"Captain-"
At the sight of the Mobile Team Captain, the members whom Shut Up had pinned down with the Navigator's mysterious Little Drink scrambled and crawled over to his side.
The Mobile Team Captain stared straight at Inukai.
"Who gave you permission to command the Mobile Unit to do something like this?"
"You're the Mobile Team Captain? You sheltered a Wanted Criminal, openly took her wandering around, and installed an advanced Brain-Computer Interface for her, and now you're blaming me? Let me tell you, all of this was on Lord Yamada's orders!"
With the company President backing him, Inukai acted with brazen arrogance, completely unafraid of the Mobile Team Captain before him.
"What, you're going to oppose the company for a few Wanted Criminals, Captain? If you know what's good for you, help me take down this robot instead of standing there like an idiot."
The Mobile Team Captain raised a hand, signaling Washana and the Mobile Unit members to leave the alley.
"If the Mobile Unit exists to slander people at will and torture innocents in the shadows for someone's benefit, then I simply won't be its captain anymore."
"Interesting. But you think a household..."
Remembering Shut Up's record, Inukai realized he could not treat the other party as an ordinary Housekeeping Robot.
"An illegally modified robot and a traitor. You really think-"
Before he could finish, the Mobile Team Captain had already appeared behind Inukai, driving a powerful punch into the center of his back.
A close look revealed that a sharp blade had also sprung from the back of his wrist with the force of his punch.
Although Inukai reacted very quickly, he was still no match for his opponent. In just a few exchanges, he was beaten to his knees, unable to get up.
As one