The sirens at the institute stopped, and the operating room was silent. Kane was stunned for a moment, deciding to bring Tarini back to talk. He tried to take Tarina's hand, but the girl refused, but let Kane pull and stand up.

"We ...... Where to? ”

Her voice was full of fear, she must have suffered a lot just now, those bastards, Kane gritted his teeth. But for now, we have to find a way to get Tarini back to normal.

“…… Just take this to save me. ”

Talene's words before leaving alerted Kane, and he took out the key for Taleni to see. The girl shook her head.

Kane knew Tarini's habits. She is in the office of the institute and only stores things for work. This key is square, with a blue pattern, and since Tarini said to use this to save her, she will definitely not throw the things corresponding to the key in the research institute. Maybe the answer is in Tarina's room.

"Let's go home, Tarini."

On the way back, the two didn't get into trouble again, and Kane managed to bring Tarini home without incident. Standing in front of the door, Tarini stared blankly at the villa in front of her, and when Kane told her that this was her home, the girl couldn't believe it. The two entered the house and went to Tarina's room.

The room was full of Tarini's favorite dolls and accessories, a dresser and a wardrobe full of beautiful clothes, and a desk with a few magazines next to the bed.

"This is your room, do you have an impression?"

"No ......"

Kane picked up a magazine with the cover reading "Phantom Frontman!" Lola is coming to Astoria for her sixth tour! There is an energetic woman on it.

"It's your favorite idol, remember?"

Tarini stared at the woman's revealing and edgy outfit, looking unconvinced.

"It's okay if I can't think of it, I'll figure it out."

"Finding a way is ...... Can my memory be recovered? ”

"I guess so, trust me."

"Well," Tarinee nodded, "somehow, I always feel that what you say is very credible. ”

Kane checked every locked spot in the room. The table has drawers, but the keyhole is too small. There are drawers under the bed to store clothes, which is not right. Then there are the lockers, which are actually password locks. As for the dresser, it was simply unlocked.

Finally, Kane opened the closet to see if there were any locked drawers inside. His hand reached behind the garments and groped for them, and when he touched a hard object, he took them off. Sure enough, there was a keyhole hidden in the closet, and Kane tried to get the key inside, and it was just right.

With a click, the inner wall of the wardrobe moved, and it turned out to be a hidden door. Kane opened the door, revealing the contents of the door.

Behind this are two machines with a piece of paper on it, illustrated and illustrated. Kane took it and looked at it, and recognized it as Tarine's handwriting, writing about the operation of the machine, and carefully drawing the picture.

"Heh, this is clearly for me."

In addition to the operation steps, there are also words left by Tarini for Kane. She had anticipated this scenario for a long time, and in order not to worry Kane, she secretly assembled the machine. After the birthday party, she backs up her memories into the machine, and now it's time to recycle them.

Kane turned on the machine as instructed, read each paragraph, and then double-checked to see if it was correct. Step by step, the display on the machine lit up, and a bunch of characters and numbers appeared, and Kane clumsily went through them one by one, fiddling with them for a long time, and he was sure that there was no problem with his operation, and only the last step remained.

"Okay Tarini, put this on, lie down for an hour, and you'll be able to regain your memory!"

Kane took the ring from the cupboard, and when Taleni saw it, she sat down in horror and kept shrinking back.

"No, don't, I don't wear it! It's scary! ”

"You'll regain your memory......"

"I don't wear it! In that room, they just put this on me, it hurts! I'm dying! Enough, leave me alone! Let's go, let's go! ”

Sitting on the bed, Tarini was shaking with her arms in her arms, her head twisted, and her eyes closed could not stop the tears. Kane didn't back down, it was his only hope.

"Trust me, Tarini, just a moment!"

"I don't want it! You're all like this, let me do what I don't like, I've had enough! Just leave me alone! Just leave me alone! ”

Emotionally out of control, Tarini covered her head and shouted loudly. Kane threw away the ring, stepped forward, and took Tarini in his arms. Taleni thrashed desperately.

