Chapter 82
[Disturbing Lullaby]
When I returned to the hideout, I first went to Roll’s room, but she wasn’t in the room . So, I only collected my phone that was in the room and came to the first aid room .
Then I got my injuries treated by Chiyaku-san .
“Somehow, there aren’t many people today . ”
Although the first aid room was usually full of injured people, there were few people today .
Therefore, I got constant treatment by Chiyaku-san . Chiyaku can easily heal this amount of injuries . However, usually, she is too busy to devote a lot of time to one person, so the treatment often takes much time .
As she showed me the other day, it seems that she can heal her own injuries even faster .
I wonder if it was an application technique that combined it with that blood ability .
“We suddenly got busy since a week ago . Most of the hideout members are out . ”
Chiyaku-san said while wrapping a bandage from my shoulder to my chest .
“Roll too?”
“If I remember correctly, that is the case . The mission seems to be quite important as Shikkou gave it to her personally . It is probably the first time since the organization was founded that we’ve been this busy in a short period of time . ”
“Hee~ . ”
Then I can’t stay like this either . Should I go to Shikkou-san’s place and get a job?
But if most people are out, I may not be able to team up with a decent person . I don’t feel like going solo on mission after all .
It might be better to wait for Roll to return here .
…There is something I have to say to Roll . About quitting school .
The long-term mission of infiltrating the SDF too… I had to tell Boss that I’m withdrawing from it .
“By the way, what happened to Sen? The one from Nursery Rhymes . ” I asked about the thing that suddenly came to my mind .
What happened to her after Chiyaku-san took her back?
“Ahh, Sen? She became a part of Anonymous . She’s also added to the phone’s codename list . ”
I take out the phone from my pocket and open the codename list . Then, there was certainly Sen’s name there . Several other codenames have been added too .
The contact list did not have Sen’s name, so she was probably not given a phone .
“What does it mean?”
I thought that Sen would surely become Chiyaku-san’s toy .
Since I watched that battle, I have such an image of Chiyaku-san .
“It is what it is . Sen, come . ”
That said, Chiyaku-san clapped her hand .
Then, the door of the first aid room opens immediately and a red-haired woman comes in . The woman was Sen .
A pink cardigan on a white cutter shirt . And wearing a white skirt up to her knees, she dressed like a nurse .
“Did you call? Chiyaku . ” A clear voice . Standing in front of the open door, Sen is looking this way .
She had changed completely .
Her warlike eyes and mad smile were impressive, but I can’t see them in her expression now .
Her atmosphere changed, and for some reason she even looked young .
“What kind of torture did you do to her?”
Just in case, I keep my guard up against her, and asked Chiyaku-san .
Did she torture her so much that her personality changed completely?
She has the ability of phoenix . She wouldn’t leak out a voice with just half-hearted torture .
Chiyaku-san . What did you do?
“I also originally wanted to use her body and do various experiments on her, but…”
“…?”
“Sen lost her memory when she woke up . The current her only has enough knowledge to live her daily life . Even I am reluctant to use her as a research material . ”
“Ahh, I see . It is the trick of the enemy, isn’t it?”
“That’s right . They should have done something to her brain in case she got caught . Especially since Sen cannot commit suicide . Otherwise, they can’t prevent information leakage . ”
“That’s why it was decided to shelter her in Anonymous, right?”
“Ahh . She’s a powerful ability user in the first place . It a waste to throw her away . I’m responsible because I was the one who picked her up, but I’m sick of taking care of her though . ”
Since she lost her memory, it is better to put her to use .
But what if her memory returns?
When I think about it, I think I should dispose her . No, I can’t dispose her because she is an immortal, huh .
Well, if Chiyaku-san is monitoring her properly then it is fine… or so what I want to believe .
I turned my eyes to Sen . Then with a troubled smile, she tilted her head .
While remembering her appearance fighting while laughing and naked, I continued the conversation with Chiyaku-san .
“So, she became Chiyaku-san’s assistant?”
“Ahh . ”
After the treatment was over, Chiyaku-san tapped my back .
I stood up with that as a sign and put on my jacket .
Although my injuries were not completely healed, the pain was reduced thanks to her ‘Accelerate Heal’ .
This much is enough . I can move without minding my wounds .
I only got cuts in the first place, so it would have been easy for Chiyaku-san to heal .
“But about Sen . Is she not pretending losing her memory?”
“She’s not . ”
“Why?”
“Because she showed some definitive symptoms of memory loss . ”
“I see . ”
Chiyaku-san is a doctor . That area is the first thing she should doubt, and she already confirmed it, huh .
“Thank you for the treatment . ” That said, I left the first aid room .
After leaving the first aid room, I headed to the observation tower-cum-monitor room .
The room, which is the central part of the hideout, is the center of the organization managed by Shikkou-san .
