Looking at the ward door that was pushed open from the outside, Qiu Shanlian was startled, his eyes widened, his pupils shrank, and the hand holding the card box suddenly tightened.
But as the door was completely opened, revealing the person behind the door, Qiu Shanlian was suddenly stunned.
"Tezuka?"
After saying this name, Akiyama Ren's tense expression finally relaxed a little.
Yes, the person who came was none other than Tezuka Uyuki.
He couldn't help but be startled when he saw Qiu Shanlian's expression.
After reacting, he apologized: "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."
In this regard, Qiu Shanlian didn't say anything, just asked him.
"How did you come?"
Hearing this, Tezuka Umino was silent for a moment and replied: "Actually... I'm here to be a lobbyist."
"Lobbyist?" Qiu Shanlian frowned, "Whose lobbyist?"
"The Demon King's."
Facing Ren Akiyama, Tezuka Miyuki told the news he had just received.
"The situation has changed, and the Demon King has shortened the time left for us to make a choice... So, Lian, this is the final time limit!
"Kitaoka Shuichi is outside the door now, he is here on behalf of the Demon King.
"If you don't make a choice at this time, he will take away the card box in your hand..."
Looking closely into Ren Akiyama's eyes, Tezuka Umino asked him in a deep voice.
"Lian, do you know what this means?"
"..."
Upon hearing this question, Qiu Shanren tightened her grip on the card box again, making a "crunching" sound, and her expression became very ugly.
"I know." He said.
Although he had been guarding his wife in the ward these two days, he was not ignorant of the situation outside.
He knows how chaotic the outside world is now, and he also knows that the mirror monster has eaten many people.
He was very nervous and tried to transform.
However, as he has not yet pledged his allegiance to the Demon King, he cannot complete the transformation even if he has the card box.
But even so, he is safer than others.
Because none of the mirror monsters that ravaged Tokyo actually attacked the hospital where he was.
If he said that this was not done without the instruction of Mirror World Zhuanggo, he would definitely not believe it.
Obviously, this is the protection given by the King of the Mirror World, the Demon King who intends to destroy the world.
Tezuka Uyuki's question just now was almost explicit.
What does it mean to have the card box taken away?
That means that he will completely lose the qualification to become a knight;
This means that he will lose the protection from the King of the Mirror World;
This means that the monsters in the mirror world will regard him as their prey again;
At the same time, it also means that this hospital, which has been protected from attacks by mirror monsters before, will no longer be "lucky" anymore.
As he was unable to complete the knight's transformation, he had no power to resist the coming of such a future.
unless……
These thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, and Akiyama Ren repeated again:
"I know."
He really knows...
"So, I will be loyal to him."
In order to protect his lover, he had no other choice from the beginning.
But even so, he couldn't easily convince himself to turn his back on the world.
Therefore, he has been delaying until now and has not yet given an answer.
Therefore, he was very puzzled as to how Tezuka Miyuki did this.
With this thought in mind, Ren Akiyama asked Tezuka Kaiyuki.
"To be honest, I never thought that you would join the party that destroys the world so simply...Did you see something? Use divination."
But when Tezuka Umino heard this, he shook his head.
"My divination is very accurate, but as you can see, that Demon King has the power to control time, so after that party, I didn't do divination again."
Not divination means not being misled about future influences.
This means that he can always stick to his original intention.
However, Tezuka Miyuki's answer made Ren Akiyama feel even more confused.
"Then how did you..."
"It does not matter."
Tezuka Umino interrupted Akiyama Ren's words and said.
"The important thing is that Kido will be here soon... Are you sure you want to confront him now?"
On the way here, he saw Shinji Kido dressed strangely from a distance.
To be honest, that outfit was quite conspicuous on the deserted street, and he couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.
Then, he mistook the person who was acting with Shinji Kido as Ren Akiyama.
Fortunately, the man looked about eighteen or nineteen years old, so he reacted quickly.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been startled, but would have just rushed over.
After thinking about this, Tezuka Uyuki looked at Ren Akiyama's face, and his expression became a little strange for a moment.
He had a slight suspicion that the man was Akiyama Ren's biological brother... After all, the timeline was different, so it was not impossible.
Thinking like this, Tezuka Kaiyuki couldn't hold it back and let out the complaints in his heart.
"Well, and your brother."
Akiyama Ren: "???"
"What brother? Where did I get my brother?"
He was a little confused by Tezuka Miyuki's sudden words.
But it doesn't matter, because after saying that, Tezuka Uyuki was a little confused.
"……Feel sorry."
After a while, Tezuka Umino began to apologize.
But this made Qiu Shanlian feel even more confused.
"Why do you have to apologize?"
But at this time, Tezuka Miyuki had already begun to change the topic.
Just listen to him say this:
"Look, since I've apologized, don't worry about this little detail... The key is still the question I asked before. Are you sure you want to confront Kido now?"
Qiu Shanlian: "..."
He glanced at Tezuka Umino suspiciously, but as he wished, he did not pursue the matter further.
"I really don't want to face Kido now."
Akiyama Ren answered.
Because, if they faced each other at this time, Shinji Kido would definitely stop him, right?
——No matter what the reason is, if something is wrong, it is wrong, and if something should not be done, it should not be done.
That guy would definitely say this, right?
Thinking of this, Qiu Shanlian couldn't help but sigh.
But……
"What will Eri do if I leave now?"
Hearing this, Tezuka Uyuki smiled as if he had been waiting for this sentence for a long time.
He said slowly: "If you can trust me, I have a suggestion..."
"Let's talk and listen first." Qiu Shanlian said.
…
…
After a while.
Umino Tezuka and Ren Akiyama walked out of the ward together.
Outside the ward.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Kitaoka Shuichi looked away from the phone screen.
He was reading some posts just now.
Because of the activity of the mirror monsters, people can't go to the streets to vent like they did yesterday.
As a result, those shivering and hiding at home vented more negative emotions online.
Therefore, the current Internet is almost full of posts criticizing, belittling and criticizing Tokiwa Shogo.
"Public enemy"!
That was the kind of environment that could drive an ordinary person crazy in a short period of time.
And such an environment will allow more people to vent like this without any pressure.
There is no doubt that a vicious cycle has been formed.
But even so, Tokiwa Shougo, who possessed great power, did not do anything radical.
Such a big heart and restraint on one's own behavior.
Even Kitaoka Shuichi, who hated this type of person the most, couldn't help but admire Tokiwa Shogo.
Thinking this, he raised his head and looked at Tezuka Umino and Akiyama Ren.
"Is the conversation finally over?"
Kitaoka Shuichi said with a smile.
"It seems that you have a good conversation, and I can also get a good reply."
Saying this, Kitaoka Shuichi focused his attention on Ren Akiyama and asked him.
"Qiu Shanlian, have you decided to be loyal to my king?"
"Yes." Qiu Shanlian nodded, "I have decided to be loyal."
"Very good." Kitaoka Shuichi applauded, "First of all, congratulations to you for joining the evil party. Then, congratulations to me too. I don't have to bully you who can't transform, and I can finally leave this nasty place."
After saying that, Kitaoka Shuichi and Akiyama Ren went through the process and turned to leave.
Then, Tezuka Umino and Akiyama Ren also left the hospital together.
After they all left, a figure in the mirror walking towards the hospital suddenly appeared on the glass door of the hospital lobby.
That's Dragon Teeth!
