The orange head, after checking its surroundings, quickly retracted into the internal structure of the ceiling. Immediately afterwards, Rika Fujimaru, who had changed into a tight suit, jumped down from the vent about five meters high, and landed lightly and steadily—but with the loud noise of metal colliding and falling:

Sahar, who got up, seemed to feel that he was doing it again the moment Fujimaru Rika appeared, but unfortunately Saivita didn't think so. So, in the time that Rika Fujimaru came out of the vent and fell from mid-air, which may not have been even a second, Sahar had completed the whole process of "getting up, preparing to sprint, tripping, and falling back into a ball".

"......" Fujimaru Rika, who landed peacefully in a combat suit, took a moment to organize the language before he said in the direction of Saivita, half inquiring and half confirming, "I didn't expect him to be so ...... Lively? ”

"Whatever you do next for him or for us, I advise you to be cautious." Sevita fiddled with the long rod of the chainsaw halberd he had just used to trip people, and then let it dissipate into invisible aether again, "Miss, I have to say that your impression of 'Thor Sahar' may not be very applicable at the moment. ”

From the word "empathy" was taken by Joan of Arc. As soon as Alter spoke, Sevita naturally understood the source of all the feelings of discord in the entire process of communication between Rika Fujimaru and the new prisoner. Although he is the "Yago Sevitaleon" who lives in this universe, after all, he also recognizes a lot of memories of "Yago Sevitaleon in the fantasy world". Compared with the two, as one of the parties involved, he can say with great confidence that he and the so-called "other self" are completely two people - of course, as the "same person", there is a commonality between them as a matter of course, but because the difference between the environment is too large, this little commonality is really not much.

Since there is a gap between the "Savita", then of course the same is true between the "Sahar". Just look at whether Rika Fujimaru can realize this.

"I have a lot of experience dealing with situations where you need to deal with a plausible one." Rika Fujimaru held her forehead with a little headache, and allowed Sevita, who had changed her position, to insert between her and Sahar, who was currently struggling with her power pack and trying to get up again, blocking most of her vision by the way, "But this time it may be that I took it for granted." At least as far as I can remember, Sahar was just a little too tendoned at times to not hit the south wall and not look back. ”

“…… I don't think this impression can be miscalculated. Sevita's tone seemed to be about to burst into laughter, "At least he's really bent on finding a way to escape on his own." This guy's perseverance in this area is quite annoying. ”

Sahar had regained his feet in the back and forth of the conversation - in a posture of preparation with a sinking center of gravity, and he was alive with a frightened cat: "What the hell do you want to do?" ”

It's hard to say whether he was frightened by the Terminator armor on Sevita's body, which apparently appeared through "unconventional means", or by the way Rika Fujimaru appeared in this hangar through "unconventional means". Anyway, the conclusion is obvious: even Astarte's brain has somewhat shut down after a large number of unexpected events and unexpected situations that make logical inexplicability in a short period of time.

Seeing this, Rika Fujimaru was silent for a moment, and finally decided to take matters into account: "I'll discuss with you about Mita Asher. ”

“……”

“……”

There was a suspicious silence in the air, which made Fujimaru Rika herself can't help but ask rhetorically after two seconds:

“…… Wait, let me make sure, no one thinks that after I decided to inform Inquisitor Hastings to ask for someone from the other side, and then issue this order, this issue will be over, right? ”

"Of course not." "But the question is, miss, why do you have to discuss this with us in two separate sessions, and choose an impressive special appearance before the second conversation?" ”

Fujimaru Rika paused again, then chose to talk to him: "Sahar, you don't think you think so, do you?" ”

"There's no way Vilchak can let people go." Sahar gritted her teeth and asserted, "She treats us all as her own assets, and she will never give them to others even if she destroys them herself." ”

That's why Sahar was so insistent and eager to break through the blockade of the guards and return to Inquisitor Verchak's black ship alone. He didn't know what was going on that ship, and the only thing he could be sure of was that if he delayed here for a second, the odds of Mita might be met with one point.

