Knight Asylum

U's fingers opened and closed gently.

He himself doesn't believe this, but Red does.

"Did you hear me? Let me go now," Sonoda Mari snorted smugly.

"Eh..." Red was very unwilling, but since U said so, he could only let go of Sonoda Mari's hand, "What if she sets her sights on Faiz's belt again?"

"Then it's up to you to decide. Pour cement on her and sink her into the sea, or tie her up at home and keep her as a pet. I won't ask you anything."

U rarely saw a joke, but Red didn't find it funny, while Sonoda Mari had a horrified expression.

"Hey - don't take it seriously, okay -"

Reid pinched Sonoda Mari's face and shook it left and right. "By the way, Qiao went to the Hongshang Foundation and hasn't come back, nor has he contacted me. Is there something wrong?"

"This is the most normal situation, don't worry."

At the Hongshang Foundation, Qiao sat on a chair with his arms folded across his chest, tapping his arm angrily with his index finger, while Hongshang Mitsuo wrote and drew on the blackboard as if he didn't notice Qiao's expression that was about to explode, and passionately explained the unknown secrets of the distant past.

"Well - how long are you going to talk!"

Qiao glanced at the time, his mouth twitched and he stood up suddenly.

Originally, it was because Mitsuo Hongo readily said that he could tell Qiao why he was targeting Reid that Qiao had the patience to sit here, but an hour or so had passed and Mitsuo Hongo was still talking about history.

You are definitely kidding me!

Qiao stared at Hong Shang Guangsheng angrily.

"I gotta go!"

"Hmm? I won't stop you. The next step is the most crucial part," Mitsuo Hongo raised his hand. Erika Satonaka turned around and pushed open the door with a popsicle in her mouth, without any intention of trying to keep Qiao.

"How many times do you think you've said this?"

"You should respect the changes in history because that means humans have made changes that affect the future. Now it's my time. Don't you want to know what choice I made?" Mitsuo Hongo raised his head and smiled meaningfully.

"It's not that I chose Red, but that Red appeared in front of me."

"He was definitely not the chosen one, but the one who made his own choice."

Qiao's eyes twitched and she held onto the chair and sat back.

"Well - this story starts from the time I was doing archaeological research and found a coffin," Mitsuo Hongo smiled with satisfaction, then turned around and continued writing and drawing on the blackboard.

"That day, I found it. The embodiment of desire! Monsters that are always chasing desire, never satisfied, and will one day devour the world!"

Erika Satonaka took a bite of the popsicle and narrowed her eyes slightly.

Chapter 95: You cracked my head open!

After staring at the phone for a while, Reid glanced at Mari Sonoda, who was standing with her hands on her hips and looking a little smug, and stretched out his voice.

"Why are you still here? Let me make this clear. I don't know what your father, Hanagata, said to you, but according to the deal between him and us, all three belts belong to us. He violated the agreement first. Since you don't have a belt now, we won't do anything to you. However, if you want to take my belt again..."

Red paused. He really wanted to threaten Mari Sonoda in the same way that U had hinted at him, but he couldn't say it.

"Next time I won't treat you as a criminal and put you in the car!"

Reid stretched out his index finger and poked Sonoda Mari's forehead hard. Perhaps feeling guilty, Sonoda Mari did not dodge. After being poked, she just covered her forehead and laughed awkwardly twice.

Red stuffed Faiz's belt back into his backpack and turned to leave. But after a few steps, he noticed through the rearview mirror of the car in the parking lot that there was a little tail following him. He paused, turned around and complained unhappily.

"Don't follow me. Don't tell me you're afraid that Lucky Clover will attack you again. Now that you don't have the belt on you, Lucky Clover has no reason to target you. Otherwise, that Takuma Itsuki would not have left like that. It's better to say that if you follow me... you might be attacked by Lucky Clover."

Sonoda Mari stammered, and after a moment of hesitation, she slowly squatted down, covering her wrist, and looked at Reid pitifully, "My wrist hurts so much, maybe you used too much force just now, and the injury has worsened."

"You opened the back of my head," Red's eyes twitched wildly, and he raised his finger to point at the back of his head, "I still feel dizzy and want to vomit. I think I have a concussion."

