I don't want to be an elf!

Today is your only chance to join the Special Abilities Agency.

Therefore, the three ophthalmologists will never give up easily.

“Mr. Sakaguchi, I believe you are someone who would sacrifice yourself for the peace and stability of Yokohama. However, I have no hostility and do not want to cause any chaos or turmoil in Yokohama,” Eyepatch San said unmoved. “In fact, quite the opposite, I am here to help you.”

"I really want to believe you, but your words and actions seem inconsistent." Ango Sakaguchi's tone carried a hint of sarcasm. "If you really wanted to help me, why did you threaten me with a gun?"

“This is not my fault, Mr. Sakaguchi.”

Eyepatch Three tossed a pistol with its magazine removed in front of him, landing it on the passenger seat: "But if I didn't point a gun at you, I'd probably be the one with the gun pointed at me, wouldn't I?"

"..."

Seeing that the self-defense weapon he had hidden under his seat had been taken away, Ango Sakaguchi extinguished his last hope of escaping by force.

He took a deep breath, his mind racing, trying to find a way to get rid of the girl.

“I can understand why Mr. Sakaguchi doesn’t trust me, and besides, it would be of no benefit to you if I joined the Special Ability Agency.”

After a moment, it was decided to adopt the second option: a three-opening blindfold.

"In that case, are you interested in making a deal?"

Chapter Sixty-One: Plan Success

If Plan A failed, then naturally we should try Plan B.

Regardless of whether Ango Sakaguchi believes that Eyepatch Three is not hostile, she must seize the opportunity to join the Special Abilities Agency.

Since forcing it won't work, let's try a different approach.

"Mr. Sakaguchi, the appearance of nightmares must be a headache for you, right?" Eyepatch Three suddenly asked.

Although Kurumi Tokisaki herself has never appeared in front of the Special Ability Agency, her existence is certainly known.

Whether the Special Abilities Agency learned about it through its own channels or from the Armed Detective Agency, they must have already gained some understanding of the dangers of Nightmare.

As an official supernatural organization dedicated to maintaining social stability, the Supernatural Special Agents Office's mission is to quickly gather intelligence on Nightmare to prevent irreversible consequences in the future.

Eyepatch Three is right, Sakaguchi Ango has now set his sights on Nightmare.

That's why he rushed over without hesitation when his informant in the Port Mafia said he could provide information about Nightmare.

"You know anything about nightmares?"

Ango Sakaguchi's expression shifted slightly as he tentatively asked, "This unknown ability user codenamed Nightmare has indeed caused me a lot of trouble, and may cause even more trouble in the future. Why did you bring her up?"

"Because we have a common enemy."

"You and Nightmare are enemies?"

"exactly."

"Nightmare is a member of the Port Mafia, and you yourself admit to having connections with them, yet you say you and Nightmare are enemies?" Ango Sakaguchi sighed slightly. "Miss, do you really think I'm that easy to fool?"

"Mr. Sakaguchi, haven't you ever heard of the term 'internal strife'?"

Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in Ango Sakaguchi's eyes.

If this strange girl wasn't lying, then what she said would be quite interesting.

The Port Mafia is a monolithic entity in most cases, especially when dealing with external matters.

But like most interest groups, conflicts naturally arise when the interests of some people are harmed.

Ango Sakaguchi, who had infiltrated the Port Mafia for several years, naturally knew this.

Could it be that Nightmare's addition was a highly controversial decision within the Port Mafia, a decision that split the organization into two factions?

One faction supports Nightmare, while the other opposes it.

The girl in the back seat of his car was sent by the opposition to discuss cooperation.

Ango Sakaguchi pondered, trying to deduce the truth of the matter.

However, the information he has now is either insufficient or unreliable, and even he finds it difficult to draw any useful conclusions from it.

Seeing that Sakaguchi Ango was still hesitating, Eyepatch Three took out a document from the shadows and waved it in front of him.

"what is this?"

"The power of Nightmare," Eyepatch Three said enticingly, "an ability even the Port Mafia doesn't know about. Do you want it?"

Ango Sakaguchi's pupils suddenly contracted.

Suppressing the urge to grab the document, he licked his dry lips and calmly asked, "How did you get your hands on this intelligence that even the Port Mafia didn't know about?"

“I’ve already said, I only have a slight connection with the Port Mafia,” Eyepatch Three said with a light laugh. “But my connection with Nightmare is anything but ordinary.”

"May I review this intelligence report first?"

"Hehe, it doesn't really matter."

Ango Sakaguchi slowly removed his hands from the steering wheel, picked up the documents, and carefully browsed through them while calming himself down.

It took him about three minutes to read through all the ability information.

Combining the rumors about nightmares he had heard from the Port Mafia a few days ago, the report submitted by the Armed Detective Agency, and the information he had just skimmed through on the USB drive, he felt that there was a fifty percent chance that the information recorded in this document was true.

