Chapter 7 (1/2)
TEORA 7: What Exactly is That Guy Doing?
Froht as it was, his work environe for the better
It wasn’t athe results of that battle, Eda began to hold so partner apped out to Manaka
It was all Neito could wish for
“Wrong, wrong You watching? A stun rod will disperse the same electricity noit around like that Do it with the intentions of pricking your opponent a bit”
“You’ll first need soun For now, it’s best you ju”
“Work to the best of your ability to prevent having to fight erab whatever’s close by Even pebbles”
And various other bits of advice Neito was able to learn quite a few techniques that couldn’t be considered respectable Of course, he wasn’t able to gain those abilities instantly or anything It’s not like his athleticisood to start out with, and he retained his lack of staain the basics at the level of an ah, Manaka, as so assertive in teaching hi about the thought process he should use to take action, or the right heart or anything like that
Curious about that, Neito tried asking once
“You don’t need it For so like that, justI have to say, it’s got to be that We’re the botto order, but… you should probably start thinking of what Metallica should do with the world, and what you want to do yourself”
Or so he answered, but I didn’t really get it For soave an honest nod, and since then, I’ve begun to think over what an Evil Organization could accomplish, and what I wanted to do
World dooal… apparently
“Maybe you won’t know it for a while But you should go find it If you can, then I’m sure you’ll…”
He stopped speaking there, but his words had been heavy
Whatever the case, he was reliable, and a senior atith With such a relation, and a training to keep him occupied, Neito felt a sense of fulfillment
On top of carrying out odd jobs around the place, he shed sweat as he trained That was a first for hiot paid for it, and the feeling of learning so
The workplace couldn’t be called wholeso like the value of manual labor
In theby himself at the riverbed
The contents of said training: ‘practicing to fly off in a dra to stay down,’ ‘practicing to creep up withoutto dodge through rolling,’ ‘practicing to throw your jacket to take away their vision’ etcetera, truly underhanded, and all acts that, if looked upon from the side, wouldBut there was no helping it
He even experienced sos
He made sure not to ask the specifics, but Neito was part of the team that transported a mysterious load to the harbor, he helped offer security for a large-scale gas
Just once, he experienced battle The inforanizations was leaked to the Guardians, and they were about to barge in to investigate That facility was small in scale, and none too special, but even so, they couldn’t just let the data within it seep to the outside, so Neito’s team was dispatched to a point nearby
Basically, while a different squadron was busy disposing of all the data, they had to buy time form the Guardians There were five enemies That was the first time Neito had ever equipped Metallica’s Miscellaneous Branch’s uniform, their combat clothes
The co with partial red protectors attached around, and on top of that, a black visor-equipped mask came with it as a set
To be honest, when he first put on the suit, ht before battle, Neito’s tensions rose quite a bit
“Whoooh No runt for an evil organization But it’s a little cool, ain’t it?”
Those were his i like the reinforced suits a portion of the Rocks wore It didn’t really have anything that strengthened the body’s physical ability, and it didn’t heighten one’s senses It was just a little sturdy, relatively light for its durability, and that was all IT did have knuckle guards for argu to be of much use
But the feeling of playing the part had quite some appeal to it
Oh, about the battle that followed, but it wasn’t really anything special Neito was tasked withnets to bind the enee his comrades
During break and after work hours, he would eat and go out to drink He was generally with Manaka
“Ah~ I’m tired The beer sure is nice”
“I’d say so”
“I really wonder as in today’s cargo~”
“Well of course, it’s gots to be weapons or gold or illegally produced stuff, right?”
“Wow That’s clearly unlawful, isn’t it?”
“Need you even ask? Oh, how about a shochu next?”
“Sure”
“Today’s Gars sure eak”
“Not that I did anything”
“No, no, for now, you’re faring fine”
“No~ Ah, is it alright I order the negima?”
“Oh, go ahead, go ahead”
(TL: Negima is a dish of tuna and onions, usually a skewer, or stew)
“Hey, you have a girlfriend?”
“…”
“H-hey?”
“There are good things and bad things to ask a person, Manaka-san Let’s turn this around Do you think I have a girlfriend?”