Chapter 40 (1/2)
Chapter 40
Real Villainy
A round He was in deep thought while walking
In the end, I failed
I didn’t expect those on the island to successfully ward off the Maroon Five
The island was designed to be a research center and not a military outpost There was no way they could have warded them off with the equipment they had for the competition
My objective was to destroy the research facility and the island
Having Anice Jairus dying would be a setback, but considering that if my plan succeeded, then she would be a hile sacrifice Either way, I still plan on crushi+ng Crimson
(TLN: Crianization that has the salobally)
The two ideas for the competition, [Chevalier] and [Spiritual Silhouette] couldn’t have posed a threat [Chevalier] took too long to produce and [Spiritual Silhouette]’s fighting capabilities were too low
Or at least that was the plan
After walking through the long corridor, the ate and waited for the elevator
Despite that, they were still able to chase off the Maroon Five They had the resourcefulness and the roup to victory
Which ainst each other
Further to the report, the first section, which was headed by Ikeno, won the competition Could it be possible that Koht I knew everything about the man
The elevator arrived at its destination His destination was the surface
Well, that’s that Failing doesn’t expose er, it just means that my plan would be delayed, that’s all With my capability, I could find a new opportunity to execute my plan, no, I’ll create one
Thinking so, the man, Professor H, entered the elevator
[hello there Professor H]
He was shaken for a moment, the man; the cause of his plan’s failure, Ko beside him
Professor H was afor an evil organization, he had never heard of a technique which could mask your presence But somehow he didn’t notice Komori Neito’s presence in the elevator
[W-Why are you here?]
[No reason at all, in fact, I just want to talk to you]
The elevator was a closed roo near the buttons which prevented hi out
Komori Neito was the man he failed to kill and noas a modified human
You’re different from the last ti
Is this even his real face?
Professor H noticed that he was spacing out,
[T-Talk?… Koht? You need to schedule an appointment and…]
There’s no need to be afraid There’s no proof that I tried to destroy the research facility and the island
[Don’t worry, this will be over soon I don’t think it will be a bad thing to hear what I have to say professor]
Komori pushed the [close] button Since they didn’t press the button to which floor they were going, the elevator completely stopped
[Please be brief]
I can’t show any forave birth to countless beasts
Professor H glared down Neito
But Neito continued facing the door, nothim, and said;
[You were that one that leaked infor?]
What the hell did this guy say?!
[…… Don’t be stupid… ould I do such a thing? Do you know that I can issue a punishment for these wild accusations?]
Stand firm and don’t falter it doesn’t ed to seeive myself up
It must be an illusion The black e out from his back There’s no other explanation than it’s an illusion
Komori continued in a cold tone;
[‘Why do it” huh? I think you know the answer yourself]
[…… I don’t understand what you ht mean by that]
Komori continued on He spoke softly yet in a ferocious tone
(TLN: The following are Neito’s narrative of what Professor H’s thoughts were)
“The research facility was a big data bulk of my research In order for them to produce modified humans, the facility was indispensable
Since I was the first researcher, there is no other in the world that could match up with ot over their heads and tried to use ht, everybody’s an i off my life’s work
The coainst me and escalate the development and production of armed modified humans It was just a pretense so that they could use my data, they seized every bit of data and files froatory Island to be used by the competitors”
[If that was the case, ould happen if the research facility was destroyed?]
[W-Well…]
“Do you understand?” Neito laughed as he easily saw through him
“All of Professor H’s research would be lost And those who participated in the coet killed” That was the answer
[Why would I want to do that? I’m the vice-president of Metallica!]
The professor’s voice elling
I can’t be taken down here
[You didn’t like it right? Always being the [Vice] president After all, you’re equallythe facility could pose a threat to Metallica Noho could save them and benefit from that threat?]
Komori faced away from the door and looked at Professor h
[Only you would benefit from it]
[! ……]
[If it were you, losing the facility wouldThere is somebody else who knew the data needed to create modified humans besides the data bulk in the research facility You, the genius scientist who came up with the idea still would know]
He had nothing to respond with It wasn’t because of some rational explanation, but the erous and dark aura since they started talking He may be equal to Raz, no, it may be in a different form, but he was far beyond him
[After repairing the da so It’s because some people would lose power over the company… As for the other reason, perhaps you wanted a raise? Or you wanted to overcome General Raz? I don’t know]
Who is this man? What is he?
He’s completely different from the last time I saw him I heard the rumors and read the reports, but he’s different from what they portrayed
[…… I see That’s a fun theory you’ve got there But that’s no ination Do you have any definitive proof?]
There’s no way he could have one No matter how atrocious this man may be, he wouldn’t have any evidence
[Definitive proof? There’s no such thing There’s isn’t one even if I look If “I” look, that is]
Komori answered in a calm manner
[It’s important to have evidence to support your claimsFirst of all, when the Maroon Five appeared, they said that they heard about the Purgatory Island from their leader Their leader said that “there was a leak inside Metallica” Of course, I have a recording to prove ive them to you]
(TLN: Below are Neito’s thoughts and not the professor’s)
That’s right, there was someone who informed them He was a well-known scientist but he deviated from the path of justice
There was actually no evidence linking hier could pull this off
[So what of it? It is no more than a baseless claim that I’m the traitor]
[It won’t be “me” that finds the evidence What do you think would happen if General Raz happened to hear my theory?]
[… What are you…]
[I believe he would happily drive you into a corner Even if it’s not definitive, there is still soainst each other aren’t you? You may be an executive of Metallica, but he can suppress your influence, funds and fighting capabilities any way he wants Or are you confident enough that he’ll never catch your trail?]