CH 6.06

「Hiii! W-what is this monster! We were told that if we cooperate with the clinical trial, you will cancel our death penalty! What’s going on?」

The man with one sided hairstyle puts his back to the already closed door as he tries to back away.

Oi oi, don’t tell me….

I buried Futaba’s face in my chest as she closed her eyes.

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Should I help?

No, from what I heard, that guy’s a death row prisoner and I’d like to know their purpose for doing this.

Immediately after, the lesser oni attacked the one sided guy, lifted him by holding his head with one hand and bit his arm off.

「Gyaaaaaaaaaa! Ouch! It hurrttsssss! What the hell is this!」

Spewing blood from his shoulder, the man tries to escape from the hand of the lesser oni.

However, no matter how hard he tries to pull away, the hand holding his head shows no sign of letting go.

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When the lesser oni was about to bite more of the man, the lesser oni’s body suddenly jerked away and let him go.

「Hiii hiiii!」

The man crawled desperately on the floor while holding his wound.

The lesser oni tried to follow him but there was a slight discharge from its body, and it stayed where it was.

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Upon closer inspection, one can see that behind the collar attached to the lesser oni is a black cylinder five cm thick which is around the size of a 500-yen coin.

This must be the thing that stopped the lesser oni’s movement.

Perhaps it has a mechanism that sticks a needle into the body and conducts electric shock from there.

The fact that I could feel a slight magic power suggests that it was some kind of magic tool.

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The lesser oni wobbled just as a pair of staff-like men in protective gear retrieved the one-sided guy. When the door closed again, the lesser oni wobbled up.

「W-what is that thing…..it attacked a person!」

The young politician looked at the bald one while trembling.

「That’s a variant. The variant that nestles in our society.」

The bald politician began to explain with a knowing look on his face.

「That shouldn’t be a movie……」

「You’ve never seen such a creature before, have you?」

「But if such a monster exist, there should have been an uproar by now.」

「This thing can turn into a human. And when it eats you to death, you’ll be erased from everyone’s memory.」

「That’s scifi!」

「I saved that man just before he died so you remembered. Please….the play the transformation part」

At the bald guy’s request, the white coated researcher played a video tape.

「It’s a very valuable footage.」

The man in white coat proudly said.

On the cathode ray tube monitor was the moment when the office lady turned into a lesser oni.

「L….lie……that’s CG! Just like Jurassic Park four years ago! I’m sure that can be made with CG!」

「Maybe so. However, how do you explain the fact that a man was almost eaten right in front of you? Look, I brought you here because I have high expectations for you.」

「High expectations……?」

The bald man nodded and continued.

「Everyone in high positions in this country knows this fact. Do you know why?」

「No….」

「Because the weight of their life is different compared to a commoner. They should not be killed one day and get forgotten.」

「Right…」

No, that’s certainly not “right”.

「That is why we have a contract with the “organization”. We protect them politically and they protect our lives. It’s a win win relationship.」

「I see……so that’s why you brought me here……」

「You’ll be one of those who are in control」

「Thank you very much!」

He is quite a scumbag to be able to thank him there with a big smile on his face.

I don’t know how much he believed but I guess his life and his political career are more important to him than anything else.

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I see.

So this is how the organization gained power behind the scenes.

The lesser oni on the upper floor are probably used for experiments as well as to draw in politicians.

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The man who was just in the cell said he was a death row prisoner.

There is no way such a guy is around here all the time.

That means it was the politicians who prepared him.

It’s just like the old saying, you can’t have it both ways.

「Huh? Intruders? There’s no way they would be able to come this far….. 」

The complexion of the white coat guy who took the phone changed.

Finally, they were informed.

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I approached them while my invisibility spell was on.