The sensation of floating for a few seconds, and then the magical light settled on what must have been hard stone pavement.
Even though one of the drones had thought so, the sensation coming from his feet was a jarring sound as he stepped on the sand.
He didn't show his agitation, but quickly assessed the situation to react to the unusual situation.
The brick wall was exposed to the rocky surface, and the soldiers who were waiting for you were nowhere to be found.
Unlike the students who were brought to a strange place out of the blue, the scouts are busy grasping the differences between the place and the one they had in mind.
That's probably why you'll be the first to find an expressionless girl with silver hair, unbecoming to be in such a cave waving a small flag.
From my experience as a spy spy, I had to say that this girl was suspicious.
The location, the current situation, and the timing all make her an enemy.
"Welcome, expectant Japanese.
Amidst the hostility lurking in the secret saucepan, the girl began to respond as if she knew the brave men were coming to shift.
She doesn't look nervous as she flaps her flag as if to draw attention to you.
To the Japanese students, they would have thought she was a tourist guide.
But it doesn't take long for the unaware scouts to realize that the girl's nonchalant performance of her role is a trap.
My name is Memoria. I'm like a pilot who will take you back to Japan, but you don't have to remember it. You will sleep here.
In fact, that idea was not wrong.
Sleep.
Does it mean to kill, the scouts think.
The students who thought this was their destination suddenly become agitated, and some of them ask if their refuge is in Japan.
It couldn't be, the spies wanted to scream from the bottom of their hearts as the situation slowly deteriorated.
The students wouldn't know it, but you can't use a technique to move to another world that easily.
Even those who summoned them in the first place don't know how to send them back.
A secret agent from a country that prides itself on being the best at summoning rituals of any country does not show an ounce of frustration and calmly invokes a magic item to inform you of your location in order to seek help.
You have to be careful not to get too much attention from the other people. I don't want to waste my time.
At the same time, the covert operatives were caught in mid-air.
"Biko!
One of the students exclaims his concern for a secret agent who was being fished in midair.
Suddenly, some of the students reach for their swords in a spur-of-the-moment move.
But then...
Is that a body?
"Not moving!"?
"Huh? Why!
They are all neutralized in the blink of an eye.
This is one of the ancient dungeons in Isual, a realm where the Sun God's blessings fade away. I can at least prepare a trap that can contain you immature people, even if you are brave.
The shadow, which wriggled around the girl's shadow as its base point, was attacking the students with a clear intention.
"Don't worry. There's no pain, and it's not life-threatening. The next time it happens, we'll just go back to our somewhat noisy routine.
So not all students can feel at ease when they see a girl who is proceeding with the task at hand, telling them to sleep.
On the contrary, her nearly expressionless face incites fear, and she becomes even more violent.
Still, the shadow mercilessly and surely catches and covers the students.
Some spies realize from their magic and from the sheer amount of magic they're dealing with that they're not human, but with more than half their bodies covered by the shadows, they can no longer scream and it's too late.
The other spies, along with the other students, try to resist, and use magic to wield their arms and legs, but the shadow covers the students without even slowing down, as if they are laughing at such futile efforts.
The scene was like a man trapped in a bottomless pit, desperately resisting to crawl out.
Then, one by one, the shadows cover the vision of the students who were resisting until the last minute, and the place goes silent.
Another side END
Side Memoria
Watching the still slightly wriggling black ground, you confirm that the plan has worked.
It's only a matter of time before you can subdue it.
No matter how high the magical resistance of a brave man, if he is still inexperienced, he can be captured and subdued.
All you have to do is wait until the forced-sleep ritual is in place.
You can't move from here to maintain the ritual.
And since this technique captures the other person's presence at all costs, we can't have someone to talk to.
Simply put, I'm not busy right now.
And I can't move and I have no one to talk to.
I have no book to read.
The only thing I can do now that I'm out of things is to think.
And the first thing that came out was how I captured these brave men.
Just in time, just in time to see if there are any holes in the story so far.
Jiro-san said that emotions come out in action, so I slanted my face a little and thought back to the events that led up to this point.
It all started back before I left Jiro-san, when we were discussing how to bring these brave men back to Japan.
"The first plan is to return to Japan with the agreement of both the country and the students, the second plan is to escape by force with the agreement of the students only, and the third is
Forced return due to abduction against the will of the other party.
Once again, the smell of crime is amazing.
The last meeting in a room at the inn before we parted.
I will keep in touch with you on a regular basis, but the next time I see you, whether you succeed or fail, is when you return to Japan.
In front of me, Jiro was reading the documents and trying to remember the details of the meeting.
There is no problem because I already remembered it, so I'll go along with him to review the details.
I had a maiden's heart that wanted to be with him, so it wasn't hard for me to do that.
The first plan is to negotiate with the country to return the brave men and women without conflict.
