After being laid down on an examination table and losing consciousness with general anesthesia, he seemed to be unconscious for quite some time.
It seems that her Junko's surgery was all over while she was unconscious.
It was already morning when she woke up from her long sleep.
When Toya woke up, Junko told her what kind of remodeling surgery had been performed and what kind of power she had acquired.
"Oh, Touya, are you okay! Thank goodness."
Akira, who was led to the living room and sat face to face with Makoto across the table, greeted Toya with a cheerful smile. Breakfast for five people was prepared on the table.
There was one person in the living room whom Touya and Akira didn't know.
A handsome boy in Japanese clothes with pale blond hair and a lovely face like an angel. Judging from his height and appearance, Toya thought he was in the upper grades of elementary school, or at most in middle school, but he seems to be white in terms of race, so he's not quite sure.
In front of Toya and Akira, he gave a frightened look and bowed his head slightly.
"This child is Kasane. He lives in this research institute with me and Makoto.
"Shizukuno Kasane... nice to meet you..."
The boy called Rui introduces himself in a weak voice. Toya and Akira also finished introducing themselves.
Toya felt strange that Junko, Iima and Iikono Kasane were living in this research institute with only children.
"So, what kind of remodeling surgery did you have? You said physical strengthening, but how did you strengthen it?"
"That's fun to watch. Well, it's really just a strengthening. It's just superhuman power and speed. Well then, I'll have it."
Junko, who sat next to her, said to Akira, smiling, and put her hands together in front of her table. The four boys also said "Itadakimasu" almost at the same time as if learning from it, and picked up the chopsticks.
"Let's go as soon as we finish eating. I think they're waiting for us to come."
"Where are you going?"
Suspicious of Junko's words, Toya asked.
"Hmm, I told you yesterday. There's an organization that's in the midst of a conflict with them, so I guess I'll have to cuddle with that.Seeing the results of Toya-kun's remodeling is also part of the experiment."
No matter how much power I gained, even if I was suddenly told to fight against an organization in the backstreet, I can't help but feel that the story lacks reality in Toya. But Junko is not joking. As she laughs, she is making such a request seriously.
"More importantly, I heard a joke from this guy last night.
Makoto pointed his thumb at Akira in front of him.
"It's a matter of debt with the visceral collateral scheduled to be sold to the organ trafficking organization ``Anshin Incision''.
"Fifty million..."
Toya is stunned when she finds out how much Akira owes.
"I can roughly imagine what it was used for, but do you think that the amount you can pay just by dismembering one person's body? Nowadays, no matter how expensive the human body trade is, it's around 10 million at most?"
Toya wondered what the hell he was using that amount of money for.
Makoto says he can imagine it, but Touya can't imagine it at all. At least I don't think it cost that much just for the introduction fee and the purchase of the gun.
"And that's not all. If you work in the back alley and pay it back, if it's seen as possible, you'll be haunted and extorted from now on."
"Well, it's fine if you overturn the debt. Wear that power."
Akira replied with a smile to Makoto, who was admonishing him.
"There are rules even in the back alleys. It may come as a surprise, but this is a world where trust comes first. Those who break the rules run the risk of being ignored. There's no way I'll ever get a call from him.From now on, he's going to run a freelance cleaning business, but he's not going to pay off his debts.Who would trust such a guy to ask him for a job? That's right."
He remained expressionless as ever, and his tone was lacking in intonation, but in Toya's eyes, he seemed to be genuinely worried about Akira and admonishing him.
"Hmm, it's just as you said. Maybe we should clean up that one first."
Junko also puts her hand to her chin and genuinely agrees.
"Even if you say so, I don't have that kind of money right now, what should I do?"
Akira looked at Junko and asked.
"Hmm, for now, let's go to Eldorado's hideout together after we eat."
Junko replied with a smile, but Toya was a little surprised by these words.
So she goes with Junko, but does she mean that Junko will take over Akira's debt? Thinking about that, Toya felt uneasy.
"Junko-san, do you intend to take over the debt, ask Akira for the return, and use Akira as a test subject?"
"Eh, I don't want to be a test bench. Sorry for Toya."
"Ahaha, no, no. I won't force you to do that. I won't use anyone other than those who volunteered to be test subjects of my own free will and those who I perceive as enemies. That will never change." It's my rule.Also, you can call me out."
Junko smiles and waves to Toya who timidly asks, and Akira who frowns and rejects her.
"Hmm, that's right, it's a good idea to take over the work for free, and I think it would be good to make it work with the original request. I'll take over Akira's debts. , The price is a request to take over the conflict with the president who is soaked in formalin.
Junko, who is happy and contented to be alone, makes Toya suspicious.
Junko Yukioka, whom she has known since Toya was little, has a reputation for being a devilish person who uses the people she visits as test subjects and toy with them, sometimes leading to their death. She had that image all through ten nights, but the real thing is far from the mad scientist image she had imagined.
She is bright and kind, and kind enough to be too kind. As long as she talks like this, she has a good impression but no bad impression at all.
(No matter how you think about it, he seems like a good person. But on the internet, no matter where you look, he's treated like a villainous person, what is this gap...)
