Chapter 222: 218. It's not about what to do.See what you can do.
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The air in the room, which had been calm a moment ago, suddenly froze.
The calmness in my eyes has sharpened a bit, and my once-slow mind is now working as fast as it would at work, scrutinizing and preparing the incoming information.
A switch has been flipped and my mind is clearer.
Behind the TV, the leader of the terrorist group is saying things that make you think he is crazy.
Far from being logical.
We saw it! That figure that is beyond God! Our actions are for him!
You are drunk.
Or is it better to say that he is crazy?
Drunk is self-absorption, crazy is fanaticism.
Sacrificing something for the sake of something is a common story.
But it must be done within one's own bounds.
The moment you ask others to sacrifice, it becomes not a sacrifice but a harm.
The thinking of the man who pretends to be right on the screen is incomprehensible to the average person.
At least I don't understand it.
This world has been defiled! We must purify this! That's why we need a ritual!
"......
I know you've been beeping for a while now, but I don't want you to look away from the screen.
I don't look away from the screen because I know that I need to get any useful information.
But it's past midnight.
You feel drowsy.
It's a relief that I don't have a headache, but it does make me feel heavy.
The calm that was in the room earlier is gone, and a tense, if not tense, air fills the living room.
Yes, yes, we'll take a stand.
At this point in time, Kaido and his friends are involved in an act of terrorism, and although it's late at night, it's an urgent matter, so Suela is telegraphing to the supervisor.
It is unlikely that the company will directly intervene in this case, although Kaido and his team of testers are involved.
Unlike the time of Amelia, the location is Japan, which is beyond the scope of the Demon King's Army's intervention.
The "wait and see" of Suera's statement could also mean to wait and see.
"Fortunately or unfortunately, you never know what good experience can do.
I think it's safe to say that this time it's a blessing.
"Memoria
You're on your own again. That's Jiro's fault.
That wait-and-see attitude is also based on the fact that things won't happen immediately.
Normally, the criterion would come to you that you must act quickly, but it is great to have the peace of mind that you can buy a certain amount of time should something happen.
I've been in combat, just because of this one experience.
That will allow you to deal with any problems that may arise, and you won't have to worry about the self-righteousness and righteousness of Kaido and the others, which is common among the younger generation.
Experience has taught them to distinguish between what they can and cannot do.
That's why they do not overestimate the power and control their emotions and are not driven by personal feelings.
That's what it means that nothing is happening behind the television screen.
I decided it would be better to gather some information.
The question is: "Is the other guy...
Well, Kaido-san and the others are fine, but the others are
"Oh.
It's not Kaido and his friends who are worried about them, but the civilians who are caught up in these terrorists.
Perhaps Kaido and his friends will be able to placate the people around them, but they will not be able to cover the people who are out of their range because of their restricted movement.
Most, if not all, of those present would have never experienced the act of fighting or resisting violence.
Kaido and his men are special, and most of them have never been trained.
When will people ask you to fight ordinary people?
That's why that space looks like a bomb that could explode at any moment to me.
The upheaval, the tension, the fear, the anxiety, and the spirit of righteousness that seeks to wipe those elements away.
Any, but not all, of this is inherent in the average person.
If you shrink back in fear, that's fine; if you stifle your anxiety, it's a sign of calm.
But it's scariest when you start wondering what you can do.
Emotions are a human defense mechanism that can be repressed but cannot be detached.
And that lid to keep them in check is light without training or experience.
Beyond a certain amount, the emotions push up the lid and overflow.
Please be quiet.
"In which sense is it?
Both. Both.
Seriously say your wish.
What I said is exactly what I said to Memoria, but it's literally just a wish.
Unless you have awakened to divine power, such a thing will never reach you, and your wish will probably never come true.
Tensions among the hostages are increasing and stress is building up every minute.
And the emotions that came out in the end will definitely become a killer drug in that environment, destroying the atmosphere.
