The Infinite World of Weapon Girls

"Hahaha, are you kidding me?" The delinquents surrounded her, eyeing her menacingly. The leader sneered disdainfully, "...With such a pale face, does this young lady have the strength to do justice? Oh, you're holding a broom. You should have the strength to throw a broom, hahahahahaha."

Undisguised mockery erupted, and the surrounding area erupted in laughter and ridicule.

Yuri simply reached out her left hand, took the girl's soft little hand, and whispered to her without turning her head, "Hold on tight, don't let go."

A confident smile spread across Yuri's lips as she recalled the memories of her inextricable connection with swordsmanship and the Sealers. The next second, the broom, as light as a sword, pierced towards him.

[211 And then he won over Sinon?]

The broom, as light as a sword, pierced the leader of the delinquents, who immediately turned pale with fright.

Because although it was clearly a broom, it exuded a chilling sword aura; even before the sword arrived, its sharpness had already caused a sharp pain on the skin.

"Ughhh—what is this?!" With a slight fighting instinct, he suddenly jumped back a step.

Yuri also took a step forward, and the broom quickly chased after him, striking him directly in the chest, causing him to fall backward.

The wind whistled behind her, but Yuri remained calm. Her hand slipped and gripped the center of the broom. Then, she twisted her legs and waist simultaneously, and the hard handle of the spinning broom slammed into the abdomen of one of the attackers.

The man's eyes widened suddenly, he clutched his stomach, and as he showed a pained expression, his knees buckled and his body bent over like a shrimp.

The force of that strike, though it was a pure sword technique without any superpowers, was enough to make him vomit bile and lose all his abilities for a short time.

However, this was a group of organized and disciplined veterans who knew how to fight. Without any attack orders, the moment the fight started, they had already surrounded Yuri, looking for any openings to attack.

How could Yuri, with her profound skill in swordsmanship, have any obvious flaws? Even if they could see them, they would be flaws deliberately created by Yuri, and it goes without saying that they could easily neutralize them.

Various attacks came one after another, including many weapons that would make passersby turn pale, such as fruit knives and stun guns, but they either missed or hit teammates. Thanks to Yuri's agility and evasion, they didn't manage to touch her at all.

"That was too fast... and what an incredibly skillful dodge!"

"Wow, we can't beat her, boss! This woman's acting weird... should we retreat?"

"Ah, is this guy some kind of personal kendo master or kendo expert? He's clearly a broom... *cough*!!"

One of the delinquents, trembling with fear and having lost all fighting spirit, stood there in shock when a broom handle flew straight at him. He didn't even have time to dodge before being knocked to the ground.

Clean and decisive, he defeated ten opponents with the air of a victor.

Yuri twirled the broom in her hand in a beautiful sword-like motion before gripping it firmly on the ground, handle facing down.

Watching the delinquents wailing and rolling on the ground, Yuri grinned, revealing her little tiger teeth: "Hehehe! Now you've seen how powerful your grandpa Yuri is, haven't you? To tell you the truth, I used to be the ace of the Kendo Club at Xinqiang High School!"

The crowd erupted in gasps of amazement and high praise.

Because Yuri held the hand of the bespectacled girl behind her the whole time, and didn't move more than three steps, she managed to beat the thugs with dangerous weapons to a pulp while protecting them.

This is more than just the level of a high school kendo club ace; they would be more than capable of being recommended by the nation and participating in world-class kendo competitions.

As soon as Yuri finished speaking, the girl broke free of her hand. Yuri was confused at first, but the next second the girl's arms wrapped tightly around her waist.

"Tch, you wretched woman, what are you so smug about..."

They'd lost face big time. The ringleader, a delinquent with a prior conviction for attempted murder and a stint in juvenile detention, was now seething with rage. Even as he lay sprawled on the ground, he pulled a black pistol from his pocket, abruptly raised it, and aimed it at Yuri, ready to pull the trigger!

boom--

"Die, you stupid woman!!... Ugh, ahh ...

