The Infinite World of Weapon Girls

"One task, two rewards?"

How interesting. J gripped the power of attorney tightly and simultaneously sent a message via his wristwatch.

[Wu Teng, come to the Ministry of Defense tomorrow. The commission meeting for the 'Seven Stars' relics' is about to begin.]

The 'Seven Stars' Relic' is the medium used by the villains in the early stages of the anime to summon the fifth-stage Gastrea, "Scorpio," which is described as "powerful enough to easily cause the mass extinction of Tokyo."

...In other words, it is inextricably linked to their main quest.

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The layout and space of the central building are astonishing. The "VIP Lounge" is located on the third tallest floor, which is used to receive VIPs, not the executive floor. Few people can come here without permission.

Therefore, when Tina came out of the VIP room, she was greeted by an incredibly spacious and empty hall, and surprisingly, there was hardly a soul in sight.

—Except for a little girl with beautiful blonde hair

A solitary figure, seemingly burdened with worries, wandered alone in the spacious, brightly lit hall with small steps. Sensing a gaze, it slightly turned its head to look at the girl watching it.

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Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

[This is the second update of 4,000 words. There will definitely be another update tonight, but it might be very late... so don't wait up~]

[Ta57 Saves the Summer World! ...Save the Heart First?]

Not far ahead, the lone blonde girl is named Chishou Natsume. She is an Initiator with the Dolphin Factor. Although her IQ is as high as 210, her combat talent is mediocre.

In the anime, she died...

Yes, even though it was just a screen, Tina witnessed Natsume's death firsthand. She single-handedly delayed the Gastrea's attack to buy Rentaro time, and finally, due to her high rate of infestation, before she was about to become a Gastrea herself, she begged Rentaro to kill her... At the first moment when the dawn shone on the world, her beautiful soul ascended to heaven.

Can I save her?

Maybe?! Although Tina didn't understand whether saving her or not had even the slightest connection to the main quest, she couldn't help but want to save her lovely life.

Just as Tina was hesitating whether to go over, Xia Shi slowly walked towards her from the opposite side.

She wore a neat white top and only a simple pair of black leggings on her bottom, exposing most of her slender, fair legs, which were as white as ivory. Looking down, one could see that Xia Shi was not wearing shoes, revealing her smooth, delicate ankles and pearl-like toes.

It was because this smooth, clean brick surface, free of dust and grime, could clearly reflect the shadows of things that Xia Shicai dared to go barefoot.

Neither Chizuki nor Tina expected to meet each other in such a place; the former was a stranger, and the latter was completely unprepared.

Therefore, when Xia Shi calmly walked up to Tina, the silver-haired girl's first question was: "Without the Holy Emperor's permission, one needs an access card and a secondary password to come up to this floor."

Her unspoken question was: How did you get up here?

Xia Shi was a little surprised by this opening, because he found the slightly older girl in front of him cute and interesting, so he smiled and said, "I guessed the highest-level password, so I got in..."

The girl didn't smile at all, so Xia Shi thought she was a bit difficult to get along with. He paused for a moment and said apologetically, "If I've disturbed your peace, I'm sorry. Please don't tell anyone... I'll be right down."

"Don't go down," she suddenly said.

Suddenly, a small, beautiful hand, as smooth as jade, reached out and took Xia Shi's hand in itss.

"Eh?" Chishou Natsuyo struggled for a moment, but found that the owner of the hand was very firm and she couldn't break free.

"Want to chat with me for a while?"

Is it a question? Xia Shi was still considering the sentence structure when Tina grabbed her hand and walked straight in one direction, giving her no chance to answer.

After walking straight for 600 meters along the huge, empty hall, Tina led Xia Shi to the observation deck on this floor.

Standing here and looking down at the transparent glass, it feels like being on a cloud. Looking up, what is presented to the two girls is a panoramic view of the vast Ministry of Defense from a god's-eye view.

"Ah—! High...it's so high here..."

Xia Shi, who is somewhat afraid of heights, suddenly felt dizzy, which forced her to lean on Tina and hold onto the girl's slender waist to maintain her balance.

Even though her whole body was slumped in Tina's arms.

"Dolphins are afraid of heights..." Tina said as if to herself.

Then, he helped Xia Shi, the little girl, to sit with him on the observation platform, gazing at the azure sky.

"Xia Shi, has something big happened at the Ministry of Defense lately that even you're here?"

"Oh, actually... wait a minute! How do you know my name?"

“Senju Natsuyo is the starting partner of Ikuma Shūgan, who belongs to the Mishima Royal Guard. I’ve been watching you for a long time.”

Have you been following me for a long time?

Not understanding the meaning behind those words, Xia Shi suddenly blushed. In a moment of panic, she hastily answered Tina's question to divert her attention—

"Hmm... alright. Actually, the Emperor is going to hold a commission meeting at the Ministry of Defense and has invited many well-known police officers (private security companies) from the Tokyo area to attend."

"...The date seems to be set for tomorrow, but Brother Jiangjian takes this matter very seriously, so he came from the neighboring province a day earlier."

Tina said "Oh," and then asked, "You've been out for quite a while now, haven't you? Won't your facilitator... Ishigaki find out?"

