Knight Asylum

"Eh--"

After chatting with the people from the dance club for a while, Mari Sonoda returned to Reid with a happy smile, while the people from the dance club put on their headphones again and continued dancing.

"How's it going?" Red rubbed his hands.

"Well...they said they have never seen the so-called mirror ghost story," Sonoda Mari crossed her arms, "otherwise they wouldn't come here to dance at this time every day."

"That... is true," Reid thought for a moment and nodded.

"Also..." Sonoda Mari frowned slightly and said, "They mentioned a person named Shibaura Jun."

When Red heard Mari Sonoda mention Jun Shibaura, he immediately frowned. It was because of Jun Shibaura that he knew about the mirror legend at Seimeiin University.

"Yes, the one who caused the mirror story was a man named Sano Mitsuru, but when they were looking for Sano Mitsuru, they found that Sano Mitsuru was collecting money from Shibaura Jun," Sonoda Mari raised her fingers and twirled her hair, a little absent-mindedly, "The mirror story is most likely a prank by the man named Shibaura Jun."

Is it really just a prank?

After hesitating for a long time, Red sat back to his previous waiting position with the can of coffee in his hand.

"I need to wait a little longer. When does their dancing usually end?"

It would be fine if it was just a prank, but there can't be such coincidences in this world. As soon as Professor Kagawa, who studied the mirror world, left, mirror legends began to spread at Seimeiin University. No matter what Shibaura Jun's purpose was, he couldn't turn a blind eye.

The scene of Sudo Masashi being eroded and turned into a monster appeared in front of Red's eyes again. Red narrowed his eyes slightly, and the coffee can in his hand twisted and deformed little by little between his fingers.

Seeing that Red was not planning to leave, Mari Sonoda did not insist on leaving. Instead, she stood behind Red and played with his hair, occasionally measuring the length of his hair with her fingers.

About forty minutes later, the members of the dance club found the stairs where Red and Mari Sonoda were and said goodbye to them.

The departure of the dance club seemed to have sucked the life out of the entire teaching building. Soon the corridor was engulfed by silence, with only the cool wind whispering in their ears.

Twenty minutes later, Sonoda Mari was feeling sleepy again. Just when Red thought he might have really been tricked by Shibaura Jun, a shrill scream broke the silence of the night, and Red immediately got up and rushed into the corridor.

In the corridor, a female college student in hot pants and short sleeves was slumped on the ground, kicking the ground with fear on her face. In front of her, an inhuman figure was walking towards her with his arms outstretched.

Red immediately stepped forward and kicked the strange shadow on the waist. The strange shadow had no time to react and was kicked to the ground by Red.

"Are you okay?" Reid glanced at the female college student who was slumped on the ground, stunned.

"I-I'm fine!"

The female college student was stunned, then she nodded palely, stood up and stepped back.

Red breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and began to look carefully at the strange shadow that was kicked away.

The touch of that kick just now did not feel like that of a living creature, but rather armor, exactly the same as what Sudo Masashi felt back then. However, unlike Sudo Masashi, the armor on the man who stood up in a panic was lighter, and there were two spiraling antelope horns on his head. He, let's call it his, also had a card box on his waist, but the badge on it was different.

"You... it hurts!"

The Antelope's Mirror Knight shook his head vigorously, and walked around Red like a wild beast observing its prey and looking for its weaknesses, shaking his shoulders up and down as he walked. Because the female college student was standing behind him, Red had to keep adjusting his position to face the Antelope's Mirror Knight and not give him a chance to attack. Soon Red turned his back to the huge full-length mirror.

"Although I don't know who you are, but... you are a student of Qingmingyuan University, right?" Red's eyes moved, he took off his backpack, took out the Faiz belt from it and threw it around his waist, turned on Faiz's phone, and pressed his thumb heavily on the number five button, "You'd better take off that belt immediately."

