"Team Aoba, we're coming to see you again...... Ay?! ”

Before the word "done", Nakajima, who pushed open the door of the ward and began to shout, walked in and saw the surprise on his face when he saw the scene in front of him.

I saw that there was no one on the hospital bed, only a neatly placed quilt! On the bedside table, the fruits, flowers and other condolences they sent from Nakajima before were being cleaned up by the little nurse named Kayo......

"Well, what about the patients here?" Nakajima picked up the flowers in his hand and took two steps forward to ask the little nurse.

"I don't know! Also, noisy wards are prohibited! ”

Jiadai Lisa glanced at Nakajima and replied coldly. Then continue with the work at hand.

"Uh~"

Nakajima was deflated and retreated.

"I'm sorry, I apologize for the recklessness of the Nakajima team." A female voice rang out from behind Gadai Lisa.

"You...... You are! Confused, Lisa turned her head and looked at the woman in front of her in amazement.

"Hello, I'm an intermediary ...... of the General Staff"

……

"In other words, the Aoba team just left the inpatient department an hour ago?" After listening to Jiadai Lisa's words, Memo asked for confirmation softly.

"Well, and he seems to be in a hurry. I didn't pay attention to him when I greeted him, as if I had changed into a different person, and I changed my uniform and walked out...... When I applied for discharge, our director originally disagreed, but then a staff officer came to the hospital, and I only heard that there was a task that required Aoba-kun's cooperation. Then he went away with Aoba-kun. Gadailisa nodded and added.

"Staff officer?"

"Yes, I still know the staff officer's costume. But I don't know anyone......" Kadai Lisa smiled sheepishly.

"Thank you, Miss Kayo." After thanking Kayo, Megumi turned to Nakajima and said, "Nakajima, please go back to the command room first." Leave the matter to me, I'll let you know as soon as there's news. ”

"Ah, that's a real bother. Intermediary Staff! Nakajima said, thanking Lisa Kadai on the side with a smiling face. But the other party only rewarded Nakajima with the back of the head......

Di Di Di -

"Yes, I'm an intermediary."

Megumi Kuma, who was on her way to the General Staff, suddenly received a communication. It's just weird, it's sent through the emergency channel. And the sender is Mufu Kirino!

"Captain Miri, I'm Kirino."

Kirino's avatar is projected in the communicator, but for some reason, Kirino's face is anxious.

"Where are you now?" Without waiting for Megumi to speak, Kirino asked again.

"I'm getting ready to go to the General Staff, is there something going on with you, Kirino?"

"Don't go! Hurry up and go to the Super-GUTS command room to find Captain Hibi! At present, they are the only ones who can be counted on......"

"Tell me what's going on!" Looking at Kirino on the screen, Megumi Kuruma couldn't help but accentuate her tone. This bastard hasn't even said the reason yet!

"Super-GUTS's Midorikawa Aoba team member was captured by the police department!"

"What did you say?!" Although he learned about the existence of a staff officer from Jiadai Lisa in the inpatient department, he was able to contact the police department again.

"What do they want to do?" Doubtful Hui asked as she spoke.

"You should know about the [D.L Plan] proposed by Staff Officer Mizuki just after the [Prometheus Incident], right?" Kirino sighed and whispered.

"What? Does this plan ...... How can they! Megumi stared at Kirino on the screen in horror, as if he had made a joke that was out of place and not funny at all. If what Kirino said is true, then as the core figure of the plan, Midorikawa Aoba's situation at this time ...... "I don't have time to joke!" ”

As if knowing what Megumi was thinking, Kirino couldn't help but yell, and then looked around in a panic. After a moment, Kirino, who breathed a sigh of relief, spoke again: "The entire base has been controlled by a mysterious force!" Even the director ...... They're after it! Intermediary staff, please find the Aoba team as soon as possible, otherwise I think something terrible will happen......"

"Hello? Kirino Advisors? Kirino! Looking at the screen that had gone black, Megumi's brows couldn't help frowning. After thinking for a moment, Megumi made up her mind and hurried to the Super-GUTS command room.

At the same time, in a room within the TPC base.

"The Energy Particle Converter is ready to turn on."

"Please get started." A man in a staff officer uniform looked at Aoba who had fallen into a coma in the monitor and said in a flat tone.

"Uh~ah!!"

In a cry of pain, Aoba who had been unconscious in another research room was "awakened" by pain again.

Aoba, who was shirtless, struggled to open her eyes. I found myself still chained to a similar operating table, surrounded by various instruments. His uniform and PDI, as well as everything he carried, were placed in an isolation locker. Only the spark of darkness is gone!

In a monitoring room separated by only one wall.

The young staff officer looked at the image on the monitor screen, his brow furrowed. It was Staff Officer Mizuki who proposed the [D.L Plan] at the Staff Council!

"Report on progress." The staff officer spoke in a low voice.

"The energy particle conversion value has reached 3,500 ......," one researcher replied, comparing the data.

"Energy Particle Conversion Value: 4000......"

"Staff, do you want to pause...... another researcher asked with reluctance as he looked at the rising numbers and Aoba's heart-rending screams coming from the lab.

