I'm home.
Black!

　Finally, Black is back!

What's going on?
What do you mean, there's a lot of stuff going on...

　While looking at Shizuku-san, who is lying in the living room, I tell her about being attacked by an 'enhanced' xenophobe.

''I see.......So, is that girl safe?''
Yeah, she's okay. Nia checked him out.
I didn't know it worked. Oh, Nia, it's amazing.

　That impression déjà vu.

'More importantly, I was just talking to White and Nia about what we should do now. As for me, it's time to go to the police...
No, that won't be necessary. We'll take care of the rest.
What?

　What's the solution to leave it to us?

The truth is, I've just talked with Takumi about this and other matters. It's a good thing that you're not the only one. I'm sure you'll be able to help me out.
'Eh. Will the chairman's father help us solve this?
''That's right. Rather, it seems it was a problem that should have been solved by Long Hai.
I didn't know that.

　I don't know the details of the story, but I heard that the chairman's father is going to help us out anyway.

I mean, why the hell am I being attacked in the first place?
'That's what Long Kai said he didn't understand either. Maybe it's some kind of misunderstanding or coincidence.
'Mistakes and coincidences...'

　It's...possible. There's a better chance of that than having God bring you back from the dead.

I'll ask him why if I can. In the meantime, you can keep an eye on her for now. I'm going out for a little while.
I'm going to ask... what, are you going to go away again?
Mm, it's just a little side project. I'm taking White's stuff.
Kerr.

　Is White going to be there too? Is there going to be some kind of animal rally?

Well, have a good day.
Mm. Well, I'm off.
Caw!

　Saying that, Black and White went off.
　I wanted to talk more specifically about the people who attacked us, and what to do about it, but I couldn't.
　Anyway, let's talk about it again when Kuro and White come back.

........Huh?

　Come to think of it, Lynn is gone.
　Is she visiting Isa's house again?

The sun will be out soon.

　I'm worried. If Black and the others don't come back when they come back, I guess I'll go looking for them.






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'Place combat-ready rank C's on the first floor! Those of you who have the unusual ability to strengthen and process, reinforce your chapters as much as you can. You never know what the enemy might try to do to you, so make sure your buildings are as strong as possible!

　Under Chie's direction, the members of the organization were running around in a hurry inside the temporary branch, a skyscraper-type building that spanned fifteen floors.
　The reason for this was because Chie sensed the presence of a group of people coming towards the branch from Yuki Kosuke's house.

'A golden lion and a white crow.

　Chie muttered to herself as she sensed the figure of the group coming towards her.
　His words also included impatience with the confidence of the other party who was launching an attack with only three bodies.

(Perhaps all three of them aren't just anyone. Could the golden lion and the white crow be the same demon as the black cat? (If that's the case, that's pretty tricky.)

　As a matter of fact, Chie doesn't know that the golden lion and the black cat are the same being.
　When Chie saw them during the attack on Yuki Kosuke's house, Sefek and the three of them had already been left on the roof of the JR Tower. And Sefek and the others who had carried out the attack themselves had no clear memory of what happened after they were defeated.

　That was why Chee had judged the golden lion to be a new move.

　While he was thinking about this, a subordinate came to Chie to report to him.

''Thirteen rank C aliens specializing in attack and defense, thirty general combatants, deployment to the first floor is complete.
Rank C aliens and civilian combatants capable of reinforcing the building, sir, are in place on every floor.
All right. You guys get in position.
Ha!

　After reporting to Chie, his men quickly returned to their own waiting positions.

'Toy, Melt, you guys go to the first floor, and I'll let Toy take command of the first floor. Sefek, you'll stay with me on the eighth floor.
It is an understanding.
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.

　While Diess still hasn't returned, the three most powerful forces in the temporary branch also go to their positions under Chie's direction.

''........Chie-san. The fact that they are setting up at such an urgent time means that they have a lot of confidence in their opponent. Is it really okay?

　In the room where Toy and Melt had left the room as they prepared for the attack, Sefek spoke of the anxiety he was harboring.

'I can't say it's going to be okay ...'

　Towards Sefek, Chie spoke his frank thoughts. This is because Chie herself had the same anxiety.

''Still, it should be quite difficult to break through the personnel we've given to this building and get to the eighth floor.
'Sure ... yes,'

　At Chieh's words, Sefek considers the skill level of the personnel deployed.
　Even though the xenophiles on the first floor are rank C, they are battle professionals with specialized xenophiles in combat. And the ordinary combatants who don't have any xenophobia are also combat professionals who have received special training.

''That's not all. We also have 'grant' and 'cold heat' hostages here. As long as they're here, they can't do anything spectacular like bring down a building. And if they try to fly through the air and enter from the mid-story or rooftop, the reinforced interception system will be activated.
''Sure.... as long as there aren't multiple combat-type rank A aliens coming at us, I think we can handle it.

　Chieh's words made Sefek's fears clear up a bit.

''........Yes. No matter what happens, I'll deal with it.''

　After explaining the situation to Cephek, Chie herself reaffirmed the branch's defensive capabilities and prepared to face the attackers.