---- Koki Arakawa-Perspective ---

While sitting in the seat of an airplane, drink coffee in a paper cup, spread a rare paper newspaper and watch today's news. I've been busy these days, so I feel like this is a long time away.

It would be great if there were no Russian Air Force fighters visible outside the window and a strong ossan sitting in front of me. As I was thinking about that, I heard a voice of an in-flight announcement.

"Soon, the aircraft will land at the temporary destination, Moscow District Air Force Base. Some customers will take off in about 15 minutes after getting off. "

While listening to the announcement and reading the newspaper further, the old man in front of him coughed out, so he decided to fold the newspaper and refasten his seat belt. But that's a thing ... Skinhead, Mr. Anton and myself arranged a flight ticket for my personal terminal and it took only 2 hours to get on an airplane, but I often got on this flight.

In addition, the moment he takes off and enters Russian territory, he will politely fly to an escort fighter. Thanks to that, Anton is always nervous without having to drink the coffee that his beautiful sister brought.

"So I'm silent all the time, but we're the" parts "that said that we would get off in the current announcement, isn't the Russian government giving sightseeing to civilians?"

When I talked in Russian, I didn't care if these guys sat down after takeoff, and suddenly I spoke in Russian, the ossans in front of me were so upset that I, an amateur, could understand. Fuhaha !! I've been intimidated for more than four hours from Japan so far, so I wasn't able to enjoy the pure air travel I experience for the first time in my life.

And what's your daily life at Hakone Base? I live in a cave where the coats and witch mothers look like murderers.

"We are your escort. Your boss waiting on the ground will give you some further explanation."

"Explanation? I'm trying to enter your country in a regular manner. Why am I being detained at the Air Force base instead of my original destination?"

`` This is ridiculous detention! We are just trying to establish a perfect security posture, thinking that if anything in your body is a loss of the world, ''

"Well, that's fine, but just remember that making a mistake makes diplomacy a problem."

I tell the story of diplomacy, and then close my eyes ignoring the upset Ossans. Mr. Anton sitting next to him also remains silent, as he explained in advance that I would be bullish because I imitated my mother and Claire. Mom says that negotiations are overwhelmingly advantageous if they take the initiative. So I spent four hours in flight thinking that I would block the opponent's movements with the word "diplomacy." Now the Ossans can't force us to take us anywhere without explanation ... well, maybe.

But I'm hungry. I'm in a hurry, so I'm not eating lunch, so I'm not going to be able to eat dinner. I'll drop you off the airport for the sake of the mummy, so you'll be able to eat as much rice.

"I'm hungry, Mr. Anton. Speaking of Russian herring dishes, how do you usually eat them?"

"Hmm? Puah, it's a marinade or uha soup. It's pretty good."

"Yes, I want to eat."

Looking at the Ossans while talking, she talks about "preparing dinner" in a whisper. Alright, apparently you're going to get some food if you get off the ground. The problem is that you can add poison to your diet ... but you don't have to kill me and Anton is nominally an escort and can't be erased.

Rather, doing that would definitely be a diplomatic matter, and as far as I heard from Anton when I checked it in my car, there was no such incident in this world, so there was no such thing as `` polonium '' used for assassination No worries.

I mean, I've seen Claire pluck my meal in the Merkava Kingdom, but I guess that wasn't a tasting but a "poisoning". Let me think about whether you are taking care of me.

"Koki seems to land."

Anton informs me while pointing at the fighter leaving. Alright, will you do your best for the important people who have relied on me? I drank all the rest of the coffee in the paper cup and re-energized, imagining the bosses who were waiting on the ground.

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A relatively warm wind was blowing when descending to the ground. It is often misunderstood that Russia is not a cold year, but the average summer temperature in Moscow is 22 degrees Celsius, and in Siberia it can be as high as 20 degrees Celsius during the short summer months. The current temperature on the wrist-worn device was displayed as 24 degrees Celsius, so it looks a bit higher than the average temperature today.

Ossan, who came down from the plane, talked to me as I was breathing comfortable air into my chest.

"A car is waiting for you, please click here."

When prompted to walk to the hangar at the corner of the base, a large four-wheel drive vehicle of the same color as the luxury black car stopped. Ossan approaches the luxury car and opens the backseat door, prompting us to step in. There is no option to stay here and not drive.

I bowed to Ossan so that I could look as generous as possible, and then boarded the car, an elderly man in a suit and an Ossan in dark blue military uniform sat inside and greeted me as soon as I got to my seat I've been.

"Hello, Arakawa, I'm Intelligence Service Lt. Col. Yakov Tarkovsky. Next door is Yuri Pamfilova, dispatched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

"Nice to meet you, Colonel Akiyoshi Arakawa. As you may know, he is Anton Boltkiewicz, formerly a member of a top secret unit in your country."

