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Chapter227，Part1: 1 - Dangerous Organizations ②

Chapter 227 Dangerous Organizations ②

Part 1

Plan X. Fulfill the Boss’s orders.

The Members of a secret organization do not need to think. All the thinking is done by the executives, who issue instructions. The only thing the members are allowed to do is faithfully execute their mission.

It is no different even for someone who is close to the executive’s rank like Gaff who is a high-ranking member.

It is possible to doubt the mission. And it is also possible to confirm your doubt with them. However――Only as long as it doesn’t offend the executives.

Once feared as the “Thief King (Tozoku Ou)”, Gaff excelled at planning and commanding. That is why he was given the position of Seventh Tails.

Members of the 『Nine-Tailed Shadow Fox (Kyubi no Kage Kitsune)』 can be found everywhere. Illegal secret societies and criminal organizations are not necessarily in a cooperative relationship with the “Fox (Kitsune)”.

Preparations were proceeding quietly. Few organizations could resist the “Fox (Kitsune)”, which had an abundance of human resources and materials, but time was of the essence.

The whole city was *piripiri* tense. Both the contestants of the Supreme Martial Arts Festival and the numerous organizations that aimed to take advantage of it were tense. Once they are alerted, we will not be able to fulfill the Boss’s order.

And it is not only the Boss’s orders that need to be accomplished. Gaff and his team also originally have a major operation in the works that they should do――The Plan A.

Near Gaff, one of his companions who was rechecking the list they received from the Boss grunted.

“However…… Some of the organizations that we have a cooperative relationship with are written on it…… Some of them were even originally supposed to be used in our plan.” (Gaff’s companion)

“There is nothing that we can do about it.” (Gaff)

“We’ll need to change our plan. It’ll be a major change. This will jeopardize the success of Plan A.” (Gaff’s companion)

The bitterness on my companion’s face was understandable.

The operation that Gaff and his team were supposed to carry out this time was based on precise planning.

The “Fox (Kitsune)” is a huge organization, but it does not have unlimited manpower available, and manipulating other illegal organizations as if they were its limbs was the “Fox’s (Kitsune)” way of working.

We had also reported in advance the organization we were going to use this time. There was no way that the Boss wouldn’t know about it…… But the Boss is telling us to destroy those organizations quickly.

“…… It is in times like this that I don’t appreciate the complete secrecy policy.” (Gaff’s companion)

At his companion’s words, Gaff showed him that he was shrugging his shoulders.

The reason the “Fox (Kitsune)” has become such a huge organization is because of its complete secrecy policy.

No one knows the whereabouts of the Boss, and even the exchange of information requires meticulous codes and procedures. Even if a member of the organization was captured, they will not even be able to reach the middle section of the organization.

But this, in turn, means that there is no way to quickly get confirmation when unexpected situations arise.

The most feared concern is impersonation. It is hard to imagine a person impersonating a member of the “Fox (Kitsune)”――What’s more, impersonating an executive whose true identity isn’t known even by a senior member such as Gaff, however, the possibility of it happening is not zero.

However, this is why we have a code. And this is why, in a case of emergency, we also have the Fox-God “Miko (Shrine Maiden)”.

Gaff *chirari* glanced at a young Fox-God “Miko (Shrine Maiden)” standing neatly nearby. The “Miko (Shrine Maiden)”, maybe sensing the meaning behind Gaff’s gaze, frowned and assured him.

“Are you doubting “Byakko-sama (White Fox)”? Without doubt, it is him.” (Miko)

“…… Being doubtful is my job, so…” (Gaff)

“We received special eyes as a reward for our service and dedication to God.? There is absolutely no mistake. In the first place, if he is not “Byakko-sama (White Fox)”, why would he wear a mask like that outside?” (Miko)

She was saying this in a calm voice. She was right. Gaff and the others only wear them for meetings and on missions, and even then, it was not an obligation to wear them.

The words that the Boss said in front of Gaff and the others were quite strange, but Bosses are often absurd beings.

In the first place, the organization claims to use the eyes of a Fox-God “Miko (Shrine Maiden)” to judge the masks. “Miko (Shrine Maiden)” are sacred and inviolable beings for the organization, their eyes can see through any disguise, and for them to misjudge a mask that is an artifact of a deity they believe in is――――Absolutely impossible.

Gaff does not believe in God, but if it became known that he had disrespected the “Miko (Shrine Maiden)”, even the seventh rank “Thief King (Tozoku Ou)” could not escape ruin.

Anyway, there is no change to the plan. Although it cannot be confirmed immediately, there is a regular contact schedule before the execution of Plan A.? We can probe it at that time.

Let’s think simple. Organizations can be crushed. It will just cause a little more work.

The only thing we need to avoid now is to fail Plan X which was given to us by the Boss.

As Gaff focused his mind and started to strategize, one of his subordinates who had been on standby near the Boss, rushed in.

He was a man wearing a jet-black fox mask――An extremely talented man who has mastered the skills of a 『Shinobi』 a special scouting profession.

The man was perfect to be the Boss’s errand boy as he was wearing a Relic with the power to block recognition. It is painful to lose an excellent scout that was used for information gathering, but that could be done by any of Gaff’s other subordinates, so the Boss’s being in good mood was more important.

When the man came in front of Gaff, he said in a cold, emotionless voice.

“Gaff Shenfelder.? The Boss is calling you.” (Shinobi)

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TL notes:

Thanks for reading!

Gaff you can make as many secret passwords or verification you want, but Cry will always be able to infiltrate!

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Footnotes

Shinobi: another word for Ninja.