Retro Hero (9) - 27

Himari had originally intended to talk about Alice, but she felt that it would be difficult to have a proper conversation with Sensei in his current state, so she decided to postpone the discussion for later... and for now, she makes an excuse with something else.

"I heard that Sensei from Schale had arrived, you see? And Miss Alice is registered with Veritas. So, I was curious about what kind of people you two are, and that's why I called you here."

"Nihaha~ I see? I understand! You were curious about me? Then should I start by telling you about my hobbies?"

"No, let's save that for another time..."

Himari did want to know more about Sensei, but she felt like her ears would explode from unnecessary TMI right now, so she decided to hear about it later.

And so, Himari sends the two away, saying that something urgent came up.

"Hmm, it seems the Super Phenomenon Task Force is busy too?"

"I think I know the reason..."

"Really? What is it, Neru!"

"...Never mind."

Neru roughly understood what Himari was thinking, but she didn't say anything after seeing Sensei's reaction.

So they returned to the Game Development Department after being practically kicked out.

"So, why were we called?"

"I wonder, Rio. More importantly, let's eat!"

Rio was puzzled by Himari's reaction to sending them back, but Sensei decided to just go with the flow and return to their daily routine.

The Game Development Department continued developing their game and returned to their daily lives. About two days later...

A message arrives.

{Sensei? This is about the agenda for the upcoming meeting. Would you be able to return to Schale?}

It was a call from Rin. He had been away from Schale for a few days, working remotely, but... there were still some things that needed to be done in person, in writing.

So, Sensei decides to return to Schale for a bit. The game was almost complete anyway, and there was still time left for the Millennium Prize.

Thus, Sensei takes the train to the DU.

"Haa... Work again."

{If you're so upset about it, then quit.}

{No, that would be a disaster, Key...}

Key, was called Kay by others. Kei, who was not happy about being bound to Sensei instead of Alice, disliked Sensei. Sensei, who had been having fun, suddenly had to return to the DU and do hard work, so he became extremely tired.

While talking with Arona and Key, Sensei arrived at the DU. And so, on his way to Schale...

"Hey! What are you doing there!?"

"Huh?"

"Get to your position! We don't have time!"

"Ehh... Excuse me, what's going on?"

Today, Sensei became a Valkyrie student. While on his way to Schale, other Valkyrie students came and dragged Sensei away.

{Wow, is it an incident...}

{Hmph, that's obvious.}

Sensei was dragged away before he could even take out his Sensei ID card. He was caught in the middle of Valkyrie students who were on alert... and the place they arrived at was near Schale.

"Wh-What's going on?"

"What's going on, you ask? The Fox of Disaster has appeared. She even took hostages!"

"H-Hostages?"

The Fox of Disaster.

Sensei recalled the girl in the fox mask he had seen before, Kosaka Wakamo. At the time, he didn't know who she was, but after searching based on her appearance, he found out about Wakamo, an escaped convict who was listed as a former student in the student registry.

And now, she was holding hostages.

Thinking he needed to know what was going on, Sensei went to the scene with the Valkyrie students... and they arrived in front of the Schale building. It was the entrance to Angel 24 in the Schale building.

"I won't say it again. Tell me Sensei's location."

"No way!"

At the scene, Wakamo was confronting Kanna, the Public Safety Bureau Chief. Inside the convenience store, Sora, the trembling part-time worker, could be seen.

"Me...?"

Sensei was puzzled that she was looking for him... but first, he stepped forward to calm the situation.

"Hmm? Wait, what are you doing!"

"Ah, please calm down, Public Safety Bureau Chief. I'll handle this."

"Huh? ...Wait, could it be?"

Kanna hadn't yet confirmed what form Sensei was in today, but seeing the girl in front of her acting so relaxed in front of the Public Safety Bureau Chief, she had a hunch.

"What is it?"

"So, Miss Wakamo? It's been a while, hasn't it? Since we last met in the basement."

"Huh? Are you talking about the Correction Bureau..."

"Why did you apologize and disappear back then?"

"......Please come inside for a moment."

Wakamo lowers her gun for a moment and calls Sensei inside. Sensei raises his hand as if to say it's okay, and then enters the Schale building. Kanna makes everyone wait for a moment, and the door to the Schale building closes.

"You, really...?"

"Yes, I'm Sensei. My appearance keeps changing due to certain circumstances~"

"...This atmosphere and scent, really?"

"S-Scent? Do I smell?"

"No, that's not what I meant... A-Are you really Sensei?"

