「Haa, haa, haa」
I kept running as fast as I could.
My legs hurt.
Was jumping off the fifth floor reckless?
But, I can’t stop running.
I just have to keep my distance and stay safe from that monster.
Still, what was that man?
If they came to take back Ose Mirai, then they must be related to the Ose clan.
But, the sixth division didn’t have any information that there were people with such strength.
If so, they’re hired just like me.
That’s abnormal.
Even I can’t avoid a bullet from a pistol or knock it off with a baton.
I’m a confident fighter who won’t lose against any martial artists of any country, crushing fighters who are active in the public with one hand, felt that way.
It’s clearly off the rails.
Has nobody discovered a stranger with that capability before?
No, that’s unlikely.
Superhumans like us come from compulsory education and are contacted by the Japanese government.
If so, he has to be from some other country.
Still, it’s weird for the Yakuza to hire him.
If they had that much power, any country would want it.
Enough.
I don’t want to get involved with that thing anymore.
I wore sunglasses, but he saw my face.
He may look like an ordinary person, but you never know what could set off a person like him.
I finally stopped at a park near a train station two stops away.
I gave information about Ose Mirai to him so by the looks of it, that should be his priority.
He should be looking for her by now, so it would be impossible to track me now.
I took out my phone from my pants and found a crack on the screen, perhaps damaged by the fall I had.
It doesn’t matter since it’s only supplied, but the screen isn’t responding.
I pressed buttons on the screen, called a number, and heard a woman’s voice.
『Janjo Sakura. Today’s business is closed–』
If a number is dialed while the automated voice is playing, it’ll pause, then the machine voice is swapped by a human.
『Yes, confirmed. Omurai-san, what’s wrong?』
「I’m ending my mission today. Tell chief I’ll disappear for a while」
『Uhm, what do you mean? How about mediating the Naito and Ose Clan?』
「Naito’s gone. They’ll collapse before long. Anyway, I’m done. I’ll be hiding for a few months so tell them not to look for me」
『Huh? I-I don’t get it. Also, tell them that yours–』
I told them what I wanted and I hung up.
Now if I turn off my phone, they won’t be able to track me.
No matter how many people in the sixth division are capable, they can’t find the hideout in the mountains I prepared with contacts I made while I was working undercover.
I ran again.
I left the park, hoping that I never have to stand in front of that man again.
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「Ugh, I moved around for nothing because he kept running around…」
After the shots were fired, the gangsters were too scared to move, so I punched and kicked all of them until everyone on the fifth floor was sleeping.
It’s hard to adjust and they probably won’t wake up anytime soon, but if they wake up, I’ll just knock them out again.
Now that the situation had settled, I headed to the other fall, and as I exited through the door the gangsters entered, there was a staircase going down.
There are no other doors on this floor as far as I can see, so it seems that this is the entire fifth floor.
The sunglasses guy said that Mirai was on the fourth floor.
Let’s go look for her.
There are surveillance cameras outside the room, so I go down the stairs, destroying all of them as soon as I find them.
However, since I’m only going to the first floor, I only destroyed a total of three cameras.
That’s too many.
Seems like the fourth floor is divided into two rooms with a passageway.
There was also a camera there, so after properly destroying it, I first tried to open the room in front but it seemed to be locked.
Kicking the door as hard as I could, I found two men lying inside the office-like room, with another smaller man looking at me in fear.
「Oh, it’s not here? You’re a bother so go to sleep」
Seems like the room was a miss, but since the small dude was in the way, I approached him and turned him unconscious.
I checked the two men who were lying on the ground and found that one had a crushed nose and bleeding marks.
What happened to them?
I don’t know, I don’t care.
Next room.
Having confirmed that Mirai was not in this room, I went to the next one.
I twisted the doorknob and found this one’s locked as well.
Geez, they’re a tight-lock group.
I had no choice but to kick the door open again, it bent from where the sole of my foot hit it, snapping the lock and losing function.
But, it’s still stuck.
I gave it another kick and the door fell off from its hinges and into the room.
I stepped over the broken door and looked around the room, finding Mirai sitting on the floor, staring at me with a surprised face.
「W-What?」
「I’m glad you’re here…」
「That voice, is that Kotori-san?」
Even though I had the impression that the sunglasses dude was trustworthy, I felt relieved when I saw her, probably because didn’t believe that Mirai was in there.
I unconsciously ran to her and hugged her body.
「H-Hey, Kotori-san, that hurts」
「Oh, sorry, sorry. I loosened up when I found you safe」
「Are you that worried?」
「Of course. I was nervous about what might’ve happened to you. Man, I’m glad that you’re safe」
「I-I see…」
I felt relieved and hugged her again.
For a moment, I thought that she’d get angry from the excessive contact, but she didn’t say anything and just accepted the hug.
Doing so calmed me a bit.
I let go of her body, and then I saw Mirai handcuffed behind.
There’s a thick cord connected to the handcuffs, leading to a heavy-looking locker by the wall.
I went behind her and forcefully unfastened the handcuffs, freeing her wrists, and Mirai stretched out her arms around me, feeling a sense of liberation.
「Hmmmm! I’m tired of keeping my hands behind my back the whole time」
I looked over her from top to bottom, and it was a relief that she didn’t appear to have any kind of injury on the outside.
She’s been abducted and confined, but it seems that she has no mental issues.
Still, there’s one thing I need to hear.
I asked a bit hesitantly.
「Mirai. I have to ask, did they do anything to you?」
「Huh? Oh, there was a close one. I almost got pushed down by some thugs. But, before they took off my clothes, the guy with sunglasses helped me. That dude didn’t seem like a member.」
I see. You nearly got raped.
「Do you remember their faces? Give me what they look like. Since it’s an attempt, I won’t kill them, but they’ll have some broken bones at least. How many? What do they look like?」
「Don’t say that with a smile」
I tried to smile and not show anger in front of Mirai, but she still was drawn back.
If you think about it, it’s not nice to talk about breaking bones while smiling.
I stopped my smile and asked, then their features seemed to match the ones next door so I moved fast and kicked and broke their arms without caring that they were unconscious already.
To think that I’m letting them off with this after trying to mess with Mirai, I’m such a merciful man.
I would’ve killed them if we were in the other world.
Still, that bouncer saved Mirai?
That’s a debt, no.
He was also a member of the Naito clan, so he’s still a target for a beat-up.
Although, maybe I’ll go a little easy on him.
Well, he ran away so it’s unlikely I’ll see him again.