The Knight of the Second Generation of Demons Re-enacts

[Considering the need to make more detailed arrangements against the Overlord later, Toyokawa Shoko temporarily separated from Kousaka Honoka and prepared to inform Mobius and the others, who knew nothing about this matter from her perspective.

After getting the assurance from Toyokawa Shoko, Kousaka Honoka's tense nerves finally relaxed.

Feeling happy, which was rare during this period of time, she decided to end her trip to Helheim.

In the camp, they found Huang Lian, who was avoided by Toyokawa Shoko, and returned to Zeya City together. They immediately informed their companions who were now sharing the good news.

Knowing that the World Tree Foundation might change that horrific plan later, everyone's face suddenly showed joy.

Of course, this is not the case with Nagasaki Suyo.

"What's wrong, Sushi? Are you still in pain?"

Looking at her somewhat abnormal expression, Kousaka Honoka couldn't help but show a worried look.

Honoka Kousaka still has 100% trust in Nagasaki Motoyo, who was "injured" because she sacrificed herself to block Nishikino Maki's attack.

Nagasaki Suyo, who was in a state of confusion, was suddenly shocked to find that Kousaka Honoka had stood so close to her without her noticing. She quickly sat up straight and tried to force out a smile that always worked.

But I can't find the feeling I had in the past.

After several attempts, Nagasaki Suyo had no choice but to give up, and lowered her head guiltily to avoid Kousaka Honoka's worried gaze.

"No, nothing. I was just thinking about what you said..."

He said so.

But at this moment, Nagasaki Suyo's heart was filled with bitter emotions.

What is this Ark Project, which is humanity's last resort? What is this that we are ready to give up everything? What is this that we all share a common destiny?

Every word and action of Toyokawa Shoko in the past flashed through Nagasaki Suyo's mind, making the eyes hidden under her bangs become increasingly gloomy.

——How many times will it take for you to give up? Why do you always go against your past words so easily, Xiaoxiang...

With such heavy thoughts, Nagasaki Motoyo left the Gaim Corps' base on the pretext of feeling unwell.

Fortunately, the relationship between Toyokawa Shoko and himself has not been exposed yet, and Kousaka Honoka is unaware that he had sneakily attacked and knocked her out.

"Things haven't reached the point where they are truly irreversible yet...?"

Nagasaki Suyo's thoughts were interrupted by the ringing of her cell phone. She looked at the screen of the phone silently. The number from Toyokawa Shoko on it made her feel a little dazzling for a moment.

After taking a deep breath, she finally chose to answer the phone.

……

"These are the aliens named 'Overlords' that I discovered during this incident."

In the conference room of the World Tree Tower, Toyokawa Shoko was speaking at the main seat.

Mobius and the other two, as well as Nagasaki Motoyo, were now summoned by her and listened to each other's findings with little interest.

"According to the information provided by Kousaka Honoka and what I saw with my own eyes, these overlords all possess intelligence that is not inferior to that of humans, and they also have the ability to manipulate Helheim's plants.

I think from them, maybe we can find a way to stop Helheim from eroding the Earth."

Then, she projected the photos of Zhenhong and Datore onto the public screen, and also displayed the hand-drawn sketch of the owner of the coercion in her memory.

"There are probably three confirmed aliens at the moment. I've codenamed them True Red, Emerald, and White Arnon. We'll conduct a new search of Helheim and we'll have to find them... hm?"

Halfway through her speech, as if she finally realized that the atmosphere in the conference room was a little too cold, Toyokawa Shoko looked up at Mobius, who was closest to her, in surprise.

"What's the matter, Dr. Mobius? I thought you would be very interested in this discovery."

"Uh, this."

Mobius spun the pen in his hand and his gaze lingered for a moment on the code name "True Red" in the information. He seemed to be somewhat moved that Toyokawa Shoko would also use this code name. Was it fate?

——As expected, what a pity.

Although his mind was filled with thoughts, Mobius still put on a decent smile on the surface.

"I am actually quite excited, but I am a scientist after all. I would rather see it with my own eyes than read it on paper."

"That's right, you are worthy of it."

Toyokawa Shoko had no doubts.

"After that, please make sure to check it out with your own eyes. I look forward to your research results."

As she spoke, Toyokawa Shoko thought of Kousaka Honoka again.

"By the way, after this incident, I have confirmed that Kousaka Honoka is not an enemy. From now on, you don't have to be hostile to her anymore."

"..."

As soon as these words were spoken, different degrees of strange expressions appeared on the faces of the people present. Nagasaki Suyo, who was supporting her face with her hands, paused slightly, but she concealed it well.

She flipped through the documents, pretending not to care.

"But Xiaoxiang, isn't this a bit too optimistic? Given the Overlords' attitude towards humans and the strength they have shown, will everything really go that smoothly? Isn't it safer to focus on the Ark Project?"

"Of course I have also considered this aspect, so I am not planning to report this matter directly to the top management at the moment. The top management said that the Ark Project is still progressing steadily, and we must complete the contact with the Overlord within this period of time."

"In other words, this is a secret that only a few of us know about right now?"

Nishikino Maki narrowed her eyes slightly and asked the question.

