Chapter 76

The color drains from Adelie’s face, and she stops dead in her tracks as even more sweat beads on her brow. “I-i-i-it’s not what you think! I’m dealing with villains as an ally of justice…” “That’s my job. Also, this reservoir is an important facility for this kingdom, so what are you doing here?” The ally of justice, upon being interrogated by a police officer, looks at us pleadingly. Then the policewoman also turns her attention our way. “She tried to kidnap me. She said I shouldn’t be here.” “She tried to kill me when I attempted to stop her from kidnapping Russell, using the excuse that I used to be part of the Demon Lord’s Army…” “Thank you for your hard work, officer. We’ll hand over this suspicious woman to you, so please give her a good talking-to at the station.” At our statement, the policewoman puts Adelie in handcuffs. “Wait! Hold on! I’m an ally of justice! I was just trying to defeat the Demon Lord’s Elite Four!” “Yes, yes. I’ll listen to your excuses at the station. Given that you were let out yesterday on the promise of good behavior, you’re not getting out again for a while—” As I watch Adelie get hauled off in tears… …I find myself embarrassed that I ever suspected her of being a Hero. [Status Report] We found the remains of a giant robot while exploring a lake near Hideout City. Alice won’t shut up about trying to retrieve it, which made me wonder if you really did program her with the Three Laws of Robotics. She’s super rebellious from time to time, and it seems like she doesn’t care one ounce about human life. I mean, just the other day she asked me for a blood sample. She was going on about cloning me just in case I died. Oh, that reminds me, I ran into a weird woman while on patrol at night with Grimm. There’s already one odd woman who prowls the alley at night and happily goes along with my harassment, but this was a completely different person. Her strangeness is on the level of the Supreme Leaders, so I would like to introduce you to her the next time one of you visits this planet. But she keeps going on about justice this, justice that, so I’m not sure if I should get too involved with her. I’ll provide additional intel on this weirdo some other time. Reporting Operative: Combat Agent Six