Knight Asylum

"That's it, I understand!"

Kitaoka Hideichi's flattering smile made Yura Goro realize some problems. Without waiting for him to speak, Kitaoka Hideichi hung up the phone respectfully and gave a bright smile to Sano Mitsuru.

"Mr. Sano Mitsuru, I have accepted your commission. You just need to wait for good news."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Lawyer Kitaoka."

Sano Mitsuru, who believed that money could solve all problems, did not doubt Kitaoka Hideichi at all. He got up and left with his two younger brothers, and Kitaoka Hideichi was very considerate and sent him all the way to the door.

After Sano Mitsuru and others walked away, Kitaoka Hideichi closed the door, straightened his collar and smiled relaxedly.

"Teacher - I thought you would refuse Sano Mitsuru's commission," Yura Goro said slowly after hesitating for a moment.

"That's what I was thinking, but, Goro-chan, do you know who called me just now?"

Kitaoka Hideichi returned to his seat with a confident smile and crossed his legs.

"It's Servier Turia, or more accurately, the Kingdom of Magic, the Tower of Sages."

"The Tower of Sages?" Yura Goro was stunned, and his ominous premonition became stronger and stronger. "Why would the Tower of Sages suddenly contact the teacher?"

"Of course it's to deal with... Red," Kitaoka Shuichi opened the drawer, pulled out a photo and threw it on the table. This was exactly what ORE newspaper wanted, a clear photo of Red transforming into Kuuga.

"It's really surprising. This guy is in a much more complicated situation than I thought. Even the Sage's Tower wants to get rid of him. Ah~ It's really distressing. How much should I offer?" Kitaoka Hideichi picked up the teacup and smiled at Yura Goro. "What do you think, Goro-chan?"

For a person suffering from an incurable disease, as long as there is a slight possibility of survival, he will try his best to fight for it. People who have not been on the verge of death will not understand this feeling. Kitaoka Hideichi feels very happy now because he has the possibility of survival, and more than one possibility.

Kitaoka Hideichi wanted to share his happiness at this moment with Yura Goro, but Yura Goro's reaction made him feel uncomfortable.

"Teacher - As expected, let's just forget it."

"Goro-chan, that's the Tower of Sages. Their magic is the power of miracles," Kitaoka Hideichi leaned forward, crossed his fingers in front of him and tapped the back of his hands gently, "Their magic might be able to heal my body."

"Teacher, haven't you decided to ask the Zhinao Group to perform the resurrection surgery? Moreover, we have the leverage over Takuma Itsuki, one of the Lucky Four Leaf Clovers. Isn't that enough?" Yura Goro felt awkward.

He believed in all the decisions made by Kitaoka Hideichi, so even though he felt that the Zhinao Group was unreliable, he did not say much when Kitaoka Hideichi decided to rely on the Zhinao Group's resurrection surgery to solve his incurable disease. After all, they had something on Takuya Ichiro.

But now there is another magical country.

Yura Goro didn't know magic, but he had heard of anyone's incurable disease being cured by magic in the Sage's Tower.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Hideichi Kitaoka knows too much and is involved in too many things.

What if the Sage's Tower also wants to know where Kagawa Hideyuki is and threatens him with treatment? What if Kagawa Hideyuki is betrayed and the Sage's Tower refuses to admit it and plans to get rid of them? They can at least threaten Takuma Itsuki with the Brain Group, but what can they use to threaten the Magic Kingdom?

Kitaoka Hideichi is an ace lawyer, but he is just a lawyer. This is [S·L], and the law is just a fig leaf that is being lifted up every day. Those who rely on this fig leaf are often not far from death.

Yura Goro wanted to explain his thoughts to Kitaoka Hideichi, but before he could open his mouth, Kitaoka Hideichi raised his voice and shook the photo in his hand.

"I know what you are worried about, Goro-chan. Believe me, I won't do anything I'm not sure of. This is my trump card. Even if the other party is from the Magic Country, I won't use it so casually."

