Is there anyone who really wants to be a partner of justice?

"There are some books on this bookshelf. The categories are quite mixed. Some are big classics, and some are modern business novels..." Takano, who was standing next to the bookshelf with books, stood for a while and picked out a book called "Moby Dick".

Shinichi took a look and couldn't help but laugh: "Moby Dick? Wow, it suits you well. They both tell the story of the impact of an unknown force on people's psychology. You fortune-tellers all have a similar idea."

"Well... to some extent, it is true, but I am not that crazy. Moreover, the interpretation of fate in Moby Dick is somewhat influenced by the religious mentality of the Chinese people. They believe that fate is controlled by God, and those who defy God will be judged by fate.

But I am a true atheist, so I pay more attention to the book Moby Dick, which depicts the psychological state of people who lose their ability to make correct judgments due to the guidance of revelation. This is very meaningful for me as a fortune teller. "Takano said with a shrug and a grin.

This surprised Shinichi, who asked, "You've started doing divination, but you don't believe in the existence of gods?"

Takano responded: "It was because I glimpsed a corner of fate that I gave up my faith. It was also because I discovered that fate can be changed that I gave up leaving my fate to the gods. In a way, I do think I am a bit like Captain Ahab."

As he spoke, Takano placed the book Moby Dick on his chest and smiled.

Mai, who had never read Moby Dick, had no idea what the two were saying. She could only stand aside with the Seven Samurai disc in her arms, unable to say a word.

After searching, everyone found out that Quan Youxia was an out-and-out literary lady in private, but they didn't find any special information she left behind.

After searching the six bookshelves for a long time without any results, Shinichi sighed, slumped down on the rocking chair in the apartment to rest for a while, and muttered, "Don't mention it, if I could have this apartment, I could stay in it for several months without going out. If these stocks were put outside, many people would be jealous. I am jealous too."

Mai stood on the bookshelf in the animation OVA area, and after searching for a while, she muttered, "Wow... There are a lot of animations, but I don't recognize many of them..."

After taking a look, Takano introduced: "Those were works produced in the 1990s when OVA animation was popular, and most of them were not broadcast on TV.

Instead, the animations are produced directly by the production team and sold in the form of discs, relying entirely on their own quality to compete in the disc market. Due to the particularity of the business model, these OVA discs are generally quite free and open in terms of subject matter, and are very well made...

However, in that era, those who could afford to buy these discs were basically financially independent working adults, so... many of them were not suitable for children. You were probably still very young at that time, so it's normal that you didn't see them."

"Ah? How did Youxia get so many OVA discs like this?" Mai asked curiously.

Gao Ye gave his own guess: "It should be purchased from an online platform. Some of the discs here are of great collection value. This bookshelf... I was still wondering, why would they choose to live in such a small apartment when they are obviously backed by a cult group? It turns out that the big spenders are here..."

"Shh... I feel like there's a huge difference in image... Imagine a cult leader who is secretly a fan of music, movies, animation, literature, and models, and uses all the money he gets to do these things... It feels very strange just thinking about it."

Shinichi looked at the bookshelves around him that could make an otaku call him heaven. He could never imagine that the owner of all these was a Tianshan Tonglao who was already several dozen years old...

Just as Shinichi was sighing, Mai curiously opened Tomoka's closet, intending to look for any clues. The result was...

"Wow! So many... weird clothes..."

Shinichi and Takano came over immediately after hearing that. Then, they saw the cosplay costumes that filled the entire closet. The colorful ones were dazzling.

Well, this Tianshan Tonglao actually likes to play cosplay...

Looking at all this, Shinichi couldn't help but look regretful and said with emotion: "Such a treasure... why did it have to be a Tianshan Tonglao..."

"What is the Tianshan Child-Grandma?"

"Uh... just an old woman pretending to be a young girl."

Just like that, Shinichi and the other two searched through the bookshelves, the wardrobes, the beds, and the tables, almost everything. In the end, they could only helplessly admit that this was really just a otaku's happy house full of Izumi Yuka's personal hobbies.

There was no magical clue that made Shinichi and the others suddenly realize something.

