Marika’s Scarlet Eye seems to have high versatility.
Hotaru, known as the Insect User, easily found the Observation Team.
It’s impossible to escape from Hotaru, the strongest Insect User in the Alliance.
Marika-san, taking only Natsume, raided the Observation Team and successfully secured everyone.
Axel and Kotone, who went to the enemy Stealth Vehicle after receiving communication from Marika-san, rendezvous with Marika-san and the others who were interrogating enemy soldiers with bewildered expressions.
“I’ve got the frequency for the coded communication. What about the codes or passphrases?”
“………First, I will tell you by subtracting a number from the current time.”
“And what is that number?”
“………Time – 5, Minute – 7.”
“So, if it’s 22:15, it becomes 1708, right?”
“………Yes.”
“What if the number becomes negative?”
“………I convert a ‘-‘ into an alphabet. ……… If it’s -1, A, if it’s -2, B. ……… After the alphabet, I will add 8 to the time and… tell you.”
The soldier with vacant eyes answered Marika-san’s questions in a hesitant tone.
Marika-san’s Scarlet Eye glowed eerily after extracting the necessary information.
“Hah! ………Y, You are Marika of the Scarlet Eye!”
“Good morning. You slept well, didn’t you? Now that you’re awake, it’s interrogation time. Kotone, take them away.”
“Yes. This way to your lodgings. It’s a room without windows or room service, you know. You can’t be too picky.”
The soldier, who seemed to be the leader of the Observation Team, was taken away to Shiranui by Kotone.
Interrogation time, huh? She’s trying to make Kotone memorize the voice and speech patterns.
The other members of the Observation Team are four people. Axel and Natsume will each carry two and take them to Shiranui.
After throwing the Observation Team members into the brig at Shiranui, I asked Marika-san.
“Was that hypnosis just now?”
“It was.”
“It’s convenient.”
“It only works on weaklings. It doesn’t work on those with high Nenshin Strength.”
Even so, it’s an incredibly useful ability. She’s a cheater, my superior.
So, the Scarlet Eye can not only put people to sleep with instant hypnosis but also interrogate them using hypnosis.
It’s no wonder she’s called the strongest Assault Ninja.
“Unlike Wolf Eye, which can only kill by glaring, Scarlet Eye has high versatility.”
The true form of Wolf Eye, the Celestial Wolf Eye, has the ability to enchant weapons with power, but even so, it’s a killing ability.
“I bet Kanata’s Wolf Eye has a trick or two up its sleeve, don’t you think?”
Gek. I’m not planning on hiding my enchantment abilities from Marika-san, but I don’t want to talk about it yet.
I want to report it with a smug look on my face once I can unleash the ultimate enchantment, Dream Illusory Blade: Annihilation, at will.
“Cough, the rest is Kotone’s job.”
“That it is. Kanata, I have an important mission for you.”
“What is it?”
“Ride the motorcycle ahead with Natsume and deliver our strategy to the Brigadier General. The enemy should think our arrival will be delayed.”
“Why don’t you use the helicopter in storage?”
“The small helicopter is too dangerous. We’d be flying through enemy territory?”
Ah, I see. If we’re shot down, it’s game over.
“A human will memorize it and deliver it directly. It’s cumbersome, but it’s a reliable method. Can you do it?”
“Yes. Unless the enemy is stupid, they’ll try to annihilate the Hinkley Division before the Asura Unit can join them. Then, the Asura Unit appears like cavalry. … Ooh, that’s thrilling, I admire it!”
“………Do you understand the importance of this mission?”
Marika-san pressed her fists into my temples, squeezing them.
“Gibe, gibe! I’ll die before the mission!”
“If you succeed, I’ll give you a pair of underwear. Used, of course.”
Seriously! Marika-san’s used underwear! That would be a family heirloom!
“I’ll do it, I’ll do it! I’ll carry out the mission with my life!”
“You’re a hopeless perverted wolf. Alright, I’m counting on you.”
“Can I take Rick with me?”
“Rick?”
“His hobby is motorcycles, and his skills are on par with any Rigger. We should have two motorcycles in case of emergencies, and it’s better to have someone who can repair them.”
“That’s true. Then take Rick too. If there’s any Trouble along the way, at least one of you should reach Brigadier General Hinkley. Of course, don’t die. That is an order.”
