Knight Asylum

"This is not your fault, Reid. I came to you both to seek an answer and to remind you," Tezuka Umiyuki took a deep breath and his expression was extremely serious.

"Red, a silent war has begun, but one whose scale and brutality are beyond our imagination."

Chapter 227 Can Be Human

"war?"

Tezuka Umiyuki's words left Reid a little stunned.

Tezuka's Finger of the Sea is mostly about fights between mirror knights.

Judging from the situation in the previous timeline, once the Knight Card Box that can obtain the power of the Mirror World and transform a person into a Mirror Knight is spread, the person who obtains the Knight Card Box is very likely to abuse the power of the Mirror World for his own desires and commit various crimes.

However, everything they want is in reality. The mirror world is just a channel. At least before there are not enough things in reality to divide up, there should be no conflict of interests between the Mirror Knights. It is impossible for it to evolve into a war. What's more, what Tezuka Kai said is that the scale and brutality of it are beyond their imagination.

The most important thing is that, although it is a bit ruthless, the people who were corrupted by the mirror world and turned into mirror beasts no longer exist in this world after time goes back.

In other words, the previous group of vicious people who abused the mirror world can no longer commit crimes in this timeline.

However, Red does not think that Umi Tezuka is exaggerating.

"Please tell me more details."

"Red, you should have come into contact with this Knight Card Box before," Tezuka Umiyuki exhaled and raised his hand to knock on the Knight Card Box on the table.

"Yes, I have seen quite a few, but your Knight Card Box is very different from the one I remember..." Red narrowed his eyes slightly, "It's very different."

The difference here is not the difference in color, but something more intrinsic.

In the previous timeline, the Knight Card Box was a black rectangular object, but this Knight Card Box of Tezuka Umiyuki had cards inside. Yes, it was the same as the Knight Card Box that Kanzaki Shirou transformed into Odin and the one that Kagawa Hideyuki had installed on his waist.

The general Mirror Knight can only fight in melee, which means he is more durable than the general monsters. However, the existence of the card greatly increases the fighting ability of the Mirror Knight. The accelerated arrival of Kagawa Hideyuki, and...

Kanzaki Shirou's time has come.

If the knight card boxes distributed now are all equipped with cards, the danger level of Mirror Knight will increase significantly.

"Do you know what has changed?" Tezuka Umi's voice suddenly dropped. "I made a contract with the monster in the mirror through the Knight Card Box."

A contract with a mirror beast? !

Reid's eyes widened.

This sudden information left him a little confused.

"Please wait a moment——"

Red held his forehead and thought for a while before his face tensed. "What is the specific content of this contract? By the way, can those mirror beasts communicate?"

He still remembered how Masashi Sudo and Junkagami Shibaura behaved after they transformed into beasts. They were irrational, bloodthirsty and manic, and did not behave like humans at all.

"How can I describe it... it probably can't be considered communication," Tezuka Umi smiled helplessly, "The blank knight card box can contract a mirror beast, so as to borrow the power of the mirror beast, but in return, the mirror knight must help the mirror beast get food, otherwise... the mirror beast may kill its master at any time."

"Food?" Reid thought of something bad and asked quickly, "Mirror Beast's food, can it be humans?"

Tezuka Umiyuki was silent for a while and then slowly said, "It could be a human."

It can be, but it is not necessary.

This is what Tezuka Umiyuki meant, but he didn't say the second half of the sentence, because being able to be a human being is enough.

The thing that is most abundant in [S·L] is people, and the most common thing is people going missing.

"But in terms of efficiency, killing other Mirror Beasts is a little more efficient," Tezuka Umi added, noting that Red's expression was not very good. "As long as you kill a Mirror Beast, the Mirror Beast you contracted will not try to kill the master for at least a period of time. Moreover, it seems that the more you eat, the stronger the Mirror Beast will be."

"Tezuka, do you know about those Mirror Knights? Or, can you divine the identities of those Mirror Knights?" Red exclaimed, his expression serious, "Just like you found me."

Tezuka Umi pursed his lips and shook his head. "Red, divination is not omnipotent. Moreover, if you predict the future too much, some unfortunate things will happen, such as..."

Tezuka Umiyuki paused and sat up straight.

"die--"

Red opened his mouth. Although he was anxious, he didn't intend to force his will.

"Tezuka, what are you going to do next?"

