Imayoshi and his army were really bored with keeping an eye on the harbor.
"Captain! Why are we even in charge here?! Nothing ever happens here!" Wakamatsu Kousuke was complaining about the lack of action here at the harbor.
"Wakamatsu, shut up for a moment, you're too loud." Yoshinori Susa doesn't appreciate the loud noise level that the blonde was making and he nudged the loud guy.
"Sorry! But it's really boring!"
"You don't see Sakurai complaining-"
"HUH?! I'm so sorry! I'm sorry that I fell asleep! So sorry!"
"W-whatever..."
"What a loud bunch you guys are..." Imayoshi rolled his eyes and looked ahead at the sea, "Even swimming out wouldn't help you escape this glass prison."
Many soldiers think Imayoshi and his army were being demoted; the harbor has never been attacked by any rebels so it's a waste of time to be here. However, Imayoshi have a different way of looking at it; there must be something that WINGS doesn't want anyone to see that's why they need someone to guard it. Imayoshi couldn't care less what's down the ocean because as long as he doesn't go against WINGS, he can make sure his little sister gain full immunity from any troubles.
"Captain! A vehicle is coming at us straight!" A random soldier reported to Imayoshi, "They have really strange weapons! Our weapons have no use on them!"
"What?!"
Seirin were in charge of seizing control of the harbor and they were doing well diverting everyone's attention to them. The soldiers were unable to shoot down the tires because there was a forcefield that's deflecting all of the bullets away. Imayoshi then realized why the soldiers were saying they can't be stopped; Soul Keys were being used!
"Wakamatsu, Susa, Sakurai... Get your Anti Soul Key weapons out!" Imayoshi did not see this happening at all; Kiseki no Sedai's Queen actually have the power to let others use thir Soul Keys!
"Hahaha! They can't get us as long as I am alive." Kiyoshi laughed happily. Kiyoshi's protective barrier, Iron Heart, was really useful; it's a non-physical Soul Key and it protects anything inside the barrier.
Izuki was in charge of driving the car and he steered carefully as he could so the others can get their enemies and clear them off.
"Izuki, drive closer to the soldiers!" Hyuuga shouted.
"Okay!"
Hyuuga's Soul Key, Clutch gun, took form of a sniper's gun, its accuracy depends how much tension the situation was; the greater the tension, the greater the accuracy.
"Hold on!" Izuki did a quick swerve and a u-turn, dodging a mine bomb. His Soul Key, Eagle Eye allowed him to project his surroundings from a bird's eye view. With that, he's able to drive exactly where to avoid mine bombs on the ground.
Koganei jumped out of the car and he started attacking the soldiers with his Soul Key, Jack-of-all-trades, was a Soul Key that constantly changes its form to Koganei's liking since he specializes in any type of weapons.
Mitobe joined Koganei too, and he was silently killing the soldiers who were out to get them. His Soul Key, Silent sword, was a sword that creates an invisible power wave when it's swung, silently cutting the enemies.
Now that the soldiers were arming themselves with Anti Soul Key weapons, things will get hard from here. Imayoshi commanded soldiers who do not have Anti weapons on them should go back and get them before coming back to the sudden battlefield.
From a distant away, Takao Kazunari was in the shadows, using his sniper gun to shoot down his enemies with one shot. His Soul Key, Hawk Eye, allowed him to have 100% sight and shooting accuracy no matter how far he was.
'I can't believe that girl was able to pull these things out of us and to even allow us to use it...' Takao thought to himself.
"Oh! There's Shin-chan and the other miracles..."
One by one one, the Anti Soul Key weapons the soldiers were told to carry to the battlefield were getting sliced cleanly by an invisible force. However, with Takao's Hawk Eye, he can see the Kiseki no Sedais and Mitsuru destroying as much of the Anti Soul Key weapons as much as they can.
Kise, Aomine, Murasakibara, Midorima, and Mitsuru were invisible thanks to Kuroko. Kuroko seems to have unlocked his Soul Key's power to another level; originally, anything he touches will become invisible but now he's able to make his teammates invisible to the naked eye.
