It was a hellish sight.
The spirits of children without limbs flew around innumerably, possessing the researchers of the garbage institute and those who were the test subjects, showing them the hell they had experienced.
Just when I thought it was integrated with the building, the entire building exploded and disappeared.
"Explosions occur here and there." Screams filled with sorrow, screams filled with fear, and laughter filled with madness resounded here and there.
Miho Hashimoto, Takeo Kanamachi, and Kunio Nakamura were able to see the scene without being possessed by spirits. I didn't watch it carefully, but while I was running through the facility, wherever I went, the scene jumped into my field of vision.
"You won't be attacked by living spirits, but be careful of blasts and debris."
Leading the way, Junko let out a bright voice that didn't fit the scene, and called attention in a way that sounded like a teacher talking to a child. Makoto is next to me.
Miho couldn't help but have doubts about Junko. She said she would help them, but is this the case? I didn't know she used such a sinister method.
About two hours ago, Junko and Makoto appeared in front of the three at an unusual time.
"That's why the day has finally come to escape from here."
Miho and the others looked at each other with confusion.
"I heard that I'll release you from here someday." However, I was worried about various things, such as what means I would use to escape, what would happen after I escaped, and whether I would be okay with escaping in the first place.
In fact, Kunio and others asked him many times, but Junko just laughed and said, "Well, leave it to me." She didn't tell me anything.
Miho trusts Junko. After she took over, everything turned around and it was all about freedom. Junko, who even guaranteed her freedom, seemed like a goddess of salvation. But can she really escape?
No matter how much she may be an influential backstreet scientist, she doesn't seem to get away with going head-to-head with state power.
Miho feared that letting them escape from here would become a taboo that even the nation could not overlook. Even if she wanted to take out the most important living secrets of the country's most important secret facility on her own, I don't think she could get away with it.
Immediately after Junko declares that she is going to escape, dozens of spirits of children whose limbs have been amputated by the garbage machine arrive, attacking everyone in the building and destroying the building. I was hit by a situation.
"I'm going to take advantage of this confusion and run away."
That was Junko's plan for Miho and the others to escape from this disgusting facility.
The attack of the spirit was repelled by Miho's power. Miho was nurtured with the power to build a barrier to prevent mental attacks and curses. The flowering of this ability is the most popular training in the mustard organization. It is the most in-demand and important ability for paranormal defense. Attacks by spellcasters and psychics of enemy nations, as well as espionage activities through telepathy and out-of-body experience, cannot be prevented without someone with this power.
Even if she could avoid being possessed by spirits, she could not prevent material explosions with Miho's power.
In response, Kunio used her power to protect her. He has the power to create invisible masses. Although he is completely invisible, he can make, erase, and move transparent masses that feel like smooth stones. "It's a useful power that can be applied in various ways," said Kunio, who also seemed to like it.
"These children were made like this just for this technique."
Miho, who had been trained with her channeling ability, was still able to feel the cries of regret and despair from the spirits of the amputated children, even as she set up a barrier. She also understood that this attack of the spirits was a sorcery involving large-scale rituals. Miho feels intense anger at her deeds that she doesn't want to think of as the same human being.
"Junko, I don't think so, but you didn't do it..."
Takeo timidly asked while walking briskly.
"No way, no matter how much I am, I would never do such a terrible thing."
Junko, who was also leading the way and walking at a brisk pace, looked back at Takeo, showed her carefree smile, and denied it.
"Then who is this guy doing?"
Kunio asked.
"On top of that, you seemed to know that this situation was going to happen. You declared in advance that you would let us escape, and you waited for the day to come, and you said in advance that you would escape from now on. So, This is how it is.
Kunio reveals his disbelief as he throws her defiant gaze at Junko.
"I'll explain as we walk."
Smiling at Kunio, Junko began to speak.
"Right now, the people who are using this technique to attack the Waste Machinery are a branch of the magic school called Star Coal Style Magic. , Paranormal national defense was entrusted to those who exercised and inherited the supernatural realm, such as witchcraft and sorcery. It's the Star Coal Style magic that is hostile to those who don't like it.Since I'm the founder of this place, I feel like I'm hated on the set."
"Ha, that's a small group of vessels."
Kunio laughed it off.
"There seems to be some kind of pride or obsession that magicians should do paranormal national defense. Breaking that tradition is unforgivable to them." I can't take on the task of protecting the country,' so on the contrary, the government dismissed me first. There is."
"That's not a complete resentment."
Miho was half astonished, but also indignant. No matter how you think about it, it's an evil group to use the technique to make young children suffer such a terrible thing for such a worthless pride and revenge.
"Well, the rest is just as Kunio-kun said. I knew that they would attack me and the garbage machine at the same time, so I thought I'd use them for your escape. The garbage machine." In fact, it was going in a different direction than what I was aiming for, so even if it collapses, I hope it will come true. I thought it would be possible to create a new, more humane paranormal training institution."
"That way of thinking and how to use it is quite hideous.
said Kunio. A relieved smile appeared, as if distrust had been wiped away.
"It was the same the other day, but maybe I can trust him when he doesn't just say pretty things.
Miho also agreed with Kunio's words. I think Takero is probably the same. Rather, Junko's choices and actions can be said to be an unavoidable means. At the same time, Miho was ashamed of herself for suspecting that Junko had created this tragedy.
"Thankfully. There were several other methods I could think of, but there was an attack by the people of the Star Coal Flow Magic. 1. It's not like you can escape easily with this, because the star coal flow magic is also aiming at me."
