Knight Asylum

"The more times you fight those mirror beasts, the more Mirror Knights will get used to fighting in the mirror world, and then they will fight Mirror Knights, and then... this influence will be brought into reality."

"Is that true of you too?"

Red's sudden question made Sano Mitsuru freeze. After a long while, he scratched his face, his eyes flickered, and he didn't dare to look at Red. Just when Red thought Sano Mitsuru was going to deny it, Sano Mitsuru put down his hand.

"Yeah... That's exactly why I say that."

"Before I became a Mirror Knight, I didn't even dare to hit anyone. After becoming a Mirror Knight and fighting the Mirror Beast... I just felt that way. As long as the money is enough, even if I kill someone, it's no big deal."

"I lost all resistance to taking someone's life, it's like, I've already done it."

Reid said nothing, but looked at Tezuka Umiyuki.

Because he knows it better than anyone else.

[Mirror Beast, once a human]

Tezuka Umi was silent for a moment and then nodded.

"Ah... I'm sorry, I'm not trying to excuse my behavior," Sano Mitsuru grabbed the back of his head and stuck out his tongue, "I just stole some information through the mirror world at most."

As he spoke, Sano Mitsuru glanced at the documents on the ground, clasped his hands together, bowed towards Reid, and smiled awkwardly.

"So, please, for the sake of Miss Xiao Xing's happiness, don't investigate the mirror world anymore."

Red could see that Sano Mitsuru was serious.

"This is not something that can be ignored without investigation," Tezuka Umiyuki replied also seriously.

Reid and Umimoto Tezuka wanted to explain to Mitsuru Sano why this was not something that could be ignored, but Mitsuru Sano just scratched the back of his head and let out a helpless sigh.

"Ah... is that so? There's nothing I can do, is there anything I can help with... Hey, hey, hey, why are you looking at me with such suspicion, Tojo, what's with that look? I've helped you so much, I even helped you find this house!"

"Because I paid for it," Tojo Go emphasized, then paused and emphasized again, "and it was a large sum of money."

"cough--"

Sano Mitsuru coughed heavily and laughed awkwardly.

"I have to make a living, but judging by the results, it's worth it."

Tojo did not refute.

Sano Mitsuru really helped him a lot.

"So, how much do you want us to pay?" Red, who was dealing with Sano Mitsuru for the third time, put his hands on his hips.

"Uh... I don't need money," Sano moved his lips and slumped his hands, "Of course, if my offer can make you feel at ease, then I will offer it--"

"I'm sorry - I wasn't doubting your resolve."

Reid raised his hand helplessly, patted Sano Mitsuru's shoulder, and pinched his index finger and thumb.

"It's just that you act a little bit uneasy."

"I know, I know. I know where that guy named Asakura Takeshi is active. Do you want to go there now? Let me make it clear in advance that he is a guy so dangerous that it is impossible to communicate with him," Sano Mitsuru shouted in despair.

"go--"

Red took a look at the painting drawn by Sano Mitsuru, hesitated for a moment, crumpled it up and threw it into the trash can.

"I'm going too..." Tojo Go slowly put on his coat, "That Asakura Osamu is very dangerous. My suggestion is to smash his Knight Card Box so that they can no longer act as Mirror Knights."

"Then let's go—"

Sano Mitsuru waved his arms up and down, turned around and pushed the door open with full energy.

……

"Are you sure Asakura Takeshi is active in this place?"

The fierce looks from the people around him made Reid raise his eyebrows subconsciously.

Under the leadership of Sano Mitsuru, they arrived at the most chaotic area of ​​[S·L], the Weisu District.

One word to describe this place is, a lawless place.

All the illegal and shameful things are concentrated here. Contraband is as common as toothbrushes. If you are not careful, they may be stolen and a few parts may be missing, or there may be only a few parts left. This is the largest underground arena in the entire [S·L].

This place is highlighted in the [S·L] tourist guide.

"Don't you think this place looks like a place where a bloodthirsty psychopath would stay?" Sano Mitsuru spread his hands, not caring about the dangerous gazes at all.

