Chapter 93 093 Escape
093 — The speed at which you escape only needs to be faster than the last person.
Knowing Vladimir's unreliable nature, Barry was forced to relieve him immediately after repairing the submarine, without any rest. Although he wasn't physically tired, Barry was mentally exhausted.
So when Barry traveled a long way (from Barry's perspective) to Vladimir and saw him holding a large feline and rubbing it vigorously, Barry almost instinctively raised his hand and used "Neverland" to snatch "Nakajima Atsushi" from Vladimir's hands.
After controlling the little tiger and spinning it around twice in the air to make sure there were no traps or anything, Barry started happily petting the cat... no, the tiger.
Atsushi Nakajima, weak, helpless, pitiful, and terrified: Don't come any closer!
However, it is clear that the currently particularly adorable Atsushi Nakajima is powerless to resist.
After cuddling with the cat (tiger) for a while and regaining some energy—mainly because Vladimir had already brought out his anti-aircraft guns—Barry held the cat up with both hands, waved in the air, and greeted Vladimir: "Where did this perverted tiger come from! Did you just rob a zoo vehicle?"
As Barry waved excitedly, Atsushi Nakajima in his cute tiger form, who was being held by Barry, could only pitifully sway left and right and bounce up and down with Barry's movements.
"Tsk." Vladimir kicked the 85mm anti-aircraft gun beside him with annoyance, sending the antique-style weapon flying back into a milk bottle. He picked it up with a resentful smirk. "Be careful, that's a 'Man-Tiger' in your hand!"
"well?"
Barry, who had been petting the tiger, paused, then incredulously put Nakajima Atsushi back in front of him: "What the hell? You pervert, your abilities have evolved? Or are you kidding me?"
"I'd like to know what happened too, okay?"
Vladimir flipped her hand in the air, and a Browning pistol appeared in her hand. She casually emptied a magazine in the direction of the terrified Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, and then flipped her hand again, and a ring with a sliver of light appeared in her empty hand.
The fluidity of those movements suggests they were specifically trained to look cool.
Barry, looking at Tanizaki Jun'ichirō who had fallen with several bullet holes in his body and had been targeted on the head, grinned and sealed the struggling man into a sphere called "Neverland".
"Whoa, you pervert, do you have to be like this?"
"Of course, their detective agency has a terrifying healing ability user. Are they planning to fight a zombie if they don't kill him on the spot?"
Vladimir asked matter-of-factly, even glancing around, "By the way, where's that guy's powerless sister?"
"Why do you still care about her when she's powerless?" Barry, floating in the air, held a "Neverland" that looked like a basketball. He clicked his tongue in amazement as he looked at the human-like shock and anger on the frozen tiger's face.
"I used to think that animals with such rich expressions as humans could only be seen in animated movies."
“Actually, I thought so too before.” Vladimir muttered, looking at Jun'ichirō Tanizaki’s corpse, feeling that something was off. “Never mind that, what do we do now? Take the ‘Man-Tiger’ back?”
"I don't know. Didn't Christie say before that he wanted to keep the tiger as bait?" Barry twirled the ball with his finger, also feeling a bit of a headache.
"I didn't ask about this when I came here to carry out the mission. Christie only said not to actively capture the Tiger for the time being, but what if we accidentally capture it?"
First attacked by "Anne of the Abyss", then ambushed by "Lolita" and trapped by "Neverland", and now "accidentally caught", Nakajima Atsushi died with his eyes wide open (but he is not dead yet).
"How would I know? You didn't even ask, do you think I would ask such a thing?" Vladimir said with an ugly face. "I just acted too casually just now. I saw this guy trying to run away with his back to me, and I subconsciously used my ability—actually, I should have gone after that mafia member; it would have been more cost-effective!"
Incidentally, Mori Ougai had already run away when Vladimir handcuffed Montgomery, and he was nowhere to be seen when Vladimir grabbed Nakajima Atsushi.
Increasingly annoyed, Vladimir decided to drop the subject: "Forget it, you pretentious idiot, did you bring your communicator with you? I forgot to take it when I was kicked out."
Barry suddenly fell silent: "..."
Barry: "Um... I think I rushed over a bit when I came to take over the shift..."
This time it was Vladimir's turn: "..."
Vladimir: "Are you trying to fool me, you pretending to be young?"
"I didn't want this to happen either! You pervert, haven't you forgotten about it too?!"
"Let's not argue anymore. I have a feeling we're getting caught in some strange cycle."
Barry, unusually, agreed, because he felt the same way.
Vladimir scratched his head, then waved at Barry: "Go back first, give me another look at 'Man-Tiger'."
Vladimir wanted to try to make Atsushi Nakajima's body shape more harmless, such as turning him from a tiger into a cat.
Since they were all felines, Vladimir thought it was a very feasible approach.
"Okay, then catch it."
Barry released the "Neverland" that was enveloping Nakajima Atsushi by swatting it away like a volleyball, and then maliciously released the "Neverland" halfway through.
Barry's real intention was to get the struggling Nakajima Atsushi to scratch Vladimir a couple of times. Although he thought it was unlikely to succeed... well, what if it did? Success would be a bonus.
Similarly, Vladimir, with his exceptional understanding, figured out Barry's intentions the instant Barry began to move. Without hesitation, Vladimir pulled a handkerchief (her riot shield) from his pocket.
Then, in the blink of an eye during their usual playful banter, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's gruesome body vanished like mist. When Vladimir and Barry realized what had happened, they saw Jun'ichirō Tanizaki running away with a ferocious expression, clutching Atsushi Nakajima (the tiger cub).
Barry: "...You pervert, was your work just stolen by a dead man?"
Vladimir: "Who's dead?! It's 'Snowflake'! Go after her!"
I completely forgot that this thing's ability is an illusion! Come to think of it, there wasn't even a sound of it hitting anyone at the beginning!?
However, before they could catch up, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki jumped onto an oncoming car with the little tiger and sped away through the city at at least 90 miles per hour.
Barry swore by his dynamic vision that the person sitting in the driver's seat was none other than Naomi Tanizaki, who had somehow managed to escape.
"Ah... let me make this clear beforehand, this is a mistake you made during your duty period, you pervert, it has nothing to do with me."
"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and chase after them!"
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