Countermeasure Committee (1)
The intelligence agency of Gehenna known publicly is the Information Division, a subordinate organization of the Prefect Team.
But the Pandemonium Society has its own intelligence network.
【Kivotos】 Operatives dispatched to various locations collect high-quality information.
The chairman of the Pandemonium Society can exclusively utilize the collected information.
I am currently focusing the Pandemonium Society's intelligence capabilities on the Abydos Autonomous District.
······The story of the Countermeasure Committee deepens.
The club established to prevent the closure of Abydos High School is the Countermeasure Committee.
The Countermeasure Committee will soon clash with the Gehenna Prefect Team. It's an unavoidable confrontation.
There is Sensei there. Sensei who can move the board of the 【Eden Treaty】.
The trigger was Trinity's Student Council, the Tea Party, reviewing a report on Schale.
Ako, who feels competitive with Schale, also moves the Prefect Team.
But does the perfectionist Ako buried in grand ideals know?
The report on Schale written by Chinatsu, a senior of the Prefect Team, was confirmed by the Pandemonium Society through intelligence before Ako.
Who would read Chinatsu's report late, anyway.
Originally, the Pandemonium Society wouldn't directly interfere with the Countermeasure Committee.
But I twisted the story.
I hired Problem Solver 68 to support the Countermeasure Committee. To restrain Kaiser PMC who is trying to take over Abydos.
The flow of the story has changed because of me.
Since the situation has been influenced by me, I have to watch the ending to the end.
This story doesn't end simply as the narrative of the Countermeasure Committee.
It has meaning as the prelude to the 【Eden Treaty】.
The political struggle between the two major academies wanting to lead the 【Eden Treaty】 favorably is surfacing through Schale.
No, there's no need to drag out complicated stories.
To summarize the importance in one line, it's a simpler reason.
Because it's the incident where Hina first meets Sensei.
Ako's arbitrary troop deployment within Abydos is the starting point. Ako is that woman again.
Because she approached Sensei with the pretext of annihilating Problem Solver 68.
And to resolve the conflict, Hina appears before Sensei.
But I can't intervene here. I have to hold back for one tempo.
Hina's appearance is significant.
Hina provides an important clue to Sensei in the narrative of the Countermeasure Committee.
Information that Kaiser Corporation is doing something in the abandoned desert of Abydos.
The situation of the Countermeasure Committee has shifted because of the clues left by Hina.
I don't want to disturb Hina's role.
This matter should be left alone.
I can watch the development of the incident from afar.
And from the operatives, I received intelligence about the movements of the Prefect Team.
Ako is moving a large force towards the Abydos Autonomous District. ······Is it finally?
It's a transgression taking advantage of Hina's absence.
Troop deployment beyond the command authority given to Ako. Unreasonably reinforcing the Prefect Team's forces to decisively suppress Sensei of Schale.
But the tail is long, so it gets stepped on.
Hina will probably notice Ako's signs and move.
The story will proceed as in the original work.
I thought that.
“P-President Makoto!”
A staff member from the secretary's office suddenly visited my office.
The staff member was panting heavily, breathing roughly, and conveyed urgent news to me.
“The Head Prefect······! She came to see President. She wants to discuss something related to the 【Eden Treaty】 with the President.”
The story has changed. Because of me.
Wait a minute. Why!? I hadn't scheduled anything with Hina yet-!
Due to the unexpected event, my mind is in a panic state.
“H, Hina······ no, where is the Head Prefect now?”
“She is currently waiting in the reception room. ······Shall I repel her? If the President gives the order, I will deploy all available troops to strike the Head Prefect.”
The Pandemonium Society mob won't let Hina get hurt.
If Hina had planned it, the Pandemonium Society would have already been annihilated. My halo would have been displayed in the Gehenna Square like a dangling head.
“No. I'll handle it myself. Until then, keep the Head Prefect waiting in the reception room. Do not treat her with any disrespect!”
“Understood.”
After sending off the staff member, my heart became urgent.
Hina came to find me first-!?
It's chaotic. I took out the ultimate weapon I prepared for Hina.
Sammuela . The highest-grade perfume that Hina prefers, according to data.
E, eh, should I spray the perfume first. U, uwaaa! First, grooming? No, what, what should I do first!?
My panicked hand slipped. The perfume bottle slipped from my fingers and fell to the floor.
Clang. The perfume bottle shattered into pieces without being used.
“Kyaaah-!!!”
The perfume I prepared with great care shattered.
Thinking about the expenditure cost, the scream came out automatically.
