The Crisis World XX

Chap. 62: After the Mission Completed

A day has passed since the successful mission to destroy Heiwa Pharmacy. The police and firemen came when we all left, leaving the carcass of a charred building that had almost collapsed.

While the people who worked at Heiwa Pharmacy almost all of the identified researchers were killed, some were left with only a few body parts, and some were missing.

The guards suffered only minor injuries and fainted during the incident. I did deliberately only attack the parts of their gestures, so their lives should not be threatened.

And police also found skeletons and bodies that have not been identified of what type. Police identified them as humans with unusual abnormalities and secured carcasses that were still good enough to be examined.

TV reporters who wanted to interview police who had investigated the source of the explosion from Heiwa Pharmacy could not confirm anything because there was not enough evidence. It makes the netizens surprised and said in his tweet on social media that the police are not good at work and various other insulting words.

There are also other netizens who suspect that this is if the police deliberately hide this because there are findings that they do not want to show to the public. Various conspiracies and allegations continue to flow from netizens who do not understand anything and can only speculate.

**

"HARU-SAAAAN …!!!"

"Ahh …?! Don't leave!! Uh?"

I woke up on a hospital bed. My body was covered with bandages all the way to my head, like a mummy. I also cannot move my body freely.

"Don't yell, it's in the hospital."

I saw someone sitting next to my bed. The person was peeling the apple into small pieces to make it easy to eat and putting it on a plate.

"Herlin …?"

"You passed out after the tos with me and Senpai, remember?"

"Really? Hnm …?"

I try to remember the previous events. If it wasn't wrong after that tos, my gaze became blurred and my body became cold. After that I don't remember anything anymore.

"I thought you were dead then."

"Why is that?"

"At that time almost your entire body was burned, your blood also could not be stopped easily due to your innumerable injuries."

I gulped on my body condition which was so severe. But right now I don't feel like my body is hurt that badly. Has Cecilia healed me?

"Of course, you can't do anything without me by my side."

Hearing him say such arrogant things signifies that he is indeed the one who healed me. Although I am not happy, I am still grateful to him. Then I searched all over this room but couldn't find what I was looking for. I asked Herlin.

"Herlin, have you seen Senpai? I didn't see it from earlier."

"She's awake, the wound's not as bad as you. But the wound on his leg needs a few stitches. And if you're looking for him, it looks like he went to the roof earlier."

I also tried to get out of bed. Herlin then warned me and tried to stop me from moving.

"Your injuries are pretty bad. You still can't move much."

"Adu—!"

"You hear no, anyway?"

But I don't mind it. I kept trying to get up and walk out of the room. But before leaving, I had time to pick up a few pieces of apples that I immediately ate in one voracious.

"Where is he going in such a hurry?"

Although Herlin was confused by my behavior, but he couldn't do anything and let me leave just like that.

Meanwhile I continued walking towards the hospital roof approaching Kurobane-senpai. I was worried about his condition, especially after that incident. When he couldn't save Haru-san.

When I got to the roof, I saw Kurobane-senpai who was silent and looked towards the road. The wind here is strong enough to make Senpai's hair flutter violently. He was wearing a hospital patient's green shirt. It looks like he's also being hospitalized here. I also tried calling Senpai.

"Paying!"

"Ahh—! …. What the fuck is your look?"

Kurobane-senpai was astonished by my appearance of being full of bandages from head to toe like a mummy. Fortunately, I still wear hospital clothes. I approached Senpai and looked down at the street below. Then I asked him.

"Senpai, are you okay?"

"Am I not the one who should ask you that?"

"That's …! Just answer my question!"

Kurobane-senpai covered her ears because I was unintentionally yelling. He's upset me a little bit anyway.

"Calm down, I'm fine, all right."

"really?"

"Hn? Why do you think I'm not okay? You were protecting me back then when we were surrounded by three enemies back then."

"Indeed, anyway. But that's not what I meant …."

"Hn? Weird …."

My gaze was empty looking at the passing vehicle and the people walking on the sidewalk.

What I'm worried about is Senpai not physical injuries or anything of the sort—although that also worries me, anyway. But there is something else that worries me more than that.

"The guilt, right?"

Suddenly Cecilia responded to my thoughts. I smiled a little because I forgot that he could read my mind. Right, it's about his guilt. One of them is when he did not manage to save Haru-san. I'm afraid Senpai is still taking him into the future and at some point it could be recalled again.

