"Headmaster, is that okay?" Temporarily blocking communication with the Japanese branch, Schneider asked, holding down the invisible headphones.

"That's it." In the rector's office, Ange, who had not been back at the Kassel Academy for a long time, looked at the slowly setting sun outside the window and said.

Unlike Tokyo, Japan, where the sun has just risen, the sun is setting at the Kassel Institute in Chicago, and the night and stars are gradually climbing into the sky.

After a moment's hesitation, Schneider asked, "May I ask, why do you do this?" I mean, relinquishing the lead in this operation. "In the past, when facing the targets of the Dragon King level, there was not a single situation under their control, and it was not uncommon for them to be disconnected from the action commissioners and fall into an urgent situation that could no longer be urgent.

And in such a situation, once again give the power of on-site command of the Japanese branch with high autonomy, and the group of guys who were separated from the headquarters from the beginning don't know what kind of things they will do.

"Don't worry." Ange slowly brewed himself a cup of black tea,

"Japan Branch...... No, it should be said that it is the Snake Qi Eight Family, they have not been on the same path as us from the beginning. Especially during the economic recovery period in the post-war decades, when they thought that they could buy the whole of the United States by selling one Ginza. Schneider said in a hoarse voice, "Headmaster, you have always known that they harbor evil intentions, but you still give them great autonomy. If it weren't for the name on the education agreement, I would have thought it was written by the vice-principal when he was drunk. ”

"It's really something that Flamel did." Ange couldn't help but smile, and then suddenly asked,

"Do you know how to boil frogs in warm water?"

"What do you mean?" Schneider asked.

"When you hold a person high enough and give him everything he wants, then the crisis that used to seem extremely difficult to him is now just a small problem that he doesn't even want to look at." Ange said,

"The environment of Yuki always makes people let their guard down, and although the mixed-race society in Japan is not Yuki, and it is not at all as calm as they report, they have obviously forgotten who gave them the time and energy to focus on infighting." Schneider said silently: "Kill? It's like Japan's bubble economy crashed......"

"For so many years, they were just waiting for an opportunity, waiting for a chance to say goodbye to us." Ange continued,

"A chance to officially turn the other cheek with us and be the owner again."

"So, you took the initiative to send this opportunity to them." Schneider nodded, and then he asked,

"But isn't that too much to pay? Using young people as bait doesn't seem like something you can do. Ange smiled and shook his head: "They're not bait, they have their own missions. Even without them, the Snake Eight Families would have played the following spirit engraved in the bones of the Japanese...... After they find what they want. ”

"What do you want?" Schneider asked,

"That's it, so that they can have the power to resist us?"

"Maybe so, but if that thing is taken out, the crisis will not only affect a small Japan." Ange said quietly,

"Actually, I don't hate them, and if they regard dragons as mortal enemies as we do, I might turn a blind eye to some of their little moves, but unfortunately, they have a very bad idea in addition to their pursuit of independence." The phone hung up, and Schneider remained in the central command room.

Even if he said that he would let the Japanese branch act recklessly, some necessary commands could not leave him. Ange lifted the delicate kettle, poured another cup of tea, and placed it on the opposite side.

Beowulf didn't touch the teacup, he looked up at Ange, who had invited him to go with him to the academy, and said, "So you asked me to go back to the academy with me, just to hear you say this?" ”

"That's just one aspect." Ange said,

"It's mainly happening in Japan, and it's probably going to surprise some people, so I'll probably have to go there myself. During this time, there must be a person in charge of the college. ”

"What about Flammel? Isn't he a good partner for you? Beowulf asked, looking at him.

