After talking for a while, Melaine and Mizuki excused themselves. Naomi was about to join them back in the base, but they forced her to rest to prepare for the attack in a week. They really counted on Naomi to stop the war if the situation was unfavorable for them.
They also said that they would take care of the situation regarding the spy. If Naomi moved by herself, it would only alert the spy. That much said about Naomi’s capability to scare the others. Or so they said.
Mizuki smirked when she left, something that Naomi noticed from the corner of her sight.
‘They gave me time, huh? Thank you, mother.’
“So there really is a spy,” Mischa muttered in a low voice that only Naomi could hear.
“Don’t worry about it, Mischa. Our role will come later. I really am counting on you when the time arrives.” Naomi said to Mischa, smiling warmly at her. “Anyway, we now have free time. I never thought that I wouldn’t be busy at a time like this.”
“I am surprised too. But that’s natural, I think?” Mischa tilted her head slightly.
“What do you mean?” Naomi couldn’t understand why Mischa thought it was natural for her not to be busy at a time like this.
War was imminent. It would probably happen in a week. The enemy’s soldiers were already marching at this time. It was strange that she, the leader of the organization that started the war as well as a Lieutenant-General of the German Military, wasn’t busy.
“I mean, you’re like our hidden weapon? A nuke? Anyway, you are our leader, responsible for the war. It’s natural to leave everything to your subordinate and take control of everything when the real thing starts. You have such an important role, so your subordinates want you to rest to make sure you will be at 100% in the war.”
Mischa explained something that Naomi wondered about from her perspective. Indeed, it was different from what Naomi pictured. She only saw the situation from a leader’s point of view. She wanted to get involved with everything.
But her subordinates also had their own thoughts. They wanted their leader, Naomi, to be at her peak condition in the real situation. All preparations could be left to them.
“I see…” Naomi nodded weakly, contemplating Mischa’s words seriously. “Is that how it is?”
As of late, Naomi wasn’t sure about her decision anymore. The trigger was the bomber girl that she saw in Japan. She let her get caught by the Esper Association, only to be turned into a doll in that facility.
Insecurity. That was what plagued Naomi. Usually, she wouldn’t even care about such a thing. But things changed after she realized her feelings toward Mischa. She felt love and began to understand other people’s emotions better.
That was why she tried to minimize the casualties in the war. But alas, the course of things didn’t seem to allow her to do that/
“That’s how it is.” Mischa nodded with a big smile. “Because you have free time, why don’t you follow me today, Naomi? You always made plans for our date, so it’s time for me to show you how reliable I am!” She exclaimed, which invited a smile to Naomi’s face.
Mischa invited Naomi with the brightest smile ever, extending her hand, “Let’s go, Princess.”
Instead of being irked at being called Princess like what happened in the past few days, Naomi was strangely happy. She took Mischa’s hand and answered.
“Then, please escort me, my prince."
***
“This is?” Naomi looked up at the place where Mischa had taken her and muttered in surprise.
It was a place many families and couples visited on the weekend. The place was popular with a lot of attractions and would always invite a long queue. But the queue wasn’t that long because it was already night. That place was…
“Yup! Amusement Park!”
“Why here?” Naomi asked, curious. Of all places that they could visit with her money and ability, Mischa chose the one that cost not too much and was close to Berlin. They took a bus to arrive at this place, and it was already dark when they arrived.
“You see, today is Saturday, and I heard there is a festival in this amusement park tonight. So I want to see it with you, Naomi.”
“Really? A festival, huh… I have never been in one before.”
“Then it will be the first for you! It is my first, too, so I am glad that I can share this moment with you.”
“Oh, Mischa. The way you said that was so lewd.” Naomi chuckled teasingly as she got closer to Mischa. “So you want to do it? Your first time.”
“Wha–“ Mischa finally realized what she had just said and blushed. “F-F-Festival! I mean watching the festival!”
“Hahaha, I know. Let’s go. I am also happy to share this moment with you.”
“You’re such a tease, Naomi...”
Mischa pouted, but she still followed Naomi inside the Amusement Park. Inside was crowded with people. All of them seemed to walk toward the light in the middle of the Amusement Park where the main road was located.
“It’s crowded,” Mischa muttered in a low voice. She glanced at Naomi’s hand, trying to reach for it but retracting it the moment before she could hold it.
Naomi noticed Mischa’s gesture, turned around and took Mischa’s hand, and held it in a lover’s hold.
“Indeed. We should hold hands, so we will not be separated from each other.” She smirked teasingly as she enjoyed Mischa’s reddened face.
“Un.” Mischa just replied with a nod as she tried to hide her face with her free hand.
***
Back in the base. In the soundproof room with a lot of monitors, Melaine and Mizuki had just done checking almost every footage to see whether there was someone who had entered the prison cell or not.
“It’s useless. The camera is destroyed almost immediately by a gun. We can’t see the face of the perpetrator.” Melaine leaned her back and sighed tiredly. She massaged her temple in an attempt to ease her headache of staring at monitors for too long.
“At least we managed to recover something.” Mizuki smiled slightly as she looked at a certain monitor. On it was a wave, a recording of a voice that they had managed to recover from the destroyed Ability Limiter on Andrew’s hand.
“Yeah, and we got a name now.”
Melaine straightened her sitting position and started the recording. At first, it was full of noise, but then the sound became clearer.
[…you… long time, Abel. … me out … to … rd Avos]
The recording stopped right after that. It was as if the perpetrator purposely didn’t destroy the recording so they would have a clue about its identity.
“Abel, that name came out again.” Mizuki frowned. “We need to ask Her Majesty the Queen about this person. This has gone out of a mere request. The person whom Her Majesty was searching for had murdered our prisoner.”
Melaine nodded, “Indeed. We need to go to England as fast as we can.”
After Melaine said that, there was a sudden voice from behind.
“Then shall I teleport you to that place?”
The two people in the room immediately turned around. Mizuki pulled a gun from her suit, and Melaine was ready to use her ability. But they stopped when they saw the person standing behind them.
“Hotaru! You made my heart jump!” Melaine shouted at the girl, but she just laughed foolishly and scratched the back of her head.
“Hehehe, I was about to report to Miss Mizuki about my secret mission. I know that Miss Mizuki always stayed in this room, so I entered without permission as usual. Then I heard about the matter. So, do you need my help? I can teleport to England with no problem.” Hotaru puffed out her chest proudly.
Melaine and Mizuki looked at each other for a second before nodding to each other.
Putting her gun back into the holster beneath the suit, Mizuki turned to Hotaru. “I am counting on you, Hotaru.”
“Yes! Leave it to me!”
Thanks for the chapter
misunderstandings galore
Thanks for the chapter nya.