Chapter 148 – Episode 18 Nagumo Xian’s Request
“Well, thank you! “I’m Azuma Sawayanagi, president of Seryu Military Company!”
It was only a few minutes ago that she was rubbing her eyes because she was tired when getting off, but it was Azuma Sawa Yanagi who was speaking in unison. Is it because it is the largest employer I have encountered so far? I could feel the nervousness up to this point. In contrast, Mimata Chieri had a relaxed expression.
“This is Chieri Mimata from East Weapon. “The boss is so pretty~!”
When I tried to say hello, she said nothing but nonsense. Nagumo Xian smiled brightly when he saw Azuma Sawayanagi and Chieri Mimata with conflicting expressions.
“Nice to meet you both. “Let’s go and talk first.”
We boarded a sturdy-looking luxury vehicle under the guidance of Nagumo Xian. As soon as he got into the car, Sian Nagumo presented the contract to Chieri Mimata and Azuma Sawayanagi.
“It’s a contract prepared by working-level staff, so all you have to do is look at it and sign it.”
The only sound in the car was the sound of paper being turned. While the two of us were reviewing the contract, Nagumo Sian looked at me and spoke with a smile.
“It’s amazing that you already have the PMC. “It’s great.”
“I made some money through stocks. “I also received a request from her grandfather and received permission through that request.”
“Hoo? A favor? “Brother Danzo is not the kind of person who doesn’t listen to things like that.”
Before, he was definitely called the Chairman, but in private, he is called Danjo Brother. Nagumo Shian was curious, so I told him about the Minamoto spy infiltration incident at the Human Resources Development Institute that led to the request.
“Her! So you’re saying you infiltrated the spy’s house yourself?”
“At that time, I didn’t think he was a spy, but thought it was my second uncle’s line. But when I actually infiltrated, I found out that he was a spy for Minamoto.”
“Brother Danjo absolutely hates Minamoto, so it’s understandable that he asked you to do him a favor. Jiro must have been scolded a lot, tsk tsk tsk.”
Perhaps because Nagumo Xian enjoyed listening to my story, I also got excited and told it. Azuma Sawayanagi and Chieri Mimata were also listening to my story and continuing to open the same page of the contract. As I was talking, I suddenly became curious and asked Nagumo Sian.
“But why does grandpa hate the Minamoto Group?”
“Hmm…”
Nagumo Sian looked silent for a moment in response to my question, glanced at the two who were looking at the contract indifferently, and then opened his mouth again.
“I’ll tell you the next time we’re alone.”
“Ah, I get it.”
It seems like it’s something other people shouldn’t hear. He said he would tell a story next time, so you should definitely listen to it. Of course, the companies were rivals, but when I watched Grandpa Danzo talk, it seemed like he had a particularly strong hatred for them, so I kept wondering why he hated them so much.
“I signed.”
“Me too.”
They both read the document, signed it, and then handed it over to Nagumo Sian. Nagumo Xian nodded her head and signed her signature.
“The contract has been completed, so we can talk about work now. First of all, don’t leave Akita City’s defense to East Weapon. “It is an important place in Akita Prefecture along with Daisen City, so I hope they do well.”
Akita Prefecture Akita City is the largest core city in Akita Prefecture, but from Taira Foods’ perspective, Daisen City, where Taira Foods’ factories are concentrated, was much more important, so Akita City was entrusted to East Weapon, an external PMC. .
“Since the Seryu Military Company is small in number, I plan to entrust them with the mission of attacking a small base. I have written down the compensation for each point in the city here, so if there are no other requests, you can report the attack and attack freely.”
Nagumo Xian said while handing Azuma Sawayanagi a tablet with a map app showing points in various parts of Akita Prefecture. Unlike East Weapon, which receives money based on the contract period, Seryu Military Company contracts in the form of receiving compensation for each mission along with a down payment, so the way to receive a lot of money is to target as many points on the map.
“The red points are quite difficult and dangerous, so you don’t have to do them. “We can handle it ourselves.”
Looking at the tablet, it was clear that the red points were highly rewarding. Azuma Sawayanagi must have not heard that it was dangerous, but she was only looking at the red point. Hmm… I think I’ll definitely try that red point…
“But what are the police doing when Taira Foods is fighting against Kurotsukido?”
“The opponents are gangsters with guns. Can the police be their opponents? So, nominally, we are fighting a proxy war by having the police hire our Taira Food Company. We also need to resolve this issue because it would not be good for Kurotsukido to settle down in Akita Prefecture, and the police are short on power, so it is a win-win situation for both of us. Of course, the police are not sitting still and are engaged in various activities.”
