And so, while the "First Green Herrscher" was preparing to set out, what was Miss Durandal doing?
The answer is: disguise.
"Although my Time Authority can constrain the development of the world line to a certain extent and simulate a Quantum Log, the simulated Quantum Log isn't very stable. Once it encounters a major fluctuation, it will shatter."
The young man, who could indeed use his Time Authority to converge possibilities and create something similar to a Quantum Log, spoke while sipping tea next to the girl.
"So, before going into battle, I have to transform into the Pseudo-Herrscher Galina?"
The 'Dull Goose' young lady sat in front of the dressing table, her voice sounding a bit weak.
As a "hardworking" type of genius, Miss Dull Goose, who had a World Bubble inside her body, could almost achieve anything with the mantra "as long as you work hard, you will succeed."
After all, she and that World Bubble were one.
As long as her emotions were strong enough, the World Bubble would naturally become active and then give her a stat boost.
However—
Just as humans have limits, World Bubbles also have limits.
The World Bubble could not give Miss Dull Goose a god-level makeup skill that could transform her into another person entirely.
How the hell am I supposed to do this?!
Having diligently smeared things on her face for the better part of the day but failing completely to dress herself up as the desired appearance, Miss Dull Goose looked utterly despairing.
"Disguising yourself is actually quite simple, you know."
"The simplest method is for me to share my Authority as the Herrscher of Reason with you."
The young man, who had obtained the Authority [The Youth] from the God of War in the East—via his brother from another mother, Kusanagi Godou—spoke casually to the girl beside him.
The so-called God-Slayer Authorities were actually Ork-logic skills.
This point was most evident in the Authority of the "Husky King" Salvatore Doni—the [Ripping Silver Arm].
Eat my Asteroid Sword Technique!
As long as a God-Slayer dared to rely on "Ork-logic" (belief/bullshit), the Authority would dare to change to fit.
The [The Youth] incarnation of the Eastern Warlord operated on the same principle.
The effect of [The Youth] is to share divine power with one's followers.
Herrschers are called "Gods."
Therefore, Herrscher power can be shared with one's followers.
"Captain, this method of distributing power you're talking about... it wouldn't happen to be one of those tacky settings from Japanese light novels, like kissing, would it?"
Feeling that the way the Captain was looking at her was strange, the girl's slender brows furrowed slightly.
Tsk—
Li Zihan made a very unhappy sound in his heart as he looked at the girl who had guessed the activation condition of his Authority in one go.
This Dull Goose's intuition is really sharp.
"You guessed right. The activation condition for [The Youth] is a kiss."
With a rather regretful mood, the young man sighed and admitted it.
"Truly an improper ability, just like you."
Vaguely remembering that the Captain had said he would absolutely never deceive a girl close to him unless it was a last resort, the Dull Goose looked at a certain someone with disdain in her eyes.
"Improper or not, the form of transmitting power through kissing is actually quite useful."
The young man, who had kissed Gudako and Mash many times in the Seventh Singularity under the pretext of "helping you become stronger," shrugged.
"Mei liked it quite a bit too."
Wait, Mei liked it too?
What is that supposed to mean?!
For some reason, Durandal, who had been extremely sensitive to the name "Mei" recently, suddenly stood up.
"Captain, can you explain the specific details of that matter?"
Very irrationally, she spoke words that, given her status, she had absolutely no right to ask.
"Some time ago, Mei went with me to an Otherworld. There, she slew the Heretical God Hera and obtained the constitution of a God-Slayer."
"Because of that, her body naturally rejects all curses and magecraft below the level of a Spirit of Divine rank. If I want magecraft to take effect on her, it can only be done through kissing or..."
Seeming to sense that his next statement wasn't very refined, the young man paused, and then, under Durandal's gaze which looked ready to commit murder, he spoke.
"...negative distance contact, to complete the deployment of the magic."
Crack—
The corner of the dressing table being gripped by Miss Durandal let out a scream as it was crushed.
She looked at the guy who had previously said he wanted to pursue her, only to now be recounting his bed-rolling experiences with another woman right in front of her face. Her eyes held a dense killing intent.
Honestly, if it were anyone else, they would probably have been scared witless by Miss Dull Goose's killing intent right now.
However, Li Zihan was obviously not in that category.
"Looks like you're angry."
The guy—who arguably deserved to be pinned to the dressing table and hammered by the Dull Goose—looked at the girl whose reaction was clearly a bit excessive, his smile containing a hint of teasing.
"Captain, please do not flatter yourself."
The girl, who wished she could punch a certain piece of trash directly in the face and make him cry for his mother, spoke with a voice colder than ever before.
"I would not get angry just because I saw a scumbag showing off his hunting results."
"Perhaps I was flattering myself."
Determining that if he were to establish a relationship with Durandal, the first thing that would happen would be him getting hammered into the ground rather than a passionate kiss, the young man looked at the blonde girl and smiled.
"The World Bubble helped me unlock a [Mimicry] skill. I'm going to go find my teacher now."
After pleading in every way possible and finally getting the World Bubble to grant her a disguise skill, the girl huffed coldly and then strode out of the room.
"Understood."
The young man, certain that if the Dull Goose wasn't being awkward she would definitely beat him up severely, watched the girl leave.
Then—
Then, holding a game console with games already downloaded, he went to Little Sirin's room.
As the other side of the Paramecium, Miss Sirin also liked playing games very much.
The blonde girl looked back at the empty space behind her, her exquisite little face devoid of any emotion.
Crack—
The wall, which would have been indestructible to a normal person, let out a scream.
Then, the girl huffed again and strode toward the previously assigned battle location.
And there—
She saw a blonde man with a mask hanging at his waist.
"This lovely young lady, it looks like you've encountered something unhappy."
"Would you mind telling me about it?"
Presumably to make it easier to approach, the handsome blonde man, who was not wearing the mask symbolizing Joker α, smiled lightly at Miss Dull Goose, who had disguised herself as another girl.
The smile was very gentle, and very similar to the Captain's.
Very similar to the Captain who clearly said he wanted to pursue her, yet ran off halfway to roll around in bed with another girl, and didn't even see her off when she left.
As if something deep inside her had been triggered, the girl felt her body react instinctively.
She looked at the teacher whose smile was somewhat similar to the Captain's, and raised her arm.
Her beautiful, slender fingers clenched tight.
Her fist hardened.
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