Chapter 272 - Assault
(1)
Beep beep beep beep...
I stop the alarm.
It's raining today too.
The rain keeps falling.
But the rainy season will end in another week.
I just have to put up with it until then.
Although scorching hot days will be waiting after that.
For now, I have to do something about Airi, who's clinging to me.
There's only one way to do it.
What does Airi think of me, anyway?
Just a body pillow?
No, that can't be it.
Probably, she loves me.
I love Airi too.
What am I thinking about so early in the morning?
For now, I'll try the only way to wake Airi up.
Because I can't make any progress while she's clinging to me.
"Good morning, Airi."
As I say that, I kiss her.
Then, with her eyes snapping open, Airi tightens her arms around my back.
"Good morning, Toya-kun~"
"Honestly, every single morning..."
"Ehehe~"
Airi looks outside the window.
"It's raining again today, isn't it?"
"Yeah."
"Then we can relax again today."
"Will you let me relax?"
"U, uu... you're going to say that?"
Airi looks troubled.
Seeing Airi like that, a smile naturally breaks out on my face.
"Shall we get up for now?"
"Ehh~, Toya-kun who always sleeps in is getting up? You're definitely teasing me, aren't you~?"
I loosen Airi's arms and sit up, and Airi wraps her arms around my waist again.
"No~o~. I want to laze around more~."
If you press your chest against me like that, even I'm a healthy boy, you know?
Airi quickly notices the change in my lower half.
"See, you're reacting like this~."
Airi says smugly.
"What are you going to do about it if I am?"
Airi said before that we don't have time so we shouldn't, right?
"Umm..."
Airi is thinking hard.
Airi looks at the clock. There's less than 30 minutes until breakfast.
"Okay! I can do it now!"
Airi suddenly pulls down my pants and underwear together.
"Hey, Airi, what are you doing!?"
"It's okay if you pay attention to me at night, so now let me satisfy you, Toya-kun~♪"
Saying that, Airi takes my hardened thing into her mouth.
When did she learn to do that... Actually, she's done it before. She's gotten good at it lately.
But this isn't the time to be thinking that!
I forcibly pull Airi away.
"No, was I bad at it?"
Airi looks sad.
"If Airi can wait until tonight, then I'll wait until tonight too."
"Toya-kun is cold today. Usually you'd pounce on me..."
"Let's cuddle after we eat? We have time today..."
"That means I'll have to touch up my makeup, you know?"
Airi complains that lately I come to bed late...
I can't have her sulking...
"Come here..."
"Yay~"
Airi unhesitatingly hugs me.
I hold Airi and, suppressing the rising desire, enjoy thirty minutes of skin contact with her.
When the time comes, Airi releases me like flipping a switch and leaves the room.
She's going to prepare breakfast.
After seeing her off, I try sending a message to Makoto.
"How do you deal with morning lust?"
A reply comes back from Makoto immediately.
"...So you finally understand how I feel!"
Yeah, I understand you perfectly.
"So, what do you do?"
"I gently and softly take it out on Kanna. But isn't Tosaka-san fine as is?"
"There is a problem, that's why I'm asking."
"I've got a video for times like that. Tosaka-san is busy preparing breakfast sometimes, right? Then take care of it yourself... Ow!"
He didn't have to convey the pain too, he could have kept that to himself.
"Hey, don't ask Makoto weird stuff! He's just going to give a stupid answer anyway!"
This is Kanna.
"Guys have their own talks, right? I asked because I thought Makoto would understand."
"I just read the log... it is a trashy topic as expected!"
"Well, yeah."
It's an important matter for a guy, you know.
"Think about how Airi feels when she witnesses you doing weird stuff!"
"Kanna... have you seen it before!?"
"All the time."
"How do you feel?"
"It's complicated. It's something only women understand."
"Isn't it unfair that you eavesdrop on guys' conversations but women's talk is secret?"
"...If you want to know that badly, I'll tell you. I feel really sad and angry, but there's also resignation that it can't be helped..."
"...That's tough."
"Toya-kun, breakfast~"
Airi is calling.
"Well, it's almost time for breakfast, so I'll see you at school."
"Wait, I'm not done talking."
"I'll ask at school."
"As if I can talk about it there!"
"Say hi to Makoto, see ya."
"Hey, wait!"
I leave the room.
I eat breakfast, get ready, go back to my room, and change clothes.
When I finish changing, I start up my desktop PC and check the internet, and there's a file from Makoto.
I open it. Wow...
Makoto is capable of anything, huh.
Now, what to do with this... If I watch it now, Airi will come back soon.
Just as I think that, Airi comes back.
Flustered, I delete the video file.
"What were you watching?"
Airi asks.
"Hmm? Just browsing the internet as usual?"
"Really?"
Airi looks puzzled, but she puts her mug on the table and starts changing.
Overlapping with the video I just saw, Airi looks extremely appealing to me.
I say this every time, but a man's libido in the morning is intense.
It's so intense that even I can't hold back.
Today, I also can't hold back and embrace Airi while she's changing.
"That's why I said no in the morning~"
She doesn't seem to be seriously angry.
"But before you change is okay, right? Before makeup is okay, right?"
"Uuu... it can't be helped... okay, let's go to bed?"
She's accepting my demands strangely obediently today.
Well, if she accepts, then that's fine.
I push Airi down on the bed.
"Don't be rough, okay?"
"I know."
At that moment, Airi's phone rings.
"Ah, sorry. I'll get it quickly."
Airi answers the phone.
"Oh, Kanna, good morning~. What's up so early? ...Eh? I was just about to be attacked by Toya-kun~♪"
Why does she honestly say that? And she even adds a '♪' happily...
"Eh? Toya-kun and Makoto-kun? ...Okay, I see. Talk to you later."
The situation is starting to look suspicious.
Airi looks at me and says with a smile.
"Toya-kun, show me your phone♪"
"Airi, can we continue first?"
"Just show me♪"
"We don't have time, so let's do it quickly? You want to take your time too, right?"
"Show me♪"
Obediently, I hand my phone to Airi.
She must be looking at the conversation with Makoto.
But Airi's smile doesn't waver.
"That's why I said I'd do it in the morning..."
"That's... Airi is my precious wife, right? I can't use you just for stress relief. I want to do it with feelings."
"I always do it with feelings."
"If I'm with Airi, I want to do it properly."
"Just that feeling makes me happy. It can't be helped, right? Toya-kun is a guy."
"Would Airi be angry? ...If I did that kind of thing."
"I'd worry if I'm not enough for you~."
Indeed, Airi seems to be worried.
"I got angry at you before, right? I said we can't watch stuff like that. I still get jealous, even if it's an AV actress."
"I see..."
"So instead, I want to respond as much as possible when Toya-kun asks."
"That makes me happy, but..."
"Let me ask you instead. Why do you want to watch that kind of stuff? When you have me."
"Airi and AV actresses are different. It's like how I like the vocalist of Ert."
"...But, for that, there are a lot of people who look like me, aren't there?"
Exactly. Somehow, I unconsciously choose girls who look like Airi.
Airi has already finished changing while we were talking.
Ah, I suppose trying to do it from the morning was a failure.
To my dejection, Airi demands something outrageous.
Airi sits at the desk where the desktop is and says, 'Show me what you were watching.'
There's no point in resisting. She probably heard everything from Kanna.
I open the video file as Airi instructed.
"Wow, it's amazing no matter when I see it. I can't do something like this. ...Do you also look up to this kind of thing?"
"...Well, I do think it's amazing~."
I'm watching an AV with Airi. Airi, who was somewhat hesitant at first, is now watching it intently.
Looking at Airi like that... I still get aroused.
Without thinking, I hug Airi from behind and grope her breasts.
"Ah..."
"S-sorry."
I try to let go of Airi, but she grabs my hand.
"It's okay like this."
"Huh?"
"Let's watch together from now on? And if it gets you in the mood, take it out on me. I'll do my best to take it."
Airi looks radiant.
"Thank you."
"It's all I can do. Because I want to understand how you feel even a little... But today, we'll wait until we get home."
Airi says that and laughs.
"By the way, what were you talking about with Kanna?"
"She said, 'Toya and Makoto are having another trashy conversation. Apparently, he's troubled with morning lust. But Airi, don't just outright get angry, accept how Toya feels. It's better than him cheating, right?'"
So that's what they talked about...
"But really, Toya-kun, you don't understand my feelings, do you?"
"Eh?"
"I accept it when you want me, so you should understand that I'll accept it when you feel that way too."
"But you said no earlier."
"That's because the phone rang. If you want to do it in the morning that much, should we wake up a little earlier?"
"Are you telling me to do it before my jog?"
My stamina won't hold up...
"Girls have libido too, you know?"
"?"
