Tachibana Dessert Shop.
Kanto Branch Affairs Bureau, Office.
In the room where you can hear the drop of a needle, the atmosphere has been very heavy since the ghosts gathered together.
A continuous low pressure centered on Gates has been hovering around everyone.
Compared with the atmosphere of the conversation between Woz and the leader of the Mengshi organization, this situation is simply two extremes.
And the reason why they remain in a stalemate here, with all tense faces and no one speaking, is precisely because... no one spoke first!
Yes, no one spoke first.
Because of Tachibana Sejiro's departure, the Kanto branch temporarily fell into a leaderless situation.
Tachibana Sejiro's cautious attitude towards Woz and Gates before leaving also made the remaining Tachibana sisters become very cautious when facing Gates, for fear of causing trouble to the Tachibana sisters who had already taken Woz to Yoshino. What unnecessary trouble did the leader's Tachibana Sejiro cause?
To be honest, if Tokiwa Shougo can take the initiative to express goodwill at this time, it will definitely have a miraculous effect.
But it is Gates who stays here.
This idiot with a single mind actually thinks that he should just do as he pleases... Come on, you have completely forgotten about your previous strong show of force, right?
Everyone has seen the result.
Gates, who should have taken the initiative to ease the nervousness of the Tachibana sisters, and was the first to state after the ghosts gathered that the Historical Administration Bureau he represented came to contact the Menshi Organization with the concept of friendly cooperation, did not do so at all. When he fulfilled his duties, he sat on his seat like a door god, motionless and silent.
[You guys talk! ! ! ]
Gates shouted in his mind.
At the same time, everyone in the Kanto branch, who were deeply afraid of the mysterious organization behind Gates, was also gnashing their teeth and thinking.
[Why doesn't he speak! ? ]
silence……
silence……
Then, both sides missed the best opportunity to open their mouths.
…
To put it bluntly, the reason why the atmosphere in the office is as bad as it is now...
Gates.
...You are indispensable.
Fortunately, this terrible situation has finally turned around.
"Dingling~"
The sudden sound of a message on the mobile phone tore a hole in the stiff atmosphere of the scene, causing everyone's eyes to instantly look at Gates's direction.
"..."
Gates, whose body was slightly stiff and whose face was tense, took out his phone and looked at it, and his heart suddenly felt relieved.
——It was an email from Tokiwa Shogo.
After reading and replying to an "received" email, Gates put away his phone and looked around.
"Everyone..."
Hearing this, everyone at the scene couldn't help but relax.
Thank goodness this guy finally spoke!
With this thought, everyone just listened to Gates continue.
"...Excuse me, can you give me and Mr. Blooper some time alone?"
"ah?"
Upon hearing this request, the people in the Guandong branch looked at each other, and they all saw the confusion on the other's face.
To be honest, none of them expected that after everyone had been in a stalemate for such a long time, when Gates opened his mouth, he made such a request to "be alone".
They looked at Izumi Yinzhi and gave the choice to "Weibogui" himself.
Izumi Yinzhi frowned and thought for a while, then asked Gates.
"Can you tell me the reason?"
"Of course." Gates replied, "Our King, His Majesty the King, has reached a preliminary cooperation intention with your leader. During this period, your leader put forward a condition to test the sincerity of our Historical Management Bureau. , for this reason, His Majesty the King wants to talk to you."
"Father... conditions..."
Hearing this unexpected answer, Izumi Yinzhi was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath and made a decision.
"I see."
He looked at Gates and said.
"So, where do I go to meet your king?"
"No need to go anywhere."
Gates answered Izumi Yinori.
"The King of Time will... well, His Majesty the King of Time will teleport here directly, so please ask others to avoid it."
Saying this, Gates glanced at the others.
"That's it..."
"Teleport?"
"...It's such a convenient ability."
"..."
The reactions were mixed, but without exception, they all chose to respect Izumi Yinzhi's choice, got up and left.
Soon, only Gates and Izumi Yuori were left in the seats in the office conference area.
"Card!"
Hearing the sound of the last person leaving the office closing the door, Gates stood up, left his seat, and took two steps back.
A bright red teleportation magic circle spread out vertically in front of him, and a figure emerged from it.
Footsteps sounded, gradually approaching.
Izumi Yinzhi's nervous heartbeat also continued to accelerate.