It's like the folly of sticking a needle into an inflated balloon.
When it is obvious that your opponent is crazy, insane, and acting in the wrong way, perhaps those who dare to wield a sense of justice will use the word common sense to make a good argument and impeach you as wrong.
If that happens, the scene behind this screen will probably be unbearable even for adults, let alone children.
You can't help but wonder when such people will appear.
The fact that there is undoubtedly someone among the hostages who is likely to do such a thing makes me uneasy.
But it doesn't help that I'm thinking about it.
"Lord ......
"...... Sorry, I got a bad habit.
I cool my head as I look at Memoria, Himik, and Suela, who is worried about me while on the phone.
I take a deep, almost sighing breath and relax my mind and my accelerated thoughts.
It's a bad habit of mine.
When a problem arises in front of me, the first thing I do is try to fix it.
I don't think of the act of depending on others as naivety, but rather a threatening thought that I must do something.
I think it's a vice.
There is almost nothing I can do to help, and I shouldn't worry about Suela and others.
So I slowly lean back, deciding that I need to weigh myself.
I can't do anything.
So I was going to pray for this case to be solved and suggest that we take the day off.
Who the hell is this?
The phone that had been left on the desk rang, alerting you to an incoming call.
At first you thought it was someone from Kaido and the others, but there was no noticeable change on the other side of the TV screen and the standoff continued.
You pick up your phone with a question mark over your head, and your eyes widen when you see the name on the screen.
Mom?
How could her mother contact her at this time, and at this hour?
My head is filled with question marks at this time of day when I hear from someone who is supposed to be overseas, but I assume it's just that unconventional mother.
"Give me a hand, son.
"It's the first thing on New Year's Day, explain, explain!
I suppressed a sigh at the mother who opened the door to ask for help, and dismissed it as business as usual and asked for an explanation anyway.
Are you watching TV now?
Yeah, every channel is on the terrorism news.
"That's it, that's it, I'll put it down, just give me a hand.
Wait a minute, no, wait a minute. You're just trying to get my son to do police work like he's going to that convenience store and you're going with him.
I've always been a mother who would be a bother, or at least I thought my son would be, but this is the first time I've seen him do something like this.
I knew there might be a reason for it.
Huh.
I want to sigh. What's up with you?
When Suela and Memoria found out it was my mom on the other end of the line, they looked at me to see what was wrong, and Himikku, who has never met my mom, seemed surprised that Suela told her it was my mother, but she couldn't care less right now.
"Do you remember that my family home is a shrine?
Yeah, I don't remember going there very often.
"That's because I was avoiding it.
The last time I met my mother's parents, my grandmother, was when I was a child, when I was a single digit old.
My memory of it is fuzzy, and I only remember playing on the ridiculously large property when I was a kid.
I knew my mother didn't get along with my parents, she traveled all over the world.
So I didn't have much contact with my grandma and grandpa myself.
I wondered what my mother's family had to do with this case.
Does her family have something to do with this case?
I thought about it, but all I could come up with was a conventional imagination.
No, rather, I decided that a non-trivial expectation might be a bit outlandish, so I asked him honestly.
That's why I'm calling you. Did I tell you that my family has a family that watches over their ancestral seals?
No, I've never heard of such a demented setting.
"That's right, I ran away from home because I didn't want to be tied down with all that stuff. No wonder I didn't tell you.
I'm weakening at the sound of my mother's voice as she laughs so cheerfully that I wonder where the initial tension has gone, but at the same time, my heart is racing.
As expected, the answer is already outlandish, and the fact that I'm not a normal person has already given me a bad feeling.
You wonder if it's genetic to be loved by the trouble, and encourage your mother to continue her story.
