When the sun is rising, it is a new day, and the black-eyed restaurant has entered the "store celebration week" time. It was Smith's idea, and it was from the year the restaurant opened. It started as a store celebration day, but later it became a store celebration week, which lasted from May 18th to 25th, and today happens to be the first day.

While it's a little strange for a small restaurant to do this, Smith doesn't get any fuss. The restaurant was decorated inside and out, with flowers and a notice board at the door to celebrate the week, with various benefits and benefits written on the week, and small decorations on the tables in the store.

It's past 6 o'clock, and the first customer is almost here, and Smith and the staff are all in place. This week, no one is allowed to take leave, and they must serve the guests wholeheartedly and with good spirit.

However, looking at the listless Celia in front of him, Smith felt that he had to make an exception today.

"Selia, why don't you go back and rest?"

The girl didn't sleep well last night, but she had to come to work in the restaurant on time. At this moment, she was wiping the table and chairs, but she was a little distracted when she wiped, her hand slowly stopped, and she stood in a daze.

"Selia?"

Smith asked again, and Celia woke up from a dream and hurried back to work.

"It's alright, Uncle Smith."

"I don't feel like I've slept well, what's wrong, Junsha?"

"It's not because of Arkya. I had a mission yesterday, and when I came back, I went into the ECU, and now I don't know how it happened. Junsha, who was sitting on the side, replied.

"Well," Smith nodded, "no wonder you're here today." ”

"I can't do it alone, there's a car of three people outside."

As he spoke, a shrill whistle sounded outside the store. The driver didn't know what medicine he had taken wrong, so he honked his horn and wouldn't let go. Junsha heard that her eardrums were like needles, and she ran out in a huff. Smith also came out complaining.

And when he saw the car, the complaint turned into helplessness.

"It's you again, Glenn. Don't press it, come down. ”

It turned out that Junsha's police car was parked in front of the restaurant, which was where Glenn stopped when he came to deliver the goods, and he had always regarded it as a special parking space, but he didn't expect it to be occupied, or it was occupied by a police car, which made him angry and angry.

A policeman got out of the car, pulled the door of Glenn's van open, and before he could speak, Glenn jumped out of the car and pointed at the policeman's nose and counted down.

"Do you understand that a first-come-first-served served? The police are amazing, huh? ”

He had a mouth like a machine gun, and he kept talking. Where he started, he actually ran over and kicked the police car twice, which angered the policeman. He grabbed Glenn and pulled him back, and Glenn staggered and stumbled, knocking over the signboard in front of the restaurant.

"Glenn! You've done a great job! Smith roared.

"Sorry boss! I'm sorry! ”

Glenn quickly got up and put the notice board back up.

"Why are you so angry? Do you need to take you to the police station to be sober? ”

Junsha also came over and warned Glenn. Glenn glared at Junsha, didn't say anything, and silently went to the carriage to get something.

He sent a lot of things today, potatoes, lettuce, and a lot of frozen meat and fish, mainly salmon. In order to curry favor with Smith, Glenn took the initiative to send them into the kitchen and moved them back and forth several times. Smith said a few kind words to the police, and even if this little turmoil is over, everyone should do what they should do.

"Yo, hello!"

As she walked past Celia, Glenn greeted her with a big grin, and Celia forced out a laugh.

"Hello, Brother Glenn."

"What's wrong? Didn't sleep well? ”

"Well, a little ......"

"Oh yes, the chocolate I said last time, here you go!"

Glenn handed over a piece of chocolate wrapped in tin foil. Celia was not in the mood to eat, but she couldn't refuse the kindness of others, so she put it away.

"Don't just put it away, it's time to melt in a while, try it."

"I'm now, alas, not in the mood."

"One bite will make you feel good."

Unable to resist Glenn's persuasion, Celia opened the tin foil, put the chocolate to her mouth, and took a small bite. Chewing and chewing, my eyes lit up.

The taste, in every aspect, is simply designed to cater to your taste buds, impeccable. Celia couldn't help but take another bite.

"It's delicious......"

"Right? It took a lot of effort for me to make it. Green said triumphantly.

"It's amazing, you actually know my taste."

"After tasting your craftsmanship yesterday, I probably know what kind of taste you like, so I adjusted it appropriately when making chocolate, and the rest is luck, luck!"

