Knight Asylum

After much hesitation, the receptionist started buying chocolates with tears in her eyes.

As soon as the elevator door closed, Qiao reached out and stuffed the chocolate bar into Red's mouth.

"Don't you find the receptionist's reaction strange? They didn't have this attitude before."

After swallowing the chocolate bar, Red wiped his mouth and thought for a while. He remembered the attitude of the front desk clerk when he was investigating the supernatural fire at the Anhao Society. It was completely different from the attitude of the front desk clerk now.

"I feel like things are getting more and more troublesome in Servier Turia," Qiao complained with his hands behind his head, "What are you going to do?"

"Everything will work out when the time comes," Red shrugged. His optimistic attitude made Qiao a little discouraged. She silently swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth: "Why don't we quit and leave?"

"Okay, okay. By the way, don't forget the promised dinner. I want to eat Samsung too."

"Eh……"

"Why - you can treat high school girls to a meal and risk being attacked by the Yagui tribe, but you can't treat me to a meal," Qiao grinned and gave Reid a fierce look.

"Okay..." Red had no choice but to raise his hands, "I'll trouble you to protect me then."

"Oh - since you're treating me," Qiao narrowed her eyes in satisfaction, crossed her arms over her chest, and raised her head proudly, "It's not like I can't protect you."

"That's really a big help," Reid reached out to hold the open elevator door and smiled with his head tilted.

He is now becoming more and more clever.

Chapter 86: Since restrictions are imposed, can they be released?

As soon as he entered the research institute, Red saw Seleu rushing towards him. Red subconsciously took a defensive posture, but it was still a step too late. Seleu had already slid past him with a red belt in his hand. Fortunately, Red was wearing overalls with an elastic band, so the embarrassing situation of his pants slipping down would not occur.

Just as Red was about to complain, Seleucus fiddled with the red belt in his hand with shining eyes.

"Oh~ It didn't break down after a proper battle. Let me see... the survival rate of the nanomachines is as high as 75%! I am worthy of it!"

Seeing that Seryu was completely immersed in his own world after he finished explaining the situation, Enbei, who was drinking coffee, put down the coffee in his hand with a look of pain on his face, waved to Red and Qiao, and put down the coffee when Red and Qiao came closer, "How does the restraint belt feel?"

"Very good," Red twisted his shoulders and nodded in response, "You can use it in combat without worry, and the intensity of the restriction can be adjusted immediately."

"Really? That's great," Ember breathed a sigh of relief.

When he learned that Seryuu made the belt to limit Kuga's power under Iida's inspiration, his first reaction was that this bad guy Iida must be plotting something. Seryuu was a psychopath who lost his morals when it came to Kuga, and he was really worried that Red would be fine, but something bad would happen to Seryuu and Iida.

"Hey, hey, hey - what's with that tone of yours? Can you be a little more confident in my skill level?" Seleu placed the belt on the research table and shouted in the direction of Embe.

"I believe in your skills, but I don't believe in your morals!"

Seleu blinked, sat down as if he heard nothing, and began to fiddle with his belt. Embe's breathing stagnated. If his heart was not strong enough, he would probably have vomited blood.

"Staff Officer Embe, Selvi Turia has found out something about the matter of Sudo Masashi," Reid waved his hand in front of Embe.

"About this matter... Actually, this involves an experiment on the mirror world that Servier Turia is conducting."

When Enbei heard the name Sudo Masashi, his head got even bigger.

"Huh? Hey, hey, hey, could it be that Servier Turia's experiment was leaked?" Qiao couldn't help but complain.

"This is the problem. Our research has only reached the stage of being able to enter the mirror world, and this stage alone has many problems that have not yet been overcome. For example, we can only leave the mirror world through the same mirror that entered the mirror world, and we cannot stay in the mirror world for more than five minutes," Embe frowned.

"But Masashi Sudo can not only move through the mirror world, but also gain power from it," Reid continued.

"Yes, that's the problem now."

Enbe paused, paced back and forth under the gazes of Qiao and Red, and finally, as if he had compromised with something, he held his forehead and let out a sigh.

"According to the chief researcher who studies the Mirror World, his mentor, Hideyuki Kagawa, also knows about the existence of the Mirror World and is conducting related research."

"Why don't we just go find this Kagawa Hideyuki and ask him clearly?" Qiao blinked.

"According to records, Kagawa Hideyuki has been a professor at Seimei-in University for the past few years. If Kagawa Hideyuki is conducting research on the mirror world, then the research institute is most likely inside Seimei-in University."

"Oh~"

Qiao suddenly understood and nodded.

"..."

