Arc Epilogue 1 – Gravure Photo Request

 


「Uu……」

Blue was crouching on a seat within Astraea’s combat command center with her arms around her knees.

The cause was the blunder she made when she sniped the Ate.

「Don’t be so down, Fairy Blue.」

「Can you stop nonchalantly deepening my wounds, Jenny.」

Kou, Nyanta, Aki, and Aimer looked at the two with smiles on their faces.

Barry, who just called through the comms earlier, also gave Blue a funny look. Apparently, he found the situation incredulous.

「You’re very popular you know? Thanks to your performance, we’re now flooded with TV appearance and radio guesting requests. As your manager, I’m really proud of you.」

「Manager? Aren’t we the exclusive defense force of Ulysses?」

「There’s no doubt that she’s now a super popular idol sponsored by Ulysses!」

「Please let me off…… I beg you……」

「I’m being serious here. There’s even a request for a gravure photoshoot you know?」

「Please refuse it immediately!」

Blue was desperate.

However, Kou latched on to the topic.

「Gravure! Isn’t that great? I kinda want to see it.」

「I’ll shoot you in the back, Kou.」

「Now, now. Kou is a man after all. Of course, he’d be pumped at the idea of seeing gravure shots of a pretty girl.」

Barry gave his two cents in jest.

「Please have that sort of boy’s talk somewhere else.」

「No, seriously, I wanna see it. It’s like looking at the side of my partner that I usually don’t get to see.」

Kou ended up blurting out “partner” without much thought. The moment he realized how ambiguous he sounded, he turned away in embarrassment.

Because of that, he wasn’t able to witness Blue’s cheeks turning slightly red and Nyanta and Aki’s foreheads twitching in consternation.

「Okay, Boss. As her manager, I wholeheartedly approve!」

Jenny wasn’t one to miss such an opening.

「Thanks, Jenny.」

「Why are you thanking her?! And besides, a curvy woman like Jenny is more suitable for a gravure photoshoot compared to a skinny woman like me.」

「I’m a little old for that stuff you know?」

「Shut up. If you’re already too old for it, then what about me……? Ugh……」

Blue immediately regretted her words.

「I see. Blue’s a Nereid after all.」

She physically appeared similar to a 14 or 15-year-old young girl. However, considering her race, her age must be nearly double that.

Kou hadn’t really paid attention to it previously, but now that he got reminded about it, he couldn’t help getting curious.

「Right. Blue-senpai took great care of me when I was new. She was actually my teacher you know?」

「You sure dug your own grave, Blue. That’s not like you. You must have really gotten flustered when Kou called you his partner.」

Barry smiled teasingly. He was greatly amused.

「H-Hmph! Yeah, yeah. I’m actually turning 28 this year.」

「You’ve been a mercenary for nearly 15 years, right, Blue? How nostalgic. You sure scolded me a lot back then.」

Jenny didn’t mind telling everyone about Blue’s past escapades.

There was nothing to hide and nothing to be ashamed of.

「You’re a Nereid, so there should be no problem. Why are you so concerned about age anyway……?」

「Kou, you shouldn’t talk to a girl about her age. That’s just rude. I myself am technically over a thousand years old. If you keep mentioning age, Nyanta and Aki will be greatly bothered. So please stop.」

Aimer mumbled under her breath. She emanated great pressure.

「O-Okay, I got it……」

Kou, who felt danger steadily approaching, decided to drop the topic.

The women all hugged Aimer.

「You’re such a good girl, Aimer.」

「Aimer, good job nyaa. I’ll sleep together with you tonight.」

「Aimer, do you have something in particular that you want to eat today?」

「Our Hidden Boss is no match for Admiral Aimer.」

Barry declared as he looked at the frolicking women.

「Blue, broadcasting in the Fortress Area would be your main assignment for a while. We’re counting on you.」

「Eh? Why?」

「Because the operation location would get leaked if you continue broadcasting live on the battlefield. It should be fine once we’ve reached the point of a decisive engagement though.」

「T-That’s true. The broadcast does attract a lot of attention. If I broadcast on P336, the enemy forces would probably get confused because the signal source isn’t moving.」

「That’s how it is. We can just conduct the gravure photoshoot after this war is over.」

「No way!」

Blue strongly asserted herself.

「Eh–……」

「Eh–……」

Jenny and Kou grumbled in dissatisfaction.

「In the first place, Kou. What are you gonna do if I was harassed by the cameraman? I heard that sort of thing happens often. Are you really fine with that?」

Kou’s complexion paled.

「Jenny! Only female staff and carefully selected Familiars are allowed at the shoot, and Jenny should be present as well. If they don’t agree, then let’s refuse! And a blue and white 2 tone background shouldn’t be used! Make sure it’s natural!」

「I don’t get the last part, but okay Boss! It’s decided then!」

「What’s decided?!」

The argument continued on. Barry signaled Aimer, Nyanta, and Aki with his eyes. He seemingly wanted to say “I leave the rest to you guys.”

Before they knew it, Barry stopped his transmission.

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