Editing Toaru Majutsu no Index:Item3 Chapter4 (section)

===Part 9===

Track suit girl Takitsubo Rikou and white military uniform Yamada Coyote were glaring at each other from atop the metal beams near the ceiling.

One held an automatic handgun and the other carried a shotgun, but their trigger fingers remained motionless. If they fired and the recoil caused them to freeze up even for a moment, they knew exactly what kind of counterattack awaited them.

They were both targeting support espers.

“So it comes down to our concentration,” whispered Yamada Coyote. “That means the real deciding factor will be how well we can adapt to this environment. My uniform is made to help me endure harsh conditions, but what about you? Poor thing. With so much skin showing, you can’t last long in this -40-degree space.”

They were feeling the extreme tension of a confrontation where not even a single careless movement was allowed.

Or so the white uniform girl thought. However…

“To sum up…”

“?”

“Their leader Inoue Fox specializes in martial arts and she can manipulate and condense light. Satou Lycaon makes bombs, but she isn’t as skilled or adaptable as Frenda. Most likely, she simply boosts the electrical resistance to make electronics burst. Yamada Coyote provides targeting support like me and Tanaka Jackal provides defense. But since she moves around a lot to match the enemy’s location, she must not be able to protect her entire body like Kinuhata can. An attack from a blind spot is probably enough to take her out.”

“No, it can’t be… Are you saying you haven’t been focusing on me at all!?”

Takitsubo had climbed to these dangerous heights despite the risk of being fired on from below because she wanted to observe the entire battlefield as quickly as possible.

And she held a phone in her hand.

She used a group call to swiftly share this information with the rest of Item.

“Mugino, the one with me isn’t a threat. I can keep her busy by continuing to stare her down. What matters is I have all the information. It would be best if you acted quickly to take care of the remaining two who can wield direct deadly force and take out their defender as well.”