Knight Asylum

“Amazon, Amazon… I can’t find it at all!”

I, Wanzhanglong, grabbed my hair hard, squatted on the ground and shouted in self-destruction.

Wanzhanglong, I feel a little regretful, but when I think about the fact that I can't help much by staying in the laboratory, it is more realistic to take a walk outside.

At least during his walk he taught a few thugs who wanted to rob a lesson and prevented a terrorist attack.

"Ah... I'm hungry."

I touched my stomach and found a ramen stall. Just as I was about to order a bowl of noodles, I felt a gaze. I subconsciously turned my head to look over there. A young man who looked no more than eighteen was looking at him cautiously, and he retracted his hand that was covering his stomach.

"...Boss, give me two bowls of noodles, and more barbecued pork!"

After shouting, "Wanzhanglong", I raised my hand and waved in the direction of the young man.

The boy was stunned, looked around, hesitated for a while after confirming that there was no one around, and then pointed at himself cautiously.

"Well, come on, come on, my name is Manjo Ryuga! The noble prince of muscles!"

Wanzhanglong I nodded carelessly and stretched out my right hand towards the young man.

"Your name is?"

"I?"

The boy slowly walked out of the shadows and stood at the intersection of light and darkness.

"Thousand Wings."

Early the next morning, Hideichi Kitaoka called.

"The other party accepted a secret trial? Is this true? Hey-"

After Red exclaimed in surprise, he held his chin up and thought.

"So, the other party really just wants to take back the shares that are rightfully theirs?"

"Hey - Red, don't tell me you're thinking about just giving the shares back to Hanagata."

Kitaoka Hideya paused on the other end of the phone.

"Although it may sound like I'm justifying my past actions, the Zhinao Group was indeed founded by Hanagata, but it was Murakami Kyoji who made the Zhinao Group grow to its current size."

"Hanagata chose to disappear when the Zhinao Group and Orphinos needed someone to lead them the most. If it weren't for Murakami Kyo, the Zhinao Group would have disappeared at that time."

After a moment of silence, Red pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "Of course I know this, I just don't understand it."

"I knew you would say that. I applied for out-of-court mediation while applying for a secret trial. What's wrong with you?"

"Hanagata agreed," Red was even more surprised.

"It's today."

"I understand."

"But, the other party has a condition that cannot be told to Sonoda Mari and Kimura Saya."

Red raised his eyebrows. "Hasn't he ever thought that I could tell Mari and Saya exactly what happened after the mediation was over?"

"Yes, has he not thought of that?"

Reid narrowed his eyes.

There is only one answer. Hanagata is sure that after the mediation is over, he will not relay the content to Sonoda Mari and Kimura Saya.

"So, when is the trial?" Reid let out a long breath.

No matter what Hanagata's purpose is, he must go and meet Sonoda Mari's adoptive father.

"There are still three hours."

"I understand."

After ending the call, Red put down the phone, paused briefly, and looked towards the sofa, where Sonoda Mari and Kimura Saya were eating buns and drinking milk respectively.

Oh, of course, that was before Hideichi Kitaoka called.

"That's the situation. Your adoptive father doesn't want to see you, so you should just stay here... Even if I say so, you will find a way to sneak in, right?"

"Of course, I'm going to see Dad no matter what!"

Mari Sonoda put her hands on her hips. She now had a lot of questions she wanted to ask Hanagata.

"But if you go, Hanagata might not tell the truth," Red spread his hands, "Can you disguise yourself to the extent that Hanagata can't recognize you?"

Kimura Saya scratched her face.

I always feel that it is a bad thing no matter whether Huaxing recognizes them or not after they are disguised.

"Truth, let's wait for Red to come back."

"No, Saya, this guy Red will definitely hide something terrible! No matter what the result is--"

Sonoda Mari gritted her teeth.

"I'm willing to accept any of them."

"Well - even if you say so, where can you hide?"

Red saw the truth's awakening, so he didn't complain, but asked with his chin in his hand.

"Your adoptive father wouldn't be unable to recognize you, right? Even though you're a lot fatter now."

"The last sentence is superfluous!!!"

Sonoda Mari complained with a red face and paced back and forth.

Disguise is possible, but the chances of being recognized are too high.

unless……

Mari Sonoda paused and her eyes fell on the mascot doll that stood behind Reid like a ghost.

Three hours later, Red arrived at the court. Kitaoka Hideichi was already there, leaning against his sports car to enjoy the breeze, looking quite showy.

"Hey - Lawyer Kitaoka -"

"Hey, you... uh - how should I put this?"

Hideichi Kitaoka turned around and waved, but when he saw what was behind Reid, he was stunned for a moment.

It is a furry mascot doll that usually appears in crowded places such as markets.

It's not like Kitaoka Hideichi had never seen Medusa before, but today's Medusa was particularly... fat, just like...

"Inside, right?"

Reid spread his hands.

"You called at the wrong time."

"Ah... I see. I almost forgot that you two are always together 24 hours a day. It's my problem," Kitaoka Hideichi slapped his forehead, looking a little distressed.

