By Effugium November 29, 2023
Deep underground, where neither sunlight nor moonlight could reach, the atmosphere inside the Ark Dominion underground secret base was even more stagnant than usual.
The loss of the important Bridgehead, of course, shook the foundation of their control over the whole Kanto region. The morale of the Ark Dominion as a whole was noticeably lowered by the devastating damage inflicted on the Hundred Beast Legion and the capture of Mayuzumi Kirika, who was considered to be the strongest force in the region.
「If Kirika-san can’t win, there is no way Zako like us can win, ui……」
「Uuu…… As expected, mysterious beings like us are destined to be oppressed……」
Whether looking to the right or left, the base was filled with voices of deep despair and anxiety. But it was not only the zako fighters and the newcomer mysterious beings who were grieving.
「Uooooon! Forgive me, brother! It’s because I am not good enough!!」
In Rintaro’s private room, General Bearion was occupying the two-seater sofa and bowing deeply. He bowed over and over again while crying, so that not only the sofa but even the carpet was sticky with tears and snot.
「Please raise your head, General Bearion. If you do more than that, We’d have to renovate instead of cleaning.」
「Ooooon, How can I do that!! Because of me, “The female that was chosen by the male“ has been captured, how can I show my face to my brother!!」
Bearion must have heard that Rintaro had offered Kirika to join the heinous legion. Although his expression was quite exaggerated.
「What a mess this is……」
The captured Mayuzumi Kirika was still in the hands of the Hero Headquarters, and even Rintaro had no intention of abandoning her.
That’s why he wanted to make a plan to get her back as soon as possible, but he can’t just leave Bearion alone like this. If he was just crying, then it’s fine, but it’s not something he could do with a finger or two being stuck.
And from Rintaro’s point of view, who is tough on his enemies and lenient toward his own people, he could not help but understood Bearion’s current feelings.
「I’ll do something about Mayuzumi, so calm down for now……」
「Uoooooooon, Forgive me, brotheeeeeer!!!!」
Beerion grabbed Rintaro by the shoulders and swung him around, and then he hugged him with his two log-like arms. Rintaro’s spine screamed as he was hugged by Bearion, who boasts super-strength that is unmatched by any other mysterious being.
「Ugyaaaaaaaaaaaa!! I’ll die I’ll die I’ll die I’ll die!!!!」
「Oooooooon! Ooononon!!」
Colonel Usanyi-chan and Samecchi, who would normally be there to stop him, were currently tending to the Hundred Beast Legion members who were wounded in the previous battle.
In other words, there are only Rintaro and Bearion in this room right now. With two men embracing each other in a closed room, even if Rintaro wanted to die, he couldn’t afford to do so.
「So- Somebody, help! Get a man inside!!」
Just as Rintaro was about to let go of his consciousness, there was a knock at the door of the room as if a savior had come. Rintaro’s chest was compressed, and he shouted in a voice like a crushed frog, “Come in!”, the door opened quietly and an unexpected guest peeked out.
With black-and-white striped antennae and large compound eyes, he has the appearance of a mysterious being, children would cry if they saw him. Mikarikki, the amputation mysterious being, a close associate of General Zazoma, bowed his head deeply as soon as he sees the two embracing each other.
「Oh, well, my apologies. I am sorry to have disturbed you. If you insist that I should just sit back and watch, then I, Mikarikki, will be happy to watch you.……」
「Please don’t watch and stop this person! Hurry up!!」
「O-ro-ro, I understand. However, I wonder if a thin-armed gentleman like myself will really be able to finish a wild beast that has run amok. At the very least, I wish I had a hunting rifle.」
「Nobody told you to stop his breath!」
It was only a few minutes later that Rintaro was released.
「Gahahahaha, sorry brother! Eat more meat! Ah, can I turn on the TV?」
Barely had he calmed down from crying, and Bereon was annoyingly unconcerned. Rintaro turned to face Mikarikki while being slapped on the back.
「So, it sure is unusual Mikarikki-san. What can I do for you?」
「Yes, yes, that’s right. I heard that you fell into the Tone River in the middle of winter, so Zazoma-sama sent you a gift to express his sympathy. I also heard that you were looking for someone……」
How very law-abiding of him.
