Chapter 457: 455
He had really guessed correctly.
No!
Perhaps he truly was the administrator of the Transdimensional Channel, just as the user named My Sister Is the Cutest had suggested.
He might be able to see her personal information directly and was merely staging this entire deduction to conceal his identity as the administrator.
After all, being an administrator would mean possessing special privileges, which would be unfair to the other members.
If he wanted to hide that fact, then his authority was probably not absolute. Perhaps he needed something from the other members and therefore had to conceal his administrator status.
[My Sister Is the Cutest: Kaguya Shinomiya? How can you be sure it's her?]
[Golden Toilet: I'm not, of course. As long as she refuses to speak, her identity is like Schrödinger's cat.]
[My Sister Is the Cutest: But if she really is Kaguya Shinomiya, and you've watched her series, then you should know what kind of person she is. Can't you bait her into speaking? You could reveal some embarrassing things about her~]
Hmph.
The girl sneered inwardly when she saw that.
They thought something so childish would bait her into speaking?
Did they think she was a little kid?
[Martian: That might be difficult. You said yourself that she's cold, reserved, and indifferent to most things, Mr. Kain. Embarrassing stories probably wouldn't provoke any reaction from her.]
[Whispered: I agree. Besides, discussing someone else's private affairs like this feels rather inappropriate.]
[My Sister Is the Cutest: Then mention something that isn't private but would still provoke her.]
[Whispered: That doesn't sound easy.]
[Golden Toilet: Flat-chested.]
The chat fell silent.
The girl remained silent as well, although her face twitched slightly in the real world.
Do not get angry.
If she allowed herself to be provoked by something so ridiculous, then she truly would be an idiot.
[Golden Toilet: Being flat-chested doesn't count as private information. Anyone can see it, just like the clothes she's wearing.]
[Martian: ...]
[Whispered: .....]
[My Sister Is the Cutest: Anything else?]
[Golden Toilet: She's hopeless with technology. Maybe the reason she hasn't posted anything is that she can't figure out how.]
Stay calm.
Stay calm.
Do not let them provoke you.
[Golden Toilet: She really is intelligent, though. Aside from being technologically illiterate, she's practically an all-around genius.]
That was more acceptable.
[My Sister Is the Cutest: Oh, maybe her brain was so overdeveloped that it stole all the nutrients from her chest. I'm different. I'm a genius too, but I'm an E.]
[Martian: An E?]
[Whispered: An E cup?]
Both replies sounded rather envious.
The girl clenched her fists.
That woman...
No, that sow!
She wanted to slaughter her.
[Golden Toilet: She's also freakishly strong. If she's stronger than most men, then her muscles must be more developed too.]
[My Sister Is the Cutest: Hmm~ That means all her nutrients went to her muscles. That must be why she's flat-chested.]
Were they never going to abandon this subject?
Stay calm.
Stay calm.
Stay calm!
Do not speak!
[Golden Toilet: All right. Aside from those things, there isn't much else I can reveal without discussing genuinely private matters.]
[My Sister Is the Cutest: If she's a character from a series, then what kind of series is it?]
[Golden Toilet: It's a high school romantic comedy. She's the female lead and constantly wages elaborate battles inside her own head. Her inner thoughts are completely different from what she shows on the surface. She and the person she likes keep plotting against each other, each trying to force the other to confess first.]
Hmph.
As if she would ever behave like that.
She did not even have anyone she liked right now.
[Golden Toilet: If she still doesn't respond after this final piece of information, then my deduction was probably wrong.]
The girl's tension reached its peak.
[Golden Toilet: The Shinomiya Group is about to implode. In other words, it will soon encounter a major crisis and begin collapsing. Her father also doesn't have much time left. As the daughter of a conglomerate powerful enough to affect the entire national economy, she'll most likely be used as a political bargaining chip and forced into an arranged marriage. She might be willing to accept that fate, but the same can't necessarily be said for her maid, whom she considers a sister. That maid knows far too many secrets. Her fate is easy to imagine. Being killed would probably be the merciful outcome. There are always twisted people who prefer tormenting their victims first.]
The girl felt as though someone had suddenly seized her heart.
Immediately after that message appeared, the livestream vanished.
The streamer had ended the broadcast.
[Martian: Please don't go offline, Mr. Kain...]
She appeared to have a request for him but was struggling to voice it.
[Martian: Mars has officially approved the goodwill visit to Earth, and my younger sister has accepted the role of our representative. War may still break out when she arrives. Th-that's why I want to ask for your help, Mr. Kain.]
The message startled the girl.
Of course.
The new members had mentioned that it was possible to travel between worlds.
If her world's future truly unfolded as this man described, then perhaps she could also ask for his help to prevent her maid, Ai Hayasaka, from suffering such a terrible fate.
But he certainly would not help her for free.
What price would she have to pay?
Come to think of it, Martian's younger sister would be visiting Earth as Mars's representative.
That suggested Martian held an extraordinary position on her planet.
[Martian: The goodwill visit to Earth will begin one week from now, but certain factions definitely won't pass up the opportunity to start a war.]
A war?
Was her world also set in the future?
Was Earth at war with the Martians?
More accurately, it was probably a conflict between the people who had colonized Mars and those who remained on Earth.
[Golden Toilet: I have no problem coming to your world, but are you prepared, Your Highness? Are you ready to accept the consequences of my intervention?]
The girl froze before realizing how much pressure that question carried.
This man had casually destroyed a planet, exterminated an entire species, and devastated a star system moments earlier.
The victims had been hostile aliens and enemies of humanity, but if he entered another world to intervene, he was unlikely to employ peaceful methods.
So Martian was actually a princess.
[Martian: I'm ready. Whatever the consequences may be, I'll accept responsibility for them. Once you arrive, you'll have complete authority over the operation, Mr. Kain.]
[Golden Toilet: You're giving me complete authority? I prefer answering violence with overwhelming violence. If my objective is to prevent the conflict from spreading, my first choice may be to destroy the Landing Castles in Earth's orbit.]
[Martian: That's acceptable.]
[Golden Toilet: Good. I'll be visiting A2's world in three hours. I'll have A2 invite you there as well. Can you bring a Martian Kataphrakt with you?]
[Martian: Yes.]
[Golden Toilet: Tessa, you're free right now, correct?]
[Whispered: I am.]
[Golden Toilet: Come to A2's world in a little while. Several hardware components in the Lambda Driver are malfunctioning, and I need you to reinstall and recalibrate them.]
[Whispered: Understood. I'll begin preparing now.]
Whispered went offline.
The girl suddenly realized something and hurriedly began typing.
[The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter: Wait.]
Golden Toilet went offline.
She had still been one step too slow.
A2 disappeared almost simultaneously.
That user had actually come online less than a minute after the two newcomers joined but had remained silent the entire time.
Martian went offline moments later.
[My Sister Is the Cutest: Wait, why did everyone leave? Hey, Kaguya Shinomiya, I can come over and take a look for you.]
[My Sister Is the Cutest: Hee-hee! You really are the Kaguya Shinomiya he was talking about, aren't you?]
The girl, Kaguya Shinomiya, ignored her.
She went offline as well.
First, she needed to speak with Ai Hayasaka and ask her to investigate whether the Shinomiya Group had recently encountered any serious problems.
(End of Chapter)
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