Léon: The Cat Killer

There is almost no physical defense for the eyes; only a thin filter layer forms around the eyeball, which can at most handle toxic substances or tear gas-like substances...

However, because the liquid metal is linked to the tactical unit, Nana in the new form can use the headset and throat microphone without any problems, even in low-consumption mode. Putting aside protection and attribute bonuses, the integration and concealment of various tactical items may be the greatest strategic value of the 'low-consumption mode'.

Of course, despite saying that, the ear clip combat recorder still needs to be worn separately... because it's not just for personal use, but also for bystanders to see... indicating that you are recording is a form of deterrence, something Nana wouldn't discuss with Zilan and the others.

"So, first up is... armor mode."

'Maximum armor'

I listened with some unease to the agent's voice broadcast, which sounded almost like stereo. As the helmet module around my neck folded up rather than disappeared, it snapped into place, and the bright red long goggles and pressurized breathing mask were instantly integrated into one piece.

As the mimicry muscles rapidly drew upon the liquid metal covering the entire body to construct their structure, the surface of the knight's armor also displayed a gleaming, metallic sheen, following the arrangement of the magical crystal lattice.

Helmet, neck guard, chest armor, shoulder pads... all the parts on her body expanded and formed new structures within three hundred milliseconds, and Nana instantly transformed from a girl in a tight-fitting combat suit into a 'knight'.

Looking at herself in the dressing mirror, where her height and figure had increased dramatically but only her black metal armor looked rather plain, Nana tilted her head and then activated the anti-demon combat accessory.

A bright red band of light wrapped around the neck guard and then formed a shawl... Although Nana felt that the complete form of this equipment should have thrusters and Originium reactors similar to tactical units installed on the hands, feet and even the back... it was too far-fetched to form such a complex high-pressure container. Therefore, the tactical unit was still Nana's heaviest combat unit.

Even so, with the bright red light trailing behind him, the 'knight', now wearing a fluorescent cloak, no longer felt like he was 'lacking something'.

Amid applause from Wendy and Zilan, Nana switched between power mode and speed mode.

As red and blue magical light swirled around the simulated muscles beneath the armor plates, various light effects flowed out from the gaps in the plate armor. Even Zilan, the fashion designer, nodded in approval of Nana's aesthetic sense.

"Hmm, that looks much more normal now... It can maintain its three defense requirements even in low-consumption mode. So, Nana, your combat suit is now fully tested~"

Hearing Wendy's slightly cheerful, rising tone, Nana switched back to low-energy mode, smiled, and nodded.

"I have to thank you for this... If I were to do it myself, it's questionable whether I could even come up with these solutions."

"Oh, don't be modest~ After all, it's your own use. Even if we don't mention it now, you'll eventually figure out your own way of handling it after using it more often... However, Nana, I have to remind you that even with this level of completion, your equipment isn't fully set up yet."

As she spoke, Wendy touched the silicone-like material of Nana's clothing, confirming that it still maintained the original heat dissipation parameters required by the design. After confirming that the mechanism of feeling the user's body heat dissipation by touch had not changed, Wendy looked up and reminded her:

“If you just go out wearing a tight-fitting outfit, that still won’t work… Even if you broaden people’s horizons as much as possible… at most you can only wear it as a single layer at the pool or the beach…”

"Then there's the issue of your shoes. Once the new combat suit is in combat mode, your feet will automatically construct knight boots... but normally, you can't just walk around in socks..."

Following Zilan's words, Nana looked at her little feet, touched the combat suit that extended to her thighs and then thinned out at a crease, disguising the fully enclosed bodysuit as athletic long socks, and sighed:

"Then, why not just completely seal off the foot structure?"

"No way, that would turn your legs into long boots. It might be okay for you to wear this in winter, but now that it's almost summer, people will think you're giving your legs a sauna."

As she spoke, Zilan began to write and draw, eventually creating a pair of flat, strappy sandals.

The system synchronized the liquid fabric to the combat suit via the tablet tactical unit, and then quickly constructed the physical object with minimal materials... However, perhaps because it was constructed according to the line drawing, Nana's sandals unexpectedly... appeared to be completely transparent.

Just as Nana was about to start filling it in, Zilan's eyes lit up:

"Wait! Stay like this! Openwork, completely transparent sandals... Usually, this kind of design is limited by the material properties, so even if you make transparent shoes, they can only be made fully covered, and they're mostly made of plastic, which is very stuffy... Yours is amazing... Can you stay like this? And let me take a few pictures while I'm at it..."

