Chapter 314 – #3-11 Encounters (3)
The captain of the 4th division, Ashe.
She, a dangerous person to watch, is in the hideout of this villainous organization [Abyss], In Room 13!
The moment she realized that fact, No. 13’s accident stopped and her mind instantly turned white.
However, No. 13’s body, which had experienced many things up until now, reflexively moved on its own in this situation, and in the blink of an eye, pulled out the pistol that had been tucked into his pants behind his back.
Clap…
“Stay——”
However, to the captain of the hero unit, it is not even a threat.
As No. 13 pointed the gun at Ashe, the pistol in his hand disappeared.
“It’s dangerous.”
The voice came from behind, and Ashe, who had been standing in front of the refrigerator a moment before, had already disappeared.
As No. 13 hurriedly looked back, the presence of people behind him disappeared.
When I turned my gaze back to the front again, the refrigerator door was closed and Ashe was sipping a drink in front of him, holding a plastic bottle in his mouth.
Not only that, until a little while ago, she hadn’t worn anything other than a towel on top of her wet hair.
A large towel has now been added to cover her naked body.
It was a familiar towel on the shelf in Room 13’s bathroom.
In her hand, holding the tip of the towel covering her body so that it would not fall off, she held the handgun she had taken from No. 13.
It was immediately clear to No. 13 that Ashe’s special skill, [Time Manipulation], Had stopped her time and made fun of herself.
I have carefully grasped the abilities of the main members of the Hero Association and the captains of each unit…
“Pufuu~ I think I’ll buy some sweets. By the way, the taste at this time is still a bit plain, isn’t it? It’s not yet time to change your taste… ?”
“What are you.”
It seems that she drank at her own will, stole No. 13’s weapon, and even washed herself in her own room.
A hero
Captain of Heroes.
I can’t tell if he’s fearless or bold.
And now, Ashe, who starts muttering to herself alone, is watched by No. 13 warily.
She needs to be vigilant, though she knows she can’t do anything with herself.
If Ashe decides to do so, Unit 13 will be blinded and incapacitated in stopped time.
The current No. 13 had no means of countering Ashe’s morale-level abilities.
“Captain of the 4th Division, why are you in my room?”
“Hmm. Oh, are you trying to come in and get angry? I intentionally came early to clean it up, after all.”
“Why and how did you get into my room?! Answer me!”
“… Even if you ask me to answer.”
Hachee put her half-empty plastic bottle on the desk next to her and sat down on the edge of the bed next to her.
The bed used by No. 13 is a single bed with a rough feel suitable for a man to use.
“You told me the location of this hideout, the location of your room, and the password to the door lock to your room from #13.”
Oh and, said Ashe, continuing her words.
“And it’s good to change this password often~ How can you use the same password for years~ Even the password for your smartphone is the same~ He’s a guy with no sense of security~”
Slow and relaxed speech.
It seems that the tone that subtly lengthens the end seems to make us forget that we are in a serious situation.
However, the location of this hideout was discovered by the enemy commander.
Aside from the passwords and patterns that No. 13 uses, No. 13 is also strictly careful about the most important confidential information, such as the location of the hideout, and is careful not to leak it.
Sometimes, when the heroes of the 7th division brainwashed into this hideout are called, they are brought here through an underground passage in the form of a labyrinth like an anthill with an eyepatch and earplugs on.
The route was also different each time, so that it could never be identified by sense.
Even so, that captain managed to find this hideout.
In addition, he penetrated several security systems and went into hiding without being noticed by anyone.
And on top of that, that behavior as if he knew No. 13 very well.
Even with No. 13, the first time he met him, he was bizarrely familiar with that meaningful way of speaking that seemed to know him well.
With all of that implied in mind and a little more thought, #13 soon came to an accident with a certain ‘nonsense reasoning’.
Even though I thought that couldn’t be the case, I swallowed a gulp and put the conclusion that I was thinking about now into my mouth.
“Captain Hachee, you——couldn’t you have come from the future?”
“In the future, you heard the story directly from me and learned about this hideout or about my off duty.”
“… In the future, maybe there was a collaboration between the Hero Association and our organization.”
“I can’t believe that something like that happened… ?”
Even as I speak, I can’t believe that I can’t do this.
Since Hachee’s reactions were always calm and he couldn’t tell what he was thinking, No. 13 was not confident in his opinion and his voice gradually became smaller.
Really, it can’t be.
