Vol 5 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Chapter 2 - Little Sister
”——Observation target's cardiac arrest is i preparations for injection of scarlet-coloured gold”
In the contraindicated area within the prison's deepest special experiirl shown on the ins has reported to Ootori Sougetsu
The one reflected in the i Kiseki A nuht-e chains ound around her body
”Hmhmm today's Kiseki-chan seems quite tenacious doesn't she”
While staring at the monitor froetsu smiled as if it has piqued his curiosity
Around hiins and HealersSeelies ere busy operating the roootten busy
”It's been more than thirty hours ever since the medication was applied It has exceeded the lethal dose of a nor by over a hundred times The poison seems unlikely to be effective or ane-kun?”
Sougetsu placed a hand on his chin and called out to Hayato as right beside him
Hayato didn't even look at him, and just stared at the monitor
”Soot a bad feeling I've heard that shehappen?”
”Nope? Not really Kusanagi-kun was just a little distraught, Kiseki-chan was docile as she listened to him Whenever she meets with him, her mental status mysteriously stabilizes and her power's activity also dulls Honestly, holding her is quite costly, so it's a great help having them meet”
Hayato silently glared at Sougetsu
”Got co for five years already I don't mind if you tell me some about the ethics, but we don't have a way to control her so it can't be helped right?”
””
”Even for ain is painful But if we don't do it, that alien thing won't co out of her and kill and kill and kill it until its exhausted If we fail to do so, the world ht perish”
Sougetsu smiled thinly to Hayato
”The one who caught Kiseki-chan five years ago was you, you should know best just how dangerous is she right?”
”I am aware of it”
”Don't worry It will end soon Geez, Alches that interest theh orking on it frantically, they accomplished it in such a short amount of time, there's a lot to alchemy isn't there”
Sarcastically, Sougetsu praised the Alchemist and looked merrily at Kiseki as displayed on the monitor
”Haa, if there's a God out there that isn't one of the anisance? Geez”
《”The observation target has entered cardiac arrest It will re-awaken soon Transitioning to first-class alertness All Inquisition officers are asked toany possibility”》
After that report was trans around busily all stoppedall at once
Sougetsu and Hayato stared at the monitor in silence
Kiseki went lins displayed on the instru has died completely
The change happened immediately after
Although she should have died, Kiseki faintly opened her eyelids
《”aaaaa”》
Her opened eyes were hollow, drool was dripping out of her mouth
Sougetsu went down to the bottorabbed the microphone
”Ohh, Kiseki-chan Goodup?”
He greeted her as if it was a refreshi+ngand smiled like a Cheshi+re Cat
Kiseki, as surrounded by black walls looked up at the speakers from which sound flowed
Her hollow pupils were unchanged, unfocused Her lips were tre
The person in question herself didn't understand what kind of situation she was in Only the discoh her
”AAAa”
A lifeless voice began to leak out, it was like aof a baby
Inside of her there were only restless thoughts and a vague sense of fear
Large Way too large The flesh her soul was settled in ay too wide』
Its size intied her
Open
Open open open
You're not fit for this vessel It's too large for you
It wasn't a voice, the whereabouts of her soul was screa
This place is too cold It's too wide That's why open it, release it all
Intimidated by her body, tears have spilled from Kiseki's pupils
This compulsion always came after she died
——— Kusanagi Kiseki ———
The power she held was extremely alien Whenever that power is released outside, whatever she touches is converted into a part of Kusanagi Kiseki The erosion spreads endlessly, and it is assu the world were she left alone
