Dad was sitting in front of the counter, looking at a photo hanging on the wall in ecstasy. It showed the scenery of Mount Everest. The snow-covered peaks were in contact with the blue sky. There was no limit to the sky, and it seemed that his mood was also different. Be liberated in such a picture.
But Dad's mood didn't get much better. In his memory, he was one of the few times when he saw Godai suffer serious injuries that would have kept him lying in the hospital for several days. Even if he went on adventures in the past, as long as he came back, he would be injured every day. You can see his smiling face with a thumbs up and saying "no problem" when he got up early.
Sometimes he would also think that if the fifth generation continued to take risks like this, one day he might stay in the war in Afghanistan forever like his father, but recently the fifth generation's smiles seemed to become less and less.
"As expected, that guy is still suitable to be an adventurous kid..."
Dad pouted and mumbled, which aroused Nana's curiosity. She followed her father's gaze and saw the photo on the wall and asked, "Huh? Uncle, did you take that photo? It looks great."
Saburo Shitama came back to his senses and just shook his head, "No, it's not me. Well, Nana, since Yusuke and Ryusuke are coming back in the afternoon, let's prepare something delicious."
"Um."
…
When Kaoru Ichijo came to Kanto Medicine, it was already twelve o'clock, and the daily news was being broadcast on the TV hanging in the corridor.
"... Next comes the report of the unconfirmed life form incident. On the 29th, No. 1 and No. 4 engaged in a fierce battle with the unconfirmed life form group in Setagaya Ward, causing a wide range of damage. This is Disadvantages of No. 1 and No. 4 becoming stronger; huge economic losses were caused after the explosion. According to statistics, the Central Stadium was basically destroyed in this battle, and the circuits and underground drainage systems of Setagaya District were also damaged. This affected approximately The daily life of 100,000 people..."
Kaoru Ichijo stopped to watch for a moment, then shook his head helplessly and walked into the ward.
When he entered, Shuichi Tsubaki was already waiting for him there, and Ryusuke Higashino and Yusuke Godai were also wearing hospital clothes on the two beds respectively.
Because there were other people in this ward before, the fifth generation was transferred in yesterday. The radio on the bedside was still ringing, and it was obvious that they had heard the news just now.
Seeing Kaoru Ichijo coming in, Higashino stretched out his hand, and Godai next to him had already smiled and raised his thumb.
"Good morning, Mr. Ichijo."
Kaoru Ichijo couldn't help but smile a little. Although it was already noon, he didn't mind Godai's enthusiasm, "Good morning. Godai, Ryuusuke-san, how are you doing?"
"I heard from Dr. Chun that the recovery is almost complete, and I feel completely fine."
"What, what a nonsense." Chunxiu on the side held his forehead and sighed: "You, Dongye, were injured more seriously than last time, and there are still five generations. If it hadn't been delivered in time, even with that stone, Your lives will also be in extreme danger."
Dongye rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, and said with some lack of confidence: "It's Daguaba... But unfortunately, he seems to have escaped in the end."
"It's Daguba again." Chun Shuichi narrowed his eyes and stared at Higashino Ryusuke, "I don't know why, Higashino, you seem to be very obsessed with defeating that guy, and sometimes you even lose your mind over it..."
"Yes... is there?" Dongye stood up and his face changed slightly, and he said hesitantly: "Well... probably because I was almost killed by him twice in the ruins, and although he is not the ultimate, he The power is moving toward the ultimate at an incredible speed!"
"It is indeed very strong." When talking about the ultimate, even Fifth Generation couldn't help but nodded heavily, with something hidden in his eyes, recalling the experience a few days ago in his mind...
When he rushed into the realm of thunderstorms and wind and rain, he first felt an unprecedented sense of oppression. Under such oppression, it became difficult to even maintain the transformation.
Heavy black clouds pressed above the head, and thick thunder pillars exploded around them. As far as the eye could see, there were only two life forms with dark eyes fighting each other, fighting like wild beasts, leaving scars everywhere.
Such a scene made the fifth generation stand in place, his breathing was drowned by the heavy rain. In the vague phantom before his eyes, he once again saw a four-horned black warrior...