Mari Sonoda, who was hiding in the corner to avoid causing trouble for Red, widened her eyes.

Red shouldn't be able to use the belt.

"Ha—who are you trying to scare?"

The Antelope Knight was not in a hurry at all. He kept a safe distance as if he was waiting for something.

"Whether it's a scare or not, you'll know in a moment."

【555】

【Standby——】

Red closed his phone and held it high, just as he was about to put Faiz's phone into his belt, a gust of wind blew from behind. Mari Sonoda, who had been hiding in the corner, widened her eyes, as if she had seen something incredible, and rushed out while shouting "Be careful."

Red narrowed his eyes slightly, bent down and rolled sideways to avoid the attack from behind, but the Faiz belt around his waist was knocked off by the attack from behind.

"Hey... As expected of Selvi Turia, he has so many good things on him."

Red looked up and saw the female college student standing there with a stiff expression, blocking his view. A hand reached out from behind her and picked up Faiz's belt on the ground. The knight in the antelope mirror whistled and retreated into the darkness.

"Let me think, the password is 555."

The person standing behind the female college student put Faiz's belt on her waist and threw Faiz's phone away.

"You'd better not do that," Red stood up slowly and brushed the dust off his shoulders.

"You are just an NPC delivering equipment. Don't look down on me. You sent this belt to me just for me to use."

【Standby——】

The man standing behind the female college student closed his cell phone arrogantly, put it into the buckle slot of his belt and turned it. Red photon blood gushed out from both ends of the cell phone. Sonoda Mari covered her mouth, while Reid slowly turned his body with his right hand clasped around his waist.

【Error】

"Ok?"

Red, who had anticipated what would happen, reached out and pulled the female college student, who was used as a cover, behind his back the moment he heard the error message. Before the person using the Faiz belt could figure out what was happening, the stagnant photon blood exploded, and the person equipped with the Faiz belt was blown away on the spot and hit the mirror heavily. A huge crack instantly tore the flat mirror surface into countless different planes, and the Faiz belt was thrown out by the explosion and caught by Red.

"damn it--"

The man who fell into the mirror fragments cursed and ran away in embarrassment, and Red immediately chased after him and yelled.

"That's all for Shibaura Jun!"

When his real name was called out, Jun Shibaura's shoulders trembled and he quickened his pace. At the same time, his eyes moved quickly, looking for objects around him that could serve as mirrors. As long as he found a mirror, he could escape immediately. The teaching building was full of windows, and for him, everywhere were entrances. He just needed to get rid of Reid.

But soon Jun Shibaura discovered the problem. Glass after glass passed through his field of vision, and each piece of glass reflected Red who was getting closer and closer behind him. He was completely unable to get rid of Red and was even about to be caught up!

How could I be caught up here!

A drop of cold sweat flowed down, and just as Shibaura Jun was roaring in his heart, a figure suddenly appeared at the stairs. She was wearing a blue plaid shirt, a pair of mid-heeled short boots, and black stockings that outlined her slender legs. The evening breeze blew up her long black hair, revealing her unusually beautiful face. There was a kind of tolerance between her brows that made people feel at ease... and a kind of tolerance that aroused dark desires in their hearts.

Shibaura Jun's pupils shrank sharply, and he subconsciously stretched out his hand and pushed hard. The girl, who had not yet stepped firmly, fell down on the spot with her feet loose. Reid immediately turned his body and reached out to catch the falling girl, but he was still a step too late. Before he could even touch the girl's fingertips, the girl fell heavily on the stairs and rolled down.

And Shibaura Jun took this opportunity to raise the black box in his hand towards the mirror and dived into the mirror.

Chapter 98 She Lost Her Memory

Red, who didn't expect there would be casualties at this time, didn't bother to chase after Shibaura Jun. He hurried downstairs and hugged the girl in his arms, rocking her gently, "Hey - are you okay?"

But no matter how Red shook her, the girl kept her eyes closed and did not move. Only her weak breathing proved that she was still alive.

