Vol 8 Chapter 5 (1/2)

Chapter 5: WitchcraftWitch's Work

Part 1

The several existing buildings owned by <ratatoskr> at the outskirts of Tenguu city

Woodround

“-----This way Sir Woodman”

The young organizationcorridor

Over there, there was a narrow residential space separated by iron bars Basically, it was a jail

There was oneplain work clothes There are several wounds thought to be left just recently on his face, and body

“Around 2the events in Arubi Island We found out he is the second chief executive colonel Ja else other than that”

“Nothing? Does that mean he is silent?”

“Rather than calling it silent……………”

The organization an slaton inside the jail was lying down on the bed and did not respond back at all

“That’s the case We tried several ti a Realizer but, it’s like memories slipped out from his head”

“I see It’s a hand that guy would use”

“That guy?”

The organization member tilted his head Woodman [No] replied back with that

“Can I talk a little with him”

“Haa…………I don’t h……………”

The organizationback When Woodton inside the cage

“-----Yaa, James Will you talk with me a bit”

And The moment he called out to him

“……………!”

Being persistently unresponsive until now, Paddington ju attached onto it

“Uooo……………!?”

The organization ton did not bother about that and after he walked towards Woodashan such a sound was produced and he lay on the iron bars After his eyes became unfocused, his lips covered with drool was forced towards Woodroup's presence

“A-a-aaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAaaaaa-WoooooOOOOOOD-Ma-Mamamann”

Paddington made a code-like broken voice echoed from the depths of his throat and his head shook repeatedly after some intervals

However, after a few seconds The weird dissonant voice echoing out froton’s throat was stabilized and could be heard as a voice

And then

“-----Yaa, Long time no see, Elliot”

He made a voice different from usual

No………………calling the iton’s face did not change until now Even though voices were co It is already appropriate say, a different voice was echoing out from a human-type speaker

“Wha-thi-this is………”

The organization member raised a voice filled with dis with his shoulders before, at Paddington------no, uy at the other side of him

“Aah……it’s been 30 years Are you doing well Ike?”

“Thanks to you How about you, Elliot?”

“I have no confidence in otten bad just recently”

“Oh well oh well”

After the unknown voice was released out from a zoanization usted eyes

“By the way, Elliot Why don’t you come back to us You should know this too but, we Inversed

Our dearest realization is near If you provide assistance that would probably make it even more certain If you come back, Ellen would certainly be pleased”

“Sadly, I don’t have such intentions, Ike I told you that o”

When Woodretfully

“That was a letdown Even when 30 years passed, it looks like the fever that harmed you has not completely healed”

The saton’s body slowly slithered down the iron bars

“--------then, I won’t go easy on you the next time we meet I will use the Spirits for my dearest realization”

“I won’t let that happen That’s what <ratatoskr> is for”

“Fu……………”

And------at the saround, he spat out a large amount of blood from his mouth

“Wha…………!?”

The organizationthe ter to contact the upper floor

While looking at the situation, Woodht his eyebrows closer

“You don’t change at all, Ike-------everything is just the way it is from 30 years back”

After that, he called out to the girl holding onto the wheelchair’s handle without changing his face direction

“Not far away, it ht be possible there will be a direct battle with DEM…………please be prepared, Karen”

“There is no problem I understand o”

From Woodman’s words

Karen NoraN Mathers, replied back without changing the tone of her voice

At the sa of the British HQ of DEM industries, the coh

And, after he operated the buttons near his hands, he called the person outside

After some time passed, the room door was knocked

“----Pardon my rudeness”

After saying that, Ellen entered the room

“Is there so you need, Ike?”

“No…………it’s not a big deal though”

Westcott said that while directing his sights towards Ellen

“I just thought Murdoch’s opinion ”

“And, which is?”

“The fact that we lost large numbers of Wizards in the last battle Especially, the loss of Adeptus 2 Takae proble Spirits from now on”

“……………are you saying, a replacement member?”

Ellen raised the side of her eyebrohile saying that There is no ht displeasure on her expression Westcottwith his shoulders

“Naturally, everything would progress nicely if I have you But, it is just a reserve to the end It’s reality that even you ht?”

