Hero Spade, sacrifices himself for the hostages (7)

"Mr. Spade? "Spade cee~?."

"… … eww… huh… ?"

Spade faintly came to his senses when he felt his shoulders being held and shaken.

I don't know why, but I feel dizzy.

… here is… .

Looking around, he found himself standing in front of an abandoned factory.

And right next to him is Apple, a fellow member of the 7th Division.

"Mr. Spade, are you okay? You're standing there blankly... ."

Apple was looking at him with worried eyes.

Why do you look at me like that?

I'm fine... .

'No, my head is a little... 'Do you feel dizzy?'

Spade pressed his temples and tried to come to his senses.

Little by little, the memories become clearer.

'okay… Obviously, I like Mr. Apple... To save Apple.'

After receiving threats from Villain No. 13, he came here alone.

Explore Apple... And then I got locked in the storage room inside... An unknown gas comes out... .

But on the contrary, they defeated No. 13's plan head-on... .

'that's right… For sure… I thought I knocked him out properly.'

'I went to free Mr. Apple and came back... He had already run away.'

I thought I knocked him out properly, but I guess he was probably wearing something underneath his clothes.

Anyway, he clearly defeated No. 13, but he was unable to apprehend him because he ran away.

… Apparently, it seemed like it was.

"that's right… Ah, that's right! Mr. Apple! are you okay?!"

"Kwak?! Mr. Spades... You were surprised... ."

All of a sudden, I raised my head! Apple raised her voice as Spade lifted her up and held Apple's shoulders tightly.

But anyway, Apple seemed fine, with no injuries whatsoever.

I also heard from Apple itself that nothing special was done.

If so, it means that they staged a hostage situation just to call out one person... .

'I'm not happy at all to receive a love call like this from a villain or something.'

He may think this as a joke, but he also ends up feeling fortunate that No. 13 was only targeting him.

'No, in this case, is Mr. Apple in danger because of me? Should I be sorry?'

"Mr. Spade? "What are you thinking?"

"no… I'm sorry. I feel like this happened because of me... ."

"How is this Mr. Spade's fault? hmm… "There are many things I want to say, but first of all, thank you so much for saving me."

Hearing Apple's words, smiling softly like sunlight, filled Spade's heart with pride.

I missed that villain... Well, there will be another chance.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

At that time, a vibration rang out from the small bag on my waist.

The smartphone was ringing. The person calling... A club that is the same teammate.

Now that I think about it, I asked them to apply separately if I didn't hear from them after some time, just in case something went wrong.

Anyway, it ended without incident, so I guess I should tell the club that they can rest assured.

'… … But what… ? The inside of my mouth... It's stuffy, like it's covered in soot... It's rough… .'

'Even in the body… weird… It's loud… ? Birit… one? It seems like it smells… .'

'And how... There… Feeling a little sick... ? Am I right… ? I feel something unfamiliar... what… ?'

Although it felt strange in many ways, Spade relayed the current situation to the club as it was.

After returning to the 7th Division base with Apple, no further information was added to the submitted report.

That day, everything ended smoothly with the victory of Spades and the safe recovery of Apple.

Except that as a follow-up measure, it served as an opportunity for Apple, who was physically insecure, to learn additional self-defense techniques.

It was forgotten as just an everyday occurrence.

* * *

And, in the storage room right after Apple and Spades left.

"Don't be damned. "The chief of staff I know is a man?"

It was a close battle with the hero, and without any time to rejoice in the victory, No. 13 was throwing a question at the silver-haired uninvited guest who had just arrived.

In response to the uninvited joke, No. 13 speaks harshly without pointing the gun.

"No matter where you look at it, this is a woman. Are you getting scolded for messing around? "It's going to hit you all at once?"

"Hmm, that's difficult. "I am Number 13's staff member."

No, that means you are not a staff member. It's a different person.

If I prove that I am a woman, it will be like proving that the staff officer I knew is not a man.

"Even if you say so, I am a staff member anyway. What No. 13 knew was my fake body."

"Fake body… ?"

"Yes, fake body."

