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Arifureta Extra Coate Lord of The WorldSalmon Sandwich is JusticePart 1
It was the ti the peak, arm could be felt even in this chilly air
It was also the time for afternoon break Places like café and the likes in the doere showing bustling situation as suits the occasion with housewives and co complemented with furniture, table, and chair that were siht out chic calm atmosphere It was an old shop that was locally famous Kousuke was there
The inside of the café was spacious Even the second floor was usable, which was rare for an old shop About a third of the café starting fro near the banister at the second floor could observe well the situation at the first floor Kousuke and co were sitting around the table near the banister at that second floor
「Britain has strong ie of bad food, but delicious shop is normally delicious isn't it?」
「Kousuke……it's not like I' norh this is a place that the ene his cheeks enthusiastically with sal that, Emily made a troubled expression while she took a sip at her own tea that had been mixed with a lot of milk
「Isn't it fine, Doctor Grant He doesn't lose his presence of etting wet」
「Paradis, please bear the TPO in mind I'll arrest you for public obscenity」
Vanessa who in a glance looked serious with her crisp expression ran herBefore her partner Eht danese as drinking black tea with a composed atmosphere
Yesterday, after they received contact from the mastermind who introduced himself as Odin, a mail that detailed of the time and place to hand over Emily Grant was sent to the smartphone Kimberly left behind
It was this place It was a bit unexpected for the delivery to be done in this café at the afternoon when it was overfloith people, but when an additional instruction that Chief Magdanese would be the one doing the handing over at that place, this method could be said very clever
The habitual practice for so like this would be for Enated place, but naturally the ene measure And then what they would be worried about the most was in a case that a counter measure was applied
Yes, they feared that the security bureau would take step to erase Eine that the security bureau would let go of Emily under their very nose to the hand of the enemy after they knew the value of【Berserk】 In this situation, such lastalone to the designated place where she then got retrieved by the ene measure but explosive instead…… Honestly, that would be unbearable Even the eneed in darkness, that hy they knew about how lacking in nated a place that was crowded like this, and furtherdanese to also attend, then as expected even Chief Magdanese wouldn't be able to take that kind of measure without doubt And then, they would ascertain that E unnecessary at the scene of the handing over
By the way, Kousuke and Vanessa attending the handing over were due to Chief Magdanese's instruction Naturally the ene over alone, but it seeht theht?」
Kousuke wasn't even hiding hi Erasp out from their throat, it see other than co that aside, it was better for Kousuke and Vanessa to be at Emily's side to show that they weren't yes-h, honestly, putting aside Kousuke, perhaps it was a bit of failure to let Vanessa attend too That hat Chief Magdanese was thinking
「And, it's okay that you are entranced by the sal's state, Mr Abyssgate?」
「It's Kousuke Are you listening? My name is Kousuke, okay, chief-san」
「Yes, I understand Mr Abyssgate And? There isn't any report about so suspicious from the deployed personnel, but I wonder if there is anyone suspicious slipping in the crowd?」
「……The plu the café just now, and the eue, but they are looking strangely nervous for soe the way she called him no matter how rudge froave no da to drink her black tea, using a receiver attached on her arm cuff, she called the attention of the personnel that were standing by without showing even a bit of unnatural sign
Ehed a bit It was as though she was unraveling her breathing that she didn't realize was tense Kousuke who sharply noticed that danese toward Eht, are you feeling scared?」
It seee in herself She returned a soft saze Inside that smile, there was heat that were unmistakably filled with i that could be peeked on in a glance
「I'm fine Kousuke I was a bit tense, but I' at my side Surely this spot is the safest place in the world」
「Uh huh」
Kousuke replied curtly However that wasn't because he was apathetic, but because he was shy fro to him without any doubt His faintly red ears showed that
By the way, the people of Grant fa at a facility of the security bureau The elites of security bureau and Kousuke's clone body were standing on guard there, so it could be said to be completely safe That too made it so no unease and fear existed in Emily's heart
「I'm also not scared you know, Kousuke-san I believe in you I love you」
「Wait Vanessa! What are you saying out of nowhere! It's no good if you say sohtly!」
Vanessa-san nonchalantly confessed her love with extremely serious expression Emily's cheeks turned red while she retorted, or rather she intimidated The voice of her heart「Get your hand away from ot good will directed at him from tomen was troubled, about should he convey the truth that he couldn't properly say since last night due to the all the mess――that actually he had a beloved lover who his heart had decided on No, he definitely should tell the
Just what kind of change would occur in Eht on at this series of events that showed no sign of stopping…… It was a ht to be infor about bad influence at the situation fro 'uu~n', he sa the straight (?) confession of Vanessa who knew no sha Emily's face to turn red before she shook her head with her side-tail shaking left and right, her 「Uu, is it better if I properly speak out too? But, that's really e!」 That caused him to deterency
「He, hey, Emily」
「Whaaat, Kousuke」
Eh she was happy only fro called There was a theory that it was easy for erous situation to convert the nervousness they felt at that time into emotion of love, but in Emily's case, it seemed that theory was spot on As expected fro how Eot hitched inside his throat Fro for Kousuke's words, he could see the vision of dog ears on E tail on Eht so energetically She looked like a loyal dog that aiting for her owner's word
――Genius girl wearing lab coat, cat eyes, blond hair, side-tail, charisht- attribute toward so to increase……
Honestly speaking, the figure of E for his words ide s But, exactly because of that, that Kousuke resolved himself and opened hisStop with the youthful scene there, focus yourself」