Unfortunately, Sahar himself is the only one in this room who genuinely cares about this issue. At least, Sevita didn't mention the question that was put in front of them by Rika Fujimaru when she spoke again: "I'm still very concerned about the way you appear, Miss. Where is Sigismund? ”

"- Alter dear, pinch his internal communications!" Fujimaru Rika immediately ordered, and couldn't help but complain, "Sevita, can't you be a quiet accomplice?" ”

"That depends on whether the situation is in my favor or not. Miss. "Considering that your unbridled mobility can sometimes lead to some shocking acts, as one of your theoretical guards, I have to think for my own life and my future by trying to prevent you from doing stupid things—and the fact that it is easy to discover is that Sigismund, in this field alone, is clearly more accomplished than I am." ”

Sahar wondered if the "Sigismund" he was thinking about in the conversation was the Sigismund he thought. Unfortunately, he could not come up with conclusive evidence for any of these conclusions, and neither side of the conversation could think of an explanation for him.

“…… Okay. I did climb the ventilation pipe to avoid him. Fujimaru Rika said a little deflated, "He thought I was resting in my room, and now I should be at the door as usual." If my plan goes well enough, I can crawl back into the room through the ventilation duct before he notices something is wrong, and maybe a few more hours to sleep. ”

"What are you going to do?" Sahar asked warily.

He still didn't trust anyone around him, but he had a strong suspicion that he might not be able to beat anyone around him. After he realized that even after putting on the power armor, there was still no hope of escaping from the "guard" in front of him, it was reasonable and necessary to have a dialogue with the other party and make a certain compromise.

"A simple plan," Rika Fujimaru said with a smooth voice, "If you're willing to help provide some data, we'll take advantage of the time that Inquisitor Hastings is pestering Inquisitor Verchak at the negotiating table, teleport blindly through subspace to the latter's ship, find Mita, take her out, and it's over." ”

This plan, which was too fanciful in the practical sense, once again caused a brief silence around them.

"What if I don't say yes?" Sahar was the first to cross-examine. In his eyes, this so-called "plan," which leaked everywhere and wanted to expand the argument for the purpose of refutation, was so flawed that it was obvious that it was a tiger swallowing the sky. He did decide to make some compromises due to the situation, but he was also very sure that the "certain compromises" he would make did not include the option of "sending him to death".

Fujimaru Rika was stunned for a moment, and it seemed that she really hadn't thought about the possibility of being rejected in advance. But she did quickly come up with an answer after Sahar's words fell: "...... Well, crawling back into the room from the ventilation duct and really starting to sleep? That way I should be able to sleep for eight hours. ”

Sahar looked at the other party in confusion, and the other party looked at each other with the same confused eyes: "Otherwise? I don't really know Mita Asherne, but you're the one who tried to get her out of the Shadow Hammer. If you, the client, refuse to help, then it would be rude for me to intervene again - it seems that there is nothing else to do but go back to sleep. ”

“…… I mean, you don't have any plans for me? ”

Sahar, who is theoretically a prisoner, is sincerely confused, and Rika Fujimaru, who is theoretically the warden, is also sincerely confused:

“…… Saul Sahar, you're already a mature Astarte, and you should have learned to take care of yourself...... Right? ”

The last point of the sentence was a question that should have been on fire again for Sahar, but the fact that the two were not on the same channel at all at the moment prevented him from feeling any emotion other than confusion. Sevita, who laughs like a poorly airtight high-pressure oxygen cylinder while watching from the sidelines, is also annoying, but it is worth commending that he eventually brings the conversation back to where it should be:

"I have to make sure, Miss, even if the subspace teleportation is successful, you don't think about anything like 'relying on the two Astartes and their firepower reserves to kill in and out of the black ship of the Inquisition', right?"

