[ 28 ] voice; Japanese

[princedetective]

[ She's talking to herself, midsentence, as the communicator switches on. ] -I cannot be out. Satonaka-senpai, have you-

[ Ah. It's on. She speaks more loudly after a second's pause. ] The police force is shedding members like water from a duck, isn't it? Simply for my own curiosity, how many members remain? I can assure everyone, I will not be

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[virtualmenace]

Police force?

[princedetective]

Yes, although likely less organized than any you may have at home.

[virtualmenace]

And it's actually effective in a place such as this?

[princedetective]

As effective as is possible.

[virtualmenace]

Meaning, hardly so.

[princedetective]

That is incorrect.

[virtualmenace]

Oh?

[princedetective]

We upkeep peace, patrol, rid the streets of monsters, and such. If one of the people here commits a crime against the other, we jail them.

[virtualmenace]

Hm.

Are there any benefits to being on it?

[princedetective]

What do you consider a benefit?

[virtualmenace]

Anything beneficial to yourself. It isn't just limited to payment in cash form, seeing as that seems unlikely here.

[princedetective]

I understand that. My question was what you would consider a benefit.

[virtualmenace]

[ ... ]

Power, then. Perhaps I shouldn't have inquired, as shouldn't that be a given on such a team?

[princedetective]

If that is what you seek, I do not think you would be a good choice for the force.

[virtualmenace]

And if I thought otherwise?

[princedetective]

Unfortunately, there is an application process.