MOUSE is doing well today. I think they heard me perfectly, but I haven’t decided what to say. What should I say in this case?
Unfortunately, Suzuka was in the middle of swimming in the pool when I tried to talk to her.
Swimming in the pool of the gym located below the residential area is her daily routine these days. Whenever I feel like it, I go along and admire her in her swimsuit, but today I was too lazy to go.
I got somewhat excited last night, and this morning too, and challenged Suzuka to a battle she couldn’t win….. slump.
Emergency calls are possible, but for us, it’s not really urgent, so it’s kind of hard to call.
It’s okay. I’ll do my best by myself.
“Well, what is it? The armor group over there. On suspicion of kidnapping, assault and attempted arson….. I’m not the police. Drop your weapons immediately….. Anyway, leave this place.”
If you think calmly and try to manage this situation, you should be able to get rid of the knights.
[Where the fuck are you talking from! ?]
[Show yourself!]
[No,….. this is … I knew it.]
[Shut up, Gum ! !]
Once the microphone is turned off.
“Sin, protect those two at once. What’s the status of the forces near the west gate?”
[Except for defense equipment, W-series and E-series squadron 10 are searching. W-series takes 2 minutes to arrive, E-series 40 seconds.]
“Okay. Wait in front of the west gate. Meanwhile, Magami and Torii will follow up with patrols in the west area.”
[Understood]
“So why did the defense equipment fire now?”
[They were moving towards them.]
“Indeed.”
Microphone on.
“A—, a—, criminals, next time you try to get close to these two, I’ll shoot you.”
[You’re talking out of your ass! !]
“By the way, I can’t guarantee your life, so please bear that in mind.”
Microphone off. I hear cursing on the speakers….. Ugh.
“Sin, RABBIT is in range, right?”
[Yes, Master.]
“Switch the audio from the camera’s microphone to the RABBIT. The only audio it’ll pick up is the two people you’re protecting.”
[Understood.]
RABBIT voice collector, which unlike a microphone, can pick up a person’s voice regardless of distance.
It observes how the nanoparticles scattered in the air move due to sound vibration, predicts the voice emitted from the movement, and produces voice data.
If you know the quality of the voice of the target you want to listen to, you can reproduce the voice of the target quite faithfully and choose only the voice you want to reproduce. If you don’t want to save power, this is a better way to listen to voices without noise.
In other words, I don’t want to talk to the soldiers anymore.
“Also, when W gets to the gate, open the door. And put one of the E’s on watch for the two of them, and get me a visual from E just in case.”
[Yes, Master.]
“If the knights try to harm them again, shoot them. Aim for the legs if you can.”
[Understood.]
And then microphone on again.
“E—, the boy and the girl there? You guys with the cool tiger stripes. Yeah, that’s right, you guys. I’m about to open the gate.”
[Ah….. Um, yes.]
I guess they’re still confused.
“When the gate opens, there are about 10 doggies waiting inside, but they won’t harm you, so don’t worry about them.”
[Do…..Ggies….?]
As the boy parrots back in dismay, the door he was clinging to opens with a bang.
Ten doggies sitting and waiting for the two of them as declared. It’s quite adorable.
[huh?]
[O…… wolves…… such…..]
I didn’t feel any sympathy for them. Well, I know what’s going on with the animals in the world today. If an unarmed, flesh-and-blood human were to meet a herd of animals, it’s understandable that he would want to despair.
“I understand how you feel, but you can’t just sit there, you know? Hurry up and get in here.”
[A…Aa…..]
This is not good.
I thought that once we got these kids inside the gate, the knights would give up.
I wanted to bring in the W series to keep an eye on them, but it was a little too effective.
The boy falls on his buttocks, shaking all over, and opens his hollow eyes to the limit in stupefaction. I’m worried about his dry eyes.
The woman was holding the boy with both hands, still trembling and wetting the ground.
Immediately, another heat cannon was fired around them.
[Ua….]
[W…..What…..]
On the other hand, it seems that a few of the knights still showed some movement. Only the man called the captain, but isn’t that pretty ballsy? In case you’re wondering, it’s because the captain has a hole in his thigh.
When I turn on the surveillance microphone, I hear a filthy scream and the sound of “Captain! !” “Goddamn it!” “Remember me!” You probably heard the usual lines. Thank goodness I turned off the microphone.
In fact, the knights seemed to have started to retreat, carrying their captain with them.
Which means that the threat to both of them is also gone…..
“…..Sin, close the door.”
[Understood.]
My grandma used to tell me to close the door after opening it.
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“And well, that’s what happened.”
After playing pool, I put Suzuka on my lap on the sofa downstairs, and as I held her and stroked her around, I told her about what happened today. I can’t believe I’m doing this over a maid’s uniform.
Thanks to the many maidroids sleeping in the basement, there are plenty of clothes. Suzuka loves her maid outfit.
There’ s also the fact that normal people’s clothes don’t fit her. Especially in the chest area.
“Fu~n. Kidnappers…. It’s scary out there after all.”
As she did, Suzuka leaned closer to me and looked at the monitor.
“What are you going to do with them?”
Suzuka points at the monitor. I know what she means.
Those two were still sitting there.
There were several corpses of beasts lying around that had been shot by the defense device aiming at the two of them.
“What do you think I should do?”
“let me see ”
Even Suzuka, who distrusts newcomers, can’t seem to bring herself to abandon the kids right away.
“Whatever you choose, I’m sure you don’t want them staying there, right? And those kidnappers might come back.”
“I guess so…… Sin, how’s the security on the west side?”
[Unit 10 is continuing to implement the program. Arrival time at the west gate is one minute.]
“Gather them again at the west gate. Activate MOUSE upon arrival. The target is the two in the monitor.”
[Understood.]
Waiting for the W series to arrive, MOUSE starts up.
“Uh-oh. Can you hear me?”
The two of them jumped up and down. Were they asleep?
Well, I’m sure they were exhausted, but at someone else’s doorstep, eh?
“I’m not comfortable with you being there. To be honest, I’d rather you leave, but if you have nowhere else to go, get out of there. I’ll at least give you some food and a place to sleep.”
[U-Um….. thank you for earlier.]
[I’m sorry about earlier.[
“No, you’re welcome.”
[It may sound presumptuous, but we have no place to go. Thank you for your kindness.]
The young lady is moderately polite.
“When I open the door, the doggies are waiting just like before, they are loyal to what I say. As long as you don’t show any hostility, they won’t harm you.”
[By “Doggies”, do you mean….. those wolves?]
“Yes”
[…..I understand. I believe you.]
“Y-yes”
[Straightforward, fine. It’s inconvenient not knowing your name. I’m Kibitsu Cho. Uh, Toki is fine. And you guys?]
“My name is Eiga. Eiga, son of the chief Ogre of the Tiger Hunters.”
“I’m Eiga’s sister, Junee.”
“Eiga and Junee, right? Now, I’m going to open the door, and once you’re in, please follow Doggie-chan and the others’ lead.”
“Nku…… I get it.”
“Th-Thank you”
Microphone off. I don’t mind kids who know what they’re doing.
“Are you bringing them here?”
“No, that’s too…. Much and smelly. I don’t know who they are and I don’t want them in my house.”
“Um, then?”
“There’s a hot spring facility on the west side. There’s also a building, so we can bring bedding and food.”
“Ah, I see.”
“So I’m gonna go out for a bit.”
“Wait. I’m coming with you.”
So, with bedding, bathing gear, and food in hand, we headed for the hot spring facility.