Although he emphasized his luck several times, Green's ostentatious expression was still unobstructed, his hands pinched his waist, his head was slightly raised, and the whole person was full of a sense of accomplishment, as if he had completed a stunning work, and the exaggerated expression made Celia smile.

"Look at your beauty."

"Hehe, my sister is happy, I can't be happy yet?"

"Who's your sister, Brother Glenn?"

"You still don't admit it!"

A few guests were walking into the restaurant, and when they saw Glenn and Celia, they thought it was a brother and sister bickering. They greeted Smith with a smile, sat down, and rightfully asked about Celia's relationship with Glenn.

"Let's just think they're brother and sister."

Smith replied a little helplessly, and the guests laughed at each other, and the restaurant burst into laughter. At this time, Junsha answered the phone, went outside to say a few words, and ran back after a while, her expression was more excited than any guest.

"Good news, Celia! Just now the hospital called, Akya woke up! ”

"Awake?"

Just one sentence swept away the gloom of Celia's morning. She was about to laugh happily when something suddenly occurred to her and she became worried.

"So, shouldn't I go ......?"

"Don't worry about Celia, the ECU won't be able to visit until noon." Junsha said, "When the time comes, go and apologize to him." ”

The conversation between the two made Glenn on the side a little confused, and he asked Celia, "What do you mean by apologizing?" And that Akeya, the same policeman yesterday, right? ”

"It's him," replied Celia, "because I said something very excessive yesterday, so ......"

"He did it to himself."

"Can't say that!"

The guests were frightened by the girl's words and looked towards the two. Celia smiled embarrassedly, and Glenn was very unhappy, and she didn't know what Celia had experienced this night, and her attitude would take a 180-degree turn.

"How do you speak for him?"

"Because, he was injured for me."

"So, he protected you when you were in danger last night?"

"Not really."

Selia was told by Junsha that she couldn't talk about the reason why she stayed in Akiyama City, so she had to repeat what Luna said before leaving. Glenn listened to it word for word, a little relieved.

"That's just what she said, who knows if it's true?"

"No, Sister Luna won't lie to me."

"But you didn't see it with your own eyes, did you?"

"But ......"

Perhaps thinking that Glenn had a point, Celia did not deny his words, but she did not give up her thoughts either. Glenn didn't like to grind, so he suddenly took Celia's hand and walked to the kitchen.

"What are you doing?"

"I don't know what's going on, but I can see that you want to apologize and you don't know what to say, right?"

"Uh......" Celia's voice was so low that she couldn't hear it, and Glenn was irritated again.

"Isn't that easy? Use what you do best, make him something and send it to him at noon, and when he is happy to eat, take the opportunity to say sorry and it's over. ”

"How can it be that simple? And I don't even know what he likes to eat. ”

"That's easy to do."

Glenn's gaze swept over the vegetables in the kitchen that were outside, and everything was not as good as he wanted. After thinking for a while, he walked quickly to the freezer, opened the door, and there was salmon he had sent, and he picked out two of them.

"Just let him eat this."

"Fish?" Celia frowned when she saw it, "Is it okay for people who are recuperating from injuries to eat this?" I shouldn't eat something light, ...... that doesn't taste pungent."

"Okay, okay sister, listen to my brother, it's right to do this! There's plenty of time, so I'll help too, make a good one. ”

Glenn was so sure that Celia felt that he had not thought of the patient's dietary precautions at all, but rather an unwarranted confidence. But, maybe it's chocolate? She felt confident and could be trusted.

"Hmm!"

*****

The heart rate is normal, the blood pressure is normal, the breathing is steady, the only thing that is not normal is the body temperature, a little fever, maybe inflammation, but it's not a problem anymore.

Four hours after Akeya woke up, around 10 a.m., Luna examined his body for the fifth time and was relieved to come up with the above conclusions. Throughout the night, she used all the methods she had learned to keep cleaning up the excess EXP in Akeya's body, and now it looks like it's very successful.

"Dr. Luna, there's a guy out there who has to come in, and he says his name is Dimmit, and he's ......"

"I'm looking for him, let him in."

When it comes to the treatment of EXP, Dimiit is definitely superior, and presumably Akya's condition is no exception. What kind of changes will occur in the body after being eroded by EXP, Luna doesn't know much. If Dimmit also thinks that there is no problem with Akya, it is really safe.