"Ha..." x3

The three people who had searched for half the night without any results collapsed on Quan Youxia's bed together, and the word "exhaustion" seemed to be written directly on each of their faces.

Shinichi stretched and asked, "We've been searching for so long, but still have no results... How about we call it a night? We've been out all day..."

Gao Ye could only reluctantly agree: "That's it. I'll continue looking for other clues tomorrow when I have time..."

Mai, who was standing next to her, didn't have so many thoughts, but instead expressed a more instinctive cry: "Woo... I'm so hungry, I really want to eat something..."

"Hmm..." After being reminded by Mai, Shinichi also felt that his stomach was a little empty. It was a bit too much of a stretch to rely on rice balls from 711 for dinner.

When people are hungry, they need to eat. Shinichi is also a man of action. He straightened up from the bed and said, "Okay, I'll see if there is anything delicious in Youxia's kitchen and make something for a midnight snack."

"Great! I can eat delicious food made by Shi again~"

Shinichi walks into Tomoka's kitchen as Mai cheers him on.

Wow, as expected, as a pastry chef, the things he prepared are really complete. Such an apartment has all kinds of kitchen utensils, so many that Shinichi can't help but sigh that he has never fought such a wealthy battle in his life.

Such a luxurious kitchen configuration made Shinichi in high spirits. He whistled and opened Youxia's refrigerator, and what came into view was a wide variety of ingredients.

"Wow~ Sure, it's a good thing~ What should I prepare to eat~"

Zhenyi looked for a long time and finally set his eyes on the bowl of dark chocolate mousse and the almost half-finished chocolate cake base in the refrigerator. Hiss... It would be a shame not to make a chocolate mousse cake with these ingredients.

Although, there were actually a few ready-made bacon sandwiches on the side.

Well, Shinichi admitted that he simply liked chocolate. As long as he liked it, Shinichi didn't mind spending more time on it even if it was troublesome.

So, Shinichi ignored the sandwich next to him without hesitation, took out the dark chocolate mousse and cake base, and prepared to make the half-made chocolate mousse cake into a finished product.

Just as Shinichi took the chocolate mousse down and was about to close the refrigerator door, he suddenly saw from the corner of his eye that there was a strange card lying flat on the spot where the chocolate mousse had been placed...

"Um!?"

Shinichi was quick to react and quickly opened the refrigerator again, staring at the special card lying quietly in the refrigerator.

"How come this card is in her hand?!"

Shinichi couldn't help but express his disbelief.

On the card in front of me, a golden phoenix relief divides the card into two halves. The left side exudes a blue gust of wind, the right side exudes a fiery red hot breath, and in the middle of the abdomen is inlaid with a silver-white gem...

Survival Cards... Infinite! ?

Chapter 124: Threesome, Sharing the Same Bed

Survival Cards are special cards created by Shirou Kanzaki in the original work to enhance the knight's power and evolve and upgrade. The main body of the card exists in Odin's Phoenix Staff.

There are three cards in total, namely Survival Gale, Survival Fire, and Survival Infinity.

The effect of the first two is to allow the knight to evolve into a new form, while the latter's infinite survival not only allows the knight to evolve, but also allows the survival form to be maintained for a long time.

The former provides a period of high-intensity burst after use, while the latter not only has a high-intensity burst but also has super endurance.

This card is naturally a standard card for Odin. Wind and Fire can be given to others as rewards to stimulate the knights to fight. Infinity must be in Odin's hands. Due to the existence of Survival Infinity, Odin's normal state is survival.

Therefore, it can be seen from this that in the game of Knight War, the operator did not want to allow the participants to have any possibility of winning at all.

And now, Survival Infinity actually appeared in Quan Youxia's refrigerator, and happened to be buried under the chocolate mousse. This clearly tells Shinichi that this card was prepared for him.

Because only a chocolate lover like him would ignore the bacon sandwich that was already prepared next to him and choose the semi-finished chocolate mousse without hesitation. This is simply a "trap" that Quan Youxia designed for himself.

Gaining unlimited survival did not surprise Shinichi, but instead made him fall into greater confusion.

