It's a lack of communication. - 38

It's comfortable being carried by Nonomi.

"Puhuh-"

"..."

"Nito, are you comfortable?"

"..."

"Ehehe~ Nito-chan is still young. You can be more spoiled, you know?"

"..."

"Nonomi, aren't you tired?"

"You're light as a feather!"

"..."

If only it wasn't for this.

And considering the weapon Nonomi usually carries around, I must feel relatively light.

It definitely doesn't mean I'm light because I'm tiny.

"Nito-chan, you're small so you're easy to carry ♧"

"..."

"Wait a minute! Something has been detected ahead!"

I don't know how glad I was to hear Ayane's briefing.

"It's hard to see because of the sand dust..."

The sandstorm that was blocking the view gradually subsided.

"...A huge village, or a factory...? A garrison...? Anyway, a huge facility and manpower..."

"Wh-What? Ayane-chan, are you seeing something wrong?"

The view gradually began to clear, but even so, I couldn't see properly ahead.

"There's nothing but a dried-up oasis ahead?"

"F-First, we'll approach to where we can identify with the naked eye!"

And so, they arrived at a place where many buildings were gathered.

"..."

"Wh-What is this..."

"...Barbed wire and facilities that seem to be several kilometers long..."

"A factory...? Not an oil drilling facility... Wh-What is this...?"

"This... didn't exist in the old days..."

Everyone was throwing out a word or two at the sight, when,

Tatatatatang-!

"Ugh?! What is it?!"

They were discovered.

"!! Intruders!"

"Capture them! Don't let them get away!"

Automata soldiers began to swarm in.

"Eetch."

"Heee..."

I was finally able to touch the ground.

"Unidentified forces are attacking from the front!"

"Well, I don't know much, but if it's a welcome greeting, we should respond, right?"

"Nito is watching from here ☆ Then..."

"Let's go-!"

A battle broke out.

Sensei watched the battle situation next to me and commanded the students.

It was clear that our side was stronger.

Hoshino is one of the strongest in the world, so it was already a proven fact.

Shiroko was strangely very powerful,

Nonomi swept a wide area with her minigun,

Serika wasn't as powerful as Shiroko, but she showed quite high firepower.

Ayane's supply was never late, unlike in the game.

What am I doing?

"Teacher, that's not how you do it..."

"Teacher, if you widen the angle a bit more there-"

"Teacher, when you're commanding, you need to be more careful-"

"..."

"Teacher, aren't you going to command?"

"Yeah..."

It's fun.

Well, apart from my advice, Sensei is doing a good job of commanding.

The problem is that the opponent is responding too well.

Just in time, Ayane found the identification mark of the facility.

It was, as expected, Kaiser Corporation.

Everyone showed a disgusted reaction as soon as they heard the name.

Meanwhile, for some reason, the alarm that hadn't rung during the battle earlier was now ringing,

Everyone fought hard, but they were eventually surrounded.

And one person walked over.

"I heard there were intruders, and it was Abydos."

"Well, it seems like someone high up has come..."

It was as if Serika had a president's radar, she knew exactly who it was.

Honestly, a person who comes out in this hot place wearing a full suit doesn't seem normal, but it's true that they seem to have a lot of money.

The director of Kaiser started talking very enthusiastically by himself.

I didn't know when I saw it in the text in the game, but it's so talkative when I see it like this.

After about 10 minutes of uncomfortable confrontation,

When the group vehemently refuted the CEO of Kaiser PMC, this crazy guy raised the interest rate because it bothered him.

The guy who raised the interest rate told them to leave if they didn't like it and went back.

In the end, all that was left for us was a disastrously high interest rate.

ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ

"Look~ Hoshino-chan-! It's an old Abydos desert festival poster that I barely managed to get!"

One student held a poster in front of another student's face.

"They say the oasis was as wide as a lake back then. Here, I'll give it to you as a souvenir!"

The student handed the poster she was holding to the student who was watching it.

"Ehehe... It's so cool, right? If a miracle happens, I hope a lot of people will come here again and ta-da~"

"There are no such things as miracles, senpai."

The atmosphere, which was already not good, was not only dampened but frozen.

"There's no way such a comfortable thing exists in this world!"

"Ha, hauuu..."

The poster held in her hand was crumpled weakly by the movement of her grip.

