By being kind to people, I became the boss of a criminal organization. - Chapter 18: Release limiter.
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- By being kind to people, I became the boss of a criminal organization.
- Chapter 18: Release limiter.
The beach at night.
The sound of the waves rang out.
The moonlight reflected off it, forming specks of light on the water’s surface.
There was a single figure there.
“The sea in this town is nice.”
A figure. A girl is sitting on the beach.
The beach is cold and comfortable at night.
Waves washed over the girl, soaking her feet.
In that space, she began to sing, shaking slightly.
“―――――♪”
A small sea breeze blew along with her singing voice.
The sea breeze carried the scent of the sea.
“……”
The scent of the sea fills the girl’s nose——-
“…Something bad is going to happen.”
The girl mutters, then slowly stands up and looks toward the town.
In the light of day, the town seemed to welcome the girl.
“……But no matter what happens, I’ll protect this town.”
Her eyes were overflowing with determination.
But despite his eyes overflowing with determination, no light was reflected in them.
She had eyes like the ocean’s depths where light could not reach.
◇◇◇
September 10, 6:00 AM.
All the top brass had gathered at Sakata’s hideout.
“Everyone. Thank you for seeing me off.”
Sakata, boss of the Empress, bowed his head to all the top brass.
“It’ll be lonely without the boss around for five days.”
“You’re right. This is a boss’s first absence for several days.”
Hirata and Kirino spoke a little dejectedly.
Seeing the two of them so depressed, Kuzuryu and Satsuki answered.
“Well, as soon as the operation is complete, we’ll return. We don’t want to go too far, so we plan to finish this quickly.”
“That’s right. It’d be bad if you got involved with some weirdo.”
Kuzuryu and Satsuki answered, watching the two of them get depressed.
Hearing that, Hirata and Kirino’s expressions brightened a little.
“But wouldn’t it be terrible if something happened while the boss and you weren’t there? For example… the Guardians would attack.”
Kotori Yuu asks as if pointing out the leaders.
Sakata shook his head a little when he heard that.
“I’m worried about that too.
If it comes down to it, I’ll disable Mayuzumi’s limiter.”
The top brass roared at the boss’s words.
Meanwhile, a male voice rang out.
“Boss. Leave it to me.”
◇◇◇
“Mayuzumi Oga”
She was fourth in the Empress’s executive rankings.
He was a skinhead man with a system far larger than the average person’s.
The amount of muscle overflowing from the top of her suit.
He was punching his fists at Sakata’s words.
Seeing this, Sakata nodded in satisfaction and continued.
“Mayuzumi. Are you ready to release the limiter at any time?”
“Of course. I can kill you at any time.”
He said that and swung his fist in front of Sakata’s eyes.
“Release limiter.”
By injecting a specialized potion into his body, he could temporarily remove the limiter on his brain and unleash power beyond human comprehension.
However, the recoil caused more damage to the body, and it was also a double-edged sword that reduced the user’s lifespan.
Mayuzumi had top-class combat ability among the top brass.
If that power multiplied several times, dozens of times, it would be possible to stop most humans.
“…Then it’s fine. If anything happens, please.”
“Understood.”
Mayuzumi bowed at Sakata’s words.
Hirata continued there.
“Boss. Is it okay for me to be the judge of Mayuzumi-san’s’ limiter release’?”
“Yes. I will give Hirata all commands of Empress while I am away. Everyone. You have no objections, do you?”
Sakata threw it at all the top brass.
All the top brass nodded their heads in understanding.
Meanwhile, it was almost 6:30 PM.
“Well then, shall we get going?”
Sakata stretched his body as he spoke to Kuzuryu and Satsuki.
“That’s right. Let’s head there.”
“It’s been a while since I’ve been to Hokkaido, so I’m looking forward to it.”
The two of them continued as if answering his voice.
Just as they were about to get into the pick-up car…
“Master. Please wait.”
The one holding Sakata back was Arisu, who hadn’t said a word until now.
“Arisu? What’s wrong?”
“No, um…”
Sakata stares at Arisu, who seems a little hard to talk to even though I called out to her.
Suddenly, I notice a change in Arisu’s body.
“Arisu… You have an eyepatch on your right eye… What’s wrong?”
I always look at Arisu’s eyes because she’s expressionless, but today, she has an eyepatch on her right eye.
Judging from the fact that he hadn’t worn an eyepatch until yesterday, he seemed injured just a little while ago.
Arisu’s expression doesn’t change when she points it out—–
“A lot happened yesterday. Please don’t worry about it, Master.”
“A lot of things, huh… If Arisu says not to worry about it, that’s fine…”
Sakata follows Arisu’s lead, looking a little doubtful.
Then, back to the main topic.
“So, why did you stop me?”
“That’s right. I wanted to give this to you, Master, so I stopped you.”
Arisu hands me a small package.
“What is this?”
“I hope you will open the package.”
I unwrapped the package at her request.
“This is…”
When I opened the package, a “little ping-pong ball-sized charm” was inside.
“It’s a charm filled with Master’s safety and my feelings. I’d be happy if it served as emotional support.”
Arisu sounds a little embarrassed.
“Thank you very much for doing this for me. I’ll keep it close to me.”
Saying that Sakata put the charm in his suit’s breast pocket.
His expression was masked, but he sounded happy.
“Well then, for five days, everyone, please take care of this place.”
Saying that Sakata got into the car.
The last passenger’s car drove off to the airport.
