Chapter 957 Dark Side Rebellion
"Don't let your guard down. Give me the binoculars." Seeing her companion turn away and stop monitoring, Ryoko actively reached for the binoculars and continued to observe Kamijou Touma in the distance.
However, after watching for two seconds, she couldn't help but complain, "How boring! What's so good about this guy? He hasn't encountered any danger at all!"
"A mission, a mission," Sakura picked up a bottle of water from the ground nearby, took two sips, and then handed it over, "This is an order personally given by Chairman Aleister, so we can only obediently complete it."
"I think..." Ryoko took the bottle, "This is definitely still a punishment for Our? Making Our do such boring things."
She tilted her head and drank all the water in the bottle in one gulp, then crushed the bottle flat: "It's lively on the other Personnel's side, but here we are... acting as bodyguards? No, I should say babysitters!"
Sakura and Ryoko were both members of the Dark Side Organization "Personnel," but for various reasons, they were punished and excluded from being official members. To this day, they have been active as "unofficial members" and "unlisted Personnel."
As for the official missions of "Personnel," they were no longer allowed to easily intervene.
Even today, "Personnel" seemed to have received many orders all at once, and the entire organization was incredibly busy, but even so, there was no intention of having Sakura and Ryoko return to the team to help.
This made the two girls quite resentful.
However, their current mission—tracking, observing, and protecting Kamijou Touma—was a direct order from Chairman Aleister; considering that the Dark Side Organization "Personnel" was directly subordinate to Chairman Aleister, if one rounded up, they seemed to become an existence on the same level as "Personnel"... Thinking this way, their minds were much more at ease.
Speaking of the other Personnel in "Personnel," Sakura suddenly said, "I heard that a Dark Side Organization has rebelled, and the Doctor and them went to deal with this matter."
"Oh? That's not surprising," Ryoko's face showed no surprise, "Anyway, a Dark Side Organization is just a trash can. Any irregular, unofficial organization, plus a little background support, can be gloriously transformed into a Dark Side Organization."
Saying that, she shrugged: "With such a mixed bag of organizational forms, it's too normal for traitors to appear."
In fact, a considerable part of the daily missions of Academy City's various Dark Side Organizations involves suppressing Dark Side Organizations that have rebelled or encountered other problems.
Organizations like their "Personnel," directly subordinate to Chairman Aleister, frequently receive such missions and can be said to be experts at dealing with their peers.
Sakura and Ryoko had no objections to such missions; they were just complaining that they weren't included when these missions were carried out.
So, for Sakura and Ryoko, "a Dark Side Organization has rebelled" was not news at all.
The reason it was specifically mentioned this time, besides finding a topic to pass the time due to the boring mission, was primarily that the Dark Side Organization that launched the rebellion this time was "Block."
The Dark Side Organization "Block" is also a first-tier organization in the industry, with excellent strength and business standards. The only drawback might be the lack of high-level Espers within the organization?
Otherwise, "Block" would even be qualified to contend for the title of "Strongest Dark Side" with "Item" and "School," two Dark Side Organizations that possess Level 5 Espers.
Such an "ace" Dark Side Organization actually rebelled. No wonder Chairman Aleister dispatched "Personnel" urgently to suppress it...
However, none of this concerned Sakura and Ryoko, who were currently in A Certain High School's gymnasium.
"What a pity, it's rare to encounter such a target, but we can only be bodyguards here..." Sakura sighed again, staring at her clenched fists, "I really want to go and beat up the enemies..."
"Well," Ryoko also gave up on continuing to observe, casually tossing the binoculars aside, "On the bright side, maybe 'Block' is ultimately too strong, and even the Doctor and them can't handle it... That way, maybe we'll have a chance to act!"
"Heh heh, do you think that's possible?" Sakura retorted with a sneer.
In the industry's usual evaluation system, the Dark Side Organization "Personnel" is often the one overlooked.
Because they are Chairman Aleister's "private army." The true strength of "Personnel" often depends on how much authority Chairman Aleister grants them and how many resources he provides.
But it is undeniable that unless the opponent is a Level 5, with the strength of "Personnel," there should be no enemy they cannot defeat.
"I heard that their target this time is actually to assassinate Chairman Aleister," Sakura said, "Daring to this extent, it's not hard to imagine how much authority Chairman Aleister will unleash... So, they're dead."
"Eh?" Ryoko said in surprise, "Speaking of which, is assassinating Chairman Aleister serious? Why did I hear the version where they assassinate Lin Wuming?"
"Lin Wuming... impossible, right?" Sakura shook her head repeatedly, "He's a Level 5! How could they choose the most difficult target to attack?"
"Isn't Lin Wuming's relationship with the Roman Orthodox Church very tense recently?" Ryoko explained, "Yesterday, he even defeated the Roman Orthodox Church's ace and foiled their conspiracy... Now, the Roman Orthodox Church probably hates him to the bone, right?"
Even if the Roman Orthodox Church cannot dispatch Personnel and take action to retaliate against Lin Wuming in a short period, hiring or financing others to cause trouble for Lin Wuming—such a thing is not difficult to do.
After all, among the "Anti-Academy City Forces Alliance," there is never a shortage of people who want to cause destruction in Academy City.
The Roman Orthodox Church doesn't even need to act directly; they can just wait for the results.
Ryoko's speculation was not unfounded; it was the result of her analysis of the intelligence she had gathered.
"Hmm..." Sakura pondered for a moment, "Is there a possibility—that the intelligence both of us have is correct. There are actually two groups of people causing chaos in Academy City at this time; some want to assassinate Chairman Aleister, and some want to eliminate Lin Wuming..."
Ryoko pinched her chin, nodding thoughtfully: "It's certainly possible. Isn't it quite chaotic outside today? It's said that a large number of invaders are acting simultaneously."
Not only are there those who want to assassinate important figures, but also those who want to cause destruction and create disturbances, and spies who steal commercial and technical secrets... the list goes on.
"What is the Border Management Bureau doing?" Sakura couldn't help but complain, "Isn't Academy City's city defense already as leaky as a sieve?!"
