Knight Asylum

Kusaga Masato muttered in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged, still kind and humble, "Maybe it sounds a little unbelievable, but recently a lot of people have disappeared from Seimeiin University, all of which are related to mirrors. Among them is a friend I know. I heard that Professor Kagawa had done research on mirrors before, and there was an experimental accident, so I wanted to see if I could find any clues here. Now it seems..."

Masato Soka turned his head to look at the messy research institute of Hideyuki Kagawa, and frowned slightly.

"My guess was correct."

There was nothing flawed in what Soga Masato said, especially after witnessing the existence of the Knight in the Mirror with his own eyes, there was no way he would doubt what Soga Masato said. Takumi still frowned, but didn't say anything.

"The actual situation is just as you think."

Because of the experience in the previous timeline, Red had a high degree of trust in Masato Sohka, so he did not doubt him too much and explained the current situation to him.

After listening to Reid's explanation, Kusaga Masato's brows were tightly locked together and he said nothing.

The situation was much more serious than he had imagined.

In modern society, there are too many objects that can be used as mirrors. There is glass everywhere and everyone has a mobile phone in their hands. In the mirror world, there is a group of irrational monsters who may jump out of the mirror and attack people at any time. What is even more dangerous is that a group of terrorists including the Zhinao Group are now acting in the mirror world for their own purposes.

[S·L], which was never safe, became even more dangerous.

"Masato Kusaka, my suggestion is that you take Sonoda Mari and the other members of Meteoric Academy and leave [S.L] as soon as possible," Reid said slowly after a pause, "You also saw those Mirror Knights from the Intelligent Brain Group just now. They know of your existence, and you are on their must-kill list."

"I'm not actively dealing with you right now, simply because I have to deal with other groups that have Mirror Knights. But if we meet... you know what will happen."

Without Reid's explanation, Kusaga Masato had already realized the seriousness of the problem, so he nodded without hesitation, "I understand. I will find a way to contact other members of Meteoric Academy to explain this matter."

Masato Kusaga had a good impression of Red.

He could see that Red was a good man and was really worried about their safety. Of course, the most important thing was that Red did not go to see Mari Sonoda and seemed to have no interest in her at all, and Mari Sonoda also seemed to have no interest in Red.

Anyone who doesn't like Sonoda Mari and who has no interest in Sonoda Mari is a good guy.

"Hey——are we leaving?!"

Mari Sonoda was stunned and her eyes widened in disbelief.

How could she be sent away without even saying a word? !

"Mari, [S·L] is very dangerous now, especially for us," said Kusaga Masato softly.

"but--"

Mari Sonoda wanted to say something, but the messy research institute in front of her made her speechless. When Knight pointed the gun at her, she indeed smelled the scent of death. Her body was cold and her limbs were completely unable to move. If possible, she didn't want to experience it again a second time.

"I see……"

Mari Sonoda pulled the strap of her backpack and lowered her head.

Qiao glanced at Sonoda Mari, stretched himself, and deliberately prolonged his voice, "Ah! That's great, I can finally get rid of you, a troublemaker~"

"Eh-really?! That's great! You have a cat tongue!"

Mari Sonoda, who was originally in a depressed mood, immediately got angry and glared at Qiao fiercely, as if to let Qiao know that she was very angry, and deliberately walked away with heavy steps. Masato Kusaka looked at Qiao with a subtle expression, took out a small notebook from his pocket, quickly wrote his number on it and handed it to Reid, nodded, turned around and chased after Mari Sonoda.

After Sonoda Mari and Kusaka Masato walked away, Qiao put down his hand and bumped Red with his shoulder, with an awkward expression, "Okay, you can take a shower and wash clothes even when you are displaced. But I can't sleep well because of Mari."

Red knew that Qiao was showing concern for him in a roundabout way, so he immediately smiled and put his arm around Qiao's arm and leaned on her shoulder, "You've worked so hard, thank you."

"Hmph - I'm glad you know."

As the saying goes, a natural nemesis is a tsundere.

