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CHAPTER 6 – THE WAY WE POWERLESS BEINGS FIGHT
PART 01
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After we’d finished our preparations above ground, we headed down to Ziz Village as fast as we could.
The reason why we didn’t just use the hole to travel to the fake world was because we needed an essential item from Ziz Village. Though that meant we had to take a long detour, we had no choice but to head underground and get to the “sealed space” on foot.
Time passed by slowly in the fake world, so though we had spent several hours away, only mere moments had passed in that world.
Even so, I knew we had to reach Ziz Village quickly if we wanted to rescue Lea. I thought we all understood that, but…
“Iris! Be careful! That was dangerous! Did you graze against something!? Just watch your step and run!!”
I yelled, grasping Iris tighter by her shoulders.
“But I am hurrying, Rekka!!”
“Hurry safely!”
“Then you should just hold on tightly to me. I’ll surely be safe then.”
Iris chirped in a childish voice as she turned and nuzzled her cheek against mine.
“Eeeek! Iris-san! Please watch where you’re going!”
Tetra begged in a tearful voice. Held in Iris’ arms with her face buried in the other girl’s chest, I can only imagine how terrifying it must be for Tetra to be carried headlong into the dark underground by someone as careless as Iris.
I wished I could swap places with her… No, that would mean that I, a man, would have my face buried in Iris’ chest…? If that was the arrangement, I’d probably be beaten to a pulp by Satsuki and the other girls even before we’d left.
“Don’t worry. I got you, Tetra.”
Iris responded brightly to Tetra’s screams.
Iris was from Phenerita, where the people possessed much more strength than Earthlings. That was why she was now carrying the weight of both Tetra and I, as well as a light she’d plucked from her spaceship, and dashing down the tunnel at top speed without even breaking a sweat. Her strength was really so useful at times like these.
“Rekka-san, how about taking advantage of all this commotion to get a feel of those breasts?”
That was R, whom nobody had invited along, nonchalantly recommending me to commit sexual harassment again. I ignored her.
Initially, we’d considered using Satsuki’s magic to help us fly through the air. However, both she and Harissa had to stay behind at “Nozomiya”, making sure that the hole remained sealed and wouldn’t grow any larger. That was also an essential part of our plan.
So I thought having Iris carry us down was the best idea, but…
“Gyaaaaahh! Don’t jump like that!!”
“But we move much faster like this.”
“Eeeeeekk!”
…I was starting to regret it now.