-Well, now what should I do.
Tsugumi was thinking, trying not to show it on his face. Although he was careful not to use rough language during the transformation, he still felt uncomfortable.
Then, what would be the right thing to do–yes, he just had to imitate soone close to him. Fortunately, Tsugumi knew the most suitable example.
Yes, soone who was kind to people, always calm, and liked by everyone – Nanase Chidori.
Tsugumi quickly turned his palm to the press, who were throwing questions at him like a machine gun. It was a silent gesture to ask them to be quiet. Perhaps they understood his intention, the press looked at each other and then, with a hint of reluctance, fell silent. Perhaps they thought it would be unwise to upset Tsugumi at this point.
In response, Tsugumi smiled and bowed gracefully. Then, slowly looking up, he opened his mouth, conscious not to lose his smile.
“Nice to et you, my na is Hagakure Sakura. –I’m not sure if I’ll be able to answer so of your questions. If you still don’t mind, I’ll go along with you.”
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–Hagakure Sakura was a hot topic at the mont. That was the perception of the dia.
A courageous girl who was prepared to die in the face of an A-class Demonic Beast that suddenly appeared in Hakone. –Or perhaps, a hero.
The reason why they were making such a big deal was because she successfully defeated the Demonic Beast. If she had died at that ti, the evening news would have ended with a morial service at best.
Later that day, the dia all over the world broadcasted the battle of Hagakure Sakura, and the response was trendous. The giant killing that overturned the overwhelming difference in strength enthralled those who watched the battle. It had gained the support of n and won of all ages.
And not only the fight with Radon, but past fights against C-class and D-class had recorded high viewership ratings as well. The reason for this, one expert said, was as ntioned below.
“The way she fights is captivating. The initial trial and error, the occasional belligerent expression. Her movents, which seem to be dancing gracefully, have sothing in common with kagura. Well, how should I put it, I am strangely attracted to it.”
The scholar who said this with a smile on his face laughed and said, “Actually, I’m a fan of hers, too.”
At first, she was in danger of retiring due to the side effects of her overexertion, but now, two weeks after the Radon battle, Hagakure Sakura was in front of the press after completing her return match.
A source had leaked the news and they had rushed to a factory in the suburbs of a rural area, but there were already people from various news organizations there. It seed that all the stations wanted to hear the real voice of Hagakure Sakura.
At first, she looked around puzzled, but then, as if she had made up her mind, she straightened up her back. Then she said the words at the beginning.
–Sakura Hagakure smiled gracefully when she cald down the press. It was such a perfect smile that anyone would instinctively admire her.
“Then, starting from the far right, please take your turn.”
And so the questioning of Hagakure Sakura began.
“It’s been two weeks since your last fight, how did you feel about your response? Also, please tell us why you chose D-class as your opponent.”
“Well, I think I was able to move beyond expectation. As for why I chose the D-class, it’s because I’m still not in shape, so I wanted to see how my body would do. It’s kind of like a rehabilitation program.”
“Is that because of the side effects from the Radon match? In the video it looked like you were moving smoothly, but what about in reality?”
“For the side effects, so far there are none that stand out. I can’t seem to exert as much power as I did during the Radon battle, but I am able to move around without any problems for now, so I think I can work as a Magical Girl without excesses or deficiencies.”
“You seem to get along well with your contract God. What kind of conversations do you usually have with her?”
“It’s just a casual conversation. Oh, sotis we talk about good restaurants.”
Hagakure Sakura answered the questions posed to her with a thin smile. Sotis she replied, “I can’t answer your questions,” but for so reason,it didn’t give a bad impression at all. This was probably due to her behavior and actions.
She smiled calmly at any question, and because her tone was gentle, her voice, which was cool and refreshing like the sound of a bell, passed pleasantly through their ears.
And what was more captivating than anything else was her gestures. She lightly crossed her arms, and thoughtfully touched her chin with a white finger. Even such a trivial gesture had a certain elegance.
–The press didn’t know Hagakure Sakura’s words and actions were an imitation of the gestures of his sister Chidori, the most familiar mber of the opposite sex to him, from a male point of view. From the position of her fingers, to the center of gravity when standing, to the angle at which she tilted her head, she took great care to look like an “ideal woman”.
The reason why they were so taken by this behavior was probably the sa as the reason why female actors look sexier than most won.
“I see that you have entered Rikka’s voting competition, are you confident that you will be chosen among the six?”
When the last person asked this question, here for the first ti, Hagakure Sakura’s face turned clouded. Then, with a look of heartfelt apology, she bowed her head in a small gesture.
“I have sothing to apologize for to everyone.”
The words she uttered brought a puzzled look to the face of the person who asked the question.
“Um, what are you…”
“I have a request for those who have seen the interview. –Please don’t vote for .”
At these words, the press went into an uproar. She entered Rikka and then she said “Don’t vote for ”. Wasn’t that a contradiction?
Hagakure Sakura kept her eyes down and spoke up sadly.
“Nominally, it’s considered an ‘entry,’ but basically every A-class Magical Girls are supposed to participate. Those whose nas are not on the list must have declined in advance. The deadline for Rikka entries is at the end of the year. I was, um, stuck at the end of the year, so my declination didn’t co in ti.”
“Why did you decide to withdraw? I know there are many people who would like to vote for you.”
“I don’t think I’m good enough right now. If I were to be elected to Rikka with this kind of feeling, I think that would be a problem for a lot of people… I would like to survive until next year and try again when I have more confidence in myself. So I hope you will forgo your vote for this ti.”
With that, Hagakure Sakura bowed her head once again. If you think about it as a dia, it would be better to have her keep up the montum and win the votes for a big turnout, but if she insisted on it, it was unavoidable. Apparently, the rest of the press wasn’t going to force her to do so.
“Besides, my contract God doesn’t seem to think well of my belonging to the governnt camp Rikka at this stage. As a matter of fact, she was quite reluctant to give this interview before it even started. …There is a possibility that next ti, even if you wait for at the site, I won’t be able to et you. I will let the contract God know, so in the future, I hope you will contact in advance via the governnt.”
At Hagakure Sakura’s words, the press thought that the reason why she had never shaken her head, even though she had made offers through the governnt in the past, was nothing but the interference of her contracted God.
Unlike girls in the governnt, stray Magical Girls had a much more pronounced power relationship with their contract God. Moreover, it wasn’t uncommon for the contract God to be in control of everything. So of the contracted Gods were said to be so tightly bound that they refused to appear in the dia at all. Perhaps her contract God had that kind of character.
“I would like to answer all of your questions, but may I leave for today?”
“Ah, unfortunately, Hagakure-san also has her own plans. Thank you for your ti today.”
For so reason, the press, who usually tried to get a lot of comnts by being very pushy, was quiet today. Perhaps this was another virtue of Hagakure Sakura.
“Yes, thank you very much for this valuable experience.”
“–Wait a minute, just one last thing.”
When one of the press mbers held her back, Hagakure Sakura gave a small nod.
“What is it?”
“I know this is a private question, but–do you have any siblings?”
Hagakure Sakura blinked at the question, tilted her head slightly, put her index finger in front of her mouth, and laughed mischievously. Unlike her earlier behavior as a Yamato Nadeshiko, she was so cute and devilishly charming.
“Fufu, that’s a secret.”
She said so and disappeared from the press in a blink of an eye. Her Transportation skill was well-known, but this was the first ti they had seen it in person. More than that, her smile burned into their eyes, and wouldn’t leave.
One of the mbers of the press, holding his heart beating fast, muttered to himself.
“That was a foul play…”
–This evening’s news was going to be pretty rough.
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