Knight Asylum

Okubo Daisuke scratched his face, crossed his arms over his chest, and turned his face away with a lack of confidence, "Well - that's about what I meant, so..."

Okubo Daisuke shyly approached Momoi Reiko and raised his hand to massage her shoulders, "Ms. Reiko, please~"

"Even though you said that—"

Momoi Reiko glanced at the not-so-spacious newspaper office where only the three of them worked, and sighed.

"I'm the only one."

"Hmm? Didn't I just hire an intern? Miss Lingzi, just give him orders," Okubo Daisuke blinked.

"What about others?" Tao Jing Lingzi asked back.

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of ORE newspaper was slammed open, and a young man with a middle-parted, permed hair, wearing blue and with a silly look on his face rushed in, shouting that he was late, and sat down at the workstation near the door. Perhaps he felt that he had crossed the finish line safely, so he crossed his chest with his hands and breathed a sigh of relief, but the silent atmosphere soon made him react.

"Kiroto Shinji!!! Are you late again!!!"

Okubo Daisuke shouted as he rushed to Shiroto Shinji and grabbed him by the collar, shaking him back and forth. Shiroto Shinji, who was a little breathless, waved his hands quickly, "Senior! It's an accident! It was just an accident!"

"Don't call me senior! Call me editor-in-chief!!!"

"Editor-in-chief! Editor-in-chief!"

Shiroto Shinji quickly changed his words, and Okubo Shinji let Shiroto Shinji go. He rubbed his forehead helplessly, "Shinji, you kid... how many times has this happened this month? You are not acting so recklessly just because I am your senior, are you?"

"How could that be! The one who made the decision was ORE... wasn't it Miss Reiko?" Shinji Shirodo scratched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly.

The corner of Okubo Daisuke's mouth twitched fiercely. Under the gaze of Momoi Reiko and Shimada Nanako, he wanted to maintain his dignity as the president and editor-in-chief, but he straightened his back for a long time and couldn't say a word, because ORE was now really supported by Momoi Reiko's running around to report news.

In the end, Daisuke Okubo slumped his shoulders and raised his fist to hit Shinji Shirodo on the head.

"it hurts--"

"That's the thing, Miss Reiko, just order him around," Okubo Daisuke pushed Shinji Shiroto in front of Momoi Reiko.

Shinji Shiroto muttered a few words to Daisuke Okubo, then he straightened his chest towards Reiko Momoi, "Ms. Reiko! I will try my best!"

Tao Jing Lingzi stared at Shiroto Shinji for a while and then let out a breath. She turned around and took out the documents on her desk and handed them to Shiroto Shinji. "Shiroto, there are some things that I need you to follow up on."

"Oh--"

Shinji Shiroto nodded vigorously and took the information. Daisuke Okubo also came over curiously.

"Mirror... ghost story?" Shinji Shirodo blinked.

"Some time ago, strange stories suddenly appeared at Seimeiin University, but there was no actual basis for them. There were signs of artificial hype. But something happened yesterday, so much so that Selvi Turia got involved. Now a safety inspection is being carried out at Seimeiin University. All forum posts about the mirror story have been banned, and the relevant students have been taken away for observation. I did a little research and found that this may be related to the experimental accident in Kagawa Hideyuki's laboratory at Seimeiin University a few months ago, so I plan to run around and see if I can find out anything—"

"Ohh ...

"Ms. Lingzi...what is this?" Shinji Shirodo pulled out a photo from the file, and the people in the photo were Reid and Sonoda Mari.

"The day before Serviera intervened, the two of them were investigating the mirror incident at Seimeiin University. I heard that Serviera officially intervened not long after this man entered Kagawa Hideyuki's laboratory. But according to my investigation, they are not among Serviera's official employees."

"Oh - it must be that one! The secret personnel that Servieri Tulia uses to investigate shady matters! Shinji immediately went to investigate and track them both! I smell the truth!"

The information about Momoi Reiko made Okubo Daisuke excited, and infected by Okubo Daisuke's enthusiasm, Shiroto Shinji also became excited and nodded vigorously while grabbing the information.

