The story we started

【Kousaka Kyosuke did not answer her, but turned his head to look to his left. Zaimokuza was also lying on another bed in hospital clothes, still in a coma.】

[“Don’t change the subject! And you always only care about others. It’s about time you learn to care about yourself.”]

[Makishima Saori wanted to give him a slap on the head, but when she saw the bandage on Kousaka Kyousuke's head, she gave up the idea, put down her raised hand in dismay, and spoke unhappily. ]

[“Zaimokuza-san is fine, he just has a serious overdrawn stamina. He just needs to rest for a day or two. Was his battle with No. 6 really that intense? He actually exhausted his stamina to this extent. His physical examination report is just like an ordinary person who stayed up all night for two days and slept for less than two hours before getting up to participate in a marathon. It was a 50-kilometer marathon.”]

[When Kousaka Kyosuke heard what Makishima Saori said, he instantly remembered the new form Zaimokuza transformed into in the previous battle, wearing a flowing cloak, and his eyes flickered slightly. ]

[It seems that form is not without cost. ]

[“Well~ It seems that you don’t plan to tell me. I guess you know the answer yourself, so I won’t say anything more.”]

【Looking at the silent Kousaka Kyosuke, Makishima Saori, who was familiar with him, pursed her lips, her eyeballs rolled around in her eyes, and a sweet smile slowly appeared on her face. The beautiful and charming lady smiled like a fox that stole a chick in front of a hound.】

[Kousaka Kyosuke looked at the smile on her face, and suddenly a bad feeling welled up in his heart.]

["Taka~Saka~kun!"]

[Makishima Saori said in a delicate voice, she leaned down with her hands on the bed sheet, her perfect figure that could not be concealed by the white coat showed an S-shaped curve as she leaned forward, and her squinted eyes looked at Kousaka Kyosuke, whose face was gradually stiffening.]

【“…What’s wrong, Makishima?”】

[Kousaka Kyosuke's eyes twitched unconsciously, and he felt very uneasy when he saw the beautiful woman's face so close to him.]

[“You haven’t been home for a long time, right? After all, Kirino called me yesterday to ask when you would come home.”]

【“…”】

[Kousaka Kyosuke's heart has sunk to the bottom, this situation is not right! ]

[“Then, Kirino probably doesn’t know that you’re seriously injured, right?”]

[The female doctor's mouth curled up in a strange arc, and she finally revealed her purpose. ]

【"……ah."】

[“It’s like this, I have a small matter for you to help—”]

[“——Kousaka-kun, you probably don’t want your family to know that you’re seriously injured and hospitalized, right?”]

[“…How can I help you?”]

[“Hehehe~”]

[Makishima Saori said nothing, but the smile on her face became brighter. Then, in Kousaka Kyousuke's gradually dilating pupils, that soft and charming face gradually approached, getting closer and closer——]

"What the hell is going on here!?"

Kousaka Kirino, who woke up in the health room, didn't expect to see such an explosive scene as soon as she woke up. Her face flushed as she held both ends of the phone with her hands. Her fingers pressed too hard and the phone screen made a mournful cry as if it was about to break.

"Stupid Kyousuke! Who is that woman? What are you doing!!!"

“Eh? Aaaaaah! I, I, I, what do you want to do!?”

Saori Makishima looked at "her own face" getting closer and closer in Kyosuke Kousaka's pupils on TV, and her face turned red. She could faintly hear the sound of steam.

[Kanto Medical University Hospital, Kousaka Kyousuke and Zaimokuza's ward. ]

【02:34 a.m】

[It was late at night, when many people were out and about.]

[Kousaka Kyosuke just lay on the bed, his face haggard, his eyes open and bloodshot.]

