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Cthaeh: consistency and AE

2013-09-16T23:55:53Z

consistency and AE

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	“Uiharu?”		“Uiharu?”

	“Oh, I guess you wouldn’t know her, onee-sama. She’s a colleague of mine. She’s the kind of ~~Judgement~~ member that mainly spends her time in front of a computer.”		“Oh, I guess you wouldn’t know her, onee-sama. She’s a colleague of mine. She’s the kind of Judgment member that mainly spends her time in front of a computer.”

	“…That’s not much help.”		“…That’s not much help.”
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	Shirai hung up and called a different number.		Shirai hung up and called a different number.

	She called Uiharu Kazari, the other ~~Judgement~~ member she had mentioned before.		She called Uiharu Kazari, the other Judgment member she had mentioned before.

	“Have you finished the search!?”		“Have you finished the search!?”
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	“If it was that easy, this would certainly go a lot faster.”		“If it was that easy, this would certainly go a lot faster.”

	“How about you use the simple detection tool provided by ~~Judgement~~? It’s the thing you can connect to the lower connector on your phone that acts as a sensor and puts together data on the composition of the air and whether there are harmful electromagnetic waves there.”		“How about you use the simple detection tool provided by Judgment? It’s the thing you can connect to the lower connector on your phone that acts as a sensor and puts together data on the composition of the air and whether there are harmful electromagnetic waves there.”

	“Hm?”		“Hm?”
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	Inside the 177th ~~Judgement~~ Branch, Uiharu Kazari continued working.		Inside the 177th Judgment Branch, Uiharu Kazari continued working.

	At first glance, she was a girl with no characteristics that stood out, but the large number of flower decorations on her head completely overturned that initial impression.		At first glance, she was a girl with no characteristics that stood out, but the large number of flower decorations on her head completely overturned that initial impression.
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	“Yes, it’s fine.”		“Yes, it’s fine.”

	Shirai’s permission sounded rather arbitrary, but Uiharu still typed into the keyboard as instructed. Of course, what she was doing could not be done just with the authority of a normal member of ~~Judgement~~.		Shirai’s permission sounded rather arbitrary, but Uiharu still typed into the keyboard as instructed. Of course, what she was doing could not be done just with the authority of a normal member of Judgment.

	(Now I don’t know who the real criminals are.)		(Now I don’t know who the real criminals are.)
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	A ~~Judgement~~ armband was quite convenient.		A Judgment armband was quite convenient.

	Even if it was past time to be back at one’s dorm, the adults would overlook you as long as you walked around with a serious expression. Even if you stayed at a café for a long time or told a taxi driver to follow a certain car, others would go along with it.		Even if it was past time to be back at one’s dorm, the adults would overlook you as long as you walked around with a serious expression. Even if you stayed at a café for a long time or told a taxi driver to follow a certain car, others would go along with it.
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	While listening to Uiharu’s explanation, Shirai remembered what it was herself.		While listening to Uiharu’s explanation, Shirai remembered what it was herself.

	She was pretty sure she had heard of it in a ~~Judgement~~ joint lesson.		She was pretty sure she had heard of it in a Judgment joint lesson.

	[[Image:RAILGUN_SS2_05_013.jpg\|thumb]]		[[Image:RAILGUN_SS2_05_013.jpg\|thumb]]
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	Inside the 177th ~~Judgement~~ Branch, Uiharu slowly stretched.		Inside the 177th Judgment Branch, Uiharu slowly stretched.

	She did not think it was a good thing for a first year middle school girl to have stiff shoulders, but that was a problem everyone had regardless of age after sitting at a computer for a long period of time.		She did not think it was a good thing for a first year middle school girl to have stiff shoulders, but that was a problem everyone had regardless of age after sitting at a computer for a long period of time.
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	“Subject: I’m in the middle of work		“Subject: I’m in the middle of work

	Body: I’m at the ~~Judgement~~ office, so I can’t watch it either way.”		Body: I’m at the Judgment office, so I can’t watch it either way.”

	“Sender: Saten Ruiko		“Sender: Saten Ruiko

Lofthouse at 13:26, 19 January 2013

2013-01-19T13:26:18Z

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	“She may have escaped,” was the frank response. “Even with a corpse, we should be able to detect a magnetic reaction. It isn’t normal for it to completely disappear.”		“She may have escaped,” was the frank response. “Even with a corpse, we should be able to detect a magnetic reaction. It isn’t normal for it to completely disappear.”

