"Oh? In your imagination, what kind of gift should I pick for you?"

Daido Katsumi leaned back on the sofa curiously and asked, while Gengo didn't speak, but silently moved his gaze upwards and landed on his punk hairstyle.

"Don't treat me like I have chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), you idiot."

Daido Katsumi understood Gengo's meaning, and waved his hand dismissively at him. Gengo smiled slightly, waved his hat lightly, and said sincerely:

"Thank you, thank you everyone."

"What's with the fuss? Seriously, you're making me uncomfortable. Mom, we still have blank memory cells in our house, right?"

Faced with Genji's sincere gratitude, Daido Katsumi muttered something awkwardly, then called out to Daido Miki. Mina, standing beside him, smiled shyly at Genji. The boy nodded and lowered his voice, saying:

"I understand, it's just being a tsundere."

"Who are you calling arrogant!"

The living room wasn't that big, so Daido Katsumi naturally heard Gengo's whisper. He immediately turned around and glared at Gengo in protest, looking extremely fierce. Gengo chuckled and said softly:

"That's what they mean by 'tsundere'."

"Uh-huh?"

Daido Katsumi nodded in satisfaction, but immediately realized the wordplay. He had just sat down when he turned to look at Gengo. Just then, Daido Miki came down from upstairs with a small box and handed it to Gengo, saying:

"Memory is very complex, and I'm basically learning it from scratch. These are the ones I stole from the factory before, so they should be in good condition."

"Thank you, Auntie. Um... excuse me, I must take my leave now."

"Hey, won't you stay a little longer?"

Mina looked at Gensou in surprise and said, while Daido Miki beside her echoed:

"Yes, yes, since we're already here, let's play a little longer."

Is something urgent?

Daido Katsumi leaned back on the sofa, looked at Gensou, and said sharply:

"I have a feeling you're hiding something from me. Do you have an enemy?"

"To be precise, I'm tracking down the enemy's whereabouts, but it's not Consortium X. It's a more troublesome one. I still haven't figured out what the enemy's purpose is. I just gathered some information that seems to be related, so I'm in a hurry to go out and see if it's true."

Yuanxiang earnestly and Dadao Keji said:

"Once I have more accurate information, I will call you to act together. Until then, please be patient."

"...I understand. Anyway, we won't be leaving Fengdu for a while, so I'll keep an eye on things for you."

"Thank you so much. Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as possible. I'm so sorry everyone, you all put so much thought into preparing these gifts for me, but I..."

"It's alright, it's alright, Xiaoyuan Township."

Izumi Kyomizu smiled gently at Genjiro, whose face was full of guilt, and said:

"Everyone knows you, so you don't need to apologize for this. But you can't do that again."

Behind Izumi Kyōsui, the others nodded earnestly at Genji. Seeing this, Genji smiled sincerely, then put on his hat, took the gift, and left, hurrying towards the office.

........

"Hmm? Why aren't you asleep yet?"

As Genjiro stepped out of the Reunion Movement's base, he saw Talulah standing guard. The silver-haired dragon girl smiled at him, patted the empty space beside her to indicate he should sit down, and then whispered:

"It's nothing, I just felt that you would definitely come back, Gensou, to visit Kitahara, after all..."

Talulah lowered her head, touched her neck shyly, and looked at Gensou, saying:

"I had a feeling that when you left just now, it was like you were going to take care of your funeral arrangements in advance. Ugh... I'm not cursing you, don't misunderstand."

Seeing Talulah waving her hands hastily trying to explain, Genji smiled knowingly, tapped the stone beside him, and whispered to Talulah:

"There's something I also need to tell you. If I'm not mistaken, you can only enter and leave my place if Alina opens the door. So if I come back late, you can have someone stay at my office temporarily regarding the supplies. My friend in Lungmen will definitely come looking for me after he finishes his business there. You can talk to each other then."

“That… Yuanxiang…”

Talulah looked at Gensou uneasily and said:

"The more you talk, the scarier it gets. It's like you really don't plan to come back."

