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"The government… I had no idea we were dealing with them," I said. "I thought we were their enemies?"
"Not entirely, the world is not as black and white as you imagine, young lady," Takamura laughed a little. "Even if we are a criminal organization, we own a lot of assets from this country, your father is constantly dealing with politicians, did you know? The government is usually powerless against us, so they prefer to keep things peaceful between them and the various other factions, letting us fight between one another as we please, below certain conditions."
"I see… So the pseudo domains are barriers that just keep things invisible to people, but the things do really affect this world?" I asked.
"Yes, and it typically repels people too, as it shows them there's a wall where there isn't, for example," Sakamoto said, as he started smoking a new cigarette. "Shall we continue our patrol, young lady? Hey Takamura, did you find anything yet?"