As Zilan took out her phone and started snapping photos of Nana's socks and transparent sandals, Nana thoughtfully wiggled her toes, which elicited another exclamation from Zilan: "Great! That's the lively feeling!"

Not to mention Nai Liu, the person involved, even Wendy, a sex-obsessed person, felt a little ashamed.

"Is this what the fashion industry is like? It's terrifying..."

"really."

"So, Nana, what are your plans for what to do with your combat uniform?"

"...Put on a uniform."

"When in combat mode, won't the mimic muscles and body shape change so much that they become unrecognizable? Anyway, wearing a Rhodes Island uniform over the armored mode always feels... a bit awkward. The main problem is that external obstacles will affect the formation of the mimic muscles... I'm afraid it will affect the response time of the form transition..."

Seeing Wendy shaking her head, Nana, following Zilan's request, changed her leg positions a few more times before saying helplessly:

"Then... let the liquid metal corrode the coat when I transform..."

"It has this function?"

"Yes, it's a 'material self-replication' function that the manufacturer customized to make it unnecessary to maintain and resupply for a long time... Although it's called devouring and eroding, the effective components it can obtain from the fabric are still very small... So in this case, it's essentially just a function that makes the coat disappear completely in an instant."

Seeing that Zilan finally put away her phone and started looking at the photos with satisfaction, Wendy also put away the mimicry sea dragon and sent the drone back to her workshop first:

"Looks like your work clothes will be a major expense from now on..."

"After all, silicone material in a low-consumption state is always very form-fitting no matter how it's changed... No matter how the outfit is changed, it overemphasizes the body's curves."

At this point, Nana glanced at the expensive suit she had just put in the closet, and a bad feeling crept into her heart:

"In short, until a better method is found, let's just use the method of wearing an overcoat over the combat suit for now, according to Master Yi V's instructions... and while you're at it, please order some cheap uniforms for me... for one-time use."

"No problem~"

As Wendy prepared to leave with the tablet, she turned back and asked one last question while looking at the item names on the report:

“Speaking of which, we’ve been calling your new equipment ‘Liquid Fabric’. It can now assist in spellcasting and change shape... How about we give it a name? That way, it will be easier for me to maintain your equipment in the future.”

Sitting down on the stool, she changed the pose again to let Zilan take as many pictures as she wanted... Nana thought for a moment about this thing, produced by the Department of Homeland Security, customized by the ICA using special materials, and integrated and manufactured by the Rhodes Island workshop, and quickly gave it a name:

"Let's call it the 'Type 77 Variable Tactical Armor' for now."

PS: Waaaaaah, kitty

PSS: Originally, it was just supposed to be a latex suit for Nana... but as I wrote it, it turned into a nanotech combat suit, and then with some embellishments, it became Kamen Rider!?

It's alright, as long as he's handsome, that's all that matters.

Transformation, whether it's Kamen Rider or Magical Girl, is a good thing. It's just that I don't know why, but Nana seems to be able to say that line now... it's that line, "I will set the sea ablaze"... Kusashi.

9th Dragon Gate Seafood: 345 Pre-Action Meeting

After completing the testing of the new combat suit, the crew skillfully applied a neutralizing agent to the sailor-style outer garment and completed the liquid fabric splicing.

Thus, Nana's summer elite uniform has been integrated and upgraded with the liquid fabric and is ready for use.

Although the change in material after the neutralizing agent spray made the originally thin sailor shirt slightly watery and transparent, and completely exposed her armpits, apart from the short skirt, the top seemed to be just a piece of cloth with sleeves and a pullover... but Nana still wore it seriously.

Its interaction with liquid metal allows it to avoid being completely covered in a bodysuit after deactivating its armor mode. In addition to the extra fabric, the large, sailor-like collar on its back is an important component that protects the spinal nerve interface on its back.

Aside from the dustproof and cooling functions required for the equipment, the back of the combat suit itself is completely exposed... Just like the fur collar of a winter uniform, this light and airy sailor suit is designed to match the combat suit.

In other words, the combat uniform itself was too eye-catching after the neutralizing agent changed its material, and no one would wear a tight outfit like a racing swimsuit with long footed socks under a light sailor uniform... Otherwise, Nana felt that there was no problem with just wearing her summer uniform out... After all, her summer uniform was just a shortened sailor uniform.

After seeing Wendy and Zilan off, Nana was preparing to return to the shantytown when she thought about it. Since it was so difficult to hide the combat suit, why not just modify the range of the stealth mode and make the close-fitting bodysuit and footed socks transparent? That would probably achieve the same effect.

