Chapter 15 – #4 Black Twilight Infiltrates the City (4)
‘… Hmm?’
It was when she drove her car to the parking lot that Lyriza noticed something strange.
Mecraque’s special technology is applied inside a specially structured parking lot that can accommodate many more vehicles than originally visible.
Among them, several vehicles and monsters were seen near the parking space prepared for Lyriza.
She used expedient methods such as manipulating computer systems to prevent others from parking near her parking space.
To be precise, there was a parking space, but it was registered as being used by fake people who only exist on the computer.
That’s why this space, this area, must always be empty except for Liliza’s car.
But ignoring that, the fact that so many vehicles are parked like this…
“…”
Liriza, sensing an ominous feeling, manipulated the AI driving program to proceed towards her parking space.
Stop the moving car, turn the head and go backwards.
I was just trying to get out of the parking lot again…
“Oh my gosh, where are you going, researcher?”
The car carrying her was stopped by the hand of a monster with a body as large as a rock.
In Liliza’s parking space, the monsters waiting near it also walked out one by one and approached Liliza’s car, which was trying to back out.
―It is dangerous.
Lyriza made an intuitive decision.
‘Have I been caught? My identity?’
‘… Let’s think about it. Within 2 seconds.’
Lyriza was still in her driver’s seat, lost in her thoughts as she touched the bracelet on her wrist.
This bracelet is a magic tool given by Cookie that causes ‘hallucinations’ and ‘recognition impairment’ so that Lyriza’s appearance appears completely different to others.
A faint light is shining on her bracelet.
If the cookie’s explanation is correct, it means that the bracelet’s magic is working without a problem.
There is no problem with magic.
The current Lyriza will look like a male monster who is nothing more than an ordinary researcher.
This magic tool has been activated all along, and its function has never been turned off.
Although there are cameras here and there in the streets she passes by, we have already confirmed that this magic tool can fool even her cameras.
‘You probably didn’t get caught because you showed up carelessly.’
No, she may not have discovered her true identity in the first place.
Other possibilities as well.
It may be something that can be resolved through conversation.
‘… That can’t be possible.’
Looking at the faces of the monsters seen through the car window and the side camera video showing the surroundings, it did not seem like an atmosphere conducive to conversation.
2 seconds have passed.
Meanwhile, her car was already completely surrounded, and one of the scary-looking monsters was reaching out as if he was trying to force open the door of her car.
With him.
Without delay, Lyriza manipulated the car’s AI program and activated the car’s interceptor program.
* * *
Inside the ‘Factory’, Hypnosis modification room.
In a room lined with all kinds of complex mechanical devices that ordinary people did not even know how to use, let alone what they were for, several researchers were busy walking around.
They are all members of this ‘factory’, and as expected, they all have various strange appearances, as if to indicate that they are not from Earth.
Some have heads like lizards, others have six arms, or even tails or wings.
However, compared to the monsters belonging to the combat branch, their appearance is relatively small and demure.
Someone came into the laboratory where researchers were busy walking around.
“Thank you for your hard work late at night. Are you ready?”
“Hello, factory manager!”
He was the mayor of 【Factory City 5】, and the general manager of this 『Factory』, Factory Manager Moku.
Today, too, he shook his chubby belly and once again checked the equipment that the researchers were busy preparing.
“Hmm… It looks like the equipment preparation has been completed… “Are we still on the program side?”
“Preparation for the program is scheduled to be completed soon. As long as the specimen is prepared, it can be put into operation within ■ minutes.”
The researcher who was supervising the site responded to Factory Manager Moku’s words.
Seeing that, the Moku factory manager nodded his head in satisfaction.
“Good job. I’ll let you manipulate the rest myself. You can all go now. The researchers who worked hard do not have to go to work tomorrow, and if you want, you can use the ‘experiment subjects’ from ■ to ■■.”
“All right. Thank you, factory manager.”
―Okay, everyone, get there!!
When the researcher in charge of the scene gave a command, the other strange researchers finished their work, cleaned up briefly, and then left.
Afterward, Factory Manager Moku, who remained alone in the laboratory, checked the equipment prepared by other researchers one last time and adjusted it to suit him.
There are many reasons why he took over as the factory manager of this ‘factory’, but the biggest factor among them was the knowledge he possessed.
At the very least, he had the knowledge to operate all the facilities and equipment of this ‘Hypnosis Factory’, and when it came to hypnosis technology, he had more extensive and superior knowledge than anyone else in this ‘Factory’.
Of course, because the researchers working at this ‘factory’ are all excellent, he rarely comes out to the site and operates the equipment…
‘I’m glad it’s happening like this…’
Although he is a factory manager, he is also the mayor who must manage this city.
That’s why I can’t just stick to the scene, but sometimes I miss this moment.
He was much more comfortable handling machines and programs as a researcher and scientist rather than taking on great responsibilities or seeking success…
Ding Dong-
[This is a visit request.]
[The code number is ■■■■■…]
While I was adjusting the program with so much motivation and so much emotion.
The call bell of the lab he was in rang, and the inorganic voice of the AI program was heard.
When Factory Manager Moku gave permission to enter, not long after, the door to the laboratory opened and a new person came inside.
What entered the laboratory was a large monster.
There were traces of burnt or damaged parts of the suit he was wearing, but he walked over as if nothing was wrong and saluted the Moku factory manager.
“I returned after completing my mission. Please check if the target is correct.”
As he said that, he threw the other person, who was carrying him like a burden on his shoulder, halfway to the floor.