"I didn't?" Fujimaru Rika replied confidently with a pure and good face peculiar to an underage girl: "Don't always think about fighting and killing, in addition to violence, we should have other means to achieve the goal with less loss." ”

"For example?" Sevita's rhetorical tone sounded a million distrust.

"I'm going to walk in with Sahar through the subspace teleportation in the open, quietly find where Mita Ashn is being held now, then quietly take her out, and then quietly exit through the subspace teleportation. During this period, try not to have conflicts with others, and if they do, resolve them as quickly and quietly as possible without harming lives. Rika Fujimaru said with a gentlemanly attitude, "I have also worked as an assistant to the Monster Thief (Camilla in the swimsuit) before, so I think the success rate of this project is quite high. ”

- Even though Rika Fujimaru appears to be law-abiding in most cases, no one should believe how law-abiding a person who has successfully cleared Nostramo in the illusion and served as the prototype of the Midnight Lord Legion is actually very law-abiding. Even if she looks like a basically harmless underage girl from the outside, it's the same.

"Although there are obviously more questions that should be questioned in practice, let me sigh first: your ability to speak of 'stealing' in such a fresh and refined way is truly breathtaking." Sevita said with a slight wistfulness, "Lest my efforts be in vain, please tell me beforehand, would it be useful if I advised you not to do this?" ”

"How exactly are you going to implement this plan?" In the same rebuttal, Sahar unconsciously put a little hopeful question in his sarcastic words, "I don't know about the other black ships, but the interior of the Shadow Hammer has been modified many times by the old witch of Verchak, and many redundant security systems have been installed. Even if she hadn't re-labeled me as a non-friendly unit on the ship for the time being, other outsiders, even if they were just walking in the bilge corridor, could be recognized as hostile by the servants and 'cleared'. Even if you managed to teleport aboard the Shadow Hammer through subspace—I do know of a place or two that is out of the ordacity—how would you get out of those blind spots and find Mitta's location? ”

Rika Fujimaru exhaled slowly.

"Although the level is only third-rate, I can be regarded as a magician." She put it this way, "As long as I magically disguise myself as a character who will never be recognized as an enemy before I board the ship!" ”

She triumphantly pulled out a small data disk from her palm, and the adapted interface was obviously not compatible with the Empire's standard equipment: "I'm ready to do it, as long as I plug this into the Ortenus Lingji exoskeleton, even a third-rate magician like me can complete the 'transformation technique' based on the ritual function - but you can't understand this question at once, right?" I wish there was someone knowledgeable who would compliment me on my ......."

Although Sahar understands this feeling of "wanting to show off but no one can understand", he does not intend to take care of Fujimaru Rika's mood of suddenly sinking in the middle of speaking. With a very cold pragmatism, he questioned the question of who would make the decision: "I don't care about the principle. But who are you going to disguise yourself with this technique? ”

"Of course it is - Michaelia Verchak. Ordinary magicians can't do this under the same conditions as me! Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had just been depressed for two seconds, heard this question and immediately became proud again, "If you walk on the black ship of the Inquisition in this capacity, not only will you not be recognized as an enemy, but you will even be able to gain access to the restricted area, and if you want to know anything, you can confidently trick the staff out, right?" ”

"I have a question." Suddenly, Joan of Arc Alter's voice came from Sevita's power armor megaphone, "In that case, why don't you just ask that dark sticky man in your shadow to go for you?" Doesn't he also have the skill to disguise himself as someone else even if he only knows his appearance? ”

"Hey, how boring it would be to ask the Earl to go for me - I mean, his skills are still just a disguise after all, and once he encounters a biological authentication like retina, DNA, and so on, he will immediately wear it out, right?" Fujimaru Rika argued with arguity, "In response to the various security certifications of the Empire's means, of course, it is more appropriate to completely replicate the intelligence information of the subject!" ”

Rikka Fujimaru's resonance sounds like a little bit of truth that I don't know if it's true or false, but Joan of Arc Alter's voice mercilessly pierced her most fundamental purpose:

"No, I think you just want to play."

(End of chapter)