After a while, Dimmit arrives at the bed, tells Luna and the others to take shelter outside the room, and then stands next to Akya and lifts his hospital gown.

The wound on the left rib was carefully bandaged, and no traces of EXP were visible on the skin around the wound. Dimiit pressed Akeya's head again, his hand glowing slightly.

"What is this for?" Akya asked.

"Do you feel a headache?"

"Nope."

"Well," Dimmit lowered his hand and continued, "did you see anything while you were unconscious?" ”

What I saw was probably a ray of light, but there were some scenes in the middle, Akeya couldn't remember very clearly, so he could only describe one for Dimet, who nodded frequently.

"You're in luck, Akeya."

"What do you mean?"

"What you see is an illusion that occurs when the brain is eroded by EXP, similar to sleeping and dreaming. You know? Dreams are related to sleep quality, the more real and rich the dream, the deeper the impression after waking up, and the worse the sleep quality. ”

"What does that have to do with EXP?"

"You can understand it this way, the more realistic and abundant the illusions you see after erosion, the higher the degree of erosion. For natural people, when the degree of erosion is high, the brain tissue will be destroyed in many places, and it is difficult to wake up. ”

"But I woke up."

"Yes, and just now, you took my energy and didn't feel uncomfortable, which means one thing."

Dimmit smiled reassuringly and patted Akeya on the shoulder.

"Congratulations to Akeya, not only did you get your life back, but you also gained EXP resistance."

"EXP resistance?"

"It's the degree of adaptation of the body to EXP, let me tell you briefly."

EXP resistance, also known as "EXP adaptability", has been around since the birth of superhumans, but it has not been concretely notified. When EXP enters the human body without any external changes, it is treated by the body's immune system as an invading virus. However, EXP is not a "virus" that can be expelled casually, it will affect the cells and tissues of the human body, and transform or destroy them, which is the process of the birth of the original superhuman being.

After Istis first affected humans, it was initially believed that there were only two outcomes for humans to be affected: death, or surviving to become superhumans. Later, it was gradually discovered that a very small number of people had neither died nor become superhumans, and from the perspective of modern EXP science, they did not even have the power element. This group of people was called "Croca" at the time, which means "lucky one" in Via.

These crocas were treated as natural persons, and people thought they had escaped by chance, and never thought to investigate the reasons for this. It wasn't until more than a thousand years ago that the advent of EXP weapons made people pay attention to the Croca group.

At that time, Quedren and Marcaton were both keen to research powerful EXP weapons. These weapons contain high-strength EXP that can only be controlled by superhumans and cannot be controlled by natural people. Quedren does not have a natural person, so he does not consider this issue. Because Macton advocates peace with natural people, he has certain natural person allies who are willing to help Macton defeat Quedren.

However, without a means to fight the EXP, it is impossible to defeat the superhumans, so Macron's weapon craftsmen began to develop EXP weapons that could also be manipulated by natural people, so that they could fight Quedron in battle.

However, no matter how much research was sought, the craftsmen could not find a way for natural people to safely contact EXP, not even active EXPs isolated from the body of superhuman beings. If this problem is not solved, natural people can't even touch EXP weapons, how can they be used in battle?

Just when the craftsmen were distressed, someone suddenly thought of Croca, who, after coming into contact with the power of Istis, did not become superhumans, but they did not die either. Does this mean that their bodies are able to resist EXP?

Of course, more than 200 years had passed since the fall of Istis, and the first Croca had long since died. The craftsmen worked hard to find some of Croca's descendants and use them to conduct contact experiments with EXP weapons.

As the craftsmen predicted, although these Croca descendants are not yet able to manipulate weapons, their bodies undoubtedly have some resistance to EXP. After a lot of experiments and repeated research, the craftsmen finally discovered EXP resistance, and found a way to increase the EXP resistance of natural people, so that natural people can use EXP weapons.

"EXP resistance is an important ability for natural people to fight against superhumans. It is now widely believed that it is the product of the immune system's ability to adapt accordingly after it defeats EXP. With it, you will not only be able to resist the attacks of the EXP class, but also withstand the energy of the EXP weapons, manipulating them. ”

Akeya listened and listened, and felt a little excited. He pressed the button next to the bed, and the head of the bed slowly lifted up, turning him into a sitting position.

