I don't want to be an elf!

"Who is he?" Dazai Osamu asked urgently. "Where is he?"

"He was the member in charge of the Armed Detective Agency in this operation, and he should still be in a safe place. His name is John Steinbeck."

Fitzgerald took out his phone. Although the screen was slightly damaged in the battle, it was still usable.

He dialed Louisa's number to ask John and the others their current location.

Because Kurumi Tokisaki had previously eliminated all the members of the group responsible for the Port Mafia, Louisa transferred the three members in charge of the Armed Detective Agency to other locations to ensure the safety of the remaining members and the implementation of subsequent plans.

To find out John Steinbeck's location, one must confirm with Louisa.

The call was quickly answered.

"Hello, Mr. Fitzgerald."

However, the voice coming from the phone made everyone's faces darken.

"If you want to find Louisa, she might be a little unavailable right now."

Kurumi Tokisaki's unhurried voice rang out, and the phone that should have been in Louisa's hand was now answered by Kurumi Tokisaki.

Everyone present understood what this meant.

The beluga whale has fallen.

The other two superhumans who remained atop the white whale have likely perished as well.

Fitzgerald's expression gradually darkened, and his previously relaxed demeanor, as if he could handle any unexpected situation, completely disappeared.

He had assumed that the beluga whale was the safest place in Yokohama, and that no matter what happened on the ground, the beluga whale hovering high in the sky would not be affected in the slightest.

With Mark, the gunner who stayed behind at the White Whale, nothing could get close to it as long as he was there.

Even if the government sends a full fleet, his superpowers would allow him to easily shoot down all the fighter jets.

But now, Kurumi Tokisaki is in Louisa's room, which is simply unbelievable.

"What about Louisa?" he asked coldly. "What did you do to her?"

"Oh, please don't worry, Miss Louisa is still alive and well... at least for now."

"President! Hurry—!"

Just as the two were on the phone, Louisa's short shouts came through, but before she could convey her full meaning, it was as if someone had covered her mouth and nose, and she could only let out meaningless sobs.

But at least, this proves that Tokisaki Kurumi wasn't lying.

hostage.

This word immediately came to everyone's mind.

Kurumi Tokisaki did not kill the other party, and it certainly wasn't because of a sudden act of kindness, but for some other reason.

A shadow fell over Dazai Osamu's heart.

“What do you want from me?” Fitzgerald asked in a deep voice. “Is it John? I can give him to you, but don’t hurt Louisa.”

The group doesn't actually have that many superhumans; there are only a few real members. After all, the group is just a money-making machine, not a violent organization.

Of the eleven existing superhumans, half are temporary members hired by Fitzgerald.

Therefore, he wouldn't feel sorry for himself even if he died.

But Louisa was different. She was not only a gifted individual whom Fitzgerald had personally discovered, but also a highly valuable strategist who held considerable weight in Fitzgerald's heart.

Whether out of emotion or self-interest, he could not easily abandon it.

“I will capture Mr. John myself; I don’t need any help,” Kurumi Tokisaki replied. “However, as a condition for Miss Louisa’s safety, I need you to do one thing.”

"what's up?"

"Help me stop the Armed Detective Agency and the Port Mafia."

"Impossible, I can't stop them by myself, there are too many of them."

"Hehe, if it's about numbers, I've never lost."

At that moment, fifty clones quietly emerged from the surrounding shadows.

Dazai Osamu and his group, who had surrounded Fitzgerald, were quickly surrounded by even more clones.

In an instant, Dazai Osamu's unease became a reality.

The ultimate reason Fitzgerald was willing to cooperate with the three major organizations in Yokohama was because of Kurumi Tokisaki's interference. As long as Kurumi Tokisaki was not eliminated, the group could not achieve its goal of coming to Yokohama.

But what if Kurumi Tokisaki stops causing trouble?

What if she turned around and helped Fitzgerald?

This would remove Fitzgerald's reason to cooperate with the three major organizations in Yokohama.

She might even collaborate with Kurumi Tokisaki.

“Mr. Fitzgerald, if you help me hold off the Armed Detective Agency and the Port Mafia until I capture Mr. John, I will guarantee Louisa’s safety.”

The devilish words tempted Fitzgerald, gradually eroding his will.

"As a businessman, I believe you can make the right choice, right?"

Chapter 91 Elder Luo: You are surrounded by me

On the white whale, Kurumi Tokisaki hung up the phone.

As she had expected, Fitzgerald, who had originally planned to join forces with the three major organizations in Yokohama, changed his mind after a phone call from her and chose to cooperate with her.

The price to pay was abandoning the other members of the group.

As a leader, betraying subordinates before they betray the organization is clearly a breach of leadership, and will inevitably lead to alienation and desertion from all sides.

But Fitzgerald had no choice but to achieve his goal.

Ultimately, his reason for gathering his men in Yokohama was to capture Atsushi Nakajima and obtain clues about the "book" from him; he didn't care how many of his mercenaries died.

