CH 35

The National Public Safety Commissions Committee, Local Human Disasters, Special Cases, Special Measures Office, commonly known as Hero Headquarters, was holding an unusual personnel meeting.　

It all started, of course, with an attack on an underground mysterious being detention facility by the heinous mysterious Death Green.

「Report on the amount of damage. 30% of the lot was burned down. Of the 37 local human disaster who took advantage of the commotion and tried to escape, 11 are still on the run. As for human casualties, there were no fatalities and 38 people were seriously injured…….」

The report was read not by the assistant, but by Director Morikuni himself. Asaka Samejima, the director’s assistant who was deeply involved in the incident, is in custody awaiting her verdict.

「The manager should be dismissed!　Allowing a mysterious being to enter from the outside is a major problem!」

「That’ right, and there could be another attack!　We should transport the mysterious beings to a nearby detention facility right now!　The cost of transporting them would be ridiculous!　Let the management bear it!」

「I’d say it’s more of a problem if you let them in in the first place!　Get the head of security down here right now!」

The conference room had become like a mass demonstration. It had become a place where people could say whatever they wanted and put the blame on each other.

As a matter of fact, it’d have been better if the situation continued to deteriorate. There is one thing Morikuni is worried about.

「I heard that Victor Red attacked Onuki-kun and his allies! Could he be the mysterious being spy?!」

「That’s right!　Even the origin of this incident, Onuki said that he was ordered to do it by Assistant Samejima, right?」

「If that’s the case, Victor Red and Assistant Samejima should be removed immediately. As for the others, I think they should be let go, considering the situation, what do you think?」

「That’s good. That’s what we should do!」

The people sitting in the conference room applauded. This was exactly what Morikuni had been worried about.

Seido Onuki, the commander of the elite Tokyo-based Victory Squadron Victory Rangers. There’s a reason why this not very capable man is in such a high position.

He was the best in Hero Headquarters at laying the groundwork and making connections.

Regarding the demotion of Victor Green, He didn’t even have the authority to decide in the first place. However, he is so well connected to the upper management that he could do so. That’s why he was so concerned about making himself look good to the upper management.

「So we’ve made our decision, is that okay?」

「No objection.」

「No objection.」

「No objection.」

「Objection.」

The officers’ eyes turned to the man who had raised the objection. The man, Director Morikuni, opened his mouth gravely.

「This matter is in a top-secret facility and cannot be reported publicly. If there is a need to put a blame on someone, it is entirely on this Morikuni.」

Morikuni quietly reached for his insignia. He then tore it, the sign that he was the Director of Hero Headquarters, off with all his might.

「A subordinate’s blunder is a boss’s blunder. Since that’s the case, the first thing to do is to hold me accountable for my appointment. Anyone of you, fire me right now!」

In a single word, the conference room fell silent as if it had been splashed by water. Morikuni, of course, had no regrets about his position as Director. As the leader of the first Justice Squadron Justice Five, Akajustice, Morikuni had been dealing with mysterious beings for 30 years, there was no one else who could take his place. They are just government officials, and there is no way they can take his place.

（I’m going to owe a big favor for doing this……）

Just as Morikuni was thinking about this, a staff member rushed into the conference room.

「E-E-Excuse me! Director, there is something that you need to see……！」

That staff showed Morikuni his terminal in a hurried manner. When he saw what was displayed on the terminal, Morikuni, who was 68 years old this year, sighed loudly, thinking that he was not going to be able to retire just yet.

…………。

Hero Headquarters, Victory Ranger Secret Base.

「I’ve done iiiiiiiiiiit!!!!!!!(I fucked up? I messed up?)」

The cry of the soul of Retto Kureuchi, aka Victor Red, echoed in the room. The only person in the room was Retto, so no matter how much he shouted, he would not be chastised by anyone.

「I burned my boss and coworkers on the spur of the moment!　My life as a hero is over!!!!!!」

Leaning back with his head in his hands, Retto felt someone enter the room and greeted them from his bridged posture.

「Good morning, Asaka-san!」

「Why are you doing that pose?」

Asaka made coffee for the two and started to talk.

「Commander Onuki will be transferred to the Hateruma Island branch.」

「Hateru……What did you say？」

「Hateruma Island. It’s the southernmost island in Japan.」

Incidentally, the distance from Jimbocho, Chiyoda District, where the Hero Headquarters is located, to Hateruma Island in Okinawa Prefecture is about 2000 kilometers, almost twice the distance to Abashiri.

