Ch.38 The Origins' Meeting I

TL Note : So, my friend pointed out that "Primordials" Sounds like a bunch of cavemen, and they suggested me to change it to "Origins" Instead, and honestly, it does sounds better. Anyway, enjoy the chapter!

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"...Eh, eh... seriously...?"

"...So these are the 'Origins'..."

"Indeed."

An underground meeting room.

There were ten people named "Origins" ー eight of them were already seated there.

The two women sat down at their urging.

An adult woman and a high school girl - in other words, "Anego" and Mikazuki Emi.

'ーThese people called The Origins who are Haru-tan's first supporters... They don't even seem like normal people, they seem like really important people!?

Haru-san...what have you really been doing up until now...?'

Emi is brought underground, where she is clearly out of place, and is terrified.

"This is crazy... To be put together with these people..."

Emi caught a quick sideways glance at the woman known as "Anego"

She is older than her, but has an ordinary appearance and dresses like an ordinary office worker. As she talks to herself, she resisted the urge to say, "You seem pretty cool offline..."

"...Almost half of the people are women, too."

"That's right. We've had our eye on her since the beginning."

"Exactly. Yes ー 'since the beginning.'"

The two old men nodded deeply.

"I... no, I may look like a woman, but physically, I'm a man..."

"I'm the opposite. It's a pain, but I'd be happy if you thought of us as siblings. After all, we're going to be friends from now on."

A high school-aged girl - no, a boy - timidly raised his hand, and looking up from her seat with her arms folded, was not a so-called ikemen with his hair tied back - that ikemen is actually a girl.

"Ah, yes."

'ーI see, I thought they were sisters but they're actually siblings...let's remember them as a set.

However, the woman called "Anego" who came with me, who is a working adult, the old lady, the chairman's grandfather, and these two...they all have very strong characters.

It's so strong that it's already giving me a headache...'

From what Emi and the newcomer "Anego" could understand after a few minutes, they introduced themselves as "President of the Dungeon Association," "Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department's Public Safety Bureau," "President of a Dungeon Trading Company," and "Retired political leader."

And although they are the same generation as Emi, the siblings mentioned before - for some reason, those siblings seem to be the only ones without titles - they're "a male student who claims to be the top student at a top university" and "a genius girl who holds a degree from a university overseas."

What was supposed to be a casual self-introduction - was anything but casual.

'ーHaru-san...what have you been doing before even Ruru came in, seriously?'

It is no wonder that Mikazuki Emi, who is a perfectly normal person except for her lustful feelings towards Haru and her secret feelings towards lolis and shotas, would feel a headache over these people.

“You’re also from the same agency as Haru-kyun, right?”

"Ah, yes, my name is Mikazuki Emi."

'--Ah, so she called her the same way as when she's causing trouble in comment sections, on message boards, and on social media.

"Oh, Emi Okaa-san... you really are big. Can I rub you?"

"U-uhmm..."

"It's a joke! A girls' school joke!! Don't be so scared...slurp."

'ー This person... anything goes!?'

This woman called Anego, who turns out to be the same age as "Soya Harumi", doesn't seem to be as afraid of these people like Emi did, and immediately begins to excitedly try to sexually harass the new addition to the group.

"Shall we get to the agenda first?"

By coincidence, the person who stepped in to help Emi was... an old man she had met before, the "chairman."

"Okay. I'll sexually harass Emi-chan later."

"No, before or after, either way is a bit..."

"ーSince this is your first time meeting, I'll tell you something in advance."

The person who raised his hand was--as far as Emi could remember--Kushima Chiho's boss, the "Division Chief."

In other words, he is a member of the terrifying organization known as the Public Security Bureau.

Although she had met him before... just hearing that title made her body stiffen.

"We are comrades. We are an organization that puts the safety of Haru-sama, or rather Haru-chan - 'Soya Harumi-kun', above all else. We will not betray you. At the same time, there is no hierarchy here."

"Uh, uuuhmmm...?"

"Oh, so I can just talk normally, then?"

"As expected of 'Anego', you get the point across quickly. It's a waste of time trying to figure each other out when we first meet, so I like that sort of thing."

"Kid... Sorry, I have a bad mouth."

"It's fine. I'm excited to think that you're still in high school, and that you're the same age as Haru-chan's current appearance. Ah, but, it'd be good if you were an older senior too."

The brilliant-looking young man suddenly blurted out the truth.

"Uwaa..."

"Yeah, I'm in trouble. I'm the same sex as Haru-chan, only a few years older than her. I can fly even more if I wear Haru-chan costumes, which have started selling recently... Ah, if I was 20cm shorter, I could fly even more if I can wear the same size as her."

The seemingly genius girl was even more crazy.

"Ah, ahaha..."

In response, even Emi, who has never had any trouble with interpersonal relationships, could only give a wry smile.

Haru and Ruru's collab stream.

As soon as that was finished, Emi received a call on her smartphone.

It was a "direct summon from the Dungeon Association" - and she thought for sure that she was being scolded for the content of the stream that had just finished, so she left Haru and Ruru, who would have been tired, behind, so that she could be scolded herself.

