Chapter 52 The Worst of the Worst
Part 1
In a backstreet of the Imperial Capital. In one of the hideouts in the Abandoned Metropolitan Area, Noto Cochlear scratched his head.
A few days after the research facility has been exposed and suffering a crushing defeat against âInfinite Variety (Senpen Banka)â, there was still no sign of his boiling anger weakening.
.
The ãTower of Akasha (Akasha No To)ã is an infamous Magic organization. The organization seeks the truth while using any means necessary even if it means going against ethics.
He can understand that they have many enemies. If it was a group of Hunter or the Empireâs Knights who attacked Noto and the others, then in that case even if they were captured, he wouldnât have been so annoyed.
But that wasnât even a fight.
If he closes his eyes, he can relive the scene vividly.
In the eyes of the one called âInfinite Variety (Senpen Banka)â, Noto and the others werenât even considered enemies. Moreover, he took Noto and the others for a fool by insulting them of beingãSand Rabbit Researchersã.
For someone who looks down on others but has almost never been looked down, like Noto, those words were unbearable.
The disciples uneasily look at Noto, who canât hide his annoyance.
Until now, those Magi who have ignored all ethics to do research have now been frightened by only one Hunter.
All their prided magical attack has been invalidated, moreover, they have been crushed by a Hunter, who didnât possess any staff, in one shot by his magical attack. It canât be helped if they were anxious.
Magi are people who have a high resistance to magical attacks. This was because of the powerful magical power hidden inside their body that is causing a strong resistance to magical attacks. As a Magi of the ãTower of Akasha (Akasha no To
)ã, their resistance has reached a level where they donât get any damage by ordinary magic.
However, âInfinite Varietyâs (Senpen Banka)â spell, which was cast without chanting, has enough power to suppress all the disciples and Noto in a single blow.
If Noto and the others werenât Magi, they would have been crushed to death by that blow.
Up until now, there hasnât been any information about âInfinite Variety (Senpen Banka)â being a Magi. They canât deny that they werenât on their guard. However, even considering all that, it was clear that this man possess Magic which was as powerful as a Magi from Akasha.
âShould we leave the Imperial Capital?â (Disciple)
âYou bastard⦠Are you telling me to turn tail and run away!?â (Noto)
âN⦠No, butâ¦â (Disciple)
I yelled at the disciple who weakly said that.
There was no way I would run away. Even if I canât win against him, I will make him pay. Us being quiet for a few days wasnât just for us to run away and hide.
Noto is a Magi. Fighting to the death for his pride wasnât something he was going to say. However, running away now was too pathetic.
The research was doing well.
Their existence has been revealed to the Empire, but they are perfectly covered. Akasha is a big organization. They even have a collaborator in the upper class of the Empire.
âInfinite Variety (Senpen Banka)â⦠That man suddenly attacked Noto and the others as if he was a natural disaster. If he didnât exist, they would still have a chance to win.
No⦠Even if we leave the country, we canât leave âInfinite Variety (Senpen Banka)â on his own device.
âThere must be something⦠Also, Sophia will be back soon.â (Noto)
His best disciple, who asked for a leave, had left them a valuable communication stone in case of an emergency.
Despite being talented, it hurt Notoâs pride to ask for his discipleâs help, but it was unavoidable as it was a crisis for the sustainability of their research.
I donât know where she is right now, but she responded that she was coming back right now.
The research facility outside has been crushed but that was not the only war potential Noto possesses. If Sofia returns, our strength will be enough.
âBu⦠But no matter how strong Sofia isâ¦â (Disciple)
âShut it. What we should think right now is⦠Letâs seeâ¦â (Noto)
After taking a deep breath, Noto looked at the faces of all the disciples gathered in the room.
As âInfinite Variety (Senpen Banka)â let Noto and all the others go, there was no one missing. The wound received because of the gravity magic âPressureâ has been completely healed over the last few days.
It was something to be happy about for Noto and the others, but this was why a big question remain.
What was âInfinite Varietyâs (Senpen Banka)â purpose?
If it were to stop the research, the was no need to spare Noto and the othersâ lives.
Some members are working in the Imperial Capital but the ones with Noto at that time were the core researcher. If all of them was captured at that time, then the near-complete research would have been put to a stop.
He must have another purpose to show himself in front of Noto and the others. Berating them was probably not his purpose. I donât think a certified Level 8 Hunter will do anything purposelessly.
To warn us and drive us out of the Imperial Capital? But that was not a reason to not capture us.
Or else⦠He was aiming for the destruction of the whole âTower of Akasha (Akasha no To)â and not just Noto?
At such thoughts, Noto smiled. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
The âTower of Akasha (Akasha no To)â is a huge organization. Members were spread all over the world. Noto who was infamous in the Zebrudia Imperial Capital was just one member. They werenât an enemy a Hunter can handle by himself. Noto couldnât see the whole picture drawn by him.
If he didnât capture Noto and the others, he wouldnât be able to grasp where the others research facilities were located.
â⦠Well whatever. What I should do now is to remove the pest inside the organization.â (Noto)
â!? Do you meanâ¦â (Disciple)
Noto turned his dark and cloudy eyes to the agitated disciple.
âUnfortunately, ⦠It seems there is a traitor among us.â (Noto)
âWha!?â (Disciple)
As his eyes darken as if it became the abyss, the disciples took a deep breath.
Noto stood up and slowly approached his disciples.
All of them are talented Magi who studied together. Although they were ambitious, more than that they desire knowledge, Noto would have never thought of a traitor if this never happened.
âI will at least ask this⦠Among you, is there anyone that has leaked information?â (Noto)
âThis is impossible⦠We are in this all together! Teachâ¦â (Disciple)
The second best disciple refutes Notoâs word.
Noto was also thinking like that. Noto and the other researches were unacceptable in every country. Therefore, everyone here has dirtied their hand, let it be a little or a lot. If you are not suicidal, no one will leak any information to the outside.
However, the reality is that information has leaked.
âThe localization of the laboratory has been leaked. The monster created by our experimentation was destroyed. Even today, it seems âInfinite Variety (Senpen Banka)â went to the store upstairs. No matter how strong he is, he is still a human. I can only think that he has an informant on the inside.â (Noto)
To his words full of logic, the disciple wasnât able to say a word.
Akashaâs cover-up was perfect. It had almost been a decade that no one was able to discover them.
No matter if the Hunter was a Level 8, I donât think he can find us so easily.
Most of all, when I asked why âInfinite Variety (Senpen Banka)â know the name of the Golem, he answered like this.
⦠A friend told me. Was what he said.
TL notes:
Thank you for reading this!
I always get some problem with the narration but this time it was particularly hard sometimes itâs 3rd person sometimes it is 1st person so complicated. But well as long as you can understand it is fine right?
So, the ice cream store was indeed a hideout of the Tower of Akasha. XD
And he went there to buy Ice cream and discover the enemy hideout.
He needs no insider to find you, just his appetite, wait doesnât that mean the one who found them is not Cry but Eva. She is in fact the hidden boss. XD
See you in part 2
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