The Knight of the Second Generation of Demons Re-enacts

"..."

X2.

The two looked at each other in silence, and finally burst out laughing at the same time.

While they felt that their quarrel was a little childish, their impression of each other increased significantly again.

……

After parting with Chen Shi, Hikigaya Hachiman hesitated again and again, and finally chose to call Hayama Hayato.

Again, even though he disliked Hayato Hayama and they had friction with each other, he still admitted that he was a better fighter than himself.

Under the current circumstances, I have an obligation to remind the other party in advance to prevent them from suffering losses due to insufficient information.

The perspective of the screen came to an abandoned warehouse as the phone call was received. Hayato Hayama, who had not appeared for a long time, was washing his hair with the tap water here while silently listening to Hikigaya Hachiman's phone message.

When he heard that Hikigaya Hachiman's belt was stolen and that the other party's next target might be himself, the corners of Hayama Hayato's mouth curled up slightly.

"It seems that this guy has gotten rid of his period of confusion, although he is still useless..."

Putting down the water pipe, Hayato Hayama combed his wet blond hair into a slicked back bun, narrowed his eyes, and turned to look at the red-haired man who had come to his door.

"Humph, even the information he provided is outdated, useless guy."

The two men stared at each other from a distance of several meters, and Ryuen Sho's smile became more ferocious.

"It's you. I've already defeated Faiz. You're the next one, Caesar!"

"..."

Looking back at the arrogant man in silence, if Hayato Hayama would make a few sarcastic remarks to Hikigaya Hachiman, then he had only one response when dealing with Orphino.

"Transform!"

A yellow light flashed, and Caesar, full of murderous intent, walked towards Faiz with vigorous steps. 】

988

Chapter 988 Choice.

[“Damn it, did that guy Ye Shan know about this?”

Seeing that he had not received any reply since leaving a message to Hayato Hayama yesterday, Hachiman Hikigaya, who was already in a bad mood because his belt was taken away, had become visibly more irritated in the past two days.

He didn't know how to talk to Yukinoshita Yukino and Yuigahama Yui, so he could only pretend nothing happened and work for them at the pizza shop while waiting for news from Hayama Hayato. This feeling of helplessness constantly enveloped Hikigaya Hachiman's heart, and every time he thought about it, he couldn't help but clench his fists until they creaked.

However, no matter how anxious he was at the moment, the fact was still cruel.

Apart from accepting the current situation, there was nothing he could do about it.

--unless……

A gloom flashed across Hikigaya Hachiman's dead fish eyes, and just as he couldn't help but frown deeply, a cold touch suddenly touched his cheek, waking him up from his anxiety.

"Whoa!"

Frightened by such a sudden attack, Hikigaya Hachiman jumped up from his seat like a cat frightened by a cucumber, and a scream that was not human-like came from his throat.

This series of funny actions caused the instigator to burst into laughter like a silver bell, and also allowed Hikigaya Hachiman to see clearly who the visitor was.

"Your reaction is quite amusing, Hikigaya-kun."

"Really? Don't scare me, Manager Ichinose."

As Hikigaya Hachiman complained, the pink-haired beauty, whose waist was shaking with laughter, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and placed the canned drink in her hand on the counter for comfort.

"Sorry, sorry, I just wanted to cheer up Hikigaya-kun. Hikigaya-kun's eyes are already a bit stern, and if he keeps a stern face like this, it will scare the customers."

"..."

Thinking that the other party was complaining about him coming to work in a bad mood, Hikigaya Hachiman paused for a moment. He knew that his current state indeed caused trouble for his work in the store. His dead fish eyes made it difficult for him to leave a good first impression on people, and coupled with his ferocious expression, the effect was by no means as simple as 1+1=2.

However, your mood is not something you can adjust just by saying so. Sighing, Hikigaya Hachiman reluctantly took the drink the other person gave him and took a sip.

"I'm sorry, I'll try my best to adjust my attitude. Don't worry, I'm just here to cover for a few days. Once Yukinoshita and the others have recovered, they won't need me anymore."

"Ahahaha, I'm not disgusted with you."

Realizing that Hikigaya Hachiman had obviously misunderstood what he meant, Ichinose Honoki, who had only wanted to comfort him because he saw that he was in a bad mood, smiled awkwardly.

But she had said what she needed to say. As a store manager, it was not her place to be in charge of so many things. She could only turn around and take out a few boxes of packaged pizza from the kitchen as if to change the subject.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. There are some takeout orders from Nanachome that you need to deliver. Remember to keep smiling~"

"Again? Manager, you are really good at ordering people around."

Hikigaya Hachiman, who had just delivered a takeaway, sighed again. He was secretly amazed at the popularity of this store. Suddenly, he felt that the free drink in his hand was not so fragrant anymore.

"Hey, otherwise I wouldn't be in such a hurry to recruit people. Anyway, I'm counting on you, Hikigaya-kun."

"understood."

Looking at Ichinose Honoki who clasped her hands together and stuck out her tongue at herself, Hikigaya Hachiman took the takeaway and left the pizza shop.

Watching his back disappearing into the store, Ichinose Honami smiled bitterly and touched her cheek.

"Alas, as expected, no matter who you are, you will have your own troubles."

At this moment, the door that had been closed was pushed open again, and another worker in the store pushed the door open and walked in.

