The story we started

[“…What a short memory.”]

[As Gooma's screams echoed throughout the hall, Baruba looked up indifferently at the figure who was completely engulfed by the flames and struggling madly, and turned his gaze indifferently to the back of Giiga who was pinching Gooma, with a meaningful smile on his face.]

[“Go-giiga-gi? It sounds good, but——”]

[“Times have changed? Oh, you could say that.”]

[“Wait until you can really advance to “go” before trying to say this. I hope you won’t regret it then…”]

……

【Tokyo City, Wakaba Ward, Wakaba Kindergarten. 】

[“Destoroyah is coming! Howaaa! Awooo!”]

[After recovering from his injuries, Zaimokuza removed the bandages on his body, wearing a cow headdress, and crawled towards the children gathered together on all fours like an orangutan, looking ferocious. The children also scattered around with laughter.]

[“Wow! The big monster that defeated Godzilla is coming! Everyone, run away~”]

[“Don’t run! I’m going to eat you to avenge Godzilla, owoo~!”]

[Among the scattered little rascals, the sharp-eyed Zaimokuza immediately spotted the burly boy who "defeated" him this morning. Holding a grudge, he let out an "angry" howl and quickly crawled after him.]

[The little boy was soon cornered by him. He looked at the cow version of Destoroyah with horror as he raised his hands to make a Tyrannosaurus Rex look. But just when he was about to be caught, the horror on his face immediately turned into a cunning and naughty one. The speed of his expression change was comparable to that of an actor, and he was far better than the young handsome guy.]

【“Everyone, now is the time!”】

[He pointed behind Zaimokuza and shouted in a childish voice.]

[“What!?”]

[Zaimokuza's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly turned his head to look behind him, only to see a petite figure wearing the same rabbit ear headdress he had worn that morning, rushing towards him with a righteous look on her face, and speaking in a childish voice.]

[“Take that, Red Lotus Explosion Attack~”]

[“Uwaaa! I’m defeated~”]

[Zaimokuza reached out accurately to hold the little girl who flew towards him, raised his head and uttered a "miserable" wail, then fell straight back.]

[“Everyone, now is the time to defeat the big monster!”]

【“““Okay~”””】

[At the command of the boy who led the charge, a group of little rascals rushed forward with a smile to press down the timber seat, and soon a small mountain of timber was piled up on him.]

[Papapapa——]

[Zaimokuza, who was pinned down by the crowd, protected the little girl in his arms with one hand, and tremblingly reached out with the other hand to slap the ground. After slapping the ground three times to show his surrender, he “powerlessly” fell to one side, humiliating himself for his third defeat of the day.]

[“We won again, yeah!”]

【“““Yeah~”””】

[A group of little rascals happily stretched their hands upwards and made a Y sign, with happy smiles on their faces shining brightly under the sun that was gradually sinking to the west. Without knowing it, they once again defeated the unconfirmed life form No. 4, completing a feat that no unconfirmed life form that has appeared so far has ever accomplished.]

[“Zaimokuza-san, you are really popular among the children~”]

[One of the female teachers watching from a distance covered her mouth with the back of her hand, her eyes formed into a pair of crescents as she smiled and said.]

【"Um……"】

[Yuigahama Yui nodded lightly, not commenting on what the female teacher said, and just quietly watched Zaimokuza holding a group of children in his arms with a cheerful smile.]

[“Hmm? Mr. Yuigahama, why are you…”]

[The female teacher suddenly turned around and looked at Yuigahama Yui in surprise, with a puzzled expression on her face.]

[“What’s wrong? Is there something on my face? Teacher Yuan Cheng.”]

[Yuigahama Yui noticed her gaze, turned her head and smiled softly, and said.]

[“Hmm… I feel like you’re very happy today, Mr. Yuigahama. Did something good happen to you?”]

[Teacher Yuan Cheng touched his chin and said something strange.]

[“I don’t think I’ve ever seen you look so happy, Mr. Yuigahama. Even if you’re not smiling, you can still make people feel that you’re very happy.”]

[“Really? Have I never been so happy?”]

[After hearing this, Yuigahama Yui reached out and touched her fair and delicate cheek, and said with a somewhat surprised expression. ]

[“Oh yeah! Did you hear some good news? Could it be——it’s a boyfriend!?”]

[“No, no! No, you misunderstood.”]

[Speaking of this, Mr. Yuan Cheng's expression suddenly became extremely gossipy. He stretched out his hand and touched Yuigahama Yui's slender waist, making her laugh out loud because of the tickling.]

[“No, I don’t have a boyfriend…”]

[Speaking of this, Yuigahama Yui's eyes dimmed for a moment, and then before Mr. Yuancheng noticed, she covered it with her usual smile and shook her head gently. ]

【"Then why are you smiling so happily?"】

【Teacher Yuan Cheng saw that she didn't seem to be lying, and couldn't help but change back to a puzzled expression.】

[After all, as far as she knew, the only way for a woman who had never had any love affairs to be so happy was to have a boyfriend.]

