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She suddenly hung up...

That Ch'en, she's got a bit of a temper.

So this is going to be our mission for now...

Amiya, I've just received another message from several defenders.

They met some individuals who were openly hostile to Rhodes Island's operators.

Furthermore, those attackers weren't ordinary people, they were... Infected.

... Have the defenders fall back towards us.

Scout team! Our target is an Ursine girl with short white hair, height of 145 cm. Remember to stay hidden, and stay safe!

Other operators, follow your leaders and spread out.

It'd be best to stall them out.;So we're... going to lure them in?;Franka, let's attack them head-on.

Hey... Not bad.

Liskarm, this kid's pretty smart.

... Dr. {@nickname} is our tactical commander. You should take this more seriously.

Let's begin.

So... Rhodes Island has to fight against the Infected again...

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Phew...

I probably won't be found if I hide here...

But, I won't be able to go back to those kids anymore.

I hope nothing happens to them...

*sigh*... Why...

Who is it?

Are you Miss Misha?

...What?

I'm sorry, Miss Misha. I hope I didn't scare you...

These are my coleagues, Franka and Liskarm.

Hey there.

Good day.

We're from Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals. As an organization made to serve the Infected, at least...

We hope to be able to help you. That's why we'd like to talk for a bit.

Talk?

Mhm.

This isn't the best place for that though...

As of right now, our top priority is keeping you safe.

For the time being, we'll protect you, so rest assured.

What... are you talking about...

You're just going to capture me and lock me up, aren't you? !

Get away from me! My claws are sharp...! If you don't want to get hurt...

...Pfft.

What are you laughing about...

If we really were going to capture you, we wouldn't have given you a chance to resist.

Miss Misha, we really do want to help you, so...

I don't trust you...

Lungmen treats the Infected worse than they treat criminals!

Why would you... Why would you go out of your way to help the Infected?

--Miss Misha, look...

What... are you doing?

...Your...

Your hand...

You're also... an Infected?

That's right, I'm just like you.

There are a lot of Infected in these slums. Those kids you left behind just now... they trusted you.

Misha, you've already put them in danger.

...Are you going to use those kids to threaten me?

No, I wouldn't. But someone has already started doing exactly that...

We just chased off a group of thugs that was trying to threaten those kids.

Lungmen is also currently searching for the Infected. If Lungmen found you first, it might've already been too late.

We wanted to divert the rioters from those kids by drawing their attention to you...

Looking at it from another perspective, we'd also be able to keep you safe from harm.

...Do you know why they're after me?

What reason do you have... to do all this for me?

We actually don't know why there are Infected targeting you...

But we do care about the safety of innocents, including you. At least, this is the best course of action for the time being. I hope that you'll be able to trust us.

Would you allow us to take you from here first?

...Fine... Let's go.

After all, I don't really have a choice, do I?

I wouldn't say that...

But at least, thank you... Miss Misha!

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--That concludes the report, Madam Ch'en.

Copy.

The L.G.D. will secure the meeting point and wait for you to escort the target.

Understood.

Franka, bring me the map drawn by the recon squad...

Okay, this will do.

We will leave the slums using the shortest route.

(Any other orders, Madam Ch'en?)

Just hurry it up. We don't have much time. Over.

Formations! Don't drag your feet!!

...Phew, she hung up...

In other words, we have to run errands for her now?

We're the ones who found the target after all...

(The L.G.D. never gave us any detailed information about the target.)

We were supposed to be collaborating, but they suddenly told us that the individual we found had an important use to them.

There's a ton of critical information that we haven't been given.

(...I'm not surprised that the L.G.D. is keeping secrets from us though.)

Why's that?

Aren't you supposed to be smart? What good would come out of Rhodes Island knowing too much?

All I know is that knowing too little is bad for the mission.

In any case, we'll have to escort Misha to the meeting point first.

Hmm, which route to take...

We'll have to ask another favor from them.

Who?

Penguin Logistics.

Yo, Rhodes Island~

Are you almost done with your mission? What'd you think about our services?

I knew it...

*sigh*...

Hey, don't be like that~

Did something bad happen? Or, did you meet someone you don't like?