"Are you okay, Red? This girl just tried to escape! I suspect she's in cahoots with that Shibaura Jun!"

At this moment, Sonoda Mari appeared on the top of the stairs holding the attacked female college student upside down. Seeing Red holding a strange beautiful girl, her expression froze for a moment, "Is someone injured?"

"Go to the infirmary!"

Reid immediately picked up the girl, turned around and walked quickly downstairs, while Sonoda Mari followed him, holding the female college student who kept begging for mercy.

Qingmingyuan University has an affiliated hospital, so there are doctors on duty even at one or two o'clock in the morning. When the doctor on duty saw Red rushing in holding a pale girl, he immediately understood the situation. Without any further ado, he pushed an unused mobile bed over and motioned for Red to lay the girl flat on the mobile bed. He then asked questions while checking the girl's eyes.

"What happened?"

"There was a little accident and she fell down from the upstairs."

"Nothing has happened, but other problems cannot be ruled out. I will take her for a full body check-up now."

The doctor on duty nodded, raised his hand to signal the nurse who was rushing over for help, and together they sent the girl to the CT room. The corridor once again became quiet. Reed breathed a long sigh of relief and glanced at the female college student who was still held by Sonoda Mari. He did not say a word, but his low-pressure eyes made the female college student immediately lose the courage to quibble, and she told him everything under Reed's gaze.

"So, according to you, all this was a game planned by Jun Shibaura? You just took the money...that's all," Reid pinched his nose and looked at the female college student in front of him named Kirishima Mihui again.

Perhaps she never thought that someone would be sent to the hospital and caught. At this moment, Kirishima Mihui's face was pale and her hands were moving restlessly in front of her body.

"Yeah, yeah, they just had me there pretending to be attacked, I didn't know they wanted to make such a big deal out of it, I'm sorry - I won't do something like this again!"

"Even if you say that, someone has already been hurt because of your actions," Sonoda Mari said with her hands on her hips and a stern tone. Red couldn't help but look at Sonoda Mari with a strange expression.

Feeling a little uncomfortable with Reid's gaze, Sonoda Mari took a few steps back and turned her face away guiltily, "Fuck, why are you looking at me like that? I am reflecting on myself, okay?"

"Whether this is true or not, let's not talk about it for now——"

"Hey--" Sonoda Mari subconsciously raised her voice, but remembering that this was a hospital and it was still early in the morning, she immediately lowered her voice, moved closer to Red, pulled Red's arm hard, and puffed her cheeks, "I've already apologized!"

Reid rolled his eyes.

"Where did Jun Shibaura get those black boxes?"

"I don't know, it might be Professor Kagawa's laboratory, but Sano Mitsuru must know the details. Shibaura Jun trusts Sano Mitsuru very much."

Kirishima Mihui gestured anxiously, trying her best to distance herself from the matter, but Reid's next question made her freeze.

“Have you ever used those things?”

Kirishima Mihui hesitated for a moment, shrank her neck, and nodded cautiously, "I used it once, but! Only once! And they forced me to use it, saying that if I didn't use it..."

Kirishima Mihui's eyes wandered. Although she was eager to explain to Red, she never dared to look him in the eye. Occasionally, she would not dare to face her reflection in Red's eyes and would immediately look away. Her hands gestured more and more vigorously.

"All right—you go."

Red interrupted Kirishima Mihui impatiently, turned his head and waved his hand. Sonoda Mari was also startled by Red's reaction and gently pulled Red's arm, "Are you okay?"

Kirishima Mihui breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked away quickly as if she had survived a disaster.

Reid's shoulders slumped slightly and he fished his phone out of his pocket, "She lied. Wait a minute. I'll report the situation."

Seeing that Red looked tired, Sonoda Mari didn't bother him anymore. She nodded obediently, pulled her backpack and watched Red walk to an empty corner.