	Of course, ~~it was~~ it was also not normal for a human to disappear ignoring the walls and passageways. However, the target had made some odd movements even before disappearing. It had been to the point that he was proud of himself for not just writing it off as a malfunction with the equipment.		Of course, it was also not normal for a human to disappear ignoring the walls and passageways. However, the target had made some odd movements even before disappearing. It had been to the point that he was proud of himself for not just writing it off as a malfunction with the equipment.

	“So this is Academy City.”		“So this is Academy City.”

Mr.Kyon: /* Chapter 5 */

2012-01-11T12:47:56Z

Chapter 5

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	For an instant, he did not feel any pain.		For an instant, he did not feel any pain.

	Before his proper senses could return, more metal arrows assaulted him.		Before his proper senses could return, more metal arrows assaulted him.

	“Oh…oh…ooooohhhhhhh!?”		“Oh…oh…ooooohhhhhhh!?”
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	Multiple metal arrows pierced through both his arms and both his legs and he started to collapse to the floor. However, the man in the protective suit could not completely fall because he was sewn to the doorknob through his palm. The ultra high frequency electromagnetic rifle slipped from his hand. The man only understood that someone had attacked him in some strange way and he spoke to his comrade next to him.		Multiple metal arrows pierced through both his arms and both his legs and he started to collapse to the floor. However, the man in the protective suit could not completely fall because he was sewn to the doorknob through his palm. The ultra high frequency electromagnetic rifle slipped from his hand. The man only understood that someone had attacked him in some strange way and he spoke to his comrade next to him.

	“Hey, scan the area!! We need to at least figure out where the enemy ~~i-…”~~		“Hey, scan the area!! We need to at least figure out where the enemy i—”

	The man trailed off as his words became caught in his throat.		The man trailed off as his words became caught in his throat.

89.72.147.28: /* Part 8 */

2011-11-01T19:01:33Z

Part 8

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	There had also been no hints related to the possible group that had killed someone and removed their body from the production plant for the oranges and crimson long-legged army ants.		There had also been no hints related to the possible group that had killed someone and removed their body from the production plant for the oranges and crimson long-legged army ants.

	~~Where~~ those two different things?		Were those two different things?

	Or was there a connection between them?		Or was there a connection between them?

Kokonice at 14:43, 10 September 2011

2011-09-10T14:43:28Z

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	“Uiharu?”		“Uiharu?”

	“Oh, I guess you wouldn’t know her, onee-sama. She’s a colleague of mine. She’s the kind of ~~Judgment~~ member that mainly spends her time in front of a computer.”		“Oh, I guess you wouldn’t know her, onee-sama. She’s a colleague of mine. She’s the kind of Judgement member that mainly spends her time in front of a computer.”

	“…That’s not much help.”		“…That’s not much help.”
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	Shirai hung up and called a different number.		Shirai hung up and called a different number.

	She called Uiharu Kazari, the other ~~Judgment~~ member she had mentioned before.		She called Uiharu Kazari, the other Judgement member she had mentioned before.

	“Have you finished the search!?”		“Have you finished the search!?”
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	“If it was that easy, this would certainly go a lot faster.”		“If it was that easy, this would certainly go a lot faster.”

	“How about you use the simple detection tool provided by ~~Judgment~~? It’s the thing you can connect to the lower connector on your phone that acts as a sensor and puts together data on the composition of the air and whether there are harmful electromagnetic waves there.”		“How about you use the simple detection tool provided by Judgement? It’s the thing you can connect to the lower connector on your phone that acts as a sensor and puts together data on the composition of the air and whether there are harmful electromagnetic waves there.”

	“Hm?”		“Hm?”
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	Inside the 177th ~~Judgment~~ Branch, Uiharu Kazari continued working.		Inside the 177th Judgement Branch, Uiharu Kazari continued working.

	At first glance, she was a girl with no characteristics that stood out, but the large number of flower decorations on her head completely overturned that initial impression.		At first glance, she was a girl with no characteristics that stood out, but the large number of flower decorations on her head completely overturned that initial impression.
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	“Yes, it’s fine.”		“Yes, it’s fine.”

	Shirai’s permission sounded rather arbitrary, but Uiharu still typed into the keyboard as instructed. Of course, what she was doing could not be done just with the authority of a normal member of ~~Judgment~~.		Shirai’s permission sounded rather arbitrary, but Uiharu still typed into the keyboard as instructed. Of course, what she was doing could not be done just with the authority of a normal member of Judgement.

