Then she reached out and grabbed the red string in the air.
This shade of red was ethereal and elusive, yet it felt tangible when held.
She tugged.
A brief tug, another brief tug, followed by a slow tug...
Onizuka Tokotsume began to rhythmically and deliberately pull the red string.
Morse code.
In the Countermeasures Office, there was a personal Morse code system, which did not correspond to English letters, but directly to the Japanese syllabary, along with some simple and clear internal code abbreviations.
Once proficient, it could be used for simple and clear communication with others who had learned this code.
Naturally, Onizuka had been trained in this system since childhood and mastered it.
Moreover, she knew that Kamiyagawa had also learned it independently after joining the Countermeasures Office.
Overall, Kamiyagawa was considered a studious person.
[Agawa, are you there? The other end of the red string?]
