How to Live as an Immortal - Chapter 283
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How to Live Immortally Episode 283
283 It’s not even sumo or anything
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Gaon, who had sent Dobi a description of Ryoichi and the man, explained to Kenji the flow of events that had occurred so far at the safe house.
“… … So, Master was falsely accused of killing Nobita? Ha, that old man became a sacrificial lamb for political strife, so the Miyauchi-gumi’s lifespan has come to an end.”
“Is this someone you know?”
“You could call it a sphere. My instructor, the craftsman who made the ‘spider web’. He is also from a high-ranking family that has been in charge of the swordsman’s equipment for generations.”
If it has a symbolic meaning, it is more than just a sword.
If it were an ordinary executive, there might be a way out, but Nobita’s death is an event that puts a strain on the loose discipline of the organization.
“If we don’t prove it in some way, the crew members will start to doubt the authority of the leader.”
“Objectively speaking, looking at the way you’re babbling, you don’t seem all that surprised that Miss Seventy is a member of the Mars Defense Force.”
“Who is the one who is dismissed? And there is no one who does not know that the Master was for the Miyauchi-gumi.”
The fact that Alice was quietly restrained could be considered evidence of this.
“The Master is a consistent person. He is so conservative and snobby that it’s hard to believe he’s a yakuza. Well, since it turns out he’s a member of the Mars Defense Force, I guess it’s true in some ways.”
The indifference of not putting away her turned-over socks, the arrogance of monopolizing only her favorite side dishes—Kenji knew too much about the elements that make up a woman named Alice.
“There are a few strange examples though.”
“Anyway, there were more than one or two things that were frustrating when I was watching from the sidelines. This case was no different. If I had just gone with the flow, I wouldn’t have been pushed back.”
It was a sentiment that Kenji, who didn’t know about Aris’ past, could express. It might sound irresponsible, but Gaon couldn’t read the warmth contained within it.
“Even if you say that, are you still worried?”
“Let’s just say it’s a love-hate relationship. Whatever the case, the situation is the situation.”
When he was a swordsman, Kenji clashed with Shinkoukai quite often. It wasn’t because he pursued justice like Alice. It was purely an extension of their power struggle.
Regardless of the number of methods they used to gain power, their greed was not normal.
“Master, you may have been dragged in to claim your innocence through proper procedures, but you can see that you got off to a bad start. Those guys will never let you go.”
Wasn’t he already caught? It was a structure that anyone could see was admitting his mistake. Even if there were few people who thought so, Shinkoukai would exaggerate this advantage to the limit.
“I have to drag him out even if it means forcing him.”
“Considering that they got caught on their own, I don’t think they’d welcome us very much even if we went.”
“Shouldn’t we at least meet and ask each other what we think?”
“Then we need to know where Miss Seventy is being held.”
“I don’t know about you, but there is one place that I suspect is suspicious.”
Even if they were trying to handle it hastily, arresting someone like Aris would require some level of courtesy. There are only a limited number of places like that in the Miyauchi-gumi.
“There is a traditional house in the 28th district, which is the headquarters of the Miyauchi-gumi. It is the residence where the previous chief lived, but it has been renovated and is now being used as a place of exile.”
Kenji also visited several times when he was active as a swordsman.
“You turned the squad leader’s house into a prison?”
“The current leader, Hoya, really hates his father, the previous leader. Immediately after taking office, he scrapped all the plans he was involved in.”
“Was the decision to allow the Insanity Project a result of such a backlash?”
While Zenya took a moderate stance, Hoya maintained a strong stance.
“A struggle to escape from the shadow of his father, no, closer to disgust.”
Hoya was the one who didn’t hesitate to defile even the place of memories. He also had a self-destructive tendency, so it was easy to guess what Zenya was thinking of Alice, whom she cherished.
“Perhaps, this incident… … is not a problem that will end just because it surpasses Shinkoukai.”
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East District of District 28.
There was a mansion built like a castle on a terrain that allowed a view of all directions at once. It was a building that could be called a natural fortress.
The scenery is superb, combining the Japanese-style mountain castle and the dry sensibility unique to the 24th century.
“The boundary is also top-notch.”
Hundreds of spy lights in the night sky shining like the Milky Way.
“It’s gotten stronger than usual. As expected, it looks like this is where the Master is.”
Kenji, who had put away his portable telescope, explained the outline of the operation.
The target location is the basement of the mansion. The place was designed as a bunker, and both the outer and inner walls were MUG-6 level. It was prepared for a siege, so in the event of an emergency, it would be self-sufficient.
“It’s possible.”
“Just hearing it, it seems like a place you can’t enter quietly.”
“I never had any expectations from you in the first place.”
The presence that had been so clear and tangible just a moment ago suddenly disappears. Soon, the back door in the distance opens and an arm comes out from between the shadows, signaling for you to come in.
As a result, they took control of the area by covering a distance of several hundred meters in an instant.
As befitting his nickname of the Great Swordsman, he possessed outstanding skills, but what supported him was his talents.
“Were you able to get through the wall?”
“There’s nothing to be jealous of, it’s just a trick anyway.”