However, this outfit, which completely exposes the stomach, seems too revealing, and the fabric in the front of the top that might ride up becomes a problem... It has to be said that it is a set design, with a fashionable double-layer design that makes the skin exposure complement each other. No matter which side is removed or modified, the perfect sense of design will be lost... After realizing this, Nana gave up the intention to modify the design elements herself.

Before leaving the house, she tiptoed over her transparent sandals that completely revealed her toes and socks, patted her skirt to admire the barely visible "absolute territory," and finally put on her Rhodes Island spring/autumn workwear jacket as the outermost layer.

Even though it was a brand new outfit that she had just received from the logistics department this year, the thought that it might be ruined because of an emergency transformation made Nana feel uneasy. Living alone after leaving her manager, Nana started to save money on some small habits in her life.

"...At least try to take off your jacket before transforming; a uniform jacket costs tens of dollars."

Muttering to herself, she took out her phone to check and found that Kal'tsit and Puff didn't seem to have finished talking yet. The cat killer slung her shoulder bag with the red cross Velcro strap over her shoulder and drove a service van from the Rhodes Island main ship back to the shantytown.

It was already dusk, and the combat team members who had stayed up all night had woken up. The three combat teams, along with the reconnaissance team, were all together.

Because of Nian and Exusiai, two chatterboxes, the mere chatter of the two of them created the atmosphere of two hundred people... As Nana entered the safe house from the ceiling staircase, the atmosphere was as lively as if it were New Year's Day.

"Ah, Medic is back!"

As he spoke, the red-haired Sakta hurriedly swallowed the pizza in his hand, then ran over to Nana with the plate in his hand:

"Come and try this~ It's a pizza made in Texas. It looks pretty plain, but according to the maker, there's no more authentic Syracuse pizza in Lungmen!"

Listening to A-Neng boasting to his employer, Texas, still wearing an apron and with her long hair tied in a single ponytail, looked over speechlessly as she placed a bowl of spaghetti in front of everyone:

"Given how widespread the idea that pizza should have pineapple is in Lungmen, it basically has nothing to do with 'traditional Syracuse pizza' anymore..."

"Hey hehe~"

After giving her partner a perfunctory laugh, Exusiai presented Nana with two slices of pizza as if offering a sacrifice:

"Um, would you like to eat first? Let me take a look... no, please let me take care of your Silver Dancer! It fired yesterday, didn't it!?"

"...Generally speaking, handguns aren't so precious that they need maintenance after every single shot..."

Despite saying that, Nana still took out two Silver Dancer guns from her armpit holster with a slightly indulgent smile and handed them to Exusiai. Nana now had a systematic understanding of this little red-haired Sakorta's love for firearms.

As she watched Exusiai cheer and run to the workbench to light the incense burner, Nana glanced at her to make sure she wasn't messing around, then looked at the others who had unknowingly quieted down.

"What's wrong? Why is it so quiet all of a sudden..."

"It's nothing, we were just looking at your new clothes."

Watching Nian turn on the camera while talking, Nana glanced down at her open coat and frowned.

"You're still quite conspicuous, aren't you? You were dressed much more lightly than me last year..."

“There are plenty of hot girls on the street wearing only a tube top and hot pants, but it’s rare to see someone wearing combat gear under a light sailor uniform… Besides, Little Cat, you need to be more aware of your ‘contrast’.”

"A sense of contrast?"

Without stopping Nian's filming, ignoring Sora's thoughtful look as she leaned over and examined the surroundings, Nana simply took off her coat and hung it on the coat rack by the entrance... Then Nana remembered that her combat uniform had a matching sailor hat, so she took it out and put it on... This way, the construction delay of the armored mode helmet could be reduced.

"Yes, yes, it's that kind of girl who usually dresses conservatively and looks tacky, but then suddenly changes into a revealing outfit at a party and becomes incredibly eye-catching. Everyone is surprised to find such a beautiful, ordinary-looking girl right next to them! It's perfect material for a romance movie!"

"Inspiration! Themes and ideas are constantly emerging—!"

After spending a day together, everyone seemed to have gotten used to Nian's eccentric behavior. Amidst Jingzhe's constant muttering of "Ignore her, the more you pay attention to her, the crazier she gets," Kong gently poked Nana:

"Medic, where can I buy these sandals? Can I touch them?"

"...Sure...Although this is a custom-made item, if you want it, I can try to order a pair for you after the operation is over."