"If it's him, the girls will probably be wearing swimsuits to class tomorrow." Ange said, and then faced Beowulf's unchanged eyes, he shrugged and said,

"Well, the main thing is that he'll also go with me, after I've seen it for myself. There are some things there that he may have to go out of, and then I will take the equipment department and the alchemy department with me. ”

"Don't you have to take it with you?" Beowulf frowned and said,

"Do you want to set foot on enemy territory alone?" Ange replied indifferently: "At the moment, they are not enemies, and there are many people who may not be able to use them, you know, I have always liked to be alone." ”

"It's not a single person, is it?" Beowulf looked at him deeply,

"Your secret unit should have entered Japan, right?" Ange took a sip of the black teacup without hurry, and only after putting down the cup did he say softly: "It's Flamel again, right?" Why didn't I find out he was so gossipy? ”

"Everyone in the academy knows you have a secret unit." Beowulf said, picking up the teacup and casually saying,

"You've changed a lot, and a lot of people can see it."

"Is it that obvious?" Ange lifted his eyes. Beowulf nodded and said: "In the past, you were like an avenger, even if you looked polite, but when you meet the enemy, you will be faster than anyone else, so I will simply retreat from the front line." And now, you're more like a sinister spectacle boy who has made time and has a heart for trickery. ”

"You can't keep looking at the past." Ange took off his glasses and wiped them helplessly and said,

"Also, sinister spectacles, it's not a good word to describe me, but if I had been a little younger, I might have admitted it." Putting his glasses back on, Ange stood up and said to Beowulf: "Well, everything that needs to be done is done, and I should be ready to go." In fact, the School of Management is not a very troublesome thing, the deans of the departments and the professors will do everything, all you have to do is just sit here. He walked very simply, carrying a suitcase and a bottle of wine that seemed to be for a friend, and he went out neatly, leaving Beowulf alone in front of the empty headmaster's office.

Beowulf looked around, Ange was a man of great taste, and everything he liked was the best of the best, but Beowulf had no interest in the fine decorations.

He got up and walked over to the headmaster's desk, quietly looking at the position that symbolized the supreme leader of the secret party, and then picked up the microphone on it.

"Veterans Beowulf...... Oh no, Acting Headmaster Beowulf, I wonder what I can do for you? The phone was answered, and Manstein, who was on the other side, touched his bare head, and was a little unsure of what the acting principal had arranged in advance to do.

"Tell me," Beowulf said slowly,

"Tomorrow all the theory classes will be cancelled and all will be replaced by physical and practical classes. The warrior who really slays the dragon should go through a long battle, and the gunfight on the previous Freedom Day was very good, according to that scale. Manstein, who was on the other side, hurriedly said, "Wait, Mr. Beowulf, wouldn't this be too hasty...... but before he finished speaking, Beowulf hung up the phone.

Walking to the window and looking at the campus that suddenly became carnival, Beowulf nodded with satisfaction, Ange was right, being a principal is indeed quite simple.

……

"Suzhan Wuzun?" Fingal raised his big eyebrows,

"I remember, it seems to be the main god of Japan or something, like Hercules and Ares, the god of war."

"It's one of the three nobles." Ryoma Koichiro replied,

"After the god Yin Shanagi gave birth to the three noble sons, he let the god Amaterasu govern Takamagahara, and became the god of the sun. Let the moon read the fate to govern the country of night and become the moon god. Then he gave Suzhan Woozun the order to rule the sea, intending to make him the god of the sea. Yuan Zhisheng, who had been following them, stepped forward and said, "Although Suzhan Wuzun did not go to the ocean according to the request of the great god Yin Shannaqi in the end, his title as the god of the sea is still preserved. So we use this name and pray that this time the operation will go well. Looking around the submersible in front of him, Fingal said with a subtle expression: "Although it is good to have faith, but as a half-blood, you would actually believe in such a god or something......

"Ahem!" Caesar coughed, and Fingal shrugged as if remembering something, and said no more.

"Please don't take it lightly because it's just finished commissioning." On the operating table on the side of the submersible, Director Miyamoto, who had met him, pushed his glasses and said,

"This is the culmination of the Rock Flow Research Institute, and in our simulation experiments, the pressure environment of 10,000 meters under the sea has no effect on it at all!" This is quite exaggerated no matter how you look at it, but it is enough to see the confidence of their submersible.

