A Strange Organization Name

Jiang Xia caught the new phone, found the mailbox, and tapped into it.

There was a file sitting in the inbox.

When he opened it, he found electronic profiles on three people—the familiar choice of three, with that familiar feeling.

But this time, Amuro Tooru seemed to have already made his choice.

"We've found three people so far. Of them, Watanuki Tatsuzo is the most suspicious."

Amuro Tooru recalled the kind-faced old man in the profile photo and said,

"This man is an executive of the Nisankai. According to our intelligence, a week before the incident, he and Slack from Epimetheus visited the same bar during the same time period. The evidence isn't conclusive yet, but the force that intercepted the ship was very likely Epimetheus. However, we still haven't found a link between those two—I'm planning to keep an eye on Watanuki Tatsuzo for a while and look for an opening. If I can't find one, I'll find an opportunity to take him in for questioning. As long as we do it discreetly enough and don't let the Nisankai get anything on us, there won't be a problem."

Jiang Xia fell silent for a moment, then picked the easiest question to ask. "...Epimetheus?"

"An organization that hides in the shadows like rats." There was a trace of disdain in Amuro Tooru's voice. "I'm not sure what they're actually called, but supposedly, they've been frantically searching for a gemstone called Pandora. So that's what we usually call them."

"Pandora's husband in Greek mythology. A very fitting name..." Jiang Xia spoke of mythology, but his thoughts drifted to those gemstones containing Energy Cores.

If he remembered correctly, this organization was Kid's sworn enemy. From what he recalled, their stockpile also contained some gemstones with Energy Cores, though their quality was lower