I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

After all, he was the commander of those action teams, so there was no doubt that the higher-ups wanted him to take the blame. This put him in a very awkward position. If he couldn't find a way to get rid of the blame, then he was finished.

Unfortunately, the Gastrea carcasses had already been disposed of by Yuhaka and her team, so there were basically no experimental samples to collect. Of course, no Gastrea carcasses had been collected from Japan either, making it impossible for him to obtain Gastrea samples from Japan.

Just as this senior military officer was contemplating whether to flee to another country, a voice suddenly rang out in his empty office.

"Oh dear, sir, you look quite anxious."

Hearing the sounds coming only from his office, the senior officer immediately became flustered. After all, he hadn't heard anyone sneak in. Turning around abruptly, he saw a man in a formal suit with a strange white smiling mask sitting in his office chair with his legs propped up on the desk. Beside him was a little girl with red eyes, slightly taller than the desk.

These two are Hiruko Kagetane and his daughter Hiruko Kohina.

Seeing this, the high-ranking officer couldn't help but draw his sidearm and point it at Hiruko Kagetane, saying:

"Damn it! Who are you?! How did you get in?!"

As for why he only targeted Hiruko Kagetane? After all, the other party didn't seem to think that the little girl-like Hiruko Kohina could pose a threat to him.

Hiruko Kagetane remained silent in the face of the high-ranking officer who looked tense and pointed a gun at him. However, Hiruko Kohina, standing to the side, looked at Hiruko Kagetane with an impatient expression and asked:

"Dad, can I cut off this guy's head?"

"???"

Hearing Hiruko Kohina's words, the high-ranking officer pointing a gun at Hiruko Kagetane looked completely bewildered. He clearly hadn't expected the cute little girl to utter such terrifying words. Hiruko Kagetane, wanting to prevent his daughter from beheading the high-ranking officer before him, also tried to dissuade her:

"No, my daughter, if you kill him, I'll have to find someone else to do the work."

"Okay, I understand, Dad."

Upon hearing her father's words, Hiruko Kohina nodded in understanding. The high-ranking officer, however, looked completely bewildered, clearly not understanding why the two seemed to have him cornered. This annoyed the officer, who said to Hiruko Kagetane and the others:

"I don't care who you are! You'd better all get down on the ground with your hands behind your heads, or I'll blow your heads off!"

Regarding the high-ranking military officers, Hiruko Kagetane pointed to his daughter and said:

"Well, it seems our gentleman is also a bit confused about his situation. My daughter, make sure he understands his place, and don't hurt him."

"Okay, Daddy~"

Upon hearing Hiruko Kagetane's words, Hiruko Kohina, her eyes gleaming with excitement, replied in the same manner. The high-ranking officer, overhearing their conversation, was astonished by their arrogance. Despite having his pistol pointed at him, they remained remarkably relaxed, which infuriated the officer. He wanted to blow their heads off, as the previous incident had already greatly angered him, and their complete disregard for his weapon had now thoroughly enraged him.

However, before the other party could pull the trigger, Hiruko Kohina disappeared from the other party's voice with a whoosh. Before the senior officer could react, he felt the gun in his hand suddenly become much lighter. Then, before the senior officer could turn around to see what had happened to the pistol in his hand, he suddenly felt a hard kick to his shin, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

The senior officer, who had fallen to the ground, instinctively tried to get up, but before he could, a small foot stepped on his back and pressed him to the ground. The senior officer felt the pressure from his back and tried to struggle to get up, but unfortunately, he was pushed back down as soon as he tried to get up even a little bit.

When the senior officer tried to use his pistol to draw the attention of the soldiers outside, he discovered that only the grip remained of his pistol; the barrel and other parts had disappeared.

The senior officer, struggling to turn around, saw the seemingly harmless little girl stepping on his back. The girl's eyes glowed with a terrifying red light, reminiscent of wild beasts in the wild. This left him momentarily blank, unsure of what to do.

At that moment, Hiruko Kagetane approached the high-ranking officer who was lying on the ground and said to him:

"Oh dear... why bother, sir? Why resort to force when we can have a proper conversation? Besides... you haven't even noticed the difference in our strength. I'm starting to think about whether it would be better to find someone else to help us..."

Standing atop a high-ranking officer, Hiruko Kohina, wielding two small katana, wore a sickly smile and looked at Hiruko Kagetane with an impatient air, asking:

"Is Daddy going to chop him up? Can I chop him up instead?"

Hearing a chilling aura emanating from behind him, the high-ranking officer, who was being stepped on by Hiruko Kohina, was so terrified he almost wet himself. To avoid being killed by Hiruko Kohina from behind, he quickly said to Hiruko Kagetane in front of him:

"I! I surrender! Just don't hurt me! I'll do anything you want!"

