The Second Dimensional Shuttle of Problem Children

「"Ms. Riko, welcome back!""Ah, long time no see!""The new uniforms designed by Ms. Riko have received very high praise from the customers!"

It seems that Riko has arrived.

「"Sorry, I'm late! Hurry up, bang!"

Riko, wearing a COS lolita uniform and tight shorts, with a big bell on her neck, ran in.

On her arms, which seemed to be spread out like the wings of an airplane, there were paper bags full of games and figurines. You're not late because of that, are you? You're going to die miserably.

「Woo, Riko wants the usual sundae and strawberry milk! Give Darling a Mariage Frères Spring Darjeeling, and as for the pink one over there, just throw a few peach buns to her!」

「"Riko, we're not here to drink tea. Let me confirm this first - you will abide by your promise to Aria, right?"

Toyama drank the tea in one breath and reminded Riko in a somewhat tough manner.

——The one for Aria is to testify for Aunt Kanae Kanzaki in court.

This is what Riko agreed to do on the roof of the girls' dormitory.

However, in exchange for us helping her to be a"thief"

「Why hasn't Izayoi come yet?"

Toyama said

「We are the only ones involved in this plan, and he will only help us secretly."

When Toyama and Riko were talking, Aria said impatiently beside them.

「If you don't want to have holes in your body, tell us the details of the mission."

Then, that M1911, actually, actually pulled it out in a civilian place?

Next to me who was frozen, Riko——

「It's not your turn to give orders, Olmes." He suddenly changed his tone to a rude man, and glared at Aria as if he was going to shoot her.

The sharp look was so sharp that even Aria flinched for a moment. Ririko took out a laptop from a paper bag, opened it, pressed the start button and threw it on the table.

「In the suburbs of Yokohama, there is a"Hongmingkan"』——It looks like an ordinary house, but it's actually an iron fortress."

Aria and I both leaned forward to see the picture that Riko, who had returned to her normal state, showed...

It was a detailed floor plan of a house with 3 floors above ground and 1 floor underground, and it was also densely marked with information about countless anti-theft devices.

Such a detailed battle plan would take even an expert half a year.

「Is this... something you did?」

「Um」

「When did it start?」

「"Hmm~, last week"

Aria said this while eating the remaining sundae, and her red-purple eyes widened.

This is really too surprising. After all, Aria doesn't make any plans. She just rushes to the scene faster than anyone else and solves the incident with overwhelming combat power.

「From whom did you learn the art of operational case-building?」

「I learned it from Iyou and Jeanne.

Is it the sword Jeanne Dalque 30th that we fought before?

「Jin, Aria. Riko's treasure should be in this underground vault. But this is an iron-walled vault that Riko cannot break through alone. There is no way out. But... if there is an excellent team of two people who work well together and one person to support from outside, it should be possible to solve it.」

「So, you want to use me and Kinji as a team?"

Aria's braids swayed and fell on the back of the chair.

「……Well, Riko. Does Willard live here? If I find him, it's okay to arrest him, right? I think you already know that Willard is one of my enemies who helped you to make Mom bear the wrongful crime.」

……So this is ah

「Ah, that shouldn't work. Willard hasn't been back here for decades. Only the manager and servants are here. And because the manager is rarely here, there's no way to figure out who that person is.……」

When Aria heard Riko change the subject, she looked at him and said,"Why didn't you tell me about this beforehand?"

……Ugh. This is a dangerous omen.

Whenever Aria is disappointed, she tends to take it out on the people around her.

Hurry up and get in between them and change the subject.

「Well... I see. So, what are we going to steal?」

「——Steal the cross given to Riko by her mother」

「Nani, I say - what the hell is wrong with you! ?"

Bang!

Aria stood up with a frown on her face and her fangs bared.

As expected, she showed up. She got angry so quickly. Are you a water heater that can boil water in an instant?

「You caused my mother to be wrongly accused, and now you want us to steal the gift your mother gave you!? Think about how I would feel!」

「Hey, Aria. Calm down. If you get angry about Riko's words, it will be over.」

「I was furious! Riko can see her mother anytime she wants! She can talk to her right away by calling! But I can only see my mother through the glass, and only for a short time.——」

「I envy you so much, Aria."

When I heard Riko say this——

「What do I have to envy!"

Aria finally raised the M1911 in her hand.

But... Riko didn't draw her gun.

Her eyes drooped in loneliness, and her feet, tap, tap..., gently rocked.

「Because Aria's mother is still alive」

「……」

Aria's purple eyes widened slightly.

「Riko - her father and her mother are both gone. Riko was born when they were older. Both of them died when Riko was 8 years old...」

「……」

「That cross... was a gift from her mother when she was 5 years old.」

「"I'm sorry, I didn't know you would do such a thing." In front of Riko who said this, Aria, swished, put down the gun very embarrassedly... dong.

Turned his head to the side and sat down.

Well... Aria. You must have a lot to say. I understand your feelings.

——But be patient now.

「That was something very important to Riko. It was something second only to her own life.……」

Riko lowered her head slightly.……

「Willard. He knew it, but he still took it from Riko. And he hid it in such a heavily guarded place... Damn it.……」

The hateful voice continued to whisper.

It made people feel that she really hated Willard to the point where she couldn't bear it.

Suddenly, tears of regret appeared in her eyes.

……Do you hate him so much?

「"Okay, okay. Don't cry, your makeup will be washed off and it will make you even uglier." In front of the crying Riko, Aria, who was still looking at her, handed a handkerchief with a poker pattern to her.