"When will Shigure-kun wake up?"
"I don't know~" Caldesia yelled while lying on the table, "This guy has been sleeping for several days! The noise coming here is loud enough to make the biochemical elephant vomit, but he can still continue to sleep!"
"Indeed, Caldesia almost vomited."
"That's how ordinary people would react. You're the weird one, Xiaoqian, who can always keep his expression straight!"
Ordinary people would not suddenly turn into flames while sitting in their seats, which startled her somewhat.
A third voice intervened in the conversation between the two, a nervous female voice. A holographic projection of Dr. Cecil is projected in front of the table. "Where is the output adjustment data?! Give it to me quickly, don't waste my time!
"
The girl in the top hat started to fight with the blond doctor vigorously: "How can it be so fast?! Do you know how difficult this stupid and useless thing is to use?!"
The female doctor pulled her hair and screamed: "You must take back your unfair evaluation of my beauty standards! This non-burnable garbage-like appearance was made by Mo Yuankai!"
"No wonder. Sorry, my fault."
How miraculous, two blond manic women actually reached a harmonious agreement at this moment. Only Qin Qianbai was secretly sad. She thought the new equipment was very handsome.
Dr. Cecil glared at the expressionless girl. "Where are you?! Give me good news!
"
"Qiang Qiang." The eldest lady raised a pair of glazed swords. The expression of the man in the white coat changed from manic to ecstatic in half a second. "Awesome, what a genius! You are much better than this idiot who uses his brain as a swill bucket!
"
"Rena Cecil! When we get back, I'll burn your lousy laboratory on fire!
"
The two women from Unova began to show off their abundant vocabulary reserves in a relatively indecent way. The eldest lady took out her earplugs and blocked her ears, looking away silently.
Outside the window was a deep silence, a place where no sound could be heard. Shigure Reiichi floated by the window, sleeping peacefully like hibernation.
His eyelids moved slightly.
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I don't know how far away, on Yamato Island, a pure white armored vehicle was running wildly on the desolate road. Only an hour after leaving the waterfall, the beautiful natural scenery disappeared, and the barren desert surrounded the lonely four people and one car, which brought a sense of dissonance like a poor-quality cutscene map in an old game.
No one spoke in the car, and the monotonous earth-colored environment was drowsy. Rei Shigure was lying on the back seat and still hasn't woken up. Gongsun Ce checked her body temperature and found that the woman's forehead was hot. The gray-haired young man pinched his thighs hard to prevent himself from passing out.
"Qiluo, please play a song." Gongsun Ce cheered up, "Something more exciting will wake me up."
The girl on the screen jumped anxiously and raised a big X: "Gongsun Ce, you need to rest now! I will notify you as soon as possible if there is any unexpected situation!"
Qiluo's words are correct. Anyone who has just finished a life-and-death battle should lie down with his eyes closed. But Gongsun Ce didn't dare to sleep. Since arriving at Zero Island, his sleep has become more dangerous than fighting during the day: at first it was a mixture of dreams; the night before, he was forced to have a lucid dream by a mysterious voice; and last night, he was forced to have a lucid dream by a mysterious voice. The same incident happened again.
He was afraid.
Yan Qi taught him before that the mind and body are always inseparable. Almost everyone with a physical disability has psychological problems, to a greater or lesser extent; people who have been sick or seriously injured for many years will not be very mentally strong. Normally he could resist the danger in his dreams, but now? If the sound waiting for him after falling asleep at this moment is still the sound in the desolate road, then who can guarantee that he will not become another monster?
"It's okay, trust me."
Qiluo turned away with a sullen face and fiddled with the radio on the screen. A second later, loud anti-Shinto black metal rock sounded in the car.
"Qiang Qiang Yi, Qiang Qiang Yi~ Before and after swallowing the pills fiercely, I smoked the last cigarette! The soul and the body were separated in the climax, and I saw the truth of the universe!"
"The tentacles of gravity pull down the soul, and the corpse flies up with burning grease! Look at the stars and the earth, the traces of the creation of the world. The universe of death... we are in the universe!"
Rina in the passenger seat jumped up like an electric shock: "What a crappy song! Change it to another one!"
"
"Sorry, I forgot that Rina Izumo is a miko." Kirara stuck out her tongue and sang a traditional Unova tune.
It was a pity for Gongsun Zhizhi. He had to say that the lead singer of this band had a pretty good voice... but his lyrics were really bad. The noisy music made him feel better, and in order to stay awake, he kept chatting. "Senior sister, have you been to Kuku Jili Town?"
Rina actually nodded.
"We have been there. It is a lifeless place. There are many homeless people in the town. The unemployed drink alcohol on the streets in broad daylight. The environment is also very bad, which makes it difficult for us to adapt."