「Why to such a place?!」

「If you see this, you’ll understand.」

Then Asaka played the video on her mobile device.

『Mysterious beings these days are really stupid!』

The screen showed Onuki holding the innocent girl hostage and smiling wickedly at her. He was so despicable that if ten people saw him, they would all agree that Onuki was a villain.

「The source is unknown, but it seems to have already received 3 million views on social media. I heard that the calls for protest from domestic and international human rights groups calling for the protection of mysterious beings have not stopped.」

「When in the world did they record this video……!?」

「I heard that the higher-ups are planning to cut Onuki loose. Director Morikuni said that the disciplinary action against us that Onuki insisted on will be drastically reduced or exempted accordingly. Are you listening?」

Retto was so engrossed on the screen that Asaka’s explanation fell on deaf ears.

「I thought the position was too low for a surveillance camera, but…… I didn’t expect this angle of view to be……」

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On the other hand, the top floor of Tagaden Tower, which rises above the Ark Dominion underground secret base…….　

The blonde-haired, blue-eyed young girl, Machinery General Tagaraak, was excited to see the bouncing playback counter.

「Usyasyasyasya! With this, that stupid commander is over!」

「Wouldn’t it have been easier to defeat them if he’d stayed stupid?」

「What, even though I’d cooperated with you! Rintaro is as twisted as ever.」

「Putting cameras and listening devices in people’s glasses is not the same as cooperating with them.」

Saying that, Rintaro took off his own glasses and placed them on the desk. They had been newly prepared by Tagarak’s subordinate, the butler & maid mysterious being, after being destroyed by Yellow’s Harite.

The frame of the glasses had lenses that were so small that they could only be seen if you were paying attention.

It was only yesterday that Rintaro had noticed the existence of the camera. The embarrassing exchange between himself and Sword Minas, which was supposed to have taken place in a closed room, had been circulated as a video among some of the mysterious beings.

Since the image was from Rintaro’s line of sight itself, the culprit was identified without the need of questioning.

「Just because of that, you came in and the first thing you said was, “Do you have Onuki’s video data?” I thought you were going to get mad at me.」

「No, I was angry.　But I have a personal grudge against Onuki. The stabbing with the sword was for Samecchi’s sake. This hot video is for my sake.」

「for Krillin’s sake huh.」

「Please don’t ever say that again.」

Rintaro’s face turned serious for a moment, but then he relaxed his shoulders and let out a big sigh.

「Well, it’s my style to return what’s done to me five billion times over.」

「Well well, you’ll have to return the favor!　How about I replace your right hand with a drill as a compensation for the video data?」

「And here I thought I would be so kind as a bodhisattva and make it even with the case of the hidden camera!」

It was true that Rintaro wanted to show Onuki the pain he experienced. But he still didn’t know that it had resulted in helping Retto and Asaka.

And that these two can be a powerful barrier to the heinous mysterious Death Green.

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The Moonshine Aquarium is open 24 hours a day, even at night, and that is the charm of this aquarium. The sight of the penguins swimming in the moonlight was like Peter Pan flying in the night sky.

「Aniki!　The reindeer-san is swimming too, ssuyo!　Looks delicious, ssune!」

「Listen, Sametchi, that’s a staff reindeer-san, so don’t eat it!」

They looked like brother and sister, walking hand in hand. People passing by would never have dreamed that they were evil mysterious beings threatening society.

「Speaking of which, why can Santa Claus also enter the house without a chimney, ssukane?」

「Did you know, Samecchi?　Santa Claus is actually a mysterious being.」

「Is that so, ssuka?　Then he must be a good mysterious being, ssune!」

「No, he’s a bad, bad mysterious being who makes all the children in the world become good.」

His name is Rintaro Kuriyama, and he is 26 years old. He is a former hero who graduated from the 49th class of the Hero School.

Those who disturb his peace will be rewarded with a horrific poison blade.

Those who violate his peace will be punished more harshly than a sweet death.

What’s really behind those glasses? –The heinous mysterious Death Green is a “peace”-loving green light.　

He’s not a mysterious being, nor is he a human, he’s a pacifist villain.

He gently patted the girl’s head with an awkward smile.

The girl grinned, her mouth filled with sharp fangs.