Many thoughts were swirling through Akuta's head right now. But first and foremost, she needed to get use to the identity of this body.
With a couple of briefing from the system, she was able to know of her name, age, and affiliation.
Karumi Kasuka, 8 years old, a student inside student inside Arius Satellite School.
'Yes. Currently, I am Kasuka. Can't let a slip of tongue capture me in the act, after all.'
"Does it feel nice to feel freedom, for once? Was that the reason you disobeyed orders? Or is there something you're still hiding from us?" From across the small body that separated Kasuka and the white haired girl with wings, the gruffy sound of the adult echoed.
"Ugh!" With a single kick, the child was sent flying towards Kasuka.
Instinctively, Kasuka's hands extended and she successfully caught the small child, who was practically the same size as herself.
"Cough Cough!" The girl in her arms coughed up empty air, but smaller drop of blood could be seen landing on the ground right under her.
Kasuka, witnessing all of this... was still deciding on what kind of personality she should make this body have.
The question is simple, what kind of personality would be the best at extracting emotions from people?
At first, she thought of an energetic bubble of emotion, constantly jumping around and entering other people's personal space without a hint of guilt.
But as she looked at the child in her arm, she noticed a sense of familiarity.
'This girl... isn't she Azusa?'
Right, there's almost no doubt that this small girl in her arms was the same exact Azusa from Trinity. The one that was a part of the Make-Up Work Club in the original work.
Seeing the short white hair, Kasuka realized that this scenario... she had entered a time in the past?
It seemed like Azusa was still a child by this point. And as she looked around, she noticed other children looking at the two of them in the middle of the room as if they're an anomaly.
But she couldn't possibly miss the 3 distinct colored people at the back.
'Atsuko, Misaki, and Hiyori... Only the leader is missing.'
Doing some simple reorganization inside her head, Kasuka tried to piece together the fragments of memories that she could remember from the flashbacks in game.
Only a moment had passed as a light bulb became lit over her head and she suddenly remembered this moment in the main story.
Azusa, she wasn't part of the Arius Squad as of now, is she?
In fact, she was just about to be 'recruited' into Arius Squad.
If Kasuka were to let this scenario play out on its own, then Saori would no doubt jump in from somewhere to cover Azusa's body with her own, convincing the instructor that she would personally 'teach' Azusa.
Kasuka gently patted Azusa's back, moving her hand gently so that it could bring relieve in the small child. Slowly, the sharp gaze of the child in her arms met her own two distinct black orb.
[2000 Points Gained]
"...?" It was then that the blue panel appeared, causing her to flinch slightly.
Azusa, noticing this, had her gaze softened.
[5000 Points Gained]
"???"
Ah, right. The Theatrical System. She was suppose to be extracting emotions right now, weren't she?
If she were to use some context clue, the first notification probably came from gratitude, right?
'2000 points for just patting someone's back... Should I say they're being generous or not?'
But what about the second notification, the one in which she had received 5000 points for absolutely no reason?
'...I can't tell, there were quite a few things going on.'
It's alright. For now, she needed to materialize a personality that would be perfect for extracting emotions.
Since Kasuka now knew that this is the Arius Autonomous District, she have just the perfect personality to blend in with the rest of the students...
Step Step
The footsteps of the instructor were getting closer and closer, perhaps in a couple more steps, the back of another child would appear right in front of Kasuka and Azusa, acting as a protective shield against the adult of this world.
But Kasuka wouldn't let this opportunity slip by!
It is already rare in and of itself that she's in the presence of one of the main cast of Blue Archive, more so about the opportunity to show off her acting skills in front of them!
With that in mind, she lightly pushed Azusa behind her, the footstep that was approaching also stopped in that moment.
[2000 Points Gained!]
[2000 Points Gained!]
[1000 Points Gained!]
[2000 Points Gained]
[4000 Points Gained!]
Her small face was determined, her eyes burning with determination. Against the height of the adult in front of her, she stood her ground.
Even as she tilted her head up to catch a glimpse of the dreadful gas mask, she did not take a step back.
In fact, she faced the instructor head on.
"Don't... That's enough. Please, let her go." A soft voice escaped her lips. It was rough and strained. It showed everyone just how dehydrated the girl must have been.
By the sound of it, the girl shouldn't have been able to talk, but more and more words kept pouring out of that small mouth.
"She sim-simply misunderstood the order, that's all. Please." Nobody else could see it, but Azusa had a full view of everything since she was the closest to the girl.
The small tremble of her legs, the one that everyone thought was the very foundation of her fearlessness.
The girl in front of her was also in fear.
"Cough... Y-you...!" Azusa tried to tell the girl to get back, to tell her that this was her problem.
But she failed. Her lips were tightly shut.
[10000 Points Gained]
'Hahaha! Yes! Keep coming in! At this rate, I'll be rich in no time!'
Outwardly, she showed herself as this heroic child, willing to stand up against injustice in order to save another.
But inside her head, she was jumping in tears and joy at the sight of notifications coming in waves.
Since she had just arrived in this place, she weren't quite used to the center of mass this body had, so she was struggling a little bit to find her balance.
Fortunately, there's nobody attentive enough to notice her struggles.
'...Or maybe it would've been better to show it off?'
Of course, it was already too late. She already cemented herself as this strong wielded child with undying passion for justice! She can't just suddenly pussy out and turn around to run, could she?
'Well, I'm still in the early stages. I could slip up once or twice, but more than that and I'm cooked.'
"Surprising, there is another trouble maker in this group?" The adult took another step closer, causing Kasuka to also take a step back, protectively covering Azusa who was behind her more closely.
[3000 Points Gained]
"I'll give you 3 seconds. Move now, or I'll make you feel the pain I was about to give her."
Hearing this, Kasuka flinched slightly but did not move.
"1."
Azusa's heartbeat quickened as the count down started, her eyes darted unstably across the back of the brown haired child in front of her.
"Yo-"
"2."
Without a single hesitation on every action taken, Kasuka stood tall against the adult.
"3."
It was then, a sudden impact caused Kasuka to go flying across the room, landing roughly on the wall.
As her back met the concrete wall, a cough of air escaped her lips.
She fell over and rolled a couple of times, her hands were pressed against her own stomach, the exact spot the instructor had kicked her in.
"No!"
The voice of Azusa entered her ears and Kasuka's eyes widened.
[12000 Points Gained]