Chapter 501 – Meeting
『Whether it’s an affair or something else, isn’t his power a waste? It will be quite helpful in this operation.』
What Hermann said was not wrong.
Even in Rebellion, force like Bark was rare.
If Bark was a trustworthy person, he might have held a high position in Rebellion.
That was the most disappointing part of the cloud.
『You don’t have enough time right now to think about this or that, right?』
It was just as Cowra said.
Cloud had no choice but to worry about the Mongoose team’s participation in the war.
This operation is a large-scale operation.
Rebellion needs to do its best.
In such a situation, the participation of the Mongoose team, known as the worst team in Rebellion history, had to be considered.
The reason why Cloud was reluctant to send the Mongoose team into the operation was not only because of his disastrous mission failure rate.
This was because they were the ones who found it difficult to have the most important trust.
The leader of the Mongoose team, Bark.
His identity is still unknown.
Not only that, Joanna is also a problem.
She has her father who holds a high position in the military. I can’t help but feel uncomfortable including her in such an important mission.
Alcyone’s ability itself wasn’t bad, but for some reason there were problems with each team she went to.
The Mongoose team was made up of people who were burdensome to use in Rebellion and uncomfortable to leave.
The only normal team member was Lynette.
However, she also had too little experience to participate in this type of operation.
So, the mission related to rescuing Pantheraine was omitted and given to the Mongoose team.
Still, seeing Bark acting as the leader of the operations team more smoothly than expected, Cloud wondered what it would have been like to have had him create a more sound team.
This slave liberation operation puts the safety of countless Pantherans at stake.
If this fails, there is no turning back.
Because of that, I had to be more careful.
『As for the Mongoose team’s participation in the operation… There is still time, so we’ll wait and see.』
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Zephia Academy.
Mystery Research Club Room.
“It’s a crisis. If things continue like this, it might end up in ruins.”
President of the Mystery Research Club.
Veronica said, clasping her chin and posing seriously.
“Is that so? What is the problem?”
She asked, imitating Chaos’ serious pose.
“There are not enough members. A club will be abolished if it does not have a certain number of members.”
“How many more members do you need?”
“Five people including us.”
“Then… Three people… No, two more people are needed.”
Chaos belatedly came up with the existence of Umar, a member who had no presence.
Umar, the first point of the Mystery Research Club.
He was weighed down by their heavy atmosphere and was sitting silently at the corner of the table, ‘pretending’ to read a book.
“Umar. Why are you pretending to read a book? I know you are all listening. Please suggest a solution.”
“Me, me?”
When Chaos speaks to her, Umar looks at her in surprise.
“Aren’t you a worthy member of this mystery research club? I’m asking you to voice your opinion.”
“Well, well…?”
“Tsk! It’s useless.”
Umar could not refute Chaos’s cold words and lowered his head.
“Chaos. Don’t be so harsh. There’s no need to ask Umar’s opinion.”
“Then why is he here?”
“But he’s good at one errand.”
“Hmm… Are you saying that even slugs have a knack for rolling?”
“That’s right.”
“…”
Umar could not say anything even when he saw the two talking in front of him.
“President Veronica. I have a question. Then why did you reject the students who tried to join the club before?”
“Chaos. They are fakes here to tempt you. I don’t want fakes. I want the real thing.”
Veronica’s face was serious.
“… It’s tricky. But Chairman, don’t you think it’s useless stubbornness? Wouldn’t it be better to have a suitable ghost member sit in rather than become an abandoned member? And…”
Chaos gave a quick glance to Umar in the corner and said.
“There is a ghost member named Umar, so is there any difference in having two more?”
“Chaos, you don’t know, but Umar was once a real person with twinkling eyes like you. Although he has now become very corrupt.”
“Fall?”
“What should I say? Should I say that you seem unmotivated these days?”
Umar felt unfair.
The Helena mystery was interesting at first.
But that also got boring after a few years.
Umar wanted to delve into another topic, but Veronica seemed to have no intention of doing so.