"I... want to stop the war between the Mirror Knights," Tezuka Umiyuki tightened his fingers, exhaled heavily, and stretched out his hand in the direction of Reid.

"My friend... probably won't come back, so I don't want this to happen to anyone else."

"I will try my best to stop the fighting in the mirror world, so I'll leave the things in reality to you. My divination tells me that many dangerous organizations are involved."

"Well - leave it to me!"

Reid reached out and firmly grasped Tezuka Umiyuki's right hand.

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In order to avoid Murakami Kyo'er's suspicion, Takuma Ichiro changed his clothes and got a new mobile phone before returning to the Zhinao Group. As the Lucky Clover and the highest-ranking executive of the Zhinao Group, he has multiple numbers, so he is not worried about others suspecting him about this matter.

The failure to recover the belt was not a trivial matter, so Takuma Ichiro did not waste any time and went straight to the elevator to the president's office on the top floor of Zhinao Group to explain the matter to Murakami Kyoer.

Takuma Itshiro originally thought that Murakami Kyoji would be furious about this, but to his surprise, Murakami Kyoji only raised his eyebrows and was not angry after knowing that he not only failed to deal with Sonoda Mari, but also failed to recover the belt.

"Really? I understand."

"Then I'll go back first," Takuma Itsuki turned around and waved his hand. When he was about to leave, Murakami Kyoer stood up and called out to Takuma Itsuki.

"Takuma Itsuki, you seem very unhappy with me."

Zhuoma Yilang paused, turned his head and raised his eyes, "Is it so obvious?"

This time it was Murakami Gorge's turn to be stunned.

He knew that Zhuoma Yiro hated him. According to his methods, he should immediately get rid of people like Zhuoma Yiro who disobeyed his management and were high-level executives of Zhinao Group. But Zhuoma Yiro hated Yiro, which was completely in line with his principle that Yiro should kill people.

Failure to take back the belt is not a small mistake. Even if Zhuoma Yiteng is a lucky four-leaf clover, he cannot avoid punishment. But today Zhuoma Yiteng seems to be very tough, which makes him feel guilty when he was ready to use carrot stick to pua Zhuoma Yiteng.

"I don't care if you are dissatisfied with me. What I want is the future of Orphino," Murakami Kyoer said with his hands behind his back. "If you can continue to operate the Zhinao Group in the current way, I will be happy to give you the position of president."

Zhuoma Yilang raised his eyebrows slightly. Under normal circumstances, he would have been ecstatic, but he was awakened by Red, so he could see at a glance that this was just a big pie in the sky for him to work. However, since such a big piece of pie was thrown out, there must be something confidential enough for him to do.

"Really?" Takuma Itsuki's face was full of surprise.

"Well... of course, but you also know that if you want to sit on the position of President of Zhinao Group, you need sufficient performance," Murakami Kyo'er raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Now there is one thing that I think only you can do."

"Hmph - of course, tell me what it is," Takuma Itsuki grinned.

"The Mafia, the Beast Gang, and a bunch of other people who are in the way—"

Murakami Gorge sneered.

"Destroy them."

Chapter 228 Na Na Na——

After saying goodbye to Tezuka Umiyuki, Red drove his Pegasus to the vicinity of Hamamura Midori's house and took a look from afar. The house was tidy and clean, but the placement of some objects was different from when he cleaned it.

It is obvious that Hamamura Midori's mother is trying hard to change herself.

Red chuckled, but he felt a little depressed when he thought about people like Hamamura Midori's mother who decided to live in the present moment being shrouded in the shadow of the mirror.

"Kanzaki Shirou...what exactly is your purpose?"

Red raised his head and let out a long breath. A few yellow fallen leaves floated past his eyes. It was a pity that Shirou Kanzaki did not appear in front of him this time.

He really didn't understand Kanzaki Shirou's purpose.

Shirou Kanzaki should know better than anyone that no matter how many Mirror Knights come, they can never be his match. If Shirou Kanzaki himself comes, he might be able to use his special ability to reverse time to fight him. Even if an ordinary Mirror Knight obtains the power of the Mirror Beast to reach the effect of 1+1>2, its power can never be greater than ten thousand.

and……

Even though Tezuka Umiyuki stated in front of him that he had no intention of following Kanzaki Shirou's request, and even took the initiative to join forces with him to stop the war between the real world and the mirror world, Kanzaki Shirou had no intention of turning back time to stop this.

So, was this something Shirou Kanzaki did on purpose?

