Chapter 17 - Lost Connection

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Saigiku Jouno POV

Dear lord.

Of course it's Tachihara's group that gets into trouble.

But.

It's not necessarily his fault.

He couldn't have known.

Not if someone from the Decay of Angels made it.

"Well? What'd you find?"

I ask as I hear Tecchou walk back towards me.

"There's some sort of base underneath the ground where the people have been trapped have been."

So they're hiding underneath the ground?

And using it to trap us?

How annoying.

Even Tachihara is victim to it.

If there's people down there.

I can only imagine what they've done to him.

And I don't like it.

I sigh and bring a hand to my ear.

"Tanizaki?"

I ask after hearing the ring.

"Uh- h-hello..."

Dear god this kid has anxiety.

It's annoying how much he stutters.

But.

What can you do?

He's not used to situations like this.

Stuttering is his form of showing he's nervous and afraid.

Even if it's irritating as hell.

"Is the copycat still there?"

I hear him gulp.

Well thats a good sign.

"Uh-no, no he's not, I don't know where he went but I-I looked away for maybe a second and he just disappeared!"

How spectacular.

"Still in the concrete room?"

I hear a quiet "yes" then a sigh come from the boys mouth.

"Do- do you have any clue where Tachihara is?"

Huh?

He's worried about Tachihara?

Huh.

Well that's certainly new.

Been sucking up to some Armed Detective Agency member have you now, Tachihara?

How funny.

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