The story we started

[If the performance of GO can be adjusted to the point where even ordinary police officers can use it, and if it is popularized, the frontline police officers will no longer suffer the same heavy casualties in battles against unconfirmed life forms.]

【Thinking of this, Kousaka Kyosuke's expression improved a little. 】

【Then--】

[But when he thought of another thing, the arc on Kousaka Kyosuke's mouth slowly disappeared, and his eyelids sank slightly, blocking the complicated thoughts in his eyes. ]

[…The person who was most seriously injured in this battle was not him, but another person.]

[“Huh————～]

[It makes you wonder if someone is pressing the toilet flush button. The sound is heard throughout the room.]

【“…”】

[Kousaka Kyosuke couldn't help but twitch his eyes when he heard this familiar voice again, and the thoughts in his eyes disappeared without a trace in an instant.]

[He turned his head speechlessly and looked at Zaimokuza who was sleeping on another bed next to him, his eyes filled with deep helplessness.]

【Zaimokuza, who was wrapped in bandages, kicked the quilt under the bed again, spread his hands and feet in a "big" shape, drooling at the corners of his mouth, and the bubbles on his nose expanded and shrank with every deafening snore - the cycle repeated endlessly.】

【Looking at him sleeping soundly, the helpless emotion in Kousaka Kyosuke's eyes gradually faded, and turned into something very complicated. 】

[In this battle, the one who was most seriously injured was actually this Bugs Bunny, and he deserved it. ]

[But seeing how soundly he was sleeping, Kousaka Kyosuke felt that he might need to question this... Of course, this was just a joke.]

[In fact, when Kousaka Kyosuke was supported by Kousaka Kirino to walk out of his mother's ward to find a doctor for a checkup, the scene he saw when he turned around inadvertently almost froze his heart. ]

【At that time, Zaimokuza was sitting quietly with his back against the wall of the ward, his head bowed, a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, looking peaceful as if he was taking a nap.】

[But the scene around him was not peaceful. Not only was the entire white shirt he was wearing stained with blood until it was almost black, but a small pool of blood had even accumulated under his body, and was slowly spreading as time passed.]

[Looking at Zaimokuza, who was covered in blood, Kousaka Kyosuke felt his brain go blank due to shock, and he couldn't even hear his sister's scream that echoed throughout the hospital corridor the next moment.]

【Afterwards, the medical staff attracted by the screams found Zaimokuza bleeding all over the corridor and immediately rushed him to the emergency room for first aid. Several blood bags for transfusion were emptied.】

[If the doctor felt like he had seen a ghost after seeing Kousaka Kyousuke's medical report, then his expression when he saw Zaimokuza's information was like he had seen a real ghost. His eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and he even exclaimed in front of Kousaka Kyousuke, "How is he still alive!?"]

【Kousaka Kyosuke, who had recovered from his shock, immediately followed after realizing something was wrong. Before Zaimokuza was pushed into the operating room, he showed the doctor his documents and proof. The doctor looked puzzled and asked him to keep all of Zaimokuza's physical information and the rescue process confidential, thus avoiding the disclosure of his identity.】

[Thinking of the confused faces of the surgeon and the nurse before the door of the operating room was closed, and the trembling legs and the look of them having to hold on to the wall when they walked out after the door was opened, and the fearful eyes when they looked up at him, Kousaka Kyousuke smiled bitterly.]

[I think he thinks that he is a monster even though his physique is much better than that of ordinary people. He probably has a rich imagination and thinks that he and Zaimokuza are the products of some secret experiment of the police, so he is worried that he will be silenced.]

[“It’s quite troublesome to clean up after you, but…”]

[“Since I owe you a big favor this time, I won’t hold it against you.”]

【"whee--"】

[As if he had heard Kousaka Kyousuke's mumbling in his sleep, Zaimokuza smiled foolishly, scratched his belly with his hand, turned over and continued to snore.]

【"……snort."】

[A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and Kousaka Kyosuke slowly closed his eyes, his breathing gradually becoming steady.]