[“Then I’ll ask you to pretend to be my boyfriend at my social gathering next week! If you’re late this time—hehe~”]

【Thinking of the smile that Makishima Saori gave him when she closed the door and left, as well as the implicit or obvious threat, Kousaka Kyosuke felt extremely tired. He had already consumed a lot of energy, so he just wanted to have a good sleep to replenish his energy and think about these troubles tomorrow.】

【But……】

[“Huh————～]

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

【Kousaka Kyousuke turned his head with bloodshot eyes and looked. Zaimokuza, who was lying on the other bed, kicked the quilt under the bed, with his hands and legs spread out in a "big" shape, saliva left at the corners of his mouth, and the bubbles on his nose expanded and shrank with every deafening snoring sound - the cycle repeated endlessly.】

【"whee--"】

【Zaimokuza had no idea what good dream he had, he smiled foolishly and scratched his belly, he was sleeping soundly and didn't feel the death gaze from the bed next to him.】

[…Will this guy really be able to find a girlfriend in the future? ]

[Listening to the snoring that had been ringing in his ears for at least two hours, Kousaka Kyosuke wondered if this guy had really overdrawn his physical strength? This quality of sleep was simply envied by countless office workers, including him! Or are idiots such carefree creatures? He could sleep so well after just experiencing a life-and-death battle. ]

[He turned his head and looked at his windbreaker hanging on the hanger at the door of the ward. There was a pistol hidden in the lining of the windbreaker.]

【"call--"】

[The fingers of his hand with the IV drip twitched unconsciously a few times. Kousaka Kyosuke took a deep breath and forced down the murderous intent that was rising in his heart for the first time towards a human being. He only felt that the feeling of "friendship" he felt at the end of the battle in the afternoon must be an illusion caused by his brain being crushed by a police car and having a concussion.]

[He turned his head, pulled up the quilt to cover his face, and tried to fall asleep while enduring the snoring in his ears.]

[“Huh————～]

[The night is still long, just like Zaimokuza's snoring and the murderous intent rising in Kousaka Kyousuke's heart, there is no end in sight. ]

……

[In Tokyo, an abandoned aquarium. ]

[“Baduu was killed by Kuuga. His game failed.”]

[Baruba's calm voice sounded, and the man wearing sunglasses expressionlessly used a pen to draw a bright red cross on a locust totem on a piece of parchment. None of the Gurongi who heard the news showed a sad look on their faces. Some looked dissatisfied, some looked indifferent, and some sneered with disdain. Among them, Gooma laughed the most wildly.]

[“What a loser! He has the power of Kuuga but still fails. He is really a piece of trash!”]

[Gooma said with disdain, but his eyes were full of jealousy, because unlike Baduu who gained new power from the previous Kuuga, he did not gain anything at all. ]

[“It doesn’t matter. Let’s start the next one.”]

[The man in sunglasses said without even raising his head, and his gloved hands lit and extinguished a silver lighter repeatedly, over and over again.]

[“After that, the Kuuga who participated in the game... seemed to be different from before.”]

[“Wow!”]

[Expressionless Baruba casually slapped the sneering Gooma back into the trash can. She looked at another Gurongi standing up in front of her and raised her hand with the ring.]

[“Let’s start the next game.”]

31. Into a New Darkness/A Visit from an Old Friend -in-

【Tokyo City, Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters, Meeting Room. mijiashe.com】

【08:17 a.m】

[With a bandage on his face, Kousaka Kyosuke crossed his hands at his mouth and stared calmly at the image on the projection screen in front of him.]

[The familiar screams and the frame-dropping images were reflected in his black pupils. These were the images recorded by the only camera left at the scene of the Jiulangyue Ruins accident.]

[“ku——uga!!!”]

[A roar filled with hatred came from the black shadow holding the belt high, it dropped the belt and walked towards the screen, getting closer and closer——]

[Kousaka Kyosuke used the remote control to freeze this frame of the picture, staring solemnly at the unconfirmed life form on the screen in front of him, which should be the first to appear, code-named No. 0, but has not been found until now, thinking about the clues left by this video. ]

[“Are you watching the videotape of No. 0 again, Kosaka?”]

[The door was pushed open, and the light from outside illuminated the dim conference room door. Officer Sugita, who was saved by Zaimokuza in the incident with No. 5, walked in.]

[“I want to go back to the origin of all this and see if I can find any useful clues.”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke said softly, and Officer Sugita smiled and placed the thick stack of newspapers in his hand on the table in front of him.]

