"What? The one who claims to be humanity's strongest [Magician] is already giving up so quickly? I haven't even used my full strength yet."
Facing a panting Ellen, Inaba Tsukiyo said disdainfully.
"D-damned fellow, I will return the humiliation I received today to you sooner or later!"
"Oh? Is that so? Then I'll speed up. I'd like to see how long humanity's strongest [Magician] can last."
"N-no, I… I can't take it anymore, no, not like this!"
"No can do. You've already made a threat. If you don't perform well, wouldn't it be a disservice to your persistence? I believe you can do it."
Amidst this conversation full of misunderstandings, Inaba Tsukiyo, under Ellen's desperate gaze… sped up the treadmill, and at the same time, increased the treadmill's incline by several degrees, forcing Ellen, who was only wearing a bodysuit, to run faster.
Due to the continuous running, Ellen's body was already drenched in sweat. She looked as if she had just been pulled out of a swimming pool, and even her light golden hair was disheveled.
Ellen wanted to stop, but she couldn't. The back of the treadmill was connected to the entrance of Imaginary Space, and the exit was in front of her.
No matter what she did, she would always stay on the treadmill, and Inaba Tsukiyo had cast some unknown magic on her, making her completely unable to control her body, only able to keep running.
"How come I never noticed Tsukiyo-chan had such a playful side before? If the scene just now were a manga, and one of those where only words are given without pictures, people would definitely think they were doing something inappropriate."
Nia and Kurumi watched Ellen on the treadmill and Inaba Tsukiyo beside her from a distance, saying, "Why are you so skilled at this?"
"Maybe you're overthinking it. How could Tsukiyo-chan do such a thing? You're the one who's always doing things like that."
Kurumi smiled nonchalantly. Nia was always the one doing such things, deliberately using her Angel to create accidental opportunities.
For example, when Inaba Tsukiyo went to wake her up, she would deliberately pretend to get up and change clothes, or when showering, she would intentionally rush into the bathroom first, and in a state of undress.
All these seemingly accidental events were actually caused by Nia using Sōkokuhenchitsu, with the aim of seeing Inaba Tsukiyo's embarrassed expression in these coincidences.
But… for someone who usually doesn't open her eyes and only uses her senses to perceive everything around her, Nia was still too naive.
"Let me see, is this your DEM's equipment called [CR-UNIT]? Tsk tsk tsk~ It's actually called [Pendragon], and you even use the name of the legendary King Arthur to command it. You really have some nerve."
Ellen's visualization device was named after King Arthur. One wonders what the designer of this visualization device was thinking to do something so audacious.
Is there also Gawain? Lancelot? Mordred? Are there also special visualization devices named after the Knights of the Round Table members? Could the person behind DEM be a fan of King Arthur?
"Is this [Caledfwlch]? [Excalibur]? Don't be ridiculous. How could King Arthur's legendary weapon be such high-tech, and such a shoddy product at that?"
"What is this again? [Rhongimiant]? Rhongomyniad? The legendary spear with which King Arthur pierced the treacherous knight Mordred? You actually designed this holy spear as a halberd cannon? I really don't know what to say about you. Are you trying to reach for the heavens? If King Arthur knew about this, she would definitely jump out of her coffin and beat someone. Oh, I forgot, the country King Arthur was from doesn't seem to use coffins."
Ellen's equipment was just too much to complain about. What kind of things were these? Were King Arthur's possessions just being trashed like this?
Although these were not King Arthur's true weapons, for these people to name them after King Arthur's weapons, wasn't that looking down on people too much?
"Um… Tsukiyo-chan, there's something I'm really curious about."
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