Sensei explains his condition to Wakamo. Then, Wakamo slightly takes off her mask and shows a dejected expression.

"Why, of all things, must you be in such a hideous form..."

"No, I don't think that's the case..."

"To become the same as those filthy dogs of the General Student Council! It breaks my heart!"

"Why though!?"

Sensei was dumbfounded by Wakamo's sudden attitude. He was about to ask Wakamo why she was here and why she caused this incident...

Crash!!!

At that moment, the window suddenly shatters. Appearing through the broken window were students wearing SRT armbands. The students with rabbit ears attacked Wakamo with their guns as soon as they entered, and Wakamo quickly put on her mask and distanced herself.

Thud

"Oof!"

"Ah, sorry."

And Sensei falls down after being stepped on by Sorai Saki, a student who was landing. Saki apologizes and runs towards Wakamo.

The reason they came was because Wakamo had attacked Schale. Originally, they couldn't move without orders from the General Student Council President, their commander, or Sensei... but in cases where Sensei's safety was at stake, they could be dispatched as an exception. The attack on Schale was part of that, so they came.

The problem was...

"Ugh, stop!"

After getting stepped on by Saki, he gets up and shouts to stop the fight. She quickly takes out her Sensei ID card and shows it, and the RABBIT Squad, who had entered first, and the other squads that followed, stop in their tracks.

"Everyone, stand down..."

"S-Sensei?"

The squad leader, Miyako, was flustered, and Saki, who had stepped on her, turned pale.

{You're doomed, Saki~}

"Ah..."

First, Sensei sends the SRT students out and hands Wakamo his phone number.

"When everything is over, I'll contact you. Okay?"

"...Understood. Then, I'll be on my way."

After receiving Sensei's contact information, Wakamo quickly escapes the building. Sensei sighs and comes out to send Valkyrie and SRT back...

"Wh-What are you doing?"

"I'm sorry!"

In front of the building, Saki was doing a headstand, also known as a "head-banging punishment."

"Please get up!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

Saki was a true soldier in many ways... and later, a picture of an SRT doing a headstand in front of a Valkyrie student spread on the internet.

"Haa... Trinity again."

The next morning. Yuuka was acting as the president's representative filling in for Rio, who was out on a business trip. Due to the Eden Treaty, Trinity was making various proposals.

Millennium just wanted to be a bystander and not get involved at all, but Trinity was trying to gain an advantage over Gehenna and was trying to win over Millennium. Therefore, they made an appointment for a meeting this time as well, and someone from Trinity's Tea Party was supposed to come.

As a result, Yuuka sighed, feeling a headache. Noah offered to do it instead, but since Yuuka was in charge of external affairs, she said she would do it herself.

And so, a knock was heard in the seminar room. Yuuka thought it was the Tea Party member and opened the door...

"Good morning, Yuuka-san. It's a beautiful day."

Instead of a Tea Party member, the host (student council president) Nagisa came.

"...Ah, yes. Please come in."

And so, Yuuka nervously let her in and guided her to her seat. Noah also seemed a little nervous about her sudden visit, and Yuuka brought tea and served it to her.

"Then, Yuuka-san. Let's get straight to the point."

"Yes..."

Yuuka was nervous about what Nagisa would say...

"Yuuka-san. You..."

"(Gulp)"

"Is it true that you weigh 100kg?"

"........................?"

"?"

For a moment, wondering if she had misheard, Yuuka glanced at Noah, and Noah nodded.

"What do you mean..."

"No, it's recorded as such in the student registry. If you really weigh 100kg in that figure, it must be visceral fat, so I'm worried about your health, Yuuka-san."

"No, that... Why, such a thing? Who spread such a rumor, the registry? Uhh...?"

"Ah, Momoi-san told me."

"It was Sensei!!!!!"

"? Of course it's me, who else would it be?"

That's right. It wasn't Nagisa, it was Sensei.

"Excuse me~"

And then, the actual Tea Party member who was supposed to be at the meeting came in...

"Na, Na, Na, Nagisa-sama!?"

"Oh my, hello?"

"Wh-Why is Nagisa-sama here... E-Excuse me!"

"?"

The member was a student from Mika's Pater faction, not Nagisa's Philius faction, and had come without Nagisa's knowledge. So, when she saw Nagisa, she was startled and ran away.

Sensei takes a sip of the tea that Yuuka gave him and puts it down.

"...By the way, if ketchup is a vegetable in Millennium, is tea also a vegetable juice?"

"Get out."

Yuuka felt a burning sensation in her stomach.