Pass the checkpoint and enter. In an instant, the function ends with a message that communication has been cut off.
“Jamming? Did they get caught?”
“No way.”
The moment Kenji firmly denied it, the ground shook slightly. It was a very small vibration that only those with keen senses could perceive.
“The partition wall installed underground was broken. It seems like the Master has intervened.”
It was an unusual decision for Aris. Gaon hurried his feet with an indescribable sense of uneasiness.
“Where are the stairs to the basement?”
“Take the lead.”
Even as I followed Kenji, the feeling of impatience did not subside. As expected, the guards who were supposed to be standing guard were nowhere to be seen.
The fact that even her spare power was being used meant that Alice was causing quite a ruckus. Only then did Kenji sense the strange air current and increase his speed.
Just before going down to the basement, Gaon stopped when he came across a person in the corner of the hallway.
A man wearing a mawashi (廻し), a training uniform that resembles a loincloth over trousers. A giant man proudly showing off his huge inverted triangle body, revealing his molars.
“You really came, Kaito-niisan, your prediction was right. He said that a Thunder Naked Man who doesn’t know his place will invade Miyauchi-gumi’s territory.”
A giant man with his coat off blocks the hallway. He is so tall that his crown touches the ceiling, making it seem like the sense of depth is lost.
“I, Tsuchimuro Jogo, represent the organization and will teach you the truth.”
Here, there is also a swordsman of the previous generation― Gaon, who was about to retort, let out a sigh at the sight of Kenji’s spirit disappearing. It seems that he considered it more important to check on his master’s safety than to bicker with the annoying Songsari.
Still, he had a conscience and passed on information about the other person without leaving anything out.
[One of the executives of Shinkoukai. The martial art he uses is ancient sumo. His exclusive units are a body-type enhanced suit and a flying insect. Everything that looks like flesh is actually a machine.]
“What a truly tear-jerking consideration.”
“That’s how it should be. There’s no one in Shinkoukai who can teach you a lesson as kindly as I do.”
Jogo, with his legs wide apart, lifts his right leg and strongly brings it down.
thud.
A preparation so intense that it shook the axis. Gaon, who had taken out the dump, pulled the trigger without warning. It was loaded with an armor-piercing bullet. It had the power to easily penetrate even a concrete wall, but— ting.
Jogo raised his left leg as if nothing had happened and took the second step. The following defensive fire was no different. It failed to penetrate Jogo’s body and only flew around in vain.
The artificial body armor, the bug, was a unit made up of 80 percent water and fat. Furthermore, its foundation was a self-deforming hydrocarbon polymer.
If the Wobleck elastic skin was a unit that ‘absorbed’ shock, the bug was a unit that focused on ‘bouncing off’ shock.
This means that even if it is a gunshot, if the nature of the attack is a blow, it can be easily defended against.
“That’s funny!”
Jogo, who rushes forward with an agility that is hard to believe for his massive build, performs a palm strike.
It is said that a skilled martial artist can cause concussions, shatter jaws, and crush heads with just that technique.
Of course, with the help of the insects, the palms shoot more than 20 times per second, needless to say.
The momentum with which it tore through the atmosphere and burst its fuse was comparable to that of a dump truck.
“It lowers the center of gravity to the limit to create an explosive rush.”
The moment Gaon, who had a rough idea of the outline of ancient sumo, stretched out his arm, Jogo twisted the corners of his mouth without anyone knowing.
The sweat dripping from the bug was a special solution called WD999, a lubricant with a coefficient of friction close to zero.
It goes without saying that it has excellent effectiveness in all joints, including melee. If it were to expand to the realm of close combat, it would guarantee victory.
Jogo was confident that Gaon’s fearless attack would slip and his center of gravity would collapse, but what is this?
“omg.”
The result was the opposite.
thud!
Jogo, who was thrown to the ground without being able to offer much resistance, quickly got up and put some distance between himself and the others.
“When I first met you, you took off your top, and it was because you were sweating. I thought you had exhibitionism or something.”
The lubricant built into the worm was certainly an interesting tool, but for Gaon, who could control the direction of movement with the mandala, it was nothing more than a useless toy.
“Yes, you have a hidden card too. But there’s nothing you can do about it.”
Jogo, who had both legs planted deep into the ground, pushed his shoulders forward. He rolled up his swollen upper body and pushed his head inside, and the sight of him—
“A bug?”
The only things that stick out completely are the two legs. The moment the bent knees straighten, the rounded body shoots forward.
A grenade launcher, not a grenade charge.
It hits the wall a few times, but the unique elasticity of the worm corrects its trajectory. As a bonus, it accelerates even more in the process.
“It’s not even sumo or anything.”
The sight of a meaty missile shattering the wall of sound and traveling in a straight line through a narrow corridor was enough to arouse shock in those who saw it.
However, Gaon was an exception. He stopped Jogo, who had reached right in front of him without him knowing, with one of his index fingers.
Before Jogo could sigh in surprise at the sudden decrease in speed, Gaon struck him with his fist.
Boom!
Thanks to that, Jogo was stuffed with faces on the pavement, but Gaon grabbed his hair as if he was not satisfied.
“If this is all you can do, then don’t come forward.”