'ーThe Origins were organized by the president of the Dungeon Association back then... No, it was the Round Table, so he was probably just taking the lead.'

Emi looks at the "chairman" who she had brougt Haru to not long ago, and Kushima Chiho's "boss."

'ーSo he was in on it from the beginning...and the people here are clearly from a different world than ours, right...?

But why have these people been supporting Haru for so many years?'

"So, chairman... president? This is something we can't discuss online, right?"

"Yes. That's why we asked everyone to leave their mobile devices at the entrance."

"You know, old man... I was really scared that something was going to happen to me. But then I saw "Emi Onee-chan" on the dungeon stream so I felt a bit more at ease."

In this kind of atmosphere, is this "Anego" who is grumbling and complaining actually a big shot, or...?

"Um, well, I'm younger..."

"Sorry, but all modern electronic devices have cameras and microphones so all your information can be exposed."

"If it's a topic that won't attract the attention of the higher-ups in the East and West, then it should be fine. So, are we talking about 'that kind of content'?"

"So that's what it was...?"

"Ugh. Can I go home? I just want to admire Haru-kyun..."

She thought she was being called in for a lecture, but it turned out to be a completely unexpected meeting.

Her mind went blank - leaving aside Emi, who was extremely sensible when it came to matters other than Haru, the "Anego" who seemed to have understood the situation let out a very displeased voice.

"Can we just go home? It might be dangerous if we hear this... Come on, Emi-chan, let's get out of here. If it's now I think we can stillー"

"Code name: 'Anego'."

"Eh?"

But she suddenly got called.

"ーThe origins are Haru-chan's guardian. Using that power, we can obtain information within the scope of Haru-chan's permission. Like this, we can watch Haru-chan on the screen. We can even set up a direct conversation with Haru-chanー"

"I'll do anything for Haru-kyun! Hey, Emi-chan, sit down! They don't seem like bad people!"

"... Ehhh..."

Emi was shocked at how this "Anego" had fallen for it in an instant, but she also thought to herself, "Indeed, if I only knew Haru-san's appearance, I might end up like this too," and held her head in her hands again.

"And Crescent-chan."

"...Could that be because of my name 'Mikazuki'...?" (TL note : Mikazuki means crescent moon)

"Sorry, but you're already known by name. Or what? Would you rather we call you 'Emi-chan' or"

"I'd like to be called Crescent please"

'ーNo matter what, being called by these scary people by my name is a bit...'

"So about Haru-chan? She said she likes hot springs... in a live stream about 2 years and 3 months ago, I think."

"It's 2 years and 4 months, 'Chairman'."

"Yes, thank you, 'Top Student'. So then, if Haru-chan's okay with it, I'll arrange you a room in a hot springs inn with her. ーSince you're physically the same sex, I'm sure you can figure out the rest."

Usually when I try to take a bath with her, something goes flying to my head, Chiho immediately grabs me in a bear hug, and Ruru looks at me as if she's seen something sad, so I have never been successful in taking a bath with her even once yet.

'ー Don't tell me, he wants to help me with that...?!'

"By the way, according to our profiling, Haru-chan is the type who gets lonely and makes contact with humans about once every two weeks. From her past replies to comments, we can figure out the approximate cycle. If we invite her at that time... well, we can also arrange for you guys to go shopping or whatever she wants."

"I'll help you if it's for Haru-san."

...Two new girls.

They were overcome with lust and instantly succumbed.

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"Now, about the foreigners that interfered with Haru-chan's stream."

"Yeah, there were a lot of them."

"Our managers and staff were blocking IP that was obviously offensive, but..."

On the screen in the room was the same stream from earlier - a cut-out version of the part where Haru appeared, clearly professionally edited.

"They have already targeted Haru-chan. This latest stream has confirmed that."

"In other words?"

"While they're completely unaware of Haru-chan's original appearance, they've determined that she clearly possesses a different kind of power. And it's a power that they want to keep close by in their own country."

"...Well, it was only a matter of time. Even if I hadn't streamed, before that incident, someone would have had their eye on me at some point. I tried to hide myself as much as possible, but...I guess three and a half years is a good number."

At the same time that the old woman sighed, the stream screen was reduced to about 60% of the screen size - and a world map was displayed in the corner.

Of these, more than 10 countries are in what are known as developed countries...

"Every major nation on this area were involved."

"What? Seriously?!"

"Seriously. I can surmise that they are seriously planning to steal Haru-chan."

ーStealing Haru.

What that meant - the atmosphere of this meeting was joking yet dead serious, and Emi was not one to misunderstand.

"... This country, does it have the will to protect her - no, him?"

"Yes. But as you know, this country is in a very weak position."

"It's a country that exists on a delicate balance between the two world powers. If there is strong pressure from both sides..."

"They will be easily persuaded. ...The shotacons are trying to kidnap Haru-kyun..."

"...Haru-chan is a girl, you know? I told you that earlier."

"So what? If he's a boy at heart, then he's a shota. If he shows a shota reaction then I can support him."

"...As expected of someone who can be called Anego."

