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Uuu…still have no idea whether to go for Eevee or Snorunt...

The Video Call "Hmm…I was going to leave it for you two to figure it out since there's always the possibility of Sousai intercepting our transmission, but the targets do not really have the ability to mobilize quickly. What do you think, sensei?" "Their current locations are less of a danger compared to the information they're giving to each other now. Though, that's our fault for not letting them know that they have access to each others' data on their powers on their phones. If Sousai-kun is able to intercept the call, she will easily be able to locate the three of them." "Well, you guys heard sensei. Fukui Kiyoko, you are in a multi-purpose hotel that's in District 7. Kita Haruki, you're in a private salon in District 3, the one that was attacked in a certain incident on October 9th. Komuri Makoto…you already know where you are right now so you can relay that on your own to the others if you wish." The woman said before getting out of her chair and stretching her back. "Like I said, feel free to act as you wish. Those devices are yours to do with as you will as well so be as rough or as gentle with them as you want." With that, she slunk back into her chair and began stroking the golden fur of the entity she called sensei. "Honestly, this would be so much easier if the natural enemies to the Kihara were not out running around in Russia and out of our grasp at the moment." A Computer in a Dark Area The noise of teeth hitting a round, hard lollipop resounded across the tiny enclosure. In that enclosure, a young girl with green twin tails with an earphone in one ear sat, staring at the screen of a computer. On that computer screen were three displays. One was a display of the video call that was already in progress. One was a map that had four locations marked: one in a private salon in District 3, one in a hotel in District 7, one near the border of District 11, and one in a warehouse in District 15. On the last display were lines of code that were being typed at tremendous speed. "Sound…" The girl spoke under her breath. "Oh, did something go wrong? Have you been found?" A voice rang through the earphone. "No, Kenbi-obaachan. Everything is going just fine." She said with a light smile.

10/10 again Best 2hu waifu~

Two people already took Eevee…welp… I'll feel weird if I have my character take an Eevee like I originally wanted…

With that, the path to more answers was cut off. Though, that was fine. The woman had a fair point. Even Yuzuki herself was undecided as to what to do. Even if she had a base idea of what was going on, she still did not know what she wanted to do. She had made the declaration to take in more of the world but was this the way she really wanted to do that? She still had to figure this out before they reached the port. But, at least she had to some time to let her decision collapse into one. Until then, she decided it would simply be best to watch the sea and think it over.

"Like with the other three targets, we can only give the location she was last seen at…though, Sousai-chan was never the type who enjoyed being seen by others. The best intel we can give you on that is that she was last seen at the Virus Isolation Center in District 5. You can guess why she would go there based on what I already told you." Yuiitsu said, returning to her bored and apathetic tone. "Though, this information was sitting on the profiles on your terminals as well as information on the others so feel free to consult those. After all, it's not like you're using your phone here. This entire conversation is being done over those tablets, right?"

"You learn to get used to the weapon in your hands after enough practice. Though your own device does not seem all too wieldy itself." Leivinia chuckled before she let the blade in her left hand it turn into blue light and dissipate. "But you're right. I'm a Modern Belka Style user as well as a lightning converter." "Though, unlike you, I didn't build Severing Spark myself. I've never actually met someone who actually built his own device. Are you thinking of becoming a Device Meister?"

10/10 Mokou-tan is best 2hu!

No. I was originally going to do that but I figured that would be an annoying extra step of getting new weapons that would detract from the fun…though getting new weapons is not an impossibility. Unlike organizations like GROUP or ITEM, this is mostly a ragtag group of individuals collected for one mission. You guys don't have an armory where I can allow you to get a set of arms as a force since the group will disband once the mission is complete.

