Mob No. 75: “Sorry to keep you waiting! Is everyone alright?!”
Next morning, the rain and wind still raged.
Well, they did say it would last 2-3 days.
Plus the bad weather’s convenient.
If it let up while I was here, Dazblout would probably come kill me.
Better to escape before it clears and he arrives, but they’d easily spot me on a sunny day.
So I’ll depart in today’s heavy rain and wind.
And head not for the ocean city but the nearest excavation site.
With facilities surely there like the one I was in, I might establish communications or even land.
“Alright, let’s go.”
I start up the boat engine.
Heroine? Side: Professor Florina Theez
It probably took 2 hours to reach the ocean city restrained.
The heavy winds likely made it tough to stabilize, with the vessel lurching violently several times during transit.
In contrast, Uzos’ piloting only shook slightly a few times.
He really is skilled. Makes me want him as permanent staff even more.
Though that’s if we escape this Dazblout first.
Brought to my allocated area, Dazblout’s thugs held my researchers and students at gunpoint, shoving them into storage.
A small, bespectacled man approached.
“It appears the transfer of my research material has finished.”
“Yes Doctor! The last load we’re moving completes the transfer of all your research material!”
This bootlicker, Neimus Volta, is an Imperial University associate professor. He grovels to the president, professors, and noble students but lords over commoner pupils.
“That’s our research material! And when the president learns of this you’ll undoubtedly be pursued!”
When I protested, Dazblout grabbed my jaw.
“You’d best watch that mouth. I can make your researchers and students suffer with one word, including you of course.”
He threatened me.
I angrily fell silent and he smiled,
“There, be obedient and I’ll treat you kindly. Lock her up for now.”
“As you command.”
Grinning, he left somewhere.
Thrown into storage,
“Professor! Ma’am!”
“You’re all safe!? No injuries?”
I confirm my colleagues and students are unharmed.
“We’re fine, but all the research material was stolen…”
Researcher Beena Churus regretfully reports.
“Oh right, what happened to the pilot?”
“No clue. Even if he lives, no way to return from there. More importantly, what’s going on with the police here?”
It’s unbelievable the police aren’t acting with all this happening.
“Actually there was a big accident on the 1st level, so the response is short staffed. Some are in the doctor’s pocket too, refusing our reports! Then our multipurpose terminals got taken away…”
Beena angrily pounds the floor.
“Also, David Tries is missing.”
Finally, she quietly names one student.
David Tries – an Imperial University student and quite a looker, but shunned for his sloppy behavior and speech.
“He probably went womanizing… It’d be great if he contacted the president or external police but…best not get our hopes up huh.”
I sigh in spite of myself.
Heroine? Side: End
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Hero Side: David Tries
This is bad bad bad!
Returning after failing to pick up girls, Dazblout’s lapdog Neimus Volta is moving the professor’s research with punks like hired thugs.
They wanna hijack the professor’s achievements huh.
Well, trying to take it back by force isn’t wise.
It’s important stuff to them too so they won’t treat it carelessly.
Securing teach and everyone comes first, but before that, the police.
[Ocean City Police.]
“Some guys with guns are at my uni professor’s research area…”
[Sorry, we’ve got our hands full with an accident on Level 1. A student’s made lots of prank calls already so might have to arrest them if they keep bothering us, ya know?]
“I see. Excuse me.”
This is seriously bad. The cops are no good either.
Contacting outside police could be risky too.
The president! No, I don’t have his direct number. School administrative staff might have the vulture’s followers…
No choice but to sneakily take out the vulture’s boys and reach the professor.
So first, weapons.
The security office should have spare electro-batons right?
There was a young guy, an old dude, and a gramps on security I think.
Gramps ideally but…the slacker young guy’s better.
As I’m thinking that, great, no security staff!
Thanks to that I got an electro-baton and riot suppression tranq gun. Lucky!
Now the real deal starts.
I approach the storage holding the professor and everyone.
Just two lookouts huh. Tranq one, then while the other’s distracted, ambush with the electro-baton.
“Nghh…”
“Hm? What the…gahhh!”
Disabling them smoothly, I borrow a key and open the door.
“Sorry to keep you waiting! Is everyone alright?!”
“Tries!!” X5
They all cry out in surprise.
“Where were you?! The outside lookouts?”
“Knocked out… sprawled outside… Restrain them quickly…”
With Beena choking me, I direct classmates and researchers to restrain the punks outside and store them and their weapons inside.
Why’s Beena always on my case anyway? Don’t get it.
Suddenly the professor demands,
“Tries! Lend me your phone!”
So I reflexively hand it over.
Hero Side: End
? Side: Sound Only
[President Campbell! It’s Florina Theez!]
“Oh, Professor Theez. Excavation going well?”
[More pressing matters! Dr. Dazblout stole my artifacts and research results, and plans to murder my hired pilot! The local police seem to be in his pocket and won’t act!]
“I see… Got it. Leave contacting the police to me. Gather evidence if you can. Dr. Dazblout, or should I say Viscount Dazblout, will most certainly face expulsion.”
[Thank you!]
Click…
“Was that wise?”
“Yes. Please proceed with reporting and preparing for his expulsion.”
“But aren’t you here to conveniently manipulate me like this when needed?”
“Don’t worry about it. I have my own grudges, against his father you see.”
“He made enemies easily even when young, but to turn even his own son against him…”
“He brought it on himself.”
? Side: End
3 hours after departing Professor Theez’s excavation site, I somehow reached the island with the nearest one.
Unfortunately only cliffs, so I can’t access the shed atop. But communications might work.
Or so I thought, but no dice.
Out of range or locked it seems.
Times like this you appreciate relay stations huh.
Even without comms, I should be able to hide from Dazblout and head for the ocean city.
I’ll sneak in some rest here while praying his men don’t find me, then set off.
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