Even the photo of the necklace was clearly seen with the help of the Angels. She didn't believe that Inaba Tsukiyo didn't want to be with girls. She herself married a girl and lived with her for a lifetime.
"What... what about that? What happened between me and Little Vi was so many years ago. And do you think you can 'conquer' me like a protagonist in a game?"
"It's not impossible. Although it might seem a bit childish, there are anime with such themes. As long as both parties are willing, even siblings can be together, right?"
How could Nia, an experienced 'driver,' be so easily persuaded by Inaba Tsukiyo? Rather, the amount of 'doujinshi' she had read in these decades completely exceeded Inaba Tsukiyo's imagination.
Nia had delved into all kinds of themes. Married woman? And a loli with a loli appearance? Wouldn't conquering her be even more exciting?!
The more excited she became, Nia stood up, threw the sign she was wearing to the side, and sat next to Inaba Tsukiyo, pulling her into a hug.
"I don't know why you rescued me from DEM, Tsukiyo-chan, but you should know that a hero saving a beauty is the best way to increase a beautiful girl's favorability. Even if I'm only interested in two-dimensional characters, living together during this time, you have also been changing me, changing Motoari Niya's life."
"...Is that a line from that game?"
Inaba Tsukiyo gently pushed Nia away and glared at her in dissatisfaction. This girl was using game lines to humor her again.
"Hehe~ I'm a manga artist, after all. For research, I play all sorts of games and read novels. Although these words often appear in novels, they also fit my situation, don't they?"
She felt like the female protagonist in a novel, and Inaba Tsukiyo's identity was like the protagonist in a novel. Whether in terms of strength or the mysterious organization she had built, none of these should exist in reality.
One could only say that Inaba Tsukiyo's charm was simply too great. It was as if she was born with a Charm (charm) attribute, and the women around her would gradually be attracted to her.
And this girl always unknowingly did things that increased girls' favorability. Even if they didn't have such thoughts at first, they would become infatuated with Inaba Tsukiyo through continuous contact.
"Do you... really like me?"
After a moment of hesitation, Inaba Tsukiyo asked the question she most wanted to ask.
Nia, as a very experienced 'driver,' could maintain a normal mindset as long as it wasn't actual physical action, even if she said something a bit embarrassing.
Nia was a bit unsure of Inaba Tsukiyo's meaning, mainly because Inaba Tsukiyo's timing for asking was a bit too sudden, which made Nia a little confused.
Nia observed Inaba Tsukiyo carefully for a few seconds, but did not detect any hint of a joke from Inaba Tsukiyo.
"Seriously… you just said 'I like you,' and now you're asking me this kind of question. I really don't know what you're thinking."
Seeing Inaba Tsukiyo's pouting, angry expression, Nia couldn't help but reach out and stroke Inaba Tsukiyo's head. This was the first time she had ever stroked Inaba Tsukiyo's head.
In the past, she hadn't thought about doing such things to Inaba Tsukiyo, but she couldn't beat Inaba Tsukiyo in a fight, nor could she out-argue Inaba Tsukiyo. Not wanting to court disaster, she could only suppress her little thoughts.
For some reason, Nia felt that an angry Inaba Tsukiyo was so cute, completely devoid of her usual serious demeanor. Inaba Tsukiyo, acting like a Little Girl, was truly adorable.
"I like you, I…"
Just as the atmosphere between them was perfect, a violent explosion came from the doorway, interrupting Nia's confession.
"Wh-what happened? What happened, F?!"
Although she didn't know what was happening, Inaba Tsukiyo still pushed away Nia, who was hugging her, and anxiously ran out of the room.
Watching Inaba Tsukiyo's departing back, Nia opened her mouth, then finally sighed helplessly.
"Why does even this kind of thing happen to me? Is this what it feels like for heroines who are about to confess, only to be interrupted at the last moment? It's really annoying."
Boom!
A violent explosion blew off the front door. Not only the door, but even the room's walls were blown away, leaving the house riddled with holes.
A group of girls wearing visualization devices and humanoid robots rushed in with weapons.
"Are these guys from DEM? Where were they before? Why are they only showing up now?! And they're demolishing my house!"
Inaba Tsukiyo was on the verge of a breakdown, completely forgetting about Nia's confession just now, and watched in despair as the DEM members continued their destruction.
Kurumi and the others had already brought out their Angels to deal with these DEM guys, but their numbers were overwhelming, and due to the huge numerical disparity, the DEM side was actually subtly suppressing them.
"You guys… don't get too arrogant!"
"Humans!? Kneel!?"
Under immense pressure, all the DEM members' legs buckled, and they heavily knelt to the ground.
At the same time, a bright red orb appeared from Inaba Tsukiyo's hand, and from within the orb, numerous destructive rays shot out, striking the humanoid robots.
In just the blink of an eye, hundreds of humanoid robots were destroyed, and the other DEM members also fell to the ground due to an unknown attack.
Just as Yoshino and the others thought the battle was over, a girl wearing a special visualization device suddenly appeared in the sky.
This girl was Ellen Mira Mathers, who proclaimed herself the strongest Magician.
"To be able to suppress all members in an instant? I must say, you are truly powerful."
Ellen coldly watched the subdued members and the destroyed humanoid robots.
Although she was the only one left on her side, Ellen, as the world's strongest Magician, believed she could defeat Inaba Tsukiyo by herself.
Even if there were other Spirits present, Ellen didn't think they would affect her. At worst, she would just capture all these guys at once.
(Ellen: This is a 50/50 fight!)
"So you're finally here? I was wondering when you would show up."
Seeing Ellen acting all high and mighty, Inaba Tsukiyo couldn't quite grasp what she meant, but after confirming that this was the Ellen who had captured Nia back then, Inaba Tsukiyo smiled contentedly.
Although her house was destroyed, the target she had been waiting for had appeared. It was worth it!
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