Knight Asylum

"Is it already dawn?"

Ise Ayaka raised her hand to block the sunlight coming through the gap in the curtains. After wrapping herself in the quilt and struggling for a while, Ise Ayaka carefully took out her cell phone and called Hamamura Midori's mother.

Soon the phone was connected, and a slightly impatient voice rang out, "Hello? Who is this? We don't need newspapers or milk."

"Hello, Auntie. I'm Midori's classmate. I called her but she didn't answer," Ise Ayaka lied slightly.

"Miyo's classmate? Ha...wait a minute, Miyo! Miyo, your classmate is looking for you!"

Ise Ayaka held the cell phone nervously. If Hamamura Midori was okay, everyone would be happy. The impatient footsteps of Hamamura Midori's mother were like a countdown, accompanied by the sound of a door being opened roughly. Ise Ayaka held her breath.

"Well, I'm sorry, it looks like my daughter is out all night again. She'll call you later, that's all."

After saying this, Hamamura Midori's mother hung up the phone.

Ise Ayaka felt a black screen before her eyes.

Staying up all night?

How could Hamamura Miyo stay out all night! She was still chatting with Hamamura Miyo via video last night!

There is only one possibility left, the murderer has taken action!

"Miyo...Miyo!"

Ise Ayaka hurriedly put on her clothes, grabbed her cell phone and rushed out the door. Ise Ayaka who ran out in a panic did not notice that a man at the corner was staring at her back quietly.

"Missing?" The police officer in charge of registration raised his eyebrows slightly, looked up and down at Ise Ayaka who was breathing heavily, handed a tissue and mineral water to Ise Ayaka, "You are a student of Amanokawa High School, don't be anxious, tell me slowly, who is missing."

"Hamamura, Hamamura Miyo is missing!" Ise Ayaka, who had finally recovered, pressed her hands on the front desk and said anxiously, "We, we witnessed the murder scene yesterday, and the murderer came to us! That, that was a human!"

In an instant, the surrounding police officers became alert, and the police officer who was responsible for receiving Ise Ayaka sat upright. In [S·L], the death of people was a very normal thing, because there were monsters everywhere, and many of them were man-eating monsters. But if the murderer was an ordinary human, the problem would be different.

"Where is the murder scene?" The policeman immediately pulled out a piece of paper and took out a pen to record.

Ise Ayaka's breathing stagnated, and after her eyes flickered for a while, she whispered, "In the territory of the Yagui tribe."

The policeman who was about to take notes was stunned, and the policemen around him who had pricked up their ears shook their heads and dispersed.

"Why would Amanokawa's high school enter the territory of the Yagi tribe during the school day?" The policeman put his pen on the paper, crossed his fingers, and questioned a criminal in a tone that made Ise Ayaka shrink her neck involuntarily. "Don't you know that the territory of the Yagi tribe is a life-forbidden zone? What's your name? Which class are you in? What's your homeroom teacher's phone number?"

Ise Ayaka, who didn't expect that she would be interrogated in turn, subconsciously took a step back.

"Yes, I'm sorry! Please forget about it!"

Ise Ayaka bent hard, turned around and rushed out, brushing shoulders with a man who just came in. The policeman who was taking the statement stood up and wanted to chase her, but was stopped by the man who came in.

The man took out his police ID and waved it. The police officer who noticed the badge on the ID immediately bowed respectfully. "Detective Sudo, what can I do for you?"

"Don't be so nervous. I remember your name is Nakajima, right? Just call me by my name, Masashi." Sudo Masashi put away his police ID and raised his chin towards the door. "What happened to that high school girl just now?"

"No, no, no, you are joking, Detective Sudo," Nakajima waved his hand quickly, "The high school girl just came to report to the police. She said she found a murder scene and was attacked by the murderer."

"Is it that serious? Please organize the transcript. This matter will be handled by the Criminal Investigation Department."

"Detective Sudo, you are joking," Nakajima grinned, "Yesterday they went to the territory of the Yagi tribe."

