I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 185
7-5. Decision-Making
Here in this place now gathered are…
Ouren-san, Houen-san, Lize-san, and Uchikage-Ojiichan.
And then there’s me, Amariaz, and Ashera-san.
Ashera-san was taken in here since then, and she seems to be doing fine. The Oni have been treating her well, and she doesn’t seem to have any problems with her daily life.
The reason we called Ashera-san here this time is because we have some questions for her regarding infiltrating the angels’ base. And the members for the infiltration are…
“It’s me, Houen, and Abyss the devil.”
“Is it really okay with just the three of you!?”
“Hmm? Hmm, well, we’ll manage somehow. We need to bring back as much information as possible, and we have to act covertly, but in the end, we will destroy that facility.”
He says it so casually, but that’s quite a big deal, Ouren-san…? Normally, that’s impossible, you know…?
The reason for sending these three to investigate and destroy the base is because it’s floating in the sky, so they chose people who can fly freely. Ouren-san doesn’t have high mobility, but he can fly. However, he excels in offense, so even if he gets attacked, it shouldn’t be a problem. He plans to cover his weaknesses with firepower.
Besides, Ouren-san is the only one who knows the current location of the angels’ base. So he has to go no matter what.
“Well, don’t worry.”
“It’s not like I’m worried about you.”
“Hey, hey, we’re going to a base where pseudo-skills are being made, right? There must be angels with absolute skills, so be a little worried for me.”
“Monsters should stay quiet.”
“Okay.”
Well, they’ll probably manage somehow…
“You mentioned covert operations, but do you have a plan to sneak in?”
Amariaz said to Ouren-san. Certainly, covert actions are important for investigation. If we can’t get the information, it’s meaningless.
However… I’m sorry, but I can’t see Ouren-san and Houen-san being good at covert operations. After all, Ouren-san is white and Houen-san is red! I think Abyss-san is more suitable…
“Fufufufu, don’t underestimate me, Amariaz.”
“Are you sure?”
“Alright, then I’ll prove it.”
Ouren said, but he didn’t move at all from that spot. While everyone was suspicious, only Uchikage-Ojiichan let out an impressed sigh. Did something happen just now?
“…Huh? Still nothing?”
“It seems it doesn’t even get caught by Amariaz’s ‘Spatial Awareness’.”
“What?”
When Amariaz tilted his head, Ouren-san, who should have been there, dispersed like mist. As we were surprised, Ouren-san roughly patted Amariaz’s head.
“Hahaha, there’s a skill called ‘Assassin’. It’s surprisingly useful.”
“Wow, I was surprised!”
“So that’s it…”
Ouren-san had moved behind me and Amariaz before we knew it. It seemed Amariaz recognized the skill, but it also evaded his ‘Spatial Awareness’ and didn’t trigger my presence detection… Isn’t it a really amazing skill?
But certainly, with this, infiltration seems easy… Not that I was worried, but Ouren-san’s appearance stands out a lot…
“What about Houen-san…?”
“I don’t have any stealth skills. So I’ll be in charge of destruction.”
“The signal will be when the water mass I made bursts, right?”
“The one you made for the princess? Yeah, that’s fine. Now then…”
Houen-san turned to Ashera-san. From here, we need to identify the things to be careful about during the infiltration. She holds an important role in identifying those things.
“You were captured for a while, right?”
“Ah, yes…”
“Can you tell us once more about what you saw? The appearance of the angels, their roles, the number of guards, the internal structure… as much as you can remember.”
“Un-understood.”
Ashera-san, recalling her memories, began to explain bit by bit. She described the facility she had mentioned before, the constant sounds of anguish she heard, the angels who attended to her, the types of drugs used, and the characteristics of the humans used as test subjects.
Although it was known that the facility was quite large, she couldn’t grasp the details.
From the window, the view showed clouds below and a mesh-like barrier surrounding the facility. She had no idea of its purpose, and she had no memory of leaving the facility. When she came to, she was already in the custody of Ouren and the others.
“What is your last memory?”
“Um… I just fell asleep… and when I woke up… I was on the ground.”
“Two possibilities: they used a skill while you were sleeping, or they erased your memory.”
“What’s the benefit of erasing memories?”
“To prevent anyone with pseudo-skills from knowing the way in and out of the facility.”
“I see~”
While using a skill while she was sleeping seems the most likely, erasing memories indeed has its advantages. It’s probably because the angels handled such details meticulously that the demons couldn’t locate them until now.
Then, Uchikage-Ojiichan cleared his throat.
“Those who are to move should prepare to leave immediately. I will contact Abyss. Ouren-sama, how do you plan to handle the barrier around the facility?”
“Leave it to me! I’ve got a plan!”
“……”
“What is it?”
“I’m worried.”
“Can’t you trust me a little more!?”
Why does Ouren-san have such little trust…? It was kind of amusing, though.
I looked at Amariaz, but he wasn’t smiling either. I wonder why he gets a bit grumpy when dealing with Ouren-san. Oh well.
Amariaz raised his hand slightly.
“Hey, Uchikage-san.”
“What is it?”
“What about us who are left behind?”
“We’ll assist Garrot Kingdom.”
“””Garrot Kingdom!?”””