Knight Asylum

Because Tezuka Umiyuki is a celebrity? He is far inferior to Seimeiin University. Moreover, stabbing his own client in the back is a very explosive operation in the legal circle.

It's hard not to suspect that Kitaoka Hideichi has something else up his sleeve.

Or did Hideichi Kitaoka remember the events of the previous two timelines?

Reid was a little tempted, and just as he was about to test it, Kitaoka Shuichi's eyes fell on him, "So Mr. Tezuka, what's the use of this guy?"

"Ah - Red... well, that's true," Tezuka Umi crossed his arms and thought for a while before he stood up and stretched out his right hand to Kitaoka Shuichi, "Then I'll leave this matter to you."

"Mr. Tezuka, just leave the matter to me."

Red was dumbfounded.

It was clearly he who suggested looking for Kitaoka Hideichi, and it was clearly Tezuka Umiyuki who just came along, so why did he seem to be the superfluous one in this whole back and forth?

Chapter 314: The Victory Necessary for the Future

"How much did you divine?"

After leaving Kitaoka Hide's family, Red raised his hand helplessly and patted Tezuka Umiyuki on the shoulder.

Reid was not stupid either. It didn't seem like Tezuka Umiyuki's move in unison with Kitaoka Hideichi was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Looking at Kitaoka Hideichi's expression, it didn't seem like he had recovered the memory of the previous timeline, but rather that he had some other plans. Tezuka Umiyuki's proposal was exactly what he wanted, so he simply agreed to it.

What about Tezuka Umiyuki?

"A little bit," Tezuka Umi scratched his face and smiled helplessly, but did not deny that he had done divination.

"You guy, have you forgotten what you said? Excessive divination and prediction of the future will come at a price," Reid pinched his nose and complained helplessly.

Tezuka Kaiichi was stunned and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but everything turned into a "hmm".

"So, how much did you divine? Does it end here? Or is there more?" Reid shook his head with a serious expression.

"this--"

Tezuka Umi hesitated for a moment, not expecting Red to do this. After a little consideration, he shook his head and said, "No, my divination told me that letting Kitaoka Hideichi fight this lawsuit is the key. Other than that, I don't know."

After staring at Tezuka Umiyuki for a while, Red, unable to see anything else in Tezuka Umiyuki's eyes, put his hands on his hips and let out a long breath.

"New mysteries pop up before the previous ones are solved. It's really a headache."

"I'm sorry, but my divination tells me--"

"Okay, okay, I'm not complaining about anything. If I really have to say something, I'm just complaining that my abilities are not enough to solve these puzzles quickly," Reid waved his hand.

"Moreover, the original purpose this time was to test Kitaoka Shuichi's identity, to see if he was a Mirror Knight, and whether he had Gaia's memory in his hands—"

"It's okay. Since Kitaoka Shuichi has agreed to help us with the lawsuit, there will be plenty of opportunities to test it out later," Tezuka Umiyuki said to comfort him. "Besides Kitaoka Shuichi, is there anyone else who could become the Mirror Knight?"

Red rolled his eyes and asked back, "What do you think?"

Knowing that Red was testing him, Tezuka Umi shook his head and smiled helplessly, "I didn't predict that."

"Huh? Really?" Red thought for a while with his chin in his hand and then thought of someone.

Sano Mitsuru.

Among the Mirror Knights he knew, Sano Mitsuru, who was able to control an unknown number of antelope mirror beasts, was definitely the most special one. And as a person, Sano Mitsuru was also very insightful.

If given the chance to gain the power of Mirror Knight, Sano Mitsuru would definitely accept it and use it for his own selfish desires.

If given the chance to gain the power of Gaia's memory, Sano Mitsuru would accept it without hesitation and use it for his own selfish desires.

"Mitsuru Sano, the Knight Card Box and Gaia Memory, he got at least one of them."

"Sano...Mitsuru? What kind of person is he and what does he do?" asked Tezuka Umiyuki curiously.

There must be something very special about the person who could be remembered by Red and who was so sure that he would get one of the Knight Card Box and Gaia Memory.

Does he have special abilities like him, or is he a genius in a certain field like Kitaoka Shuichi?

"He...just needs one word to describe him."

After carefully thinking about what Sano Mitsuru had done, Red smiled helplessly.

"what?"

"Humanity."

