Chat Group: Anime Girls are Moist-Chapter 279 - : They’re not a dream, right?

Inori had received a new mission.

That was to steal the Void Genome from the GHQ branch.

At the moment, she was waiting for the Funeral Parlor to locate the exact position of the Void Genome and the route map.

During her idle time before the mission, Inori once again paid attention to that chat group that only she could see.

The conversations between all sorts of people appeared so incredibly real.

And the unbelievable battles streamed there felt utterly dreamlike.

Inori truly did not know if they were actually human.

This was the first time she spoke in the chat group.

Kato Megumi: "This new member seems really confused, but all the information from the chat group should already have been transmitted into your mind."

Inori: "...Yes, there is indeed a lot more knowledge in my head now, it's just..."

Rei Ao: "You're just not sure whether to believe it or not. That kind of doubt is normal."

Rei Ao: "But it doesn't really matter whether you believe it. As long as you don't share your secrets that you don't want to share, you can still speak freely about everything else."

Rei Ao: "As for the question you just asked, most of us are human, but there are exceptions."

Frieren: "Also an elf."

Sui: "An elf as well."

Inori: "Elf... I feel like I've heard that word before."

Yomogawa Ayame: "In any case, it's a good thing that this new member is willing to communicate."

Stella: "The happiest person is definitely Rei Ao. Another female member for him to make trades with."

Rei Ao: "Are you a worm in my stomach or something?"

Stella: "Ugh, who wants to be a worm?!"

Rei Ao: "@Inori, if you need any help, you can ask me to trade anytime."

Inori: "Need help... can you... make the world peaceful?"

Yukinoshita Yukino: "Forgive me for saying so, but where there is life, there can be no true peace, unless..."

Tohru: "Unless you wipe out all life."

Yotsuya Miko: "Eek!!!"

Shiba Miyuki: "Let's not suddenly talk about heavy realities like that."

Rei Ao: "This so-called 'world peace' is too broad. Telling me to stand on one side and destroy the other is quite easy—like the Apocalypse Virus."

Inori: "You know about the Apocalypse Virus?"

Rei Ao: "I know all sorts of random things. It's nothing to be surprised about."

Rei Ao: "Aside from the Apocalypse Virus, I might also be able to make you a true 'human being,' or let you clearly see that the person who saved you is actually just using you."

Inori: "..."

Inori's gaze lacked the liveliness humans should have, but at that moment there was a flicker of emotion.

Because of Rei Ao's words.

She had never really thought of herself as a true human. She didn't understand human emotions, so she longed to comprehend humanity and become human.

Second.

The one who saved her was using her... He meant Gai Tsutsugami.

Inori was already aware of such a possibility.

Since she joined Funeral Parlor, she had completed every mission flawlessly, supposedly as a way to repay him in a conventional sense.

But in fact, she personally had no direction for independent action.

Carrying out missions was the only thing she could do.

What Rei Ao said didn't make her ask for a trade, but it planted a seed in her heart.

After that, she didn't speak again.

"You seem very interested in that Inori?" Mai asked, panting.

"Maybe."

Rei Ao shrugged, withdrawing his gaze from the chat group.

An empty, hollow girl.

That was his assessment of Inori.

And it was related to her innate lack of emotion from being born a clone.

Of course...

Rei Ao was simply drawn to Inori's beauty.

"Let's not talk about other people. Now, Mai, are you still jealous?"

"???"

Hold on!

Seeing that the conversation had suddenly shifted back to herself, Mai—still hunched over and trying to catch her breath—was stunned.

"I-I'm not jealous anymore... Wait!"

Too late.

Rei Ao grinned and said, "I think you're still jealous, Mai, so let's continue."

...

The next day.

Each person with their own thoughts arrived at school.

Third-year Class A.

Furuhashi Fumino kept glancing at Ogata Rizu.

Meanwhile, Ogata Rizu seemed distracted, as though lost in thought.

Ding–a–ling–ling–ling!!!

And so the situation stayed this way until the recess bell rang.

Neither of them had absorbed anything during class.

"!"

Suddenly Furuhashi Fumino saw Ogata Rizu stand up with a determined expression, as if she had made up her mind, and walk out of the classroom.

"Where's she going?"

Furuhashi Fumino, biting her nail, quietly followed her, thinking about how to stop whatever might be going on between Rei Ao and Rizu Ogata.

Ogata Rizu arrived at Class 3–C.

She wanted to have a proper talk with Rei Ao.

Just as she was at a loss about how to call Rei Ao out, Rei Ao noticed her and walked out himself.

"Ogata-san."

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"!"

Ogata Rizu looked up, startled.

Seeing Rei Ao's strange expression, he said, "I had a feeling you were looking for me, so I came out. Do you want to talk?"

"...Yes."

He had basically said what she was about to say, so Ogata Rizu could only nod stiffly.

"In that case, let's go up to the rooftop."

The classic scene on a school rooftop.

The two walked one after the other without saying another word.

Behind them, a figure watched in shock.

It was Furuhashi Fumino, who had secretly followed Ogata Rizu there.

"As I thought... there's definitely something going on between them!"

Previously, it had been only a suspicion.

But now, seeing this scene, she was practically certain.

"I have to stop them!"

Furuhashi Fumino, who had long resolved to protect the precious little friendship boat they had, looked determined as she followed them.

...

Rooftop.

Rei Ao and Ogata Rizu faced each other for a while.

But she still hadn't spoken.

"Sigh."

Rei Ao sighed wearily.

"Ogata-san, just standing here silent won't work. Need me to give you a starting line?"

"For instance, 'Nice weather today.'"

Ogata Rizu reflexively looked up at the sky.

She couldn't see the sun, and faint clouds drifted past.

A cloudy day like that could hardly be called 'nice weather.'

"Pfft."

She couldn't help but giggle.

That was just too forced a conversation starter.

But the mood did lighten up quite a bit.

"Rei Ao-kun, I didn't expect you to joke around."

After calming down from her brief laugh, Ogata Rizu finally gathered her resolve and asked seriously, "Rei Ao-kun, what happened yesterday—was it not a dream?"

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