## Chapter 164: Important Instructions from the World Government!

## Chapter 164: Important Instructions from the World Government!

[Alarm Whistle——]

The Alarm Whistle of the departing Train sounded in people's ears once again. The dark 'Kotetsujyo' slowly pulled out of the open City Gate with a clanking sound.

On both sides of the Track, large numbers of Citizens still cheered and sent off the Hunter Guard and Mima Amatori.

Everyone had witnessed the Combat yesterday, and those who hadn't seen it with their own eyes had heard about it from many people. When the Hunter Guard truly returned victorious after fighting the Kabane head-on in the wilderness, just as the rumors said, their already worshipful feelings became even more reverent.

"Oh my, are you Europeans? That's quite rare."

Inside the last carriage of the white 'Iron Fortress', passengers all from Aragane Station looked curiously at the man and woman. Although they wore Kimono made of coarse cloth, their Face and hair color were distinctly different from Easterners.

"Yes, we are going to Kongokaku to visit relatives, so we decided to take this Train together. Mainly because the Hunter Guard is escorting us, which makes us feel safe."

As the Beauty with flowing golden hair spoke, she displayed the most appropriate expression of admiration, which earned strong agreement from everyone else in the carriage.

"Exactly, exactly! I never thought Lord Biba would be willing to escort us for a while. He truly lives up to being the General-sama's son; his Heart is kind!"

"Right, right! I already feel like I've reached Kongokaku now; the sense of security is overwhelming!"

Just a simple sentence praising the Hunter Guard allowed Mata and Lucci, these two stowaways, to easily gain the approval of everyone in the carriage and blend in.

In fact, they hadn't expected things to turn out this way. The Hunter Guard's 'Kotetsujyo' had actually connected to the engine of the 'Iron Fortress' and was taking it along.

But no matter what, this was indeed a great thing for the two of them. This way, all the key targets were on the same Train.

The most crucial point was that the 'Iron Fortress' was not like the 'Kotetsujyo', which was under complete militarized management. There were a large number of ordinary citizens here, which gave the two of them an opportunity to sneak on.

They created identities for themselves as Residents of Shiori Station, European remnants. After everyone had mostly boarded the Train, they quietly avoided the Soldiers' checks and entered the carriage.

As for these ordinary citizens, anyone who appeared inside the carriage must have already been checked, so they had no suspicion towards the two.

Once the Train started moving, even if Soldiers came to patrol later, they would only assume the two had been checked by someone else and wouldn't possibly stop the Train midway to kick them off.

This way, Lucci and Mata finally had a comfortable place to rest. Moreover, since their carriage was at the end, it was convenient for them to act in secret.

It was just that the bunks were made of Iron, which felt uncomfortably cold to sit on.

Because there were too many people talking and too many ears listening, the two didn't discuss any important matters. They simply stayed on their bunks. Lucci lay there with his eyes closed, resting, while Mata chatted and laughed with the people around her.

"Everyone is from Aragane Station? I've long heard it's a very beautiful place. It's such a shame it was Fallen."

"Is that beautiful Girl in the pink Long Dress everyone's Commander? Oh~ her name is Yotsugawa Ayame. Hearing you all talk, she seems like a very nice person."

"Is Yotsugawa the only one left?"

"I see, there's an Uncle named Michiyuki Makino in Kongokaku? Rōjū, isn't that a high official!"

Honestly, perhaps because she was skilled at gathering Intelligence through Communication, Mata did indeed glean some useful information during a few hours of conversation.

For example, there were two boys and girls on the Train who clearly had Kabane Hearts but possessed normal sanity, calling themselves Kabaneri.

Regarding this, when these men, women, old and young mentioned them, their Gaze carried more or less a hint of disgust, or rather, it leaned more towards Fear.

But who could blame them? Lord Yotsugawa Ayame allowed them to board the 'Iron Fortress'.

"I see, those with a Kabane Aura are called Kabaneri?" Lucci, still with his eyes closed, thought to himself.

"Half-human, half-Kabane existences, huh? They don't seem like much."

In comparison, he was more interested in the two strange Long Sabers he had seen in the wilderness near Shiori Station earlier. Besides the short-haired blonde Woman, Mima Amatori also had one in his hand.

The Blade had a pattern resembling Kabane Blood Vessels. When it was just drawn from the Scabbard, its luster was somewhat dim and dark, but upon contact with Blood, it would emit a flame-like red light and could easily pierce the Kabaneri Heart Membrane.

"Using the Kabaneri Heart Membrane to deal with the Kabaneri Heart Membrane. This Matter needs to be reported to the Base. However, we'll meet up with the other Teams at Iwato Station, and there will definitely be new orders coming down, so I'll talk about it then."

Night.

Lucci and Mata didn't act but slept soundly. They had already gathered the Intelligence they needed from the Hunter Guard's 'Kotetsujyo', and there was nothing on this 'Iron Fortress' worth staying up late for.

However, this also caused them to miss the 'conflicting storyline' that occurred on the roof of the 'Kotetsujyo' at the front of the Train between the 'protagonists'.

Inside the Star Gate Base on Ojika Peninsula, Senior Director Addison was in his Office, looking at the contents of a Document that had just arrived from the Homeland.

This Document contained the Instructions from the higher-ups regarding important matters such as Mima Amatori, the Shogunate, and the Biochemical Research Institute's Kabane Warrior project, representing the World Government's important stance towards this World.

"Based on the comprehensive analysis of known Intelligence, Mima Amatori intends to seek revenge on his Father, Koukyuu Amatori. He captured a large number of Kabane and is holding them in the Kotetsujyo carriages, most likely to destroy the Shogunate Capital, Kongokaku. He is also suspected of possessing a 'Black Smoke Core'..."

"And the stance from above is: Stop him!"

Senior Director Addison was not surprised by this Order from above. From the perspective of the World Government's interests, an intact Capital is certainly worth much more than one that has Fallen.

As for whether the future Shogun would still be Koukyuu Amatori, that could be discussed later.

This was not a problem. He had already notified the other CP9 Teams to head to Iwato Station to rendezvous with Lucci and the others. At that time, he would have CP9 take down the Hunter Guard and the 'Kotetsujyo' there first.

Furthermore, to collect combat data.

Former CP7 member, now newly promoted CP9 member, and the first Kabane Warrior from the Biochemical Research Institute, Steve Gus, had also gone there with Group Leader Ron and six CP8 members.

They wanted to see the difference between their side's Kabane Warrior and the Kabane Warrior native to this World. Originally, Dr. Fritz was prepared to go personally, but due to heavy Resistance, he was unable to get his wish.

"This way, the time for a complete confrontation with this Nation's Shogunate is only a few days away. Crocodile should also be arriving at Yashiro Station soon..."

Continuing to read, regarding the mass production of Kabane Warrior, the higher-ups' intention was to slow down for now and observe Steve Gus's subsequent performance.

For example, whether there were any side effects. These things still needed to be tested by Time. At the same time, they wanted to understand the Kabane Warrior manufacturing Technology of this World to see if there were any merits.

Putting everything else aside, only those with sufficiently Strong Haki or who had mastered Life Return could adapt to the Kabaneri Virus. This threshold was a bit too high.

Although this kind of Combat Power could not be said to be extremely rare, it was not at the point where it could be wasted casually.

Therefore, they would discuss expanding the scale when the Time was ripe!

Overall, the World Government still had some doubts about the reliability of the Kabane Warrior. Senior Director Addison also agreed with this.

After all, it was a Strength derived from a supernatural artificial biochemical Virus. It was indeed appropriate to be cautious.

(End of Chapter)