"Why would people come to the middle of the desert!! Stop talking about such dreamy things!!"

"Uung... But Hoshino-chan, I'm, I'm sorry... I'm stupid..."

"...!!"

Even if she shouted in anger, all that came back was an apology, as always.

Perhaps it was because she didn't like that reaction even more today, that she continued to speak.

"...Miracles, luck, good fortune..."

If,

"You are the student council president of Abydos! You need to be more aware of the weight of responsibility on your shoulders!!"

If she hadn't said those words,

Tzzik, tzziik- tzziiiik-!

If she hadn't torn the poster,

"Ah..."

If she had held onto her senior who ran out, it wouldn't have turned out like this.

"..."

When I opened my eyes, what came into view was the same, but different scenery from that day.

"Seriously!! What is this!"

"What the heck is Kaiser Corporation up to there?"

"It seems like they were excavating something...! That treasure..."

"No, it's a deception! There's nothing in that desert."

The feel of the shield in my hand is unusually cold.

"There's nothing that can make money, like oil or underground resources... It's a fact that was already investigated a long time ago..."

"Then why did they take the land..."

"No!! That's not important!! What about this debt? They're telling us to pay it by this month?! How are we supposed to?!"

The same loud voices as that day.

"They also demanded a deposit... A formal demand letter also came from Kaiser Loan... 300 million within a week..."

"I'm going. I need to find out what they're doing there."

"Huh?! Shiroko-senpai?! Wh-Where are you going..."

"The PMC facility. If we prepare thoroughly and infiltrate and investigate, there won't be any problems. I'll find out what their identity is."

"Wh-What are you doing, Shiroko-senpai! Don't make things worse! This debt comes first!"

"..."

Everyone is too excited.

At this rate...

"The debt... is impossible with fair means now. If we don't use any means necessary..."

"N-No! If that happens, we'll be back to..."

"...Okay! What's the point of such feelings! If the school disappears, everything will be over! I'm in favor!"

You'll end up regretting it.

"Huh?! N-No!"

"What?! Serika-chan, are you going to disobey Hoshino-senpai's words?!"

"...Th-That's not what I mean! What I mean is..."

"Serika-chan, you're the one who's making things worse! Are you going to become a criminal?!"

"I, I..."

"..."

So I...

"Now, now. Everyone. Everyone."

I can't just stay like this.

"Everyone is so excited that steam is coming out of your heads."

"U-Uhm..."

"..."

"..."

"...Yes. I'm sorry..."

"...U-Uh. I wasn't trying to get angry... I'm sorry."

That's why I changed.

"Yeah~ I know it well. Shiroko-chan is a good kid."

"..."

"Now, let's stop here for today."

Until these kids,

"Disperse~ Disperse. Let's cool our heads and meet again tomorrow. It's the club president's order."

Until they can stand on their own, or at least,

"Okay. Let's stop here for today and meet again tomorrow."

Until we can lead them together.

Tap-

Tap-

"Huh? What's wrong, Nito-chan~."

"Just a moment..."

Since she's an introverted kid who doesn't talk about herself, it seems like this is the first time she's called me to talk first.

Nito grabbed my sleeve and led me into an empty classroom.

By the way, is it okay to drag me out like this when everyone is watching?

"So, what made our introverted Nito-chan want to talk to this old man alone?"

"Well... that..."

Nito hesitates for a long time.

Her black eyes, filled with light, move this way and that.

Finally, as if she had made up her mind, her tightly closed lips and clenched fists are adorable.

"I... I thought I should tell you because I think you should know..."

"What is it?"

"Actually-"

Woong-!

"Ah..."

"Take your time~."

Nito hurriedly took out her phone and unlocked it.

Then, she checked her phone, and suddenly her face began to turn pale.

"..."

"...Nito-chan?"

"Y-Yes?! Ah, th-that, uh..."

Her eyes are moving even more frantically than before.

It seems like it's getting dark soon, and I can't send this young child alone, so I need to hear what she has to say quickly.

"So, what do you want to say...?"

"Th-That..."

Woong-!

"Ah, uh... Let's go eat sushi together later..."

"I'd love to~."

Was that what she was going to say after all?

"Our Nito-chan is such a shy child~."

It probably wasn't, but I should just let it go.