Kiseki herself couldn't control this power, it was referred to as an undetermined ancient property called 『Demon』 The reason it is undetermined whether it is an ancient property, is the fact that Inquisition has concluded that she holds no ic power is naturally composed of particles, Kiseki's poas a substance that forms flesh and blood
So to speak, Kiseki's power itself, was her body
”aauuuuu”
Because of that, Kiseki was unable to die
Even if she temporarily dies, she will surely revive Even if she's strangled, corrupted by poison, her heart is pierced, her head bloay, or burnt to cinders——Kiseki will definitely revive herself Her power rejects death
The reason Inquisition regularly kills her everyinside of her
If the power isn't released on regular basis, it overwhelms her soul and she runs out of control
Whenever she is killed by outside factors, the power rejecting death overflows fro power is then dissolved by an anti-old and quenched all at once
Her older brother, Takeru, didn't know this He knew that Inquisition is experi to find a way to control Kiseki But he didn't know that she's been repeatedly killed and revived
Kiseki herself didn't want to tell her brother this Were she to tell hio back to hoas before Were he to rebel against Inquisition he would definitely be killed
That's why Kiseki has chosen to endure the suffering
”Oniicha”
Unable to articulate properly, Kiseki called her brother She called for her only ally there was
With all of her hatred, with all of her love
Wanting toto touch her brother If he is there with her, Kiseki can withstand the suffering She can endure the life that's more painful than death
”niitscha”
She wanted to be by her brother side This place is too wide, it's too cold I want to feel that person's warertips, hear that person's voice
It's all right, he will coain
Because, for Onii-chan I'm the only one——
Unexpectedly In her mind floated an illusion of a woman with sunset-coloured hair
”————”
Beside the woure of her brother
The two joined hands, and started walking together
Kiseki tried to stretch her hand towards the figure of her leaving brother, but since her hands were restrained she couldn't move
”Don'tgo”
She called in vain, the illusion Kiseki saw has mercilessly disappeared
In silence, Kiseki's soul sank into the darkness of loneliness
Inside of that darkness, rapped around her soul was her own heresy That heresy told her, 'open'
””
Kiseki made a wish
She wished to go outside and meet with her brother
And that wish, was fulfilled by the power she held
——From Kiseki's body, an unstoppable power overflowed
”The Gleipnir fractured! The observation's target has torn off the Iron Maiden!”
”Hurry up and inject the scarlet-coloured gold into her! Stop her movement somehow!”
”not good! The aher than usual! why did such a thing”
In the contraindicated area's deepest prison's special experiht has shone from the lamps
A nu around in a hurry, one could see in just a glance that it was an abnormal situation
”——The second, and third partition wall erosion has started! It's the first time it's been eroded at such speed”
”The partition walls are 10 metres thick, for them to be eroded in such a short amount of time!”
”Chairer!”
Ootori Sougetsu stood right in front of the monitor in the control room
He looked at the cause of the chaos reflected in the ave orders to his subordinates
”Two Dragoon-equipped platoons are to hold back the target, after that you are to work on reconstruction of the partition walls”
”It's not so about! Like this they're just going to die in vain!”
”We can't afford letting her go up there It is a necessary sacrifice”
”It's for tiht?! Open the hatch and drop her down to the mantle!”
”No can do We can't let that thing die yet In the first place, thatdropped into ma We absolutely need to recover it”
With a cool expression, Sougetsu coldly stared at the monitor
In the back, Kurogane Hayato stared at the monitor as well and pulled out a Relic Eater froht to Hayato, and narrowed his eyes
”Kurogane-kun, the situation is co has without a doubt grown”
”I'll kill it until it stops going berserk”
”You ht die?”