I didn't believe it either. When my parents told me that you were a once-in-a-thousand-years miko, I didn't understand it, so I just learned about shrines and eloped with them afterwards, overcoming their restraint. But still, I know a few of the legends. I've been neglecting my training because I thought they were all fairy tale stories that couldn't possibly happen in real life. Then my parents contacted me a while ago. I was going to ignore the fact that the terrorist attack is going to cause a lot of trouble if it goes unattended, but I saw that she was in a panic and said that my instincts were not good either and I couldn't ignore her.
The more I hear, the more I smell trouble.
Jiro, give me the TV.
"Ah?
As Memoria, who pulls the hem of my dress, urges me to watch the TV, an extraordinary news item is shown with subtitles on the top of the live screen.
As you may be seeing, the incident isn't happening just there. Seven locations across the country. According to my old lady, there are seven locations across the country that are being held in question.
"Seriously?
With the name of the shrine listed after the name of the prefecture, and the news reports of a terrorist attack that was taking the visitors who had come to visit the shrine for two years hostage, the bad things that my mother had said were starting to come true.
Mom, what's going on?
And then my mother, who I think is the strongest mankind I know, asks me for help.
To find out what her mother thinks she should do about it.
"I don't know.
I don't know, didn't your mother's family explain it to you?
But that's my mom.
She never fails me.
I don't know whether I should be learning from you or just chiding you for your vitality in taking action despite the fact that you don't know what's going on.
You think I'm going to ask you for all those details, but when the old lady started talking about ancient seals and veins of land and history, I cut her off from the conversation and told her what to do.
Don't do it, for God's sake don't do it.
You want to let out a sigh and say that your mother has been relying on you, but it's too late now.
That's what's important, I lament, and I feel a bit uneasy about my mother, who laughs on the other end of the phone and says she can handle it.
The importance of information is something I've learned in this profession.
Well, let's not get started on this. If you're a man, you should at least live up to your mother's expectations. And I'll recognize the third one.
"Did I tell you?
"Instinct. How long do you think I've been your mother. You've got 30 years to hide things from me.
My mom is human, right?
"If I'm not human, you're not going to be human, okay?
My mom is a human being.
I have to do something about this haphazard mother, but if you ask me, my sermons will probably be meaningless.
Moreover, she even knows about Himikku, which I haven't introduced to you.
I don't know what to do.
By the way, my hunch is that there will be two or three more of them.
No, that's not funny.
"Hahahahahahaha! Don't be embarrassed. If my son is popular, it means I've raised him well. Don't worry, I'll give you a compliment!
And I can't bear to carry on a conversation with a mother like that.
With a sigh, I cut to the chase.
Oh, and? What do you want me to do?
If you ask her mother, smiling that she would not give you the option of not helping and somehow getting involved, she will tell you
"What, I'm just going to shut that bomber down. Easy peasy.
I had to stifle a sigh at my mother's standard of ease.
Word of the Day
All you can do is do what you can do.
Looking for what you can do.
Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!
The air in the room, which had been calm a moment ago, suddenly froze.
The calmness in my eyes has sharpened a bit, and my once-slow mind is now working as fast as it would at work, scrutinizing and preparing the incoming information.
A switch has been flipped and my mind is clearer.
Behind the TV, the leader of the terrorist group is saying things that make you think he is crazy.
Far from being logical.
We saw it! That figure that is beyond God! Our actions are for him!
You are drunk.
Or is it better to say that he is crazy?
Drunk is self-absorption, crazy is fanaticism.
Sacrificing something for the sake of something is a common story.
But it must be done within one's own bounds.
The moment you ask others to sacrifice, it becomes not a sacrifice but a harm.
The thinking of the man who pretends to be right on the screen is incomprehensible to the average person.
At least I don't understand it.
This world has been defiled! We must purify this! That's why we need a ritual!
"......
I know you've been beeping for a while now, but I don't want you to look away from the screen.
I don't look away from the screen because I know that I need to get any useful information.
But it's past midnight.
You feel drowsy.
It's a relief that I don't have a headache, but it does make me feel heavy.