"Does that mean we'll be targeted if we're together with Junko?"
Takero asks.
"Either way, we have no choice but to rely on Junko, so we have no choice but to act together.
"I'm sorry"
Miho said to Takeo, but when she saw Takeo apologize in a hurry, she ended up speaking like criticizing, and she regretted that she said too much.
"Hmm, I think it was bad that I could only help like this. I'm sorry."
"No, it's not for Junko to apologize."
To Junko who smiled and said she was really apologetic, Takeo denied it with a strong voice as if to encourage her.
"Talking is interrupted for a moment."
Makoto, who was walking next to Junko, spoke in an uninflected voice.
From the front, a man and a woman wearing black kimonos with white stars embroidered on their chests were standing with hostile eyes.
When the woman blurted out something, the spirits of the children burst out all at once from the walls, floor, and ceiling. Furthermore, when the woman waved her hand as if to give a signal, those spirits clustered together like a single creature, and attacked Miho and the others while trailing their tails and undulating.
Miho braces herself more than ever and concentrates her mind. She is the only one with the power to protect herself from spirit attacks. If you can't block this attack, you'll be annihilated in an instant against that many spirits.
In front of Junko and Makoto, who were in the lead, the colony of spirits was repelled as if it had hit an invisible wall, disintegrating and dispersing. While Takeo and Kunio's expressions twitched, and Shigemitsu showed a slight shudder, Junko and Makoto didn't raise an eyebrow.
Seeing that the spirit's attack was blocked, this time the man chanted something like a spell quickly and waved his hand. Something like purple electricity erupts from the man's hand. No, if you look closely, it's not an electric shock. It is also a spirit. I saw a monkey-like face floating in the lightning.
The spirit went in a completely different direction, reaching the ceiling in front of Miho and the others, and vanished in an instant.
At the same time as the man used the spell, Makoto pulled out his gun and fired two shots, piercing the center of the foreheads of the male and female casters. The two fall on their backs.
"No matter how much supernatural power you have, if you get shot, you'll die. You guys are carefree."
Makoto muttered in a voice lacking in intonation.
"Even in games, magicians are placed in the back, but is it the same in real life?"
Kunio said jokingly.
Miho looked at Kunio and was amazed at how he laughed so often. I've seen people die several times since I came to this research institute, and even now I'm seeing staff members and test subjects dying one after another from being attacked by spirits, but they must be younger than me. I couldn't help but shudder at the fact that the boy was talking like he was going to kill an insect after killing a person.
The same goes for Junko. Seeing Makoto commit a murder, she takes it for granted. He is no ordinary man after all.
He desperately wants to return to normal life. Although she was sold for debt, she did not give up her whole life. Ordinary is good. I want to go home and live a normal life again.
Junko said that she would help me with that. And now she is actually trying to help in this way. I am very grateful for that, but if I can return to my daily life safely, I don't want to be involved in such a strange world at all. I don't want to look into the other side of the world.
However, Miho knew that it would not be possible. Now that she heard what Junko said, she wasn't just helping them out with her charity work, but with her intentions. In return for her help, she will cooperate with Junko in some way.
Miho has no intention of refusing it. Because she trusts Junko and wants to repay her kindness.
"Let's go, Miho."
Takeo urges Miho to stop and move. Her voice sounded worried about Miho, so in a hurry Miho refocused her mind and followed her Junko and others.
After that, she didn't encounter any Star Coal casters, and the five of them were able to get out of the building.
"Wow~... it's the first blue sky in four months..."
Takero said with an emotionless face. I think that's about it for Miho, but I don't know the exact passage of time.
"The sky was so blue..."
Miho muttered involuntarily.
"Yeah, and the sun was so dazzling and felt so good."
Takeo looked like he was about to cry. Miho understands that feeling. She even thought that she would never be able to go outside for the rest of her life, but she was able to worship the sky again like this.
"From the perspective of Sun-sama, once you get used to it, you won't think anything of it, but I think you shouldn't say things that are convenient."
Kunio makes fun of it. However, he also seems to be happy to be able to go outside, taking deep breaths with a happy expression on his face.
"Hmm, I didn't encounter Hoshitan-san and others as much as I thought. I asked you
Junko taps her true shoulder. Makoto doesn't reply and walks away in silence.
"Ah, we are over here."
Miho and others tried to follow Makoto, but Junko stopped them. She starts walking in the opposite direction.
"He's going, is that okay?"
Kunio asked while pointing to Makoto, who was going in the opposite direction by himself.
"From now on, more and more assassins like Hoshitan-san will be sent aiming at us, so I'll have Shin-kun act as a decoy and distribute the number of enemies."
Junko replied lightly with a carefree smile.
"So, while Shin-kun is attracting the enemy to a certain extent, we will find out where the enemy boss is and go to defeat him. I can't sleep
Miho felt gloomy at the thought that he would simply say something outrageous while laughing. That's Junko's daily life, or rather, she's a human being living in that kind of world, so she understands that, but more importantly, they'll end up killing people...
But no matter how much we hate ourselves, the other party is trying to kill us, and no matter how much we advocate pacifism here, no matter how much we want to return to a peaceful life, we know that it won't help. ing.
(Yeah, I have to do it. Don't get discouraged here, myself)
Immediately after Miho made up her mind, the building in which they had been trapped for several months collapsed behind them with a roar, and the four of them were enveloped in a large amount of dust.
"It took a lot of time to make it, but it broke in an instant.
Looking back towards the collapsed building in the dust, Junko muttered.