[“Me? I think the reason why I’m so happy today should be…”]

[Yuigahama Yui turned her head to look at Zaimokuza who was playing with the children over there, and her pair of bright pink eyes reflected the expression on his face.]

[Just like the children, Zaimokuza was also smiling, the smile on his face was sincere and cheerful, crystal clear under the sunlight, without a trace of haze or impurities. ]

[Looking at his smile, Yuigahama Yui couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth and smiled gently, her eyes like the sparkling lake. ]

[Under the setting sun, Yuigahama Yui, with a smile on her face, is as beautiful as the masterpiece painted by Leonardo da Vinci, the smile of the heroine in "Mona Lisa", a smile that carries a thousand meanings with the changes of light and shadow, full of endless mystery and unknown, beautiful enough to make people sigh and awe.]

[Teacher Yuan Cheng, who was watching her at the moment, was stunned. Even though they were both women, she was completely captivated by this smile and couldn't take her eyes away.]

[Yuigahama Yui's pink lips slightly opened, and her soft voice carried a sense of ethereal and sacredness. ]

[“…I think it’s probably because I saw the smile that I felt very happy, and I couldn’t help but smile.”]

[Nagano Prefecture, Jiulangyue Ruins, Investigation Team Camp. 】

【03:45 p.m】

【Om—】

[The green stone on the table made a subtle humming sound and even swayed slightly, but when Totsuka Ayaka, who was sitting on a table not far from here and sorting out other documents, turned her head and looked over, it had stopped all movement and became ordinary again.]

[“? Is it my illusion?”]

【Totsuka Ayaka, who was wearing a pair of plain glasses, pushed the frames of her glasses in confusion and stared at the many stones placed on the table in the distance. 】

[After a long while, he confirmed that there was nothing unusual before he put aside his suspicions and turned around to continue sorting out the written materials in front of him.]

[Just after Totsuka Ayaka turned her head, the green stone emitted a faint light again, but there was no sound, as if the stone itself was consciously avoiding attracting his attention.]

[The stones flickered continuously at an irregular frequency, but with a certain pattern, as if someone was constantly tapping out Morse code.]

【@￥@%￥＃It's been @￥＃￥@＃for a long time@＃￥＃@%￥I haven't seen @￥￥@%@ so much@￥%I miss@＃￥@@￥@%you@￥@￥@%I＃%＃%￥￥@￥@@￥%will come right away@￥@@￥%￥】

【——＃%＃@￥Partner@＃￥%%@Partner＃@￥%￥】

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54. Sword that splits the earth, shield that cuts off the flames

High School, Girls' Dormitory. 185txt.com

"As expected, that stone is related to Zaimokuza, or rather, to the belt that Zaimokuza wears."

Arisu Sakayanagi, who was sitting on her bed in a tight white nightgown, had a smile that said "as expected". In her right hand, she held a mobile phone screen of the same model as Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's, and with her left hand she reached out to rub the white hair hanging from her ears. Her slender legs in white lace stockings were crossed, and under the indoor lighting, every curve seemed well-proportioned, as smooth and graceful as a river covered with flower petals in spring.

Although they are both girls' dormitories, her dormitory is completely different from the girls' dormitories of other classes, or even the girls' dormitories of her classmates in Class A. Girlish decorations are spread throughout the room, and all the items used, including clothes, are of the highest quality.

There is a reason why Arisu Sakayanagi receives such special treatment. The reason is that she is the daughter of the school's chairman. Just within the scope of this highly-developed high school, her background is definitely the strongest, so it is not surprising that she receives some small special treatment.

But even so, she was able to become the de facto leader of Class A, which was at the top of the school. Obviously, she relied not only on her status, but also on her superb brain and logical thinking ability.

From the last time this stone appeared in the video and Zaimokuza's reaction, Arisu Sakayanagi had already deduced that this item unearthed from the ruins of Mt. Kuroro was definitely not simple, and must have a very deep connection with Kuuga, who was transformed by Zaimokuza.

Because she has discovered that nothing in this video is unrelated, or rather, this video deliberately exposes all the related things one by one in a fragmented narrative method.

As for this phenomenon, Arisu Sakayanagi has a bold inference.

“Is this video…live, or is there someone behind it?”

The silver-haired girl, whose appearance is just like her name (Arisu), with a beauty beyond common sense and an illusory and fleeting atmosphere, lightly touched her smooth chin with her white and tender fingers, her blue-silver eyes filled with a thoughtful look, and the corners of her mouth gradually formed an interested smile.

