(Thud)
"However, we can't rule out the possibility that the contents were switched." Amuro Tooru sighed, thinking to himself, No matter what, I can't just leave it alone. I need to find a way to confirm it first.
With that in mind, he casually wandered into the Dessert Amusement Park, then circled around through the Staff Passage to the luggage storage area.
Sneaking up beside the case, he casually leaned closer and peered through a gap, all while preparing to roll behind cover at any moment.
Then he saw a curled-up figure inside, its outline faintly rising and falling with each breath.
...There really was someone in there!
Even Amuro Tooru found that conclusion hard to believe.
—How could Uzo be so kind? After getting him blown up once, he had actually returned the person peacefully?
"...Something feels fishy about this."
Was the living person inside really Jiang Xia? Or would opening the case make a surprise Uzo spring out like a jack-in-the-box? Or perhaps some outlaw wrapped head to toe in bombs?
"The latter doesn't seem likely. The outline is pretty smooth—it doesn't look like someone tied up with bombs."
As for the former... that would practically be delivery right to his door. Uzo shouldn't be that stupid.
But no matter what, since there was someone inside, he couldn't ignore it. He had to get them out and take a look—at the very least, even if it wasn't Jiang Xia, he could obtain some useful intelligence from the person in the case.
Thinking this, Amuro Tooru picked up the case and casually prepared to leave.
However, at that moment, pairs of eyes suddenly turned toward him in unison.
"Someone really is stealing the case!" a staff member cried. "Catch him!"
"...?" Amuro Tooru replied calmly, "I'm not stealing it.