Chapter 324. Friend, why?

Now then, we get back to our formation.

At the front is Reika with Seki-san as her support, Michi, Nei-san, Yukino and I are in the middle, and Margo-sans at the rear.

Its the same as before.

And behind Margo-sanis sister Edie chasing after us ten meters behind.

(As the person herself asked to be affectionately calledSister Edie)

For the time being, the area around the VIP shelter is at the rear corridor for hotel employees, so there are hardly any hidden cameras and microphones, almost none.

Michi destroyed all of them on the 21st floor, and it seems that the monitoring system of the rear corridor on the 22nd floor has been destroyed by Margo-san.

Therefore, neither chief Tanizawa nor miss Cordelia should know that sister Edie has joined us.

However, all of the routes from the rear corridor to the lower floors are blocked off.

We have no choice but to head to the public hallway again to go downstairs.

The monitoring systems in the hallways are a lot more thourough when compared to hereand theyre cleverly hidden.

Its hard to break all the monitoring equipment one by one.

In that casesister Edie has to keep a distance.

Come with us, pretending that youre following

I think thats what Margo-san told sister Edie in English

That way, it looks like sister Edie has been pursuing us since we ran away from the theatre.

Thats how it should look like to miss Cordelia, whos looking at the cameras.

Thats a very sister Edie-like way of moving

At the very least, they wont think that shes our ally

Be careful of only Kozuki security service guards

Im fine

Sister Edie has the skills of an assassin.

She seems to be good at erasing her presence.

With that saidwe, the original seven, and sister Edie, whos a bit further away, depart.

Well be moving to the hallway from now

Whats there is a commercial elevator hall that collects and carries the sheets to be washed.

Seki-san opens the large metal door on the side of the elevator.

Thats the border between the public area and the backside?

Gacha, gii

The doors thicker than I thought.

I see, even a bomb couldnt open this up.

First

Michi searches forQioutside.

Its okay, theres no presence around

But still, Reika first jumps out and explores the area.

Seki-san holds her gun and prepares for an unexpected attack.

Earlier, we were attacked by miss Cordelia because Michi wasnt able to capture theirQi

Therefore, were just making sure.

Theres no abnormalities in front, including the ceiling

Reika said

Theres no abnormality to the rear

Seki-san confirms.

Having recieved the report from the twoMichi, Nei-san, Yukino, and I, who are in the middle group, move through the thick metal door.

Thats when Margo-san says

I cant see the enemy right now, but they might be hiding around here.

If the enemy attacks from ahead, then well escape through this door to the back corridor.

Therefore, well leave the door as is

Margo-san informs the hidden microphone as if shes talking to us.

Its actually to not lock the door again for sister Edie.

Thats why were leaving the door open.

Fujimiya-san, head righttheres a staircase down on the second corner

Seki-sans memory is perfect.

Roger

We walk with Reika ahead.

We then follow Seki-sans instructions going forward.

Michi keeps looking forqi

In addition to that, Reika and the others concentrate so they can cope with sudden attacks at any time.

Im worried whether sister Edie is following us from behind properly.

Of course, were not allowed to turn around to confirm.

We should assume that all of our actions in this corridor are monitored.

I cant do any martial arts, but itd be strange for me to feel the presence of the assassin, sister Edie.

Its okayshes following us

Michi whispered to me.

MichisQisensor is tracking sister Edie properly

Its not good for us to be nervousYo-chan

Nei-san smiles

Calm downlets go naturally! Breathe

Even if you tell me that

True, its just a waste to go worrying.

Either way, you cant do anything

Yukino makes a fool out of me.

Please be dignified.

I will definitely protect Master.

Please believe in me!

Im very grateful that Michi said that.

Thenwe reach the 21st floor.

Seki-sans already been told that miss Cordelia had been waiting for us in the small theaterbetween the stars

Therefore, Seki-san selected the route to go down a floor furthest frombetween the stars

Reversing the route, we reached the business elevator hall on the 22nd floor from before.

After all, this hotel is a maze and is divided here and there.

We pass through the floor while being waryto the stairs to the lower floor.

For the time being, theres no ambush here.

From here, we go down the 20th floor.

Did miss Cordelia stay on the 21st floor?

I ask Margo-san in the back.

Perhapstheres various changes in the situation

We safely arrived at the security service on the 20th floor.

Then

Yes, this is the Nanamagari Shosou Saichi Gakari!!1

Kudou papas talking on the extension phone?

Neko-sans here too.

Idiot! Do something about that yourself.

I left the enemies on the 6th floor G4 to you.

If you find it troublesome then hide yourself in a room if you want.

The Russian thugs dont know anything worthwhile.

Its useless to interrogate them

Kudou-papa cuts off the call.

Oh, whats up?

He noticed and called out to us.

Then, we look inside the entrance of the room

Sister Edie seems to be hiding her figure in the back

What are you doing here?

I ask on behalf of everyone

Its as you can see.

Im taking command.

Its about time to go after all

Kudou-papa points at the numerous monitors in the room.

