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"No."

Ren shook his head slightly.

"But I do know that dozens of corpses were carried down from the back mountains."

"Corpses aren't anything unusual, though."

Miwako didn't think dead bodies were anything special.

"Officer Sato, you're talking about ordinary drug dealer corpses that were shot."

"But I'm talking about corpses that were strapped to experiment tables."

"!? "

Miwako froze for a moment, then understood.

Those corpses were likely the key thing Inspector Megure had been hiding from her.

Corpses fixed to experiment tables.

She began considering the implications.

Drug dealers weren't researchers. Their goal must have been to develop drugs that were more addictive but harder to detect.

So… they used living people for experiments?

Miwako's breathing quickened.

But she quickly regained control of her emotions.

Now she understood why Inspector Megure didn't want her to know.

Some things just weren't meant for her to see.

Especially sins that teetered on the very edge of humanity's moral limits.

Taking a deep breath, Miwako decided not to get involved.

She knew that specialized tasks should be left to the professionals.

She wasn't a narcotics officer, nor could she transfer to the narcotics unit to investigate.

So, she could only suppress those thoughts.

"I understand."

Miwako paused, then added more seriously:

"Don't tell anyone else about what happened earlier."

"No one likes listening to horror stories."

Ren had no intention of telling anyone about it.

"That's good, then."

Miwako let out a sigh of relief.

She stopped thinking about the corpses. That was Inspector Megure's problem now.

Once the news about the drug dealers broke and the case became public, she would gradually learn more about the corpses anyway.

"Alright, you should get some rest."

"Our ship leaves at 1 p.m. If you don't rest now, you won't have any energy this afternoon."

Miwako checked the time, it was 8:32 a.m.

She had only slept for three hours, and suddenly, her eyelids felt unbearably heavy.

"Haa~~~"

"Sorry, I can't stay awake anymore."

Drowsiness hit her like a wave.

Her body felt unbelievably light, her mood was calm, and her eyelids were so heavy that she could barely keep them open.

Miwako collapsed onto the bedding, her heavy eyelids making it nearly impossible to open her eyes.

After muttering an apology, she immediately fell into deep sleep.

Ren glanced at the completely asleep Miwako and nodded slightly.

"The Soul Assurer's abilities are really useful."

There was no need to worry about Officer Sato.

He was certain she would sleep soundly until noon.

As for the other action units stationed here, they were in terrible shape.

Staying up all night had severely impacted their condition, and even those who had taken shifts to rest were not in good shape.

After making sure the only person likely to cause problems was dealt with, Ren returned to the main hall.

A group of girls were sitting in the main hall, dark circles under their eyes, and every now and then, a stomach growled.

"Growl~~~"

As Ren approached, he heard a particularly loud stomach growl.

With a flushed face, Ran lowered her head, clutching her empty stomach in embarrassment.

The other girls looked over, but no one laughed.

Because they were all in the same situation.

They had already thrown up everything they needed to yesterday. On top of that, they hadn't eaten dinner, so it was inevitable.

"Just hang in there a little longer. Miss Maria is already preparing some temporary vegetarian dumplings in the kitchen."

"No meat, they're made with pure vegetables."

The girls in the room collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it wasn't meat, they were fine.

None of them wanted to touch anything meat-related for a while.

After all, the images Ren had recorded yesterday were horrifyingly clear, capturing the final moments of each corpse in vivid detail.

Because of the varying dosages of drugs and the differing times of death, the level of decomposition varied between corpses.

The impact of those images lingered.

At least for now, those who had seen them couldn't stomach the thought of eating meat.

"While we wait, let's talk."

"I recorded some notes about what happened yesterday in my diary and did a quick draw this morning."

"The results were beyond what I expected."

What was originally supposed to be a Sequence 8 potion had turned into something beyond Sequence.

Even now, Ren still found it hard to believe.

"Ran, Sanzenin, Shinomiya, you can all try drawing a card."

"Maybe it'll be a surprise."

The three looked at each other, and Ran was the first to raise her hand.

"Then, I'll go first."

Nagi and Kaguya both nodded slightly.

Ran summoned her diary and started the lottery process.

The large spinning wheel turned.

The pointer stopped in a different section than last time.

[Negima! Magister Negi Magi]

[Obtained Special Ability: Magic Nullification]

"Eh?"

Since the indicator had stopped at a different section than before, Ran was stunned.

"Ren, what's Magic Nullification?"

"???"

"Magic Nullification?"

Ren was momentarily taken aback, then immediately realized.

"Magic Nullification!?"

"That's Kagurazaka Asuna's ability, the power to reduce all magic to zero."

"I didn't expect you to get her special ability."

"No wonder, the first title you received enhanced your physical functions."

It seemed, just like in his own case, that Ran's previous title had actually been a clue.

Everything had been arranged from the start.

"Ran, this is an ability that nullifies supernatural forces like magic and mana."

"But I think it's more than just that."

As he spoke, a deck of tarot cards appeared in Ren's hand.

"Ran, don't move."

"Okay."

Ren flicked a tarot card toward Ran.

"Buzz buzz!"

As the card approached, an invisible force field suddenly resisted the attack.

But it wasn't a complete nullification, it only slowed down the flying tarot card.

There were even electric-like sparks in the air.

"Chi!"

Although the power surrounding Ran resisted the attack for a moment, in the end, the tarot card still pierced through.

It lodged itself straight into the wall behind her.

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