They're far more eager than I am. Who would have thought that our handpicked assassins would already be this bloodthirsty…or just ready to get this over with. I wouldn't blame them. "Well, seeing as you all are not doing anything but your own side-conversations, I'll just assume that you're all ready for the end of our debriefing. So, let's start with the targets. There are four targets." With the tap of two buttons, the words "Sound Only" were replaced by a picture. It was a young man with messy orange hair, baggy eyes, and wearing what looked to be a wrinkled t-shirt. "This man is Kihara Jouryuu. He's a man who specializes in research on Chemical Weapon Distribution and Purification. He was last seen roaming District 4, though this last sighting was about two weeks ago on October 9th. At current, he is the lowest priority target." Yuuitsu slid her finger on a panel, prompting the next photo to replace the the previous one. The next picture was that of another young man. He was slender with sleek black hair and black eyes. Combined with his lab coat and tie, he looked like the type of man who easily attracted people to the point where 'pretty boy' could be an apt term for him. "This is Kihara Bunshii. His research specialty is nano weapon research and his reputation lies in the development of Mimosa. He, too, was last seen on October 9th in District 4. He is to be placed at higher priority over Jouryuu." Yuiitsu slid her finger once again. However, the new image was blurred and corrupted. It seemed to be nothing more than a back-shot of a person in a long, loose-fitting lab coat. The parts above the neck were so corrupted, it was impossible to tell any information about it. "I guess there was little point in showing the image to get a good idea of what this target looks like. Her name is Kihara Kenbi. She's an expert in Cell and Tissue Biology who has made multiple strides in the manipulation of AIM Distribution Fields through exposure to neurotoxins. She and the next target are the two top priorities for your mission. Unlike the other targets, Kenbi has been seen very little. We should still be able to get images of her but…the next target is likely the one causing attempts to do so to fail." With one more slide of her finger, the final image file opened. It showed a girl of middle-school age with green eyes and green twin tails. "The last target is Kihara Sousai. Her specialties include remote hacking, networks, and virus implantation. One could say that she is the one who holds the primary collar around your necks. Not many people know this but shortly before you woke up, the satellite, Hikoboshi II was hacked into. The surveillance systems were compromised and are now likely under Sousai's control. In other words, you three have left the watchful eyes of your targets who know that the city will send assassins to eliminate them." "In other words, once you leave the buildings you're situated in, the eyes of the enemy will be focused on you and they will target you. While they will have a relatively hard time mobilizing force, they will eliminate you in order to safely escape. Though things may change depending on how quickly you can kill Sousai." She paused so she could shut down all the images and return to the "Sound Only" screen. "With that all said, we know you still don't enjoy the fact that you have been put into this situation and we know that you would have zero motivation to complete the mission as a whole once you kill Sousai so we will still reward you for successful completion of the assassinations." "The profiles for all of the targets can be found on the data terminals I have provided you with. Once again, feel free to undertake this assassination project with whatever means you feel necessar--" "Though, do try to be discrete, children." A lower tone voice, that of an older man, suddenly cut in. "Ah, sensei? Were you there the whole time?" "For most of it, Yuiitsu-kun." "Well, what did you think of the debriefing I gave?" "Not a single hint of romance in it." "I don't think a debriefing really needs any romance, sensei…anyway…do you think that about covers it?" "I have one more thing to say. Children, if things end up taking too long, we may be able to provide some minor support." "Hmm…do they really need to know that…ehh, whatever. For those who decide to go after Kenbi, I'll try to contact Yakumi Hisako in advance. It would be troublesome if she decided to sic that thing against you guys. With that, if you don't have any more questions, feel free to hang up. All of the doors will be unlocked once the call ends."

"I wonder what it's like to be doing research like that. I always found Astronomy to be quite an interesting subject though a lot of that stuff flies over my head as well." Mie gave a self-deprecating laugh before looking at the Ralts who was they seemed to be bickering. "Is your Ralts always that lively?"

"Well, interplanetary travel can be a hassle in and of itself. It's part of the reason my parents never visited Vaizen after we moved to Ruwella." She sighed before chuckling a bit. Leivinia found the boy's seeming laser focus on magic to be quite reminiscent of her own focus from back before she met Fate. I wonder if I looked like this to Miss Fate back then. But with that thought roaming in her head, she decided to relax her shoulders a bit and oblige the boy. "My own specialties are close to mid-range combat as well as quick aerial maneuvers. I fight with…actually, it might be more fun to just show you." She said, before getting up off the ground, patting the dirt off her clothes, and then pulling her sealed device off from around her chest. She held the device close to her mouth, kissed it, and said, "Severing Spark, Device Mode." ["Understood, milady."] The two black-and-blue blades immediately formed in her hands while sparks of blue lightning flickered around the blades. "As you can see, I wield dual blades."

Mie definitely caught it. She definitely caught on to the fact that Kage had choked up on his words for some reason. She had raised an eyebrow for a second but quickly lowered it. In the end, it really was not in her place to question someone else's own flaws. But, Mie was curious about something the boy said. "Scientists? What kind of things do they research?"

7/10 Not entirely sure what it is but it sounds nice.

Index III pls. Give Avignon. Give Acqua of the Back badassery. Give British Civil War. Give my waifu's screen time.

Guys. It's a parody of a parody. We must go deeper.

Seeing Fukui sit down, Leivinia followed suit and stared off in front of her with a wistful look. "It really is a nice skyline. You never see this kind of view back in Ruwella. Even Port Town was never this bright and pretty. Though, I guess that's the kind of thing you live with when you live on a world that has little to no magic. Though I can't say I was never fond of life on that planet…" She then shook her head a bit and looked at Shou. "So, what about you, Shou? Where do you come from? Which unit of the AAS did you come from? Were you an Aerial Mage?" Leivinia asked, beginning a rapid-fire of questions to the boy next to her.

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Color me interested, Pyon~

As she walked out of the building with Kage, Mie found herself surprised that her accent was that distinguishable. She never really understood what kind of accent she had…nor was she really all that observant about others' accents. Perhaps it was just a downside of being in one city for most of her life. "It's really that distinguishable? I'm sorry. I've never been good with detecting accents so I can't really tell. Though you were pretty accurate…" She trailed off. "I'm from Castelia City…and you're from…" She paused and scratched at her head with her eyes closed for a second, trying to dig up some guess. "No…I'm drawing a blank."