Chapter 175
The three left the training ground.
Abigail was able to get Eriksen to tell her the story of the 89 defense. She obtained information on the commanders of the ti and other relevant details.
As she was leaving, Eriksen gave Abigail his contact information. He said if she needed any help, he would be happy to assist her.
“You’re very popular, Abby. I’ve never seen that old man so caring.”
“It’s not , It’s Nigel”
The reaction of those who heard the na Nigel, the Golden Grim Reaper, was at two extres. So were afraid and others admired her. That is probably the only fact I get about this Nigel person.
InoRyder shoved her hands into her pockets as she walked.
” —To think of it, There’s sowhat annoying procedure to et the ex-captain.”
If visiting requires a complicated process, then he’s definitely commit quite a serious cri.
“We don’t have enough ti to visit him this day, can we do it after the new year?”
“Of course. I really can count on you, InoRyder.”
Abigail smiled at her, and InoRyder’s face broke into a delirious expression. Abigail was gradually learning how to handle her.
“Oh, by the way, Abby. I couldn’t trace Senpai’s real na, but I’m sure a DNA test will show the blood relationship right away, right? I’m sure it’s in the database.”
Now that I knew the na of the golden grim reaper, finding this thing out should be easy.
“Well, that’s one way to do it–“
” No, there wasn’t.”
Vani blurted out, interrupting Abigail.
“What? What do you an?”
“I stopped by the command center this morning on my way to Abigail’s room to check it, but I didn’t find anything about Nigel.”
Seeing that Abigail and InoRyder are silent, Vani resus.
“Nigel’s record did not exist in the 88 database.”
“Did you misspelled it?”
“I’m not that stupid,” Vani puffed out her cheeks.
“It was intentional, I’m sure.”
Abigail continues as she walks off.
“I also checked the records for the defense of 89, and they weren’t there.”
“You an it’s classified?”
“No, they don’t exist. Who went into battle and who didn’t co back, The details of the operation, Who was in command and much more. That’s why I’m here walking around in this place.”
Her words seed to take them both by surprise.
” Well, But why We don’t have an order to gagged ourselves, we can tell you as much as we want about what happened then.”
“Maybe they don’t want to twist the facts, maybe they want to make them vague and ambiguous …… or maybe they erased the whole thing to make so information disappear…… or sothing they really want to hide it from the people who will look at the records. Like an inspector or the press.”
Vani nodded her head, Abigail continued.
“If just one thing is missing, we can imdiately guess the intention from the shape of the missing hole it left behind, but if so many are missing, we can’t tell which one is the information they really wanted to erase, because even the intention can be erased entirely.”
“Whew” InoRyder quipped.
“As expected. Was it true that you were originally an intelligence officer?”
“Does it look that way to you?”
Abigail’s aningful smile made InoRyder’s cheeks blush.
“Ugh …… I do love …… that look. …….”
“Thanks for checking it out, Vani.”
Vani responded with a thumbs up.
Abigail bought flowers on the way ho. It’s a bouquet of Christmas roses.
“What are you going to do with a bouquet of flowers?”
“I’m eting soone tonight.”
“Oh, I see. Well, don’t worry, we’ll accompany you wherever you go. I’ll be with you.”
“Sorry about that ……. InoRyder and the others need to go ho first.”
“Um?” The InoRyder stopped.
“…… no way. ……”
Mouth agape, she yelled in dismay.
“Staying out all night!!?”
When Abigail doesn’t answer, InoRyder breaks down and starts to flutter.
“That!!…Is that other person …. a man!?”
“I don’t know.”
Abigail looking forward to the following dawn.
“Who is he? where the hell that bastard ca from!?”
“We’ve been in a serious relationship before.”
“Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!?”
InoRyder staggered as if she had been hit in the head with a bullet. She blocked Abigail’s way with a heartbroken look on her face and pleaded with both hands.
“Th-Then what about my ‘princess first ti’ dream plan!? that I will take Abby’s first ti of the year while wish her a Happy New Year!??””
“Well, I don’t know about that plan……. I’ll be back in my room tomorrow at noon.”
She hung her head down in disappointnt.
Sighing deeply, InoRyder looks up as if in remorse.
“…… Abby, I hope soday you’ll tell eventually tell about your secrets….you seems to have a lot of them”
“Yes, of course I will, when the ti cos. I’m very grateful for all the help I’ve been getting.”
“That’s okay. No need to say all those things.”
“You got dumped.”
Vani teased her with a hand over her mouth, and InoRyder seed to have no energy to retort back.
“Well, it’s no use, I’ll go back to my room and get my favorite kokeshi doll. I’ll be waiting in Abby’s room, so if you need anything, please call at the terminal. Things are getting dangerous, so at least let know if you’re on your way.”
*chu*
Abigail answered with a surprise kiss on InoRyder’s cheek.
Hyperventilating, InoRyder backed away and put her hand on the fence surrounding the building.
The building inside appeared to be in ruins, waiting for reconstruction.
