I created a foundation

It was her "yin-yang eyes" that conveyed the message the moment she saw Kato Megumi, not "this is a person without spiritual energy", but...

A "phenomenon" that cannot be analyzed or defined, as if it is beyond her cognitive scope!

Yotsuya Miko's breathing suddenly stopped.

She opened her eyes wide and stared at the ordinary girl pushing the file cart.

In my mind, alarm bells rang loudly.

Chapter 57 The One Who Cannot Hide

Yotsuya Miko took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, trying to calm the pounding heart in her chest.

Chairman Lin Qing's name was like a magic needle that stabilized the sea, allowing her to break free a little from her fear of the "King of the Deep Sea"'s destructive power.

But the huge and evil energy originating from the depths of the ocean still seeped in like a maggot on the tarsal bone, irritating her overly sensitive eyes.

There were bursts of pricking pain from deep within my eyeballs, and even fine bloodshot appeared at the edge of my vision.

She knew that this was a sign of overuse of the Yin-Yang Eyes.

"No...I have to...confirm..."

Yotsuya Miko bit her lower lip, and a hint of blood filled her mouth.

The pain made her more awake.

She forced herself to suppress the fear that almost froze her soul deep in her heart.

Since the president is going to the front line in person, the safety of the base must be protected by them.

Her "yin-yang eyes" are one of the foundation's most important means of early warning and enemy detection when the president is not around.

Especially in such chaotic moments when there may be unknown enemy infiltration or abnormal fluctuations within.

She slowly, little by little, loosened her hands that were covering her eyes tightly.

The fingertips turned a little white due to the force.

The vision becomes clear again.

No, it should be said that it is "another" perspective, like a transparent film, superimposed on the cold real world.

In the command hall, every staff member exudes their own unique "spiritual" aura.

The aura of ordinary civil servants is mostly soft white or light yellow, like a faint candle flame, burning steadily. It is the light of healthy life.

Some technicians responsible for operating precision instruments have more condensed spiritual energy, and occasionally flash a bright glow due to their high concentration.

The complex instruments scattered throughout the hall, with flashing indicator lights, were entangled in cold blue or silver energy flows. They were the product of the combination of pure technology and a specially processed energy core. They were well-organized and full of logical beauty.

The aura of senior sister Kasumigaoka Utaha is now like a burning violet flame, bright and sharp, full of wisdom and decisiveness, and she is commanding the operation of the entire base in an orderly manner.

Senior Eriri's aura was like restless golden lightning, full of powerful explosive power and vigorous vitality. At this moment, it was trembling slightly with worry and a hint of barely perceptible excitement.

These are all normal and within her scope of cognition.

Yotsuya Miko endured the increasingly intense burning pain coming from deep within her eyeballs, and the bloodshot in her vision became more obvious.

She carefully scanned every corner of the command hall inch by inch.

Her gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the thick alloy walls and the complex wiring and pipes, searching for any possible discordant and abnormal energy fluctuations.

From the command center, to the outer security areas, and then to the special warehouses where the objects were stored...

Everything seems peaceful.

Those contained "anomalies" were in a dormant state under the suppression of a special force field, without any abnormal movement.

Sudden.

Just as her vision began to blur slightly due to severe pain in her eyes and she was about to take a break.

Her pupils suddenly shrank, almost to the size of a needle tip.

In that field of vision, composed of countless bright and dark, normal "spiritual" halos, she "saw" a...

An extremely special existence.

That corner...

The corner near the entrance to the passage leading to the deep archives in Area B in the command hall.

That corner that usually receives little attention because of its dim lighting and the absence of any important facilities.

At this moment, there was a figure standing quietly.

The figure was blurry.

No, "fuzzy" isn't the right word to describe it.

It was a kind of... a "thin feeling" that is difficult to describe accurately in words.

It was as if that person's existence itself, like a drop of clear water silently falling into a vast ocean, was instantly diluted and assimilated, and it was almost impossible to perceive and identify it individually.

