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Chapter 6 Episode 55 – Jonber 1

“Olivia, how much is left?”

“Ugh, don’t be rude. I can’t concentrate.”

“Now he’s even getting angry at me.”

“How can you not lose your temper in this situation!?”

“… … Well.”

I looked around helplessly. Even though it is underground, the ceiling has been torn off and the night sky is clearly visible. Isolation room burning in places. The corpses of employees were lying around.

It would be most appropriate to describe it as a disaster.

Instead of running away from such a situation, Olivia somehow continues to research a cure. It would feel like a knife was under your chin.

Why did this happen? Let’s go back a little bit.

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After Raphael’s return, an emergency manager’s meeting was convened again.

“There are a total of five sacred badges that have begun to move. Considering that Archbishop Gromwell’s body was found at what appeared to be the meeting place, it seems likely that a difference of opinion arose and internal strife broke out.”

Mariela added to Banshee’s briefing.

“First of all, I blocked all routes to the management station… . I don’t know if it will work.”

“It may not be completely effective, but it may not be preventable. Even if they are not good at it, they are skilled at the level of a senior engineer, so they will hijack a plane and come back somehow.”

Maybe I’ll even hit the management bureau by plane. Those superhumans will survive, but they could cause enormous damage to the Bureau.

“How is Olivia’s research progress?”

Aegwynn answered my question.

“It’s almost over. He said that if everything goes smoothly like this, he will likely be able to get the results by tomorrow.”

“It seems like it would work, but it’s a bit ambiguous. Banshee, what are the exact skills of the enemies?”

Banshee shook her head.

“Those five only recently became crusaders. It was probably inserted by the Virgin Mary herself. Everyone acknowledged that my skills were excellent, so there was no backlash, but I don’t know exactly how strong I am.”

“Hmm… . Among the five, there was a man named Lot, and he was said to be so strong that Raphael could feel a wall. I don’t think there are five people with enough skills to overwhelm the special driver… . The other guys can be considered higher ranks than senior knights.”

The words he spoke calmly must have been quite shocking to the managers. Well, Raphael is just as strong as Gordon, but if Raphael can feel a wall, you can’t imagine how strong he must be.

“Bailey. Have the kids fully armed and ready for defense.”

“It’s been a while since I was fully armed, it was nice. Let’s go hot.”

Bailey showed off his fighting spirit by loosening his hands.

Tanya, who was quietly watching from the side, asked cautiously.

“Zeke, this… . Is this a dangerous situation?”

When the security department is fully armed, it also means that it is a dangerous situation. That’s why Tanya had worried eyes.

“What is it, our cutie? Are you worried?”

Bailey made a mischievous expression and pinched Tanya’s cheek.

“Oh, don’t play around! This is a serious situation!”

Tanya gets angry at this. The more he did that, the more Bailey teased him.

“It’s dangerous. It will be very dangerous.”

Assuming that Raphael’s words are true, the sacred badge of Lot can be seen as stronger than that of Gordan. Even though he had Ariel’s help, Gordan has a record of single-handedly destroying the Bureau, so if he’s stronger than that… . Even if you are fully armed, it will be impossible to stop it.

“Ha! There was a time when work at the management bureau was safe. Don’t worry unnecessarily, come up with a solution quickly. I’ll be getting the kids ready.”

Bailey didn’t look afraid at all. Since you have overcome numerous crises with me so far, you must believe in me that much.

But unfortunately, this time the security department will be used as expendable items. To buy time until Olivia’s research is finished.

‘Once it’s completed, you can retry with the results. If we just deliver the chemical formula we have derived, the development of a treatment will be done quickly.’

I’ve used this method a few times before. A strategy to save time by having Olivia research, write down the chemical formula, and then pass it on to Olivia after retrying.

Of course, it is unclear whether this operation will be possible. Research results may not be released on time, and the problem may not be solved by simply writing down notes and delivering them.

But I can’t help it. There is no way.

Bailey left the conference room, and there was silence for a moment. Because I said it was dangerous, everyone got nervous.

At times like this, Kyra would say something nonsense to brighten the mood.

“Now that I think about it, Kyra isn’t there?”

I thought it was quiet for some reason, but Kyra wasn’t there.

“Did you forget, Director? Kyra took a vacation.”

