Vol 3 Chapter 4 (1/2)
The interior of the MP questioning room looked like it had come out of a detective movie
It was roughly four tatamis in size There was a table in the center like a decoration, with a chair in front and behind it
The chair near the door was for the “questioner”, while the chair near the barred as for the “subject”
There was another table in the corner of the room near the exit This here the transcriber sat, and also where the internal phone was located
Yao drooped her shoulders as she sat in the “subject” chair She hadso far, but it was quite traumatic to be suspected for a crime she had not committed
The MP opposite Yao was paging through the Little Red Book and a heavily-used dictionary, trying his best to communicate with her The wastepaper basket beside him was filled with balled-up pieces of paper It would see experience
Because the MPs were treating her as a suspect, they were supposed to speak sternly and apply inti levels of pressure as they questioned her The fact that the victiainst her In other words, she was caught red-handed with evidence for the crime she had been accused of
Still, they did not go that far
That was because the MP as the investigating officer (IO) are that his linguistic skills were mediocre
When one did not share a language with so to communicate He carefully wrote down every word she said, translated it and tried to string it together into sentences, and then he asked Yao if that hat she had said After all this hard work, he could finally say, “Ahh, I get it, no wonder, it was like this all along”
What became clear was that this was not si
The MP went “Huh? This isn’t what the victi
There was a brown-skinned Elven beauty in front of him In addition, he found a word in the dictionary that could mean “was attacked” or “was beaten”, so he could not just disregard that If she had really been sexually assaulted, she would need therapy for it
The MP’s stern tone of voice eventually gave way to a gentle “Mhm,” as he listened to her speak Then he cursed his inability to properly interview her before turning to his subordinate
“Well, that was eet Lelei-san for this”
The phone in the questioning roo up the handset
“Oi, this is Kikuchi Ah, yes, we’ve waited a long ti her in”
Once Lelei came in and heard of their difficulty, she settled it in an instant After listening to Yao’s testimony, it was determined that the accusation of extortion was false The ht in, and he was arrested on charges of attempted rape
The way criion was that if the victim or the accused was japanese, or if the crime took place in Arnus Town or the Arnus Garrison, the accused would be taken to Tokyo for trial If the matter took place outside these places and if the accused and victim were both locals, they would be handed to a relevant judicial authority as designated by Piña, which would be House Fored under the Special Region’s laws In this case, since Yao and the ion, he would be sent to Italica
And so, the case Yao rapped up in carabbed Lelei’s hand as she was about to leave and told her all about her desire to reen, and asked her to translate Then she told her about the Flaon
Even Lelei could not pretend she had seen and heard nothing after hearing about how the Dark Elf tribe had been attacked by the Flaon she spoke of was the sae, and many of Yao’s friends and faon
“That is to say, you want me to ask the japanese for aid on your behalf”
“Yes Froenerous and compassionate person Please help me”
Naturally, Lelei had no reason to refuse Yao
Yao’s dreaed into the depths of despair once more
Arnus Town’s canteen — VIP tables
The air here was that of a freshly-cleaned cafe, while the stable-looking tables and chairs were lined up in a row, interspersed with decorative plants and pictures They gave this place a high-class feel that was coular tables
Although it was still too early for dinner, Bozes, Panache and the other noble daughters of the knight band had taken over the best places in the house
After stacking several books on the table, they huddled up and whispered to each other A careful listener ht hear snippets of conversation like, “Fro up translation duties” and so on
“Ladies We have new tea leaves today Please, try them”
The waiter serving the these elegant, noble ladies, but responded to thehtforward manner
Apparently, he had been sent by Yanagida to train at a certain specialty restaurant in Ikebukuro
Since norion, and they were selling tea and coffee from japan at special prices to local chefs and waitresses, as well as training the, “Shouldn’t this be handled by Section 2 (Intelligence)?”
As they watched the hardworking subordinate of Yanagida, the various JSDF officers co?”
That being said, he still looked like a proper butler
“Ah, this is good! What is this dessert?”
“Yes, milady This is a Napoleon cake (mille-feuille) It is made with thin layers of wheat biscuit to reduce sweetness, which are then covered in alternating layers of brandy-flavored custard cream, and finally iced with chocolate This specialty dish was made by renowned pastry chefs from Kiyoyama”
“Marvellous To think, the country called japan has made desserts like this into an art form”
The noble ladies spoke their praise in japanese Since they had co japanese while they were here
“I alad to receive the praise of such informed diners”
He carefully remained silent about the fact that the cake had not been invented in japan As a waiter, he was a high-class servant to high class people… and it would probably be best not to confront thenorance
Besides, his eyes orking hard to gather information However, after he saw the true identity of the books on the table, his heart filled with frustration
“They’re fujoshi+,” he muttered That word clearly illustrated what he was thinking Perhaps it was too early for theet eyes-on the EEIs (Essential Elements of Information), or “What they cared about, and what actions they would take for those things” But noas he going to fill out the report?
On the other side, Yao sat dumbly at another table
She was staring into thin air, her eyes not focused on anything She was like a switched-off robot, sitting quietly there
Lelei took a seat opposite her She watched Yao as she thought
“Sorry for the delay”
Delilah, the restaurant’s poster girl, served them a pot of tea on a silver tray
Lelei liked the herbal teas from japan This time, she had ordered St John’s Wort, which was effective for depression Just to be clear, this tea was for Yao’s benefit, not Lelei’s
However, Yao did not react to the tea at all Since it could not be helped, Lelei poured Yao a cup of tea, and urged her to drink it
“Have some”
“”
Yao’s facial expression did not change, but she ht the cup to her mouth
After a while
the cup was empty at last
Lelei filled the cup again, and urged Yao to drink it
“Have some”
“”
Yao ain ht the cup to her mouth
After she finished her cup and put it back on the desk, she was finally coh to speak
“It feels like a nightmare There’s no hint of reality about it It must be a dream”
Lelei kept silent, and Yao lowered her eyes to look opposite Once ht the cup to her mouth
After looking at Lelei’s ean to fall
“You won’t say anything?”
“This is not a dream What you heard and what you saw, all of that was reality”
“It, it ht?”
“The translation was correct”
“Please Say you got it wrong”
“Even if I did, nothing would change”
“But why? Why not?”
“Didn’t General Hazama explain his reasons already?”
“But if it’s like that then I…”
“We hope you can help us defeat the Flaon Please help us” That hat Yao had asked General Hazaranted her wish to meet the Men in Green’s leader In addition, she had showed hiiven her
However, Haza He opened the e in the Schwarz Forest, he shook his head and frowned like he had bitten into a bug
“It’s too far away I’m sorry, but we can’t help you”
Hazama continued with his explanation
“Your village is in the Schwarz Forest, which is within the borders of the neighboring Elbe Kingdom I trust you knohat it means for an army to cross a national border?”
It was an ancient and well-established fact thattroops over a country’s borders was synonyion and on Earth Even without crossing borders, justtroops near a border would raise political tension
“Then, then how about a sreen only needed about ten people to chase off the Flaon A sht?”
“I can’t do that Sending a few on would be tantaive that order”