Finally, someone asked the question!
Chiaki pondered how to explain his identity.
Should he present himself as a mysterious and unfathomable prophet, duping the group members to gain their worship and a ton of benefits?
Or should he pose as a big shot, make the group members pay him “friendship fees,” and shake them all down for their coins?
Or should he just drop the act and come clean?
There were just too many options to choose from.
But this was the 21st century.
He could even follow the latest trends and choose a more fashionable identity.
For instance: “Actually, I’m an attack helicopter who was accidentally transmigrated into a human body.
My sex is male, but I have gender dysphoria and have always identified as a woman.
I’m also a lesbian, so I like women.
At the same time, I’m a fundamentalist, so I can’t medically transition…”
…Maybe that was a bit too trendy.
[Customer Service Sakiko]: I see.
I understand now.
In your world, Chiaki, are Kiana and Utena characters from some kind of anime, novel, or game?
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: Souka!
So I’m just like Artoria, a character from a game or anime in someone else’s world.
That sounds so interesting.
[Grand Marshal Maple]: Really?
Me too?
[The Steel Warden]: It’s an undeniable fact.
[Grand Marshal Maple]: Then am I the protagonist?
[The Steel Warden]: Yes.
[Grand Marshal Maple]: Yattaze!
Then what kind of story is it, the one where I’m the protagonist?
It must be an inspiring, beautiful story filled with love, right?
I, having gained the power of an evil executive, fight against the lackeys of the evil organization for the sake of the magical girls I admire, eventually becoming the generalissimo of the organization and the emperor who rules the land!
It sounds a bit boring, not nearly as fun as being a magical girl who defeats evil, but it’s still a pretty good story.
[The Steel Warden]: Mm, it’s a story filled with love.
Well, a story that’s purely about making love still counts as a love story, right?
Probably?
[Grand Marshal Maple]: Then can you upload my anime to the group files for us to watch?
[The Steel Warden]: …
[Grand Marshal Maple]: Is there a problem?
[Customer Service Sakiko]: Regarding that, if you don’t know how, just open the group files, click ‘upload,’ and there’s a network function that can connect to your computer for downloads.
Her story is definitely not something that can be shared!
Chiaki thought.
Am I supposed to let everyone watch a group viewing of her “instructing” various magical girls, trying all sorts of unseen positions, and exploring the physical domain of magical girls?
No!
That’s absolutely not happening!
Calm down.
I absolutely cannot let Utena know she’s the protagonist of an R-rated series!
And I can’t let anyone else know either.
Time to come up with an excuse.
[The Steel Warden]: Unfortunately, that was an anime I watched in the world before my plane crash.
I’ve already transmigrated a second time, and your anime doesn’t exist in this world anymore.
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: What about me?
What about me?
What’s my story?
It must be a story about the beautiful love between Mei and me, right?
[The Steel Warden]: ….
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: Why are you silent?
D-don’t tell me…
Mei and I don’t have a future together?!
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[The Steel Warden]: Well, it’s a bit complicated to explain.
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: Just tell me what our final ending is.
[The Steel Warden]: You end up like one of my seniors—stuck on the moon.
Mei stays on Earth, training rookies at Schicksal.
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: …..
Isn’t that being eternally separated by death?!
Also, why did you phrase it as “one of your seniors”?
Does that mean your senior is already dead?
Does that mean I’m going to die in the future, too?!
Lies!
It’s all lies!
I don’t believe you!
I haven’t even tasted Mei’s juice yet, or eaten Mei-flavored noodles!
How could I die so easily?!
Damn it!!!
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: What about in the middle, then?
Mei and I are always together, right?
[The Steel Warden]: ….
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: R…right?
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[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: Why are you being silent at a time like this?!
Where is everyone else?!
Why has everyone gone quiet?!
Don’t all go silent on me now!
[The Steel Warden]: It’s complicated to explain.
To put it simply, Mei decides she can’t stay by your side, beats you up on a rooftop, steals your dragon, and then joins World Serpent.
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: …..
[Customer Service Sakiko]: My condolences.
[Talulah]: My condolences.
[Child of Prophecy]: My condolences.
[Underworld’s Rokurokubi]: My condolences.
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: Chiaki.
[The Steel Warden]: What?
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: You better hide well in your world, and don’t you ever let me catch you (^_^).
You’ll die if I find you /(^v^).
The power of a Kaslana—a single punch is enough to blow the head off a polar bear.
What’s that?
You’re asking how strong a polar bear is?
You’d have to ask Caesar Gattuso.
[The Steel Warden]: Souka.
Well then, I’ll leave Mei, Cocolia, and the Nagazora City crisis to you.
You should be able to handle it on your own, right?
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: [sweating_profusely.jpg]
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: Godfather, please accept this bow!
I’m begging you!
Please teach me how to win Mei over!
[Underworld’s Rokurokubi]: Why is that your first priority?!
[Customer Service Sakiko]: You really only think about yourself, don’t you?
[Talulah]: Shouldn’t we move the topic to something more important?
Like the crisis Kiana is about to face?
[The Steel Warden]: Now, where was I?
[Underworld’s Rokurokubi]: You were talking about Cocolia.
Can I ask if the Cocolia you’re talking about has any connection to the Great Guardian Cocolia from my side?
[The Steel Warden]: No particular connection.
To put it simply, you can think of them as two similar flowers in different worlds.
[Underworld’s Rokurokubi]: Flowers?
Is Cocolia a flower spirit?
Seele was clueless.
Why were they suddenly talking about flowers?
Was there some special, deeper meaning?
[The Steel Warden]: They look alike, and their names are identical, but there’s no connection.
They’re just similar.
[Underworld’s Rokurokubi]: You should have just said that from the start instead of trying to act all cultured with words nobody understands.
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: So, the question is, how do I save Nagazora City?
[The Steel Warden]: Call your sister.
Have her come over and one-punch Cocolia into oblivion.
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: ???
I have a sister?!