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As gravity took hold again, my legs buckled, and I nearly dropped to one knee.
But A-Yao caught me, and my head bumped into the softest part of her body.
"Nice work, Milu!"
I tried to get up in embarrassment, only for Aldebaran to come over and slap me hard on the back.
That sent me right back into A-Yao's arms. Though she stiffened too, she didn't push me away, merely helping me stand straight again...
Aldebaran said, "Not only did they accept the data, they've started moving toward these coordinates. It won't be long before they're drilling a hole right over our heads!"
I'd barely returned to the research institute before hearing this "good news."
The data we'd sent was effectively a declaration of war. Now the decisive battle really was drawing near.
But I had my doubts:
"She clearly had no intention of letting me leave, so why would SpiCa trust that data without reservation? Isn't she afraid we've set up an ambush there?"
My journey back hadn't gone smoothly.
SpiCa's rapid response force had soon arrived at that section of the Dormitory District. A large group of elite magical girls had chased me down and cut off my escape routes. Not only could the upgraded Central Control System track me, but the Dome Barrier also interfered with teleportation magic.
Since I wasn't planning to fight back, I'd had a pretty rough time of it.
Eventually, I'd escaped underground and forced open a teleportation passage through the interference covering all of Zodiacal, only to end up in the cold vacuum of space, far from the moon.
Fortunately, Aldebaran had accounted for the possibility of space combat, so I hadn't stopped thinking and turned into a meteor drifting through space...
"That may be true, but do you think