Although the wound has healed, the sequelae have not recovered so quickly. Maybe it would be enough to transform into Kuuga once, but Red is not so casual as to turn into Kuuga just because of a minor injury that would recover quickly.

Sonoda Mari immediately stood up awkwardly, grabbed Reid's arm and said seriously, "I will take responsibility!"

"Thank you, but no thanks! Let go!"

Red turned around and wanted to leave, but Mari Sonoda still held his arm tightly and refused to let go even after being dragged five or six meters. Because the scene was so bizarre, many college students looked over. Red had no choice but to stop and take Mari Sonoda to a place with fewer people. He reached out and pinched Mari Sonoda's face, shaking it left and right.

"What do you want to do? First of all, don't even think about the Faiz belt. And if you show me the other belts, I'll take them all."

"I just want to find my father. He's been missing for a long time. The belt is the only thing he left me, and now it's gone. Please - you are my only clue now! I won't cause you any trouble!"

Sonoda Mari put her hands together, and her sincere eyes made Red feel a little overwhelmed. After struggling for a while, Red sighed helplessly and raised his hand to scratch his hair, "Okay, okay."

"Thank you! Well - let's continue investigating the mirror legend at Seimeiin University!" Sonoda Mari's eyes lit up, she put her left hand around Red's arm, stretched her right index finger forward, and pulled Red forward with a happy smile.

"Hey, hey, hey - is it necessary to be so happy? This is not fun," Reid sighed helplessly and let Sonoda Mari pull him forward.

Probably to prove to Red that she really wanted to help, Sonoda Mari worked very hard. She would stop anyone and ask them about the mirror story. Because of Sonoda Mari's cute appearance and sunny and familiar smile, no matter whether they were men or women, they did not get angry when they were stopped, and they answered Sonoda Mari's questions very patiently.

But even so, there has been no breakthrough in the investigation of mirror stories. Mirror stories seem to be a product created by students to kill time. They themselves are not afraid of mirror stories that have caused people to go missing. Everyone has different explanations. They firmly believe that mirror stories are true, but there is no accurate definition.

"Um - excuse me!"

Just when Mari Sonoda was about to attack again, Qiao, who had been out of touch for a long time, finally received a text message.

[Sorry, Red, there was a small problem and I can't pick you up. I can only pick you up tomorrow morning (.﹏.*)]

After reading the text message sent by Qiao, Reid frowned slightly. This was not like Qiao's character, but when he thought that the other party was Hong Shang Guangsheng, everything became reasonable. The only thing that bothered him was Hong Shang Guangsheng's purpose. Although Qiao seemed to be stubborn, after really understanding Qiao's character, you will find that Qiao is very... easy to control, and Hong Shang Guangsheng seems to be able to see through people's hearts. Judging from the current situation, Hong Shang Guangsheng has probably figured out Qiao's character.

After much hesitation, Red sent a text message back.

【If you feel unhappy, don't hold it in】

At this time, Sonoda Mari, who had received another ambiguous piece of information, saw Red looking at his phone, so she quietly went around behind him and peeked out to see Red and Qiao chatting. She said with a gossipy look on her face, "Your girlfriend is very generous. She actually allowed you to spend the night outside. But she wouldn't be so generous if she knew you and I were together."

"No, this is my roommate." Red bent his finger and tapped Sonoda Mari's forehead. "Did you get any useful information?"

"Not at all. It's always the same things over and over again. What should I do?" Sonoda Mari curled her lips.

"Let me think—"

Red pinched his nose and raised his head.

The source of the mirror legend is the mirror used by the dance club for dance practice. They investigated it early in the morning, but it was just a mirror that couldn't be more ordinary.

"We can only... wait until the early morning," Reid sighed helplessly.

The contents of the mirror stories are bizarre, but the time of their occurrence is very precise. Incredible pictures will appear in the mirror at zero o'clock.

"Midnight..." Sonoda Mari pinched her chin and frowned slightly.

"If you don't want to, I won't force you. You can find a hotel to stay for the night," Red glanced at the sky.

The sky was already somewhat dim, but the sun had not yet completely set and it was still a few hours before midnight.

