Omniscient First-Person’s Viewpoint 173

There is a small, dirty restaurant on the outskirts of District 13.

The cool-eyed owner is sharpening the knife so that he can cook at any time, but the dusty tables, greased plates, and mold instead of wallpaper make even 0-level citizens who do not care about hygiene turn away. This is no different than a barrier chasing customers.

What exactly is the owner cooking, and why is only the blade sharpened in this dirty place?

A customer came to the quiet store, whose existence itself was questionable after a long time.

It must have come from another area. The man was wearing a straight shirt with a tie and a luxurious hat slightly raised. A woman in a straw hat walked in behind him lightly.

A man and a woman, dressed in relatively wealthy attire, as soon as they entered the store, were bewildered by the dirty walls and dusty tables.

“uh… Rain, is this the right place?”

The woman who followed me back with a hard expression on her face.

“Positive… No, yes. copy… As far as I know, I have heard that this is a crowded restaurant.”

“Isn’t that wrong? I came here because it was a restaurant in District 13 where two people would eat and one would die. Isn't this a restaurant where the two of you will die of food poisoning while eating?”

“Hey, you’re serious!”

When no customers came in and the store was just walking around, the owner nervously slammed his knife.

The man flinched greatly. said the owner, glaring at the man through his messy hair.

“What, can you do anything?”

The dead man stuttered and said.

“Hey, what’s selling best here?”

The owner smiled at this. A few were missing, revealing sparse teeth.

“steak. dripping with blood.”

“Hey.”

The men seemed to read the atmosphere better. The man with a frightened expression quickly grabbed the woman's wrist and dragged it. They looked at the owner's eyes and backed away.

“Excuse me, sorry! All right, I’ll be back next time!”

“It is.”

Even though he had missed a guest who had come after a long time, the owner did not look disappointing at all.

Because this restaurant is not actually a restaurant.

'There are people crawling out of places like this. Still, I'm noticing it, so it's less troublesome.'

The restaurant is the most visible store in the military. It is also a place that is not very suspicious even if a stranger visits it.

That's why organizations made contact points disguised as restaurants. To make contact with members of the organization or to gather when traveling.

'I can't make a troublesome job today, even though the due date is imminent. Good thing you didn't remove the body… .'

The owner opened the warehouse door. Instead of food ingredients, a dark space and a wooden staircase leading down appeared.

Until the shadows overturn the military and occupy the back alleys. There were only a few days left. He's only at the end, and he doesn't know when the day of action will be, but he's ready to turn the country upside down if only his orders fall.

A dangerous smile appeared on the owner's lips… .

“That’s right. tangent place.”

As I left the store, I took off my hat and muttered. The captain also nodded.

“There were suspicious circumstances. A strange population flow was observed in an alley where there should not be much flow. At certain times, groups of people would visit this store at regular intervals.”

The other side must have made a tangent paper in a quiet back alley to avoid suspicion in its own way. Pretending to be a bad restaurant.

But they wouldn't know.

military communicator. There was a being who could see this city as if looking down at the palm of his hand by accessing the golems hidden throughout the streets. For them, it was easier to monitor a quiet alley than a crowded street.

… Well, the reason they couldn't open a restaurant on the street is because they don't have enough money.

They're not stupid. I didn't know either.

The existence of a signal soldier, and the fact that the military is such a crazy country.

“Captain Pi is really great. Pinpoint suspicious places among the many alleys in the military.”

I read thoughts. Even the ugly secret that I have to take to the grave reveals my bare selves in front of me. Even the spies that can withstand all the torture in the world go through it with a quick glance, so the depth of human beings are meaningless to me.

But if human beings themselves are thin, then I am of little use.

okay. For example.

Especially if it's this military where people are used to the part role.

“The shadows of the military are a point organization with no one to each other, so I was having a hard time finding them. No matter how much I shake, I don't know anything about it, so it doesn't taste like whisking. Without it, I wouldn't have been able to find this place.”

“denial. The bureaucracy is excessive. The main building just did what it had to do.”

“I congratulate you for doing a job well. It’s great to find out the tangent on the first try.”

Seriously, I can't dig as deeply as I do, but the ability to sense that covers such a wide area is definitely a power I don't have. The captain who does it again is great.

At my praise, the captain grabbed the brim of the straw hat he was wearing and muttered as he lowered it.

“… denial.”

'… Praise is too much. This is the first time the main building has been praised for its work… . The main building just fulfilled its duties.'

Although he did not reveal it outwardly, the captain was deeply moved. The excited captain strode forward with ambitious gait.

“I will head to the next suspicious place. Follow me.”

However, the next suspicious place the captain found was a restaurant that was also known as a restaurant in the back alley of District 13.

What comforted the discouraged captain was the special menu offered by the good-natured owner. The captain glared at another taste and emptied both plates.

The shadow of the military is a dot organization… Rather, it is more like an octopus that has been hung loosely using only the tail of a lizard as bait.

When some of the main 'Shadows of the Kingdom' show their power, the harsh street bastards flock to them. Then the shadows chimed in with sweet words.

Let's join forces together.

Let's overthrow this terrible country.

If you rule the back alleys, I will entrust this area to you.

The assholes who don't know anything believe this like a rock. The 'Shadow' killed the Yangachi who didn't believe and rebelled, so it was impossible not to believe.

Yangachi, or bully, Hanyangna or the bottom-up people trust and follow them without knowing who the shadows are or where they need to go to meet them.

They are proud to be part of such a dangerous organization.

“Ts. There are no clues here either. The meeting point is correct, but there is only a real place.”

I tried to get information by mind-reading at every point of contact I could see, but no useful information came out.