"Yes."

Toyokawa Shoko gave a fearless smile.

"In any case, this is the first time we have an option other than despair, and it is very worthwhile to try. I firmly believe that with our efforts, we will achieve results!"]

The dead fish eyes of the Great Sensei: Wow, the flags are flying high, it feels like Toyokawa Shoko has flags all over her body!

Ah, Shirley: Humph! It is normal to be retaliated against when you can't even discipline your own subordinates.

Silver Wolf: Let me give you a sentence that my Great Chief likes very much - you will win!

Father Mapo: When I see Toyokawa Shoko speaking on the stage about information that everyone already knows, I can't help but smile.

The first generation cute king: She looks so pitiful. I hope Sister Xiangzi can be safe in the end.

842: The Exit of Toyokawa Shoko (8k)

The meeting came to a conclusion with Shoko Toyokawa alone in joy. Under the premise that the world crisis is approaching, she will not just stay in the office and wait for the people below to conduct the investigation slowly as she did in the past.

Now that we have seen hope, all we need to do is to quickly produce results.

Considering this, she finally decided to lead the team to Helheim to search for the Overlord, and the time was set for tomorrow.

Orders were passed down one by one, and the entire World Tree Tower moved quickly under her command, like a huge high-precision machine, preparing for tomorrow's events.

His swift and decisive style of action made the four people present once again realize how extraordinary the person on the stage was.

If Mebius and the others had not been planning to stab her in the back for a long time, they would have lost everything before they could even react, right?

No, considering Toyokawa Shoko's strength, as long as the overlord who possesses the power of the forbidden fruit as guessed by Mebius does not take action, the overlord will probably have been captured by Toyokawa Shoko tomorrow.

As Mobius thought so, his eyes unconsciously turned to Nagasaki Suyo, who seemed a little distraught after Toyokawa Shoko left.

The other person's expression was changing constantly, and the astonishment and struggle in his eyes at being betrayed by Bai Yueguang made Mebius even see some of his own past.

——That’s good. It’s time to add the final layer of insurance for the next action.

With a sinister smile on his face, Mebius, under the watchful eyes of Nishikino Maki and Sid, came to the side of Nagasaki Suyo and gently knocked on the table in front of her.

"What?"

Looking up, Nagasaki Suyo showed great impatience when she saw Mobius's fake smile.

"I'm not in the mood to talk to you right now."

"Hehe, don't be so angry~"

Mobius chuckled, not taking Nagasaki Suyo's prickly attitude to heart at all.

"Hey, Xiangzi-chan is very self-conversational, isn't he?"

“…I don’t understand you.”

"Then just treat it as my soliloquy."

Having said that, Mebius sat down on the conference table and seemed to be playing with his nails leisurely.

"She clearly said that humanity had no way out, and she forcefully dragged someone into the World Tree, forcing her to do many things that betrayed her friends. But now she wants to forget all those things just because she said 'I see hope again', and she even pretends to get along with someone's friends in a friendly manner."

The more he spoke, the more the corners of Mebius' mouth rose, like a poisonous snake slowly opening its mouth towards its prey.

"Don't you think this is too much? Didn't she consider what kind of situation that person would face with his friends after the fact that he belonged to the World Tree was exposed?"

Nagasaki Suyo looked struggling. Although she knew that Mobius' words were not well-intentioned, she couldn't help but think about what he said.

A big part of the reason why she decided to attack Kousaka Honoka and wanted to imprison her until the Ark Project was completed was because she witnessed Toyokawa Shoko's determination to carry out the Ark Project at all costs.

Indeed, for some reason, Kousaka Honoka has become extremely powerful, even to the point where she can hold her own in a one-on-one fight with Toyokawa Shoko.

But what about the others? Minami Kotori, Yazawa Nico, and the other members of the Gaim Team... Once the World Tree makes up its mind to start its plan, how long can Kousaka Honoka protect them?

From Nagasaki Motoyo's perspective, allowing the uncontrolled Kousaka Honoka to continue fighting against the World Tree Foundation with Minami Kotori and the others would only make the belonging that she had finally found disappear before her eyes once again.

So she took action and did something irreversible yesterday.

Then Toyokawa Shoko suddenly changed her mind and acted as if she and Kousaka Honoka had understood each other.

This made Nagasaki Motoyo unable to laugh at all.

——You have reached a settlement, but what about me?

From then on, dissatisfaction with Toyokawa Shoko began to accumulate quietly, and the repressed emotions became darker and deeper, tormenting Nagasaki Suyo's heart all the time.

"Xiaoxiang just had no choice before..."

But even so, Nagasaki Suyo still cares about Toyokawa Shoko very much. The good times in the past prevented the darkness in her heart from erupting completely, but the villains who saw her hesitation would not give her this opportunity.

"Oh, does she really have no choice?"

Sid sneered as if it had nothing to do with him.

"I remember clearly that you had asked Toyokawa Shoko to completely delete the video footage of Sonoda Umi, but what was the result?

Not only was she indifferent to your request, she even told the matter directly to Kousaka Honoka, pushing her completely to the opposite side of the World Tree and you."

"Well……"