"So, I can now use EXP weapons? Like that glove of the captain? ”

"That's what it means, but you're lucky. Cultivating EXP resistance is a lengthy and potentially iterative process. I guess Leo will probably activate the gloves regularly in order to master Canglin, inject EXP into his body, and observe the changes little by little. Then gradually increase the intensity, constantly adapting. Just to stabilize the energy of the glove, it will take a year, and you have to use it skillfully, I don't know how young it is. You've only been around the Ghost Gate for a while, and you've got a decent resistance, Croca. ”

The scene of Leo and Dimitt's battle appeared in front of him, and Akeya's hands trembled slightly, and his face was full of longing. Dimmit smiled and turned to leave.

"Alright, since you're alright, I should go too."

"Where are you going?"

"The box was snatched by SHADOW, and figuring out SHADOW's identity is the only hope of retrieving the box. I'm going to inquire again. ”

"Wait, I want to ask another question!"

As soon as he took a step, Dimmit was stopped by Akya, who turned back with some reluctance.

"What else?"

Akya organized what she wanted to ask again. When the "Viper" was lurking, he also learned the EXP theory, listened to Dimmit's words, and had a bold idea in his heart.

"You just said that the way to cultivate EXP resistance is to gradually increase the strength of EXP that the body bears, right?"

"What's wrong with that?"

"If, if I can ensure a safe premise, and encounter this situation again, and withstand a strong EXP impact, will I be able to greatly increase the EXP resistance of my body and control stronger weapons?"

Dimmit really didn't expect Akeya to ask like this, this is a typical thirst for power, and he couldn't help but shake his head.

"Theoretically, but advise you not to."

"Why?"

"Are you selectively deaf? Didn't I hear what I just said? The process of cultivating resistance is repeated! ”

"Repeatedly?"

"In order to cultivate a natural person with stable resistance, the craftsmen of those days needed thousands of volunteers to do experiments, and even then there was a possibility of failure. Shortly after the destruction of Astaroth, Istis radiates energy for the second time, and new superhumans, corpses and Croka, are born. This time, people studied Croka to determine the conditions for cultivating EXP resistance and find out the pattern. What kind of person, under what conditions will become Croca. ”

"The result?"

"There's nothing in common between these croca. Even now, despite the continuous advancement of EXP equipment, there are always unexpected variables when the EXP comes into contact with the human body. Everyone who uses EXP weapons, especially enhanced EXP weapons, needs to use them over the years, so that their bodies are almost integrated with the weapon in order to reduce this accident to a tolerable range. ”

"Is this a flaw in the theory?"

"Those scientists probably asked the same question as you. Unfortunately, there is still no answer to this question. No matter how you design the device, adjust the EXP strength, and inject it into the human body, the result will never be 100%. Scientists can only endure the uncertainty of EXP, while comforting themselves: EXP is too characterful, and whether it is willing to cooperate with humans depends on its mood. ”

The last sentence made Akeya completely speechless, and she didn't know what to say with her mouth open. Dimmit helped him put the bed back down.

"I say all this to tell you that it's not easy to survive, and getting resistance is a big hit, but you won't be lucky every time. I've seen a lot of idiots who inject EXP indiscriminately in order to gain power, and end up dying. I've got a friendship with you, and I don't want you to be like that. There's nothing wrong with pursuing power, it's too stupid to pursue power that you can't control, don't be in a hurry. ”

After saying goodbye, Dimmit walked out of the ECU quickly, leaving Akya to think alone and ponder Dimmit's words.

Don't be in a hurry.

Being said like this by two people in a row, are you really too anxious?

*****

At 11:45 a.m., when it is time for a 30-minute visit, the patient's family can use this time to visit the patient, deliver a meal by the way, chat or something, and the ward will become lively. However, now there is only one person in the entire ECU, Akeya, after all, he is in this situation, and ordinary people can't meet it.

The nurse brought in two people, one was Carola, the captain of the fourth team of the police station, and Arkya's boss, who came to visit Akya on behalf of the fourth team. The other turned out to be Selia, which Akeya didn't expect.

"Alright, Akeya?" Corolla asked with a smile.

"Well, it feels like it's okay anymore, Captain Corolla."

