Disciplinary Committee EP.17

"Ah, you've arrived."

 

The very next day after Sora's visit, someone else came here again.

 

"I've been waiting. Dawn's Horu... no, it was Hoshino, wasn't it? My apologies."

 

 

"My, my, I'm still not used to Kivotos. This way, Hoshino-san."

 

 

The man in the black suit welcomed Hoshino with a smile.

 

 

"....What's the matter this time, black suit?"

 

 

"Hehe, the situation has changed. I'm here to make another proposal to Hoshino-san, who holds Abydos' greatest secret."

 

 

Hearing the black suit's words, Hoshino retorted sharply.

 

 

 

"Proposal? Don't make me laugh!! That's already...!!"

 

 

 

"Ah, ah. Quiet. Quietly."

 

 

 

"....?!"

 

 

 

"There's a line in a movie I like. Let's use it this time."

 

 

 

"I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse."

 

 

 

"It will be very interesting. Just like her."

 

 

 

"So please, listen carefully."

 

 

 

"Heh. Hehehehehe."

 

 

 

 

 

With the thought of protecting the original story, I headed to the scene, but contrary to my concerns, the situation unfolded just like the original without any variables.

 

"This is the hard-boiled outlaw!! Amazing, Aru-chan! I see you in a new light!"

 

 

 

"Ah, uh...? Ahahaha! Of course! Unbound by sentiment, as long as we get paid, anything is OK! That's our motto."

 

 

 

Starting with Aru, the president of Problem Solver 68, proudly proclaiming that she demolished the Shibaseki Ramen shop in the middle of the vanished Shibaseki Ramen shop,

 

 

 

"Bombardment!! Multiple grenade launchers confirmed 3km away! 50mm mortars! They're aiming for Problem Solver, not us, but we need to confirm..."

 

 

 

"Mortars...?"

 

 

 

"If it's 50mm mortars..."

 

 

 

"Troop affiliation confirmed!! It's Gehenna's Prefect Team! A company-sized force!"

 

 

The sudden involvement of Gehenna's Prefect Team,

 

 

 

"I'm Ayane Okusora of the Abydos Countermeasures Committee. Please identify your affiliation."

 

 

 

["I'll answer that."]

 

 

 

"Ako-chan...?"

 

 

 

'Wow, she's really exposing her side boob.'

 

 

 

Ako's appearance, and- (TL: It's cut off)

 

 

 

["This is troublesome... Hmm... If it comes to this. It's a conclusion I really didn't want... but we have no choice but to fight."]

 

 

 

The revelation by Kayoko, a member of Problem Solver, that their target was Sensei from Schale, leading to the attack—everything happened just like the original.

 

 

 

'...Now, it should be about time they arrive...'

 

 

 

Feeling that the situation was unfolding exactly like the original, I waited a bit, and then

 

Static

 

["Ako."]

 

 

 

Suddenly, a static sound was heard, and Sorasaki Hina, the Prefect Team's chief and one of the strongest in the world, appeared in communication next to Ako.

 

 

 

["....Huh? H-H-Hina Chief?! Wh-Wh-Why is the Chief here at this time...?"]

 

 

 

["Ako, where are you right now?"]

 

 

 

["M-Me? I'm... Well... You see! Yes! I'm in the downtown area near Gehenna! Yes, doing regular patrols with the Prefect Team members..."]

 

 

 

"That's a lie!!"

 

 

 

"As expected, it was the administrator's independent action..."

 

 

 

We looked at Ako, who was blatantly lying, with disappointment, but she ignored us and continued speaking.

 

 

 

["A-Anyway, Chief, why are you here at this time...? How about your business trip?"]

 

 

 

["Hmm. I just arrived."]

 

 

 

["Ah, I see. Chief! I have something to take care of right now... I'll contact you later! I'm b-busy, right now!"]

 

 

 

["Busy...? Busy during regular patrols, that's unusual. What's going on?"]

 

 

 

["Huh? Well... You see..."]

 

 

 

"Using your members arbitrarily in another district... something like that?"

 

 

 

["....Huh?"]

 

 

 

Clip clop

 

 

 

At that moment, Hina appeared here in person, not just through communication, right next to Ako's image.

 

 

 

'...As expected of one of the strongest in the world, huh?'

 

 

 

Just her presence alone exudes an incredible sense of pressure.

 

 

 

"....Huh?"

 

 

 

"W-Whoa!?"

 

 

 

"Ch-Ch-Ch-Chief?! Wh-When?!"

 

 

 

["...."]

 

 

 

Everyone was shocked by Hina's sudden appearance.

 

 

 

["Fueheng-?!"]

 

 

 

'Wow, that sound is interesting.'

 

 

 

"...."

 

 

 

"You'll have to explain this situation well, Ako."

 

 

 

"If it's Gehenna's Prefect Chief... Sorasaki Hina. Her appearance matches the known information. It really is her. But if it's Gehenna's Prefect Chief... the actual top of Gehenna's military hierarchy... Even someone like that is here..."

