Imagawa Head: "Mr. Tetsu Is Still Alive and Well in the Present!" Girls Only Fall into Two Categories

"Then, Lord Magatsu, I'll be going now."

Seeing that Magatsu had finally picked up the new controller with both hands and looked completely focused, as if facing a formidable enemy, Uesugi Tetsu decided not to disturb her any further.

"Uesugi Walker."

Magatsu spoke while making the pixel character jump upward. Her tone sounded as calm and carefree as drifting clouds and flowing water.

"[The Wave] will rise soon. It won't take long to reach the present world, either."

The pixel character's jumps on the screen were almost uninterrupted. She was clearly so practiced that it looked as if she had already jumped hundreds of times.

"—Don't rely on the power of Thousand Eyes and assume that because your abilities are supposedly so great, your responsibility must be just as great. Don't go throwing your life away for no reason."

Uesugi Tetsu's steps faltered.

Somehow... this sounds a little like a farewell admonition before leaving home.

It felt strange hearing the Magatsu brat say something like that for some reason.

But in the end, it was a gesture of concern.

So Uesugi Tetsu smiled and turned back toward Magatsu.

"Okay..."

Just as half of the word "okay" had fallen from midair, Magatsu's slippery finger pushed the joystick a tiny bit farther, making the character's foot slip.

It looked like the character was about to fall again.

Uesugi Tetsu was turning around to wave goodbye to Magatsu when he suddenly felt a small hand forcefully press his half-turned face back into place.

Before he had time to turn back again, Magatsu had already returned to her original position, as though nothing had happened.

Only after Uesugi Tetsu heard the "ugh-ah" from behind that could only come from a character falling, and felt the lingering cool sensation on his face, did he realize