Chapter 389: with translation of chapter title

Boss, those people have already left the clock tower.

Translation: "Boss, those people have already left the Clock Tower."

Check the status of several entrances and exits; what are the guarding mages doing?

Translation: "Check the status of several entrances and exits; what are the guarding mages doing?"

They're not there; they all got on the vehicle together with the Divine Blessing Gospel group earlier, apparently they need to prepare for the trial.

Translation: "They're not here; earlier they all got in the vehicle together with that bunch from the Divine Blessing Gospel Squad, and it looks like they all need to prepare for the trial."

Then check the status of those few monsters, and also check the status of our collaborator.

Translation: "Then check the status of those few monsters, and also confirm the status of our collaborators."

Especially Penguin Logistics.

Translation: "Especially Penguin Logistics."

The changes of the era are not merely shown in investigative methods; they are also proven in the discussion of illegal activities.

Translation: "The changes of the era are not merely shown in the way investigations are conducted; they are also proven in the discussion of illegal activities."

That sort of non-human muttering before pillars at deserted riverbanks, abandoned factories, or bustling public places is long out of fashion.

Translation: "That kind of non-human muttering alone beside deserted rivers, abandoned factories, or pillars in bustling public places has long gone out of fashion."

If you master sufficient data-domain technology, you can confidently trust the contact line you've chosen.

Translation: "As long as you master enough data-domain technology, you can confidently trust the contact hotline you have chosen."

You can also trust encrypted calls in your dreams.

Translation: "You can even trust the encrypted calls in your dreams."

And Moon Rush Symbol chose the former.

Translation: "And Yuechi Symbol chose the former."

Naturally, maintaining secret communications would not be Barbaric Beast X.

Translation: "Naturally, maintaining secret communications would not be Bar Beast X."

Even a dignified noble king with that ability wouldn't do such menial work; Moon Rush Symbol's assignment for it remains certain occasional important tasks.

Translation: "Even a lofty noble king with such ability wouldn't do this kind of menial labor; Yuechi Symbol's assignment for him remains certain occasional important tasks."

Good steel should be used on the blade; such an excellent collaborator shouldn't be used as a switchboard operator.

Translation: "Good steel should be used on the blade; such an excellent collaborator shouldn't be used as a switchboard operator."

It should be when he summons Barbaric Beast X to monitor key figures in several plans, or to infiltrate and destroy important nodes of certain corporate networks.

Translation: "It should be when he summons Bar Beast X to monitor a few key figures in the plans, or to infiltrate and destroy important nodes of certain corporate networks."

It's not yet the time... he thought.

Translation: "It's not yet the time…… he thought."

Looking at the chat channel decorated with chibi avatars of several Molecular Beasts and Invasion Beasts, Moon Rush Symbol listened to the voice on the other end explain:

Translation: "Gazing at the chat channel decorated with chibi-style avatars of several molecular beasts and invasion beasts, Yuechi Symbol listened to the voice on the other end and explained:"

The mages at the clock tower rode together in the vehicle, and the leader named Rin Tohsaka seems intent on defending several mages.

Translation: "The mages at the Clock Tower got in the vehicle together; the leader named Yuanban Lin seems intent on defending those mages."

Those Penguin Logistics folks seem completely unaware; only two women remain in the clock tower while the others are out playing.

Translation: "Those folks from Penguin Logistics seem completely unaware; only two women remain in the Clock Tower, while the others are off playing around."

Two women?

Translation: "Two women?"

Although Penguin Logistics' work style is known for being laid‑back, hearing that only two people are on duty still makes him frown.

Translation: "Although one knows Penguin Logistics' work style emphasizes nonchalance, hearing that only two people are left on duty still makes him frown."

According to the files, one is named Brichets Schweiya, the team leader of Penguin Logistics, and the other is called Ling, an incomplete record of a Rhodes Island woman.

Translation: "According to the data, her name is Bixiketuxe·Shihuaiya, captain of the Penguin Logistics team, and the other is called Ling, a Rhodes Island woman with incomplete records."

