Chapter 41 (1/2)

Night time…

Hinagiku and Mikoto is asleep now, the two had slept for quite a bit before but their mental fatigue hasn’t left them yet. After such a blood-curdling experience even if he did try to play tricks on them to lighten the mental load, there’s still some left…

Wu Yan’s on guard duty sitting beside the bonfire. There might be further raids from youkais, though probably not on the same scale as before, but one can’t be too cautious.

As a man he feels like he must take the guard duty. Boring yes, but it’s worth it to watch the 2 moe creature sleeping. He’s an otaku so burning the midnight oil and whatnot he’s pretty blase to it.

It’s very wide here, it has to be otherwise it can’t fit the youkai army. Other than this, besides the path they came sliding down of there’s only the big pa.s.sage he’s facing right now.

He’s on guard for any potential gaps in their perimeter as well of course.

jewel of heavenly palace must be right ahead of here…

Looking at the seemingly endless pa.s.sage in front of him he pondered.

As long as he can retrieve the jewel and then exchange it for the other half of the mysterious crystal fragment then Mikoto and him can leave this world!

After summoning Hinagiku, he wouldn’t have much to do with this world anymore.

Before transport event, he was very moe about Hayate the combat butler’s world, but that didn’t mean he’s satisfied now!

On the system’s transcript world list, he recalls with perfect clarity each and everyone of his dream on it. How can he be satisfied before actually going through those places?

He might bring Hinagiku back here but stop? No freaking way!

Hayate the Combat Butler is but the first stop of his journey!

“This is what you meant by night vigil? Going blank sitting here.”

As his thoughts wandered towards the limitless boundary far away a voice drew him back, He lifted his head and saw railgun staring at him with a slightly upset expression.

“Can’t sleep? Why are you up?”

Awkwardly touching his head, he admits it’s pretty neglectful of him not to notice her approach in his musings.

“N, I I just woke up, maybe I’ve slept too much before and can’t fall asleep now.”

Casually throwing him off she sat by his side.

“Maa, that’s the railgun I know, always on her feet.”

He didn’t even think through his words and just blurted them out.

Leering at him she snapped at him.

“What do you mean by that! Are you saying I’m not feminine? What’s more, what’s up with railgun? Are you making fun of me?”

Dryly laughing he presed his fingers agains this cheeks.

“Come now, don’t angry at little ol me, let’s turn that frown upside down!”

“Don’t sell moe in front of me! It’s disgusting!” (Tl: )

Holding back the urge to hit him right in his face, if not for Hinagiku who’s still asleep she would probably have made him taste thunder.

Though he’s laughing on the surface he’s actually relieved that she has recovered from her experience, he was afraid she It’s fortunate that his sacrifice from before wasn’t wasted….

“Hey, don’t dodge the question, what’s up with calling me railgun (炮姐)?”

Ignoring his idiot act, she pursued him because she still feels like he’s mocking her by calling her that.

“Maa maa…”

He scratched his face before continuing

“You’re a super railgun no? Calling you railgun is merely out of respect.”

She raised her eyebrow at him.

“Why do I still feel like that’s not the whole truth?”

“Don’t mind the details, details are for ⑨!”

“No way can I not mind!”

She retorted with high pitch.

“Calling me sister and whatnot, you’re much older than me ya know, you uncle!”

“Un.. uncle!”

Electrified in another sense of the word, he’s pretty hurt at railgun who has evolved an element of being poisonous tongued.

I’m only 20! I’m not some uncle! You half loli!

This is what he’s shouting inside because if he did voice it out he’s pretty sure he wouldn’t be far from death’s door if he did so. That’s why he’s feeling frustrated right now.

She’s pretty amused by his expression that looks like he just ate some s.h.i.t then she looked at the fire in front of her and began to tune out.

Wu Yan who had recovered from some unknown time observed this change in her and for some reason can’t stop his urge of talking to her.

“What’s the matter? Homesick?”

He asked her with a light tone to see her nod in agreement and then shake her head again, he for one is confused that’s for sure.

Perhaps perceiving his confusion, she threw him a glance and continued.

“Actually, homesick is not the right for it, it’s like I’m not dissatisfied with my previous life or anything it’s just that in Academy City it’s go to school, go back from school, arcades and the likes….”

Maybe it’s because she had her life merged with his or because she didn’t have any confidante before but she feels itchy like if she didn’t spill it all out she wouldn’t be satisfied.

“On this world however, there’s a lot of exciting stuff, exorcist, youkais and whatnot…”

When she reached youkai her tone became unnatural, maybe she recalled the battle from before.

She recovered quickly however.

“But now, I miss Academy City, my parents, my undercla.s.smen, although she’s …. an oddball…”

It seems the trauma from Yuri girl is pretty bad…

“In other words, you’re conflicted on whether to return or stay here to seek out more thrills.”