"Hey - you're not looking for an opportunity to kick me away!" Sonoda Mari blinked, reacted, and complained with dissatisfaction with her hands on her hips.

"Who knows~"

Red turned around and waved his hand, then walked towards the building where the mirror was where the dance club usually practiced dancing. Sonoda Mari puffed up her cheeks, quickened her pace, grabbed Red's arm, raised her head, and snorted at Red.

Sano Mitsuru walked out from behind the tree, glanced at the backs of Reid and Sonoda Mari, and took out his cell phone.

Chapter 96 I'm fine, you seem disappointed

Because the teaching building and the dormitory building are not in the same campus, and Qingmingyuan University does not have evening classes, after 20: p.m., the teaching building becomes deserted and all the classrooms fall into darkness. Only the sensor lights in the corridors light up from time to time. A cold wind blows through, creating an inexplicable sense of eeriness. While walking in it, Mari Sonoda subconsciously shrank her neck and pressed against Reid's arm.

"Scared?"

"No! Who would be scared?"

Mari Sonoda blushed, not expecting Red to be so disrespectful to her, and immediately let go of Red's hand. She stomped her feet forward angrily, and the sensor lights in the corridor lit up one after another. Every once in a while, Mari Sonoda walked seven or eight meters further, but Red still moved forward slowly, with no intention of catching up.

When Sonoda Mari found out that Red hadn't caught up with her, she turned around and walked back, grabbed Red's arm, and dragged him forward, "Hurry up!"

"Okay, okay—"

Reid smiled helplessly, and under the drag of Mari Sonoda, they soon came to the spacious corridor where the dance club had been practicing dancing. On one side was a guardrail made of metal and reinforced glass, and in the middle stood a five-meter-wide full-length mirror for passing students to reflect on themselves. Of course, it was not known whether it played a role in self-reflection.

Because the dance club now extremely hates the presence of other people, and would probably end the activity immediately if they saw someone, Reid and Mari Sonoda walked through the corridor, bought a few cans of coffee from a vending machine, and then found a staircase where they could hear the noise in the corridor.

As soon as he sat down, Red moved his butt to create some distance between himself and Mari Sonoda. Mari Sonoda, who was still fixing her hair, had a twitch in the corner of her eyes. She put her right hand on the step and moved hard towards Red, squeezing directly on him, raising her head and complaining in dissatisfaction.

"What are you doing? Do you have any problem with me? I've been running around with you all day!"

"Opinion? None. I mean, aren't we too close?" Red leaned back.

It was only at this time that Sonoda noticed that their actions were a little too ambiguous. She had already unzipped her coat because she was a little hot from running around. When she squeezed Reid's arm, it was completely pressed against her chest. Sonoda Mari reacted and immediately blushed and moved her body to the other side, holding on to her coat tightly.

Reid was too lazy to complain about Mari Sonoda. He held his chin and looked at the quiet campus under the handrail, waiting for time to pass.

The long coldness calmed Sonoda Mari down and aroused her curiosity. After a few minutes, Sonoda Mari quietly rubbed back to Red's side and cautiously asked, "Are you... a human?"

"Of course I'm human," Reid rolled his eyes.

"But...your head," Sonoda Mari poked the back of Red's head with her finger, "seems to be fine now."

"Are you disappointed that I'm fine? Who do you think is responsible for the hole in the back of my head?" Reid raised his hand and pinched Mari Sonoda's fingers, complaining unhappily.

"Well - I'm sorry, I saw you running around with a belt and thought you could use the belt in my hand," Sonoda Mari smiled a little awkwardly.

She was faking the pain in her wrist, but the hole in the back of Red's head was real.

"The one who can use Faiz is my friend. The belt is in my hands because of some accident," Red didn't intend to argue too much with Sonoda Mari. If it wasn't for Sonoda Mari wanting to steal Faiz's belt, he would have just turned a blind eye to the matter.

"Friend, is that the one who sent you a text message before? Eh - are you really just ordinary friends?"

Mari Sonoda's ambiguous temptation made Red subconsciously recall the night when he watched a movie with Qiao. The handsome faces of both men and women flickered in the dim light of the movie, and there was an indescribable strange feeling.