Why did Quan Youxia give him the Survival Infinity? Also, why did Quan Youxia have this Survival Infinity? Did Odin give it to him? How could Odin give this winning magic weapon to Quan Youxia?

This card brought too many doubts, making Shinichi's mind a little confused for a while, but at the same time, it also made him vaguely feel a clue to see through everything.

Think, Shinichi, think carefully.

First of all, let’s think about the origin of Infinite Survival. One thing is certain, that is, Odin will absolutely not give Infinite Survival to other people.

First of all, let's exclude the one that Min Gui did in the Dragon Rider special. King Snake used a sneak attack to destroy Odin's Infinite Survival, and then used it for his own ultimate bad job. As long as Odin's IQ and strength are online, he will never give the Infinite Survival in his hands to anyone else.

So, Shinichi quickly made a guess.

The card of infinite survival in his hand was not owned by Odin, at least not by the Odin who operated the Knight War in this world.

So, this Survival Infinity should be Quan Youxia's own Survival Infinity, but the question is, how did Quan Youxia get this Survival Infinity? Is it a fake?

After thinking for a long time, the only reasonable explanation that Shinichi could think of was that Quan Youxia had copied a fake Infinite Survival. Otherwise, there was no way to explain it. Otherwise, unless there was a second Odin, this extra Infinite Survival could not be explained at all.

The second question is why Quan Youxia gave this card to me?

This doubt did not bother Shinichi for too long, because after recalling his time with Izumi Tomoka, Shinichi discovered that Izumi Tomoka's hobbies were too similar to his own. What if all this was not just a simple coincidence?

What if... this is actually Quan Youxia's way of flattering me?

After realizing this, Shinichi immediately listed Izumi Tomoka as the key suspect who led him to this world. If his thoughts were correct, then it should be Izumi Tomoka who seduced him to this world.

"System." Shinichi called upon the system, which he had not called upon for some time, and told it his guess.

Listening to Shinichi's conjecture, the system showed a thoughtful expression and muttered: "Host, your conjecture is supported by this system. If the host wants to return to the original world, I am afraid that I will also need Quan Youxia's help...

But considering Quan Youxia's current condition, it's obviously difficult to ask her for help..."

"Do you have a way to wake Quan Youxia up?"

In response to Shinichi's question, the system paused for a moment before responding sullenly: "...Host, you seem to have such unrealistic expectations of me...I am just a system, not the omnipotent Doraemon."

"Is there no item in the mall that is powerful enough to help me heal Quan Youxia?"

"Wow... Hey, host, you know what, it really exists."

After the system pondered for a while, it suddenly had an idea. It had been useless until now, but now it unexpectedly became popular!

"This one! Yes, that's right, this is it!"

Soon, the system found a card from the deck, and its name was "Second-Stage Zi-O Backtrack".

On the card, a very familiar Decade who had offended a hairdresser was lying unconscious in the grass with his eyes closed, and above him was a clock. As the clock turned, Decade's movements became more and more weird.

This scene is too familiar to Zhenyi. In the scene between Zi-O and Hades, Tokiwa Sougo, who is Zi-O, didn't even understand his own second-order ability. It was Diend who showed him how to go back in time and save Xiao Ming using the second-order alien watch dial.

It's a pity that even though Diend demonstrated it to Tokiwa Sougo in person, the benevolent Demon King simply forgot about it after watching it. He never used such a buggy skill himself, and he didn't even remember it until his best friend offered sacrifice to the gods at the end.

"Ah~ Sure, this card can indeed restore Quan Youxia's status. By the way, how many system coins does it cost?"

"Well, this kind of thing that can reverse the laws of time and space is quite expensive...it costs one million."

"..."

After hearing this offer, Shinichi took another look at his system coin balance, haha ​​~ he dreamed of the Takahashi family’s impoverished passbook when he first traveled through time.

"System, next time you make a suggestion, please consider your financial situation~"

"Well... although it is quite expensive, it is definitely worth the price!"

"Of course I know it's worth it! But I can't afford it!"

