"Everyone!"
Just as the Ministry of Defense official stammered and others felt something was wrong, the wall-mounted display suddenly lit up, and the tranquil voice familiar to the people of the Tokyo Area followed.
"Her Holy Majesty?!"
"It really is Her Holy Majesty!"
"Greetings, Your Holy Majesty..."
Seeing the Holy Maiden in the display, dressed in pure white attire with snow-like silver hair, someone immediately exclaimed, followed by the scraping sounds of chairs being pushed back. The presidents and senior executives of the Civil Security companies hurriedly stood up, slightly bowing to the Holy Maiden and her chief advisor, Tendou Kikunojo, beside her, to show their respect.
Kisara Tendo also stood up, but looking at the Holy Maiden and Tendou Kikunojo on the screen, a sharp look flashed in her eyes towards Tendou Kikunojo, only to be gently reminded by Morin with a hand squeeze!
Not the time yet!?
Kisara Tendo turned her head to look at Morin, clearly reading his meaning in his eyes.
Taking a deep breath, Kisara Tendo didn't look at Tendou Kikunojo again. Her expression became as cold as an iceberg, maintaining the same polite respect for the Holy Maiden as everyone else.
The Holy Maiden didn't notice Kisara Tendo's abnormality, but Tendou Kikunojo, standing beside her, seemed to have noticed something. Especially after seeing Morin himself standing in the hall, Tendou Kikunojo, who had recently been secretly competing with other political rivals, recognized Morin. He looked coldly at the young man who had embarrassed him, but on the surface, he remained impassive.
"Please don't be too reserved, everyone."
In the snow-white Holy Palace, the Holy Maiden, sitting on a pure white chair, looked at the screen that was likely a video call with the conference room. Her pleasant voice sounded apologetic and gentle, "I am the client for this mission request. Because the circumstances of the requested mission are very serious, I apologize for the trouble it has caused you. However, after you have all heard the details of the mission, even those who do not choose to participate, please do not spread any information about it, is that alright?"
Hearing the Holy Maiden's words, the expressions of the vast majority of people present relaxed slightly, but a few people, including Morin, felt that something was wrong or amiss!
The Holy Maiden! The ruler (in name) of the Tokyo Area! The fact that this ruler of the Tokyo Area had a gentle temperament was one thing, but what was the situation with her being the one issuing this mission? As the ruler of the Tokyo Area, needing to issue a mission to Civil Security companies and Civil Security officers that had just been requested to be kept secret to an extreme degree, could it be something simple?
What Morin was thinking about was the situation of this mission. After he replaced Hiruko Kagetane himself, he didn't take on the task of stealing the [Relic of the Seven Stars]. What kind of situation would the mission entrusted by the Holy Maiden be?
The scene was silent. Even Kisara Tendo didn't rush to speak, but looked at the Holy Maiden and Tendou Kikunojo on the screen.
"Does anyone have any other opinions? Then I will begin explaining the details of the commissioned mission now."
The Holy Maiden wasn't a mind reader. Across the screen, she seemed to keenly sense the strange atmosphere in the conference room. After first asking if anyone had any objections, looking at the silent conference room, the girl let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief and began to speak about the troublesome commissioned mission:
"The location of this commissioned mission is the Gastrea-infested area outside the Monolith!"
"Two days ago, a group of unidentified armed personnel attacked the research department in the Thirtieth District of the Tokyo Area. Through the efforts of the Self-Defense Forces and the Special Police, most of the armed personnel were killed, but there were still surviving armed personnel who escaped the Monolith quarantine zone of the Tokyo Area with an important box and entered the extremely dangerous Gastrea activity area!"
"Of course, the commissioned mission is not for you to pursue those armed personnel, but to hope that you can safely retrieve this box from their hands!"
Before the Holy Maiden's words could finish, the atmosphere in the conference room was like boiling water.
All the presidents, bosses, and Civil Security officers of the Civil Security companies finally understood why the Holy Maiden herself would entrust this mission.
Are you kidding me! The Gastrea-infested area was a high-risk zone where Gastrea were active and even rampant! Even the top Civil Security officers in the Tokyo Area were extremely cautious in such high-risk activity areas. All sorts of bizarre and powerful Gastrea could appear. Occasionally encountering Type II or even Type III Gastrea was enough to drive people crazy. The more numerous the Self-Defense Forces and Special Police, the more easily they would be surrounded by Gastrea. In comparison, the Civil Security officers, who were more adept at dealing with Gastrea, were more suitable for this mission to the Gastrea-infested area.
Of course, the Civil Security officers were only more adapted to fighting Gastrea. The faces of the few top Civil Security officers who had been to the Gastrea-infested area and returned were all extremely grim.
Compared to those company presidents and bosses, or the Civil Security officers who had never been to the Gastrea-infested area at all, they knew the horror of the Gastrea-infested area even better. Not to mention that their mission target wasn't the Gastrea that might become obstacles, but the unknown human force that had dared to act within the Tokyo Area and stole important items.
However, before anyone could raise an objection, on the screen displaying the Holy Maiden, a light silver suitcase was marked with the words ?Mission Target?, and the astronomical reward figure beside the suitcase made everyone's objections get stuck in their throats.
That astronomical reward, which could be called a fortune, was enough for many people to gamble their lives on it!
...
More than ten minutes later, Morin and his group, driving away from the Ministry of Defense, returned to the headquarters of the Tendou Civil Security Corporation.
"Morin, the risk level of this mission is simply too high!"
Just after entering her office, Kisara Tendo called out to Morin with some anxiety.
"Is there a problem? All those people from the Civil Security companies chose to participate, though~!"
Seeing the anxious and concerned look on Kisara Tendo's face, Morin asked with a smile.
"You... what are you planning to do?!"
Morin's indifferent reaction made the concerned Kisara Tendo pause, then she reacted and asked.
Kisara Tendo didn't notice that her trusting attitude towards Morin made Rentaro Satomi, who had followed Morin into the office, falter. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something but couldn't, and stood aside with some disappointment!
"For this mission, a total of four people will depart: me, Rentaro-kun, and our respective partners..."
Looking at Kisara Tendo's delicate face, Morin's expression turned solemn. He beckoned Rentaro Satomi to come closer and then began to explain his mission action plan.
In the action plan, Morin and Kohina, and Rentaro Satomi and Enju Aihara formed two teams. According to the route map and general area provided by the Ministry of Defense, they would conduct exploration operations in the Gastrea-infested area. Kisara Tendo would be stationed at the Civil Security company's headquarters. Besides trying to maintain contact with Morin and the others as much as possible, she could also provide some logistical support when necessary!
Perhaps, I can also go to Sima Heavy Industries to scavenge some things. After all, there's this guy Rentaro Satomi...
After explaining the general action plan, Morin casually glanced at Rentaro Satomi, who had almost become a stranger, and decided to squeeze out the remaining value of this guy.
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Every 300 Power Stones
2 Bonus chapter
Every 500 Power Stones
4 Bonus chapter.
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