Vol 4 Chapter 42 (1/2)
Chapter 42: Protester in the Frame
What is stereotypical
Yet not stereotypical?
Point Allocation (The Unexpected)
On the diplo in the Mito sky below the Ariake, Ookubo’s broadcast played froarden
A pond in the garden had been converted into a su only a shi+rt and the bottom of a two-piece swie and her legs soaked in the water up to the shi+ns
“So the Ariake isn’t actually sealing anything off That’s probably to avoid any backlash from the workers and residents and to help build their hatred of war”
…I can’t believe this
The only ones being kept out were the members of the Student Council and Chancellor’s Officers Noriki, Ohiroshi+ki, Hassan, Itoken, and Persona-kun were apparently working like nor as normal there shi+rojiro and Heidi had been let inside, but they were restricted to their merchant work
There was no divine transmission restriction between them
They apparently wanted to set this up as the Student Council and Chancellor’s Officers versus the Committee Alliance
However, Masazu any kind of public announceet of protest, they were being restricted until the following day’s special student general asse detained until such tied
“That girl takes things far too seriously Take this and this and this”
The Aoi Sister wore a crean fra sign frame to distort and Asa the divine transmissions
“Ah! Stop that, Ki isn’t easy, you know!?”
“Then find a way to distract me Like this”
The Aoi Sister pulled on Asairl in a white and red shrine maiden swimsuit produced a splash
…They sure are full of energy
But since they were normal people, that may have been for the best
…A shrine un and a normal person who can deflect an attack from one of Hashi+ba’s Ten Spears, huh?
Just as Masazu what a “nor cast a shadow over her head She looked back and saw Naomasa in a black swimsuit She twisted the straw hat on Masazumi’s head
“We’re counting on you tomorrow”
Nao a tray of food Next Naito and Naruze arrived in swimsuits that matched the colors of their Technohexen outfits
Theyleap
“Looking from above, this is the deepest part”
They jus raised as much as possible A spectacular splash filled the air, so Asama and the others shrieked and fled the area As for Naomasa…
“Hey! What if you get water in our drinks, you two!?”
“U, so maybe alcohol isn’t the best idea,” commented Asama
“Heh heh heh Yes, your place has shown quite the hospitality lately”
Meanwhile, Ookubo continued speaking overhead She was assuring the people there would be no change to the Musashi+’s current operations
“Whatever the world chooses to do in the future, the people of Musashi+ need the influence provided by the nation of Musashi+ That is why I believe we should repair and arm the Musashi+”
That’s true, thought Masazumi Then she realized the foundation of Ookubo’s policy
“She’s going to folloe’ve started, but change the direction in which it takes us”
That was true of reis the Apocalypse
“We will continue e are already doing The budget for those actions is already in anized, we cannot revoke Musashi+’s position as a nation until the Peace of Westphalia Musashi+ is not a se e are doing That will ree direction on the political front in order to reach Westphalia in peace”
“Oh? Then Milad-…Ookubo-sa? Give us an outline”
“Well,” said Ookubo as she placed a hand on her chin
“She’s good at this” Ki Uzy the flutter kick “She kno to present herself, so she’ll be a lot of trouble Flat politician, she’s a lot like you”
“I haven’t the slightest clue how to present myself”
Masazuhed as she rested her cheek on her hand, with the elbow on her crossed legs The Aoi Sister pointed at her saying “That’s it! Right there!” but it was a mystery what she meant
On the overhead sign frame, Ookubo faced Kanou and spoke
“You asked what I a first”
That’s an odd way of arguing, thought Masazumi Why ask a question when asked about your proposal?
However, she knehat effect it would have and why Ookubo had done it She was i that everyone already knehat she was proposing
By setting it up like that, even a normal opinion would sound valuable And even if it was an incorrect opinion, people wereit sound like a foregone conclusion, it was harder to hold doubts about it
…So what is that setup leading to?
Ookubo continued on the screen
“Why ht to resolve its problems?”
Ookubo slowly inhaled
She faced the portable fil shrine held by a member of the PR Committee, but she did not smile yet
…I need to keep things serious here
A lot of people would be seeing her for the first ti too cal this seriously She was a challenger here, so there was soht at them
“On the political front, I have determined that Musashi+ has the national power needed to maintain peace and stop the Apocalypse So…”
How about this?
