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Emily and others moved away from the entrance in panic, but there was no way that much commotion wouldn't attract the attention of the berserker that was Saroan And then, a berserker crept up frounshot suddenly rang

「DAMN ITTTTTTTTT-」

The one who yelled in frenzy like that while pulling trigger toward Sa down, perhaps he had no strength to stand up anyun that he likely borrowed froent

It seeot taken unaware by this surprise attack The moment he was about to turn toward Rod, one of the fired bullets pierced the side of his head and he fell down His body was s

Hendricks and others had no word toward the figure of their important companion that was so miserable it was painful to look at, and then, Rod as the one that did that was crying while 「Damn it……」one more time

「Rod-oniichan!」

「-, Rod!」

E the handgun powerlessly Hendricks and others were also sprinting to Rod's side in panic

Midway, Hendricks took a look at the condition of the fallen Dennis but……there was a single shot in his teure that was suessed how Dennis was already infected

「……Den, nis, he did it, by hiot splashed, by Saun……that hy, he said, he don't want to becoaze at Dennis with hollow look It seemed that it was Dennis who dealt with himself Dennis and Rod always quarreled when they met each other, they weren't compatible with each other at all, but even so, they were "buddy" Surely the feeling inside Rod's chest was so that couldn't be expressed by words at all

「You idiot Dennis ……When I go to the other side……I'll yell at……you again ……I'h already-, don't talk, Rod!」

「Rod-oniichan! Don't, please don't! You must not die!」

「Stupid Rod! Get a hold of yourself!」

E on Rod 'Gofuh' Rod vo a wry s at his caved-in chest and his stomach that looked discolored, it was clear that his internal organs had received fatal dae

No matter how they looked, Rod, was already beyond help

Surely even Rod hiaze was cal hand patted Emily's head

「……Sorry, yeah, E, unnecessary……but, ant to do so……really, sorry」

「No- This isn't Rod-oniichan's fault! I, I-」

Rod's hand fell down limply

――Youu, live on

Those were Rod's last words

Emily and others were dumbfounded Their co with each other only just noere gone already That fact, that reality, they couldn't accept it

But, reality wouldn't give any consideration to their feeling

The berserker that crawled up frolint captured Emily and others as its prey without any room for hesitation

Hendricks stood up And then, he slowly pulled out the handgun that Dennis's hand was still holding and he ascertained its azine Hendricks sent only his words to Euy souys escape」

E to shout just as he talking about, but Hendricks didn't allow any objection

「Go- I'llthat, Hendricks charged at the berserker alone E to rush out, but Professor Down pinioned her froled, but when she was yelled「Don't waste Hendricks's feeling here!」, strength left her

「……We are going!」

「Wha-, Lizzie-nee!?」

At the corridor ahead, Hendricks was shooting while he passed through the berserker's side with a slide And then he fired again to attract the berserker's attention The berserker turned on its heel and deter that tiaze crossed each other

That was enough

Lizzie grasped Emily's hand and she turned around Emily made an expression of unable to believe the action of Lizzie who should be harboring feeling for Hendricks, but she shut up when she saw the blood flowing from Lizzie's lips and her bitten lips

E to the other side of the corridor behind theerous, so let's use the pluo down」

Lizzie wordlessly nodded at Professor Doords and she pulled Eency stair and ran doard the second floor But, right now the research building was a berserker nest And then, their developed sense of hearing could sense the prey's existence even across wall

「GAAAAAAAAH!!」

「KYAAAH」

「UWAH」

The door of the eether with a roar The steel door that was flown together with its clasp became a brutal weapon, and in a stroke of bad luck, it separated them from each other Professor Down fell on his butt on the stair that connected to upper floor, while Lizzie and E because they eht Professor Down

「Do, don't come-」

Professor Down stood up with a yell and escaped by cli up the stairs Lizzie and Emily also stood up desperately, but because the steel door stood in their way and they couldn't pass through, they had no other choice but ran down the stairs

The berserker see blow to the direction of Lizzie and Emily

「Emily- Don't stop no matter what!」

「Lizzie-nee-」

The two soe the fist could reach and iled with each other due to the iht up to them It really looked unlikely that they would be able to escape until second floor

Lizzie instantly made an expression that was filled with resolve Eht by bad premonition Lizzie pulled at Eht below theh it The berserker destroyed the steel door again and entered the floor to chase after E Eh she had a destination in mind

