The white-haired fox... Yamiida Belenkaester, special inspector of the Free Stellar River Alliance and executive director of the Guild of Rangers, naturally caught the other woman's slip of the tongue. She merely raised an eyebrow slightly, kept her bland, practiced smile, and gave a small nod. "That's right. I'm here."
"You shouldn't have come."
"But I'm already here... Hey, actually, the one who shouldn't have come is you, right?"
"But I'm already here too."
"Looks like you have a connection with this place?"
"Connections are a wondrous thing."
"Ahahahahaha~~~~"
"Ohhohohohoho~~~~"
The two women burst into hearty, cheerful laughter at the same time, and even looked ready to step forward and embrace. They were the very picture of a pair of kindred spirits, the best of friends. If they hadn't quickly realized that one was still wearing her powered armor while the other was still astride a mechanical unicorn, anyone watching might have thought the two beauties were about to join hands and dance.
Only then did King Suliuka and Princess Rainbow Rose seem to realize that their current poses looked less like friendly cuddling and more like a full-armed charge.
The former narrowed her eyes and studied her solitary counterpart, paying particular attention to the mechanical unicorn beneath her and the mechanical divine machine following behind. Only then did she smile sweetly and make a gesture to "stand down."
She then took off her powered armor, revealing her graceful figure beneath the powered pressure suit. With her head held high and chest out, her proud, peerless sculptural beauty was on full display.
As for the latter, she had already hidden her appraising gaze beneath a friendly expression. In her mind, she rapidly reviewed everyone's name, abilities, age, past record, and the treasures or new techniques they might possess, as swiftly