Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

——"Have you ever thought that this is too troublesome? Can't you just move your fingers and search online to find a more convenient way?"

Inside the room, Ritsu Narose's words burst out from the screen of her mobile phone like a machine gun at full blast, shooting Yutenji Wakami in front of her to pieces.

At this moment, Yutenji Wakamugi was particularly glad that he did not turn on the video call function, otherwise his bitter face would have been seen clearly by Ritsu Narose.

Lying listlessly on the bed, Yutenji Wakami tried to calm himself down while staring at the screen of his mobile phone, looking at the pictures of annotations made on his documents that Ritsu Narose kept sending him.

In her original plan, she would not have any more interactions with this know-it-all guy.

However, despite her reluctance, her desire for progress still led her to contact Ritsu Naruse.

"I'm helping you cover up for Toyokawa Shoko, can't you just talk to me nicely?..."

Muttering softly at a volume so loud that Ritsu Narose couldn't hear, Yutenji Wakami's hands gradually clenched.

To be honest, after sending the first draft of the paper that he had spent a lot of effort to Ritsu Naruse, Yutenji Wakumaki originally wanted to listen carefully and ask for advice on relevant knowledge.

But after hearing someone's voice, she seemed to see someone standing behind her, who was bent over the desk with a pen in hand, pointing at what she had written in an extremely provocative tone.

In a state of superposition of "Oh my god, I'm so unhappy!" and "Why does what he said make so much sense?", Yutenji Wakamu, who was struggling with himself, simply turned on the hands-free mode and threw the phone aside.

Looking at the gray-white ceiling, the chattering beside me seemed to become a kind of white noise.

With one hand resting her head on her head, Yutenji Wakamushi moved her buttocks in an unladylike manner, lying sideways on the bed, and looked at the mobile phone lying horizontally on the bed.

"Ham..."

She relaxed and couldn't help but yawn. However, before she could fully relax, a questioning voice came from inside the phone.

——"What's that noise?"

I forgot I was on hands-free mode!

His face suddenly changed, and Yutenji Wakamu was about to hide the past when there was a sudden rapid knock on the door.

After waiting for a few more seconds, the door was suddenly opened from the outside, and a little head with two ponytails poked out from the door.

"Sister Ruomai—Mom is calling you for dinner!"

As the youngest sister, she had not yet recovered from the excitement of traveling, and her voice at this moment seemed to carry a bit of the breath of outdoor sunshine.

"Ah, I'll go there later..."

——"Forget that. After all, the paper is not written for me, it is written for you, understand..."

While he was still speaking, a guy who didn't know the situation suddenly came in and interrupted Yutenji Wakamaki.

Her originally normal gaze was quickly replaced by dead fish eyes rich in DHA. She hurriedly turned off the hands-free mode and thought about how to trip up Ritsu Narose in the future.

But while she was silent, the girl standing at the door seemed to have discovered something interesting.

His eyes gradually widened, and confusion turned into surprise.

She remembered the plot she had seen in the animation, and imitated the scene in her memory, slowly closing the door, and then -

"Mom! My sister is calling the big brother we talked about before!"

"Hey--"

The loud shouting outside the door naturally could not escape the ears of Yutenji Wakamaki. She was about to go and deal with the guy who was talking nonsense, but was hindered by the mobile phone at her ear.

After looking left and right, she could only ignore the confused Ritsu Narose on the other end of the line and hurriedly hung up the phone with a random excuse.

Throwing his phone on the bed, Yutenji Wakami looked at his bedroom door again.

“Ughh ...

Holding her head in her hands, the girl, overwhelmed with emotions, ruffled her beautifully groomed hair into a tangled mess.

On the other side, in a guest room at a Kumamoto hotel several thousand meters away, Ritsu Narose looked at the tablet computer in front of him that had ended the call and slowly typed a question mark.

88. Do you want to see your mother again?

The scorching summer sun could not change Shoko Toyokawa's schedule. Out of responsibility as a team leader, she came to the office alone.

Today happened to be the weekend, and she thought there was no one else here. However, as soon as she pushed open the door of the office, she felt a cool breeze blowing in her face.

The air conditioner in the corner of the room was running, and on the sofa in the center, Ritsu Narusha, who was supposed to be in another city, appeared here.

