Chapter 58
[The Ruler’s Judgement]
According to the information drawn out by the secret word, it seems that the meeting place is a family restaurant in front of Gate 5 .
I was waiting in front of the family restaurant .
Looking at the wristwatch, the second hand pointed to 12, so it was exactly 5 pm .
Thereupon, a black car appeared vigorously from the street corner, and roughly stopped in front of me .
Then, the passenger window opens and Kuroinu-san’s face peeked from the driver seat .
“This car is not bad . That Shikkou, he’s getting better and better at currying my favor . ”
“Is the car provided for today?”
“That’s right . It’s cool, isn’t it?”
“Yes . ”
“Ha! Get on the back . ”
Being told so, I opened the back seat door and got on .
There is my suitcase that I left behind near my feet . There’s also Hakunetsu-san’s .
“Is Hakunetsu-san not here yet?”
Listening to me, Kuroinu-san turned his sight to the family restaurant .
When I turned around, I saw Hakunetsu-san, who was paying his tabs at the cashier .
Hakunetsu-san came out of the family restaurant and leisurely came to the car .
Crimson jacket, white pants, and bluish lens sunglasses .
It Hakunetsu-san-like style .
“Shion-kun, how’s this jacket? Cool, right?”
While saying such things, Hakunetsu-san got in the passenger seat .
“Yes . It’s too flashy though . ”
“Ha ha! A man should be flashy, Shion-kun!”
Hakunetsu-san who was able to show off his jacket is in a good mood .
“Hakunetsu, have you done studying yet? Just in case, I have gathered the materials to study . ”
“No problem . I have done it excellently . ”
“Reallyy?”
“I used my head, which I don’t normally used, till my head heats up . ”
“Isn’t that just how you normally iis!?”
“That’s right! Now, let’s go!”
When Hakunetsu-san pressed the button, pop music poured out with a roaring sound .
At the same time, the car starts .
A noisy long journey has begun .
一一一
Moon Road at night .
There were casinos in the city where I went to on my first mission, but it seems that the casinos in this town are bigger .
The one who was in control of this city is this time’s transaction partner, the Doltorcia Family .
Illegal trade of drugs and slaves is widespread, and it seems due to the influence of the Family, the Self Defense Force can’t easily reached out their hand here .
“This is a nice city y’know . Sometimes, I even come here in private .
That’s right, do you want me to take you to a good place after the work is done, Shion?”
The music that was played with roaring sounds has been lowered, and the car slowly runs in the glittering city .
The time is past 10:30 pm .
I and Hakunetsu-san have already changed into tuxedo . We changed our clothes inside the car .
I put on the mask in my hand and I sat on the deep seat .
“No, I’ll pass . ”
I said .
I can’t underestimate Roll’s sense of smell . She’ll seriously get angry if I go to such a store .
No, there’s no reason for her to get angry, but I know that it’ll put her in a bad mood, so I better not going .
We are partner after all, I also don’t want to be disliked by Roll .
“Kukuku, where do you think you’ll be taken to, Shion-kuuun~? If we’re talking about a good place, it must be there right, Kuroinu!”
“That’s right! Let’s go there!”
Annoying . Somehow, these people’s tension were raised more and more .
“Haa, where is it?”
I hung my elbow on the window and asked so .
“Karaoke! It’s karaoke! It must be a karaoke after a mission, right!”
Karaoke huh . It seems that these people really like it .
“That’s…, not bad, isn’t it . ”
“Riight? Let’s finish this mission quickly . ”
The inside of the car become silent .
After entering the city, the two’s atmosphere changed .
It seems like Hakunetsu-san wasn’t in his work mode when he helped me at the department store the other day, but he became serious when he’s together with his partner, Kuroinu-san .
Pointlessly light-decorated signboards pass above the car .
Eventually, we made a left turn and our car entered the back alley .
There are no more people outside . The bright atmosphere also quickly disappeared . There aren’t many street lights along the road .
“We barely made it in time though, is it okay?”
I look at my wristwatch again .
The time is 10:40 . A bit more then we’d in trouble I guess .
“Don’t be impatient . If you move too quickly, your feet will be seen y’know . [1]
It’s just right to barely arrived at the last minute”
“The other party is mafia . But we are Anonymous . We can’t be compared to some hooligans . ”
Is that so? I’m new to this kind of mission, so I don’t know .
Let’s just leave it to the two .
The car runs in the dark alley .
