The Raven Dark Hero 58

Chapter 58 : Strategy Meeting

TL:SummerPeanut

-Kuroyume Headquarters, Operations Control Room

The Operation Control Room at Kuroyume Headquarters was a room that was only used once a year or less, and only for very sensitive missions.

Currently the boss of Kuroyume, Number 1, Tatsuichiro Kiryu, is there with

Number 2, Jiren, the person that other members looked up as older brother.

Number 4, Vandeda, the sexy older sister.

Number 9 Evil, the mysterious sorcerer.

The jet-black birdman, Darkflash Bright.

The person in charge of operations, and also overseeing mission-related matters and also the Number 2, Line.

These six people had gathered.

“Now, as I've told you guys beforehand, for this mission, we'll be waiting in Shiroyume's hideout to cut down the NDF’s strength.”

First, Kiryu opened his mouth. Then Line followed.

“I'll give you the details. The NDF, which doesn't know that their information has been leaked, is planning to come to the hideout tomorrow with a small elite force, and we, Kuroyume, will fight them off YO.”

Line will participate in this operation as part of the information relay team. The purpose of this operation is to transport Shiroyume's main unit to their new hideout and to fortify the defenses in case the plan is read.

“A small number of elite soldiers from the NDF are scheduled to participate in this mission. The main unit consists of 20 members of the Byakkotai. Three members of Nature Stranger are also expected to join them. There is also one lieutenant general who is in charge of the entire operation.

And the only ones who would actually enter the hideout would be the Byakkotai, Nature Stranger, and possibly the Lieutenant General YO.”

The Nature Stranger will be in a group of three, since their leaders, Red and Green, were killed by Bright. Now that Bright had already measured their strength, they were not target to be feared.

However, the Byakkotai... that female major general bothered him a little. It's not that he hates her so much that he wants to kill her, but he hasn’t forgotten the debt she fired through his shoulder.

“Shiroyume's hideout, which will be the battlefield this time, is built like an underground maze. If the NDF enters the hideout smoothly, the passageway will eventually lead them to each of the four rooms at the end. And the members of the Shiroyume will guide them to disperse them as even as possible into each room so that you guys can fight to your heart's content, even though you won’t know who or how many will come.”

The main group was just the four members of the Numbers, including Bright. Each of them would wait in one room at a time, waiting for NDF’s combatants.

“...What if they all came in one room?”

Bright asked a question. Of course, it was a possibility.

“I think it's unlikely, though, because the members of Shiroyume who are guiding the targets are also very capable. But the truth is, there are hidden doors in each room that lead to other rooms. So when such a case happens, you'll have to rush to the next room for support YO.”

(As a result, the other side's forces will ultimately be spread evenly into the four rooms... It's not that I really want to fight that female general, but if someone else is going to fight her, I'd rather it be me…)

And here he noticed there are four rooms, but the participating members numbered five.

Evil raises his hand to answer these questions.

“Ah, I don't want to get into a fight in a one-on-one. That's why I'll be on standby in the back of the four rooms of Shiroyume’s hideout, which is like a boss room. I’m not that suited for combat to begin with after all~.”

Bright thought Evil Eye's Evil Laser was an amazing ability, but he didn't say anything because he didn't have any particular complaints about the participant selection, but Line called out.

“Nope, I'll have Evil fight as well, okay? Boss is ultimately just in case of an emergency YO.”

“Ehhh~”

Takahiko makes a blatantly disgusted sound. Then Kiryu…

“...there’s no choice. If you don't like it so much, I'll…”

“The boss is standing by. He's always doing whatever he wants, so please be patient this time. That's all, the strategy meeting is closed YO.”

Kouki looked at the nice middle-aged guy who was dropping his shoulder in disappointment. He thought that the battle-crazed Kiryu must have actually wanted to fight~.

-National Defense Agency, Port Branch, Operations Command Center

“...This mission cannot fail! Each and every one of you, devote yourselves to this mission with all your might!”

