”
“Snapping is one thing… but what did you do?”
“I used psychokinesis to break all the classroom windows, and then I nailed them to the blackboard with pens and compasses.”
So she could use psychokinesis even when she was alive. Her current Nenshin Strength is 6 million N, after all.
She must have had considerable strength even when alive.
“Did you kill her?”
“Her life was lost.”
“That’s too much, even for an annoying woman!”
“I only pinned her to the blouse and skirt. I didn’t injure her body. But she got scared, didn’t she? She wet herself while pinned to the blackboard like a specimen butterfly. How pathetic.”
“Ah, I see. A proud female teacher wouldn’t be able to continue teaching after wetting herself in front of students. So her teaching career was lost. That’s a pity.”
“You don’t sound pitying at all.”
“Of course I don’t feel pity. It’s nothing but poetic justice.”
“Let’s stop this boring talk and go to the cafeteria. I’ll even eat Sergeant’s sausages first if you want?”
“Don’t lick your lips like that! You’re really scary!”
“I can tie a cherry stem into a bow in my mouth. They say women who can do that are good at… you know. Good at what, you ask…”
“Don’t say another word!”
I chase Lilith out of the room and quickly get dressed.
Honestly, this is not the kind of conversation to have before a meal.
The cafeteria is quite empty after the peak rush.
Shuri is eating chicken kamameshi while looking enviously at Rasen-‘s curry doria.
Shuri is still holding a grudge about what happened the other day.
“Oh, Kanata. The cafeteria’s new menu item, curry doria, is exquisite.”
Shuri, with his glare, scolds me.
“That’s Rasen-‘s request, isn’t it? Look, I don’t think it’s wrong to eat what you want. But there are limits to everything…”
“Shut up, Glasses. That’s why you’re a virgin.”
“Don’t call me Glasses! I’m Utsusemi Shurinousuke!”
“That’s a fitting name that reflects the body. It suits you perfectly.”
“R-really?”
“Utsusemi means empty inside, doesn’t it? Like a hollow shell. Isn’t that perfect for you, who are empty inside?”
“Guga! Kanata! You’re this kid’s guardian! Do something about her foul mouth!”
“Shuri, it’s too late. Once it’s twisted this much, there’s nothing to be done. All we can do is pray that it straightens out after going in a full circle.”
“…We’re so powerless.”
“Hahaha, well, isn’t it good? It’s lively.”
Rasen-, who seems completely unconcerned, as if it’s none of his business.
I initially thought this guy was the “long-suffering” type, but absolutely not.
Shuri is carrying the entire burden of the “long-suffering” role alone. How pathetic.
“By the way, Glasses, aren’t those glasses fake? Are you going to such lengths to build a character?”
“You noticed they were fake. Impressive.”
“Unlike you, I don’t have blind spots in my eyes.”
I’m impressed by how easily she can spew venom.
Shuri, barely suppressing his irritation, replies,
“Hotaru gave them to me when I joined the army. So I wear them now as a charm. I take them off during operations because I don’t want to break them.”
Now that I think about it, he wasn’t wearing glasses during the Kidnap Operation.
“Oh, really? Then you should take good care of them.”
“That’s surprising. Didn’t Hotaru also know that vision correction is possible with bio-metalization? I thought you’d mock me for that.”
“Whether it’s a misunderstanding or a mistake, those glasses are filled with your genuine affection, aren’t they? I’m not so corrupted as to mock something like that.”
Shuri looks a little impressed.
“But that doesn’t mean I condone Hotaru’s animosity towards Sergeant.”
“…I apologize for that.”
“If you think so, do something about it! Hotaru is like your girlfriend, isn’t she!”
“Lilith, enough. Shuri is the one suffering the most.”
“But Sergeant!”
“Please, don’t blame Shuri. I don’t want to hate you. You know deep down that it’s not Shuri’s fault.”
“…You’re right, I’m sorry, Shuri. I went too far.”
“It’s okay. I understand why Lilith is angry. Besides, this is something I need to handle.”
Rasen- lights a cigar and says to Shuri as if to advise him,
“It’s not something you need to worry about. It’s something Marika-san and I should handle. As I’ve said before, you’re taking on too much unnecessary burden.”
“Hotaru is not an unnecessary burden to me. I want to carry it, and I should.”
When Shuri says that, Rasen- crosses his arms and starts thinking.
…I can’t stand this heavy atmosphere. I need to change the subject.
“Rasen-, your curry doria will get cold. It’s alright, I don’t mind. If I don’t mind, then there’s no problem, right? Oh, and Shuri, thank you for handling Lilith’s shopping. It was a great help.”
“I have something to say about that too! It’s fine that there were a lot of items, but was all of that necessary?”
“But Glasses, for someone so prim, your taste in sexy lingerie is quite something. You’re not a pervert for nothing.”
“There’s no way I could buy something like that! Marika-san prepared it!”
So that’s how it was.
Now that I think about it, it’s impossible for the serious Glasses, Shuri, to buy sexy lingerie.
…Marika-san, you knew I was going to be in trouble, didn’t you? …You must have found it amusing.
“What, I was impressed for nothing. Just a lame pair of glasses, after all.”
“Don’t call me lame glasses! They’re important glasses, and they’re custom-made and high quality!”
“No matter how good the glasses are, they look terrible on you! You’re the nemesis of all glasses, capable of making any glasses look lame!”
“How dare you say that! I was the one who gathered everything else. Shouldn’t you thank me first?”
“Shuri, I’m so glad I met you. Thank you. And please leave this world as soon as possible.”
“Nugagaga! Lilith, it seems you need some education!”
“What is a Glasses, dumber than me, going to teach me! If you say something ridiculous, I’ll shove my hand up your ass and make your back teeth rattle!”
“First, let’s start with your language!”
Yeah, this is better than the heavy atmosphere from earlier.
While they’re “playfully” bickering, I’ll make a quick escape. I can just buy something from a convenience store.
Oh, Rasen- is escaping too. As expected of the top Jōnin, a spectacular escape.
Because Lilith is greedily devouring her food, the promotion arc, which was planned to end in 12 episodes, has slightly exceeded its schedule.
She’s showing off her devilish charm, much to the author’s chagrin.