"It's not that I don't plan to come back, but I don't know how long it will take me."

Gensho corrected Talulah's statement, saying seriously:

"This matter is rather troublesome. Last time I dealt with related matters, I messed up the 'time' of things, so I'm giving you a few words of advice to avoid delaying important matters. Alright, that's about all the things I need to tell you. I'm leaving now. Don't think about finding someone to come with me."

Seeing Talulah's hesitant expression, Genji made a 'strong' gesture and said with a smile:

"I am very strong. Besides the green form, I also have an extremely powerful form. There's definitely no problem with that."

"okay."

Hearing this, Talulah nodded helplessly and gave up the idea. Indeed, in terms of Gensou's strength, apart from Patriot, the others on her side would only be a hindrance to him, and the current Reunion Movement obviously cannot do without Patriot.

"Well, it's strange, isn't it?"

Talulah smiled and said to Gensou:

"We've only known each other for a short time, but it feels like we're already friends."

“If you don’t mind, you can remove the word ‘feeling’.”

Genji took out the Lost Driver, placed the 'Cyclone' inside, and looked at Talulah with a sincere smile:

"I really enjoy making friends, so if you want to be my friend, then we already are."

"Well, take care, my friend."

"Ah, I'll be right back."

As Talulah watched him go, Gensou transformed into a green light and disappeared into the night. Behind Talulah, Alina looked worriedly through the window into the night. Meanwhile, at the back of the house, Patriot and his daughter silently returned to where they belonged after seeing Gensou leave.

.........

I don't think I went astray, right?

As Yuanxiang rode the wind, he looked down at the boundless, barren ice field below and began to doubt his direction. To be honest, it was alright at first, as he could find some things to use as reference points. But as he flew, things started to feel off. In addition, Yuanxiang was not very familiar with the environment here. If it weren't for the 'wind' trail, Yuanxiang would have started to worry about whether he could get back.

Hmm? Is that fire?

At that moment, Yuanxiang suddenly saw a strange light on the ice field. He immediately lowered his altitude and moved closer to see what it was. He then saw a child making a fire on the wasteland, and a child lying unconscious next to him. They looked like they were really freezing. If they were left alone, they would probably freeze to death.

!!!

The child, who was trying to shield the flames from the cold wind with his own body, immediately grabbed the bow and arrow beside him when he sensed that something was wrong with the surrounding atmosphere. He aimed the bow and arrow at the source of the atmosphere, but the bow and arrow were blown aside by a gentle breeze in the next second. Then a green knight descended from the sky. The child saw the green figure wave his hand, and the biting cold wind stopped blowing, making him shiver uncomfortably.

"Where did you children come from?"

Yuanxiang looked at the wary green-haired child, smiled, deactivated his transformation, gently took the child's hand, and asked tenderly. He had to admit that the child was really cold; even with his own body temperature so low, he felt warmer from the child's hand.

"........"

The green-haired child didn't speak, but simply pointed in a direction, then, holding the unconscious white-haired boy, he pleaded, stammering:

"Please, save him, please, I'll do anything you ask."

"This is....."

After being picked up by the green-haired boy, Gensou noticed that the white-haired child's neck was wrapped in layers of gauze. The bandaging was poorly done and stained, indicating it hadn't been changed in a long time. Gensou gestured for the green-haired boy not to move, then carefully removed the gauze. To his astonishment, he discovered a small stone embedded there—a Source Stone!

"Please...please save him."

"Shh, don't distract me. Don't move from here."

An 'X' mark appeared on Gensou's chest, and the Green Limit Knight materialized. The knight controlled two neck straps, which were placed on the upper and lower points of the white-haired child's neck, respectively. If a large amount of bleeding occurred when the small Originium was pulled out, these two straps would be used to physically stop the bleeding and buy time for him to use Ripple healing.

'puff! '

Gengo's hands were steady. When he removed the small piece of Originium, he did not cause any other injuries or major bleeding. However, with the help of Ripple, the white-haired boy's wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Seeing his companion's breathing steady and his complexion becoming rosy, the green-haired boy showed a genuine smile. But Gengo's mood was not calm. No matter what, Ripple could not cure Originium disease. This child's life had begun its countdown.