The members mobilized here are about 30% of the population in the hideout . Most of them are non-combatants .
When I arrived at the monitor room, I found that there were fewer people here than usual .
The dimly lit room was busy with personnel holding documents heading back and forth .
Dozens of monitors are displaying an unclear screen in front of the room . The room is lower in the inner part like a movie theater, and thanks to the difference in steps, the monitor in front can be seen from any position .
I stood behind Shikkou-san, who was busy operating multiple keyboards .
Seeing that Shikkou-san continued to work without noticing me even though I stood behind her[2], I decided to stay silent .
Finding a suitable computer, I sit in front of it and open the mission history screen .
You can check who is on standby here .
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A login pass that changes every day is required to see the individual mission history, but if you just want to check who is on standby, you do not need to log in .
I read the codenames that was listed in the order of a to z from the top .
It seems that most of the members are really on mission, and there were only 6, 7 people waiting .
Boss, Shidou-san[1](previously Shimichi), and Tameiki-san are not there .
Furthermore, the fact that Desuko-san and Byakurei-san are also on mission means that they are quite busy .
Come to think of it, when I met Desuko-san on New Road, she said she had several missions .
If she was so busy, she should have told me .
Should I help too, I wonder? This situation is one where I can’t complain even if I don’t like going solo .
Right at the time when I thought so, Shikkou-san noticed my existence and stood up,
“Hm? Shion-kun…!?”
Roughly getting the obstructive in front of her out of the way, Shikkou-san walked this this way .
Shikkou-san’s hair was always unkempt, and there were dark circles under her eyes . It embodies her severe work .
“Long time no see . ”
“Mou-, you should have let me know if you’re back!”
“I just came back . Still, it looks like you’re very busy . ”
“No no, this isn’t at the level of just busy anymore . This is undoubtedly a work terror already . Work terror!”
Shikkou-san, who was too busy and had a strange tension, spoke in a grand and strong tone .
“By the way, my vacation notice wasn’t submitted, right?”
“Ahh, I got the situation so it’s fine . Instead, I had Roll work twice as much as usual . ”
Uwaa, I’m sorry .
“Then, please give me work . ”
“No, most of the missions are already undertaken, and we only need to wait for the result, so I don’t have any more work to give to Shion-kun alone . I’m thinking of leaving the rest to the branches . I’m very busy arranging it though . ”
“Then I-“
“It’s okay for you to rest~ . ”
“Somehow, it made me feel complicated . ”
Even though everyone was busy working .
Well, if I can take a rest, I will do so .
“Then, can you give this to the master of the cafe?”
When I turned around and tried to return to Roll’s room, Shikkou-san pushed me the thick documents that were scattered about the area .
Because it wasn’t organized, some of them fluttered down to the floor .
“Okay . ” I replied, and headed to the exit of the monitor room .
Then, at that time, the door right in front of my eyes opened vigorously .
And the one who entered the monitor room just like that is Byakurei-san .
“Shikkou!” His voice echoed in the room .
“Eh, Byakurei is back too . ”
Interrupting Shikkou-san’s words, Byakurei-san strongly swipes away the documents piled up on the desk in front of him to the ground .
“Eh? Hey, what are you doing!?”
For some reason, Byakurei-san seemed to be irritated .
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While swiping all the documents, he walked up this way .
“Shion huh . It is a relief that at least you are here . ”
With that said, he swipes down the bunch of documents from my hand as well .
Then Byakurei-san stood face to face with Shikkou-san and says,
“Connect to the ‘Observer’ now . ”
‘Observer’ is one of Anonymous’s secrets . I’ve heard that it is the pinnacle of sensing ability, but I don’t know the details either .
“You know, right? The ‘Observer’ can’t be used without Boss’ permission even with my authority . What happened? To make Byakurei this agitated . ”
Shikkou-san responded with a frown .
I was also puzzled at Byakurei-san who was different from usual .
I wonder if something happened .
“I know you can connect without permission . Just do it quickly . I’ll take the responsibility . ” Byakurei-san grabbed Shikkou-san’s shoulders and said . He’s not in his usual laidback atmosphere .
Breaking off him, Shikkou-san faced the computer in front of her . Shikkou-san probably felt that something was off seeing Byakurei-san totally serious expression .
“So, why do you want to use ‘Observer’?”
“I want to know how much time we have . ”
“What do you mean?”
All the screens on the front display of the monitor room are switched, and 3D graphics like brain are displayed for a while . After the ‘brain’ made several rotations, the screen switched again .
What was displayed was a countless number of red character strings .
