please call me the magenta devil

Chapter 892. Takumi Inui and the Robot Masato Kusaka: Eternal Rebirth

"Excuse me... what method is it?"

Sonoda Mari asked excitedly.

"truth……"

Takumi called out to the excited Sonoda Mari, but the proud and aloof Takumi wasn't about to lower himself.

She looked at Lu Xingzhou with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"Actually, it's the same method as the King of Orphnochs, but I've improved it. It doesn't have the side effect of not being able to revert to human form, and it will amplify the strength of the Orphnochs to a certain extent, including but not limited to amplification of physical attributes, enhancement of abilities, and enhancement of weapons."

Lu Xingzhou pulled out a gold-plated monster piloting card from the four-dimensional chrysanthemum on his back. It depicted a half-body portrait of the King of Orphnoch.

"is this real?"

Hearing Lu Xingzhou's confident words, even the proud and arrogant Qian Qiao couldn't help but ask a question.

If one could continue living, who would willingly choose to die like this?
To put it bluntly, Qian Qiao is still a virgin.

"Of course it's true, I swear on the name of my brother-in-law, Wang Xiaoming."

Without any hesitation, Lu Xingzhou raised his right hand to the sky, and... well, he couldn't help but bend his fingers to point to the sky with a single finger, cosplaying as Sweet Bean Sassy Chicken (Tendou Souji).

"Wang Xiaoming? Who's that?"

Qian Qiao asked suspiciously, her face full of black lines.

He was quite hopeful just now, but now he's been given a cold shower. It doesn't seem very reliable.
"Those are my dearest relatives and friends, my brothers and sisters."

Lu Xingzhou explained from the bottom of his heart.

Does he know about this?

Sonoda Mari blinked.

"It's okay, he won't mind."

Lu Xingzhou revealed a wicked smile.

While traveling in a certain world, Tsukasa Kadoya sneezed violently: Could it be that the pretty girl from last time is thinking about me? Sure enough, my charm is top-notch.

"I'll trust you for now. Let's go inside; it's not very convenient here."

"I can't help it," Qian Qiao said helplessly, then turned and walked into the inner room.

"I'll watch the shop and make sure no one bothers you."

Sonoda Mari consciously took on the role of lookout.

Lu Xingzhou followed Qian Qiao into the inner room.

"Come on, I'll do whatever you want. Do you want me to take off my clothes?"

Upon entering the inner room, Qian Qiao looked extremely nervous and reached out to untie her work apron, seemingly intending to continue undressing.

"Hey! What are you doing? You don't need to take off your clothes, just stand still."

Lu Xingzhou was so startled that he quickly waved his hand.

Good heavens, where did I come from? Is this still a tokusatsu channel? Could it be that Toshiki has unleashed his power?

"Oh."

Qian Qiao blushed and put the hem of her t-shirt down again.

Lu Xingzhou put the monster piloting card depicting the King of Orphnoch gilded back into the four-dimensional chrysanthemum.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether he has the card or not, since Lu Xingzhou already possesses this power; the card is just a manifestation of it.

Lu Xingzhou raised his right hand, his eyes suddenly turning gray and white. A blue-white whip of light surged from Lu Xingzhou's fingertips, drilled into Qian Qiao's body, and was then infused with a vast amount of Orphnoch life energy.

"Ugh... Ugh!"

The infusion of powerful Orphnoch life energy made Qian Qiao feel better than ever before, and he couldn't help but utter philosophical words. At the same time, his body transformed into a wolf Orphnoch.

The immense Orphnoch life energy greatly stimulated Qian Qiao's body, breaking free from the shackles of his short-lived Orphnoch destiny, and guiding his body to further strengthen and even evolve.

This process was extremely brief. Lu Xingzhou quickly withdrew the Whip of Light, and Qian Qiao then transformed back into a human.

"My body... feels better than ever before! That feeling of my body about to collapse... is completely gone!"

Qian Qiao looked at her hands with excitement.

"Now you believe me, right?"

Lu Xingzhou looked at the excited Qiao Ye with great interest and smiled knowingly.

A sense of satisfaction welled up within me as I saved the life of my childhood idol to continue living.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu! Thank you so much! I apologize for my previous distrust of you. If there's anything you need me to do in the future, just let me know. I don't have many friends, but you're one of them."

Qian Qiao excitedly stepped forward and placed her hands on Lu Xingzhou's shoulders.

