While observing the manufacturing process of the Red Tormentor Kai at the lab in Hachiku's home base, Junko interacted with the chemistry team of Hachiku's rest while discussing things with them, but she slipped out of the way and left the drawing room. I went to and watched a video of Makoto and the two of us.
"Hmm, I couldn't take a very good picture, but I wonder if I understood at least the minimum power."
While rewinding the video projected on the holographic display over and over again, Junko looked satisfied. She was just reviewing the video she was sent over and over again.
"It doesn't seem to be fully materialized, so it doesn't have much power, does it?"
Makoto, who was watching the video over Junko's shoulder, said.
"The reason why he doesn't materialize is because it's not a dark place or it's not nighttime.
She sees what looks like a white mist around ten men with guns and six battle creatures, and analyzes them with a cup of tea in her hand.
"Even if the materialization is thin, is it enough for people with weak mental strength? Not only are they hard to see, but many of them are suddenly appearing in front of you.
"I think that's what makes Yumio-kun great. It might be possible to apply it in many other ways, but I'd like to see more data for the time being. Besides--"
She drains the cup of tea and pours new tea from the teapot.
"This alone is not interesting at all.
Junko put sugar in the cup and stirred it with a teaspoon while smiling.
"You said you were going to another factory. It doesn't seem like it."
"Right now, Kura-san and the others are having a good time. Maybe they will ask for our cooperation, and even if they don't come, it would be nice to sell them as a helper and play with Mika-chan and the others."
"I have no intention of making you happy."
Makoto spoke expressionlessly to Junko who encouraged her with an innocent smile.
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Inside the transparent case, the experimental rats were moving about anxiously and busily. As if she had a premonition of her fate that was about to befall her.
Through the tube on top of the case, the invisible thing slowly entered the case and entered the rat's body.
"The rat begins to suffer." Red dots appeared on the fluffy white fur, and countless small red eczema swelled up all over the rat's body.
"Did that woman die like this mouse?"
Kakinuma smiled faintly as he watched.
"Humans don't die as quickly as rats. Their selling point is their strong spreading power, but their lethality has weakened. "
Next to her, Fukuda explains with a smile on the corner of her mouth. The two of them are in the development lab for New Red, a new weapon that is an improved version of the Red Tormentor Kai.
"I just held him for fun, but he was in good condition. I wanted to see him die, but I just got busy with work."
Kura entered the lab just as Kakinuma said cheerfully, spreading a distorted smile. The smile on Kakinuma's face disappeared dramatically.
"What's wrong?"
Looking at the boss's angered face, Kakinuma felt dismayed that he had failed again.
"One of the factories has been destroyed again. And it's not just Tsukina, it's with a big guy."
"Kura spit it out in disgust."
"Two legendary revolutionaries, Yumio Amano and Takahiko Shijuman.
Kura cried out cursingly at the disasters that befell one after another.
"According to what I heard, the two of them were supporting the Novum National Liberation Army during the civil war in the Republic of Banara just the other day. I was with you, so isn't that the relationship?"
Kakinuma's guess was correct, but Kura shook his head.
"I guess that's what all death merchants do. Is there a reason why we're the only enemies? You wouldn't normally come to destroy the weapons manufacturing organization behind the country, would you?"
At the point when he called himself an ally of justice, he knew that Yumio Amano was not normal, but even so, Kura thought it was unreasonable.
"If you get infected by my work of art, you will die a tragic death. Phew"
Fukuda speaks proudly and lets out a chuckle, making Kura even more irritated.
"Certainly, we are the first organization to sell full-scale BC weapons as a product to a country during wartime. Manufacture and sale of weapons has never been taboo before."
The Banara government would probably be criticized by international public opinion, but it's not like they didn't consider the possibility that their organization would be sanctioned by the ICPO, etc.
At that time, there was a plan to get by with connections and bribes, but it was too much to predict, such as revolutionaries burning with a sense of justice trying to crush the organization.
"Was Mika Tsukinami also driven by such righteous indignation, or was it requested by someone who was driven by righteous indignation...?"
Considering what happened to the original developer, Junko Yukioka, Kura was beginning to regret that he should not have given the OK sign to the development and sale of such a dangerous weapon.
"If the other side is a legendary revolutionary, is there a way for me to ask a legendary mad scientist?
