Vol 8 Prologue (1/2)

Prologue

The crossdressing girl who belonged to the special forces team Sleipnir─Jeanne Hortensia─possessed rare ”eyes”

Long-range vision discerning objects faraway, dynah speed, peripheral vision providing full awareness of everything within view─

Despite such excellent vision in all respects, as truly outstanding about her was thethe inforht

Her eyes were so sensitive that the information conveyed to her brain wasthis inforh-level spatial perception and situational judgment

So-called intuition was based on infor, smell and touch; sensory predictions borne from heuristics

In Jeanne's case, vision alone already secured sufficient information to drive intuitive decisions

Inforht was the medium

Consequently, her intuition was keener than other people's without needing to depend on input from sound or smell

Asgard's laboratory at Tokyo, japan─Fourth floor underground

Witnessing the awakening of the Kraken's child, she immediately made the split-second decision to retreat

A tiny split had appeared on the silver tentacle The instant Jeanne caught sight of the purple eye through the gap, she understood faster than anyone else

Over there was a monster that she could not handle

Leaving behind the lab director Miyazawa Kenya, standing there petrified in surprise, Jeanne went back in reverse along the same way she had infiltrated the lab

Reaching the ground took five minutes

Due to electrical syste down, the lab's premises were shrouded in darkness The security system was also silent

Wanting to get out the sooner the better, Jeanne was racing to the perimeter fence when calamity struck

Part of the lab's front yard, a neatly trimmed laelled up, then dirt and soil was blown up into the sky

This left a deep hole as a result

Looking down the botto her spine

─It was co

Seeing the purple glow amidst the darkness, Jeanne turned around and ran as hard as she could

However, it ca, cleaving apart obstacles

─Why me?

The question surfaced in her mind, but she did not even have the leisure to look back

Continuing to escape while avoiding populated areas, Jeanne then heard a s sound

”Huh?”

Surprised, Jeanne looked back─And saw it

Chasing after her was the figure of a young and crying girl

The girl's eye glowed purple while her long hair undulated eerily

Totally non-hu to call that a monster's appearance

However, the girl's countenance bore neither hostility nor the intent to kill

In the darkness, Jeanne's excellent vision accurately read inforirl's facial expression in the distance