"Akane Tsunemori, composite sketch."
"Memory capture? You mean the process that directly reads visual information from brainwaves and turns it into images?"
"Ah, wait... Could it be..."
"Zhu-chan seems to be trying to use that to reconstruct Yan Shogo's appearance... So far, Zhu-chan is the only one who's clearly seen the face of that guy named Yan."
"This means forcibly reliving her memories! And why does she have to remember someone who's already been killed? Unless the person you killed back then wasn't the real one..." Teng continued. This time, his guess was somewhat on the mark. Then he suddenly realized something.
"...I know. That's why everyone wants to stop her. Even Zhu can't keep her Crime Coefficient completely unharmed."
"Then why...?"
"I can help you make the call... Ah, but you absolutely can't say I told you. Zhu gave me an Inspector's order not to tell anyone. 'Especially Mr. Kougami. Keep the memory capture a secret.'"
"That idiot...!"
He muttered a complaint, but that guy had already slipped away. The subtle feeling in his heart only grew stronger. No wonder he had felt a strange sense of discord ever since eliminating Shogo Makishima. So that was it.
So that meant—
That sly bastard had escaped again.
[Ding, this system mission was not completed. However, you will still receive rewards for the completed portion. Please claim them.]
Even though the mission had failed, there was still a reward. That was pretty good. He just wondered what this reward would be.
[Ding, would you like to accept the reward?]
"Accept."
There was nothing to consider. Yan chose "Accept" without hesitation.
[Ding, congratulations, Host. You have obtained Mission *1. Please choose one of the following abilities.]
"There's even a choice? Not bad. Still, Yan didn't have