Kura said with a sarcastic tone.
"Do you want me to call you here?"
Kakinuma's casual words made Fukuda's complexion change, and Kura's anger became even more apparent.
"This is a lab that is researching New Red, but you want an outsider to enter there?"
"Ah... that's right. Since the data for the Red Tormentor Kai has been released, I wonder if this one is also good."
Kakinuma hurriedly apologized to Kura who was glaring at him.
"That was to please Junko Yukioka."
Sighing deeply at his subordinate's foolishness, Kura heads to the lab where Junko is supposed to be.
On the way, he runs into Junko in the corridor.
"Hmm, what happened? Kura-san, you look scary."
"Even though you know"
Junko asked and Makoto muttered.
"know?"
Kura reacted to his true words.
"Moo, true boy"
Junko puffs out her cheeks while facing Makoto.
"Are you aware of what happened? Did you go out of your way to ask me even though you knew? Huh... did you mean to make me say it out of the blue?"
Kura, who was crunchy, was in a state of mind that he wanted to say at least one sarcasm. Even though he was the man to rely on, he was irresistible. And after he does, he becomes ashamed of his carelessness and immaturity.
"Hmm, I was watching 'Frozen Sun' in the meantime, because there was a story that one of the factories in Hachiku was destroyed."
"The Frozen Sun" is one of the back alley information organizations. We have opened a site that provides real-time information for alleys, and the site name is also Frozen Sun. Because the speed of information on incidents in Anraku City is the fastest, all the residents of the back streets in Anraku City are reading it frequently.
"Hoho, it's kind of mean to go out of your way to ask something even though you know, isn't it?"
"But aren't you trying to borrow the power of such a mean child?"
This time, Junko jokingly replied to Kura, who was joking.
Knowing that Junko had figured out what she had come to do, Kura speculates that this mad scientist is often relied upon by others, and that she can immediately detect such signs. .
"Whether it's Tsukina or Amano, they're too much for a middle-ranking organization like ours to deal with. One way is to hire an excellent assassin with money, but there's a man on your side who's as good as those two. I remember there was a major name, and judging from the reaction, would you take it?"
"Yeah yeah. I'm the type of person who freeloads and lets me see the contents of the research, so there's no reason to refuse. Well then, Shin-kun, come play."
Kura's gaze was focused on Makoto. It is said that this small handsome boy who is always by Junko's side is one of the top class killers in the back alley. If it was a bioweapon made by Junko Yukioka, I would agree, but even so, since he looks like a child, it doesn't look like that at all, and it's hard to believe.
Her true big eyes caught Kura's gaze.
As their gazes met, Kura noticed something.
It is said that the origin of the name of Junko Yukioka's murder doll comes from her expressionless and emotionless killing machine, but there is certainly a light of will within her dark eyes. there is On the contrary, she looked like she had an extremely clear eye that didn't seem like a resident of this world.
"Hmm? You're staring at Makoto with a passionate gaze, but Kura-san, are you interested in him?"
"No, that's not the case..."
After being teased by Junko with a smirk on her face, Kura hurriedly averted her gaze.
"So, where should I go?"
Makoto asked with an expressionless expression.
"It seems they are heading to the Red Tormentor Custom refining factory.
"Okay. I'll be right there."
"Let's arrange a car here."
Kura started walking, and Makoto followed.
"The factory they just raided had nearly twenty members, plus a battle creature.
As Kura walked, he called out to Makoto behind him.
"If Junko Yukioka's murder doll is as rumored, it should be able to do the same unrealistic things, right?"
"I didn't ask this out of sarcasm." Kura wanted to reassure himself, and he expected a reassuring reply.
"It's not unrealistic. It's just that the strong beat the weak. It's a real story."
Makoto speaks in a matter-of-fact manner, but strangely, he doesn't give off a sarcasm or cold impression.
"No, it's impossible for a normal person, or rather, there's no story like that in a movie or manga."
"The truth is stranger than fiction, isn't it? Especially in the back streets, anything is possible, so I don't think you can stretch your imagination too far."
"Hmm"
At first, Kura had the impression that she was taciturn, but after talking to her, Kura thought that she was surprisingly talkative. Judging from the words he returned, he didn't seem to be a dull child with a lack of change in facial expressions.