[For the first time, Kousaka Kyosuke felt that he slept so peacefully and at ease in the hospital ward.]

34. Snow will cover everything, including the story

[An abandoned factory in Tokyo. w61p.com]

[While Kousaka Kyosuke and Zaimokuza Yoshiki were falling asleep, a certain house in this factory was bustling with activity, completely opposite to the quiet atmosphere there.]

[“It’s different. Everything is different…!”]

[Dozens of different newspapers were scattered on the ground, each with a different date. The only thing in common was that the headlines of all the newspapers began with "Unconfirmed Lifeform No. 4", followed by all the Gurongi code names that had appeared so far except him.]

[These newspapers record Zaimokuza's battles with the Gurongis so far, but below the title, where there should be screenshots of him fighting his enemies, there is now only an empty square. Apparently, the pictures have been cut off by someone using a tool.]

[Putting the last cut picture on the table, with the dim light from the old lamp that was found from the garbage dump and repaired, the girl looked at the stacked pictures in front of her from top to bottom, her brows furrowed more and more.]

[She looked up at the projection of the device that had been removed from her arm and placed on the table in front of her. The projected image was also a screenshot of Kuuga's battle with the unidentified life form.]

[“Including No. 1 who was defeated after his first appearance in Nagano Prefecture, No. 3 who escaped, and No. 5 who came to Tokyo and was defeated before the official start of the ‘Kikiru’, whose ultimate goal was unclear even in my time. Although the development of all this is slightly different from the information I have in terms of details, the general trend has not changed.”]

[The girl compares the newspaper screenshots she placed at the top one by one, and then compares them with the pictures at the top of the projection, and her expression becomes slightly relieved.]

[“…But, since the appearance of No. 6, why has the subsequent development trend deviated so greatly from the history I know?”]

[When she looked down and saw the newspaper screenshot of Zaimokuza's battle with the unidentified life form No. 6, the girl's face suddenly fell, and her eyes were filled with deep despair.]

[She first looked up at the colorful projection in the air of Number Six being stabbed in the chest by Kuuga in his blue form, then lowered her head to look at the black and white screenshot of Number Six on the table, who was holding a double-headed halberd and piercing Zaimokuza's abdomen and stepping him into a deep pit in the square. The image was very different from the projection, and she weakly reached out to cover her face.]

[“…From that time on, what kind of monsters are the Gurongis that appeared afterwards?!”]

[The girl, who was almost mentally broken by this series of outrageous situations, could no longer endure it, and cried out to the heavens with the most sincere accusation in her life.]

[Even though she had already cried once before because of an emotional breakdown on the battlefield, she still felt a sore nose when she thought about it again, and couldn't help wanting to cry again.]

[Is it easy for her? I was very nervous about this first official mission before the trip. If it weren’t for my superiors’ constant consolation and psychological counseling, I would have given up long ago. ]

[According to the boss, although the organization's first official mission has risks, it will not be fatal. He said that the organization will never assign difficult missions to novices, which is no different from murder.]

[“So I believe in you. Don’t believe in yourself. Believe in me who believes in you!╭(●`?′●)╯”]

[“When you complete your mission and come back, I will recommend you to your superiors and recommend you to become an outstanding operator of the organization. Then, after you continue to complete a few new missions, I will help you submit a talent recommendation form to the top level of the organization and ensure that you get a place in the next round of executive rating. (o???)”]

[“Become an executive! A wonderful life is right in front of you! And now that the opportunity is right in front of you, what are you waiting for!? o(′益`)o”]

[“So work hard, I promise your days in the organization will become sweeter and sweeter in the future!??????”]

[——It was with the other party's repeated assurances that I finally mustered up the courage and set out on the mission with a nervous mood. I entered the time-traveling machine with the thought that even if I couldn't achieve anything, at least I couldn't disappoint my superior who believed in me.]

