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On the Way Back (II)... [Chapter 65]
🕑 Added 2022-06-09 17:03:13 +0000 UTCDaichi also turned toward where Bella was staring, but he didn’t find anything. Bella was staring at the roof of one of the houses at the other end of the street, but there wasn’t anything there. Daichi glanced at Bella and then he found her frowning. Slowly her frown turned into a scowl and then she stomped her foot on the ground. The others also noticed Bella’s action.
“What happened, Bella?” Daichi asked with a hint of concern in his voice.
Bella turned toward Daichi and her lips started to tremble. “Milord, I sensed someone watching us” Bella said as she pointed at the roof.
Saeko looked at the roof and then she turned back toward Bella. “There is nothing, Bella. Maybe it was your imagination?” Saeko suggested and Bella’s face twisted in fury as she turned around to glare at Saeko. Even Saeko flinched back in fear when Bella glared at her.
“Bella didn’t imagine it!! Bella is sure that someone was watching was!!” Bella screeched in fury. Daichi didn’t want to create a scene at this moment and he also didn’t want Bella and Saeko to have to fight. The two of them were getting along fine, so he decided to comfort Bella before the situation can escalate any more.
So, Daichi placed his hand on top of Bella’s head and as soon as Bella felt Daichi’s hand on top of her head, she calmed down quite a bit. “If Bella says that someone was watching us then I trust her. It might have been a survivor who recognized our surroundings from the video and then he or she decided to watch us” Daichi suggested with a smile on his face and the others nodded their heads in agreement after contemplating for a few moments.
‘Or it could have something completely different’ Daichi thought as he knew that he had made a lot of enemies just by revealing himself to the world… well, technically the Japanese server. Daichi didn’t have any enemies, at least, he didn’t think he had any, but he was sure that his mom had a lot of enemies. After all, she had changed her name to protect him. The Japanese Government obviously knew about his existence and his mom had deserted her ranks, so there was a chance that the army was looking for her.
Then there were a lot of nutcases in the country, they were living a normal life because they were a part of the society and now that the society was gone, they have decided to show their true colors. Then there was a chance that Daichi had gained the attention of a Yandere. ‘I hope not’ Daichi internally grimaced as she shivered. For now, Daichi decided to return to the base. He was also feeling quite hungry and he was sure that the others were feeling the same.
“Daichi-sama, do you want me to check out the roof?” Roberta suggested with a vicious grin on her face. Roberta was still excited due to all the gore around her.
Daichi immediately shook his head in denial. “No. Whoever it was, he or she is already gone. We are close to the Takagi mansion and to be honest, I don’t want to meet the righteous fool at this moment” Daichi shook his head. Roberta wanted to pout, but she was a diligent maid, so she was going to accept Daichi’s orders without any hints of complaints.
“Good then! Let’s go back, we can talk in the car” Daichi and everyone started to make their way toward the car. Gisele and Anthony didn’t understand what they were talking about, but the two of them simply followed the others’ lead. While walking toward the car, Bella turned toward Saeko, who was walking right beside her.
“Um… Bella is sorry for screaming at you” all of a Bella apologized to Saeko, surprising the said girl.
Saeko inclined her head with a smile on her face. “Don’t worry, Bella. I should have trusted you more” Saeko smiled and Bella beamed at the purple-haired girl. This time, Daichi asked Roberta to drive the car while he decided to sit back with Gisele. He wanted to watch the video and neither Bella nor Saeko wanted to leave his side, but they had only one side free since Gisele had already taken a side. So, Bella decided to make a compromise and sit in the front passenger seat as an extension of her apology.
“There are a few comments you need to see before you start watching the video” Gisele said nervously as she handed over the smartphone to Daichi. Daichi raised his brows as he accepted the smartphone.
‘Hey, I know that guy! We are in the class!! Please save us! We are stuck in the college dormitory!!’
That was one of the comments Gisele wanted him to read. Daichi raised his brows and glanced at Gisele. Since the comments were written in English, Gisele didn’t have any problems reading them. “Are there any more comments like this one?” Daichi asked and after getting a nod from Gisele, he started to stroll down to look for more comments like that…
‘Please save us! We are in a departmental store in Osaka!’
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Daichi shook his head. There was no way that he could go to Osaka at this moment. Right now, Daichi wasn’t sure if he should reveal his location or not, so he decided to reply to them later. For now, Daichi decided to continue looking for the SOS messages…
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‘Please help us, we are in a Nagoya…’
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That wasn’t all, there were thousands of comments like that, but Daichi couldn’t help but shake his head. There is no way that he could help them. It was simply impossible. Even if Daichi could help, he needed to travel through the cities and that was something he wanted to avoid at this moment. The cities were bound to have massive hordes and even a Level 2 like Bella could not destroy a horde like that, but still, Daichi wasn’t heartless, so he decided to give a message to the citizens of Japan… That way, they would be able to at least help themselves and wait for the help of the government and die…
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“Miki-san, are you sure they are going to pass through the bridge?” Arashi asked the red-haired woman, who was staring through the scope of her sniper rifle.
“I cannot be hundred percent sure…” Miki answered as she turned her face to look at Arashi. “But I don’t think that they have changed the location of their base, so I made an educated guess” Miki shrugged.
Team Ampule Zero arrived at the bridge a few minutes ago so that they could stake out at the bridge. Miki Tsurugi was the one who proposed the idea. The team quickly realized that by the time they reached the location where Daichi was shooting the video, the group would have long gone. So, she decided to wait for them by the bridge. According to Miki, there was a very small chance that they have changed the location of their base, and yesterday they have seen them coming this way in the CCTV footage.
“What if they have changed the location of their base?” Mikoto Kiba asked with a confused look on her face.
“Then we start looking on that side of the bridge. If I am wrong then we will be at least sure that they aren’t staying on this side of the bridge any longer” Miki commented dryly. Slowly she was getting annoyed by all the questions. Even someone like her was bound to run out of patience. She was already annoyed over the memories of their last defeat. Miki wanted to avoid a repeat of the last time at any cost.
“Miki was right, they are here” Yuko Sagiri said in an excited tone. “Oriha, please check the number plate” Yuko said as she continued to stare at the incoming Humvee.
“Yuko-san, the Humvee doesn’t have a number plate” Oriha retorted in a frustrated tone. “But, there is only one person in Tokonosu city who owns a Humvee M1025” Oriha revealed in an excited tone. Everyone immediately turned toward Oriha waiting for the answer. “Rika Minami!!” Oriha cheered excitedly as she raised her hands in the air.
“Ah… I know her. I have met her too, she is the best sniper in the prefecture police” Miki revealed in a neutral tone.
“Even better than you?” Sayo Hitsugi asked in an amused tone. She knew that Miki was quite competitive when it came to sniping and anesthetics. Miki turned around and smirked at Sayo.
“That is why I said prefecture police…” Miki said with a smirk and then she turned back toward the scope of her sniper. “There are a couple of foreigners with them and it is just me or that psychotic seemed to be pointing at us?” Miki asked in a bewildered tone as she glanced toward Yuko and Oriha. Unlike Miki, the two of them were using binoculars.
“…No way, she is looking straight at us and she has already pointed our location to the others too…” Yuko muttered with a surprised look on her face.
“If we are discovered then we should leave this place” Arashi suggested and after thinking for a bit, Miki decided to agree with Arashi’s suggestion. Now that they were discovered, it would be better for them to retreat for the time being…