As he raised his gun and uttered his villainous declaration, a low hum of a silenced gunshot echoed through the world, which had fallen silent in an instant.

It wasn't the sound of a gunshot, but rather from the bespectacled girl who was still holding Yuri's waist. Her gaze was cold, yet tinged with a hint of relief, and in her right hand, she was still clutching the exquisite pistol that had slipped out of her sleeve.

On the other hand, the thug who screamed like a pig being slaughtered and rolled on the ground clutching his wrist a second later had a bloody hole in the wrist joint of the one holding the gun, from which blood trickled out like a stream.

The unexpected turn of events caused the onlookers to fall silent in fear, and they all turned to leave.

Even Yuri, Tina, and the owl were momentarily stunned.

First, no one expected the seemingly weak and bullied girl with glasses to suddenly attack. Second, after shooting someone, her eyes showed surprisingly no panic. Third, her instantaneous strike perfectly hit the person's wrist, an ability seemingly honed through countless hours of practice.

A series of urgent sirens wailed as they approached.

Actually, after the incident of the malicious threats against the girl, a kind-hearted person secretly called the police, and that's how the police finally arrived.

Her tense expression finally relaxed. The pretty girl with short brown hair and delicate glasses dropped the gun, hugged Yuri tightly, and whispered, "...Thank goodness...you're not dead...you're not dead, it's so good, so good, so good..."

Yuri let out a soft "uh": "...Little sister, of course I'm not dead. And...what did you suddenly say? Am I too stupid to understand?"

Her hair was tied into two small braids with a headband, hanging down on either side of her forehead. This adorable girl, with a slightly naive air about her, had a few glistening tears in the corners of her eyes.

Hmm... Yuri often does things like chivalrous acts when she sees injustice, but it's quite rare to see someone she helps so grateful that they cry.

"Excuse me, little sister, what's your name? Do we...know each other?"

"...Asada Shino. Please, just call me Shino..."

The police arrived later.

After taking all the delinquents into custody, they also gathered information from passersby to verify what had happened. Although Asada Shino's actions were tentatively classified as self-defense, she still needed to go to the police station with them to discuss matters such as carrying firearms and giving necessary statements.

Tina and the owl went along too.

The four of them didn't leave the police station until they finished giving their statements. By then, half the morning had passed, and the owl, who hadn't had a chance to play with anything, was starting to get a little upset.

"That kind of marksmanship is definitely not something an ordinary person can possess... Hmm, let me guess, Sinon-chan must really like firearms, right?"

They didn't separate immediately after coming out. Although she didn't understand what Shino meant, Yuri still invited her to join the group.

"……like?"

When faced with Yuri's question, a hint of sadness and confusion flashed in Shino's eyes.

However, just thinking about how she had managed to stop the delinquents and save Yuri with her gun in that critical moment, Sinon was overjoyed and nodded in reply, "...Barely, you like it, right?"

(Unbeknownst to Sinon, Yuri, when she gets serious, can cut through or dodge bullets, not to mention Tina the owl.)

"In such extremely adverse conditions, both in terms of timing and angle, Sinon was able to accurately hit the injured hand... Such marksmanship cannot be achieved simply through a love of firearms."

Tina's calm voice contained a hint of curiosity, which made Yuri curious and cast a curious glance at Sinon.

Sinon, realizing she couldn't hide it any longer, took a deep breath, a metallic chill seeming to spring from her usual naive demeanor, and said, "...Well then, to be honest, I'm sure you've all heard of the 'Ice Sniper' from GGO, right?"

Owl: "What the hell?"

Tina: "No."

Yuri: "No."

"..." Asada Shino was stunned, and wanted to stomp her feet in frustration, "The champion of the third BoB tournament! The champion! The champion!"

Yuri gave an awkward smile. "Speaking of which, we don't even know what GGO is."

"Huh?" This time, Shino was completely stunned.

As the most popular virtual stealth FPS game in Japan, it may not be known to everyone, but it should be familiar to everyone in Yuri's age group.