The remaining fifty percent was partly due to his innate suspiciousness and partly due to shock.

Yes, shocking.

In this world, almost every superhuman would be shocked to some extent when they see Nightmare's abilities.

“If this document is genuine, it will be placed in the government’s top-secret archives,” Ango Sakaguchi said. “Thank you for your selfless dedication; it is of great help in maintaining peace in Yokohama.”

"Don't be so quick to take credit for this selfless contribution. I only told you about Nightmare in order to get something from you."

“If you mean joining the Special Ability Agency, I reiterate, that’s impossible.” Ango Sakaguchi refused again without hesitation. “I need to be responsible for my colleagues and my city. Allowing someone whose background I don’t know to join the Special Ability Agency would be a desecration of this job.”

“Actually, you don’t need to be so nervous,” Eyepatch Three said. “I don’t need to work with you. I just need you to verbally acknowledge that I am one of you and put me on the list of personnel of the Special Abilities Agency. That’s enough.”

"Just verbal confirmation and being listed?" Ango Sakaguchi frowned in confusion. "If that's really all it takes, then it's not impossible."

The meaning behind "eye patch three" is equivalent to saying that she only wants the title of an employee of the Special Ability Agency, not the rights of an employee of the Special Ability Agency.

After verbally acknowledging her membership and being listed on the employee roster, she could claim to be a member of the Special Abilities Agency, but without a badge and employee card, she couldn't use that identity to do anything.

It's like a worthless check.

Ango Sakaguchi could issue as many empty checks as he wanted, without even needing to report to his superiors.

Including Blind Three on the employee list is indeed a bit dangerous, but the cleaner is also a member of the Special Abilities Agency, so we can just put her in the cleaner's position later.

For Ango Sakaguchi, exchanging a worthless check for Nightmare's superpowers was like a windfall.

"That's right, that's all I need."

Seeing that the purpose of this trip was about to be achieved, Blindfold Three became excited.

Suppressing her inner joy, she said calmly, "Then please, Mr. Sakaguchi, acknowledge that I am a member of the Special Ability Agency."

"I admit... to be honest, how should I address you?"

"Tokisaki Shozo".

"Ok."

Faced with the pseudonym, Sakaguchi Ango twitched his lips, but still said, "I admit that from today onwards, Tokisaki Shozo is a member of the Special Ability Agency."

After speaking, Ango Sakaguchi paused, then asked, "Are you satisfied now?"

“Yes, I am very satisfied.” Eyepatch Three nodded. “Thank you for your cooperation. I hope our next collaboration will be just as pleasant.”

"I don't think having a gun pointed at you is a pleasant thing at all."

"I promise, it won't happen again next time."

As he spoke, Eyepatch Three tossed a modified phone in front of him: "I believe we have a lot to discuss in our fight against Nightmare. If I decide you are valuable, I will use this phone to tell you the time and place of our next meeting."

"You want me, an official, to form a long-term cooperation with you, a lawbreaker?"

“It’s practically like the relationship between the government and the Port Mafia, isn’t it?” Eyepatch Three chuckled. “Thank you for your time, Mr. Sakaguchi. Let’s call it a day.”

"Wait, I have something else to tell you."

However, after Ango Sakaguchi said those words, no one responded.

Even the cold touch that had been pressing against the back of his head disappeared.

Ango Sakaguchi waited for about five seconds before cautiously turning his head away.

However, the back seat was empty.

Only the lingering warmth of the cushion serves as proof that the girl once existed.

Chapter Sixty-Two: Just One Step Away

A living, breathing person just vanished so suddenly.

When he saw that there was no one in the back seat, Ango Sakaguchi thought he had just encountered a ghost.

Although superpowers exist in this world, the existence of ghosts remains unknown, so this guess only lasted a few seconds before he dismissed it.

The girl probably disappeared using her special abilities.

Teleportation? Astral projection? Illusion creation?

Ango Sakaguchi, who was always knowledgeable, guessed what type of superpowered being the girl was, while reaching out to the spot where she had just been sitting.

The leather seats still retained a faint warmth, and as he touched them, a fragment of a memory that didn't belong to him suddenly appeared in his mind.

The perspective of the memory fragments is the leather seat. In the memory, he sees the memories that remain on the leather seat for the past two hours.

The Theory of Decadence

This ability can be considered a weakened version of Kurumi Tokisaki's Tenth Bullet, except that it can be used infinitely and does not require any time.

With this special ability, Ango Sakaguchi was able to steal many secrets undetected during his time as an undercover agent in the Port Mafia. These secrets became his means of advancement and his means of survival.

The theory of depravity takes effect, and the memories remaining on the leather sofa are extracted, allowing him to 'see' what happened while he was not in the car.

In the extracted memories, he saw a girl in a black pleated dress, with smooth black hair reaching her waist, who looked aloof and gorgeous, emerge from the shadow inside the car.