Ugh…
The person thrown to the floor was Lyriza, a scientist wearing a white coat.
Originally, she should have been seen as a proper male monster, but now, even at first glance, she could be seen as a woman.
The cookie’s magic can no longer hide her appearance.
The bracelet on the wrist is crackling and emitting irregular light.
It was damaged after receiving some kind of impact during a fight in the underground parking lot a little while ago.
However, the effect of the bracelet did not seem to have completely disappeared, and Lyriza’s appearance on the floor sometimes changed into that of a man, and sometimes it changed into that of a woman with dark skin and strange tattoos peeking out here and there.
Also, even though it was a woman’s appearance, it looked blurry for some reason, making it difficult to see it clearly.
“Tsk… This… Run…”
Lyriza groaned in exasperation.
However, not only was she unable to raise her body as her limbs were restrained by restraints, but her body was twitching irregularly as if something like an electric shock had been applied to her.
“Are you okay? “I guess the resistance was stronger than I thought?”
“I had no idea that such a weapon was installed in the car. Thanks to that, half of our kids were seriously injured.”
“They made you, the only armed force of the ‘Factory’, like that?”
“That’s right. It was terrible.”
Remembering the fight that took place in the parking lot a little while ago, the monster who was dragging Liliza sighed.
More than ten people attacked her to drag her away, and most of them ended up dead or mortally wounded.
There was something I didn’t know was that they would immediately attack without even thinking about listening to the situation, but there was also the point that the means of attack that the car that had undergone Lyriza’s modifications had been very brutal.
Even in the parking lot, as if they had already taken care of it, an explosion occurred in part of the wall and floor, causing damage to them as well.
Nevertheless, in the end, it was impossible to suppress all of them, who were elite military agents, and as you can see, they were eventually suppressed.
“I see, it was a lot of work. The injured party should be sent to the treatment room immediately. “We’ll talk about the reward later.”
Factory Manager Moku additionally granted permission to use ‘experiment subjects’ that do not have a schedule for tomorrow, just like the researchers a little while ago.
The ‘experiment subjects’ he mentioned include the magical girls in this ‘Factory’.Female undergoing brainwashingIt refers to them.
Objects whose hypnotic brainwashing has not yet been perfected to be used as ‘special agents’ like Er.
Although they do not have value as a product yet, there is no problem with employees enjoying their hard work for a day.
Seemingly satisfied with the reward given by Factory Manager Moku, the monster who brought Liliza saluted one last time and left.
Inside the laboratory, only Factory Manager Moku and Liliza were left…
“This… Release…”
“There’s no way you can release it. “You’re stupid.”
Lyriza groans, crawling on her floor like a bug.
Factory Manager Moku looked at Liliza’s appearance.
The figure was still blurry, and it kept changing from male to female.
When Factory Manager Moku reached out and removed the bracelet that appeared to be the cause, Liliza’s continuously changing appearance was fixed to her original female form.
The blurry appearance as before has disappeared, and the appearance can be seen clearly.
“As expected, it was you.”
“Tsk… ! Researcher Moku… !”
He knew her face too.
A compatriot who refused orders from above and disappeared at will.
However, before that, the two were priests with one teacher and also the same class as researchers.
We are the same age and research field.
She also knows very well about the incompetent seniors who brought her down to this level.
“This is too bad, Lyriza. “You used to be a senior researcher, but now you’re like this.”
“… “Shut up.”
“Hehe, really, really, it’s impossible to know what’s going on in the world.”
An excellent colleague who was at the top of the class in the past is now crawling like a bug right before his eyes… In many ways, it is impossible to understand the state of the world.
Or should we say that the world is truly absurd…
‘When I think about it again, what a miserable life this woman has had.’
Her talent was truly remarkable, surpassing not only her peers but also her seniors.
She was deeply interested in all kinds of research and had a reverence for her teacher.
If it were her, she would have firmly established herself as the second-in-command to succeed her teacher.
However, before she could solidify her position, she was framed and tricked by her seniors who were jealous of her talent, and she lost her place and was forced to run away.
It could be said to be truly absurd and unreasonable.
Even this Moku here felt a bit of pity, thinking that he was in such a bad situation.
But, apart from that.
Currently, she was also a traitor who joined hands with the magical girls of Earth.
‘What… From the looks of it, it looks like he was careful in many ways and left almost no traces of anything suspicious.’
‘I had bad luck in this case. I don’t think I knew that the video of the magical girl that was secretly brought in was left here.’
And this bracelet taken from her.
At a glance, it looks like an ordinary bracelet, but from the metal used in this bracelet to this mysterious function… It was never a tool made with their science and technology.
This bracelet is what makes her… On the Earth side. She is proof that there is a connection between her and that magical girl.
If so, it means that she is a traitor to her compatriots.
There is no room for sympathy.
“Okay then… “Where should I start?”
“Ugh… Don’t touch me… !! This kid… !!”
“Don’t worry. I just need to fall asleep for a little while. When I wake up, it will all be over.”
Even though her arms and legs are restrained, Liliza continues to growl in defiance.
Factory Manager Moku gave her a sedative.
The effects of her medicine seemed to have taken effect quickly, and it didn’t take long for her to lose consciousness and fall asleep.
Factory Manager Moku took off the clothes Lyriza was wearing and made her naked.
Then, her naked body is moved to a device prepared in the center of her laboratory.
There is no need to say what is prepared here『Hypnotism Device』.
From now on, she will undergo hypnotic modification using the device here.
She will have her personality and her common sense violated, and become her utter slave.
Really.
Really, I’m looking forward to it…