"All teams, report your status. I repeat, all teams, report your status!"
"The sniper team is ready!"
"The assault team is ready!"
"The emergency team has a question!"
"Hm?" Nini shot Kyle an annoyed look, and the tall man shrank back slightly.
"Uh, do we really need to be this careful? Both Noras seem pretty safe. They don't look like they're about to cause any trouble. And even if you add both Noras together, they still couldn't beat this many people, right?"
Nini raised a finger and wagged it along with the tip of her tail. "No, no, no. This isn't as simple as it looks. Based on our current knowledge, a situation like Nora's has never appeared before. So we shouldn't predict the outcome of combining the two Noras based on the original Nora."
"For example, Castel takes olives, presses and processes them into oil. Would the resulting soap and nitroglycerin also count as some kind of food? Would their safety be anywhere close to that of olive oil?"
Somewhat excited, Nini reached out and lifted Nora's head.
"By the same logic, while Nora herself isn't very strong in combat, Nora-above and Nora-below combined might become something like nitroglycerin. It would be wrong to underestimate them casually."
Cradled in her arms, Nora stared blankly up at the sky.
She no longer cared whether she lived or died. It would be nice if she could at least die cleanly.
Immortals always had moments when they wanted to die. If she thought about it enough, she'd get used to it. That was how Nora comforted herself.
"I see. Like sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal—one plus one can be greater than two." Kyle nodded thoughtfully.
"Wait, I have a question!" Nini turned around and looked at the tall girl standing nearby.
"What is