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"rye!!!"
Shiho Miyano roared as she charged toward Sano, like a dying beast at the end of its rope, making a final desperate attempt to take him down with it.
Sano casually turned his body to the side, and as he stretched out his left leg, he grabbed Shiho Miyano's hair and yanked it, causing her to fall to the ground with a thud.
Shiho Miyano, who should have rolled a little further away, was grabbed by the hair by Sano and forcibly pulled back, who then slapped her across the face with his right hand.
"You really are a useless piece of trash. Your sister lost her life to save you, and what did you do? Your enemy is right in front of you, but you can't do anything and you even get humiliated."
After the first slap, Sano didn't stop. He continued to slap and mock Miyano Shiho until her mouth was bleeding, her left cheek was swollen, her head was buzzing, and she was dizzy.
"This is so boring."
Sano chuckled dismissively, finally stopping what he was doing, and looked at Gin: "Then I'll send her to the detention room."
Gin, who had remained silent, stared coldly at Sano for several seconds before finally speaking: "Don't do anything unnecessary."
Sano understood the meaning behind Gin's words and couldn't help but chuckle softly, "Do I look that much of a beast?"
Gin didn't say anything more, so Sano grabbed Shiho Miyano's hair and dragged her all the way to the detention room.
However, both on the way to the detention cell and inside the cell, there were high-definition surveillance cameras, so Sano had no chance to slip the drug into Shiho Miyano's body.
Taking advantage of the effect of the passerby hat, Sano brazenly surveyed his surroundings.
...This is precisely the biggest reason why Sano deliberately made sarcastic remarks.
Only by forcing Shiho Miyano to attack him could Sano legitimately beat her up, and only in this way would it seem realistic enough, giving him an excuse to escort her and give him the opportunity to do missions on the way.
Unfortunately, even so, Sano still doesn't seem to have found an opportunity.
...Moreover, according to what Sano knows, APTX4869 seems to be an extremely important substance, not just a simple poison. Therefore, the use of each pill needs to be recorded, and even the condition of the user needs to be confirmed a second time.
Chapter 187, 186, Don't come any closer!
So even if there really is a chance, how would Sano explain to Gin that he was missing a pill after he had given it to Gin?
This task is a bit troublesome.
Or we could retreat first, and then find another opportunity to come back under the guise of Black Mask, stuff the medicine into Shiho Miyano's hands, or even forcibly take her away, and then casually steal one of these A-drugs.
...Isn't that a bit too risky?
While Sano was thinking, he handcuffed Shiho Miyano's hands—as if he could take this opportunity to slip the medicine into her hands.
At least this way, I only need to find opportunities to replenish my medication, saving me a lot of trouble.
It seems feasible.
However, just as Sano was about to take out the medicine and put it into Miyano Shiho's hand, he unexpectedly discovered that there was a capsule hidden in the other person's sleeve.
Clutching the obvious foreign object beneath the other person's clothes, Sano fell into a moment of silence.
If nothing unexpected happens, it should be APTX4869.
But if this guy has medicine on him, why would the system still let him...?
Oh ~
Sano realized what was happening.
Although Shiho Miyano has medication on her, it doesn't necessarily mean she can stay.
Therefore, the system task only required Sano to ensure that Shiho Miyano had the medicine, not to give her the medicine.
If Gin's people were to escort her, they might have searched Shiho Miyano first and taken the pill.
In other words, what the system really wanted Sano to do was to prevent Shiho Miyano from being searched—so this mission has been completed by accident?
If that's the case, why is there no task completion notification?
Sano turned his gaze and met the eyes of Shiho Miyano, who was gradually becoming more awake.
Aside from the fear and hatred that should have been there, Sano seemed to sense that the other person was somewhat... nervous?
...Sano seemed to understand why.
Perhaps Sano himself is actually part of this mission.
As the person who escorted Sherry here, Sano was supposed to search Shiho Miyano. As for whether he could find anything, that was up to Sano's personal decision.
Of course, this is just speculation; we'll find out if it works by trying it out.
If that doesn't work, then Sano will have no choice but to stick to his original plan and use his third alias to forcibly abduct Shiho Miyano, ensuring that she still has the drugs on her before the mission deadline.
...Have we been discovered?
Due to intense mental stimulation and external attacks, Shiho Miyano felt that her mind was still somewhat muddled.
Even so, Shiho Miyano had not forgotten the APTX4869 she kept on her person just in case.
