Extraction Point

"We've secured her," radioed in Mara through the radio, "She's... just a charred body. She's in a clear coma, but she's still alive for now."

"Get her to headquarters then," replied Derek, "There should be a medical team ready for her."

"Alright. Sir, what will you be doing?"

"We need all the help we can get," he said as he stared at the door.

As he walked in, he sat down on the seat across from the woman in the interrogation room. She didn't look amused to be here.

"Are you here to gloat once more after capturing me?" asked Reo, fiddling with the handcuffs wrapped around her wrists.

"Not this time. I've come here to negotiate a small favor."

"Favor? You've got to be joking."

"It may result in a reduction of your sentence. I've done it for Sachiko Sakuramuri. Surely, I can do it for you too."

"And what is this favor of yours that requires me to do it?"

"At this very moment, Jukkonarius Yato is fighting Moth Man. From the information we gathered, Moth Man has taken ahold of the Radiation Enhancer and is planning on destroying the entire dimension with his Division. We don't know the exact abilities of this Division, so we were hoping you could come help and restrain it with your Rad-A: Fatal Seal."

"So you're saying that you want me to basically lock up Moth Man and his abilities to prevent him from using it?"

"That's the decision, yes. I know it's a big favor to ask from you, but it's one of the only solutions we can have. Yato isn't exactly having an easy time, even after all of his training."

"It's been so long since that incident..." mumbled Reo to herself, "If my sentence is going to be reduced, I would also like to add another requirement."

"If it's not too much to ask, we'll gladly accept it."

"Please free Sophia and Marie. They weren't in the wrong for my actions. They just tagged along with me."

"Your actions were because of Baretti Kiritojin. He led you all astray in your paths. If anything, all of you should be released. However, we at MoS can't just accept that. We'll be able to free Sophia and Marie, but we can't have your sentence reduced."

"...very well. Please take me to the site of the battle."

—

On the way there, Reo and Derek had already discussed the events leading up to the battle. Reo was concerned on just how powerful Moth Man was. Even she had doubts on her own abilities.

"Don't forget," mentioned Derek as he neared around the corner, near the building, "We're all S Class. We all should be in the same boat, despite the difference in our abilities."

"Got it," nodded Reo.

As they stepped out of the car, Derek had also mentioned that Yato and Moth Man were feuding inside a domain. The only way to really communicate with him was through the radio Yato had on him.

"You guys can't get into the domain," Yato had telepathically communicated to Derek and Reo, "So don't even— think about it."

"Are you doing alright, Yato?" asked Derek.

"I'm doing— just fine. What the fuck do you think?"

"Is he still so foul mouthed in such a dangerous situation?" asked Reo.

"Another person can't— just enter the domain. However, from my fight with Chika— I've noticed that Rad-A can be transmitted through. If Reo is going to restrain Moth Man with her seals, she'll have to be shooting it through the domain blindly. However, if she slips up once, the entire operation would be over, and Moth Man would notice the outside factors.

He's only sparing me, but if he were to know that, he can end me for all I care."

"So... what do we have to do?" asked Reo nervously, now understanding the amount of pressure she was in.

"We'll have to be patient," commented Derek.

"Right.." mumbled Yato, "Just wait for my cue and be on the ready with your seals. I'll try my best to open up some sort of vulnerability. I don't exactly know how, but surely I can find a way. I have to go. I have to conserve some energy, and I'm already doing so by preventing him from reading my telepathic communications. Even worse... I think he's beginning to see through my bluff. I'll have to improvise from now on."

"Stay safe, Yato!" yelled Reo.

A few moments of silence had happened. Derek turned to Reo.

"So you understand now?" he asked, "We'll just have to standby and wait for that opening."

"I'll get my seals ready, but hopefully my mental state would be alright through all of this."

"We're counting on it."