Chapter 281 – #2-56 the Magical Girls Won, But… (1)
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The internal arrangement of the 『Facility』 Has been completed.
The guards, who were confused by the cliff’s counterattack, were in complete panic after confirming that none of the anti-magical girl devices placed here and there inside the facility were working.
To make matters worse, even the passage to the outside was blocked by the ice wall erected by Blue Sapphire, making it impossible to escape.
They deliberately made the passageway as minimal as possible out of concern that the imprisoned magical girls might run away, but when the time came, it ended up being a stranglehold on the necks of the rulers.
In the end, all the guards were suppressed without even a single one escaping.
Black and Blue Sapphire, as well as the magical girls of the ‘Liberation Front’ who were disguised as the guards here, also joined in, so no matter how much their body was modified to be able to fight, they were helpless.
Thanks to this, it didn’t take long to fully build them.
However, the only people killed were dangerous elements who continued to try to rebel, and most of them were kept alive and placed in a single prison cell.
This is because of Danae’s instructions to save their lives if possible.
If left alive, the cliff will definitely be able to use them in various places.
This place is almost isolated from the outside world and communication is minimized.
This was the intention of Warden Bennell, and he had planned to use this place to do various things from the beginning.
No matter what you do here, make sure it doesn’t leak out.
In the first place, this ‘facility’ was a quarantine facility where difficult-to-handle magical girls were isolated, so it was not difficult for the warden to promote this type of operation.
And the environment created by the warden’s messy schemes acted as a poison to the warden at this moment.
Thanks to the environment being isolated from the outside world, as if it were an isolated island, the events that occurred here did not leak out.
Dan-ae confirmed that it seemed that nothing would become known about what happened here until the inspector came, who visited periodically for at least a week.
If necessary, the grace period could be extended further by roasting and boiling the gamchalsa somehow.
How will I use this free time in the future, and what should I do during this time?
Those things will need to be thought about carefully from now on.
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And when Black and Blue Sapphire finished their work and returned to the cliff.
The cliff was whining and dragging the guard’s huge body out.
The chief jailer seemed to be in a daze as he stared into space, and his arms and legs were restrained with restraints.
However, even though he was bound and unconscious, he was not dead yet.
“Oh, you guys are here? Can you help me? “Put him in jail.”
“You’re not going to kill me?”
“I could kill him, but there might be information I haven’t taken out yet, and there are still things I want to ask. “Maybe things would have progressed more leisurely, but this time I was in a bit of a hurry to save you.”
“Cliff… Seed. For this matter, I am truly grateful.”
Black bowed his head with a sigh that felt tired in many ways.
This time, if it weren’t for Danae’s help, it would have been really dangerous. No, it was dangerous.
Black had all the memories of when he was manipulated.
With the help of ‘Helper,’ I was able to recall that memory more vividly. I was able to remember myself at that time, feeling jealous and hating my colleague Blue Sapphire, and being obsessed with the warden, feeling like I couldn’t live without him. When I think about the emotion, it really gives me chills.
Fortunately, thanks to Dan-ae receiving authority from the warden and lifting Black and Blue Sapphire’s mental control, I was able to be free from that feeling.
In addition, there was a protection created by ‘Helper’ on his own, so even when he recalled the feelings he felt at the time when he was being brainwashed and controlled by the warden, he was hardly affected by them.
However, in the case of blue sapphire without a ‘helper’, there is a possibility that the aftereffects will remain for a while.
This is because, unlike in 『Factory』, The prison guard’s brainwashing control does not simply use a hypnosis program.
It was also the reason why I did not prefer the jailer’s method in 『Factory』.
In the case of hypnosis slaves created simply using a hypnosis program, you can create them in any way you want by simply manipulating the program.
It completely seals the memories of being hypnotized and allows people to lead normal lives.
Or, you could hypnotize person A, make them completely forget about it, and then completely overwrite it with hypnosis B.
This is possible with mechanized hypnosis using a program, but old-fashioned brainwashing like the prison warden… Alternatively, this type of hypnotic brainwashing, used in parallel with a program, can cause somewhat tricky problems, such as leaving aftereffects that are difficult to fix or the direction of hypnosis becoming fixed.
“…”
Perhaps because of that, even as Black was saying hello, Blue Sapphire was sticking out her lips with a very upset face.
It is unusual for her to not even give a formal thank you, no matter how friendly she is.
Black glanced at Blue Sapphire, but Blue Sapphire just glared at the cliff with a sulking expression.
Dan-ae didn’t say anything though, and pointed with her hand at the liver she had dragged and thrown on the floor.
“Rather, you two, please help me move this guy. “I saved you from that desperate crisis, but I’m sure you won’t do even that much, right?”