When Red leaned on her, her face immediately turned red, but she didn't mean to break free. She crossed her arms over her chest and muttered to herself.

"Well - it just so happens that I got permission to go out these few days from that annoying guy, so I don't mind working harder. Of course, it's mainly because Sonoda Mari is so annoying. I accidentally bought an extra copy when I was shopping, so I brought you along to use it up."

Reid was stunned and smiled helplessly.

There aren't so many careless things in this world.

"Feel sorry."

Qiao's expression froze for a moment, and then he uttered an unhappy sound, staring at Reid with resentment, "I asked you to leave, but you refused—"

"Sorry sorry-"

Reid immediately raised his hands.

"Ha... Never mind. I knew back then that you have your own persistence, but promise me -"

Qiao raised his fist and hit Red's chest.

"Don't be too aggressive."

Reid was stunned for a moment, then hugged Qiao tightly and whispered.

'I will.'

Qiao's pretty face suddenly turned red. She struggled to break free from Red's arms, turned around and walked away cursing.

Chapter 244: The Strange Demon God?

After saying goodbye to Qiao, Red immediately drove back to Kakuzuka district, to Hideyuki Kagawa's research institute. This time it was Tojo who opened the door again, but Red heard the voices of Hideyuki Kagawa and Nakamura.

"I need to talk to Professor Kagawa," Reid raised his hand to hold the door frame, "Whatever happens."

Feeling Red's determination, Tojo said nothing, let go of the door handle and made way.

After whispering his thanks, Reid followed the sound to the center of the research institute. Hideyuki Kagawa and Nakamura were both there, but they didn't look well. Nakamura's face was covered with bruises and scratches, and his wounds were being bandaged. Hideyuki Kagawa didn't have any external injuries, but looked very tired.

Obviously, Hideyuki Kagawa did not lose this battle, but he did not gain much either.

Seeing Red appear, Nakamura stood up immediately, very alert. At the same time, he glared at Tojo who was following behind Red, as if blaming Tojo for opening the door to let Red in. Kagawa Hideyuki, on the contrary, was much calmer.

"Red, thank you. If you hadn't suddenly barged in, we wouldn't have been able to get away so easily."

"Professor Kagawa, now you understand the situation," Reid put his hand on his waist and shook his head.

Kagawa Hideyuki was silent for a while and then nodded. He pinched his nose and sighed, "I had a hunch long ago, but I can't believe that Kanzaki Shirou would do this. Not only the Zhinao Group, but all terrorist organizations with resources and technology must have obtained the technology of the mirror world."

"Shirou Kanzaki is simply a traitor to humanity. He actually handed over the mirror world technology to those weirdos for his own purposes!" Nakamura raised his fist and slammed it on the table and roared.

"Purpose? What is Kanzaki Shiro's purpose?" Reid was stunned for a moment and then a little surprised. It seemed that Nakamura and Kagawa Hideyuki did know Kanzaki Shiro's purpose.

Kagawa Hideyuki pushed his glasses and said nothing, while Nakamura raised his head as if it was a matter of course.

"Of course, by letting the mirror world erode the entire world to dominate the entire world!"

……

Indeed, just by the fact that time can flow backwards, Shirou Kanzaki has enough time and opportunities to use the mirror world to dominate the world. Anyone with a little ambition who gets this technology and ability will definitely think of dominating the world. But for some reason, every time Red thinks of Shirou Kanzaki's pure and unselfish face that seems to care nothing about anything, he feels that this most reasonable speculation is actually the most unlikely.

"Teacher thinks so too, right?" Nakamura turned his head excitedly and looked at Kagawa Hideyuki.

"Whether Kanzaki Shirou's goal is to dominate the world or not, the terrorist organizations that have obtained the mirror world technology will definitely carry out activities with the goal of dominating the world," Kagawa Hideyuki neither agreed with Nakamura's opinion nor denied it, but looked at Reid, "Do you want to say something? If we are here, even Kanzaki Shirou will not be able to eavesdrop through the mirror world."

