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===Ikemaru Kouichi’s Word Mail: To Aoe Shouzou===

'''To Aoe Shouzou, Team 4 Commander of the Government-Assigned Special Area Squad (GASAS).

You are commanded to pursue and capture Algo Everquest who escaped to DT using a plus line in the mountains of Nagao, North Kantou. His charges are the same as before: the killing of Kobayashi Ungyou, Japan’s holder of the martial arts master title, and the Mind Lives abduction of Alternative Kobayashi, Kobayashi Ungyou’s adopted daughter and Words Warn patient. You must capture him before word gets out that Japan’s martial arts master was killed, but you are permitted to kill or seal your target if the situation requires it. Afterwards, the UN will hold a vote to determine which of Japan’s recommendations will be the next to hold the title of martial arts master.

Your target is a fellow student of the Kobayashi school, but do not forget that the higher ups are questioning your assignment to this job after you and the rest of GASAS Team 4 were wiped out and fled.

As for Algo Everquest’s mention of “the Day of the Oracle” when you met him, a Day of the Oracle was prophesied within DT approximately 20 years ago in real time.

The prophecy occurred during the 2nd Godtact Experiment – an experiment in contacting a great god – held 20 years ago, which was 2000 years ago in DT time since it is boosted to 100 times the speed of reality. The prophecy said the Day of the Oracle would occur at precisely 3 PM 2000 years in the future.

The city of DT was half destroyed in exchange for that prophecy. All the people there lost their memories with the exception of 11 of the 13 Demigods, the people who gained immortality when they contacted the god during the 1st Godtact Experiment. I have heard the tech used for the godtact experiments has been sealed away as Death Techno, but it is predicted the Day of the Oracle is when all of DT will have its boost settings changed and all the lost records from before the 2nd Godtact Experiment will be given an open release.

Since Algo Everquest mentioned the Day of the Oracle, there is a good chance he intends to involve himself in that in some way. Investigate this with your local cooperators. You will have four in all:

*DT Yard Chief Ogre Telyb Dll and his wife Fooblicky Telyb Sys.

*DT Ruling Queen Akalabeth Bubezleeb Sys.

*DT Yard Ensign Yuo Natas Wav.

They are all part of DT’s 13 Demigods, but the fourth one, Ensign Natas, has no real connection to this mission. But we have asked for her participation because she served as PR Chief for your Chancellor’s Officers when she went to school in Japan, because she is now the adoptive daughter of the royal family, and because you requested it.

However, this is a top secret mission, so you cannot rely on any of Japan’s excellent corporations or police organizations. For this reason, you will be given a temporary identity once you enter the city.

We considered a researcher, a Yard member, a terminal patient, or a convict, but after consideration, the first two options were eliminated as they would increase the number of people required for the deception. The third is not possible because patients are only allowed to send their Mind Lives to the city. Thus, we decided to create you an identity as a convict who was pardoned within DT and had his restrictions as a criminal removed. Your Yard connections should be restricted to only the aforementioned cooperators and you must undergo the pardoning process upon arrival.

That is all.

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