Knight Asylum

Reid realized a crucial problem.

The premise of all this is that he lives here.

Metzler hasn't lost his memory yet. He is an intern who just graduated and lives alone. Giving him a place to shelter from the rain is already considered a good person among good people. No one would be so heartless as to let him live here.

Just as Red was struggling, Metzger, who had changed into a rather conservative set of pajamas, pushed open the bathroom door and walked towards Red while drying her hair.

"I've washed it. I just took the towel apart. Don't worry about it."

"Thanks--"

Red scratched his face, said thank you, and walked into the bathroom in embarrassment.

Metzl took a deep look in the direction of the bathroom, then leaned over and sat on the lazy sofa, holding the killer whale doll in front of her. She knew Reid's character very well. It was impossible for him to ask for further help from her, even if he realized that this position was the best place to observe Kagawa Hideyuki.

So, she needed a guy to play the bad guy.

In the bathroom, Red leaned his hands on both sides of the sink and stared at himself in the mirror. As long as he used the power of Kuga, he wouldn't have to take a shower and his clothes would be dry. It could be said that it was quite convenient. It could be said that the power of Kuga could solve many troubles in life, but he instinctively resisted overusing the power of Kuga in his life.

Even though his body was no longer human, he was still human at heart.

Empty self is empty self, Red is Red.

Red let out a long breath. As soon as he took off his clothes, he found a rather embarrassing problem. The basket containing Metzger's changed clothes was right within his reach. The wet black stockings and underwear were placed at the top without treating him as a stranger.

"Is this some kind of test..."

Reid patted his forehead helplessly, moved the basket a little further away, turned on the shower, and let the scalding hot water pour over his body. After a simple rinse, Reid turned off the shower. Just as he was about to think about how to dry his clothes, there was a knock on the door and Metzger's voice came from outside the bathroom door.

"Well, I just bought a set of men's pajamas. They have been delivered. I put them at the door. You can put them on first. Just throw the wet clothes in the washing machine."

"Thank you--" Red scratched his face and accepted Mazel's kindness.

After Metzger's figure disappeared from the bathroom, Red pushed open the bathroom door and saw a bag of clothes hanging on the handle. Metzger had disappeared, apparently having returned to the bedroom to avoid suspicion.

She is a kind-hearted, rare good girl, and Red was somewhat moved by her. However, Red also knew his current situation. At least before he could truly resolve the issue of the mirror world, he did not have the energy to do so.

After changing his clothes, Red returned to the living room. The bedroom door was just ajar, not completely closed. Although it was unintentional, Red noticed that Metzler was on the phone.

Red originally thought not to eavesdrop on other people's phone calls, but he heard the voice on the phone.

It was born from Hong Shang Guang.

Reid immediately tensed up and took a few steps towards the bedroom.

There is no way, Mitsuo Hongo is such a vigilant existence.

With the intelligence network of Hongshang Fund, maybe they have tracked his whereabouts. And looking at Metzler's three-point panic and five-point puzzled reaction when he answered the phone...

After hesitating for a long time, Reid raised his hand and knocked on the bedroom door.

"Um--can you give me the phone number? This number is probably for me."

Metzler was startled by Red's sudden appearance. Although she looked puzzled, she nodded and handed the phone to Red.

Reid pinched the bridge of his nose and put the phone to his ear, "President Hongshang, it's me."

"Oh - Red, what a coincidence~"

"President Hong Shang, please speak frankly," Reid felt very annoyed when he heard Hong Shang Mitsuo's voice. Hong Shang Mitsuo was definitely planning something.

He didn't want to doubt Metzl, but Metzl was able to discover him at that time most likely because of Hong Shang Guang's guidance. Although it sounds forced, Hong Shang Guang's Mitsuio is such a troublesome existence. If he and Hong Shang Guang's Mitsuio are pulling each other, he will definitely be trapped in Hong Shang Guang's rhythm in the end, so Reid decided to be quick and decisive.

"That's really unexpected, Red. But it's okay this way. Red, before we solve the problem of the mirror world, I need you to protect Mazel."

For a moment, Red had a terrifying premonition that Mitsuo Hongo also retained the memories of the previous timeline. Red wanted to test it, but thinking of Mitsuo Hongo's terrifying cunning, Red decided to remain unchanged in the face of change.

However, Mitsuo Hongo's request did give him a way out.

but!

How could Reid be led by Hong Shang Guangsheng every time?

"I'll leave when the rain stops!"

"Oh, don't worry, the rain won't stop today—"

Reid sneered in his heart. No matter how powerful the Hongshang Foundation was, it couldn't control the weather.

Just like that, the rain kept falling for three hours without any sign of stopping, and the weather forecast host was also very emotional in praising the Hongshang Foundation for its free artificial rainfall.

Chapter 211 Do You Know How to Pull?

