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{Chapter 10}

"We made it!"

After hurrying to the Basilicom of Planeptune by following the four CPUs, I had finally made it there with them.

The Basilicom was more like a really tall tower at the center of Planeptune. It seemed to be the tallest building in Planeptune, the tip of the building almost touching the clouds.

"Nepgear!"

*Crash!*

Without any type of warning, Neptune crashed through a glass pane in the upper level of the Basilicom and shattered the glass. We followed after her through the opening.

"Nepgear!"

"N-Neptune?"

A girl walked down a hallway and walked in front of Neptune, staring at her with a confused expression. "W-What's wrong? And why'd you break the window again?"

A-Again...?

"…" For a moment, Neptune looked confused. Then she looked around the room, only to realize that Viridi was nowhere to be found. "W-Wait... Viridi never came here...?"

Suddenly, the girl—who I was assuming was Nepgear—gasped and her eyes widened. "W-Wait, is he coming here!?"

"Damnit Neptune..." Blanc cursed at Neptune's stupidity.

"At least we know he never went to our homes now..." Vert said.

Neptune sighed. "Well, that's good at least. On the bright side, we got here sooner than we expected to..."

Noire's eyes drifted to the shattered glass pane. "Even if we did, that window doesn't seem to feel the same about it..."

*Ching*

All four of them reverted to their human forms. Neptune was scratching the back of her head. "Ehehe... Sorry?"

Blanc, however, was shooting her a nasty glare. "You bet your ass you better be sorry!"

"I don't believe there's any problem," Vert concurred. "At least nobody's hurt."

"But the window!" Noire jabbed a finger towards the window. "That window is coming out of Planeptune's money, one that Neptune has been extorting to buy pudding for herself!"

"I don't know why you care so much," Vert said. "It's not even your nation. Unless you care about Neptune..."

Suddenly, Noire's face became flushed. "C-Care!? A-About somebody as dumb as N-Neptune!? Please! A-As if!"

"…" She's so bad at telling lies that it hurts...

I glanced over at Nepgear. She was a pretty plain girl who seemed to resemble Neptune in eye and hair color, also skin color. However, Nepgear was taller and had longer, and neater, hair than Neptune.

"Oh, shoot! I almost forgot!" Neptune turned to Nepgear. "Nep Jr., this stranger we brought home with us! She's a girl with a guy's name! Her name's Samantha!"

"N-Neptune, Samantha sounds like a girl name to me..." Nepgear muttered.

Noire sighed. "She means Samantha's code name, Jason."

"Oh, well okay," Nepgear seemed okay with it; she turned to face me. "Well, I'm Nepgear, the CPU Candidate of Planeptune, Purple Sister! I'm Neptune's little sister! It's nice to meet you!"

I smiled and nodded at her. Well, at least she didn't seem to have any weird quirks. Then again, I could be too quick to judge.

Also, Nepgear honestly seemed like she'd be the older sister...

"Why'd you bring her here though?" Nepgear asked Neptune.

"Well, she needs—"

"Neptune! What did you just do!?" Before Neptune could explain things, a voice cut her off.

"Histy!"

Turning to the voice, I found myself staring at a tiny person with golden pigtails, sitting on a big purple book. This person was probably Histy.

Floating in the air, she quickly made her way in front of Neptune's face. "Neptune, what is the meaning of breaking the glass!? You do realize this is coming out of your allowance, right!?"

Wait, Neptune—a CPU—has an allowance?

"What?! But can't we just fix it with a bit of duct tape, Histy?" Neptune pouted.

"Clearly, you don't seem to realize how close we are to debt because of your poor choices," Histoire scolded her. She seemed to be the mother figure for the two CPUs of Planeptune. "And now, Viridi is back too."

"I get it Histy, I really do!" Neptune changed the subject. "But that's why I crashed through the window! I thought he'd be here doing unspeakable things to Nep Jr.!"

"I guess that is a valid reason," Histoire said. "However, this is still coming out of your allowance!"

"Fine..." Neptune crossed her arms and puffed her cheeks.

"Now, who is this person with you four?" Histoire asked, pointing to me.

"That's Samantha," Noire answered before Neptune could say anything stupid. "She was apparently after Viridi also."

Histoire stared into my face. "I see... Well, I'm Histoire. Pleased to meet you."

I just nodded and smiled. That was honestly the best I could do without words.

Histoire was the one to point this out. "Is there some reason why she's not speaking?"

"She's mute," Vert answered.

Histoire nodded slowly. "I see..."

"That's why I was hoping Nep Jr.'s tech skills could help give her a voice again!" Neptune said.

Histoire nodded. "If it can, I'll allow it. However, Neptune, help clean up the mess you made while I take Nepgear and Samantha somewhere else."

"What!? No way, that's not fair at all!" Neptune whined. "This is turning into the worst day ever!"

"Come," Histoire ushered me to followed her. She looked over at Nepgear. "You too, Nepgear."

"R-Right!" With a timid nod, Nepgear quickly caught up and the two of us followed Histoire.