Returning from his memories to reality, he heard Kaoru Ichijo add: "According to the follow-up investigation by the search headquarters, where they fought, tens of meters of height were cut off from the top of the hill..."
Tsubaki Shuichi exclaimed "Wow!" "I know you monsters are strong, but this level is too strong. However, if this is not even his strongest posture, that guy , it’s really terrifyingly strong!”
Hearing Chun say this, Kaoru Ichijo's brows frowned uncontrollably again.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it." Chun Xiuyi felt that the atmosphere in the ward was slipping into an unknown dark corner, so he changed the subject and said: "Ahem, since your health is no longer serious, I have contacted Boss polepole, you will be discharged from the hospital this afternoon, go back and have a good rest."
"knew."
After agreeing, Godai and Ryusuke both got up and changed out of hospital clothes. When putting on their own coats, Ryusuke suddenly noticed a pastoral painting on the table by the window. After taking a look, he suddenly felt that it looked familiar.
Godai also noticed the painting. After getting dressed, he stepped forward to look at it. "What is this? It's a great painting. It gives people a very peaceful feeling."
"Oh, Do you remember Chouno Junichi?" Tsubaki Shuichi pointed at the painting and said, "This painting was painted by that guy."
"Speaking of which, that guy was quite unlucky. He happened to be nearby when you were fighting in Setagaya District. As a result, he was accidentally affected by the damage in the battle. Although it was not fatal, he also lay in this ward for several days. Yesterday Just left."
"He probably wanted to apply for an advertising illustration job at an advertising company, so he took great pains to draw this painting. Unfortunately, he probably missed the advertising interview because of his injury. When he left yesterday, he was obviously very depressed and angry. But when I saw you lying seriously injured, Dongye, I still left without saying a word, and the painting stayed here."
After listening to Chun's story, Godai pursed his lips and the smile on his face faded a little, "So... that's it. He also started to live actively, but..."
Does their power still cause trouble for others invisibly? Just like the damage reported in the news about Setagaya Ward.
Ryusuke Higashino also looked closer at the painting, "A man chasing butterflies in the field? It fits that guy's name very well. If I meet him next time, I will also thank him for the experience of being rescued last time."
Chun patted Godai on the shoulder, and after a while everyone left the ward.
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Tokyo city.
The general and his party stood on the overpass and watched the pedestrians pass by one by one below. A shark monster named Gayaze operated a laptop computer in the appearance of a human administrator. News reports about No. 1 and No. 4 were She read them one by one.
The general put his hands behind his back and asked in a deep voice: "How is it? Have you found the source of the so-called golden power?"
Gayaze pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, closed the laptop, and said in a hypocritical and friendly tone commonly used by politicians, "You probably know that the golden power should come from the power commonly used in modern Linduo." A kind of energy - electric energy! If we can also accept electric shocks, maybe we can have golden power like those two empties."
"Very good, I will definitely avenge you!"
In the distance, Rose Girl and Vulture Scarf Man also came here. Rose Girl touched the wolf tooth-shaped ring on her finger and said indifferently: "Gayaze, when will your game start?"
Gayaze still put on that false smile and said, "Wait a minute, we have obtained clues to the new power from Kuuga."
Rose Girl put down the ring on her hand, walked to the overpass and looked at the city in the distance. After a moment, she turned around and replied: "Okay, I will wait for you, but it seems that I can't wait to get to Cuba... "
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Two o'clock in the afternoon, polepole restaurant.
"Dingling~"
"We're back!"
With the clear ringing of the wind chimes on the door, two figures pushed the door open and entered the store.
Hearing the commotion, Asahina Nana ran out of the kitchen in a hurry, holding a hot pot spoon covered in beef curry. The moment she saw Godai Yusuke, she jumped up excitedly.
"Brother Godai!" Nana rushed forward excitedly, the pot and spoon dancing in the wind, and the curry on it was almost thrown out.
"Oh~oh! Nana-chan, be careful! Be careful..."
Behind the counter, Saburo Decorated's figure also appeared at some point. He looked at the two of them with a rare serious look mixed with self-blame, and sighed with relief: "It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back..."
