"Huh? Mr. Morin is already here?!"
While Morin and Kohina sat on the sofa, sipping the tea that Kisara Tendo had personally brewed and enjoying the snacks she had brought over, Rentaro Satomi arrived at the office almost twenty minutes later.
"Enju~!"
"Kohina~!!!"
"Oh! Rentaro, you're here!"...
Seeing Rentaro Satomi and Enju Aihara come in, Kohina, Morin, and Kisara Tendo all greeted them.
The difference was that the two lolis, Kohina and Enju, got along well. Morin greeted Rentaro normally, but the greeting between Kisara Tendo and Rentaro Satomi was more like that of strangers.
More precisely, Kisara Tendo didn't show any reaction when Rentaro Satomi came in. Her cold gaze made Rentaro Satomi feel disheartened, but he didn't know what to say!
Over the past three months, Rentaro Satomi had found that his and Kisara Tendo's philosophies were increasingly different. Kisara Tendo's determination to avenge her parents hadn't wavered, while Rentaro Satomi, who had originally wanted to persuade Kisara Tendo to give up this feud, had been silently carrying out various tasks for the new company during this time. He had no effect whatsoever in trying to dissuade Kisara Tendo herself, which instead made their relationship increasingly estranged.
This time, if Kisara Tendo hadn't called him over, Rentaro Satomi wouldn't have wanted to come to Kisara Tendo's office either, but he had still come!
"Enju, what's wrong with Rentaro-kun?"
Seeing Rentaro Satomi's downcast expression as if he had suffered a setback, Morin, who only occasionally cared about the protagonist's situation and mostly focused on causing trouble for Tendou Kikunojo, felt somewhat strange.
"Huh? It's probably because of that mission yesterday. Rentaro didn't receive the client's personally signed mission completion confirmation, so even the mission reward was temporarily withheld?!" Hearing Morin's question, Enju Aihara, who was talking to Kohina, tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then gave her answer, "I told Rentaro a long time ago, but Rentaro was in a hurry to complete the mission yesterday to buy things..."
Okay, what's better than the original Tendou Civil Security Corporation is that now, the Tendou Civil Security Corporation, having made a name for itself, requires mission clients to pay a portion of the contract amount in advance before issuing a mission. Then, after confirming the completion of the mission, the full amount is transferred to the Tendou Civil Security Corporation's account.
The problem is that without the mission client's signature, the Tendou Civil Security Corporation won't receive the mission reward, and of course, the payment to the Civil Security officers won't be disbursed either!
I'm not depressed because of this problem!?
Hearing Morin and Enju Aihara's words, Rentaro Satomi really wanted to roar, but looking at the hint of pity in Kisara Tendo's eyes, he really didn't want to say anything.
"Alright! Enough about other things. I called Morin and Rentaro here because there's something important!"
Kisara Tendo didn't want to say more about Rentaro Satomi's situation. She clapped her hands and called out.
"Something important? Is it related to the numerous missions these past few days?"
Seeing Kisara Tendo stand up, Morin naturally continued to sit on the sofa and asked.
Kisara Tendo's aura was increasingly approaching that of a domineering female CEO. Morin could still stand on equal footing with her by virtue of being a partner and the strongest in the company, but although Rentaro Satomi's strength ranked second in the company, due to their irreconcilable differences in philosophy with Kisara Tendo, their relationship had become increasingly cold in recent months!
"That's right! It's very important!"
Kisara Tendo looked around, seeing that Morin, Kohina, Rentaro Satomi, and Enju Aihara were all looking at her. She directly pulled open the desk drawer beside her, took out a document, and handed it directly to Morin. "This was delivered to the company last night. You'll understand when you see it!"
"This is...? An invitation from the Ministry of Defense?!"
Looking at the item in his hand, Morin ignored the flowery language and formalities in the invitation and directly looked at its main content.
