Chapter 19 - Retreat for Today

We leave that house and get back to the hospital main buildings.

"I really can't understand you kid. First you see her as our opponent, then befriend with her, then fight her to dig her grace, then you want to rescue her, and you just knocked her out in the end. Why not from the start?"

"Sir do you know what side we're going to play?"

"The second group as a isn't it?"

"Wrong. We will play as the 2nd though but my true plan was to play as the 3rd party. That's why I tell her. The letter I wrote is to tell her about Holy Friday, this case, and my short sum of plan on creating the 2nd party. When the mandate succeeds played by her, we go as the 2nd and if fail, then she would spread the 2nd party plan."

"You…"

"If we don't have the number, we just need to borrow it from them. Devide et Impera."

"…I've also thought about it before I meet you, but can't make an organized plan to execute it. Glad you're not with them hahahaha"

Yes, I've made it. VOC was a really remarkable example of how to intervene the lack of solidarities. This plan was kind of reckless though. The difficult part is how to make the 2nd party to form.

I found a lack of her trust toward her accomplice that's why it could be applied to her. The result would be different if it was Yohana.

In other hand, Yohana might know more thing about Niko that Yolanda didn't know. But, it's safer this way even If we yet to find the mastermind.

"There's one thing I need to tell you sir."

"What?"

"You know, or the police have captured any terrorist that is the mastermind of the terrorism when Holy Friday occurs?"

"You also know it huh? Yes, we captured one but not the mastermind. You think this case's mastermind is the same as those?"

"It might be. It's good if dr. Niko was one of it. But if it isn't then…"

"We're just trying to clear a derivative trouble huh?"

"…"

He patted my head.

"Don't worry kid. Your help in this is big enough. I'm not underestimating you but you're just a kid. Leave the more dangerous part to us. We can't promise, but we are working hard right now to countermeasure this sudden change."

I hope so. I hope one of them would appear soon as this group divided. That's the real goal.

"Ok sir. How about some warm up?"

"Warm up?"

"Let's hunt some points. They're not going home just after the meeting, aren't they?"

"Hahahaha then let me show you the way, how much you need?"

"5 people. 2 baiters and 3 executioners."

"Ok, follow me."

We went to the 1st and 2nd floor.

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"Jhenn could you tell me everything you guys planning about?"

The nurse curiousness still remains as she witnesses the girl interrogation earlier. She just yet to know that there was a dirty trick the upper used toward their baiters.

"Rega only predict it by the info Mr. Dika gave about the share and about Jeremy's behavior. There is one question. What worth?"

"Huh? Pardon?"

"Jereme was rarely attend the meeting which held to share the points they collect. Then what worth of him to be keep? And baiters only get 10 percent of succeed operation. Then is it worth to gather 25 people in the first place? The more people might be the less the points they get."

"So, with that Rega assume that they just being used by the upper and will be betrayed in the end? And the man behavior is due to he doesn't need to share the points at the same places as them?"

"Yes."

"Huhuhu, clever boy. With that, he plans to divide the group and side the rebellion?"

"Seems like it, that's the only I could read from him at this moment."

"You mean he has further plan?"

"I'm not very sure sis Ren…"

The girl turned down her face as she realizes there was still things, she needs to discover about him. Whereas the nurse lost in her mind of admiration toward him.

"What now? Should we help him Jhenn?"

"No, but we need to go roaming to find Mr. Dika companion. Just seek any unused room and try to peek is someone is taken hostage."

"Ok. Then you go east Jhenn, I'll go west."

The girl nodded

*Krieekkkk

The two of them leave the room and split up. Renanda will roaming the east area from 7th floor to the basement, while Jhennifer to the west.

"Then what about the terrorist? Did he only divorced the group to bait them?"

Jhennifer murmured by herself while roaming at the 3rd floor.

*Brakk

"Arr…mm…mmmm."

"Just shut up!"

A woman and a man voice come from woman toilet not far from Jhenn.

"Huh…damn."

*Zap

Jhenn used her grace to blink at the toilet entrance. What she saw is a woman that collapsed on the ground and a man with Harajuku hair style touching a black-box.

"You…"

"Fuck."