The Hero Association and the villain organization 【Abyss】 cooperate.
More than anything, to the point where the captain of the hero corps, the executive officer of the villain organization, gave the password to the room.
What kind of singularity would happen to become such a future?
It is impossible. Can not believe it.
By the time the voice that had spoken as if convincing himself and spit out hypotheses had become so low that it could no longer be heard.
As if cutting off No. 13, Ashe spoke.
“There is a bit of a mistake, so I’ll correct it.”
Ashe says.
From the first time I saw her until now, she showed No. 13 a relaxed smile.
Then, with her narrow eyes, she slightly opened her eyes, revealing her beautiful hazel pupils.
13 errors have been corrected.
“Mr. 13. I mean It was not a lukewarm relationship like cooperation with you.”
“I was married.”
“In the future with you, you and I were a married couple.”
“… So, please take good care of me. My dear darling.”
At the words of Ashe, who insisted without wavering with a smile.
No. 13 received the biggest shock of what he had experienced in recent years, and then froze in a daze.
* * *
“~♪”
The scent of fragrant herbs that calms the mind comes in.
Hachee, who had been wearing a bath towel a while ago, is now brewing tea while wearing a large shirt she borrowed from No. 13 and men’s trunks.
No. 13 does not have a taste for drinking tea, but he had a tea that he received as a gift one day.
No. 13, who didn’t know how to properly brew the tea leaves because they were expensive, deliberately didn’t touch her, but Ashe seemed acquainted with them.
There is no way for #13 to know if it was originally learned by Ashe, or if it was learned at some point in the future beyond now.
Rumble
Click
“Now, it’s all ready~ I took out some cookies from the shelf, isn’t it okay, honey?”
“… That self sound a little——no, yes… Do whatever you feel like.”
Thirteen sighed and touched the handle of her mug.
It’s a little disappointing that there is no teacup.
“Rather than that, tell me. What happened.”
A little while ago, Ashe made a bombshell remark that made Number 13 unconscious for a while.
The Ashe here is from the future.
And in that future, Ashe and No. 13 were officially married to her husband.
It was such a nonsensical statement.
Common sense makes no sense.
Of course, Ashe is a beauty, and in terms of her appearance, she is a woman who is in the middle of No. 13’s taste.
But she’s a hero, and she’s a villain herself.
Her hero, she married her villain, herself.
‘… Brainwashing?’
‘Is this because I was brainwashed?’
That’s right. If that’s the case, I understand.
Perhaps the future #13 brainwashed Ashe into believing she was #13’s wife.
In the first place, this Ashe is also her present, not her future, and she may simply have been brainwashed by someone and believes that she is from her future ——
“In case you want to say it, I haven’t been brainwashed and this heart is definitely mine. Marriage with you, No. 13, was something I decided to do on my own after all.”
“… Usually the brainwashed person doesn’t know that. No, you know my trump card?”
“Yes. Because you told me The brainwashing pills, and what you did with them.
Of course, after marrying me, I stopped using it.”
Ashe’s unwavering claim.
It’s not strange if her remarks were also brainwashed.
Proper brainwashing causes the person concerned to ignore a little sense of incongruity and believe in the truth they want to believe.
However, No. 13 could not push the argument strongly.
No. 13 is not as good at psychology and brainwashing as Apple, so it’s impossible to tell at a glance whether he’s been brainwashed or insane.
But at least part of his intuition insists that what Ashe said is true.
“And you said you came from the future, but to tell you the exact time Seven years later, on this very dayYou came For various reasons, I couldn’t have come earlier.”
“… In 7 years, your age…”
“It’s 35. I must be the 28th in this time zone, right?”
No. 13 stuck out her tongue.
As she said, in this timeline, Ashe is 28 years old, the same as Rahe, and No. 13 is 30, two years older than him.
However, Hachee’s appearance could hardly be seen as a woman in her mid-thirties, and if she pushed herself a little, one could hear that she was in her early to mid-twenties.
It’s not that there aren’t stories like Awakeners aging slowly, or that her appearance stays fixed for a long time in her prime…
In the midst of No. 13’s momentary surprise, Hachee continued, sipping her tea, tilting her mug in a leisurely manner.
“Of course, I didn’t come here just to play for 7 years.”
“I came back like this because I had something to solve in this timeline, something that could only be solved in this timeline.”
“Everything is——7According to the advice of Aria, the foresight of the squadron.”
Tak, Ashe said sternly as she put down the tea mug.