「「「SIR! YES SIR！！」」」」

In the mission control room, the participants of the "Shiroyume Extermination" operation were responding loudly to the orders of Senzaki, the Lieutenant General of the Army who was in charge of this mission.

The soldiers were tense, perhaps due to the presence of the Army general, Gonda, in the room.

At this point, Gonda, who had been watching the strategy meeting from the corner of the room, stepped forward.

“Our army is in overall command of this operation. We will not allow any failure, so you must go about your duties with all your might. That is all.”

These were the words of the very top of the Army's general. Gonda was said to be a little lenient with his own people, but extremely strict to other soldiers in the Army.

Senzaki, who was in overall command this time, belonged to the Army. Oddly enough, however, the Byakkotai, which was the main force in the battle, belonged to the Air Force, while the Nature Stranger actually belonged to the Navy. Everyone in the room knows it was a way for Gonda to escape responsibility for his failures. In other words, every soldier in the room knew that even if they failed, the entire blame would fall on those two groups.

The meeting was over.

As each soldier left the room, Madarame Seiji, deputy captain of the Byakkotai, gathered the members of the squad in place of Fuuka Mizutani, the captain who was absent from the meeting.

“...Captain Mizutani may not be participating in the mission this time. I don't have to tell you the reason since you all were there…”

The Byakkotai was at the site of the shopping mall that day. There, they witnessed their captain looking shocked and stunned by the death of a civilian man.

“...Well, she's just someone who got the job as a captain from overrated. It's not surprising… Right?”

Overrated... Some of the members of the Byakkotai, including Madareme, who were full of pride and bloodthirsty, held antipathy towards Fuuka, the youngest female major general in the National Defense Force.

“That's why I'll probably be in charge on the day. Please take care of me.”

The Byakkotai members applauded. This was the situation of Fuuka's environment in the Byakkotai.

“Ah, and by the way, I'd like to introduce a new guy to you all. The newest member of the Byakkotai.”

The one who was introduced to Madarame was... Hiro.

“...I am Private Hiro Sanada. My gift, Area Master, was ranked at A+. I look forward to working with you.”

For Hiro, being assigned to the Byakkotai was originally a wish come true. An elite army full of promising young men.... In other words, it was a sign that he too had been recognized for his abilities. However, Hiro's expression was not good….

(Sure, joining the Byakkotai is an honour. But... why? At the Nerima branch, I was mocked for running away, and at the shopping mall the other day, I was knocked out by Bright with a single blow.

...more than anything, I've killed my childhood friend, Kouki... Why was I recommended for the Byakkotai like this?)

“Sanada's gift is strong. He himself is also perfectly capable. But I'll tell you one thing. We don't need a coward like you that was saved by a civilian…”

All the members of the Byakkotai sneered at Hiro.

They knew. They knew that at the Nerima branch, at the shopping mall, and at the critical moments, Hiro ran away from the battle or was a useless participant.

There was still enough pride left in Hiro that he wouldn’t just keep quiet and receive mockery.

“Nerima's case was the result of me, as a member of the NDF, carrying Lieutenant Saejima to the infirmary on the orders of Lieutenant Iori!

Besides...I stood up to that Bright in the mall! Certainly, he knocked me out but…”

“Yeah, you're right. You did the right thing. But as a member of the Byakkotai, as a soldier, as a man, I don't need a shameless person like you, and we wouldn't have gotten down by Bright in one blow. ...Now that you're a member of the Byakkotai, you're going to have to pull your weight, okay?”

Madarame walked away laughing. The other members of the group followed him, smiling down at Hiro as they did so.

...In other words, none of the members of the Byakkotai recognized Hiro.

Hiro, who was left alone, bit his lip so hard that it bled.

“...Damn, so this is how I'm being treated after all......!”

Darkflash Bright came to his mind. All in all, Hiro's reputation had been severely damaged by his involvement with Bright.

But the person he is now wasn’t a match for Bright. Because he understood this, he could only be angry at the emotions he had no choice but to feel...

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