“Things are different than they were at Mikawa The Musashi+ is being remodeled and has lost a battle, so I believe it is time to take another look at our current policy After all, if we do not change that policy, ill be dragged into an unavoidable fight along with Oushuu and Sviet Rus We have no close relationshi+p with any nation at the moment, so I believe this is the perfect time to have this discussion”
She said “so” again
“Toeneral asseestions to the Vice President and the rest of the Student Council and Chancellor’s Officers”
She inhaled and lowered her head just once
She next needed to
But she would notshe had just said and her serious attitude were still alive within the viewers If she made her request in the sa else It would lack impact
A proper speech needed shi+fts in tone After all…
…Everything I’ve said this far is essentially less
What mattered was that the people took her side at the special student general asse more than setup andto actually listen to her argument
What came next was for the majority of people who only wanted to see the very end of what she had to say
Those people had not listened so seriously to what she had to say They had not truly understood it and had si
How could she get those people to remember her?
Ookubo raised her head and looked straight forward, but…
“—————”
…Now I breathe out
She looked ahead to the screen displaying her i a large job
She relaxed
She even vocalized the sigh
She cast aside her previous serious mood and tension in a way everyone could understand
Then she nodded and s
Good job, she really did think while narrowing her eyes Good job listening to what I had to say
And with that in her heart, she only had one thing to say
“Please keep hts”
She closed her eyes in a sain
“Wow, that’s just not fair…”
Heidi spread her mouth horizontally and bent back in the Marube-ya shop on the main street of Okutama’s surface residential area
A sign frame from Masazumi opened next to her face
Vice President: “Augesvarer, what do you think as a merchant?”
“Well,” said Heidi as she looked to the front of the shop With his best business setables to the wo on the Musashi+ For soether as he sold the radishes and green onions
“Ha ha ha Everyone, today’s produce is ecofriendly and naturally grown! Just look! The tip of this green onion is so wonderfully green! Cook it and it becoain at only five times the price of one!”
Azuma: “But all of that sounds co with me?”
Marube-ya: “I love how shi+ro-kun’s sales talks run on pure momentum and transform him into an idiot! Oh, and just to be clear, he isn’t sacrificing his personality for , so we use it to draw out a new side of our personality!”
Vice President: “Um, sure… Please continue”
Heidi let Erin frame from atop her head as she carried a wooden container of natto in straw out from the back of the shop
Marube-ya: “Well, you see? That Glasses Committee Head probably isn’t like us or you”
Vice President: “Eh?”
Asama: “Um, Masazuet so depressed you collapse onto your side Look, Tsukinowa doesn’t knohat to do”
Masazuht Heidi with a smile as she lined the produce up in front of the shop
“Okay! We just got a shi+pment of Mito natto! This is the fresh natto that our Mitotsudaira protected by barking and running those Hashi+ba bad guys out of town! It has Mitotsudaira’s sniff approval!”
Silver Wolf: “Lies! There were several blatant lies in that!”
Me: “That’s right! Nate doesn’t bark or sniff at things! She only smells the air when there’swhen she gets all excited!”
Silver Wolf: “Us are unavoidable traits of your race Like s at the air when there’s meat around…”
Hori-ko: “Oh? Then Mitotsudaira-sa next to the yakisoba?”
Silver Wolf: “Eh!? …Th-that is, uetable!”
It seeroup Heidi checked over the sign fra each one
“Musashi+’s guard unit – in other words, the guards for the Chancellor’s Officers – is apparently treating this as an ‘internal incident’ since Futayo hasn’t done anything They will stop any harht come to the normal people and students or if the normal people try to harm the officers, but otherwise – in other words, in a clash between an officer and a member of a Committee – they’ll probably treat it as a duel That leaves s with you, Azuma-kun?”
Azu after Miriam today because, um, well, she can’t move much since it’s that time of the month”
Mal-Ga: “Your shtick really has changed …If you’re looking for a new shtick, you can always consult me”
Azu to lessen the effects of that time of the month?”
This had nothing to do with her, but Heidi felt a shi+ver down her spine She used the power of prayer to send out thoughts of “Send this my way!” and “We can make a ton of money off of this!”
But…
Gold Mar: “Ga-chan, your nose Your nose is bleeding”
Mal-Ga: “Heh…heh heh Why would you do that again? Youin front of a bear just before hibernation… L-listen, Azuma”
Azue What is it?”
Mal-Ga: “I’m pretty sure Miriam knoay to stop that, so tell her there’s a way the two of you can stop it together See if she’ll tell you what it is”
Azuma: “Okay She’ll knohat I o ask her”
Heidi felt an even stronger shi+ver
…Is Azuma-kun the kind of kid who can be kidnapped for a ransom pretty easily?