Mikarikki, the number two of the strange insects army, looked around the room curiously. Rintaro wondered how this room looked to the compound eyes of the man with the mantis face.
「It looks like Minato-sama isn’t here.」
「Are? Isn’t she in the infirmary?」
「Yeah, I looked for her in the infirmary but she wasn’t there. I thought she would be here, yeah, that…… Fufu. I’ve heard a lot of rumors.」
「I’ll try not to ask what kind of rumors they are.」
Trying to deflect the conversation, Rintaro opened the gift he had received.
The contents were an assortment of fresh fruits and jellies. strange insects army may have thought that he was some kind of beetle or something.
「Geez, I wonder where she is. I’ve even made use of the grass beings, but still」
「……Grass beings?」
「Yeah, Yes, Grass beings. There are three of them in this room as well.」
「Wait a minute, there are cockroaches in this room?」
Rintaro made up his mind to burn the ba*san(probably バルサン) as soon as possible after the problem was solved. He also vowed not to leave any dishes in the kitchen sink.
「But during this difficult time, where did Minato go……?」
At that time, Beirion, who was watching the news of the fire on TV, suddenly poked Rintaro on the shoulder.
「Oi, Brother.」
「What is it now, General Bearion?」
The TV screen suddenly changed, and the words “Emergency Report” flash across the red telop. A breath later, the newscaster read out the bulletin with a mysterious look on her face.
『This is breaking news. Authorities at Hero Headquarters have just received a statement from the “Heinous Legion” an organization believed to be a local human-disaster terrorist organization.』
「Whaaaaaat!?」
Rintaro, the head of the “heinous legion” jumped up from the sofa and stared at the monitor. Of course, he had no idea what they were talking about.
『The purpose of the attack has not been made public, and authorities at Hero Headquarters are currently under pressure to respond. In addition, an emergency evacuation order has been issued for the following areas where the threats were made. Minato, Shibuya, and Setagaya wards of Tokyo and Kyoto……』
The video switched to a live broadcast. The screen showed Sakurada Street, which had been turned into a silver river by countless blades.
By Effugium November 29, 2023
Deep underground, where neither sunlight nor moonlight could reach, the atmosphere inside the Ark Dominion underground secret base was even more stagnant than usual.
The loss of the important Bridgehead, of course, shook the foundation of their control over the whole Kanto region. The morale of the Ark Dominion as a whole was noticeably lowered by the devastating damage inflicted on the Hundred Beast Legion and the capture of Mayuzumi Kirika, who was considered to be the strongest force in the region.
「If Kirika-san can’t win, there is no way Zako like us can win, ui……」
「Uuu…… As expected, mysterious beings like us are destined to be oppressed……」
Whether looking to the right or left, the base was filled with voices of deep despair and anxiety. But it was not only the zako fighters and the newcomer mysterious beings who were grieving.
「Uooooon! Forgive me, brother! It’s because I am not good enough!!」
In Rintaro’s private room, General Bearion was occupying the two-seater sofa and bowing deeply. He bowed over and over again while crying, so that not only the sofa but even the carpet was sticky with tears and snot.
「Please raise your head, General Bearion. If you do more than that, We’d have to renovate instead of cleaning.」
「Ooooon, How can I do that!! Because of me, “The female that was chosen by the male“ has been captured, how can I show my face to my brother!!」
Bearion must have heard that Rintaro had offered Kirika to join the heinous legion. Although his expression was quite exaggerated.
「What a mess this is……」
The captured Mayuzumi Kirika was still in the hands of the Hero Headquarters, and even Rintaro had no intention of abandoning her.
That’s why he wanted to make a plan to get her back as soon as possible, but he can’t just leave Bearion alone like this. If he was just crying, then it’s fine, but it’s not something he could do with a finger or two being stuck.
And from Rintaro’s point of view, who is tough on his enemies and lenient toward his own people, he could not help but understood Bearion’s current feelings.
「I’ll do something about Mayuzumi, so calm down for now……」
「Uoooooooon, Forgive me, brotheeeeeer!!!!」
Beerion grabbed Rintaro by the shoulders and swung him around, and then he hugged him with his two log-like arms. Rintaro’s spine screamed as he was hugged by Bearion, who boasts super-strength that is unmatched by any other mysterious being.
