NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

Who just laughed?

"Your teachers and commanders have been scolded by me like this, and you're not only not angry, but you even dare to laugh?!"

"Everyone who's laughing, step forward! Go down to the track and run 30 kilometers right now! The last one will have to run laps around the cafeteria until no one is eating anymore!"

"Go, go run laps in the cafeteria?"

When the students first heard the number 30 kilometers, they chuckled but didn't think much of it. For Nikki, even if the number doubled, it would still be within her acceptable range.

But running laps in public in the cafeteria...

that……

That would be incredibly embarrassing!!!

clang-

After a few seconds of silence, Tia, who was the first to react, suddenly stood up from her seat, her voluptuous breasts pushing the desk forward with a screeching sound.

"Teacher... I'll go right now!"

After saying that, the carefree girl didn't care whether the instructor agreed or not, picked up her huge weapon box and rushed out of the classroom door with lightning speed.

Then...

Realizing the problem, the students who had been secretly laughing rushed out like cats with their tails on fire, fearing they would become the laughing stock of MMR High School.

Chapter Seventy-Eight: Commander!!!

As is well known, Niki does not require physical training, so the playground of MMR High School is actually just a huge decoration.

Its only purpose is to make the high school look more like a high school.

It was precisely for this reason that when Tia and the others started running laps on the playground for the first time ever, the students in the teaching building, including Niki, became as excited as a pot of water that was gradually boiling.

quickly,

Then some busybody contacted the graduating class E by phone and learned the cause of the "Nikki running exercises" incident from the third-year students' accounts.

At the same time, they also learned the social death that the last lone person would face.

A moment later, one of the bold freshmen couldn't help but shout "Go!" In an instant, the entire teaching building became a grandstand for the school sports meet. The noise level was not as outrageous as the deafening drums and gongs, but it was at least as loud as the sound of firecrackers going off.

Their prosthetic bodies are quite good, especially the one in the lead, Niki. Including her body weight, weapons, storage boxes, ammunition, and other miscellaneous combat items, her weight is probably close to 400 kilograms.

Even so, her drive still far surpassed that of the other Nikis.

This suggests that Missillis's scientific research has achieved another breakthrough in recent years.

While listening to Anick's analysis, Phoenix didn't abandon his own thinking. After a moment of contemplation, he said:

This design is clearly flawed. If someone with excessive weight loses mobility on the battlefield, rescue missions will become even more difficult.

Tia's prosthetic body was designed to be disposable.

However, the problem is that she's a non-mass-producible Niki, difficult to replicate in large quantities. What's the point of such a one-off design?

【……Research.】

【Research?】

After a simple prompt from the artificial intelligence, the instructor immediately understood the underlying meaning the other party was trying to convey.

Missiles is researching optimal weight distribution data for a new drive system.

Instead of using a large amount of paper data for extrapolation, the researchers directly used Niki's real-time data to back-engineer and optimize the results.

MMR is a research institute under the central government. In other words, Ingrid, Anderson, and Shum all tacitly accepted this violent research method that did not require careful planning.

……

……

"Hey?! Which instructor came from? He's interfering with my research project, are you even aware of that?"

In the underground laboratory of the affiliated high school, Ether, who looked extremely tired, looked at the lively scene on the monitor screen with displeasure on her face.

"This is such a hassle. If the project is delayed because of him, even if I end up taking responsibility, do you think you'll get away with it?"

"..."

"Shuen? You mean... this guy was personally planted by Shuen? And has the highest priority?"

"..."

"Tsk, half a month, huh? I got it."

drip-

After hanging up the phone, researcher Ether irritably took off her white coat and tossed it onto the operating table next to her, then plopped down in an ergonomic chair.

Then, Nikki, who had been working as 007 for years, stared blankly at the ceiling for a while, then moved to the computer desk and started typing on the keyboard. She then skillfully entered the shared database in the central network of Missilis.

“Phoenix…”

She muttered to herself, her tone full of resentment.

Snapped!

The crisp sound of the Enter key being pressed echoed in the laboratory. Pages of pixelated data and videos that could not be displayed kept refreshing the screen with the words "Please wait".

In the end, all the characters that had jumped out condensed into a reminder that greatly surprised Aither.

Your access permissions are insufficient.

Your visit will be recorded.

The two lines of scarlet warnings made the researcher pause for a moment.

"He's just a commander, why wouldn't my level two clearance be enough?"

　……

……

bulibuli! m-boer~

[Mihara: Viper, I've been told I don't have permission to accompany the Commander into the academy.]

[Viper: Huh? Wasn't it supposed to be under surveillance? Did they explain why?]

Mihara: No.

[Viper: Where's D? You three went together today, where is she now?]

[Mihara: She was also refused entry, and after being refused, she left on her own.]

[Viper: ...Then please wait at the door for the Commander to finish get off work. You must ensure you can meet him immediately when he leaves.]

[Viper: If D appears again on the way back, it means she has the authority to enter the school without going through the main gate. Go with the Commander again tomorrow, and then try to follow her all the way. I don't need to tell you the rest, right?]

Mihara: Okay, I understand.

……

……

Returning his gaze to the edge of the playground, Phoenix, having understood Tia's situation, spoke earnestly to the two women beside him:

"Can either of you glean any information?"

information?

What information?

Having already been thoroughly scolded in the classroom, Huaerqiulei, whose confidence had temporarily vanished, pursed her lips and didn't dare to be the first to answer the question.

Maruchana, however, was different from her.

Ms. Niki readily set aside her teacher's identity and sincerely told Phoenix that she really couldn't see any information.

“I know you Niki don’t have the concept of stamina… never mind, how about this.”

Seeing that these two stubborn, narrow-minded people were unlikely to understand anything in the short term, one instructor was extremely tired.

So he simply gave up asking questions and decided to give these female warriors, who were obsessed with World War I, a strong dose of medicine.

“The affiliated high school is so big, are there any vacant teaching buildings? Call everyone in Class E down here.”

“Yes, there is an unused teaching building on the north side, which is usually deserted.” Maruchana, who has lived at MMR Affiliated High School for many years, straightened her back and answered without hesitation:

"I'll call the students down and assemble right now, instructor."

As she was speaking, she was about to turn around and walk back, but the man's next surprising words made her eyes widen and she quickly turned back.

"Oh, right, have everyone go and get two magazines of paintballs, and while they're at it, get me a short-barreled assault rifle and a full-face helmet."

"Eh?"

Seeing Marucha's bewildered expression, Phoenix urged her impatiently:

"Also, assign the best combat team in the class to Huaerqiulei, and she will serve as their temporary commander from now on."

"Diesel!"

"……exist."