Chapter 698: The Yamai Sisters' Commission

"Commander, this is the current situation."

Aboard the Fraxinus, Kannazuki Kyouhei said to Itsuka Kotori with a serious expression.

"Tsk tsk, this is truly a headache. Who would have thought that this Swordsman would leave us with such a difficult problem? Having suffered such heavy losses, the DEM company is bound to go insane." Itsuka Kotori rubbed her forehead with a helpless look.

She had rushed directly to this place from the venue of the roundtable conference after receiving an emergency communication from Kannazuki Kyouhei. Although she had been mentally prepared when she heard Kannazuki Kyouhei's report, she still couldn't help but gasp when she actually saw the footage left behind by the Fraxinus.

"No, I actually think that in the face of such losses, the DEM company will instead lie low. After all, their strongest trump card was almost lost here. If they continue with any small maneuvers, they might be tracked down and wiped out in one go by the Swordsman and his group," said Murasame Reine, who had been urgently recalled to the Fraxinus.

"As for the matters here, there are already specialized people from above handling them. What I am most concerned about now is exactly how much of the DEM company's forces are hidden within Tengu City. In fact, from the moment my brother's school trip destination was changed, I was mentally prepared that the DEM company's forces had already entered Tengu City. But if it weren't for them clashing with the Swordsman this time, we wouldn't have known that the DEM company had hidden such massive combat power here. This situation is extremely unfavorable for us!" Itsuka Kotori said, biting on a lollipop while her fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of her seat.

"I will have the intelligence personnel below intensify their investigation and will definitely root out all of the DEM company's forces hidden in Tengu City within the shortest possible time!" Kannazuki Kyouhei said with a solemn vow.

"For the next period of time, things will definitely be very tense for us, because our opponent is not just any ordinary character, but the powerful DEM company. I hope everyone can stay sharp and not have any negligence!"

"Yes!" everyone present nodded and said in unison.

"By the way, Commander, please take a look at this data." Kannazuki Kyouhei handed a document in his hand to Itsuka Kotori.

"This is... a statistical report on the DEM company's magician casualties?" Itsuka Kotori looked at the title of the document and couldn't help but frown. "Kannazuki, what is your purpose in giving me this data?"

"When we were clearing the battlefield, we discovered some things that didn't seem right, so I compiled statistics on the casualties of the DEM company's magicians on the battlefield and ultimately discovered some very strange points," Kannazuki Kyouhei said with a serious face.

"What strange points?" Itsuka Kotori opened the report in her hand and began to examine it carefully.

After flipping through the report, Itsuka Kotori's brow furrowed: "This... there really are a lot of things that don't add up!"

"From the statistical data, quite a few of these fallen magicians actually died in battles with robot troops. At the same time, these robot troops were clearly destroyed by Arbatel in the end. But why the DEM company's magicians and the robot troops would fall into an internal conflict, we have no way of knowing for now. The rest of the magicians basically died from gunshot wounds. However, there are many strange things about these gunshot wounds. According to the data we collected, Tokisaki Kurumi's weapons are two flintlocks, one long and one short, but for many of these magicians, the cause of death looks more like they were killed by attacks from a heavy sniper rifle. From this, we can analyze that at the very least, at that time, there was another sniper involved in the battle who possessed the ability to pierce through the DEM company's magicians' Territory," Itsuka Kotori analyzed.

"And, the sniper bullets the opponent used were definitely not ordinary bullets, because we didn't find any bullet heads at the scene!" Kannazuki Kyouhei added.

"It seems that this shopkeeper is still hiding a lot of things from us!" Itsuka Kotori said with some helplessness. "Perhaps those two little girls by his side aren't ordinary people either!"

"Commander, what should we do about the report requested by those above?" Just at this moment, Kannazuki Kyouhei asked.

"Ah, I have already handed this matter over to Reine. I trust she will resolve it well." Itsuka Kotori still trusted Murasame Reine quite a bit.

"I understand."

"Tsk tsk, the weather on Mayuri Island really changes at the drop of a hat!"

At the entrance of the inn, Lingyun squinted his eyes, looking at the sky that had suddenly turned gloomy.

"Lingyun, what are you waiting for here?" Tokisaki Kurumi looked at Lingyun with some curiosity, then looked at the sky again. "Is this weather caused by that pair of awkward sisters again?"

"That's right, this weather was indeed caused by the two of them," Lingyun said. "As for why I am in this place? That is, of course, because I am waiting for a potential commission to appear!"

"A potential commission? Are you talking about the Yamai sisters?" Tokisaki Kurumi asked with some curiosity.

Just at this moment, the storm in the sky suddenly vanished, and two figures wrapped in strong winds descended from the sky, landing in front of Lingyun and the other.

"I heard from Shido-kun that you accept all kinds of commissions here, and as long as one pays a sufficient price, you can complete the commission. Is that true?" Yamai Kaguya stared at Lingyun and asked, with a hint of doubt in her tone.

"Agreement. Yuzuru also wants to know if Mr. Lingyun truly has this ability!" Yuzuru, who was to the side, also spoke up.

"Mr. Lingyun!" Just at this moment, Itsuka Shido ran up to Lingyun, panting for breath. However, he was also startled when he saw the Yamai sisters. "Yuzuru, Kaguya, that's great, I finally found you!"

"That's right, if you can pay a sufficient price, I can indeed complete your commission!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"You... you know about Yuzuru and Kaguya's situation?" Itsuka Shido asked with some surprise.

"A Spirit split into two, eventually having a time when they will become one again. Facing this inescapable fate, you two both want to sacrifice yourselves to let the other live, right?" A mysterious smile played on Lingyun's face.

"You... how did you know?" An expression of disbelief appeared on the faces of the Yamai sisters.

"You... you are that person who was standing in the storm back then!" Kaguya didn't know what she thought of, but she suddenly pointed at Lingyun and said.

"Doubt. The person standing in the storm?" Yuzuru's tone held some confusion.

"When we were fighting over this island before, he appeared in the storm we created, and then mysteriously disappeared. I thought it was just my imagination at the time!" Kaguya said.

"Understanding. Yuzuru indicates that she understands."

"Then now, can you complete our commission?" Kaguya asked cautiously.

"Of course there is no problem, ladies, as long as you pay a sufficient price!" Lingyun said slowly.