Reclaiming (before battle)
Attention, everyone! Reinforcements have arrived!!
W-Who are those people?
For sure, who could these be, Shrenne~? Made new friends other than me?
They're Fixers from Rosespanner Workshop, the ones we're working with for the current project. They've visited here several times already, you really should be familiar by now.
Pleasure to meet you. I'm Niko, representative of Rosespanner Workshop.
The enemies' faces clouded over at the unexpected arrival of reinforcements.
Boring. Let's head back.
What?
Sure... We'll leave.
Would you look at that, our "aura" has made them flee out of terror... Huhu...
Thanks, Shrenne. This made me seriously consider the possibility that your department might be picked as the best next year for the first time.
Shame about your precious trophies being destroyed, huh?
Ms. Shrenne, pardon me for suspecting, but you did not perchance wait until the trophies were broken before bringing reinforcements, did you?
I don't mind losing them.
As long as the photo is fine.
The damage they left is pretty severe now that I'm seeing it firsthand...
It could've gotten all the researchers killed if things went wrong.
Indeed, which is why we must eliminate them and reclaim the facility they've occupied as soon as possible.
Why, then, does K Corp... not provide assistance?
Mmm... Clearly, it's because they don't want the general public to know that such a thing happened in the Nest, don't you think?
While I may concede on that matter as innocent feathers were involved, this concerns researchers and a laboratory directly affiliated with the Wing...
It's evidence that they want it to remain discrete that much, don't you think?
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Anyway, I ought to bring a generous supply of regeneration ampules for you all to use. Now should be a good time to depart, right?
We aren't going on a picnic, Dongrang... You gonna be okay?
No problem, seeing you in battle made me all the more reassured about accompanying you.
Just so you know... the technology our manager Dante uses is on a different level compared to K Corp's ampules; rather than regenerate, it restores.
Therefore, observing it won't provide much insight that can be applied to K Corp's Singularity or regeneration ampules.
Restoration, not healing, huh...
No way~ Is he trying to copy Dante's ability like what that shady Bodhisattva Chicken guy tried with his rival?!
I wouldn't do such a thing. I'm not the kind of person to cram down food that I know I can't digest.
It has to be common practice for someone like you to send capable underlings to do the fighting for you, and yet you insist on being on the front. Are you that hungry for a medal?
No, it's that I left...
A number of things I couldn't take with me in time.
Like the photo commemorating my third consecutive year of winning the excellence award, the plaque of appreciation from K Corp, the photo taken to celebrate my lab's expansion, and... what else was there, Samjo?
...Classified documents concerning the research, sir...
...So it's more that you wanted to gain back the medals you had.
Oh right, that too.
You really did just barely manage to escape there, huh...
I guarantee you, that nerd Dongrang has never swung a fist in his life. He's too carefree. At least bring some Fixers like me.
Is your department going as well, Ms. Shrenne?
I don't see how you could benefit from the success of this operation.
...Three of my coworkers died in their last attack.
I've lost too much to care about interests and benefits.
Ms. Shrenne...
In that case, will I be correct to assume that the payment for the Fixers will be handled by your department--
Ugh... You just can't stop being such an irritating bunch...
The Lobotomy Corp. branch we must reclaim isn't too far from here.
Let's head there together.
I was hoping I could get a ride on your bus... What a shame.
I'll secure you an opportunity next time. Let's get moving for now.
Huh? Who do you think you are to decide that...?!
This mission felt particularly tumultuous.
And then, you see~ I bet the chips and declared like this:
"All~ in."
Haah... I wanna stop hearing it... It's giving me nausea.
There's nothing like headshake poker at J Corp's casinos. Those people who sit at the slot machines all day long, they're all morons.
What, you mean there's something up with the machines?
This is something I haven't told anyone else. You see...
Hold on, you gotta explain in more detail...
<Things are lively this time around.>
D.L.I.
"She says she doesn't like it," whispered Sinclair.
I whispered back to him saying "I know".