Yura Goro opened his mouth, but ultimately did not say anything else. He stood aside and did not say another word.

Chapter 164: Words of a Tiger or Wolf

Mari Sonoda lay on the bed with her arms open, staring at the energy-saving light on the ceiling, her white legs resting on the edge of the bed and swaying gently.

It has been a while since she separated from Red, and this period has been much more difficult than she had imagined.

It’s not that Masato Kusaga was mean to her, on the contrary, Masato Kusaga was extremely good to her, completely different from Red who would have pinned her against the wall as if she were a thief.

Of course! She wasn't a masochist, and she definitely wouldn't miss the feeling of being pressed against the wall by Red. She just felt that it was weird.

Masato Kusaga didn't allow her to go out or contact anyone casually. In short, she just had to stay in this exquisite room, and everything else was taken care of by Masato Kusaga.

Of course she understood what Soga Masato was thinking. It would be very dangerous if she, who couldn't use the belt, was targeted by Orphieno. It would be safer and more reasonable for Soga Masato, who could use the belt, to contact and support other members of Meteor Academy. Even if Soga Masato met Orphieno, she could deal with him.

Understanding is understanding.

But she felt like a bird in a cage, with nothing else to do except lie here and empty her mind.

Subconsciously, Sonoda Mari compared Masato Soka and Red. Although she didn't know what Masato Soka had experienced, Masato Soka, who once needed her protection, had grown into a mature and perfect man. In comparison, Red seemed to have many flaws.

"I don't know what Red and the others are doing..."

Mari Sonoda murmured subconsciously, and this murmur was like a stream of clear water poured into her heart. A deeply buried seed began to grow and stir her heart. After rolling on the bed two or three times, Mari Sonoda made up her mind, turned over and got out of bed, put on her coat, and threw the backpack on her back.

She pushed the door open and looked around. After confirming that Masato Kusaga was not there, she turned around, fixed her hair in front of the mirror, and sneaked out with her backpack on her back.

But Mari Sonoda did not notice that there was a red light flashing in the potted plant placed in the entrance hall at the front door.

Her every move was recorded.

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Red rejected Okubo Daisuke's proposal without hesitation, and left the ORE newspaper without giving Okubo Daisuke a chance to persuade him. Relying on his extraordinary physical fitness and the fact that street fights between the Beast Gang were very common and the appearance of Selvi Tullia was just a routine matter, Red and Xiao Xing easily avoided Selvi Tullia's containment team and got out of range. Okubo Daisuke, who wanted to catch up with Red, was just an ordinary person and was stopped by the containment team before he even left the building.

Okubo Daisuke had no choice but to deal with the questioning from the reception team.

"Red, are you tired?"

Xiao Xing noticed that Red was feeling a little down, so she reached out and grabbed Red's sleeve and asked.

"I still—"

Just as Red was about to answer, he felt a huge force attacking his arm. Before Red could react, his face fell into softness, and a faint floral scent lingered around his nose. Red was stunned for a moment before he reacted. His face turned red, and just as he was about to break free, he felt a pair of arms around his neck, and Xiao Xing's voice rang in his ears.

"do not move."

Thinking that his actions had accidentally caused some embarrassing incident, Red immediately raised his hands.

Red's immature reaction made Xiao Xing, who was doing this for the first time, relax a lot. She gently held Red's head and said softly, "You are too nervous. Why? Is it because you put on the Aguru and became Kuuga? Because you have the ability to fight?"

Red's eyes widened slightly and his raised hands slowly dropped down.

“It’s a responsibility.”

He inherited power from those ancient obsessions, and his every move affects U, Embi and others. In order to get the human rescue organization Selvi Turia back on track, he must work hard.

Wearing a mask, he responded to the hand extended to him as best he could.

"Yes, this is your responsibility now that you have gained power, so relax, concentrate, and start from where..."