Metzl sat on the soft lazy sofa, hugging a killer whale pillow, her snow-white feet gently touching each other and sliding up and down. Although the TV was on, her eyes never left the figure standing in front of the window.

Red has been maintaining that posture for more than three hours, but Metzler is not panicking at all. She even hopes that Red can stand there longer, because the longer it takes, the lower the probability that Red will bite the bullet and leave.

But no matter what, we can't let Red stand there forever. If he takes advantage of others and acts ungratefully, he will only end up in big trouble when he is most proud of himself.

"Um... did President Hongshang say something to you? I'm sorry if it bothers you. Although President Hongshang's personality is a little weird, he is not a bad person," Metzger said softly.

Still immersed in the shock of the fact that Hongshang Fund really made Jiaosu District rain crazily for three hours and planned to rain for a whole day, Reid came back to his senses and said apologetically, "Sorry, this is not your fault."

Reid hesitated and asked tentatively.

"Metzler, have you encountered anything strange recently?"

"Strange thing?" Mazel pinched her chin, tilted her head, and smiled at Reid mischievously, "Meeting a strange person in the alley in the rain, does that count?"

Reid slumped his shoulders in frustration and raised his hands above his head, "Anything else?"

"Anything else..."

Mazel pursed her lips and hugged the killer whale pillow tightly in her arms, her little feet slightly retracted.

"Recently, I always felt like someone was following me, but I checked the surveillance and there was no one else."

Reid immediately thought of the mirror world. Coincidentally, in a few days he would meet Metzger in the previous timeline. According to Mitsuo Hongo, at that time Metzger went to Qingmingyuan University to investigate things related to the mirror world, and now someone might be using the power of the mirror world to track Metzger.

First of all, let's rule out Hideyuki Kagawa. Now Hideyuki Kagawa's research all relies on investment from Hongshang Fund. Only a fool like Kagawa would follow Metzler.

Who is it?

Someone who got the black box like Jun Shibaura and Masashi Sudo before?

Seeing that Red had a frown on her face, Metzger, who had no doubt about the truthfulness of what she said, couldn't help but feel secretly happy, and she worshipped the master who told me that the coffee he made was super delicious even more.

It felt like complete bullshit that he was being stalked and there was no evidence at all, but Red believed it anyway.

"Speaking of which...did President Hongshang say anything to you just now?" Metzler asked with a turn of his eyes.

"Ah, President Hongshang asked me to protect you," Reid replied subconsciously, but immediately regretted it.

Putting yourself in Metzler's perspective, he is an unidentified person picked up from an alley. This unidentified person suddenly said that his immediate boss asked him to protect him. Any normal person would find it suspicious.

"Eh……"

Just as Red thought, Metzler did draw out her voice meaningfully, but she did not look nervous or afraid. She even raised the corners of her mouth and smiled gently.

"My luck is really good. So, Mr. Unknown, will you protect me?"

Metzler still remembers that she didn't know Red's name at that time. Since she was going to act, she had to act the whole thing.

"My name is Red," Red breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little helpless and embarrassed. It seemed to her that Metzger understood his difficulties and deliberately went along with what he said.

"I'm Metzler. I'll leave the rest of my time to you."

Mazel smiled and held out her hand to Red.

"Thanks--"

Reid reached out and took Mazel's hand.

Although she really wanted to continue interacting with Red and create something, Metzl still remembered the advice of the master who made delicious coffee. She should not think that everything is stable and do whatever she wants just because the other party trusts her. At this time, the other party's heart is still in an unstable state. After the other party is sure that she can be trusted and relied upon, she should give the other party space and let the other party move freely.

Proper letting go can ensure that subsequent pulling will not rebound.

Moreover, Metzger knew that Red was a good person who would not take advantage of others in distress, and she didn't want to make things difficult for Red, so after chatting with him for a while, Metzger returned to her bedroom, held the door, and stuck out her tongue at Red mischievously.

"Don't enter a girl's room casually..."

"How could that be?" Red grinned helplessly.

"That's good," Mazel smiled, closed the door, turned around and leaned against it, put her hands on her chest and let out a long breath. She could feel that Reid was no longer as nervous as he was at the beginning.

Very good! The next step is to let Red get used to living here without causing too much psychological burden!

Looking at the three-piece Anku bed in front of her, Metzl became depressed again. Greeed would not feel sleepy and did not need to sleep, but if she really slept in this bed, she would definitely have nightmares.

Looking at the closed bedroom door, Red breathed a sigh of relief and lay sideways on the sofa. Because it was a lazy sofa, it was soft and could be used as a bed. Metzger's house seemed to have a built-in air conditioner, and the temperature was just right. He would not catch a cold with his current physical condition.

After a day of running around, the tension brought by loneliness gradually relaxed, and Red fell asleep quickly due to exhaustion.

When he woke up, Metzger had left. There was a breakfast on the table and a thermos next to it with a note underneath.

