Chapter 75

"Ah, so you happened to be at the scene when Senpai Lisa was kidnapped?"

"Yes. I ran into her by chance on my way to this building. We decided to come together in her car, but we were attacked on the way."

Kuro and the others apparently tried to save Senpai Lisa on the spot, but since the attackers were ordinary humans, they tried not to reveal their true identities. Instead, Rin deliberately got captured to protect Senpai Lisa, and Shiro is currently tracking them from the air. Incidentally, the attackers used explosives and firearms during the assault, but thanks to Kuro and Shiro's efforts to protect the guards without revealing themselves, the injuries were minor. The guards were safe thanks to Kuro and the others.

"If we know the location, let's head there immediately! We should be even more worried since Rin is captured."

"No, on the contrary, I don't think we need to worry too much if Shiro and Rin are with her. The attackers are skilled, but they are neither ability users nor spellcasters. Even if they have other companions, it shouldn't be a problem."

"Still... yeah, you're right."

Shiro has excellent judgment, and Rin's sword skills are outstanding. They should be able to handle even average ability users or spellcasters. In fact, the attackers might be the ones in trouble.

"Shiro and Rin are strong. Especially under certain conditions, Rin is as strong as I am."

"Really?"

Depending on the situation, Rin seems to have a strength that rivals the copy ability cat demon. Indeed, it would be impossible without the ability to destroy buildings and towers.

"Anyway, tell us the location. Even if everything is fine, we don't know what might happen."

"Yes, a messenger crow is supposed to arrive soon, but..."

"Shiro has been found. 15 km north from here, 20 meters behind the target vehicle."

Nia found them without waiting for the crow. She found a high-resolution camera-equipped satellite for some reason and hacked it to locate Shiro. Nia is amazing.

"They seem to be heading to Yayo-san's place, where Yayo-san is an ally."

"Is Yayo-san also a target?"

"They might be using hostages as a diversion to attack another location. Dividing their forces between two points is quite a bold strategy."

"No, three points. One of their companions is heading to this building."

"Really?"

They are heading to the place where our forces are most concentrated. Indeed, they are likely to be some kind of ability users. There might be ability users among the groups heading to Senpai Lisa's and Yayo-san's places. Even with Rin and Shiro at Senpai Lisa's place, it could be dangerous if the opponents are incompatible.

"So, it's dangerous to leave here, and if they are coming alone, they might be the strongest... "

"Mr. Yuki, what are you thinking about?"

I look at Soji, who asked the question. Right, Soji and Dies are here too, along with me, Kuro, Nia, and the recently quiet Ul.

"Spirit threads, connecting without permission!"

"Whoa! I can hear Mr. Yuki's voice in my head!"

"What the heck is this!?"

"Stay calm, this way we can communicate without speaking. Just think the words in your head."

"Like this?"

"Wow, what a convenient ability!"

Soji and Dies, who suddenly spoke, were looked at strangely by the others, but I managed to share the information from Kuro and Nia with them using the spirit threads.

"The enemy is at three locations. It's concerning that the strongest opponent is heading here... but I'm better at offense than defense, so I think I should go to Lisa's place."

"I'm worried about Yayo-san, who has taken care of me."

"Got it. I'll take charge of the defense here. I have my companions, so we can work together to suppress the enemy."

I introduced Soji and Dies to Kuro, Nia, and Ul. Both were particularly surprised by Nia and Ul's existence, but they quickly got along, so there shouldn't be any problems.

"Dies has met Shiro and Rin before. They should be at the scene, so please work together to rescue Senpai Lisa."

"Those white crows and the little girl. Got it, I really appreciate the help."

"We will go with Soji. Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too..."

"Ah, yes, nice to meet you too."

As a result of the discussion, Soji will work with Nia and Ul, and Dies will work with Shiro and Rin at the scene. Kuro and I will stay here. With Kuro, I have confidence in handling the strongest opponent.

"Alright, Ul, did you hear everything?"

"Yeah..."

You don't seem to be in high spirits today. You've been like this for a while. I paired you with Nia because she said you'd be fine, but are you really okay?

"Ul, actually, this morning, I received a response to my inquiry... there's a possibility of revival."

"Really, Nia? Is that true!?"

"Yes, it's true. I plan to contact them again when I get home."

"Let's go home quickly! Master, let's go home quickly!"

"What's the matter, Ul?"

"We can't go home until Master's part-time job is over. If we can defeat the enemy with Soji, we might be able to go home sooner."

"Enemy? Where? Let's defeat them quickly! Let's beat them up!"

I don't quite understand, but Ul seems to be motivated. With Ul, we can use a quadruple barrier, which will boost our defense. Nia and I have been secretly practicing a combo move, so I paired you up for that. It's still in development, but it seems to be effective in combat.

"Alright, let's start, Nia."

"Understood, I've sent the email."

I asked Nia to send an email to Kurenai, disguised as a message from Hirameki, provoking her to come alone to the place where Senpai Lisa is being held and suggesting that Yayo-san is also a target.

"This is..."

"What happened?"

"I received a message from Hirameki... Dies, can I talk to you for a moment?"

I feel a bit bad about it, but the first phase of the plan seems to have succeeded. Dies will go alone to rescue Senpai Lisa, and Soji will go to Yayo-san's place with Kurenai's guards.

"Lloyd and the other elite team members should also go to support Dies. Since Dies is instructed to come alone, you must not be detected."

"Understood!"

The six elite team members, including the elderly black-suited man, will also head to Senpai Lisa's place. As expected, they won't leave it to Dies alone.

"It's fine. No matter how many ability users or spellcasters there are, I'll take care of them before the six team members arrive."

Dies communicated this through the spirit threads. Taking them out before the team arrives... it depends on the opponent, but I believe he can do it. It's a good thing he's on our side this time.

"Then let's begin."

With Kurenai's command as the signal, we all moved out for our respective missions.

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This chapter is mostly dialogue, so I sprinkled in a few flags to make it a bit more enjoyable. I'll address the issue of Ul's lack of energy soon. The topic of the satellite might be covered in a future chapter...