Chapter 109 It's so hot~

Servi Turia.

Early in the morning, Red was so worried that his hair was about to fall out. The reason... was naturally Metzger and Mari Sonoda who moved into the dormitory opposite his yesterday.

"Ah——" Mazel smiled gently with eyes as gentle as a crescent moon and handed the spoon to Red's mouth.

"that……"

Red leaned back slightly, looking embarrassed. It was not that he hated the way things were unfolding, but this was a public place and the gazes of the people around him, especially those of Takumi and Sonoda Mari, were too dazzling, making him feel uneasy. However, Metzler's unusually tough attitude reminded Red of his mother who said "I Think You're Hungry" when he was a child.

"what--"

Helpless, Red could only open his mouth and endure the embarrassment. The temperature was neither hot nor cold, but very gentle. Metzler smiled slightly and took out a sea-blue handkerchief and gently wiped the corners of Red's mouth.

"Mua——What the hell are you doing? This is a public place!"

Mari Sonoda couldn't hold back and suddenly stood up and put her hands on the table to protest unhappily.

"Is there any problem?" Metzler tilted his head, holding the bowl in his left hand and gently stirring the porridge with a spoon in his right hand, "It's too hot."

The corner of Sonoda Mari's eye twitched, "Are you his mother?!"

Mazel was stunned, holding the porridge and thinking for a long time, then nodded, "It really shouldn't be like this."

Mari Sonoda breathed a sigh of relief, but before Mari Sonoda sat down, Metzler stuffed the porridge and spoon into Red's hands. He put his hands on his knees, opened his mouth, and looked expectant.

Following the atmosphere, Red subconsciously stirred the porridge and scooped out a spoonful of porridge and handed it to Metzger. Before it touched Metzger's lips, Metzger's shoulders shrank and he looked up at Red at a 45-degree angle pitifully, "It's so hot——"

Not only Red, but even the male employees of Selvi Tulia who were passing by stopped and looked at Red with a look of "How could you do this?" on their faces, while the female employees raised their eyes.

Tea!!!

"Red, come with me!" Qiao put down his coffee heavily, stood up, dragged Red from his seat to the aisle, and before Red could stand firmly, he snatched the porridge from Red's hand.

"I just wanted to ask! Why are there two guys shamelessly following us so early in the morning!"

Sonoda Mari, who was about to lecture Metzl, became upset when she heard Qiao call her shameless. She squeezed in between Red and Qiao and said, "What do you mean by shameless guy!"

Qiao lowered his eyes and looked at Sonoda Mari, who also put her hands on her hips and stood on tiptoe to look at Qiao. After a long stalemate, Qiao was the first to lose his temper.

"Red! Do something!"

Takumi turned her face away and used her shoulder to push Sonoda Mari to the side. Sonoda Mari, who didn't expect Takumi to be so childish, staggered at first, but immediately resisted unwillingly.

"what are you doing!"

"What are you doing!"

Just as Red was looking at Takumi and Sonoda Mari in front of him at a loss, Metzger, the culprit behind all this, stood up and intervened like a loving mother mediating a conflict between her naughty children.

"Okay, don't make it difficult for Red."

But Metzl still underestimated the personalities of Takumi and Sonoda Mari. In the face of her adjustments, Sonoda Mari and Takumi had no intention of stopping.

"It's all your fault after all! What you did just now was nothing. How could it be so hot? Was it really that hot?!"

Qiao bluntly exposed Metzger's behavior, picked up the porridge angrily, and put a spoonful of it into his mouth.

“It’s so hot—”

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“Hahahaha——What is that, a Shura Field? Hahaha——”

Inside the research institute, Sailu held his stomach and laughed out loud. After laughing enough, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, put his hand around Red's shoulder, and gave him a thumbs up.

"Hmm - not bad, not bad. It looks like you're entering your romantic period."

Red put his hand on his forehead and said something long before pushing Sailu's arm away. "Now is not the time to laugh, how is the investigation in the mirror world going?"

"Ah... well, we have interrogated all the students involved in this mirror incident."