Reid explained the results of the investigation and the current situation to U in the shortest and most concise way possible. After pondering for a moment, U did not give a battle plan, but asked a question in return.

"What do you think we should do?"

"If we let Shibaura Jun continue playing, the same situation as Sudo Masashi will definitely happen. However, the conditions for the Mirror Knight to be corrupted by the Mirror World and become a Mirror Beast are unknown. Judging from their appearance, although they often use the power of the Mirror World, there are no signs of mirror beast transformation."

"If they saw their companions turned into monsters with their own eyes, they would not be able to continue to use the power of the mirror world for fun."

"Are you trying to say that we should not act rashly now, lest our actions cause them to transform into mirror beasts?"

After a brief silence, Reid nodded, "Yes."

"I think so too. Moreover, they can move through the mirror world. With our current technology... Unfortunately, once they escape into the mirror world, we can only stare blankly. Reid, you should have your own ideas and go for it. We are not that rigid."

With U's support, Red relaxed a lot, but when he thought of the girl who was knocked down the stairs by Jun Shibaura, he started to have a headache again. When he returned to the corridor, the door of the CT room happened to open. The doctor on duty saw Red coming, raised his hand to adjust his glasses, and handed the film in his hand to Red. The hesitant expression made Red's heart skip a beat.

"What happened?"

"According to our examination results, there are no dangerous symptoms. There are a few bruises, but..."

Red, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, immediately felt his heart rise to his throat.

The doctor on duty raised his hand and pointed at his head. "She seems to have lost her memory and refuses to communicate with us."

Reid raised his hand and slapped his forehead hard.

The most terrible situation occurred.

"What should we do now?" Sonoda Mari also realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Well... even now, the brain is still a completely unknown area for humans. Symptoms like amnesia... can only be cured gradually. We can prescribe some tranquilizers." The doctor on duty raised his hand and scratched his head. "By the way, are you her relatives or acquaintances? Maybe taking her to the places where she usually lives can help her remember something."

Red and Sonoda Mari looked at each other. The doctor on duty saw the embarrassment of Red and Sonoda Mari and put his hands on his hips. "That's troublesome."

"Well, since she appeared at Qingmingyuan University, she must be either from Qingmingyuan University or someone who lives nearby. Can't we search based on her appearance?" Sonoda Mari asked after thinking for a while.

"Regarding this matter, the hospital's system is currently under maintenance."

"Eh..." Mari Sonoda found it a little unbelievable. It was such a coincidence.

Reid pinched the bridge of his nose.

Sylvie Tullia's information base records the information of everyone, including the weirdo, but something unexpected seems to have happened recently, causing all the information to be questioned. The control tower is now busy correcting the information.

But, as Mari Sonoda said, since she appeared at Seimeiin University, she must be either a campus employee or live nearby. With a little investigation, we should be able to find her family or friends.

"Anyway, let's go check on her situation first."

Chapter 99: There is no other choice but to spend the night together

Pushing the door open, I saw a girl in a blue plaid shirt sitting upright on the hospital bed, her hands folded on her slender legs wrapped in black stockings, her feet in mid-heeled short boots rubbing gently back and forth, seemingly calm, but actually uneasy.

As soon as she saw Red, the girl immediately stood up and threw herself into Red's arms under the incredulous gaze of Sonoda Mari, wrapping her arms tightly around Red's waist.

"Well...you two really aren't acquaintances?"

The doctor on duty poked his head in and complained very cleverly.

Red also raised his hands helplessly, "This is really the first time we meet. By the way, Sonoda, what's that look in your eyes?"

"Why are you suddenly so distant? Didn't you always call me Mari before?" Sonoda Mari instinctively felt unhappy and grabbed Red's arm, raised her head and puffed up her face, staring at Red angrily, "Just keep calling me Mari!"

"Truth, that's enough."

Sonoda Mari's forehead smacked with a big cross, "What? It's like I'm forcing you!"