"What are you doing? Let go! Let it go! ”

"I won't let go!"

"Leave me alone!"

"I've got to take care of you! You're not alone! ”

Kane's arms tightened, and Tarinee stopped.

"Didn't you say that? I'm your missing half, and now I'm sure you're my missing half!

"You may not know that I was saved once by you in the Colosseum and again by my master's sword! We have come to this day together, you are not alone, I am here! I'm there for you at all times! ”

With these words, Kane finally won the trust of Tarini, and the girl sobbed under her breath, no longer had a problem with his words, and obediently put on the ring and lay down on the bed.

"Kane, I'm afraid ......"

"It's okay, don't worry. When you wake up again, we will all restore together. ”

Kane grabbed Tarini's hand and pressed the switch on the ring.

The machine spun into motion, the sound grew louder, and Tarini felt a slight tingling in her head as she gripped Kane's hand. After a few minutes, though, she fell silent.

Kane looked at Tarini for a moment, then at the machine, and from time to time he stilled to sense the movement outside the house. It's been a long hour. In the event of a machine failure, he was not confident that he would be able to fix it. If anyone comes to the door and fights while protecting Tarini, he doesn't know how long he will last.

Fortunately, the hour passed peacefully, and nothing unusual happened. Kane's hands on Tarini were dripping with sweat. The sound of the machine stopped, and after a few more moments, Tarini slowly opened her eyes.

"Tarini? Are you awake? ”

Tarini looked around in confusion, her eyes falling on Kane, and she smiled.

"Well, Kane, I'm back."

Kane laughed too, laughing excitedly, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Welcome home, Tarini."

Letting go of the last of his baggage, Kane let out a sigh of relief and leaned over to Tarini, who was nervous about her heart without the slightest reaction, just watched Kane lean over like this—and then collapsed into her arms.

"Kane?"

The man in his arms snorted and fell asleep. It's no wonder that Kane must have had a lot of effort to find his own. He's been fighting all day today, and it's time to rest.

"Thank you, Kane."

Lips touched Kane's forehead slightly, and Tarini whispered.

*****

Listening to Terr's narration of Schubelez, he felt more and more that this institute was not an institute at all, and he was eager to make a big fuss immediately.

"Where did the Fourth Research Institute get so much power to hire and kill people? How ruthless are you to kill that child? ”

"The one who issued the order was actually the extremely secret force Hephaus."

"The Secret Force...... Hephaus? ”

"The year after the Doctor's death, each of the six institutes drew a small number of men to form Hephaus. The team was divided into four groups, and I was one of them. The purpose of my group is to complete Plan K. There are also two groups working on other projects. The last group belongs to the management group and directs the work of the other three groups. Taleni's surveillance and punishment were issued by the management team. As for the executioners, they are only here to oversee. ”

Schubertz was unfamiliar with Hephais, and had only occasionally heard the name. He had questioned the existence of this organization, and today he has to believe it.

"Is Tarina in danger?"

"No, she won't die, because I strongly demand that her life be spared. According to the plan, if the assassination attempt during the day fails, the management team will personally deal with Tarina. But instead of killing her, it plucks out her memories. ”

Schubelaz, who had just breathed a sigh of relief at hearing that Talenny didn't have to die, became nervous again. "Extract the memories?"

"Tarini has a naturally growing AE system, and the brain has the ability to manipulate active EXP. Although she can't form superpowers, she can make the information stored in her brain read out through EXP. The management team agreed to my plan because they found that extracting Tarini's memories would allow for more and more accurate observations. ”

"These guys......" said Schuberuz fiercely, "I need to go back at once."

"Don't worry," Terr advised, "I already knew what they were thinking, and told Taleni that she was already on guard. ”

"Really?"

Ter smiled approvingly, "yes, that kid is stronger than I thought. She designed her own machine to back up her memories with EXP in case she needed it. ”

"Even so, can it go that smoothly?"

