I Came Back but the World is Still a Fantasy!?

4-79: The Summit Meeting – The Pathetic Truth (1/5)

A shocking revelation for the spy, but only for the spy, who in the middle of her astonishment was suddenly grabbed by Mikotos shiki and was taken away.

It neednt be said what sort of fate awaited her, though if something had to be said, then it was treatment that made the punishment of the yakuzas look adorable.

The tools and the suicide equipment in her possession were taken custody of by the Mask, who promised to use them to conduct an investigation and share the information later.

Then Mikoto excused herself to deal with the people theyve arrested as well as to decide how to deal with the situation, while everyone else was escorted by the old man to an undamaged room of the main building.

Looking at you now at a place like this, you really are like a ghost, Ryou said.

Within a vast space so vast it was a hassle to bother counting the tatami mats were floor cushions upon which the gang knelt in seiza.

The Mask was seated in between Ryou and Tomoe as they idly chatted.

Though the room was illuminated with electric lights, it was still a Japanese-style tatami room.

So when a humanoid black mist sat there in the dead of the night, the eeriness engendered was so fitting it almost made Ryou laugh.

If you want, I can stand beside your bed.

As a result of those teasing words, however, came a horrifying proposal.

Ryou could easily imagine how many buckets of sweat hed be pouring if he were to wake up to that eerie thing looking down at him.

Nah, Im good. Do it for Tomoe instead.

Hey! Why me!?

Tomoe pleaded as though to say, dont drag me into this, but the Mask responded before Ryou could.

If you wish for it, I can stand for you.

Y-You dont have to!!

Just what was she imagining when she said that?

For some reason, her face was beet red as she denied the proposal, while Ryou just shook his head in amusement.

Even he could tell that it wasnt because of fear or dislike that she was denying him.

More than likely, she just didnt want him to see any more of her defenseless sleeping face.

But if Ryou could notice that, then the Mask would of course not miss it.

True enough, The mask(He) couldnt endure it and broke out into laughter.

Meanwhile, in the corner of the lower seats, were the three girls watching from afar, shivering and shrinking in fear just from overhearing their conversation.

Just the pressure the Mask emanated by being there was enough to make them afraid, and they feared their classmates who could nonchalantly hold a conversation with him.

As expected, they were in a different dimension from them.

Rest assured, you wont be eaten as long as you dont do anything.

If Old Man Kusakabe hadnt been sitting between them and their classmates, they would have long fainted already.

There was an urgent situation earlier, so they couldnt put as much attention on the Mask, but now that the situation has calmed down, the pressure the Mask emanated was just too much for these weak young girls to even breathe.

It was curious if the old mans word even helped much, but

Oh, but youve already done something, so its already too late! Ka ka ka!

When the old man laughed like that, the three girls paled to the point it was amusing.

Old man, can you not use me to torment the youth?

Oh, my. I do beg your pardon. For an old man like myself who doesnt have long left to live, teasing the youth like this is one of the few ways I can amuse myself.

What are you even saying? Youll probably live for another 20 years more And you girls shouldnt be afraid of me. It is my disciples whom you should be afraid of. I respect their judgment.

The Mask intentionally did not look at the three girls and just left the decision to Tomoe and Ryou.

The three girls turned to them with an apologetic look but didnt say anything.

It was curious how they took that.

Hmm, well its hard to complain when Ive already been done in Hey, what are we going to do?

Leave it for later. Theres a more important topic I want to talk about. Is it true that the entire family has been infiltrated by Garestonian spies?

Was it truly because there were more pressing things to talk about, or was putting off their punishment until later a punishment in and of itself?

Regardless, Tomoe made a difficult face as she steered the conversation into a difficult but inevitable direction.

It would be too optimistic to believe that theres only one spy and that only the Tsumori House has been infiltrated. Considering the level of equipment thats been confiscated, it is evident that theres an organization behind this. And since they dared to use a one-time ploy like that, they must have other spies, or at least, a successor.

One-time ploy? Thats only because you caught her.

Either way, even if she managed to run away, someone would have gone after her. What do you think would have happened if the person that stole the demon sword and handed it to Michizane got away?

Though the Mask ended his statement in a question, there was no one here who couldnt understand what he was getting at.

There was no way that they would have left such a suspicious person alone.

And though no one here knew what plans she had after that, since she was already wearing that face, there was no mistaking that she was trying to incite internal strife by placing the blame on the Ooharu family.

I see, thats why its a given that she would be caught. I doubt she would have underestimated the clans ability to find her even if she did manage to slip back into the clan. There arent a lot of people that can escape from Mikoto-sama too.

If she already knew that she was going to be caught, then a replacement for her must have already been prepared.

Ka ka ka, all the peeping toms must be panicking right about now, searching every corner thoroughly with their Spirit Sight. I dont know how many they can find with their level of skills, though. I wish I could be there to see their flustered faces, Old Man Kusakabe laughed.

The three girls behind him tilted their head and asked.

Kusakabe-sama, who are the peeping toms youre referring to?