Knight Asylum

"Wait a minute! The contract is withdrawn. The contract is withdrawn—it doesn't count this time!"

Weiss stood in front of the moth demon and made a big cross with his hands in front of him.

Igarashi Ikki rolled on the ground twice, then stood up and looked in the direction of Whis.

"Weiss, what do you mean by this?"

"So - the contract is withdrawn! This guy is different from other demons."

"Huh?" Igarashi Kazuki's face was full of question marks.

He didn't think that Whis, who had made a contract with him in exchange for killing the devil, would protect the devil, but he really couldn't see any difference in the devil in front of him.

Reid stood until Igarashi Ikki reached out and raised his hand to put it on his shoulder, "You are, Luca, right?"

"You know me? That's a big help. I don't know why I became like this."

The moth demon walked towards Reid and Igarashi Ikki with some excitement. Although his movements were enthusiastic, due to its ferocious appearance, Igarashi Ikki subconsciously assumed a fighting posture. However, Weiss was also very decisive. With a whoosh, he directly pulled off the Tyrannosaurus seal on Igarashi Ikki's belt, thus satisfying his long-cherished materialization.

"Don't you remember what happened?" Red was not afraid of Luca's devilish appearance. He held his chin and walked around Luca thoughtfully.

"This - I just remember that I was put in a cell, and then - well, someone came in and interrogated me, saying that I had to get a stamp first, and then..."

Luca raised his sharp claws and scratched his head, sounding very confused.

"He put the seal on me, and threw a... Gaia memory into me? And then I was here."

"stamp?"

Red immediately thought of Ortega.

This part is not included in the surveillance footage released by the public security department.

Oh, by the way, the surveillance is broken.

“Oh, by the way, in this situation, I can’t use my phone and I don’t know where I am. Can you tell me where the police are?” Luca rubbed his hands.

"Public security? You don't want to--" Igarashi Kazuki immediately became alert.

"I want to go back," Luca crossed his arms and nodded seriously. "Although I don't know why they want to arrest me, they must have their reasons for doing so. As an ordinary citizen, I shouldn't cause them trouble and waste social resources."

Igarashi Ikki covered his heart with his hands in pain.

Oh, damn, I—

Reid was silent for a moment and explained the situation.

Because he had turned into a moth demon, Luca couldn't make any expression, but Red and Igarashi Kazuki could still tell from his actions that he was shocked.

"Did I do, that kind of thing?"

“Whether you did it or not, you’ve done it now,” Reid raised his hand and patted Luca on the shoulder.

"Then I have to go back," Luca gestured with his hands. "The police did the right thing. They just arrested the criminal. I will prove my innocence in court."

Igarashi Kazuki was in an extremely delicate mood.

Now he somewhat understood why Weiss had terminated the contract.

The Luca in front of him was not a demon.

But how many people are willing to get to know Luca himself before making a judgment?

"Ah, cough cough cough - about this matter, your friend Hong Yinye paid a large sum of legal fees and hired a very powerful and undefeated lawyer," Red coughed, raised his finger and pressed Kitaoka Shuichi's huge bill on Hong Yinye's head with a bright smile.

Although he will definitely have to pay in the end, he can make Hongyin bear a huge debt as well, so why not do it.

"Oh - this is too embarrassing."

"You can't withdraw money in your current state."

Luka looked at his paws.

Even if this claw can hold a mobile phone, it is most likely unable to perform fingerprint recognition.

"The clothes you make are beautiful. In return, can you help me design a few clothes?" Reid raised his arm and placed it on Luca Daisuke's shoulder.

“Uh—I only design women’s clothing,” Luca said, somewhat embarrassed.

"It's okay, I designed it for my friend."

"Oh~ is that so? How many pieces do you want? I need to design them in advance."

"One, two, three, four, five... six, seven..."

"Eh? How many pieces are these?"

“…That’s the number of people.”

"..."

"Or, you can send me to the police station first."

When Red and Igarashi Kazuki appeared at the door of the Public Security Bureau with Luca, who was still in the demon form of a moth, the Public Security Bureau was shocked.

Dozens of armed mechas raised their guns in the direction of Red. Policemen with flashing red and blue lights crisscrossed in front of the police. Armed helicopters roared over, and special forces soldiers landed and raised their guns.

“I’m sorry, they must be afraid of me,” Luca said apologetically.

"Ah, don't worry, they're just afraid of me," Red tilted his head.

"Huh? Why should they be afraid of you..." Luca thought Red was joking.

The criminal who turned into a demon and escaped appeared in front of the police in broad daylight. This was no small matter. Soon, people from Phoenix also arrived, led by Hiromi Kadokada.

Seeing Igarashi Kazuki standing with the devil, Hiromi Kadota felt a headache.

According to normal procedures, Igarashi Kazuki should have used the Revice system to eliminate the demon by this time.

Just as Hiromi Kadada was struggling with how to start the conversation, Igarashi Daiji arrived at the scene, panting.

"Captain, I'm sorry—"

"Sophomore, this is not your problem," Hiromi Kadada smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Captain, I'll go tell him!"

Without waiting for Hiromi Kadada to answer, Igarashi Daiji clenched his fists and walked straight towards Igarashi Ikki.

Chapter 712: Paranoia

"Brother—what's going on!?"

Seeing Igarashi Daiji's angry look, Igarashi Ikki immediately realized that his current behavior made Igarashi Daiji, a member of Phoenix, very embarrassed, and immediately clasped his hands together and bent them awkwardly.

"Sophomore - sorry! But I think you should listen to Luca's thoughts first. He was the one who asked to go back to the police station."

