Ms. Unohana was hiding some kind of secret.
That was something Su Yuzu had known a very, very long time ago.
It was just rather a pity that... back when Su Yuzu used to play the game, she had never Developed Unohana Chiyo, and had never deeply learned the story behind Unohana Chiyo.
So Su Yuzu's understanding of Unohana Chiyo
merely went as far as the fact that Ms. Unohana wasn't as 'ordinary' as she appeared. As for anything else... she basically knew nothing.
Although~~~ in the game, Unohana Chiyo, who was merely a four-star Operator, was extremely convenient to Develop.
Her character art and CG were also quite eye-catching.
And what's more... thanks to a character setting like a mature, beautiful woman and a battlefield survivor, her Favorability actually came pretty cheap, too.
Su Yuzu remembered that back then she had just simply given a few gifts and unlocked the [Events], and... and it had been quite handy, too.
At the same time, as a member of the 「Death Squad」, Unohana Chiyo's combat power was nearly at the level of the four-star ceiling.
Apart from her stamina and defense being far too flimsy, her performance was in no way inferior to some five-star or even six-star Operators.
She could quite simply be called a friend of the gacha-unlucky, a four-star god of war.
But what a pity... Su Yuzu happened to be a paying whal—... cough cough cough, a gacha king, a gacha king.
So Unohana Chiyo had absolutely no place to put her talents to use, and could only be reduced to a warehouse keeper, and... an understanding big sister for relieving the emptiness in lonely times.
Thinking of this, Su Yuzu glanced a bit sheepishly at Unohana Chiyo.
Unohana Chiyo, as though utterly failing to comprehend the sin and fantasies in the girl's heart, still gave Su Yuzu that soft, gentle, and serene smile.
Her slightly wavy long hair was bound up with a slender hairpin, with only a small, fine strand of hair falling naturally from beside her ear.
An aura and fragrance like a fully ripened peach wafted slowly over; the charm unique to Unohana Chiyo seemed to bloom slowly only when Yuzu was present.
Unohana Chiyo even assumed that, because the girl had to sit together with Soga Yura, she was 'apologizing' for not sitting by her side.
Honestly... what was there to apologize about over a thing like that?
No matter how much Little Yuzu liked being together with her... Miss Yura ought to be a more important person to her.
Actually, Unohana Chiyo was quite envious.
Envious that Su Yuzu still had someone she could go and protect.
The woman's beautiful eyes, which took on a faintly off-color hue under the sunlight, gazed at Su Yuzu, and then suddenly a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
No——
Now she, too, had someone worth protecting.
The Imperial Capital University school bus set off directly after picking up the girls. The driver of the bus Su Yuzu and the others rode in was also a rather stern Sister.
As long as someone looked older than Su Yuzu, no matter how mature they appeared, Su Yuzu liked to address the other party as 'Sister.'
Unless... it was a special case like Tennoji Jurei.
This habit had actually brought Su Yuzu quite a few benefits, too.
Su Yuzu sat beside Soga Yura.
On her other side was the little rabbit, hugging Su Yuzu's arm with her shoulders drawn in, taking a little nap.
When she had ticked off the 「Combat Records」 for Lyudmila before departure, in order to reasonably manage the combat power of the little rabbit and Ms. Unohana, as well as Soga Yura and Sister Mai—
to prevent the team from completely losing its combat power if the 「Combat Records」 were used simultaneously—
Su Yuzu had, well in advance, topped up the day's portion of supply for the little rabbit and Ms. Unohana.
Su Yuzu had heard that 'generating electricity' helped promote the secretion of melatonin.
The little rabbit, who just moments ago had still been able to liven up by riding on her excitement, leaned against Su Yuzu's shoulder and sank deeply into dreamland once the bus began bumping along on its way.
Breathing in that fresh fragrance that drove straight into her nose, the little rabbit's dreams seemed to be filled entirely with the scent of Yuzu.
Su Yuzu slightly propped up the little rabbit's body, while her left hand caught hold of Soga Yura's hand and lightly traced across the girl's palm.
"Mn——" Soga Yura's shoulders jerked forward.
Along with the girl's soft whimper, everyone in the entire bus—except for the little rabbit who had drowsily fallen into dreamland—turned their gazes toward Soga Yura and Su Yuzu.
Including Unohana Chiyo and that astronomy professor.
Even the stern driver lady lifted her brows and shot a glance at the rearview mirror.
Although Soga Yura forced herself to put on an appearance as if nothing had happened, the girl's faintly trembling earlobes and gradually warming soft skin still told Su Yuzu of her nervousness.
Only after everyone's gazes had shifted away did Soga Yura, in tremendous embarrassment, tightly grip Yuzu's mischievous fingertips.
Su Yuzu poked the girl's palm a couple more times, then lightly traced across it.
Only then did Soga Yura realize that Yuzu... was writing.
The girl's slowly moving fingertips sketched out clear words before Soga Yura: 「Is that Professor Tsukiyomi Fuya... Sister's teacher?」
Soga Yura glanced at Tsukiyomi Fuya.
The woman leaned sideways against the edge of her seat, her right hand resting on a case, her left hand lightly draped over her arm, and her head pillowed on her left forearm.
The very picture of a languid, drowsy beauty.
Even with the cover of the wool coat, the woman's lovely lines still gave people a feeling of... being just barely held in by the soft fabric.
[Damn it!!!]
Soga Yura was actually a little jealous; she could sense the thick malice this world held toward her.
The girl viciously bit down on the edge of Su Yuzu's ear.
The power of 「Mind Control」 converted into sound, entering directly into Su Yuzu's ears.
"Yeah."
"One of my elective courses is 「The Order of Celestial Bodies」."
"Teacher Tsukiyomi is the one who teaches it."
"Yuzu... could it be... that you think Teacher Tsukiyomi is good-looking, so——"
Rarely for her, Su Yuzu felt as though every nerve in her whole body was about to go taut.
She could notice that Ms. Unohana's peripheral gaze was fixed on her, those beautiful, amber-like eyes even revealing a hint of... disbelief.
And Sister Mai, who sat in the seat in front of her and Soga Yura, was also staring wide-eyed at Professor Tsukiyomi Fuya's chest.
But——
It wasn't that Sakura Mai had any designs on Tsukiyomi Fuya.
Sakura Mai was merely looking at the colored-glass-like pendant on Tsukiyomi Fuya's chest, and, through the scene reflected in the pendant, was staring dumbfounded at what was behind her.
「How could this be!!!」 Su Yuzu hurriedly traced across Soga Yura's palm.
「I just think Professor Tsukiyomi's strength is very strong... very, very strong, that's all.」
"Indeed——" Soga Yura was still somewhat wary. "Teacher Tsukiyomi really is strong."
"Among the many powerhouses of the Fifth Sequence, Teacher Tsukiyomi should be among the very top tier."
"Although from Teacher Tsukiyomi's appearance... you really can't tell at all."
"Yuzu... do you really have no designs on Teacher Tsukiyomi?"
"After all, Teacher Tsukiyomi is so good-looking... and has such a good figure..."
「What on earth are you thinking!」 Su Yuzu retorted with righteous indignation.
How could she possibly...
—
—
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...not have designs.
That was a six-star Operator, after all!
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