Chapter 49 Monsters Pretending To Be Human (Special Opponent Side)
Higashimura left his home at 7:30 in the morning and visited the next room. He came out with a small child around 8:15.
"Who is that child from next door? What is their relationship?"
"...He is just a child from next door."
Nada answered briefly to Yoda's words.
Then Higashimura went to the bus stop with the child and chatted with two housewives who also came to see off their children. He received something from them.
"That lady, she looks at Higashimura with 'a woman's eye', right?"
"She is a woman, so of course she looks with a woman's eye."
Nada replied shortly again to Yoda's words.
Then he went to the station. At that time, the distance between them and the target was about 300 meters. They were two cars away from him on the train.
Yoda knew the destination in advance from his workplace; they knew the alighting station. Now, they distanced theirselves about 100m within the station premises. After tracking down his workplace, Yoda, who had finished the pursuit, spoke to Nada next to them.
"Isn't he like an ordinary guy or something?"
"Yeah, right."
Yoda felt a sense of discomfort in Nada's response. Normally, she spoke a bit more.
"Oh, I said ordinary, but he's kind of handsome, isn't he? Oh! Could it be love at first sight?"
In response to Yoda's teasing, Nada returned a cold gaze.
"Well, he does have a somewhat appealing face. But, I have a boyfriend."
Somehow, Yoda felt that there had been no entry point in the conversation since earlier.
"Um, did I upset you, Nada-san?"
"Huh?"
"No, you seem a bit distant today, in general."
"Oh? ...Wait a moment."
Nada took out her smartphone from the suit pocket, checked the screen, and responded.
"Director... Yes, yes. We've completed tracking to the workplace... Huh? Yes, understood. I'll send Yoda-kun your way, and I'll return once. Yes, excuse me."
After putting away the smartphone, Nada conveyed the matter to Yoda.
"Yoda-kun, sorry, but I need you to fly to Niigata right away."
"Niigata?"
"Yeah, the Niigata Prefectural Police may have protected a person named Tamotsu... they might be 'Baoh.'"
"...I've been thinking for a while, but isn't that code a bit minor compared to Thomas?"
"I don't know. It's not my idea."
"Do I have to go? Niigata Prefectural Police isn't registered with 'location registration,' right?"
"Do that while you're at it."
"Sigh, it's a hassle."
"Well, there's no help for it. Yoda-kun is the only one with language skills."
"Both of you are too focused on the battle. But at this timing, is it following Thomas, Baoh?"
"I'll contact you with the details later. Head there right away."
"Yes, once I make contact with Baoh, I'll get in touch from my end."
As it is, Yoda headed to the station. In the shadow of an empty building, Nada used the skill of '[Return].' In her mind, she quickly chose 'bureau' from the candidate destinations for the return.
The skill was activated immediately, and she returned to the bureau.
* * *
"Ah, welcome back. How was it? Higashimura Tadayuki?"
From her desk, Shibuya, the bureau director, asked Nada who had returned. Nada, who had just returned, immediately vented her emotions to Shibuya.
"Director! That's no good! You can't touch that guy!"
"Eh?"
"I don't know, but that guy is dangerous!"
"Well, can you be more specific?"
"No, there's nothing specific! Although he didn't seem to notice over here, I think he's either completely oblivious or putting on a perfect act of not noticing. But with my instincts, he definitely knows! At first glance, he's just a normal, everywhere-I-go... well, not too common, handsome guy, but he's definitely trouble!"
"No, at the moment, there's only information that can be understood through photos..."
"Because I, the moment I saw him, felt like I was going to puke from the pressure! Yoda-kun seemed to feel nothing!"
"No, it's not good for a girl to puke or anything."
"A, nyway! I absolutely don't want to track him any further! If you want me to do it, I'll quit my job!"
"That much?"
This Nada is unusual. After listening to the explanation, Shibuya asked her after some thought.
"Are there any, what do you call them, skills or items that could be used? Like causing fear in a specific person or something."
