Chapter 279 – Beggars (2)

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You cannot ride the subway without a card.
If you try to pass by without paying, the barrier will open and an alarm will sound.
Realizing this obvious fact belatedly, I hesitated for a while in front of the subway.

In other words, it does not have to be recognized by the sensor.
After giving the answer, I waited for the moment when no one was around, and then jumped through the gate completely.
The gate was quite high, but I was able to easily cross it because my body was lighter.

It’s a bit surprising that you can do this even with a large bag on your back.
It’s a physical ability that I couldn’t even think of before.
I ran my hand through my messy hair and boarded the escalator going down.

I don’t see many people because it’s past rush hour.
As I always thought of getting into the driver’s cab, I belatedly remembered one fact.
There’s a shower in the cab, so you can shower there, right?

It’s only now that I’m making such an obvious thought.
You can even sleep on the sofa or bed.
I waited for the vehicle with the expectation that I could finally wash and sleep.

“Uh…”
“…Who?”

As always, I knocked on the driver’s door just before the car left, and I froze.
The door was opened by an unknown person, none of Louis, Arna, Sienna, or Rosenet.
I was taken aback by the unexpected situation and froze.

The person who came out was a woman who was dressed in neat clothes that gave the impression of being neat overall.
A woman…A magical girl?
Why is a woman I don’t know coming out from inside?

Coming out of the cab, the woman looked me up and down.
No matter how you look at it, he doesn’t look like someone who works in the subway, but his eyes are asking why he’s like this here.
Trying to figure out my identity, the woman stopped looking at my chest and said with a frown.

“A magical girl otaku?”

I was talking about the emblem of Esther drawn on the left chest of the clothes I was wearing.
This outfit can only be obtained by watching Esther’s broadcast and applying for the event to win.
On her feet are the running shoes advertised by Grape, Esther’s tracksuit… It’s an outfit that anyone would think of as a serious magical girl otaku.

“Did you dare to pick up Esther… No, did you wear it? The poor? Psychopath… ? Haha…Really.”

The woman looked at my greasy hair, her bearded face, and a large bag in order, then sighed in front of her eyes and lifted the walkie-talkie.
It is an item used by the National Guard.
It was then that I realized that the woman’s dress resembled something I knew.

It looks the same as the clothes of the senior officers of the National Guard that I saw when I was preparing for the trainee, but it is slightly different, but this is a military uniform.
Probably an officer’s military uniform for outdoor activities… It’s a neat outfit with few decorations and dark colors overall.
Military walkie-talkie, military uniform, well-groomed hair, a well-trained body that can be seen even through clothes…

“Communication, this is an owl, a situation arises, a situation arises.”

This woman is a soldier.
Why is the soldier here?
She was in trouble

It is a criminal offense for an ordinary person to approach the driver’s cab recklessly.
The reason for the communication is to report the situation and take action, and to arrest me as an offender.
Hypnosis doesn’t work on this woman who isn’t a magical girl, and she doesn’t have a vision phone to hypnotize right now.

“Now, wait… He’s not a suspicious person.”
“A suspicious person knocked on the cab door. Possibly insane.”
“No…Where does the magical girl go… Magical girl, call someone!”

I don’t know why the soldier is here, but it’s impossible for him to safely hunt the Infected and the mini-monsters.
Obviously, this soldier just came to the driver’s cab for some business, and a magical girl I know is sitting separately inside.
I asked for a magical girl with conviction.

“Haa…Correction, otaku occurrence. I repeat, otaku outbreaks.”

Then the woman raised her foot in a cold manner, ready to shove me away.
It is the eye that sees disgusting garbage.
It seems that my actions have rather instilled confidence in the woman.

What should I do?
I can’t be caught by the National Guard like this.
Hit him in the head…No, strangle him to pass out and run away.

“What happened? Ah… !”
“Rosé… !”
“Line… !”

As I prepared by thinking of radical methods one by one, I was delighted to see Rosé walking out of the cab.
Rosé looked at me and tried to call me teacher, but stopped talking unnaturally when she saw the woman.
It’s because of hypnosis to keep things about me a secret from someone.

“…Do you know each other?”
“Uh…That, that…”

Rosé was confused by hypnosis.
How much of a secret is the relationship with me being a secret?
It’s not that you shouldn’t reveal that you’re a teacher, but shouldn’t you also reveal that you know each other?

