I'm really just human

"I'm Sawaki Tetsuya, and I'm studying at a culinary college," the long-haired young man greeted with a smile, "What about you? You look a bit like the detective in a mystery drama, don't you?"

"more or less."

Xia Chuan reached into his arms and took out a bunch of business cards from his pocket.

Johtoku Detective Agency, Kaminaga Shinji.

"Looks like a detective."

"As if?" The long-haired young man also saw the business card and scratched his hair with a strange look on his face. "Mr. Kanyong's words are really interesting, but detective... could there be a murder somewhere?"

Turning his head to meet Xia Chuan's calm gaze, the long-haired young man smiled awkwardly.

"Because that's how they always start on TV, with the detective on a boat or something..."

“Hahaha,” the middle-aged man who was leaning against the railing to look at the scenery laughed happily, “You have a very rich imagination, young man. Private detectives are not police officers, so they can’t solve cases like they do on TV.”

"detective?"

The big-mouthed, bespectacled woman sitting in the back pulled her coat together cautiously and clutched her bag tightly defensively.

"How annoying! Why is there a detective on board this ship? He was standing there just now. Was he secretly filming us?"

"What are you talking about?" the companion said speechlessly, "He doesn't even have a camera."

"Who knows? It's not surprising that the detective has a hidden camera..."

"excuse me!"

Just as the girl with glasses was yelling, two young women came over with red faces, handed a camera to Xia Chuan and asked.

"Can you help me take a picture?"

The lady with glasses looked unhappy and said, "People nowadays are so frivolous."

"I'm not very good at taking pictures," Xia Chuan ignored the people at the scene, turned around and pushed the long-haired young man out, "Let him do it."

"Him?" The two girls looked at the long-haired young man with a silly smile on his face in disappointment, "Is it okay?"

"Of course it's no problem," Sawaki Tetsuya assured, patting his chest, "Don't look at me like this, I'm also quite good at photography."

"Aren't you a cook?"

"call!"

Xia Chuan walked to the bow alone, facing the sea breeze and looking at the sea.

Dawn, Sawaki Tetsuya...

He has basically confirmed that this is the "Agito" time and space, but he doesn't know which version it is.

Tetsuya Sawaki's name in the future is Shoichi Tsugami, the main rider of this time and space, the real Agito.

The turning point of its fate was the Dawn.

If nothing unexpected happens, Shiragami, the power of light in this world will give its final strength to Tetsuya Sawaki.

Ask why.

On the one hand, Tetsuya Sawaki is already on the verge of awakening, and his sister is the first Agito.

On the one hand, it may be the "innocent heart" possessed by most riders.

People with pure hearts can more easily harness the power of agito.

If he needs a human body in the future, he will most likely choose this kind of person.

"Mr. Kanonaga!"

Sawaki Tetsuya suddenly came to the bow, and when he saw Natsukawa, he quickly greeted him.

"What's wrong? Are you worried about something? Mr. Kan'ei seems to be quiet since a while ago. I feel like he's a little uncomfortable."

"Nothing, I just saw something I shouldn't have seen."

Xia Chuan withdrew his gaze from the sea.

Sometimes having too strong a sense of perception is not a good thing, as you can always see darkness that others are unaware of.

Through this time and space, he seemed to see the future of this world.

An overabundance of power isn't always a good thing.

"Didn't you go take pictures?" Xia Chuan asked, collecting his thoughts.

The induction transformed into a man with a camera who was having a pleasant conversation with two young women.

"Well..."

Sawaki Tetsuya said with a dry laugh.

"We can take pictures anytime. Actually, I have something I want to ask Mr. Kanonaga."

"What's the matter?" Xia Chuan did not point out the young man's words.

"Isn't Mr. Kaminaga a detective? He should have a lot of knowledge, right?"

Sawaki Tetsuya took out a letter with a slightly dark look in his eyes.

"The reason I went to Kagawa was because my sister passed away. Although the police said it was suicide, I don't believe it... This letter was written by my sister to her boyfriend. I originally wanted to find him to clarify the situation..."

The recipient on the envelope is "Shoichi Tsugami" and the sender is Setsuna Sawaki. It looks normal, but the inside of the letter paper is full of unknown symbols and words.

"That's it," Sawaki Tetsuya said expectantly, "Does Mr. Kan'enga know what it means?"

"Buzz!"

Xia Chuan did not take the letter, but his gaze paused for a moment, as if he had crossed the long river of time and saw the real scene of the black and white figures fighting with superpowers. In the end, the losing white figure turned into stars in the sky and scattered across the world.