"It's getting more and more interesting. I wonder if I will be able to appear in this video later?"

"The main characters who appear now are Zaimokuza Yoshiki, Kousaka Kyousuke, Yukinoshita Yukino, Yuigahama Yui, and Ebina Hime..."

Arisu Sakayanagi swept away the small pile of tools on the table in front of her. When her phone had problems just now, she mistakenly thought it was hacked and took it apart. However, Arisu Sakayanagi, who has always had poor physical strength, only finished the disassembly work after she was exhausted and out of breath. Therefore, the things piled on the desk were scattered all over the place.

She took the paper information that her father had just sent to her via fax. The first sheet of information was a photo of a fat, white-haired man wearing the Sobu High School uniform and smiling very happily. It was obviously Zaimokuza, and his biographical information was written below.

Arisu Sakayanagi flipped through the stack of information at a quick glance. This stack of information not only contained Zaimokuza alone, but also all the main characters that appeared in the previous videos.

"Hmm? Except for Kousaka Kyousuke, these people are almost all from Sobu High School. Even Yukinoshita Yukino, Yuigahama Yui, and Zaimokuza Yoshiki are members of the same club. Is this really a coincidence?"

"Wait, there's another person who is also a member of this service club, but he didn't appear in the video..."

"What a strange name for a club. It sounds like it specializes in some shady business."

While complaining, Arisu Sakayanagi picked up a piece of information that was placed at the bottom. The photo on it was of a boy with dead eyes and a listless face. Those eyes seemed to have some magical qualities, and even through this photo one could smell a strong fishy smell coming from them.

"This person's name is...Hikigaya Hachiman?"

【Tokyo City, a port near the Sumida River. 】

【04:12 p.m】

[Giga walked slowly from a distance, his steps were brisk and rhythmic, and he was obviously in a very good mood.]

[It looked at the approaching ship at the harbor not far away and the workers preparing to unload the cargo on the shore. Its thick lips painted with purple paint slowly curled up its face, and its smile was cruel and sadistic.]

[“Let’s choose this place. It’s a good place for you to be buried.”]

[“I’ll wait for you~kuuga.”]

[It opened its arms with a fierce smile, and a dark silver belt appeared around its waist. Then, as the red wave spread from the belt to its entire body, a scarlet "flame" mark appeared on its open chest in a short coat, and then its entire body suddenly caught fire.]

[In the flames, Giiga's body shape changed rapidly, his skin color turned into a dark red, different from his usual weirdo state, his eyes turned orange-red, and his dark silver belt was painted with a few red lines.]

[me-giiga-gi·Enhanced body·Fighting body. 】

[“Come on, the burning death celebration begins!”]

[It laughed loudly as it walked forward, raising its steps and leaving two conspicuous black footprints in the same place. Wisps of white smoke floated from above, and the workers on the shore were attracted by the movement of giiga's transformation and turned their heads. After seeing that it was the unconfirmed life form No. 21 mentioned in the news, they all fled away in fear, abandoning the approaching freighter.]

[As Giiga walked towards the approaching freighter, a sturdy figure walked out from the stacked cargo boxes behind it.]

【"……snort!"】

[Zain watched Giiga walk away slowly, his fierce face covered in blood twitched a few times, but he finally restrained himself from rushing up to fight it, and instead snorted indifferently from his mouth covered in blood and hair.]

【Snapped. 】

[A headless, incomplete body fell to the ground from its loosened palm. Judging from the features of the headless body, it was the body of a dog. The body was covered with bite marks, as if it had been torn apart by a ferocious beast.]

[“Wait…”]

[Zain wiped the blood from his mouth with his hand, turned around and walked back, his leather shoes leaving a bloody footprint on the ground with each step, the opposite of giiga's.]

[The cargo box placed horizontally above cast a shadow in the sunlight, covering its cold face. A pair of brown eyes flashed a few mysterious purple rays in the darkness.]

[“Since you won’t let me play the game, I’ll do it myself!”]

……

【Rukaba District, Rukaba Kindergarten. 】

[“Yihui, see you tomorrow!”]

[“See you tomorrow, Marina, Airi~”]

【Looking at the two little sisters with different hair colors, one brown and one blonde, being led away by their mother, Zaimokuza smiled and waved goodbye to them. His black pupils reflected the two girls' small faces with bright smiles as they gradually disappeared into the sunset.】

[“I think Zaimokuza is really suitable for taking care of children. How about you just work here in the future? It’s fine even if you work part-time. It will be much easier for the teachers if you’re here.”]

[Yuigahama Yui walked up to him, folded her hands in front of her abdomen and said with a smile. ]

[All the children have been picked up by their parents. The empty kindergarten looks a bit cold and gloomy compared to the scene filled with children's laughter before. It makes people feel a bit uncomfortable for some reason.]