Red scratched his hair, stood up and pulled out the note.

[Good morning, I'm going to work first. Your clothes are washed. I will be back at four in the afternoon. Today's dinner is curry. Of course, if you want to eat something else, we can go shopping in the supermarket.]

A cute killer whale was drawn at the signature section.

"She is so virtuous..."

Red looked up and saw his clothes neatly folded in the basket. There was also a door card on his clothes, which was obviously the spare key to the house.

Damn it! Tears are about to flow.

Red reached out and picked up the thermos, and after unscrewing it, a rich aroma of coffee gushed out. Red immediately remembered the unpalatable coffee he drank in the rain yesterday, which was so bad that it was hard to imagine that it was made by human hands. If it weren't for the environment, he might have really spit it out on the spot, but to be honest, after drinking that cup, he developed a psychological trauma on coffee.

But it was rare that Metzl prepared coffee for him, so he couldn't just not drink it and throw it away.

After making up his mind, Red took a deep breath, tilted his head back, took a sip, and immediately raised his brows.

Although it tasted bitter, a mellow aroma filled his mouth. He was not a master in coffee tasting, but he thought the coffee was delicious. If possible, he would like to have another cup.

Chapter 212 Madam, You Know

After eating and drinking and getting dressed, Red regrouped and began planning his journey again.

He must go to the Takamizawa Group, but now Serviera is hovering near the Takamizawa Group under the manipulation of Shiro Kanzaki. If he wants to go, he will definitely conflict with Serviera's reception team.

Mistakes made by superiors should not be borne by subordinates, and Red does not want to be enemies with those innocent people who are fighting for humanity.

However, Shiro Kanzaki's actions also verified his idea. Cultivating a mirror world core that can proliferate runaway is one of Shiro Kanzaki's goals, and the Takamizawa Group can cultivate such a core, so Shiro Kanzaki pulled in Servier Turia's containment team to prevent him from destroying Disgusting in advance.

Now that you know, you won't be so anxious. The way to stop the core of the Coffee Mirror World of the Takamizawa Group is not necessarily to use force. Of course, the most important thing is that if you choose force, you can't avoid the time reversal of Kanzaki Shirou.

The first person Red thought of was Metzl. As a capable subordinate of Hong Shang Mitsuo, he had sufficient reasons and ability to enter and exit Takamizawa Group at will. Takamizawa Group, which was now facing financial collapse, had no reason to reject Hong Shang Fund, a big customer. He could ask Metzl to help him find out the situation inside Takamizawa Group.

But Red didn't want to put Metzler in danger.

Who else can help him?

Red crossed his arms, wandered for a while, then stopped and his eyes lit up.

Takamizawa Saori!

As the wife of Itsushi Takamizawa and the wife of the president of the Takamizawa Group, Saori Takamizawa can enter and leave the Takamizawa Group freely and has access to many secrets of the Takamizawa Group. In a few days, Saori Takamizawa will be attacked by alien insects and replaced.

If he could have saved Takamizawa Saori at that time, Takamizawa Saori would at least not suspect him of any ill intentions, and then tell Takamizawa Saori what kind of dangerous thing her husband was involved in...

Wait, doesn't this mean that, ma'am, you don't want your husband to develop in a certain way?

Red crossed his arms over his chest and couldn't help muttering a few words before he stood up and looked at the mechanical watch on his left wrist.

If he remembered correctly, in the previous timeline, he went to Ise Ayaka's house because of Ise Ayaka's call for help, but now Sudo Masashi is gone, and the phantoms were also killed by him, so Ise Ayaka and Hamamura Midori should be fine.

However, to be on the safe side, Reid decided to go to Amanokawa High School to observe.

Riding on the mobile Pegasus, he sped all the way to Amanokawa High School. Red did not get too close, but climbed up the tallest building near Amanokawa High School, stood on the water tank and looked out at Amanokawa High School. He still remembered where Ise Ayaka sat, which was the standard protagonist position.

"I'm still in class..."

Although her face looked a little ugly, Ise Ayaka was sitting in her seat, and Hamamura Midori was sitting at the table in front of Ise Ayaka. She also looked unhappy and looked very tired.

It seems that the face-to-face experience with Gurongi who was playing the killing game made these two high school girls realize the dangerous side of [S·L]. Although they felt a little sorry, at least their current state proved that they were still human and had not turned into phantoms, which made Reid feel a lot more at ease.

While there was still time, Red rode the mobile Pegasus to Hamamura Midori's house and knocked on Hamamura Midori's door.

"Here it comes—here it comes—"

Accompanied by a burst of irritable responses and a series of sounds of bottles and jars colliding, the door opened a crack, and a pair of bloodshot, tired and impatient eyes appeared in Red's sight.

"Is there a problem?"

"Ah - are you Hamamura Midori's mother?" Red coughed and asked tentatively.

"Ha...did that guy get into trouble again?"