Part 69: Yuki Takamiya 5

Chapter 69: Yuki Takamiya 5

Nice.

Music: LONER (Azusa Chiba)




They’re probably still watching me, just waiting to use me… *sigh* Whatever Gouto and them are trying to to… It’s beyond me.



I’ve been looking for you.
……



I will do my best to assist you in solving mysteries. How would you like to start?



……



Yes, of course. I am merely your capable assistant.
*groan*
Well, at least I’ll try to be!



Consider The Box

(Nat-chan was hiding a box in the locker room. Come to think of it… That projector I hid looks a lot like a box, too. Could it be the same one?)

Consider Shikishima Industries

(I saw something that looked like a weapon in the Shikishima facility. But what Gouto and Shinonome said doesn’t make sense. Maybe they let me go so they could track me… To get to the organization behind the scenes?)

Use Erika Aiba on Erika Aiba



Yes. But I doubt he remembers me. I don’t leave much of an impression.
……

Uh-huh, likely story.



Are you upset with me?
Just been antsy without my cigarettes.





Let’s see if Megumi has any new information.




……



Well…

Use Natsuno Minami on Megumi Yakushiji





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Hehe. I know it’s cruel to keep making her miss Juro leaving… but it’s also very funny.



Mmm… The word has such a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?



Let’s look for clues in the cafeteria!




Nah.

Oh. Well, I guess I’m just an idiot, then.

I just want something to drink. Gotta keep my mouth occupied.




Nothing for me, thank you.






Music: Feeling At Ease (Rikako Watanabe)



Oh god, here we go.

Amiguchi…
I’m telling ya. Destiny sure wants us to be together.
Ugh. This again…



I heard vitamin C helps keep you healthy.
I’m not drinkin’ it for my health, dumbass. Nat-chan used to drink it, that’s all. What the hell do you want anyways?



No thanks. I mean, really. How many times is it gonna take… for it to stick in that floppy-haired head of yours?
How about… Until you go on a date with me?

That’s some catch, that Catch-22.

*sigh*



So I was thinking…



A bike? Sounds wonderful.



Who’s this?

I love this line. Shu sounds completely joyless here.

Apparently… She’s Watson.
Huh? Are you from another country?
Teehee.



But I got more important things to do today.
We are actually quite busy.
Okay… Well, I guess I won’t keep you.
You’re awfully docile today.
Just don’t want you to hate me. For being too aggressive, you know?

Holy shit! He’s learning! He’s taking a hint!

……
Yuki-chan. Next time’s a date for sure.

…Or not.

Ugh…
Well then. Shall we?
Yeah.




If we first consider “The Box,” the Consider dialogue for “Old School Building” will change.

Consider Old School Building

(That thing I hid… I need to take a closer look. But I can’t let Aiba know about the SIU. I’ll have to go alone.)

Use Old School Building on Erika Aiba




I just remembered I had something to do. We’re done investigating for the day.
Aww…










How did Ryoko Shinonome make this thing work?



Nope. Can’t find one.



So this is what Nat-chan was hiding? If only I could show this to that track girl…



Music: Bad Omen (Mitsuhiro Kaneda)



Aha. Good work, Takamiya.



There’s valuable confidential information in there.



Yes, in that data unit. You had orders to look for it too?
Uh, actually—
Anyway, good job.



…You haven’t heard? I came in here because I thought I saw him. Ei Sekigahara. He’s a vicious criminal that will stop at nothing to get his hands on this information.





Music: Who D-Unit (Yoshimi Kudo)







……
I didn’t kill him. He’s just unconscious.



Get away from my box!
Right… Do you even know what this is?
This guy was saying it’s confidential, so…
Activate AI.



BJ springs to life.

Miura… Do you know who I am?
Sekigahara…
You got your memory back.
Where am I…?
Sector 4. The old building at Sakura High School.
Then we have a problem.

Music: Lonely Struggle (Rikako Watanabe)



Did you say “Natsuno”?



Does that mean you know? You know where Nat-chan is!?
Who are you?
I’m Yuki Takamiya. But that doesn’t matter. Just tell me where she is!
I do mean Natsuno Minami. According to my last memory… She is currently marooned in Sector 3.
Sector 3?





You bet your ass I am.





I knew this place was important. Nat-chan came here too.



Are you saying *this* is Sector 3? What’s it doing?



Don’t move.






Where’s Nat-chan?





Canned food isn’t hard to find if you look for it. As long as she didn’t do anything reckless, she should still be alive.

Okay, so she’s clearly dead, got it.




Use Ruined Future on Ei Sekigahara



It was attacked by the Deimos.
The Deimos…?
The swarm of machines that look like monsters. No one is left in the wake of their attacks.

Music: IMMINENT (Yoshimi Kudo)

And their next target is your town.
What…?



…Is to fight back with the Sentinels.
Sentinels…
We need you for this too, Takamiya.
You’re saying I have to get in one of those things?
So you’ve seen one?
In Shikishima’s facility. They were calling it No. 14.
That’s Ryoko-san’s Sentinel…



He’s back.





I scanned for heat sources from the air. I detected no signs within a 5-kilometer range.
We may have to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
Shut your damn mouth.



She’s either deep inside a building… Or she’s moved farther away.
I will widen my scan range.
Nat-chan…




So, we’ve made a bit of progress in the hunt for Natsuno, but we still haven’t found her… yet.