Just as Misty, Xiao Zhi, and Pikachu;
were meeting a boy named Brock in Hokkaido, most members of the Igarashi Clan were carrying out a secret mission.
With a flash of light, five Transcendental Police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department appeared out of thin air on a massive metal platform.
They wore white one-piece "pressure suits," the close-fitting kind.
They were not bulky, since they still had work to do afterward.
"So this is space?"
The Transcendental Police officers looked around. It was a vast platform filled with a high-tech atmosphere. A semi-transparent barrier covered it, keeping the air from dispersing, while the earth-element Magic Array beneath their feet, originally meant to trap enemies, provided standard gravity.
If they did not look up at the pitch-black "sky," it felt exactly the same as being on the ground.
It was like standing in some kind of technology exhibition hall.
"To be precise,"
"this is the planet's low orbit."
A cute young girl stepped forward and raised a hand in greeting.
"Welcome to the construction base of the 'Superdimensional Fortress.' I'm Igarashi Rikka."
Her name alone made it clear that she was a member of the Igarashi Clan. Unlike Brock, an "outer academy" member dressed like a middle-aged man, this girl, Rikka, wore a simple and elegant Onmyoji robe and a black hat, looking very formal.
However, the white medical eyepatch over one eye somewhat ruined her mysterious aura.
"Miss Rikka,"
They should originally have called her "Miss Igarashi," but considering there were too many Igarashis here, one of the Transcendental Police officers stepped forward to ask.
"May I ask what task has been assigned to us?"
"Let me see—"
The eyepatch-wearing girl took out a tablet from her long sleeve and glanced at it.
"Construction site G-2-5 is short-handed. The