It is true that she underwent remodeling surgery on herself, and although she was told that she was subjected to dangerous human experiments that could have killed her, she is still alive and well. , lack of realism.
Toya has never been treated kindly by others, and it's no exaggeration to say that she's suspicious of everyone except Akira, and has a tendency to distrust people.
If it were the usual Toya, I would have suspected that there was some kind of bad intention behind Junko's smile, but if Junko was trying to cooperate with her out of sheer kindness, I would be suspicious of her behavior. It seems bad in itself.
She was unsure if she could trust Junko, but to be honest with her, she wanted to trust her.
"Let's all go pay off my debts~ Let's go get some form. Ah, that's right."
Akira, who was walking in the lead, happily hummed a strange song while skipping.
"I was too excited"
Makoto, who walks shoulder to shoulder with Akira, scolds him. Makoto is still expressionless and speaks without intonation, but he is not particularly taciturn.
Toya, Akira, Junko, and Makoto headed to the hideout of neighboring El Dorado, a backstreet black money organization that Akira had borrowed money from.
According to the true story, the neighboring Eldorado is an organization that even the residents of the back alleys avoid because it sucks the bones of those who lend money to the bones. If the negotiations break down, it is possible that there will be a battle at that time.
A boy named Rui was an answering machine at the research institute. According to Junko, he rarely goes out during the day because he has social phobia.
"The case of lending money to those who fall into the back alley is also a common practice for them. They give money and toys to stupid hungry ghosts who long for hard-boiled, and then after they fall into the back alley, they persistently come to collect them. That kind of business. It's a malicious organization that is doing it.Most of the behind-the-scenes jobs are much more profitable than ordinary Lehmans.In addition, there are cases like Akira――」
"Hey, don't say any more!"
Akira was confused by his true words. Toya is also worried about that reaction. While muzzling Makoto, he turned his gaze to himself and became impatient. It was a reaction that was clearly conscious of Touya.
Akira has some bad news that he doesn't want Toya to know about, and he really seems to know it. Did Akira tell it, or did Makoto see through it?
Toya felt a strong sense of alienation when she realized that there was a secret that both of them knew without her knowing. It's the first time I've felt this kind of feeling.
"Since it's that kind of organization, it's actually doubtful whether it will end with paying the money. There is also the possibility that it will develop into a mess. No, but please don't try to imitate that you are ahead of the curve.
"Eh, that's boring. Even though Aizawa-senpai went to great lengths to train me. I want to do a flashy battle."
Akira expresses his dissatisfaction in a deliberately pompous tone, but he doesn't really mean to complain, and his expression remains bright.
"I've only given you the basics. I told you yesterday, too. The more active you are, the sooner you die."
"Huh? Yesterday you said that a natural like me would survive."
"Whether it's by nature or not, people who are smart and toned don't live long. You're the type to be that toned, so in that sense it's pretty dangerous. You should know yourself."
"Well, it's all about sermons. But what Aizawa-senpai says is so persuasive that I can accept it. It's completely different from incompetent public sermons."
Akira genuinely enjoys talking with the legendary senior he admires, Makoto.
Toya had never seen Akira so friendly with someone other than himself. Even when she was picking on girls at school, she didn't look so happy. Moreover, he seems to yearn for the truth very much.
Feeling that Akira had been taken from him, Touya began to harbor feelings of jealousy toward Makoto.
"Anxiety~?"
Junko, who was walking at the tail end, called out to Toya.
"I and Makoto will solve this, so you don't have to worry about it, Touya-kun. I just want you to enjoy watching it. Or rather, I might solve it by myself."
"Enjoy" is the word that catches Touya. I received the nuance as if it was certain that there would be an upheaval.
After walking for a few minutes from the Yukioka Research Institute, the four of them arrived at the apartment next to Eldorado's hideout. in the same downtown area. Whether it's the disposal organization in a multi-tenant building or the Yukioka Research Institute in the basement of a department store, it's unrealistic that the dark side of society exists in such a familiar place.
Taking the elevator up to the second floor, Junko stood in front of the door that seemed to be her destination and pressed the bell.
"Hello. I'm Junko Yukioka, the person I just contacted on the phone. This is about repayment of Akira Kumozuka's debt here."
When Junko spoke brightly to her intercom, the door opened from inside. An elderly man with a strong physique and a bald head, dressed in a white suit and a red shirt, appeared, and silently shook his chin and urged him to come inside.
"Welcome. I'm Manta Kano, the head of this place."
I was led into the drawing room, and a man with two tough-looking men on his side greeted me with an expressionless face. Unlike his tough-looking subordinates, he was a middle-aged small man with a mushroom cut who had no sense of intimidation, no dignity, and no pretentiousness.
"It is an honor to meet the esteemed Junko Yukioka.
No matter how you look at it, Kano takes an unnecessarily humble attitude toward Junko, who is a little girl. He is smiling, but his eyes are not smiling at all. Toya can clearly see that he has a strong sense of caution here.
"Ah, actually, it's about the repayment. After all, I changed my mind and stopped."
Toya and Akira were shocked by Junko's words while smiling. I wonder what he's talking about, such as suddenly changing his mind after coming this far. And then, both of them became uneasy about what they were going to do.