"I don't know," Xia Chuan shook his head, "I think it should be some kind of super ancient writing. Don't get your hopes up."

"Super ancient writing?"

Sawaki Tetsuya's face felt painful, and he looked at Natsukawa, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

I always feel like I become weird when I'm with Xia Chuan.

He actually believed such an outrageous thing.

Is he teasing him on purpose?

As expected of a detective, he easily led him into a ditch.

"Well, I'd better go to Kagawa and ask again." Sawaki Tetsuya coughed and put the letter away again.

"ah--!"

Suddenly a scream came from the cabin, followed by a commotion, and someone could be vaguely heard shouting "Someone's dead."

Sawaki Tetsuya's face turned pale, and he subconsciously glanced at Natsukawa and hurried to the cabin.

"Something really happened!"

Xia Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly, vaguely feeling the change in the energy of the sea. An oppressive feeling of impending storm enveloped the entire ship, and the sky ahead became much darker.

The plot, or rather the prologue, has begun.

Whether he was ready or not, now was the time to make contact with the gods of this world.

This was also the purpose of his entering the copy early.

Contact through a shuttle is always better than direct contact with the main body.

Cabin stairway access.

A middle-aged doctor checked the breath of the young man in white who fell to the ground, and finally sighed and shook his head.

"He's dead, although there aren't any visible injuries...Does anyone of you know him?"

"I told you not to go on a boat with a detective, didn't I?" The girl with glasses screamed and hugged her chest. "See? Something really happened! It's all the fault of that detective!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? What does it have to do with the detective?" The two young women next to them disliked the girl with glasses more and more.

"Anyway, the criminal is among us, right?"

The girl with glasses pushed and shouted.

"Stop joking! How can I stay with a murderer? Let me get off the boat right now!"

"Calm down!" The middle-aged doctor frowned and called to the woman with glasses, "How are you going to get off the boat in this situation? Anyway, don't act alone for now, wait for the police to come up."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 203 God Above Water

2023-07-29

The cabin of the Dawn.

The passengers found seats with different expressions. The atmosphere was heavy, with only the sound of the sea breeze outside. The girl with glasses finally became a lot more obedient, only muttering to her companions that she would complain when she got back.

Xia Chuan was the last to enter the cabin, his eyes sweeping over the frightened crowd.

Suddenly, we entered the rhythm of a cruise ship murder incident.

Even the characters are quite complete.

Not only him as a detective, but also doctors and people from various professions gathered together, even neurotic characters like the girl with glasses.

Even though these people didn't say it, he could still feel it.

Except for Tetsuya Sawaki, almost everyone has something heavy on their mind.

Family troubles, relationship troubles, career troubles...

It's like a collection of problematic characters.

However, this is not the stage for a murder, and the bodies the passengers see are not real bodies.

The other party's true identity is the last incarnation of the power of light, the White God.

"Gone! The body is gone!" Sawaki Tetsuya ran back to the cabin panting and hurriedly found Natsukawa, "Mr. Kanaga, can you go over and take a look? The captain and I wanted to confirm the identity of the victim first, but we couldn't find the body anywhere!"

"Hey!"

The photographer stood up suddenly.

"We were all together after the accident. Could it be you? Are you the murderer?"

"What are you talking about? I've been with the Captain the whole time!"

Sawaki Tetsuya didn't bother to pay attention to the photographer and anxiously pulled Natsukawa who was motionless.

"Mr. Kaminaga..."

"How strange!"

The captain came into the cabin with the register.

"There is no information about that person, no record of him, and the number of passengers is not less."

"He was a stowaway, right? And was he involved in a murder case?"

"That's impossible to say."

"Where are the police? When will they arrive?" the photographer asked.

"It seems like the maritime police have other things to do, so they probably won't be able to come for the time being."

"why is it like this?"

The other passengers finally couldn't sit still anymore and gathered around the captain.

"We can't keep waiting, can we? Let's go back to the port now..."

"I'm afraid we can't go back," the captain shook his head. "There's a storm over there. It's too dangerous to go back now."

"What should I do?"

"We can only go to Kagawa Prefecture first."

"Hoohoo!"

As he was speaking, the wind outside the cruise ship suddenly intensified and thunder was heard in the distance. The originally clear sky suddenly became dark.

It was as if we had suddenly entered another world. The calm sea suddenly turned into huge waves, heavy rain poured down, and the ship began to shake violently and uncontrollably.