The sharp sound was like a needle piercing Tokiwa Shougo's skull, accompanied by incomprehensible words and laughter, constantly stinging Tokiwa Shougo's nerves.
This unexplained headache has been with Tokiwa Shogo for nearly ten years. At this moment, it was very sudden and violent, accompanied by Tokiwa Shogo's sudden anger, making his expression instantly look extremely ferocious and ferocious. Terrible.
And Kakogawa Hiryu, who was glared at by Tokiwa Shogo with an appearance he had never seen before, froze instantly and was unable to speak.
He was frightened.
At the same time, Tokiwa Shogo, who was suddenly attacked by a severe headache, clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth, and his eyes were filled with scarlet bloodshot eyes.
It wasn't until a long time later that he slowly breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed his body, raised his hand, and pinched his eyebrows with trembling fingertips.
"Feel sorry."
Tokiwa Shogo did not take advantage of the situation and continue to reprimand the frightened Kakogawa Hiryu, but confessed his previous state.
"I just had a headache."
After hearing Tokiwa Shogo's explanation, Kakogawa Hiryu came to his senses and secretly glanced at Tokiwa Shogo.
"...Head trouble?" he asked.
"Yes." Tokiwa Shougo nodded and said, "I've had it since I was a child. It's an old problem."
He told Kakogawa Hiryu.
"The onset time and cycle of that disease are uncertain, and even the degree of each attack is different. When I was a child, my parents took me to visit many famous doctors around the world, but in the end, no cause could be found. Not only could they not be found, but there were also They also suspected that I was faking my illness, so I later found an excuse to pretend that I was cured, so as to save my parents from worrying any more."
Saying this, Tokiwa Shougo smiled freely.
"Anyway, each headache attack only lasts for a short time. I just need to tolerate it for a little while. If it hadn't attacked me just now, I wouldn't have lost my composure in front of you."
Tokiwa Shougo said it easily, but Kakogawa Hiryu's expression did not relax because of this.
He felt that the disease was not as simple as Tokiwa Shogo said.
And this is indeed the case.
Tokiwa Shogo did conceal part of the story about his head ailment.
But that was an anomaly he only discovered recently.
Strangely enough, Tokiwa Shougo found that the more he tried his best to protect the world and eliminate the influence of remnants and cults on the world, the more frequent and severe his headaches became.
It was as if there was a Sword of Damocles floating above his head. As long as he continued to do this, one day, the Sword of Damocles would fall on his head.
And what are the consequences of falling the Sword of Damocles?
Tokiwa Shogo doesn't know.
He could go crazy, he could die.
Of course, being optimistic does not rule out the possibility that nothing will happen after the Sword of Damocles falls.
But no matter what, Tokiwa Shougo was not prepared to tell anyone about this anomaly.
Tokiwa Shougo is ready to wake up.
"Okay, that's enough talk about my headache."
Now, he needs Kagugawa Feiryu to be reciprocal.
"Let's get back to business."
Tokiwa Shougo looked at Kakogawa Feiryu intently. This time, there was no ferocious anger on his face, but the calm solemnity still made Kakogawa Feiryu's heart twitch.
"Fei Liu, your power is the only barrier we know to protect this world from being directly eroded by the historical debris outside the world. Therefore, maintaining the barrier unbreakable is your top priority at all times!
"Don't say that the person the cult threatens this time is me, but my family. Even if the person the cult threatens to kill next time is your family, you can't..."
At this point, Tokiwa Shougo looked at Kakogawa Hiryu's young, immature, restless, and slightly dazed face, and his words suddenly stopped.
Tokiwa Shougo suddenly realized that the person in front of him was still very young and immature, and was fundamentally different from himself.
He has great power, but his thoughts are not as powerful as his strength.
For him, protecting the world is important, but it is not the most important.
Even though, he has been fighting to protect the world.
Tokiwa Shougo guessed that Kakogawa Hiryu probably protected the world itself in order to protect some of the treasures he cherished that existed in this world.
"This star really wants to retire"
This kind of thinking cannot be said to be wrong. It can only be said that there is a certain gap between what Tokiwa Shougo expected.
However, this gap is still within the acceptance range of Tokiwa Shougo.
Therefore, this is not the reason for Tokiwa Shogo's rage.
The reason why he was so angry just now was actually because of the arrogance that Kakogawa Hiryu suddenly showed.
Yes, arrogance.
There is a huge arrogance in Kakogawa Hiryu's thoughts.
Perhaps it was because Kakogawa Hiryu had always been obedient and showed great humility, so Tokiwa Shougo discovered this today.
After thinking this, Tokiwa Shougo took a deep breath and exhaled, while calming down his mood, he reorganized his words.
"Kakogawa Hiryu, do you not trust me?"
"ah?"
Hearing this, Kakogawa Feiryu was startled, and then his face suddenly became a little panicked.
"No, I am not……"
He quickly shook his head in denial.
"I don't believe you!"
"Oh? Really? That's strange. Since you believe me, then why when you knew that my life and the safety of my parents were threatened by a cult, your first reaction was not to ask me what I planned to do, but to ask me Do you need help, but you immediately and without thinking decide to give up your own responsibilities to protect us first? Haha."
At this point, Tokiwa Shougo smiled and continued.
"Aren't you just saying that without you, I can't protect anything and can't do anything?"
He stood up, walked to Kakogawa Feiliu, looked at him sharply and said.
"You disrespect me so much, and you dare to say that you believe in me... Kakogawa Hiryu! Do you really regard me as your king!?"
"Zhuangwu..."
"Call me Minister!"
"...Minister, I didn't think so..."
"Then do what you have to do."
Hearing this, Kakogawa Feiryu looked at Tokiwa Shogo and opened his mouth, but in the end, he bowed his head deeply.
"I understand, Minister."
…
Kakogawa Feiryu left.
Watching Kakogawa Feiryu leave, Tokiwa Shogo was silent for a moment, lowered his head, looked at his open palm, and then slowly clenched it.
Heavy footsteps sounded from the door.
"Hayato."
Tokiwa Shougo didn't even look up, and he knew who was coming.
"You know what I'm thinking about right now?"
Funano Hayato did not speak and only listened to Tokiwa Shougo continue.
"Tell me, if I was killed by a cult monster as a guardian in the process of protecting his parents, but I successfully saved his parents and left my last words, would it be possible for him to face similar situations in the future? When making your choice, should you consider the overall situation more?"
Funano Hayato did not object to Tokiwa Shogo's words, he just said:
"I'm going to protect his parents."
"No, you can't."
"I can."
"You don't have enough."
"But I can protect them well and not hurt myself."
Hearing this, Tokiwa Shougo was stunned for a moment, and then looked up blankly.
"……I'm just kidding."
"I am serious."
As soon as he finished speaking, a ray of blue light lit up from Funano Hayato's eyes and reflected in Tokiwa Shogo's eyes. Tokiwa Shogo was stunned again, and then he couldn't help but laugh.
A little unexpected, but also with a little bit of indescribable... scrutiny.
"Who are you?"
…
Tokiwa House.
Tokiwa Shogo's bedroom.
On the desk, a small robot with the words "WILL BE THE KING!" written on its back showed a bright blue gradient in its mechanical eyes.
