Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 215



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The Regressor’s Notepad 215

Setup (2)

Libra Information Center’s basement – garbage dump.

I took out my notebook from the place filled with all sorts of shredded paper. Book – I tore off a page and scribbled someone’s handwriting imperfectly on it. It looked like ‘practice marks’.

Hwaruk-!

Burned it.

‘Grow. Find the Mafia line.’

At the same time, he gave specific orders to Growl.

‘Mafia?’

‘uh.’

The Libra Intelligence Agency is an organization that gathers all the information from the shadows, so team leaders can easily access even the most important information.

That in itself is a temptation to him.

In fact, it is no different from a mint that handles money. If you use it somehow, it becomes money.

And, as far as I know, Team Leader Bendeck is not a man who is strong against temptation.

‘There must be a history of selling information to the mafia.’

‘yes!’

The enemy of my enemy is my comrade.

Since Jahanna’s enemy is the mafia, the guy under Jedrick’s command will be selling information to the mafia.

“after!”

I put out the fire that was stuck to the paper. I put only the remaining burnt edge in my bosom.

I left the intelligence agency shortly after that.

It was already dawn outside.

Boom bang!

A horn honked on the road. I turned to look.

It was Belmore.

“Come on. I’ll take you there.”

He spoke as if he were some kind of cheerful person.

“Is this your car? You changed cars.”

“Ah. This? Well, that’s it. Just ride it.”

I climbed into his passenger seat. Belmore asked, grinning.

“You’re an internal investigator? Hey, you’re lucky. Being close to the youngest has its benefits.”

“Is it profitable?”

He probably came here to convince me to hurry up and close the investigation.

“Of course. There’s not much to do. I’ll just do a quick investigation and finish it. It’ll leave a mark on my career.”

“… … .”

I looked at Belmore in silence.

Belmore is a man far from loyal. He is more like a bat than anyone else. He is a man who will immediately discard anyone in order to survive.

“Mr. Belmore.”

“Uh, why.”

I opened my mouth with the most meaningful expression on my face.

As if he had discovered some dark secret on the other side of the unknown.

“By the way, that letter?”

“… … A letter? A letter from Sonya?”

“yes.”

“Uh. Why that?”

Belmore swallowed secretly. I asked him, who seemed quite nervous.

“Did you receive this information from within the intelligence agency?”

“… … Information Agency?”

“yes.”

It’s not that it’s not true, it’s a fabricated letter.

That is, the evidence that put Sonya in prison now is Belmore’s specialty. Thanks to him reporting without mentioning my name.

“Don’t you know how to ask for information from sewers?”

Belmore kept talking like that, but I just took it calmly.

“Miss Sonya, you said the letter was forged.”

“Guraji. Do you believe that? A traitor is someone who cuts off your balls at first sight.”

“I also saw the report of the search of the mansion, but there was no evidence other than the letter.”

“Ha. So. Are you now suspicious of the person who gave you that evidence?”

Belmore chuckled.

Because I was the one who delivered the evidence directly.

“Rather than the person who provided the evidence… … I’m talking about the reliability of the evidence itself.”

“The evidence itself?”

“yes.”

I took out a piece of slightly burned paper from my bosom. It was the trap I had just made.

“Look.”

“Oh, you really are annoying. Hey. You said you had Gendry’s shoulder pads?”

“Who is Gendry?”

“He’s a scary guy. You got caught by that guy, so just do whatever you want and-”

“Just take a look.”

I thrust the paper in front of Belmore’s eyes.

Even Belmore, who had been annoyed, suddenly opened his eyes wide and quickly accepted it!

“……what’s this.”

There are small sentences written on the pieces.

“It’s Sonya’s handwriting. But it’s not Sonya’s. Some parts are awkward.”

I just wrote it.

“It’s a sign of handwriting practice.”

“You, you, you. Where did you get this?”

Belmore asked urgently.

“… … Mr. Belmore, do you trust me?”

“Oh, of course I believe you. Where did you get this?”

I crossed my arms, pretending to be troubled. Belmore grabbed my shoulder.

“Where did you come from?”

“… … I’m telling you this because you’re Mr. Belmore.”

A friendship that doesn’t exist, a pretense that trust exists between us, an act that says I trust you.

I confessed to Belmore, who was breathing heavily.

“I searched through the entire intelligence agency’s garbage dump.”

“The garbage dump? That’s where you found this little thing?”

“yes.”

Belmore looked as if he couldn’t believe it, but he was already caught in the trap.

“Ha… … It’s a garbage dump.”

Belmore will eventually become suspicious, because great survival skills are synonymous with endless suspicion.

“… … Well. With your psychotic obsession, what can’t you find? Anyway. Who did you tell this to?”

I shook my head.

“Don’t tell anyone. If this is real, it’s a lot bigger than you think.”

Belmore opened the car door.

“Get down.”

“… … It’s not my house yet.”

“Oh, just get off. I have something to do too.”

I got out of the car with a grimace.

Boooo …

He leaves like that, but it doesn’t matter.