"A murder scene was found in the territory of the Yagi tribe. Haha... high school girls nowadays are really bold," Sudo Masashi put one hand on his waist, "Are they trying to make fun of us?"

"I think so too," Nakajima sat back down, "By the way, Detective Sudo, why did you suddenly come to our place?"

"Ha - of course it's because our police inspector was eliminated," Sudo Masashi waved his hand helplessly.

"Ah...Come to think of it, the inspector is indeed in that position."

"Yeah, now I can only go around," Sudo Masashi leaned sideways on the table and glanced at the blank paper next to Nakajima. "By the way, have you received any interview notice from your superiors in the past two days?"

"Yes, but my interview is scheduled for a week later," Nakajima raised his hand and scratched the back of his head. "Did Detective Sudo receive it as well?"

"Police officers, or more precisely, public security officers, including civilian staff, have received interview opportunities."

"Eh……"

"Nakajima, you have to work hard during this period. If you perform well," Sudo Masashi held his chin up and narrowed his eyes slightly, "you may have the opportunity to enter Servier Turia and become a hero who protects mankind."

"Is this true? But, Detective Sudo, you haven't already..." Nakajima looked around and secretly made an OK gesture.

"Hahaha - who knows, their requirements are so~strict, only..."

"The chosen ones are given special powers."

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After finishing half a day's training, Red declined Seleu's loving lunch offer and went to Selvi Turia's public dining room with Qiao.

"You are not angry."

"No--"

Qiao stretched out his voice and turned his head away. Although they were walking on the same road, he never looked at Red.

"That's great. I thought you would be angry because I went to a Michelin three-star restaurant. I was thinking of finding an opportunity to take you there to make amends," Reid picked up two trays and placed one of them in Qiao's hand.

Qiao grumbled unwillingly, "Who, who wants to eat Michelin three stars! They are just some magic props anyway!"

"Let's go eat together next time? I don't dare to go into a restaurant like that by myself."

Red took the plate of pasta and placed it on Qiao's tray, smiling slightly.

"..."

"eat."

"Great~"

"Huh - there's really nothing you can do about it."

Qiao turned his face up, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and found an empty seat in the corner and sat down with Red. But before they started eating, a man pulled a chair and broke into their dining table.

Qiao raised her eyebrows and subconsciously turned her head to look over, but after seeing the other person's appearance clearly, her eyes unconsciously shifted away.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm the director of the Or-Enoch Group. You can just call me Jingtian. This is my business card."

Iida smiled and pushed two business cards towards Red and Qiao.

Chapter 75: The Mask of Steel Will Only Get Heavier

Red didn't touch Iida's business card, but he still remembered the recording that Hiroshi Izawa had played before.

"Did you send Hiroshi Izawa to kill me?" Reid rolled up the pasta and stared at Izawa.

"Yes, it was me," Ida admitted with a smile, "Because I felt that you didn't have the ability to control Agul, and I had to be responsible for everyone. If you went berserk, the consequences would be disastrous. Of course, I saw your answer, and at that time I was sure that I had made a misjudgment, so I called back Enoch's containment team."

"Humph - that sounds nice," Qiao sneered, "you're just afraid that the truth will be exposed."

"So, now you're here to... apologize?" Reid tilted his head.

Although the manager of Hungry said that he looked honest and gullible, he was not an idiot and it was impossible for him to believe everything Jingtian said.

"In addition to expressing my apologies, of course I want to thank you. Because of Asano and Yamato Hidenari's misdeeds, Serviera was almost finished in the social sense. It was you who saved Serviera," Ida spread his hands to both sides, "but unfortunately, you were not treated as a hero."

"Asano is still the director of the public relations department, Ouroboros has completely evaded the issue by saying it was a Zerg conspiracy, and you, my friend, Selvi Turia still intends to keep you in permanent custody as a dangerous and uncontrollable containment object."