”I don't care”
Making a pro bullets and turned around on his heel
”Chairman”
His feet has stopped in front of the door and Hayato called out to Sougetsu without turning around
Even in the noisy control room, the unpleasant and sombre voice could be clearly heard
”If by any chance you use thatforce, I' to respond to that firmly”
”oh-hoh”
”Depending on your thoughts, and how you use it I ard you as a heretic”
”I'll be prepared”
After that sentence, Hayato left the control room
He walked down a siical material
As his footsteps echoed in it, Hayato wirelessly connected to the control room
”All KnightsSpriggans are to fall back After I rush in, everyone is to weld the partitions Don't let anyone in, don't let anyone out”
《”B-but that's”》
”Hurry up”
At the same time as he turned off the wireless, he arrived at the first partition wall
One after another, the moment countless walls have opened, the variant has flowed from the back of the corridor
It see, red tsunami The tsunami wasn't a liquid, and had a meaty texture There were mouths and eyes in the nu all over, it seeanisms mixed into one
The ic ed into part of its own meat
However, the only place it avoided was around Hayato, as if it was frightened of him
Hayato proceeded into the waves of irregular shape without any hesitation, and confronted it
”———, ——————”
The source of the tsunami itself lowered its hands lifelessly and faced towards the ceiling Its throat h leaked out
””
After experiencing hellvarious threats before, Hayato was prepared to die as he confronted the presence in front of him His ling and felt a stabbing pain The air that wrapped around hi, and the atmosphere itself let out a horrible scream
At least, it looked like a huanism
Be that as it may, the nature of that existence could only be called a distortion Calling it 'chaos' would be fitting It could be called to be personification of all the hatred, all the violence in this world
Hayato remained expressionless, he only stared at the presence that hasn't noticed hi
”It's been five years huh, since we last confronted each other”
As an extremely rare occurrence, complexity has coloured Hayato's voice
He probably didn't expect a reply, it was as if he was speaking to hier
”I' me”
”————”
”I won't apologize to you”
”————————”
”That's why you too, have no need to apologize for trying to killing me”
Hayato closed his eyes, and quietly spun the words of power
Desiring with supreme ardor”Summis desiderantes affectibus”
The Relic Eater that was bearing the naht, under his feet appeared a jet-black
Jet-black particles covered Hayato's body
The Hammer of Witches”Malleus Maleficarum”
Clad in jet-black armour, Hayato confronted the variant
The main body of the tsunami in front of hi at the same time, and the number of variant's eyes embedded in it creepily focused on Hayato
And then, alla voice
『”Onii-chan”』『”Onii-chan”』 『”Onii-chan”』『”Onii-chan”』 『”Onii-chan”』『”Onii-chan”』 『”Onii-chan”』『”Onii-chan”』 『”Onii-chan”』『”Onii-chan”』 『”Onii-chan”』『”Onii-chan”』
”where is Onii-chan?”
The chaos laughed It looked at Hayato and laughed
Chaos forced into a hu tears, it laughed
A few hours later
”Ohhh this is horrible I's above are too important”
Sougetsu walked carefully over the wreckage of the partition wall, speaking to himself
The innermost prison was in terrible condition, many-layered partition walls have all collapsed, the instruic e
As he walked through the facility that looked as if a large disaster happened in it, Sougetsu discovered a certain person
”Heeey, Kurogane-kuun You alive?”
Because there was no reaction to his call, Sougetsu tried to wait a few seconds
A huge tile moved heavily and was raised up
Froane Hayato's head appeared
He seemed to be in Witch Hunter form Dressed in a jet-black futuristic armour
His armour was in tatters, and he himself had wounds all over his body
”As expected of the strongest Witch HunterDullahan, tenacious aren't you”
As Sougetsu cheerfully applauded hilared at him
”what's Kusanagi Kiseki's current location?”
”Oh, I was surprised To think she could groings and fly, even I didn't expect that”
”I apologize I allowed her to escape”
Hayato dropped the tile and apologized to Sougetsu in low voice
”What are you saying, it was great, splendid Thanks to your struggle her going berserk was soot out, it seemed like most of her sanity has returned”
””
”However, if we don't find her as soon as possible, this town or rather, the world will be in danger As expected, even I wouldn't let such an uncontrollable thing go You need to hurry and chase after it”
”Understood”
”Also, Kirigaya-kun is also chasing after her, go together with him For the Kiseki-chan as she is now, the two of you should be enough, right?”
”it's too early to use Kirigaya in actual combat His Relic Eater isn't a docile one It's trait to act by itself is too strong”
”Whaat, I have no intention to ht so don't worry Also, he's excellent when it coation, isn't he?”