To put it simply, this invitation was issued by the Ministry of Defense (limited to the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Area), inviting the Tendou Civil Security Corporation to attend a meeting at the Ministry of Defense tomorrow morning. It specifically stated that the most powerful Civil Security companies in the Tokyo Area would participate, and there was an extremely important mission for them to compete for!
"Looks like we have to participate!"
After reading the invitation, Morin casually handed it to Rentaro Satomi and looked at Kisara Tendo, saying with some meaningfulness.
"That's right! This mission wasn't just sent to us, but to all Civil Security companies in the Tokyo Area!"
Kisara Tendo flicked her long hair, deliberately emphasizing the word "all," and her delicate face became serious as she whispered to Morin, Rentaro Satomi, and the others, "I've inquired. The number of missions in the gathering area has increased by at least tenfold these past few days. Yesterday, someone even heard intense gunfire and explosions near the Thirtieth District, and the Self-Defense Forces and Special Police rushed over immediately..."
"Could there be some tricky mission?"
Rentaro Satomi, who had also finished reading the invitation, frowned and voiced his guess.
For some reason, the Tokyo Area had been unusually lively these past few days. There had been over a hundred reported incidents of Gastrea intrusions, causing widespread panic and keeping the Civil Security officers extremely busy. It had only seemed to quiet down yesterday afternoon. However, listening to Kisara Tendo's words, it didn't seem like things had calmed down, but rather that there might be some hidden problem behind it? Otherwise, would the Self-Defense Forces and Special Police have mobilized in such a big way?
Kisara Tendo didn't comment on this question, directly saying to Rentaro Satomi, "We'll know the answer to that tomorrow! You and Morin prepare yourselves. We'll go to the Ministry of Defense together tomorrow!"
...
Later, in the office with only Kisara Tendo and Morin.
Rentaro Satomi himself wanted to stay and figure out what Kisara Tendo and Morin were preparing to say, but Kisara Tendo coldly refused and directly told him to leave the office with Kohina and Enju Aihara.
Enjoying his exclusive treatment, Morin, besides hinting at the big meal compensation he had agreed to with Kohina earlier, didn't pay much attention to Rentaro Satomi's somewhat dim expression, nor did he ask Kisara Tendo for the reason. Instead, he leisurely sat on the sofa, still sipping tea with a carefree attitude.
"Speak! How's your information? What exactly happened?!"
Seeing Morin's unmoving and leisurely tea-drinking appearance, Kisara Tendo glared at him somewhat unhappily, naturally sitting down on the sofa next to Morin, casually picking up a snack and eating it while asking.
"Tsk tsk, Kisara, be careful of your image in front of others..."
Regarding Kisara Tendo's question, Morin looked at her current casual personal image, shrugged, and couldn't help but say.
"Tch~!"
Kisara Tendo couldn't help but roll her eyes, not at all restraining her posture, very casually continuing to pick up a snack and put it in her mouth, puffing out her cheeks and continuing to savor it.
Are you kidding me! Do I have to put on an act even in private? Wouldn't that be too tiring?
"Last night, someone directly attacked an underground base in the Thirtieth District, not only stealing an important item but even breaking through the Self-Defense Forces and police blockade, directly reaching the outer perimeter of the Monolith..."
Kisara Tendo didn't change, and Morin was too lazy to continue persuading her, gravely stating the information he had obtained by hacking into the Tokyo Area's surveillance network about the general course of events last night.
"Outside the Monolith?! Could it be..."
Hearing Morin's information, Kisara Tendo, who had also received similar intelligence, looked somewhat surprised and uncertain.
Morin didn't say anything more, but while drinking tea, the corner of his eye drooped, and he had a unique feeling about what happened yesterday, his whole being even feeling a sense of eagerness because, in the information Morin received, the item that those mysterious people appeared to plunder was the [Relic of the Seven Stars]!
Although it was slightly different from the plot, Morin had a strong premonition that now was the starting point of the story!
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