[Blue Archive] Noa ASMR – Right Beside You, Never Giving Up

"I'll properly pay attention to you later." The moment she smiled gently at me with those clean, downturned eyes overflowing with grace, all I could do was lie on my back, belly exposed, and whimper "kuuun." Watching the PV for the Kivotos Halo Festival, seeing her with a pen against her chin wearing a soft smile, some instinct deep inside me as a living creature screamed "oh, this girl is absolutely dangerous" — and by the time I registered it, I had already lost. Dangling rewards in front of you and then making you wait — soft-hearted teasing is second nature to her. Not only does she meticulously observe and "record" your every move, she also possesses the outstanding memory befitting a seminar secretary, so it's safe to say she's already seen through every one of your weak points. Without ever losing her composed, unhurried demeanor, she teases you, rolls you around in the palm of her hand, and plays with you. Even though this is already a deep swamp that stirs up such a craving for defeat, there's an even deeper swamp hidden beneath it. Once you're even slightly touched by that poetic, fleeting sentimentality, there's no coming back. With this official supply that practically says "you don't need to come back anymore," my permanent residence in the Ikushio Noa swamp has been confirmed. Thank you, Yostar... Track 3 suddenly drops a fetish bomb of Noa's sweat-soaked tights, completely soaked through, and I couldn't hide my agitation — but this part is us working together. It also shows off a combination technique used in past works, like the sound of rain and the pleasant clacking of typing during work. The sound of writing, pages turning, Noa humming to herself while brewing coffee midway through — the commitment to realism is incredible~ Track 4 is the reward you get after finishing work, and once again we get Noa's "lewdness." Is that basically her pronoun at this point? Sweet, playful teasing — thank you for those wonderful breaths. I finished. As for the closing Track 5, there's actually a "countdown." Properly managing her health, with a smile. The bonus track is a must for teachers prone to working themselves to death — you can really settle in and enjoy Noa's nursing-care work sounds. Ugh, I'll make a note to work hard again starting tomorrow....

Every piece of information readable from the body — gestures, speech, judgment, mental state, everything — being recorded; a sense of being watched by something unfathomable, as if emptiness itself, or a boundless darkness, or even a colorless white, were endlessly filling itself with information; something that thoroughly analyzes even elements not within one's own conscious awareness; something that feels like an encroachment upon, and a threat to, life itself, felt alongside a mist-like sense of danger — the sensation that such a thing exists there, wrapped in a soft outward appearance. The sensation of sight and hearing, which should be separate senses, synchronizing; the sensation that even though there's only sound, a gaze and awareness are directed at you. The sensation of being dissected as a living being — as the activity of flesh and the functions it possesses. She is cute. But this feeling of "cute" is only the most visible impression among the things I feel toward her — like a lotus leaf, if I had to compare it — and what follows that cuteness, what one senses from her beneath it, is a bottomless swamp lying beneath that lotus leaf. Records about myself are read; through my body perceiving those records, myself as a living creature — regardless of form — has an actual appearance, far removed from my own memory, forced upon me as a mold. But Ikushio Noa is a presence that conveys my own grotesque self, regardless of whether there's any intention behind it. That presence comes at me, carried through something inorganic, through the very air. The female physique and voice she possesses are, as they are, an utterly bewitching force that dominates male instinct entirely. I find myself confused, thinking that she is dominating me using all five of the senses she possesses. In the game, there was only fixed, scripted vocalization (though in the sense that there's a script here too, perhaps it's the same), and I didn't particularly feel much life or presence from it — but becoming an audio work has sharply increased that. As a result, the body — the medium that conveys sensations like pain and so much else to a living being — becomes transparent, visible. To describe myself after hearing Ikushio Noa's voice in this work, the most fitting expression would be a male anglerfish. But I don't regret a single moment of it. To say this work has "value beyond its price" would fall far short of describing the sheer amount of information contained within it.

I loved Ikushio Noa. Ever since I started this game, she was someone whose appearance alone showed up in the game's description. She was finally implemented about two years ago. From that point on, I had been hoping for an ASMR work featuring Ikushio Noa, so this work was one I had long been waiting for. Compared to other students, Noa is actually one who receives a lot of content across various media, starting with YouTube Shorts. However, my impression is that most of that content wasn't really about her alone — rather, it was framed around the seminar with her close friend Yuuka, plus Koyuki. And so, I had come to think, more and more, as time went on: "I want to experience more of the charm of Ikushio Noa as an individual, 'by herself.'" As I mentioned, since Noa is a student who already receives a lot of content, I felt like this was a somewhat greedy wish of mine. So I had more or less given up, thinking it probably wouldn't happen — and then the release of this work was announced. For a while after the announcement, I remained in a daze, unable to think properly, in a light-headed state, and I reached for my earphones. To put it simply, this work is an extension of the bond story — time spent working together with Noa, and so on. At 103 minutes, it's not short, but it's not overly long either. Within that time, this work depicted the her that I already knew, as well as a her I didn't know. Her working alongside me. Her laughing, having fun teasing me. Her acting out of consideration for me. And then, just a small glimpse of her inner self. I don't claim to have understood everything about her from this work alone. But this work is packed with situations we've all imagined in our daydreams, as well as situations that offer new interpretations of her. If you love the girl named Ikushio Noa, I want you to try picking this up at least once. I love Ikushio Noa.