The Perfect Suicide Plan

The next day was a total mess, but I immediately headed to the Night Street to meet Crome.

Of course, I hadn't paid for the ride myself. I'd gotten help from Little Orca. Even while grumbling, she willingly drove me all the way to the Night Street.

When Little Orca asked for my passenger review, I paused to think. Compared to Blackhorn... well?

Little Orca didn't seem convinced by my objective service evaluation, but she soon changed her attitude and spoke to me again.

With that, Little Orca sent me off without any lingering attachment. After parting ways with her, I headed to Crome's shop. As if he'd been waiting for me, the door burst open the moment I arrived.

Last night, after concluding that we couldn't stop the Angel Descent, I'd sent Crome a message about the method I'd come up with. I'd asked him to check whether it would actually work and if it was feasible. It seemed like it wasn't some absurd plan after all.

At my urging, Crome nodded with a satisfied smile.

It was a summoning circle drawn across roughly a quarter of the West Street area. Removing it in one go would be impossible unless the person was at least a 5-Star rank.

The conclusion Crome reached was exactly the same as mine. There was no way to stop the angel's summoning right now.

The information I'd seen in the future sight was correct. I nodded at Crome's words and looked at the future sight that had become the basis for my decision.

It was just a guess based on a single piece of information that you could interfere with the summoning circle and change the summoning location, but it really was possible.

We had to destroy all the anchors installed across the West Street within one hour, redirect the angel's summoning to some weird location, and during that time, neutralize the Eyes System. Just hearing it made me wonder if this was even possible.

Crome nodded as if he really liked my answer and showed me something.

Was this the completed version of the Magpie Gauntlet? The armor, completed except for the right arm, looked like an armored suit straight out of a superhero story. It was entirely pitch black, fitting for a suit born from researching the Mother Box.

A stage that the entire city of Shion was watching. In that case, the users would definitely be watching this scene too.

......

Wasn't this changing the story too much? If I went wild here, how many stories would be affected? That thought flashed through my mind for a moment, but the original work had already been shattered long ago. Ever since I obtained the Mother Box underground.

No, if I tried to maintain the original story as it was, I'd just be a worthless mob who left no trace in this world. Hadn't the future me said that? That I would completely destroy the original story without a trace. To escape the path of a 1-Star trash mob, this was the only way.

Leaving Crome's farewell behind, I immediately contacted my comrades. The plan was finally complete. One by one, they gathered at the Night Street. The first to arrive was Elly, who sat down gently beside me and spoke.

Well, since I'd actually prepared a high-difficulty plan, I had nothing to say.

While we exchanged this banter, Little Orca and Yuna arrived as well.

While Little Orca bluntly returned Yuna's polite bow, Elly urged me to explain the plan.

While I waited, checking messages on my phone, a familiar face soon arrived.

When I gave our usual greeting, Hwa-ryeong smiled brightly and clapped hands with me.

The other comrades watched Hwa-ryeong, who was greeting me so warmly, with puzzled expressions. Come to think of it, this was the first time Hwa-ryeong was meeting the others.

After those light introductions, I immediately explained my plan to everyone gathered here.

When I explained my plan in such a straightforward manner, the expressions on everyone's faces became strange.

The three of them shook their heads with bitter smiles, but Hwa-ryeong...

She clapped her hands in satisfaction and praised my plan.

Why were these people's evaluations of my plan so harsh? I was frowning when Elly quietly spoke up.

Having said that, Elly continued talking about interfering with the summoning circle.

Elly glared at me and let out a sigh.

Elly looked around, assuming everyone else felt the same, but there was one person who raised their hand.

Hwa-ryeong raised her hand high as if begging to be chosen and looked at me with sparkling eyes. Seeing her like that, Elly let out a sigh as if she couldn't believe it.

At my question, everyone nodded. Seeing that, I finally made the declaration.

Our destination was the West Street. Our goal was the device of destruction and the grimoire. From now on, we were train robbers.