4-54: There’s No One Inside! (4/5)

4-54: There’s No One Inside! (4/5)

They really came!

The person inside Nyani-nya, Aristel, was amidst shock and joy.

Though the latter of the two had to be quickly pushed aside due to inappropriateness, strong emotions were roused nonetheless.

Shinichis idea fully played upon the concept of reversing ones thinking.

Since the bomb couldnt be found without exposing themselves, then they just had to take on a form that would be fine even when exposed, and by becoming a character themselves, Aristel and Shinichi could brazenly appear on stage with the other performers.

So long as there was an acceptable reason provided by one of the staff, then even if the criminals were there, they would be unlikely to suddenly press the switch or suspect that their plot has been exposed.

After all, though not practiced often, this park did have a policy of having other characters suddenly appear to cover up any accidents or problems they might be experiencing.

Hence, this was a method that could only be employed because of the parks flexibility in their scripts.

Though Shinichi came up with this idea without any knowledge of that, his ingenuity was still worthy of admiration.

He provided many warnings while putting on the costume, and When they were picking the time when to show up, Shinichi even used his foster to warn Aristel via thought transmission.

Theres a presence here similar to that time at the department store. Be careful.

That was all he said, but Aristels brilliant mind immediately noticed the similarities between the two cases.

In the department store incident, there was a discrepancy between the conduct of the perpetrators and their actual movement and equipment, and as it turns out, they were in fact nothing more than a diversion meant to take advantage of the people dissatisfied with the interaction between the two worlds.

That was the case this time as well. The criminals were just too skilled. In fact, they were so good that it was almost comical. They effortlessly brought in so many explosives, planted them all over the park, infiltrated the security office, and even planned for a bomb to be carried into the parade by one of the performers.

Yet that man and woman and the other perpetrators that Shinichi happened into could only be evaluated by Shinichi as witless fools.

In that regard, Aristel shared his sentiments. In fact, she couldnt even call them clever out of flattery.

As for the latter, if his words were to be believed, then either the leader of these criminals was just that good, or there was someone else guiding them to make their plan a success.

Of course, Shinichis warning was meant for the latter.

Thats why she was more delighted than surprised to see the six figures surround them; being able to understand the meaning behind Shinichis instructions made her heart tremble and her whole body brim with strength.

She could only watch him from a distance during the exam, but now she could stand on the same battlefield with him.

Though it was only for now, she was finally able to become the partner of the warrior that she acknowledged to be her superior; hence, the only thing left now was to fulfill the role she has been given and meet his expectations. And so, she brandished her rapier.

Why are there so many problems?

The order given to the six was to secretly cover for the people carrying out terrorist activities in the park.

Its not yours, nyaa! But these people seem worse than you, so Ill leave half of them to you, nyaa!

Hah, I can take on small fish like these by myself, nyaa!

The two cats acted as though there were such a script, then kicked off the ground.

Nyaa

Before one of the shadows knew it, a rapier was right before him, so he brought out a photon dagger through his gauntlets and tried to receive the blow.

To him there was no need to forcefully try and dodge the cats rapier. After all, the cats weapon was nothing more than just some soft prop, so there wasnt even really a need to dodge.

But that was a foolish move, and such notions should have been dropped the moment they realized that this was a trap.

KYAA!?

With a genuine cracking sound, the shadows dagger was smashed broken, and a blow landed right on the shadows head.

A dull sound resounded, but before the shadow could even feel anything, his consciousness left him, and he collapsed.

Guah!?

At the same time, one of the shadows attacked by the pirate cat also collapsed because of the cats saber.

Impossible! One of the men cried, and perhaps if it were just that, they would have been able to keep their calm, but in the next moment, a black smoke appeared to hide the body of their fainted comrades.

Without even the time to cry out, by the time the smoke had cleared, their comrades were gone.

The crowd stirred, and voices of excitement and surprise resounded, but the shadows were agitated. Unfortunately, it was in that moment they lost their calm that their defeat was cemented.

The trick was actually really simple, though they had no way of knowing it.

Aristel actually had an exoskeleton on her, only that it was extended only on her chest and her limbs.

She also wasnt using a fake weapon, but rather just made it so that the club she had looked like a sword prop by way of projection, and with the power boost from the exoskeleton, she was able to knock out her opponent.

As for the evil cats saber, that was really just a prop, but it was covered with a layer of mana that made it harder, effectively turning it into a dull weapon.

One was a weapon made to look like a fake, while the other was a fake realer than the real thing.

That blindsided the shadows because of their hubris-wrought scorn.

As for their fallen comrades disappearing after the smoke cleared, that was a trick that combined skill and magic, and the girl didnt know much about it either.

She knew was that she put up a smokescreen, but she didnt know that the boy teleported the men away after securing them, resulting in a play-esque scene where the fallen enemies disappear upon being beaten.