Part 20[edit]
(November 10th – Oahu – Coral Street Shopping Mall – Eastern Side of the 1st Floor – From the camera in a tourist’s smartphone)
The explosions and gunfire caused a great panic within the shopping mall. No one was stupid enough to try to catch a glimpse of what was going on. The people sensed a crisis and all tried to get out of the exits at the same time. However, there were simply too many people, so the flow of people got caught near the exits, packing everyone in together.
Mark, one of the men in black suits, asked Birdway a question.
“Do you think it is going well?”
“As the gunfire is not ending, the battle must be continuing. Well, that magician has been getting other people involved while taking it easy on her end of things. It really made me want to take the fight to her. Not getting direct progress reports from the people there is a pain, though. I didn’t realise how thankful I was for cell phones,” she said lightly. “The main reason I wanted to win over the normal people was to get a good idea of where the magician was, but I never expected her to be in the same shopping mall. Luckily, it looks like the multi-sided attack was fairly effective, making this easier.”
“But even if you have people posted at all the nearby exits, there is still a chance that she can slip by in the confusion.”
“I can just follow the flow of magic power. That way, she can’t mix in with the normal people.”
“And if she does not refine any magic power?”
“Unthinkable. This is not a safe zone for her. When a surprise attack could come at any time, she will put up her defenses so she can deal with one. Even if she knows purifying magic power is dangerous, she will be even more afraid of not having any.”
Assuming the current magician specialized in controlling people, Birdway reasoned that she would unhesitatingly flee when attacked head on.
As such, Birdway was waiting at one of the exits for someone who might be the magician to show up.
“Hm?”
Birdway frowned upon catching a glimpse of a figure within the crowd.
“What is someone as famous as that doing here?”
Part 21[edit]