After a while, the car stopped in a parking lot .
“Shion, check the sounds . ”
“Understood . ”
I recheck the surrounding sounds with my ability that I have already turned on .
No one is in the vicinity .
“It’s okay . ”
After I said so, Hakunetsu-san and Kuroinu-san got off the car with their mask on .
I also followed them and get out of the car .
The parking lot on the back alley is quiet .
The only car parked here is the car we rode on .
As I continued to move forward while adjusting the position of my mask, I heard the sound that the car was locked behind me .
“The base of the Dortorsia Family is about 10 minutes walks from here . Just in case, Shion-kun, please pay attention to the surrounding sounds . ”
“Understood . ”
About 10 minutes, huh .
We really arrived at the last minute, right .
Hakunetsu-san and co doesn’t talk .
Eventually we came out to a slightly large road .
It’s a somewhat dreary road .
“It’s this way . ”
Kuroinu-san took the lead .
I and Hakunetsu-san follow after him .
When we climbed up the slope on the road, there was a mansion there .
The buildings that were lined up disappear, and the sky becomes wide at first glance .
Walls surrounds the mansion . A gate can be seen in the front, and there are 4 guards standing there .
Inside the walls, trees are growing as if surrounding the mansion, so it’s whole appearance can’t be seen .
“It’s amazing . ” I said and gulped .
It’s not the time to be awed .
Kuroinu-san and Hakunetsu-san walk forward, and I follow behind them .
At such times, the backs of the two looks big .
We went to the front of the gate, and the guard in black clothes approached us and said .
“People from Anonymous, right . ”
“You can tell just by a glance, right . ”
Even though we’re going to do transaction, Kuroinu-san takes on an extremely oppressive attitude .
“…can you show me ‘that’?”
Kuroinu-san took out something from his pocket .
It’s something that looks like a ring . Is it something like a mark to identify you as a transaction partner?
When the man in black received it and confirmed it, he said, “Follow me” and went into the gate .
We follow after him .
After passing the gate and walking through the lot, the man stopped before the door of the mansion .
Security checkpoint, huh .
“For the time being, we will keep your weapons . ”
“Everyone is without weapons . ”
I was told in advance, so I have left my knife and grappling gun .
Hakunetsu-san and co also left their weapons in the car .
I and Kuroinu-san are empty-handed .
Only Hakunetsu-san brought a bag containing materials and so on .
“Show me the inside of the bag”
“You don’t have any trust huuh . ”
“Oh dear!”Hakunetsu-san said, then he opened his bag and showed it’s content .
The man puts his hand in it and checks for the presence of a weapon .
I feel that there is no big difference even if an ability user is unarmed, but it may be meaningful to reduce the attack power as much as possible .
We may need different weapons depending on the ability of the opponent after all .
“…Alright . Speaking of which, it’s not the usual man today huh . ”
“Kemuri huh . He’s on another job right now . ”
“I see . ”
He’s on vacation though .
I wonder if Kemuri-san was always doing this kind of work alone . If so, he is amazing .
Well, since that person can make a clone, so he might not felt pressured .
After a body check, we were guided into the mansion .
The inside is luxurious and gorgeous .
Chandelier on the ceiling, paintings on the wall that are evenly spaced, and stonework decoration that seems to be difficult to clean .
However, it seems that the floor plan is wider than I expected .
I don’t want to embarrass myself by looking around restlessly, so I walk while facing forward as much as possible .
“This is the Boss’ room . ”
We stand in front of the room we were brought to .
When the man knocked on the door, “Enter”, a voice can be heard from inside .
The man in black slowly opened the door, and in the back of the room, I saw an old man with white hair sitting on the president chair .
Hakunetsu-san take the lead to enter the room this time .
Finally, when I entered, the door was closed .
Then, the man stands right next to the door .
There are 5 escorts of Doltorcia in the room . They are too cautious, right .
“It’s our first time meeting . Don Doltorcia . My name is Hakunetsu . ”
Hakunetsu-san bowed lightly and said so .
“So it’s not Kemuri today, huh… Well sit down . ”
Doltorcia said so, Hakunetsu-san sat on a prepared chair and crossed his legs .
“Excuse me . ”
The man standing next to Doltorcia moved forward a bit, but Doltorcia stop him .
The chairs for me and Kuroinu-san were also prepared, but I couldn’t sit because Kuroinu-san didn’t sit .