You've really been there. It's unimaginable that a female high school student... who was a junior high school student three years ago... would travel to a place like this.
Noticing the confused gaze of the young man, the miko explained: "My uncle took us there! It's a bit similar to now. In the past, my uncle and I were sitting in the front of the car, and Reiichi Shigure was lying on the back seat; now it's us Sitting in front with you, Shigure Rei is lying in the back seat." Rina smiled nostalgically, "Even the destination is the same, it's too much of a coincidence."
Gongsun Ce's heart moved. The little miko mentioned Shigure-kun again. Judging from this tone, that guy has been with them before?
"Shigure-kun... indeed, he met you and Yan Qi on Zero Island?"
"?" Rina looked at him in confusion, "What kind of question is this? Is it possible that uncle didn't tell you anything?"
Do you think that bastard looks like someone who can explain things clearly to you? He didn't even tell me that he had been to Zero Island!
Rina nodded sympathetically, with "I understand, I understand" written all over her face. She took out a piece of candy from her pocket. "Why don't you take a piece of candy to calm down first?"
It's pitiful to be comforted by a female high school student. Don't look like you're looking at your juniors, I'm an elder!
The superpower angrily took the candy and stuffed it into his mouth. Listen to the miko slowly recount the past.
"That was more than three years ago, and that's when we understood the situation. My uncle came to Zero Island for an inspection. He first visited our shrine and asked grandma many, many questions. After that, he said that he planned to take advantage of Chikushi Island's Visit all the famous shrines.”
"That was a very troublesome thing! My uncle was an outsider who was unfamiliar with the place, so grandma sent us to be his guide. So the two of us walked around Chikushi Island and saw the six major shrines. Once. He said inexplicably that he wanted to change places and took us to Yamato Island. At that time, we were very curious because the old shrines on Yamato Island had basically been converted into buildings or factories by the guys from the Military Association and Junfeng. It’s nothing interesting to him.”
Rina's words were full of the unbearable past, and the superpower had a vague premonition in his heart when he thought of someone's behavior. "Could that guy..."
"You guessed it right." Rina said, covering her face. "The uncle said he planned to go to the Shigure Research Institute to have a look. His original words were, 'Using modern technology to practice impermanence? It's so funny. Is there really such a serious thing in this world? You idiot! Leave Rina and see what they did.' Then he took us to sneak into the secret base of Shigure Research Institute without any explanation..."
This is outrageous, and precisely because it is outrageous is what Yan Qi can do.
"At that time, there was a heavily guarded research base in the west of Kuku Jili Town. It happened to be relatively close to us, so the uncle took me to sneak in. The uncle was very restrained at first and only went in to hide. The office prepared some research materials and didn’t let us see them. After he finished reading them..." Rina shuddered, "Uncle is angry."
Gongsun Ce thought of Reiichi Shigure's appearance in his dream and understood Yan Qi's mood very well.
"Then Yan Qi single-handedly destroyed the experimental base and fished out Mr. Shigure?"
Rina corrected: "It's not smashed, that secret base no longer exists. After that day, there will be nothing but a wilderness to the west of Kukujiri Town."
Gongsun Ce smiled and said: "I only have one question. Why didn't he take advantage of the momentum to attack Weiyuan City and destroy the headquarters of Shigure Research Institute?"
"I guess it's because of political factors... The uncle kept answering the phone that day, saying things like 'If we start a war, you're so scared', 'Is Usters your father?'" the little witch said with both hands. Tan, "Anyway, he was persuaded in the end, and we took Reiichi Shigure with us on the trip."
The super-powered person bit into the candy and smiled bitterly at the subtle ending.
"How was Shigure-kun doing at that time?"
"Well..." the little witch rolled her eyes, "Xiao Ce, what is your relationship with him?"
"We are iron brothers and have a life-long friendship. I helped him chase his girlfriend."
"No, that guy actually has a girlfriend?!" Rina opened her mouth, "What has become of him now?"
The guy who made the Mr. Campus contest meaningless after enrolling in school... Rina would probably be very surprised if he said that.
"Ordinary college students who would hang out with us at a fast food restaurant after school."
The hooded miko blinked in disbelief, then smiled with relief.
"That's great."
"When the uncle first brought him out, he sat there silently. No matter what we said, he didn't respond. He didn't eat anything when we gave him something. His eyes were like those of a dead person, and he couldn't see anything. Light.”
The little witch said lowly: "We thought he was in quite a bad situation. On the first night when we were brought out, we wanted to go over and have a chat with him, but we were attacked. That impermanence method made us lose consciousness in an instant... Then After that, I didn’t really want to talk to him.”