Red was speechless for a moment.

In just a short while, several groups of people were moving towards them.

"I say... Mr. Sano, I'm not doubting you," Tezuka Umiyuki put his right hand into his pocket. He wanted to touch the Knight Card Box, but there was no object around that could be used as a mirror. After hesitating for a moment, Tezuka Umiyuki grasped the Talogaia Memory hidden in his pocket.

He didn't press the button, but just the touch of his fingertips made him feel a little hot in his chest.

"You didn't take money from any of them."

"Mr. Tezuka, right? We've only known each other for less than an hour. Why do you have so little faith in my character?"

Sano Mitsuru was looking at the villains who were gradually surrounding him with a nervous look on his face. They looked very tough to deal with at first glance.

Chapter 379 [Monster——]

"I have a bold hypothesis—"

Reid pulled his collar, glanced at the thugs who surrounded them, and casually spoke to Sano Mitsuru.

"Sano Mitsuru, you don't owe these people a lot of money, do you?"

"We've only known each other for less than an hour, why do you always suspect that I will betray you?" Sano Mitsuru complained aggrievedly.

“There are no mirrors around,” Tojo added.

Although Tojo Go did not directly say that Sano Mitsuru betrayed him, Tojo Go's supplement is no different from directly saying that Sano Mitsuru betrayed him.

"A strange face..."

A burly man with bear-like features stretched out his strong body and stood in front of Red.

"Is this how it unfolds?" Red scratched the back of his head and pulled out Sylvie Tulia's ID card from his pocket. "Hello, I'm here to look for someone. Do you know Asakura Takeshi?"

"Selvi Tullia's people?" The bear man raised his eyebrows in surprise.

When they heard that Red was Sylvie Tullia's man, the thugs who surrounded him showed disappointed expressions and dispersed cursing.

Sano Mitsuru subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, but the bear man's next words made his heart rise to his throat again.

"Didn't your boss tell you that people from Selvi Tullia are forbidden to enter the dangerous area?" The bear man showed an extremely ferocious smile and pointed his sharp nails at Red's forehead. "There are many dangerous guys here who are racking their brains to sneak into Selvi Tullia. Do you need me to tell you what they will do?"

"They will paralyze your body, dig out your eyes, and then take out your brain, and then control your body and enter Selvi Turria."

Red let out a breath and looked at Sano Mitsuru.

"I really don't know what's going on!" Sano Mitsuru immediately raised his hands high.

"So, you don't know Asakura Takeshi?" Reid pressed his neck and twisted it left and right.

"You're really brave," the bear man was a little surprised. He could see that Red was really not afraid. "Interesting. Do you know the rules here? If you want something, you have to pay for it."

The bear man raised his hand and pointed to the cyberpunk version of the Roman Colosseum not far away.

"As long as you beat ten guys in that arena, you can get everything."

Reid turned his head to look at Sano Mitsuru, who immediately raised his hands and shouted that he was innocent, saying that he really knew nothing.

"I'm not interested—"

Red raised his hand and slapped the bear man's arm away.

The bear man was startled, his expression instantly became extremely ferocious, "Are you being disrespectful?! What do you think you said--"

"what?"

Red raised his eyes. The unspeakable sense of crisis made the bear man's pupils dilate instantly. He subconsciously took a step back and gasped for breath.

【monster--】

The bear man looked up at Red who was taking pictures of his clothes with an expression of pity.

This guy is definitely not human!!!

Now his wild instinct was beating drums and gongs in his head, telling him to run. There were very few things that could make his wild instinct scream to this extent, but each of them was a monster among monsters.

Damn it, I was wrong!

"You, what you said makes sense!" The bear man backed off.

"Asakura Wei?"

"Ah... that brutal guy who looks more like a monster than a human? He was active here for a while, but recently he said that this place made him extremely irritated, so he left after injuring a bunch of people."

The bear man honestly told the information about Asakura Takeshi and gave a personal comment.

"He was a very hungry guy. It seemed that only fighting could satisfy him. If he couldn't be satisfied here, then the only place suitable for him was hell."

