Vol 7 Epilogue (1/2)
Epilogue
”hello, Major Loki”
Tokyo—the First Laboratory of Asgard's Far East branch Fully lit despite the ht, its pre out froreeted by a man in a lab coat
”Director Miyazawa?”
Loki sighed after realizing the one approaching him was the lab's director, Miyazawa Kenya, then turned around to face him
”I heard rumors that your unit Sleipnir, if I do recall? They apparently failed to take down Kraken Zwei”
Seeing Miyazawa Kenya speak in such a delighted rinned sarcastically
”Are you that happy that the research subject survived? Indeed, just as you said, Sleipnir failed assassination is possible on a first encounter with the enemy, but someone unexpected interfered”
”Interfered?”
Miyazawa's question proirl, who used to be a Sleipnir member, to flash across Loki's mind
After getting kidnapped by Kili and deserting the teaone on to act in such a way
”The one in Kraken Zwei's company stopped Sleipnir”
”Ahhh Youman who had invaded the lab Back then, Kraken Zwei apparently left to chase after him”
YoungJeanne for a guy, but Loki did not bother correcting this mistake and continued the subject
”—Thanks to hi Kraken Zay, Tokyo's urban areas were spared froe A leak of information was also avoided However, he obstructed our operation at a criticalus to miss the ideal opportunity”
Loki made a bitter expression and continued:
”Kraken Zwei is currently difficult to deal with Although higher-ups sought aid froed to immobilize it The extermination failed”
”Team of Ds—”
Miyazawa Kenya brought his hand to his lips
”Worried about your daughter?”
Loki's question brought a subtle change to Miyazawa Kenya's expression
”Looks like you've been looking intoabout her Neither do I have the right to worry about her”
Miyazawa Kenya shook his head in denial with an expression of resignation
”I see, then there's notyou this—But I'll still pass the inforhter is safe and sound”
”Then I still have to thank you Thank you for letting me know, Major Loki By the way, how is your Fafnir Mononobe Yuu?”
Loki's eyebroitched slightly
”Just recently, I chanced upon this terhtly I never expected you to be related to him”
Miyazawa Kenya spoke in a flippant tone of voice Loki glared sharply at him
”—What the hell do you know?”
”Nothing nments is already the liether various fragments of hearsay”
Miyazawa Kenya answered suggestively
”Mononobe Yuu, belonging to the special forces team Sleipnir, codename 'Fafnir'—By the hat relation does he have with that Fafnir Project?”
””
Loki did not answer a single word His aura turned dangerous
”Fafnir is a nay I remember the word means 'ehting over gold, many lost their lives, but huold Hence, it was the 'lethal gold' that only killed humans That and the hypothesis of Code Lost happens to—”
Miyazawa Kenya kept chattering nonstop until he finally noticed Loki's expression
”—Oh, sorry, don'tfurther I only want to continue my research, that's all”
”Don't you think—you have already pried too deeply into this matter?”
Loki narrowed his eyes and asked Miyazawa Kenya waved his hand ostentatiously
”Hey hey, don't be like that Since you've investigated ard recruited me You do not wish to make an enemy of 'Gray,' do you?”
”Indeed”
Loki nodded slightly and dispelled his murderous aura
”Phew, I thought I was going to be killed Then back to the earlier subject If it was him—if it was your Fafnir—could he really defeat Kraken Zwei?”
”Do you ever learn?”
Loki sighed with a look of exasperation then turned his back to Miyazawa Kenya, leaving silently without answering his question However, Loki suddenly stopped, a thought see to him
”Oh right I just received a piece of interesting news”
”Interesting news?”
”Already verified The dragon hter is one of them”
”What”
Miyazawa Kenya's expression wavered for the first time
”It's possible to deduce fro multiple Ds simultaneously In that case, there are only two fundamental solutions”
Loki spoke without looking back Then he operated the panel on the side of the large trailer, opening the cargo area gradually
Inside, several soldiers clad in silver-white armor appeared
Unbeknownst to Miyazawa Kenya, they were all dressed the same as the one known as ”Hreidmar” within NIFL
These ar Even someone like Miyazawa Kenya who had never stepped foot on a battlefield could feel this
Loki looked at the neatly in formation inside the trailer, then turned to face Miyazawa Kenya
Then s coldly, Loki told him in a deep voice:
”Namely—Defeat Kraken Zwei or eliminate all Ds”
”!?”
Miyazawa Kenya gasped, rooted to the spot
”This piece of neas gathered by ard apparently intends to hide this So long as they persist in denial, NIFL cannot take action overtly, however—I only need to act according to my oill in secret”
Loki grinned, then stared straight into Miyazawa Kenya's eyes after saying that
”Go warn 2nd Lieutenant Mononobe if you're worried about your daughter When doing so, ree to hi the choice'”
The night grew late at Nanato City
At the same ainst Vritra was ending—
In the bedroo for Yuu's group to call them
The crossdressing girl under the alias of John—Jeanne Hortensia—had yet to regain consciousness, so the situation in the rooh Kili and Lisa were alone
However, Lisa did not strike up conversation with Kili whereas Kili si face to kill time
But perhaps growing tired of boredom and silence, Kili turned to face Lisa
”Hey, you love Yuu, right?”
”Huh? W-What are you suddenly talking about!?”
Lisa felt troubled by the sudden question The content also made her blush to her ears
”Nothing much, it just occurred to me so I asked Just casual conversation I simply wondered because I find that your attitude towards Yuu has changed compared to that time at the Principality of Erlia”
”T-That is your mistaken ied”
Despite blushi+ng intensely, Lisa still denied Kili's accusation
”Really? Then you won't have any objections even if I becaht?”
”What That is neither here nor there! As friends, as family, I shan't hand him over to you!”