[But now recalling it, the girl wanted to strangle herself for holding this idea at the time! If she wanted to accuse the deceived her, she should not have believed the lies of the unscrupulous boss! ]

[How can there be such a high-level thing as "trust" between two people who have never even met each other? I was completely fooled by the other party's high-level language skills! ]

[Sure enough, I am still too young. It is precisely because I have not been beaten by society that I have been foolishly deceived into this desperate situation.]

[“You must treat this mission well. After all, it is your first time. I believe you will definitely meet people in this mission that you will never forget, and leave precious memories worth savoring for a lifetime, okay?ヾ(≧▽≦*)o”]

[Thinking of the teasing letter she received from her boss before she left, the girl lowered her head in a gloomy mood and pursed her lips in grievance.]

[She really wanted to cry loudly, but she found that she couldn't even cry anymore. The expression on her face perfectly explained what it meant to want to cry but have no tears.]

[…Unknown boss, you are right. I did meet people I will never forget, and I also left memories that I will remember for the rest of my life—but that was completely the opposite! ]

[Isn't the first mission not risky? Isn't there any fatal danger? Then can you explain to me what is going on now? ]

[After struggling desperately, I finally managed to escape at the last moment before death came. I escaped to this strange era just when the energy of the time machine was about to run out. As a result, I can't go back home now. 】

[But when I thought there was always a way out and I found a savior who could help me get home, I found out that he was not the one I was looking for! ]

[What’s even more amazing is that even the information we have now doesn’t match the development status of this era! ]

[The pile of precious information thus turned directly into waste paper, and this caused the girl to be like a blind person. Now all the information about this era must be collected and explored by herself, which is no different from starting from scratch. ]

[“Why? Why do almost all of them have the same weapon transformation ability as Kuuga? They can even change their own form!?”]

[“Except Kuuga, among the records of unconfirmed life forms, the first Gurongi with the ability to change weapon forms should be the 38th one that has not appeared yet! But…but why does the 6th have this ability now? And according to the records, there should only be those five Gurongis who can change their own forms? Why has it become a standard feature of almost all Gurongis now?”]

[“Even the person who transformed into Kuuga was replaced by another person! As the original transformer, Kousaka Kyousuke actually drove a mecha that no one had ever heard of to fight those unconfirmed life forms? It’s not even mentioned in the information!”]

[“Why is this happening? Why is the history of this era so different from what I knew in my time? What on earth happened in between?”]

[“Can I really… go home? Or will I just have to live my whole life in this era that I learned about through textbooks? Ugh?”]

[The girl, who was almost autistic after being hit by a series of bad news, sat on the ground in a duck-like posture, looking at the scattered newspapers on the ground in front of her, feeling hopeless.]

[She pondered over these puzzles one after another until she felt a splitting headache. In the end, she simply gave up thinking and hung her head in a gray state.]

Chiba Prefecture, Sobu High School, health room.

"Uh……"

Zaimokuza, who watched the whole process of the girl being pua by her boss from a God's perspective, was completely speechless and his mouth twitched slightly.

"...This kid, doesn't he know that when women work in the workplace, the person they need to be most wary of is their boss?"

Hikigaya speechlessly put his hand to his forehead and said with a look of dismay.

"Moreover, with her looks, her outstanding figure, her pitiful temperament, and her limited experience... she is definitely the top prey in the eyes of those lustful demons."

"It's a pity that this child is still alive and well... To be honest, if it were me, I could have used different excuses ten times in a row to trick this child into warming my bed."

Hiratsuka Shizuka took a puff of her cigarette and spoke in the same silent voice.

"Teacher, it is illegal for adults to lure minors into having sex. As a teacher, please don't set a bad example for your students."

Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at the unethical female teacher who talked nonsense all the time as if she were looking at non-burnable garbage, and said lightly.

"Huh? Only when men cheat on women is it considered a crime, right? Women cheating on women is at most considered a slut."

"...You know boxing."

[After a long while, the girl, who had barely pulled herself together from her frustration, raised her hand, took the projecting device from the table and started fiddling with it. The light reflected from the device screen illuminated her slightly red eyes.]

[——Although the truth is still shrouded in mystery, no matter how you think about it, all these mysteries cannot escape one person. ]

["...Zaimuza Yoshiki."]