"Wait a minute...this kind of thing should be confidential!" Embe and Red's silence made Qiao feel something was wrong.

"Well, according to what U said, Red, you have experience fighting against Sudo Masashi, who got power from the mirror world and called himself a knight. If you go to Seimeiin University to investigate Kagawa Hideyuki, you might be attacked by a similar guy." Enbei scratched his face and smiled awkwardly. "This matter is not so urgent, but we can't just leave it alone."

"If Professor Kagawa could become a member of Servitua, then, ahem, ahem, that would save us a lot of trouble. Peace is the most precious thing."

"You just want to take over Kagawa Hideyuki's research on the mirror world, right?" Qiao saw through Enbe's embarrassment and said it bluntly, which made Enbe even more embarrassed.

He himself did not believe that Servais was not interested in Kagawa Hideyuki's research on the mirror world. Whether it was being able to use the mirror world as a channel that reality could not interfere with, or drawing power from the mirror world to transform humans into knights, these were research results that Servais urgently needed now.

Of course, the most important thing is...

"If the sponsors knew about Professor Kagawa's research, things would be troublesome," Enbei said helplessly.

"Leave it to me. I will try my best to persuade Professor Kagawa," Reid nodded. "I will set out to find Professor Kagawa at Seimeiin University tomorrow morning."

Seeing Red agree, Embe breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you for your help, but it is only our speculation that Professor Kagawa surpassed Selvi Turia in the research of the mirror world and gave the black box to Sudo Takashi. We will focus on investigation first. As for those who used those black boxes to gain power and form from the mirror world, we will now call them Mirror Knights, and the monsters that changed afterwards will be called Mirror Beasts."

"Oh——" Red gave a thumbs up.

At this time, Seleu also finished analyzing the restriction belt, pulled out a black chip from the center of the belt, whistled as he inserted a new chip, raised his hand and threw the belt to Red, "The lost 25% of the nanomachines have been replaced for you, feel free to use them."

Red raised his hand to catch the belt and complained, "Why do you assume that I can use the belt? I'm just investigating a human professor."

"But this professor may have mastered a very dangerous power." Seleu put the replaced black chip into his pocket, stood up and smiled meaningfully, "A human who has gained power is much more dangerous than a monster who has power from the beginning."

"Do you know why?"

"Because weak human nature is a very terrible accelerant. You have already seen the case of Sudo Masashi. After gaining power, he could not wait to abuse that supernatural power, mistook his own mask for himself, and finally became a part of the mask."

As he walked past Red, Seleu raised his hand, patted Red's shoulder and grinned.

"So, not everyone can become a knight."

Red nodded, taking Seryuu's words to heart, but Qiao grumbled in annoyance, "You're not trying to say Red is no good."

"How about letting me hold on for a while and see if it works?" Seleu paused, turned around, raised his index and middle fingers and bent them.

The corners of Qiao's mouth twitched, and her cheeks puffed up slightly. She turned around and turned Red around with force, pushing Red's back again and again, pushing Red out. Before leaving the research institute, Qiao turned around, stuck out her tongue in the direction of Seleu, and turned her head to snort.

Seryu shrugged regretfully and was about to leave when Enbei picked up the still steaming coffee that was on the table and blew gently, "Seryu, where are you going to take the chip that was replaced from the restriction belt?"

Selyu paused, turned sideways and raised his head, "Of course I'll take it for research. What's wrong? What are you afraid of?"

"Of course I'm scared. Ever since Red was able to transform into Kuuga, something started to go wrong with you. You were captured by your own curiosity," Ember narrowed his eyes slightly.

"This is Servile Turia. Becoming abnormal is the most normal thing, right?" Seryu raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes. "It's rare that my work has a direction and progress, but you suspect that I am doing something dangerous. It's really sad."

Embe ignored Seleu's pretended pitiful expression, not even shedding a tear, and raised his head and spoke calmly.

"Let me tell you my guess. Since you can use nanomachines to trick Yaguru and reduce his output energy, can you do the opposite?"

"It makes the Agur belt feel that the energy it outputs has not yet reached saturation, and further enhances Kuuga's power, just like Red's... sublimation?"

Chapter 87: Qingmingyuan University

Early in the morning, after Red and Qiao finished their breakfast and packed up a little, they rode the mobile Pegasus to Qingmingyuan University located in the Pleiades District, west of the Xingxiu District. Considering the need to keep a low profile while preventing the possibility of being attacked, Qiao did not bring the box with the Faiz belt, but stuffed the belt directly into Red's backpack.