"That's going to ask her bodyguards."

In other words, the key moment can only be seen by Kane's performance. Schuberates called Kane's cell phone and didn't get through.

"I have to go back, Tel. Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? ”

Tel shook his head. "Your escort mission was actually issued by the management team."

"They sent it? I remember that this task was given directly to our headquarters by going over the military headquarters. ”

"Then you know how big their backstage is, after all, they are indirectly in charge of the existence of the six major research institutes, so I don't want you to know too much, it will be bad for you to mix in. But for now, I hope you'll do me one last favor. ”

"Say it, I'll do my best."

"Not surprisingly, no one in the whole of Hephaus knew about Tarine's recovery. According to the process, she will be sent to me and I will arrange it. You get her out of here, with that Kane. ”

"Get out of here?"

"Tarini, who has lost her memory, is of no use to Hephaus, and they will certainly not stop it. I have a task that I have just asked for from Nuro, and he has agreed to be handled by you. You give this to Kane and let him take Tarini away. ”

Schuberates took a folder from Ter and nodded in agreement. The two shook hands, and Schubeluz hurried to Tarina's house.

*****

Two days later, one night, Kane led Tarini to the second detachment's station. This is a fairly spacious courtyard, formerly a factory, which was forced to move out due to the need to protect Tarini, and the compound became a station. However, the convoy is over, and the second detachment will withdraw from here in three days and return to the front line.

Kane made an exception today to wear the outfit of the second detachment, after all, it was the first time he had taken on another mission. The two found him in Schubeluz's office.

"Captain, are you looking for us?"

"yes, this time you can finally try missions other than guarding."

"It's not that hard anyway, is it?" Tarini interjected.

"Heh, who knows."

Schuberuz said with a smile, taking a piece of paper from the drawer and handing it to Kane.

Kane only glanced at it, his eyebrows raised, his eyes widened, and he looked as if he had found something that had been lost for a long time.

"You shouldn't be a stranger to this person, right?" Schubelez asked.

Kane didn't answer, still staring at the photo above, and Tarini leaned over curiously.

"Cullom Durut? Who is this? She looked at the introduction below, "The mayor of the city of Kogani in the Arctic Nation?" Is it another guard? Kane, do you know him? ”

Looking at Cullom's photo, Kane's memories go back to that year, that moment. The red car, the man smoking, the indifferent expression, and the movement of turning his head, and the words he will never forget in his life.

"Long wait, Mr. Durut......"

That's right, it's him, Kane later found out the man's full name, and also knew that he was successfully elected mayor of Kogani City, and he has been in office until now.

"Do you want me to protect him?" Kane asked quietly.

"It's not him who wants to protect, it's something in his hand. Here's how. ”

Schuberates stood up and handed Kane the folder that Tel had given him.

"The personnel arrangement is entrusted to you, but there is one thing, no matter whether the mission is successful or not, you should not come back."

Kane and Tarini were surprised and didn't understand what it meant. Schubelez recounted his agreement with Ter, and both of them fell silent.

"Tarina can't stay here, you take her with you to Kogani while it's not revealing yet. When you're done, let's go back to our hometown. ”

Schuberaz smiled again when he saw Kane and Tarini looking at him, understood what they meant.

"Don't worry, they can't touch me and Terr. And Tarini, I hope you'll see Rown and Lena again before you leave, they're your parents anyway. ”

"yes, I know."

Tarini rubbed her eyes, and Kane bowed her head and said nothing. Schuberoz also encouraged: "You two have been through so much together, no matter what difficulties you have in the future, it will not be difficult for you." Let's stay strong. ”

Listening to Schubelaz's words, Kane took Tarina's hand and bowed to Schubelez.

"Thank you, Captain Schubelauts."

"Go ahead."

Seeing Kane and Tarini leave, Schuberuz sat back in his chair, smoked a cigarette lightly, and looked at the bookshelf next to him.

