The night was like a thin veil, gently covering the city. The streetlights were dim and lonely. Raiden Mei walked slowly through the silent city, her figure stretched long by the streetlights, seemingly merging with the night.
Her gaze was empty, as if she had no destination, just mechanically walking forward. Her steps were out of sync with the city's rhythm, carrying a silent sense of loneliness.
"Why? Why did it turn out like this? The first time I escaped my old life, the first time I met partners to fight and save the world with... When two happy things overlap, it should create something even happier. But why... why is it like this..." Raiden Mei murmured.
She was indeed on the path to saving the world right now, and her teammates all looked very capable. This should have been something to be excited about. But she never in a million years expected that these people were the type to mess up at critical moments.
Someone who has never been to my house dared to lead the way, and the others actually dared to believe her!
How can we save the world fighting alongside teammates like these?
I'm such an idiot.
She had followed them on a whim, without even considering if they were reliable. And now that she looked closely, these people didn't even have a uniform. Two of them were even just high school girls in their school uniforms.
Forget it. I'm already here. If I run back now, the other students will definitely laugh at me. I'll just humor these chuunibyou for a while.
By the way, why are you all going to my house? Why not your own houses!
Are you always this familiar with people you've just met?!
Raiden Mei complained internally, not noticing that the people in front of her had suddenly stopped. This caused her to bump right into someone's back. A bit dazed, she was about to ask why they had stopped when she saw that in the middle of the road ahead, a small silver-haired girl with spiral pigtails was standing quietly, flanked by two Titan mechs.
"Leave Raiden Mei and no one will get hurt. Otherwise, you will die," Bronya said calmly, her tone as if stating a simple fact.
"She's here, Bronya," Shoko remarked.
"Just in time. We were about to look for you, and you came to us instead." Seele slung her scythe over her shoulder, lowered her stance, and got into a combat position.
"Should we negotiate?" Talulah wanted to draw her sword but realized it was in Raiden Mei's hands. She could only turn around and stick her hands in her pockets.
"This is when Miss Seele should make her entrance, right?" Artoria said, hugging her staff and hiding in the back.
"No, this one doesn't look like she's open to simple negotiation. We should beat her up first to vent our frustrations, and then send Seele to give her some 'talk therapy'!" Kiana shouted excitedly. She had been getting scornful looks from her companions because of her navigation failure earlier, and even the way Mei looked at her had become strange. Now was the time to prove herself!
In front of Mei, I will easily take care of this shorty and look super cool!
Besides, this shorty kept getting in my way in the manga. I've disliked you for a long time. Today, I'll let you know what a real beating is! I'll show you who's the boss of the main trio, me, Kiana!
I will assert my dominance!
"Calm down. This is just pure revenge, isn't it?" Qian Yi saw through Kiana's motive at a glance.
"This is a necessary sacrifice! I will not forgive anyone who tries to harm Mei!"
Understanding that Qian Yi was the current leader and brain of the team, Kiana immediately went up, put an arm around his shoulder, and said earnestly, "Besides, Qian Yi, look. Mei's heart is already boro-boro da (shattered) because of these guys. If she can't vent properly, she'll bottle it up and eventually turn into the Herrscher of Thunder, blowing Nagazora City to smithereens. You wouldn't want that to happen, right?"
"Huh? Am I that terrifying?" Raiden Mei's expression flickered with surprise, then delight.
So it's true! An unparalleled power is hidden within me!
"That does seem to make some sense." Talulah, who also had a "second personality" that was always trying to pressure her and deceive her body, felt that Kiana had a point. "If Raiden Mei's psychological stress is too great and can't be released, she'll become the Herrscher of Thunder sooner or later, even without Cocolia."
"I don't understand what you guys are talking about. Are we fighting or not?" Seele was getting uncomfortable squatting. "But I think Kiana is right. If the scythe isn't sharp, how can you get the other side to sit down and talk?"
After a brief, calm consideration, Qian Yi nodded, approving Kiana's plan. "Be careful. Beat her into submission first, then persuade her."
"Don't worry, Qian Yi. I have the best sense of proportion!" Kiana said, eager to start.
"The two mechs on the side, I want to take them back to the Underworld and modify them into mining mechs. Don't damage them too badly," Seele said, eyeing the two mechs.
"Seele, the Reunion Movement needs these things too," Talulah said, also wanting to take one.
Since we've come all this way to another world, how can we not bring back some souvenirs?
While the two were still fighting over the spoils, Kiana had already charged forward alone with her baseball bat.
Watch this, Mei! This is my...
Bronya summoned Project Bunny, which slammed Kiana into a trash can, leaving only her legs and butt twitching outside.
...Is that it?
Bronya had been very wary of this group, suspecting they might be very strong. But now, it seemed her caution was unnecessary.
She remembered what Cocolia had asked her before she left: "Bronya, if the opponents are these people of unknown origin, will you win?"
To this, Bronya's answer was—"We will win!"
Let me show you the true power of Seele's defense, the Silver Wolf of the Urals!
Facing the dimensional chat group with a declaration of victory, Bronya was about to face—
"Disperse with the butterflies, phantoms of the old days!"
"O chosen staff, grant us light!"
"Scorching Breath."
"Whip of Domination."
"Persona, Izanagi-no-Okami! Myriad Truths!"
What the hell is all this?
Seeing Kiana get swatted away, Raiden Mei's heart had already sunk halfway, thinking, Are we done for? But then she suddenly saw her teammates either disappearing with a scythe, firing beams of light from a staff, casually summoning a large ball of dragon-shaped fire, or turning a nearby bush into a giant rafflesia with a crack of a whip. The last one even summoned a three-meter-tall humanoid creature in a silver trench coat that spun its great sword like a propeller.
Are you guys even in the same art style as the one who got sent flying?
Bronya, facing all of this directly, was stunned on the spot. Vaguely, she seemed to see a boundless ocean.
On the ocean, a blue-haired girl was constantly waving at her.
Ah, that's Seele.
Except this Seele seemed a bit bigger, holding a scythe, like the grim reaper from mythology coming to reap her soul. At that moment, she seemed to hear Cocolia asking her again.
"Bronya, if the opponents are these people of unknown origin, will you win?"
"We're dead for sure!"
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