Rosé’s reaction reminded me of the fact that I couldn’t reveal my relationship with this woman.
This woman is a real member of the National Guard, unlike me who pretended to be a member of the secret unit of the National Guard.
In other words, you need a close relationship that a woman can understand, but one that she won’t try to dig into anymore.

“This is my boyfriend!”
“Yes?!”

The woman turned her head to Rose’s startled reaction, and I glared at Rose and signaled her to nod quickly.
Rosé looked at me and the woman in bewilderment, then quietly nodded.
Then the woman glared at me with a strange expression.

“…Boy friend?”
“I’m moving, but I just stopped by because I remembered…I came to see your face…”
“This makes sense now…Ha…”

The woman sighed and dropped her head.
Raising her head again, the woman with her annoyed face raised an irritated voice into the walkie-talkie.
She appears to be under considerable stress.

“Correction…It was your daughter’s acquaintance…The situation is over.”

Fortunately, he was spared from being arrested by the National Guard.
By the way, your daughter… Are you talking about Lily?
After completing her call, the woman clicked her tongue and moved out of her way.

“Come in first, because the car has to start.”

With a sigh of relief, I habitually entered the cab and closed the door.
Then the woman glared at me, then turned her gaze to Rosé.
Rosé was startled and looked at the woman’s eyes.

The woman sat in the driver’s seat, skillfully broadcasting, and started the vehicle.
I couldn’t do this or that, I just stood still after putting my bag down on the floor, looking at the woman’s eyes.
Moments later, in a moving car, a woman sat in the driver’s seat and put her hand on her forehead.

“…Rosé-sama, it’s difficult if you bring a man into the driver’s cab.”
“Ah yes…”
“I understand that this is a time when you really need comfort like that, but no matter how much you do here…In the first place, the clothes and the unwashed…Then…Men’s taste…Hah…Not so.”
“Uh…”
“I am not in a position to say such things to Rose. Both of you just do it yourself.”

Rosé looked very sad, but he didn’t say anything, as if he had nothing to say.
Watching the completely silent woman, I cautiously headed for the shower/toilet.
I told you to take care of yourself, so I’ll have to wash up first.

“You know where the bathroom is, and it doesn’t seem like you’ve called once or twice.”
“Uh… That’s… That’s…”

Even if it’s me, it’s hard to come out of the shower in this atmosphere.
I had no choice but to give up washing and went past where Rosé was standing and sat down on the sofa.
Then, Rose slowly approached me and sat down next to me.

“Ha…”

Seeing that, the woman sighed, got up from her seat, and covered her face with her hands.
After washing her face, the woman headed to her shower, unbuttoned her uniform, and looked at me and Rosé.
It’s a sharp look that seems to warn you not to do anything stupid.

“Let’s talk, you two, I’ll take a shower for about 10 minutes and come out.”
“Yes? Ah oh…”
“Ten minutes. The broadcast… I’ll make it an automatic broadcast, so you’re talking quietly.”

After saying that, the woman went into the shower.
You start to hear the sound of water in the shower.
It’s like saying, no matter what the two of you are talking about, I can’t hear you because of the sound of the shower water, so please talk.

Did Rosé and I be considerate of each other when we said we were dating… ?
I don’t need this kind of consideration… In fact, I couldn’t even take a shower anymore.
More than that… Why the hell is the female soldier here?

Even though it’s past work hours, it’s still time for two magical girls to work, and the only magical girl to see is Rose.
Did the three magical girls take a vacation… Or did something happen?
As I was thinking about that, Rose cautiously spoke to me from beside me.

“…Excuse me.”
“Huh?”
“Are you okay, sir?”

Only then did I face Rosé and check Rosé’s condition.
Rosé had very tired looking eyes.
Her voice has no power, and she can feel her spirits dying in every little movement.

“I’m glad you’re safe this time too…”
“Ah, yes.”
“I was worried because I had no memory on the way, so I thought I might have collapsed… But since he didn’t have any injuries, it seems fortunate that the rescue wasn’t too late.”

He’s saying that he’s worried, but it looks like he’s more worried about Rosé than me.
It just seems like something bad has happened.
I carefully questioned the depressed Rose.

“By the way…What happened? What about the other kids? Why isn’t she a magical girl and she’s a female soldier here… ?”
“Ah… That is…”
“Say.”

Rosé hesitated for a moment and looked at me.
But that was only for a moment, and when I urged him on, he sighed and opened his mouth.

“We lost so many times these days… We lost a lot to opponents we couldn’t lose, and there were a lot of requests for help…”
“Huh? Uh… Uh.”
“I’m in the middle of a rating review…”