	(Now I don’t know who the real criminals are.)		(Now I don’t know who the real criminals are.)
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	A ~~Judgment~~ armband was quite convenient.		A Judgement armband was quite convenient.

	Even if it was past time to be back at one’s dorm, the adults would overlook you as long as you walked around with a serious expression. Even if you stayed at a café for a long time or told a taxi driver to follow a certain car, others would go along with it.		Even if it was past time to be back at one’s dorm, the adults would overlook you as long as you walked around with a serious expression. Even if you stayed at a café for a long time or told a taxi driver to follow a certain car, others would go along with it.
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	While listening to Uiharu’s explanation, Shirai remembered what it was herself.		While listening to Uiharu’s explanation, Shirai remembered what it was herself.

	She was pretty sure she had heard of it in a ~~Judgment~~ joint lesson.		She was pretty sure she had heard of it in a Judgement joint lesson.

	[[Image:RAILGUN_SS2_05_013.jpg\|thumb]]		[[Image:RAILGUN_SS2_05_013.jpg\|thumb]]
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	Inside the 177th ~~Judgment~~ Branch, Uiharu slowly stretched.		Inside the 177th Judgement Branch, Uiharu slowly stretched.

	She did not think it was a good thing for a first year middle school girl to have stiff shoulders, but that was a problem everyone had regardless of age after sitting at a computer for a long period of time.		She did not think it was a good thing for a first year middle school girl to have stiff shoulders, but that was a problem everyone had regardless of age after sitting at a computer for a long period of time.
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	“Subject: I’m in the middle of work		“Subject: I’m in the middle of work

	Body: I’m at the ~~Judgment~~ office, so I can’t watch it either way.”		Body: I’m at the Judgement office, so I can’t watch it either way.”

	“Sender: Saten Ruiko		“Sender: Saten Ruiko

Saganatsu at 03:49, 23 August 2011

2011-08-23T03:49:21Z

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Js06: /* Part 9 */

2011-08-07T03:28:56Z

Part 9

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			Inside the 177th Judgment Branch, Uiharu slowly stretched.

			She did not think it was a good thing for a first year middle school girl to have stiff shoulders, but that was a problem everyone had regardless of age after sitting at a computer for a long period of time.

			She was taking time to stretch because the incident was showing signs of coming to an end.

			She leaned back in her chair and slowly let out a breath.

			(But what was with those ultra high frequency electromagnetic waves? I should have had Shirai-san tell me everything she knows.)

			Complaining about it would not help and Shirai Kuroko’s methods would not be changed so easily. Those were the actions characteristic of one with great ability, so it wasn’t that uncommon.

			Suddenly, her cell phone started to ring.

			It indicated an email, not a phone call.

			Uiharu thought something more had happened regarding the incident, but instead it was from her classmate Saten Ruiko. While paying attention to her computer’s monitor, Uiharu operated her cell phone. To be completely honest, she felt a bit relieved because it felt like she was being brought back to her normal school life.

			The contents of the email were as follows:

			“Sender: Saten Ruiko

			Subject: Go check this out right away

			Body: Hey, Uiharu, what’re you doing right now? The urban legend special on Channel CS119 is getting pretty awesome.”

			It was indeed rather silly, but that was pretty much all emails between students tended to be. It would have been stranger for the contents to be full of important things one could not overlook like an incident or the whereabouts of a criminal.

			Uiharu moved her thumbs across the keys.

			“Subject: Now?

			Body: I don’t have a contract for such a minor show.”

			That was her short response.

			Less than 10 seconds later, she received a reply. That cycle repeated making it less an email conversation and more a 1 on 1 chat.

			Uiharu was faster when it came to typing on a computer, but Saten was faster when it came to using a cell phone. In fact, she was the only one that could get that speed with a single thumb.

			“Sender: Saten Ruiko

			Subject: Question

			Body: Eh? You have the fiber optic cable for the broadcast connected, right?”

			“Subject: Answer

			Body: Well, yes.”

			“Sender: Saten Ruiko

			Subject: Then I have a request

			Body: The CS has a trial service. There will be some annoying text in the middle of the screen telling you how to register, but you only need to hear it, so that won’t be a problem. Just take a look at CS119!!”