Upon hearing the senior officer's reply, Hiruko Kagetane nodded to Hiruko Kohina with a satisfied expression, signaling her to release him. Hiruko Kohina, though displeased that she hadn't managed to cut anyone, obediently moved her foot away from behind the officer and rubbed it on the floor a few times, as if she had stepped on something unclean.

After standing up from the ground, the senior officer, clutching his chest and feeling a tightness in his chest, asked Hiruko Kagetane with a somewhat nervous expression:

"What...what do you all want...?"

Seeing the senior police officer's nervous demeanor, Hiruko Kagetane casually patted Hiruko Kohina, who had returned to his side, and said to her:

"Don't worry, sir. I don't mean to ask you for anything. On the contrary, I just want you to do me a little favor."

Upon hearing Hiruko Kagetane's words, the senior officer looked at him with a puzzled expression, clearly not expecting such an answer. This left him somewhat bewildered, but Hiruko Kagetane quickly produced a metal briefcase from somewhere and said:

"I need your help to deliver this to your country's government."

Seeing the metal briefcase that Hiruko Kagetane had pulled out from somewhere, the senior officer, noticing Hiruko Kagetane's somewhat apprehensive expression, asked:

"This, what is this?"

Regarding this question, Hiruko Kagetane, with a slight smile playing on his lips hidden beneath his mask, spoke:

"What you are looking for."

Volume 1 [Lazy Chapters]: Chapter 1401 [The Actions of Various Forces (Part 1)]

In the Tokyo area, Kino watched the news on TV about Yuhaka and her team saving the Tokyo area. To be honest, Kino couldn't help but look surprised at what she saw. It had been a long time since she last saw Yuhaka, and the news didn't mention any strange events. This made Kino wonder if the Japanese cabinet was covering up those things.

However, there were no other incidents like the one that happened last time online, and since she hadn't encountered any strange things herself, Kino Girl couldn't find any trace of Yuhaka, which prevented her from expressing her gratitude to Yuhaka.

Looking at the recording of Kurumi Tokisaki and the others on the TV screen, the girl Kino asked herself with a puzzled expression:

"But... why do they operate in such a clandestine manner, like Batman?"

This is a question that makes Kino a little puzzled. Generally speaking, shouldn't a plot like this develop like re: Creator?

However, when Kino thought about the state of the Japanese cabinet she was in, she felt that she would be lucky if they didn't lock up others, let alone cooperate.

It's worth noting that the recent incident of the United States sending people to attack Yuhaka attracted a lot of attention online. Many people criticized the United States for doing something inhumane, since Yuhaka was saving the citizens of Tokyo at the time, and the United States' actions in arresting him were indeed inhumane. As for the Japanese cabinet, the United States at most made a statement but did not take any action.

This was not unexpected for Kino, after all, this is how Japan is now.

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Meanwhile, on Altair's side, a smile crept across his face as he watched the news on television. Regarding the attack on Yhaka by the United States, Altair muttered to himself:

"As expected, human greed and shortsightedness are timeless issues. It seems that sending Hiruko Kagetane and the others to deliver the Gastrea virus to that country is a good choice."

Upon hearing Altair's words, the masked man standing to the side didn't say anything, but merely opened his eyes slightly before closing them again without saying anything.

Soon after, the sound of a door opening came from the other side, and Hiruko Kagetane arrived with Hiruko Kohina. Hiruko Kagetane removed his hat and bowed to Altair, saying:

“Miss Altair, I have done what you asked. Our helpers are now returning to their country with the Gastrea virus.”

Upon hearing Hiruko Kagetane's words, Altair nodded and said to Hiruko Kagetane:

“Well done, Mr. Hiruko Kagetane. It seems we will soon be able to appreciate what humans excel at most.”

Then Altair looked at Hiruko Kagetane and said:

"Well, as a reward, Mr. Hiruko Kagetane, are you interested in increasing your strength?"

Upon hearing Altair's words, Hiruko Kagetane couldn't help but show an expression of interest. Although Hiruko Kagetane wore a mask, his eyes did not lie.

Just as Altair said, Hiruko Kagetane was also interested in methods to enhance his strength. Since most of his internal organs had been replaced with machines that generated special fields, Hiruko Kagetane's strength was basically linked to these machines. Although Hiruko Kagetane also knew gun-fu, his mechanical abilities were stronger than his gun-fu.

The problem is that if Hiruko Kagetane wants to strengthen his mechanical abilities, there are no other ways to enhance them besides upgrading the machines. However, there is no one in this world who can enhance his abilities, so it is basically impossible for him to improve his strength.

However, upon hearing Altair's question, Hiruko Kagetane realized that the other party had someone who could enhance his abilities.

"Hmm? Judging from Miss Altair's words, could it be that there is someone who can enhance the mechanical structure within my body?"

