Part 56: Urushibara Ruka is recruited for an embarassing undertaking

The lab gets an unusual guest.





"Oh, if it isn't Ruka."

"Hello, Hashida, Okabe..."

"Rukako! You don't have the demon sword Samidare with you! What is the meaning of this?!"

"Eh, eh, eh...?"

"When I heard you were coming today, I even unsealed the treasured heirloom sword, Mistilteinn... I'm disappointed in you."

Actually, I didn't know Rukako was coming.

"I'm sorry, umm... I'll go back and get it, so..."

"No, that's okay. I guess we'll postpone Samidare and Mistilteinn's chance encounter again..."



"But a Japanese sword and a cursed sword of Norse mythology are so mismatched it would be chaotic. Anyway, Okarin, do you even have a fake metal sword?"

"What should I..."

"Rukako, though you are my disciple, you still lack seriousness."

"I-I'm sorry..."

"In this condition, it'll still take more time before you can become useful."



"Eh, me?"

Rukako looks blankly.

"But I'm thickheaded, and I'm not good at science or engineering... I'll probably just get in your way... But is that still okay?"

"What, it's not like that's any different from Mayuri."

"We'd warmly welcome Ruka! But if Ruka's gonna be a lab mem, then Mayushii has one condition for Okarin. Please don't tease Ruka."

As if to protect Rukako, Mayuri forces her way between us. Mayuri's the one who called Rukako here. They're both classmates.

"And today, Ruka is Mayushii's guest. He came for a fitting session, so you can't get in our way."

"But Mayuri, I don't really plan to... cosplay... Um, can it really just be a fitting session?"

"Yup! We're just making sure the size matches."

Looks like Mayuri invited him by force. Rukako always kept refusing, but there's no helping it when Mayuri wants him to cosplay.





Mayuri immediately showcases the costume she made.

"Well, this is RaiNet's Kirari."

I might just be imagining things, but that doesn't look like a lot of cloth. I don't know if it's his first time seeing it, but Rukako just stares at the costume dumbfounded.

"Anyway, I'd say it's about 70% complete, but at this point, I want Ruka to try it on♪"

"Try it on, here...? This?"

Rukako glances at Daru's and my faces and hangs his blushing head.

"I can't..."

"Please!"

Hmm, here's where I, as Rukako's master, ought to help out.



"Even you, Okabe... I just... can't wear something so embarrassing...!"

"You can't do it because you're being too shy."

"That's right! You know, I'm sure you'll be really cute♪"

"Also, Mayuri worked very hard to make this costume so you could wear it. She sacrificed her sleeping time, her favorite banana nourishment time, and her juicy karaage number one warming time just so she could sew and sew and sew with her needle and her thread, and her sewing machine. You should reward that effort."

"That's true, but..."

The good-natured Rukako lightly shakes at my words.

"Now, now, now! Ruka, transform! Traaansfooorm!"

"Eh, wait a sec, waahhhhh...!"



"See♪ Don't feel shy, now take off your clothes."

"Wahh! Mayuri, please don't touch me there...! I get it! I'll change by myself! So please, go..."

"But you know, there are some tricks to putting this on, so Mayushii will teach you all the steps♪"

"Hyeeehhh, please, don't undress me!"

"So... yuri..."



"Then is it reverse rape?! Mwaaah! That's downright criminal!"

That's mister pervert, demonstrating his specialty.



She looks satisfied.

"Ruka! Come on, don't be shy, come on out!"

Even when Mayuri calls him, Rukako doesn't make an appearance.

"Ruka?"