[Beep. 】

[Accompanied by the girl's whispers, the instrument in her hand re-projected a new picture in the air.]

[The picture shows a white-haired man wearing a brown windbreaker, surrounded by a group of children wearing Hawaiian-style clothing. He happily raised his hand to the camera and gave a thumbs-up. His face showed an unpretentious smile, and his open mouth had a row of teeth shining in the sun.]

[This is Zaimokuza's photo, a souvenir photo he took with local children when he was traveling in Hawaii.]

[Looking at this photo, the girl's chestnut eyes flickered, revealing a complex emotion of curiosity and fear.]

[Zaimokuza Yoshiteru... the man wrapped in all this fog and doubt, is also the singularity at the center of all these events, the one closest to all the truth. ]

[Because if you really count all the changes so far, it all started when this man took the belt from the original Kuuga transformer, Kousaka Kyousuke, and everything that happened afterwards was also a continuation of his thread. ]

[Based on the scientific technology of the instrument in the girl's hand, it only took her about three seconds to find out all the life stories of Zaimokuza Yoshiki, but she still felt that she could not see through this man at all. ]

[But the only thing that is certain is that this man is definitely closely related to the dramatic changes in this period of history. The evidence is that he replaced Kousaka Kyousuke, who was supposed to be the "protagonist" of this period of time, and became Kuuga's successor.]

[There is even a great possibility that Zaimokuza Yoshiki is the root of all this, the culprit that caused all these changes! ]

[“And if we want to find out the truth of all this, the only way now is…”]

[——Approach him! Observe him! Understand him! "]

[Only by staying as close to Zaimokuza Yoshiki as possible can I have the chance to know whether he is related to all this. ]

[But if this person really has a problem, and is even likely to be the source of all these misfortunes as speculated, then does my behavior... count as a lamb taking a bath and then actively walking into a tiger's den?]

[They even plucked the tiger's hair themselves in front of it, and then sprinkled pepper and cumin on it, and all they had to do was say "Enjoy it."]

[When the girl thought of the worst possible outcome, her scalp went numb and she began to hesitate and shrink back as to whether or not to take action.]

【“——Forget it, never mind!”】

[In the end, the desire to go home still overwhelmed the fear of the unknown. The girl bit her white teeth, stretched out her hand and moved the projected picture in front of her to the side, switching to the next picture.]

[She must go back, because there are no people or things that the girl is familiar with in this era. Her relatives, friends, and things that she cares about are all in another place that is so far away. That is where her concern lies.]

[I must go back, no matter what difficulties and obstacles I encounter, no matter what price I pay! ]

[The girl, who has always been weak in character, looked at the projection in front of her with a firm gaze, and her chestnut eyes reflected a sign with golden letters on a brown background.]

【——bellissimoricordo. 】

[“The first thing is to find a way to sneak into this cafe.”]

"Are you planning to lurk around Zaimokuza-san and gather information? That's right, in this situation where we don't know anything, this may be the only way to find out the truth the fastest, but——"

Hayato Hayama held his chin with his right hand and spoke thoughtfully.

"But this is also the most dangerous method. If we didn't know clearly that Zaimokuza-san is not attracted to women but only to men, then this girl's behavior would be seen as a lamb walking into a tiger's mouth. You know, it's easy for a woman to get into trouble if she runs around a man whose background she doesn't know, especially since she doesn't look much worse than me."

Yukinoshita Yukino nodded, ignoring Zaimokuza's blushing face and protests not far away and agreeing with his opinion.

"But the fact is, although Zaimokuza is related to this series of historical changes, it is probably not the root of all this."

"Why did Kuuga's transformation person change from the original Kousaka Kyousuke to Zaimokuza? There are too many mysteries hidden in this matter. And... do those records of the future really represent official history?"

Hikigaya was rarely thoughtful and spoke slowly, and his words attracted the attention of others.

"Hikigaya-san, what do you mean by that?"

Yukinoshita Yukino frowned slightly and asked in confusion.