Kanto Medical University Hospital, 3:45pm.
Ryusuke Higashino rode his newly acquired police motorcycle to the hospital and found Natsume Shinji's ward following the address left by Natsume's mother and daughter.
The location of this ward is very good. The afternoon sunlight shines in from the window. The plants on the windowsill are bathed in golden light, and the room is transparent.
The door was open, as if waiting for someone, and Natsume and her daughter were nowhere to be seen.
There was only a middle-aged man lying on the hospital bed. He seemed to have not recovered from his injuries, but he was in good mental condition.
It was Natsume Shinji, and Ryusuke recognized him at a glance. Compared to the time at the ruins, the light was dim, and the wounds all over his body were bloody. He looks much better now.
Ryusuke Higashino walked in silently.
"Please sit down." Professor Natsume sat up with his hands on his body and said with respect.
Ryusuke was silent for a while and then said, "I think you probably already know my identity."
"It's No. 1, he's the one who saved me." Professor Natsume nodded in affirmation.
He pointed to the newspaper on the bedside table, "I've read the recent news, and I know a little about those guys."
Professor Natsume's mood suddenly dropped, "Mr. Higashino, are we wrong? If I hadn't discovered the ruins, those guys wouldn't have appeared, and my students wouldn't have..."
If it had been anyone else, they might have been comforting Professor Natsume right now, but...
"Yes, but it's not all your fault." Ryusuke did not deny him, but chose to make the responsibility relationship of the Jiulang Mountain incident clear.
"The power of the ruins is weakening day by day. Even without you, they will still appear one day. But you did lead to the awakening of the King of Gurungi and the death of Rick in advance."
Professor Natsume was silent for a long time, and then he let out a long sigh, his face filled with self-blame.
"sorry."
"I came to you this time because of some early discoveries."
Professor Natsume opened the bedside cabinet and took out a black box and placed it in front of Ryusuke.
He opened the box and found a black stone lying there quietly, with a wide and low tip, shaped like a rhinoceros horn, and it did not look like it was made naturally.
Professor Natsume explained in a low tone: "I found this around the ruins, or it can be said that I discovered the ruins because of it. I think it is also something passed down from the super ancient times!"
"Its material is very special. Although it is a known substance, it has some magical properties, such as being able to change its shape. And I always feel that it is just a part of something."
"I know that I have made an irreparable mistake, and I just hope that I can be helpful in this kind of thing..."
Ryusuke quietly listened to Professor Natsume's narration. By some strange coincidence, he stretched out his right hand and touched the black stone in front of him.
"Buzz--" Waves of fluctuations suddenly came from the belt, echoing with the stone. Ryusuke felt wisps of seal power coming from the belt and pouring into the stone in his hand. However, the stone itself did not have the ability to store, so the seal power was very small. Dissipated soon.
It seems that because there is no Yamadam spiritual stone as the core, energy cannot be stored? He soon understood the reason for this situation.
However, in Professor Natsume's eyes, the stone suddenly and inexplicably lost its black color, and instead revealed a black-gold metallic luster.
Professor Natsume watched in surprise the changes in the stone in Ryusuke's hands.
"What exactly is this?!"
Ryusuke raised his right hand, and the stone immediately dimmed and returned to its original appearance.
"His name is Golem. He was Kuuga's partner in fighting against Gurangji in the ancient times."
"Kuaga? Do you mean No. 4?"
"That's right. Golem is a mechanical life made by super-ancient humans based on catalpa-shaped insects. It is known as the messenger of God and is Kuuga's mount and armor for his war horse."
"Mechanical life?!" Professor Natsume was shocked again, "Have super ancient humans achieved such an achievement? Wait, you said that thing can assist Kuga in combat?"
"Yes, finding the complete Golem will be very helpful to Sora." Ryusuke said with certainty.
Professor Natsume's eyes ignited with hope again, "Thank you, Mr. Higashino, I think I have found a reason to continue fighting! Next week, I will start the search for Golem as soon as possible."
Ryusuke Higashino looked at the middle-aged man lying on the hospital bed. He couldn't breathe because his tone was too urgent, and he even coughed a few times.
"Is your body too forced?"
Professor Natsume shook his head and smiled bitterly, "If this can make up for the mistakes I made a little bit, these minor physical problems are nothing."
For this middle-aged man, this may be something he will do for the rest of his life. As for whether he can make up for it...
Ryusuke just nodded.
"Sure!"
…
In Bunkyo Ward, Hakusan Town.
Night gradually came, but there was no new unconfirmed life form information today. After going to the hospital in the afternoon, Higashino Ryusuke returned to Asama's house and had dinner with Asama's family.
Wang Shen came back very late.
But the strange thing is that Wang Shen looked completely lost, with panic and worry flashing from time to time in his expression.
"Old Wang, what happened?"
"Old Wang..."
However, Wang Shen just kept in a daze, and it took Long Jie several times to react.
"Ah? No...it's nothing, just rest!" Wang Shen responded absentmindedly.
Ryusuke could only look at him suspiciously.
Night falls.
In the suburbs of Tokyo, a tall humanoid figure quietly appeared. His body had various fish characteristics, and his bloated head looked like a dolphin.
He looked at the dark night sky, made a few strange movements with his hands, and then bowed slightly, as if he was confessing something.
Then he turned his attention to the city in the distance, which was in the direction of Hakusan Town in Bunkyo District.
"Dingxingxing——"
The harsh sound of wind chimes sounded, as if it was going to penetrate into people's skulls and crush their brains.
However, only a few people can feel this sound.
"Wow!"
Wang Shen, who originally picked up the kettle and wanted to pour himself a glass of water, suddenly turned pale, and when he shook his body, the water in the kettle spilled all over the floor.
This is destined to be an uneventful night...
(ps. It’s coming, the foreshadowing about Lao Wang will be revealed soon.)
