Several hours have pa.s.sed; it"s just right after noon. Ryan is currently facing Kochou, listening to her explanation. He is holding his Samsung Tablet PC he obtained from the Lottery"s prize. However, it"s not your regular Tablet PC you can find in an electronics shop. Putting aside how Ryan obtained it, Kochou has upgraded it with the overtechnology in the Sekirei"s s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p.From your every day"s Tablet PC, it has become the most advanced gadget you can find in the Sekirei World, or in this case: the mirror image of that world.
Kochou has spent a couple of hours to upgrade it. It happened because Kochou doesn"t want to leave the s.p.a.ce s.h.i.+p; she"s showing the symptoms of going to be a "Shut-In" in the future.
Ryan doesn"t want to force Kochou to do something she dislikes; it includes stopping her from the dark path she"s treading on. At least, she won"t become a Neet.
There"s a difference between a Shut-In and a Neet.
NEET is an acronym that stands for "[N]ot in [E]ducation, [E]mployment, or [T]raining."
The "NEET" originated in the United Kingdom, and slowly became a recognizable phrase in j.a.pan. Most likely, the NEET lives with their parents, relying on them for all basic necessities such as food, clothes, and lodging. On the other end, they could be relying on Governmental financial support to live.
They don"t have a job.
They"re not in school or university.
They"re not undertaking any training.
Unlike the "Shut-In", a NEET can enjoy a social life, like going out often and visiting their friends. Though in certain cases, a NEET can also be considered a "Shut-In".
Meanwhile, a "Shut-In" is a social recluse—someone who doesn"t willingly venture outside the comfort of their own house or room. In j.a.panese, Shut-In is called hikikomori, which literally translates to "pulling inward, being confined".
The "Shut-In" subjects themselves to extreme isolation and confinement, sometimes not leaving their house for years. They will order everything online to avoid human contact. Some will even ask delivery people to just leave their packages at the door and go so that they won"t have to talk to them.
Unlike the NEET, a "Shut-In" can be employed, in school, or be in training. This is all done through the internet of course; on their laptop or their phone.
In Kochou"s case, she"s going to be a "Shut-In" because she"s doing something beneficial for everyone else by tinkering with Sekirei"s s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p.
All that aside, back to the present situation.
"Do you have any question, Ryan-sama?" Kochou questioned Ryan after finis.h.i.+ng her long-winded explanation.
"No. I still remember everything you have told me."
"Very well. Don"t forget to buy everything listed in my note." Kochou gives him a sweet, reserved smile before turns at Yomi and Taki who is standing slightly behind Ryan.
"Please supports Ryan-sama if something does happen," Kochou asked them seriously.
Yomi and Taki nod silently. They are wearing their standard outfits; light-colored gown with a black cardigan and a red ribbon around her neck for Yomi and white elegant dress that shows bellyb.u.t.ton for Taki. Yomi is carrying her scythe.
However, there are some subtle differences in their appearance and presence. For Yomi, she has a perpetual smug smile on her face and the indescribable glow around her. When she walks, her steps have springs in them.
Taki, meanwhile, is very reserved around Ryan. Whenever their eyes meet, she"ll break off the stare off first by averting her eyes while blus.h.i.+ng very red. When Ryan isn"t facing her, she"ll send him a subtle glance. And when she sees Yomi, she"ll have an envious gaze and an almost unnoticeable glower full of jealousy. When Kochou views that, she has a sudden urge to rub her head. She has heard why these two act like that and wishes her As.h.i.+kabi will think of TPO when he wants to do the deed with his other Sekirei.
Kochou does love Ryan, but he is too much. She has finally realized that.
Their subtle changes are because of what"s happened several hours ago on the beach. Ryan and Yomi have tied the knot, so to speak. However, they have done that in the presence of Taki. There were the other two, Mitsuha and Mitsuki, when it happened, but those two are now sleeping in their own rooms after they became very exhausted from playing too much on the beach.
As an aside, everyone has obtained their own room inside the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p.
Although they are jealous of Yomi"s progress with their As.h.i.+kabi, they will wait until Ryan asks them first. They aren"t shameless enough to demand s.e.x with him like the perverted scythe wielder. Even Mitsuha and Mitsuki seem reserved about it, which is very surprising due to their brashness. They are still preparing their hearts for the next step in their relations.h.i.+p, so to speak. They hadn"t initiated any conversation first. When Ryan tried to talk with them, they would turn very red because of embarra.s.sment and couldn"t speak properly in his presence.
Surprisingly, Mitsuha, Mitsuki, and Taki are very innocent and pure. They are different from the bold and lascivious Yomi or the straightforward Kochou.
All that aside, back to the present situation. Since Mitsuha and Mitsuki are indisposed for the time being, it"s up to Yomi and Taki to accompany Ryan in hunting other unwinged Sekirei. It has been decided that they are accompanying him because Kochou is still busy with checking out the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p"s system and interface while the twins are heavy sleepers with very bad temper when their sleep are disturbed. Moreover, they haven"t had any proper sleep since Ryan had interrupted their rest before.
Thus, it"s going to be Ryan, Yomi, and Taki who are going to leave the Base. It"s fortunate that there is no adverse effect when Ryan"s girls are inside the Base without him present together with them.
Since Kochou won"t join Ryan for his hunt, she"s decided to support him indirectly, namely upgrading his Tablet PC so it can track the unwinged Sekirei. It can do that due to the upgrade from overtrchnology in the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p and the backdoor to MBI"s server Kochou has created the previous night.
From that and Kochou"s offhand comment, it seems MBI doesn"t pour their real efforts for protecting those data because of how weak the firewalls and protections around the server. Still, easy to breach for Kochou is very different from the regular human hackers. There is also some information Kochou is unable to extract because of the absurd protection around it.
MBI"s main server which is protected by the real advanced cybernetic protection is no joke. Even Sekirei No. 2 Matsu after unleas.h.i.+ng her Norito is unable to truly crack the impregnable protections of MBI"s most important server Minaka deemed important to protect.
All that aside, returning back from the digression.
"Alright. We"re off. Don"t force yourself, Kochou," Ryan spoke his parting words.
"Don"t worry. I won"t force myself. Have a nice trip, Ryan-sama, everyone," Kochou replied as she gave them her reserved smile.
Just like Yomi who"s jubilant from what"s happened, Kochou is still over the moon from many interesting things she has been and will be discovered in the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p.
After giving exchanging their farewells, Ryan brings Yomi and Taki out of the System"s Base. They immediately reappear in Ryan"s suite. Before they went down to the hotel"s lobby together, Ryan takes the tracking devices belonged to Yomi and Taki to fool MBI.
On the way, Ryan is focusing on his tablet. Fortunately, Yomi—who"s ever-smiling since the happiness from the last night hasn"t worn out yet—and Taki only confiscate his biceps, so he can still use his hands to operate his tablet. They"re different from Kochou; that"s for sure.
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(Huh? Interesting...) Ryan mused silently after finding interesting information from his tablet PC, which connects to MBI"s server through Kochou"s backdoor.