... Moon Rush Symbol pondered briefly, "What about Ormond Linton?"

Translation: "……" Yuechi Symbol pondered briefly, "What about Aomo Lindun?"

He came by the company, refused a meeting, sat on the first floor for ten minutes, then went to the Divine Blessing Gospel class; within half an hour someone reported seeing him in the XC zone.

Translation: "He came to the company, refused a meeting, sat on the first floor for ten minutes, then went to the Divine Blessing Gospel Squad; before half an hour passed, someone reported seeing him in the XC zone."

Have you figured out what he's doing?

Translation: "Have you figured out what he's doing?"

We worry that overt surveillance would be noticed, so we're using borrowed monitoring systems; we can only confirm he deliberately avoided a certain companion, then briefly met a vampire from the clock tower, and afterward transferred via some kind of teleport function.

Translation: "We worry that overly obvious surveillance would be noticed, so we're using borrowed monitoring systems; we can only confirm he deliberately avoided a certain companion, then briefly met a vampire from the Clock Tower, and afterward transferred via some kind of teleport function."

「……」

Translation: "……"

Boss, the appointed time is almost here, we… "Switch to Plan B."

Translation: "Boss, the agreed time is almost up, we…" "Switch to Plan B."

Huh? But we could clearly swallow them all!

Translation: "Huh? But we could obviously swallow them all!"

Are you questioning my decision?

Translation: "Are you questioning my decision?"

I wouldn't dare.

Translation: "I wouldn't dare."

He waved his hand, signaling those few digital beasts to retreat, and the communication channel promptly collapsed.

Translation: "He waved his hand, signaling the few digital beasts to retreat, and the communication channel promptly collapsed."

Moon Rush Symbol leaned back slightly in his chair, gazing at the split‑screen on the desk.

Translation: "Yuechi Symbol leaned back slightly against the chair, gazing at the split-screen on the desk."

On the split‑screen was the B plan he mentioned; it merely used Moon Rush Logistics' position to stir up some trouble and cause misunderstandings, and is not as aggressive as the A plan's hired‑assault‑plus‑loot approach.

Translation: "On the split-screen appeared the B Plan he mentioned; it merely used the convenience of Yuechi Logistics' position to stir up some trouble and cause misunderstandings as a hindrance, not nearly as radical as the A Plan's hired assault plus looting."

It shouldn't be aggressive either.

Translation: "It inherently shouldn't be radical."

His original intention was to use Penguin Logistics' power to gain a high position and strengthen his forces, not to truly cripple or absorb Penguin Logistics.

Translation: "His original intention was to rely on Penguin Logistics' power to rise to high ground and strengthen his forces, not to truly cripple and swallow Penguin Logistics."

Frankly, even if those Penguin Logistics industries were really given to him, transferring them would not be easy.

Translation: "Frankly speaking, even if those Penguin Logistics industries were really given to him, handing them over would not be easy."

That penguin's personal style is too strong; its industry development treads on the paths of several foreign gangs, so replacing it with anyone would be unsuitable—instead, it would first invite trouble.

Translation: "That penguin's personal style is too strong; its industrial development also treads on the paths of several foreign gangs, so replacing it with anyone would be unsuitable—on the contrary, it would first invite trouble."

Therefore, compared to the major blunder of Plan A, Plan B is gentler and more in line with the original expectations.

Translation: "Therefore, compared to the major blunder plotted in Plan A, Plan B is gentler and more in line with the original expectations."

But when one feels confident enough to pass, they inevitably want to push the score higher.

Translation: "But when one has confidence of passing, people inevitably want to push their scores higher."

That's why Plan A exists.

Translation: "That's why Plan A came into being."

If the goal could be achieved in one step, he wouldn't want to drag it out slowly.

Translation: "If the goal could be achieved in one step, he would not be willing to grind slowly."

Yet he also has a bad feeling.

