Chapter 299: Infinite Stratos 1

(Umaru Perspective) (Himouto! Umaru-chan)

Ever since I learned to speak, my brother has instilled in me the idea not to trust anyone, not even him. The only person I can trust is myself.

Even though I grew fond of the people in the chat room in the last week, I can't forget that each person has their own outlook on life, sense of moral values, and personal ambitions.

Esdeath and Eto are highly intelligent, Kiss-Shot has a long life experience, and although Mirko and Medaka act like muscle heads, they are also intelligent women.

Pretending innocent to stop Hiroki's stupidity will be hard, but I've lived with a professional liar all my life, so I know how to keep up appearances.

I just have to forget all my problems and secure little psychological keys that will make me remember my desire to stop Hiroki, I also have to make sure I don't blindly trust the chat room, this could be some kind of sinister game of some deity with too much time free.

My brother taught me to adapt my state of mind to each situation, so I forgot all my worries and concentrated on enjoying the adventure…

As my thoughts adjusted, I took in my surroundings.

I am lying on a comfortable bed. Judging from the structure of the room, this place seems to be a first-class hospital.

I have never been in a luxurious hospital, but I can recognize that the materials of the infrastructure and the bed are of the best quality.

I looked at my right arm and saw a catheter in my wrist that was administering a clear serum to my body. I also have a breathing system connected to my nostrils.

It's not the first time I've woken up in a hospital not knowing what happened, this is similar to when I had chickenpox and my brother took me for medical attention.

Even though I feel anxious and a little scared, my brother taught me to stay calm.

For now, I pretended to be unconscious and opened the chat room.

The chat room is visible even with your eyes closed which is very useful.

[Kiss-Shot: How's the girl doing?]

[Medaka: she has been asleep for two days, I'm worried…]

So I was unconscious for two days.

This is very strange.

I went through all the conversations and understood a little of what happened.

When we got to Infinite Stratos, I fell into a coma before I could say a word. The other members of the chat just watched me faint without knowing what had happened.

Medaka and Mirko were worried and thought that I had a bout of anemia, or maybe my body was too weak for space travel.

One thing we have understood is that I am the weakest and most useless person in the chat room.

Even idiot Hiroki is a good fighter, way above human standards. By comparison, he should be on Ken's level in Street Fighter.

It is assumed that he reincarnated in a world where humanity is practically extinct and the world is populated by monsters, something like Monster Hunter, but without the cute Felynes.

Hiroki was excited to get out of his world since he hasn't found women to sexually harass in that place, but that also means that he has lived the last 10 years fighting to survive.

It doesn't make sense that a newborn can survive in a world full of monsters, but hey, they're things for protagonists, it's not worth thinking about.

Hiroki being a living boner aside, I'm the only normal human in the chat room, and therefore became the team mascot.

I don't mind being treated like a helpless and useless child, I just want to avoid becoming an obstacle.

Even though I'm the weakest in the group, I've become the voice of reason that calms down arguments before they get out of hand.

Mirko and Medaka wanted to take me to a hospital, but Eto had prepared a prank to spite both women with a strong sense of justice.

The chat room inventory cannot store living things, but raw meat is easy to store.

Eto had brought a female head to mock Mirko. If I'm not mistaken, that's the mother of the child she had decapitated.

Mirko lost his mind in anger and so began the chaos.

When we arrived at Infinite Stratos, we appeared in an apartment within the city where the main plot of the anime takes place.

The apartment was large and comfortable, but now it was just rubble as Mirko kicked Eto, sending the ghoul crashing through the wall onto the street.

Both women started fighting, which caused a lot of chaos.

Eto did not use her kagune, the main weapon of a ghoul. She only escaped from Mirko while she was pretending to be a scared girl running from a psychopath.

Esdeath didn't intervene, she had chosen to watch the show to have better control and understanding of the situation.

What was expected of an intelligent general.

Kya Esdeath-sama!

… ahem.

Kiss-Shot didn't intervene either, she left the house and took a big jump that made her disappear on the horizon. At that time it was daytime, but the sun is something insignificant for the best vampire waifu.

Hiroki tried to stop Mirko and Eto, but Mirko was too angry, while Eto was having fun. Both women continued to play cat and mouse as Hiroki chased after them.

While all this was happening, Medaka carried me to a hospital. She is very kind.

The fact that Eto did something so flashy made no sense since, in the anime, she is a calculating and intelligent woman, she must have had an ulterior motive, and it was.

The chaos caused by Mirko caught the attention of the special forces, and to her bad luck, the strongest person in Infinite Stratos was in town.

Chifuyu Orimura, the best waifu in this anime, appeared to stop Mirko.

From everyone's perspective, a mad woman with monstrous strength was trying to kill a defenseless and innocent woman who could only run for her life.

Eto doesn't know the plot of Infinite Stratos, but seeing that we are in a modern city, she assumed that this world must have armed forces that maintain order.

Eto had made Mirko angry so that the police or soldiers of this world would take care of the rabbit waifu.

Mirko realized that she had fallen into a trap, and although she was furious, she gave up so as not to cause more trouble.

Mirko is addicted to fighting, but she was able to recognize that Chifuyu was not an enemy and there was no point in her fighting, that would only make the misunderstanding worse.

Mirko was arrested, which caused Eto's endless taunting within the chat room.

I don't know all the details of what happened as I'm just guessing based on the messages within the chat, but I was able to understand the big picture.