Reid glanced at the only three mirrors in the laboratory, and this time Shirou Kanzaki did not appear, but that was only this time.

But Kanzaki Shirou is only one person with one pair of eyes. It is impossible for Twenty-Four to just stare at him and do nothing.

Maybe he could give it a try. At most, time would go back, and then Kanzaki Shirou would appear again to make him avoid this route.

Reid took a deep breath and reached into his pocket with his right hand to hold the Gale Card.

"Professor Kagawa, what if I told you that Kanzaki Shirou reset time?"

Kagawa Hideyuki's expression froze instantly. Tojo, who was standing behind Reid, was stunned for a moment and then suddenly raised his head. Nakamura stood up directly, "This is impossible!"

"Red, you said... time was reset?"

As a well-known professor, Kagawa Hideyuki was much more stable than Nakamura. He stood up and walked in front of Red, holding his chin and narrowing his eyes slightly, "In other words, you have the memory of a previous timeline that is different from the current one."

"Yes, that's why I was able to find you in advance." Seeing that time did not flow backwards, Red breathed a sigh of relief. No matter if Kanzaki Shirou did it on purpose or was negligent, he had to convince Kagawa Hideyuki as soon as possible. "In the previous timeline, it was Kitaoka Hideichi who told me your location."

"And in the previous timeline, before time was reset, Professor Kagawa, you were the one who came to me to solve the Mirror World Core rampage that Kanzaki Shirou was about to cause."

Hideyuki Kagawa frowned.

"Are you... a singularity? Have you ever seen, sand, around you?"

"Singularity? Sand? If it's the ashes of Ophiino's death..."

"It's not Orphino, it's another more dangerous life form that can travel through time, the Demon God," said Kagawa Hideyuki in a deep voice, "Only those who are careful can remember the things in the previous timeline that were changed by the Demon God's actions."

"Alien Demon God?" Reid was stunned. It was the first time he heard this word.

"But the Alien Demon God became extinct after 07, and there is no record of him appearing again. Could it be that the Alien Demon God still exists?"

Hideyuki Kagawa walked back and forth with his chin in his hand, his brows tightly locked.

Looking at Hideyuki Kagawa who was lost in thought, Red opened his mouth and smiled helplessly, "Professor Kagawa, you... don't you really want to admit that Shirou Kanzaki can turn back time through the mirror world?"

Hideyuki Kagawa paused, his face stern and he said nothing.

Nakamura was annoyed, and stepped forward and grabbed Red by the collar, "What are you talking about! How can Kanzaki Shirou be better than the teacher!"

This time, Tojo was unexpectedly calm and not excited.

Because he was not sure when Shirou Kanzaki would turn around and take the money, Reid did not want to waste too much time on Nakamura, so he pressed Nakamura on the table and stared into Kagawa Hideyuki's eyes.

"Professor Kagawa, this is not a joke."

"Hey - you bastard! Let go of me now!" Nakamura glared and tried to break free angrily, but Reid's right hand was like a mountain pressing down on him tightly, and no matter how he struggled, he couldn't get rid of it.

Kagawa Hideyuki let out a long breath and sat back. "Nakamura, calm down. Reid, what you said makes sense. I am indeed reluctant to admit that Kanzaki Shirou can reset the timeline through the mirror world."

Red let go of Nakamura because Kagawa Hideyuki had spoken, so no matter how angry Nakamura was, he just glared at Red and didn't take any other action.

Of course, even if he took action, it would be of no use.

"Red, could you please tell me in detail what happened in the previous timeline?"

Hideyuki Kagawa rubbed his temples and sat up straight. As a well-known professor who has taught countless students and won countless awards, Hideyuki Kagawa now looks like a student who is attending class seriously.

Reid glanced at the mirror inside the experiment and began to explain in detail what happened in the previous timeline and the differences in this timeline.

Chapter 245: Is He a God?