“Save the talk for later . Please display the areas from SN-315 to 320 . ”
“No wait . Those areas are near the SDF military base, aren’t they? If we infiltrate such a place, there’s a possibility that we’ll be reverse sensed . ”
“No, the mission to destroy the highway radar and communication antennas over there has already been completed . There are less than half of the facilities left there now . They don’t have personnel that can devoted to reverse sensing . ”
“Hmm? I haven’t received that report though . Or rather, that mission, isn’t it the one Desuko took?” Shikkou-san looked at me and said .
I explained it,
“Ah, when I met Desuko-san on New Road, she gave me that mission . Come to think of it, I forgot to submit the result . I’m sorry . But that was yesterday you know?”
In the first place, I didn’t have the organization-use phone, so I couldn’t submit the result .
“No way . Then it may be possible to infiltrate it . ”
When Shikkou-san quickly typed on the keyboard, the character strings in the screen was switched and different characters were displayed .
It was a list of numbers, and I don’t know what it was, but Shikkou-san was staring at it .
“It looks like a good number of people are moving in the direction of Slaceid, but this is a large-scale migration… or not, that’s impossible . They’re pretty fast after all . ”
“How soon will they get to this city?”
“I think in about an hour . ”
“Dammit, they sure are fast . ”
“Heey Byakurei, what does this mean? What’s coming?”
“Nursery Rhymes . Shikkou, hurry call back the combatants . ”
“Ha? No no… Eh?”
Such a reaction from Shikkou-san was inevitable .
My expression didn’t show it, but I was really surprised by Byakurei-san’s words .
“Calling back the combatants… those guys aren’t coming to attack, right?”
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“They are coming to attack . They knew we were going to destroy the highway radar and communications at that base . ”
You’re kidding, right?
Nursery Rhymes is attacking at this timing when there are almost no people in the hideout?
“No no, still, isn’t it strange? The enemy shouldn’t even know the location of the hideout . Even if the information was leaked, they don’t need to secure the shortest route between New Road and Slaceid . In that case, it is more efficient if they erect a base in Slaceid and make a surprise attack after all . ”
“Nursery Rhymes isn’t the only one coming . They’re hiring the ‘Association’ itself to increase their strength . That is to say, that is the route for the people of the ‘Association’ to come here . ”
“…You’re kidding me . Isn’t it quite dangerous?” That said, Shikkou-san puts the mug she had in her hand roughly on the desk and faces the computer again . Then she quickly started typing something on the keyboard .
The ‘Association’ was hired by Nursery Rhymes – What the heck does that mean?
Besides, why did Byakurei-san know something like this?
“Where is that information from, Byakurei-san?” I who was standing up opened my mouth unintentionally . At that question, Shikkou-san answers,
“He belongs to Anonymous now, but Byakurei was one of the founders of the ‘Association’ y’know . So Byakurei got the latest information related to the ‘Association’ early . ”
“I see . ”
Byakurei-san sure has a great past too .
But isn’t it strange that the information didn’t come to me who was in the ‘Association’ until yesterday and the day before yesterday?
I wonder if the talk brought only to the veterans and scorers of mid-level and above . Certainly, Yoiyami-san and I, who became members forcibly, can’t be trusted .
“Shikkou, how many people can return within an hour?”
Seeing the screen of the monitor changed to another character strings, Byakurei-san asked .
“This time, there many who were going afar, and the main force is in a location where can hardly even contact . And it is almost impossible for boss to return in time . ”
“Seriously? Isn’t Hyde acting with Shidou?”
“No, we’re too busy, so the two went on different missions . And we probably can’t expect for the return of Shidou-san . Because it is very likely that she can’t be contacted . ”
“It sure is hard not having Shidou around…”
“For the time being, I will issue a return order for those who were close by . I think it will take some time though .
Or rather, this situation means that we have a traitor inside . ”
Traitor .
The first person that came to my mind when I heard that word was Desuko-san .
It was Desuko-san who offered me that mission . Desuko-san was on a mission at New Road, so if it was her, she could move the ‘Association’ at this timing .
Therefore, I instinctively muttered her name .
“Desuko-san . ”
Byakurei-san’s eyes are directed at me .
“It’s not her . ” He said in certainty, cutting my words .
Shikkou-san also agrees with Byakurei-san,
“I can’t think that Desuko-san would betray us . I think that Desuko was used in this situation . For the time being, I’ll contact her too . ”
If these two people say so, the probability that it was Desuko-san should be low .
Well, it is okay to think about who the traitor is later .
Now, we have to think about what to do in this situation .
For a while, Byakurei-san was silent as if he was thinking .
Shikkou-san types on the keyboard rapidly . It seems that the situation was conveyed to the people in the monitor room through the computer and the monitor, and they completely changed their work even while making a ruckus .
“Anyway, Shikkou, gather all the people in the hideout in the second meeting room . ”
“…got it . ”
“One… no, two hours, call back as many people who can fight as you can in that time . I will somehow buy time with the remaining members . ”
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