I don't think that country will summon the brave men and women and then quietly let them go.
The plan is about as lucky as you will be if you succeed.
The second plan will be the main plan of this time.
Some brave men will want to return to Japan and you have to work with them to escape.
As a condition, you need to contact with the brave men, but it is the most realistic plan in terms of success rate.
Transportation for this has been arranged.
And the third plan, this is the plan that will be issued if neither the country nor the heroes want to return.
Personally, I think it's best to abandon them when the situation gets to that point.
Jiro said it was harassment, and I'm sure he felt that way, but he didn't really mean it.
He is serious and kind by nature.
He can be cold-hearted at times, but he is basically a good person.
He won't take the option of abandoning you until the very end.
But Jiro-san, are you sure you can fool them with this? I can't believe we haven't taken measures to this extent.
You would think so. But Memoria, on the other hand, the success rate of this trap is certainly going to be there when the idea is born.
This plan also should have made a lot of sense for insurance.
But as it turned out, this plan has blossomed.
Human beings make the most mistakes when they do not feel 'strange' when there is a slight deviation from what they normally do. Using the human error analogy, it is always the same, so they omit reports and don't tell us exactly what is going on. At this point, a difference in interpretation is created between the reporter and the reporter. And that's what makes it a mistake.
I used to fail at that too, Jiro said.
The third plan, summarized in its contents, was to create an emergency situation, which would allow him to disrupt the information and abduct the heroes.
If you are confined by running away, you can lead your escape route into the net.
That's all there is to it.
"The point of the third plan is to see how much noise I can make, but the key is to make the little maneuvers seem right and plant a bunch of them. It's like playing a message game where you just change one word and the answer will mean something else. That's all it takes to get Japanese students to be obedient.
The plan Jiro had devised was an unthinkable plan for us demons.
That's why I questioned if it was so easy to get things done.
Jiro-san said it was natural for me to have such doubts.
To clear my doubts, Jiro-san talked leisurely about it.
The content of the question was said by Jiro-san as a matter of course, but this is the difference between us and Japanese.
There is a saying in Japan, "If you shoot a general, first shoot a horse. We're not aiming at the brave men or the leader of the order, much less the head of the state. We're not aiming for the brave men or the leader of the order, much less the head of the state. It's a limb. I'll suggest to the would-be commander around here to distract him from the correct report. I'll have the mage in charge of the transference work with an underworld guild member and rewrite part of the transference ritual, only the destination. After that, we need to create a situation where students in earthquake-prone Japan can work without any discomfort. Then, they will follow our evacuation guidance. The destination of that path is our territory. All that's left is to kill them without checking their intentions.
I saw a ploy that was not a tour de force.
I saw a ploy that was not a brute force ploy.
You can stop this plan by using the common sense of the Japanese people to seal the bomb, and the top brass in the field will be drawn to the rampaging Jiro, who is conspicuous.
The only thing left to do is to bring the students who were killed and return to Japan where the media is noisy.
I don't think it's going to work out that easily," Jiro said, laughing.
That's probably why he had various other plans to deal with it.
I also instructed my fellow vampires and implored soldiers who frequented bars and brothels to avoid detection.
But Jiro.
That's what I thought at the time, but it turns out that this plan was the most effective.
The initial negotiations came up empty, and the seizure of people's minds for internal response turned into a risky plan because of the forbidden art of face-peeling.
With the clock ticking down, this plan is the only one that works properly.
And this is the result.
By the time I was sure there was no problem with the general flow, the noise disappeared from the surroundings.
Instead, there were a number of cocoons made of shadows lying on the ground everywhere.
I tried to imitate the Japanese tourist industry and make a flag, but I think it was in vain now.
All that's left is to carry this to the transition camp further down the hierarchy, and my work is done.
Jiro-san will have started his escape in time.
This trip will be over in a little while.
If Jiro-san comes back safely, we'll have given that country some breather.
My mouth relaxes a little when I think of that.
Then let's get the golem and bring them in.
But that too will be after the work is done.
I'll be the same as always if I restore my loose mouth.
Hoping to read in that quiet store soon, I summon a few golems with a magic stone.
A golem comes out of nowhere and brings out a cart, and the other golems throw the heroes into it.
I hope Jiro-san is okay.
Watching him, I worried about him.
The person who went to pick him up must have been one of the best riders in the Demon King's army.
I've heard rumors that he has a bit of a personality problem, but I'm sure Jiro-san will be fine.
I'll believe and wait now.
Seeing that the loading bay for the brave men was completed, I proceeded to the back of the dungeon.
Memoria side END
Memoria Tris age 193 years old, single
Boyfriend Tanaka Jiro
Occupation MAOcorporation Commercial establishment general store clerk
Magical aptitude Unknown
Title Store Manager
Word of the Day
It's dangerous to hurry up and assume the right thing to do.