“…………………”

Ellen ain

“-------But even so, who on earth? A wizard who holds the poorthy of a DEM Adeptus nuretfully she is--------“

“Nooo”

After Westcott stopped Ellen’s words, he lifted the side of his lips

“--------Well wasn’t there one An extraordinary Wizard that inflicted a wound on your body”

Part 2

---Outside the roo

“……………”

shi+dou silently took a glance at thealternately at the data on the screen of his personal computer and the scary amount of documents scattered around nearby

On it, particular details and response towards shi+dou froether Several infor their privacy such as hoht, blood-type, s until detailed hobby preference, and fetishes, were messily written down Naturally, data related to the spirits were only toothless data’s

That was not all shi+dou requested Reine and looked through the video recording on all suspects Tentatively, <ratatoskr> has checked all of it once before but, he couldn’t be satisfied until he looked at it with his own eyes

“…………It’s……… alreadyhuh”

shi+dou scratched his blurry eye while operating his personal co suspects

---it has been quickly 2 days after Tohka disappeared

During that ti the criminal twice and a total of 4 suspects were lost

The next day Tohka disappeared, Taether with Tonomachi

And again on the next day Just like Tama-chan-sensei, shi+dou who reconsidered back his information from the start, pinpointed Hazakura Mai since he did not talk to her before according to his past information then-------Mai, and Mii disappeared

Right now the only ones left were Kotori, Origauya, and Miku, these four people

But--------no ated these 4 people, he could not find any traces of Natsumi

“……………………”

However, shi+dou ihts inside his hazy conscious

---So his mind

The suspects co out That fact sprouted a certain possibility inside shi+dou’s mind

He was still not certain Also, it’s not like he clearly knoho Natsuht filled with powerful poison that ht flip shi+dou’s actions until now upside down

“…………Maybe, this is------“

shi+dou placed his elbow on the table and brought his hands to his mouth Maybe it was because of lack of sleep or excessive stress; just those movements caused him to feel a little nauseatic

And, when shi+dou was silently thinking for a while, the door suddenly opened from behind and Kotori entered the room

“shi+dou……………wait a second Don’t tell me you didn’t sleep?”

Kotori raised her eyebrows and walked closer to shi+dou

“…………Ou, Kotori”

“I told you before, don’t force yourself I understand your feeling but, ill lose everything if you destroy your body condition”

“It’s okay, soation Errr-------first off was Kaguya right?”

After shi+dou replied with half his eyes opened, he extended his hand to pick up the documents that fell on the floor just now

But at that moment, he suddenly felt dizzy, and fell on his knees on the spot

“Uh…………”

“Aaah Mouu, Like I said………!”

Kotori said that in irritation and took shi+dou’s hand

“I told you so…………! Anyway, hurry up and rest! You can't even make a normal decision if you are at that state!”

“I don’t have that-------free ti I have to find Natsumi faster or else”

“Enough of that No ation in the afternoon and evenings so, please sleep for a while now!”

“……………!”

Hearing that fro her hands off

“Cancel………? What do you mean? Doesn’t that mean ould lose clues unnecessarily Why would you…………!”

“Calm down a bit”

Pisu Kotori chopped shi+dou’s head It’s not like she put in a lot of strength but, it was a treht now He then fell face flat on the ground fro impact

“Guh………………”

“Just stay like that and look at this”

After saying that, Kotori showed a white card in her hand

For an instant, he thought it was the ether with the photos fro was different He blinked his eyes and read the sentence written on it

[Let's end this game

Tonight, catch me

If not, everyone will disappear

Natsumi]

“Wha…………”

After shi+dou gasped, he raised his body and snatched the card away from Kotori’s hand

“What is……this”

“It was in the post, when I woke up in the e letter from Natsumi…………that should be it”

shi+dou gulped from Kotori’s words

“Tonight…………if I don’t find Natsu suspects will disappear…………that's it?”

“If we take it literally, that would be the case”

Kotori said that while shrugging her shoulders shi+dou clenched his teeth while placing his hands on his forehead

He did what he can He checked everything he could think of But even so, shi+dou has not selected a Natsu 4 suspects

But even so……………the tiet impatient is impossible

---Today, if shi+doususpects will disappear

That extraordinary pressure, gripped shi+dou’s heart tightly

But-------shi+dou clenched his teeth

“…………Kotori I have so I want to ask from you Will you listen?”