◇◇◇
The car carrying the three departed, leaving the six executives behind.
“Now that the Lord has departed, shall we disband as well?”
Nonomura said that as he left the hideout.
Just then, he began to speak as if he had just remembered something.
“That’s right, there’s something I need to tell Hirata.”
“Is it something I have to tell you?”
Hirata tilted his head at Nonomura’s words.
“The master asked me to make the ‘new medicine,’ but it looks like it’ll be finished soon.”
“That… Wait, don’t tell me!”
“Exactly. The completion of the painkiller is near.”
“A drug that completely blocks the sense of pain.”
Sakata had asked Nonomura to make medicine for this medicine before.
Hirata racked his brain a little as he continued.
“Understood. Please report to me as soon as the medicine is complete.”
“Understood.”
With that, Nonomura boarded the arranged shuttleman and left the hideout.
Hirata saw her
“The boss saw us off today, so let’s call it a day. …Mind if I talk to you for a bit, Meido-san?”
“I don’t know what you’re going to say, but… all right.”
At Hirata’s words, each top brass returned to their hideout.
Hirata and Meido were left in Sakata’s hideout.
◇◇◇
“What do you want to talk about? I don’t have enough free time to pay attention to you…”
Compared to her expressionless face, Arisu looks fed up and starts talking to Hirata.
In that moment――――
Hirata dug into Arisu’s left eye, which was wearing an eyepatch.
“―――! What are you doing!?”
“…I knew it.”
Arisu removes the eyepatch she was wearing.
There—-
“—-Your left eye… You gouged it out yourself and used it as a charm.”
The eyeball in my left eye, which should have been there, didn’t exist.
“Oh, they found out.”
Arisu starts laughing.
It was like a mad doll.
“You didn’t seem injured until yesterday, and now you’re suddenly wearing an eyepatch over your left eye… That’s suspicious.”
“But please don’t gouge out my left eye suddenly.”
Arisu speaks a little angrily.
She continued.
“But, well… now I’m as good as going to Hokkaido with you, Master.”
“I don’t think this is a good idea…”
In contrast to Arisu’s lively delight, Hirata pointed out in exasperation.
“I won’t listen to your words since you can’t sacrifice even a part of your body.”
Arisu objected to Hirata’s point.
“I love you differently from you, Meido-san. I don’t like crazy love like you do.”
“That’s an interesting thing to say. ‘Deputy.’”
“It’s just that she’s a self-proclaimed maid who’s satisfied by feeding her body and giving her a part of it. Isn’t that interesting?”
A rift ran between the two of them.
Hirata is holding a Calamity Knife, and Arisu is holding a Dagger with its sheath drawn.
The fight to the death is about to begin.
Just then…
“Huh? I thought you’d come a little later…”
A car came to a stop in front of them.
“Oh, a car to pick you up?”
“That’s right. I called you a little while ago.”
Arisu lets out a small laugh upon hearing Hirata’s words—-
“Well, there’s no point in black and white when the boss isn’t around.”
With that, she returned the dagger to its sheath.
“That’s true.”
Hirata followed Arisu’s lead and lowered his Calambit knife.
At some point, the two of them had returned to normal.
“Next time, let’s fight to the death before the boss.”
“You’re right.”
The two of them parted ways and left the hideout.
◇◇◇
Inside, the car carrying the three of them on their way to Hokkaido.
“By the way, Boss, are you going to get on the plane with your mask on?”
Kuzuryu looked at the mask Sakata was wearing and spoke to him
After hearing his question, Sakata shook his head and pulled a bottle of liquid out of his bag.
“I wonder… what that is.”
Satsuki gazed at the bottle with interest.
“This is a drug that renders other people unable to recognize your face.”
“I see… If you drink it, you won’t be able to recognize your face?”
“Yes, it’s about time to drink it.”
With that, Sakata opened the bottle’s lid, removed the mask from his mouth, and gulped down the liquid inside.
“It’s medicine, so it doesn’t taste very good.”
Sakata laughed and took off his mask.
A momentary tension ran through Kuzuryu and Satsuki.
The boss’s true face, which I’ve never seen before.
Maybe I’ll be able to pray.
In their field of vision—-
There’s a faceless, blunt picture.
“Is that the effect of this medicine?”
“That’s right. Since I explained it to you two, I’m sure you feel something is off about this face… but to an ordinary person, it must look like a normal face.”
“It’s scary how blunt the boss gets.”
“I’m sorry, but please bear with it.”
Sakata responded to Satsuki’s words as if apologizing.
The clock struck seven.
“We’ll be arriving at the airport soon.”
“I’m not very good at airplanes… Can I cross my arms next to the boss during the flight?”
“We’re first class, aren’t we?”
As the inside of the car was bustling with conversations between the three of them, the car finally arrived at the airport.
Without knowing that a long, long battle was about to begin.
◇◇◇
A certain city in Hokkaido.
It’s past eight o’clock.
A girl appeared in the middle of the city, where many restaurants and taverns were displayed.
“We’ve finally arrived. I’m tired.”
The girl with her black-and-white hair tied into one behind her gazed tiredly into the city.
Some ordinary people enjoyed eating, while others were drunk and making a fuss.
“Anyway, the hotel. I have to go.”
With that murmur, she started walking through the city.
A slightly cold wind blew through Hokkaido in September, and it was chilly somehow.
“It’s cold. We might not be able to get into the ocean.”
As she murmured that, her expression was a little sad.