Ch.99 "500 Floors RTA Stream : Lower Floors" 4

I'm floating.

I was being lifted up like a cat from behind.

"? Kushima-san?"

"Haru-sama..."

"Lili-san"

"Haru-chan, normal people can't jump into that hole..."

"Lili-san, Ruru-san"

I let my floating legs swing.

Nothing changes.

I'm just floating around aimlessly.

[No way, it's too cute]

[This is what you'd call an angel]

[Isn't it so cute how she looks confused while moving her legs?]

【Angel】

[Right?]

[I understand]

[No Name-chan's support power is incredible]

[But I see, the only way to stop Haru-chan is to physically stop her...]

[Yeah……]

[She's a boku-ko who doesn't really know what she's doing...]

[Haru-chan is so light that even a non-combatant can lift her]

[There is some equipments on her, but it's all light equipments specialized for concealment...]

[Weapons and ammunition don't even come in the bag, so they added 0 grams]

"Kushima-san, but I..."

"Haru-san"

I was lowered down and then spun around 180 degrees.

Kushima-san is squatting in front of me.

I've always been thinking this, but you a really serious look on your face, huh.

Unlike Emi-san, who is popular with girls, or rather, the dignified look that's popular with girls, you're the type who would rather hang out in the student council room or the library.

If you put on glasses, you'd totally look like that kind of character.

Why not wear it even if it's just for show?

You'll definitely be popular!

"Such things... please save them for last. Haru-san's safety is our top priority until the very last moment when we are sure we will not be able to complete the mission in time."

"Eh, but"

"--Haru-san."

"Mugyu"

Eh?

[Aaaaahhh]

[●REC]

[Just when you think Haru-chan is going to get a lecture from Kushima-san, she gets a hug instead]

[Hugging each other like that aaaahhh]

[Wow, I didn't expect this, it's so precious]

[Ruru-chan looks stunned]

[Ruru-chan's eyes aren't reacting... What's going on?]

[That must be completely unexpected.]

[Professor!]

[Of course, Kushima-san's voice would come out here and there during the streams, but she was always watching from a little distance...]

I can't see what's in front of me.

My eyes are covered with Kushima-san's... something softer than I imagined.

"???"

……Eh?

Why?

"Haru-san, you always do reckless things."

"No, but…"

"You escaped multiple times."

"Sorry about that."

[lol]

[At this moment when Emi-chan is surrounded by suspicion, Kushima-san is her true guardian]

[Mama...]

[A girl with a plain ponytail is overflowing with self-love.....s fuu]

[My heart has stopped many times today]

[Have you rested in peace?]

[Eh, no, I still want to have fun]

[lol]

Let's just push a little harder and make her let go.

...As I was thinking that... Eh?

Something warm on my hair... Eh?

Tears?

Eh?

Ah, her body is shaking a little.

Eh?

Why?

"...Waiting for you, is hard."

[Wow!]

[Good news: Kushima-san is a goddess]

[So it was the Goddess who could hold back the angels...]

[That's right, unlike Emi-chan, Ruru-chan, and Lili-chan, who can run to the front lines, Kushima-san can't...]

[Even if she's part of the medical team and she should be able to do the minimum amount of fighting...]

[It must be pretty scary to even come here in the first place.]

[No matter how much equipment you have, if you get hit by a surprise attack, you'll be instantly taken back by the wristband.]

[And yet, Kushima-san still came all the way here]

[Goddess]

[Ah, Emi-chan's position has been taken]

[Don't worry, Emi-chan has acquired a new attribute]

[You guys are ruining a touching scene!]

[lol]

[Damn, I'm laughing and crying]

[This is the first time I've ever experienced such an emotional rollercoaster from a stream]

"……………………………………"

It was something I never expected, and I was unable to move.

My thoughts can't keep up.

...I've never made a girl cry before.

What's more, she usually has a calm expression and doesn't change her expression, and she doesn't cling to me like Ruru-san, she's not strange like Emi-san, and she doesn't have any mysterious aura like Lili-san...

"...Haru-chan"

"Ruru-san"

Even though my eyes are still closed, I can hear that Ruru is nearby.

"Haru-chan always leaves before us... I'm scared. Even when you helped me, you disappeared right after."