It’s not dangerous at all.

Above all, Libra, including Belmore, do not know my ‘enemy’. They will mistake whatever I do for loyalty.

‘Growl. Some guy just put a nuke in my car.’

When I got out of the car, I took out the magic core of the “Notepad” and put it under the passenger seat.

‘Is it possible to monitor while tracking location?’

‘Yes! Of course! I’ll send my cat friend right away!’

I don’t know what happened, but Growl is commanding a cat. It’s not even a servant horse. It just walks around like a stray cat and looks at it.

It’s a natural surveillance system that can’t be detected even if you try to detect it.

… … .

Belmore gripped the steering wheel and cursed under his breath.

“Fuck.”

I said it out loud.

My head hurts quite a bit. It feels like my brain cells are tangled up with each other.

“… … Those kids, no way.”

Belmore thinks.

What if Jedrick’s Chasers fabricated the evidence themselves and passed it on to us?

“I definitely practiced my handwriting.”

Even this burnt paper was found in the underground dumps of the intelligence agency. It was a very reliable source.

Work within the Intelligence Service must be confined to the Intelligence Service. Therefore, employees are subject to body searches and random searches of their residences every time they leave work.

However, if you only work within the intelligence agency, you may not be subject to inspection or even body searches. They won’t even search the employees’ drawers or cabinets.

“… … Are you the team leader?”

In Belmore’s mind, Bendek suddenly came to mind. The jealous and envious intelligence team leader. It was he, under Jedrick, who had ordered Sonya’s rescue in the first place.

“Fuck this… … .”

Belmore rubbed his temples and clenched his lips.

“I think it’s hanging properly.”

I don’t know yet.

If all of this was ordered directly by Jedrick, it would be the worst, but if it was the unilateral decision of the Information Agency Team Leader ‘Bendeck’, there is a good chance of survival.

Above all, he has a rookie.

A rookie who is crazy loyal to Libra.

Now, Bendek is clearly doing something harmful to Libra… … .

“If you don’t want to die, you have to kill.”

Belmore stepped on the accelerator again.

The next day, I went to an ice cream chain called ‘Benobeno’ located on the grounds of the national university.

It was because of Raye’s text.

[Now! The knights who chose me, come to ‘Benobeno National University Store’!]

There were quite a few people there. Maybe four or five. They were having some kind of interview or something.

─Hmm~ If you were to team up with me, what would be good?

─I… … I use a sword and a shield. I am skilled in shield-wielding. I can protect you, Mr. Raye… … .

─Okay! That’s it! Next!

I waited while eating ice cream. Most of them even had self-introductions and did PR.

Is this what a knight’s life is like?

“Next! Last!”

Raye looked at me. I ate the ice cream. Raye frowned and shouted again.

“last!!”

“Ah. It’s me?”

“The last─!!!”

What kind of boss are you?

I walked over to him and sat down.

“Yes, Zion~ Why did you choose me~? Why did Zion choose me~?”

Raye made my eyes, nose, and mouth look like a proud cat.

I heard you cried for a long time after the Void incident. But you quickly became like your old self again.

Well, this kind of resilience is her strong point.

In the first place, if you don’t have this level of mentality, you wouldn’t even be able to think about becoming a hero.

“just.”

“Hey~ What the heck~ Zion. Are you sure this isn’t making you jealous~?”

At first, I thought of Elise. We had teamed up before, so we were familiar with each other.

But of course, I’m also aware of the dating rumors.

Even if I say it’s not true, the public and the media will want to believe it or try to find fault with Elise.

“No, that’s not it.”

Elise has changed.

The Elise I knew before the regression is no longer there.

So, there is no need to hurt it.

“You’re stupid. I think I can help you.”

“What?!”

Raye narrowed her eyes. She pounded her fist on the table, then belatedly crossed her arms, pretending to be relaxed.

“Hehehe~ Zion, you buddy. You have to show off to me~ If you don’t get chosen by me, you’ll have to do it with some other knights~?”

Raye still maintained her high posture. I glanced at the other knights waiting behind her.

“Am I better than those guys who came first?”

“… … That depends on what people think.”

“Then choose one of them.”

If you’re on Team Laye, there will definitely be some weird situations. Because he’s kind of stupid and lacking in some ways.

Still, Mila is a hero I respect.

I remember grace as I remember resentment.

I want to help her get a little better.

“… … Zion still can’t grasp reality~”

Raye made her eyes look like fish eyes.

I said.

“If you don’t pick me, I’ll leave the group.”

“… … .”

Raye narrowed her eyes again. I looked into the guy’s eyes.

Raye continued to squint her eyes. She almost closed her eyes, which were already as narrow as threads.

“I’m going to quit.”

“Oh, look!”

Click!

On a park bench outside Benoveno, Raye was wearing a bracelet. I wore one too.

“You just have to mix it.”

I tagged my bracelet to the bracelet of the guy who held out his wrist. With a ding-ding sound, the magical line was connected, and the timer started.