Now that I think about it, we did something wrong. Rina said reproachfully. Gongsun Ce comforted and said, senior sister, it's not your fault, while he sighed in his heart.
When Shigure Rei was a child, Shigure Reiichi could still talk to strangers. And by the time he met Rina, he had completely closed his mind...
"What should I do if he doesn't eat all the time?"
"Uncle said he would starve to death if he didn't eat, so he ignored him. In the end, he fainted from hunger and started eating after he woke up."
Yan Qi, you are really a master of parenting.
"His behavior got better after that, but we were also afraid and didn't dare to approach him anymore. As a result, we didn't even say a word to him until the end." Rina said sadly, "We know that we are a bit petty, but sometimes Yu Lianyi is really... a troublesome guy."
A person with superpowers cannot deny Rina's comment. Even if he was asked to comment in the past without knowing the existence of Shigure Research Institute, it would be difficult for him to say that Shigure Reiichi was an easy guy to get along with.
How long does it take from escaping to opening your heart? That cannot be achieved overnight. He may have closed his mind even more completely than Rei Shigure. Even in February, that person was still in a torturous position where he didn't dare to face his feelings.
Perhaps Reiichi Shigure has always lived in that dirty prison. It wasn't until one day that a domineering girl kicked open the door and dragged this guy into the warm sunshine, and he was able to gradually open his eyes.
"He is really a troublesome person!" Gongsun Ce sighed, "But it has finally gotten better now. Sometimes troublesome people have to be treated by troublesome guys."
"We still can't imagine it."
"I guarantee you'll be shocked when you see him."
Chatting and music are fighting against the increasingly serious sleepiness, and the superpower bites his tongue to keep himself awake. He looked at Rei Shigure's sleeping face through the car's rearview mirror to cheer himself up. Rei Shigure hadn't woken up yet, and he said to himself in his heart that he couldn't close his eyes yet, absolutely not.
I have to say something more and stay awake. Wait until you get to the black clinic and use medicine to maintain your energy, it should be fast.
"Senior sister, what is the second type of malignant transformation mentioned before?"
Rina used this term when explaining Black Flame during the Death Battle at the Waterfall. It was quite strange now that he thought about it. It was the first time that he knew that there were different types of malignancy.
"You'd better not understand this too deeply." Rina shook her head resolutely, "In short, there are two types of malignancy, the first type caused by internal factors and the second type caused by external factors. It is enough to know this."
The second category caused by external factors... Dragon worshipers are all vicious Dharma wielders... Yan Qi also always said that it is easy to practice the Impermanence Dharma to the point of going crazy...
The appearance of the Stars and Tyros... Rei Shigure mentioned in his dream that abnormal auras would affect the physical body...
He tried to put his own experience together with Rina's statement, and guessed: "External causes refer to the dragon phenomenon or the power in the road, and most of the second type of malignant magicians will cause physical alienation due to abnormal aura?"
Rina looked at him in shock, and Gongsun Ce said before she spoke: "I guessed it."
The little witch raised her head in silence, and after a while she said, "Xiao Ce, you do work as a detective part-time, right?"
No, I have always been an assistant doing chores. entourage. Follow. Running errands. attendant.
"Basically, you're right... Well, the so-called malignancy is the final fate of an impermanent wizard who goes astray." Rina said with a straight face, "Now do you understand how dangerous that ninja's approach is? He directly Injecting spiritual light into the body, such a crazy move, even if it triggers physical alienation on the spot and turns into a monster, it won't be surprising!"
Not only does he burn his life, but he also easily goes crazy. He is really a guy who risks his life in fighting.
The black flame...the flame looks like the sword light of the Final Sword. Incredible power that can even break through white matter...
Gongsun Ce asked tentatively: "Senior sister, what kind of operation is this spiritual light injected into the body..."
The music in the car stopped abruptly. The eyes of Kirara and Rina were as sharp as knives, which made the superpower feel guilty.
"No, I'm just curious."
Rina grabbed his shoulders, her expression reminding the gray-haired young man of a predator before it preyed.
"Don't even think about it!"
The superpower raised his hands in surrender. "I understand, I won't ask. I promise not to make such an idea. Senior sister, that look in your eyes makes me feel so chilled! Believe me, do I look like a man who can tell lies?"
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Soon after, the two finally saw the outline of the town in the unchanging wilderness.
The town of Kuku Jili is right in front of them. It is their next destination and the residence of the black doctor. Tomorrow something will happen in the west of this town, where Reiichi Shigure was once imprisoned...
Gongsun Ce muttered consciously or unconsciously: "What a coincidence."
