Black Market (5) - 11

Market guards were lined up in front of the Black Bank.

If I had known this would happen, I would have told them in advance, why bother breaking through the front?

 

 

"First, I'll take the lead and make a surprise attack. Hoshino-san, please block the bullets coming from in front of me, and Hifumi, please support me. The rest of you, please attack with me. I'll leave the detailed instructions to Sensei."

 

 

To efficiently destroy those in a rational way, it's better for me, who can deal high damage to heavy armor, to be the dealer.

 

 

"Oooh, Boss!"

 

 

"I'm not the boss..."

 

 

"Saitama-san!"

 

 

Stop that for real.

I ignored Nonomi's rather dangerous remarks and fired bullets at the Market Guards.

No matter how top-tier the organization, the Market Guards couldn't overcome the limitations of heavy armor and fell to my bullets.

Next time, I quietly recommended that they at least make robots with special armor and move forward.

 

 

"H-Hoodie Cape!"

 

 

In the meantime, the rumor spread, and most of the automatons knew about the existence of the 'Hoodie Cape' that I was impersonating.

But Hoodie Cape and I are clearly different people, so why am I so angry when I'm called by that name?

 

 

"Who's Hoodie Cape!"

 

 

"Hoodie Cape has brought friends!"

 

 

"Is Kanshi a bit famous?"

 

 

"I don't know that person."

 

 

Come to think of it, Hoshino was also heavily armored.

If I put a bullet in her, will she be quiet?

 

 

Since the Abydos students were also a group of strong characters, it wasn't difficult to break through the Market Guards with me, Hifumi, and the Abydos students.

It wasn't just not difficult, it was honestly like bullying. The security of the Black Market? I don't know about that.

 

 

 

Haa... I didn't want to get involved in this... I just wanted to check if things were going properly...

I felt deep self-loathing and skepticism about this situation where I was suddenly robbing a bank. At the same time, the fact that I didn't stop destroying the automatons showed that I had become accustomed to this world in that short time today.

 

 

After easily annihilating the Market Guards guarding the Black Bank, we entered the bank proudly.

 

 

"Everyone, get down! Put all the weapons you're holding on the ground!!"

 

 

"Those who don't listen will be punished."

 

 

"Ah, ahaha... Everyone, please get down so you don't get hurt..."

 

 

I look at the bank, which is in a mess, with a strange feeling.

One person is a weirdo wrapped in a hoodie and a cape. One person is a weirdo with a fish-shaped bun bag over their head. The other four are masked weirdos.

The people in the bank are all looking at us with frightened expressions.

 

 

"Emergency, emergency!"

 

 

The bank examiner sounds the alarm and tries to call for reinforcements. But no way.

 

 

"Uhe~ It's no use. We've already cut off the power to the security system that connects to the outside."

 

 

"Hiiieek!"

 

 

Did they expect us to sound the alarm?

Shiroko, this crazy girl, planned to rob the bank and planned an escape route.

 

 

Why is she using her brain for this...

Some people got up and tried to run away, so Hifumi and Serika threatened them.

 

 

"Hey, you there!! Get down! If you do anything stupid, I'll kill you?"

 

 

"Everyone, please stay still... Auuu."

 

 

Hifumi... No matter how I look at it, I don't think that's a threat...

Anyway, everything is going according to plan without any problems.

I will never pay attention to the red-haired devil who is looking at me with admiration over there.

 

 

"Uhe~ Everything is going according to plan! So let's go to the next step! Leader Faust-san, give the command!"

 

 

"Huh?! Huh?! M-Me? Leader? Me?"

 

 

Suddenly, Hifumi was chosen as the leader.

I felt like I was going to be the leader a while ago, but why?

 

 

"Saitama-san is the assault leader, and Faust-san is the real mastermind who commands us☆. Ah, for your information, I'm Christina of the Swimsuit Masked Gang~darling♧ "

 

 

"What's that! When did we become a masked gang?! And that's a lame sense!!"

 

 

That's what it is.

I don't know why it's called the Swimsuit Masked Gang when we're not wearing swimsuits, but anyway.

 

 

And Nonomi's words seem to mean that she will make the two of us double leaders.

I don't know about Hifumi, but I'm all wrapped up after changing my clothes, so I don't think rumors will spread, right...?

I won't be joining the Make-Up Work Club, right...?

I'm worried about the future. Why am I caught up in this...

 

 

"Ah, uwaa... I've become the boss... I'm ashamed to face the Tea Party executives like this..."

 

 

You don't have to take it seriously either...