"Stop?"

Staff Officer Mizuki turned his head to look at the researcher and bit his lip, "What do you know!" Only by unlocking the secrets of the giants can TPC have absolute combat power that truly belongs to itself! In order to better protect the earth under our feet from the hands of invaders! Otherwise, with our human technology alone, we will not be able to resist the alien invaders at all. The failure of that guy Gondo's [Prometheus Project] is the best proof of this! ”

"But, if it continues, he ...... Aoba."

"All we need is the power he has. That power, it shouldn't belong to him! Mizuki interrupted the researcher's words and continued, "Continuing to increase the frequency should detach that force from his body...... If it really doesn't work...... In short, I take care of everything! Just do your job! ”

"The energy particle conversion value has reached 5000, and it is almost at the critical point! Staff, if you continue......" A researcher said worriedly as he watched the electrocardiogram (ECG), which showed Aoba's physical condition, begin to rise wildly.

"As a member of Super-GUTS, the Midorikawa Aoba team members should also have the heart to sacrifice themselves in order to protect the earth. Please keep going! ”

"......" The researcher looked at Mizuki in front of him, who was becoming more and more crazy, and retreated quietly.

-- Dividing line --

Super-GUTS command room

"Captain, when are we going to wait? There's no news yet! Nakajima, who was sitting in the command room, asked Captain Kibi, who was sitting upright.

"That's right, Captain." The hunt on the side also complained: "I suddenly received a notice that we are not allowed to go out, what are you thinking!" ”

"Alright, you two." Koda stopped the two of them from complaining and acted as Captain Kibi's right-hand man. Koda understands very well that Captain Kibi at this time is actually very uncalm in his heart. And that's exactly what happened!

Since receiving the superior's "Super-GUTS, all team members are on standby in the command room and are not allowed to go out!" After the order, Captain Hibi kept his head down in silence, trying to understand his doubts.

Whew——

The door to the command room suddenly opened, and a figure ran in and came to the main computer in the command room and began to bang.

"Intermediary Staff?!"

"What's going on?" Super-GUTS everyone looked at Megumi Kuruma with an anxious face in confusion, and they didn't understand why the usually steady intermediary staff seemed to have taken the wrong medicine today......

"I just got the news that the Aoba team member was arrested by someone from the police department!"

Megumi explained without looking back.

"Huh?!"

"Is it true? Intermediary Staff! Captain Kibi, who was awakened by everyone's exclamations, came to Megumi Kuruma with a solemn face at this time and asked.

"I don't think it's true, but ......" Megumi Kuruma sighed, but her hand still didn't stop.

"Please let me help!" Nakajima, who was on the side, said to Megumi Kuruma and sat down in Megumi Kuruma's position and began to connect to the base database.

"If nothing happens, [Project D.L] has already started! And the implementation of that plan is likely to cost the Aoba team their lives! In addition, the armed forces in this base have been controlled by someone. Except for you Super-GUTS! Megumi Kuma, who had moved out of the way, said to everyone.

"What !!"

"Found it!"

Ignoring everyone, Megumi Kuruma finally looked at Nakajima with a sigh of relief.

"The only one currently in use is Lab 3 in Area M! Aoba team members, it should be there! ”

"Wait!" Captain Kibi stopped Megumi and asked in a serious tone, "Staff Officer, if you just said it, then this base is very dangerous at the moment!" But...... If you get it wrong, the consequences are ......."

Captain Hibi didn't say any more, but everyone present understood what he meant. Yes, if it's true, of course it's the duty to rescue Aoba without hesitation; But if that's not the case...... Such actions by the people are likely to be defined as rebellion by the TPC! After all, not long ago, there was an incident where someone pretended to be a bird and they robbed the base!

"You don't believe me?" Megumi Kurama sighed, but her tone remained the same as she looked at Captain Kibi, who was silent.

"Team Nakajima, please investigate the use of that lab. By the way, this is my staff ID, and I should have enough permissions......"

"I see." Nakajima glanced at Captain Kibi, then took the identification code from Megumi Kuma's hand and entered it. Moments later, a dialogue is played first, followed by the video. In a monitoring room, several researchers and Mizuki staff officers of the staff department were impressive! And the images in the lab were told that the permissions were insufficient! But that's enough......

"Energy Particle Conversion Value: 6000."

"The electrocardiogram is abnormal, and the blood pressure is dropping dramatically! If this continues, the situation of the Midorikawa Aoba team will ...... The situation will be dangerous! The two researchers looked at the data displayed and Aoba, who was constantly screaming in pain, and couldn't help but look at the Mizuki staff officer on the side. It is hoped that he will be able to terminate this experiment, after all, if it continues, whether Aoba can save his life is also between the two theories......

"Please keep going!" There was no doubt that Staff Officer Mizuki still only replied in a flat tone.

"Yes."

……

Looking at the expressionless Advisor Mizuki in the frame and his conversation with the researcher in the live video, the Super-GUTS crowd's eyes widened. I don't know who squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth:

"These brutes!"