If you listen to the story, it seems like the benefit is unilaterally for Tyra Foods… Taira Foods has to take out Kurotsukido anyway, but if it is hired by the police, it will certainly charge a huge amount of money to the police.
Also, in the end, Taira Foods’ image will be raised along with the public’s perception that the police are incompetent, so if it does not lose to Kurotsuki Doo, the only losses will be the loss of personnel in Taira Foods’ own PMC and the factory not running smoothly during this fight. It was. It may have been a huge loss for individuals, but from a company’s perspective, it was not a huge loss. Should we say that this is a burden that we would naturally have to carry if we were to go to war?
Of course, in order for Taira Foods to not suffer significant losses, they had to beat Kurotsuki Doo. If you lose, you will incur huge losses.
“When will East Weapon and the main unit arrive?”
“It’s about 7 hours to Akita City… “I think I’ll arrive around 2 or 3 o’clock.”
“Seryutai decided to set up camp in Daisen City, so it will arrive about 30 minutes earlier than East Weapon.”
It seemed like it would take quite a long time to drive from Kawaguchi City, where East Weapon and Seryu Military Company’s headquarters are located, to Akita Prefecture. It seemed like it would take 7 hours to Akita City and 6 and a half hours to Daisen City.
“I’m sorry, but I have to start the operation as soon as I get here. The Kurotsuki guys must have gone crazy and are putting in a huge amount…”
In fact, I don’t know why they’re putting so much effort into Akita Prefecture because it might be in Tokyo or nearby. Is there some kind of hidden mine? .
Ah!! Yes, since it was mining, it was definitely possible to trade special minerals to Akita in the game, right? If Kurotsukido knew about the existence of the mine first, it would have made sense to take action against Akita.
In the game setting, there was a metal that was suddenly discovered around the time of World War III and was named Mythril because the discoverer was a fan of The Lord of the Rings. It was an extremely excellent metal. It was a light, highly conductive, hard, tough, and rust-resistant metal that gave off a soft blue glow. Mithril, which is said to be as expensive as silver for the same weight, was apparently produced in Akita Prefecture.
I’ll have to talk about this later with Nagumo Xian and eat it myself. If I didn’t know, I would have passed over it, but if I knew, I had to eat it. Even if you can’t eat, you should try to eat.
“We have arrived, sir.”
While I was thinking about the mithril mine, the car seemed to have already reached its destination. When I got out of the car, I found myself in the parking lot of a restaurant.
“Have you eaten breakfast yet?”
Even though it was my first flight, I wasn’t able to eat properly. I looked at the time and it was 7 o’clock. I got off at Akita Airport around 6:30, so it seemed like I had been driving for about 30 minutes.
“This is a place where porridge made from Kiritanpo (きりたんぽ) is good.”
“And! “I like Kiritanpo!”
As expected from a restaurant enthusiast, Mimata Chieri responded excitedly to Nagumo Xian’s words. We entered the restaurant while being guarded by security guards. Since it was a restaurant, the surrounding area was exposed, so bodyguards were needed. Someone could have sniped from a long distance, and if the information had been exposed, they could have waited in the restaurant.
Moreover, the opponent was Kurotsukidou, whose specialty was assassination. It was as if he was telling me to kill me if I wasn’t careful.
I was also nervous for no reason, so I was activating my master’s senses as sharply as possible. Azuma Sawayanagi also looked around.
She said that Azuma Sawayanagi, who had a foreknowledge this morning, would not do anything major, but she is not omnipotent in foresight, and something could happen at a time that Azuma Sawayanagi could not have foreseen, so Azuma Sawayanagi must also keep an eye on the surroundings.
“It seems okay.”
The security guard looked around the restaurant and we went inside the restaurant. We must have made a reservation in advance so our meal was prepared. We sat down and started eating. Perhaps because I was so focused on eating, I just put it in my mouth without knowing whether it was tasty or not.
Suddenly I felt something. Chieri Mimata, a skilled assassin, looked up with cold eyes while eating porridge with her head in, and Azuma Sawayanagi, the leader of Seryutai, also looked at me as if he felt something.
I also felt something with my master’s senses and high nerve stat. It was a thread of living. The thread was connected to the chest of Nagumo Shian, who was eating in front of me.
Without even having time to think, I attacked Nagumo Xian. The bullet, which far exceeded the speed of sound, was heard only after it hit my back.