			“Subject: I’m in the middle of work

			Body: I’m at the Judgment office, so I can’t watch it either way.”

			“Sender: Saten Ruiko

			Subject: It has to be now!

			Body: Eh? Too bad. They’re in the middle of an awesome discussion of the necklace of death! If you don’t hurry, they’ll go on to the next thing!!”

			Uiharu’s eyes widened in shock and her thumbs almost stopped moving.

			But Saten was just talking about a silly variety show made up of rumors that were spreading through the city. They wouldn’t be talking about a dangerous incident involving ultra high frequency electromagnetic rifles or protective suits. Even such a minor CS would not be able to air something like that.

			Uiharu tried to match her conversation to who she was speaking with.

			She tried to keep it at a silly discussion.

			“Subject: The necklace of death?

			Body: That’s the story about the girl who dies after receiving a uranium crystal necklace from her boyfriend, right?”

			“Sender: Saten Ruiko

			Subject: Too bad!!

			Body: Yes, that’s quite sharp of you Uiharu! …is what I’d like to say, but that’s the old one. The latest urban legend has advanced to the next stage!!”

			That time, Uiharu felt her insides freeze over.

			Her thumbs were not moving.

			She wanted to ask a question, but her field of vision narrowed and she could not hit the keys.

			Saten did not notice and sent yet another email.

			“Sender: Saten Ruiko

			Subject: The latest info

			Body: It says there’s this mysterious shopping mall in Russia that sells anything. They do business in all sorts of things there. Weapons, drugs, slaves, and nuclear materials!! It’s a black market with everything you can think of!”

			Uiharu desperately wished for her classmate to stop.

			However, she could not hit the keys needed to say so.

			During that time, the information from Saten continued to come.

			The urban legend that was becoming worse and worse by the moment innocently stabbed into Uiharu Kazari’s heart.

			“(Continuation of the body) Anyway, a highly dense piece of nuclear material sold there was made into the form of a sculpture and covered with a coating of melted lead. It was then brought into Academy City. According to the story, it was left somewhere in the city as part of a deal, but it has to be found before the terrorists hidden in Academy City get their hands on it and make it into a nuclear bomb!!”

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Js06: /* Part 8 */

2011-08-07T03:26:09Z

Part 8

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			In a security guard office, Enirya G. Algonskaya looked at the investigation materials being displayed on the wall’s Semipublic AR.

			Misaka Mikoto still had not been found.

			There had also been no hints related to the possible group that had killed someone and removed their body from the production plant for the oranges and crimson long-legged army ants.

			Where those two different things?

			Or was there a connection between them?

			“…”

			As a security guard, it was Enirya’s duty to protect the peace of that shopping mall. She was shocked at the fact that someone knew how to escape detection within that shopping mall better than her. She had thought the security guards understood that city perfectly.

			In other words…

			(There is something lurking in this city in an even deeper area than I know of.)

			She had a vague feeling that her normal methods of investigating would not directly lead her there. But at the same time, it was necessary for that to be the case. If the construction of the shopping mall was completely within what they thought it was, then it would be impossible for a suspect to slip through their fingers like that.

			Whether it was Misaka Mikoto or some group that had removed the body, they were passing through places Enirya did not know of and doing things she was not aware of.

			If she checked the parts of that incident that even she did not understand, she might be able to find some logical answer.

			Was it Misaka Mikoto or someone else?

			Pursuing the suspects in the crimson long-legged army ant case was her job as a security guard, but after coming that far, she felt the need to take a bit of a detour.

			(…The higher ups, hm?)

			Enirya simply looked up at the ceiling and thought of something else.

			She had barely been aware of them up until then…or rather, she and her colleagues actually on the scene had felt they knew more about the city than them. But now their existence seemed to grow.

			Those people who had done everything from designing to managing the city would likely know even the things Enirya did not.

			If she thought through everything again once she had that information, she might be able to see the logic of the incident. Or she might be able to see what was to come. It was possible she would be able to predict where the suspects would head and what they would try to do.

			(But the problem is whether a mere pet dog has enough freedom to get that information.)

			As Enirya silently thought that, she heard the voice of a colleague.

			“You got a second? I’m not sure if this has anything to do with the case, but…”

			“What?”

			“Look at this.”

			By operating the wall’s Semipublic AR, Enirya’s colleague set it at a level where she could view it, too. The screen displayed an internet board. The heading said “Mysterious Phenomena Special Feature”.

