( Tsukiumi's POV )
While Yuuki was facing the enemy in the city, Yumina and I followed Byakko and the other guardians of our family, our task in this mission was to track down the remaining Hydra members and find their base.
Byakko and the others were doing a great job tracking and in a matter of minutes we reached the enemy base, the place was built in a hollow part of a mountain formation; this place would be difficult to find without the help of Byakko and the others.
Byakko: lady Tsukiumi, please let us go ahead of you.
Tsukiumi: Um, if that's what you want.
The guards asked permission to clear the base for us, and when I gave them the go-ahead, they ran to the enemy base, We heard sounds of combat for a short time and when Byakko came out of the base we approached.
Yumina: Were there many enemies inside?
Byakko: Not only did we find nearly a dozen, but more importantly, we found the blacksmith the master had been searching for.
Tsukiumi: oh was he a prisoner or...
Byakko: It seems he was working with the enemy, but the place where he was working, I think you should see it.
When Byakko said there was something we should see, we followed without hesitation, but at first glance the place she took us to looked like a standard blacksmith's work area but on his work table, we saw an easily recognizable rectangular object.
Yumina: Is that a phone?
Tsukiumi: That's what it looks like.
I picked up the phone from the table, but it was dead. That wasn't a problem, though; we took everything on the table for future research, nothing else at the base was remotely of interest.
We returned to the city, but when we got there we discovered that things were already over.
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( Yuuki's POV )
The day after the Hydra elimination mission, thanks to me there was no cleaning to do, but there was a mountain of paperwork and reports to complete, I didn't bother with that mind you, the hard working people of the guild took care of it; I was more concerned with Tsukiumi's discoveries the other night.
Regina worked all night to find answers and I went with her to check her discoveries.
Yuuki: Hey Regina, you have good news, bad news.
The objects that Tsukiumi found that did not belong to this world could mean that Hydra was in contact with another organization, maybe the Hydra from another world, but Regina's expression told me that nothing interesting like that was the case.
Regina: I checked the messages on the phone; at first I thought it was in code, but that wasn't the case.
Regina threw me the phone and I checked the messages there; it seemed like a normal conversation between teenagers complaining about their relationship status.
Regina: It seems there was a small dimensional rift at Hydra's base; small objects would occasionally fall through it, but that stopped when we installed the Gate in our mansion, ah and the girls also brought something that might interest you.
Regina then threw an old book at me and when I opened it I saw that it was a training guide for purely physical techniques, now I see why Regina wouldn't be very interested in that.
Miyabi told me that the Hydra general she and Rei encountered used a strange dodging technique, and the training for it was written here among other techniques, I suppose I should set aside some of my time to practice these techniques.
While I was thinking about adding something to my workout, I noticed a lot of empty coffee cups in Regina's work area.
Yuuki: ...when was the last time you slept?
Regina: A Sekirei doesn't worry about such mundane needs, and Mamako's special blend keeps me on my toes; in other words, I don't remember.
Yuuki: uh-huh.
I think I'll have to drag this woman on vacation too, but that'll be another time. I was about to leave the room, but before I went through the door, Regina called me.
Regina: Now that you're done with that city of adventurers, are you going to visit Lisanna and the others? I should let them know.
Yuuki: Not yet, I'm going to make a few stops first, first of all I'm going to check the infirmary.
Regina: Oh, visiting Sleeping Beauty are we.
Some time ago, during the assault on the Phenex mansion, we rescued a woman who was being controlled by the enemy, Strangely, her body took longer than normal to recover, and when she was finally completely healed, she asleep for years and when she finally woke up, things weren't any better because she had no memories.
Upon arriving at the infirmary, Flora greeted me with a warm smile.
Yuuki: Good morning, has there been any progress with our oldest patient?
Flora: You have a perfect timing as always master, the girl at least remembered her name but with that she's excited to be discharged, you should go talk with her.
Yuuki: I'll do that, thank you.