「Ugyaaaaaaaaaaaa!! I’ll die I’ll die I’ll die I’ll die!!!!」
「Oooooooon! Ooononon!!」
Colonel Usanyi-chan and Samecchi, who would normally be there to stop him, were currently tending to the Hundred Beast Legion members who were wounded in the previous battle.
In other words, there are only Rintaro and Bearion in this room right now. With two men embracing each other in a closed room, even if Rintaro wanted to die, he couldn’t afford to do so.
「So- Somebody, help! Get a man inside!!」
Just as Rintaro was about to let go of his consciousness, there was a knock at the door of the room as if a savior had come. Rintaro’s chest was compressed, and he shouted in a voice like a crushed frog, “Come in!”, the door opened quietly and an unexpected guest peeked out.
With black-and-white striped antennae and large compound eyes, he has the appearance of a mysterious being, children would cry if they saw him. Mikarikki, the amputation mysterious being, a close associate of General Zazoma, bowed his head deeply as soon as he sees the two embracing each other.
「Oh, well, my apologies. I am sorry to have disturbed you. If you insist that I should just sit back and watch, then I, Mikarikki, will be happy to watch you.……」
「Please don’t watch and stop this person! Hurry up!!」
「O-ro-ro, I understand. However, I wonder if a thin-armed gentleman like myself will really be able to finish a wild beast that has run amok. At the very least, I wish I had a hunting rifle.」
「Nobody told you to stop his breath!」
It was only a few minutes later that Rintaro was released.
「Gahahahaha, sorry brother! Eat more meat! Ah, can I turn on the TV?」
Barely had he calmed down from crying, and Bereon was annoyingly unconcerned. Rintaro turned to face Mikarikki while being slapped on the back.
「So, it sure is unusual Mikarikki-san. What can I do for you?」
「Yes, yes, that’s right. I heard that you fell into the Tone River in the middle of winter, so Zazoma-sama sent you a gift to express his sympathy. I also heard that you were looking for someone……」
How very law-abiding of him.
Mikarikki, the number two of the strange insects army, looked around the room curiously. Rintaro wondered how this room looked to the compound eyes of the man with the mantis face.
「It looks like Minato-sama isn’t here.」
「Are? Isn’t she in the infirmary?」
「Yeah, I looked for her in the infirmary but she wasn’t there. I thought she would be here, yeah, that…… Fufu. I’ve heard a lot of rumors.」
「I’ll try not to ask what kind of rumors they are.」
Trying to deflect the conversation, Rintaro opened the gift he had received.
The contents were an assortment of fresh fruits and jellies. strange insects army may have thought that he was some kind of beetle or something.
「Geez, I wonder where she is. I’ve even made use of the grass beings, but still」
「……Grass beings?」
「Yeah, Yes, Grass beings. There are three of them in this room as well.」
「Wait a minute, there are cockroaches in this room?」
Rintaro made up his mind to burn the ba*san(probably バルサン) as soon as possible after the problem was solved. He also vowed not to leave any dishes in the kitchen sink.
「But during this difficult time, where did Minato go……?」
At that time, Beirion, who was watching the news of the fire on TV, suddenly poked Rintaro on the shoulder.
「Oi, Brother.」
「What is it now, General Bearion?」
The TV screen suddenly changed, and the words “Emergency Report” flash across the red telop. A breath later, the newscaster read out the bulletin with a mysterious look on her face.
『This is breaking news. Authorities at Hero Headquarters have just received a statement from the “Heinous Legion” an organization believed to be a local human-disaster terrorist organization.』
「Whaaaaaat!?」
Rintaro, the head of the “heinous legion” jumped up from the sofa and stared at the monitor. Of course, he had no idea what they were talking about.
『The purpose of the attack has not been made public, and authorities at Hero Headquarters are currently under pressure to respond. In addition, an emergency evacuation order has been issued for the following areas where the threats were made. Minato, Shibuya, and Setagaya wards of Tokyo and Kyoto……』
The video switched to a live broadcast. The screen showed Sakurada Street, which had been turned into a silver river by countless blades.