Unlike high school, university is a semi-social form. The gate is always open. Although there are security guards, they will not stop anyone from entering the university. So Red and Qiao entered Qingmingyuan University very smoothly. The stylish appearance of the Mobile Pegasus and Qiao's handsome face attracted countless people's attention. It seemed that they were accustomed to such sights. Qiao, who was sitting sideways on the back seat of the Mobile Pegasus, leaned on Red's back and watched videos about Qingmingyuan University. Red, however, couldn't stand it anymore and quickly found a place to park.

"Red, I checked," Qiao leaned forward, put his feet on the ground, and shook the phone in his hand at Red, "It seems that Hideyuki Kagawa is an honorary professor of Seimeiin University. He rarely teaches, but Seimeiin University has equipped Hideyuki Kagawa with a special laboratory. What should I do?"

Red hung his helmet on the rearview mirror of the Mobile Pegasus, scratched his hair and raised his finger, "I think it's better to go directly to the Dean of Qingmingyuan University or someone like that. This way, a lot of trouble and misunderstandings can be avoided."

Qiao thought for a while and nodded, "Indeed."

Not long after Red and Qiao walked away, a motorcycle stopped next to the Mobile Pegasus. The rider took off his helmet, and his shoulder-length brown hair covered his slightly chubby face. The girl raised her hand to tuck her hair behind her ears, tilted her head to look at the Mobile Pegasus, pulled up her backpack, and took out a photo from her pocket.

"We have to find someone quickly."

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Qingmingyuan University is huge in scale and teachers are well treated. Each department has its own office building, and those professors with extensive experience who focus on scientific research also have their own office buildings. But the strange thing is that the deans also put their offices in the office buildings, as if to tell others that although they wander around and point fingers at student dormitories all day long, they actually have academic attainments.

Of course, this is a matter of opinion.

In order to prevent some idle people from waiting to enter and saying, "Oh shit, big brother, please come in quickly," Red took out Selvi Turia's work ID as soon as he came in. Although it was a temporary work ID, it was enough to represent Selvi Turia, so the middle-aged and slightly fat dean of studies, Quan Zheng, immediately handed over his business card and poured tea, asked about his well-being, and was very polite, even with a sense of bribery.

Thinking back to the priest's guilty expression when he first negotiated with him and mentioned the issue of security checks, Red was speechless. Wasn't this tantamount to confessing himself? However, looking at the dean's skilled movements, it was obviously not the first time he had done this.

Qiao picked up the still steaming tea and blew it as if no one was around. Quan Zheng's expression immediately became subtle.

"Ahem - Director Quan Zheng, we are here for serious matters this time," Reid coughed lightly.

"We will fully cooperate with the investigation."

It should be said that he is worthy of being the Dean of Studies at Qingmingyuan University. There is absolutely no possibility that he would self-destruct just by being yelled at.

"It's about Professor Kagawa. He is the honorary dean of your school, right? We need to visit him for something. I hope you can help us to avoid some misunderstandings."

Qiao, who was blowing air, raised his eyes silently and stared at Quan Zheng.

As soon as he heard the words "Professor Kagawa", Izumi Masa's expression changed. When he heard that he was going to visit Professor Kagawa, Izumi Masa, who was experienced and could not see any flaws, began to scratch his face in embarrassment.

"Professor Kagawa's research must have had some sort of accident, right? And you guys concealed it," Qiao put down his teacup and suddenly said, "If you don't answer, we'll take it as your consent."

Quan Zheng, who was thinking about how to respond, froze in his expression. After a while, he raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. "Then you have come to the wrong place. Professor Kagawa and his students are no longer conducting scientific research at Qingmingyuan University."

"Because of an experimental accident, right?" Qiao asked.

Quan Zheng knew that Qiao was just trying to trick him, but thinking that Servieri Turia had already sent someone, the matter would be investigated sooner or later, so he might as well cooperate actively.

"Yes, about a year ago, several students who participated in Professor Kagawa's experiment fell into a coma and are still lying in the hospital," Izumi Masa leaned back in his chair, his face full of fatigue. "Professor Kagawa refused to disclose the content of his research and was unwilling to stop the experiment, so Seimeiin University had no choice but to suspend funding for Professor Kagawa's laboratory."

"But Professor Kagawa is still an honorary professor of Seimeiin University," Qiao said calmly.

"Ahem - that's of course because, that's Professor Kagawa. We spent a lot of effort to get Professor Kagawa here," Izumi Masa coughed awkwardly, his eyes flickering.

"If Professor Kagawa's research is successful, Seimeiin University will also be able to benefit from it, right?" Qiao raised his eyes.

"Ahahahaha——" Quan Zheng laughed even more awkwardly.

"Okay, okay, then Director Quanzheng, where is Professor Kagawa now?" Reid pinched his nose, feeling a little overwhelmed.