"...Haru. I was also... worried. No matter how strong you are, no matter how high your level and skills are... I was worried that one day something might happen to you, a young child who is asleep before anyone realized it."

"Emi-san"

The feeling of them hugging me tightly from behind and the scent of Ruru-san and Emi-san wafting through the air.

【Permanent preservation】

【Save, diffuse, save, diffuse, save, diffuse, save, diffuse, save, diffuse, save, diffuse, save, diffuse】

【♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥】

[lol]

[No Name-chan is going crazy]

[I understand how you feel]

[It's too precious]

[Oh no, I cried a little]

[I've been saying it's a little strange up until now, but can agree.]

[That's what you'd think if you were close to someone...]

[Everyone is crying...]

[Yeah, as expected]

[Haru-chan, she always dives into danger.]

"...Haru-sama"

"Lili-san"

"It is also the responsibility of those in leadership positions to not cause worry to those who look up to you."

"? Ah, yes."

The wording was a bit odd, but that's probably due to the translator.

I guess what she's trying to say is, "Don't make everyone worry."

[Lili-chan is watching from a distance]

[So Lili-chan is reallylylylylylylylylylylyly]

[Hold up, predictions are strictly prohibited during this stream!]

[If you did, No Name-chan will stop you]

【♥】

[I mean]

[lol]

[Now that I think about it, I can't write those kinds of predictions well on social media or message boards either.]

[I can't write, or rather, the writing has bugs]

[Some things disappear]

[Those who disappear... never come back...]

[If I made it into a joke, my social media and streaming activities would come to a complete halt...]

Hot.

It's painfully hot.

...As someone who has been doing whatever I wanted, this is a bit of a hassle.

Heavy.

Annoying.

It was so different from the carefree single life I'd had since I entered the workforce - it reminded me of when I was a student and my mother was always nagging me.

--But.

It feels a little... itchy.

◇◆◇

"... For 4 floors in a row, the staircase is leading to a large room...and what's more..."

"Monster house...right?"

"A phenomenon in which the majority of monsters gather in an entire floor or in a specific room due to an imbalance in magical power..."

After a while... I was finally released from beinf turned into golden bean paste inside the Oshikura Manjuu, and we all came down the stairs.

...Kushima-san is holding my hand.

Even I didn't feel like resisting and had no choice but to obediently go along with it.

Yeah.

If she starts crying then... Right?

If a grown man, a working man, made a high school girl cry in public, normally he would be reported and arrested, but right now I'm a little girl.

I've managed to survive by sacrificing my sense of shame, self-esteem, and many other things.

……I'm glad.

If I had remained a man, I'd be taken care of by the police right now.

[So precious]

[Yeah……]

[A somber broadcast following Haru-chan's mistake]

[And 3 floors got cleared in one go.]

[With one bullet from Haru-chan]

[Amazing]

[But this scene...]

[Yeah, this feels like déjà vu]

[How many consecutive monster houses are there?]

[Hello, No Name-chan?]

[No Name-chan! Come on out!!]

【Whistling】

【Difficult】

[lol]

[No Name-chan... that's just an expression used in manga, you know...?]

[I see, No Name-chan, you're incorporating manga and other learning materials into your studies.]

[Everything on the internet is No Name-chan's learning material]

[I wonder if No Name-chan's choice of materials is biased...]

[Anyway, this morning, at 10 o'clock, 3 floors got cleared in an instant]

[Will we break through without any losses?]

[It's starting to feel like an actual RTA]

[Yeah]

[It's been a long week...!]

[As expected, it's easy to conquer with Haru-chan]

[Quick and easy (3 floors gone and Haru-chan tried to jump in and take a shortcut)]

[Haru-chan... Normally, it's not possible to easily cut the floors of a dungeon...]

[Haru-chan is a little strange little girl after all]

[A little strange (figurative expression)]

[What does it mean to be "a little strange"...?]

"...Then let's move on. But, Haru-san?"

"I won't do anything on my own."

"Okay."

Pulling ourselves together, we headed down the stairs with Emi-san, who had taken advantage of the confusion to pretend what had happened earlier never happened.

...It's itchy, but...it also feels a little warm.

It's not good all the time, but maybe it's okay to have something like that once in a while.

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Author's note :

I did say I would end it at around chapter 100, didn't I?

Let's add about 20 more chapters.

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