"Let's go then. Hanagata is probably waiting for us."

"That's about right. How does it feel to walk into the court as a wanted criminal?" Kitaoka Hideichi put his hand on Red's shoulder. "Doesn't it feel like a former criminal?"

"Hey, hey, hey - please don't make me sound like some kind of pervert, okay? I don't have that kind of hobby."

"is it?"

"What do you mean by that suspicious look?"

"Aren't you a repeat offender?"

"Hahaha--"

Even after entering the court, Reid and Hideichi Kitaoka were still talking and laughing, but they remembered to control the volume and did not really treat the court as a place to chat.

Under the guidance of Hideichi Kitaoka, Reid came to the meeting room of the court specially used for mediation.

"People are in there."

Kitaoka Hideichi knocked on the door and pushed it open. In the conference room, a middle-aged man wearing a turban and a coat was standing in front of the window with his arms folded across his chest, looking at the scenery outside.

There is no one else.

"Ah - long time no see, Mr. Hanagata."

Inside the dim doll case, Sonoda Mari swallowed nervously.

Chapter 973: The Fate of Ophirno's Destruction

Red had seen Hanagata before, and although the whole process didn't even take more than a minute, Hanagata left a very deep impression on Red.

A mysterious master who comes and goes without a trace.

But when they met again, Red found that Huaxing had the face of an ordinary person, just more vicissitudes of life.

"Red, long time no see—"

"You actually remember me?" Reid was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the first-generation president of Zhinao Group actually remembered him when he was just a small intern.

"You are more famous than you think. I also didn't expect that a trainee who was just responsible for transporting goods at that time could grow to such a level," Hanagata said with emotion, "and it only took less than a year."

"This is probably what is called fate."

Reid smiled, pulled up a chair and sat down, crossing his fingers in front of him.

"So, Mr. Hanagata, are you having any problems? I don't think you're the type of person who can't wait to come out and cause trouble just because you found out I've become weak."

"It looks like you've encountered quite a few."

"Yeah, now I have to wear a mask every time I go out," Red grinned helplessly.

"Red, what do you think of the existence of Ophiino?"

Huaxing changed the subject, which was not surprising to Red.

According to Murakami Kyoji's description and the remaining information of Hanagata when it was still the Intelligent Brain Group, Hanagata has been committed to overcoming the problem of Orpheino's short life due to sandification, and the Intelligent Brain Group was very gentle when Hanagata was in power.

But on the other hand, the government and other monster organizations were not afraid of the Zhinao Group at all and frequently attacked the Zhinao Group, almost leading to the destruction of the Zhinao Group.

Thanks to Murakami Kyo's cruel methods and his crazy attitude of dying together, the Zhinao Group was barely stabilized, giving it the opportunity to grow to its current level.

"They are human beings who have just become special, and that's all I think of Ophieno."

"...Ophino is a completely new race, different from humans."

Red was stunned, and looked up at Hua Xing in surprise.

There was no contempt from the strong for the weak, nor was there any pride in thinking that they were a superior race. There was only deep exhaustion and helplessness. In Hua Xing's eyes, becoming Ophio and gaining power beyond humans was not something to be happy about. In fact...

There is a feeling of despair as if one has gone from one hell to another.

Red felt that Huaxing's expression looked familiar, as if he had seen it on someone before.

"It's not a question of whether or not they have a heart. The body structure of Ophiino has nothing to do with humans, so they are not human."

Huaxing smiled bitterly.

"Ophion's fate is destruction, and this end is getting closer and closer."

The bitterness and despair in Huaxing's tone puzzled Red.

"If you mean the desertification caused by over-evolution, with current technology, this is no longer a problem."

Kiryu Battle Rabbit is a genius physicist, but that doesn't mean he knows nothing about scientific research other than physics. Moreover, whether things like nebula gas and danger level can be considered physics is still a question mark.

Therefore, Kiryu Battle Rabbit has already developed drugs that can combat desertification.

Huaxing tilted his head back and closed his eyes, remaining silent for a long time before he let out a breath.

"If, for Ophino, extinction due to desertification may be the best outcome, a momentary hope will only lead to a more desperate hell."

Red suddenly understood why he felt that Huaxing's expression looked familiar.

The Fang Ghost Clan was a tribe of monsters that was sentenced to extinction by the angels. As their king, King also showed the same expression, which was confusion and despair about the reproduction of the tribe.

They know too much and have too much responsibility, so they understand the despair of doomed extinction better than anyone else.

The Yagui tribe is a race that would never fall in love with humans, and King is too powerful as a king. He is so powerful that he can ensure that the Yagui tribe will always exist in the world, so the [Angel] judged the Yagui tribe.

But the Angels had no reason to exterminate Ophino.

Not to mention that Orphieno was originally a human being. In terms of threat alone, Orphieno is no match for the Tooth Ghost Clan, nor does he have the Tooth Ghost Clan's desire to consume life energy.

"So, I don't intend to accept your mediation."