Chapter 136 – NTO – 001
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What does Natsuo want to say to me?
It’s already been 10 minutes since you came to me saying there’s something you want to say. Meanwhile, Natsuo said nothing as if she was deep in thought. Karen quietly waited for Natsuo.
How long had she waited for that?
Eventually, Natsuo lifted her head, which had been bowing down to her floor, and looked at Karen.
“… Karen. Will this mission take a long time?”
“Huh···. Probably.”
It was to investigate the vast Elflandia. No matter how diligently he moved, it was not something that would be over in a short period of time.
Does that bother you?
“…In the end, do we have to break up again?”
When Natsuo smiled bitterly, Karen couldn’t help but blur her expression. If you think about it, because Karen was discharged first, she was Natsuo who was left alone in the hospital. But she falls again like this this time.
“Still, I’m sure we can do it together on the next mission. So take care of yourself until I return.”
“… You think we can do it together?”
At Karen’s words, Natsuo twisted her mouth.
As if he was lamenting something, as if he was angry… As if resentful. Natsuo looked at Karen with such feelings.
“Anyway, by the time you return, the coupling wavelength between the two of us will have been further distorted, right? Maybe next time we won’t even be able to do couplings.”
“···That.”
Karen couldn’t deny Natsuo’s words. On the contrary, I know better than anyone that those words will become the truth.
When Karen couldn’t deny her, Natsuo distorted her expression even more.
“Why···. Are you supposed to be Netoru’s coupling partner? Even in the position of second.”
“Natsuo.”
“It wouldn’t have been if it wasn’t you. Why…”
This was a story that had already been told before.
Even so, Natsuo brought up the story like this…
“Natsuo. Are you resentful of Netoru?”
Karen is not blind either. Natsuo knows how painful she is when her coupling is broken this time. It’s like that just by looking at what’s right in front of you.
But that didn’t mean she couldn’t hate Netoru.
It was necessary, and something Karen agreed to. If she hadn’t coupled up with Netoru, many people would have died.
But is Natsuo reluctant to admit that fact?
“Are you resentful? Of course. If it wasn’t for Netoru, I wouldn’t have been deprived of my coupling partner like this.”
“…But you survived thanks to Netoru. If it wasn’t for him, you would have surely died in the clock tower then.”
“No. On the other hand, if Netoru hadn’t been there, it wouldn’t have happened that I would be in danger of dying. There would be no reason for me to go up on top of the clock tower.”
“…?”
There was no reason to go up on the clock tower?
What does that mean? However, Natsuo clenched his fists as if he had no intention of telling the meaning of those words.
“Karen. I want to go back to the old days I want you to couple only with me. No one else, just me…”
“Natsuo…”
“Can we just not follow this mission? Do you really need to be that guy’s second? If it’s the second, you can’t do anything even if you follow it right? Just stay here with me… Then I will try to recover quickly somehow so that I can match the coupling wavelength with you again…”
“…It’s an important mission. How can I stay?”
“How do you stay… Are there any other members of the unit left here anyway? Say you’re sick too huh? What’s so difficult about it? I’m begging you like this now…”
As Natsuo said. Not all members of the unit followed this mission.
Some personnel who were not feeling well, such as Natsuo, were to remain in the city and recuperate until they recovered.
And then···. If it was judged that it was okay, it was scheduled to be temporarily dispatched to another unit until the 393rd unit returned. It was because the situation was not as relaxed as it was in other units.
But still, what should I do with Natsuo’s request?
“Didn’t we fight hard for Unit 393? So, just this time a little…”
“Natsuo. So now, pretending to be sick and lying to the commander and the troops?”
“···Okay. Just this once.”
Natsuo nodded her head without hesitation, and Karen let out a low sigh.
You are talking nonsense. It was like a child’s whining. Why is this guy suddenly doing this?
“Natsuo… I know you’re suffering from a broken coupling…”
“Under···.”
There, Natsuo laughed out loud. But that wasn’t a laugh. It was a gruesome laugh, as if something inside had been shattered.
“… Karen. What do you know? I was smiling next to Netoru and that man every time, without knowing anything about my heart…”
“Natsuo…?”
“You don’t know how I feel right now. How painful am I right now… I really didn’t want to do this to you either… I was going to refuse him when you did my favor one last time…”
“Eh…!?”
It was the moment after the end of the speech. Natsuo suddenly moved closer to her and reached out her hand.
Shocked for a moment, Karen tried her best to shake off his hand, but to no avail. There is no way that a female pilot can beat the strength of a male pilot.
“Now, wait a minute… Natsuo…? Wow?!”
Karen was pushed to the floor by Natsuo’s force.
As her back hit the floor and a sharp pain ran through her body, Natsuo reached out her hand as if to attack Karen’s body.
“Ehh…?”
Holding her wrists just as she was, Karen looked up at Natsuo with her quivering eyes.
Natsuo’s cold black eyes.
Inside, only Karen’s face was filled. Karen felt a chill run down her spine for a second.
What the hell… What is this situation…?
Could it be that I’m having a nightmare?
Natsuo can’t be like this…
That’s why Karen tried to laugh.
“I, Natsuo… Why are you so scared huh? Me···. I don’t like jokes like this…”
At Karen’s words, Natsuo smiled sadly.
It was a painful smile, as if she was suffering herself.
“···Don’t worry. Karen. I won’t hurt you. Because you are the most precious thing to me Besides, he said it would be nice. And I will do my best to make you feel as good as possible…”
“Ah, you said you wouldn’t hurt me… What now…”
Instead of answering her, Natsuo moved her hand and started pulling up Karen’s shirt.