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Kitaoka Hide leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window, drinking his black tea leisurely and looking at the street. Reid and Tezuka Umiyuki had long disappeared, but what if they made a surprise attack?

"They've gone far away."

A voice sounded from behind Kitaoka Shuichi.

"Actually, I have a question I've always wanted to ask you," Kitaoka Hideichi pulled the curtains, walked slowly to the sofa for guests, sat down, and arrogantly crossed his legs.

"But let me say this first. This is not my wish, so you can choose not to answer. However, I can doubt your existence because of your attitude of not answering, and then -"

Kitaoka Hideichi shook his head and his smile became more arrogant.

"Call for help from the guy who just left, or..."

Kitaoka Hideichi pulled out a Gaia memory from the sofa and shook it.

"Hand in something that looks suspicious."

"You have already made a wish to me. Once a wish is made, it cannot be changed." The illusory figure was not angry at Kitaoka Shuichi's arrogant attitude, and seemed to have not taken Kitaoka Shuichi's threat seriously at all. "What's your problem?"

Kitaoka Hideichi tossed the Gaia memory in his hand and tilted his head to think for a while, "What is your purpose?"

"If you really want to test something, it's better not to ask questions that you won't believe even if I answer them," the illusory figure shook. Although it was blurry, Kitaoka Hideichi could be sure that the other party was showing a sarcastic smile.

"That's true, but you're smarter than I thought," Kitaoka Hideichi shrugged nonchalantly, then narrowed his eyes slightly, "Can my wish really come true after this lawsuit?"

"What are you doubting about? Didn't everything go as I said?"

Kitaoka Hideichi sighed and pressed his hands against the back of the sofa. "Today, just as you said, Kageyama Saeko came to talk to me about that matter. According to what you said, even if I put forward such conditions, Kageyama Saeko would not refuse. After that, Tezuka Umiyuki also came, without a second's delay."

"But! This could also be a bait you give me to do what you want, right?"

The illusory figure fell silent.

"But - I'm not a nitpicker. I'm serious about that wish, and given the current situation, you're the only one who can fulfill it. There's only one thing I want to confirm."

Kitaoka Hideichi crossed his fingers, his expression extremely serious.

"Can I win this lawsuit?"

"You will definitely win."

"Really? That's a great help. Sorry, sorry, I'm a lawyer who relies on my undefeated record as a selling point," Kitaoka Hideichi's expression immediately became frivolous.

"But if you are unprepared and act half-heartedly, this victorious future will slip away from you," the illusory figure warned.

"Eh - I thought fate could not be changed," Kitaoka Hideichi shook the teacup gently.

"Kitaoka Shuichi, the future can be changed. You can just ask directly."

"Really? Then I'll start asking questions," Kitaoka Hideichi put down his teacup and smiled meaningfully.

"If I don't fight this lawsuit, the future you want will disappear, right?"

Chapter 315 You two should go on a date

In the previous two timelines, Red tried to find Sano Mitsuru, but failed. Every time he got in touch with Sano Mitsuru, it was Sano Mitsuru who took the initiative to approach him.

But this is also a normal thing.

Sano Mitsuru is like a go-to guy. As long as there is money to be made, he can appear anywhere. But there is one place where there is no money to be made but you can always run into Sano Mitsuru.

That is Xiaoxing’s flower shop.

"Reed?" Xiao Xing, who was watering the flowers, was stunned and looked at Reed who appeared at the door with surprise.

"Yo—" Red waved.

"Hello," Tezuka Umiyuki poked his head out from behind Reid, looked around the flower shop carefully, and raised his head with some surprise.

It’s hard to imagine that there would be such a flower shop in Xingxiu District.

"Please give me a pot of...sunflowers," Tezuka Umiyuki smiled at Xiaoxing.

Xiao Xing blinked, suddenly realized, and smiled at Tezuka Umi, "Please wait a moment."

Red raised his eyebrows. Why did he have a feeling that Tezuka Umiyuki and Xiao Xing had reached some kind of tacit understanding?

Before Reid could speak, Tezuka Umiyuki spoke first, "Speaking of which, Miss Koyuki."

"Just call me Xiaoxing," Xiaoxing handed the packaged sunflowers to Tezuka Umiyuki.

"Okay, Xiaoxing, has Sano Mitsuru come to your place during this period?" Tezuka Umiyuki took the sunflower without being too reserved.

"Mr. Sano...?" Xiao Xing frowned slightly, as if she remembered something unpleasant.

