2-21: The Three Who t 3 (2/2)
Crimson tried to struggle out of the chair, but the broken exoskeleton was no different from a strait jacket or a heavy stone.
With the armor being what was practically a heavy rock, Crimson couldnt even lift a hand much less get away.
Calm down! Listen to !
The old man was the first to recover himself after Crimson started panicking.
He shook Crimsons shoulders and called out.
There are no monsters here! Dont be fooled by an illusion! Listen only to my voice and calm down!
Uwaa, no Aa aa.
Perhaps his voice was able to reach Crimson, as the struggling Crimson stopped moving.
Crimsons eyes couldnt be seen because of the helt, but they appeared to move so that they could get a good look at the person in front.
A, haa, haa, haa, haa Your, excellency I
Crimson still spoke in stutters, but it was evident that Crimson was now awake.
Its fine, dont worry about it. Can you tell what happened? The old man asked.
Your Excellency!? Didnt you see what happened just now! We need to treat A concerned Naless mber said.
Its fine Im sorry for putting on such a shaful display. Please allow to make my report, Your Excellency Crimson said.
Crimson firmly refused the suggestion of his worried comrades, then started talking about what happened.
A mysterious enemy covered in black mist. The ability to weaponize everything touched. An unknown attack. And Crimsons failure to land a hit despite removing all of the outer armor.
And then, I dont know what he did to , but I ended up in that state. It was as if a powerful fear was forcefully planted into mm Ugh. N-Now that I think about it Not one of my attacks really did manage to reach him.
Although they both appeared to be equally stumped by each others equipnt, it felt as if that black mist had just been toying with Crimson.
Other than the old man whod already foreseen this, everyones faces paled as they listened.
But that was only a given, after all, the top mber of their combat division ca back utterly crushed.
What do you think, Doctor? Any ideas?
The old man quietly listened to Crimson, then he suddenly called out to an empty space.
At that, a black screen appeared before him and a voice resounded.
Of course, not. That exoskeleton may be experintal, but its still custom made.
The voice seed to belong to a young man, but there was no way to confirm for sure since he refused to show his face.
But then again, that was true for the both of them. Naless hasnt shown any of their faces to him either.
Voice-only communication like what they were doing now was the only thing theyve permitted Doctor.
Still, considering that Doctor was a technical expert from outside, the treatnt he was getting was still exceptional. It was also a part of his compensation for his work this ti.
According to my calculations, it should at least be able to fight against a company alone. Are you sure that black mist isnt actually a monster among monsters?
The old man asked the new exoskeletons creator for his opinion, but it would appear that finding the culprit might be harder than expected.
There was so annoyance mixed in with Doctors words, but that was only a given.
After all, the exoskeleton and equipnt he painstakingly built without sleeping were broken. On top of that, he couldnt even get much data.
He wanted to say that the culprit was a monster among monsters.
No. Im sure of it, that black mist was human. I only saw his eyes But those were the eyes of a human Eyes full of emotion.
But the person who fought him strongly argued otherwise. The black mist was a person.
Shocked by Crimsons insistence, Doctor started calmly analyzing.
That is an alarming situation in and of itself. Soone who could defeat you in a one on one battle. Either its the equipnt that made that possible or the pilot Maybe even both. Either way, I dont have the slightest clue who it could be. You?
None. Even without the strange equipnt, it was my first ti fighting soone like that. He was completely unlike anyone Ive fought. The way he fights is different at a fundantal level. At least, it felt like that to .
I thought so too. If we were just talking about combat capabilities, then I do have so suspects in mind, but based on what my Spear has said so far, none of them seem to coincide with our unknown enemy. Doctor?
Theres that genius (idiot) isolated in the academy, but that idiots been taken with Dinsion Science. If its just the specs were talking about, there shouldnt be anything that could so one-sidedly make sport of my new model.
Soone who could make an exoskeleton with the sa specs. Or soone who could produce an exoskeleton that could deliver that degree of combat ability.
Unfortunately, neither Doctor nor Naless could think of a person or organization that could accomplish either feat.
As such, Doctor decided to put the question aside for now and change the topic to his main objective.
Either way theres too little information. No matter how much we think about it now, we wont get any results. More importantly, I believe its about ti we spoke business. General Ortis?
I know. Well take responsibility for this ss and make proper reparations.
They have been entrusted with a unit to gather data, but due to their circumstances, it got thrown into battle instead and ca back a piece of rock.
The recorded combat data has all been damaged too. This was past the point of their endeavors being rely a waste of ti.
Naless had a contract with them. They were to verify research results and collect data in secret.
Since they failed, reparations now had to be made.
In the underworld, where there were no laws to bind people, everything revolved around ability and reputation.
Of course, there were people who ignored such rules, but its precisely because Naless pays well that they are trusted.
If you want, we can also give you priority for materials and machine parts. We can also make it convenient for you when it cos to collecting data.
Hmph. You know full well that I can only rely on you. Whatever. Ill just have to accept those terms. Ill send you the list later.
But for a technical expert like Doctor without any connection or funds or public position, the cold hard truth was that there was no organization other than Naless that could be trusted.
Very well.
After that the call was closed.
The old man, known as General Ortis and the leader of Naless, turned to the operator, who nodded to indicate that the call has been closed.
My apologies, Your Excellency. This kind of blunder
Dont say anymore. It was my mistake for being overconfident in ourselves. We shouldnt have been greedy and properly made sure our equipnt was in order before sending reinforcents.
With this he couldnt laugh at Ryubin anymore, the old man smiled.
The atmosphere within the room has finally gotten peaceful again, but the Spear couldnt reply.
Was that really true?
Could they really have won against that if their equipnt was in perfect condition?
The general himself noticed that, but he didnt ntion it since he didnt want to destroy the atmosphere.
Please be still for a mont. Ill remove your helt now.
Ahh, thanks.
As the chanics started removing the helt to analyze it, the Spear called out to the general.
Your Excellency, can I just say one thing?
What is it?
This is just an impression, just sothing I vaguely felt, but when I was fighting that black mist, although everything was different, I felt like it was the sa thing. There was nothing at all about it that was familiar, but I feel like Ive felt it sowhere before I feel like Ive felt the sa thing from you, Your Excellency.
That unexpected report caught the general unguarded for a mont, but he quickly cald down and muttered, I see.
Upon saying it out loud, Crimson finally realized what it was that was so exasperating.
Crimson had unconsciously been treating them as the sa. Because of that Crimson couldnt forgive being denied by him.
Thank you for your report. Rest up well today. Either way, youll have to go back to Kutoria tomorrow.
Yes. My permission to go outside only extends until tomorrow afternoon
Were taking it off now, one of the chanics said.
The chanics disassembled the headgear in the background while the two spoke with each other.
When they were finally able to remove the headgear, the face of the one known as Spear and whom Shinichi referred to as Crimson was finally revealed.
If there were anyone here other than Naless, that person would surely be shocked at the figures appearance.
Theres no one here who can infiltrate the place other than you. Im sorry, but Im counting on you, Myuhi Ruona, my Spear.
Leave it to , Your Excellency.
Though exhausted, her fox ears still nodded and her pink hair swayed.
As this adorable girl nodded with a face that no one from the academy knew, she finally reached her limits and lost consciousness.
As the old generals hands lovingly patted her on the head, for so reason, she rembered the eyes of the mysterious enemy that she saw in that one mont.
Why do those eyes look so much like a lost childs?
Even though hes so strong. Why?
She found it curious, but as she pondered on it, slumber finally took her, and she fell into that peaceful darkness born from exhausting ones body and mind.
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