Because everyone here was a once-and-done horse, and at the same time, like a lizard's tail, was a bait that could be cut at any time.

The captain muttered as he organized the information he had obtained.

“There are more than 20 places of contact. About 400 people expected to mobilize… . If you count the tangent places that the main building did not discover and the 'shadows' that are their main body, it is expected that there will be more than a thousand at the most.”

A riot caused by a thousand gangsters at the same time is at the level of a rebellion or, at best, a riot. I trembled at the gigantic scale.

“A commotion caused by a thousand people at the same time. If other disgruntled guys join in there, it's more than just a riot, right? Isn't that really a big deal?”

“denial. It is unlikely that this situation will escalate beyond a certain point.”

However, the captain denied it with a single blow. The fact that thousands of outlaws were rioting throughout the capital did not alarm the signalmen either.

I asked.

“why? If you use the power of the military police, you can slaughter a thousand people at once?”

“I agree with your statement, but that is not the reason. As you said, I don't know if a thousand people make a commotion at the same time… Because they don't have the ability to do that.”

“If it’s your ability, how about your organization?”

“Positive.”

After contemplating for a moment, the captain explained to me as he was organizing his thoughts.

“As a result of investigations by the main building and you, the self-proclaimed shadow of the military was found in a small group in the 10th division of Amittengrad. They are so small that it is difficult for the home country to catch them, but at the same time, it also creates an obstacle for the disgruntled element called the shadow to give orders. They will have very limited means of contacting each other.”

“It is.”

If it is so easy to give orders to bastards on the streets scattered throughout the capital, why would the military spend so much resources to raise signalmen and create magic golems?

“In addition, as a result of direct observation by the main building… Most of their meeting points were poor and poorly maintained. Those who are not trained cannot be expected to be able to perform systematic operations.”

“Well, it sounds like a misunderstanding.”

The market and the family. It is not for nothing that people with the same concerns have gathered. In order for an organization to come together, it needs a central point that will become the center and a sense of unity that connects each other.

However, there was no such thing in the shadow of the military and the gatherings of the bastards.

I nodded my head in agreement.

“It’s strange. These kinds of riots get bigger with each group. In a riot caused by a thousand people, blood boils, so there is a high possibility that those who will participate will also be leery if they ask ten people to share it. The more people, the less fear.”

The shadow of the military is a bunch of idiots gathered together. Even if you just give an order, the chances of it being followed are extremely small. Even more so if that order is nothing more than a suicide commando.

“Even if the goal is to spread chaos, how would you use such a complex tactic with chaos? It is questionable.”

Oh, where is there not a single 'shadow'? It's easy to understand if you just read your mind.

That's why I'm not good at reading minds. I can't read thoughts unless the shadows and the hiding ones show up. Baby, it's annoying, really.

At least if you can read the other person's intentions… .

oh

“beep. Do you know anything about taboos?”

The captain, who had become accustomed to being called a pi, answered the name without feeling any awkwardness.

“Taboo? The sentence component is missing. Please say more.”

“The informant was unreliable, so I forgot about it, just in case.”

I hid it because it was against the morals, but there is nothing I can do about it.

Nehru, I'm sorry. I'll pass your information to the captain.

“Neru said that Bone Shadow Wolfen knows the taboos of the military.”

“… Military, taboo?”

“yes. It was leaking as if it was great information, but I forgot what he was talking about. I suddenly remembered.”

I said quietly and read my thoughts lightly. Indeed, how much do military servicemen know about taboos… .

'It's hard. There are so many questionable items that I can't pick one.'

I thought so. this crazy country

You don't deserve me. At least I know exactly what my crime is when I get arrested.

Instead of giving up on thinking of taboos, the captain was wary of Nehru.

“If it’s Nehru, are you talking about the cat Suin who runs a magazine? . There is a need for an investigation.”

ahaha. I knew it would be like this Sorry, Nehru.

Are you embarrassed? But I can't help it. You say a couple is one body, right? You should have thought it would be delivered the moment you let me know.

Anyway.

“Is there really nothing to point out?”

“Positive. Boneshadow Wolfen was imprisoned in Tantalus for 20 years. He continued to be isolated before the main building was dispatched and never came out of it until he escaped. There is no opportunity for him to access high-level security information such as the taboos of the military.”

You said you've been arrested since the beginning of the military. Then there's nothing that Wolfen, trapped in the abyss, can't figure out.

No, wait. There is a weakness in that statement.

You can't be sure Wolfen found the taboo, right?

“What if Wolfen had heard of taboos from someone he had been imprisoned with in Tantalus? Could it be?”

“The possibility of information exchange… .”

At my words, the captain hardened his expression.

“… Please wait a moment. There are suspicious circumstances.”

👌👌👌👌👌 A book opened in the captain's mind. The list of those who went through the abyss fluttered and disappeared.

A person who was discovered by the captain who remembered each trainee's personal information like that.

'… The instigator of the escape, former Colonel Rancart. The youngest mage commander, a traitor who sold the mystery by making a deal with the Federation.'

One person's personal information unfolds. It's hard to remember until I mention it because it's information I've only come across in documents, but once I think of it, the related information continued in a chain.

'The military genius wizard, the youngest promoted. And, a survivor of Hameln.'

Hameln.

The moment he remembered that word, the captain's expression became more serious than ever before.

'Level 5 security information, that incident in Hameln. If one of the parties, Rancarte, had revealed the truth behind the incident.'

“… I will cancel. The main building was wrong.”

The captain opened his mouth. Her body was trembling with chills.

“The shadow of the military is not their limbs. It was a poison that would cause the military to kill everyone in the back alleys… !”