Fear

Several police cars roared along the highway to Dolphin Bay, their sirens wailing into the night and carrying far into the distance.

This was the police force from Taiji Town. Because of international protests, every year a large number of foreign protesters from around the world came to Dolphin Bay to obstruct the fishermen of Sakura Country from slaughtering dolphins and whales.

The locals were used to outside protesters by now. The area was also equipped with a well-trained police force to deal with them.

"Section chief, we'll reach Dolphin Bay in three minutes."

A petite female officer sat in the passenger seat of the lead police car. Her name was Nagata Meino, a newly graduated police academy student and the lowest-ranking patrol officer. She was generally responsible only for patrol duty and clerical work.

However, because the disturbance at Dolphin Bay had grown unusually serious, she had also been dispatched with the police force.

"Meino, remember this no matter what: don't get into a clash with those protesters later. Just drive them away. Otherwise, if someone records it and uploads it to the internet, the outside world will tear us apart again."

The officer leading the team, Furukawa Shinji, pushed up his glasses and cautioned his junior.

"Yabai, Section Chief! I've told you not to call me Meino. I'm already twenty-two!"

Nagata Meino puffed out her cheeks. But at one and a half meters tall, with a round, apple-shaped face, she looked more like a middle-school student. Her words carried no intimidation at all. If anything, they made people want to bully her.

"Haha, all right, Meino."

Furukawa Shinji's reply made Nagata Meino roll her eyes.

"By the way, Section Chief, what was the deal with those emergency calls we received just now? They mentioned some sea monster or