“… Oh, I guess so.”

Mariela takes care of all those things. There is no need for me to know the status of employees. Of course, it would be better to keep track of manager-level employees… .

“The vacation is scheduled to end tomorrow. Should I send you a message asking me to postpone it a little longer?”

“That should be it. Tomorrow, it’s going to be a total mess. Just tell Kyra not to come back until she calls me back. Additionally, Mariela takes care of the evacuation of the employees.”

“Okay. Will the security and research departments be the only ones left in the management bureau?”

“Um… Aegwynn, what do you think? Is there a need for management to remain?”

Aegwynn thought for a moment and answered my question.

“I think some of them should remain. If the director’s goal is to gain time for research, he may need to pull together the full power of the management bureau.”

The total power of the management bureau. This means that heroines with different levels of strength, such as Ker at night and Karjen before the contract, will be brought in. Surprisingly, this asymmetric power includes not only Ker and Karjen, but also Olivia.

The masterpieces of masterpieces she created, which are too dangerous to be taken out easily, are so powerful that one is in awe of Olivia’s scientific power.

“Okay. I have to use everything I can.”

If you just take the time, you win.

We need to take full advantage of our home ground advantage.

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As expected, the five sacred insignia invaded the management bureau.

They actually hijacked the plane and rushed to the Administration Bureau, and thanks to having Lily on standby in advance just in case, they were able to stop the plane before it crashed into the Administration Bureau.

However, the stop did not stop the vehicle, but simply caused it to crash into the bare ground, so if there were any regular passengers on board, they would all have died.

I can’t help it.

The sacred insignia walked in through the main gate of the management office that we had opened. As expected from being a superhuman, he was in good condition despite the plane crash. Although the altitude was low in human terms, it was definitely a plane crash, so shouldn’t at least one leg be broken?

The security department was the first to greet them. The security department, fully armed and wearing full body armor, was standing by and surrounded them as soon as they set foot in the management bureau.

The Guard did not attack. It’s obvious that if you attack anyway, you’ll get hit back. On the contrary, the enemies did not attack too hastily. The equipment worn by the security department is optimized for defense and counterattack. If they attack recklessly, you should be prepared to cripple at least one side.

Of course, this only applies if the difference in skill is not huge. If the power of the man named Lot was real, there was a very high possibility that the defense team of the security department would be helpless.

So the security department surrounded the enemies and created a kind of arena, and gladiators were sent separately to actually fight them.

“Too–. It’s a collaboration—?”

“Don’t play around, take it seriously.”

Kuen and Leon. This is the combination that was combined during the battle with the Crusade Commander in this route.

“Sister, did you see it!? Am I dropping the plane?”

Plus Lily.

Firepower, strength, and technique. A perfect combination of three elements… I thought so, but in reality, the compatibility is not that good.

Lily is not suitable for fighting alongside allies in the first place. Lily’s gravity manipulation makes it difficult to identify enemies, and although it is not impossible if you control it delicately, it does make it difficult to fully concentrate on the battle.

However, the basic method of applying debuffs to enemies by applying high gravity is also ambiguous. In the case of Rion, thanks to his super strength, he can move freely even in a state of high gravity, but it is not possible for Kuen.

As expected, I felt it before. Among the Bureau’s heroines, there are very few who can fight against truly powerful enemies. At most, it’s just Karjen, but even Karjen has become weak because of the contract.

Anyway, the three heroines who were deployed showed quite a bit of strength against the Holy Insignia.

I thought it would be jarring, but surprisingly, Lily supported the two well, and after Kuen took the enemies out of their minds, Leon delivered a big blow. Seeing the three of them naturally and fluidly carrying out this seemingly simple, but in reality extremely difficult, combination, I wondered if my worries were just unfounded.

However, when a man who had not actively participated in the battle began to fight seriously, the situation immediately turned upside down.

Quietly waiting for an opportunity, he shot a beam of light from his sword and pierced Lily’s abdomen, then rushed at Leon, who had turned his head, and cut off his head.

Kuen, who was dealing with another Sacred Insignia, was soon pushed back by the five’s pincer attack and was pierced by a beam of light while running away.

I was convinced when I saw that.

That man is Lot, and Raphael said what he said was true.