Part 59: Departure
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BGM: Impatience
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We're still going to make the right choice here, but in a future update we'll see everything that entails the first bad ending for Fatal Twelve. The right choice should be fairly obvious, anyway
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-Accept her conditions.
-Turn her down.
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BGM: Rinka
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There is a certain ferocity behind my each and every word. I mean everything I've said to her. Mainly because I know. Rather, she's given me the hints. Her actions are determined by the thrill they bring her. She believes that you're better off dead if you can't enjoy life. I'll let her have her fun. Accepting her conditions would only deprive her of that.
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Her actions aren't determined by logic. That's what matters here.
This was a second test, and refusing her offer is how we pass it. She was always going to help us with this, pass or fail, but what matters is whether Rinka's got the determination to do it herself if she has to
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I have made my decision, but I haven't quite been able to calm myself down. Odette wants to take me along to her base of operations so we can start to make our preparations. She says it'll take about two hours by car to get there. She's apparently got one ready for us. Goes without saying that it can't be traced back to her, either.
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Hard not to be after everything that's happened today. In an ideal world, I'd get to dive into bed, but I don't have that luxury right now. We'll both be up all night once we get to wherever she's taking me. We have plenty of planning to do. Honestly, it's amazing how far from reality this all feels. My mind flashes back to my exchange with Odette as I pack a change of clothes and my phone charger. It's started to settle in... I'm working with her now.
In all honesty, it's reassuring. I didn't think highly of her after hearing about how she took Sonya's parents hostage, but she doesn't seem all that bad now that I've spoken to her in person. That said, there are aspects of her I don't understand. Why would she reveal her name to me without demanding anything in return? Surely that puts her at a disadvantage. There's probably no point in thinking about it. She's the sort of person who'll blow your expectations out of the water if you try to think too hard. In that case, I'm better off going with the flow. As usual, putting a lid on my thoughts is the best option.
One small and important thing is different this time around, though.
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Odette shouts up at me from downstairs. She must be tired of waiting. Telling her I'll be right down, I make my way toward the stairs.
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A blue car is parked outside. It has a nice coat of polish. Definitely not the kind of car you see around the city. Yep, a bona fide luxury car. The driver's seat is even on the right-hand side, so it must be foreign. There's no way we won't stand out in a car like this.
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I know she's joking, but I still shout my response. It's hard not to when you know you're about to be her passenger. Little do I know that her driving would turn out to be even more atrocious than expected, leading a grueling two hour journey.
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I never thought someone else's driving could make me feel so exhausted. I am mentally spent as it is, but now my body's drained as well. Doesn't help that I'm normally getting ready for bed around now. Thanks to all that, I don't even have it in me to answer her.
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BGM: Intel Investigation Underway
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We arrive at an empty warehouse on the outskirts of town, near the shore. The road signs we passed said we were going toward Yokohama, so I estimate we're somewhere around there. As Odette said, this place really does look abandoned. Rusted metal and broken windows are its defining features.
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I don't believe in ghosts, either. It's just that the atmosphere here creeps me out.
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A sudden voice calls out from the darkness and causes me to tense up. Not due to my imagination running wild, but because the voice is familiar to me.
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It's Alan Scorpion. His figure becomes more clear as my eyes adjust to the darkness. Did he just happen to be using the same place as Odette? Odds of that seem awfully low.
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It doesn't take long before my doubts are cleared up.
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Alan's even more expressionless than usual, whereas Odette has a big grin on her face. These are the two people I fear the most in Divine Selection. I never would've expected them to team up, let alone that I would end up a part of that team. Nervous doesn't even begin to describe how I feel. I'm on the verge of throwing up. But there's an odd sense of relief mixed in me, too. Describing it as a sort of animalistic instinct may be appropriate. There are no better people to team up with than these two. That much is a fact.
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I figured it would be something like that. There's no way these two would work together otherwise. Miharu's likely included with the people Odette's referring to. While that does bother me, it's safe to assume Odette won't go near her before Yu is eliminated. I still haven't thought about what to do once I accomplish that. Ideally, I'll have the opportunity to talk things out with Miharu as soon as possible. I need to be careful about that, though. The others are only cooperating with her because they're under the impression that we're no longer friends.
I turn to face Alan. Does he know the conditions that Odette presented me with?
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As usual, I can't figure out his true motives. Before, he mentioned wanting to see how far my mindset could take me. Is he using this as an opportunity to judge that?