The calm that was in the room earlier is gone, and a tense, if not tense, air fills the living room.
Yes, yes, we'll take a stand.
At this point in time, Kaido and his friends are involved in an act of terrorism, and although it's late at night, it's an urgent matter, so Suela is telegraphing to the supervisor.
It is unlikely that the company will directly intervene in this case, although Kaido and his team of testers are involved.
Unlike the time of Amelia, the location is Japan, which is beyond the scope of the Demon King's Army's intervention.
The "wait and see" of Suera's statement could also mean to wait and see.
"Fortunately or unfortunately, you never know what good experience can do.
I think it's safe to say that this time it's a blessing.
"Memoria
You're on your own again. That's Jiro's fault.
That wait-and-see attitude is also based on the fact that things won't happen immediately.
Normally, the criterion would come to you that you must act quickly, but it is great to have the peace of mind that you can buy a certain amount of time should something happen.
I've been in combat, just because of this one experience.
That will allow you to deal with any problems that may arise, and you won't have to worry about the self-righteousness and righteousness of Kaido and the others, which is common among the younger generation.
Experience has taught them to distinguish between what they can and cannot do.
That's why they do not overestimate the power and control their emotions and are not driven by personal feelings.
That's what it means that nothing is happening behind the television screen.
I decided it would be better to gather some information.
The question is: "Is the other guy...
Well, Kaido-san and the others are fine, but the others are
"Oh.
It's not Kaido and his friends who are worried about them, but the civilians who are caught up in these terrorists.
Perhaps Kaido and his friends will be able to placate the people around them, but they will not be able to cover the people who are out of their range because of their restricted movement.
Most, if not all, of those present would have never experienced the act of fighting or resisting violence.
Kaido and his men are special, and most of them have never been trained.
When will people ask you to fight ordinary people?
That's why that space looks like a bomb that could explode at any moment to me.
The upheaval, the tension, the fear, the anxiety, and the spirit of righteousness that seeks to wipe those elements away.
Any, but not all, of this is inherent in the average person.
If you shrink back in fear, that's fine; if you stifle your anxiety, it's a sign of calm.
But it's scariest when you start wondering what you can do.
Emotions are a human defense mechanism that can be repressed but cannot be detached.
And that lid to keep them in check is light without training or experience.
Beyond a certain amount, the emotions push up the lid and overflow.
Please be quiet.
"In which sense is it?
Both. Both.
Seriously say your wish.
What I said is exactly what I said to Memoria, but it's literally just a wish.
Unless you have awakened to divine power, such a thing will never reach you, and your wish will probably never come true.
Tensions among the hostages are increasing and stress is building up every minute.
And the emotions that came out in the end will definitely become a killer drug in that environment, destroying the atmosphere.
It's like the folly of sticking a needle into an inflated balloon.
When it is obvious that your opponent is crazy, insane, and acting in the wrong way, perhaps those who dare to wield a sense of justice will use the word common sense to make a good argument and impeach you as wrong.
If that happens, the scene behind this screen will probably be unbearable even for adults, let alone children.
You can't help but wonder when such people will appear.
The fact that there is undoubtedly someone among the hostages who is likely to do such a thing makes me uneasy.
But it doesn't help that I'm thinking about it.
"Lord ......
"...... Sorry, I got a bad habit.
I cool my head as I look at Memoria, Himik, and Suela, who is worried about me while on the phone.
I take a deep, almost sighing breath and relax my mind and my accelerated thoughts.
It's a bad habit of mine.
When a problem arises in front of me, the first thing I do is try to fix it.
I don't think of the act of depending on others as naivety, but rather a threatening thought that I must do something.
I think it's a vice.
There is almost nothing I can do to help, and I shouldn't worry about Suela and others.
So I slowly lean back, deciding that I need to weigh myself.
I can't do anything.
So I was going to pray for this case to be solved and suggest that we take the day off.
Who the hell is this?
