Brilliant Star Air Force - Chapter 3

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Location: Secret Room

- The next day, after school -

Sora: HaHa~, Sora is making the drone fly a right turn! Whoosh!

HiHi~, next up is a left turn! And now~, forwards, backwards, up, down!

Natsume: Yup yUP, you’re piloting it weLL, SoRA ♪

Sora: Yes! Sora has gotten the hang of it, and now it’s going great~♪

Natsume: I’m glad to hear iT. You’re capable of piloting iT, and the feed from the built-in camera is showing on my screen just like it shouLD.

Doesn’t seem like there’s anything left to adjust on iT, eithER.

Tsumugi: And I’ve finished taking inventory of today’s packages~, we can start delivering them at any time ♪

Natsume: ...SoRA, would you hand me the controller for a secoND?

Sora: Of course! Here you go, Shisho~!

Natsume: Thank yOU ♪

………

Tsumugi: ....Hiyaun!?

W-why are you suddenly making the drone fly at me like that? And at such a high speed, too!

It’s a good thing it changed trajectory at the last second before crashing into me…



Natsume: HmM, looks like the automatic collision avoidance system is also working normalLY.

Tsumugi: Y-you used me to verify that!?

Well, aiming it at Sora-kun is hardly an option, so I guess it’s fine to use me as a guinea pig.

But you could have at least given me a word of warning.

Natsume: Since I was the one who did maintenance on this droNE, there’s no way anything could’ve possibly gone wroNG.

HeRE, SoRA. I’m returning the controllER. This drone is in perfect shaPE ♪

Sora: Thank you, Shisho~! Sora will work hard at  “Sora’s Delivery Service”, together with Shisho~ and Senpai!

Natsume: YeAH, let’s do our beST. Alright thEN, SenpAI, can you show me that list of today’s packagES?

Tsumugi: Uh, sure? Umm, here you go!

Natsume: ...HmM. Seems like there are comparatively few packages todAY. That saID, their destinations are all over the plaCE, so we’ll need to deliver them efficientLY.

Checking the floorplan of the schoOL… YeAH, this is the most efficient rouTE.

SoRA, that tiny box over there is going to be the first deliveRY.

Sora: Okay! Ummm, the recipient for this package is… Shinobu-chan! The name of the product is “smoke bombs”...?

Just what one would expect Shinobu-chan to order~♪ Let’s deliver it to him quickly!

Natsume: RigHT, it’s finally time to launch “Sora’s Delivery ServiCE”.

Sora: Time for take-off. HaHiHuHeHo~♪

Location: Sports ground

Shinobu: Sha ta ta ta ta…! Sha ta ta ta ta…!

A ninja must possess good running ability. And therefore, I am once again practicing my ninja run in order to fortify it~.

One lap around the track…! Two laps…! Thre-...

Um, huh?

S-something is flying over here! Could it be an enemy raid!?

This is bad! N-no, I am a ninja who never neglects his training, which means I can even make short work of something like an enemy r-...

Uwahn! It’s coming closer at an incredible speed~!

Sora: “HaHa~♪ It’s not an enemy raid! It’s a drone!”

Shinobu: Eh, a drone…?

Ooh, so that’s what it is. I’ve heard of drones before, but this is my first time seeing one ♪

Rather, isn’t that Harukawa-kun’s voice I’m hearing? But I can’t see him anywhere…?

Sora: “HiHi~♪ That’s because Sora is operating the drone from somewhere else ♪ Sora is here to deliver this package to Shinobu-chan!”

“Sora started a delivery service together with Shisho~ and Senpai ♪ And Shinobu-chan is our first recipient~♪”

Shinobu: Oh, these are the smoke bombs I ordered!

They’re generally used as ninja tools, but Taichou-dono told me he wants to investigate whether they’re suitable to be used during a live performance, so I ordered some~.

I didn’t think they’d be delivered so soon ♪

And the way they were brought here by a drone in the sky, it’s like the jutsu of flying squirrels*!

Thanks for delivering it, Harukawa-kun ♪ Package received.

Sora: “HuHu~♪ Delivery complete~♪ We hope you’ll use our service again!”

Shinobu: Uwah, it flew off in the blink of an eye! How cool…♪

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* “Musasabi no Jutsu” (lit. Art of Giant Flying Squirrels) is a ninja technique that involves slowing your descent by holding onto a parachute-like fabric with your hands and feet.
Here’s an illustration: