NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Bamboozled Hayasaka
(T/N: Yo, sorry bout the inconvenience about the names, took some time to re-read the chapters and damn they were many. Its all good now, I probably fixed most, if not, all of them.
For that, here's another 3 chapters to apologize for my mistakes.
Xiao~.)
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And the other party... was currently running away at full speed.
The first thing she would probably do after escaping was report to the police.
Haruto temporarily put away the Dawn Divine Sword and swiftly followed. With his speed, it took no more than four or five seconds to intercept the girl.
Then, Haruto was momentarily stunned.
"Yukinoshita Yukino?"
The protagonist of Sōbu High School.
Having watched My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, Haruto naturally recognized Yukinoshita Yukino. Yukinoshita Yukino was already panicking due to Haruto's terrifying speed.
When she suddenly heard him call her name, she became even more frightened.
Since when had this cannibal set his sights on her!?
"Don't come any closer! I've already called the police!"
Yukinoshita Yukino held a cat in one arm and clutched her phone with the other, speaking nervously.
Haruto rubbed his forehead.
"You probably didn't have time to make the call, right? Please don't add extra work for me. Canceling a police report is quite troublesome."
Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes widened in shock.
This guy... he's absolutely lawless!
"If you kill me, the Yukinoshita family will hunt you down and make you pay the price!"
With no other choice, Yukinoshita Yukino resorted to using her family's influence in an attempt to intimidate him.
Haruto shook his head.
"Why would I kill you?"
Yukinoshita Yukino was momentarily stunned.
"Aren't you a cannibal? You ate half a person and brutalized that woman!"
Haruto rubbed his forehead again.
"First of all, I'm not a cannibal. Secondly, the one eating people was that woman."
"I am a special executive officer of the SCP Foundation. Containing anomalies is my duty. That wasn't brutality, it was containment."
Upon hearing this, Yukinoshita Yukino showed a confused expression.
This explanation... sounded somewhat plausible. But, what was the SCP Foundation?
She had never heard of it.
"Do you have a way to prove your claim?"
Yukinoshita Yukino stared at Haruto and questioned him.
However—
"No need. I just explained out of habit. Whether you believe it or not doesn't matter, because you won't remember it anyway."
Those words made Yukinoshita Yukino furious.
His attitude was simply too arrogant. But what did he mean by saying she wouldn't remember? The next moment, Yukinoshita Yukino saw that he now held a crowbar in his hand.
Yukinoshita Yukino: !!!
Just as she was about to continue running and scream for help—
Her vision went black.
Yukinoshita Yukino lost consciousness.
Haruto reached out and caught the girl with the cat in her arms bared its teeth at Haruto. But after a single glare from him, it quickly fled.
Holding Yukinoshita Yukino, Haruto let out a long sigh.
"We'll most likely meet again at Sōbu High... That'll be troublesome... But she won't remember, anyway."
At this moment, Hayasaka Ai stepped out from behind Haruto.
Her gaze toward him contained both surprise and resentment.
She had seen everything.
Haruto had simply moved behind Yukinoshita Yukino and lightly tapped her head with the crowbar then she fainted.
It was clear that Haruto had used no real force.
Which meant... that completely unreliable-sounding D-Class Memory Clearance Method was actually real.
After working with the SCP Foundation for a month, Hayasaka Ai had learned what an anomaly was. Obviously, the crowbar in Haruto's hand was a containment object with anomalous properties.
If she had known earlier... she would have chosen memory clearance.
At least she wouldn't have to be exhausted every day working for him. Right now, Hayasaka Ai's resentment was probably heavier than that of a vengeful spirit.
"Why not bring her into the Foundation as well? Her background would be useful, right?"
Hayasaka Ai asked.
Haruto shook his head.
"Her personality isn't suited for the Foundation. There are too many things she wouldn't be able to accept."
Ai twitched the corner of her mouth.
"Then what about me? I'm not suited either!"
Haruto looked at her.
"Miss Hayasaka Ai, you are super useful. Please, no matter what, stay with the Foundation."
If not for the contract binding her, Hayasaka Ai would have already climbed onto Haruto's shoulders and twisted his head with her thighs.
(T/N: Me likely.)
"I didn't work this hard just to be used by you."
Hayasaka Ai complained bitterly.
Haruto gave a sheepish smile before speaking seriously, "You've worked hard during this time. I'll find a way to ease your workload in the future. In return, if you ever run into trouble in the future, please seek help from the Foundation."
These words surprised Hayasaka Ai. She had always thought Haruto was just an exploitative boss.
But now… he actually seemed to be a kind person.
Some might think Hayasaka Ai was gullible and easily deceived. But that wasn't the case.
She had weighed the situation before coming to this conclusion.
Since she had signed the contract, even if Haruto didn't promise her anything, she would still have to work for the Foundation.
Moreover, his words weren't baseless.
The Foundation was indeed struggling in its early stages, which was why she had to work so hard.
Hayasaka Ai understood all this.
She simply let out an "Oh" and said no more, going off to arrange the site cleanup. The Foundation's armed personnel had also arrived.
They secured Rize's hands and feet with high-strength alloy restraints.
Then they dressed her in a flexible fiber containment suit. After that, they injected her with a large dose of sedatives. No matter how pitiful Rize looked, no one sympathized with her or lowered their guard.
This was the basic conduct of Foundation personnel.
Seeing this, Haruto felt quite satisfied.
The Foundation's team was finally taking shape!
He also ordered them to retrieve several kagune and the kakuho as well.
These were valuable research materials!
[Successfully contained anomaly: Ghoulish Power - Gourmet.]
[Containment Level: Hazard-3. Containment Status: Stable.]
[Reward: Level-3 Lottery Draw.]
Seeing the system prompt, Haruto nodded in satisfaction.
He then arranged for Yukinoshita Yukino to be sent back to her family. Regarding Yukinoshita Yukino, Haruto had mixed feelings.
But in any case, he wouldn't see her again before the school term started.