They would have liked to advance straight towards the factory, but there were too many sensors in the way. Koutarou and the others followed Clan's directions, slowly but surely closing in on the building.
“Next stay low and approach that corner. Bertorion, you need to stay extra careful because you're so tall.”
“Got it, I'll be careful.”
They would sneak from shadow to shadow, sometimes they would stay low and crawl, slowly approaching the factory building. While they wanted to approach as quickly as possible, they would be found by the enemy if they did. In order for them to get as much information as possible, they needed to remain patient for now.
Koutarou and the others slowly infiltrated for several minutes. Fortunately their efforts paid off and they reached the factory building without being detected.
“Geez, we finally reached it.”
“Well done, Clan. You really are good at these kind of cowardly things.”
“Are you praising me or taking a stab at me?”
“I'm praising you, really.”
“I can't believe it, geez.”
“It's okay, Clan-san. Satomi-kun is always singing praise of you when you aren't around.”
“Ah, hey, Sakuraba-senpai?!”
“Fufufu, sorry.”
“I-Is that true?!”
Koutarou and the others hid by the building and rested for a moment. Being freed from the tension that had been building up for a while, Koutarou and the others showed a smile of relief. The words they exchanged were carried with light tones. However, they could only remain like that for a short while.
A group of soldiers passed right by the place where Koutarou and the others were hiding. They were reinforcements for the battle going on at the front gate. Waiting until the soldiers were far enough away, Kiriha opened her mouth.
“We can't take this too easily. Koutarou, let's enter the building as soon as possible.”
“You're right. I'm sure the other group is having problems.”
The sounds of gunfire and explosions reached even Koutarou's group. It was clear that the diversion team was in the middle of a fierce battle and there was no time for Koutarou and the others to take it easy.