By cooperating with Kurumi Tokisaki, Fitzgerald not only gains the help of numerous clones to escape the siege of the three major organizations in Yokohama, but also saves Louisa's life.

By cooperating with Fitzgerald, Kurumi Tokisaki could not only have Fitzgerald hold back the elite superhumans of Yokohama's three major organizations, but also have a legitimate reason to kidnap John Steinbeck, preparing for her next plan.

It looks like a win-win collaboration.

It's just that Tokisaki Kurumi won twice.

“Dazai Osamu and his men already know that I want to capture John from the group. This is the only information they want to get from Fitzgerald, so there is no reason for them to continue cooperating with Fitzgerald after this. Under siege, they will inevitably choose to retreat.”

After hanging up the phone, Kurumi Tokisaki thought to herself with a sense of smug satisfaction: "Once they retreat, my cooperation with Fitzgerald will be over. Then I can have my clone defeat him, and I'll be one step closer to completing side quest one."

Although a collaboration was agreed upon with Fitzgerald, it was ultimately just a verbal agreement.

Of course, Tokisaki Kurumi had no intention of breaking the contract. Although she was shrewd and cunning, she was still a person who kept her promises.

Their partnership will vanish the moment Fitzgerald can no longer hold off Dazai and his men.

"Next, all I need to do is wait for my clones to bring John over, and then I can proceed with the next step of my plan."

Sitting on Louisa's bed, Kurumi Tokisaki thought leisurely.

Having clones is amazing.

Although their combat strength is a bit lacking, they have the advantage of numbers. So far, among the group members she has defeated, only James was defeated by her personally; the rest were all dealt with by her clones.

"Don't worry too much about Fitzgerald. All that's left are the last three members of the group hiding in Yokohama Port," Kurumi Tokisaki thought confidently. "Although Lovecraft might not be able to beat him, Clone Number Three brought a hundred clones with him. Capturing Annie and John shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Currently, the only remaining members of the organization who haven't been defeated are Fitzgerald and the three ability users in charge of the Armed Detective Agency.

Defeating Fitzgerald is a foregone conclusion. After numerous intense battles, his assets have shrunk considerably, and fifty clones should be able to defeat him.

She wasn't too worried about the last three combined ability users in charge of the Armed Detective Agency.

After all, Clone Number Three brought a full hundred clones and took away a quarter of the remaining clones. If he still couldn't complete the mission, that would be too embarrassing.

One hundred clones versus three superhumans—the advantage is mine!

"Ding ding ding—!"

As expected, the third clone, who was in charge of commanding the hundred-man squad, called soon after.

Kurumi Tokisaki answered the phone.

But before she could say anything, her third clone's urgent cry for help came through.

"Help! The entire army is about to be wiped out!!!"

Kurumi Tokisaki was nearly deafened by the distorted sound and abruptly pulled the phone away.

But then she realized that her third clone seemed to be in a bad situation, so she quickly put the phone to her ear again.

"What happened? Explain!"

"It's Lovecraft! That guy's fighting ability is far beyond our expectations!"

Howard Phillips Lovecraft.

This is the most troublesome ability user in the group, whose combat power is even more troublesome than Fitzgerald, who went bankrupt.

In the original story, even when Chuuya Nakahara activated his corrupted state, he still couldn't kill this guy.

His superpower, [Old Ones], is undoubtedly the most powerful superpower in the world. If his parents weren't ordinary people, Kurumi Tokisaki would have suspected that he was some kind of inhuman monster, just like Chuuya Nakahara.

But even as a human, he was an absolute monster.

The Great Old Ones granted Lovecraft a near-immortal body, allowing him to recover quickly from any attack. This is because his body had long since detached from humanity under the influence of supernatural abilities, transforming into a body similar to that of a supernatural being.

At the same time, when his full power is unleashed, his body will completely detach from human form and become an indescribable deep-sea monster, with his defense and attack power increasing exponentially.

Kurumi Tokisaki was certainly aware of this, so from the beginning she never considered Lovecraft as an enemy she could defeat, because, to be honest, even she herself couldn't find a way to defeat Lovecraft.

While it's a bit of a shame that we couldn't perfectly complete the first side quest, nothing in this world is perfect. As long as we can defeat Anne and John, who are by Lovecraft's side, and bring the latter back, the plan will be considered a success.

Unexpectedly, even after making so many compromises, she still encountered an unforeseen situation.

"I didn't ask you to take Lovecraft by force. Just focus on the two people around him. Why provoke him?"

"With him around, we can't even get close to John, let alone capture him!"

"Please, I gave you a whole hundred clones! Don't tell me you can't hold him off even with sheer numbers."

"That monster had dozens of tentacles! Killing us was like playing whack-a-mole! We barely peeked out from its shadow before we were dead! A hundred clones wouldn't be enough!"