There was a picture of it in the background of an oasis outside Larvega, with him and Cambay in the foreground, holding hands. This picture was left after the two had a good fight, and looking at it, Schubertz remembered Campei and couldn't help but smile slightly.

"I understand your feelings, Cambay."

*****

May 20th was a Sunday, and in and out of Kirk Town, I could see Sahuan's children from time to time. The road through the town has been renovated several times and is twice as wide as it was a decade ago. The children walked along the road laughing and walking, and they were attracted by the off-road vehicles parked on the side of the road. Not only them, but also the nearby residents took a few more looks, they had never seen this kind of military off-road vehicle before.

Kane got out of the car first, looking at the onlookers, not to mention, he was a little impressed by a few faces, but people must not remember themselves. The town is still the same as before, closed, peaceful, noisy, and the people live peacefully. If it weren't for the accident that day, I would have been one of them.

"This is Kane's home." Taleni, who got out of the car, looked at the bungalow in front of her and said.

"It used to be." Kane added.

Because no one has lived in it for a long time, the house has long been dilapidated, and there are still a few holes in the roof. The family moved out early, and when Kane asked, residents here told him.

The soldiers in the car drove the crowd away, and Kane walked to the door, cut the lock with his knife, and pushed it open.

"Is that good, Kane?"

"It's fine."

The dust in the room was released as the door opened, and Tarini quickly covered her nose. Kane stepped into the room.

It's been more than ten years, and the familiar layout that only exists in my mind has finally appeared in front of me again, but it has long been different. Needless to say, everything that had been placed in the main hall was gone, except for a dilapidated wooden table.

Kane walked into a small room to the east of the main hall, which had once been his room, and could only fit a bed and a bedside table, neither of which were now gone.

"They've really moved." Said Tarini, who came up.

Kane nodded, back in the hall.

"Take that thing too."

"What's that?"

"On my fifth birthday, my mother gave me a brass knife," Kane gestured with his hand to five centimeters, "an ornament, worn with rope." When I was a kid, I used to fiddle with twigs and sticks and all that, thinking of it as a knife. When you fight with other kids, you always win. ”

Thinking back to his childhood happiness, Kane's expression softened, an expression that Tarini had never seen before.

"You've got a pretty face now, Kane."

"Stop teasing me, let's go."

Kane, who had left the house, looked at his watch, and there was still enough time for him to meet in the city of Kogani.

"Another address, did you find it?" Kane asked a soldier.

The soldier replied, "It's the man named Bran, and his companion's stronghold, right?" I've found it, they're all there now, now in the past? ”

"No, killing him now will only cause a riot. When the mission is over, I'll just deal with it alone. ”

"Don't you really need us along, Kane? After all, it's the last task, so let's accompany you to the end. ”

"No, it's my own business."

Kane replied firmly, ordering everyone to get into the car, and he himself took one last look at the former home.

"Let's go!"

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Tel, who had sent away Schubelez, returned to his study, fidgeting. It wasn't until he received a call from Schubelaz that Tarini and Kane were safe and sound, and the stone in his heart fell to the ground.

At dawn the next day, Ter barely got up, he was exhausted from yesterday's events, but today he got up earlier than usual, and only in this way could he block the person he was looking for.

Ter, who drove to the institute, did not go to work, but first went to the West Side, and came to the data storage room in the back building of Building 3. As soon as he reached the door, the door to the storage room opened, and the person Ter was looking for happened to come out.

"Minar."

Minar looked back, "Director Terr, how did you get here?" ”

"Tarini's data saved?"

was taken by the other side with such an army, and Minar did not panic. "Even if we don't agree with your plan, after all, Mr. Nuro has made peace, and we will do what we have to do. But you're not here just to talk to me, Director, are you? ”

"Of course not, I have something else to ask you - both a member of the management team and an executor codenamed 'Fox', Minar."

"Presumably from Mr. Noro? Director, you're really bold. ”

"Tell me, what's next for Plan K?"

