( Yuuki's POV )
Cecilia: Here, Yuuki, say ahh~
Laura: Open wide, Yuuki, I'll feed you.
Momo: Turn here, sensei.
During lunchtime, I was with the girls, and when Laura said she wanted to try to feed me, like a couple in love, and upon hearing that, the rest of the girls matched Laura's forwardness.
The girls started pushing food into my mouth with enthusiasm while next to me, Tsukiumi and Charlotte were just watching, Charlotte was still pretending to be a boy so she couldn't act too familiar with me, Tsukiumi cleared her throat very noticeably and the rest of the girls did back off a bit.
Yuuki: Um, what do you guys plan to do about the next tournament?
Tsukiumi: I'm going to skip it, I don't see the point in participating.
Yuuki: I would have done the same, but Ichika asked me to team up with him.
Cecilia: I'm going to get my revenge against Laura for our first encounter.
Laura: come at me whenever you want, I'm not going to lose.
Charlotte: I'm going to team up with Laura and Momo will be with Cecilia.
Yuuki: Well, seeing how much you have improved will be the most interesting part of this tournament, by the way, your new units will be shipped tomorrow, so this will be the perfect opportunity to test them.
Cecilia: a unit specially made for Yuuki, I can't wait~
Not only the new girl units, but I also hastily created a unit for Origami, I wanted to give her the news so when the girls finished feeding me I went to look for her but when I left the dining room I felt the presence from before again, my curiosity guided me and when I poked my head out into the hallway I saw that blue blur but this time I didn't let it escape, I teleported to the end of the corridor where it had disappeared, there I saw a blue-haired girl running through the halls, she had her head down and didn't see that I was there, the girl crashed into me and she fell back but I grabbed her hand before she hit the ground.
I was able to get a better look at the girl, she had medium-long blue hair and wine-red eyes, She wore glasses and had mechanical ornaments on her head.
Yuuki: There are rules about not running in the hallways for a reason, you know?
The girl looked at me perplexed for a moment, and when she recovered she bowed and tried to leave the place quickly while shouting an apology, but I grabbed her hand before she could move away.
Yuuki: After spying on me, you're not going to tell me anything?
???: ... I wasn't spying.
Yuuki: You know, I'm good at knowing when Someone's lying, and you're doing it now.
Her words got caught in the girl's throat, and when she turned around, I let go of her hand, even though she had difficulty looking me in the eyes.
???: All the girls at school turn around when you walk by, I'm no different.
Yuuki: You are different, that's easy to see, I'm curious now, and I don't stay with that curiosity for long.
???: ...I wanted to ask you... If you could help me build my IS?
Yuuki: Oh, that's interesting.
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When the girl with glasses made her interesting proposition to me, I agreed to listen to more of what she had to say, and after class, I met up with the girl in an empty classroom.
The first thing she did was tell me her name, Sarashiki Kanzashi, She was the representative candidate of Japan, but with the appearance of Ichika, the company that was going to build her IS unit, instead concentrated on his unit.
Yuuki: That's bad luck, how about you slap Ichika to make yourself feel better, I know for a fact he'll just stand there and take it.
Kanzashi: n-no, I would never... do something like that.
Yuuki: Ah you thought about it a bit just now, right?
Kanzashi was a reserved girl, and it was difficult for her to just be around me, plus my joke left her blushing, While she was collecting herself, I walked over to the digital model of the IS that she had designed herself.
Yuuki: This is an interesting design, I can definitely have it ready before the tournament.
Kanzashi: Really?
Yuuki: Yep, but we have time to add some tweaks if you're interested?
Kanzashi: You're referring to the things your unit has, aren't those manufacturer secrets?
Yuuki: Don't worry about it, consider it compensation for those who failed to build your unit.
The blue-haired girl looked at me surprised by my offer and when she recovered she responded with a firm nod, then we spent the rest of the day putting the finishing touches on her unit, when I finished, I left the classroom to get us something to drink, but when I came back, I saw Kanzashi asleep with her head on her desk.
I don't need rest like a normal human so I didn't notice that she must have been exhausted with all the work we did, and it's likely that she was working hard before I helped her.
I sent the finished design of her IS to Regina and then I carried the girl, I couldn't leave her here so I took her to her room in the dorm, I didn't see her roommate there like that after I put her in her bed, I left a note telling her her IS would be ready in a couple of days and then I left.
When I opened the door I scanned the hallways thinking that I would run into one of my girls and she would misunderstand the situation, but when that didn't happen I breathed a sigh of relief and went to my own room, while I was walking through the corridors I sent a message to Miu saying that the IS light armor was ready and would be delivered to her in the next supply shipment.