Under Xiao Xing's gentle guidance, Red closed his eyes, his body gradually relaxed, but his mind began to concentrate highly.

Crime in the mirror world is becoming more and more rampant. The power of the mirror world will cause the users to become mirror-worldized. Solving the problems of the mirror world is urgent. God knows how many black boxes are circulating in secret. He wants to stop it, but this is not something he can do alone. For this, Sylvie Tullia needs to work at full capacity.

However, the sponsors who covet the power of the mirror world are a huge obstacle, and the Sage's Tower that is now conducting the assessment is the embodiment of this obstacle. Only by overcoming this obstacle can we deal with the problems of the mirror world wholeheartedly.

If there was really no problem with the Tower of Sages, U would never have taken the initiative to welcome the Tower of Sages, nor would he have dealt with Xiaoxing's affairs at this juncture. In addition, after taking over the command tower, the Tower of Sages deleted all actions in Minghai's hands related to the missing case led by Sudo Masashi.

Disappearance, a deal with a phantom demon, Hamamura Miyo who turned into a phantom demon, Xiao Xing who was framed, and the deleted missing person data...

Reid slowly opened his eyes, a light flickering in them.

Although it is hard to believe, the transaction between Phantom and Sudo Masashi, and those illegal websites used to identify the qualifications of magicians, probably have the shadow of the Magic Kingdom behind them.

To verify this guess, it would be enough to catch a phantom demon, or in other words, to make the magic country that is paying attention to his actions think that he has found the clue. If he has something to hide, the people of the magic country will definitely take action.

As for why the Magic Kingdom did this? Once this matter has a result, there will be plenty of time to investigate it slowly.

Xiao Xing gently let go of Red, "How do you feel?"

"Thank you, I feel much better," Reid put his hands on his hips and let out a long breath. He wanted to thank Xiaoxing solemnly, but he saw that Xiaoxing's face was a little red. He immediately recalled that their actions just now were as ambiguous as they could be.

Red quickly changed the subject with a quiet voice.

"Come to think of it, Xiao Xing, you seem to know how to put aside distractions and concentrate. Is this from previous experience?"

"Eh - because beheading is not an easy task."

Xiao Xing raised her hand and gently tucked her hair behind her ears, then spoke slowly.

"If you can't swing the knife at the right time, the right angle, and with the right force, not only will you not be able to cleanly remove the person's head, but you may even end up with the knife getting stuck in the person's neck."

“So you have to concentrate and take it in but not be affected by what’s going on around you.”

The corner of Red's mouth twitched fiercely.

What a wolf-like statement.

"Ahem - I see. I'll keep that in mind."

Chapter 165 Speculation

The situation hadn't changed at all, but Red had become much more insightful.

He drove the mobile Pegasus with Xiao Xing on board and did not hide from surveillance. However, this open and aboveboard action was extremely terrifying in Wright's eyes.

"Damn it—did they find out anything?"

After seeing Red and Xiao Xing walking out of a house with smiles on their faces again, Wright became a little impatient and muttered irritably. He didn't even listen carefully to the assistant's report. Only after the assistant finished the report did Wright react.

"What did you say just now?"

The assistant was stunned. It was the first time he saw Light so distracted. "We checked the data. The infiltrated Zerg did not escape from Servai Tulia. The intelligence has not been leaked. Counting the Zerg that have been eliminated, there are only five Zerg left in Servai Tulia at most. U was monitoring all information channels before we took over. Those important secrets cannot be passed on."

Wright breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. This was good news.

The lurking alien insects cannot escape, and have no way of passing on the secrets they care about. It is only a matter of time before they are eliminated. As long as the infiltrating alien insects are eliminated, the problem of secret leaks will no longer exist.

But he was still worried because Red had contacted Xiao Xing and was investigating more details based on the missing persons file related to Xiao Xing.