Sougetsu didn't see up
After that Sougetsu closed the topic, and raised his arh up
”Hee〜, even so”
””
”HAHAHA! What to do with this I need to consult with the Budget Committee”
With a strangely refreshi+ng expression, he turned towards the partially-destroyed facility
”Well, we plan to move her to a Alchemist's new facility anyway This vast solitary confinement will become useless then”
Thinking of the future policies, Sougetsu put a hand on his chin
Although the platoon activities generally started at the sa lessons ended, everyone was free to either rest or do the activities
It was Saturday The entire city was crowded
Since the Christreen decorations could be seen all over
Because of the regulations, religious practices have been banned, but things like Christianity or Buddhisly rooted in people froical rituals, or missionary solicitation work has been performed
Even though the amount of churches and temples have decreased and there's less than there were before Witch-Hunt War, not all was lost
Nevertheless, the old japan's customs weren't directly inherited intact
”this is Ootori Waiting at the target's predicted eence point Everyone, status report”
Staying in the shade of a leading restaurant's sign, Ouka coh the wireless device attached to her neck She wasn't in uniform but dressed in a winter coat siely, that suit suited a high school studenther seem like a capable woman
Currently, the 35th Test Platoon was perforet whilesure they aren't found out Since they would be ic Academy's uniforuised themselves as well
《”Haa, haa nice, as a bit more like this, won't you bend over? I want to see your breasts peek out”》
”Suginami Do it seriously”
《”It's fine it's fine, side benefits It took time to prepare such outfits You don't need to rateful”》
”are you properly looking for the objective?”
《”It's okay The field of vieide like this”》
Ouka raised her line of sight, and stared at so across the street
Ikaruga was standing on the gondola used bycleaners, she was clad in working clothes and had a yellow hel
She totally looked like a pervert
Steeling herself, she spoke through the coain
”Saionji and the bonus Are you two ready?”
《”Aren't I one of the main members?!”》
I Ouka's ear start ringing
”Don't yell like that, people around you are going to get suspicious”
《”Coi-chan and I have to wear such outfits?!”》
With that said, Ouka looked towards Mari and Usagi ere standing in front of the sht in front of the store dressed in Santa outfits
It was the so-called mini-skirt Santa
”it can't be helped, can it My gaze is too sharp and Suginami would seem like a bar hostess”
《”Who the hell is a hostess”》
”I haven't said you are”
After Ikaruga's voice retorting, Usagi's tre voice could be heard
《”I-it is-s coldd hy is the skirt s-so short?”》
Despite feeling cold, Usagi was giving away tissues to passer-bys
The Santa outfit Usagi was clad in had exposed a lot of her body, and on top of it, the size was a bit too small for her, especially the parts around her breasts
The men who passed by her all without exception have taken the tissues fro away they still turned around to look at her
《””》
Seeing that, Mari put a hand on her chest
After that, she stared at Usagi's body
”?
《”? What is it, Nikado”》
《”——This is inequality!!”》
Mari fell on her knees on spot, suffering a huge setback
Ikaruga who perfectly saw it through the binoculars shouted joyfully
《”It's all okay, there's a de the tissues out!”》
《”That's not the problemmm! It makes me seem miserable!”》
《”You have otten a tissue from you will properly use the tissues with you in mind!”》
《”Uwaann! That's disgusting, stop it!”》
”You three, cut this out and stop taking actions that make you stand out!”
Involuntarily Ouka herself has yelled and soed to silence her comrades
”Geez Kusanagi, can you hear ht? You haven't moved for a while now”
She took a breath and looked at Takeru
In the back, behind Mari and Usagi ere handing out tissues
There stood so unknohich looked like a bear or an anteater
While the two girls were approaching customers, the costulared at the costume for a while, then said in undertone
”Kusanagi! Can you hear me?!”
The costu around restlessly
After re itself where was it, the costume showed Ouka thumbs up in a hurry
”You should be the one giving instructions to your subordinates in the first place, what's up with your lack of spirit?”