“…… Oh, this is an old orphanage. There are fewer and fewer of them these days. Because more and more children are living on their own in the slums. I wonder is it good or bad?”
InoRyder seed to suddenly rember sothing and cut off her words.
“—- Well, Senpai’s favorite food was cheesecake. …… sothing I’ve been get to know since I’ve been following Senpai ……. One ti, I even snuck a piece of cheesecake from Senpai’s room, just to tease her.”
“Cheesecake?”
“Sigh. Then after that …….”
“I almost killed. Never touch Senpai’s food. Especially cheesecake. It was only after I woke up in the hospital that I learned that this unwritten rule that is common knowledge among those who know Senpai.”
Abigail giggled and clamped her mouth shut, her face turning pale.
“Hmm? What’s wrong?”
“No, no. It’s nothing. ……”
Looking at Abigail curiously, InoRyder regained her composure and continued.
“So, feeling really guilty, Senpai beca very docile at the side of the bed. She nursed and told an old story. that ti it was about why she was beca so stubborn.”
“……”
“Senpai was once in a place called , which was a terrible place that was a cesspool of desires and live like a human live-stock, where food was fought over, so she still has the feeling that if soone takes food from her hands, she considers it a declaration of war.”
When Abigail heard this, her eyes widen and and blinked.
“Do you rember what she says…… which Fort?”
“Nope. Orphan Cradle is only in the old Fort and has been completely swept aside for the new Fort, so it’s not here in 88. That’s all She said.”
“……”
“Hmmm …… and this too”InoRyder holds up her index finger.
“I heard that she was good at imitating scary monsters from back then. She was laughing with nostalgia, saying sothing about how she had achieved a position by imitating scary beasts. I begged her to show how she did it. I rember the look of embarrassnt on her face when she said she would never do it.
“Gevaudan.”
“Eh?”
Abigail repeated.
“The Beast of Gevaudan.”
“……. Oh yeah …… I think that’s what it was called.”
A cold wind brushed through their hair as they stared at each other.
“…… was that helpful?”
“Yes …… very much.”
The three had dinner together on the upper floors, where they parted ways.
Abigail walked alone on the observatory floor.
The area was crowded with people trying to watch the fireworks. She slid into the crowd and spent so ti outside looking at the lights as she blended in with the crowd.
From the upper floors of the building, she could see all the way to the outside of the city walls. Fireworks are supposed to be launched from the top of the walls to the outside. Abigail had never seen such an event at the Fort. It was a magnificent sight that showed how great the Fort 88 really is.
The workers who had been busily working on the city walls had gradually slowed down, and it was almost ti for the new year to arrive. I felt a creeping sensation on my ankle.
The tantalizing sensation of being caressed by her fingertips quickly climbed up to her thighs and buttocks, and eventually to her backside. Normally, I would have scread out loud that I was being molested.
Finally, it slips behind her neck and under her hair and stops moving, and She whisper a question to it.
“–Tailing–?”
–White, girl, strange, guys, three–
Niblo seems to be able to hear Abigail’s voice through her hair and also can sense things such as presence, hostility, and killing intent.
“–The white girl is Vani. The others are AASPINT, I think.”
–girl,sight, sharp, bad–
“–Do you think my legs can handle it–?”
–no, big sis, weak–
I wanted to argue sothing, but swallowed. By alien standards, Abigail’s physical strength must be like that of a baby.
(I know it seems absurb, but shall I do it or not? ……)
“–do it. Operation D. Get ready–“
–Sir, yessir —
Behind Abigail’s neck, Niblo began to wriggle.
Niblo was using his legs to rub himself in the stomach, sending his hair flying through the air. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see the glimring furry downy hairs scattering widely on the air currents.
Anyone hit by Niblo’s hair would beco a target of his power .
At the flash of white light. The sky lit up.
Almost simultaneously, the sound of the explosion reached the observation floor, and the crowd cheered.
As soon as the eyes of many turned out the window, Abigail quickly looked around.
Among the white flashing shadows, I identified several figures staring at , not paying attention to the fireworks, but to Abigail. She was surrounded. But among them, she could not spot Vani. Niblo was correct in his assessnt that it would be impossible to shake off her pursuit.
“–do it.”
Abigail moved as the second firework exploded.
Slowly, she stealthy walking away.
The eyes that had been watching her continued to look at the sa position from earlier, not even twitching.
By the ti three or four shots of light lit up the observation floor, Abigail was already in the elevator.
The elevator doors closed soundlessly.
She managed to get out of there with the help of Niblo.
–After a while.
“–Where is she–!”
“–still on this floor!”
Behind the lively crowd celebrating the New Year, there was a shout of anger. They were confused, as if they were being shown a vanishing magic trick right in front of their eyes.
Behind the n who were wildly shuffling through the crowd, there was Vani, who had completely erased any sign of her presence.
She stood silently, staring with a grim expression at the space where Abigail had suddenly disappeared.
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