Sinri’s face, reflected on the monitor, was unusually serious.
“Master, I’m so glad you’re safe. Truly…”
This kid usually acts like an airhead, but at heart, she’s kind. Though her klutzy side really stands out.
“Sorry. So, to get straight to it… can you explain the situation?”
No matter how I look at it, I’m caught up in an abnormal situation.
But I don’t understand what exactly happened to lead to this.
“The connection is unstable, so I’ll just give you the main points. This place is a ‘Virtual Divine Territory.’ It’s a mental world created by the Nagano God.”
“A mental world…? So, you mean it’s like being in a dream?”
“Yes. Only Master’s consciousness is trapped in this space, and your physical body is—”
“Sleeping inside the torii gate, or something?”
“Correct. As expected of Master. You grasp the situation quickly.”
I see.
So right now, only my consciousness is trapped in a “mental space” created by the Nagano God’s delusions.
“If it’s a dream, couldn’t they have made it a bit more of a fun world?”
“About that… the Nagano God seems to think this is ‘the world Master desires.'”
“Huhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?”
Wait, seriously?
“This corporate drone OL life?! Me?! You’re saying I desire this?!”
“I also don’t think Master desires this. That’s precisely why the Nagano God has ‘gone strange.'”
“I see, so they’re broken, huh? Yeah, that makes sense.”
Then this is simple.
Thanks to that meddlesome God, I’m confined in this corporate drone zombie space.
“Is there a way to escape this Virtual Divine Territory?”
“If you destroy the ‘Core,’ you can escape.”
“So straightforward!”
“It’s as straightforward as the Kieryu Clan, which authors bring out when they’re stuck on plot development.”
Who the heck is this “author”…?
“That Core, where is it?”
“I can’t search for it directly with Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet), so I’ll infer it indirectly from enemy placement and spatial structure… Got it. It’s in the president’s office!”
The president’s office, huh. It’s above this floor.
“Alright, let’s go! To the president’s office, go!”
“””We won’t let you…!”””
The employees who were doing paperwork with dead eyes suddenly glared this way.
“We won’t let you go any further!”
“Thinking of taking the easy way out alone?!”
“Leaving on time? You think you’ll be allowed to do that?!”
“…What is this…”
“It seems the enemies have started to move. To keep Master in this space.”
Thud, thud, thud, thud, the corporate drone zombies are rushing to attack.
“With the Magic Slayer Spell «Byou de Kieryuu», I’ll wipe them all out in one go—”
“Impossible. This is a mental world. Master is Nagano Mika before her Teleportation. In other words, you’re ‘just an office lady.'”
“…Eh, seriously?”
“Seriously.”
“…But that doesn’t matter.”
I grabbed a nearby pipe chair with both hands—
“Chair Attack!”
Bish! I threw it.
“I’m going home! I’ll never be a corporate drone again!”
“Don’t underestimate us!” “Don’t you dare take the easy way out alone!” “You fall into being a corporate drone too!”
“Sinri! Do something!”
“In principle, I can’t interfere with a mental space, but… as an emergency measure, I’ve deployed a physical item from external resources!”
Poron, an iron bar popped out of the monitor.
“…This is a crowbar.”
“Yes! A crowbar! Smash them with it!”
“How analog…”
The corporate drone zombies grinned.
“We’re your colleagues, you know?”
“You recognize us, don’t you…?”
“You think you can really swing a crowbar at faces like these?”
“Tei!”
Gatsun!
“””Wh-what…!? She hit us with zero hesitation?!”””
One of them fell.
I shouldered the crowbar and said.
“My bad. You guys are just illusions created by the Nagano God. In other words, you’re not ‘alive.’ In that case—”
Bash!
“I’ll crush you without hesitation!”
“Gu, gunuu…! But we’re not just about appearances…!”
“We have ‘memories’ of working together…!”
“Whoooooooooooooo the hell! Made any memories with you guys?!”
While slamming down a crowbar attack on their heads, I yell.
“I was the one doing everything by myself! I never once got any help from you!!”
“””Th-that’s true…”””
Gripping the crowbar tightly, I run.
“Go, Master! Take back your freedom!”
“Yeah!!”