Sailu turned around and put a copy of the transcript in Red's hand. He put his hands in the pockets on both sides of his white coat, sat sideways in the chair and crossed his legs.

"The confessions are consistent. They participated in this because Shiba-Jun was very generous. Then, that special power made them feel superior. Gradually, they began to enjoy Shiba-Jun's games. However, after each game, Shiba-Jun would take back the black box from them and would not give it back to them until the next game."

Reid frowned after roughly reviewing the transcript. "Two people are missing."

He only knew three people who participated in the Mirror Story. One was Shibatake Jun, one was Kirishima Mie, and the other was Sano Mitsuru, the "runner" who also played an important role in the birth of the Mirror Story.

However, the names of Kirishima Mihui and Sano Mitsuru were not included in this transcript.

Sylvie Tulia might miss Sano Mitsuru, but there is no reason to miss Kirishima Mihui, who opened a live broadcast room and exposed the mirror world.

"You're talking about Kirishima Mie and Sano Mitsuru, right? Unfortunately, they were not found anywhere. You should understand what I mean, right?" Saiyu shrugged.

"Mirror world, is there no other way?" Reid frowned.

The existence of the mirror world is too buggy. Once they enter the mirror world, they have no way to track them. The other party can go to any place with a mirror in this world, and modern cities are full of glass. Once the other party escapes into the mirror world, they can only look for a needle in a haystack.

"What's even more troublesome is that, because of this mirror incident, some things can no longer be concealed. The sponsors have noticed the benefits that this technology can bring. Fortunately, they don't know much and think that this incident was caused by the leakage of our experiment." Saiyu grinned, "U has not yet fully mastered Sylvie Tullia, you know."

"The sponsors' spies?" Red sighed. "That is to say, once Sylvie Tullia starts tracking and investigating, it is equivalent to telling the sponsors who to track."

"That's what I mean, so~"

"I understand. I will investigate Sano Mitsuru and Kirishima Mie. The mirror world is too dangerous. We cannot let more people get involved."

Without Seryu having to finish his words, Red nodded and took the responsibility of this matter.

Not expecting Red to be so straightforward, Selyu adjusted his sitting position with an awkward expression, but couldn't find a suitable sitting position. Finally, he stood up and patted Red's shoulder. "Well - although it's a bit strange for me to say this, it's not your fault. They lost to the temptation from the mirror themselves."

"Of course I know that—"

Although he said that, Red still remembered the way Masashi Sudo and Jun Shibaura longed for themselves in the mirror.

Reid subconsciously turned his head to look at the isolation glass not far away, the glass was reflecting his translucent figure.

It's not that he couldn't understand their thoughts. When standing in front of the mirror, people will always start to examine themselves involuntarily. The longer they stand, the more they will examine themselves. From hair to clothes, the more they look, the more dissatisfied they feel, the less confident they feel, and they start to miss the perfect self in the mirror that they saw at first glance.

“But I still want to try my best.”

Reid took a deep breath, put his hands on his hips and gave Sailu a sunny smile.

“Although I don’t know what direction to work towards now.”

Sailu was stunned. After staring at Red's eyes that reflected his own figure for a long time, he put his hands on his hips and sighed helplessly, "You... I'm afraid you will have bad luck in love in the future."

Chapter 110 Dyed with Red's Color

Red didn't quite understand why Sailu said he would have a romantic disaster, but Sailu didn't mean to explain. He turned around to replace the chip on his belt and went back to the experiment. Thinking that Sano Mitsuru and Kirishima Mihui might be using the power of the mirror world, Red didn't stay for long and immediately prepared to go investigate.

Outside the institute, when Red came out, Sonoda Mari and Metzl immediately came to greet him. Sonoda Mari clasped her hands together and said apologetically, "I'm sorry - I made you get scolded."

In Mari Sonoda's opinion, the only reason why Selyu, who looked like a female executive, called Reid out alone was because of the conflict they had just had in the cafeteria.

Qiao, who was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, snorted immediately, "If you understand, then reflect on yourself and stop pestering Red."

"You are also responsible, okay? Also, why are you targeting me so much!" Sonoda Mari complained with her hands on her hips.

