Sato's original goal had been to have some fun with the US military stationed in Japan. So after ensuring the exits were blocked and the minister could not escape, he leisurely began playing cat and mouse with them.
He gave them ample time to send out a distress signal.
"Mr. Sato, we've intercepted the signal. They've requested assistance from the US military base. According to drone surveillance, they're mobilizing forces over there now. They should arrive soon."
As Sato began his game of cat and mouse, Okuyama's voice came through his earpiece.
As a powerful tech nerd, Okuyama was not only skilled at making all sorts of bomb drones; he was also exceptionally adept at intercepting signals and hacking networks. He was Sato's outstanding logistical support.
Without him, many of Sato's objectives would have been impossible to achieve.
"Good. Now I can take the minister to the TV station and broadcast live from the studio..."
Upon hearing Okuyama's report, Sato said with clear satisfaction.
Then, shedding his previous languidness, he headed straight toward where the minister was...
"What a nuisance at a time like this."
After hearing the information conveyed by the base commander, Johnson sensed that something was off.
As a top-tier S-rank One-Eyed, Johnson held no small status and was treated with respect here.
However, other than having sufficient control over this laboratory and commanding numerous Reincarnator One-Eyeds, he had no authority to directly mobilize the base's military forces. The two sides had no chain-of-command relationship.
He had no way to stop the base from deploying troops. Their notification was merely the courtesy owed to allied forces.
To be honest, Johnson did not recommend that the base make this choice at all.
But there was nothing he could do. The commander had politely laid out the stakes.