After Shinichi retorted, he sighed helplessly. It seemed that, given the current situation, it would not be feasible to wake up Quan Youxia and explain the situation in person...

Shinichi took a look at the Survival Infinity in his hand and turned his head to glance outside the kitchen door. This card... should he tell Takano and Mai about it?

After thinking for a moment, Shinichi rubbed the card and put it in his pocket silently without telling anyone. Regardless of whether this card is real or fake, Shinichi doesn't want to tell anyone about this Survival Infinity card because it is too special.

If the card stuffed underneath was Survival Flame, Shinichi would consider discussing it with Takano and Mai, but this card is Survival Infinity, and it was obviously designed by Izumi Tomoka specifically for him, so Shinichi has to think about it carefully.

After taking the Infinite Survival and closing the refrigerator door, Shinichi finished making the semi-finished chocolate mousse cake as if nothing had happened and prepared a sweet midnight snack for the two girls.

"Woo~ so rich~" Mai bit the cake fork full of chocolate mousse and exclaimed with a satisfied look on her face.

After tasting it, Gao Ye showed a surprised expression: "Wow... I didn't expect Mr. Shi to have such a special skill. It turns out that you can't judge a person by his appearance..."

It is indeed difficult for Takano to connect Shinichi, a man with efficient and quick actions and ruthless fighting style, with a warm-hearted family man who can make delicious desserts... It's not impossible, but Takano has only seen the connection between these two personalities in BL comics.

Shinichi didn't think it was weird, and replied with his hands spread out: "What's wrong with appearance? It's normal to make a snack to reward yourself when you have nothing to do."

"Um……"

Is this normal? Gao Ye couldn't help but complain in his heart. Apart from other things, most people in this world couldn't make snacks when they had nothing to do, right?

It was so early, Gao Ye didn't dwell on it any longer. After the three of them had their midnight snack, they gradually began to feel sleepy. Looking at the pitch-black night outside the window, they felt that it was not appropriate for them to go back home at this time.

"Well... the bed should be big enough, and the sofa here can also handle it..." Shinichi took a look at the configuration of Quan Youxia's home, thought about it, and seriously suggested to the two women: "Well, men and women should not be intimate, so I will sleep on the bed, and the two of you can squeeze on the sofa~ How about it~"

"..." x2

Takano and Mai both showed puzzled expressions. They must have turned into watermelon strips in their hearts and shouted loudly: "I'm speechless, girls. We met a shrimp-headed man..."

"Ha~ Just kidding, there's no way I'm going to let two ladies squeeze onto the sofa~"

The two girls' expressions finally eased. This is right~

Shinichi grinned and suggested again: "How about this, you two play rock-paper-scissors, the winner gets to sleep on the bed with me, and the other one gets to sleep on the sofa~"

"..." x2

That's a good suggestion, but don't mention it next time... The two looked at Shinichi's amused smile and instantly realized that he was joking again, so Mai sighed and said, "Shi-kun, stop joking..."

"Hahaha~ Just a joke to liven up the atmosphere~ Although I do hope to have a girl to cuddle with me when I sleep~" Shinichi shrugged and joked, then sat on the sofa and said: "OK, I'll sleep on the sofa, and the bed will be left to the two ladies~"

After watching Shinichi prepare to lie down on the sofa, Mai's cheeks slightly blushed, and she coughed lightly and muttered: "Actually... I think Youxia's bed is quite big, it may be no problem for three people to sleep on it..."

This proposal surprised both Shinichi and Takano. Girl, are you so shocking?

Mai looked at the two people's confused expressions, and the blush on her cheeks became more obvious. She quickly waved her hands and said, "I'm kidding! I'm just joking to liven up the atmosphere! Haha~ How can they say that men and women shouldn't be intimate with each other~ And even if I say so, Ms. Takano will definitely not agree, right?"

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. When Takano heard Mai say this, her expression suddenly became a little unnatural. She glanced at Shinichi, who was lying on the sofa with a dazed look on his face, and turned her eyes away embarrassedly.

"You don't have to be so absolute... I think Shi-kun is a good man who is trustworthy. I have no objection to sleeping in the same bed with such a person..."