"I don't know. But even so, if you had a skill or an item that would make you want to vomit on the other person as soon as you saw them from 300 meters away, wouldn't that be crazy?"
"Well, yeah..."
Nada looked like she was under the [Intimidation] skill.
[Intimidation] is a skill that shows your rank as a living being, takes away the fighting spirit from the opponent, and avoids unnecessary battles.
But the skill only works when someone with a much higher rank uses it on someone with a lower rank.
It's hard to imagine that Nada, who is one of the top-class 'returnees' not only in the country but also abroad, would be intimidated.
And the distance is 300 meters.
Intimidation is more effective the closer the physical distance is.
So, intimidation seems to be ruled out.
Hmm... then the most likely explanation is her intuition.
As a senior, she tried her best in front of Yoda-kun... but if she was alone, she would probably have thrown up for real.
"Hmm..."
Shibuya can't help but think that the man must be some skill effect. Also, they can't just leave him be because the other party is a threat.
"But, I have to explain the 'rules' to Thomas. In the end, we can't just ignore it."
"I understand, but I'm saying on top of that. I don't want him to be involved, and it's definitely better to pretend not to notice."
"Well... I guess I'll take over."
"No... Well, okay. Just know that I tried to stop you, okay? Don't get involved."
"That much?"
"Yeah, can I go back home for a moment? My clothes are all sweaty..."
"Ah, sure."
With permission granted, Nada returned home using the 'Return' skill.
"...Should I go check?"
Informing Nada through the messaging app that she was going out, Shibuya headed to Higashimura Tadayuki's workplace.
* * *
──I feel like vomiting.
What's that, that person?
From Nada's words, Shibuya kept an eye on Higashimura Tadayuki's workplace from the rooftop of a building about 500m away just to be sure.
The moment he saw Higashimura coming out of the building's entrance, his stomach started to ache sharply.
Among humans, there are monsters mixed in, living disguised as humans.
Even in different worlds, there were magic creatures with such ecological habits.
Higashimura Tadayuki is of the same kind as them.
That is an extraordinary monster.
Perhaps what Nada felt was also due to the same sense of discomfort.
It's a magic creature trying to disguise itself as an ordinary person.
It acts with full force to create an opening, luring the opponent into a trap.
It does that unconsciously, naturally.
That's the impression he get.
Higashimura walked down the street after leaving the building and entered a blind spot.
In an instant, the pressure is relieved.
"Okay...let's pretend I didn't see anything."
Shibuya decided to retreat quickly and turned around──but.
"What's your problem, you guys? Stop staring at me."
Higashimura was in front of him when he turned around.
The pressure he felt became stronger as the distance got shorter.
"Aaaaaahhh!"
Shibuya screamed and used his skill [Body Enhancement IV] to hit Higashimura's face with his palm reflexively.
The other person dodged with his upper body and grabbed Shibuya's wrist with a smiled on his face.
That smile was telling Shibuya that he was happy about his mistake. It's like──
'You were the one who attacked first, you know──'
Now, Shibuya's body was pulled and he couldn't stand firmly, or rather he floated a little.
Higashimura leaned his upper body more and bent his knee at ninety degrees, but he didn't fall and kept his balance.
As he let go of his hand, he kicked up from below his chest.
Shibuya crossed his freed arms and somehow blocked the kick.
Bang!
Right after, he felt a shock in his arm.
It was very powerful, but not enough to break through his defense.
No, this is strange.
What is this?
Higashimura's figure was getting smaller.
He could see the whole rooftop, then some other buildings' rooftops.
Then, the whole city.
Then, the district.
He was moving away from the ground at a terrifying speed.
And he felt a tremendous pressure on his body due to the acceleration.
There was too much difference between the kick's power and what was happening now.
If it was a kick that could send him flying so high, it would have pierced his arm and ripped his chest even if he had strengthened his body.
Was it some kind of skill effect?
He didn't know.
Anyway, Shibuya Tamotsu was kicked up to the very high sky of Tokyo.
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