The aide said that with a smile.

The staff members of [Abyss] are also 'awakened' who use a special ability called magic, and No. 13 also knows the magic that the staff uses.

Disturbance or support type magic rather than direct attack, such as manipulating shadows or creating and controlling puppets.

However, among the magic that No. 13 knew, there was no magic of the kind that the staff member just mentioned.

"Because I didn't tell you. "I couldn't say anything too hastily as it was my secret weapon."

The staff confidently said so.

If you say that, it makes sense, so there is nothing to refute.

No. 13 is also well aware of [Magic for controlling dolls].

Going a little deeper, it seems to be a type of magic that involves directly inserting one's own mind into a doll and controlling it.

but.

Since the thing the staff was using actually had flesh and blood, it could be assumed that it was not an ordinary doll.

No detailed explanation was given, and No. 13 did not even ask about that.

but.

"… "So, is this the main body now?"

"well? What about♪?"

The chief of staff answered playfully.

"If this body is the main body, and if I were actually a woman… "Will you believe it?"

Number 13 looked at the staff for a moment.

And then, he shook his head with a sigh.

I can't really judge that part right now.

Even if a staff member says she is a woman, how can we believe that it is true?

Above all, as No. 13, who has been friends with a male staff member for nearly three years, it is difficult for either person to accept it right away.

So, hold off for now.

We'll talk about this later, and that concludes the story... .

Well, you probably won't have to do anything dirty with your staff.

It probably doesn't really matter either way... .

* * *

Anyway, the staff member brightened the mood and continued the conversation.

"Because you captured the spades safely. "As expected, you are number 13."

Clap clap clap clap!

The staff member praised No. 13 by clapping her hands like a woman with her delicate and pretty white hands.

"Have you been watching everything?"

"I didn't see everything, but I could hear it."

The chief of staff gently swept up her round bob-style hair, revealing the wireless earphone plugged into her left ear.

"I was listening the whole time to prepare for any emergency. "There's a listening device attached to that belt."

The belt No. 13 that the staff member pointed to was something he had given him as a birthday present some time ago.

I'm speechless because it's so absurd that they would play such a prank on a gift.

While I was unable to ask him anything, the aide continued talking.

"Did you take a photo to submit to the [Villain Alliance]?"

"here."

Number 13 turned on his smartphone and showed a photo taken just before sending Spade away.

In the photo, No. 13 and Spades were clinging together like lovers, kissing or rubbing their cheeks.

A photo to fabricate the fact that 『No. 13 is the 7th Division's Spade and Lover Cider』.

No matter how much we are part of the 'Villain Alliance', we cannot help but be cautious about revealing our secret weapon, 'brainwashing'.

The intention is to submit a report with somewhat fabricated information.

They are secretly dating Spade by tricking him.

Through her, we plan to steal the 7th Division's secrets and attack from within... With that feeling.

I intentionally did not take pictures of them having sex or being naked because an unspecified number of people would see them, but just looking at the pictures taken now, there will be no doubt that the two are lovers.

Spade has become the villain's girlfriend without even realizing it, but how can a defeated hero have anything to say?

You wouldn't even know this if someone didn't teach you in the first place.

"That hero is No. 13's lover. Even if it's a lie, I feel jealous… "That aside, I think we can get through this meeting without any problems."

Anyway, it can be said that the purpose has been achieved.

Saying that it was still too early to be satisfied, the aide took out a notebook and pen from his pocket and quickly scribbled something down.

"Even if we skip this meeting, if we don't produce any results by the next meeting, there will definitely be talk."

"I'm going to plan from now on to make sure that doesn't happen."

"Through this practical experience, the usefulness of brainwashing began to be seen in detail."

"As you know, our organization is in great danger right now."

"Unfortunately, there is no time to rest. "Let's do our best together."

As if everything had been written, the staff member showed the content he had just written to No. 13.

The contents explained by the staff are listed in elegant font.

Below that, in unusually large letters――

"The next target will be this woman. "Are you okay?"

The two words 『Club』 were written on the notebook, highlighted in a large circle.