Trouble & Trackers Part 3

Malware infection due to code injection confirmed. Backdoor installed.

Another hacking attempt incoming.

Fix it, fix it, fix it, fix it, fix it...! Fix it, fix it, fix it!

What do you take me for? Some all-knowing super computer?

But at this rate, we'll go from the hackers to the hackees!

I'm begging you here! You're our only hope!

*sigh* Step aside. Writing defensive code isn't my specialty, but I'll do what I can.

I'll produce a packet to force them off my trail. Huh? What?! They already overrode it.

What if I induce an overload by planting a logic bomb inside of a vulnerable folder...? No good. It's already blocked.

This is bad. Even I might not be able to get us out of this one.

Y-You're kidding me! But you're the best there is...

I'm being cornered from all sides. It's as though they can predict my every move.

It's hard to believe there's someone this talented outside of Veritas.

Traffic is increasing due to the prolonged connection.

We'll be discovered by Seminar if we don't disconnect immediately.

You're right. I'm sorry, Maki, but we can't risk anymore edits on the student records.

Ugh... Fine. The last thing I want is to sit through another of Yuuka's lectures.

I'm out. Your drone is clear to withdraw, Hare.

It's me.

Oh. Hey...

What's wrong? It feels like a funeral in here.

We were forced to come face-to-face with our limitations today.

No matter how good you may be, there's always someone better out there.

An anonymous hacker managed to back-hack us this morning.

They even ran circles around Hare. I'm still in shock.

Did they? I'm begrudgingly impressed.

Speaking of hackers, I came across a rather talented one checking on the student records server earlier.

They were snooping around the physical exam results. They were so fast that even I had trouble dealing with them.

Th-The student records server?

No wonder they were such a challenge.

Our opponent was the vice president?!

Are you serious? You three were the ones causing all that trouble by hacking into the student records earlier?

I should have known. I knew there was something familiar about those techniques...

We were fighting a losing battle from the beginning.

I was disappointed in myself for losing to an anonymous hacker, but now I can take some solace in knowing that it was Chihiro.

I knew it! There's no one better than Veritas, so this explains everything!

Wipe that grin off your face! Have I taught you nothing? How could you treat other people's personal information so carelessly?

All of you are in for some harsh re-education on hacking ethics. You had better prepare yourselves.

R-Re-education?! That's just a codeword for punishment! Go easy on us!

Hey, did you hear?

Hasn't everyone? Yuuka weighing 100 kilograms is, like, the biggest gossip news of the year!

She doesn't look it, though... How do you think she's hiding it?

Maybe she developed some kind of hologram projector that's on her at all times?

That's ridiculous! Who would put so much effort into making something like that? It'd be easier to just work out!

The info that leaked on social media was forged! How does this rumor keep spreading?!

If I ever get my hands on who did it, I'll make them regret this for the rest of their lives!