MTLNOVEL Book 17: Chapter 4: Part1
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Chapter 4 – Raid
Part 1
“Fufu~♪”
Oki, the director of the Special Phenomena Bureau, was in a good mood. She tried on different outfits and stood in front of the mirror to check her appearance.
“Do you think this mature look is good, or should I go for a more youthful look?”
She was trying on clothes in a carefree mood because the government had approved her contact with Yuuya.
“Whatever happens, this is the first time I’ll be meeting with Yuuya-kun, so I have to be ready for it!”
Without paying any attention to the clothes scattered around her, Oki turned her eyes to the wall of her room.And there it was──.
“Ahh… it really is wonderful…”
──What a surprise, there were pictures of Yuuya all over the wall.
What’s more, there were photos of Yuuya not only after he leveled up but also before he leveled up.
As she approached the wall covered with photos of Yuuya, Oki’s expression became entranced.
“I’ll be able to see him soon… Ufu, ufufufufu…”
Then, with a wistful smile on her face, Oki went back to choosing her clothes.
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“Y-You brought all this back?!”
After completing our exploration, we returned to the underground base and handed over the remains of the mechanical knights that we had taken as loot.
While most of the other teams that had returned earlier had come back empty-handed, we had fought the mechanical knights and brought back all of their remains.
Then Sein-san, the leader of the Awakened Ones who was inspecting the loot, was surprised.
“As I expected from the savior… I know that Kazuya and Akane are strong, but it must still have been hard work to take on so many mechanical knights. Destroying them all and then bringing back the remains all at once…”
“As Sein-san says, we would have had more trouble on our own, and there is a high probability that some of them would have escaped. But thanks to Yuuya-san, we were able to destroy them all, and we were able to recover all the mechanical knights like this.”
After listening to Kazuya’s explanation, Sein-san nodded and turned his attention to me.
“As I thought… even if you manage to destroy them, it doesn’t mean that you’ll be able to collect them all. The enemy will also come to collect the destroyed mechanical knights. The fact that you were able to collect them all is a great achievement.”
“I’m glad I could be of help.”
As I felt a little embarrassed by the praise, one of the awakened people ran up to Sein-san.
“Sein-san, can I talk to you?”
“What is it?”
“Um, we lost contact with Rikuto’s team…”
“What?”
That was a report I had not expected.
“What do you mean? The place they were in charge of this time shouldn’t have been that dangerous…”
When Sein-san said this with a doubtful expression, Kazuya remembered something.
“Oh, that’s right! Sein-san, we have something to report as well.”
“Hmm? What is it?”
“Actually… the stealth power of the mechanical knights has evolved.”
“What did you say?!”
The report Kazuya made surprised not only Sein-san but also the other Awakened Ones present.
“W-what does that mean?!”
“Actually, when we fought the army of mechanical knights, the devices didn’t react. However, they were actually cleverly hiding in the surroundings, and we ended up fighting them afterward.”
“Is that right… a stealth function that slips past our detection? Then how did you defeat the mechanical knights?”
“That’s because… Yuuya-san noticed them!”
“What? The savior? I-is that true?!”
The pressure of being cornered by him was overwhelming, but I nodded.
“Y-yes, I had a bad feeling while exploring, and I followed my instincts and was able to find them.”
At that time, not only the devices that Kazuya and the others had but also my skills didn’t react to it.
Well, my skills are only for detecting signs of life, so I guess I couldn’t find the machine knight, which is an inanimate object…
Anyway, through my various experiences, I think my sixth sense has been trained, and that’s why I was able to notice it this time.
“I’m sorry; I wish I could have found a way to detect the machine knight more clearly…”
“No, it’s okay. On the contrary, you survived against such an opponent. This is a proof of the savior’s power. However… if what Kazuya and the others say is true, then all the Awakened who are currently searching for the mechanical knights are in danger.”
Sein-san quickly gathered his thoughts and gave orders.
“Order the Awakened Ones, who are currently searching for the mechanical knights, to return to base immediately! Also, make sure they know that the mechanical knights have a new stealth function!”
“U-understood!”
Upon receiving the instructions, the Awakened hastily operated their devices and contacted their teams one by one.
As a result, the teams that had been out exploring gradually returned to their bases.
And although most of the teams returned safely…
“…We still can’t contact Rikuto’s team.”
To everyone’s surprise, Rikuto and his team never returned and went missing.
In the midst of all this, one of the awakened people asked Sein-san.
“Sein-san, what should we do?”
“…There’s nothing we can do. Today’s exploration is over! Besides, you said that you would conduct a large-scale operation next time, but… we have to analyze the situation first. For now, everyone should remain on standby.”
And so, everyone except Rikuto and the others were told to remain on standby for the time being.
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