"Did something happen?"

Reid noticed something unusual.

He knew Xiao Xing's character very well, and it was hard for him to imagine anything that could make Xiao Xing show such an expression. As for Sano Mitsuru's character, although it was very subtle, he was also very clear about it.

Every word that Sano Mitsuru said could hit the other party's most comfortable point. Even if he stabbed someone in the back, he would use a lazy tone to dilute the other party's bad feelings and leave enough room for the other party to offer to bribe him.

Of course the most important thing is that this third timeline has many things that he should know but has no impression of, such as Shirou Kanzaki died a long time ago, he was just hunting down the powerful demon, Light in the Sage's Tower is not dead, etc.

He thought that Xiao Xing did not have any deviations that he should have known about.

"Mr. Sano has been a little annoying lately," Xiao Xing shook her head, "He seems to want to pursue me, and even though I clearly rejected him, he has no intention of giving up."

Xiao Xing paused and her tone became noticeably colder.

"He seemed to think that I rejected him because he had no money—"

"Woo wow—" Red didn't know how to comment.

This was indeed what he expected and was reasonable.

If it was Mitsuru Sano, it is indeed possible that he would say that.

Xiao Xing tilted her eyes and raised her fingers to gently twiddle her hair. "In fact, his behavior has greatly affected my life. I don't know what happened recently, but he suddenly became very generous. He comes to my house every day and wants to buy all the flowers I have. Rumors have also started to spread among the neighbors."

Xiao Xing paused, sighed helplessly, and her weak and fragile appearance made people feel pity for her.

"I really don't know what to do."

"This is really troubling," Reid raised his hand and patted his forehead.

You say that Sano Mitsuru broke the law, but that seems far from the truth. He didn't do anything out of line. If he really did... Xiao Xing is still a Gurongi after all, and not killing people and not beating people are two different things.

Tezuka Umi thought for a while and then raised his finger. "Well...Xiao Xing, how about letting Red pretend to be your boyfriend? Although that Sano Mitsuru is annoying, he doesn't look like the type who would break the law. If he knew you already have a boyfriend, he would probably give up."

Xiao Xing's eyes lit up slightly and she looked at Red quietly, but her eyes dimmed when she saw Red holding his chin and thinking seriously about Tezuka Umi's words.

She could see that Red thought what Tezuka Umiyuki said made sense and was now thinking about how to proceed. This showed that Red was now considering her as a friend who had no other thoughts about her.

Rather than seeing Red seriously consider her, she would rather he be shy or stammer and refuse as if he was hiding something.

In fact, just as Xiaoxing thought, Red was seriously thinking about Tezuka Umiyuki's proposal at the moment and had no other ideas. Maybe he would feel embarrassed later.

"What do you think, Xiao Xing? I personally think this is a good proposal," Red thought for a while and decided to ask Xiao Xing's opinion, "but if you think it's not okay--"

"Okay, I think this is great! I'm counting on you!" Xiao Xing immediately bent down and asked.

"Red, this is also an opportunity for you," Tezuka Haizhi glanced at Xiao Xing, "The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. If they realize what we are investigating, they will definitely be alert. But if you go shopping with Xiao Xing, they will most likely let down their guard, so remember to be happy."

By the end of his speech, Tezuka Umiyuki had his hands on his hips and smiled brightly.

"Leave the rest to me. Don't worry, I don't know how to tell fortunes. It's not necessary anymore."

"Tezuka, you... um, be careful. If anything happens, be sure to contact me." Red nodded without hesitation and turned to look at Xiao Xing, waving his arms up and down with great enthusiasm. "Xiao Xing, when are we going on a date?"

"Huh? So soon? I, I'll go make a phone call first!"

Reid's straight ball broke the long-lost defense. Xiao Xing subconsciously looked down at her clothes, immediately turned around and stammered, leaving the flower shop through the back door as if she was running away.

Selvi Turia, who was drinking coffee, frowned and immediately sat up straight and looked around.

"What's wrong? You look uneasy," Metzger glanced at Qiao without stopping grinding the coffee.

"I always feel like something is happening—"

Qiao scratched her hair. The chair that had become her shape suddenly became strange for some reason. No matter how it changed its shape, she couldn't feel at ease.

"No, I need to go find Red."

"I say... it's only been a short time since we last met, are you already impatient?" Meizier shook her head helplessly, "If you follow too closely, it will only make people annoyed."