			“If I recall correctly, on the day of the crimson long-legged army ant incident, the story of the very valuable orange spread around explosively and the actual incident occurred shortly thereafter. A few days before, the story had involved a cactus and scorpions, but it suddenly changed to the story of the orange on the day the primary suspect appeared here. …Look at this other story here. It’s an utterly absurd story, but it seems to be spreading over boards all over the place. What if…?”

			“What if the next incident occurs with that story as its motif?”

			“It seems possible to me…”

			“Have you checked where the posts were sent from?”

			“Yes, but they’re most likely innocent. There’s a flower shop worker, a hotel worker, a tourist from Brazil, and even a fellow security guard… I don’t see any connection.”

			“…”

			It had been the same with the orange story. The posts had spread in no time at all, but there had been no connection between the individual people. That was when they had started to focus on Misaka Mikoto as the person who had initially brought the story to the local network of the shopping mall.

			“So this urban legend is about…” Enirya frowned. “The necklace of death?”

			“No.” Her colleague scrolled down. “It’s this next one.”

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Js06: /* Part 7 */

2011-08-07T01:19:55Z

Part 7

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			The explosion was incredibly simple to understand.

			On the other hand, the ultra high frequency electromagnetic waves below the surface were much more frightening than the flames or heat.

			They noiselessly approached and damaged the structure of a living being.

			A large amount of ultra high frequency electromagnetic waves in a short period of time had a high risk of destroying the cycle of cell division. And even if one was fine after that short period of time, the danger could suddenly show itself after 5 to 10 years of nothing.

			A massive amount of those harmful electromagnetic waves swept across that room in the apartment building.

			But…

			“Hoo…” Shirai Kuroko breathed out.

			Her body was no longer surrounded by the suit of armor.

			She held two men in her arms.

			“We were saved by the fact that we were on the third floor. I just can’t teleport two grown men along with me.”

			In other words, she had jumped down from the third floor.

			Only that room had been targeted, so as long as they escaped that, their lives would not be taken by the waves.

			“…Even if it is a highly directional exposure method, that was rather reckless.”

			The people from the Russian shopping mall may not have cared because they would be glad to cause even more damage, but for Shirai and the rest of Academy City, it was a major problem.

			(The detector and the ultra high frequency electromagnetic rifles are not all there is. Those are nothing more than a popular weapon that was distributed to all the members. It’s true that they can be used to silently go on a shooting spree and cause quite a bit of damage, but…)

			“Uiharu, is Anti-Skill going to take action?”

			“Y-yes. The ultra high frequency electromagnetic waves were strong enough to be seen on the satellite, after all. From the way they were acting, I’m half expecting to receive a note of protest asking why we did not report this sooner.”

			Shirai silently cursed Anti-Skill, but spoke of a different subject.

			“Then contact the research institutions and advise that that they prepare some of the powered suits that are used for work in nuclear facilities. They are not hesitating to use those ultra high frequency electromagnetic rifles. But at the same time, that is all they are. If we can negate their ability to do damage with those waves, we have nothing to fear from them.”

			There were also the explosions caused using the harmful electromagnetic wave detector and they may have been armed with other firearms, but even a noncombat powered suit was tough enough to stand up to a rifle bullet. The ones for nuclear facilities would completely cover the operator’s body with no gaps, so they may even be better than a military model when it came to pure toughness.

			(Actually defeating them should be simple enough… That just leaves quickly bringing this to an end before they get desperate and decide to go out in a shooting spree.)

			“Shirai-san, what are you going to do?”

			“Good question...” Shirai Kuroko pulled handcuffs from her skirt’s pocket and turned in the direction of the collapsed men as she responded to Uiharu. “Give me the tracking data on the remaining ones. I’ll continue the investigation in my own way.”

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	=== Part 8 ===		=== Part 8 ===

Js06: /* Part 6 */

2011-08-06T23:45:44Z

Part 6

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			The reaction disappeared.

			(…?)

			The man holding a strange rifle in one room of the apartment building moved his eyes away from the sight with a doubtful look on his face. The thick tube attached to the left side of the gun was the unit which fired the packages with SC39 in them.

			He spoke to a comrade who was also scanning the area with an identical rifle.

			“What do you think?”

			“She may have escaped,” was the frank response. “Even with a corpse, we should be able to detect a magnetic reaction. It isn’t normal for it to completely disappear.”

