Clang—
A clear ring of metal on metal.
The uchigatana in Soga Ishikawa Kiyomi's hand flew from her grasp.
The girl stumbled and fell, kneeling on the ground, the hands supporting her body trembling slightly.
She looked at the girl before her in disbelief.
Saotome Yukina, panting, clutched the healing staff in her hands. With the little rabbit's rapid breathing, the girl's full chest rose and fell dramatically.
The little rabbit glared indignantly at Soga Ishikawa Kiyomi.
The image of this girl calling Yuzu-senpai "Lady Sister" still echoed in her mind.
She was so arrogant when she provoked Yuzu-senpai before.
If you've got the guts, then keep it up.
What's the meaning of this, trying to compete with me for Yuzu-senpai?
And Soga Ishikawa Kiyomi, who had collapsed onto the ground, wore a look of complete incomprehension.
She had already returned once from the aberrant abyss.
Logically speaking... her physical strength was that of a Second Sequence Aberrant.
Even for a Nightmare-type Aberrant with relatively weak stamina, she should have been able to completely crush an ordinary human, to say nothing of Saotome Yukina, who was just a Healing-type healer.
But she looked at the mountains rising and falling with the little rabbit's ragged breaths.
This... this utter humiliation, from such a 'delicate and weak' girl... How... how was this possible?
On the side—
Su Yuzu and Kujou Katora were watching the show.
Kujou Katora had just returned from working all night and was actually exhausted.
If it weren't for a strange reluctance in her heart to let a Yuzu dressed so alluringly give that little rabbit hands-on instruction...
Kujou Katora would have already thrown herself onto the bed and passed out.
Her crimson eyes darted a glance at the girl beside her, who was leaning against a wooden dummy.
The girl's slender figure was highlighted as she stood with her arms crossed.
Although she hadn't taken off her trench coat yet...
But... from Kujou Katora's angle, a fleeting glimpse of the space between the coat and the off-the-shoulder sweater was already making her lose her self-control.
Sometimes, allure didn't require exposing large swathes of skin.
Proper concealment could be far more attractive.
Of course—
What Kujou Katora absolutely meant was... the early spring weather could still be quite cold.
A girl still needed to be careful to stay warm.
She should wear more when she's outside.
A sweater like this, one that accentuated her figure, should only be worn inside the dormitory.
As for Su Yuzu.
Watching Soga Ishikawa Kiyomi and Saotome Yukina have a fun fight, she too was having fun watching.
Saotome Yukina's figure, naturally, went without saying.
Even the slightest movement from the little rabbit was a pleasant sight.
And Soga Ishikawa Kiyomi... she was, after all, a girl who could pull off a carp-patterned dress in her character art.
Though her curves were somewhat lacking, her posture was still tall and graceful.
The sight of the girl, slightly out of breath and gripping her uchigatana tightly, was particularly moving.
Clang—
Watching Saotome Yukina seize an opportunity to knock the uchigatana from Soga Ishikawa Kiyomi's hands with a heavy blow of her staff, Kujou Katora praised Su Yuzu.
"These past few days..."
"You've drilled her well."
"Yukina... is a very hardworking girl," Su Yuzu said with a smile, looking at Saotome Yukina.
Catching Su Yuzu's gaze, the little rabbit instantly felt as if all the soreness in her muscles had vanished.
Kujou Katora agreed.
Although compared to typical Espers, those of the Healing-type often found it easier to develop a strong physique.
After all... healing oneself was always more efficient than healing others.
Healing-type Espers could continuously heal and strengthen themselves during training.
Their training could easily achieve twice the results with half the effort.
The most powerful Sword Saint in history was, in fact, a Healing-type 'healer'.
But... most Healing-type Espers still preferred to be dutiful healers.
Someone as diligent as Saotome Yukina was truly a rare sight.
Even though Kujou Katora knew this rabbit's diligent training was for 'ulterior motives,' it didn't stop her from giving the girl a little praise.
Seeing Saotome Yukina's delight...
Soga Ishikawa Kiyomi bit her lip and glanced sideways at Su Yuzu.
Su Yuzu made a cheering gesture at Soga Ishikawa Kiyomi as well.
The web of her thumb was still trembling and her palm felt numb, but Soga Ishikawa Kiyomi still forced herself to get up on her knees and pick up the uchigatana that had fallen nearby.
She looked at the panting little rabbit before her.
Although she was still inferior in technique...
But... she had better stamina.
Soga Ishikawa Kiyomi's constitution was equivalent to that of a Second Sequence Aberrant.
That black dreamscape from that night... if it had been Saotome Yukina, it wouldn't have been a simple matter of crying herself hoarse.
Gripping the uchigatana in her hand.
Soga Ishikawa Kiyomi was going to wear down Saotome Yukina's stamina, even if it was the last thing she did.
"Hyaaaa!"
"Ngh..."
The girls' uchigatana and healing staff clashed together once more.
To the side, Su Yuzu seemed to casually... naturally, take hold of Kujou Katora's fingertips.
She could clearly feel Kujou Katora's entire body jolt, then slowly... tensely... pretend to relax.
Mm—
Pretend.
Her body was already drawn tight as a bow, yet she still had to feign indifference in front of her.
Struggling to maintain her 'dignity' as a Senior Superintendent.
Little did she know... that dignity had already completely crumbled the moment the word 'Submission' appeared before Su Yuzu.
The woman who had dared to sneak glances at her just moments ago now didn't even know where to look.
Her hollow gaze passed through the girls clashing with their spirited cries, focusing on the empty space in the distance.
She wasn't looking at Su Yuzu.
But her entire attention was focused on Su Yuzu.
Su Yuzu found the woman's sudden attempt to act aloof, struggling to maintain her 'last shred of dignity,' to be very amusing.
It was quite interesting~
"Kujou-senpai, you were up all night?"
"Yes..."
"I'm sorry, to make you accompany me like this."
"N-No... it's nothing."
"..."
Su Yuzu held Kujou Katora's fingertips as if they were a toy, and Kujou Katora's throat bobbed with a difficult swallow.
Normally, there were few inhibitions about intimate contact between girls.
As long as the favorability level was even a little high, it was no problem at all.
What's more... Kujou Katora's favorability toward Su Yuzu had already broken the 60-point barrier.
It hadn't even gone through the process of getting stuck at 59 points while eating up +1+1+1 favorability; it just shot straight past the 60-point mark.
Kujou Katora's favorability had skyrocketed, even more smoothly than the little rabbit's.
Su Yuzu believed that, forget just holding her fingertips, even if she were a billion times bolder...
Kujou Katora wouldn't refuse at all.
The woman whose gaze was wavering tried her best to act unmoved, doing everything in her power to maintain her dignity.
It was so delightful that Su Yuzu could barely contain her smile.
As for... the possibility of teasing her too much and having Kujou Katora forcibly unlock a CG...
Su Yuzu still had one last trump card up her sleeve.
She still hadn't done today's 'Operator Development'.
For the first time—
Despite not feeling that sense of humiliation...
Kujou Katora felt like her entire being was becoming strange.
Her right hand was completely surrendered to the girl holding her fingertips.
Kujou Katora pressed her left hand tightly against her chest.
The thumping of a heartbeat accelerating so fast that not even a Blood Manipulation Esper could control it.
Beneath the soft fabric, a stiff paper ticket was placed closest to her heart.
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