Shiho Miyano knew very well that once she broke with the organization, she would be discarded like trash. In order to minimize her suffering and to avoid dying at the hands of others, she hid a pill on her person beforehand.
Since my sister is already dead, it doesn't matter whether I live or die.
It's a pity that I couldn't avenge my sister myself... Although the possibility of revenge is extremely slim, and since she's already dead, revenge wouldn't make any sense.
...Of course, this is just wishful thinking on my part right now.
Shiho Miyano originally thought that Rye's arrogant nature would prevent her from checking very carefully and thus she wouldn't be discovered, but in the end, it still didn't work out.
The eye contact between the two lasted less than two seconds.
Then, to Shiho Miyano's great surprise, the villain who had killed her sister and mocked her so blatantly did not take out the medicine from her sleeve.
As if he hadn't noticed anything at all, he turned and left the cell.
What does it mean?
Shiho Miyano stared blankly at the closed door in front of her.
Could it be that this is the last shred of pity one has for oneself?
Is it because he killed his own sister that he feels guilty?
Yes, after all, according to what was said earlier, Gin had no intention of letting his sister go. Even if this guy didn't make a move, Gin or someone else would.
Or perhaps this guy was actually forced into something.
Whether others would be as clean and efficient as this guy is another matter entirely...
...Did you think I would think that way?
Shiho Miyano bit her lip until it bled, and her eyes were bloodshot as she stared at the door. No matter the reason, killing her sister was killing her sister.
Is it because he didn't kill someone else who would? Is it because he had no choice but to kill? Is it because he showed mercy to himself by treating him like a beggar?
Will this hatred then cease to exist?
will not!
...Although for me now, it seems that my thoughts don't make any difference.
Shiho Miyano closed her eyes bitterly and helplessly, her body going limp, hanging only by the iron chains binding her hands.
Just as the other party said before, I am nothing but a useless piece of trash, unable to do anything...
Shiho Miyano's consciousness gradually faded, and she fell into a deep sleep.
It wasn't until two or three hours later that Shiho Miyano slowly woke up, and the capsule was hooked out by her slender fingers.
It's time to end my life...
……
Sano was unaware of Shiho Miyano's thoughts... and it didn't matter to him.
The important thing is that Sano's guess was correct. From the moment he ignored the medicine on Shiho Miyano and walked out of the cell, the mission was already marked as complete.
Then Sano got into Gin's car at the entrance of the research institute—driven by vodka.
That's right, Gin said that this mission would be completed by Sano and Vodka teaming up.
In the task assignment, Vodka's job was simply to keep watch for Sano.
Opening the car door, I saw Vodka sitting upright in the driver's seat next to me, for some reason.
Also, whether it was Sano's imagination or not, Vodka's broad shoulders seemed to tremble slightly as he opened the car door and got in.
Could it be that he was just spacing out and got startled by himself?
...To be honest, Vodka's mental state right now isn't particularly good.
Because today, Vodka received the most dangerous mission of his career—
Team up with Sano.
When Vodka heard his teammate's code name, he thought he had misheard. However, after confirming with his older brother a second time, he still received the words "Rye".
...At that moment, Vodka seemed to vaguely feel a huge "danger" on his head and a "death" on his face.
Although his older brother had emphasized that he only needed to get some fresh air and didn't need to do anything dangerous,
Just standing alone with this guy, isn't that the most dangerous thing already?!
...As Gin's close henchman and professional driver, Vodka was arguably the person in the organization who had the longest and deepest contact with him.
Therefore, if we're talking about who in the organization understands Gin's thoughts the most and has the deepest understanding, it has to be Vodka.
Even if there are many things that Gin doesn't want to say or can't say, Vodka can still sense them.
The most direct example is Sano.
Since Gin had tested Sano earlier, he stopped assigning codename members to team up with him. For a long time, he only led peripheral members into battle.
It wasn't until Miyano Akemi's problem arose that Gin had no choice but to assign Sano a teammate with a codename.
This was also Gin's second attempt to probe Sano—to see if, after this period of frantic team-up missions, the other party's... seemingly uncontrollability specifically targeting codename members had decreased.
The fact that Amuro Tooru has survived to this day is the best proof of that.
...But that's just Gin's idea, not Vodka's!
The reason Bourbon is still alive is because the two of them had only been monitoring and tracking each other without any conflict.
If a fight breaks out in the middle of it, who knows if the other side will even be alive?