			Of course, it was it was also not normal for a human to disappear ignoring the walls and passageways. However, the target had made some odd movements even before disappearing. It had been to the point that he was proud of himself for not just writing it off as a malfunction with the equipment.

			“So this is Academy City.”

			“She must be a Teleporter.”

			If their opponent had escaped, that meant she was still alive. Not killing her had been a bad move, but the two of them decided it did not matter. It was too late for the target to do anything.

			They were the only ones there.

			The rest had jumped down from the balcony and left in a vehicle.

			That apartment building had just been a gathering point.

			Using various methods, they had managed to bring the items important to their plan as well as parts to those items into Academy City. They would gather all those items together in one place, assemble them, and then carry them to the next gathering point. By repeating that, they would complete the truly important item bit by bit.

			Even at the current stage, they had already finished assembling the main shaft.

			If they could gather together the small supports, they could begin to actually carry out their plan.

			“This gathering point’s role is over. We need to erase all traces of our presence and get out of here quickly.”

			“You fired too many unnecessary shots. It isn’t like there’s no risk to us.”

			The protective suits they wore were incredibly simple. From a distance, they may have looked like two piece raincoats. They did nothing more than make sure they did not receive any after affects from the rifles they were firing.

			They carried out an adequate level of “cleaning” and then headed for the entrance while still wearing their raincoat-like protective suits.

			The instant one of them grabbed the doorknob, a metal arrow pierced straight through the palm of the protective suit and the doorknob.

			“Oh.”

			For an instant, he did not feel any pain.

			Before his proper senses could return, more metal arrows assaulted him.

			“Oh…oh…ooooohhhhhhh!?”

			Multiple metal arrows pierced through both his arms and both his legs and he started to collapse to the floor. However, the man in the protective suit could not completely fall because he was sewn to the doorknob through his palm. The ultra high frequency electromagnetic rifle slipped from his hand. The man only understood that someone had attacked him in some strange way and he spoke to his comrade next to him.

			“Hey, scan the area!! We need to at least figure out where the enemy i-…”

			The man trailed off as his words became caught in his throat.

			His comrade was collapsed on the floor. The other man had metal arrows stabbing into his body in places just like the first man.

			And…

			“You shouldn’t swing around such dangerous things,” said a girl’s voice.

			The voice was coming from the center of the room.

			The man immediately moved his arm that had been pierced to the bone in an attempt to grab his ultra high frequency electromagnetic rifle, but his hand was crushed under a foot before he could.

			Intense pain ran through his arm.

			But the weight was much greater than that of a single girl.

			Groaning, the man looked up at the attacker’s face.

			“Wh-wha…!?”

			“You were using electromagnetic waves to search for the magnetic reaction of a human body, weren’t you?” The girl spoke while showing off her body that sparkled a dark gray. “Then my reaction would disappear if I did this, right? Despite how I look, I can freely ‘carry’ 130.7 kilograms.”

			“A steel suit of armor…!?”

			“Given that I was able to put it on by myself, it seems to be purely ornamental rather than intended for actual combat.”

			“W-wait, why do you have something like that!?”

			“This is a storage area for the wealthy. You know how suits of armor are, right? You end up buying one, but then you don’t have anywhere to put it, so you end up sticking it in a corner where it just gathers dust.”

			“What? No!! Why the hell do you think I would know anything about that!?” the man yelled without thinking in protest of the unreasonable situation he had ended up in.

			“Armor punch, armor kick, armor headbutt, armor body press!!”

			“Gbhfgyeh!?”

			Upon receiving those attacks in quick succession, the man seriously coughed up blood and then passed out.

			Shirai gave a light sigh within the thick armor and then looked over at the man’s accomplice. He was not moving and it seemed he had lost consciousness from the shock of being pierced by so many metal arrows.

			Shirai skillfully grabbed her cell phone with the thick fingers of the armor.

			“I’ve finished up here. Uiharu, you’re tracking the ones who escaped, right? Oh, and contact Anti-Skill. If we show them these ultra high frequency electromagnetic rifles, they won’t be able to say it’s just nonsense from some students.”

			“Sh-Shirai-san!!”

			Uiharu’s pressured voice shook Shirai’s eardrums.

			There was some static running through her voice.

			Immediately afterwards, a massive amount of harmful electromagnetic waves that had been fired from a distance penetrated that room of the apartment building.

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	=== Part 7 ===		=== Part 7 ===