The phone that had been left on the desk rang, alerting you to an incoming call.
At first you thought it was someone from Kaido and the others, but there was no noticeable change on the other side of the TV screen and the standoff continued.
You pick up your phone with a question mark over your head, and your eyes widen when you see the name on the screen.
Mom?
How could her mother contact her at this time, and at this hour?
My head is filled with question marks at this time of day when I hear from someone who is supposed to be overseas, but I assume it's just that unconventional mother.
"Give me a hand, son.
"It's the first thing on New Year's Day, explain, explain!
I suppressed a sigh at the mother who opened the door to ask for help, and dismissed it as business as usual and asked for an explanation anyway.
Are you watching TV now?
Yeah, every channel is on the terrorism news.
"That's it, that's it, I'll put it down, just give me a hand.
Wait a minute, no, wait a minute. You're just trying to get my son to do police work like he's going to that convenience store and you're going with him.
I've always been a mother who would be a bother, or at least I thought my son would be, but this is the first time I've seen him do something like this.
I knew there might be a reason for it.
Huh.
I want to sigh. What's up with you?
When Suela and Memoria found out it was my mom on the other end of the line, they looked at me to see what was wrong, and Himikku, who has never met my mom, seemed surprised that Suela told her it was my mother, but she couldn't care less right now.
"Do you remember that my family home is a shrine?
Yeah, I don't remember going there very often.
"That's because I was avoiding it.
The last time I met my mother's parents, my grandmother, was when I was a child, when I was a single digit old.
My memory of it is fuzzy, and I only remember playing on the ridiculously large property when I was a kid.
I knew my mother didn't get along with my parents, she traveled all over the world.
So I didn't have much contact with my grandma and grandpa myself.
I wondered what my mother's family had to do with this case.
Does her family have something to do with this case?
I thought about it, but all I could come up with was a conventional imagination.
No, rather, I decided that a non-trivial expectation might be a bit outlandish, so I asked him honestly.
That's why I'm calling you. Did I tell you that my family has a family that watches over their ancestral seals?
No, I've never heard of such a demented setting.
"That's right, I ran away from home because I didn't want to be tied down with all that stuff. No wonder I didn't tell you.
I'm weakening at the sound of my mother's voice as she laughs so cheerfully that I wonder where the initial tension has gone, but at the same time, my heart is racing.
As expected, the answer is already outlandish, and the fact that I'm not a normal person has already given me a bad feeling.
You wonder if it's genetic to be loved by the trouble, and encourage your mother to continue her story.
I didn't believe it either. When my parents told me that you were a once-in-a-thousand-years miko, I didn't understand it, so I just learned about shrines and eloped with them afterwards, overcoming their restraint. But still, I know a few of the legends. I've been neglecting my training because I thought they were all fairy tale stories that couldn't possibly happen in real life. Then my parents contacted me a while ago. I was going to ignore the fact that the terrorist attack is going to cause a lot of trouble if it goes unattended, but I saw that she was in a panic and said that my instincts were not good either and I couldn't ignore her.
The more I hear, the more I smell trouble.
Jiro, give me the TV.
"Ah?
As Memoria, who pulls the hem of my dress, urges me to watch the TV, an extraordinary news item is shown with subtitles on the top of the live screen.
As you may be seeing, the incident isn't happening just there. Seven locations across the country. According to my old lady, there are seven locations across the country that are being held in question.
"Seriously?
With the name of the shrine listed after the name of the prefecture, and the news reports of a terrorist attack that was taking the visitors who had come to visit the shrine for two years hostage, the bad things that my mother had said were starting to come true.
Mom, what's going on?
And then my mother, who I think is the strongest mankind I know, asks me for help.
To find out what her mother thinks she should do about it.
"I don't know.
I don't know, didn't your mother's family explain it to you?
But that's my mom.
She never fails me.
