"Beep beep beep~"
As soon as Yunyi finished Kanon, a rapid notification sound rang out in the room. He took out his terminal, glanced at it, and immediately answered the call after seeing the caller ID on the screen.
" Yunyi-kun, where are you right now? Lina has run into some trouble and wants to discuss it with you." Mayumi Saegusa's voice came through, causing Yunyi to raise an eyebrow.
" Lina? Did she say what it was about?" Yunyi asked.
Yunyi's question caused silence on the other end. After a moment, the voice rang out again. This time, however, it was Lina herself who spoke.
" Yunyi, it's about some things that happened in the America. If it's convenient, would you like to discuss it in person?" Lina asked.
After pondering for a moment, Yunyi replied, "Okay, you have Mayumi activate the seventh technique in the ' Engraving Type,' and I will find the coordinates to activate the ' Gate of Transfer.' You two can come over together."
Hearing Yunyi's words, Lina seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. She relayed Yunyi's words to Mayumi Saegusa beside her, and then said to Yunyi, "We're ready here."
Yunyi responded and hung up the communication. He raised his hand and wrote down the coordinates of the " Gate of Transfer," opening a passage for the two of them.
A moment later, Mayumi Saegusa and Lina appeared in the magic circle. However, they were quite surprised when they stepped out of the magic circle and saw the scene before them.
"Huh? Yunyi-kun, you didn't stay in Japan? And what's Miyuki doing here?" Mayumi Saegusa asked, noticing Miyuki Shiba standing not far away, "Is she a guest you invited?"
"A guest? She's a prisoner I captured." Yunyi replied with a smile to Mayumi Saegusa, then turned his gaze to Lina: "What? What does your boss want you to do this time?"
Lina gently shook her head. This time, she asked Yunyi for help not because of Virginia Balans's request, but because of her own willingness. However, before that, she had some things she wanted to clarify.
" Yunyi, before the ' Parasite ' incident, you asked me to keep an eye on the movements of the US military. At that time, did you already know that the US military would be interested in this kind of alien creature? Or even use them on soldiers to become ' Parasite Host ' to enhance the strength of the US military?" Lina looked at Yunyi and asked the question that had been on her mind.
This issue was something Virginia had told her about when she contacted the America to relay intelligence to Yunyi. As a fellow high-ranking officer in the US military, Virginia hadn't intervened in the practice of putting soldiers into Parasite experiments. However, when the America military leadership set their sights on the "STARS" team, Virginia couldn't sit still. Unfortunately, she was only a high-ranking member of "STARS," and faced with immense pressure from the entire military and political establishment, she was powerless to resist.
Furthermore, the heavy losses suffered by "STARS" during their mission in Japan have further emboldened those involved. Currently, apart from Lina, the team leader who couldn't return home due to special circumstances, the "STARS" members in the America are practically fish on a chopping block, at risk of being "knocked out" at any moment.
By relaying this message to Lina, Virginia only intended to leverage Lina's Sirius influence to stir up public opinion domestically and force the military and political leadership to abandon this plan. However, after seeing the " Parasite Soldier " that the US military had sent to Japan, Lina lost most of her confidence in the US military. She then turned to Yunyi, wanting to ask for his help in rescuing the "STARS" team members who remained in the America.
Of course, Yunyi didn't know the reason until Lina explained. She assumed Lina had only made this assumption after seeing the " Parasite Soldier," so she replied perfunctorily, "No, I just knew that the experiment was related to Gu Jie, so I asked you to keep an eye out for me. But you don't need to worry too much, Gu Jie is dead." The number of " Parasite " will no longer increase. As long as all the existing " Parasite " are eliminated, the " Parasite Soldier " will no longer appear.
After listening to Yunyi's explanation, Lina nodded slightly. She didn't question the answer. Of course, Lina was very calm now. After all, when she faced the " Parasite," Yunyi had given her a hard slap in the face.
"My superior, Colonel Virginia, told me that the U. S. military leadership wants to use the power of ' Parasite ' to enhance the combat capabilities of 'STARS' members. Yunyi, I need your help to rescue my team members. Please, please help me." Lina made this request for assistance very solemnly, leaving Yunyi, who was standing opposite her, somewhat at a loss for words.
Offering help wouldn't be too much of a hassle for him. But those "STARS" members were of absolutely no use to him.
As if she could read Yunyi's mind, Lina gritted her teeth and added another sentence.
"If you help me rescue them, I'll do as you said, retire from the US military, and stay by your mother's side as her personal bodyguard. So please help me, I beg you."
Hearing Lina's words, a glint of light flashed in Yunyi's eyes. Yunyi had considered many ways to bring Lina into his camp. Although she was currently on the ship and hadn't made any move to escape, it was only because the research ship was at sea. Even if she could escape, she couldn't escape back to the America.
But once this matter is resolved, they will eventually have to return to the Great Asian Alliance. After settling their internal issues, Shen Yi will also return to China. At that point, if Lina tries to escape, he'll be in for a real headache. He can't exactly keep Lina by his side indefinitely, or actually brainwash her with Kotodama Curse, can he?
Now, Lina herself had made the suggestion. Knowing Lina as she did, she wouldn't break her promise. Thinking of this, Yunyi decisively replied, "Okay, I can go back with you and rescue your team members. However, Lina, I can only rescue those who haven't been parasitized. If there are soldiers who have already been parasitized, then we'll have to eliminate them. Having dealt with ' Parasite ' before, you should understand what I mean, right?"
Lina looked at Yunyi, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded.
"I'll contact Colonel Virginia to check on the team's situation. Once I'm ready, we'll set off, okay?"