"Dad." Godai Yusuke gave him a thumbs up and said with a smile, "No problem, I'm Sora!"
"Oh, what Koga Masao? Is he also an adventurer... No, no, he is a composer, right?!"
(Koga is pronounced koga, similar to kuuga.)
The specific information about Kuuga and Gurungi is only circulated within the Metropolitan Police Department. The police's external media reports still refer to them as unconfirmed life forms, so until now, Dad still doesn't quite understand what Godai said he is Kuuga. What does it mean, so a series of conjectures about near-syllable words were extended.
Dad also knew that he was just guessing, so after both Godai and Ryusuke were stunned for a while, they smiled "hehe", breaking the dull atmosphere in the store, and the atmosphere in this restaurant finally became lively again.
After the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere, Ryusuke Higashino suddenly came to his father and said sincerely: "I'm really sorry, because I always have to run away recently and I haven't done my job well, but if possible, the next I would like to seriously ask you for some tips on how to make coffee during this time.”
Of course Saburo Shitama readily agreed, but when asked why Ryusuke suddenly wanted to learn this, Ryusuke also answered carefully.
He thought that one day he and Wu Dai would embark on a new journey, right? Maybe one day when he can't find the end of his journey and wants to stop and take a rest, he can open a polepole there. That way, it's like taking something with him that can hold memories at any time.
…
Next, there was no news of any unconfirmed life forms for almost a month, and the injuries of Godai Yusuke and Higashino Ryusuke also completely recovered within this month.
Yes, it took a full month. Although they could recover in just a few days, it would take a month to fully recover. This shows that in this battle, Daguaba, who has not yet become the ultimate, also suffered considerable injuries.
In the early morning, Ryusuke Higashino came to polepole at half past eight. He had been like this for the past month. He started learning how to make coffee half an hour earlier than before. With the powerful learning ability given to him by the Yaguru belt, he always He was soon able to master the methods taught to him by Shidama Saburo.
However, if you want to become an excellent barista, it is not enough to master basic production skills. Having strong new product development capabilities is not something that can be learned overnight.
Having been immersed in coffee and curry making techniques for decades, Saburo Tsukidama has become proficient in innovative techniques. For example, after sharing an adventure story with Kaoru Ichijo, he made a new one the next day. The new coffee "Top of Everest", and Ryusuke Higashino drank this coffee when he came here for the first time to discuss part-time salary, and it tasted very good.
If a basilisk surnamed E found out that the Martian coffee he had worked so hard to make for more than a year was not as delicious as the one made casually by Shi Yusanlang, he would probably crawl down the black hole and kill everyone.
"It's done!" At 8:45, Higashino placed the three cups of coffee he had just made in front of his father, Godai and himself, and then sat at the counter with them to watch the morning news.
Because Nana was about to audition recently, she had more time to study acting classes and went out early in the morning, so she didn't prepare her part.
Godai picked up the small cup and took a sip. The pure aroma of coffee filled his lips and teeth, so he nodded and said, "Well, Ryusuke-san is a fast learner."
Dad also commented after tasting it: "It's very good. I have mastered the basics of production technology very solidly. The next step is to accumulate experience."
Just as they were talking, the TV in front of them suddenly went black with a "pop" sound.
"Oh, is there a power outage?" Saburo Shidasa stood up and looked up at the light bulbs and some indicator lights on the power cord. However, the power came on again after a while, and the TV that had not been turned off in time also turned on automatically.
Shitama Saburo had no choice but to sit down again and muttered, "It's strange, there have been power outages five times this month."
The TV quickly restored the screen, and a news report about the power outage appeared, "Within a month, unexplained voltage drops have occurred continuously in Tokyo. The Ministry of International Trade and Industry of the Kanto Government is working overtime to comprehensively investigate the cause of the accident. It is still not found. Scientific explanation. Citizens’ dissatisfaction with the delayed administrative solution has reached its peak..."
Wait, there's a power outage!
After hearing this, Higashino Ryusuke suddenly stood up and stared at the screen with a solemn expression...