I don't know whether I should be learning from you or just chiding you for your vitality in taking action despite the fact that you don't know what's going on.
You think I'm going to ask you for all those details, but when the old lady started talking about ancient seals and veins of land and history, I cut her off from the conversation and told her what to do.
Don't do it, for God's sake don't do it.
You want to let out a sigh and say that your mother has been relying on you, but it's too late now.
That's what's important, I lament, and I feel a bit uneasy about my mother, who laughs on the other end of the phone and says she can handle it.
The importance of information is something I've learned in this profession.
Well, let's not get started on this. If you're a man, you should at least live up to your mother's expectations. And I'll recognize the third one.
"Did I tell you?
"Instinct. How long do you think I've been your mother. You've got 30 years to hide things from me.
My mom is human, right?
"If I'm not human, you're not going to be human, okay?
My mom is a human being.
I have to do something about this haphazard mother, but if you ask me, my sermons will probably be meaningless.
Moreover, she even knows about Himikku, which I haven't introduced to you.
I don't know what to do.
By the way, my hunch is that there will be two or three more of them.
No, that's not funny.
"Hahahahahahaha! Don't be embarrassed. If my son is popular, it means I've raised him well. Don't worry, I'll give you a compliment!
And I can't bear to carry on a conversation with a mother like that.
With a sigh, I cut to the chase.
Oh, and? What do you want me to do?
If you ask her mother, smiling that she would not give you the option of not helping and somehow getting involved, she will tell you
"What, I'm just going to shut that bomber down. Easy peasy.
I had to stifle a sigh at my mother's standard of ease.
Word of the Day
All you can do is do what you can do.
Looking for what you can do.
The air in the room, which had been calm a moment ago, suddenly froze.The calmness in my eyes has sharpened a bit, and my once-slow mind is now working as fast as it would at work, scrutinizing and preparing the incoming information.A switch has been flipped and my mind is clearer.Behind the TV, the leader of the terrorist group is saying things that make you think he is crazy.Far from being logical.We saw it!That figure that is beyond God!Our actions are for him!You are drunk.Or is it better to say that he is crazy?Drunk is self-absorption, crazy is fanaticism.Sacrificing something for the sake of something is a common story.But it must be done within one's own bounds.The moment you ask others to sacrifice, it becomes not a sacrifice but a harm.The thinking of the man who pretends to be right on the screen is incomprehensible to the average person.At least I don't understand it.This world has been defiled!We must purify this!That's why we need a ritual!"......I know you've been beeping for a while now, but I don't want you to look away from the screen.I don't look away from the screen because I know that I need to get any useful information.But it's past midnight.You feel drowsy.It's a relief that I don't have a headache, but it does make me feel heavy.The calm that was in the room earlier is gone, and a tense, if not tense, air fills the living room.Yes, yes, we'll take a stand.At this point in time, Kaido and his friends are involved in an act of terrorism, and although it's late at night, it's an urgent matter, so Suela is telegraphing to the supervisor.It is unlikely that the company will directly intervene in this case, although Kaido and his team of testers are involved.Unlike the time of Amelia, the location is Japan, which is beyond the scope of the Demon King's Army's intervention.The "wait and see" of Suera's statement could also mean to wait and see."Fortunately or unfortunately, you never know what good experience can do.I think it's safe to say that this time it's a blessing."MemoriaYou're on your own again. That's Jiro's fault.That wait-and-see attitude is also based on the fact that things won't happen immediately.Normally, the criterion would come to you that you must act quickly, but it is great to have the peace of mind that you can buy a certain amount of time should something happen.I've been in combat, just because of this one experience.That will allow you to deal with any problems that may arise, and you won't have to worry about the self-righteousness and righteousness of Kaido and the others, which is common among the younger generation.Experience has taught them to distinguish between what they can and cannot do.That's why they do not overestimate the power and control their emotions and are not driven by personal feelings.That's what it means that nothing is happening behind the television screen.I decided