“Ah yes. I’ll help. Blue too…”
“――So, what are you going to do now, Dan-ae?”
Beside Black, who was trying to accept Danae’s request in a panic, as befits his natural personality.
Blue Sapphire, who had her arms crossed and her mouth shut the whole time, asked a question in a cold voice.
Danae looked at the blue sapphire with narrowed eyes.
“What are you going to do, what are you going to do?”
“Are you going to help us or not? “I can’t wait to hear the answer.”
Wow, Black suddenly became restless in the cold atmosphere.
That was something Black wanted to ask, but he thought it was not a good time to ask in the current situation, so he tried to seize the opportunity.
With the promise of love, the two stayed in this ‘facility’ for two weeks and had the same experience as other magical girl inmates.
They received training and modifications, ate as they did, and sometimes were harassed during the night by fellow inmates.
It’s all in order to empathize with the inmates here and receive their help, as Danae wanted.
An unexpected factor called the prison guard intervened along the way, but the promised two-week deadline had already passed long ago.
My memories of the days when I was under the control of the warden were quite hazy, but it was clear that more than a month had passed since I came here.
Well, that’s how it happened.
This side kept its promise, but Blue Sapphire proudly asks what should happen to the other side.
And Danae’s answer to that is.
“I can’t help you.”
It was a word of rejection that felt like it had been cut with a knife.
Blue Sapphire was offended by that remark and took a step forward.
But before she could say anything, her side quickly made her point.
“Well, you guys got my help this time. I don’t know if it’s just indirect help, but this time it would really have ended without me, right? Even if you shamelessly say something like ‘I accomplished the given mission,’ it’s not convincing.”
“What is that… !”
“I said this out of a cold and rational judgment. Lets think. When I told you to live here for two weeks and endure it, I meant to gain the sympathy of other magical girl inmates and convince them, right?”
If the two people had survived the ordeal Dan-ae gave them and stayed here safely and stayed sane.
And if they continued to pursue their plans.
In that case, the magical girls imprisoned here would certainly have felt inclined to lend their strength to some extent, if not all.
They may have had expectations that they could do something.
But look.
In reality, if it weren’t for Danae’s help, I would have become that damn jailer’s puppet and his plaything for the rest of my life.
He would play and play and play with it, and when he got tired of it, he would break it and throw it away.
This is reality.
“Looking at you like that, who would think of helping you? Who do you think will see what you careless and foolish people are planning and help them by entrusting everything to them?
If there’s a bitch like that here, kick her out of the way. A bitch like that is either a fool or a bad swindler. No, it could be both.”
Dan-ae speaks in detail with her face and voice, which is rare.
With a sonorous and pretty voice, she spoke so clearly that there was nothing I could say in response.
Putting aside Black, who was an idiot from the beginning, Blue Sapphire, who always speaks confidently and proclaims grit, also closed her mouth with an indignant expression.
What Danae said was absolutely right.
Even if you think about it objectively, it didn’t seem like someone who was a stranger they didn’t know very well would help them.
Blue Sapphire nevertheless opened her mouth with difficulty to refute.
“This time, an unexpected irregular… It was bad luck! Of all those people, we were singled out… !”
“Blue, if you really think that’s true, I don’t find it worth talking to you anymore.”
If something unexpected happened, you should ask yourself why you didn’t expect it.
There was not enough information, the thinking did not go that far, and who would agree with the plan made by someone who uses such things as an excuse.
Likewise, the word unlucky is also the same.
No matter how well-laid your plan is and how well-prepared you are, life is bound to fail if you are unlucky.
To put it bluntly, what would you do if a natural disaster occurred during the operation, and it failed?
It may be an absurd example, but for a commander, ‘whether there is luck or not’ is an important matter in its own way.
So, if Blue Sapphire makes an excuse that she is unlucky.
Then, even if she has a perfect plan, you will be even more reluctant to join in.
Blue Sapphire may be a bit impatient, but she’s not a stupid girl.
If she hadn’t had a clever mind, there was no way she would have been able to hide safely without being caught by Mekrak.
“Blue…”
Black called her to console Blue.
She stretched out her hand to cover her shoulder, but she took it back.
As a bastard, she had little experience comforting others, and she didn’t know how to comfort others in this situation.
And to those two people,
“… First, please help me move this quickly. Although we have some grace time, there is a lot of work to be done in the meantime. We have to move quickly.”
Danae gave firm instructions again. It was not a request like before, but an order.
And this time, not only Black but also Blue Sapphire obediently followed the instructions and carried her guard’s body as Dan-ae said.
In this way, the warden was placed in a more stringent prison cell located in the center of the ‘facility’, different from the guards…
