event story – heroes with dirty faces, ch.5

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Jay: ーI'm coming in, Victor.

Victor: ......

Jay: Victor?

Victor: Ah... Apologies, Jay.

Jay: Nah, I should be the one apologizing. You were so into your research, I must have interrupted you.

Victor: Please, it is not a research. I was selecting the substance to use as a sample for my lecture meeting.

Jay: Lecture meeting, huh? Your first lecture will be held soon, right?
Our Gray was also looking forward to partecipating.

Victor: Is that right? I hope my lecture will prove even a bit useful.

Jay: I'm sure you'll do great. If you do what you did to make those kids at the aquarium happy, you surelyー

Victor: Enough of that topic. Let us move onto the examination. I assume you are also busy.

Jay: R- Right...



Jay: By the way, Victor. Have you talked to Gray recently?

Victor: Why, I have.

Jay: Huh?

Victor: I happened to meet him in the corridor in front of this room yesterday.
As you said earlier, he was looking forward to my lecture.

Jay: The corridor... So he came here again.

Victor: Is there something wrong with Gray?

Jay: No... Actually, something happened that's been worrying meー



Victor: I understand. So Jet...

Jay: It seems it's been worrying him even before my reinstatement.
He looked like he was walking on eggshells with me, so I tried talking to him, but ever since then he's acting as if nothing happened...

Victor: By that argument, I am the same.
When I was asked how I was doing these days, I answered that as the lecture approaches, I was getting busier.

Jay: I see...

Victor: Have you confirmed whether Jet is doing something?

Jay: Gray himself said he has no recollection of such. In fact, it's Jet the one I happened to see at dawn.

Victor: Hmm... What I am eager to find out is "what" Jet is doing.

As far as I understand, he takes action when he is sure not to interfere with Gray's plans.
Their personalities are exactly the opposite and he is a bovver, however, I believe there is nothing that indicates that, as people say, he is "going on a rampage".

Jay: You have a point. He did get into a beef with Asch, but there's literally no other reason for him to come out.

Victor: Exactly. When Jet surfaces, Asch is likely to be the trigger.

Jay: The thing is, I feel like Asch has been acting the same? If he was trying to catch him off guard at night, I think I would have noticed too...

Victor: Discussing this here will remain a matter of speculation. The most accurate course of action is asking Jet himself.

Jay: Jet?
But as we just said, he only comes out when Asch is involved.
Besides, even if he showed up, I'm not sure whether we can actually talk... Right, he could just go back like he did the other time.

Victor: What if... I told you I could make it so he would not withdraw?

Jay: You can do that?

Victor: With the power of science, I can. I just have to prepare... a machine or a drug.
If I improve the truth drug, you may be able to easily obtain what you want to know.



Jay: Machine... truth drug?

Victor: I know what you want to say. I will do the best that I can not to hurt Gray, the host.
Physically and mentally as well, of courseー

Jay: Wait. What'll happen to Jet?

Victor: ? If needed, I will also keep him in mind...

Jay: ......

Victor: Well, this is all still empty theory.
However, if it is urgent, I will get right on it with Nova's helpー

Jay: H- Hold your horses... Let's put this matter on hold for the moment.

Victor: ... Is that right? Fine.
Let us hope it will not be anything irreparable.

Jay: ......

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