*CLATTER!*
That was the sound of Hikaru's pistol hitting the floor.
He stared blankly at the girl standing before him.
(What kind of monster is this?)
(It's already impossible enough that she can dodge bullets, but why is her gaze so piercing? It's as if... she's looking at a piece of trash.)
Hikaru was an obsessive man by nature. The reason he had once been with Hoshino Ai was because she possessed the spark to become a top-tier idol. And the reason he had tried to destroy her was because he wanted Ai to be frozen forever in her most radiant moment.
But now, Hikaru found himself utterly captivated by the girl in front of him, as if he had fallen in love at first sight. He reached out a hand, intending to caress Chisato's face.
A look of pure disgust crossed Chisato's features. She immediately stepped back, avoiding his touch.
Hikaru felt a twinge of regret, but he knew the game was up. He surrendered, ceasing all resistance.
Chisato hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she didn't deliver a lethal blow. Instead, she used the base of her pistol's magazine to strike Hikaru hard across the head, knocking him unconscious.
Ryunosuke walked over, clutching his wounded left shoulder. Seeing Chisato hold back yet again, he simply shook his head in resignation.
Well, he couldn't interfere with her principles. Chisato had a talent for being kind to everyone, and Ryunosuke wasn't about to argue with that now.
Seeing him approach, Chisato immediately moved to support him, guiding him to sit and rest at the side. Her concern was genuine and deep.
Ryunosuke assured her he was okay, but they needed to stop the bleeding immediately. If left unchecked, he would lose too much blood.
Without ceremony, Chisato tore the fabric away from Ryunosuke's left shoulder to inspect the wound.
Ryunosuke looked at her, confused. "Why aren't you just calling me an ambulance?"
Pulling out a roll of medical tape, Chisato countered, "And how am I supposed to do that? You have a gunshot wound. If we go to a hospital, how are you going to explain how you got shot?"
"When the police come to interrogate you, what's your answer going to be?"
"Our Lycoris special agent unit isn't exactly allowed to go public."
Ryunosuke suddenly remembered they were a shadow organization, but he couldn't resist a retort.
"What kind of 'secret agent' do you call yourself? During that bank robbery back then, which part of your work was supposed to be a secret?"
Chisato irritably yanked the medical tape tight over Ryunosuke's shoulder, making him wince in pain.
"Seeing as you still have the energy to argue with me, I'd say you're doing just fine."
"The hell I am! This hurts like crazy!"
Chisato inspected the wound closely. "We have to get the bullet out. Hold still for a second."
Ryunosuke's eyes widened. "Good grief, aren't you going to use anesthesia?"
"In the middle of nowhere? Where am I supposed to find anesthesia?" Chisato spread her hands, signaling there was no other way.
Shino, still lugging the Barrett and her sniper rifle, stepped closer and offered a suggestion to her mentor.
"Doesn't our agency have tranquilizer pistols? The ones we use to subdue criminals. What if we use that as a substitute for anesthesia?"
Chisato punched her palm. "Great idea! Let's do exactly that."
She pulled out a tranquilizer round. The bullet resembled a small syringe, complete with plastic fletching like a dart for balance. She took it apart and squeezed a few drops of the sedative onto Ryunosuke's wound.
To ensure the maximum effect, Chisato then injected the remaining sedative directly into Ryunosuke's vein to speed up the reaction.
Then, without the slightest hesitation, she used her teeth to grip and pull the bullet out.
It was a move born of necessity, as there were no medical forceps or similar tools on site. She couldn't dig it out with her fingers, so she had resorted to her teeth. Fortunately, the sedative had already kicked in; otherwise, Ryunosuke would have been howling in agony.
Shino, showing her sharp intuition, had already slipped away to the nearest supermarket to buy a pack of medical alcohol wipes to sterilize the wound.
Why didn't she just buy a bottle of rubbing alcohol? Because Shino was underage and couldn't buy spirits—remembering she was several years younger than Asuna. Since the supermarket wouldn't sell her liquid alcohol, she'd settled for the wipes instead.
Once Chisato finished sterilizing the wound, the next problem was how to seal it.
She rubbed her chin, a crazy idea clearly forming in her mind. She began dismantling a live round to get at the gunpowder. Seeing this, Ryunosuke instantly realized what she was up to and shouted in panic.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! What do you think you're doing?! You're not planning to pour gunpowder into my wound and light it to cauterize it, are you?!"
"Eh?" Chisato tilted her head with a terrifyingly sweet smile. "You catch on quick~"
"Oh, God!" Ryunosuke tried to scramble away, clutching his left arm. Unfortunately, thanks to the sedative, his body went limp almost instantly. He hit his knees and then collapsed onto the ground.
Inwardly, he wailed, (I'm dead...)
Chisato approached him cheerfully, squatting down with her chin in her hands and wearing a triumphant grin.
Ryunosuke's lips trembled. "Easy... I'm scared of the pain."
"Okay~ no problem!" Chisato gave him the 'okay' sign, but then she proceeded to increase the dose.
What should have only taken the gunpowder from one bullet, she intentionally bumped up to five. It was a deliberate prank. After all, Ryunosuke wasn't going to die, so she felt free to mess with him.
Ryunosuke could only scream internally. He watched as Chisato poured the entire heap of gunpowder into his wound and struck a spark. He instantly let out a blood-curdling shriek.
Chisato scratched her head, looking confused. "The anesthesia should be working, he shouldn't be feeling a thing. Why is he screaming?"
Shino answered her confusion. "It might be Phantom Limb Pain."
"Which means pain that only exists in the imagination."
"He watched his own arm being tortured like that, so his brain is sending pain signals and affecting him subconsciously."
"Oh, I see~" Chisato punched her palm again, then beamed at Shino. "I didn't realize Shino-chan was so smart~ Come here, let Teacher give you a hug~"
Chisato pulled Shino into a tight hug, completely forgetting about Ryunosuke, who was still wailing in "imaginary" agony beside them...
Inwardly, Ryunosuke was swearing a blue streak. (Nishikigi Chisato, just you wait for my payback! This grudge... I'm going to remember this!!!)
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