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"I am 01, and he is 02. We will serve as the base commander and deputy base commander, respectively. Welcome, sir."
After confirming Yato's identity, 01 and 02 immediately stood up straight, heads held high, hands behind their backs, like American soldiers waiting for inspection. In fact, neither of them were of Asian descent; they looked more like people from the Middle East.
Yato glanced at 02.
Seeing this, 01 quickly explained, "02 is naturally deaf and mute and cannot greet the superior. Please forgive him."
"I see. I knew his gaze was a bit too sharp."
Yato smiled and said.
As soon as he finished speaking, 02 quickly lowered his head.
"02 He understands lip reading, is fluent in various languages, and his superiors can give him orders directly if needed."
01 added a sentence.
Yato opened the system's detection function and took a look.
Name: 01
Age: 35
Skills: Two Tiger Style Martial Arts lv5, Israeli Krav Maga lv7
Strength, Agility 3, Constitution 3.2, Total 9.5
……
Name: 02
Age: 37
Skills: Two Tiger Style Martial Arts lv5, Sambo lv7
Strength 3.4, Agility 3.1, Constitution 3.1, Overall 9.6
……
Good heavens, two experts with a combined attribute of 9 points, who could easily crush any fighting group in Tokyo's underground fighting scene except for Kengan and Rengoku, and would be top-notch fighters even in the Kengan tournament, were sent out by Tokita Niko along with their base just like that. Yato was somewhat impressed by their wealth and power.
The group passed through the metal gate and entered a corridor that was no different from the interior of a normal building.
As Yato looked around, he would occasionally ask for information about the base.
According to 01, the base has been established for about five years, and he was only transferred here two years ago, so he doesn't know much about the situation before that.
The base is built inside the mountain, covering an area of about 3.5 square kilometers, equivalent to a small airport. It mainly consists of the three-story building under our feet and the training ground outside the building.
The total number of people was 225, of which 176 were trainees.
"so much?"
Yato was somewhat surprised.
"Their course is only halfway through. Based on past data, by the time their course is fully completed, there will probably only be 30 to 40 people left."
01 explained.
"I won't ask where all the eliminated people went," Yato said calmly. "This base is now under my control, and your former superiors have no right to order you around. The remaining people will continue training according to the original plan. Don't waste the eliminated ones; create a failure group and train them in a more brutal way."
"The graduation exam will be a competition between two groups to select the best people to form an army, which will become my direct guard. Also... how you recruited people before, you will recruit people in the same way. Funding, manpower allocation, and information on personnel and past records of other departments in the base... please organize them and send them to my email. Is there a problem?"
"No! I will report it as soon as possible."
01 A surge of joy filled my heart.
The new commander who was parachuted in doesn't seem to want to simply take over the base, but rather to brazenly turn this cradle for cultivating new blood for the organization into his own private army training ground.
But this is fantastic news for the people at the base.
There are too many bases for training new blood for the organization.
We don't need one more of them.
If you are someone's subordinate, your status will rise along with your superior's. Although there is a risk of being destroyed, it is still better than remaining stagnant.
Moreover, this new commander is clearly not someone to be trifled with. He is young yet already holds real power and is a senior combatant. If he is not a promising talent, what is?
I must seize this opportunity to demonstrate my value, otherwise I will be kicked out once the new superior adapts to the situation here.
01 thought to himself, then gave 02 a wink.
Based on their tacit understanding developed over the years, the latter instantly grasped the meaning, nodded almost imperceptibly with a serious expression, indicating that he would pay attention.
"correct."
Yato suddenly stopped, pointed at Narushima Koga who was silent and seemed not to have recovered from the new environment, and said to 01 and 02.
“This guy will also be a trainee at this base from now on. He will only be here for two months. During these two months, you need to train like crazy.”
"...?!"
Narushima Koga's expression changed.
Although he didn't know where this place was, he knew from Yato and 01's conversation that it was probably a secret training base of some organization.
