Editing Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica:Volume 7 Chapter 4 (section)

===Part 6===
 
-- In JPN Babel's student council Uesaki Ryohei serves as a secretary .
 
When you say "secretary" it refers to writing down the minutes of their meetings, or a person in charge of all the documents.
 
However, JPN Babel's student council secretary also had another job.
 
Like Vice President Nanase Haruka who assists the student council president Kyouya, and at the same time serves as the chairman of the discipline committee that the maintained the order and security of the school.
 
JPN Babel's secretary in addition to transcripts of the student council was also responsible for "information management." A few hours ago, certain information was brought to his attention.
 
It was data about an unusual event that occurred in this special autonomous region two days ago. It was a report from the <peace preservation corps> that links two or more incidents and accidents together.
 
The report itself wasn't a problem.
 
The analysis and details of the accident or incident in the initial investigation and the subsequent investigation were complied into different formats and both showed nothing suspicious.          
 
So naturally this had to do with content.
 
"The problem is here."
 
Uesaki Ryohei painfully mutter.
 
There weren't any problems with the content in the reports.
 
However, the problem lied in the number on the reports.
 
Exactly what is the problem?
 
The file creation date displayed on the screen.
 
Almost all the written reports were filed today or yesterdays after the events took place.
 
Only there was an exception -– at midnight the day of the incident. When the highway traffic cameras system failed, and the reports of suspected man-made explosion damaging the tunnel the archive date on that file was three days ago. Which would mean it was created the day before the event occurred.
 
A very rudimentary mistake was made when someone tried to make a fake report. According to the date on the report the <peace preservation corps> had predicted it would happen.
 
In fact, it was unnecessary for the <peace preservation corps> to be autonomous. However, this was an error that should never occur.
 
Inconsistencies in the file creation date and time were held in highest priority to watch out for.
 
If such a mistake occursed then that leaves only two possibilities.
 
The person in charge was too careless -–
 
Or there was a strict order to falsify the prepared data in advance.
 
A person with any brains would automatically disregard the first possibility, Ryohei naturally was no exception.
 
After that, a new problem arisen besides determining if the <peace preservation corps> betrayed us.
 
The report in question, made a reference about quickly blockading a highways around midnight. And that night all the highways in the special autonomous region were sealed off.
 
However, highways in the special autonomous region were not just simple roads.
 
They were distribution routes of very significance.
 
Besides the people in charge of the special autonomous region, COCOON -- namely Kyouya. No one else had the power to block those highways which supply vital goods.
 
Also in an erroneous report, it mentioned that Kyouya ordered the closure of the highways. Even if this was the <peace preservation corps> acting on their own, specifically stating that COCOON / Kyouya issued the order was undoubtedly asking for trouble.
 
The only explanation for that erroneous report could be it was all Kyouya's idea.
 
Just to be sure, Ryohei contacted an acquaintance in the <peace preservation corps> and subsequently confirmed the truth. The name on the account that examined the report that evening turned out to be the corps superintendent general.
 
As a result, he had a rational reason to believe there was no mistake.
 
It was because their was absolutely no way the corps superintendent general would have the nerve to betray Kyouya.
 
...... After all, he was a middle-aged man that Kyouya personally selected to be the superintendent general to be his figurehead. He didn't have any real power.
 
Then the answer becomes easy.
 
Kyouya shaped the events that occurred two days ago.
 
"But Ryohei...... isn't possible this was a secret order from COCOON?"
 
"Unlikely."
 
To Minami's possibility Ryohei shook his head.
 
Denying this possibility.
 
"If it really was secret order from COCOON, why forge a report? And in first place why publish a highly classified document? After all, a secret operation of COCOON's his high would only be carried out with their personnel."
 
"Then......"
 
"Uh huh...... this is an arbitrary decision of Kyouya's."
 
Mostly likely the superintendent general was called by Kyouya beforehand to make a report in a hurry and panicked. After all, Kyouya was a member of COCOON, and was personally asked and entrusted with an extremely important matter. Because of the tension cause by the urgency not to fail and because of the excitement of gaining a favor from Kyouya the superintendent general presumably lost focus and unknowingly made a mistake. Even the admittedly astute Kyouya miscalculated in the rush.
 
"...... Does this not need further investigation?"
 
Minami asked.
 
"There are several other events related to the highway incident, perhaps......"
 
"Hmm, there might be a relationship."
 
Ryohei nodded, and the fact was he was also thinking about such a possibility.
 
Indeed further investigation may unravel some additional clues and establish a better connection between the incidents, which is likely to clarify the reason behind them. But then, you have to consider the worst case scenario.
 
"In any case, lets talk to Kyouya first before we explore any deeper than this."
 
So......
 
Ryohei and Minami stopped. They have arrived at their destination -- the Student Council room.
 
Uesaki Ryohei thought -– they had the right to know.
 
They should know what Kyouya was thinking as well as his plans for the future.
 
And if Kyouya wasn't taking the right path.
 
Then this shouldn't fall to other people -- They should stop him.
 
The reason was very simple.
 
"We are...... not just Kyouya's subordinates, but his friends."
 
They opened the door, and walked into the classroom.
 
To know their best friend's real intentions.