My First Task

"And so with this, all your worries will be washed away! It's easy, just search up a recipe, pour in the ingredients in this siev, press synthesize and presto! Diamond grenades."

"Wonderful! Wonderful! I knew our daughter could do it."

"Yes, and the girls over at the Society promised to provide us with more. Soon you won't have to work at that drabt job anymore, father."

"Ah, about that.."

"Of course you can continue if you so please. Just be aware that as your loving daughter I'm willing to send you a portion of my proceeds."

"Oh no, I couldn't possibly accept that."

This is turning out to be better than I expected. Although I wasn't expecting them to be adverse to the ideal of me joining this Scientific Innovation social club, it still amazed me how delightful they were for their daughter. Of course, I didn't mentioned what I had did upon immediately entering the Society. Not even they could stomach that and I'd hate to say it, but that would break their hearts. I cannot allow that to happen. Oh, and another thing-

"I don't like it."

"What's not to like, Nataka?"

"This device- this item Synthesizer. You said it was provided by the girls over at the Advanced Sciences Society?"

"Yeah and?"

"How can such a simple contraption seemingly create almost anything just shoving it in?"

"I mean, you've seen it work just now and-"

"Isn't this more akin to magic?"

"I guess you could look it at it that way."

A decent enough explanation from my father as always, though I loathe to call it magic.

"Well onee sama?"

"If I had to harbor a guess, I'd say this device probably works by fully analyzing the molecular make up of each ingredient, breaks them down on a atomic level before reintegrating them."

"Oh. So it's like some sort of matter recomposition box."

"Sort of."

"See? It's all so simple."

"Yeah well, I still don't like it. Something about that Society rubs me the wrong way."

"Nonsense. They're providing us with all these wonders. What's not to like about them?"
Indeed, for the Item Synthesizer wasn't the only thing I had brought back. In addition to the Item Synthesizer I had also procured a detoxifier aerial unit- a highly advanced air filtration sort of device that not only can filter any floating dust particles within a 25 meter radius (not including physical barriers) but it's also capable of sanitizing the air. In other words, it's essentially a more powerful version of the air filtration we used to rely on as not only does it provide clean air, it also eliminates any floating pathogens, or at least ones that the smart computer's microchip inserted inside of it realizes, so it's a handy device. And if you think that's all I got, oh you would be so mistaken. I also have a Infinite Space Compression Pack, though it's not really infinite- well it might as well be along with a couple of Adamant Alloys. These metals apparently resemble tungsten and rhenium according to some of the other girls over at the Society. I have also decided to do away with my notepad. Indeed, for had I continue to use it, my combat abilities would've become greatly hindered, my capabilities to assist the Society limited. And so, it was with this thought in mind that the first thing I did once I had a place to myself was to insert my NotePad. From now on, anything I observe will be instantly recorded and if I need to retrieve them, I'll simply go over to a computer terminal, do a couple of keystrokes and presto! I can read my observation over there. Of course, this lovely gem isn't so insensitive that it will record my observations indiscriminately. No, I only need to focus on the important stuff. What's more important however is that since I'm the one who took the injection, only I will have direct access. Course, if someone were peering in, they could still see my memories on a normal computer, but I'm not concerned. Truly this has been fantastic!

Log 2054

A bunch of girls asked me if I had seen some Yona person.

"I'm afraid I cannot answer that."

"So you don't know?"

"Sorry, I can't help you in that regard."

Seeing how that toy of mine was undeniably popular around the school, of course there would be people looking in. It won't be long now until the parents of that toy start questioning me. I should silence them. There is also the matter of my former workplace.

"Yes, that will be an issue. For now, continue working there as you have. We need you to keep up with your appearances there. Once we have assorted out the matter on our end you will personally finish them off."

"Shouldn't I just kill them now? I worked intimately with it so it's feasible my higher ups at my former place of occupation are going to ask me its whereabouts."

"There is no need to worry. We have our ways of making prominent people clammer up."

That was the response I got after I had received an update. Yes, I was to continue working at my other job, as an investigation field agent for some time, mainly to keep up with appearances. In reality, what we needed to do is finish the rest of the dregs.

Log 1312

I don't know why, but I get the feeling that for whatever reason, my Society views the Organization that I'm also a part of to be very problematic. It's strange. We're leagues ahead of them and yet it seems like my higher ups are treating them as a legitimate threat? Why?

Log 1327

I'm apparently not all that used to how things are runned in this Society.

"No, there are no specific assigned tasks. Unless the higher ups have specifically assigned us a task, we are free to do whatever we believe will promote our Society provided we stay within the Society's guidelines."

"And what are these guidelines?"

"

To minimalize as much outside contact as possible. You may still have friends outside of the Society, but in order for our main operations to remain hidden, we should not indiscriminately target anyone.

No senseless killing of experimental shrinkies. Sure, for all states and purposes shrinkies are nothing more than tools, but for the sake of science shrinkies designated to be used for lab purposes are to be treated as such so that they are fit for experimentation. Whether or not the shrinky survives the experimentation process however is a totally different matter.

No stealing of Society property. This is a given

Commitment to the secrecy of our Society's inner workings and organizational structure and lastly

Capturing of any escaped shrinkies

"

This is was what the desk receptionist had explained to me while I was pondering what to do. In essence, I was free to do anything provided I follow the Society's guidelines. Of course, due to my current rank, unless I'm directly assisting another higher up, the places I can access are restricted by my rank, meaning the amount I can contribute is also restricted as well. \

Huh. Escaped shrinkies. Maybe I should go see if I can capture some…

Log 1752

"Well met. I knew it was a good ideal having you brought on board. Let's see now.. That's 5 captured shrinkies. Not bad. Depending on their conditions, you may be in for a bonus."

"A bonus?"

"Well, it would depend on the extent that these specimen were damaged."

"Did they resist in any form?"

"Uh no. They just walked right into my hand."

"Ha, I wouldn't expect anything less. Apparently from what I hear, when a person is transformed into a shrinky, they tend to lose all sense of self-preservation and rationale, being easy to dominate with but a simple word. I also hear a vast majority of them are allured by the sight of our panties. You can call it the power of the sex appeal!"

"Hahaha! Indeed, their pervertedness is becoming their own downfall."
"Yes, these horndogs can't contain themselves, and that is why most shrinkies are easy to recontain should they escape. Of course, this isn't a fast and dry rule however."

Yeah, I should know. My first one- oh that one was quite stubborn. For some reason it had refused to submit to me. To my will. Apparently mine wasn't the only one with an attitude problem, the difference however is that loathe as I am to say it, that one does stand a decent chance of surviving.

"By the way,"

"Hm?"

"Is there any chance a shrinky could regain their size?"

"Oh not in hell. In order to grow back they'll have to reenter the re-enlargement chamber, which is only available to B-member staff. In addition you would need a specialized key just to operate it, not to mention we haven't even perfected its process yet."

"So there is a way."

"Currently there isn't as the resizing apparatus is still in development."

Why would we need a resizing apparatus? I tried to wrap my head around the concept of needing to revert those shrinkies back to normal but no such thought could come to my mind. It was inconceivable.