Sakura Emma, ​​I'm going to control you fiercely!

Even when large-scale building collapses occur, Emma Sakura always manages to dodge them with inexplicable evasive footwork!

When she dodged, even if a falling rock hit her, it wouldn't leave a scratch, let alone a speck of dust.

As if in the instant of dodging, Emma Sakuraba was invincible.

Outrageous! Utterly outrageous!

Naoya Kaori felt a headache coming on.

Even though Emma Sakuraba is so radical, Naoka Kaori can't lecture her.

After all, Nanoha Kaori, who adopted a conservative strategy, ended up with a small wound on her cheek due to the sneak attack from behind a door ten minutes earlier.

thumping!

At that moment, Emma Sakura just smashed a first-aid kit.

Naoya Kaori had no time to think about such things and desperately suppressed her emotions.

What is the source of this subtle sense of injustice and jealousy?

It's not a pleasant feeling to have your long-held principles of conduct negated by the other party's actions.

Is Emma Sakura too strange, or is there something wrong with Nanoha Kaori's battle strategy?

She kept doing psychological work. During short breaks, the wounds on her face became even more noticeable.

At that moment, a slightly cool finger gently touched her cheek.

Nanoha Kaori was slightly taken aback, and glanced to the side: she spotted Sakura Emma's face right in front of her.

What does she want to do?

Just as Nanoha Kaori had this question in her mind and was about to subconsciously take two steps back, Emma commanded,

"Do not move."

"……it is good."

Naoka had no choice but to stand obediently in place.

Even she herself didn't know why, but the blue-rank magical girl senior was being ordered around by the white-rank junior, and she obediently followed her orders.

To Nanoha's bewilderment, she was surprised to see Emma take a band-aid from the first-aid kit and carefully apply it to the wound on her cheek.

Emma carefully smoothed the adhesive side of the tape with her finger to make sure it was completely stuck before taking a few steps back and winking at Nanoha.

How are you feeling?

Naoka was stunned.

The other person stared intently at the top of her head, their pink eyes seemingly reflecting a deep concern.

She's usually the one who cares about her juniors; this seems to be the first time she's been cared for like this by them...

Is this kid, who seems so cold and aggressive on the surface, actually secretly concerned about his teammates' injuries?

Naoya Kaori nodded in a daze.

"Hmm, it doesn't hurt anymore."

“Okay,” Emma replied casually.

Naoya Kaori's face turned slightly red.

She seemed to have inadvertently mistaken Emma from earlier for her own older sister.

Touching the band-aid, Naya felt a warm, cozy sensation.

Emma felt a warmth in her heart:

'How gentle you are.'

Although Nanoha Kaori is the senior, Emma feels that "she" is more like the senior!

Just like the older sister...

Emma was secretly pleased.

[Pink Filth +6] [Gained Lightness buff: Speed ​​up]

Yang Wen glanced disdainfully at the items in the medical kit.

He originally thought the [Blood Potion] mechanism would be activated, and he even wanted to try it out with Naoya Kaori.

After all, Emma was at full health, so even if medical items could restore health, it wouldn't be noticeable.

After trying it on Naoya Kaori... indeed, her health did recover briefly, but it was only at a recovery rate of 0.01% per minute.

"call……"

At that moment, Nanoha Kaori deliberately made a sound and looked at Emma.

Emma sensed that this senior seemed to be in a much better mood, far less upset than when they were fighting together earlier.

Just as she expected, Nanoha Kaori leaned against the door and patiently pointed to the door.

“I sense a strong witch's aura emanating from this door. This time, you must be careful…”

Emma found it kind of funny.

She sensed a hint of "earnest advice" in Naoka's words.

'Dealing with the gods isn't so easy.'

Emma had already guessed what kind of expression Nanoha Kaori-senpai would have after the god did "that thing" later.

"We can divide the work first."

As she spoke, Nanoha Kaori loaded her magical gun and began to plan her attack strategy:

"Wait a minute, I'll count to three. I'll use firepower to suppress the attack and break through the goal. You'll flank from the side, and we'll crossfire..."

Naoya Kaori hadn't finished speaking.

She hadn't even started counting to "one" yet.

boom--!!!