"It wouldn't be in the person's interest to pay for it myself. So, I have a suggestion, but how about using something other than money to pay for it?"
"Huh? Why are you paying for it?"
Junko smiled at Kano's suspicious expression, approached the strong-looking macho beside him, and slowly pierced his chest with his bare hands. Junko's hand is buried up to her wrist in the man's thick chest, as if she were piercing her paper.
For a moment, no one was able to make out what had happened or what they had done. Probably the person who was killed. Makoto was the only one who stared at the situation with an expressionless face, and in fact, even when he saw Junko's behavior, he wasn't much surprised.
"So, instead of Akira-kun's internal organs, how about this person's heart? I don't think it's worth 50 million yen, but I feel like I'll give it away. Right?"
Junko, ignoring the collapsing man, offered Kano her heart, which was gushing blood and pulsing. That carefree smile that hasn't changed since I met Touya and the others is bathed in plenty of blood.
With a change of heart, Makoto quickly pulled two guns out of his pocket and pointed the guns at the heads of different members with both hands.
The member who had the muzzle pointed at froze as they tried to reach out to their bosom.
Witnessing the comical composition of a stubborn adult stiffening against a small handsome boy, Akira felt a sense of excitement and stared intently at his well-groomed face, which had both true dignity and loveliness.
"If I'm told no, I might take it as a declaration of war? Personally, I'd be more grateful for that. My rules allow me to freely treat those who oppose me as experimental materials."
"Wow, I understand. So let's write it off..."
Kano, who seemed to have lost her blood, said in a hoarse voice, and Junko let go of her heart with a smile. Her subordinate's heart is dropped at Kano's feet.
"Yes, the negotiations are completed. Hmm, it was a really meaningful negotiation in a way that neither side would lose.
Toya and Akira, who had stopped thinking after witnessing Junko's eccentric behavior, were urged by Junko and quickly left the room in pursuit.
(What's this...?)
Toya's image of Junko as a good person crumbles. Suddenly, in front of her, she killed someone for some crazy reason. Even so, she still has the same bright smile since we met. No, there is also a ridiculous difference in that her smile is clinging to her blood...
Recalling what just happened, Touya was confused and trembling as he walked.
"It's a great peaceful deal."
Makoto spoke out as he left the office. It wasn't his usual slurred speech, but an overtly sarcastic voice.
"Um, that, what the heck is that? Didn't you have to pay? If you stepped down, wouldn't it hurt your reputation because trust is the number one priority in the back alley? Are you okay with doing that?"
With a tone that was a mix of confusion and excitement, Akira asked questions in rapid succession.
Seeing Akira like this, Touya felt relieved that even Akira was panicking over this.
"Hmm, that's what I was going to do, but I changed my mind halfway through. I don't mind paying about 50 million yen, but I thought there was no way I would give money to such an organization. I'm capricious-.If that's the case, it means that Akira didn't step down and I paid for it, so I don't think there's a problem, right?" It's the bottom, come on."
While she was talking, the blood on Junko's clothes and skin turned into a red mist that literally dispersed into the air, disappearing without even the slightest stain.
Toya and Akira were even more surprised when they saw this. Just like the previous organ removal with bare hands, it was a scene that showed Junko clearly possessing supernatural powers.
"Did you really write off that?"
Toya asked with a trembling voice.
I can't believe that the current organization--the neighboring Eldorado--is silent after doing such a thing.
But he also wonders what he would do if he were in his organization's shoes. Would you take the risk of taking revenge on someone with such an insane personality and insane powers?
"If you think about the power relationship, won't they cancel it on their own? As I said earlier, if you were to get angry and fight with me without thinking about the power relationship, I wouldn't be able to do what I wanted. I can secure a lot of test benches that I can handle as I please.
Junko answered calmly with an innocent smile on her face.
"There was no point in me following you. Rather, there was no need for everyone to come. You could have done it all by yourself."
Makoto points it out.
"Hmm, I thought I'd show you my skillful negotiating skills. I think it will be a good lesson for these children to live in the backstreets in the future."
"Nara Nana"
"Yeah, I can't."
In response to Junko's words, Makoto and Akira waved their hands in front of their faces and denied.
"That's right. Well, I have something to do, so everyone should go back to the research institute. Shin-kun, I'll take good care of my cute kouhai."
"Are you going to do something stupid that you can't do in front of me?"
When Junko tries to go somewhere alone, Makoto confronts her with a sarcastic tone.
"Maybe? But even Shin-kun will leave the cute juniors alone and won't come to interfere with me, right?"
After saying that, Junko started walking in the opposite direction from where she had come.
(I can't believe it... What the hell is that girl?)
She groans silently, Touya.
The murder scene that I witnessed for the first time in my life. On top of that, he wentuge out her heart with his bare hands, a manga-like way of killing.
No, what was even more shocking than that was that beautiful girl who killed people and still kept her innocent smile.
"A very unusual and erratic behavior." An even more insane existence in an unusual world. The real thing has a stronger impact than rumors in urban legends on the internet.
While Toya finds Junko terrified of her, she begins to be attracted to him.