Chapter 20: The Day of the Monster Infest
In the izakaya, Xia Long sat in the corner as usual, reading the newspaper intently.
A week has passed since the Jeepta-3 incident, and the mysterious light in the sky has spread, some say it is an alien spaceship, some say it is Ultraman, and there are different opinions, and in the end, the more it is said, the more mysterious it becomes.
Folding the newspaper, Xia Long took a sip of his drink.
It seems that under the influence of Dr. Ezaki, he has improved a lot in recent days, and although the breath of his right hand still riots from time to time, he has been able to face it calmly.
"Did you break your body?" A rough voice sounded in the quiet space, Xia Long thought he was talking to himself, and looked up, only to find that it was a table next to him.
Munakata?
Xia Long looked over in surprise, he actually saw the commander of the victory team.
"I'm sorry," a middle-aged man with glasses sat across from Zongfang, "because I don't think you're drinking." ”
"I'm quitting alcohol right now." Zong Fang shook the drink and said lightly.
"Me too, I've quit drinking 6 times." The man laughed.
"You're a veteran, then." Munakata put down the cup and looked at the man.
"Haha."
Seeing the two chatting, Xia Long gave up his plan to come forward to greet him, after all, he was not familiar with the victory team, and he had only met him once last time on Kura Island.
Munakata shouldn't remember a little person like him, right?
Shaking his head, Xia Long walked to the counter and turned on the TV.
"Good morning viewers, now report on the morning news ......" accompanied by the sound of music, just in time for the news broadcast, "Late last night, the police received a report from a resident that a huge creature corpse was found off the coast of Kitagawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture......"
Xia Long's hand paused, and he looked carefully at the screen, only to see the photo showing the corpse of a huge monster floating on the shore.
No, not corpses.
Xia Long returned to his seat, his heart moving slightly.
It seems like it's that zombie monster or something......
"Didi~" A mobile phone rang, Xia Long looked back and found that the eyes of the two Zong Fang were also attracted by the news.
"Hey, Onoda ......" the middle-aged man smiled apologetically and turned around to pick up the phone.
Zong Fang stared at the news, was silent for a while, got up and walked outside, and nodded faintly as he passed by Xia Long's side.
Come on!
Looking at the figure of Zong Fang leaving, Xia Long said silently.
The ability of this world victory team is very good.
"Yes, I saw it on TV," the middle-aged man was still answering the phone, "No, I think the victory team doesn't know yet, you wait a minute......"
The man laughed and looked towards Zongfang's position, and couldn't help but be stunned when he found that there was no one.
"It's already gone." Xia Long reminded, paused, saw the man hurriedly packing his things, and asked, "Are you?" ”
Although I didn't listen carefully to what the two were talking about, I always felt that the two of them were neither like friends nor strangers.
"Onoda, reporter," the man picked up the suit jacket on the back of his chair, "it's too late, I'm sorry." ”
Journalists?
Looking at the man in the distance, Xia Long was stunned and looked at the TV again.
"Ahem, this is the scene," a female reporter with a microphone said, covering her nose, "Now, the TPC and members of the Victory Team have come here to investigate." A long time has passed since the monster died, and the corpse emits an unbearable stench, cough cough ......"
"Won't you go?" The familiar figure sat down opposite Xia Long.
"No need," Seeing that the other party turned around and looked at the news, Xia Long shook his head and said, "The victory team will solve it, and besides, I can't help if I go." ”
These days, he has thought carefully about the mysterious young man in front of him, and vaguely remembers that it seems that he helped Tiga's superpowers in the finale.
"Looks like you trust them." Kirino chuckled, shook his wine glass and said, "I see that you look good, what's the matter, have you solved the trouble?" ”
"Not yet, but I already have a plan." Retracting his gaze from the TV, Xia Long said lightly.
His current situation is somewhat similar to that of the Jeepa 3 astronaut, if you can......
"Let's do it when you're ready," Kirino nodded, "Don't worry, if my ability still works, there won't be any problems on the monster's side for the time being." ”
"Tell me about you," Xia Long stared at Kirino tightly, "It's basic politeness to talk to others and introduce yourself, right?" ”
"Kirino Mukio, a person who is not quite like an ordinary person." Kirino loosened his neckline and replied.
"Superpower......" Xia Long muttered, he really guessed correctly, "Why did you find me?" ”
"Because I want to help you," Kirino smiled faintly, and without waiting for Xia Long to ask, he continued, "You are similar to me, and you are also not ordinary people, and you are also not recognized. ”
"You ......" Xia Long opened his mouth, but finally didn't continue.
The other party didn't seem to be fully aware of his situation.
"Gorzan's matter, to be honest, I was really surprised at first, I never thought that humans could actually fuse monsters," Seeing Xia Long frowning, Kirino put down his wine glass and said, "Oh, I forgot to explain it, the voices in people's hearts, and what is about to happen, these have nothing to do with my own will, but ......"
Speaking of this, Kirino paused, looked at Xia Long deeply and said, "Of course, your appearance made me feel that the future was a little vague for the first time. ”
"Really?" Xia Long smiled, "The future is full of infinite possibilities. ”
"Towing failed! The towing operation of the victory team failed! A reporter's exclamation came over the TV, "Oh my God, the monster isn't dead!" ”
"Ang-!" Through the TV screen, Xia Long saw a disgusting giant monster.
This operation seems to be related to the status of the victory team in the hearts of the civilian population, and it is also crucial to stabilizing people's hearts......
"Ever thought of helping?" Xia Long looked at the busy figures of the victory team members on the TV and asked.
With Kirino's superpower, it can be used to deal with monsters.
"No, you should be able to understand my pain," Kirino said, standing up, "Superpowers aren't a good thing for me. ”
Glancing at the newspaper on the table, he took off his glasses to wipe the dust and muttered, "Ultraman can be supported by people, but people like us will only be seen as monsters." ”
"Monsters?" Xia Long shook his head secretly, he couldn't talk about these things.
"Okay, now that you have a plan, I won't interfere......"
"Wait," Seeing that Kirino was leaving, Xia Long hurriedly said, "Help me find someone." ”
"Who?" Kirino stopped and looked at Xia Long suspiciously.
"Keigo Masaki, I don't know the specifics, it seems to be a scientific genius." Xia Long thought about it carefully and said, "Please." ”
"Okay, I'll get you back next time." Nodding, Kirino smiled and turned to leave, "You're a very good person, maybe we can be friends, good luck!" ”
"Special report program, resurrection monsters attack Shizuoka!"
Silently sipping his drink, Xia Long was thinking about his own business while paying attention to the news of the monster.
After the Jeep 3 incident, he has been thinking about Gorzan and Zaki.
"It has to be over."
Seeing that things were developing normally with the zombie monster, Xia Long drank the drink in one gulp, nodded and turned around and walked outside.