Together with Fer, I climbed the mountain.
And finally, I arrived near the summit.
“So, Nagano God, also known as Kaito, is here, right?”
『Mhm, beyond that torii gate.』
At the end of the mountain path we climbed, there was a single stone torii gate.
From the boundary of the torii gate, I felt a sinister aura.
“…”
“Huh, Detective-san? Hey, Detective-san, what’s wrong?”
Detective Niekawa, who was riding on Fer’s back, had fainted.
『It seems he was struck by the evil aura leaking from the torii gate and lost consciousness,』 Tenri explained.
“What do you think, Sinri?”
『Feh? Dunno~』
Alright, it seems it’s not a super dangerous place yet.
At least, not enough for Sinri to go into serious mode.
『Using this foolish woman for danger detection, as expected of you.』
『Hm? Did you just diss me or something?』
『I didn’t diss you. I made fun of you.』
『Those are synonyms!!!!!!』
『Knowing a difficult word like ‘synonym,’ you’re so smart~』
『Don’t make fun of your big sister, you knooow!』
It seems this place isn’t a danger zone yet, at least to the extent that the AI sisters have the leeway to fool around.
“Fer. There’s some kind of evil aura overflowing from the torii gate, but has it always been like that?”
『…No.』
Fer said with a somber expression.
This means it seems to be a change that occurred while Fer was being controlled by Agata.
『It seems Nagano God’s condition is serious. Perhaps because of that, a large amount of evil aura is leaking out.』
『Master, you shouldn’t go beyond the torii gate. It’s quite dangerous.』
『Big Sissy-sissy~♡』
Mhm, it means that beyond the torii gate is dangerous enough for Sinri to go into serious mode.
I need to take proper countermeasures.
『Um, Master, haven’t you been using me like some kind of convenient danger-sensing machine since a little while ago?』
“It’s just your imagination, just your imagination. So, Sinri-tan. Do you have any countermeasures?”
『For now, I think it would be good to have someone scout out the situation inside.』
I see.
“Alright then, Sinri, I’m counting on you.”
『Ehh~』
“If you’re in your Digital Spirit form, you don’t have a physical body, so shouldn’t you be fine?”
『No way~』
This…
『Big Sissy♡ I’ll go~♡』
Tenri, with hearts in her eyes, volunteered for the reconnaissance role.
“Are you sure?”
『Hahin♡ If I can be of help to Big Sissy~♡』
Tenri, head over heels for her big sister in “super competent” mode, seemed to want to be useful to her big sister.
『Alright, then go. My Poké●n.』
『Hauuuuuuuun♡ I’m soooooo happy I can be of help to Big Sissyyyyyyy♡』
Tenri transformed into her Digital Spirit form and flew off towards the torii gate.
…Tenri, it feels like her “disappointing character” trait is really sticking.
『It’s the pitfall of a long-running series, where characters change as they’re being written.』
From what perspective are you always speaking from…