Translation: "Yet he also had a bad premonition."

Especially hearing that Penguin Logistics left only two staff at the clock tower, and that the ever‑vigilant trainer Linton shows a suspicious movement pattern, making him instinctively want to summon Barbaric Beast X to check.

Translation: "Especially hearing that Penguin Logistics left only two staff members at the Clock Tower, and that the trainer Lindun, whom he has always been wary of, shows a somewhat suspicious movement pattern, making him instinctively want to summon Bar Beast X to check."

Then he recalled that it had said it could no longer monitor Trainer Linton.

Translation: "Then he recalled that it had once said it could no longer monitor Trainer Lindun."

Anxiety, a feeling of being unable to grasp the opponent's situation, is the main reason he temporarily chose a conservative approach.

Translation: "Anxiety, a feeling of being unable to grasp the opponent's situation, is the main reason he temporarily chose conservatism."

——

Translation: "——" (just an em dash line; we keep as is)

"People who are unwilling to take on unfamiliar risks, who won't even cross a tiny thunder pool, are rare even today."

Translation: "\"People unwilling to take on unfamiliar risks, sensitive types who won't even cross a half-point thunder pool, are also rare nowadays. \""

"Not many?"

Translation: "\"Not many? \""

"Not many; one must have endured quite extreme circumstances and be sufficiently excellent to possess such a nature."

Translation: "\"Not many; one must have endured quite extreme circumstances and also be sufficiently excellent to possess such a temperament. \""

"That's really unexpected..."

Translation: "\"That's truly unexpected……\""

Outside the opera house café, Ormond and Nagisa sit facing each other.

Translation: "Outside the opera house café, Aomo and Nagisa Kaoru sat opposite each other."

Each has a latte before them, their smiling conversation resembling long‑lost friends reunited today.

Translation: "Before each of them lay a latte; their smiling conversation looked like that of old friends reuniting after a long separation."

In fact, this is only their second meeting; the previous encounter was just an hour ago in a dream.

Translation: "But in fact, this is only their second meeting; the previous encounter was just an hour ago in a dream."

"Unexpected?"

Translation: "\"Unexpected? \""

It sounds like he's seen many such people before; Ormond glanced at the large screen projected by several drones, which showed footage from an hour earlier.

Translation: "It sounded as if he had seen many such people before; Aomo turned his head and glanced at the large screen projected by multiple drones together, which was also showing footage from an hour earlier."

It was the ruins of the clock tower, where a nurse‑captain in military uniform was bustling about, her figure also heavily covered by TV stations.

Translation: "That was the ruins of the Clock Tower, a nurse chief in military uniform bustling about, her figure also given extensive coverage by TV stations."

For that nurse‑captain, such a situation is pretty much routine; on screen she pays no heed to the camera, and even if a microphone is thrust toward her, she merely coldly points out that the other party is interfering with treatment.

Translation: "For that nurse chief, such a situation is more or less commonplace; on the screen she didn't care about the camera at all, and even if a microphone was shoved in front of her eyes, she merely coldly pointed out that the other party was interfering with treatment."

However, this also counts as a noticeable improvement in her temperament.

Translation: "However, this also counts as a noticeable improvement in temperament."

If it were the heroic spirit image Ormond recalls, that nurse‑captain would more likely have slapped the microphone away and kept working.

Translation: "If it were the heroic spirit image in Aomo's impression, that nurse chief would more likely have slapped away the microphone and then continued working."

Even in dreams, one generally does not ask oneself for permission, but simply acts independently.

Her behavior logic is overly pure, and simplicity is sometimes the most troublesome.

Fortunately, he doesn't have to face such a true berserker.

Perhaps because of the environment, or perhaps because of that Master on the Clock Tower's side, the three Servants he has seen so far deviate from the impressions in the time travelers' memories.

They also lean toward being softened, or more plainly put: they are closer to normal people.

His topic with Nagisa Kaoru also began from then.