Director Miyamoto bowed to them and said, "Please come with me, we have customized an underwater anti-stress suit for you according to your height and size, and use it with a deep-sea diving suit." Although it is not necessary to really carry out the warehouse operation underwater, it is better to be prepared than not to have it...... "The small dock became lively, Chu Zihang, Fingal, and Caesar were stripped of only a pair of underwear in front of everyone, and then they were replaced with extremely close-fitting special compression-resistant suits that felt like nylon, but were far tougher than nylon.

Yuan Zhisheng walked to Lu Mingfei's side, who had been wandering outside the crowd, and said softly: "Please come with me, Lu, your position is over here." "It's not that they did anything to win over Su Zhan Wuzun, who left home, but that among the dives given by the academy, there is no Lu Mingfei's name at all.

He was left at sea to direct the operation with the top brass of the Japanese branch. The people above were all taken aback after seeing the list, and couldn't help but wonder if the academy knew their purpose and cooperated so much.

Lu Mingfei nodded, followed silently up the stairs, and entered a command room on the platform...... Inside the Suzhan Wuzun, there were three big men crammed into the cockpit that was not too small, and it looked unusually crowded.

“…… After the self-test is completed, the whole system is operating normally, and the Suzhan Wuzun is in good condition and can dive. A nice female voice sounded, this is Kaguyahime, who controls the movement of the entire submersible.

"The divers are in good condition and ready to dive at any time." Flipping through the manual, which was as thick as a brick, Caesar replied without raising his head.

In the command room, he wore invisible headphones in his ears, and his eyes were withdrawn from Lu Mingfei, who was still silent.

Nodding faintly to someone, Ryoma Koichiro himself pressed the button and released the hook that held the submersible in place.

There was a huge splash of water, and the submersible, which was all silver and had long cables, quickly disappeared into the seawater.

On the Sumeru seat, countless people breathed a sigh of relief, the first step had been completed, and there was no chance to turn back or regret it.

However, someone raised his heart, Yuan Zhisheng looked at the various parameters transmitted back on the screen with an expressionless face, and the palm hidden in the sleeve couldn't help but clench.

No matter how much you usually escape, you have to be reliable at a critical time, after all, this is about your life.

……

"Well, all of a sudden, I want to fart." In the silence, Fingal said suddenly. Caesar covered his nose and replied expressionlessly: "Don't say it after you let it go." ”

"Haha, I'm not afraid that you won't agree, and I have to blame you too, don't you, you made breakfast." Fingal snorted, and then there was another pop.

"Look at this." Chu Zihang suddenly pulled out a blank piece of paper, which he found in the operation manual.

A very small piece of paper is hidden in a heavy operating manual, and it is difficult to find it if you are not careful.

Fingal took it with a curious face, looked at it carefully, nodded and said, "It's the structural diagram, the structural diagram of this submersible." Like a design drawing, the paper was densely packed with drawings of the location and function of the submersible's various facilities, far more detailed than the version that had been handed over to them in advance.

Moreover, there are some things that they don't have in the version. A yellow and black sign was marked on the diagram as if it were afraid that people would not be able to see it, as if to tell them that the passengers on the Suzhan Woozun were not the only ones...... Then, Fingal tossed the diagram away, lay back in his chair and said, "I think it might be Xiaoyuan." ”

"I think it's a tortoise, too, and he looks like he's out of step with the guys from the Snake Eight Family." Caesar nodded in response,

"However, this is no different kind of behavior than an afterthought, and I don't think anyone will be grateful to him for it." He looked disdainfully at the paper he had taken out of his manual, which showed how to use deep-sea diving suits, as if he was teaching them how to escape from the bottom of the sea after a nuclear explosion.