The idol nodded shyly at Nana's statement and then began to study the transparent sandals that Nana had made on a whim... Croissant, who was also interested in the 'new product,' joined in, and the two whispered about 'this transparency doesn't seem to be plastic or latex' and 'I wonder if we can make something similar, it seems like it would sell very well.' Meanwhile, Nana changed into the brand new slippers that Texas had found in the shoe cabinet.

"Sorry...Kong's job requires her to have a certain sensitivity to fashion and style...As for Croissant, please ignore her; she simply enjoys the process of selling goods at a stall."

“It’s nothing. I saw similar weapon parts that I was interested in… However, it’s almost night, so everyone in the reconnaissance team should hurry up and have dinner. Texas, why don’t you tell us about what you found in yesterday’s tracking?”

Nodding, Texas placed the last tomato meatball on the table, took off her apron, and then, recalling the moment, maintained her single ponytail hairstyle:

"To put it simply, the daughter of Gray Forest... that Miss Lin Yuxia, although she mobilized a large number of people and fought against some strangers, ultimately lost track of the porcelain monster's whereabouts."

"...Even the local bullies couldn't find the attackers' hideout?"

"Yes, because the last direction they fled was the commercial district center of Lungmen."

"At first, we tracked the porcelain monster to the parking lot, and that's where the Rat King's men were stopped when they went there... The enemy wasn't strong, but since they were all from Yan, it would be difficult to distinguish them easily."

"Although Ah Neng and I did not participate in the battle and later caught up with the vehicle where the porcelain monster was, the van mysteriously disappeared after circling around the traffic a few times... Apart from confirming that their base was definitely not a slum, we basically gained nothing else."

After listening to Texas's explanation, Nana accepted the food Jessica had prepared, thanked her, took a bite, and asked thoughtfully:

"You said they disappeared mysteriously... what kind of mysterious way was it?"

"It was early in the night, and the traffic was gradually decreasing. We chased after them to the eight-lane main road leading to the city center... Although there wasn't much traffic at the time, the vehicles on the road were mostly dump trucks or large trucks."

"Because we wanted to track down their hideout, we kept a distance from them... But even though they didn't seem to notice us, they kept strangely overtaking us in the traffic... Our vision was intermittent, and we just kept going around in circles until suddenly we couldn't find them anymore."

With a slight pursing of her lips, Texas, whose hair was faintly tinged with red from the magic, hummed in acknowledgment.

“I have a guess... Although we didn’t find them at the time, now that I think back, there were a lot of large trucks on the road back then... It’s very likely that the other party used the trucks to block the street, then let the cars drive into the truck beds... and then let the truck convoy disperse, which would explain why we suddenly couldn’t find them.”

Regarding the speculation about Texas, Sora had previously taken Nana's shoes and studied them for a long time. Now that they've been returned, he watched Nana change her shoes and muttered a comment:

"It sounds like...a scene from a Columbia Pictures movie."

Nana remained silent on the matter, knowing that many gangs in Colombia did indeed use this method to smuggle or evade the police from seizing contraband... she just hadn't expected that people in Da Yan would do the same thing.

The reason Colombia can do this is because Colombia's expansion was very rapid, and the infrastructure of most towns could not keep up with the speed of population migration. Without monitoring, they could do whatever they wanted with their hats.

But in the Great Yan... especially in a mobile city like Longmen with infrastructure at the level of a metropolis, wouldn't playing like this be thoroughly monitored?

"Has the incident been reported to the Guard Bureau? If we follow the surveillance area, identifying the suspicious truck owner should be quite easy."

“We submitted the report to Officer Hoshiguma before going to bed during the day... but we haven’t received a response yet…”

Just as Texas said this, the mechanism door was lowered again.

As Nana looked up at Takina sitting in front of the computer in the distance, the black-haired girl, who had already set up the surveillance at the operation base, put down her chopsticks, clicked the mouse, and nodded to everyone. Clearly, the visitor was not an uninvited guest, but a partner that everyone knew.

It's Hoshiguma and Officer Chen:

"Oh, everyone's eating...wait, didn't I say that yesterday too?"

Hoshiguma scratched the back of his head, then his gaze was completely drawn to Nana's new gear. As a country that introduced and popularized sailor uniforms from Iberia, this immigrant from the East gave Nana a thumbs-up after just one look:

"The new clothes are so pretty! They make it feel like summer has arrived early. Summer definitely has to be all about swimsuits..."

"You've gone off-topic, and don't block the road... there are people behind you."