Marube-ya: “U-u all the officers that didn’t choose to join you?”
Asa the divine transmissions, those ones are apparently cut off froh”
S you play a much more active role than I do, Asama-chi”
Sticky King: “She fits right in, so I see no probles that will distance people”
Obscene: “Agreed! Asama-kun is the ace shooter that fires us to our destination! She is most welcome on the front line!”
Asama: “Um…”
Mal-Ga: “Ignoring the la shrine maiden, this really is a troublesome situation …The nor, but the Co their views to the Secretary, Treasurer, and the Special Duty Officers”
Wise Sister: “Heh heh But those Committee Heads can’t directly confront that anteater owner, can they? They report to the Special Duty Officers, Treasurer, and Secretary”
Marube-ya: “That’s where the special student general assenore the Special Duty Officers, Treasurer, and Secretary and speak to even the Chancellor”
“It’s a real probles on the Musashi+ aren’t stagnating …Wea business here”
Mal-Ga: “That’s the trick right there… We’ve been busy lately, but that’s e didn’t notice the Co back, things were continuing a little too ‘normally’”
Vice President: “That’s probably because Ookubo is just that good at bringing things together I’ a deal”
Heidi was not surprised to hear that There were so positions here and there with opinion boxes, but…
Marube-ya: “It just feels like an event has begun It’s just that we’d normally be informed in advance, but this time eren’t”
Wise Sister: “Heh heh That would be how normal people like us see it This ell done If they weren’t planning to cause a huge commotion, the preparations would have been low-key as well They dropped hints here and there to let those at the Co and they controlled the information so it didn’t leak out”
Flat Vassal: “Can they really control the information like that?”
Vice President: “They can”
That’s right, thought Heidi who typed up advertisements and made sales talks
Marube-ya: “I think this was setup quite a while back”
Probably so, agreed Masazuht about Ookubo’s true intentions here
When had she started planning this? Masazuuess
“My guess would be it was setup around the ti, when the Musashi+ was repaired, and ere away from the Musashi+, the Committees did a lot to support us from the side”
“But how did they set this up?” asked Naomasa as she adjusted her swimsuit that had built up water inside it
Masazumi adjusted her hat and nodded
“Judge …We can’t spend ht now As the representative of the cities, she would have been the target of the students’ parents and they would have let her knohat they thought about welfare, divine transmissions, the economy, and life on the Musashi+ And of course, most of those opinions would be ones of unease Especially when it concerns their children But if the Representative Co ith the other committees when it related to their fields of work, the other Co Musashi+’s anxieties and sending them to the Representative Committee Head”
Meaning…
“After the Battle of Mikatagahara, we distributed the people between the eight land ports in Mito so their anxieties could not unify and would remain smaller individual issues That is still in effect …But the Coathered those complaints are unable to view those anxieties as individual things, so it builds up inside them”
“Heh heh Just like an inexperienced village doctor catching all of the s horribly ill hi of all illness, but…wait, does that include sexual diseases! Does that !? Well, Asama!? Does it!?”
Masazuirl was like that around town as well
…Actually, I guess I already know the answer
“Uerous the people’s worries are for Musashi+ at thewith the Representative Committee Head since this would normally be her job After that, Ookubo only had to tell thes, let’s confirs to the Student Council’ and ‘this is our final chance to present this possibility to them’”
“Well, none of that’s a lie …So she just changed how they would interpret the information?” asked Naomasa
“That’s right,” agreed Masazu, and that’s why the Committee Heads and Musashi+ residents haven’t reacted too much This is not a coup d’etat e of policy And that suggestion will change this life of unpredictable battle to a life of stable peace Things on the Musashi+ won’t change all that ht here But…”
But…
“With Ookubo, they h any more war”
“It sounds like the deck is really stacked against you, Masazumi …I mean, you love war”
“W-wait, Asama! I take extreme issue with part of that!”
“Eh?”
Asama fell silent The Aoi Sister eventually tapped her on the shoulder and everyone in the water pressed their foreheads together and began whispering
What’s this about? wondered Masazumi as Asama left the circle first and raised her hand She had a bit of tension in her eyebrows
“Listen, Masazumi This is extremely hard to say, but…”
“Judge What is it?”
Asama presented their conclusion
“Prettywith another nation, the conclusion seems to be ‘This means war!’ ”
Masazuht on Asama’s words