Introducing myself In addition, I will look at the situation with a light jab called Anton. Lt. Colonel made his look clouded for a moment, but Yuri took no action. I can't do as much as my mother, but I don't think it's extraordinary because I don't have that kind of dignity.

"So what kind of business did you visit today?"

Lieutenant Colonel asks about my purpose of visiting as if he had not heard of Anton's background. First of all, the first barrier, Claire said, "If you want to negotiate slowly, look out for it." This time, I'm just trying to rescue Anton's boss.

"I want you to hand over Anton's former boss who is detained there."

"I'm sorry but I don't know what the story is. If I had actually detained the person, what's your connection to Arakawa? It will be

"In this case, let's stop searching for such stomach interference such as internal affairs. In fact, it would be a problem if you let other countries know that you are now" binding "me to this car? "

The moment I said, "I'm restrained," Yuri moved her eyebrows. I guess so ... I'm deciding whether this situation is binding. You can repatriate "No such person, please take it back", but if you later make a complaint saying "I was detained in Russia !!"

"If he were really detained, but ... we are a ruled state, and that person has committed some crime. Mr. Arakawa said Noah would release the criminal. Is it? "

Do you come up with the name of "Noah" here? Do you really want to test how far I'm saying, or do you want to see if your mother's will? I don't understand why my opponent's intentions are too slow. Think, how do you answer to make it easier?

"No way, I didn't say that. I just heard I was detained this morning. Is it possible that something went wrong or miscommunicated?" However, once you have been detained, it will be difficult to do the work you have done so far, so I'm going to be a scout, so to speak, "Would you like to come to us if you like?"

"I see, why?"

"Yes. And it's a special job, so I thought I needed permission from someone like Colonel or Yuri in order to withdraw. Are also available. "

How is it As far as you can see from the reaction of Colonel, I think you could get a good answer, but I'm worried that Yuri is still silent. Although each other was silent, Anton gave me his personal terminal to break the silence.

A simple text was displayed on the screen, stating that "An example object was found in the place expected by Koki." Alright, we can move on to full-scale negotiations. I nodded lightly to Anton before talking to Colonel.

"Lt. Colonel, if you would like to confirm that the person in question is really detained and that he has committed any criminal activity ..."

"I understand. It should be rejected, but if you ask Arakawa, I can not refuse. I will check it immediately but it will take a little time. If you like, how about meals etc. in the meantime ? "

"It's a nice invitation. I'm embarrassed and haven't taken lunch for work, so let's get along."

What is "I can't refuse Arakawa's request." Taking into account the change in the response after talking about the price, it was certain that this guy and others would have noticed Anton's boss from the beginning !! become.

Now I can understand why my mother became a demon after the negotiations were over. I always thought I was tired of talking difficult but I was simply frustrated. After hearing from Macho, Claire seems to be sitting in a training facility and making his subordinates jerky after the negotiations.

"Speaking of which, you've seen the latest state-of-the-art aircraft in Japan as an escort, but what is your opinion as an expert? Did you feel anything?"

Colonel asked me in a car that started to go to the place to eat. Was that state-of-the-art ..., Noah's fighter who had been flying on Noah before seemed to be much more maneuverable and offensive, but from my eyes It's too ridiculous to think it's a SF UFO, so why not compare it?

"I'm not an expert, but I guess ... I saw it as a manned aircraft, but can't you do it with an unmanned aerial vehicle? For example, if you can control from the ground, pilot's stress will be reduced even for some dangerous missions And even if the target is worth the cost, you can hit the body even after using all the weapons.I think that you should take advantage of aircraft that do not require precision operation unlike power suits I will. "

"Is it a body hit?"

Not surprisingly, isn't it saying you can do it on a manned aircraft? I'm telling you to use expensive missiles because they're drones. In this era, fights between aircraft rarely occur, so it would be more efficient to use a "missile carrying machine" as a fighter.

In fact, fighters are almost unmanned in Noah, and within four to five years, power suits other than some high-spec commander aircraft will also be unmanned. It seems to me that if I tell my mother in a joke about the specifications of the protagonist that comes out in the robot animation I saw in my previous life, I'm going to make it seriously, but it seems impossible. No, I don't want you to do it ... What is a ground / space plane equipped with an antimatter engine used in the first place?

"Has arrived"

He seems to have arrived at his destination when he has been sweating cold in developing a new weapon for his mother, who has recently smelled like a mad scientist. Is it an underground parking lot as far as the smoke glass looks? Some private cars are also stopped. Ossans who seemed to be in an escort car opened the door of the car and guided them to the front of the elevator.