Hideyuki Kagawa closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

He was prepared to accept that Shirou Kanzaki could reset time through the mirror world, but the amount of information brought by Reid was far beyond his imagination. Even he needed some time to digest it. Nakamura and Tojo were stunned by the excessive amount of information. It took them a while to come back to their senses and look at Kagawa Hideyuki at a loss.

After a long silence, Hideyuki Kagawa opened his eyes and looked at Reid with a tired face.

"People will be corrupted by the mirror world and become mirror beasts."

"Yes."

"Also, Kanzaki Shirou can reverse time. People who have been corrupted into mirror beasts will only exist as irrational mirror beasts in the mirror world and no longer exist in reality. Even if traces are found, no one will remember... them?"

"Yes."

"How is this possible!" Nakamura couldn't hold back and yelled impatiently, "Kanzaki Shirou is not a god! How could he do this!"

"Nakamura, since you are my student, don't deny your point of view by saying how could it be possible," Kagawa Hideyuki glanced at Nakamura, "or... you didn't notice any traces in this research institute at all?"

"So, is this a job that can be completed by just the three of us?"

After Kagawa Hideyuki said this, Nakamura was completely silent.

"It seems... I can't help but believe it," Kagawa Hideyuki leaned back on the chair, exhaled a long breath, and sighed, "It seems that I still underestimated Kanzaki Shirou. I didn't expect that he could do this."

"Professor Kagawa, you are probably the only person in the world who can stop him." Seeing that Kagawa Hideyuki looked old, Red quickly spoke to comfort him, "Except for Kanzaki Shirou, you know Kanzaki Shirou best."

Kagawa Hideyuki shook his head helplessly, pulled out a card from the Knight Card Box and threw it to Red, "Before I was sure that Kanzaki Shirou could reset the world through the mirror world, I thought so too."

Red raised his hand to take the card, looked at Kagawa Hideyuki with some surprise, and handed it back, "What is this?"

"The mirror world actually has countless layers, and this Advent Card, the accelerated Advent, uses this principle to push me out through the rejection phenomenon between the layers, achieving an accelerated effect," Kagawa Hideyuki took the Advent Card and put it back into the Knight Card Box, "This is one of my trump cards."

"But, Professor Kagawa, your trick won't work on Kanzaki Shirou," Reid kindly reminded after hesitating for a moment, "Kanzaki Shirou seems to move freely in the layers you mentioned. Ordinary attacks can't touch him at all."

"That seems to be the case, but Reid, why... do you remember everything?" Kagawa Hideyuki sighed and said seriously, "This may be the key to solving this problem."

Reid glanced at the three mirrors in the laboratory, took out the Gale Card from his pocket and handed it to Hideyuki Kagawa.

"Before the last timeline was reset, I took this from Kanzaki Shirou. I guess this is also some kind of advent card."

"The Advent Card on Kanzaki Shirou?"

Hideyuki Kagawa's eyes lit up, and he immediately stood up, took the Gale Card from Reid's hand, and began to ponder it. But as time passed, Hideyuki Kagawa's excited expression gradually turned into regret and disappointment, and he returned the Gale Card to Reid.

"I'm sorry, this is not an Advent Card, but it seems to be an auxiliary object used to stabilize something. I can't see what use it has for now, but it must be very important to Kanzaki Shirou. It's safer with you than with me."

"Really? What a pity." Red stuffed the Wind Card back into his pocket with a bit of disappointment. "Professor Kagawa, what are your plans next? It's too late to recover the core that destroyed the mirror world now."

"Even if the cores of those mirror worlds can be destroyed, Shirou Kanzaki can reset time. Next time, he can cultivate a large number of mirror world cores in a more secure way, just like this timeline," Kagawa Hideyuki, who has already accepted that Shirou Kanzaki can reset time, held his chin in his hand, his brain working at high speed, analyzing the current situation.

"The key to the problem is... it turns out to be Kanzaki Shirou's real purpose. In the previous timeline, although you tore off the card, the core of the mirror world has gone berserk, and Kanzaki Shirou's purpose should have been accomplished."