9-1 [World A: Perspective of the Halberd]

Night falls.

My mood was also clouded.

[Future] happened, and I really slipped and fell to the ground with the sunset.

As foreshadowed by the future, Xi Ning appeared in front of me.

But – and I found something different because of it.

【Knife marks】

The evidence I was looking for and was stabbed by Mingxue - [Knife Marks].

[The abdomen that was originally covered by a black one-piece swimsuit has a large knife mark. 】

In other words, it is [very likely] that Yuyu was the man in black at that time.

I say 'very likely' only because I can't jump to conclusions, but I don't have any other options.

A few hours later, our group left the entertainment hall. During this time, I tried to contact Officer Shan, but who knew that the mobile phone signal in this place was extremely bad.

It's a suburb after all.

I consoled myself so much.

"I had a great day, thank you."

In front of the station, Hongyuan said.

The way back was different for everyone, so we decided to go our separate ways.

"Then I'll go first."

Jiang Lian said.

"I'm going to get on the train from another station, and I'm leaving."

The sunset rain excused.

“…… Do you want me to send you? ”

Jiang Lian asked with concern.

"No, no, I'll go in that direction."

Hongyuan's direction is also the same as Jiang Lian's, so there are only two people left, me and Mingxue.

After a while, the bus arrived.

"Eh, Mingxue."

"What's wrong?"

"You go back first."

"Huh? What's wrong. ”

I didn't tell Mingxue about what I found.

"Looks like I forgot something, I'll go back and get it."

With that, I jumped out of the car and ran in the direction of the sunset.

"Halberd—"

Mingxue said anxiously.

But I ignored her.

I took out my phone and sent several messages to Officer Mountain in a row. - I didn't expect that I couldn't send even one, and the message was displayed as 'none'.

After five minutes, I spotted the figure of Yuyu.

There are no street lights on this road, unlike in my neighborhood, there are not even street lamp piers.

By the moonlight, I could barely see someone in front of me.

At this point, the road is never passable. There are bamboo forests on all sides, and further on, it seems that there is a mountain. Completely suburban.

I don't believe at all that there will be a station in this place. In that case, where does Yuyu want to go?

Keeping my pace down and keeping my voice to a minimum, I kept a distance of tens of meters from her at all times. Fortunately, it was windy today, and the faint sound of footsteps could be muffled by the sound of the wind rolling up the leaves.

Phew-

“……”

Ten minutes later, she turned into a path, and I made sure that there was no one around, and I turned in. This path is the same as before, and it is still surrounded by bamboo forests on all sides. The wind is bleak, the night is long, and the winter wind is blowing, but it feels a little cold. After all, it just came out of the warm room.

After walking along the path for another ten minutes, the rain suddenly stopped.

"I didn't expect you to really come along."

She turned around and said in a defiant tone.

"Ah, if you don't stop, I'm going to die of cold."

I rubbed my hands together and forced a smile.

It seems that she has already found out.

"I don't know what medicine you sell in your gourd."

"It's been a long time since no one brought a gourd."

It's not Jigong.

"Why follow me?"

"I want to talk to you."

"Really? What exactly are you talking about? ”

"Talk about [what you've done]."

Hearing me say this, Xiyu frowned, tilted her head and smiled:

"You're such a funny man."

"You and Hongyuan once applied for a job in a bank."

"Ah—I realized it when I was on the stage with those four people. Sure enough, it was your hands and feet. ”

"It's just a little bit of simple programming."

"What are your intentions in doing this?"

"Of course, to find the man in black on December 4th."

In my seriousness, the image of Yuyu has overlapped with the man in black that day.

"The Man in Black?"

["You...... Not human. ”】

I stared into her eyes, and at the same time made a certain amount of vigilance, although I didn't think that I would lose to a girl in force, but after all, she was not a human, but a robot made by the spirit god, and I don't know what abilities she has that are different from ordinary people.

"Sure enough, you found out - I am indeed not a human, but a robot, and I am far smarter than you."

"Because you've been injected with 'qi'."

The Nian Qi God injects the 'qi' of a human into the robot's body, creating a 'living form' in front of him that looks no different from a human.

"Even you know this, could it be that you are from the 'Hong Kong Association'?"

"Hong Kong Club?"

I was puzzled by the name. But I vaguely remember that Officer Shan had said that their information also came from the 'Hong Kong Association'. It can be inferred from this that the 'HKC' may be an intelligence organization.

"Probably not. Since it is not from the 'Hong Kong Association', why go to great lengths to investigate us? Did you read some third-rate stall suspense literature? Suddenly I want to go on an adventure - ah, I've felt that way before. ”

Xiyu laughed while talking, and the momentum was extremely arrogant. For some reason, looking at her appearance, the anger in my heart didn't come to me.

"Knowingly asked."

"Huh? What are you talking about? ”

"The man in black I met that day was you."

“…… Eh......"

For some reason, she suddenly sighed.

"I wasn't admitted at all. ”】

“……

"I wasn't offered that job. Not only did I not, but neither did Su Hongyuan. ”

"What do you say...... Who's that-"

["As far as I know, none of the five were chosen by that manager. ”】

“？！”

["He assigned the post to another person, not among the five of us. So I didn't go to Sensui Bank at all that day. ”】

"What are you talking about......"

I felt him talking, and her defiant expression made me angry.

"And the wound on your abdomen ......"

I yelled out loud, just then.

Zizi - the sound of a cassette cassette.