"You guys are all right"

Lt. Col. stays with Ossan, who was trying to get on the elevator together. Well, are you going to stop intimidating to get the best possible price? I think it's a good decision, but I'm surprisingly deep-rooted so it doesn't make sense to stop now. He was pressing the button on the 30th floor while paying attention to Colonel's movements while thinking insidely that he could not return.

"The original room is on the 83rd floor, but the upper 80 floors of the crime prevention can only go up through the security room on the 30th floor."

Indeed, are we keeping ourselves from escaping at the same time as being safe? In fact, even at Hakone base, you can go to the basement floor where your mother is without going through another elevator, so it is no matter where you think. According to Colonel's words, once on the 30th floor, connecting to the 83rd floor, a corridor with interior decoration reminiscent of a luxury hotel spread out.

"Here. I have prepared the best suites but I hope you like them."

"I'm honored just to have such a place, despite sudden visits."

While walking down the corridor while enjoying the feel of the soft carpet coming from my feet, a beautiful employee came out of the room in the direction of the push while pushing the cargo.

The beautiful woman seemed to be passing by while bowing to us, but when he approached the wall he lost the balance of the cargo or dropped what he was carrying. Helping Anton rush to pick it up when he sees it.

"Are you OK?"

"I'm sorry !! I'll do it right away because it's okay. It's harder for your guests to get dirty."

The beauties stop Anton, who is helping to pick him up, and rush to stop him. And I'm paying by hand to clean up Mr. Anton's jacket, but I noticed.

While Colonel and Yuri were staring at the unusable employee, the moment the beautiful woman turned her back and her hands were just hidden from her, she put a small handgun in the inner pocket of Anton's jacket. I slipped.

"excuse me"

I think it's your ally to have handed a gun to us. The beautiful woman, who seems to have finished her use, picked up the fallen thing and thanked her before leaving, but neither Anton nor her had passed through with a natural movement without changing her expression. It was like watching a spy movie. I was worried that this was the skill of a skilled operative, but rather that I wasn't aware of my expression. As I stood down in the hallway, Colonel stopped at the end of the room and opened the door.

"Well, please. Please sit down and wait for the meal to be delivered right away."

As I was told, I entered the room and sat on a chair with a large table prepared, and Lieutenant sat in front of me and Yuri sat in front of Anton. Now what to do?

There is no way to stay silent until the meal comes, but I guess it is better to cut it out from this side. Surprisingly, Lt. Col. talked while looking at his personal terminal.

"Mr. Arakawa is still investigating the details, but apparently the person's detention is due to some runaway. It is likely that he was detained without solid evidence."

"Yes, that's good. I want to make sure that the person who came to the scout is not one who commits crime."

Yes yes i know i know It means that the price I offered would be "nothing". It's time to show the price, but I can give Lieutenant Colonel Noah's Broadcasting Rights and Anton's old colleagues to check it out very soon. Should I do that? Should I get the right to broadcast?

"College, if innocence is proven and the person responds to the scout."

When I talked to the Colonel, a knock rang in the room informing me that a meal had been carried in bad luck. When Colonel stands up from the chair with a reply, he unlocks the door and puts the employee inside.

A man dressed as a boy brings food and dishes to the table where we are sitting, and the knife blade in front of me has a delicate, dirty object. If you look closely, the letters are so thin that you can only see them at a close distance.

`` Exile hope, 18 people ''

Aren't you a real employee too ?? Wait, isn't that a bit strange? Mr. Anton said that his old workplace had little horizontal connection, but I think that is true. If an operative is caught in another country, that's the end, so it's better not to have any side-by-side connections, even in terms of blocking information.

Nevertheless, the fact that the beautiful woman and the boy in front of us came in contact with us who came to our former boss to rescue us seems to have happened. Think, what's going on in this country? Did it happen in a big political change or in a troubled power struggle? When desperately trying to squeeze his brain miso better than his mother and giving an answer, Lt. Col. in front of the dish talks to me and Anton with a smile.

"Come on, Arakawa, please. Ent. Anton will taste the homeland after a long absence."

Yes, Anton was an assistant lieutenant ... I don't know in detail, but the Russian army's rank would have been subtle and complicated. Thanks to Lt. Colonel, and then trying to cut the dish using the main trout to erase the knife, Anton stopped me with a somewhat panic voice.

"Koki-kun! I first ..."

Don't worry, lieutenant lieutenant! In fact, the terminal on the arm has a simple but simple device that measures the concentration of air pollution, but there is no reaction to it. It's ironic that the day you can use the functions you use when you're in the lab will be useful here.

"Sorry, I'm sorry to have dinner, Mr. Anton. And there's no merit for Colonel to do anything to me."

"However……"

"It's really okay. You know it's so delicious."

The manners may be bad, but in order to reassure Anton, he puts a large lump in his mouth and slowly chews it. Oh, I came up with a good thing! I'll just get the old guys back because it's just the right time. I'm looking forward to what kind of reaction Lt. Col. and Yuri will have, and I'll be surprised.

