2-21: The Three Who Met 1 (1/2)

2-21: The Three Who Met 1 (1/2)

After the last group of hostages and criminals left the department store, they were divided into hostages and criminals.

Most of the criminals were handcuffed and pushed into the police van, while the rest were brought to the temporary HQ of the countermeasure department to be interrogated.

The girl and the others were brought to a tent to be examined.

Yep, youre all good to go. The muscles on your back will hurt a bit, but youll be fine.

Although they were being examined, the woman from the medical team just used a scanner-like tool on them.

That was sufficient for this Garesto-made medical equipment to check their condition.

The woman from the medical team said that if the beret girl minded the pain, she could treat her, but she refused her. After that the woman glanced at another member of the team.

But before that man could say anything, the beret girl handed him the criminals foster.

This is the iFoster the criminals had on them. We used it to escape, but it should be of some use to the search team.

W-What did you say!? This needs to be analyzed immediately! Ah, you three should wait here a bit.

The man came here to get the hostages side of the story, but he quickly turned around and left.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

The object the beret girl handed him was just that important. After all, it could very well be the key that solves this yet unsolved hostage incident.

Umm, could you also find the mother of this child? They seem to have been separated, so shes probably looking for him too.

Alright. Can you tell me your name and your mothers?

Yes! Umm

The woman from the medical team asked the child calmly sitting on Daigos lap for his and his mothers name.

After that the woman from the medical team also left, leaving only the beret girls group in the tent.

Now then, we should make sure our stories match.

Hah?

Hmm?

Its part of it, but in my case, Im likely to be sent back immediately, so since I probably wont have any opportunity to thank him, I want to do what I can for him now.

Daigo admired just how honest and serious this girl was. But at the same time, he found it odd.

In order to thank her benefactor, she was going to hide the truth behind Shinichis actions to prevent him from being treated as a hero.

Normally, it would be the other way around, but this was indeed the best way to make Shinichi happy.

Still, Im impressed you were able to think of this on the fly.

Thats why he honestly praised this girl for being able to think of this in such a short time.

The girl faintly blushed and shook her head. Its nothing special. Didnt I say he reminded me of the person I once admired? That person would risk his life to protect others, but he hated it whenever people would extol his actions.

When asked why even though he was so strong, he would reply, because Im not strong at all. He was that kind of hero.

Just like a certain someone who said if I were really strong, I wouldnt be attacked in the first place.

I see So in the end, Shinichi became a part of your dream, huh. Thats kind of unfair. Even though we lost our dreams, he surpassed his.

Surpassed his dream?

Just a while ago, I remembered the dream he talked about too. It was a childish and vague dream, but it was just the sort that you would expect from him.

When the three childhood friends talked about their dreams. Daigo said that he wanted to be a police officer, while Takeshi wanted to be a scientist.

At that time, Shinichi didnt have a dream job, but he did have something he admired.

He said he wanted to be someone who helped those who did their best. He said hed leave saving everyone to us, so hell save those kind of people instead.

It was the youthful wish of a little boy who still knew nothing of society and was the one always being saved.

A dream where he wanted to become a person that could at least repay the people who helped him.

It was so vague a dream that at the time, neither Daigo nor Takeshi could understand it.

Perhaps even the person himself could not understand it.

But Daigo knew that Shinichi had already surpassed his dream.