S, s-stay calm. I can do it. It's okay. I can handle it. Overcoming it. H, ha, h, ha······!
My head was overheating, as if my brain was melting.
I calmed my surging mind.
Hina who came to find me first is happy. Just thinking about it, the corners of my mouth loosen. Happy.
But Hina shouldn't be here right now-!!!
I scolded my disturbed mind.
I am the clone of Hanuma Makoto. The acting chairman of the Pandemonium Society. I can't be shaken in front of Hina.
I have to send Hina to the Abydos Autonomous District.
Hina must notice Ako's arbitrary misconduct.
It's not the time to try to look good to Hina. The situation is precarious.
If Hina doesn't intervene, the story will twist.
The real Sensei will be in danger of being kidnapped by Ako.
No time to dither.
I was about to move to the reception room where Hina is waiting······, wait a tempo.
I tidied up my appearance one last time.
Finally, entering the reception room.
Hina sitting on the sofa looked up and stared at me. The gaze was cold.
Ugh······.
I am definitively hated by Hina.
I sat dejectedly opposite Hina.
“President Makoto.”
Hina opened her mouth in a cold voice.
“I’m a busy person. I don’t want you to meddle with my schedule arbitrarily.”
Hina's expression clearly disliked the fact that I had to spend time.
“Today, luckily, I have some free time. So I want to finish that discussion now. After all, you'll be free, so it doesn't matter, right?”
I understood the situation. Because of me, Hina's world line has changed.
Originally, Hina's temporal gap should have been allocated differently.
It should be used to track Ako's arbitrary troop deployment.
But by mentioning the 【Eden Treaty】 to Hina, the situation changed.
Hina missed Ako because she was worrying about me.
“Unfortunately, it's not possible now. This side is busy with the Pandemonium Society's promotional duties······.”
“I don’t like going on a wild goose chase, President Makoto.”
I want to send Hina away smoothly.
But Hina is shooting me sharply.
I don’t want to make Hina wait either. I want to be with Hina.
But like this, the Countermeasure Committee is in danger. I have to make a decision.
“Sorasaki Hina.”
“What?”
“Speak directly. ······You’re not in a situation like this.”
Hina's face showed momentary surprise, then became scary.
“Enough! I didn’t come all the way here to waste time unnecessarily. If you think of making my efforts in vain······.”
“I know!”
My voice rose unconsciously to Hina.
“I know better than anyone that Hina always works hard and works hard!”
It was a slip of the tongue. I couldn't control my emotions and blurted it out without realizing.
“Ah.”
I covered my mouth and avoided Hina's gaze,
It was too emotional. I spilled words that broke away from Makoto's identity.
But I wanted to let Hina know my efforts.
It was the words I wanted to say to Hina for sure.
In the end, I did it, didn’t I.
I finally let it out. The words that had been well suppressed until now.
Kind words to Hina wouldn't suit a clone of Makoto.
“······According to the Pandemonium Society's intelligence, the Prefect Team is currently moving a large force to the autonomous district.”
So I had no choice but to play as Hanuma Makoto.
“Without the Head Prefect's permission, operating with the administrative officer's arbitrary decision, the number of troops was too large.”
“······What do you mean by that?”
“It seems like the first time hearing this. This would make the Prefect Team's reporting system frustrating.”
Now it seems Hina is interested in what I say.
Hearing the discord of the Prefect Team through Makoto's mouth, which she dislikes so much.
“Now you get it? You’re not in a time to leisurely fool around with me. It would be more urgent to figure out that side, right?”
Hina glared at me. Her face was angry at being caught by me.
“······.”
Hina stood up from her seat without saying a word.
I knew Hina would leave the reception room like this.
She would want to figure out the situation as soon as possible.
But Hina instead narrowed the distance.
“K, kuh!?”
Hina twisted my wrist as if to suppress me. Then she grabbed my uniform tie roughly.
“I’ll escort you to the guidance station.”
Hina's fierce face was right in front of me.
No resistance to the strongest in Gehenna.
“If that’s true, the current situation is that the Pandemonium Society is already monitoring it. I don’t need to try hard.”
Hina asked for my cooperation.
To confirm the large-scale troop deployment of the Prefect Team without her permission.
“If it’s a lie, I’ll deal with you immediately, President Makoto.”
I added a punishment for being a liar.
I, held by the fierce Hina, was trembling all over.
I understand now why the chief of the Hot Spring Development Bureau, who triggers panic attacks when seeing Hina, is like that.
Hina getting angry is a bit scary.