“Don’t worry about it. It’s just a small matter to me. It’s normal that you didn’t trust me before. After all, you’re from Orphino and you’re being besieged by Smart Brain. You’re in a terrible situation. I can understand that.” Lu Xingzhou shook his head gently, showing his understanding.

"Regardless, I still have to thank you properly. As an Orphnoch, I was already dead, and now I was about to die again, but you saved me..."

Qian Qiao's expression was full of sincerity and emotion.

Just then, a soft, rustling sound came from outside.

"Truth, you don't look too well. Where's Takumi Inui? Is he still busy inside?"

"Ah, um... Qiao has something to do, it's just... uh... it's not convenient for him. Hey, hey, don't go in."

Seeing this, Qian Qiao took the initiative to go out.

"It's alright, Truth, I'm perfectly fine now."

Lu Xingzhou followed him out the door.

As soon as Lu Xingzhou stepped outside, he saw the beach guardian with the ramen-noodle hairstyle of a South Korean middle-aged woman – “Eggplant” Kusa Kamaji.

Hmm? Something's not right. This guy isn't Kusaka Masato at all, he's not even human!

Lu Xingzhou could tell at a glance that the beach guardian who was so gentle with Qian Qiao was not human.

"Oh, it's Kusaka. I was working inside just now. And this is... uh... a friend I just met."

Qian Qiao scratched the back of his head and introduced himself. He originally wanted to say "customer," but then felt it was too formal, since they had just said they were friends.

"Since you are Takumi Inui's friend, then you are also my friend. Hello, Masato Kusaka."

"Kusaka Masato" smiled and extended his right hand to Lu Xingzhou.

"Hello, robot."

Lu Xingzhou smiled and placed his hand on hers.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, Inui Takumi and Sonoda Mari were completely baffled.

"Kusaka may be a bit rigid, but he's not so much a robot as to be called Ji-kun, is he?"

Qian Qiao laughed and tried to smooth things over, thinking that Lu Xingzhou was joking.

Only when Lu Xingzhou called it a "robot" did Kusaka Masato's gaze falter, and the light in his eyes gradually faded.

"My name is Masato Soga, not some robot. What are you talking about, my friend?"

"The real Kusaka people died long ago on that lonely beach. You are just an intelligent robot created by Smart Brain Corporation in conjunction with the government."

Lu Xingzhou smiled dismissively, a magenta light flashing in his eyes.

Then, the scarf around Kusaka Masato's neck burst into flames and disintegrated, revealing the logo of Smart Brain Corporation. Kusaka Masato's body emitted a wisp of blue smoke, accompanied by blue arcs of electricity. His pupils lost their light, and he froze like a statue.

"What...what's going on?! Is Soga...really gone?"

Sonoda Mari stared at the scene before her in disbelief.

"Just like I said, the real Kusaka Masato died on that lonely beach many years ago. If I'm not mistaken, this Kusaka Masato suddenly returned to your side, right?"

"Yes……"

Qian Qiao recalled it and found that it was indeed true.

"Caojia..."

Sonoda Mari helplessly threw herself into Inui Takumi's arms, sobbing softly.

Few of the students from Meteor Academy survived to begin with, and now Sonoda Mari has lost another companion.

"Don't worry, I will return the real Kusaka Masato to you."

Lu Xingzhou clenched his right hand in mid-air, copied Kusaka Masato's information from the 555 timeline, then generated a unique watch face, which he then pressed against the chest of the robot Kusaka Masato.

"Sogaya people!"

That unique watch face was integrated into the body of the robot Masato Kusaka.

Immediately, the Smart Brain company logo on the robot Kusaka Masato's neck disappeared, his pupils regained their luster, and not only that, his original robot body also transformed into a flesh-and-blood body.

"Huh? What happened to me just now? Did I zone out? I'm so sorry. Takumi Inui, don't be so clingy with your beliefs!"

Kusaka Masato was stunned for a moment, then seemed to connect with the memories of this body, but seeing Sonoda Mari crying in Inui Takumi's arms, he suddenly became furious.

Lu Xingzhou watched this scene with a smile.

"Kusaka? That's great, you're back!"

Sonoda Mari wiped away her tears and said with relief.

Kusaka Masato tilted his head, unable to understand.

Qian Qiao looked at Lu Xingzhou with deep gratitude in her eyes.