“Although Brother Jiangjian seems to have all his brains in his muscles and looks a bit dim-witted, he’s actually very good to me…” Xia Shi said softly. “Compared to other Initiators, Brother Jiangjian gives me more freedom when there are no missions.”

"Is it a person's freedom?"

Xia Shi was taken aback by the girl's words. She turned her eyes and secretly glanced at the girl a few times. "Um... I still don't know your name."

"Tina."

"Tina...you're not the cursed child, are you?"

In the short span of half a day, Tina had almost gotten used to being mistaken for the Cursed Child, but then Xia Shi said something that surprised her and made her pause for a moment.

"Okay, you guessed right... It seems that the initiator of the dolphin factor is really intelligent."

"High... well, but I'd prefer higher combat strength, so that Brother Jiangjian doesn't always have to be at the forefront of the battle."

It's clear that Natsuyo Senju has a deep friendship with her mentor, Shoken. Although Shoken refers to the Initiators as tools in the anime, he actually values ​​Natsuyo very much... otherwise, he wouldn't have put her in charge of logistics in every battle.

Unfortunately, if things continue along the predetermined plot line, Jiang Jian won't live much longer.

Tina ignored Xia Shi's previous words and said, "I'll ask you two questions. If you can answer them, I'll tell you a secret."

"Ah?"

"Here's a question: You participated in a running race and overtook the second-place runner. What place are you in now? Please answer immediately."

"Of course it's still second place..." Xia Shi couldn't help but chuckle, "This isn't even a riddle."

"One more question: What graph does the equation r=a(1-sinθ) represent?"

Tina believed that the 10-year-old Cursed Child, busy with his daily life as an Initiator to survive, had little opportunity to receive an education, and even with an IQ of 210, he would find it difficult to solve the equation in a short time.

"Ah, let me think... I think I probably know."

Xia Shi's quick solution made Tina deeply suspect that she might have encountered this equation before.

"But it's a little embarrassing to say it out loud... I'll draw it for you."

As Xia Shi spoke, he took Tina's small hand in his own hands.

Xia Shi's fingers slowly traced the skin, and Tina could clearly feel them trembling slightly. Looking up at Xia Shi's cheeks, she saw a faint yet captivating blush, and her focused expression was extremely serious.

Xia Shi had never encountered equations before, but with her exceptional thinking and high intelligence, the equations gradually took shape in her mind through mental calculations.

And her fingers, on the girl's palm, slowly traced the shape of a "heart" based on the image in her mind... because the equation is a famous heart-shaped curve in the mathematical world.

Tina's body trembled slightly.

— Xia Shi's tiny finger had just finished drawing the curve when it was suddenly grasped by her clasped hands.

"Come with me..." Tina's voice whispered in Xia Shi's ear.

After she finished speaking, she stood up and forcibly grabbed Xia Shi's hand and left the place—because Tina had said that after answering her two questions, she would tell her a secret.

For Tina right now, the sundae in the refrigerator was probably the biggest secret. Tina, holding Xia Shi's hand, walked all the way to the entrance of the VIP lounge, completely ignoring the bewildered J inside.

Xia Shi was equally excited, but at that moment, a buzzing sound suddenly came from the communicator in her jacket pocket.

"Ah, it's Brother Jiang Jian... He wants me to go back immediately," Xia Shi said hastily.

Before Tina could react, Xia Shiyi forcefully broke free from the cold little hand that was tightly gripping hers. After bowing deeply in apology once more, she jogged away.

Judging from the looks of it, it seems to be a very urgent matter.

Tina stared blankly as she watched her leave, then stretched out her hand in that direction before slowly lowering it.

J walked out with a gossipy reporter's face, nodded with amusement, and said, "If Tina wants to treat her to a sundae... I think I can do it for her!"

"No need for you to bother." Tina glanced at him indifferently, then turned and walked into the VIP room alone.

"Um, tomorrow is the commission meeting about the tricycles," J said as he followed her inside.

"I know."

After Tina went inside, she went straight to the refrigerator, deactivated the sensor bomb, opened the refrigerator door, and carefully took out a sundae.

"Xiao Nan, go and give this to Xia Shi... um, and also, don't let anyone find out about you."

Upon hearing the command, the stealth-in-prone Kuriboh grabbed the sundae with its two claws and floated away like a ghost.

It first flew out of the VIP lounge and wandered aimlessly around the lobby for a while.

The visual effect of a ball of kojima riding an elevator is just too bizarre. Whether it's a sundae that can't be made invisible or an automatically starting elevator, it's easy to scare ordinary people and also easy to expose oneself.

So Kuriboh's plan was to fly down from the window and then fly back in through the window below.

Who knows how tall this floor is? Kuriboh grabbed Sundae and flew out the window. The first thing she saw was the geese flying past her, and she was stunned. Looking down at the tiny cluster of buildings, the shadows of people and cars looked like ants, and a wave of dizziness quickly washed over her.

Okay, let me have a sundae to calm my nerves first...

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[P.S.: I finished updating around version 2 today. The results... well, it's not even been a day yet and they've already jumped around like crazy (???). Thanks for your support...]