it would be better to gather some information.The question is: "Is the other guy...Well, Kaido-san and the others are fine, but the others are"Oh.It's not Kaido and his friends who are worried about them, but the civilians who are caught up in these terrorists.Perhaps Kaido and his friends will be able to placate the people around them, but they will not be able to cover the people who are out of their range because of their restricted movement.Most, if not all, of those present would have never experienced the act of fighting or resisting violence.Kaido and his men are special, and most of them have never been trained.When will people ask you to fight ordinary people?That's why that space looks like a bomb that could explode at any moment to me.The upheaval, the tension, the fear, the anxiety, and the spirit of righteousness that seeks to wipe those elements away.Any, but not all, of this is inherent in the average person.If you shrink back in fear, that's fine; if you stifle your anxiety, it's a sign of calm.But it's scariest when you start wondering what you can do.Emotions are a human defense mechanism that can be repressed but cannot be detached.And that lid to keep them in check is light without training or experience.Beyond a certain amount, the emotions push up the lid and overflow.Please be quiet."In which sense is it?Both. Both.Seriously say your wish.What I said is exactly what I said to Memoria, but it's literally just a wish.Unless you have awakened to divine power, such a thing will never reach you, and your wish will probably never come true.Tensions among the hostages are increasing and stress is building up every minute.And the emotions that came out in the end will definitely become a killer drug in that environment, destroying the atmosphere.It's like the folly of sticking a needle into an inflated balloon.When it is obvious that your opponent is crazy, insane, and acting in the wrong way, perhaps those who dare to wield a sense of justice will use the word common sense to make a good argument and impeach you as wrong.If that happens, the scene behind this screen will probably be unbearable even for adults, let alone children.You can't help but wonder when such people will appear.The fact that there is undoubtedly someone among the hostages who is likely to do such a thing makes me uneasy.But it doesn't help that I'm thinking about it."Lord ......"...... Sorry, I got a bad habit.I cool my head as I look at Memoria, Himik, and Suela, who is worried about me while on the phone.I take a deep, almost sighing breath and relax my mind and my accelerated thoughts.It's a bad habit of mine.When a problem arises in front of me, the first thing I do is try to fix it.I don't think of the act of depending on others as naivety, but rather a threatening thought that I must do something.I think it's a vice.There is almost nothing I can do to help, and I shouldn't worry about Suela and others.So I slowly lean back, deciding that I need to weigh myself.I can't do anything.So I was going to pray for this case to be solved and suggest that we take the day off.Who the hell is this?The phone that had been left on the desk rang, alerting you to an incoming call.At first you thought it was someone from Kaido and the others, but there was no noticeable change on the other side of the TV screen and the standoff continued.You pick up your phone with a question mark over your head, and your eyes widen when you see the name on the screen.Mom?How could her mother contact her at this time, and at this hour?My head is filled with question marks at this time of day when I hear from someone who is supposed to be overseas, but I assume it's just that unconventional mother."Give me a hand, son."It's the first thing on New Year's Day, explain, explain!I suppressed a sigh at the mother who opened the door to ask for help, and dismissed it as business as usual and asked for an explanation anyway.Are you watching TV now?Yeah, every channel is on the terrorism news."That's it, that's it, I'll put it down, just give me a hand.Wait a minute, no, wait a minute. You're just trying to get my son to do police work like he's going to that convenience store and you're going with him.I've always been a mother who would be a bother, or at least I thought my son would be, but this is the first time I've seen him do something like this.I knew there might be a reason for it.Huh.I want to sigh. What's up with you?When Suela and Memoria found out it was my mom on the other end of the line, they looked at me to see what was wrong, and Himikku, who has never met my mom, seemed surprised that Suela told her it was my mother, but she couldn't care less right now."Do you remember that my family home is a shrine?Yeah, I don't remember going there very often."That's because I was avoiding it.The last time I met my mother's parents, my