After hesitating for a while, Light gritted his teeth, asked his men to continue to maintain the operation of the command tower, and went to the Enoch area. At this moment, Enoch's director Jingtian was teaching his subordinates a lesson. Light's appearance surprised Jingtian.

"Okay, go back to your workstations," Iida waved his hand.

As the saying goes, one never visits a temple without a request. It is impossible that Wright, who had demonstrated in every native department of Serbia the day before, suddenly came to say hello.

The Enochian researcher, who was scolded so hard that he didn't even dare to raise his head, ran out as if he had survived a disaster, and closed the door behind him.

"Are you going to be polite or get straight to business?" Without even standing up, Iida picked up his coffee and glanced at Wright.

The corner of Wright's eyes twitched. He had never suffered such injustice in the magic country, but when he thought about the current situation, Wright could only endure it.

"Did you know about the Zerg invasion?"

Jingtian paused and raised his brows slightly.

He had thought of many reasons why Light would come to him, but he had never thought it would be this, because the Zerg invasion of Servite Turria was not a secret among the sponsors.

"Do you know what they investigated using the control tower's authority?"

“What did they browse?”

"Enoch's research is truly remarkable," Wright did not give a direct answer, but smiled meaningfully.

Jingtian's expression immediately turned cold, "You saw it too?"

"I won't leak it, but the Zerg don't know. According to our investigation and analysis, there are at least ten Zerg hiding in Serviera. They are very good at hiding, but they are always looking for opportunities to escape with the secrets of Serviera. If any of them shed their skin, Director Jingtian, you know, it will be difficult to stop them."

"Oh - this is really bad, what should I do?" Iida crossed his fingers and smiled brightly, but in his heart he wanted to overturn the table.

Things have been said to this point, and if he still doesn't understand, then he's really wasted his time. If he doesn't help and cooperate, he doesn't know whether the Zerg will leak Enoch's things, but the Tower of Sages will definitely do so.

The biggest reason for letting the Tower of Sages be in charge of the assessment is that the Tower of Sages is a magician. To put it nicely, it is dismissive of science. To put it bluntly, the cultural level of the Tower of Sages is just so-so. Even if they are shown the research, they may not understand it. However, leaking secrets does not require cultural level. It is enough to see which one is more encrypted.

In addition to being angry, Iida was also thinking.

If this table-turning threat were to erupt, the Tower of Sages would not gain any benefit.

Then there is only one possibility, something happened that is extremely urgent only for the Tower of Sages.

"If everyone unites to face the crisis of alien insect invasion, the Magic Kingdom, as an eternal neutral country working for the future of mankind, will be very pleased," Wright smiled.

"I see... This is indeed a crisis where everyone is in danger, but I have a condition," Iida leaned back and crossed his legs.

"You want to negotiate with me?" Wright frowned unhappily.

Could it be that Jingtian didn't understand what he said?

"You have to help me take out Red."

"I agree to this condition, with the Sage's Tower as a guarantee," Wright said as he raised his hand magnanimously. "Then I'll trouble you with the Zerg issue, Director Ida."

After saying that, Wright strode out with big strides.

Jingda stared at Wright's back quietly, until the swinging door closed, then he sneered.

The people of the Magic Kingdom and the Tower of Sages like to say that the Magic Kingdom can enforce their own laws anywhere. How could such a guy agree to his request so easily, unless this is exactly what they want to do.

"Red... Is the Sage's Tower also concerned about his power? No, it's not to that extent yet."

Iida denied his own guess. What the sponsors were worried about was never Red's powerful strength, but the influence brought by Red. Red's existence gave U an innate advantage in the Knight Plan, but the Sage's Tower was different. The magicians already met the requirements of the Knight Plan. If other sponsors were engaged in an arms race, then the Sage's Tower was just watching their operations at the finish line.

Therefore, the attitude of the Tower of Sages towards taking in Red was not as strong as that of other sponsors.

Now he simply agreed to get rid of Red.