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Clash (I)... [Chapter 71]
🕑 Added 2022-06-16 15:36:55 +0000 UTC“So, when are we going to attack?” Oriha Nashida whined with a pout on her face as she continued to fiddle with a chunk of C4 in her hands. Before anyone could answer Oriha, she perked with a bright look on her face, her eyes shining in excitement. “Hey, Hey!! If we attack them right now, then we will be able to take them out by surprise!!” Oriha suggested in a hopeful tone while her eyes continued to sparkle in excitement.
“Yes, you tell them, girl!!” Sayo Hitsugi cheered Oriha from the side. Some of the older members of Ampule Zero simply rolled their eyes.
“I don’t want to have a repeat of the last time…” Miki reminded Oriha and Sayo in a dry tone as she stared at them blankly.
“But, how long are we going to wait?” Arashi asked with a frown on his face. He still remembered how they were defeated the last time and to be honest, he wanted to return the favor to Yozora Kemono, the woman had escaped justice for too long and it was about time they did something about it.
“As long as we need to…” Yuko answered with a serious look on her face, leaving no room for arguments. “We can’t make the same mistakes as the last time. This time, we will collect as much information as we could before making any moves” Yuko added as she stared at all the members of Ampule Zero, except for Miki Tsurugi as the redhead already knew what was at stake.
“The last time we attacked Yozora Kemono, she was a normal human, but she was still able to wipe the floor with all of us… Sayo and Yuko are both superhumans and she was able to defeat the two of them even though we were there to help Sayo and Yuko. Now, she already has a Skill, we shouldn’t underestimate her in the slightest!” Miki explained in a clipped tone.
(A/N: There might be some AU facts from here on… Whenever Yuko fought her hair would turn white, in the series, it was never revealed why so I might create some original facts just for the ease of my story).
Technically, Yuko is not a Superhuman like Sayo as Yuko is a completely normal human. That is until she is engaged in combat. Yuko’s hair will change to white whenever she uses her sword to fight. Nobody including Yuko knew why it happened, but whenever it happened, she would gain superhuman abilities like super strength and super speed. After every fight, she needed to dye her hair again.
“Wait!! Is there a chance that Yozora Kemono is someone like Sagiri-san?” All of a sudden, Mikoto Kiba asked with a confused look on her face. The others also immediately turned toward Miko and Yuko, after all, only the two of them could give them answers. The other members of Ampule Zero weren't a part of the research department.
Kiba and Arashi were Highschool students, so most of the time, they were busy with school stuff, and the rest of the time, they were busy with Black Label tasks. Oriha is a Japanese Idol and she is also a genius. She started college when she was just 11. So most of the time she is quite busy and whenever she is free, she would fiddle with explosives. While Sayo wasn't a muscle-brain, she didn't care much about research and stuff.
Miki clicked her tongue. "After testing Yozora Kemono's blood, we know that she isn't a modified human like Sayo, so we also thought that she might be a superhuman like Yuko, but we can't say anything for sure" Miki shook her head with an unsure look on her face.
"There is a chance that unlike Yuko she does not dye her hair, but once again, we can't say anything for sure" Miki explained with a sigh. "But, our scientists think that Yozora Kemono is not like Yuko. Whenever Yuko uses her sword, her hair turns to white and that is when she gets access to her superhuman powers, but…" Miki glanced toward Yuko from the corner of her eyes, asking for permission if she could continue. Instead of letting Miki continue, Yuko decided to continue the explanation from where Miki stopped.
"But, there is a limit to how long I can use my superhuman abilities, the more I exert myself, the shorter the limit becomes. From what we have seen, Yozora Kemono does not have such a limit, so we theorized that in case she is a superhuman her powers are not like mine" Yuko explained with a sigh.
"Ah…" Kiba nodded her head in understanding. "Is there a chance her son, Yozora Daichi is also a superhuman?" Kiba asked curiously.
"Yozora Kemono and Yozora Daichi are not blood-related, so the chances of him being a superhuman are extremely low, but we can't underestimate him. We saw how easily he destroyed the Zombie horde… it might have been only a horde of hundred Zombies, but it was still quite impressive…" Miki explained after thinking for a bit.
"I think the insane-looking woman was much more dangerous than Yozora Daichi" Sayo muttered with a serious look on her face. "I could easily see insanity and madness in her eyes… she was enjoying herself when killing the Zombies just like Saeko Busujima, but I swear that there is something off with that insane-looking woman…" Sayo slightly shivered when she remembered the mad glint in the mad woman's eyes.
"You mean Bellatrix Black?" Arashi asked to be sure, after all, Sayo did not use a name. After getting a nod from Sayo, Arashi couldn’t help but agree with Sayo. “I also felt somewhat uneasy when I looked into her eyes… Maybe it has something to do with her powers and did seem to be kind of insane in the video” Arashi concluded with a contemplative look on his face.
“And that is why we need more information before making a move” Yuko reminded everyone in a serious tone. “In the video, we did not see Yozora Daichi using any Skill, so we don’t know what type of Skill he has. Then the woman Bellatrix Black used various types of attacks, but we don’t even know what her Skill is… It is the same with Saeko Busujima and the ones who were using guns, we don’t know much about their Skills, and going in half-baked would be disastrous for us” Yuko explained seriously.
“I hope all of you understand where we stand…” Miki said as she looked around at everyone to make sure that all of them understood why they were taking their sweet time before making a move…
~~Takagi Mansion~~
“Tell me, what did you find?” Souichiro asked the expressionless man standing in front of him. The man's expression on the man’s face did not change in the slightest when he heard the hopeful tone in Souichiro’s question.
“I didn’t get to find much, the woman named, Bellatrix Black has extremely sharp senses. She would have caught me if it wasn’t for my Skill. After that, I followed them from quite some distance while using my Skill. Yozora Kemono is also a part of the group. Right now, they are staying in a normal-looking two-story house on the other side of the bridge” The man answered in a monotone. His eyes remained completely blank throughout the whole time.
“I see…” Souichiro nodded his head in understanding.
“There is something else, another group is keeping an eye on them. I can’t say what they want for sure, but I think they are planning to attack and kill the group you asked me to follow” Jigen said with a blank look on his face. This revelation was a surprise to Souichiro, but at the same time, he wasn’t surprised. A monster like Yozora Kemono was bound to have enemies and most of them wouldn’t mind killing her son just to cause her pain.
“Good!” Souichiro nodded his head in satisfaction. “For now, lay low and keep an eye on both the groups. Collect as much information as you can without getting discovered” Souichiro ordered and Jigen left the room after nodding his head in understanding.
Souivhiro placed his palms under his chin with a contemplative look on his face. At this moment, he did not know the identity of the other group, so it was better to watch from the sidelines. Jigen might be a good assassin, but that was it, he was an assassin. He was mostly useless when it came to open combat. He might be able to take on one opponent, but there was no way that he could fight against three or four opponents.
So, for now, Souichiro was going to watch from the sidelines while the two groups dished it out. If the unknown group won, then he wouldn’t even need to get his hands dirty and if Yozora kemono won, then he would swoop in with his forces and get rid of her. To be honest, he did not want to kill Yozora Daichi, but he also needed to go… For the Greater Good, of course” Souichiro nodded his head in satisfaction. He pulled out a glass from the desk along with a bottle of scotch. He poured himself a generous drink and with the glass in his hand, he slowly stood up.
After taking a small sip, he started to make his way toward the window. After arriving in front of the window, the man took another sip as he glared at the horizon…