If her Yin-Yang Eyes hadn't been strengthened to a certain extent by sharing the extremely weak power of President Lin Qing's [Spirit and Flesh Unity] talent, and if she hadn't been extremely nervous at the moment, pushing her perception to the limit...

She was almost certain that she would completely ignore that corner and that person's existence as usual.

That corner should be... or rather, in everyone's subconscious, it is considered to be empty.

A young girl wearing the light grey librarian uniform most common in the Foundation's logistics department was pushing a small metal filing cart piled with several documents.

She was quiet, like a sculpture, blending into the shadow of the cold metal entrance.

Her movements were so slow that they made almost no sound.

Her expression was very calm, even with a hint of indifference, as if she was out of the matter.

Just like... just a real, inconspicuous "passerby".

At a moment when the entire foundation headquarters was on high alert and the atmosphere was extremely tense due to the appearance of the "King of the Deep Sea", a "passerby" was able to remain absolutely calm, as if everything happening before her had nothing to do with her.

At this moment, Yotsuya Miko's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible big hand, and then it skipped a beat.

That girl...

It's Kato Megumi.

Kato Megumi, who usually quietly organizes those old and almost unused documents in the long-term cold storage archives in Area B-17, speaks in a voice as soft as a mosquito, and has a presence so low that it is almost negligible.

Why……

Why is her "spiritual energy" so... "empty"?

No, that's not right!

A flash of light flashed through Yotsuya Miko's mind.

That’s not “empty”!

Her "yin-yang eyes" that can see through the underworld, the moment she clearly "saw" Kato Megumi's existence, the message conveyed to her mind was not "this is an ordinary person without spiritual energy" or "this is a person with spiritual energy so weak that it can be ignored."

But...

A "phenomenon" that cannot be explained or defined, as if it is beyond her current cognitive scope!

It seems that Kato Megumi’s existence itself is a kind of "rule", a "rule" that allows her to "reasonably" integrate into the environment without being noticed by anyone!

At this moment, Yotsuya Miko's breathing suddenly stopped...

She widened her bloodshot eyes due to fear and stared at the extremely ordinary figure of the girl pushing the file cart.

In her mind, the sharp alarm bells rang wildly, almost piercing her eardrums.

"what!"

A suppressed short exclamation escaped from Yotsuya Miko's lips.

She subconsciously raised her trembling hand and pointed to the dark corner, her voice barely audible with shock.

"Kasumigaoka-senpai... Eriri-senpai... you guys, look... that... that corner..."

"When did... there was another person?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was concentrating on the battle data scrolling on the central screen. Upon hearing this, she frowned slightly and turned around with a hint of displeasure at being disturbed.

Eriri also stopped biting her nails subconsciously and looked in the direction of Yotsuya Miko's finger in confusion.

Then, they both froze.

In that corner of the command hall, at the entrance to the passage leading to the deep archives in Area B, there was indeed a person standing.

A young girl in a librarian's uniform was pushing a file cart and seemed to be about to enter the passage.

It's Kato Megumi.

This name appeared in the minds of Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri at the same time.

Then, an even stronger feeling of astonishment came over me.

They...they didn't even remember when Kato Megumi appeared there.

Or rather, in their subconscious, that corner seems to have always been... empty.

Kato Megumi herself was even more shocked than them at this moment.

She stopped, and the wheels of the file cart she was pushing made a barely perceptible friction sound on the smooth metal floor.

She raised her head in surprise and looked at Yotsuya Miko who was pointing at her with an expression as if she had seen a ghost, and then looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri who were standing next to her with the same look of surprise and doubt.

This is the first time...

This was the first time since she could remember that someone could "locate" her existence so clearly and accurately from such a long distance, without any deliberate search or attention.

Her innate, almost "rule-like" ability to blend seamlessly into any environment and remain unnoticed by anyone...

In front of this girl of the same grade who looks delicate and weak and is always afraid of various things...

actually……

Completely ineffective?!

The surprise and doubt on Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri's faces quickly faded, replaced by a sudden and solid seriousness and vigilance.