"Nee …!"

"Eh?"

Senpai awakened me from my pessimistic thoughts towards her. He realized that I was thinking about something from the blank stare I was emitting.

"What are you thinking, anyway? I'm still here, you know."

"Ma-Sorry! I was just thinking about it. Eheh …."

"You're worried about me, aren't you?"

"Eh? That's …."

As Senpai looked into my eyes, I turned my gaze in the other direction. Then he came back to talk something.

"That's right! I'm right! You're worried about me. What the fuck? Do you like me?"

"Pe-Not so!"

"Did you joke."

"Ap— Hah .. Senpai this ..., don't keep cheating on me, dong."

Kurobane-senpai held back her laughter looking at my innocent expression and my face that suddenly reddened from being stained by it. While I could only take my eyes off again in embarrassment. And also when laughing like that, Senpai looks very beautiful.

But suddenly he stopped his laughter and now instead displayed a gentle look that he was pointing at me.

"I'm fine, really. Really am. You're worried about me because I failed to save Haru-san, right?"

"Yes, that's not wrong …."

"Hah~ you're so good, yeah."

"I-I'm not as good as Senpai thought, really."

"Then you're a bad guy?"

"…. Is Senpai testing my patience?"

He laughed again and looked down again. While I was still looking at him with a flat face because of his ignorant nature towards me. After a long pause of silence until his laughter was gone, Kurobane-senpai then began to speak again.

"It's true, it can't just go out of my mind. I am still a human being with feelings. Of course I would feel guilty if I failed at something, let alone in saving someone's life.

I was angry, angry, even hated. I'm upset that there are people who make me have to lose people I care about. I was angry and wanted to avenge me so that they could get their reward for what they did. And also, I hate myself for not being strong enough to protect people who are precious to me.

I've felt it before and I'm still stuck in that feeling. But .., I realized that I can't keep going like this. I'm trying to fight that fear. That's why I'm joining you now, you must also have your own reasons for joining here, right?"

"Yes, that's it."

"I joined this Black Rain to face the fear and guilt that kept looming over me. But yesterday ... The same incident happened again. I failed to save someone.

By then I had completely lost my spirit to live and was ready to die. People who fail to save someone don't deserve to live anymore. That's according.

But suddenly you screamed at me. Harshly shouting your purpose in coming here, asking for my help selfishly and even making me remember something important …."

I just realized now that the words coming out of my mouth could change someone's life.

"… I then thought something 'This kid looks like me, he also has a purpose to get in here.' and that makes me want to fight once again. 'If I can help him, can I see that success in me as well, huh?' I think like that. I want to see you get your revenge. That's why I've decided that I'll help you!"

I smiled at Senpai's words. I who was once worried about his condition seemed to no longer need. He had become stronger now.

"I'll ask you one more time. Can I help you get your revenge? In exchange, you will also help me to achieve my dreams. How's it?"

Senpai asked once more to confirm it. The answer is very clear. I held out my hand and asked him to shake his hand.

"Yes! Then in the future, please help, huh, Kurobane-senpai?"

"Hm …. It turns out it's true that something feels awkward."

"Eh? What's up?"

"I guess we're closer now. Moreover, back then you shouted my first name without hesitation. Does it still need to be explained if we're closer?"

"Sa-I was …."

I remember that incident that made my face blush again. Come to think of it, it was really embarrassing. But there was no harm in calling him that. I cleared my throat and repeated my sentence.

"Then. In the future, please help me, Mei-senpai?"

"Nn. I also beg for his help huh, Iraya-kun."

Mei-senpai also received a helping hand. Without them noticing, Herlin again eavesdropped on the conversation of the two of them from an invisible place.

He clasped Hoodie tightly to his chest. He felt a strange sense when the two of them were close like that. Herlin muttered something quietly.

"Again ..., this strange feeling appeared again."

**

At night on the same day. Astaroth, Caramel, Ardenter, Nimis, and Delta are hiding in an empty house because the owner has not returned home. They smashed the padlock of the house and entered it at will.

Delta was wearing a cracked mask and just fixed so badly that there were still some big cracks in the mask. But he doesn't really care about it. As long as his face was covered, that was more than enough.