grandmother, was when I was a child, when I was a single digit old.My memory of it is fuzzy, and I only remember playing on the ridiculously large property when I was a kid.I knew my mother didn't get along with my parents, she traveled all over the world.So I didn't have much contact with my grandma and grandpa myself.I wondered what my mother's family had to do with this case.Does her family have something to do with this case?I thought about it, but all I could come up with was a conventional imagination.No, rather, I decided that a non-trivial expectation might be a bit outlandish, so I asked him honestly.That's why I'm calling you. Did I tell you that my family has a family that watches over their ancestral seals?No, I've never heard of such a demented setting."That's right, I ran away from home because I didn't want to be tied down with all that stuff. No wonder I didn't tell you.I'm weakening at the sound of my mother's voice as she laughs so cheerfully that I wonder where the initial tension has gone, but at the same time, my heart is racing.As expected, the answer is already outlandish, and the fact that I'm not a normal person has already given me a bad feeling.You wonder if it's genetic to be loved by the trouble, and encourage your mother to continue her story.I didn't believe it either. When my parents told me that you were a once-in-a-thousand-years miko, I didn't understand it, so I just learned about shrines and eloped with them afterwards, overcoming their restraint. But still, I know a few of the legends. I've been neglecting my training because I thought they were all fairy tale stories that couldn't possibly happen in real life. Then my parents contacted me a while ago. I was going to ignore the fact that the terrorist attack is going to cause a lot of trouble if it goes unattended, but I saw that she was in a panic and said that my instincts were not good either and I couldn't ignore her.The more I hear, the more I smell trouble.Jiro, give me the TV."Ah?As Memoria, who pulls the hem of my dress, urges me to watch the TV, an extraordinary news item is shown with subtitles on the top of the live screen.As you may be seeing, the incident isn't happening just there. Seven locations across the country. According to my old lady, there are seven locations across the country that are being held in question."Seriously?With the name of the shrine listed after the name of the prefecture, and the news reports of a terrorist attack that was taking the visitors who had come to visit the shrine for two years hostage, the bad things that my mother had said were starting to come true.Mom, what's going on?And then my mother, who I think is the strongest mankind I know, asks me for help.To find out what her mother thinks she should do about it."I don't know.I don't know, didn't your mother's family explain it to you?But that's my mom.She never fails me.I don't know whether I should be learning from you or just chiding you for your vitality in taking action despite the fact that you don't know what's going on.You think I'm going to ask you for all those details, but when the old lady started talking about ancient seals and veins of land and history, I cut her off from the conversation and told her what to do.Don't do it, for God's sake don't do it.You want to let out a sigh and say that your mother has been relying on you, but it's too late now.That's what's important, I lament, and I feel a bit uneasy about my mother, who laughs on the other end of the phone and says she can handle it.The importance of information is something I've learned in this profession.Well, let's not get started on this. If you're a man, you should at least live up to your mother's expectations. And I'll recognize the third one."Did I tell you?"Instinct. How long do you think I've been your mother. You've got 30 years to hide things from me.My mom is human, right?"If I'm not human, you're not going to be human, okay?My mom is a human being.I have to do something about this haphazard mother, but if you ask me, my sermons will probably be meaningless.Moreover, she even knows about Himikku, which I haven't introduced to you.I don't know what to do.By the way, my hunch is that there will be two or three more of them.No, that's not funny."Hahahahahahaha! Don't be embarrassed. If my son is popular, it means I've raised him well.Don't worry, I'll give you a compliment!And I can't bear to carry on a conversation with a mother like that.With a sigh, I cut to the chase.Oh, and?What do you want me to do?If you ask her mother, smiling that she would not give you the option of not helping and somehow getting involved, she will tell you"What, I'm just going to shut that bomber down. Easy peasy.I had to stifle a sigh at my mother's standard of ease.Word of the DayAll you can do is do what you can do.Looking for what you can do.