The two exchanged a few greetings, and Celia next to her lowered her head and did not speak. Carola nudged Selia and gave her a look.

"Come on, Celia, surprise your brother Akeya."

As she spoke, Carola lifted the head of the bed and pressed another button, protruding a board from the end of the bed and landing right next to Akeya. Placing this board across the armrests on both sides of the bed turns it into a small table.

Selia twisted it, and when the table was laid out, she showed the lunch box in her hand and put it on the small table, but her eyes kept wandering.

"Come on, Celia, say what you want to say." Corolla said softly.

This time, Selia slowly looked at Akeya, made up her mind, took a deep breath, and suddenly bowed ninety degrees and apologized loudly.

"I'm sorry! I'm really sorry! ”

"The ......"

"I said a lot of excessive things before, and I did a lot of excessive things! I'm so sorry! I've done some self-reflection! I'm sorry! ”

"It's okay, I don't mind."

Akya replied quickly. Celia quickly straightened up, still with a look of disbelief on her face.

"Really, really?"

"Hmm. Because I'm not very good at dealing with girls, maybe I can be gentle. ”

Celia smirked, she didn't expect the apology to go so smoothly, and it was much more comfortable to say it.

"No, it's okay...... That's what I did! ”

"Thank you then."

When I opened the lunch box, there were all kinds of dishes that were still hot, each of which contained a small amount, and in the middle of them were four salmon steaks, which immediately took away Akya's attention. He picked up his fork and tasted it.

"Well, that's good."

While Akeya was chewing, Celia was surprised to find that the policeman, who was usually not smiling, actually smiled with joy for a moment.

"Really? Is it tasty? ”

"It's delicious, I like fish."

Celia clenched her little fists and quietly celebrated herself. Glenn's advice is so accurate that I'll have to thank him when I go back later.

"Then, then you use it slowly, there is still something in the store, I'll go back first!"

"Well, thank you again."

Looking at Selia's embarrassed smile, Carola laughed too.

"I'm pretty shy. Alright, Akeya, we should go too, I still have to take care of Andora's side. ”

"It turns out that our four teams are responsible for protecting Andora."

"Yes, it seems that all of these things have been caused by the same thing lately, so Cerea and Andora are under our protection. But according to the mayor, today is probably the last day. ”

I guess it was Dimmit's advice to Rolov, right? The other police officers didn't know about the rescuers who helped them snatch the box, and they only received some scattered orders. It seems that Dimmit feels confident that he can recapture the box, otherwise there is no need for Andora to continue to study the opening of the box.

In this case, you can't always lie in a hospital bed.

"The doctor just said that he will transfer you to the general ward in a while, and it is estimated that you will be discharged tomorrow. So don't worry, get your body fully up, we're waiting for you to return. ”

As if seeing through Akeya's thoughts, Carola instructed earnestly. Akya was stunned for a moment, and then agreed. Leaving her words of farewell, Carola led Celia out of the hospital, first sending Celia back to the dining room, and then rushing to Andora immediately.

"I'm back, Brother Glenn!"

The excited Celia shouted as soon as she entered the restaurant, the restaurant was half full, and there were diners everywhere, and Glenn was nowhere to be seen. Only then did Celia remember that before entering the house, Glenn's car was no longer at the door.

Maybe we can meet him at the end of the night, and thank him well.

*****

Afternoons in Weil are the most lazy times of the day. Many people stay inside the house to escape the fierce sun. But now, many residents are standing outside, staring at the uninvited guest, Dimmit, who is again, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is here to stir up trouble today.

Dimmit, who got out of the car, didn't say a word, jumped on the roof of the car, and held a sun crystal in his hand. When the sun crystallized and glowed, he raised his hand and threw it into the air. The sun crystallized in mid-air, getting brighter and hotter, like a tiny sun, illuminating the Dynics with their hands.

"What are you doing? Want to come to the Will family's turf? ”

Someone angrily questioned Dimmit, who announced loudly in a threatening tone.

"Listen to me! Immediately inform Dior and tell him that I am here, and I want to ask him about what he didn't ask on the phone that day! If he's going to push again......"

His hand suddenly looked into the distance, and everyone's hearts immediately rose to their throats.

“…… I will use the light of the sun's wrath to raze that disgusting forest to the ground! ”