Reid raised his eyebrows slightly, "You are not here to sow discord, are you?"

"But, this is the fact, right?" Iida neither admitted nor denied it.

"Red will prove himself to be much safer and more reliable than you," Qiao snorted.

"I think so too, but the sponsors of Servier Turia don't intend to give Red a chance to prove himself. Do you know the Knight Project?" Ida crossed his arms, "Humans and containment objects are combined with each other, and then bound with masks made of steel to create heroes called Kamen Rider, who challenge and contain those monsters who were previously judged to be uncontainable."

"The sponsors of Servier Turia are working hard on the Knight Project, and your appearance, Red, has made them decide to speed up the creation of their own Kamen Rider. So, do you understand? In the eyes of the sponsors, you, Red, are a hindrance."

"As for how terrible the sponsor of Serviera is, I don't need to explain. A huge household-name enterprise, a mysterious country, and the most powerful force in the world support Serviera."

Jingtian lowered his voice and his eyes gradually became colder.

"After apologizing and thanking us, you start threatening us, right?" Qiao clenched the fork in his hand, "Do you think we will fall for it?"

"I only do what I think is right," Red smiled easily and continued to roll the pasta.

Iida stared at Reid's eyes, and the atmosphere gradually became solemn. Just when Qiao was about to stand up, Iida suddenly laughed and raised his hands above his head, "Ah - you are indeed someone that U has chosen. No wonder the sponsors tried every means to kick you out of the Knight Program. With this kind of courage, no one is more suitable for the identity of Kamen Rider than you."

"Really?" Red tilted his head and took a bite of the rolled pasta, sucking it all in one gulp and chewing slowly.

After Red finished eating, Ida spoke slowly, "So, I want to support you. Ah... This certainly doesn't mean that you should betray U. Most of the resources of Servi Turia are used by the sponsors as public resources and cannot be used on you. I think you need some personal, technical support, such as... How to reduce the output of Yaguru so that you can act without being restricted."

"I'm really troubled," Red picked up his napkin and wiped his mouth.

The power of Ultimate Kuuga is so strong that even if he can control it from going berserk now, it's like a giant walking in Lilliput country. Some shocks cannot be avoided by careful control.

But he also believed in another truth, that the person who had previously wanted to kill him suddenly came to offer necessary help and definitely had no good intentions.

"But I believe that they will find a way, and I will not let their efforts go to waste."

"Yes, they compromised the plan a little bit. Since they can't avoid the huge damage you cause when fighting, they decided to evacuate everyone before you fight. However, such compromise is ultimately limited. If the house collapses, you can just rebuild it, but if the house in people's hearts collapses, only ruins will be left," Jingtian said dimly.

Red paused, and the silver fork on his finger squeaked and bent out of shape.

"It's not Reid's fault!" Qiao glared at Jingtian angrily.

"If everyone is so clear-headed, then this world would be heaven," Iida smiled and shook his head slowly with emotion, "A mask made of steel is very heavy, and it will become heavier and heavier, so heavy that you can't lift your head."

"So, how are you going to help?"

Red sighed helplessly. Qiao, who was waiting for Jingtian, was stunned and immediately grabbed Red's arm anxiously, "Red, don't be fooled by him!"

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. Even if I want to accept help, this matter must be approved by U, no, Seryu." Red raised his hand and patted Qiao's hand. "Don't you understand what that woman's attitude is?"

Qiao opened her mouth but couldn't find any reason to refute, so she could only sit back with her arms folded across her chest and sulk.

Indeed, when it comes to research on Agul, Seleu is a madman. He wants to kill other researchers and is the kind of madman who only studies on himself. But thinking about this, Qiao became even more depressed.

"After all, this is about Aguru, so we must let the expert Seryuu to oversee the technical support throughout the process," Iida stood up, patted his white coat, picked up the empty plates in front of Reid and Qiao and placed them on the tableware recycling cart on the side.

"Then let's go to Selvi Turia's research institute now."