"So I'm happy when Toya-kun cuddles with me♪"
I want to cuddle with her... but.
"It's about time."
Saying that, Airi finishes her makeup and picks up her bag.
I also grab my bag and we leave the room together.
(2)
"You idiot!!"
When I meet Kanna at the cafeteria, she suddenly yells at me.
"Now, now, Toya is a guy, try to understand."
Watanabe-kun stands up for me.
"I don't hate it. Toya-kun now. He pays attention to me~"
Airi is the only one who seems happy.
"Anyway, about what we need to talk about. It seems the schedule is decided."
"Schedule?"
I ask Watanabe-kun.
"The transport date for Sora Takahashi... it's supposedly happening early next week."
The topic changes completely.
"Is there a way to stop it?"
If he escapes overseas, we're done for.
"Emi-san and Akira-san are working on the plan."
Watanabe-kun says that and looks at the two.
Emi-san speaks.
"The enemy has a considerable alert network this time. It is possible to force our way through, but if Sora is taken hostage, we would be helpless. So we aim for when they're off guard."
"When they're off guard?"
"When they leave their own territory."
"...You mean we attack during transport?"
When I say that, Emi-san nods.
"That's right. Look at this map."
Emi-san opens her laptop. There are two points and a line connecting them.
Probably the current location and the port where the ship is docked. That's likely the route connecting them.
"There aren't many choices for mountain roads, are there? That route is probably correct."
"Even if we know the route, isn't it impossible to attack during transport?"
"Question. When do you think a car always stops?"
"Me~, when the traffic light is red~"
When Airi answers, Emi-san smiles.
"That's right. Airi-chan."
"Yay~"
Airi is happy. But it's a mountain road, right? There aren't many signals, and not always red, are there?
"Do you know what a Traffic Control Center is? Toya."
When Kanna asks, I shake my head.
"Simply put, it's a system that controls the traffic lights. ...That idiot apparently is going to mess with it."
...Where is your future headed, Makoto.
"But on a mountain road, there are limits to stopping a car with a signal. If no one is around, they might just go through."
"That's true, but they will definitely stop once. Isn't that true for everyone? At a poorly visible intersection late at night, you absolutely stop. Right?"
"Yeah, because it would be dangerous if a car came."
"That one moment is enough. After that, Nozomi will take care of it."
Ishihara-kun will?
Everyone looks at Ishihara-kun.
"I am confident. I have received training."
What kind of training did you receive, Ishihara-kun.
"Once the car stops for an instant, Nozomi will block it. Then Akira-san's soldiers will handle the rest."
You're saying it all so simply, but isn't that a serious crime beyond the level of underage drinking?
Predictably, Airi seems unable to comprehend it.
"After that, we just kidnap them and hold them at the usual place. Right?"
When Watanabe-kun says that, Emi-san gives a bitter smile.
"It's fine, I've already arranged the soldiers. We're monitoring their cabin now, so we can attack at any time if the schedule changes."
This isn't a topic for the university cafeteria.
Though I think everyone assumes we're just talking about airsoft games.
"Then we'll take the Sakai couple along with the original plan. It's early next week, but are you okay with it, Toya?"
"...This wouldn't work if I didn't go, right?"
Sakai-kun has a look that says, 'Eh? Am I being dragged into this too?'
And so, our second battle begins.
(3)
"This is Delta 4 to Alpha 1. We want to confirm the target's position."
"This is Alpha 1, starting data link."
Amid the radio chatter, we lie in wait in the bushes, overlooking the road.
It's a flat road after descending the mountain.
The traffic light is already red and doesn't seem to change.
A message from Tada-kun: 'Capture complete.'
What are you, some kind of hawk?
"Target is expected to arrive at Point A shortly."
"We want to confirm the number of targets."
"Three vehicles. The target is in the back seat of the middle car."
"Roger."
Ishihara-kun crawls forward and aims the large rifle he's holding at the road.
"Nozomi, how is it?"
"No obstructions. Visibility is good."
No matter how you look at it, that's not an airsoft BB.
Akira-chan is looking at her tablet.
She's wearing camouflage cargo pants and a hoodie.
By the way, I'm in my usual tracksuit.
Though I chose the black one.
As per the intel, three cars arrive. A minivan is running between two luxury cars.
It stops at the light.
"I'm going to target the leading vehicle first."
With that, Ishihara-kun pulls the trigger.
The bullet pierces the window glass and penetrates the floor in the center of the rear seats.
