(Thank you to 'poké摸n,' 'Sui Feng Qi Wu,' 'Yunqi Qinggu,' and 'Youcai Luobo' for the tips!)
Above Oromi Island, aboard the Fraxinus...
"Ha..."
The automatic doors to the command room slowly slid open. Mana, having removed her CR-Unit, walked into the room while catching her breath.
"Fighting in such a fierce storm was really exhausting..."
"Good work, Mana..." Yuezhao nodded at Mana as she approached and scratched his head apologetically.
"I'm really sorry for leaving all the work to you. I'm not talented at operating CR-Units. I can only use some gun-type offensive Manifestation Devices. Otherwise, I could have helped you..."
"Come on, don't worry about it..." Mana shook her little head, her blue ponytail swaying from side to side with the movement like a puppy's tail, incredibly adorable.
"Yuezhao-senpai's strength is beyond question. Back when we fought Nightmare, that shot of yours was practically divine. Mana still remembers it clearly..."
"I only have a bit of skill with guns..." Yuezhao shrugged and turned his gaze toward the command platform, sweeping it over Kannazuki Kyouhei, who was clinging to the chair there while drooling and muttering incomprehensible nonsense in his sleep.
"There are men here more talented than me..."
Mana immediately shifted her gaze to the command platform as well. Looking at Kannazuki Kyouhei, drooling and mumbling incoherently with that disgusting expression, she felt deeply conflicted.
Indeed, if Yuezhao's ability to use personal combat gun-type Manifestation Devices had surprised Mana, then Kannazuki Kyouhei's exceptional command abilities had downright shocked her.
Not only had he perfectly grasped the situation on Oromi Island and sent her out in advance, he had even managed to support her in that kind of weather, calculating the storm's effective duration and allowing Mana to secretly take down every Andersnatch unit sent to cause trouble on Oromi