Seeing this black-haired young man who came to the store to work at about the same time as Hikigaya Hachiman, the smile on Ichinose Honami's face quickly returned to its usual gentle feeling.

"Oh, you came at the right time, Chen Shijun."

As for Chen Shi, Ichinose Honami felt that he was much more reassuring than the taciturn Hikigaya Hachiman. After all, this guy had a really good personality, and while he was serious about his work, his mental state was also much better than the latter.

"Hikigaya-kun is delivering food now. Could you watch the store for a while? I have to go out for something later."

"Oh, you can, of course."

Chen Shi nodded, but soon showed a look of doubt.

Based on his observations over the past two days, the store manager Ichinose is quite a craftsman.

In order to personally serve qualified pizza to customers, she would basically stay in the store on standby. Even if she asked them to be working chefs, she would only let them be responsible for dishes other than pizza.

It is really rare for someone to suddenly go out during working hours like this.

"Manager, what are you going to do?"

"Haha, just some personal matters."

Ichinose Honami didn't explain why she was leaving. She just smiled and pointed at the boiler in the kitchen.

"I baked a few pizzas in advance, and you can just take them out when the time is right. If anyone places an order while I'm away, I'm sorry to bother you."

"Well, I see."

Chen Shi nodded and turned to walk towards the changing room in the store without thinking too much. However, when passing by the counter, he caught a glimpse of an unopened bottle of champagne out of the corner of his eye.

Chen Shi's family background was upper-middle class. Although he did not know everything about alcohol, he had at least heard of some famous brands, and this bottle of champagne was one of them.

"I really can't believe it, the store manager actually likes to drink?"

Chen Shi didn't have much to think about this, he just sighed inwardly and quickly put the matter behind him. 】

However, although Chen Shi did not know the origin and meaning of this bottle of champagne, the audience in front of the screen knew much more information than Chen Shi.

Many viewers were surprised by the appearance of this bottle of wine, and the students of High School for Advanced Development were the most surprised.

Gaoyu Student: Is this true? How come even Ichinose is Ophio?

Tool Room: Is this strange? Since the other class leaders are all Ophiinho, it would be strange if she wasn't Ophiinho, right?

Gao Yu Student: Okay, it seems so.

Dragon Boy: And he will be given champagne, which means that Ichinose is an Orphino who is unwilling to kill anyone. Hmm, that fits my impression of that guy.

Sickly Alice: Oh, looking at the development of the plot, I think Ichinose-san is being targeted by me. How pitiful.

Fei Bo: Really? I think it’s good, at least I don’t have to see another me killing people. I just don’t know what animal I will be the Ophiono of?

[Just as the audience guessed, Ichinose Honami was indeed being targeted by Sakayanagi Arisu at this time.

Originally, after finding Chen Shi, a very interesting toy, Sakayanagi Arisu was planning to temporarily put aside the hunting of other unqualified Orphinos and have some fun with Chen Shi.

At that time, I let Kamuro Masumi go back to rest, thinking that he could play for a while longer.

After all, Chen Shi’s strength is at most 50-50 with a cadre-level weirdo. If two people attack together, there is no guarantee that the opponent will give up resistance directly.

If that were the case, Arisu Sakayanagi felt it would be too boring.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes. Just as Sakayanagi Arisu was observing Chen Shi and thinking about how to maximize the fun of this man, another figure broke into her sight, which quickly activated the girl's mind. An interesting plan gradually took shape in her mind and drove her to take action.

"Is that the bottle of champagne you sent me? What on earth do you want to do?"

Time goes back to the present. Following the request written in the letter that was sent along with the champagne, the anxious-looking Ichinose Honami came alone to the forest that was the agreed location. There, she met Sakayanagi Arisu and another follower she had called in to take over, Aoi-san.

Ichinose Honami seemed very uneasy about the contents of the letter that would threaten her current stable life.

However, this uneasiness was seen by Arisu Sakayanagi, but he received only contempt and disdain in return.

Unlike Ryuen Sho who simply sees Orphion as a power, Arisu Sakayanagi has his own unique views on Orphion.

In her opinion, Ofiino is an unparalleled talent and a transformation beyond the limit. All Ofiinos should not let their talents be tarnished. Hiding this talent is undoubtedly a waste for her.

Take herself as an example, because of becoming Orphino, she got rid of her originally weak body, gained a new life she had never had before, and climbed all the way to her current position.

Therefore, she always had some expectations for people who could evolve into Ophiino like herself. No matter what way, she hoped to see the shining points and possibilities that fascinated her in these people.

In this regard, Chen Shi met her expectations very well.

Even though his vision of harmonious coexistence between people and Orphino runs counter to the company's current policy, Arisu Sakayanagi, who has seen countless people, can see that the reason he does this is not to escape Orphino's identity, but to follow his own heart after accepting it.

This made the girl curious.

She wanted to witness the end of this choice.

I want to see whether this talent will transform into something more dazzling after experiencing more, or whether it will be just a short-lived miracle like a shooting star.

And now, an opportunity appeared before Sakayanagi Arisu.

Looking at Ichinose Honoha, who had been strangled by the longhorn beetle Aoi, but was still unwilling to transform and resist, Sakayanagi Arisu felt disappointed and a cold smile appeared on his face.

"Now, I can give you one last chance..."