Chief Magdanese's cool voice interrupted hi Emily's expression turned puzzled, but she idanese and Vanessa were looking at downstairs There were three men wrapped in black suit and coat Their expression couldn't be understood because of the sunglasses they earing, but their atmosphere was obviously different from civilian Those who understood would understand These three had heavy air coiling around them, air of someone used to i over inside the café, and then they noticed the gaze of Chief Magdanese looking down at them from the second floor and they lifted the corner of their lips And then, they climbed the stairs that connected to the second floor
「H of this?」
「Is there any problelasses while glaring at VanessaBut, Chief Magdanese calmly replied to the question, and so thedown on an e on the chair at the neighboring table
The aze crawled all over Emily without any reservation Eusted look And then, perhaps because it was his habit, theperer ale Kousuke ordered and drank the content in one gulp
「Well, no matter Our side won't make any complain if you hand over Emily Grant to us I think you understand, but don't have any stupid idea Including tracking」
The htly lifted his hand In response, one of the men took out a small device from his breast pocket And then, he pointed that device at E to search for trans square frohter which made kin- sound when its lid was opened Inside it wasn't anything like incendiary apparatus, but a button
「It's interesting isn't it? Just by scattering a bit of bait to cornered people, they will do anything you want Just with a single cheque, they will believe shady words like being test subject for new nutrients and s unknown thing They will even obediently follow sudden cryptic instruction to go into this café for exa on a warped slare wrathfully Needless to say, the man meant that people who had taken capsule-type Berserk were inside this café And then, the detonator that looked like lighter thecould destroy the capsule and transforo back to norh in the sky
The man pretended to tremble at Emily and Vanessa's wrath
「It doesn't see to do after taking away Doctor Grant? You will make her create the antidote, cause pande in profit……by that point of time you will be tracked down you know? It will be the saanization soet away fro that lowly bunch like us will know That will be boss's decision Now then, we also cannot keeppointless talk How about we excuse ourselves soon?」
Thedevice Theshook his head and reported that he found nothing The firstthat and he put his hand on Emily's shoulder twitch, Emily's body treust
Vanessa was about to reflexively drive off that hand, but then the hter detonator
He showed――
「Kufuh」
「Puh」
「Fufuh」
Vanessa spontaneously snorted E And in a very rare occasion, even Chief Magdanese had a small smile on her lips
That couldn't be helped After all what thewith expression of conteh to say 'you cannot do anything can't you huh' was……
A salmon sandwich
Furthermore, it was a remain of one that had been eaten until a size that was about the sahter, a bite-sized salmon sandwich It was accompanied with a lot of splendid bite mark
「!?」
The man raised a soundless voice of shock and threw that salround And then, he stood up while kicking down the chair before taking one, two step away fro around with uessed that the detonator had been replaced when he didn't notice, and that the perpetratorhere for so from his breast pocket Most likely it was a spare detonator
The ly
Yes, it was a bite-sized salmon sandwich
「What the hell!?」
Eain Hearing that, the man turned beet red from shame and confusion
「Oi-! Take out the spare! Blow up the first and the second!」
The man ordered the third man It seemed that the third man was also in possession of the detonator A spare on top of spare They were really prepared
Although, there was no response from the third man toward the first !? Quickly――wait, why the hell you bastard stuffing your mouth with salmon sandwich huh!?」
Yes, the third man had his mouth stuffed full with salripped the shoulder of his subordinate who got the sauce of sal down from the corner of his mouth, and he pulled him up forcefully
Then, with a shake the thirdhis face, the white of his eyes were laid bare with sal his mouth The man unconsciously raised his voice「Oo!?」in shock and backed away thud A sound came from behind hiot salmon sandwich too!?」
As expected, there he saw another of his subordinate fainted with sal his mouth and the white of his eyes exposed In addition, both of his hands were joined together on his chest for some reason, like a corpse that was put inside a coffin
「What, what is happe――」
「Isn't it simple? The salmon sandwich of this café is just too delicious So much so that the moment they ate it, they ascended to heaven That's all」
「-!?」
Hearing the unknown voice resounding fro around Over there he saw Kousuke stuffing his ht be transforh his attire was still the salasses
While theht?」to a young feht distance away due to the coot attention directed at her shook her head left and right forcefully while strongly denying「Our salmon sandwich is not that delicious!」 Surely she meant to imply that 'No one ant to eat sandwich that send people to heaven!'……
That voice of the waitress that unexpectedly resounded really well reached the first floor A er looked up in wonder about as going on there Seeing the beautiful vein e on that man's head, it seemed that the waitress's implication wasn't conveyed correctly to hiirl's employment in this café froet away by doing so detonator you know? Even now, this place――」
「Are you talking about the five men who monitoredthis place? Or perhaps, about the people atching the i sent by the hidden caht now they should be heading to a special hotel escorted by the kindly considerate troops I think Everyone is sound asleep It see work Don't you think that your company is too black?」(TN: Black company = a company that exploit its employee too much)
「I, impossible……」
The man tried to take out a communication device from his pocket in panic
……What came out was a sal this café from outside to faint was of course Kousuke The hidden cameras inside the café were searched around by Kousuke in full invisibility last night, while the bureau staffs traced the communication channel and deter the ti for hidden ca the café in case the bureau was setting up so sometimes witnessed black shadow displayed in the camera out of nowhere They all shrieked in cos like「Tha, that's Shadowh I shouldn't have any supernatural sense」or「AMEN-, AMEEEN-!」
Even when Kousuke nor the recorded video while,