"Really? Thanks--"

Reid and others did not stay in this dangerous and chaotic place for long. After knowing that Asakura Takeshi was no longer active in this place, they immediately left the dangerous area.

"Ah - it was really a close call," Sano Mitsuru laughed, with his hands behind his head.

Red glanced at Sano Mitsuru who was whistling guiltily, and didn't bother to pursue the matter. "So, if Asakura Is not in the Wei Suku District, where would he be?"

"Well... mirror world? Ahaha..." Sano Mitsuru laughed awkwardly, "Sorry, sorry--"

Red rolled his eyes, pinched his nose, and tried hard to think about the things related to Asakura Takeshi in the first two timelines.

In the second timeline, he did not have any contact with Asakura Takeshi, but in the first timeline, Asakura Takeshi appeared in his field of vision as a suspected associate of the mirror world.

The person who had more interactions with Asakura Takeshi was Shinji Kido.

This third timeline, apart from a few differences in details, is a continuation of the first timeline. However, because [Shirou Kanzaki had already died], Shinji Kido did not investigate Asakura Takeshi, who was suspected to be related to the mirror world.

The only thing that can be confirmed now is Asakura Takeshi is the Mirror Knight, and given Asakura Takeshi's style, it is hard to imagine that he would call himself a hero of the Mirror World.

By process of elimination, the only one left is [Shinji Kido].

"Sano, that most dangerous Mirror Knight, where did you see him breaking a monster's neck?"

"Ah... you need to investigate that psychopath," Sano scratched his face reluctantly, "I'm not sure about his identity either. That happened a few days ago. I went to help Tojo get information about the mirror world, and I happened to see it when I returned through the mirror world."

Sano Mitsuru paused and complained.

"It's really scary - it's like he has some deep hatred with the monsters. Normally, he can just drag them into the mirror world and leave them alone, but he went out of his way to fight those monsters in reality."

"Gone?"

"That's all. Please, no normal person would want to get in touch with such a dangerous guy," Sano Mitsuru couldn't help but complain, "I just happened to find out about Asakura Takeshi."

"That's it..."

Reid frowned.

Sano Mitsuru blinked, stared at Reid for a moment, then scratched his head.

"I understand that you don't want to believe that someone you know would do such a cruel thing. If you tell me that Miss Xiao Xing is actually an extremely cruel person, I will also find a way to prove that you are talking nonsense..."

"I always feel uncomfortable being comforted by you like this," Reid clicked his tongue.

"What? I'm serious!" Sano Mitsuru grumbled unwillingly, "I understand. I'll investigate the identity of that dangerous guy. Okay?"

"Are you sure?" Red frowned. "Didn't you say that was a dangerous guy?"

"Yeah - I don't want to do this losing business, but, you are the one who can make Miss Xiaoxing happy," Sano Mitsuru put his hands behind his head and shrugged indifferently.

"Besides, I'm not bragging, but as a Mirror Knight, I'm pretty strong. If I want to escape, no one can stop me."

Red raised his eyebrows in surprise, as if he was meeting Sano Mitsuru for the first time, "Are you... sure?"

"What... Why are you so worried about someone you've only known for less than an hour? What kind of life did you lead before that?!"

Chapter 380 The Big One is Coming

After saying goodbye to Sano Mitsuru, Tezuka Umiyuki went to Kitaoka Hide's family. The most effective and convenient way to confirm that the most dangerous Mirror Knight mentioned by Sano Mitsuru was not Kido Shinji was to keep an eye on Kido Shinji himself.

Red did not doubt Shinji Kido, but this information could not be groundless.

In any case, Shinji Kido's situation cannot be considered good, and having Umi Tezuka follow him is always an extra insurance.

And Red returned to Ming Hai's office.

Neither Sano Mitsuru nor Tojo Go has Gaia memory, so the cooperation between the museum and Kanzaki Shirou is also questionable. Of course, what's more important is that Tojo Go stuffed him with a USB flash drive before they parted. Judging from Tojo Go's expression, that was most likely the research data on the mirror world that Tojo Go had tinkered with during this period.