This is not the date I wanted.

In the morning, by some strange coincidence, Rokuko asked me to wake him up with the "Spinning Candy Girl Killer", even though I was already awake...

(Note: The impact of Rokuko's kick is stronger than Kotori's.)

PS: I was originally planning to write a serious plot, but as I was writing it, it became silly and funny... What on earth am I doing? (doubtful life.jpg).

12 training

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"..."

Sitting on a bench in the rest area of ​​the aerial ship Fraxinus EX, Murasame Reine stared blankly at the ceiling.

The blue sky, the drifting clouds, and the bright sunshine sprinkled into the room like ink, making people feel warm.

This is not a projection or image, but the real sky. Unlike other parts of the ship, the ceiling of the lounge is not made of metal, but a highly transparent reinforced glass. Although it will reduce the strength of the ship's armor, it does not have much impact on the airship that focuses on using random fields to fight.

Moreover, Kotori and Woodman value the diversity and comfort of the airship more than the combat capability of the airship. In order to accommodate the elves for a long time during special periods, rest areas like this, comfortable living environment, and entertainment equipment are all available on the ship.

Even after Fraxinus was specialized in combat to become Fraxinus EX in order to counter the DEM attack, these facilities remained unchanged.

Such persistence is not meaningless. In fact, after seeing the layout of the ship, all the elves who came to the sky ship for the first time expressed their love and satisfaction with it.

Naturally, Lingyin herself did not dislike this design. Rather, whether it was the airship or the manifestation device, they were gifts to humans accompanying the birth of the elves. Compared to using these technologies for force and battle, using them for the elves like this was not a bad thing.

While enjoying this leisurely time in the empty lounge, she suddenly took out the stuffed bear from her uniform pocket and held it up high with both hands like she was coaxing a child.

This puppet is quite old. Although its shape is still adorable, the patches on its body make it look like a Frankenstein monster.

It seemed to bring back some memories, and a hint of nostalgia appeared on Ling Yin's sleepy face.

"……call."

With a light breath, Lingyin put down the teddy bear doll and came back to her senses from her thoughts.

(There are two more... What should I do?)

There are still two spirit crystals that have not been sealed by Shido. Kurumi and Shido's date ended without any result, and Nia's spirit crystal was taken away by Westcott after a reversal.

And now, Nia can live a normal life without being affected by angels. Even though the "Divine Eclipse Volume" posed a great threat to Shidao, Shidao had no motive or reason to seal the "Divine Eclipse Volume".

Taking a step back, the inverted spirit crystal would be too much of a burden on humans. If it were sealed directly by Shidao, it is unknown whether it would have any adverse effects.

The development of events has now deviated greatly from her expectations. Whether the future will be good or bad, and in what direction it will develop, Ling Yin is completely unable to predict.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but envy Meng Yue who could predict the future.

(…Do you want to take action?)

Ling Yin thought to herself. With her power, she could really overturn the current situation and force her wish to come true.

But as a price, she must abandon her identity as "Murasame Reion" and become an enemy of everyone.

"..."

After imagining that scene for a moment, Ling Yin couldn't help but purse her lips.

She originally thought that she could be ruthless and decisive in erasing all the memories and bonds she had acquired so far. But when she was really faced with the choice, she was so hesitant.

(It seems... I like you all more than I thought...)

He sighed helplessly, and Lingyin's mouth was filled with bitterness.

"Shinshi..."

Lost in thought, Ling Yin gently stroked the head of the little bear doll and recited the name that she missed so much.

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In another room of Fraxinus EX, there is a row of cocoon-shaped display devices. Among them, Nanashi, Yakuya, Yui, Miku, Yoshino and Yumezuki, a total of six people, are sleeping in the machine.

However, as an experienced person, Shidao naturally knew that they were not really asleep. Instead, they used the display device to sneak into the computer world and use the characteristics of time acceleration to receive training from Mengyue.

Taking into consideration that Shidao must be accompanied by elves, Mengyue did not let everyone sneak in together, but divided them into two groups and took them to the computer world for teaching in turn.

"Oh~ I see, so that's how it is. This is the structure..."

Meanwhile, Erya was walking around the room, looking at the machine from different angles from time to time, nodding and drawing in his sketchbook.

"Niya...what are you doing?"

Kotori couldn't help but ask. Niya scratched his hair and replied.

"Ah, how should I put it...occupational disease? Anyway, I have nothing to do, and it's a rare opportunity to see this kind of infiltration device in real life, so I couldn't help but draw a design diagram first. Maybe it can be used as material for the plot of the comics in the future."

"You really are in high spirits."

Kotori sighed silently.

"Of course, little sister! It's a rare opportunity to experience the high-tech virtual world in reality, so there's no reason for me not to participate."

Erya waved the paintbrush with great interest.

"I see you're just so happy because the training has nothing to do with you?"

"Of course!"

“He actually admitted it…”

"Well, this is Nia."

Hearing what Nia said, the corners of Kotori's mouth twitched slightly, in response, Shidou smiled bitterly to smooth things over.

"Sir, Sir."

Rokuko pulled Shidou's clothes and asked curiously.

