I don't want to be an elf!

Chapter Seven: Curiosity from a Senior

Inside the Port Mafia's building.

Kurumi Tokisaki and her secretary walked quickly down the corridor.

A beautiful red carpet was laid out, with gold thread forming a simple yet charming pattern. On both sides of the road were dark brown solid wood walls, with gorgeous Western-style lamps embedded in them, illuminating the way forward. The European-style architecture made it both luxurious and classic.

However, upon closer inspection, one can discover the clues.

Every corridor is equipped with diligent surveillance cameras mounted on the ceiling, monitoring every inch of the building. A closer look at the walls on both sides may reveal traces of hidden compartments. If an intruder is detected, poison gas and automatic machine guns will be activated to eliminate the intruder...

This is the headquarters of the Port Mafia, and also the most impregnable fortress in all of Yokohama.

Anyone who wants to break into this place should carefully consider whether they have enough strength, otherwise they will never see the sun rise again after taking the first step here.

Soon, led by the Boss's secretary, after going through several identity verifications and taking the elevator, Tokisaki Kurumi finally arrived at the parking garage at the bottom of the building.

Rows of black cars belonging to the port mafia are parked here, as somber as coffins, each entry and exit accompanied by death.

"Then my duties end here. I wish you success in your mission."

After completing the task assigned by the Boss, the secretary turned and left, leaving Kurumi Tokisaki alone.

After the secretary left, Tokisaki Kurumi entered the parking garage to look for the driver.

Looking around, she soon spotted a figure standing next to a car not far away.

She was a female mafia member, but she was wearing a men's suit. Her short blond hair was simply tied back, and she looked mature and capable, exuding the aura of a powerful career woman.

"Hello."

Kurumi Tokisaki walked over and greeted them, "I am Kurumi Tokisaki, the person in charge of this mission. Please take care of me for the rest of the journey."

"what......"

Upon seeing Tokisaki Kurumi, who was dressed in a gorgeous gown and appeared unusually young, the capable woman was clearly taken aback and seemed somewhat surprised, as if she had not expected that the person responsible for this mission would be such a young girl.

But her years of experience working within the organization quickly restored her composure, and she reached out her hand in reply, "My name is Higuchi Ichiyo, nice to meet you."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Higuchi."

Kurumi Tokisaki grasped her hand and shook it slightly as a greeting: "Please take me to the mission location."

“No trouble at all. Assisting the guerrilla leader is one of my jobs,” Higuchi Ichiyo said. “Please get in the car.”

The two got into the car, and Higuchi Ichiyo skillfully started the engine. Following the navigation instructions, they drove from one of the exit passages of the underground parking garage onto the surface road.

Looking out the window at the city lights rushing by, Kurumi Tokisaki let out a deep breath.

Only after leaving the port mafia headquarters did her highly focused mind relax slightly.

Joining the Port Mafia is practically a done deal.

When facing Mori Ougai head-on, she remained focused and carefully impersonated Tokisaki Kurumi, trying to avoid any unexpected incidents.

Although she was very confident in the success of her plan, the psychological pressure of confronting a truly ruthless mafia boss was considerable, especially for someone who had been a model citizen just an hour earlier.

Fortunately, the final result was good. The two sides reached an agreement without much fighting, allowing her to complete her first side quest.

The most difficult part is over. Now she just needs to follow orders as a member of the organization and find opportunities to complete other system tasks.

As Tokisaki Kurumi pondered her future course of action, Higuchi Ichiyo, who was driving, kept glancing at Tokisaki Kurumi in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

As the secretary assisting the guerrilla leader, this was the first time Higuchi Ichiyo had served someone else.

Before this, there was only one guerrilla leader in the Port Mafia.

Her boss, Ryunosuke Akutagawa.

The silent mad dog of the Port Mafia, the gatekeeper of hell who reaps lives, the number one most dangerous person on the government's wanted list.

As the organization's top enforcer, Ryunosuke Akutagawa faithfully fulfilled his duties, ruthlessly eliminating every enemy in his path and demonstrating his value to the organization.

A bad reputation is the highest praise, and a human life is a badge of honor.

They carried out the killings with ruthless cruelty, demonstrating the organization's authority through the most direct violence.

Relying on by his own people, regarded as a monster by others, possessing unparalleled strength—this is how Higuchi Ichiyo sees the guerrilla captain.

However, the girl named Tokisaki Kurumi did not give her that feeling at all.

If that's the case, how come she can become a key member of the organization like Ryunosuke Akutagawa?

"Ms. Higuchi, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Eh?"

"Because you seem to keep looking this way at me."

Higuchi Ichiyo was somewhat surprised. She had been observing quietly, and Tokisaki Kurumi's gaze had been fixed on the outside of the car. How did she discover that she was watching her?

However, now that she had been discovered, there was no need to hide anymore. Higuchi Ichiyo said bluntly, "I... I was just curious why someone like Ms. Tokisaki would join the Port Mafia."

"People like me?"