A car with rear-wheel drive becomes immobile if the shaft is shot... but last time it exploded!
What the hell are you doing!?
"That's only natural, since it's a depleted uranium round."
Don't say it with that smug look on your face.
The middle car's windshield cracks from the blast, rendering it uncontrollable.
When the security men jump out of the trailing car, the special forces lurking there attack them.
They don't kill them, of course. If they killed anyone, this wouldn't be a love story anymore.
The special forces knock them unconscious with stun guns.
But the guard stationed in the middle car starts shooting regardless of our circumstances, making dry popping sounds.
It's true that we attacked first, though.
You shouldn't do that. Your little Tokarev can't penetrate the special forces' body armor.
If they shoot, our special forces won't hold back either. No, they never knew the word 'holding back' in the first place.
They smash the window glass with the stock of an assault rifle and point the muzzle.
When four special forces soldiers tell you to get out, you have no choice but to comply.
"Target secured! Requesting transport!"
"This is Bravo 1, heading there immediately."
Then a black minivan appears, picks up the two, and escapes.
At this point, I can't tell which side is the perpetrator.
"Hurry the withdrawal! Enemy reinforcements are coming."
When Akira-chan gives the order, everyone quickly leaves the area.
The special forces stay behind to hold off the reinforcements.
They shot like crazy, just like in an old detective drama.
It's still comparatively tame since they weren't using shotguns.
Once the special forces have wiped out the reinforcements, they also withdraw.
One car burns, and several people lie on the ground.
By the time the police arrive, it's a disaster scene.
Afterward, the police rule it as an 'accident' caused by a car explosion due to some incident.
Is that okay? Japan's police.
(4)
I was stunned.
The leading vehicle engulfed in flames.
He stops the car beside it and opens the rear door.
The special forces soldier pushes the two men inside and orders him to drive off immediately.
Toya-kun, who was driving, immediately starts the car.
I was in the passenger seat.
Watanabe-kun, sitting in the back, explains the situation.
Both of them seem to have grasped the situation they're in.
They accept Watanabe-kun's explanation without resistance.
"We guarantee your safety. In exchange, you follow our orders."
God-san and Luke-san obediently comply.
The car heads to the villa where Wizard-san is.
The fact that we're not being followed is thanks to Shimizu-san's soldiers delaying the enemy and Makoto-kun's route guidance.
Makoto-kun skillfully manipulates the signals while guiding us.
When we arrive at the villa, we unload the two.
"Let's have you stay low here for a while."
Watanabe-kun says that, then looks at Toya-kun and says.
"So you're Katagiri Toya?"
God-san says so.
"That's right, but..."
"We've found out that someone from the local bank is also involved."
"There is."
Toya-kun answers simply.
"The local bank 'Thank You.' Don't forget it."
God-san leaves those cryptic words and enters the villa.
"Toya-kun, what does that mean?"
I ask Toya-kun.
"I don't know. I'll ask Hiyama-senpai."
"Yeah."
"Alright, mission complete. Shall we withdraw too? I heard they've already withdrawn."
When Watanabe-kun says that, everyone finally breaks into smiles.
"Let's deal with the rest tomorrow. Good work today, everyone."
The car used for transport is disposed of.
We head home in our own car.
"Toya-kun, good work."
"Thanks."
"So this means the Egoists are wiped out, right?"
"I wonder."
"Eh?"
"The existence of the Hermit still bothers me. And nothing about the Takahashi group has been resolved."
"That's for later..."
"Before that, we need to uncover the Egoist organization."
"Can't we ask God-san?"
"Let's leave the interrogation to Akira-san."
"Yeah."
Dawn was already beginning to break.
"Damn it, another all-nighter."
"Yeah, but we need to sleep properly, okay?"
"I know."
When we get home, we get out of the car and enter the house.
Toya-kun changes into loungewear and gets into bed.
He's fiddling with his phone.
"What's wrong?"
"No, I was thinking of asking Makoto about something."
"Do you know what 'Local bank, thank you' means?"
"That's your area of expertise, right? I think it's some kind of code."
"So it is a code..."
Toya-kun is deep in thought.
I try hugging Toya-kun.
"Airi?"
"Let's sleep well today? We don't have much time to sleep, but it's better to get at least a little."
"Yeah. Good night, Airi."
"Okay, good night."
We've gained another trump card.
But we still needed time to uncover the full picture of the Egoists.