Retro Hero (8) - 26

C&C received a request from Himari.

The request was to persuade Sensei and Alice, who were in the Game Development Department, to come to the Super Phenomenon Task Force.

Crack... Crack!

And Neru was making a grim expression while cracking her knuckles.

"Boss, aren't you getting too emotional?"

"Shut up, Karin... I finally get to see that guy's face, I can't help it..."

Her anger was practically burning. The reason Neru was so angry was because of Sensei.

A while ago, a photo was uploaded to the Millennium community. It was a photo of Neru drinking beer at a pub. Since Yuuka, who was also in the photo, was drinking a non-alcoholic beverage, it was explained that there was no problem, so it wasn't a big deal...

But Neru suddenly got the title of a delinquent student who drinks. Although she looked like a delinquent, she had never bullied anyone or hit anyone without a reason. She might be late for school, but she had never been absent except for missions.

She was surprisingly a model student... but she was furious because she received a bad reputation because of what Sensei did while in her form. Normally, C&C shouldn't know about Sensei's constitution, but Yuuka told them that this matter needed an explanation.

C&C was practically in the same position as the Justice Task Force or the Prefect Team, so it was okay to tell them, so everyone knew.

Anyway, Neru was furious because of Sensei's reckless behavior while in her form. Still, the mission was to persuade them, not kidnap them, so she took deep breaths in front of the club room to calm down as much as possible. When Akane knocked, a strangely familiar laugh came from inside.

"Nihaha~! Who is it~?!"

A girl poked her head out from the suddenly opened door. It was Seminar's youngest member, Koyuki.

Everyone was confused as to why Koyuki came out of the Game Development Department, but Neru noticed by intuition that she was Sensei. Recently, Koyuki had run away again to play.

That's why Koyuki couldn't be here. If she was, Yuuka would have caught her right away. Therefore, Neru concluded that she was Sensei.

Normally, she would have said something first, but since it was Seminar's troublemaker, Neru couldn't contain her anger. She had often cleaned up after Koyuki's accidents, so her anger doubled, and Neru threw a punch.

"Ueek!?"

Just as she was about to hit Sensei's face, Neru's fist was deflected towards Sensei's body and hit the floor instead.

"What the..."

"Wait, boss! We're not here to fight."

"That's right. If we attack Sensei, we'll be wanted by the General Student Council."

"Ahaha! As expected, that kid wasn't Koyuki-chan but Sensei~?"

Everyone determined that it wasn't Koyuki but Sensei, and Asuna realized it a little later. Neru was bewildered by the current situation, but Sensei smirked at the fallen Neru.

"Oh my~? Was the greeting a hug?"

"This...!"

At the Koyuki-like taunt, Neru swung her chain-linked gun. Of course, it wasn't a taunt, but because of her tone and face, it was just that she didn't know much about Millennium's culture.

And of course, the gun didn't reach Sensei and flew towards Karin. Of course, Karin caught the gun and was unharmed.

"Hehe, I can tell that this one was an attack. But as long as I have the Shittim Chest, I'm invincible!"

"Invincible, you say... Then how about this!?"

Feeling provoked, Neru shot at Sensei. Akane tried to stop her, but it was too late. Dozens of bullets flew towards Sensei. But this time too, the bullets' trajectories were deflected and embedded into the walls and floor.

"...It's real."

Seeing that her attacks didn't work at all, Neru was so dumbfounded that her anger subsided.

"Nihaha~ I don't know why you're attacking me? Nice to meet you, Neru! I'm Sensei from Schale☆"

"Haa... Yeah, I know. I can tell just by looking... Let me ask you one thing."

"What is it~?"

"Why did you drink alcohol while in my form back then?"

"Ah~ That? It's because... there was alcohol there...!"

"Okay, die!!!"

Neru charged at Sensei and fired her gun. As expected, all her attacks were deflected, and Sensei laughed at that.

"Nihaha~ Such attacks are useless! To be honest, I couldn't resist it back then~! But I drank a non-alcoholic one, you know? Yuuka said it was okay, too~"

"She might be okay with it, but will my gun forgive you!?"

"If it can't hit me, doesn't that mean it's forgiving me~?"

"This is really...! Why is this thing a teacher!?"

"Nihaha~ Let's not do this and go eat breakfast together? It's a waste of bullets!"

Unlike Koyuki, Sensei's words had no malice. It just felt malicious because of Koyuki's way of speaking. Asuna was about to stop Neru when she heard about breakfast, but when Neru ran out of bullets, she threw a punch.

But Arona, who had been listening, also seemed to be a little annoyed.

Bam!

"Gah!"

""Ah.""

"Ah..."

{Ahem...}

The defense disappeared, and Neru's fist landed squarely on Sensei's head.

If it were a fight between ordinary students, there would be no problem at all... but the fact that Sensei, the acting president of the General Student Council, was hit was a huge incident. That's why Himari asked them to persuade him through conversation. But Sensei was hit by Neru and sank to the ground.

"Uwaaaaa... Why are you doing such a cruel thing..."

""She cried...""

"Ahaha~ Boss! You made Sensei cry~!"

"No, it wasn't intentional!? Don't cry!"

{Th-There's a limit to the defense, Sensei... But considering that you only ended up like this after taking that kind of punch, maybe your defense is also student-level... or not?}

Arona just couldn't create a barrier due to the energy limit, and Neru didn't really intend to hit him. She just did it out of frustration because it didn't work, but she felt like she was in trouble when she saw that it actually hit.

If word got out that she assaulted Sensei, it was obvious that all sorts of incidents would start, starting with Yuuka's nagging.

"What are you doing."

"..."

And Rio walked out of the club room. She was informed of the situation by Himari, so she pretended not to know for now...

"Maid outfit, I heard. You're C&C, right? The special forces directly under the Millennium Student Council President. Is this also the president's order? It's cowardly. Assaulting Sensei, she's a terrible president. I knew it when she defined ketchup as a vegetable."

"..."

Neru was dumbfounded by Rio's suddenly criticizing herself, but Akane decided to come out and mediate.

First, Asuna comforted Sensei, and Akane explained the situation.

"Ugh... So, in short, you have something to do with me and Alice."

"Yes, could you two please come with us?"

"Hmm... I think I roughly understand the situation."

Sensei, who had investigated the key figures of each academy knew Himari's name. He didn't know about the Super Phenomenon Task Force, but Himari was still the head of Veritas. Therefore, if she called, Sensei thought it must be an important matter related to Alice.

"Wait, can I go too?"

"Yes?"

"I'm worried about sending Sensei and Alice alone. Especially to people who handle things like this."

"...I'll ask for now."

Although she had amnesia, Akane felt a sense of incongruity as she saw Rio's personality and facial expressions, which were so different from the original Rio. After contacting Himari, Akane received permission.

"It's possible."

"I see..."

"Hmm... Sorry."

"No, it's okay... They say it's common for teachers to get hit by students these days anyway."

"Ugh..."

So, they followed C&C, taking Alice and Rio with them. Neru apologized, but Sensei's answer, due to Koyuki's way of speaking, made it seem like he was making fun of her. He had no ill intentions.

Thus, the group arrived at the Super Phenomenon Task Force...

"Wow~ Is that a wheelchair!?"

"...Well, it's different."

"Huh? What is it if it's not a wheelchair? I'm curious about the name!"

"The name is--"

"But more than that, wouldn't it be better to use robotic legs in Millennium? Or equipment like what President uses!"

"...Yes."

Himari thought. She should have just called them tomorrow...