[15:00:00]

“What is this?”

“You have to be together for at least 15 hours a week. The timer only starts running when you’re within 5 meters.”

Raye said while looking at her smartphone.

“15 hours… … .”

These are a bit of a difficult time for me.

“Zion. Do you want to do some training?”

“More than training, what is your specialty?”

As Mila, I know, but as Raye, I don’t know much.

“My specialty… … ”

Rayedo stopped talking. He looked like he didn’t even know what his specialty was.

“Is it true that you want to be a wizard?”

“……of course.”

Her spectrum, “Avatar,” is literally ‘another me.’

When you hide yourself inside a suit, not only your own power but also the fabric of the suit itself is strengthened exponentially.

It’s probably true since Mila told me this herself before the regression.

“First of all, I have a lot of money.”

“Get a lot of money and use it.”

“Anyway! Then what about you? What’s your specialty?”

“I’m a prosecutor. I beat Gerken too.”

“… … .”

Raye looked at me with a look of admiration.

“Then… … Huh? Elida!”

The guy reached out somewhere. There was Elise. Beside her, there was Gerken.

Elise and Gerken are the team.

This is a super elite combination.

“Ellie~”

Raye waved her hand. Elise, who had spotted us, flinched.

Tiring-

Then a text came.

[announcement]

：Teams that have completed teaming must work together for 15 hours a week.

：The magical line between the bracelets must not be broken.

：If the team is disconnected for any reason, the team will be disbanded and the two students will return to the ‘pool’.

: You cannot team with a student you have teamed with once again.

：Teams must perform multiple tasks while teamed up… … .

“Oooh~ Zion. Look at this. It’s amazing.”

“… … Hey. I have to run away.”

I touched Raye’s shoulder with my elbow.

“Huh? Why?”

“Look at him.”

Elise standing over there. Gerken seems uninterested and seems to be reading the notice on his smartphone, but Elise, who has already finished reading, is looking this way.

With very fierce and very scary eyes.

The guy opened his fist. Magic power gathered around it.

“Oh, oh! We’re trying to attack?!”

“So let’s run away.”

I quickly grabbed Raye’s wrist. I ran away to avoid the psychic grip on my back.

[announcement]

We are pleased to announce the list of tasks to be performed while teamed.

1. Share your hobbies.

2. Match up at the training ground.

3. Hunt monsters in monster-infested areas (20 monsters).

4. Meals.

5. Write a report in which each person judges and evaluates the other.

6… …

Booooow… … .

“Zion drives well~”

I’m driving. Raye is in the passenger seat, leaning back in her seat like a boss.

While running away from Elise, I ended up riding in Raye’s car.

“hey.”

“huh?”

I called out to Raye with her eyes half-closed. No matter what, I didn’t want to see her spread out and sleeping.

“You. What happened in that tower?”

I asked about the Ceylon Tea Tower, or Void.

Raye’s complexion darkened rapidly. The boy let out a small sigh and said.

“… … Something happened.”

“No. I’m asking what happened. Of course something happened.”

“… … .”

Raye glared at me. I added a word.

“How stupid are you?”

“sand.”

Raye put her hands behind her head as if stretching.

“Just. I felt so weak there.”

“What’s weak?”

“When that villain killed that 10-year-old kid, I was… … on the floor. I couldn’t breathe.”

The voice reminiscing is quite wet, but still, it is the villain who makes the hero grow.

Raye will definitely grow up to be a proper Mila.

“So… … huh? We arrived.”

“Yeah. It’s a field.”

As I was driving, I realized that I was in a ‘monster-infested area’.

A place literally teeming with monsters.

In this place, also known as ‘the field’, there is a teaming task.

“Is it enough to just catch the monster?”

“uh.”

We got out of the car.

A uselessly clear sky. A monster-infested area with beautiful blue surrounding scenery.

“Huh? The other kids are already here too?”

Raye’s eyes widened as she looked somewhere. There were quite a few guys wearing bracelets like us.

“be careful.”

“Huh? What are you careful about?”

“Have you seen Elise? She’s my rival.”

“Oh, right.”

Raye quickly picked up her smartphone and called someone.

Tiring- Tiring-

“Thank goodness it doesn’t ring. I guess it’s not here.”

Surprisingly, he has some brains.

“How many should we catch?”

“Twenty.”

As I was answering like that and relaxing, suddenly.

‘Master! There is someone following you!’

At Growl’s words, I straightened my back.

‘who.’

‘It’s like the mafia!’

‘The mafia?’

‘yes!’

His brow furrowed.

There is a reason why the mafia would follow me…

Gambling table.

If I win the 6th round of the World Series of Poker, the mafia will lose 300 million renminbi.

If there is any chance of winning, you might as well try to nip it in the bud.

‘are you okay.’

‘Really?’

‘uh.’

I glanced at Raye.

“Huh, two! Huh, two! Huh, two! Kyaaaah!”

The guy is stretching like a pony.

‘There’s a hero next to me.’

At least it’s strong enough to not lose to the mafia or something.