Chapter 80 – Prasion
I was lucky. While looking at the map, a centipede was showing strange movements, so when I followed it, it was on the verge of attacking people.
If it was too late to find out more, many people would have died. Netoru looked away after confirming that the people were safely heading to the shelter.
Then he narrowed his brows and tilted his head.
“…What is this guy?”
It was because the little boy he saved had been staring blankly at the genital disease since earlier.
What are you doing without running away?
He wondered if it was because he was scared, but he probably wasn’t. Just saw Netoru. That little boy draws the attention of centipedes on behalf of people.
It’s not something that can be done with ordinary courage.
In fact, looking closely now, rather than being frightened, he seemed to be barely suppressing his emotions.
Anger? No, it’s something more squishy than that.
Neither positive nor negative, an unknown emotion peeked out from the boy.
“Haha… Oops… What’s the matter···?”
At that time, Karen, who was concentrating on digesting Netoru’s mana with her head hanging from the cockpit, suddenly asked.
Like her heated face, she was busy trying to breathe for Karen, probably because she didn’t have time to look outside.
“No, nothing.”
“Huh… Around···. Are there any other bugs?”
“I think this has been roughly sorted out.”
“Then···. Ha···. Let’s go somewhere else quickly. There are still many other bugs around… What?”
Karen, who was talking to her, paused and then raised her head. Karen, who belatedly checked her outside, became a startled face, and she muttered blankly.
“… Natsuo?”
“·······”
Inadvertently, her hand gripped Karen’s steering wheel.
Are you Natsuo?
Of course, it was a name even Netoru knew. Can’t know Because he was Karen’s original coupling partner.
It seemed that the boy stopped in front of the holy cavalry was a guy named Natsuo.
Intrigued by that fact, Netoru looked at the boy once more. Still, the boy named Natsuo remained in place, staring at Karen’s cavalry.
It is a young face that seems to have not yet escaped from youth. Thanks to that, she felt like she was exactly the same age as Karen. Besides, she had black hair and black eyes similar to Karen.
But that impression is completely different from Karen’s. If Karen is calm but has a boldness that stands out somewhere, Natsuo has something strong and blazing in her eyes.
Seeing Karen’s coupling partner for the first time, Netoru twisted her mouth.
‘…Is this guy?’
I still wanted to see it at least once. But I hope we meet like this. At this point, I’m even happy.
Then Karen muttered in a worried voice.
“Ah really! What the heck, why isn’t that guy going to the shelter and he’s still walking around outside by himself…”
Then Karen, who was lying in her cockpit, fretted and moved her hands. She seemed to be thinking of talking to Natsuo. Then Karen, who opened her external voice channel, urged.
─Hey! Natsuo, what are you doing there! Why are you still roaming the streets!?
─···What to do. I was taking the citizens to the shelter. You can’t run away alone.
─···What about the other members of the unit? Weren’t you at the hospital with the kids?
─They were sent to the shelter first. Because it’s dangerous
─You sent it first? No···. Why is this guy who is not in good shape doing so much alone…
“·······”
What is this
Netoru stared at Karen with subtle eyes. What can I say, Karen talking to Natsuo reminded her of her older sister who somehow takes care of her little brother.
Thanks to that, I got a glimpse of what kind of relationship the two felt.
Natsuo frowned at Karen’s words. And she soon heard her anguished voice flow from him.
——Karen. Anyway, isn’t it too much to nag as soon as you see it? It’s been a long time since we met.
─Then make me not worry! If Netoru hadn’t saved you, you would have died!
─Ugh… I’m sorry about that… Anyway, how are things going now? What the hell happened to our unit fighting here?
─That’s it…
I don’t have time to explain it all.
So, Netoru, who had been quietly listening to the two of them since earlier, held Karen’s steering wheel.
“Yes? Why···? Ugh…!? Now, hold on… I, talk to Natsuo some more… Alas!”
“I don’t think I have time for that anymore.”
Netoru pulled Karen’s control rod and moved the holy cavalry. Then, as if he had been waiting for that moment, a gunshot rang out, and a shell grazed his side.
───Kwaaang!
Nearby buildings began to crumble helplessly with an explosion accompanied by a roar. It was a narrow evasion.
“Karen. Now focus on the battle. Is it time to talk leisurely? I know it’s nice, but I’d like you to discern the situation.”
“Oh? Oh, I see… Netoru… If you suddenly push mana like that… Ugh! Whoops!”
“Be patient. It’s like you’re under siege right now.”
