"McQueen, are you alright?"
"Eh? Ah? Huh? What do you mean, Teio?"
"Your mind seems to be wandering somewhere else."
The young man separates the list into 2, one for himself and the other for McQueen, Teio, Rudolf, and Mirai. Mirai brings the umamusumes to Akihabara, more specifically, the electric shopping district. In this place, they can find all sorts of electrical items such as kitchen appliances, cleaning appliances, sports machines, computer parts, and electrical components. It's a lot harder to find what's missing here than to find what you need.
"I'm just… I don't know if I'm okay with sending trainer away in his current state of mind. He's clearly not okay."
"Then why didn't you stop him earlier?"
"I just don't know what I would do afterward… If I ask him to stop, then what comes next? I don't think I could do much for him."
"Fair. It's a heavy topic that all of us, fortunately, haven't got the chance to experience. But I guess it's a fate of our lives in the future. Your trainer is by no means a weak man, but even he was hurt that much by the death of his parents."
"Then! Is there any way we could help him, Prez?"
"...no. I don't know. It's a heavy topic that if we even do one thing wrong, it would make things a thousand times worse. Miss Mirai, do you have any advice for us?"
"Umm… Sorry… I'm not that good when it comes to heavy situations like these. I usually follow my colleagues. Sorry for being such a failure of an adult…"
"Please don't be. It's not your fault at all."
The group mindlessly walks through aisles and aisles of electrical components, grabbing what they need and making their way from store to store. These girls have no interest in this kind of stuff, so they spend almost 0 seconds lingering around to window shop.
"The main problem is that trainer is an analytical man who depends heavily on his logical mind. Not only that, he sees us as mere children. What kind of adult would complain about his life to a bunch of children?"
"But that means there's no way we could help him! I can't accept that!! I want to help trainer!!"
"Your enthusiasm is appreciated, Teio. But motivation without proper knowledge can lead to great disaster, especially when it comes to mental health."
"We can suggest him to a good therapist."
"You think he would go, McQueen?"
"Yeah… He doesn't sound like that… He sounds like someone who buries his dangerous emotions until it suddenly erupts."
"He sounds like he is close to you, but in reality, he keeps you at arm's length. Showing what many would consider hidden desire, so you would be tricked into thinking that he is an open man. When in reality, he keeps a close lid on things in his personal life."
"Sigh… And here I thought that he was different from most men…"
"Do you girls want to take this somewhere nice, like a cafe or sweet shop?"
"Yes, please!! Let's go to a sweet shop!!"
"McQueen…"
With the allure of another world's sweets, the glutton of the Mejiro Family completely kneelt over. It's been quite some time since the last time she had engrossed herself in sweets, so she wouldn't miss this chance.
Thank Goddesses I'm not as dumb as McQueen. Trainer should be thankful that he has me on his team to counter McQueen's idiocy.
"Teio, whatever you're thinking is, it's wrong."
"What?!? You can read minds, McQueen?!?"
"No, you just wear your thoughts on your face."
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"I have always wanted to visit this place…"
While Japan is blazing in the summer sun, the European continent is cold from the lack of said sun. The young man is lucky that nothing shone on him as he hovered above the CERN facility, or he might become the world's research object.
*Sswwwoooossshh*
The night wind swept harshly all around him, swaying his body ever so slightly. He only made adjustments once he noticed his feet weren't straight above the main building.
What am I waiting for…?
Unlike before, the young man's movement seems slow, almost the complete opposite of when he infiltrated North Korea. He previously would not even need to consciously think of his next move, unlike right now. He needs to actively think of descending to make his next move.
I have to focus! I'm not infiltrating an Isolated Nation!
The young man put on a mask with a swirling pattern and one hole on the right eye. The young man quickly descended and infiltrated the facility. Since no one expected someone to drop into the facility through the air, the CERN facility isn't equipped with radar and ground-to-air missiles, which makes the young man's job a lot easier.
"Bravo Six going dark."