“I always think about it, but what can the mask do?”
“It’s a trademark . It’s also hard to smoke because of this . ”
“Is there an ashtray?”
“No, please don’t fuss over me . I didn’t come to smoke . ”
“I see .
If it was Kemuri, he would accompany me into a small talk . ”
“I’m sorry I didn’t like that . It’s something I’m not used to . ”
“Well, it’s fine . Let’s get into the main subject right away .
What did you come to sell today?”
As if he was waiting, Hakunetsu-san got up and took out the materials inside the bag .
“There are two . The first is the leaf of Bewitching Flower .
As far as I know, the leaves of the Bewitching Flower, which have a strong hallucinating effect during flowering, are good narcotic drugs .
It can’t be transacted as a drug, but we were able to get quite a lot of the raw materials, so I think you would buy it .
It’s pretty hard to get y’know?”
“The goods?”
“It’s here . ”
Mr . Hikaru took out a small plastic case from his bag .
Then hand it over to Doltorcia .
Dortorsia opened it for a moment and sniffed the content, then returned the plastic case to Hakunetsu-san .
“I’ll buy it . ”
“Thank you . I will give you this as a sample . If it seems that it can not be treated as a raw material, you can cancel it in a later trade . ”
That said, Hakunetsu-san handed over the plastic case again .
“Okay, the other one?”
“Torque Wave Reception Ability Detector . It is abbreviated to TAD . There is no actual item . ”
“What is that?”
I’ve never heard of it .
Hakunetsu-san put the newly retrieved paper material on the desk of Doltorcia .
Doltorcia picks it up and looks through it .
“Torque waves are electrical activities of the brain when humans activate their ability, that is, the names of their frequency components .
TAD can detect the activation of ability user . ”
Doltorcia’s followers become a bit noisy .
It seems that they can’t believe it .
I can’t believe it either .
However, this is not impossible .
It is said that the “Observer”, who is responsible for the central functions of Anonymous, can do it himself .
If the research was based on the “Observer”, then it’s not weird if they manage to realize it .
I’ve only ever heard the name “Observer”, but I’ve never seen the person myself . It seems like Roll, he has been in Anonymous for many years .
Or rather, isn’t this a technology that should not be leaked elsewhere?
Why don’t Anonymous monopolize it?
It is a technology that can easily break the state of affairs and the power relationship .
“…Why are you selling such a thing to the Mafia?”
“It makes sense to sell it to criminal organization y’know .
Even so, TAD at this stage is not in a practical stage .
In other words, trade also comes first…”
Hakunetsu-san closed his mouth there .
Doltorcia hits the desk with a *ton* and taps it with his finger .
“…I see, you mean I should make an investment . ”
“I’m saved that the talk can proceed quickly . Don Doltorcia”
“When it reached practical stage, TAD will also become a technology of the Doltorcia family . ”
“It’s good, if it’s not a lie . But, I can’t believe it . ”
“I can’t bring it even if I want to . You can ask as many questions as you want, but if you can’t believe it, then I have no choice but offer it to others . ”
“Hou . ”
Doltorcia puts his hand on his beard .
Then hums .
“Where else are you going to bring this talk to? Depending on that, I might not invest . ”
“…I can’t answer that . ”
When Hakunetsu-san said so, a knocking sounded and a man entered the room .
“Excuse me . ”
The man walked to the side of Doltorcia and brought his mouth closer to Doltorcia’s ear .
“He has moved . ”
He’s whispering, but of course I can hear it .
Doltorcia waved his hand, then the man left the room .
“What was he saying?”
Kuroinu-san muttered so softly, I slightly moved my mouth, and send the man’s words to Hakunetsu-san and Kuroinu-san .
“Sorry . Let’s get back to the talk . ”
Doltorcia reseated himself again .
His atmosphere changes slightly .
Who is ‘he’…?
It may be a story unrelated to us, but I’m curious .
At that time, out-of-place music rang from the mobile devices of Kuroinu-san and Hakunetsu-san .
Hakunetsu-san turns his eyes to Doltorcia .
When Doltorcia nodded, Hakunetsu-san said “Excuse me” and picked up the call .
“Yes, it’s Hakunetsu . ”
I heard a panicking voice from the other side of the phone .
“Hakunetsu!? This is Shikkou! Run away from there immediately!
There is a transmission from “Observer”, General Midou is heading to that place! The Dortorcia family sold us out!”
“…!”
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