D-Genesis: Volume 5 Part 1 by KONO Tsuranori

Author:KONO Tsuranori
Language: eng
Format: epub

Ministry of Defense, Ichigaya

“And how may I help you today?” The voice on the other end of the line was unusually jovial.

“Saiga, it’s Terasawa. Been a while. I’m calling about yesterday’s orb auction.”

“You mean about the item box orb?”

“It wasn’t included in the list of auction orbs.”

“Don’t tell me you actually had plans to bid on it?”

Terasawa bit his tongue. Saiga knew very well the Ministry wouldn’t allow him the funds to bid on it.

“There’s just one thing I want you to tell me,” Terasawa said.

“What is it?”

“The capacity—how much does the skill let you hold?”

Even if Type 10 tanks or Type 16 maneuver combat vehicles were out of the question, the ability to bring even a protected mobility vehicle into dungeons would greatly improve the safety of dungeon-bound troops. If they were able to store Apaches, the range of areas they could easily explore would incrase several fold.

“Ah yes.” There was a pause from the other end of the line. “Truth be told, we’re not sure yet.”

“Not sure?” Terasawa didn’t follow. Hadn’t Saiga beaten other bidders to the punch and arranged an advanced purchase? If he had, surely someone at the JDA had used the orb by now. “Do you mean you haven’t retrieved the orb yet?”

“There is that, but... Terasawa, let me pose you a question. Say the JSDF got the orb. Who would you have use it?”

“I would—”

Terasawa paused. He wasn’t sure how much the JDA had paid for the orb, but he was sure it was no small sum. In order to use the orb, they would have to bind that exorbitant purchase to a single individual. And it was far easier to bind orbs to individuals than to bind individuals to their jobs.

In modern Japan, where the ability to change work was an inalienable right, who exactly would they entrust with such a valuable item? It was a difficult question.

Terasawa was at a loss.

“Well, there you have it,” Saiga responded. “We can’t confirm the skill’s abilities if we can’t identify a suitable user.”

“But, the orb count—”

“Has been taken care of with a little ingenuity.”

“Ingenuity?” Terasawa was left scratching his head at Saiga’s implication. “Well, if you learn anything...”

“You’ll be the first person I call. However, I’d like to ask one favor.”

“A favor?”

“If anything happens, I’d like to ask for your cooperation.”

“If what happens?”

“Anything.”

When it came to the user of this orb, it certainly seemed like any number of problems could arise. However, if all went well, the JSDF may be able to borrow the orb-user’s skills in return. If Terasawa couldn’t decide who in his own organization he would have use the orb, outsourcing the decision while still reaping the benefits seemed like an attractive choice.

“Understood. Seems like there are a number of ways we could be mutually supportive of one another’s efforts moving forward.” Terasawa ended the call. “Anything...” he repeated, setting the phone back on its base.

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