When we came to this world, the chat room gave us official identities so we're not people who just appeared out of nowhere.

Eto is an agent of the intelligence department who was transferred to teach at the IS Academy, her job is to supervise that the students are useful weapons for the government.

The IS Academy gathers people from all over the world who are compatible with the most important weapons of Infinite Stratos, so it is the focal point of geopolitics in this anime world.

In this anime, the most important weapon is robotic exoskeletons with strong combat capabilities, these are called Infinite Stratos, or IS for short.

Esdeath was also registered as a teacher sent from Russia, while Kiss-Shot was a teacher originally from Romania.

Kiss-Shot didn't want to get involved in the plot, but Hiroki used his protagonist's charm to convince her that this could eliminate her boredom.

I need to hurry to destroy Hiroki's plans to form a harem…

This isn't just to protect chat members anymore, that idiot completely disgusts me.

Medaka, Hiroki, and I were accepted as students at the academy, the age difference was irrelevant to the plot.

Medaka and I are in the academy age range, but Hiroki was accepted since, by absolute coincidence, he is the second male capable of using IS.

Robotic exoskeletons can only be used by women, but the protagonist of this anime can use them for reasons that honestly seem like a stupid Plot twist to me that the author used to justify his big-sisters-fetish.

Now Ichika Orimura, the protagonist of Infinite Stratos, is not the only man who can use IS, Hiroki also showed that men can use these weapons.

According to the original plot of the anime, various countries will send agents to approach Ichika and Hiroki as they are useful weapons.

In this world, women have gained great status from IS, but if men can also use those weapons, then the gender balance will be even.

Medaka mentioned that she was progressing on her personal quest, so each member of the chat room must have received an individual quest, the problem is that I didn't receive anything…

I'm a bit depressed, but hey, at least I get to see my waifus.

Because I developed a certain disgust towards men, only 2D waifus can ease my otaku heart. There are very few male characters that I like, although they are usually those who act as cool older brothers…

Ahem.

I'm supposed to be in a hospital next to the academy, so I just need to show that I'm okay to be taken to the academy.

From what I saw in the messages, Hiroki is causing trouble as she constantly antagonizes the protagonist Ichika Orimura. It's like that idiot wants to humiliate the protagonist because he's jealous that Ichika has a harem.

The plot has just started, so Ichika hasn't formed her harem yet, but that didn't stop Hiroki's stupidity.

For now, each member of the chat room is moving on her own to fulfill the main mission of the chat room, to find the anomaly in this world.

Eto explained to the security agency that she was only joking with Mirko, so the best rabbit waifu was released.

Mirko just wants to smash Eto's face in, but somehow Hiroki managed to get both women to agree to a temporary peace to accomplish the mission.

Looking at the interactions in the chat, it's clear that Hiroki managed to become closer to the chat members in the time I was away, I need to hurry to enter the academy and ruin that idiot's plans…

I really don't fully understand why I hate Hiroki so much, I actually like reading about stupid protagonists who succeed by sheer luck as that makes me forget how cruel reality is.

Even though Hiroki fits the kind of buffoon I enjoy reading about, I can't stand his existence.

Maybe it's because Hiroki reminds me of the degenerate perverts who tried to attack me when I was a child...

…

I don't want to think about that again.

… I miss my brother.

Not seeing my brother for long periods of time is normal for me, but now that I'm in another world, I feel alone...

Even if my brother goes out of town or travels to another country, I can feel that he will protect me from any danger, but now I am in another world, I am far away…he can't protect me if something bad happens to me…

I couldn't keep pretending to be asleep, the desire to cry made my eyes hurt.

It's the first time in my entire life that I feel so alone...

[...: n.n <3]

That thing again?!

What the hell is that thing?!

The eye seems to be dead, but I have a feeling that thing is smiling kindly...

[...: n.n <3 <3]

…

That thing can read my mind?!

[...: n.n]

… I-Is t-that a yes?

[...: n.n]

….

Are you the administrator of the chat room?

[...: e.e]

I'll assume that's a no.

Who or what are you?

[...: 10101000 00011 11010101]

… What?

[...: Q-Q]

Are you crying because you can't talk?

[...: Q-Q]

… Can you only make symbols and faces?

[...: n.n]

That is a yes…

This is all too strange and I can't explain this feeling.

Normally, this kind of unknown situation should cause me discomfort and concern, but this strange thing or person gives me an inexplicable feeling of trust that I can only feel with my brother.

[...: QuQ <3]

…

You are kind of cute.

By the way, are you a man or a woman?

To think I always made fun of that question in Pokémon...

[...: 2]

Woman?

[...: n.n]

I don't know if this is dangerous or a good thing, but at least I'm not alone anymore.

Still, I miss my brother...

I opened my eyes and shook my head.

This is not the time to fall into depression, I need to complete the mission to obtain a cure for my brother.

In this anime there is science genius Tabane Shinonono, maybe she can design a medicine that can cure my brother's dying organs.

Also, having Esdeath and Mirko as teachers will be great!

I'm glad I put my camera away, I'll be taking lots of souvenir pictures.

If I can stop Hiroki from getting a harem, it will be fun to photograph his frustrated face to make memes.

[...: :D <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3]

Do you like that idea?

[...: n.n <3]

Okay, let's ruin the bullshit for that stupid fanfic protagonist!

[...: n.n <3 1010101000000 <3 101010 001]

Uh yeah, whatever you say...

We will need a translator.