One-way traffic

Hatsune Miku felt a faint pang of pain in her heart whenever she thought of the sorrowful expression on the girl in the green dress.

Why must elves always be treated this way?

This thought lingered in the girl's mind and could not be dispelled for a long time.

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creak.

Kotori Itsuka couldn't help but turn her head away.

Where are you planning to go?

"It's nothing, I'm just bored."

Accelerator walked out of the automatic door without looking back.

"It was just a short walk, damn it."

Chapter 368 The Panicked Elf Girl

Hatsune Miku has returned to the spaceship.

The exact time was approximately one hour.

"Wow, Hatsune Miku, you've really been a great help to us this time!"

"No... To be honest, that's something I've always wanted to do, but it's really great that I can help you guys...!"

Hatsune Miku showed some embarrassment at Kotori Itsuka's statement.

Upon arriving at the commander's seat, the two girls turned their gaze toward the large screen.

"Did that boy succeed in his plan?"

"Is that Shido?"

But Kotori Itsuka's expression didn't seem too good at the moment.

"...Well, you should take a look at the situation yourself."

"Eh…"

Hatsune Miku blinked in surprise.

Then, she looked directly at the situation on the big screen, but what appeared inside made her extremely surprised.

"Wait, wait, Tohka! It's really not what you think—"

"Ahh! Anyway, you're definitely more concerned about the child than me!"

"Oh dear, Tohka seems genuinely embarrassed~ It seems Shido really likes Yoshino~!"

"What, what did you say...! I knew it was true, Shido!"

"So I already said no... Ugh! Yoshina, stop interrupting me!"

What... is going on...?

Hatsune Miku looked at the scene on the big screen with surprise.

But at the same time, for some reason, the scene in front of her made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"I have a feeling that I've seen this kind of scene somewhere before, and it seems quite common..."

"Ah...that's definitely true."

Kotori Itsuka sighed helplessly.

"It's those melodramatic soap operas, where the girl next to the male lead discovers he's cheating, and then they get caught up in a love triangle."

"This... could this really happen in the real world...?"

"It not only happened, but it was even more melodramatic than a soap opera."

The scene before her eyes not only left Kotori Itsuka speechless, but even Hatsune Miku standing next to her couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.

But right after that.

"What…?"

Her expression changed immediately after she noticed some data flashing on the screen.

That's a statistics bar showing Yoshino's current level of affection.

At this moment, its display is rapidly decreasing at a linear rate.

"W-what happened?! Why did the other person's favorability suddenly drop so much?!"

Before they could even think about the specifics, a loud bang was transmitted through the screen to the warship.

For an instant.

The outer wall of the building where the elves were located was smashed open by something enormous.

"Zadkiel the Ice Puppet—!!"

Yoshino's panicked voice came through directly.

Along with that, a huge white rabbit-shaped doll appeared beneath her.

Boom! The wall was blasted apart in an instant by that enormous body.

"This is bad! The elf has completely left, and even his emotions have descended into a state of turmoil!"

It's too late to say all this now.

Under Itsuka Shido's watchful eye, Yoshino swiftly snatched the rabbit doll from Tohka's hand and defied gravity to escape the building.

Ruined.

Not only did the relationship that had been painstakingly built completely collapse, but also...

"Ten, Tohka..."

Itsuka Shido turned around with a wry smile.

Naturally, the girl behind him was now looking at him with complete indifference.

"No, don't talk to me! Humph!"

"Ah...this..."

As expected, things are still like this...

With a heart full of helplessness, Itsuka Shido could only sigh silently in the end.

"What a misfortune..."

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Yoshino left the building.

She didn't know what she was thinking at that moment, but at the very least, she was extremely panicked.

the reason is simple.

It wasn't the so-called girlish flutter of a heart; that panic was an emotion she only felt when Yoshino left her hands.

No surprises, only shocks.

The moment Yoshino left my hand, all I felt was pure helplessness.

She couldn't bear this terrible situation.

It felt like a landlubber falling right into the middle of the ocean, your body slowly sinking towards the seabed, a feeling of helplessness.

So she chose to run away.

Although the man named Itsuka Shido had shown him some goodwill, that goodwill vanished completely when the girl arrived and took Yoshina's doll from his hand.

But it's okay, as long as I can get Yoshino back in my hands again.

As long as Yoshina comes back, there will be no problem.

Bang——! !

As this thought kept replaying in Yoshino's mind, the sound of a heavy machine gun shot abruptly interrupted her.

Beneath him, the doll in the hands of the doll named Zadkiel was knocked off.

"what…"

She was stunned.

The next instant, countless AST members surrounded him.

"Ah...! Ugh—!!"

"Finally, we escaped from that mysterious barrier. It took a whole hour..."

"We're all fine now, anyway, and this isn't the time to talk about these things."

"Our task is to focus on managing the Hermits."

The entire AST team surrounded him, their heavy machine guns, turrets, lightsabers—all deadly weapons—pointing mercilessly at him.

Yoshino felt her whole body trembling.

That was an unconscious behavior.

This time, it wasn't just that Yoshina disappeared from his hands; he was even surrounded by people wearing mecha combat suits.

He was all alone, with no one to rely on anymore, no Yoshino, and no one who had reappeared before.

Click.

The next instant, the AST members pulled the triggers.

“Ahhhhhh——!!!”

Yoshino's eyes showed extreme panic as she fled at top speed.

Boom boom boom boom—!! Countless machine guns and missiles bombarded her, but none of them could keep up with Yoshino's incredible escape speed.

Even so, it is still just the basics.

A considerable number of missiles still struck the surface of the Zadkiel.

Although it posed no threat to the spirits, Yoshino felt increasingly uneasy and trembled as she listened to the series of explosions.

Moreover, there is no one you can rely on.

They didn't even have the ability to resist.

Soon, countless machine guns surrounded Yoshino, and she couldn't even escape the encirclement. Even though she had activated her Angel, she was still not as strong as she had been when facing the AST at the beginning.

The girl could only bury her entire body in the giant doll and close her eyes tightly.

Even though she possessed the power to defeat all ASTs in an instant, she was unable to move.

This is not a lack of ability, but a lack of spirit.

But AST is unlikely to give up this opportunity.

"What to do, Captain?"

"Needless to say, this is a fantastic opportunity!"

Ryoko Kusakabe's expression remained unchanged.

For them, whether they are children or have any other identity, an elf is an elf.

And there's only one thing they can do.

"Keep firing! Don't let the elf escape this golden opportunity!"

"learn!"

A natural result.

In this regard, even if Ryoko Kusakabe didn't give the order, Origami Tobiichi would have done it.

Without hesitation, she pointed her gun at the elf girl.

then.

—The moment the missile was launched, everything around it was swept away.