“What? I will handle it properly if it is within my limits”

Kotori hts while slowly saying his plan

After a few seconds After hearing that, Kotori fuuroaned and placed her hands on her chin

“I see Alright I will have that prepared”

“……………that’s a life saver Honestly, I still a conclusive evidence”

“In exchange, you have to sleep properly until that time That is my condition”

“…………Aah, I understand”

After shi+dou nodded honestly, he stood up andhis body down on his bed

He then slowly raised his right hand and bends his fingers one by one beforea fist

Even now, shi+dou was still not positive who Natsuuised as If this is called a puzzle then, it would be in a state where the last few pieces were

That is why-------regardless whether if Natsuht request the sa to Kotori

“-----Natsumi”

He looked at e

“Tonight……I will definitely-----find you”

Part 3

“Ufufu……………fufufu……………”

Disguised as xxx, Natsuood mood

She remembered shi+dou’s face when she cause the disappearance of Yuzuru on day 1, Yoshi+no and Ai on day 2, Tohka on day 3, Tamae and Tonomachi on day 4, Mai and Mii on day 5

An indescribable expression from the mixture of fear, uneasiness, dismay, and despair Each time it was pictured in herrun through her body

However, that was no good

---It was no longer enough for her

Natsu before For shi+dou’s expression to be tormented with despair to its limits That is why--------one more letter She sent the last letter to shi+dou

In order to erase all of the re suspects

In order to see shi+dou’s expression in that instant

And after all of it ended--------in order to suck shi+dou in too after he was on his knees from despair

“I will not forgive…………those who sawthe all their comrades”

After Natsumi muttered that, she clenched her teeth

“No one………can find me anyway”

Part 4

At night on that day

After taking enough sleep (Rather, half of it was taken forcefully) shi+dou and Kotori were together in a dim room

It would seem this was a place under a facility owned by <ratatoskr> but, the details were not known Since he was made to walk quite some distance from the entrance, this place was indistinct to any other residential area

The width of the rooh there were tall tables placed here and there, there is nothing else than that and the space looks like a dance hall

Originally, it see rooami and the spirit without her powers sealed Natsumi were inside the suspects, they can’t have that happen

Thus------not long later, the sound of the roo was produced

And fro into the room

“Kuku, how idealistic It’s a suitable stage for us to give judg”

The 1st person was Kaguya

“A, it’s like we are in a secret base---”

The 2nd person was Miku

“…………………………”

And the last------Origami

After including shi+dou and Kotori ere originally in the room, it would become 5 people

All of the reathered in this room

Yes That hat shi+dou requested Kotori

He wanted her to make an environ suspects, with everyone of theathered in one place

In order to get his last conviction, that was a factor that was needed by all cost

And-----there is oneeveryone’s new opinion

Everyone should have been given a rough explanation about the situation froanization members Maybe it was lucky or unlucky---------this was apeople know about the existence of the [Spirit]

“-----Glad all of you could turn up”

After Kotori said that, the 3 girls were looking at her in a slight perplexedtowards shi+dou and Kotori

Suu shi+dou then breathed in and looked at the girls in turns

“………everyone, I think you all should have heard it First off………………let ed into this because of me…………I am really sorry”

He then took a deep bow When he did that, he could hear a commotion from everyone

“Fuun, do not ize to us for keeping quiet about so this important”

“U—n, so that ation That’s a little disappointing”

“…………………”

Everyone said shi+dou took another deep bow before slowly lifting his head

“I knoas selfish But………I beg of you all Everyone……please lend th………!”

He said that as if he was appealing And, everyone unifor nod-----except for one person

“shi+dou”

Maintaining silence fro her mouth

“What does this mean”

“! Sorry, Origath”

Origami immediately cast her eyes doards and shook her head, when shi+dou said that as if he was appealing to her

“I don’t want you to misunderstand It is only natural for arding spirits-------What I want to ask, isn’t those”

“Eh? You’re saying……………”

“Where is this place? Who was the one who explained the situation to us just now? I thought about this before What on earth do you have connections with?”

“Th-that’s……………”

shi+dou hesitated by reflex It’s true that, it was a norami’s perspective

“Your wrinkles will increase if you worry about small details”

Standing in the left side beside shi+dou, Kotori replied with that Origahts were poured towards Kotori’s direction

“…………Itsuka Kotori”

“………what?”