Igarashi Daiji's breathing hitched, and his fists loosened for a moment before immediately clenching.

"What good things can you say? He is a criminal who has committed so many evil things that he has even turned into a demon! He is not worthy of being punished by the law!"

"Sophomore year!"

Unexpectedly, Igarashi Daiji would be so irritable and paranoid. Igarashi Ikki immediately frowned and his tone became extremely majestic.

Under Igarashi Ikki's gaze, Igarashi Daiji subconsciously took a step back and avoided his sight.

"That - I think your brother is right," Luca stood between Igarashi Ikki and Igarashi Daiji, "For criminals who do such things to evade punishment through the law is the greatest persecution to the victims."

Igarashi Daiji was stunned, and looked up at Luca with an incredible look on his face, who was still in the devilish posture of a bagworm moth. But when he thought of the crying of the mother and daughter, Igarashi Daiji immediately shook his head.

He would never be deceived by Luca's words. Luca's transformation into a devil was the best proof that he was a notorious criminal.

"Mr. Policeman, where is my cell?"

The moth-like demon Luca turned around and raised his hands towards the police who were aiming their guns at him.

"I'm supposed to stay in my cell until the trial starts."

The public security and Phoenix people looked at each other. They didn't understand what Luca was thinking.

Hiromi Kadada frowned, walked out of the team, waved in the direction of the police, signaling them to put down their guns, then turned and looked at Luca.

"You want to prove your innocence?"

"Yeah, I didn't do anything like that."

"……I see."

"Captain?!" Igarashi Daiji was extremely surprised.

Now that the evidence is conclusive, he doesn't understand why Hiromi Kadada would do such unnecessary things.

"I'll contact the court right away," Hiromi Kadada waved his hand.

Because Phoenix made the contact personally, the court and the prosecutor's office arrived at the scene soon. Faced with Luca's appeal, the prosecutor and the judge looked at each other in bewilderment.

Public opinion has been formed. It is a fact that Luca has become a devil. They don't want to hold this trial at all. If they win, it doesn't matter. If they lose... the public security department announced Luca's crimes in a very high-profile manner and sentenced Luca.

"Is there any problem?" Hiromi Kadada saw the dilemma between the prosecutor and the judge.

"Well, from the process point of view..."

"What's the problem?" Red raised his foot and slammed it on the table.

"..."

"No problem! However, according to the procedures and regulations, it will take a month," the prosecutor rubbed his hands awkwardly, "It also takes time to collect and verify evidence..."

"One day, the court will open tomorrow," Red raised his eyes.

He still remembered that the parents of Professor Kagawa's students were imprisoned, which led to the proliferation of Odin. Now Luca's body was forced to become a demon, but his heart was still human. God knows whether his heart will be twisted into a demon after being delayed by them again and again.

"This is impossible no matter how you think about it!" The public security officer stood up suddenly.

"Why not? Don't you have solid evidence?" Reid grinned. "Shouldn't it be our lawyers who need time?"

"Gu--then your lawyer..."

"One night is enough for me," said Kitaoka Hideichi, who was also present. He took a sip of tea leisurely and smiled at the prosecutor with a sullen face. "I hate criminal cases the most because there is a 99.9% chance that I won't win. But if I win, it will be really nice."

"A genius lawyer defeated the procuratorate in one night. It will definitely make the headlines tomorrow."

The prosecutor's face darkened.

"this--"

People from the court, procuratorate, and public security bureau all looked at Hiromi Kadashi at the same time.

Hiromi Kadota is not a fool. Since Red has come forward, there must be something hidden in Luca's case. He can see that these people are going to ignore the truth for the sake of their own face.

“Are there any other questions about the process?”

Hiromi Kadada's tone suddenly turned cold.

The others also noticed that Hiromi Kadada was in a bad mood, so they didn't dare to say anything more and could only bite the bullet and accept it.

"Sophomore, we will be responsible for keeping an eye on Luca until the court session tomorrow."

"I...I understand," Igarashi Daiji lowered his head.

"Great, let's go, Lawyer Kitaoka. By the way, where should we hold the celebration party?"

Red patted the armrest and stood up with a whoosh.

"Ah~ This is really a headache. I heard that you bought a Michelin three-star restaurant and hired a great chef?" Kitaoka Hideichi stood up, straightened his collar, and leisurely picked up his briefcase. "How about holding the celebration banquet there?"

"Okay~ Ikki, you guys must come too," Reid flipped through the senior's cards, took out a business card and handed it to Ikki Igarashi.

"Oh, okay," Igarashi Kazuki scratched his hair and took the business card with both hands.

"Then let's go—"

As the public security officers and others looked on with angry eyes, Reid and Kitaoka Hideichi walked away with their arms around each other's shoulders, laughing.

The news of the devil Luca's appeal soon spread throughout [S·L] with the help of some people. The young mother who had provided donation channels and gained wealth that a normal person would never get in his lifetime immediately hugged her daughter and cried everywhere about how miserable she was. She cursed Kitaoka Hideichi for being inhumane, and even gathered people to hold banners in front of the public security bureau demanding the immediate execution of the devil Luca. The noise was so loud that even Luca, who was imprisoned in the public security bureau, could hear the curses.

Igarashi Daiji stood outside the cell and stared through the cell door at Luca, who was sitting in the corner with a devilish posture like a moth.

"Why come back?"

Luca raised his head and looked at Igarashi Daiji.

"Criminals belong in jail."

"Then why do you want to appeal?"

"Because I am innocent."