Mizar: “…”
He was a bit stunned and also a bit helpless. He had just gone out at the Commander’s request to grab a test subject, and he’d actually snatched the Commander’s relative?
Due to information obtained through some accidents, he’d learned that the members of the Urban Legend Club were all Reincarnators, so he used his own methods to verify it. He could confirm the information was true, but of the three people he verified, at least two were at least Senior Reincarnators, and obviously hard to deal with. Only this Low-Level Reincarnator was manageable. Of course, he could only capture this Low-Level Reincarnator and bring her back.
“Brother Meiran, it really is you? You’re a Reincarnator?” Inoue Keiko looked at Inoue Meiran in shock, then urgently asked, “Brother Meiran, are you doing some kind of horrible experiment?”
Inoue Meiran remained silent.
The situation before him was troublesome. He was pondering how to handle it.
“Commander, since we caught an unsuitable person, should we let her go now?” Mizar asked from the side.
Hearing this, hope flickered in Inoue Keiko’s eyes. Although she had seen a new side of Inoue Meiran today and felt he seemed like a bad person, no matter what, Inoue Meiran was her cousin. Letting her go would be the natural thing to do, right?
“No.” Inoue Meiran said expressionlessly, “Since she’s been caught, from now on she is no longer my cousin. She is my test subject.”
Inoue Keiko looked at Inoue Meiran in disbelief, almost thinking she had misheard.
Mizar was also quite surprised. “Is that really okay?”
Inoue Meiran said calmly, “Of course it’s fine. She now knows things she shouldn’t. Letting her go would lead to endless trouble. Better to make her my test subject, a stepping stone on my path to my dream.”
At this moment, Inoue Meiran acted cold and heartless enough, completely shattering the impression Inoue Keiko had of him.
“Brother Meiran, you can’t do this. I don’t want to die yet.” Inoue Keiko said in terror, “Brother Meiran, turn back.”
Inoue Meiran didn’t respond, instead saying to Mizar, “Continue fetching me some test subjects. The more test subjects, the better.”
Mizar nodded. “I understand. It’s all for our dream.”
“Yes, for our dream, even if some sacrifices must be made, they are necessary.” Inoue Meiran said, glancing at Inoue Keiko.
…
The afternoon temperature began to cool.
The pattering rain outside the window fell for two hours before stopping. Wind carrying moisture blew in through the open window, making the classroom cool and refreshing, causing the ceiling fan overhead to stop spinning.
“Ding-a-ling-a-ling…”
The school dismissal bell rang.
The teacher didn’t drag the lesson on. Upon hearing the bell, they stopped lecturing and left the classroom.
The classroom became noisy. Tsukiyomi Ruri also stretched her limbs slightly.
“Oh? Finally a clue?” Tsukiyomi Ruri murmured to herself.
She had been sharing vision with the Ant Tracker all along. The dragonfly this item was tracking had finally brought her useful information.
It was on a certain street in Natsuki City. The dragonfly had flown and landed on a person’s arm. It was a man with messy brown hair, wearing punk-style clothing.
Tsukiyomi Ruri locked onto this person, letting the Ant Tracker continue following. She herself also slung her schoolbag over her shoulder and headed towards the target.
‘If it was you who attacked me yesterday, then you need to pay the price. And, does Keiko’s disappearance have something to do with you too?’
Tsukiyomi Ruri thought to herself.
No matter the purpose, she needed to find this person.
Confirming the location through the Ant Tracker, Tsukiyomi Ruri headed straight there after leaving school. It didn’t take long before she approached the target.
However, the target was currently still in the city center. The streets were full of traffic and flowing crowds. Under these circumstances, it wouldn’t be convenient to make a move even if she got right in front of him. So Tsukiyomi Ruri didn’t rush to get close, keeping a certain distance.
She wasn’t in a hurry. The opponent couldn’t stay within the crowds forever, he would certainly end up alone eventually. That would be the opportunity.
And this opportunity came even sooner than Tsukiyomi Ruri expected.
Not long after, the target voluntarily headed towards a less crowded area, gradually leaving the city center and moving towards the suburbs. On this stretch of road, no one else was visible anymore, only rows of street trees lining both sides of the road.
Tsukiyomi Ruri no longer stayed far away. She quickened her pace to approach. Once she was close enough, she deployed The Faceless, letting The Faceless quickly fly towards the target.
This target was naturally Mizar.
He was just looking for the next Reincarnator to use as a test subject, but as he walked, he inexplicably felt a bit uneasy and couldn’t help turning his head to look back.
“Who’s there?”
The moment he turned his head, Mizar saw a figure seemingly formed from smoke closing in. Alarm instantly flashed in his eyes, and he retreated backwards.
The Faceless floated in mid-air, staring at Mizar. “Did you capture Inoue Keiko?”
Hearing this, Mizar was first stunned, then laughed. “Impressive, you found me this quickly? Looks like you girls’ skills are much better than I imagined. So, are you Izumi Shirayuki, Mizuhashi Yuzuki, or Tsukiyomi Ruri?”
From The Faceless’ words, he directly deduced that the newcomer was a person from that Urban Legend Club.
The Faceless paused for a moment, then asked, “Why do you think the people you mentioned are Reincarnators?”
Mizar extended a finger and wagged it left and right. “Source of information is confidential.”
“Fine. So, you admit you captured Inoue Keiko, right? Where did you take her?” The Faceless asked again.
“You think I’ll tell you?” Mizar sneered. “I suggest you prepare her funeral arrangements in advance. There’s no need to consider anything else too much.”
Hearing this, Tsukiyomi Ruri’s gaze couldn’t help but turn a few degrees colder.
Inoue Keiko had been captured, and her life was in danger. There was no time to waste.
But before Tsukiyomi Ruri could make a move, Mizar also very decisively acted. He whistled a tune. From all directions—mosquitoes, flies, dragonflies, sparrows, cockroaches, voles, snakes… all sorts of animals emerged and came onto the road. So many different creatures assembled together in such an orderly fashion was visually quite impactful.
It was clear that Mizar’s ability should be controlling animals.
Of course, as a Senior Reincarnator, Mizar’s methods wouldn’t be limited to just this.
After controlling a large group of animals for his use, even if he switched to another ability, the effects of the previous ability, Animal Control, still persisted. Those animals would continue to obey his commands.
So Mizar decisively activated another, even stronger ability.
Animal Fusion!