"Sister and the others seem to be asleep, but they are actually practicing in another world?"

"Well, you're basically right. Come to think of it, Rokuko, like Nia, you haven't been to the computer world yet, right?"

"Yes, so Liu'er was very surprised. Nowadays, equipment can accomplish such a great feat."

Rokuko exclaimed in disbelief.

"That's right. The drinks and food in there are just as delicious as in real life. And even if you spend more than ten days there, it won't even take half an hour to pass when you come back."

Tohka pretended to be a senior and explained to Rokuko.

"Oh--"

Rokuko exclaimed at first, then clenched his fists and spoke excitedly.

"Liu'er will work hard and practice diligently to protect you."

"Hmm. Let's get stronger for protection!"

"Oh~"

"Ha ha……"

Hearing the conversation between the two, Shidou's expression was a little subtle. Although he was grateful for their kindness, he was afraid that Mengyue's training would be very different from what they imagined.

"The time is almost up."

Origami said so. For a moment, everyone focused their attention on the display device. After a series of electronic beeps, the green light of the switch came on, and the hatch of the display device slowly opened.

"Now that the Demon King has awakened, the world has been invaded by the Demons, and nowhere is left alive. Faced with the brutality of the Demons, humans, who have no power to fight back, have fallen into an unprecedented crisis. At this time, the legendary hero who has been sleeping since ancient times and sealed the Demon King has finally awakened."

"Niya...be serious."

"Hahaha - sorry, no more jokes."

After noticing everyone's gazes, Erya said with a wry smile.

Soon, when the hatch was fully opened, the elves woke up one after another, took off their mechanical eye masks, and looked around blankly, as if they were lost and at a loss.

It's not that Shidao couldn't understand their reactions. After every training in the virtual world, he often felt a sense of disharmony with real life.

(According to Meng Yue, the time adjustment this time is a hundred times, so one hour is about four days. From last night to now, it should have been a month and a half over there...)

Although Mengyue's training topics should be different from his own, Shidao couldn't help but feel sympathy when he thought about the fact that they had trained under Mengyue for a month and a half.

"Everyone...are you all right?"

Shidou couldn't help but ask worriedly. Hearing Shidou's voice, the eyes of the elves gradually brightened, and then, tears of grievance began to well up in their eyes.

"Darling! I finally see you! I'm so scared! Please save me!"

"Devil, I finally understand now... the true identity of my compatriots is the devil from the demon world..."

"Trembling. Xixian, Xixian has had enough... I don't want to go there again..."

"Stupid Shidou... I am now... back to reality, right? Right, right!?"

"... Shi... Shi... um... Dao... first... ha..."

"Okay... don't cry, don't cry. It's okay now."

(Mengyue, what on earth did you do?)

While comforting the crying people, Shidou thought shamefully in his heart.

"Um... everyone, is Sister Mengyue's training... that scary?"

Seeing everyone's extreme reactions, Kotori was a little scared.

"It's not as simple as a question of whether it's scary or not..." After a miserable laugh, Qi Zui turned away and muttered, "In the next period of time, if I run into Meng Yue in the corridor at night, I will probably leak right down my pants..."

(Has it left a psychological shadow?)

The corner of Kotori's eye twitched slightly.

"Haha - you probably don't understand. Our compatriots who have lost their moral shackles... just how crazy they are."

"Trembling. Using the whip and sugar techniques to the extreme, he can lead people into the cruelest hell with a harmless smile..."

After hearing the description of the Yamai sisters, everyone present swallowed their saliva at the same time.

"Ha... Is everyone back?"

Just then, a yawn was heard from behind, and Mengyue crawled out of the manifestation device, scratching her hair.

"—!!"

Just like a rabbit encountering a carnivore, the five people shivered at first, then suddenly hid behind Shidao and lined up.

(Miku didn’t take advantage of Meng Yue like usual?! Nanashi actually took the initiative to hug Miku?!)

Looking at the two's actions, Shidou couldn't help but feel shocked.

"……Um?"

Noticing the strangeness of Nanashi and the others, Mengyue, the culprit, tilted her head unconsciously.

After observing in silence for a while, Mengyue tried to take a step to the left front of Shidao.

"—!!"

The five of them tacitly pulled Shidou to the right to hide.

"..."

Mengyue changed her direction and turned to the right.

"—!!"

The five people pulled Shidao to turn left again.

"…The eagle catches the chick?"

Meng Yue asked speechlessly.

"Um... Sister Mengyue. What kind of special training did you give them?"

"Well... this is a little hard to explain. In addition to the training of spiritual power control and various battlefield simulations, the training topics I give to each person are different. If I want to summarize it simply and clearly..."

Meng Yue explained while counting on her fingers.

"Just like the human tongue and nose, they are all adapted to taste. When you are used to eating food with too much salt, ordinary dishes will taste bland. In the same way, if a child who hates eating coptis root eats canned herring for a month, he will no longer find it bitter. It's like a kind of stimulation therapy training, right?"

"..."

In an instant, everyone present felt a chill down their spine.

"Well, the efforts were not in vain. Everyone's strength has indeed improved. This gives us a better chance of winning against DEM."