The topic of the two young men is women, which is quite reasonable.

Although one of them has the Nan Tong tag, and although the topic of women is merely a packaging… but, the head nurse who blocked his attack in the dream and whose busy appearance he also saw in reality left a deep impression on this humanoid apostle.

"The story of Nandingge'er, should also exist in your world, right?"

Although I feel the history class content should be roughly the same for everyone, Aomo also didn't state his words too absolutely.

"What surprises me is that such people are actually not many."

"You would think there are many, which also surprises me; although you can see many eccentric folks in this world, such spiritually alienated people......"

Speaking of this, Aomo fell into thought and suddenly asked:

"The one who spoke up at the Divine Blessing Gospel Class meeting, is the senior of Moon-chi Logistics also such a person?"

"Not only him, the company's other employees, including that chairman, are very like people from my hometown, their minds having overly thick barriers."

"After visiting the Canaan branch of Moon-chi Logistics, I can actually understand this saying."

The heart wall, which is linked to the isolation of the human heart, is like the employees of the Canaan branch company, who generally have a decent AT stance (x).

However, Aomo's biggest gain was still hearing an implication from this sentence——

——Nagisa Kaoru and the employees, senior staff, and even the chairman of Moon-chi Logistics have been in contact.

Although I thought there would be an intersection, is your intersection perhaps too tight?

"Isn't Mr. Lin Dun also like that?"

"I think it's very different; for example, I harbor twelve parts of hatred for work itself, and I support the eight-hour work bill."

"I mean Mr. Lin Dun's mental barrier."

"You wouldn't want to say the same thing to a psychologist, would you? I've had enough of talk about optimism and relaxation," Aomo picked up his latte and took a sip, then didn't really want to pick it up again,"Unless you say I have some AT stance potential, otherwise I'll skip the rest."

Or the flattery about me being as hard as iron and indestructible is also not unacceptable.

A wall that separates one's self-consciousness from others' self-consciousness is the meaning of an AT field, also called the heart wall.

At the same time……

"An AT stance is the concept of existential anxiety, and also the external release of mental power; Mr. Lin Dun's mental power always contracts, making it hard for me to judge his potential."

"There's also no need to seriously answer my joke."

"But I can see Mr. Lin Dun's soul quality."

"Want to talk about this?"

"Because I'm very curious; I heard Mr. Lin Dun has demon blood, but I feel your soul structure is not different from humans."

"Such a question wouldn't come up after even one lesson in source energy science; I want to chat with your time traveler mentor."

"That's somewhat difficult; I myself rarely see him, but is Mr. Lin Dun becoming increasingly off-topic?"

The relaxed atmosphere slightly sank, Nagisa Kaoru earnestly looked at Aomo: "You came specially to find me; it shouldn't be just for these idle chats, right?"

"I've already gained something, so I can also keep you company for a few casual chats."

"I see, if you're looking for Moon-chi Logistics, I can help you get in touch."

"So easy to talk to?"

"After all, Moon-chi Logistics is the top choice for courier transport in Canaan City; cooperation is tight, and getting in touch isn't a hassle."

"Then forget it; there's no need to insist on seeing that sir, and the opera you want to watch is about to start, so I won't disturb you."

"Ah, of course, it looks like Mr. Aomo also has an appointment, so I'll excuse myself first."

"?" This remark made Aomo turn his head; following his gaze backward, he saw on the distant street a familiar tri-corner hat worn by a girl.

The horse ears on both sides were slightly askew from pressure by the hat brim.

The horse girl named Toni Bianka was looking this way; when our eyes met, one could read a hint of 'as expected' on her cold face.

Hmm…… What business do you have?

We don't really have any acquaintance between us, right?

Aomo didn't quite understand such a 'chance encounter'; when he turned his head back, he saw that the white-haired apostle had already slipped away.

Only a half-full cup of unfinished latte remained on the table.

You also find it hard to drink, right?

Aomo picked up his latte again and drained it in one gulp.