𝓓𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻

𝟎𝟒𝟕

Aflame; Spear

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At the end of your search, you found yourself at the plushie factory. Hajime came and said that the bombs were located there, so everyone besides Sonia gathered around it.

"... Hm? Where's Sonia?" Hajime asked.

"I told her about the bombs, but she wouldn't listen to me. She said she'd catch up with us later..." Hajime replied.

"Later? Why...?" Chiaki questioned.

"She should know that now isn't the time for that, but..."

"I can go get her," you piped up.

"There's no time for that," Fuyuhiko said.

"You're right... we need to stop the bombs first," Hajime followed.

"A-All right... let's go...!"

You tried to calm your nerves as you walked inside of the factory. The first thing you noticed was the sound of the whirring engine of a truck that was parked in the middle of the building. It was filled with all sorts of dangerous-looking items.

"A truck? Why...?" Hajime mumbled.

"Th-Those things... on top of the bed... Is that it...?" Kazuichi uttered in a shaky voice.

"I don't know how powerful they are, or if they have enough power to blow up the entire island, but... If there are that many... they must be extremely powerful," Fuyuhiko said, "Did he really drive this truck and carry over all these bombs!?"

"Kazuichi... can't you disarm these bombs? You're good at that kind of stuff, right?" Akane said.

"I thought I could, but... It looks like the engine is also acting as the detonator..." Kazuichi replied, "Dammit... so that's why the engine is still running... The bombs are set up so when the engine stops running, the insulator will blow off and trigger the explosion..."

"Can you disarm it or not!?" Hiyoko demanded.

"It's impossible... I don't have enough time. The main detonator was put inside this bulky metal box and welded shut... Th-There's no way I can disarm it if I can't get this thing open!"

"So it's going to take you a long time? That's not good... I mean, it's almost..." Hajime uttered, his words trailing off.

"Yeah... noon," Fuyuhiko finished.

"What if... we use the tools at the military base?" Chiaki suggested.

"W-We don't have time for that!" Kazuichi said.

"The truck's engine is the detonator, right? Then can't we stall for time by adding gasoline?" Hajime asked.

"It's no use... The fuel cap has been welded on, too..."

"Then I'll just drive the truck into the sea!" Akane exclaimed.

"You can't! You don't even have a driver's license!" Fuyuhiko said.

"A-Are you seriously gonna stop me!? I thought your family was all about breakin' the law!"

"But even that's impossible... There's a chain wrapped around the wheel..." Kazuichi said, seeming to be on the verge of a meltdown.

"If we can't disarm the bomb, stall for time, or move the truck..." Hajime muttered.

"Then we have no choice but to let it go off...!" you followed, starting to panic.