What's your name?

Yuanxiang looked at the green-haired boy and asked:

"Can you tell me what happened to you?"

Because the white-haired boy's injuries had been healed, the green-haired boy's attitude towards Yuanxiang became a little more positive. He said his name was Sasha, and the white-haired boy's name was Ino. They had previously lived with a large group of 'family'.

But not long ago, one day strange infected people suddenly broke into their 'home' and killed people indiscriminately, so he hurriedly escaped with Ino. And because Ino was infected, he was unable to take him to other villages and could only wander aimlessly on the ice field.

The Originium block in Ino's throat was originally intended to be placed in her throat by an "obese family member" because Ino liked and was good at singing. However, when she was about to do so, those strange infected rushed in, causing the "obese family member" to fall on top of Ino, and the Originium block was directly embedded in Ino's throat.

What a scumbag.

Yuanxiang clenched his fist, then helplessly let it go. After all, Sasha had said that his previous "home" should have no other survivors besides the two of them.

“Sasha, I can recommend a place for you. It’s called Reunion, and all the members are infected. Would you like to go?”

Yuanxiang spoke softly with Sasha, and given their current situation, Sasha understood that it was too dangerous for just the two of them to move around on the ice field. To put it bluntly, if they encountered danger, they wouldn't even have anyone to take a bullet for them. So without much consideration, Sasha accepted Yuanxiang's invitation.

Before that, Gensou asked Sasha if he remembered the location of 'home'. The boy blinked and thought for a moment, then squatted down and used a twig to gesture on the ground, explaining the route and directions to Gensou in such detail that Gensou was surprised. But immediately, Sasha warned Gensou:

"If you absolutely must go there, please be very careful, as those strange infected individuals still appear there from time to time."

This is the truth. Ino was so badly injured that Sasha naturally wanted to find a place to settle down if possible. So he also considered 'home'. However, after discovering that the danger there far exceeded his expectations, Sasha never thought about going back again.

"That would be wonderful. Well, anyway, let me take you back first."

Gensou suppressed his joy, left a mark, and then used Gale to carry the two children back to the Reunion Movement along the path of the 'wind' they had come from. After telling Talulah, who was still awake, about the children's situation, he set off again, following the direction Sasha pointed out, and arrived at the location of 'home'.

And the situation there was just as Sasha had described: the deformed infected wandered around like zombies, as if they were in a standby state because they couldn't find any prey within their range.

However, when two deformed infected individuals accidentally collide, their ferocity erupts instantly, and they fight each other amidst terrifying roars. As the two infected individuals fight recklessly, new deformed infected individuals are constantly disturbed and join in. In less than a minute, this land has become a cold-blooded and cruel battlefield.

So, are they all dead?

A moment later, Yuanxiang stood up expressionlessly. When a deformed infected person explodes, none of these monsters can escape. In the blink of an eye, they are all gone, leaving only a large crater to indicate that they were here.

Wait a minute...

Yuanxiang looked to the side, where there was another identical pit. So, could it be that there was more than one group wandering around here? Hmm... maybe I should go and take another look around.

With some ideas in mind, Yuanxiang once again took to the air, patiently observing the surrounding situation. Gradually, he discovered some patterns. In this large area, there were almost always deformed infected people. They were like wild beasts, each with their own territory, not interfering with each other. After all the deformed infected people in a certain area died, several would come from the surrounding areas.

At the same time, Gengo also discovered something. After these deformed infected individuals died and exploded, their Originium dust seemed to undergo some kind of change after falling to the ground. Wisps of scarlet smoke rose from them and were blown away by the incessant cold wind on the ice plains. Gengo quietly intercepted a wisp and discovered that it was the same mysterious aura found in the Reunion Movement warehouse.

This made Yuanxiang secretly rejoice, thankful that he had been cautious enough, otherwise, the members of the Reunion Movement would probably have already started to kill each other in a frenzy.

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