Do You Remember? (10)

“It’s nice that you all get along, but save it for when we’re not around, okay? It’s gross.”

Perhaps annoyed at being unable to join the circle, Merry sighed with a sulky expression.

“Come on, Merry-chan, don’t you want to join in?”

“Yuki! Do you want to get shot?”

Yuki teased Merry as though watching a younger sister who wanted to get along with everyone but couldn’t manage it. A few seconds later, with a gun pointed at Yuki, the smile stayed in place even as Yuki turned pale. Despite the uncertainty about what lay ahead, Merry and Yuki still seemed to have some composure. Relieved, Kagami smiled. “For now... it looks like we’ll be all right.”

“Once we get back to Noah, let’s take a break. I can barely move, and you’ve all been going nonstop all day, right? If we keep going without resting and can’t fight when something happens, that defeats the whole purpose.”

“But, Master, if the Noah facility is the enemy’s headquarters... would we really be able to rest easy after returning?”

“No, I think we’ll be fine. If we went back after a few days, they might have time to prepare, but they probably wouldn’t risk launching an attack right after we returned. They still haven’t found my hideout... They probably can’t pinpoint people inside the Noah facility. And above all, the facility is packed with people who don’t want their presence there exposed... They can’t afford to do anything conspicuous.”

Perhaps satisfied with that explanation, Oboromaru said, “Hmm, well, if you say so,” then plopped down on Kagami’s head, folded both arms, and considered whether there might be any other dangers.

“Don’t worry. It’d be rough if they attacked with an ancient weapon like they did this time, but they wouldn’t use any conspicuous weapons inside the Noah facility. And we’re not weak enough to lose to people attacking us in secret. I’m still nowhere near as strong as my master, but I’ve worked hard.”...