“GGO, I found out…” Tina swiped away the virtual screen and said, “It’s an FPS (first-person shooter) game. Since she won the championship in BoB, which gathers the strongest players in all of GGO, then Sinon’s strength is beyond doubt.”

"Wow, is Sinon-chan really that good?" Yuri exclaimed, rubbing her palms together excitedly. "...I even have an urge to have a marksmanship contest with Sinon."

Tina rolled her eyes at her: "Sick girl, suppress your impulses until you're fully recovered."

"I know, I know~" Yuri stuck out her tongue, revealing her cute little tiger teeth, "...Well, speaking of which, GGO is one thing, and reality is another, right? Being able to shoot people in real life without any scruples, that kind of mentality is still a bit puzzling."

"Because he's going to hurt Yuri-chan!!!"

Unbeknownst to the three, Sinon's expression changed drastically the moment Tina uttered the word "patient."

In that instant, he suddenly ran in front of Yuri, clenched his arms into small fists, swung them downwards, and burst out with this shout.

Faced with such a strong reaction, Yuri was a little stunned, wondering if the child had lost her mind, and asked worriedly:

"...Are you... alright?"

Shino Asada then realized her lapse in composure and quickly lowered her face, stammering with a flushed expression, "...N-nothing, I'm sorry, I got excited again, really...I'm so sorry."

Yuri pursed her lips and smiled, "...Well, I guess I asked too many questions. I don't know why, but just the fact that Sinon-chan was so worried about me makes today's rescue worthwhile. From now on, Sinon, you can come to me if you have any difficulties!"

"Uh-huh……"

Shino was being led by the hand and continued walking, her head bowed, too timid to lift, and she uttered two "Mmm" in response.

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As a child, Shino Asada was involved in a bank robbery. In the midst of the terrifying scene, she shot and killed the robber who was threatening her mother, and from then on, she developed a psychological trauma related to firearms.

Because of the murder, he was bullied by girls his own age at school.

To overcome this fear, Sinon joined GGO through an introduction from others. Later, she met Kirito and formed a bond with him. Together, they resolved the Death Gun incident that had once terrified Japan, and gradually overcame her fear.

A year ago, the Accelerated World opened its doors to more people. Sinon's profession in the Accelerated World was still that of a sniper, a Ghost Bullet, and she was well aware of the power of her "anti-spirit bullets."

At best, it would turn someone into an idiot or a vegetable; at worst, it would cause their soul to dissipate and them to die. Therefore, she could use it on enemies of spirits without any scruples, but she had never used it on humans.

That day, Yuri shielded the victim from that bullet.

Shino thought she had overcome her fear, her heart as hard as ice, and that she would no longer be swayed by fear. But the day Yuri disappeared from the Accelerated World, the nightmare of fear returned, plunging her back into the death swamp of her inner shadows.

That afternoon, she went to drink with Kirito.

However, she wasn't good at drinking. Even when she was drunk and acting crazy in front of Kirito, she didn't have the courage to tell him that she had accidentally killed someone. In the end, she got completely drunk, and Kirito had no choice but to take her home.

It turns out this is the shadow of not being able to speak the truth even when drunk.

I slept from dusk until dawn, and as usual, I got up early and wandered the streets like a soulless puppet.

Then, I saw Yuri...

While following Yuri, she encountered the delinquent from earlier. At the moment the delinquent tried to harm Yuri, Shino, for reasons unknown, found courage... or rather, as if she had found someone she could abandon her fears to protect, and decisively fired her gun.

Yuri did not die from the "anti-spirit bullet".

For Shino, this was a miraculous and immense comfort. But now, she had even less courage to tell anyone about it.

Speaking out could worsen the relationship, but staying here risks being exposed.

At that moment, Shino made up her mind to leave. She felt sorry for owing her so much that she couldn't repay, but she decided to just be a passerby... lest they end up not even being able to remain friends.

"that……"

Sinon's determination was admirable, but unfortunately it came too late, because before they knew it, the four of them were already standing in front of a cabinet full of scarves.