"Huh? What's wrong? Why are you suddenly silent?"

Sonoda Mari's questioning voice pulled Red back. Red realized what he was thinking and blushed. He stretched out his hands and pinched Sonoda Mari's face and pulled it to the sides, "It has nothing to do with you!"

"It hurts - you bastard, let go!"

Not willing to be outdone, Mari Sonoda reached out and pinched Red's face and tried to pull him to the side, but the gap in strength and physical fitness between the two was too great. After a while, Mari Sonoda turned sideways in a huff, with her back to Red, but did not distance herself from Red.

The stairs were instantly swallowed up by the silence of the night, and they seemed to be playing a game in which whoever spoke to the other first would lose.

But at half past ten, Mari Sonoda couldn't help but yawn, and her body began to relax uncontrollably, from facing away from Red to leaning sideways on Red.

Around eleven o'clock, Mari Sonoda finally couldn't help herself and fell into a deep sleep with her head on Red's shoulder, while Red silently shifted the coffee from his right hand to his left hand, sipped it, and listened to the sounds of the night.

At twelve o'clock, the sound of footsteps that were neat but with personality reached Red's ears. Red's eyes moved, and he immediately nudged Sonoda Mari with his shoulder. Sonoda Mari, who was awakened, looked around with sleepy eyes at first, then came back to her senses under Red's speechless gaze, and with a slightly red face, she immediately stood up and made a cheering gesture to Red.

But Red did not move and still stared at Sonoda Mari. Sonoda Mari's face turned even redder, and she leaned over with a puffed face, grabbed Red's arm, pulled Red up with force, and pushed Red's back towards the corridor. In order to avoid the people in the dance club noticing their movements, Red stopped tormenting Sonoda Mari after being pushed a few times, and he and Sonoda Mari touched the corridor. The rhythmic footsteps echoed in the corridor, but Red frowned.

The dance club was dancing in unison, but without any music to accompany them. They looked just like puppets under a puppeteer.

Could it be that this is the mirror legend? Or is there something else hidden behind this legend?

After taking a quick look, Red realized that he was overthinking. In front of the huge full-length mirror, female college students wearing work clothes, short sleeves and baseball caps were dancing in front of the mirror. They all had special sports headphones hanging around their necks. Although the teaching area was far away from the dormitory area, they still chose to use sports headphones instead of using speakers.

Mari Sonoda held onto Red's shoulders and leaned her head out.

"What should we do? Should we ask them about the mirror story now?"

"Well..." Red was a little confused. To be honest, he hadn't figured out how to communicate with these female college students who looked like real people.

"There's really nothing I can do against you."

Mari Sonoda let out a long sigh, then simply walked out from behind Red and walked straight towards the dance club. Red wanted to stop her, but Mari Sonoda was walking too fast. The members of the dance club also noticed Mari Sonoda and stopped dancing and took off their headphones.

Red could only watch as Mari Sonoda came into contact with the older sister with a ponytail.

Chapter 97: The Faiz Belt will punish everyone equally

"Huh? That's what's going on..."

Mari Sonoda nodded thoughtfully with her chin in her hand, then smiled and waved to the ponytailed dance club president in front of her.

"Thank you."

"It's just some small things," the president said cheerfully, raising his hand and waving it, "but you'd better not get too involved in investigating this so-called mirror legend."

"Huh? Why? I see a lot of people are talking about this," Sonoda Mari blinked.

"If this is true, do you think we would still have the mood to dance in such an ominous place?" The president raised his hand and shook the ponytail behind his back.

"I see... That's indeed the truth."

"Oh, by the way, is that your boyfriend who's peeking around the corner? Did he misunderstand something?" the president nodded his head behind Sonoda Mari.

Mari Sonoda turned her head and noticed that everyone was looking at her. Reid immediately retracted his head, then slowly came out and waved awkwardly in the direction of Mari Sonoda.

Sonoda Mari couldn't help but hold her forehead and sighed, then turned around and put her hands on her hips, "Well - I'm still in the probation period."

"I think he... looks pretty good. I'm sure he'll be very popular in the future," the president nodded, balancing his chin.