A long period of silence surrounded the atmosphere around them. Their heads were filled with confusion and anger because of what happened to them yesterday. They still could not accept the crushing defeat that resulted in the loss of their laboratory and experimental materials.

After a long silence, Caramel finally melted the atmosphere with a word he let out.

"Hah~."

"Although they are in the same container, they are more concerned with maintaining their respective areas and very rarely interfere in the affairs of other organizations," said Nimis.

"This time our defeat is due to the cooperation of the two organizations that we did not anticipate at all" said Astaroth.

"They also attacked faster than we thought, let alone using our main prey as the main attacking force."

"The problem is that they know that we are not complete. Is that just a coincidence? Or …."

"… There's a traitor among us."

Ardenter continued Astaroth's words which made them all wary of each other. The atmosphere really became awkward and tense due to Ardener's words just now. But Astaroth quickly melted the atmosphere earlier.

"If there really is such a thing, then I will find it soon. For now I'll assume that you can all trust me. By the way, does anyone know about the new guy from Black Rain who was with the Subject C host?"

They looked at each other, but no one knew who he was. Then Astaroth asked Delta and everyone's eyes were on him.

"And what about you, Delta? Do you know who that guy is?"

Delta did not answer with words, but only with a nod. Seeing that, the others were shocked because he could tell who the new person was.

"Who?!"

"Can you give me the details?!"

Ardenter and Caramel urge Delta to notify them immediately. But Astaroth won them both and tried to allow Delta to answer him.

Delta was silent for a moment. But after that he raised his hand and took the initiative to open his mask. The others were surprised and curious about Delta's face, but Delta just opened it until it looked like her mouth was just there and started talking.

"Kurobane Mei, she attended the same school as the Subject C host."

After speaking like that, he again covered his face with a mask. However, others can see that there is a scar shaped like a lightning strike from under his right eye to the neck.

"Now what are you gonna do, boss?" ask Caramel.

"I've decided. We'll strike back as soon as possible."

Caramel who heard that then let out a grin. Nimis and Ardenter also reacted with the plan that Astaroth gave.

"Oh yeah Delta, you should be making a lot of noise. Your voice is pretty sweet, you know," seduced Caramel.

Kriyet…

Suddenly the sound of an open door was heard by them. A family who is the owner of this house goes into the house. They are worried because of the condition of the door lock of the house that is not locked, for fear that there are thieves who enter and take their belongings.

But they were surprised by a group of unknown people sitting quietly at their dining table. The husband wanted to scream and ask for help, but suddenly Ardenter quickly darted towards the husband.

"Hc …!"

"Dead."

Before Ardenter directed his attack on the husband. Suddenly there was the sound of the carefree cry of the little boy who called out to his family.

"Dad! What is dad doing? Are we having guests? Un …?"

The little boy was confused because many people he did not know here. Astaroth then stood up and held Ardenter's shoulder.

"Stop that, we're out of here now."

After such a talk, Ardener renounces his intention to kill the husband and leaves the house immediately followed by the others. The wife hugged her child tightly and as much as possible kept her away from people they did not know.

"Heh~ is leaving? We're not playing first?"

The girl innocently reacted disappointedly. Seeing that, Caramel stopped his steps and approached the little boy. The wife slightly kept her distance but Caramel just squatted down casually to get their faces on par.

"We want to go first, huh? Tell your parents to thank you for coming at the right time" Caramel said with a friendly smile as he stroked the little boy's head.

Caramel got out of the house and caught up with the others. Outside the house they then split up and would meet if their plans were to be executed.

They are all separated, except for Ardenter and Nimis. The two of them stayed together and did not go home. Then Ardenter spoke to Nimis.

"Are you sure about this?"

"Come on, but I don't think it's a trap."

"Tch! It's up to you. Then let's go now."

"Yes." Yeah."

**

They both went to a place that had been used as a meeting place. After arriving, the two of them entered and opened the door. But the bell above the door signifies their arrival.

Criings…

Inside it was very dark and there was only one light source that only illuminated one place and there was someone there. Waiting in silence while drinking his coffee. The man noticed the arrival of Nimis and Ardenter and then greeted him.

"Yu …. You guys have been there a long time."

"This time what are you planning, Murasaki Oita?"

When his name was mentioned, the person immediately let out a mysterious grin to them.

Seriate