「Lizzie-nee!」

「It will be fine! I swear I'll protect you!」

Lizzie turned the corner several ti behind them before she came to a stop in front of a certain door And then, she desperately suppressed her fingers that were tre from tension and fear while she entered the password into the electronic lock that was installed beside the door

The door opened accompanied by small mechanical sound Lizzie pushed in E together inside turned pale seeing Lizzie didn't enter She guessed what Lizzie's intention was

Toward such Eentle s her mouth in persuasion

「Eo out」

「Wa, wait, Lizzie-nee- We can――」

「The door here is sturdier then other room, that's why it won't be broken down that easily The security bureau people should arrive soon, that's why do your best to endure until that tiet in!」

「I'uy has to be lured away There is no uy noticed then that will be the end That's why, okay?」

「Who cares about that! It doesn't matter, just come in quickly!」

Emily desperately pulled at Lizzie's hand, but Lizzie smiled sweetly and pushed her down on her butt

「It's okay I'll find that idiot Rick and teacher, and ill return here together So believe in your big sis」

「Lizzie-nee-」

Emily reached out her hand But the steel door obstructed that Emily's small fist desperately punched on the steel door, but of course it didn't even twitch Yet even while losing composure, Emily recalled in a flash that the door could be opened from inside too and her hand reached out to the door button but,

「Ery voice resounded from behind her Eentle voice reached her

「No ive up If it's Emily, then it absolutely will be fine, I, we all believe that」

「Lizzie-nee……」

Those words of her big sister that came fro to the button to fall powerlessly Hot tears were falling along her cheeks without end

「I love you, Eet that No matter what happened, you are the little sister, that we are proud of」

「Lizzie-nee-」

A roar reverberated Lizzie's presence was getting farther away A beat later, heavy footsteps were passing through in front of the door

Emily backed off unsteadily before she powerlessly sank down on the floor helplessly And then, she hugged her knees and buried her face onto it, both her hands held her head and she turned s sister

However, what returned was only the completely transformed Hendricks

Ele person of them came back

(This is baadd…… Heavy This is just awfully heavy Honestly, that's too heavy that I want to run away right now……)

After she finished talking of the long recollection, Eed her knees onceinside his heart while looking at such E, he couldn't help but felt syotten that she wasn't wearing anything down there that it felt like her secret place down there could be visible with her current sitting position, but right now Kousuke was in thethe story that he didn't even have the co

「When we arrived, there is al We met up with Ki, then after we shared infored to secure her but……」

「That handsome bastard betrayed you then」

「Yes It e athered in the first floor to escape We were surrounded by berserkers and put up a fight, and e sounned down by Kiroup froents」

Because of the attack of that tients who came for the pick-up were annihilated Vanessa was able to survive even while getting wounded on her side was because she was ie he was also lethally wounded, even so he fought hard in order to let Vanessa and Ehes's last stand, Vanessa and Eed to escape

There, Kousuke spoke his doubt

「Hht away?」

Kousuke witnessed the car chase at the afternoon Froht Thatalone for more than half a day

「My smartphone that can connect with the private line was broken ere ambushed…… Doctor Grant's phone also seemed to break somewhere in the ht?」

「That's true I also tried to do that However, that……it's e but, after I performed first aid on my wound, I fainted」

It appeared that Vanessa ran out of strength because she even performed the bullet extraction inside the car After that Eht

And then, the nextfinally ht after, perhaps they were detected or soroup then

After that, they were chased around relentless without any time tosite that was decided beforehand was also known by Kimberly so it couldn't be used, and that hy they were doing nothing but running away

「I see ……Then, what are you going to do froht?」

「That's right However, it's also the fact that on't be able to do anything by ourselves It's only in the anization as their opponent ……We have to determine, the true intention of the chief」

In this situation, even though the security bureau seemed suspicious, but it was unthinkable that the whole place was pitch black If it was just as Ki the string of the attack, then Chief Magdanese was exceedingly close with "black" In that case, then Vanessa would ask for help from bureau member listed up inside her head that seeence departdanese hite", they would be able to get rescue froate about the organization behind Kimberly and further to oppose theanization too Because of that, no matter what it was essential to clearly deterdanese, whether she hite or black

「First, it's important to classify which is the enemy and which is ally I plan tothat time I want Mr K to protect Doctor Grant」

Kousuke scratched his cheek with a troubled look after listening to Vanessa's plan And then, he was about to open histo sing an objection was interrupted

「I'」

「Doctor Grant?」

Vanessa turned her gaze in surprise There, E up her face and looked back The dark fla inside those eyes, which contradicted her frail atulp unconsciously