In front of me, there was a bank examiner who was forced to take out all the money he had due to Shiroko's threat, but I wasn't really interested.

Rather...

 

 

"Huh, these guys..."

 

 

"Abydos?"

 

 

"That's right, it's them. There are some kids I've never seen before, but... What are they doing? And what's with those masks?"

 

 

Ah... I'm really worried...

The students of Aru's Problem Solver 68 who came to borrow money are too distracting.

If things had gone right, I might have gone to Gehenna...

 

 

'Th-That's...amazing~! What are these guys?! They're robbing a Black Market bank? How are they going to escape? No, before that, how are there still outlaws who are so bold? They're so skilled and professional. It's like they were born to rob banks. They robbed everything in 5 minutes! So, so cool! Awesome! These people are the real outlaws...! Wow! I think I'm going to cry.'

 

 

Aru's thoughts are written all over her face...

Why... I don't usually remember all the lines, but why can I read all of Aru's thoughts as soon as I see that expression...

 

 

Why... I can understand Hifumi or me, but why can't they recognize the Abydos...

Mutzuki and Kayoko were also dumbfounded when they saw it, but they just stayed still after seeing the situation.

That's a good decision.

Right now, our side has characters who can destroy all of them... If you're not happy, always bring special armor.

 

 

While I was lost in thought and staring at the Problem Solver 68 kids, our Swimsuit Masked Gang members had already robbed the entire bank.

 

 

"Well then, let's go."

 

 

"Adios!"

 

 

"It seems like no one got hurt, so that's good... Goodbye!"

 

 

With a final look at Aru's dumbfounded expression, we escaped the bank.

The Black Bank seemed to try hard to stop us, but there was no way they could catch up to Shiroko, who had calculated all the escape routes, and me and Hifumi, who had researched the Black Market so much that we might know the way better than the locals.

 

 

I was scared when the road was blocked at the end, but thanks to Ayane, we were able to escape easily.

 

 

 

**********

 

 

 

I don't know if we got out safely, but we were able to escape the Black Market without anyone getting hurt.

 

 

"I can't believe we really robbed a Black Market's crime bank... Haa..."

 

 

Shiroko, who planned the crime, Hoshino, who always pretends to be calm, and Nonomi, who is calm, are the only ones who are dazed by the fact that they robbed the Black Market's Black Bank.

 

 

"Shiroko-chan. Did you get the operation record documents?"

 

 

"Uh, um... It's in the bag."

 

 

Shiroko nodded with a somewhat uneasy feeling and opened the bag.

In addition to the operation record documents, there was also a large bundle of banknotes in the bag.

 

 

"Waaaaah?! Shiroko-senpai, did you rob cash?!"

 

 

"N-No... I got the target documents properly. The bank employee put this money in by mistake."

 

 

Honestly, visually, we were robbers who came to take money. What masked group would rob a bank for documents, not money?

 

 

"Heeh... It looks like 100 million. We really robbed 100 million in just 5 minutes."

 

 

The reactions to the money were divided.

Serika said that since they got back the money they earned, they should use it to pay off the debt, but Ayane and Shiroko seemed to be a little uncomfortable with that opinion.

 

 

Shiroko... She only talks about crime, but she's a good kid at heart...

 

 

In the end, even Hoshino persuaded Serika, and they decided to leave the money behind.

Since Hifumi and I were not really involved in Abydos' debt, we looked elsewhere while Abydos was talking.

 

 

"Ahaha... Today was really something."

 

 

"Yeah... I didn't really want to get involved."

 

 

"I'm sorry... If I hadn't insisted on calling Kanshi, you could have rested comfortably today... I wanted to skip school and play with a friend at least once."

 

 

"Are you really an ordinary student?"

 

 

No matter how I think about it, it's not something a normal student would come up with.

No, the idea itself is possible. Everyone dreams of escaping school at least once.

But actually realizing it is a different story...

 

 

"Well... it was okay..."

 

 

I tried to tell a white lie to reassure Hifumi, but my whole body prevented me from saying it.

It would be a lie to say this was fun. Just from what I've experienced now, there was a guerrilla war with thugs, a sniper battle with security guards, a bank robbery, and an escape. And I did all this without eating.

In other words, I'm very hungry right now.

 

 

I should definitely lie... but my body refuses to say that it was fun, even as a lie.

I can see Hifumi's expression changing, what should I say?

 

 

"Hmm... Think of it as an experience you couldn't have even if you paid for it for the rest of your life."

 

 

This is not a lie. What ordinary student would fight thugs 1 vs 40, fight Black Market security guards, and rob a bank?