 

 

 

Ayane's face hardened as she confirmed that the opponent was indeed the Prefect Chief.

 

 

 

It's understandable. The opponent is on a different level from those they've faced so far.

 

 

 

But fortunately, the Prefect Chief seemed more interested in Ako than in us.

 

 

 

"...."

 

 

 

["Well... to catch... delinquent students..."]

 

 

 

"Problem Solver 68? Where are they? It seems they're currently facing Schale."

 

 

 

["Huh? If it's Problem Solver, they should be..."]

 

 

 

Ako looked in the direction where the Problem Solver had been until just moments ago, but unfortunately, they were already gone.

 

 

 

["Wh-When did they escape?! They were just here..."]

 

 

 

"....."

 

 

["So... I-I'll explain everything... Chief."]

 

 

 

"....No, it's fine now. I think I understand roughly. In other words, it was a political move to identify and eliminate Gehenna's destabilizing factors."

 

 

 

["...."]

 

 

 

"But Ako. We are the Prefect Team, not the Student Council. Schale, Tea Party... the General Student Council President... leave those things to the foxes of Pandemonium Society. We'll talk details when we get back. End the communication and stay in the Prefect Team office for self-reflection, Ako."

 

 

 

["....Yes."]

 

 

 

Ultimately, Ako, crushed by Hina's words, ended the communication.

 

 

"...."

 

 

 

"Shall we try again?"

 

 

 

"Yes, let's do it."

 

 

 

I affirmed Shiroko's words and loaded my gun.

 

 

 

"Wait, just a moment! If it's Gehenna's Prefect Chief, she's one of the strongest in Kivotos, someone whose match is hard to find! We shouldn't act rashly here, we should negotiate first! Why do you all like fighting so much!"

 

 

 

"...Uh, um."

 

 

 

"....Tch."

 

 

 

'I wanted to fight Hina at least once, though.'

 

 

 

"This is the Abydos Countermeasures Committee. Prefect Chief of Gehenna. Do you understand this situation?!"

 

 

 

"....Of course. Unauthorized deployment of troops near another district without prior notice, and a clash with students from another academy has occurred."

 

 

 

"But regardless, it's also true that you obstructed the Prefect Team's official duties. Abydos."

 

 

 

'...Ha, are you seriously saying that now?'

 

 

 

Even in the original story, this scene was utterly unpleasant, but being the actual person involved made it even more so.

 

 

 

"Right."

 

 

 

"So?"

 

 

 

"What do you want us to do about it?"

 

 

 

"Our position won't change."

 

 

 

With the negotiations failing, we picked up our guns again, but

 

 

 

"Wait a minute... Problem Solver is gone, and their troop numbers haven't changed... We only have Sensei... and it's hard to stop the others..."

 

 

 

Ayane just shouted anxiously as she looked at us.

 

 

 

"I wish Hoshino-senpai were here at a time like this..."

 

 

 

"...Hoshino?"

 

 

 

Hearing Ayane's murmur, Hina spoke Hoshino's name.

 

 

 

"Hoshino of Abydos... Takanashi Hoshino...?"

 

 

 

"Huh?"

 

 

 

"Uhehe~ What's going on here? It's complete chaos."

 

 

 

At that moment, behind us, the person who had been waiting until now,

 

 

 

"Huh?!"

 

 

 

"Ho-Hoshino-senpai?!"

 

 

 

Takanashi Hoshino appeared before us.

 

 

 

'Ha... Fortunately, she's not late.'

 

 

 

Contrary to my worries, Hoshino appeared just like in the original story, and I could breathe a sigh of relief.

 

 

*

 

"Ha... I'm exhausted..."

 

That night, after everything was over, I collapsed onto my bed, exhausted from the accumulated fatigue of not sleeping and the fatigue from the battle.

 

"But thankfully, nothing major happened..."

 

Just like in the original story, once Hoshino joined, the situation unfolded as expected.

 

"Alright, I don't know the details, but with this, the Countermeasures Committee gets a pool party. Shall we try again? Prefect-chan."

 

With our morale boosted by Hoshino's appearance, and-

 

"...Iori, Chinatsu, gather the troops. We're going back."

 

Hina's sudden retreat order, and-

 

"Unauthorized deployment of troops without prior notice. And causing a disturbance in another district. For this matter, Gehenna's Prefect Chief Sorasaki Hina formally apologizes to the Abydos Countermeasures Committee."

 

Hina's apology, even bowing her head—everything happened as it did in the original story.

 

"So, all the stories I needed to worry about are over now..."

 

All that's left is meeting the Kaiser Corporation's executive and Hoshino's resignation.

 

"I'll make my move after meeting the Kaiser executive... so that's tomorrow... Oh, right, I had to write that too, didn't I?"

 

 

Remembering what I had forgotten, I forced my tired body to move and walked over to the desk in front of me, sitting down.

 

 

"Hmm... This paper should do."

 

Then, I grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil that was within reach and started writing.

 

A farewell letter, just like the one Hoshino had written.

 

To the Abydos Countermeasures Committee,

 

"Please take care of Hoshino... my sister."