Chapter 18: Preparations for the insurrection.
After lunch Ayano's group split up: Sophie and Yukiya went with Oscar to begin the Pandora's Box operation, while the swordswoman, together with Shizuka and Kate, reached the first floor, where there was a well-stocked library. To manage it was a girl with long red hair and eyes of the same color, who wore glasses.
"Good afternoon." She greeted them, adjusting her glasses.
"Hello." Ayano replied.
"Are you here to get some books?"
"Yup."
"Choose as well, but remember to bring them back when you are done reading. By the way, I'm Karin Uzumaki. "
But who asked her?
Kate wondered as she made her way to the shelves, imitated by the others.
Once out of the room the trio walked along the corridor; each of them had taken a different book: Ayano had taken The Travels of Marco Polo, Shizuka A study in blue by Émile Gaboriau while Katea had opted for René Barjavel's La guerre des mondes.
"Where are we going to read them now?" Asked the swordswoman.
"Not in the dormitories, they'll be packed by now." Kate said.
"Yeah, and I can't read if there is confusion."
"How about the casino? It is open only in the evening, here at this time there is no one. "The blonde suggested.
"For me it's fine ... What do you say, Ayano?"
"Me too."
"Then it's decided, let's go!"
The casino was deserted, as they had imagined; they reached the roulette area and once there they began to read in absolute silence. About an hour must have passed when suddenly they were joined by Fujiko, who said:
"So this is where you got hunted! Your absence has alarmed everyone in the basement!"
"We were just looking for a quiet place to read in peace, is there any law that forbids it?" Ayano asked.
"You could at least warn, unconscious! I was afraid you were out!"
"Thoughtful ..."
"I don't care about you! But if someone were to see you near the casino they could discover the existence of our den, and in that case they would be volatile for diabetics."
"Would it be a quiz?" Shizuka asked, bewildered.
"They would be bitter cocks for our! Is that clear now?"
"Perfectly."
"Changing the subject ... How's Pandora's Box operation going?" Ayano asked.
"It's still going on, and it's going well. Information travels wildly and the outraged reactions of citizens are constantly increasing. If all goes well, in a few hours the people will rise. "
"Better…"
"You know, Oscar used the same tactic employed by Zero 2 years ago to start a riot in the Chinese Federation."
"The one that ended the government of the great eunuchs."
"Exactly, Ayano."
The girl smiled.
"I can't wait to go into action ... Leila will pay for all her crimes!" She said, licking her lips.
"Do you think you can do it?" Shizuka asked.
"Obvious…. I am an expert fighter, both with the KF and with the katana. That damned witch has no escape."
"I don't doubt it, but wait for the pyramid to be defenseless before you move."
"Gladly ... Waiting increases pleasure."
"Do you have any reason for a grudge against him?"
"In Amsterdam she killed a friend of mine, Ryo Sayama."
"I see ... Fujiko, do you have orders for us?" Kate asked.
"For now nothing, Oscar will warn you in person if he needs you."
"Then go back downstairs and let us read in peace."
Although annoyed, the woman obeyed.