[“Since the establishment of this investigation headquarters, a total of seven unidentified life forms have appeared in the past three weeks. No. 4 solved the five that appeared in front, and our police solved the remaining two. Fortunately, you are here, Takasaka, otherwise our police would really be drowned in the saliva of the people and the media.”]

【Officer Sugita pointed at the front page of the stacked newspapers. The first photo on it was of Kyosuke Kosaka. He was wearing a windbreaker, looking tired but determined, sitting by the stairs with a sniper rifle. The corners of his windbreaker were stained with blood, and there was a trace of gunpowder on his face. His bangs were blown by the wind and fluttered gently. The photographer's superb photography skills completely captured the image of a soldier who had just come down from the battlefield. This photo can be used directly as a photo. The headline reads "Sharpshooter Officer, No. 13 is killed! Officer in the Metropolitan Police Department!" 】

[“How does it feel to be chased for an autograph? The sharpshooter officer of the Metropolitan Police Department’s ace of aces?”]

【Officer Sugita teased him sarcastically.】

[Kousaka Kyosuke turned over the newspaper with his heroic figure in silence and sighed helplessly.]

[“This is just an empty reputation. If I hadn’t been lucky enough to use everyone’s cover to shoot the bullet that pierced No. 13’s brain before he could attack, I would have been the one to die.”]

[“You can’t say that, Kosaka. Strictly speaking, maybe luck played a role in No. 13’s defeat, but No. 12 was completely defeated by you. It was only because the police needed to restore their reputation that they claimed that the other party was killed with the cooperation of all the police officers. But you and I know the truth. When you defeated No. 12 alone, it took those police officers almost ten minutes to arrive at the scene. Everyone was shocked by you!”]

[“This is your credit, but the credit is due to someone different.”]

【Kousuke Kosaka didn't know how to refute what Officer Sugita said, because it was indeed the truth.】

【Since defeating No. 6, the Metropolitan Police Department has also established a headquarters to investigate unidentified life forms because of the serious harm and economic losses caused by these monsters to the lives of citizens. As if responding to the Metropolitan Police Department's countermeasures, new unidentified life forms have appeared in front of the public one after another and committed murders one after another. Seven of them appeared in just three weeks. In the carnage caused by these ruthless monsters, not to mention the sacrifices of the police, the number of citizens who died in the cases of unidentified life forms quickly climbed to three digits.】

[Although none of the unconfirmed life forms that appeared later were as strong as the previous No. 2000, it does not mean that these guys are easy to deal with. The Unconfirmed Life Form Search Headquarters lost in every battle with these monsters. Basically, when they were beaten to a pulp, the unconfirmed life form No. , who was confirmed by the police as a collaborator, arrived in a Triangle Tracker to stop the decline and successfully counterattack.]

[Therefore, the media and the public have always been skeptical about the establishment of the Unidentified Lifeform Search Headquarters, believing that the Unidentified Lifeforms were completely defeated by Number 4, and that these guys are useless. This specially established search department is probably just a gimmick for the Metropolitan Police Department to defraud funds. Therefore, the pressure on the top is extremely great, resulting in several bigwigs being hospitalized due to high blood pressure due to the overwhelming pressure.]

[This situation continued until the police defeated No. 12. It was believed that the Unidentified Lifeform Investigation Headquarters had finally played its role. The fact that No. 12 was actually defeated by Kousaka Kyousuke was known only to the people affiliated with the Investigation Headquarters, except for the people above.]

【Kousaka Kyousuke still remembers the situation that day. At that time, he had just applied for a powerful thermal weapon from the armory and drove away when he ran into No. 12 who was committing a crime. When the police and Zaimokuza's support did not arrive in time, he could only guide No. 12 to a nearby abandoned factory according to the map he had memorized before. He used a few grenades to make a simple trap to trap it. Then, on the second floor of the factory, he pulled the trigger of the shoulder-fired rocket launcher he had applied for and hit No. 12 with one shot, which also detonated the surrounding gasoline barrels, blowing it up along with the factory.】

【Thinking back to that time after so many days, Kousaka Kyosuke still felt a lingering fear. If he hadn't run away quickly enough, he would have been buried in there too.】

[Every time I think of this, I can't help but feel lucky that No. 12 doesn't have the same defense and recovery capabilities as No. 6, otherwise that factory would probably be the burial place of Kyosuke Kousaka.]