"Yes, how should I put it, she's like a young lady from high society, young, elegant, and well-mannered, and she'll never set foot on the dark side of society in her life."

"Thank you for the compliment, but I also have my reasons for joining."

“Alright, but as a senior in terms of work experience, I’ll just have to remind you that working in the mafia is very tiring, both physically and mentally.” Higuchi Ichiyo sighed. “Although it’s too late to say this now, someone as young and talented as you should go somewhere else.”

"Oh? Are you worried about me?"

Kurumi Tokisaki laughed, her crescent-shaped eyes becoming even more beautiful: "Miss Higuchi is such a gentle person, but more than worrying about me, I'm worried about whether Miss Higuchi is suitable for the Port Mafia."

Higuchi Ichiyo could only manage a wry smile, having been seen through at a glance by someone he had just met.

She had initially joined the Port Mafia simply because she admired Ryunosuke Akutagawa, and she had already prepared herself mentally.

But she never expected that the work within the organization would be even more cruel and ruthless than she had imagined.

Throughout her year in the organization, she pretended to be a strong woman, but inside she was already exhausted.

I don't regret it, but life has been extremely difficult.

Perhaps it was precisely because she understood the true nature of the Port Mafia that she felt worried when she saw a girl like Kurumi Tokisaki step into this bottomless abyss.

"Don't worry, Ms. Higuchi, I'm not as delicate as I look. Actually, I'm quite capable."

Kurumi Tokisaki smiled and said:

"Thank you for your concern, though. I believe I am capable of handling the work of the Port Mafia."

Chapter Eight: The Nightmare Unleashed

Although Higuchi Ichiyo wasn't the talkative type, she was still very interested in this new guerrilla leader.

Women are extremely rare in the Port Mafia. Even if there are any, they are mostly in the finance and intelligence departments. For a member like her, who is always out and about in the fighting department, there are very few opportunities to meet female colleagues.

Moreover, this new female member has become her direct supervisor, so there will definitely be many opportunities for them to interact in the future.

Both for her own sake and for personal reasons, she wanted to get along well with this young girl.

The two chatted casually along the way.

Fortunately, compared to other women, Higuchi Ichiyo is obviously not very "feminine" and her topics are mostly related to work, which makes it easy for Tokisaki Kurumi to keep up with the conversation.

If the topic is something like cosmetics, then it really touches on areas where her knowledge is lacking.

About half an hour later, the two arrived at the target factory.

The factory is located on a vacant lot in the suburbs of Yokohama, in a remote area far from the city center, where there are almost no passing vehicles.

The factory appears to have been abandoned for a long time; the rusty iron gate is dilapidated, and the wire fence has long been overgrown with vines, becoming a habitat for small animals.

"This is our destination." Higuchi Ichiyo turned off the car lights and stopped some distance away from the factory. "According to our informant, this is one of the strongholds of a certain organization in Yokohama. The number of armed personnel and the number of superhumans inside are unknown. Please proceed with caution."

"I will."

Opening the car door and uttering those words, Kurumi Tokisaki strode towards the factory not far away.

Watching the girl leave, Higuchi Ichiyo put on her Bluetooth headset, answered Mori Ougai's call, and reported, "Boss, Ms. Tokisaki has already departed."

"Very good, Higuchi, start the drone."

"Yes."

Higuchi Ichiyo took a sophisticated control device from the trunk of the car and turned it on.

A camera drone, almost invisible in the darkness, was launched and flew in the air.

Controlling the drone to fly slowly, this noiseless drone caught up with Kurumi Tokisaki and followed her not far away.

"Higuchi-kun, although your mission is to find out about Tokisaki Kurumi's superpower, it is not necessary."

"Yes."

"Be cautious. It doesn't matter if we don't get any pictures. Our priority is to avoid being discovered by her."

"Yes."

Investigative tasks are the most demanding tests of a person's comprehensive abilities.

The executor must not only have exceptional judgment, outstanding vigilance, and keen intuition, but most importantly, the ability to calmly leave after being discovered.

This is the quickest and most effective way to find out what a superhuman's superpower is.

That's right, Mori Ōgai's goal is to figure out Tokisaki Kurumi's abilities through this mission.

As for Higuchi Ichiyo, he was not only the driver but also the monitor.

A monitor who can report to him at any time what Kurumi Tokisaki's abilities are.

Although he could directly ask Tokisaki Kurumi what her special ability was, Mori Ougai knew that someone like her was more wary than anyone else, and even if he told her, it might be false information.

Therefore, one of the purposes of sending Higuchi Ichiyo and Tokisaki Kurumi to carry out the mission was to try to figure out what her ability was.

Dozens of kilometers away, at the port mafia headquarters, in the Boss building, Mori Ougai looked at a huge projection screen not far away.

The images on the screen were clearly footage captured in real time by night vision devices and transmitted from Higuchi Ichiyo via a camera drone.

Under the highest precision night vision equipment, Tokisaki Kurumi's back was clearly captured, so he was able to see her every move.

She seemed unaware that she was being watched, and walked on leisurely.