"Nothing." Qiao said in a long voice and ignored Sonoda Mari. He waved to Red and said, "By the way, Red, I have a mission, so I'll leave first."

"Task?"

"It's just a temporary job, no big deal," Qiao shrugged pretending to be indifferent, then turned and left as if afraid of being seen through, and deliberately changed direction to go to another central elevator.

"Is Qiao hiding something from you?" Sonoda Mari tiptoed from behind Reid and looked at Qiao's hastily leaving back.

"Is it that obvious?" Reid opened his eyes and finally sighed helplessly.

"Of course, it's written on your face. Is there some misunderstanding between you two... Could it be because of me?" Seeing that Red was in a low mood, Mari Sonoda nudged Red's arm with her elbow and joked.

But what Mari Sonoda didn't expect was that after thinking for a while, Red really nodded seriously.

"In a sense, it is because of you—"

"Eh? Eh!!!"

Sonoda Mari was surprised for a moment, then shyly held her face and shook her body left and right, "Eh~ Is that the case? It's really surprising."

Red stared at Sonoda Mari in silence. Even Sonoda Mari felt a little embarrassed. She quickly reached out and pushed Red's back forward, "Let's go - the mirror issue isn't over yet, right!"

Originally, Red thought that he must not involve Mari Sonoda in the affairs of the mirror world, but then he thought again that Mari Sonoda was already involved, and he couldn't lock Mari Sonoda in the staff dormitory. Even if he did... Mari Sonoda would definitely find a way to escape. Of course, this is Selvi Tulia, and Mari Sonoda would definitely be caught. That's the problem. Mari Sonoda is Hanagata's adopted daughter and a member of Meteoric Academy. There are many people in Selvi Tulia who are quite greedy for Mari Sonoda's body.

It is actually the safest to stay with him, and...it can also be used to confuse vision and cover up the existence of the mirror world.

Instead, it was Qiao's matter that made Red a little depressed. Qiao was the kind of person who couldn't hide what he was thinking, but he also knew Qiao's character. All he could do now was to respect Qiao's ideas and work hard at the same time.

Red pinched his nose subconsciously and let out a breath. Mari Sonoda felt a little embarrassed, thinking that it was because of her that Red sighed, so when she came to the underground garage and saw Metzl sitting sideways on the back seat of the Mobile Pegasus, she didn't say anything, but pushed her motorcycle out.

But Mazel, who had been observing Red's expression, knew for whom Red was sighing. She was a life form born from Greeed's desire. They were more loyal to desire than anyone else. Her desire was love, like a mother's doting. It was like her instinct, but she did not want to spoil Red.

Spoiling is a manifestation of self-satisfaction of the superior.

Anku was right, her love for Red came from fear and self-doubt, she felt Red's power closer than anyone else, there was no way to destroy Greeed's core coin in this world, but at the moment when she was eroded by Red's power of sublimation, she felt her self disappearing, but [it was just an illusion], her consciousness was not swallowed up, but wrapped up, not that warm, but incomparably cool and transparent.

At that moment, the world in her eyes was no longer gray.

That is not the disappearance of the self, but the fulfillment of Greeed's desires that will never be satisfied. No longer longing for the peace that follows. For Greeed, satisfaction is death.

After tranquility, there will often be a more violent backlash. She is Greeed and her nature is greedy. Just like Anku said, her doting is to reap everything from the other party at a certain moment, but she knows very well that her doting on Reid is not like this.

She wanted to love Red, and hoped to get Red's love. Before that, all she needed to do was to understand that kind of love. She was not in a hurry and could cultivate it slowly. But when she saw Red's sighing expression for Qiao, she instinctively began to get anxious. She vaguely realized that the love she wanted did not require cultivation, but competition!

Cultivating with reservations will only make you a clown in this competition. Only those who put everything they have into competing can get the other party's unreserved love!

Sitting sideways in the back seat, Metzl felt her heart was extremely clear, and even her desire for her core coin on Red was not so strong anymore.

Mazel buried her face in Red's back, enjoying the brief moment of peace.