'Thanks to Kurokocchi, we are able to disappear!' Kise thought it was very easy, with their S.G's ability to move about, they're able to move without any problems.
'Tetsu's Soul Key allows him to misdirection everybody's attention from him, once he activates Phantom, he will disappear. Now, he is able to make things disappear without having to physically touch them! This is Tetsu's power! Midirection Overflow!' Aomine was proud of his friend, Kuroko has been training in order to get this far...
Kuroko went ahead of everybody, heading to his goal without anyone spotting him.
The soldiers were being overwhelmed by Seirin's new weapons and an invisible force. Imayoshi and his army were being pushed and their captain was losing control of the upperhand.
"Imayoshi-san, what do we do?!" Sakurai was panicking, unable to stay calm.
"Imayoshi! The enemies are too strong for us!" Yoshinori shouted, we will die if we don't get away!"
Imayoshi gasped when he suddenly realized his biggest mistake; his attention has been mistdirected on the enemy! He's no longer keeping anyone away from the harbor! He also received report that there's a sniper out of range shooting at them and their weapons were cut up by an invisible force...
"Imayoshi-san!" Wakamatsu snapped Imayoshi away from his thoughts.
Imayoshi just let out a chuckle as he put his weapons down.
"Guys, if you are smart, put your weapons down."
"HUH?!" Sakurai, Yoshinori, and Wakamatsu were confused by the surrendering captain, "We've failed. The enemy's target was never us...They successfully made us focus on the vehicle..."
"Aren't they our enemies?!" Sakurai asked.
"They are decoys... The real enemies are long gone..."
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"This is Midorima reporting to Momoi, we have successfully took control of the submarine and is making our way to the underwater experiment ground." Midorima was reporting while the others took some time to rest for the battle coming up real soon.
--Midorin, thank you for the hard work.-- Momoi replied from the earpiece communicator.
"Is Takao dead?"
--You're worried about him, aren't you? Hahaha, Taka-chan is well and alive. He is using his Soul Key very well and he told me to tell Mimi that he said 'Thank you'.--
"Hmph, his message won't be sent." He then turned his attention back to Kuroko, "Kuroko, are you dying?"
"Midorima-kun, please don't say it like that... I am just a little tired."
"Misdirection Overflow sure is a tiring but effective technique..." Aomine said, "I never thought you would pull it through but good for you, Tetsu!"
While Murasakibara drive the submarine, they were slowly making their way to the experiment ground. Their objective was to rescue the hostages and destroy the lab.
"Mitsucchi, we will make it soon..." Kise put a hand on her shoulder.
"Yeah..."
"Hey, Mitsucchi? What are you thinking about?"
"You tell me." Mitsuru looked out of the submarine's circular window, to see the darkness of the ocean.
"You're thinking about Senpai's parents, right?"
"They are very nice people, they shouldn't have been involved in any of this. If it wasn't for my existence, they wouldn't have been brought here. I can't complain about the what ifs now, because the least I can do now is take them away from here and back to safety."
The other miracles heard what she just said and they were secretly happy to know there was a strong resolve there.
"Mitsucchi, I'll follow you all the way through."
"Thank you."
"You do realize that means entrusting Kise to watch your back?" Aomine said to Mitsuru, "Pretty risky if you ask me."
"Chairo-san, I think you should reconsider your choice there." Kuroko joined the 'Insult Kise' bandwagon too, knowing Kise would be hurt with the insults.
"Kise can't even watch his own back never mind others." Midorima ended with his usual 'nanodayo'.
"Kise-chin is weak." Murasakibara's last words made Kise pipe up.
"Hey! Stop picking on me!"
Mitsuru smiled a little; this could possibly be the last time they all laugh like this but everyone looked calm. Everyone have a strong belief they will return to the surface after this was over and done with.
"Let's plan out what to do from here on," Midorima was in charge of leading them since Akashi was not here, Since the experiment ground have 5 levels, the bottom is where the hostages are held and also where the escape pods are. Since we have Momoi and Aida to guide us for every level, we will know what is down there. However, in order to minimize our chances of getting caught, we will split up in teams of two if we get in a situation where we are surrounded by enemies." Midorima looked at them all, "Anything else I missed?"