It was just a simple investigation, but it suddenly became complicated. The experimental accident mentioned by Quan Zheng reminded him of Sudo Masashi who turned into a monster. Those students were definitely not just unconscious, so it was necessary to investigate. However, as the dean of studies, Quan Zheng might not cooperate in this matter.

"Well... to be honest, I don't know. After we stopped the experimental funding, Professor Kagawa was still conducting experiments and seemed to have found a lot of sponsorship. However, due to an experimental accident, the research had been very restrained. But some time ago, it seemed that he received a considerable amount of sponsorship. Professor Kagawa directly took his research team away from the laboratory provided by Seimeiin University," Izumi Masa sighed helplessly.

"A considerable sponsorship? From whom?"

For some reason, Red immediately thought of Mitsuo Hongo.

"I don't know about that. If you don't believe me, I can take you to the laboratory and office used by Professor Kagawa before. We haven't touched them. Maybe you can find what you want in there," Quan Zheng stood up and raised his hand towards the door.

Reid and Qiao looked at each other, then stood up and followed Quan Zheng.

Of course, they did not believe that Seimeiin University had not touched Kagawa Hideyuki's laboratory and office, but they could not draw any conclusions just by sitting in the dean's office. Perhaps there were some secrets in Kagawa Hideyuki's laboratory and office that had been slightly discovered.

Under the leadership of Quan Zheng, Reid and Qiao left the office building. Because Quan Zheng, the dean of studies, led the way, the college students who were leaving get out of class were full of curiosity, but soon returned to their own things.

One of the young men who was carrying a cross-body bag stopped and followed the backs of Red and Qiao, looking in the opposite direction farther away.

"Eh... the target is Professor Kagawa's laboratory."

The young man walked towards Red and Qiao, with the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a frivolous and arrogant smile.

“The game is going to get interesting.”

Chapter 88: The Strange Story of the Mirror

Asano felt terrible.

If [S·L] is the pearl of the world, then the human rescue organization Serviera Turia is the focus of this pearl. Asano is very self-aware. He is not a genius, or even a scientific researcher. To be honest, he has no idea what Serviera Turia is researching, but that doesn't mean he can't climb up. Rather, the situation where all human forces are trying to suppress each other through research is the last chance for ordinary people like him to rise.

When you are away from home, having abilities is certainly important, but what is more important is fame and influence. You need to let investors know that you are famous and that they can make a profit from you. There is no place better than diplomacy to increase your fame and influence, and Selvi Turia’s public relations department is the best stage for this.

Even after twelve years, [S·L] is still the place that people all over the world care about the most. However, not everyone has the ability or courage to go to [S·L] to find out the truth. So they are like chirping baby birds, waiting for the human rescue organization Serviera to feed them the truth in a begging manner, and the public relations department of Serviera is the department responsible for feeding them the truth.

I don’t understand, but that doesn’t mean I can’t talk about it. It’s all confidential anyway, so I can just say I have nothing to say.

And now, after working so hard to climb up to the position of director of the public relations department, he was severely slapped in the face when he was at the peak of his life. And at the most critical moment when he could have turned things around, he missed it because he shrugged and hid in the toilet. He suddenly became the laughing stock of everyone, and many people secretly called him the Toilet God of War behind his back.

Thinking of this, Asano felt a tightness in his chest and almost vomited blood, but he had to endure it. Because Red defeated Gamego, no one in the outside world cared about his previous remarks, and because it was U who remained completely silent in the subsequent declaration, the citizens outside even thought he was very powerful. After all, he declared at the beginning that Gamego was not a problem.

His mistakes were also attributed to small ones, but once he is in a high position, a little mistake may blow him down from the top. Maybe tomorrow he will be promoted to a place that seems to be at the same level but actually has no possibility of development.

Asano hated Red, but he was just angry. He knew better than anyone that if Red hadn't defeated Gamego, he would have been pushed out to block the attack and retired, not to mention being promoted. And Red was a monster who could blow up Gamego! Even if he was crazy, he would not provoke such a monster.

What he really hated was Ouroboros. Everything was the fault of the Zerg. It was all bullshit! The person who contacted him was someone from within Ouroboros! Could it be that the entire Ouroboros was filled with Zerg!

Just as Asano was pondering how to make a great contribution to make up for his previous small mistake and save the situation, there was a knock on the door. Asano, whose thoughts were interrupted, frowned immediately. Just as he was about to look up and yell, he immediately rubbed his hands and stood up with a wry smile.

Because the person standing at the door and knocking was none other than Enoch's director, Jingtian, who had been badly cheated by him before.