Minal spread his hands and put on a very confused expression: "As the leader of the Project K team, you also went to deal with the aftermath of Dr. Mycos, do you know the content of Project K?" As for the follow-up, I don't understand. There's a lot going on today, so I'll take my leave......

"The information left by Dr. Maikos is not 132, but 169, and the 37 are hidden by you, right?"

His words immediately grabbed Minar, who had turned around to leave.

"It turns out that at that time, it was you the director who invaded when our system was reorganized."

This time, it was Ter's turn to play dumb: "I don't know what the system intrusion is, but I do know that there must be something else to Project K." ”

"...... are you referring to"

"Back then, after I found the manuscript left by the doctor, I studied the reorganization and expansion of the AE system on my own according to his information. The more I researched, the more I felt that selecting successful individuals and cultivating excellent newborns may be only the first step in the plan, and these people who are born with AE systems are by no means as simple as an artificial genius.

"Now I'm convinced that what you want to see is the growth and change of the AE system itself...... New capabilities. And according to my simulations, this unknown ability is probably even more difficult to control than artificial superhumans, and you are collecting such data.

"Tell me, what's the truth about Project K? What is your true purpose......

"This time," Minar, who had been silent, interrupted Ter's questioning in a higher voice, "Mr. Nuro has decided to stop here and not ask any more questions, Director, are you not satisfied?" ”

"What did you say?"

"That girl's memory should have been restored, right?"

Ter's cold sweat suddenly fell. He wanted to deny it, but he was so shocked that he had nothing to say for a while.

"Don't be surprised, Director, Mr. Nooro is here, of course, not in a formality. It's easy for us to find out. It's just that our mandate covers the whole world, and for Mr. Noro, it's only a B3 mission, so that's why we have this result. ”

Ter recalled Nuro's phrase "Relax, just be casual", which clearly meant "whatever you do, it's all in my expectation", and his fear of the man with glasses added a little more.

"Hephais management has identified Tarini's status as 'amnesia, abandoned', and Mr. Nuro has also passed away. Whatever your reason for helping that girl, Director, your purpose has been accomplished. In that case, why don't we both stop there? If you continue to dig deeper, you will only get into trouble. ”

Minar, who had been carrying his back all the time, half-turned, looked at Terr's nervous face with indifferent eyes.

"You know how terrible it is for the Executor to raise the mission level to A1, right?"

Ter swallowed, he didn't dare to breathe, and several scenes refreshed in front of him, all of which were scenes of the tragic deaths of some colleagues. It was at that time that several of Ter's colleagues died unnatural deaths, and the police eventually dismissed these cases, and it was at that time that he heard about the Executioners and the horrors of this organization.

They are at the mercy of someone, or they may be somebody. With a single command, they can easily kill anyone hiding in any corner of this world.

Seeing that Ter was out of energy, Minar put down the sentence "I'll see you later" and left. Ter paused for a long time and walked towards his office.

The Six Institutes, Hephaus, the Executioners, and...... World government.

A new storm is brewing.

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"So, Kane and Tarini also came to the Arctic Continent."

Professor Kerpov ended his "lecture" with this sentence. Kurancy listened attentively, and when Professor Kerpov stopped talking, he woke up from a dream.

"And then, Professor?"

"Later, look outside, it's time to go home." Professor Kerpov pointed to the already dark sky outside the window.

Kurancy also felt that it was time to go back, and listening to Professor Kerpof's stories was always easy to forget to sleep and eat. His stomach was rumbling by now.

"It sounds like these five people met by accident."

"Yes, that's called fate. But that alone wasn't enough to bring them together. They all met that person, and that's why there was a series of events that followed. ”

Hearing this, Kurancy was a little excited again, and a name was about to come out of his mouth.

"So, that person is really ......"

"Okay, don't be so anxious, give the teacher room to sell the lawsuit."

Professor Kerpov interrupted the student with a smile, even though he himself wanted to finish the rest of the story in one go.

"If you have a chance on the weekend, you can come to me again. I will tell you about my encounter with them. ”