He stared closely at the figure in the teleportation magic circle that was approaching and gradually becoming clearer as if from another time and space. Then, at the moment when the figure completely appeared, his eyes widened without daring to blink. The pressure was so great that I seemed to have forgotten to breathe.
[King of Time, who are you?
All kinds of unbelievable speculations were surging in my mind, and suddenly it froze, and my heart that was raised high fell to the ground with a "pop", and my expression cracked.
"????"
Endless doubts exploded in his mind like cannonballs, exploding all previous guesses into question marks all over the screen.
Light pink shirt, dark gray gown, beige trousers, dark red casual shoes.
At the age of a high school student, he has a sunny and clean smile like the boy next door.
After truly seeing the figure walking out of the teleportation magic circle, Izumi Yinzhi was, not surprisingly, confused.
——Why are you so young?
The bright red teleportation magic circle turned into light flakes and dissipated behind him. Tokiwa Shougo looked at Izumi Yinori who was looking at him blankly, and couldn't help but smile.
He could even guess what Izumi Yinzhi was thinking at this time.
Should I say that he deserves to be a father and son?
Even the surprising points are so similar.
"Do you also think that as the king of the History Management Bureau, I am a bit too young? Mr. Powerful Ghost." Tokiwa Shougo said with a smile.
"It's... not that exaggerated." Izumi Yinzhi came back to his senses and couldn't help but look a little embarrassed, "But it's really a surprise."
After saying that, Izumi Yinzhi realized that there was a special word in Tokiwa Shogo's words just now...
"also?"
"Well, your father, Leader Izumi, was also surprised by my youth."
Tokiwa Shougo explained with a smile.
Izumi Yinzhi understands.
"Ah, so that's it."
Then, he pondered for a moment, calmed down his expression, looked at Tokiwa Shogo with a serious expression, and said.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty."
Although I don’t know what the rules of the History Administration’s selection of [King] are, allowing Tokiwa Shogo to sit in that position at such a young age, but judging from Gates’s attitude towards Tokiwa Shogo, who has already shown great power, at least in the external situation, Next, the young king Tokiwa Shogo is indeed respected.
Then, he should show the respect he deserves for an organization leader at this time, and should not be negligent because of his youth.
"Excuse me, what conditions did my father propose? What do you want to talk to me about?"
he asked Tokiwa Shogo.
Tokiwa Shougo did not sit down.
Izumi Yinzhi also stood up when Gates stood up previously.
At this time, they looked at each other across the table.
Izumi Yinzhi is waiting for Tokiwa Shougo to give his answer.
Tokiwa Shougo was carefully observing Izumi Yinori.
After a moment, he came to a conclusion, smiled, and replied: "To put it simply, Mr. Ghost Blowing Ghost, your father hopes that I can help you regain the power to transform into a ghost."
"Restore... the ghost's... power?" Izumi Yinzhi said in astonishment.
"That's right." Tokiwa Shougo nodded, "If this wrong timeline is destined to be corrected, then he hopes that you can go to the [New World] without any regrets. For example, you will continue to host and complete the game. You failed the earth purification ceremony 13 years ago."
"This...this kind of unreasonable request, I..."
"No, Mr. Blowing Ghost, I think Leader Izumi's request is very reasonable."
Tokiwa Shougo interrupted Izumi Yinori's words and said.
"[Once the earth purification ceremony begins, it can only be completed by one person and cannot be replaced midway.]
"This rule is still in effect even after 13 years."
"But I have obviously...failed."
Izumi Yinzhi clenched his fists and gritted his teeth to finish this sentence. Strong unwillingness surged in his chest.
However, Tokiwa Shougo said:
"Actually, [drum roll], it never stops, right?"
He smiled, and his words were like a ray of skylight, reflecting into Izumi Yinzhi's dark eyes, opening the window, and illuminating his heart.
Just listen to Tokiwa Shougo continue to say:
“As long as [the drumming] stops, the [ceremony] will not end.
"Back then, the alien Hibiki was able to snatch the [ritual] from your hands...
"Now, of course you can take the [ritual] back from his hands.
“Moreover, in this current timeline, only you have the [qualification] to grab it.
"How about it? Mr. Blooper."
Tokiwa Shougo smiled, took out a blank knight watch and put it on the table. He waved his hand and slid it in front of Izumi Yinzhi.
"...Now, do you still have the consciousness you had back then?"
