Published at 30th of December 2020 09:59:56 PM
Chapter 109
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Two months have passed since Utsusemi-san returned to the hideout .
After he came back, he worked harder than I expected, and the busy hideout began to regain its calm . Only the executive members seem to be busy as usual .
That is why the tag of Roll and I got a two-week vacation for the first time in a long while .
Honestly, we have nothing to do for two weeks in Derrida, so Roll and I decided to go somewhere .
Therefore, at present, Roll is going to get permission to go out, while I am exploring the hideout alone .
Because we were busy with missions every day until we got the vacation, I could only grasp the structure inside the hideout thanks to the map .
In addition to that, the interior work on the 5th basement floor was just finished the day before yesterday . And thus, access to the 5th basement floor has just been permitted today .
The hideout has already regained sufficient functionality . There seems to be no further construction planned so far, and Derrida has become more excellent as a base than before .
After I take the elevator down to the 5th basement floor, there appear a beautiful floor .
The interior work is just finished, so it is sparkling no matter where I look .
The floors from the 1st basement floor to the 4th basement floor are quite muddy because the members go in and out of the base . Even if you try to remove the muds, this area is a wetland, so you cannot completely remove the muds .
Therefore, the cleaners always seem to be busy .
I proceed on to the new floor .
The place I arrive at after getting off the elevator is a little hall, and from there the passages are divided into front, back, left, and right .
According to the map, all the passages seem to be connected, so for the time being, I go to the corridor in front of me .
“Where are you going, Shion!”
Because a loud voice suddenly echoes from behind me, where there is no sound before, I’m shocked . And then I’m irritated .
“Utsusemi-san, can you stop silence the sounds and approach me? I might attack you reflexively, you know,” Looking back, there is Utsusemi-san wearing a traditional haori and hakama costume . Utsusemi-san seems to really like this outfit, as I have never seen him wear any other outfit .
“Hah? Try it if you can . ”
I sigh at his random belligerent attitude .
Utsusemi-san has been getting in touch with me at every opportunity since then . I think he probably wants to fight me .
However, I don’t feel like I can beat Utsusemi-san, who has acquired the abilities of Sound Control and strengthening system Superhuman, in a head-to-head combat .
Although they are deteriorated copy, if the abilities are the same, the Silent World might be offset after all .
“…Utsusemi-san, don’t you have a mission today?” For now, let’s ignore his words .
If I do this, it will not turn into a battle with Utsusemi-san . For the time being, Utsusemi-san is an ally after all .
I think I really should have killed him at that time .
“Ahh, there is an executive meeting today . So, I’m on standby . What are you sneaking around for?”
“It’s not like I’m sneaking in particular . I’m just confirming the map .
Utsusemi-san yourself, what are you doing in such a place? The meeting room is in two floors above, right?”
I heard that the particularly important equipment was brought into the B5F yesterday, and the systems related to central management are already in operation .
This was what Roll heard from Shido-san, but Observer will also deploy directly to this floor from now on .
There aren’t many rooms that you can use on your own conveniences, and there isn’t anything interesting . In fact, even though it is a newly opened floor, there is no one here .
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Utsusemi-san should have no reason to enter here .
“Haha, do you want to hear it?”
I don’t .
“Well, whatever . ”
I don’t want to get entangled with Utsusemi-san anymore, so I try to move on .
Then Utsusemi-san grabs my shoulder .
“I came to get the ability of Observer . ”
“You will be killed by Boss you know . ”
“Idiooot . Hyde won’t touch anyone other than a traitorous subordinate~ . Such a magnanimous man wouldn’t care about such a thing . He will allow this bit of mischief, see . ”
Certainly, even though Boss finds fault in guilty members, he never kills them .
It seems at that time with Desuko-san was an exception after all . Speaking of which, he has a history of fighting to the death with Yoiyami-san . I feel like I knew quite a lot about Yoiyami-san, but I still can’t think of the reason why they fought even until now .
Well, putting that aside, I think that copying Observer’s ability is enough to be called as an act of betrayal .
“Well, have it your way . ”
Thinking that it is better not to get involved, I shake off Utsusemi-san’s hand . However, Utsusemi-san grabs my shoulder again .
“You are going with me, you know?”
“Haah?”
What the heck are you saying – with such a face, I glare back at Utsusemi-san . Utsusemi-san keeps his hand while a grin floats on his face .
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“Shion, you haven’t seen Observer’s real body, right?”
“I’ve never seen it, but I definitely won’t follow you . ”
“Honestly, I haven’t seen it either . It was decided that only Kemuri, Shikkou, Hyde, and Shido were allowed to deal with it directly . ”
Utsusemi-san doesn’t seem to be willing to response at all, but then he tells a little interesting story, so I shut my mouth unintentionally
“It makes you curious, right?”
I can’t deny it . However, if only the members mentioned by Utsusemi-san are allowed to deal with it directly, it is all the more reason I cannot get involved .
“By the way~, Observer is in the room on the left at the end of this corridor . ”
“I don’t think you can enter such a room without permission though . ”
“Well, obviously . That’s why I went out of my way to pick this from Kemuri’s new room before coming here . ”
Having said that, Utsusemi-san shows me a white card key .
I’m familiar with it; it is similar to the previous hideout master key .
“It seems to be a master key of this floor . ”
“You’re really going to be killed by Boss, you know . ”
“With this, you become my accomplice . ”
“Please stop joking . ”
“Oi, oi, are you planning to tell someone what I’m about to do? You can’t get out of this . ”
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“Why are you dragging me into this?” I ask a genuine question .
He should have no reason to involve me .
“Well, that’s because you’re a witness . Even though I’ve cleared the people out of here with great trouble . ”
What witness . Utsusemi-san was the one who appeared on his own .
No, but certainly . If Utsusemi-san kept moving silently, I would have noticed it .
However, it’s no wonder that there is no one here .
“…To begin with, you don’t need Observer’s ability, right? You have my Sound Control after all . ”
“Sure, your ability is useful, but when asked if it fit my personality, it is not . You have to be very precise in using it . ”
“The ability of Observer is the same, you know . ”
“I won’t know it unless I use it, right?
It seems that Observer can detect a range of several thousand kilometers if they want to . It’s too amazing, isn’t it? I want to experience that feeling . ”
It’s for pure curiosity, huh .
However, this person sure is really determined to get me involved .
At such times, I really regret my lack of mobility . I can’t even forcefully shake off Utsusemi-san .
“…I understand . I’ll follow you, but I won’t help you okay?”
“Alright, alright, then let’s go . I’ll trust you with the surrounding lookout . ”