Red and Qiao looked at each other, nodded, and stood up.

Although I don't know what Jingtian is up to, the target is a madman named Seroku, and a normal person can't beat a madman.

Not long after Red and the others left, several people sitting not far away raised their heads, glanced in the direction Red left, and then looked at each other. If Enbe was there, he would probably point at them - because it was them who had let the cat out of the bag in the smoking area before.

"Should we tell the president? This would surely be a betrayal!"

"No, no, no, that's Director Iida. And look where we are, the public cafeteria. How could he be so bold as to say things that cannot be heard by others here?"

"A test! It's definitely a test! If the president gets to know about this, the director can say that we are deliberately trying to sow discord, and then we'll be finished!"

"Well - just pretend you didn't hear anything about it!"

Chapter 76 The person outside the door is not a human

What? You actually want to get involved in Agul's research. I think you don't take me seriously! Great Gatlin!

Red originally thought that after hearing what Iida said, Seleu would immediately take out a Gatling gun from under her skirt and send Iida to death. Even if she didn't take out a Gatling gun from under her skirt, she would definitely be able to take out a pistol and shoot Iida. Qiao even showed an expectant look.

But what was beyond their expectation was that, although Ida was not allowed to stand outside the research institute and talk, Seleucus listened to what Ida said very calmly, talking about nanometers, neutralization, and reduction. Halfway through, Reid and Qiao no longer knew what Ida was talking about. But there was no doubt that Ida wanted to get involved in the research on Aguru, and this alone was enough.

Unable to hold back any longer, Qiao directly adjusted Faiz's phone to shooting mode and slapped it on Selyu's hand. Selyu just glanced at Qiao and put the phone back, slapping Qiao's hand, "Stop it."

Qiao took a few steps back with disbelief on his face.

"Officer Seryuu, what do you think of my idea?" Iida put his hands on his hips.

"Well, it is theoretically feasible, nanomachines... it's worth a try," Seleu nodded with his chin raised, "but I lack the technical model, and the experiment itself requires a lot of financial support."

"I can provide funds and materials for the research. Nanotechnology is a public technology of Selvi Turia, so I won't provide it without permission. How about that?" Iida raised his hands above his head and smiled friendly in the direction of Reid.

"Okay - transfer the money quickly. Now you can get out of here. If I find you entering here without permission, I will blow your head off."

Seleu finally returned to the familiar appearance of Reid and Qiao, and closed the door of the research institute with a wave of his hand.

Looking at the closed door in front of him, Jingtian was not angry. He turned around and walked away slowly, whistling.

"Are you really going to do what that guy says? I think that guy has bad intentions," Qiao muttered.

"It's not that I want to do what Ida wants, but what he said is exactly what I am considering," Seryuu corrected, "I can't deliberately avoid a feasible plan just because the one who made the suggestion is an annoying guy, not to mention that this annoying guy paid for it."

"And what this guy said is indeed correct. Reid needs private funding. It's not just a matter of money, but also a matter of technology."

"Then there is also the Hongshang Fund. By the way, Reid, don't you have a chip with the highest value in your hand?" Qiao remembered something.

"The Hongjo Foundation... But Hongjo Mitsuo's help always has a certain purpose, just like this time's Semi-Ultimate Game," Seryuu raised his hand and waved, "Are you sure that the Hongjo Foundation is not aware of the changes in the Gamego Game? Hongjo Mitsuo helped other sponsors contrary to his usual behavior, and as a result, Gamego's Semi-Ultimate Game became so big that Red had to use Ultimate Kuuga."

"If you think about it carefully, everything from investigating the privately made O-coins, to the underground casinos, to the semi-ultimate games, is connected. And it all started simply because we hoped that Mitsuo Hong would come forward to prevent Red from being permanently detained."

Qiao opened his mouth, not knowing how to refute. After holding it in for a long time, Qiao grumbled weakly, "What is the advice given by Jingtian? Is it reliable?"