After not seeing each other for a few days, Toyokawa Shoko had been feeling a little lonely. However, the girl's reserve made her deliberately suppress her expression and asked with a normal expression, "You said on your phone that you were traveling, why are you back so suddenly?"

"I have some important things to do," Naruse Ritsu replied, moving his butt to the other side of the sofa to make room for Toyokawa Shoko. "It just so happened that Deng and Riki seemed to want to go somewhere alone, so I came back first."

As he spoke, Ritsu Narose saw a figure suddenly appear on the empty sofa opposite him.

After not seeing each other for a while, he actually saw dark circles under Belmont's eyes.

However, the expression on her face did not reveal any fatigue, but instead revealed visible excitement.

Realizing that the two ancient dragons had something to say next, Toyokawa Shoko, as a human, tactfully stood up and left.

"Wait a minute." Belmont, who was sitting opposite, interrupted Shoko Toyokawa as she was about to leave.

Pointing to the sofa and motioning her to sit down, Belmont gave a chilling smile: "What I am about to say is also related to you, Miss Toyokawa."

"I?"

Frowning, Toyokawa Shoko fell back to her original position.

She wasn't sure what the other party was planning, but when she noticed that Ritsu Narose beside her winked at her, she knew she didn't need to be nervous.

And the subsequent development of the matter seemed to be as uneventful as she expected.

Bringing up a topic they had discussed several times before, Jue Yinlong, who specialized in biological research, asked pointedly, "Of the humans you know, how many can adapt to the ravages of the Crazy Dragon Virus like she has?"

It’s not about “enduring” but about “adapting”.

Although there are many hunters who can temporarily fight against the Mad Dragon Virus in battle and suppress and utilize its effects while enduring its side effects, there are very few individuals who do not suffer from sequelae afterwards.

They often died suddenly shortly after fighting with the Black Eclipse Dragon and the Sky Dragon, and most of them were destined to die young.

After counting carefully, it seems that among all the humans that Ritsu Naruse has seen, only a village girl with extremely high fighting power is not only not affected by its negative impact, but lives a more energetic life.

"Just like the Gold Rathalos and Silver Rathalos among the fire dragons, perhaps only the rare species of the 'human' race can adapt to the violent effects of the Mad Dragon Virus."

After giving his own answer, Ritsu Narushe saw Belmont nod.

"That's right, but the problem still exists." Belmont first confirmed his answer and then expressed his own thoughts.

"Although you successfully devised a plan to remove the Crazy Dragon virus from the body, this plan alone cannot completely free the humans who originally served as its carriers from its influence."

"Don't you find it strange?" She continued, looking at the frowning girl on the other side. "A girl who has never trained physically could actually adapt to a virus that even large creatures can't resist. This is an extremely rare event. And yet, she didn't show any abnormal symptoms during the infection."

With both hands nervously clutching the hem of her skirt, Shoko Toyokawa bit her lower lip slightly, and suddenly felt a warmth covering her left hand.

Looking down, she saw Ritsu Narose extending his hand.

Shoko Toyokawa opened her mouth and was about to say something, but she heard another voice coming from the other side of the sofa that made her look sideways.

"In addition to researching Ms. Toyokawa's own physical condition, I also investigated her immediate family and found something very interesting."

Snapping her fingers, she threw a stack of documents into Ritsu Narushe's arms, her eyes fixed on the fidgeting girl.

"Ms. Toyokawa, have you ever wondered why your grandmother died suddenly at such a young age? And why did your mother repeat the same mistake and die at such a young age?"

what?

Upon hearing this new information beyond what he already knew, Ritsu Narose's expression changed slightly.

He almost asked back subconsciously, but his excellent body control made him shut up in time, avoiding the fate of becoming a Kamen Rider emoticon.

"..."

On the other side, Toyokawa Shoko, who also heard these words, was forced into silence.

How did she know these things?

What does she want to do by suddenly saying these things?

What should I do next?

The scar in her heart, which had just healed, was torn open again, causing Shoko Toyokawa to taste the bitterness she had not felt for a long time.

All sorts of questions came to her mind at once, and she found it difficult to respond for a moment.

"Early death..." Ritsu Narose muttered to himself, then looked at Belmont thoughtfully.