Regarding Hiruko Kagetane's question, Altair nodded and said:

"That's right, just as you thought, Mr. Hiruko Kagetane. Someone can enhance the mechanical construct within you. If you want to change to another ability, that's no problem either. Of course, your daughter can also get a better weapon and a magic charm that can be enhanced to the point where an ordinary person can fight against Heroic Spirits."

Upon hearing Altair's words, Hiruko Kohina's eyes lit up, knowing that becoming stronger would allow her to better protect her father.

Hiruko Kagetane was intrigued by Altair's words. Their current strength was indeed quite limited, especially after witnessing Yhaka and the others dealing with the Gastrea. Although those Gastrea were just ordinary Stage I Gastrea, the strength Yhaka and the others displayed was not as simple as it seemed. If he wasn't mistaken, Hiruko Kagetane felt that Yhaka and the others were hiding a much stronger power.

Hiruko Kagetane felt he would inevitably lose if he fought them, so he wanted to gain even greater power.

However, great power often comes at a price, and Hiruko Kagetane didn't believe that Altair would be so kind as to only grant him power without imposing a shackle upon him...

Regardless of whether the other party sets any constraints on him, Altair could easily kill him with her strength. Even considering the women around Altair, Hiruko Kagetane didn't believe he had the ability to defeat them. In any case, this was a dead end...

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In the mansion where the Imaginary Space of Yuhaka is located, Nia Honjou and Kurumi Tokisaki are testing the abilities of the Whispering Tome, and the test subject is Kurumi Tokisaki's clone. What Nia Honjou and Kurumi Tokisaki are testing this time is to enable Kurumi Tokisaki's clone to also use the abilities of the angel.

"Alright, I'm about to start. Are you ready?"

Holding the Confession Manual in her hand, Nia Honjou looked at Kurumi Tokisaki's clone not far away and asked this question. Kurumi Tokisaki's clone in the distance also replied to Nia Honjou:

"Hehehe, there are no problems, Miss Niya, you can begin now."

After hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's clone's reply, Nia Honjou nodded and then began writing something on the Whispering Book. After Nia Honjou finished writing, she tore the page from her Whispering Book. Rather than tearing it off, it looked more like it was separated from the Whispering Book.

Nia Honjou tore a page from the Whispering Manual and threw it at Kurumi Tokisaki's clone. The page flew directly towards Kurumi's clone and then melted into it like ice melting in hot water.

Then, Nia Honjou asked the clone of Kurumi Tokisaki:

"How was it? Little Kuang Kuang's clone, did you sense anything?"

Upon hearing Nia Honjou's question, the clone of Kurumi Tokisaki, somewhat puzzled, touched its own body and said:

"Hmm... how should I put it, I just can't quite get a feel for it, I'll give it a try."

As she spoke, Tokisaki Kurumi's clone raised a small hand, just like the original Tokisaki Kurumi, and called out her angel "Zefir." As soon as the clone finished speaking, a giant clock-like entity emerged from the void.

Seeing this, Kurumi Tokisaki and Nia Honjou realized that the experiment had been successful.

Volume 1 [Lazy to Divide into Chapters]: Chapter 1402 [The Actions of Various Forces (Part 2)]

Seeing that Nia Honjou's whispered confession had successfully granted her clone the power of Zafkiel, Kurumi Tokisaki was very pleased that Nia Honjou had gained another skill besides being a search engine.

Honjou Nia, who was standing to the side, suddenly felt a strange aura, like a chill, which made her shiver. She rubbed her bare arms slightly, wondering if she was wearing too little clothing.

"Hiss, it seems our plan is indeed feasible."

Hearing Nia Honjou's words, Kurumi Tokisaki nodded and said:

"That's true, isn't it? What do you think of my other self?"

After hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's question, the clone of Tokisaki Kurumi thought for a moment, clenched his small hand, and then answered:

"Hmm, apart from feeling that the time consumed within my body has increased a bit, it doesn't seem to have any other effects?"

Upon hearing her clone's words, Tokisaki Kurumi frowned slightly. Although this was an expected outcome, the fact that the clone would require more time to consume made her feel a little heartbroken. After all, the time she had painstakingly collected over the years was suddenly being consumed at a much higher rate, which was hard for her to accept.

Kurumi Tokisaki then summoned another clone to ask her if she could use Zafkiel, but as Kurumi Tokisaki expected, this newly summoned clone did not have the ability to summon Zafkiel.

"I see. So this method of use will only apply this effect to one of Little Madman's clones."

Then Nia Honjou turned to Kurumi Tokisaki and asked:

"Would it work if Little Madman created a clone he summoned himself?"

Upon hearing Nia Honjou's suggestion, Kurumi Tokisaki thought for a moment and then nodded. In any case, having her own clone with Zafkiel's abilities would be much more practical, at least it would enhance her clone's combat capabilities.