After hearing her angry voice, the costuy
”Good grief” Ouka shook her head
Today's target was relatively dangerous
The target was drying plants that had s after processing them into powder
A natural Magical Heritage narcotic, having se aerous stuff that induces disabilities caused by ic power The trade with it has beco into a major problem
In order to catch the one behind the Dealers, they can't act alone, that's the inforare had provided the, but they had to act smart and concentrate to make sure there were no sacrifices
She felt a touch of uncertainty considering everyone's lack of ability to concentrate
《”——He came Just as we've been informed, black limousine”》
”?! Are you sure?”
《”Yeah The plate's nued but fufu, it's been replaced just recently Such amateur tricks won't deceive me”》
Ouka caught her breath and spoke to Mari, Usagi, and Takeru
”First, I'll be the one to approach you three, be careful Make sure not to act suspiciously”
《”R-r-rroger that”》
《”I know I know”》
The costume too, has shown her thumbs-up
Ouka led with the passer-bys and walked towards the car
People have come out from the luxury car
There were two of them
Two people less than we expected
While approaching the car, Ouka glanced sideways, taking a glimpse of them
One of the the clothes that suggested he was being lucrative
The otheryou can find anywhere
However, as Ouka passed by the car, onethe door swiftly a man dressed in black has come out
A two-metres tall man ore a silk hat on his head and held a stick in his hand
He looked like a ician
Ouka thought that he eird and was about to look away, at that moment
She saw so on the man's wrist
A blood red tattoo depicting a butterfly
In the centre of the tattoo there a D letter could be seen
this guy!
Ouka was familiar with this tattoo
He belonged to an organization that she devastated when she was in EXE, it was called 『Red butterfly's Insect Cage』 It traded with people ere holding anisation In order to nurture theht They were nasty guys who did it in order to ic power in them
The tattoo of a butterfly was a proof that he was one of that organisation's members
She didn't think that one of the survivors would be in contact with the drug dealers
the Dealer took out a cigar after coht it for hi next to him quietly made a thin smile and spoke to the Dealer
After passing by their side Ouka spoke in undertone
”Everyone raise your vigilance The nation”
《”Ehh?!!”》
《”know any details about it?”》
Usagi was surprised, and Mari asked calmly
”He's called 『The Magician of Ha people for 『Red butterfly's Insect Cage』 There's no doubt, he has a D character on his tattoo Although he isn't a big deal as a witch, he has a bizarre way of fighting where he adds the modern weapons to the equation”
《”『Red butterfly's Insect Cage』 eh That den of scum, is it”》
”You know about it?”
《”Of course”》
”It can't be did you ith them before?”
《”you ry”》
”sorry”
《”The only contracts I undertook were ones for sabotaging their facilities Also, they were selling people by using Fantasy Cult'sValhalla's naht be heretic, but there are lines they won't cross”》
As Mari spoke in a dispirited voice, Ouka only added ”My bad”
Hearing the apology, Mari immediately fixed her attitude
《”If the Dealer is in contact with the remnants of that, I can't overlook this either I joined Inquisition in order to bring judgeuys like that”》
”Agreed The risk is high, but I'll pass on retreating after seeing this”
《”Araa, how rare to see you two agree like that eh? Then I think you should release the Gleipnir's controls”》
””
《”If you do that, then I'll forgive you for the remark earlier?”》
” I get it, fine The strategy is as planned First we'll locate their base If it happens to turn into a battle, cover us with the defensivethe civilians”
《”Roo〜ger♪”》
I wanted to say that at least once, said Mari Ouka spat out a sigh
”Are there any problei?”
After hearing Ouka, Takeru clad in the costueratedly and shown so
Let's do this, is what it seemed to mean
Ouka turned right in silence Iet's present state fro
After finishi+ng a cigar, he see
I leave it you three
Encouraging herself, Ouka clenched her fist