[Just then, another person opened the door of the conference room and walked in. The slender figure was wearing a police uniform. A pair of slender legs wrapped in black stockings and high heels raised his height from less than 1.7 meters to nearly 1.75 meters. His long black hair stretched out from under his police hat and swayed behind his back with his footsteps.]

[“Mr. Kosaka, you have a fax from Nagano Prefecture.”]

[The policewoman with a beautiful face and a teardrop mole on the left corner of her eye handed the fax to Kousaka Kyosuke. ]

A bookstore in Chiba Prefecture.

Gogen Ruri's eyes gradually widened as she looked at the policewoman on the mobile phone who looked almost exactly like her except for her height.

"This is... me?"

And what Kyosuke Kousaka said in the following video also confirmed her guess.

[“Thank you, Gogen.”]

[Kousaka Kyousuke took the fax from Gokou Ruri as he thanked her. Gokou Ruri looked at Kousaka Kyousuke, who was not taller than her even when he was sitting, and asked with some curiosity as her pink lips opened.]

[“Excuse me, Officer Kosaka, but what exactly are these faxes…?”]

[“It doesn’t matter if I tell you. After all, this information will be explained in the meeting later.”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke opened the first page of the fax and saw the words "Unconfirmed Lifeform No. 0" written on the first page.]

[“This is the investigation report on the unidentified life form No. 0, and… the matter of the Jiulangyue ruins.”]

【Thinking of the call he received from Inspector Kameyama an hour ago, in which he told him about his latest discovery, a gloom flashed across Kousaka Kyosuke's eyes.】

【Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, bellissimoricordo restaurant. 】

[“Hey~ whoosh!”]

【Wearing a waiter's uniform, Zaimokuza put his tongue against the corner of his mouth and carefully used a needle and thread to thread the last stitch of a girl's school uniform in front of him. The golden thread outlined a tiny and delicate butterfly pattern at the collar of the school uniform.】

[“Done!”]

【Zaimokuza happily cut off his sight with scissors and handed the embroidered school uniform to a white-haired girl beside him who was leaning her hands and chin on the table and looking at him eagerly. After the girl got the school uniform, she looked at the embroidered pattern on it and her eyes narrowed into crescents with joy, revealing a big smile on her young face.】

[“Thank you! Brother Yihui!”]

[The little girl happily jumped up with her school uniform in her hand, hugged Zaimokuza's arm and rubbed her delicate face against it. Zaimokuza also smiled and patted her soft white long hair with his hand.]

[“It’s nothing, it’s just a small matter. If you want any patterns embroidered on clothes in the future, you can bring the clothes to me. Even if you want to wear a wedding dress right now, I can also - poof!”]

[A spinning menu fell into his smiling face, which was distorted by the impact of the corner of the book. Zaimokuza screamed and was hit to the ground by the menu, which was thick enough to replace a brick. The chair he was sitting on also fell down with him.]

【“Stay away from this person, Jinghua!”】

[A slender hand embraced Kawasaki Kyoka, who was holding the school uniform in front of her chest and staring blankly. Kawasaki Saki, who was wearing a windbreaker and holding a bag of vegetables and fruits in one hand, was obviously just shopping. She glared at Zaimokuza who had fallen to the ground and asked in a cold voice.]

["What do you want to do to my sister? Zai·Mu·Za·kun!"]

[“I…I was just…playing with her and embroidering clothes for her…that’s all.”]

[Zaimokuza said with difficulty, his mouth pouting because the menu was stuck in his cheek, and his big eyes that glanced over were full of innocence and grievance.]

[“Huh? Embroidering clothes and playing around with things like wedding dresses? You are basically plotting against my sister, right? Jinghua is still an elementary school student! You beast! Lolita control! Copper sorcerer!”]

[Unfortunately, Kawasaki Saki didn't believe Zaimokuza's explanation at all. She cautiously pulled Kawasaki Kyoka away from him who fell to the ground, and held her sister's shoulders with both hands and spoke seriously. ]