"Midorima, the last team who makes it to the escape pods should cease control of that one room and make sure to kill anyone who goes near there. In case of any emergency, please escape first." Mitsuru suggested.
"Mitsucchi?"
"There are more than one escape pods there so even if one team leaves, there are still some left."
"I agree with Mitsu-chin." Murasakibara didn't look back at them because he's busy driving and eating pocky sticks, "It always happens in action movies, the self-destruct thingy."
"With a lab that secretive, I am not surprised they actually have one." Mitsuru finished.
"Okay, only in emergency that we should leave by ourselves." Midorima pushed his glasses up once, "Seirin members will clear off the army and pick us up once we escape to the surface, just like we planned."
"Wait, what if Seirin dies?" Aomine was not cursing them or anything but there were many 'what ifs' in this mission that can lead to death if one thing fell apart.
"I believe Kiyoshi-san and the others will be fine." Kuroko smiled, believing their new comrades will be on the surface.
"Let's just focus on what we have in mind."
Back on the surface, Imayoshi was ready to surrender. He walked towards the Izuki's vehicle, his hands behind his head as a sign that he came without threat.
"I think he is giving up." Kiyoshi tapped Hyuuga to look at the front of the car.
"Izuki, what do you think?"
"He really is giving up- Kiyoshi, get down!" If Kiyoshi was any slower, he would have got a bullet into his head.
'Kiyoshi's barrier was penetrated?!' Hyuuga looked back to see who it was. He saw the enemy approaching. For some reason, he can feel pressure. 'What is this?! We have the upperhand! What is this strong killing intent?!'
"Kobori, cease control of the harbor at once. Hayakawa, good work with the gun, I knew you'd break that barrier for sure." Kasamatsu Yukio was dragging a passed out Koganei and Mitobe behind him. He single-handedly took them down and he didn't look like he used a lot of effort to do so because his costume looked spotless.
--Kasamatsu, Ootsubo reporting in. You were right about there being a sniper, we have apprehended him. His name is Takao Kazunari. A former soldier under my command.-- Ootsubo Taisuke reported to Kasamatsu through the walkie talkie.
"Ah. I have just managed to take control of the harbor from the rebels." Kasamatsu let go of Koganei and grabbed a megaphone from another soldier, "This is Kasamatsu Yukio, The entire area is quarantined with Anti Soul Key weapons, your chance to escape is less than 0%. I know how Soul Key works, if they break then you will die. Put away your Soul Keys and tell me where the Queen is."
Seeing that they don't have much of a choice, Hyuuga decided that their survival was the most important as of now and surrendered. He got out of the car with his hands up, surrendering without any intents of fighting back. Izuki and Kiyoshi did the same too and they walked over to Kasamatsu.
"You," Kasamatsu pointed at Kiyoshi, "Get over here."
Kiyoshi looked at Hyuuga and Izuki once before he walked over to Kasamatsu. Kasamatsu punched him very hard in the stomach, elbowed his back when he clenched his stomach in pain, picked him up from his shirt's collar, and started to beat him senseless.
"Kiyoshi!" Hyuuga and Izuki were held down by soldiers from Kasamatsu's army and they watched uselessly as Kiyoshi suffer under Kasamatsu's hands. Izuki knew why Kasamatsu needed to do that; he needed to know where Mitsuru was...
"The Queen is making her way to the underwater lab!" Izuki shouted out loud, unable to stand Kiyoshi taking the blows.
"Hmph, thank you very much..." Kasamatsu let go of Kiyoshi and let him slump to the floor.
"Captain! What do we do about them?!" Hayakawa asked.
"Keep them alive but don't kill them. We don't need to kill those who co-operated with us in the end." Kasamatsu then looked at Imayoshi, "Oi, are there any submarines around here?"
"You really believe them that there is a secret lab under the ocean?" Imayoshi asked Kasamatsu.
"I do."
"Why is that?"
"Because I have a feeling..."
Kasamatsu can only trust this feeling that Mitsuru and him will meet again...