The hem of Karen’s dress trailed Natsuo’s fingers, revealing her pale skin and navel.
“That, stop… Natsuo?!”
It was around the time that she even revealed her pilot bra that Karen was wearing. Karen sucked in a breath.
······This guy. Are you going to rape me?
This is neither a nightmare nor a joke. Only then did Karen have to admit what she had struggled to deny. Natsuo is really seriously trying to attack me right now.
“Ugh! Let go! Let go of this! Natsuo…!”
Karen twisted her body. She shook her body, crushed by Natsuo, trying to free herself from her gripped wrists.
And Karen’s struggles made Natsuo’s eyes even more sad.
“Karen… Why can’t I How many times have I tried for you… How long did it take to please you…”
“You now… What···. Do you want to talk…?”
“I am···. Of course I knew you would do it with me. Leaving your coupling partner… As a relationship between a man and a woman I like… I thought it would be me who would take your first…”
“Woah, taking the first one…”
“Honestly, you liked me too…? But how could that be! Karen! How could you leave me alone with another man…! Can you hold me…? “
“······What?”
Karen’s eyes widened. Natsuo glared at Karen with her eyes filled with strong anger.
“A subject that is not yet of age… I’ve been waiting for you… Why are you allowing Netoru so easily!”
“You···. What a misunderstanding now… Me···. I don’t have that kind of relationship with Netoru…”
“Don’t lie! I’ve seen it all…!”
“Ugh!”
Natsuo’s high-pitched scream made Karen close her eyes. Scary. It was the first time I had such an experience. Why does Natsuo feel so frightened?
It’s an old relationship.
Childhood. Karen has been with Natsuo since her institution, and whenever there is a difficult task, they work together to solve it.
For Karen, the existence of Natsuo is…
Be brave… Brave and… He was a righteous boy.
She was a reliable coupling partner, even though she sometimes acted like a spoiled brat. Even when she was in Unit 393, she relied on her a few times. She cried with her older sisters and brothers who were close to her when they died, and she rejoiced with them when they were happy.
A family-like being who shares the joys and sorrows.
In a way, it can be said that it is one of Karen’s oldest and most precious relationships. Looking at it objectively, Natsuo’s part in Karen’s life was by no means small.
I hope this is a nightmare. It would be better if Natsuo smiled broadly even now and said it was a joke.
But the reality was worse than the nightmare.
Squeeze——.
Clothes… Comes off The T-shirt she was wearing came up to her shoulders and her bra was completely exposed.
Natsuo was pulling her hand down to Karen’s pants in search of her next target.
By the time her panties were exposed, Karen twisted her thighs to prevent her pants from coming off.
“I, Natsuo… Ha, don’t do it… Because it’s a request…”
Karen cried and said. But it wasn’t just because he was afraid of Natsuo. It was because the current situation, which had no sense of reality, was so sad that Natsuo was acting like this.
But even when Karen begged, Natsuo didn’t stop.
“Karen… Sorry···. But be patient… Are you sure you’ll be fine? Huh?”
It’s just that Natsuo is also tearing up and taking off Karen’s clothes.
Karen pursed her lips and said hard.
“Hey, stop! I, I too will scream now…! I can’t see you anymore…!”
If you shout, the troops in the room will surely respond.
Of course she was, but Karen didn’t know that, so she wasn’t screaming. However, she was worried about Natsuo when Karen couldn’t do anything about it.
Karen said she didn’t want Natsuo to be her rapist.
She wanted to somehow resolve the current situation by verbally rebuking Natsuo. She didn’t want to destroy her long-standing partner with her own hands.
…And Natsuo vaguely knew what Karen was thinking.
“···Also. Karen, you are kind.”
Natsuo’s hand as she was undressing stopped.
Karen faints at that moment, but she sees a glimpse of hope. If Natsuo stops here… But.
“…So I can’t give up any more. How can I give you to another man?”
“Me…Tsu…Oh?”
Karen felt her breath catch in her throat. Before I knew it, Natsuo was choking Karen. Thanks to that, now I can’t even scream.
“Don’t worry···. I’m sure you’ll feel good… When you wake up, everything will be fine. Let’s go back to the way we used to be…”
Is it because of lack of breath? Her vision grew blurry, and tears continued to flow from Karen’s eyes. Her tears didn’t stop.
Death is not scary
However, Karen was just too sad about this situation.
Why. Why is this?
Blurred vision. But look on the other side.
Natsuo’s bizarrely distorted face didn’t quite match the figure Karen knew…
Is that why? In a consciousness that gradually becomes hazy. Karen felt like all of this was just a bad dream.
The tremors that flowed through her body faded along with her breath that became so short. Like a hollow doll, she was no longer able to feel anything.
The line between her skin and the air was almost gone, and now she was tormented by the feeling that she was about to dissolve into the void.
So, asking someone for help
And shouting in anger,
Karen couldn’t do any of that.
“Haugh…”
But even in such a faint consciousness.
At that moment, Karen thought of her blond man.
He always helped me when I was in danger…
And then it was.
—Karen. I have something I want to say for a moment.
It’s hard to believe, but Netoru’s voice comes through the door as if he’d waited.
“…!”
At that moment, Natsuo trembled as if surprised, and let go of her hand that was strangling her.
At that last chance, Karen cried out.
“······Netoru!”
