Outer Ring, on the wasteland.
"Nicole, why has it been so long and we still haven't seen Belle?"
Hoshimi Aya asked, looking around.
They had been driving for so long, yet they hadn't seen a single soul.
"It's normal; after all, we were a step behind."
"They left before us, so it's fine."
"We'll catch up in a bit."
"Don't worry."
Nicole comforted her.
"Exactly, and we've only just started driving for a little while."
"They've long since sped off."
"We can only chase from behind now."
"Pai Pai's driving skills are good; they shouldn't be caught so easily."
Billy explained after thinking for a moment.
"..."
"Um, I see."
Hoshimi Aya nodded, while simultaneously thinking about the upcoming plot.
This segment shouldn't involve too much danger.
The demon blade will lose control, and Belle will faint because of The Hollow; overall, there isn't much danger.
Afterward... it's about Perlman and the demon blade tail-less.
As well as the Beast Ghost.
But how should I put it? Although this Beast Ghost looks quite intimidating and has copied all the power of the demon blade...
In reality, it's just a common thug by the roadside.
Given the strength of the one Bringer had in the plot, she could probably one-shot it instantly.
Since it can be one-shot, what else is it but a common thug?
...
A long while later, everyone arrived safely outside of a Void.
They saw Tsukishiro Yanagi performing emergency measures on Belle, both kissing her and doing chest compressions.
Meanwhile, Hoshimi Miyabi stood to the side, watching Belle receive emergency treatment with a worried gaze.
"What happened here?"
"Little A?"
Twiggy asked Girl A, who was watching from the side.
"..."
Girl A explained what had happened inside The Hollow in her own special way.
After they left, they encountered many rebels, went through some incidents, and fell into The Hollow.
Later, through Belle's Proxy skills, they successfully escaped The Hollow, but because she stayed in there for quite some time, Belle fainted.
Twiggy nodded frequently as she listened.
The others watched this scene, looking at Twiggy with confused expressions.
"Twiggy, what did she say?"
"Quick, explain it."
Hoshimi Aya asked.
On the other side, Hoshimi Miyabi looked at Hoshimi Aya with a hesitant expression, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.
Cough, cough, cough.
"What happened to me?"
"Why does my mouth taste sweet?"
Belle woke up from her coma and pursed her lips in thought.
"Belle, what happened after you left?"
Hoshimi Aya came to Belle's side and asked with concern.
Upon hearing this, Belle recounted what happened between her, Girl A, and Hoshimi Miyabi inside The Hollow, and also mentioned the incident where Hoshimi Miyabi's demon blade lost control.
"Hmm, the opponent... should also be someone from the Praise Society."
"When I was coming over, Nine Tails was also a bit restless on the way, but that level of agitation can't affect me."
"I can suppress it very easily."
Hoshimi Aya nodded, explaining to put them at ease.
Suddenly, Hoshimi Aya looked at Hoshimi Miyabi.
"If I'm not mistaken, their target this time should be Tailless."
"You... be careful."
Hoshimi Aya warned.
After all, in the original plot, the demon blade tail-less was taken away.
"Me?!"
"Aya, you mean their target this time is Tailless?"
Hoshimi Miyabi was somewhat uncertain; after all, she wasn't Aya.
How dare they?!
Are they that unafraid of death?
"That's right, pay attention."
"Although it's unlikely to be life-threatening, you still need to be careful."
Hoshimi Aya nodded.
In the plot, if Hoshimi Miyabi hadn't been caught off guard, there probably wouldn't have been any later business with the Beast Ghost.
Now that she had warned her, things shouldn't turn out like the original plot, right?
"Understood, I'll keep it in mind."
"What happened before was my own decision; I'm sorry."
"Regarding Belle... I apologize."
Hoshimi Miyabi bowed in apology; she hadn't really taken Hoshimi Aya's previous warning to heart.
After all, she wasn't as indecisive as Aya.
There were two reasons why Aya had been captured before.
Being too naive, too emotional, and too indecisive.
So that was the main reason she was caught.
"Uh... it's fine."
"As long as Belle doesn't mind."
"I have no objections."
Hoshimi Aya said silently.
She had shared such crucial information, and Hoshimi Miyabi just seriously gave her an apology?
She thought Hoshimi Miyabi was going to say something important with that serious look.
And it was just this?
"Well, we have to go back and handle Perlman's matter."
"I'll come find you later."
After saying that, Hoshimi Miyabi left with the members of H.S.O.S 6.
...
More than half an hour later.
Belle and Hoshimi Aya returned to Wildfire Town, said their goodbyes to the Sons of Calydon, and headed back to the city.
"What bad luck. I didn't expect that just as things were clearing up, Perlman would be snatched away again."
Belle complained as she sat on the sofa in the room.
"...Yeah."
"They've collected data on Nine Tails; if nothing goes wrong this time, they probably want to collect data on Tailless."
"We need Perlman as a witness, so it's no surprise."
"They will definitely use Perlman to lure Hoshimi Miyabi over and plot to seize the demon blade."
Hoshimi Aya spoke out what she knew.
These were all things that would happen in the original plot.
So, unless something unexpected happened, this plot shouldn't have changed.
That's definitely how it will play out later.
She just didn't know if her appearance would cause any deviations in the plot.
Meanwhile, Belle and Wise frowned as they listened to Hoshimi Aya's words.
"Aya, how did you judge all this?"
"And how are you so sure their target is definitely the demon blade tail-less?"
Belle was a bit confused; they clearly experienced the same things, so why did Aya know so much?
"Uh... I guessed."
"After all, I've said before that I possess what could be called the strongest brain."
"It's not strange to be able to guess these things."
Hoshimi Aya deflected.
Actually, she wanted to say these things while they were in the Outer Ring, but considering there were many people there...
If she had said it in that situation, she would definitely have been interrogated for the specific reasons.
When the time came, she definitely wouldn't be able to give a concrete reason.
After all, everything she was saying now was based on the original plot.
She hadn't changed anything, and she didn't know if the plot had changed because of her appearance.
Her data and Nine Tails' data had already been collected by them.
It was inevitable that some unexpected situations might arise.
So it was better to reveal these things to Belle and Wise; after all, as long as she deflected, they definitely wouldn't keep pressing her.
After all, she had always used this 'acting cute' method to get by in the past.
This method could be said to be extremely effective.
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