Karen’s spine snapped as her magic pass suddenly extended, and her moan escaped from her lips. But I can’t help it.
Scary to say, another shell was fired from somewhere, and the surrounding buildings collapsed. Netoru quickly glanced around and identified the location of the bugs.
Is this a boundary now?
Bugs that had not been seen until just now were appearing one by one, blatantly forming a siege and narrowing it down. It was a rather threatening move.
Netoru gripped his sword while analyzing the optimal movement path. If you move recklessly, you will get hit. To that extent, the guys were approaching cautiously.
But that was then. Netoru suddenly discovered one fact.
“… Tsk. The road leading to the shelter has collapsed.”
Could it be because a nearby building was hit by a shell earlier? The road leading to the shelter collapsed. Thanks to that, Natsuo was stuck here.
That she saw Karen too, she said, widening her eyes.
“What? Oh no! Still, Natsuo…”
“Don’t worry. I’ll protect that kid no matter what.”
“···Okay. I’ll believe it.”
Is there a calming effect? Embarrassed, Karen nodded her head. But her worried look still can’t be hidden from her face.
Thanks to that, Netoru, who had glanced at Karen’s expression, suddenly felt curious.
Is it because he’s just a childhood friend?
Or is it from a relationship beyond that?
2.
I heard the story at first glance, but after seeing it with my own eyes like this, the emotions I had been denying for so long came to my head.
Is Karen really dating another man right now? Is that to the extent that seamless coupling is possible like now?
To be honest, Natsuo had never imagined Karen coupling with anyone else.
It has to be.
Natsuo’s first coupling partner was Karen.
He had been coupled with Karen since the agency, and that did not change even when he was assigned to the unit.
For the past 3 years.
Natsuo’s only coupling partner was Karen.
And so did Karen.
Is that why?
—There, kid. Are you okay?
When I heard a strange male voice from Karen’s Sex Trooper, all kinds of emotions were bound to swirl. Should I say that it is a collection of anxiety, as if something precious was taken away from nervousness?
Thanks to that, he had just saved himself, but the male voice that flowed from Karen’s genitalia made her feel very uncomfortable.
······ But it is clear that we received help.
That’s why Natsuo tried to suppress the emotions that surged up. She can’t be this childlike to Karen.
He’s the guy who often treats me like a child. Natsuo didn’t want to be treated like that. What he wants is the position of a confident and reliable partner. It’s not a clumsy childhood friend relationship.
So it was at that time that I talked to Karen as usual as possible.
─ Huh? Why···? Ugh…!? Now, hold on… I, talk to Natsuo some more… Alas!
───Kwaaang!
“…Keugh!”
Suddenly, shells hit nearby buildings. Natsuo checked Karen’s genital disease as she hid herself in a safe place to avoid the stones falling on his head.
Fortunately, Karen was unharmed.
Her coupling partner seemed to have timely dodged her. It was a great reaction rate. To the extent that even Natsuo, who was looking at her, involuntarily admired her.
Could it have been avoided if it had been me?
While she was thinking about that, Natsuo soon noticed something about her, and her expression hardened.
‘…Is the road blocked?’
It was because the road that had been fine until just now was blocked by the rubble of a collapsed building. If there was a blockage, I had to go round and round to get to the shelter.
How should I do this?
But at that moment, Karen’s voice was heard.
─Ah? That, but yes Toru… If you suddenly push her magic… Ugh! Whoops!
“·······”
Karen’s external voice is still on. Thanks to that, Natsuo, who was able to hear Karen’s moaning without hiding it, made her complex expression.
Could it be that her coupling partner is roughing it?
Although she had seen her gasping for breath in a prolonged battle, she had never seen Karen suffer so much from accepting her magic.
…Then, just how much mana is that man inserting into Karen right now? What are you going to do if Karen’s body is broken?
Then the man’s voice was heard again.
-Don’t worry. Because I will protect that little boy somehow.
“·······”
It was a very confident voice. It’s like soothing Karen…
…No, I’m a kid more than that.
I don’t know if it was intentional, but Natsuo clenched his fist at the man’s name. Why are you treating me like a kid in front of Karen?
But more embarrassing than that.
—-Okay. I’ll believe it.
It was Karen’s answer, having faith in the man’s words.
It was a trustworthy voice of a type Natsuo had never heard before. He had never seen Karen lean on someone like that.
From her agency, Karen was always confident, and she was a strong-willed child. At least she wasn’t the type to lean on someone so one-sidedly.
…At least as far as Natsuo knew.
