I'm going to kill everyone who calls me Hill.

"You will understand everything."

Bayonetta stood beside Seele and spoke softly, then took out the Left Eye of Darkness that she had been wearing from her chest and handed it to Seele.

"what do you mean?"

Seele looked at the gem in her hand and stared at Bayonetta in a daze. She knew that this gem was not only a treasure of the witch clan, but also a gift from Rosa to Bayonetta. How could she give this thing to herself?

"You'll find out later."

Bayonetta did not answer directly, but gently closed Seele's hand and then said nothing more.

"Hmph...Riddler, get out of Gotham..."

Seeing that Bayonetta didn't say anything, Seele didn't ask any more questions, but she didn't leave any complaints unanswered.

"Where do you get so many witty remarks from..."

Bayonetta looked at Seele with a mixture of laughter and tears, how could she be so cute.

"By the way, what about Balder?"

Xier suddenly remembered that there was someone standing next to them.

"he?"

Bayonetta glanced at Balder who was secretly listening in, and the latter felt that Bayonetta was looking at him, so he quickly turned his head away and pretended that he had done nothing.

"Hey... don't worry about him. I have my own way to deal with him."

Bayonetta waved her hand and said, "If you inject power into the Left Eye of Darkness, you can return to your original time."

"The original era? No, no, I can't leave her in that era."

When Xier heard this, she quickly rejected it, saying that Hei Xi was still there five hundred years ago.

(No...Xier, you can listen to her.)

Bai Xi suddenly spoke up

(I can sense her presence here. She’s not stupid. She will definitely find a way. This is probably her way.)

Seeing that Bai Xi said so, Xier stopped asking questions. She also believed that Hei Xi would not sit there and wait for death.

"Well, it's a full moon now. If you miss the opportunity, you may have to wait a long time..."

As the sky gradually became covered with black and the moon gradually climbed up into the night sky, Bayonetta said hastily.

"Hmm..." Xier nodded gently. She raised the Dark Left Eye to her chest and gently injected power into it.

When Xier's power was injected, the originally red gem became crystal clear and began to flash a dark red light.

Normally, dark red is an inconspicuous color at dusk, but for some reason, the flashing color in the gem is unusually dazzling, as if it is flashing in people's minds rather than in their eyes.

After flashing for about 5 seconds, a time and space tunnel slowly unfolded in front of Xier, and Xier slowly walked in.

"Goodbye Xier, see you two years ago..."

Seeing Seele disappear into the tunnel, Bayonetta opened her red lips and said her farewell words.

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Xier passed through the tunnel and appeared in a relatively unfamiliar place.

"Where is this place?"

Xier looked around curiously. She had traveled through so many places in such a short time that she couldn't tell the difference. Moreover, the layout and scenery here were quite old, which made it even more difficult for Xier to distinguish.

"This is Japan, my little Xi'er."

Suddenly, a person came up from behind Xier and spoke softly in her ear.

However, Xi'er didn't show any surprised reaction. Instead, after the man hugged her, she said happily: "Ah! Hei Xi, you're okay!"

"Tsk... your reaction is so boring... it's been a while since we last met, right?"

Hei Xi couldn't help but curl his lips when he saw that Xier didn't react as he had imagined.

"Hey, after all, I'm grown up now. I can't always act like a child."

"Really...Xier has grown up..."

Hei Xi suddenly said something with emotion, and a hint of sadness flashed across his eyes.

"what happened?"

Xier was keenly aware that something was wrong with Hei Xi's mood, but she also knew what was going on. Could it be that something happened when the two of them separated?

"nothing……"

Hei Xi did not answer, but changed the subject.

"By the way, she's awake too, right?"

"Bai Xi? Yes, that's right, she woke up too. But why did she suddenly stop talking?"

Xier called out to Bai Xi curiously, even though she was there just now.

"Who knows? Maybe she's a little tired. After all, she's not like me."

Hei Xi waved his hand and said, "Right, right, let go of your mind, I'm going in."

"Eh?"

Xier was stunned for a moment before realizing that Hei Xi was about to return to his own consciousness space.

"Why? Isn't it good to have your own body?"

Xier looked at Heixi's current body and asked, "Now that she has her own body, can't she do whatever she wants?"

"Idiot~"

Hei Xi gently tapped Xi'er's forehead and said, "Okay, I'm going back now and have a good sleep."

"All right"

Seeing that Hei Xi said this, Xier didn't say anything else.

She relaxed her mind, took Hei Xi's hand, and then felt a warm current coming from Hei Xi's hand. When she opened her eyes again, Hei Xi had disappeared.

With the sudden feeling of her heart filling up, Xier knew that Hei Xi had returned to her body.

Xier gently held her chest. Although she had just separated from Heixi, Xier felt as if she had not felt this sense of fullness for a long time.

"Ah! Sister Xier!"

Just when Xier put down her hand and was about to see where this place was, a familiar call made her turn her head.