“Yes, Mom.”
To lead the Hinkley Division to victory, and to obtain the heirloom for my family, I cannot fail this mission!
We, the three members of the special mission execution team, were granted two Hoverbikes from Shiranui’s hangar.
Natsume and Rick took the handlebars, with me on the back seat of Natsume’s bike. Equipment was loaded onto the back seat of Rick’s bike.
Before leaving the hangar, we were encouraged by Comrade Axel, the master of the hangar.
“I’m counting on you, Comrade. The success of the surprise attack depends on your actions.”
“Leave it to us. Don’t worry, we have three soldiers with nicknames ready.”
“There’s a proverb from Izuruha. ‘Three people together are a mob’ or something like that?”
It’s “the wisdom of Monju.” Monju isn’t in this World, but there must be someone called Monja or Manju.
“Axel, it’s ‘the wisdom of Monju’.”
Monju, it was Monju.
“Is that so? Well, even if some Hyahha shows up, they won’t be a match for you comrades, so it’s fine.”
………Hyahha?
“Comrade, what is Hyahha?”
Comrade pulled up his hair, making it look like a cockscomb, styled it in a mohawk, and let out a strange cry.
“HYAHHA!! Leave your supplies and women!”
“Ah, you mean the Road Gang.”
“You’re the only one who calls them that. In the world, they’re known as Hyahha.”
I’m unlucky, so I should be prepared for something like Hyahha to appear.
“I see. Well then, Comrade, we’re leaving.”
“Roger that, I’m really counting on you!”
“Ooooh-paaah, Roger!”
Comrade and I exchanged thumbs-ups, and Natsume started the Hoverbike.
We sped across the desolate wilderness, heading towards the front line where the Hinkley Division was fighting.
After riding the bikes for half a day, as the sun began to set, we saw a plain with short grass.
We chose Hoverbikes because we wanted to cut through the marshland.
“We’ll be in the marshland soon. The sun is setting too. Let’s set up camp around here.”
“Understood. We need to get through the marshland in one go.”
We stopped the bikes and began preparing for the overnight stay.
We set up the tent, started a campfire, and installed the toilet.
It reminds me of the Witch’s Forest. The difference is that we have full equipment.
Especially the toilet. We have the “Oki-dake-kun” which can be installed just by placing it and pressing a button.
It’s a great device that is enclosed in a small canopy, has an organic floor that decomposes waste, and eliminates odors.
If I had this back in the Witch’s Forest, it would have been easier.
After finishing the setup, we decided to have dinner.
“Haa… Brother, military rations were really terrible, weren’t they.”
Rick sighed, stating the obvious.
“Don’t say that. Most food tastes bad compared to Isokichi’s cooking.”
Natsume took out a can of peaches from her backpack instead of rations.
“Peach cans are delicious. I’ll just eat canned food until we arrive.”
That might be wise. But eating only canned food all the time would get boring. … Hmm?
“You two, look over here for a second.”
In the direction I pointed, smoke was rising.
“Smoke from cooking… it doesn’t look like it, Brother.”
“The smoke is too big for cooking, and black smoke is rising. That means plastic is burning.”
“…Here we go again, Kanata’s tendency to get into trouble. What are you going to do?”
“The usual is to ignore it. However, there’s the issue of us camping here. We don’t want to be attacked by Hyahhas while camping, do we?”
“Heh, Brother. You say that, but weren’t you going to get involved even if you weren’t planning to camp here?”
“Maybe.”
“Let’s go. But whether we engage them or not will depend on their numbers.”
“I’ll leave that judgment to you, Brother.”
“Understood. Rick, get the bandages.”
“Bandages? We haven’t been injured yet. What are they for?”
“Are you going to play cat’s cradle?”
I don’t think cat’s cradle is possible with bandages.
“I’m going to wrap them around our faces. Even if we take care of the Hyahhas, the two of you aren’t allowed to talk to anyone.”
“Understood.” “Yeah.”
We quickly wrapped bandages around our faces and became mummies.
“Let’s go. ‘Mom’s Mammies,’ sortie!”
“Mummy Unit 2, Roger!” “Mummy Girl, Roger!”
They’re both really into it.
Thus, the impromptu unit “Mom’s Mammies,” who execute justice on a whim, began their march.