The video feeds of the hotels surveillance cameras are displayed one after another.

Its possible that the radio is being intercepted.

Im using the hotels extension phone to contact my allies

Ehhow?

Neko-san shows Kudou-papa a monitor.

The red falcon team has entered zone B6 on the 8th floor

Looking at the monitor, its a team of free guards.

There are five people dressed in flashy clothes walking down the corridor.

Whats the closest extension to them?

Neko-san looks at the extension list on each floor and responds immediately

Kudou-papa uses the extension phone right away.

Looking at the screenThe extension phone installed in the hotel aisle rings.

The man in green picks up the phone.

Its meis this Green Saika?

Give the phone to red

Answering the phone, the person in red is the team leader.

You guys have 20 russians in front of you in area B7.

Kick their asses.

Beat them up and tie them down, thatll do

Okay

The red guy replies, then hangs up the extension phone.

Lets go!

Oh!

The five super beast warriors raise a cry.

Its originally a team of three, but we added two of our deceased allys brothers to the team.

Well, theyre reliable on their own

Kudou-papa says while looking at the monitor.

All of the Russian forces, aside from Violas main force, have been driven down.

This will come to end soon

He checks their positions with the surveillance cameras and sends instructions to the nearest extension phone on the direction to travel.

I see. Youve thought of a good moveextensions are wired so its a bit of hassle, but theres no need to worry about being bugged outside

Margo-san tells Kudou-papa

Right? It was my idea

Kudou-papa said happily

Besidesif the conversations on the extension line, then chief Tanizawa can check everything in theheadquartersright? That saves me the trouble of reporting

What?

Oh, unlike the half-hearted security guard stuff here, Tanizawa pops room is the center of the surveillance system.

If we talk to each other on the extension line, Norma-kun can gather and make a situation report together

Margo-san is gauging the relationship between chief Tanizawa and Kudou-papa

Kudou-papa seems not to have thought of the possibility of chief Tanizawas betrayal at all

Tanizawa pops can also contact the rooms extension phone if he needs to tell me something

Did Tanizawa-san tell you anything?

Nothinghe just left this to me.

What about you?

The executives are evacuated on the upper floors.

The origin of the information leak has been found as well

Seki-san expresses that theres atraitoramong the executives.

I see, well, thats out of my jurisdiction.

Ill leave it toKakkaor Tanizawa pops

Kudou-papa doesnt know that Jii-chan is missing.

Chief Tanizawa hasnt conveyed any important information to Kudou-papa.

By the way, Kudou-sanare you able to monitorbetween the starson the 21st floor?

Margo-san asks

Between the stars?Can you, Neko?

Its impossibleits a confidential area, so its impossible to do from this room

Confidential area?

Thats just a small theater though?

What about it?

For exampleI thought of the four missing people from the first invaders

Margo-san lies.

Miss Cordelias attack wasnt on the 21st floor.

I wonder? I havent noticed such a thing since Ive been herehey, Neko

Yes

I now understand

Chief Tanizawa didnt allow Kudou-papa to see us being attacked by miss Cordelia or shot at by the top elites of Kouzuki security service.

Since its only a momentperhaps, you may have overlooked them.

Anyway, it seems that those four enemies have run away tobetween the stars

SureNeko, tell Tanizawa pops

Okay

Neko-san makes an extension call.

Well, Tanizawa pops should be monitoring all the confidential areas, so theyll deal with it soon

Kudou-papas trust in chief Tanizawa is big

Ah, hello, Tony-kun? Is Tanizawa-san there?What, away?

Chief Tnaizawas not in theheadquarters?

Is that so?

Then tell him this.

Margo-chan and the others have encountered an enemy in the confidential area on the 21st floorbetween the stars

Ah, can Tanizawa-sans men send out a search force? That would help, were almost at the climax.

Then, please.

Call us if something happens.

Kudou-chan and I will be staying here for a while longer

Neko-san ends the call

What about Tanizawa pops

Hmit seems he went to the toilet

Thats a lie

Something else is happening at the same time.

Im sure of that.

Well fine.

Were about to take over all the units aside from Violas main force.

This will be settled soon.

Well, theyre all just a bunch of Russian thugs

Kudou-papa speaks as he changes the video on the surveillance cameras again.

What about Violas main group?

Seki-san asks.

Old man Dai Grepher shaved the 30 man troop down to 20.

Afterwards, theyre supposed to join up with the Russian troops ahead, trying to replenish their numbers

its gotten bad in several ways

What?

Though weve succeeded in reducing the number of peoplemore than 20 people were absorbed by Violas troops.

Theyre around 50 people now

Thats quite a number protecting Cesario Viola

Thenthe executives of the troops removed their armbands

Thats.

The army of Violas which invaded the hotel all have the same black combat clothes, goggles, and black masks.

You can hardly see the difference in their appearances.

Cesario Violas executives, Lorenzaccio Bandini, Giuliano Jenka, and Romeo Motague, are the only ones with colored armbandsso we were able to somehow identify the person.