"Otherwise I wouldn't have called you here."

She, who came to be known as "Anego", was also told the information that "Haru = an adult man named Soya Harumi."

However, because of this, she rolled her eyes in delight and said, "So basically, he's the ultimate being that contains a shota inside a loli, right!?" - which led everyone there to realise, "This woman is dangerous."

'ーSo, everyone here is a crazy... avid fan.'

Emi, who had been happy just yesterday when Haru stepped on her, realized that she might have been better off than any of these people.

That's right, she was satisfied with just that, she still didn't know much about the ocean.

"So?"

"...What should we do?"

Now that she had been called here, and now that she had been told, there was no way to retreat.

'ーAnd best of all, he even set up dates and baths with Haru-tan, so there's no choice but to cooperate!'

"We want to protect Haru-chan until the time is right. However, if push comes to shove, the country would easily surrenderher. They have no choice but to surrender her."

"That's why we're the ones who will protect her. As an independent force."

"At this stage there is only so much we can do."

"Fortunately, almost all of the founders are well-known in various fields."

"So that we can protect each other to the best of our ability."

"We work behind the scenes. You Onee-sans are going to work at the main stage."

"I'm so envious that Crescent is recognized as the "guardian" who has free reign over Haru-chan's house, and Anego is recognized online as someone who can go wild as much as she likes."

"By the way, the 2 other people who are absent today are our foreigner friends. Now that Haru-chan has come to the forefront, we said, 'You can come when you can communicate without a translator,' and they said they'll be coming to stay or move here in a few months. This is making our Haru-chan discussions even more exciting."

They range from an elderly person to a child of Haru's age, male to female, and it's unclear what kind of presence they have.

There are also foreigners who are willing to help Haru with the language and, perhaps, find a job.

"...Can I ask you something?"

Emi timidly raised her hand.

"Umu."

"You guys - have you known Haru-san since the beginning?"

"Yes."

"We all followed his streams and had our eye on him before he became her."

"That's why we have to protect her. Haru-chan has grown into an incredibly cute little girl."

"The previous boy was pretty good too though."

"Don't violate the agreement..."

"I know."

"…… Is that so"

'ー I guess so

Haru-san...already had an extraordinary fighting style from the start, as seen in the stream.'

No wonder so many big names have taken notice of her...'

"--Well, that kind of person has turned into such a cute little girl."

"It's worth making the world your enemy"

"And besides, we did it in the first place, before Haru-chan's stream――――"

「...Ruru-san...I'm going to sleep a bit more...」

「No way! Haru-chan, you drank alcohol again yesterday!! That's unhealthy behaviour!!]

「Sigh……」

On the screen was a little girl sleeping on a bed, her long blonde hair wrapped around her face.

Although she was usually expressionless, she was frowning and looked extremely displeased, as if she was extremely sleepy - her shoulders were visible from under her unbuttoned pajamas.

""!!!!!!!!!""

Attracted by this, Anego and Emi both crouched down.

"Yes, that's my comrade."

"Ah, that's nice.... Having a child like this with a soul of a boy is the best――……"

"She speaks and acts like a man... but her body is still young, giving off an ageless charm. It would be strange if she didn't find this strange."

"I don't know how this is legal. Even a girl like could fantasize all day, or an older man... or a boy."

"Oh, by the way, I got Haru-chan's consent for this, okay? She was generous enough to say, 'Surveillance cameras? It's fine as long as I can turn them on and off here.'"

"...Yes... That sounds like what Haru-san would say..."

"So--can we assume that we're all in agreement?"

"Yeah"

"Of course"

"Sure"

"Yes, I can't wait to be able to meet Haru-kyun."

"…… Okay……"

Emi gave up.

"...Now I will distribute the materials to each of you. Of course, they are confidential, but here are some requests I would like to make to each of youー"

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"Emi-chan, she's late today."

"is that so"

"...!! Haru-chan!"

"If it's a bath, please go by yourself."

"I haven't said anything yet though!?"

Evening.

Ruru-san, who was resting on my shoulder, was fidgeting.

"...I'll definitely stop you this time, Fukaya-san."

"Come on, Chiho-chan! Call me Ruru-chan!"

While we were there, Kushima-san was watching over us, sitting on the edge of the bed.

There is also a security camera mounted on the ceiling.

…If I were a guy it would be a different story, but with this body it wouldn't be a problem if people saw me, so it doesn't really bother me.

It's nice to stare at it like this when you want to soak in the afterglow of a book.

Well, that's what it is, isn't it?

They're just keeping an eye on me to make sure "I'm a man inside, so I don't do anything shady to these girls," right?

It's a natural consideration, since it involves an adult man and three high school girls.

"That's right, Ruru-san. Are you okay with being seen naked by a man you don't even know? ...Or maybe you're a pervert like Emi-san."

"No way!"

Oh, that's not it.

But you came into bath naked while I was in, right?

I don't have a problem with it though.

But Emi-san...maybe she was scolded because of today's stream?

...When I get back, I'll hug her and call her "Emi Onee-chan."

Since she's a pervert, that alone should be more than enough of a reward.

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