laughed, sometimes cried, at the unwinding path of his life. But today, the potential for good that remained in the world, personified in the young woman before him, was worth a smile, regardless of how hopeless it all seemed.
" Very well, " he said, " You find who in America is organizing the chikara, how we even learned of Crawford's and the others' location, and discern the circumstances surrounding the abnormal behaviors of Officers Hajime Miyake and Katsume Eda. Meanwhile, I'll try to find out how we learned of the rescue mission and see what Great Project the future prosperity or destruction of our homeland hinges on. "
And with that Aika was dismissed. In the hall, she pulled the black case from her boot. In the corner, the light shined green, it had recorded everything and transmitted, via encrypted signals, to a recorder at the flat she shared with...Ryo. No. She couldn't go down that road. She couldn't turn against the man who loved her, questioning him just because she was questioning everyone else. She owed him loyalty. She gave him the case as an insurance policy, for her, for their, survival. He had risked his own safety to get the case containing the bug, lock picks, and mechanized magnets–tools for a quick escape, assuming she incapacitated anyone who could trigger an alarm along the way. No. She had to get home.
END of BOOK ONE
Next: BOOK TWO (ACT I part two)
" Very well, " he said, " You find who in America is organizing the chikara, how we even learned of Crawford's and the others' location, and discern the circumstances surrounding the abnormal behaviors of Officers Hajime Miyake and Katsume Eda. Meanwhile, I'll try to find out how we learned of the rescue mission and see what Great Project the future prosperity or destruction of our homeland hinges on. "
And with that Aika was dismissed. In the hall, she pulled the black case from her boot. In the corner, the light shined green, it had recorded everything and transmitted, via encrypted signals, to a recorder at the flat she shared with...Ryo. No. She couldn't go down that road. She couldn't turn against the man who loved her, questioning him just because she was questioning everyone else. She owed him loyalty. She gave him the case as an insurance policy, for her, for their, survival. He had risked his own safety to get the case containing the bug, lock picks, and mechanized magnets–tools for a quick escape, assuming she incapacitated anyone who could trigger an alarm along the way. No. She had to get home.
END of BOOK ONE
Next: BOOK TWO (ACT I part two)
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