“Well… Chaos, don’t worry. If it’s going to become a real waste club, I don’t plan on sticking to my thoughts. In that case, I guess I should at least add a ghost club member. Even so, it’s strange that the real thing hasn’t come for such a long time. This must be an organizational conspiracy.”
“If it’s an organization… That…”
“Shh… Outside, not in a secret room, you have to cover up the conversation with too many details. Someone might hear it.”
“I see. A question arose. Doesn’t the fact that the club exists now mean that the membership was sufficient in the past?”
“As expected, Chaos… Is sharp. That’s right. Originally, it was filled with 5 members.”
“Then where did they go? Did the original members disappear by the organization?”
“No? I kicked him out.”
“… Why did you kick them out?”
“He was in a useless romantic relationship and confessed to me. That’s why I kicked him out of the club. Of course, Umar has his wits about him, so he hasn’t confessed to me yet.”
“Well, I have those feelings towards the chairman…”
Umar’s face turns red at Veronica’s words, and he denies it in a crawling voice.
“Hmm… Really? Could it be that you were transferred to Chaos?”
“Oh, no!”
Umar was astonished and shouted.
“I’m surprised. Why are you shouting like that? Don’t you know that a strong negative is a positive?”
“S-sorry…”
“Chaos. That’s not the only problem. There’s another biggest problem.”
“What’s the problem again?
“There is no instructor in this club.”
“There are more problems with this small-sized club than I thought.”
“Rat tail… Chaos, I think I’m a little hurt. But I can’t deny it.”
“Why is not having a guidance teacher a problem?”
“Not having a guidance teacher means that our activities cannot escape from this academy. You know that, right? Hell… No, if you want to find him, you have to go outside Zephia, not inside the academy?”
“Sure… But shouldn’t we just investigate on our own?”
“Don’t you know that a student can’t go to another city without a guardian? And what kind of money does the student have? In the first place, things like this have to be done with blind academy money!”
“You sound like a corrupt politician. Why is there no instructor in this club?”
“For some reason, the teachers don’t want to be our club’s instructors? A teacher who teaches academics isn’t interested in these mysterious things? This is clearly influenced by the organization!”
“Is it an organization again? Isn’t it just that you don’t want to do it?”
“No, this is also an issue that needs to be seriously considered. It means that the organization’s control extends to teachers.”
“Chairman… It seems like the paranoia is more serious than I thought.”
“No. Chaos, listen carefully. I’m telling you something unfounded…”
Chaos and Veronica got along well and had a heated discussion about the future of the club.
“… Your throat is burning. Umar, if you think you’re just going to sit there like that, go to the canteen and buy at least a drink or a snack. I’ll give you one here.”
Meanwhile, Chaos handed Umar a 1 Zena note.
“Now?”
“Then, now or when? Are you saying you want to buy it after I get home?”
“While I’m on my way to Umar, do you know the bread I like? Buy that too.”
“Then, I will give you a treat. Umar, you can buy something you want to eat. And you can keep the change.”
However, Umar hesitates while holding the 1 Zena note.
“What are you doing? Do you need to pee? Why not stop by on the way? Oh, and be sure to wash your hands.”
In the end, Umar had no choice but to leave the room without saying anything.
‘I don’t have enough money…’
Umar did not have the courage to even say those words to Chaos. I guess I’ll have to make up for it with my own money.
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Chaos reported the problem of the Mystery Research Club to Gabia, the Superintendent of the Office of Education.
Because she knew that she was quite a powerful person in her academy.
Although she was sharp to her master, she was gentle to herself.
Chaos thought to use what was available.
“… Club activities are desirable. Recruiting club members doesn’t seem to be an area where I can interfere. However, if you are an instructor…”
Gabia seriously considered Chaos’ request for help.
“If teachers don’t match your hobbies, they won’t want to take on the role of instructor for a club. It’s just one more thing to do.”
“So you’re saying there’s no way?”
“Of course there is. There is an easy and simple way.”
“What is that?”:
“Miss Chaos, isn’t she right next to you?”
“What do you mean?”
“Your father Mr. Bark is the solution.”