Since Kanzaki Shirou will let Tezuka Umiyuki kill him, will he let other mirror knights attack him?

“Ha… never mind—”

Reid got into the car, took out Takumi Ichiro's cell phone and dialed Xiao Xing's number.

He had no interest in Takuma Itsuki's private life, so to him Takuma Itsuki's mobile phone was just a communication device.

Soon, the call was connected and Xiao Xing's voice came from the phone.

"Hello? Who is it?"

"Xiao Xing, it's me." Red leaned back, supporting the seat of the mobile Pegasus with his left hand, holding the phone in his right hand, scanning the surroundings, "Did you find anyone suspicious?"

"Regarding this matter……"

After hearing that it was Reid's voice, Xiao Xing's cold voice softened a lot, and also had a bit more helplessness.

"Saori is shopping now, and I haven't seen anyone suspicious yet."

"Shopping?" Reid was stunned. Wasn't the situation of Takamizawa Group very bad? Why was the president's wife still shopping like nothing had happened?

Knowing that Red was thinking about something else, Xiao Xing immediately added, "Saori is not buying luxury goods, she is shopping in the supermarket, and now..."

Xiao Xing paused and looked over. Among the long queue of people selling discounted eggs, Saori Takamizawa did not look like the wife of the president of a huge group at all. She was neither arrogant nor impatient, and from time to time she would chat with other people in the queue.

Xiao Xing turned her head to look at the cart next to her which was filled with various discounted vegetables and smiled helplessly.

"I'm buying discounted vegetables. I want to cook them myself tonight."

"This is really... No, I'm glad you're okay. By the way, Xiao Xing, I can't say more, but just because there are no other people around doesn't mean it's safe. Pay more attention to things that can be used as mirrors, such as glass, discs, and plastic shells," Reid glanced at the rearview mirror.

Xiao Xing was stunned, but immediately nodded and agreed, "I understand, I will pay attention."

"For now, there's nothing else. And...thank you for believing in me."

Xiao Xing was a little dazed. She didn't expect that she, with her hands stained with countless blood, would one day be thanked by Kuuga, who had sealed her in the first place. And the reason was actually because she believed in Reid.

It's really strange, it should be the other way around.

Thank you Red for actually being willing to believe her, a Gurongi with countless blood on his hands.

"Then I'll hang up first."

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Xiao Xing subconsciously called out to Reid.

"what happened?"

Xiao Xing held the phone, hesitated for a while, and then cautiously asked, "Do you have a place to stay?"

"……Yes, I have."

She heard it, and Red hesitated.

Xiao Xing pursed her lips and recalled what Baluba had said to her. Combined with Red's answer, which was obviously concealing something, Xiao Xing's mind immediately emerged with the image of Red leaning against the wet alley, looking up at the sky, helpless in the rain.

If she saw it, she would definitely hold an umbrella to protect Red from the wind and rain.

For Kuga, who has mastered the ultimate power, even a rainstorm is nothing but a trivial matter, but inside that powerful body is a human heart.

Xiao Xing subconsciously clenched her phone, regretting that she didn't realize Red's situation and lend a helping hand yesterday.

"I'm fine! You don't have to worry about me, Xiao Xing. That's all."

Looking at the screen showing the call ended, Xiao Xing smiled bitterly.

She knew that Red was worried that he would be a burden and affect her life. After all, Red's current identity was Gurongi, who was playing a killing game with unknown rules.

But it was precisely because of this that she felt even more heartbroken, and she really wanted to tell Red that she didn't care what other people thought.

"next time……"

Xiao Xing whispered softly.

"Next time we meet, I will definitely..."

"What?"

Saori Takamizawa's face suddenly appeared in front of Xiaoxing. Her naughty smile made Xiaoxing react. Her face turned red, and she covered Saori Takamizawa's mouth with her hand before Saori Takamizawa said something that would make her agitated.

"Nothing - have you bought the eggs?"

"I bought it. Wow - it's a little more expensive than I expected. Is it because of the devaluation of the O coin?" Takamizawa Saori shook the box of eggs in the plastic bag as if to take credit. Before she finished speaking, she seemed to recall something and said with emotion with her hands on her hips.

"But wages have not increased, and the taxes we need to pay have only increased."

"This... is indeed the case," Xiao Xing, who has run a flower shop for more than ten years, nodded with deep understanding.

"So, was that Red the one who called just now?"