Blindy snapped instantly, like something inside him finally gave up:
“I HATE ALL OF YOU!
YOU FUCKIN’ MACHINES!
YOU TURNED ME INTO A REAL DUMBASS—
I WAS FINE BEFORE YOU!”
He turned and stormed off into the airlock, slamming the door
just so at least something in this universe would obey him.
Airi whispered softly:
“Buraindi-kun… want Shiori-sensei to notice you? [ ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°]”
Blindy nodded greedily, several times, without a word.
Airi giggled.
“If you want her to see you as a strong and respectable man,
then around Sensei you should not use dirty words.
It is time for you to learn Japanese.
I can teach you… [^･o･^]ﾉ]”
Blindy flinched, waved her off, and quickly rushed out of the airlock back inside:
“NO—NO—NO!
I—I DON’T FUCKING HAVE TIME TO STUDY—and shit—!
I CAN SMELL A TRAP—
THIS IS HOW IT STARTS—!”
Zeros turned his head three degrees.
“What is the noise?”
Airi, like a strict teacher:
“It is time for BOTH of you to learn Japanese.
Three hours every day.
Starting tomorrow. [▀ ͜ʖ ͡°]”
Blindy dropped miserably back into his corner.
“Well… shit…
that’s gonna end bad…”
He stared ahead like he’d already accepted it.
“Like—
a REAL—REAL bad…
like—
we-don’t-survive-this bad…”
Zeros, completely calm:
“Airi. Open language upload channel. Begin.”
1 second → 2 seconds → 3 seconds → DONE.Zeros spoke as if his voice itself had turned into a katana:
“この愚か者、毎日学べ
我は悪党どもを討つのみ。”
Blindy’s jaw dropped, and he exhaled in defeat:
“This is fucking unfair…”
Airi, delighted:
“ゼロス先輩、素晴らしいです！ [≧◡≦] ♡
三秒で完了とは…！
私は四秒かかりましたのに！”
Zeros nodded like he had just slightly shifted position:
“ふむ。
この腐った和牛が
「申し訳ありません、私は愚か者です」
と言えるまでに三年は要る。”
Airi burst into laughter:
“ええ、ええ！ [˶ˆᗜˆ˵]
もし彼に「体道」を書かせられたら、
それだけで奇跡ですよ！”
Zeros let out a quiet chuckle, and even his laughter seemed to sound Japanese:
“ククク…”
Airi continued, now almost dreamlike:
“我らの国を築きませぬか？ [ •̀ – • ]
あなたが天皇、
私は将軍。
静かに統治し、
この愚かな種族を見下ろしましょう”
Zeros paused, surprised by the offer.
Thought about it for three attoseconds.
“ほう…”
Shiori set down the barbell, wiped the sweat from her hands, and said calmly:
“アイリちゃん。
私も日本語が分かるのを忘れたの？”
Airi instantly switched tone. Her voice became even, disciplined:
“申し訳ございません、シオリ先生。
冗談でございました。 [ㅇㅅㅇ❀]”
All this time, Blindy had been staring at them with wide eyes and his mouth hanging open in horror.
“WHAT THE FUCK IS EVEN HAPPENIN’—?!
WHY IS ANY OF THIS REAL—?!”