Kotori responded with half her eyes opened froami’s voice Both of them looked at each other for a while

Thinking back, both of theae and initiated an attack at her before

In the end, understanding it was a ed to stop both of thee relationshi+p between them did not disappear

But After Origa, she hts from Kotori

“-------I will listen to what you can say later Anyway, I have no objection in cooperating with shi+dou”

“A-aah………Thank you, Origami”

“I don’t mind But”

“But?”

“Since you call me suddenly, I was a little, expectant”

“…………That’s……how should I say it, sorry”

He could only say it like that He lowered his head slightly……………in reality, starting froether by Reine and he has no idea what method she used to call them out

“Kuku, it’s settled then”

At that uya spread both her hands, and raised a loud voice while taking a pose

“Let’s get it started then The selection cere within us out to the light!”

“A-ra, you look quite into this”

“Isn’t that obvious!”

Kaguya spread out her hands exaggeratedly when Kotori said that

“That insolent person that kidnapped Yuzuru is inside here right!? Then I will find that person and unless she pays a suitable compensation------I will not feel satisfied……………!”

Half-way through her words, her noruya probably noticed that and Kohona pose

“Anyway! I will definitely find that spirit that made Yuzuru and the rest disappear!”

After saying that, she gripped her fist tightly Even froth was put into it Mostly likely, she wants to direct all of the saved up eo because of Yuzuru’s sudden disappearance towards the criminal

“Yeah yeah, I understand you are into this so, calm down for now”

Kotori lifted the chupa chups she has in her mouth and moved her lips

“The situation is as what you have been explained before entering this room There is one spirit with the power of transformation inside here and we have to find her no ation results have been collected into these docu you or a question, we don’t o ahead and say it”

After saying that, she showed a table nearby There were several sets of documents suppressed by double clips placed on it

Everyone took the docuh it for a while

And after a while, Miku fuuu sighed

“I see--…………the question darling asked at that tis”

“…………Darling?”

Origami twitched her eyebrows shi+dou hurried and let out his voice

“We-well, why don’t we leave that for later”

“……………………”

After Origaain dropped her sights on the documents

And as if to replace that, piin Kaguya erected her finger

“So, shi+dou What kind of appearance does that Natsumi have”

“Eh? Aah, that’s-------“

“-------it’s repulsive, a horribly unattractive face”

Kotori interrupted shi+dou’s words and said that

“For exaot run over by a car Her droopy eyes very far apart and her nose was heading upwards like a pig, her skin was completely filled with pockmarks like the craters on the moon She has a fat body; a terrible body so ht have the sa Mostly like around three heads together Somehow rather than spirit, she was more of a monster”

With a serious look, Kotori continuously explained Natsuht sie information

“Oi, Kotori……………………”

When shi+dou was about to say soer up

At that uessed it Most definitely, this was to lure out Natsu told slanderous like that, there are not that many people that would not take notice to that Even if it isn’t shown in their expression or actions, there should be so from the observation device installed in this room

But-----------

“……………there is none of that response”

Reine’s voice was heard in shi+dou’s right ear

Kotori probably received the saue and operated the small terminal placed on top of the table

“…………………That’s a joke Please look at this”

At the saure was shown out on the terirl

“Eeh…………… That’s totally different from what you said Kotori-chan you are such a scary child”

Sas flowing down on Miku’s cheeks while she brought her eyebrows together However, Kotori did not really bother about that and urged her with a [Is there anything else] question

“However, I am a little curious, on how co this but still unable to catch even her tails”

The next one who said that was Kaguya

“In the first place, is it true that Natsumi is really inside here? Isn’t it a possibility that she lied and was actually disguised as so at shi+dou panicking?”

After saying that, Kaguya tilted her head

“……………of course, that possibility isn’t zero But--------“

Kotori folded her arnal to shi+dou shi+dou tilted his head slightly forward to respond to her

“Aah Although I didn’t talk to her for that long…………”

“Houu? How can you say that? The opponent is a spirit that made Yuzuru and the rest disappear you know? I think it would be hard to believe her”

“Hnn, how should I put it……………I felt that Natsu confidence in her abilities And also, Natsu aside froap of the rules, I think she won’t obviously break the rules”

“Fumu………………”

Kaguya reed

“I see Well, it was you who has a direct conversation with Natsumi I’ll believe in that”

After saying that, Kaguya returned her sights to the document

And after a while, Origa all the documents

“shi+dou Is it possible to show me the photos and card send by the spirit <witch>?”

“Aah, of course”