A loud bang.

Emma's seemingly delicate pink princess shoes kicked the security door and frame into the room!

"Open the door, FBI."

Nanoha Kaori stood frozen in place, gun in hand: "..."

Emma: 'Pfft~'

Volume 1: Chapter 57 Why are you working so hard? (4.6k)

"Open the door, FBI."

Emma Sakura only said that after she kicked the door open.

As a magical girl who had studied in the military, Nanoha Kaori really wanted to complain: Didn't you already kick the door open?

Then, she felt disheartened because she and Emma were on the same wavelength...

The problem now is that Emma Sakuraba's fighting style is too aggressive!

[Pink Filth +3]

Emma, ​​of course, had no idea about Naoya Kaori's rich inner thoughts.

[Currently defeated. White Rank: 4. Blue Rank: 0]

[Time remaining until the end of the eclipse phase: 60 minutes.]

The mission requirement is "5 white enemies and 1 blue enemy", with a difference of 1 between white and blue level enemies.

There was still an hour left until the eclipse ended. But two enemies were still needed, making Emma increasingly anxious.

The moment she kicked the door open, the surrounding space instantly distorted, and the screen was filled with a mixture of white and gray snowflakes.

When their vision returned, Emma and Nanoha Kaori had already arrived at a maze.

The walls are made of green plants as a base, with flowers connected to form a certain pattern. The high walls rise all the way to the sky, and you can't see the end of them.

"This is... the remains that were about to form a domain barrier?"

The words from behind Nanoha Kaori.

Emma glanced at Nanoha.

After their eyes met, Nanoha Kaori instantly understood what Sakura Emma meant:

Hurry up and tell me the setting—that's what she seemed to be saying.

Nanoha Kaori's icy expression faltered, as if she had become a guiding NPC in a game.

she says,

"The wreckage does not have a domain from birth; rather, it requires strength to grow to a certain level."

"In gaming terms, if a white-level character is level 20, then [Remains] can only form a domain around level 12..."

Then, Nanoha was met with Emma's particularly disdainful gaze.

Being looked down upon by a newcomer, Nanoha Kaori gritted her teeth:

Even if you think this analogy is not rigorous, that's the truth...

“No.” Emma shook her head slightly, looking at her with disdain. “Can’t you stop using those unimmersive metaphors?”

You shouldn't use ranks to describe strength; you should use "white rank" or "blue rank" instead.

The dialogue in this game needs further polishing.

Nanoha Kaori, on the other hand, felt completely baffled.

Immersion? The immersion of vanquishing wreckage? What's the point?

"In short, you mean the wreckage here isn't even at the white level, right?" Emma said.

Nanoha Kaori was still observing the labyrinth.

"right……"

"That's no fun, let's just speedrun it."

The mission requires at least a white-level character, but the remnants of this area aren't even white-level...

With only half an hour left before the eclipse ended, Yang Wen didn't want to waste any more time.

When Nanoha heard Emma's "speedrun," she was slightly taken aback.

"Do you think this is some kind of game?"

"The immersive experience is quite well done."

Emma was referring to the NPCs' behavior of treating this place as the real world, which undoubtedly brought her a lot of immersion!

"what?"

Naoka had no idea why she was being praised.

She sighed softly, looked around, and noticed the pattern of flowers on the maze walls.

"It seems that this time, we need to solve puzzles to find the correct route through the maze and reach the ruins."

Nanoha Kaori thought that her "senior experience" could finally come in handy, so she looked at Emma.

“I have some experience with this. Sakura, you keep watch from the side, I'll handle the puzzle—”

Then she saw Emma run headlong into the north of the maze's crossroads without hesitation.

Nanoha Kaori's gaze faltered slightly, and she quickly tried to dissuade him.

"Wait a minute... In this maze-like area, if we take the wrong path, our lives could be in danger!"

Emma continued running forward without looking back.

The mystery-solving takes too long? Have they learned bad habits from "The Judgment" and "Atomic Heart"?

impossible.

Nanoha watched Emma run away, clutching her skirt tightly, feeling a tightness in her chest... Finally, she took a few deep breaths, silently gritted her teeth and said, "Really...", and followed Emma.