Girl and War (2): When Conspiracy Targets Sister

Nino wears a maid uniform and flips five pans in succession.

"Kitchen, is the souffle omelet ready?!"

"Ready!"

She takes plates from the side and folds them into crescent shapes with a slight flick of her wrist as the plates fall.

One, two, three... five!

Five pancakes and five plates are immediately brought to the table.

Then, sprinkled with special tomato sauce and parsley, the fluffy and soft souffle omelet is complete.

The sweet aroma of eggs and a hint of tangy tomato sauce fill the café, even the air becomes delightful.

"No matter how I look at it, Nino's skills are extraordinary..."

"It's not just the taste, but her cooking method is like art..."

"I'm worried that students at Totsuki Culinary Academy can't compare to Nino..."

Nino turns around and shouts: "Don't just admire me there, why don't you help me serve it?!"

"Yes--!"

A group of people begins to act in a hurry.

"This is truly..."

Wiping sweat, Nino separates egg whites and yolks at lightning speed while cracking eggs and complaining.

"Why did I schedule my class for this moment..."

She also wants to play with everyone.

Although she's not good at shooting, she might have to write a paper for a sudden revival, but it's better than everyone else playing while she's the only one working.

"Uh, why isn't the time here yet? I want to go find Shi-kun~~"

In the battlefield in the kitchen, Nino waves her "weapon" in her hand and reluctantly laments.

And the battlefield outside the hallway...

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"Is this the last one?"

After the chaos subsides, she takes a badge from a man in a bright red vest, looks back at a dozen people walking sadly towards the service center, and touches the back of her head in embarrassment.

"I feel like I was kidding... Should I add water?"

Putting the badge into her bulging school bag, Yotsuba takes a step to the left, and a bullet is fired from the corner towards where she stands.

"Eh? Is there still more?"

She's slightly surprised and casually sways her body.

*Bang bang bang bang*

Four shots are heard simultaneously, but they all miss at the same time.

Yotsuba casually walks towards the direction of the shots, naturally avoiding all the bullets, then shoots them one by one, knocking them all down without any use.

"Sorry, did I hurt you?"

"No, no..." As if seeing a monster, the other party hands over their badge tremblingly, then flees in groups.

It seems like they're shouting something like, "Next time, don't approach that monster."

"How rude. I just reacted too quickly. What kind of monster is this?"

Yotsuba pouts and mutters dissatisfiedly, but there's nothing she can do.

She's no longer serious. Someone shot her before she could answer, otherwise, during this time, the whole school would be swept without leaving any badges behind.

The desire to win is there at the beginning, but also because the bullets' strength and firing rate are specially reduced making them so easy to avoid.

"I don't know where Asada-san is..."

"I guess throughout the school, only Asada-san can provide fun in battles, right?"

"Yotsuba?"

As she hears someone calling her name, Yotsuba, who planned to continue walking around to see if she could find Shinichi's location, stops and turns around.

"Miku?"

Raising her hand to greet her, Yotsuba was about to say something when she sees the fake gun in her hand and sighs.

"Are you also participating in the event? Is this really good..."

Miku slowly puts away her gun and approaches without any precautionary actions.

"Yotsuba, do you think by participating in this event, I'm handing my head to someone else?"

"Eh? I don't think so!" Yotsuba looks at her strangely. Although she gradually shortens the distance between them, she doesn't show fear or dodge, and just stands confidently in front of her.

That skilled person is brave. Although she doesn't have such a concept, Yotsuba didn't expect to be shot by her, so she's not afraid at all.

Sure enough, when Miku raises her hand and fires a shot, Yotsuba doesn't even try to dodge, just deflects the bullet.

Because of the skilled use of strength, not only her hand isn't hurt, but the bullet also explodes when it touches the ground, splashing a clear liquid like water onto the ground.

"...Yotsuba, did you activate cheating devices?"

Even Miku feels as if she and the monster have become sisters.

Yotsuba laughs awkwardly: "Ahahaha, I can't help it. My grandparents, uncle, and aunt in the park trained me to have conditioned reflexes."

"Really, why isn't this a team game?" Miku complains, walking towards her, flipping the barrel of her pistol, and handing it to Yotsuba.

"I'll be out of the game soon. I'll lend you this weapon... There aren't many bullets in it. Plus, you don't need strength, so make yourself look cool."

Yotsuba is completely unprepared to face her and is about to accept it with a happy smile.

"Thank you, Miku..."

Her words weren't finished.

Miku clamps the bullet hidden between her fingers, shakes her hand, and the transparent liquid stains Yotsuba's vest.

The always pristine white fabric is finally dyed with a bright red color like plum blossoms.

"I've been fooled~"

With a long voice, the expressionless face slowly shows a cute smile.

"Yotsuba, although you're physically capable, you're too naive."

Yotsuba is stunned before realizing what she did and immediately holds her head and starts crying in frustration.

"Ahhhhh I've been tricked~~~I've been planned by Miku~~~"

"Of course." Miku takes out a tissue and wipes the liquid off her hand while taking back her fake gun.

"You're my little sister. It's too early for you to win against your big sister."

"Mhm--!"

Yotsuba pouts, and her rabbit-eared headband fluctuates as her emotions, looking at her dissatisfiedly.

Miku doesn't feel guilty at all, she just smiles gently and pats Yotsuba's head.

"After finishing the paper, let's go get the others?"

"...Okay!"

An anticipatory smile appears on her face, and Yotsuba nods enthusiastically, seeming to have rekindled her interest in the game.

After saying goodbye to Miku, she can't wait to walk towards the service center. She wants to finish writing the paper and find Miku for "revenge"!

Only games like this would make people consider it fun!

"...As expected, she's a simple-minded child."

Watching her back from a distance, Miku gently pushes her ponytail behind her ear, smiling softly with affection and tenderness in her eyes.

Then, while holding a bag full of "trophies", she walks briskly in the opposite direction.

"Next, I mustn't be found by Yotsuba...!"