"Xiaolan? Why are you here?"

Chapter 40: Unfinished Business

"Sister Xier? Why are you here?"

Xiaolan's voice coming from behind made Xier turn around and look at her, only to see Xiaolan walking towards her with some food.

"Xiao Lan? What are you doing?"

Xier looked at Xiaolan curiously. Why was she here alone?

"Ah, you mean this?"

Xiaolan raised the plastic bag in her hand and said, "Dad and Conan have to keep watch at the community center, so I bought some midnight snacks."

"Vigil?"

Xier was stunned for a moment. What was going on? Why did these two people suddenly think of keeping watch?

"Eh?" Seeing Xi'er's surprised expression, Xiaolan was also stunned for a moment. She said, "Sister Xi'er, don't you know that a murder just happened here?"

"Hey! Murder case? Who died?"

"The deceased was Mr. Kawashima, a candidate for village chief. He was found dead in the community center."

Xiaolan tried hard to recall the case and then told it to Xier.

"Candidate for village chief..."

Xier carefully recalled the relevant memories in her mind, and then she realized that she was still on Yueying Island. However, due to the attitude of what happened, she forgot what Yueying Island looked like, so she didn't remember it for a while.

"Then I'll go with you, Xiaolan."

Xier stopped Xiaolan who was about to leave and said, "Since we are going to keep watch, then as a waiter in the tavern, I should be able to stay up later than you. I should be able to help you."

"Eh? But?"

Xiaolan hesitated for a moment, but then looking at Xier's sincere eyes, she agreed unconsciously.

"Thank you, Xiaolan." Xier thanked with a smile.

"It's okay, it's just a small thing."

Xiaolan waved her hand and walked in front to lead Xier.

The reason why Xier proposed to keep watch with them was because Xier suddenly remembered that she had promised Keiji Aso to take care of his son.

However, Xier didn't expect that she would be involved in other incidents after that, and she didn't realize it until it was over. Fortunately, the murders had just begun.

According to the story told by Keiji Aso, there were originally four people who planned to smuggle those contrabands. One of them died three years ago, and now there are two left. Aso's revenge cannot stop at one person, which means he will commit at least two more crimes before he stops. In this way, I still have a chance to stop him.

Thinking so, Xier went to the community center with Xiaolan.

"Dad, Conan, I'm back."

Xiaolan walked into the room where Kogoro Mouri and Conan were carrying things.

"Excuse me~"

Xier followed Xiaolan in.

"Hey! Miss Xier... cough cough cough~"

When Kogoro Mouri, who was wolfing down bread, saw Noel coming in behind Xiaolan, he choked in surprise.

"Dad, eat slowly, I'll give you some water."

Seeing that Kogoro was choking, Xiaolan quickly took out a bottle of water from a plastic bag and handed it to Kogoro, then explained: "I ran into Xier on the way back just now. After briefly explaining the situation to Xier, she took the initiative to help us keep watch."

"How can that be done!"

Hearing this, Kogoro quickly refused and said, "How can we involve someone who has nothing to do with the case, let alone a girl?"

As a detective, Kogoro still has his own principles. Although he is usually careless, he has qualities that most people do not have.

"Um……"

Hearing what Kogoro said, Xier was about to say something, but she found that there was someone walking towards her from behind. Xier looked closely and found that it was none other than the murderer - Asai Makoto himself.

The latter did not see Xier at first, but when he walked to the front of the room, he found that the person was Xier.

The two looked at each other in surprise, neither of them knew why the other came here.

(Why did she/he come back here?)

Xier and Asai Makoto were stunned and surprised at the same time, but they did not show any abnormality on the surface.

"Dr. Asai? Why are you here?"

Xier asked first. She wanted to see why the person who had just committed a crime would return to the murder scene. Did he leave some decisive evidence here?

"I was thinking about helping Mr. Maori. After all, it would be a bit tiring for him to be alone."

Asai Chengzheng was not panicked at all. He calmly replied, "Ms. Xier, why are you here?"

Xi'er knew his identity. Although he didn't know why she didn't reveal herself, she was always a hidden danger to Asai Makoto. He also wanted to know why Xi'er came here.

"Uncle Maori and I have known each other for a long time. This was just a chance encounter. I wanted to help him this time. After all, I work the night shift."

"Yeah……"

The meaningless conversation made the atmosphere between the two awkward. Although Xiaolan and the others around them could see that there was some connection between the two, they did not say anything due to the atmosphere, and eventually the atmosphere in the whole room became tense.

Fortunately, Xier and Asai Makoto started to change the topic and liven up the atmosphere shortly after the atmosphere became awkward.

"By the way, Miss Honesty, Uncle Maori and his men are planning to keep watch today. Uncle Maori is a detective. I work the night shift all year round so it's okay. But you, are you okay?"

"Well, that's no problem. I'm a doctor. Although there are few people on the island, there are usually people who come to see a doctor in the middle of the night. So I have some experience with staying up late."