Chapter 14: The Turning Point
"Kazuki, I'm going to take back your elven illustrated book. You're with you now, right?"
Oki said such words unabashedly.
Even though the older doctor now smelled of seasoning, he couldn't ignore what he said.
"For ...... Why?"
Leo Lu was the first to stand up and glared at the doctor, who was respected all over the world.
"Did Ikki do anything wrong, and if so, let him correct it, is it necessary to do it to this extent?"
But Da Mu was taken aback by Leolu's words, and took a few steps back a little at a loss.
“…… This is a bit difficult to explain. Anyway, hurry up and give me the illustrated book!"
His tone was so urgent and undeniable. Leolu looked at Yihui behind him, who was silent with his head down, a little worried, and he really couldn't understand what was going on.
As we all know, only researchers recognized by the consortium or respected PhDs are qualified to study and distribute the illustrated book. More than a tool to use, the Bestiary is more of a status symbol, and it can provide a lot of convenience when it comes to moving within the Alliance. And right now, Daiki's actions are tantamount to depriving Ikki of his qualifications as a trainer.
If that were the case, Leolu wouldn't have agreed.
At least...... He had to understand what had happened to Ikki.
"Dr. Ohki, please explain the reason, otherwise ......"
"Okay......"
Leolu suddenly felt a hand on his head, and when he looked up, he saw that Ikki was already standing behind him, and his expression was so unpredictable.
"There's no need to push Dr. Ohki like this, just do as he says......"
"But ......"
Kazuki shook his head at Leolu, reached into his bag, and pulled out the red machine, which looked like a game console.
"Here you go, I don't know what happened, but ......"
Daki took the illustrated book and exhaled a long breath as if he had learned something on his mind.
"Wait for me, I'll be back in a moment. ”
With that, Oki walked out of the room, leaving only Kazuki with a sad face and Leo Lu who didn't know what to do.
"Dr. Ohki should have his reasons for doing this, please don't blame him......"
Even so, Ikki is helping Dr. Oki speak.
Leolu shook his head, not knowing what he was going to do. But there's nothing strange about this, only then it's Kazuki who only thinks about others, and Leolu should know it.
"Then I won't just sit still, I'll go over and have a look!"
Leo Lu pressed his ear to the door to make sure that Oki had gone far. Because there are also a lot of elves in the research institute, but with the words of the waveguide, the influence is too vague, and there is no way to confirm which one is Oki, so I can only listen to the footsteps.
"Leolu, don't do it, just wait here honestly......"
"Don't worry, I won't let this go on like this. At least you have to know the reason, are you willing to do it in such a hurry?"
Kazuki looked at Leolu, who was more anxious than him in front of the door, and wanted to say something but didn't know where to start, so he had to remain silent.
"Don't worry, I won't mess around. ”
When the hallway was completely silent, Leo Lu slowly pulled down the metal handle of the door, poked his head out to look, and after making sure that no one was there, he turned back and gestured to Kazuki, and quickly ran out.
I have to say that the meat pads on my feet are really helpful for stealth, even if I run on the marble floor, I don't make much noise, and if I pay a little attention, I can almost do it quietly.
"With so many rooms, where the hell have they gone?"
Leo Lu listened to the voices inside the door one by one, but most of them were silent, with no sound of biological activity.
Thinking of his strange appearance when he had seen Oki before, Leo Lu slowly slowed down his speed and walked slowly down the hallway.
"Will it ...... Actually, Oki didn't want to cancel Kazuki's trainer qualification...... Are you going to upgrade the Pokédex or something?"
In this case, Damu's previous entanglement can make sense, but is it really just that?
I'm afraid it's not that simple.
It was at this time that the door in the far side of the corridor suddenly opened, and the sound of Oki gasping for breath came from inside.
"Finally got it back...... But isn't that a bit too radical...... Hey, that's a nuisance. ”
And when he was still sitting in his room and thinking about what he had done, he heard the door open very roughly, and when he looked up, he saw Leo Lu walking briskly towards him with his back against the door.
"Well, do you know anything?"
Leo Lu shook his head: "No, there are too many rooms here, and I don't have time to find them one by one." ”
Knowing that this was the result, Ikki lowered his head again.
Even if he tried to show that he didn't care, he still cared about it very much.
"Don't be sad yet, I don't think this matter is a bad thing, at least listen to how Oki explains it first......"
Listening to the sound of footsteps approaching in the hallway, Leo Lu immediately stopped the conversation, leaning back in Kazuki's chair and waiting for Oki to arrive.
"Sorry to keep you waiting......"
It doesn't seem that Daki is easy either, although I don't know if he was sweating profusely because he was nervous or tired from running.
"For what I just said......"
"Ding Dong!!"
Before Oki could sit down, the doorbell rang at the gate.
Although the gate is a sensor door, you still have to ring the doorbell to enter, which is the rule of the institute.
"Oops, it looks like another guest has arrived. A hint of joy flashed across Damu's face, but then he showed a helpless look: "Hey, I'm not young anymore, I can't withstand such a toss." ”
Kazuki and Leolu glanced at each other. Things have gone a little way beyond their imagination.
Dr. Oki left again, and Leo Lu immediately stood in front of Ikki.
"Are you alright?"
I don't know what Daki thinks, but he actually said such ambiguous words to Ikki, if something goes wrong, Daki will definitely feel bad for a while.
Anyway, he's an elf, so it's a big deal to run away, not to mention that he doesn't plan to do that.
Kazuki looked at Leolu, who was worried about him, and nodded with a wry smile.
"Well, it's okay, don't worry about me, I feel better with your words. ”
"Really...... But I don't think you look like you have nothing to do. ”
This time, Dr. Ohki returned faster than the previous two times, and it didn't take long for him to open the door for the third time.
"Put everything aside and see who's coming!"