Thinking of the topic she just mentioned, Naruse Ritsu's eyes suddenly changed: "You mean-"

"Yes, that's what you think." Belmont nodded and looked at Toyokawa Shoko with interest. "I suspect her blood contains something like a virus or viral antibodies, but I don't have conclusive evidence to prove it."

"At the moment, I can only speculate in the direction of a family genetic disease. If I could get fresh blood from Ms. Toyokawa's mother or grandmother, I might be able to find evidence to prove whether this hypothesis is correct."

Spreading her hands, she said regretfully, "Unfortunately, such conditions don't exist in reality, and the Toyokawa family doesn't have the habit of preserving the plasma of family members."

Noticing the girl's body trembling slightly, Naruse Ritsu took the initiative to interlock her fingers, giving her a soothing feeling of security while looking up and saying, "There is a way."

"Eh?"

"any solution?"

Shoko Toyokawa exclaimed subconsciously, and Belmont looked at Ritsu Narose with surprise.

But before Ritsu Narose could answer, Gu Long, who was older and more experienced, guessed Ritsu Narose's plan.

"You want to use the power of Zulong?"

"That's right," Ritsu Narushe pulled out his phone and opened an app he hadn't used in a while. "As long as we change some parameters, we can directly locate the time when those two were still alive."

"Oh~"

Belmont couldn't help but gasp in amazement. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he glanced sideways at Toyokawa Shoko who lowered her head and remained silent.

"So..." She couldn't help but smile, "Ms. Toyokawa, do you want to see your mother again?"

.The phantom of deep forest

The appearance of ancient dragons is often accompanied by weather changes that go against the laws of nature - this is the most widely circulated statement from the Ancient Dragon Observatory and among hunters.

But this sentence cannot cover all situations.

The Nergigante that Ritsu Naruse was familiar with was a special case. Moreover, he had heard that more and more ancient dragons were becoming adept at restraining their power, to the point that they could even move around in the same area with small animals that should have been scared away by the ancient dragon's aura.

Discerning the whereabouts of an ancient dragon by observing the surrounding environment is the human way of observation. As ancient dragons, the "instinct" in their blood is more specific than the knowledge passed down by humans.

Just by standing in this forest, Ritsu Narose could feel a faint breath coming from the depths of the forest.

It's like a glass of colorless and tasteless boiled water placed in front of you. If you drink it directly, you won't taste anything strange. But if you look through the wall of the glass before drinking it, you can see something distorted by the glass full of water.

With his arms folded across his chest, Jue Yinlong, like Ritsu Naruse, maintained his human form and stood on the grass.

She closed her eyes, as if listening to something. After a while, she turned to look at Naruse Ritsu: "Did you feel it too?"

"It's a very strange feeling." Nodding, Ritsu Narose suddenly took off on the spot and looked from a high place at the endless sea of ​​trees in the distance.

His excellent eyesight allowed him to easily see the entire forest. Soon he landed and told the authorities about the suspicious places he had seen.

After saying that, he turned to look at Toyokawa Shoko, who had remained silent since arriving here.

Unlike the two ancient dragons who appeared here openly, she, as a human, disguised herself.

The Black Dragon Crystal that she carried with her finally played its role.

Shoko Toyokawa, who was originally wearing casual clothes, was now wrapped in thick and heavy black and purple armor. Her black mane swayed slightly as her body moved, and the protective gear covering her face was pushed to her forehead to facilitate her movements.

Ritsu Narose could also guess why Toyokawa Shoko did this.

The reason why one doesn't dare to show his true face is simply because he is afraid of meeting someone he knows.

For example, her mother.

Regarding the question of "Can a mother recognize her daughter when she grows up?", Ritsu Naruse has no relevant experience and cannot give an answer.

After all, his mother only exists in concept, just like aliens in human cognition.

If you say there is, then there should be - but I just can't see it.

This undeveloped forest is not easy to walk through, but there are two non-human beings in the team, and the other human is now also a cheat hunter who can materialize a greatsword with his bare hands.

All the plants blocking the road were cut off. As they gradually approached the destination mentioned by Riku Narose in the direction he indicated, an eerie and silent atmosphere suddenly enveloped Shoko Toyokawa.

"It's too quiet." In the silence, Ritsu Narose suddenly said.