I received two emails.
Subject: A little more
Sender: Au#a
Message:
Tha#k y*)
B&t you…
To y0u it’s un+hink@ble
to p3rhaps b3…
But, help me a little m0re.
Subject: Move
Sender: Wiseman
Message:
A huge amount of data, which seems to be a Cursed Wave,
is still moving.
Probably the previous method didn’t work.
I want to have a discussion in the Ω Omega Town.
Please come as soon as possible.
The first one was an e-mail from Aura. No doubt about it. A sentence that seemed to be an appeal to something.
But what was she bringing to my attention?
The second was from Wiseman.
This was more important to me now. At last, we were ready to fight back against the “Cursed Wave”.
I erased my doubts about Aura’s email and logged in in a hurry.
Members had already gathered in the town.
“Okay, let’s start our strategy meeting,” said Wiseman.
“The wave is still moving. If it is difficult to identify the location, we limit the destination from here. That is the main point of this strategy meeting, is it not?”
Wiseman looked at me.
After defeating the last eight phases, I consulted with Wiseman about the future.
I nodded.
“I heard from Orca before. Orca – that is, a killer whale – when catching prey, makes a fence with its friends to block any escape routes. If they completely eliminate an escape, the prey will fall apart. Therefore, it seems that they intentionally create only one escape route and drive the prey to a convenient place.”
“What is a convenient place?” BlackRose asked.
“At sea level. It’s a dead end when it comes to prey. If the other party is moving, I wonder if that method can be applied.”
“Drive the enemy into a place where there is no escape and strike it,” Lios said.
“It’s a good strategy.”
Helba nodded.
Oh, Yasuhiko. Your things that don’t really matter were being treated in such an important way. Everyone was listening intently.
Wiseman spoke.
“Based on the analysis of the contaminated area provided by Lios, Helba has developed a vaccine program.”
“Even if it is called a vaccine, it is impossible to get rid of the wave,” said Helba.
“But it’s possible to corral it. Leave it to me. However, all the corralers need to be equipped with the vaccine. Do we have enough people?”
“Then there is no problem. Leave the corralling to the system. I will lead the Pig Squadron and play that role.”
Lios nodded.
Other detailed arrangements had been decided.
The next time the wave was detected, the operation started and the place was disbanded.
When I tried to log out, Lios came by.
“Did you draw a picture for this case?” he said.
“Well, this time…”
I was a little nervous.
When I thought about it, this was the first time I’d talked with Lios since I got angry the other day.
“When you prepared a meeting place before… no, that’s not it. It was probably after you persuaded Helba.”
Lios smiled at my facial expression.
Smiled? Did Lios smile?
“To be honest, we also felt it was a stalemate. I also knew that the only way to overcome this was to fight with the hackers. But whether or not they can actually take action is another matter. I think it was the same for the hackers,” he said.
“You came over there. You supported us. It’s a wonderful skill. Did you think of that all by yourself?”
“No, I consulted with my friends and…”
“And?”
“I got advice from a person named Mr. Tokuoka.”
The calculation may have worked on the comatose.
I thought that if I gave the name of Mr. Tokuoka, who was an old friend, I might have been able to do better with Lios.
It was shallow.
“Tokuoka? As in Junichiro Tokuoka?”
As soon as Tokuoka was mentioned, Lios‘s smile disappeared in the blink of an eye and he returned to a depressed expression, as if he had swallowed a bitter bug.
“I see, so was this Toku guy… in contact with you?”
Toku?
A disgusting tone. He didn’t seem to be a friend. It may have been a mistake to give him the name.
After a brief silence, Lios spoke.
“So that’s it. Now that you mention it, first of all, it looks like he’s the way to clear obstacles in your path.”
“Umm…”
I tried to refrain from saying it.
“Mr. Tokuoka said that you, Mr. Tsuchiya, were a comrade of his.”
“A comrade in arms? Me? And that aloha shirt guy?”
Somehow great words came out.
Lios seemed to fly into a rage, then came to his senses, shook his head and turned his back to me.
“That guy was the kind of guy who changed the specs halfway through debugging. I don’t know how much of our team was tossed because of him. I didn’t expect to hear his name again. No way he’d be connected to you…”
He transferred out and disappeared before I could say anything.
You’re wrong, Mr. Tokuoka, I thought, but it was too late.
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