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That said, he carries a number of sturdy cases over to us. Odette proceeds to open them up with a wide grin on her face. Inside are handguns. I assume the differing shapes mean they're all different makes. There are three in total.
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They honestly don't look much different from the replicas I've seen before. That makes it hard for me to process that I'm looking at real firearms- weapons used to take other people's lives. And at the same time, part of me avoids touching them on instinct.
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There being three guns is already suspicious enough. Odette just claimed one for herself, though. Which means...
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Odette stares at me in astonishment as I panic.
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Her sharp glare shoots straight through me. It's the same look she gave me in the Court of Fate. The look of a predator ready to strike its prey. All it does is remind me of Yu. Of the classroom draped in fire. Of the deafening explosions. She's right. We're beyond the point of no return. I've already gone through all sorts of experiences that no regular person ever will.
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Guns may be allowed where they're from, but this is Japan. The very concept of them is foreign for most people. I take hold of the jet black pistol in order to make good on my resolution. Now I've officially broken the law.
It's a lot heavier than expected. Just over two pounds, I'd estimate. You see people use these with one hand in movies and stuff all the time, but it's hard to hold it steady like that. Using both hands helps somewhat. But at the same time, it feels far too light when I consider that they can take someone's life.
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Bit of an odd thing to be particular about, but whatever. I have no reason to say no.
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I've heard that terrorism is mainly used to establish political agendas. NULL's Japan branch was formed by people influenced by a foreign organization though, so I don't know anything about their motives.
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Alan is the one to give me an answer.
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Fighting against the population's indifference, huh... I doubt I would've paid attention to what's going on in the world without Divine Selection. Mainly because my own death was tied directly to the suffering people from other parts of the world.
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Once done with that topic, Odette continues with her explanation of their plan. They're likely to carry it out using the same types of explosives as those used at Amecha.
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Odette said earlier that they would want to go out with a bang. There's no doubt it would be devastating if their plan goes off without a hitch. Tokyo Tower's located in the Minato ward, which is also home to other important places like the Imperial Palace and National Diet Building. They'll be the center of Japan's attention if they target a place like that. Plenty of tourists have been visiting there ever since the Skytree got built. The entire world will have no choice but to take notice once tourists become victims, at which point they'll be able to spread their message. They might have factored all that into their plan.
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His explanation helps me realize what they are implying. Security teams aren't trained in hand-to-hand combat. They won't stand a chance against Yu. Based on what Shigetsugu told me, even a group of adults won't be enough to stop him. He isn't considering the consequences of his actions, either. All he's concerned about is setting things off and then disappearing.
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I'm pretty sure it has two observatories. The standard observatory at 500 feet and the sepcial observatory at 800 feet. Since there's an extra fee to access the special one, you'll find the most people at the regular one. The staff conducts bag checks just before you make your way up to them, too.
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Alan brushes off her quip without effort.
People are aiming to bomb one of Tokyo Tower's observatories. I know this is happening for a fact, but it somehow doesn't feel real. Perhaps that's no surprise when even handling a gun fails to give me a reality check. One thing I can say for sure, though, is that we can't let this happen. Countless innocent people are going to die if we do. Whether children or adults, Japanese or foreign... they'll all die an unfair death.
I could sympathize with the organization if they simply strove to make people take notice of what's going on in the world. There's no justice in spreading your message at the expense of other people's lives, though. Absolutely none. I wouldn't even describe their actions as cruel.
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What Yu's done so far, not to mention what he's planning on doing... All of it is pure, unbridled brutality. I can't help but grit my teeth in disgust. Naomi lost her life to such brutality. Does that mean I'm trying to mete out justice? Or am I merely bound by a sense of duty? Neither.
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I am fueled by sheer determination. Nothing else.
BGM: Silence
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Following that, we begin to discuss our plan for tomorrow. Technically, all I contribute is a few nods to show I am listening, but the more concrete their plan gets, the more nervous I become. How Miharu and Scale act in the face of all this is what has me most curious. Odette said they probably figured out that she's double-crossed them, but that they also won't think much of it. Miharu's personal motivations aside, their main goal is to eliminate Alan and Odette. Even if they don't manage to elect Yu themselves, they won't run the risk of having any of their cards exposed. Odette and Alan probably feel the same, considering they're allowing me the right to elect Yu. I know Yu the most out of everyone, so I can agree with that choice.
The rest is up to me. My only choice is to get his regret out of him. Although anxious, part of me feels good about this being something only I can do. I want to die by your hands. His words are akin to a curse for me. However, they also serve as evidence that I can still learn his regret.