"In addition, if it is mixed into the diet, it will be immediately detected with the commonly used poison. If you use it, it will be" polonium ", but I, as a researcher, may have taken some countermeasures. That is unlikely. ''

", Polo?"

Mr. Anton has a face that does not understand the meaning in my words, but Colonel is staring at Anton while looking terrible, and Yuri who has not changed one expression until now has a rugged face and a mouth with a napkin I knew I was wiping. After all there was a similar plan in this world. Make sure that a bit of harassment was successful inside.

"Lt. Colonel, don't stare at him with such a scary face. He, as a second lieutenant, wouldn't know about polonium, and the way he did it and how to use it was much higher. I was surprised at what you, the Colonel, knew you knew. You seem to have a very high level of information browsing. "

"That !! I certainly have a higher authority than usual ..."

Seriously !? I was so panicked to admit it so easily. What I said is more than half bluff? Rather, in the present remark, this person's class is not “College” but a higher class. Apparently, it's a word of harassment, but it seems that he's done well. Then, let's take the initiative in the negotiations with this atmosphere, which is bad.

"Well, let's just leave the polonium and so on, but ... If I was proven innocent and responded to the scout, I would like to pick up not only the person himself, but also those of his" subordinates " I think. "

"... are you all?"

"Yes. Of course we are going to recruit talented people, so we will provide valuable things to your country as compensation."

Although it is different from the original plan, it is likely that the previous boy was a former boss's subordinate or something, so he will help here. The reason is, for the first time, a feeling that I'm glad to rely on others in earnest, but that's just my secret that I won't tell anyone.

Hopefully, operatives with the high level of skills who happened to see directly will be on your side. It's easy to ignore, but too attractive to keep.

"Indeed, it's a bad thing for Japan to lose a lot of good people, and we must avoid leaking military secrets. However, what information Arakawa provides to Japan Depending on the situation, there is a possibility that permission will be granted to "special". "

"Is it" special measures ", I would be grateful if you could do that."

Once the words have been cut, drink a spoonful of seafood soup “Uha” that has reached a good temperature. I guessed it seemed to have a fishy smell, but the real thing is a clear soup of beautiful color and taste good. Above all, there are plenty of ingredients and they accumulate in my growing belly.

As he bites the fish inside, the colonel prompts him to continue, as if he couldn't help hearing the contents of the price I offered. Let's calm down a bit, so you can see your feet when your partner is like your mother? I haven't even thought yet, so wait a little longer.

"So what are the things you can offer?"

When swallowing the fish and switching his mouth with water, he finally became unbearable and asked a question. Here's the game ... I can't tolerate any small mistakes for a while, so I opened my mouth with a suffocating tone.

"71 ° 39′N, 111 ° 11′E ...”

"Yes?"

"There is a large diamond mine at 71 ° 39'N and 111 ° 11'E in the territory of your country. It is not suitable for jewelry for viewing purposes, but the hardness of diamonds mined is normal It's close to twice as good, so it's probably best for industrial use. ''

"Well, what are you talking about, Arakawa !? Diamond mine !?"

"This is the source. A few hours ago, Anton's friends came to the site to do a geological survey. Diamonds were also found in relatively shallow rocks, so even open pit mining was possible It seems possible. ''

Colonel grabbed the micro-memory as if to snag it and inserted it into his terminal with excitement. Yuri, sitting next to her, didn't even feel the dust in her spare time, but instead leaned forward and began to pay attention to Lt. Col.'s terminal.

The material I gave you contains a brief survey of the "Popigai Crater" from what I used to know. It was said to be the largest crater on the Eurasian continent in the world before death, but in this world it was quite small but did not collide, or there was no huge crater, and its existence was not apparent from satellite images. It would have been undiscovered without a geological survey.

However, in the unlikely event that we were asking Mr. Anton in a car heading for the airport to find out, a diamond vein was discovered as expected. Rather, given the anomalous nature of this reincarnated world, no collision has occurred in the first place, and the possibility of a "mine vein" being created to maintain consistency with another world cannot be denied. I'll leave it to Yuri, who had survived in a short time, opened her mouth for the first time.

"If this material were genuine, things in our territory would have been found by myself soon. I don't think that we would get much less if we offered it for it."

I know that. They are exploring the geology of other countries on their own, as well as hitting the bare line to have surrendered asylum seekers surrender. The handed out material is just a hand to bring out the turmoil and confusion between you and the upper management.

"I understand, of course, that the material is just an appetizer for cooking. What I pay for is Noah's" Free Broadcasting Rights "in Russia."

This time, while watching the expressions of Colonel and Yuri, who stopped their movements with a large mouth open, I lifted the glass with water with a full smile.