I Got Reincarnated as a Minor Character and I Won’t Give Up on TS – Chapter 539: The Most Magnificent Magician in This World 1-4
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The sight of the familiar base turning an eerie flesh color from the edges was, to put it bluntly, nothing short of terrifying.
If Scholar who serves as the base’s supervisor saw this, she'd likely turn pale and faint.
With every step, the firm yet soft ground made its presence felt against the soles of their feet, and every so often, an ominous sound—squish—could be heard near their ears.
"Hurry up. At this rate, the base’s structure will change and we won’t make it to the Conductor’s authentication system!"
"Ugh, my legs just won’t move anymore..."
"That goes for me too! But we have to run, don’t we!"
Toa and Doctor were now running desperately to escape this labyrinth of terror.
Sadly, one was a glutton with no stamina and the other was a shut-in researcher.
With sweat on their brows, they ran for their lives, but their speed was less than half that of Mizuhi or Rakka.
"L-let’s take a break...! At this rate, I’m going to drop Kei-chan."
"Tch... We’ll rest for one minute."
"Ehh?! One minute?!"
At the Doctor’s command, the other Dataroids came to a halt.
They showed no sign of fatigue, remaining perfectly still while carrying their respective members on their backs.
"Shut up and catch your breath. ...If I’d known this would happen, I should have built my body with limitless stamina and bulging muscles. But I went and recreated my original body too faithfully...!"
"Mr. Careless?"
"Ha?"
"Eep! I’m sorry."
Toa flinched back a step under the Doctor’s glare.
Then, she carelessly leaned her back against a wall that had turned into that strangely firm and glossy flesh color.
"Whoa!"
"Be careful. What happens when you touch it...?"
Behind Toa, the glossy flesh-colored surface projected a scene, as if displaying a video.
It was a large arena, teeming with a crowd of people.
On the circular stage at its center stood Touraku and Kei.
"Wh-what is this?!"
"Probably someone’s consciousness is being projected because you touched the wall. ...Now, whose is this?"
"Maybe Touraku-kun...? Kei-chan is the type to think about spacey things, or rather, she’s the kind of girl who frolics in a white dress like before."
"You... absolutely do not say that to anyone. She’s worked so hard to build that image."
"?"
"You really have no idea..."
As Toa and Doctor looked on, tilting their heads in confusion, Touraku and Kei had just begun to fight, weapons in hand.
The crowd erupted in cheers, sweat flying.
『Hah! Haah! Not bad, Kei!』
『I could say the same to you. More. Entertain me more!』
『Of course!』
"What are we being shown?"
"Touraku-kun loves fighting, so..."
"Sigh, whatever. Let’s hurry up and go."
Doctor had no interest in some delusional youthful grand duel.
Exasperated, he turned away from the scene and tried to start walking.
But the next moment, a flesh-colored wall was right in front of him, and with a squish, he was repelled.
"Bffah?!"
"Doctor!"
"Damn it, when did this wall appear?!"
A flesh-colored wall had formed in what had been a passageway moments ago, blocking their path.
The wall, having been touched by Doctor, was now about to project another scene.
『Fufu, Kei-chan is so cute.』
『Miroku-senpai... ♥』
"Ahh (despair)"
Toa, recognizing the embarrassing situation from the voice alone, collapsed to her knees.
The way the floor squished softly beneath her knees only made it worse.
『There, there, you can spoil yourself like you always do, alright?』
『B-but...』
『It’s fine. Right now, we’re the only ones in the student council room.』
『...Okay. ♥』
Miroku and Kei sat side by side in the student council room bathed in twilight.
Their hands touched and entwined, seeking each other’s presence.
『What do you want to do right now, Kei-chan?』
『...I want to do... what we always do...』
『Fufu, well said.』
And then, their faces drew closer together—.
"Uwaaaaaah!"
"Hey, don’t use Converged Bombardment! Bang! Just say Bang!"
With spiraling eyes, Toa had aimed her heavy cannon to fire a Converged Bombardment, and driven by survival instinct, she was about to complete the convergence and fire faster than she ever had before.
Had the Doctor’s magical formula intervention been even a second later, the entire area would have been flooded with golden light.
"Your convergence is ridiculously fast..."
"U-uwaaaah! I-I just can’t, I hate this! It’s fine that they get along, but seeing it like this with the full-on couple vibes is something else! It’s all so... sticky!"
"...Are those two... you know... in that kind of relationship?"
Doctor asked, being considerate in his own way.
Toa, with a straight face, shook her head.
"No. And I’m going to keep quiet about whose consciousness this is."
"R-right. I was a fool to ask. ...Still, this confirms one thing."
"What is it? If it’s about the weirdness of Fectom Comprehensive Academy, let me defend myself..."
"There’s no way someone who ate an angel can defend that. No, it seems these guys are having dreams that suit them right now. If it were a nightmare, they’d wake up, but a pleasant dream..."
The angel’s thorough wickedness was far too effective.
And that analysis was far too effective on Toa as well.
"A convenient dream... This is Miroku-chan’s... dream..."
"So it really is the consciousness of that serious student council president."
Right before their eyes, Miroku and Kei continued a passionate kiss so deep their tongues intertwined.
Extremely awkward, the two began to fidget and hurried to escape.
"Hey, the edges aren’t fully filled in yet, so we might be able to slip through. I’ll go out on the right, you take the left!"
"Got it!"
Averting his eyes from Miroku’s dream, Doctor squeezed through a corner not yet engulfed by the flesh.
Toa nodded and tried to slip out through the gap on the left.
――Squeeze.
"........Hey."
"I-it’s not what it looks like! I’m not fat!"
"Then why can’t you fit through that gap?! All the Dataroids got through. Even the ones asleep went through just fine! Even Scholar could!"
"The gap on the left was narrower! Now pull me through already!"
"You little Miss Glutton...! I’m giving you a diet program later!"
"That’s so cruel!"
With a pop, Toa burst free and tumbled onto the ground.
The Doctor, who had narrowly avoided being caught up in it, looked at Toa with a somewhat distant gaze.
"Fectom is something else... It’s no different from Silver Twilight. Still, isn’t there anyone with common sense like me? I wanted to team up with someone like that... Sigh, if only the Professor were here..."
Dizzy at the thought of having to work with Toa from here on out, Doctor put a hand against the wall.
In that instant, a place resembling a library was projected.
"Hm?"
Seeing the scene, the Doctor’s face instantly paled.
There, Lusciera, wearing glasses and for some reason a school uniform, was being embraced from behind by a woman with vividly colored hair, book in hand.
『I wanted to hear your explanations up close. If you don’t mind, could you tell me about the theory of convergence magic right here?』
『Ah, if you say so...』
『That’s not all. I want you to explain everything there is. Even about our relationship...』
『...If that’s what you want, gladly.』
"―― (speechless)"
"Uwa (flustered)"
Doctor and Toa froze at the scene.
Lusciera in the scene was no less intense than Miroku.
"........Let’s hurry on!"
"Yeah!"
"We saw nothing! Right?!"
"Yeah!"
The two were faster on their feet than before they’d taken a break.
Unaware of fatigue, their running speed increased rapidly.
It must have been instinct.
『Well then... I shall begin a grand explanation for your sake...』
『Ah, please do.』
"I’m going insane."
"Me too."
At least until the crazy desires can no longer be heard, their feet likely won’t stop.
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