Once they remove their armbands, theyll be confused with the other combatants.

Furthermorethey split up

Split up?

One group is invading the upper floors, and two groups are heading to the lower floorsthree groups acting independently.

The number of each is around 20 people

Theyre going up and down at the same time?

Margo-san, what do you think?

Seki-san asks for Margo-sans opinion.

Cesario Violas the one who originally brought them hereLorenzaccio Bandini decided to withdraw after judging the situation to be disadvantageous

Then, the men going up are Violas, and the other groups are going down?

I asked, and Margo-san smiles wryly

Its not that simple.

Remember that there are only 30 people who were brought by Viola from America

Yeahthere were 150 enemies who entered this hotel.

Only those 30 people are the original subordinates of Viola.

The remaining 120 are just Russian thugs from a crumbling mafia.

If you cut those 30 people to 20theres no choice but to join up with the Russians who are ahead.

Butwould these Russians really move according to Violas directions?

I think its impossible.

Theres no one among the Russians who understand English, and not many of them have military experience either.

Theyre just a criminal reserve military of young menI dont think theyd follow orders from an American who they dont know that well

Michi answered.

I think so too.

Therefore, Viola has no choice but to split the combatants he gathered together.

The 20 Americans will unify and start withdrawing to the lower floors.

The 30 Russians will go both up and down?

The troops heading to the upper floor are decoys.

Theyre a throwaway unit to prevent the withdrawing group from being pursued

I see

I think Viola himself is also in the retreating group.

From the point when Lorenzaccio Bandini decided to withdraw, Viola has no choice but to ignore his will.

He doesnt have the courage to head on the upper floor with the Russians alone

Margo-san smiles.

I think that only the Russians are leading the two groups heading down.

This is also being used as Violas shield.

But, I think that some of the Russians are mixed up with Americans.

If its only Russian thugs, then theyll be broken immediately

Violas organized combatants are built as reinforcements

If you think about it rationally, thats how it will be

Kudou-papa supports Margo-sans opinion

ButI have a question

What is it, Kudou-san?

Seki-san asks.

Nosomehow, it feels a bit too fragile

Fragile?

Those guys havent done their homework at all, you see? They look like they just plunged in, not knowing anything about this hotel, Kouzuki security service, our guys, etc.

On the contrary, it feels like they just thoughtits an easy victory if we just rush in with 150 combat men

Kudou-papa thinks deeply.

Is it possible that Cesario Violas organization didnt investigate anything? AsKakkamade this hotel the decisive battleground, there was enough time to investigateI would definitely have investigated it

NoViola was supposed to have done a preliminary survey.

Therefore, miss Cordelia was able to invade the hotel easily

In the first place, miss Cordelia and chief Tanizawa are connected, and were part of the preliminary activities of the operation

Hmm

Wait

Could it be that.

Chief Tanizawa might have not betrayed Jii-chan

And miss Cordelia is betraying Viola

Margo-san

Yeah

Margo-san has noticed the possibility as well.

Miss Cordelia should have information on the hotel and Kouzukis security service.

Thats absolute.

And yetfor her to give false information to Cesario Viola

The hotel is an ordinary building.

The security isnt a big deal.

Kouzuki Security service has no good people, so dont mind them.

If she made a report like thatand Viola executed the assault tonight

I cant understand this

Kudou-papa seems to be uneasy.

Im also uneasy.

Havent I been telling you since earlier?

Neko-san tells Kudou-papa

The four people who disappeared first were the real assassination unit, and the 150 people who came later are all decoys

Butwould Cesario Viola make himself a decoy? Furthermore, this is a terrible predicament

I dont know about that butwhile were at a mess, the four assassin unit can do whatever they want

Neko-sans intuition is sharp.

Miss Corderlia might be the key to the enemy

I dont knowthats under Tanizawa pops jurisdiction.

Besides,Kakkahas two monster guards, Ootoku and Choumoto.

Ive got no choice but to leave him to them

Those two arent on Jii-chans side.

Lets concentrate on the work given to us

Kudou-papa said.

ButI

I know that Jii-chan and Minaho-neesan are missing.

Chief Tanizawas also suspicious.

Dammit

In the end, as long as I dont know whats the deal between chief Tanizawa and miss Cordelia

The truth doesnt come

FatherMama-uesama was fired from Kouzuki security service

Michi changes the topic

Etsukowhat happened?

Kudou-papas surprised.

Tanizawa-san fired her due to violating orders and abandoning her duties

Seki-san supplements.

Abandoning duties and violating orders?Shes not that kind of woman though?

Mama-uesamaprioritized a man over her work

Michi saidKudou-papas speechless

I see

Then, he took a deep breath

Lets stop that talk for nowNeko, bring together the allied teams.

Defeat the three divisions of Violas troops!

Rightlets concentrate on whats in front of us

Neko-san checks the location of each team

The earlier group who went downI think most of them are Russians, but theyll soon catch up with the Banbarubie 3

Perfectlets have Barbie and the other two scout ahead

Kudou-papa takes the extension phone.

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