[Future. 】

The future comes to mind.

The scene is still this path.

But my northwest direction - there was a strange light.

This is ——?

I jerked back, almost at the same time:

Bullets came from the northwest with a red glow.

Dadadadadadadacha——

I heard the sound of a machine gun.

“……”

It's dangerous.

"Seven, the system finds the target."

Then I heard the girl's voice.

"Target Tracking Two, dodging the attack."

To the northwest, a girl with short blond hair walked onto the path from the bamboo forest. The girl was expressionless, with a white shirt and a dark blue skirt, dressed like a student, but holding a brown rifle that seemed to weigh twice as much as her.

"Seventh, ask the system to give instructions."

The girl speaks mechanically like a machine.

Instructions, systems, number seven? What are these things?

There is only one possibility, the expressionless girl in front of her is also a 'robot'.

"System, give the command to kill the target."

She raised her rifle skillfully and smoothly, aiming with full concentration...... I.

The target is me? She seemed to have just said 'kill'.

"Hey, hey, it's not funny. - Cancel the order. ”

I shouted.

"There is no permission, only the system can cancel the order, Only."

She replied to me anyway.

Bang bang.

The sound of the gunfire seemed to be different from what it had just been.

When I looked closely, it wasn't me who was shot.

"Hey, stupid, you can't even run?"

Suddenly, a woman with two guns in her hand and a tightsuit jumped out from my side.

"Xi Ning......? How do you dress like this? ”

This tight-clad woman is none other than my sister, Xi Ning.

"I haven't seen you yet. You're really not afraid of things. ”

["Seventh, shot. The source is Xi Ning of the 'Hong Kong Association'. ”】

The robot calling itself 'Seven' took a few steps back.

Xi Ning's bullet hit Seven's abdomen and leg, as well as Yuyu's arm.

“……”

I froze where I was. [The arm of the sunset rain exposes the core of mechanical steel, and blood flows from the destruction, but the rest of the place remains human.] 】

"It's really a robot......"

"What are you doing? Come on! ”

Xi Ning dragged me and ran back in one go.

"System, give the kill order."

I heard the sound of 'Seven'.

If you don't see it with your own eyes, you can't believe that a robot with a steel core can have the appearance of a human being, the same blood as a human being, live like a human being, and do what a human can do. They may be more like a human being than I am.

"Head down ——!"

Xi Ning shouted.

A hail of bullets came from behind, and Xi Ning dragged me to the edge of the path. As soon as I stepped into the air, I rolled down into the bamboo forest, and finally stumbled on a stone before stopping.

"What are you doing!"

"Or you'll die."

Xi Ning roared back.

"What I'm saying is, why are you doing such a dangerous thing from me."

I was very angry, angry that she was hiding from me about joining the Hong Kong Club.

"Huh?"

"So you've never been home—doing this dangerous thing outside."

"You have to take care of it."

She didn't overdo it.

"I'm worried, worried that I'll never see you again."

"Isn't it great for you? There's one less awkward sister. It's also liberating for me. ”

"It's not good at all."

I didn't show weakness and put my hand on Xi Ning's head.

"Let go of your hands—"

Xi Ning broke free, stood up and took two steps back.

"Xi Ning!"

I was furious.

Zizi Zizi Zizi Zizi -

This feeling.

[Future].

[I see the future. 】

"Beware of the northeast ——!"

I yelled.

"What......?"

Hearing my voice, Xi Ning reflexively looked northeast, and then suddenly widened her eyes as if frightened, and fell forward and pounced on me.

Bang ——————————————————————!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With a loud bang, the trees were uprooted. Tremendous energy burst out in front of him, rolling up the dust in the bamboo forest and everything as far as the eye could see. It's like a bomb exploding, no, it's far stronger than the power of a bomb exploding.

"W-What ......?"

I said confusedly.

Xi Ning's eyes were hollow, trembling all over, hugging me tightly, and her mouth kept muttering-

["Nian Qi Shen Qi Shen Qi Shen ......Qi Shen

"Little Lemon...... Xiao Ning......?? ”

"Brother, run, run...... Come on...... Run......"

Xi Ning repeated the same words mechanically.

"What's going on?"

"This is not someone you can solve......"

Xi Ning grabbed me in fear, I had never seen Xi Ning so frightened.

"Run......

"No, you don't."

I broke free of Xi Ning's hand.

"I thought this guy would be the bastard who scared my little lemon to death."

I said stubbornly.

"I didn't expect you to be afraid at all."

Ahead, a man's voice came out, and the man's voice seemed to have an echo of its own, and it was quite recognizable.

"You're so interesting—"

Under the moonlight, a young man wearing a large pure white shirt and black trousers walked over. The man looked quite young, maybe the same age as me. His hair was long and unkempt, his pupils were red, and he was as bright as a ghost fire in the night, and he wore something like headphones on his ears and a collar around his neck.

This person is the legendary Nian Qi God.

Nian Qishen smiled sickly. The lips were exaggeratedly cleft like clowns, and facial expressions were distorted and confused. It's like laughing for the sake of laughing—

"Hahahahaha-"

The laughter of the Nian Qi God was quite provocative.

"Yo, isn't this the Xi Ning of the 'Hong Kong Club'? Didn't you suffer enough last time? ”

“……”

Xi Ning, who was trembling, didn't dare to look directly at Nian Qishen, but hugged me tightly.

"This new friend is quite face-to-face."

The red pupils seemed to pierce me, and I had never felt so much pressure.