What Catastrophe? She was just walking with the wind at her back.
The collapsed ruins looked as though they had endured a fierce modern war. The Radiant Knight stood upon the wasteland and looked around. She caught sight of cameras. This time, she probably would not need any hacking tricks to end up on the front pages of every major newspaper.
She heard applause.
When she opened her eyes, W was standing below her, clapping.
"Who are you?"
"I accepted a commission from a pink-haired woman with rabbit ears. I'm your commentator now."
Hoshino put on a show of falling silent for a moment.
Then she corrected her. "If you mean who I think you mean, I need to remind you that those are fox ears, not rabbit ears. It's a sore spot for her. Never bring it up in front of Yae Sakura. She'll... get very angry."
W fell silent for quite a while.
She seemed to be considering what would happen if Yae Sakura got angry. After careful thought, she concluded: [Nothing at all].
"A fox?"
"Yeah. Like how you'd probably feel bad if people called you a sheep."
"..."
It had not seemed so bad when she read the dossier, but experiencing it firsthand was different. This person genuinely did not know how to talk. She was so blunt that she practically offended people, and she was absolutely not being sarcastic on purpose. At most, it could be called a well-meaning reminder.
"All right..."
"Mm. Still, I didn't expect her to find me a commentator. I clearly asked Rita, but she stood me up." Hoshino raised a finger and tilted her head upward, as if she were suffering through a painful train of thought.
"She said, 'Lady Durandal's fame will be wasted on a poor place like