「That drug,【Berserk】, it's so that mustn't exist in this world It has to be erased fro behind I who created it, have to erase it no matter what」

「That's……」

「I absolutely don't want to be just protected, only waiting for the situation to end without understanding anything That's why, Vanessa Please, bringI want to ascertain with my own eyes, as the one that spread around【Berserk】, and, ill happen froies but, Doctor Grant You are――」

「A burden? I don't think so 【Berserk】is a defective merchandise that was created by chance Whether it's to i its antidote, those are out of the question without me In other words, I areatly troubled with E for E they had to absolutely protect To put it another way, if she turned Eer

If Vanessa said that she would search inforanization in this isolated situation, then indeed it could be said to be a useful card However, even though she was fighting to protect E like a shield than that wouldthe cart before the horse

Besides, there was nothing absolute in a battlefield, on top of that an "accident" could possibly happen And even if those didn't happen, the enemy had no reason to not make the decision "it's fine if she is at least alive"

For Vanessa, taking around E that couldn't be permitted However, even with all those reasons, she was unable to simply reject and left her was surely because of Emily's eyes If she forced her to stay behind, then she would run off by herself That risk was so possible with the current Emily

How should she persuade her……Vanessa was at a loss, but before Vanessa could say sos, was Kousuke as being reserved

「Look here……as I thought, so like this, I think it's better if we leave it to the pro you know? Eht? A researcher has their own battlefield that can only be fought by researcher isn't it? If Vanessa-san found ally and they prepared a place for you to research【Berserk】, then Eht?」

For Kousuke, it would be the best for hianization that could give heavy protection to Emily Because at that point of time Kousuke would beco so, Kousuke tried to back up Vanessa, but

「No」

His opinion was rejected with one word E no like that, are you a child throwing tantru to become shield or whatever, but you are virtually still a burden There is no way Vanessa-san will be able to use Emily as shield That's why, here you shou――」

「If I said no then no-!」

Hearing Kousuke's words, this ti a rejection that sounded co Emily's words that weren't even an objection but simply selfishness

「Seriously, this isn't the time to throw tantrum How about you understand your own position a bit ht? Then at least understand that much」

「……」

Kousuke's obviously pathetic atmosphere until now faded, and its place he replied with expression and tone that were visibly irritated E in her eyes didn't die down for even a bit She couldn't say any rebuttal and tears were oozing out slightly from her eyes, but even so she still radiated rebellion to Kousuke

Kousuke continued his words while holding down his irritated feeling at the unreasonable E obstinate, and Vanessa-san get hurt again because of that――」

「What's wrong with being obstinate huh!」

Emily interrupted Kousuke's words and exploded「OoU」Kousuke raised a strange voice in shock Eripped his collar

「I know already! It's better for Vanessa-san to move by herself! That I won't be useful if I'm with her! I know that! But, I still cannot help it! Because, because-」

「Ca, calht Eht after that, he tasted an ih his heart from the words that Emily yelled next

「Everyone, they died!」

「-」

E kept yelling without noticing Kousuke's condition

「Everyone, everyone died there! In order to let et away! In order to let me stay alive! Everyone died! They died there……」

――I told you they died! Captain Meld and Alan-san and the others, all of thehts that entered the labyrinth died! In order to let et away! Because ofthat he once raised was resurrected in his head

「I was entrusted Everyone, they entrusted me with their hope I, I cannot stop Or else, or else everyone……」

He was entrusted At that tihts, they entrusted their hope to Kousuke They kept him alive and let him escape, just him――

As the result, he could save his friends but, E her head down, clinging on Kousuke while sobbing At the side, Vanessa's hand reached out to stop Eht unconsciously Vanessa didn't understand how to describe it, it was a ently caressed Emily's head And then, to the surprised Emily, he spoke with a voice that was calm, and yet it mysteriously penetrated until deep in her heart

「I'll becoth」

「……Eh?」

Emily slowly lifted up her disheveled face Kousuke scooped the tear trickling on her cheek with his finger, and then he sth I'h But, surely, it will turn out well」

「Mis, ter K――」

「It's Kousuke Eently wiped It was like, the warmth of her brothers and sisters

Emily was half in a daze while she repeated Kousuke's name「Kou, suke?」just like how she heard it

Even Vanessa at the side ide-eyed Kousuke showed a grin that was full of confidence and declared

「It will be okay, Eht-hand -sa this every tihts, opinions, and reports aboutand omitted words

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