The two base commanders in front of me look ridiculously powerful.
Unsurprisingly, the training mode adopted here is also an absolute hellish one.
He had already come to realize this.
But the club president just had to add, "Practice like there's no tomorrow."
This instructor would rather eat himself alive!
01 and 02 exchanged a glance, stood at attention, and saluted.
"I guarantee the mission will be completed! 02, it's getting late, you should take him to his dormitory first."
02 nodded, gave Narushima Hikari a 'follow me' gesture, and strode away.
"..."
Narushima Kouga looked at Yato, only to see Yato with a mocking smile, as if saying, "Have fun." He was speechless for a moment, then composed himself, rallied his spirits, and followed.
"Sir, it looks like this guy will be stuck in the loser's bracket for a while."
01 said softly.
"He is suited to constantly struggling through failures, because there is no place for him among the protagonists who succeed right from the start."
Yato remained calm.
Then, without waiting for 01 to think deeply, he suddenly said:
Is anyone at the training ground right now?
"No."
"Take me there."
soon.
Led by 01, we arrived at a square filled with a large number of exercise machines.
There are special props used in ancient martial arts, whose purpose is not understood without explanation, and they may be mistaken for unwanted junk. There are also modern fitness equipment and special training machines that cannot be found on the market.
"Go outside and wait for me for a while. No matter what happens, don't come in unless I call you."
Yato gave the order without turning his head.
"Yes!"
01 stepped back in response.
"Alright, let me see what this summoning card can summon."
Yato is preparing to use this random character summoning card that he just acquired.
After all, this thing has no time limit.
There's no point in saving them up.
Since we don't know who it will summon, it lacks reliability as a trump card. We might as well take advantage of the time and the suitable location now and use it quickly.
Yato retrieved the character card from the system's inventory.
It was a strange card, white on the reverse and black on the front.
They couldn't even bear to draw a single pattern.
While inwardly complaining about the system's stinginess, they silently chose to use the cards.
The next second, the card flew out of his hand and transformed into a black hole-like vortex in the air.
It gives you the feeling that something might jump out of it at any moment.
...This is not an illusion.
Because, actually, someone came out.
Chapter 149
In an instant, a chilling sensation, like an electric current, coursed through my body.
"...!"
Yato unconsciously tensed up.
Every muscle and bone moved slowly, and his nervous system became active. His overwhelming sense of crisis caused him to involuntarily enter a state of combat readiness without even seeing a figure, simply because of the 'aura' emanating from the other side of the vortex.
"This feeling... there's no mistake, it's a formidable enemy, an unprecedentedly formidable enemy!"
If the Tokiseki-no-Sei-ni-Tora is a giant rock standing in front of you, you may not be able to break it with effort, but you can definitely climb over it.
The aura emanating from him gave him the illusion that he had fallen into the deep sea!
All I could do was surface for air.
To prevent oneself from drowning.
Besides that, all we can do is pray.
I pray that a ship will pass by, and that this sea will not be ravaged by a tsunami.
This is tantamount to entrusting one's right to survival to someone else.
This was the first time in his life that Yato had experienced such a sense of powerlessness.
He stared intently at the vortex.
Suddenly, a foot stepped out.
It was like stepping into a blind spot, out of sight, until Yato landed and the clogs made a sound on the ground, and only then did he suddenly realize the presence of this foot.
This situation felt both familiar and strange to him.
"Yes, it feels just like when the Tokita Nikosho [Spirit of God] pierced my heart."
Very similar.
But they are different.
To be precise, it's too weak.
Compared to those who have emerged from the vortex, they are far weaker.
Just like ordinary swordsmen and cloud envoys.
Both are skilled swordsmen, but their striking power and speed are worlds apart.
Such a thought flashed through Yato's mind.
At the same time, the owner of the wooden clogs also completely escaped the vortex.
"..."
After seeing the other person's appearance clearly, Yato was slightly taken aback.
It's not because they look too scary.
But because...