[After dealing with Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto, the two strongest and most unstable variables, everything that followed fell entirely into the absolute rhythm you controlled single-handedly.]
[Just as your meticulous script had laid out, none of you lingered. Everyone immediately hurried toward Okinawa, the location designated by the kidnappers.]
[On the plane to Okinawa, a subtle tension hung in the cabin.]
[You sat quietly by the window, seemingly gazing down at the clouds, while taking in every reaction from Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto out of the corner of your eye.]
[Throughout the journey, you could clearly tell that, rather than worrying about the Star Plasma Vessel escort mission itself, these two close friends were actually bursting with questions.]
[They repeatedly glanced at you and Panda, who lay quietly on your shoulder, their eyes filled with curiosity about your deeply concealed strength, your cold and ruthless decisiveness in killing, and this insane plan to pull the wool over everyone's eyes.]
[But since you were on public transportation, surrounded by people and prying eyes, and Riko Amanai was currently distraught over Misato Kuroi's safety, they ultimately swallowed the words on the tips of their tongues and found no opportunity to ask.]
[After you arrived in Okinawa, everything proceeded smoothly according to your projections.]
[This time, you deliberately refrained from calling in your two juniors, Kento Nanami and Yu Haibara, to help defend the perimeter as you had in the previous simulation.]
[You did this specifically to create the illusion, before those secretly watching, that you were desperately short-handed, with only three people struggling to hold out.]
[You needed to send an extremely strong psychological suggestion to the outside world: even someone as powerful as Satoru Gojo was now had to remain constantly at the Star Plasma Vessel's side, maintaining an