In this world, gunfights are within the scope of ordinary students, so I won't count them separately.

This is an experience you can't have even if you pay for it. I wouldn't do it even if I was paid for it. Who would pay to do something that would require 10 lives?

By the same logic, Hifumi, who went through similar things as me, is definitely not an ordinary student either.

 

 

"Y-You don't have to beat around the bush..."

 

 

I can see Hifumi getting noticeably depressed.

She probably realized that I didn't mean it in a positive way.

I think I should change the subject here...

 

 

"S-So, Hifumi. How long have we known each other?"

 

 

"Huh? Um... It's been about 8 months now."

 

 

"But don't you think it's too stiff to use honorifics like this?"

 

 

"Ah..."

 

 

"So from now on, no more honorifics. It's cute that Hifumi uses honorifics, but if I use casual language and you use honorifics, I feel a sense of distance."

 

 

Honestly, when I first met Hifumi, she only used honorifics until the end, so I suspected that Hifumi was just 'playing friends' with a loner like me... I was really scared that one day I would hear 'It was fun though. Playing friends with Kanshi...' I found out that it was just Hifumi's way of speaking while living together at school.

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"We're, friends, right?"

 

 

So, something that can prove that I'm friends with you. Give me proof.

As long as I'm a resident of this world. I don't want to live alone.

 

 

"Yes... I mean, yeah. We're friends!"

 

 

Hifumi readily accepted my suggestion and immediately switched to casual language. I wonder if this will make us feel a little closer?

Being close is an ambiguous standard, so it's hard to measure who is more close to whom based on what.

So, for someone like me, it's hard to know who considers me a friend without something like this.

I have the skill to keep my distance in a gunfight, but I don't have the skill to properly measure the emotional distance like a popular person.

 

 

Just as it seemed like it would end on a good note, Sensei came and sat next to us.

As a teacher, he probably wants to take care of not only the Abydos students but also us.

Anyway, I had nothing more to say to Hifumi, so I didn't mind.

 

 

Sensei bowed his head to us.

 

 

"I'm sorry for dragging you into this."

 

 

"No. It's not Sensei's fault."

 

 

I was a little surprised.

I thought this teacher was a bit of a nutcase for encouraging bank robbery, but he seems to have a good head on his shoulders.

Does that mean he was confident that he could safely end the bank robbery under the assumption that we were there?

 

 

"No, it was my fault for taking advantage of your kindness and tying you down. I could have told the students that it was wrong, but I didn't. I'm sorry."

 

 

Even though we refused to accept the apology, Sensei continued to apologize.

If we keep refusing here, it will be difficult for both the person apologizing and the person receiving the apology.

 

 

"Ah... um..."

 

 

"It's not polite to keep denying and not accepting an apology when they're apologizing like that. Let's accept the apology and forgive."

 

 

"Yeah... Sensei, it's okay. We're not really mad... well, I don't know about Kanshi..."

 

 

"I'm not mad either."

 

 

I was just too tired to answer, saying it was fun.

I'm not particularly annoyed or angry.

This was a story that had to happen, and it was me who chose to participate even though I knew it.

 

 

"Sensei, you worked hard too. You took 4, no, 6 students to that dangerous Black Market and perfectly protected all of them without anyone getting hurt. That's something that's absolutely impossible with just us. This was only possible because Sensei thought of the students and commanded and protected us. So, once again. Thank you for safely rescuing me and Hifumi from the Black Market."

 

 

And I stroked Sensei's hair once while he was bowing his head.

There was no special meaning, it was just an impulsive action because I was reminded of my junior colleague from my previous company.

In a way, isn't this teacher my junior? I was also one of the teachers of Blue Archive.

 

 

"What are you doing...?"

 

 

"It's just, your head was in a perfect position... I'm sorry..."

 

 

Sensei asks as if he's dumbfounded, and Hifumi looks at me with a strange expression.

I'm more concerned about Hifumi's reaction, who is silent, than Sensei's reaction.

It's scary. Sensei, what's your relationship rank with Hifumi...

It's not like you're acting like you've never met each other before because you don't want to reveal your relationship, right?

 

 

Feeling a strange chill, I looked towards Abydos.

They finished talking with Aru and were calling us.

 

 

"What are you doing! Let's go quickly! Towards the sunset!"

 

 

"I don't know what that means, but it's clear that they're calling us. Let's go."

 

 

"Yeah!"

 

 

After that, we parted ways with Abydos and barely made it back to Trinity.

As a bonus, we raided the lunch club to the point where even the Gourmet Research Society would be jealous.