Jhenn charged toward that man. She calls her sword and going to thrust it to that man neck. Alas, her sword hit nothing but air.

That man now is behind her trying to strike his stun gun to Jhennifer. But her response is nothing that man could predict. Without even apply any movement, a sword of light appeared from her back, pointed to that man.

"Argg…"

That sword succeed land a noticeable slice on that man hands just before he retracts it.

Just when Jhennifer turn herself around she could only see a dark-yellow painted wall. She tried to focus on her surroundings. But her senses tell her that there are only 2 persons here.

"Teleport?"

She wants to chase that man but she couldn't. What with her was only an unconscious woman, vulnerable of being targeted by a black-box thief or other evil doing.

Jhennifer carry her with her slender body. She seeks for a bench to laid her on it.

"…huh…where am I? huh…WHO ARE YOU?"

"Calm down miss, I just want to carry you to a safer place."

"Put me down!"

"Ok."

That woman guarded herself and pointing his index finger to Jhennifer. As she does, a spit of lightning emanate from her finger.

"Where is that man? You're with him, right?"

"If I was, you can't use that grace of you right now."

"…"

That woman put her hand and her lightning back.

"Sorry."

"It's ok, I'm getting used of being suspected this last days."

"Pardon."

"Ah, its nothing. How are you? Any injury from that man miss?"

"I think it's just my nape. He hit it twice before I collapsed. I want to report him to hospital security and the police. You know where he is?"

"Sorry miss, I don't know. He has a teleportation grace. I can catch him but…"

"…ah, it's because of me, right? Sorry, and thank you for saving me. Later, I'm going to report it ASAP."

"Ok, see you. Good luck."

The woman wave so gratefully toward Jhennifer as she leaves her.

"…I'm become soft huh…."

Jhennifer followed the woman.

"Uwaaa…"

A woman voices heard when Jhennifer just arrived at the 2nd floor.

"Again? I don't know if she just unlucky or stupid."

She rushed there just to witness a black-box stealing scene again.

"Huh?"

"…ah, hey…"

A boy and an old man she known just standing beside the unconscious man. While the woman that she met before were falls on her knee for witnessing that scene.

"Miss, calm down. They're my friend."

"Then you're also a black-box thief? You said you weren't. You lied to me."

"The one who collapsed is the thief. If we're then you obviously didn't know about black-box."

"Uh… you have a point. Then what happens here? Why there are so many thieves here?"

Jhennifer stare at Rega and he nodded.

"Jhenn, what's happens here? This guy tried to attack me back then. Glad this man come to save me."

"Old man? You disrespect the man whom saved you?"

"Ah sorry, thank you so much sir."

"Ha, oh yes, you're welcome. Don't roaming alone next time."

The woman that confused earlier shown a fully determined justice in her eyes.

"So, you guys, just attacked by random person like me?"

"Huh you also being targeted sis?"

"Yes. This is no joke then. I'll reported it right away. Be careful next time kid, leave this to sis."

"Hmm ok, thank you and but also be careful sis. Your safety is first prior."

"Hehehe, ok."

She patted Rega's head then leave them.

"How much you get?"

"8000 from 5 people."

"Done for today?"

"Yes, I think it's enough. How about you? Where is sis?"

"Ah we split up to seek for Mr. Dika's companion."

"Found it?"

"Nope."

"Let's end this for today. I think found him right now would drag us to further steps we're not ready yet."

"Ok, I'll contact sis Ren. Let's go back."

The two went back to Rega's room. The man who's earlier see Rega's school ID card became worried.

"Did you guys…no no, it's no-good guys. Rega, you're 14, right? Isn't it too early for you?"

"Hah? For what? …oh, we're just sleeping there."

"Mr. Dika, isn't that rude to think I would do something like that with him. You're gross."

"Ah, okok here that arrogance come again. Then, why not joined us if you worried?"

"Ok, that's better. After seeing how Rega's fight, it's risky to let you guys alone I think."

Jhennifer giggles as she thinks that man just shocked about Rega's combat ability.

At the same time, Rega just narrower his eyes.

"If you know this girl further, I think you'll worried more about my safety sir. Trust me."

The man still trying to digest what Rega said to him. But the two just won't wait, they back at their temporary base at once.