[Before he does something irreparable, ...... with his own hands Stop him! 】

This sentence suddenly set off a huge wave in Gates's heart, making his mind trance-like for a moment, and then he came back to his senses.

On the one hand, it's because Shinji Joto's words hit one thing he's been thinking about lately;

On the other hand, it is because of ......

"Mr. Joto......"

"Huh?"

"You've suddenly become so reliable, I'm not used to it."

Shinji Joto: "......"

Then, he said angrily: "I'm really sorry for being a fool!" ”

"Uh......"

After reacting to what he had just said, Gates couldn't help but show an embarrassed expression on his face.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Joto, I was ...... just now"

However, as soon as Gates explained the words, he was stopped by Shinji Joto raising his hand.

"Stop, Gates, stop talking, let's stop talking about it."

He didn't want to be pricked anymore.

It hurts, okay!

Seeing this, the expression on Gates' face became even more embarrassed.

“…… Well. ”

He nodded, and then, with a slight pause in thought.

I wasn't like this before......

It's all to blame on the king of time!

Gates felt that if it weren't for Shogo Tokiwa who was usually so angry with him, how could he blurt out such a sentence just now under the ears and eyes of King Shi?

Impossible.

When pigs fly!

So......

I've really been polluted by the King of Time.

As soon as he thought of this, Gates couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Then came a long silence.

Neither Shinji Joto nor Gates made a suggestion to immediately open the door in front of them.

Because......

If Gates's speculation and Shinji Joto's hunch were correct, then the ward in front of them was no longer a place for old friends to meet, but a mirror monster...... Lair!

That is, once that door is opened, they can be completely exposed at any time.

And once completely exposed, the "invisible" protection on their bodies will be transformed into a "strong taunt" for a period of time.

In the meantime, over time, they may become enemies of all the mirror monsters in the entire city.

Then, if it goes well, they will have another encounter with Shogo in the mirror world.

As soon as they thought of this, their minds suddenly began to hear the words of Shogo Tokiwa.

[He's strong!] Even, in a sense, he's even better than me! 】

That was last night's deliberations, Tokiwa Shogo's evaluation of Mirror World Shogo.

[Although he has not inherited the power of many knights like me, his development of his own time power is half a stage ahead of me...... At least! 】

Because of this, if Tokiwa Shogo wants to leave the current time and space without leaving the slightest trace and go to a place where Shogo in the mirror world can't see at all, the safest way is to have someone to help him play cover, and even, at a critical moment, block the mirror world Shogo who found an abnormality.

In other words, Shogo Tsukiwa wants to use them as bait to distract Shogo from the mirror world.

This is undoubtedly a very dangerous task.

[At that time, you may die!] 】

That's why Shogo Tokiwa was so worried about Shinji Joto and Gates before.

[Even so, do you want to help me?] 】

Thinking of this, Shinji Joto and Gates also remembered their answers at the time.

[Ah, our future is up to you!] 】

As soon as he thought of this, Shinji Joto and Gates looked at each other, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help but raise a smile.

"Mr. Joto, are you nervous?" Gates asked with a smile.

"Isn't that a matter of course, aren't you nervous?" Shinji Joto replied angrily.

"That's right."

Taking a deep breath, Gates raised his hand and grabbed the doorknob of Akiyama's hospital room.

"Are you ready?"

As the words fell, he took out the space-time drive with his other hand and buckled it to his waist.

"Well, open the door!"

Shinji Joto also took out the card holder of the dragoon and held it tightly.

Then, in Shinji Joto's tense expression, Gates turned the doorknob with the palm of his hand.

"Click!"

With the sound of a door lock opening, Gates pushed open the door of Eri Akiyama's hospital room.

They looked nervously into the door.

But......

The expected demon flurry did not happen.

Whether it was window glass or anything else, there was no reflection of the mirror monster.

Just as they had seen from the observation window, everything was peaceful.

Peaceful, and quiet.

Sunlight poured into the room through the curtained windows and over the water bottles with flowers on the tabletop.

If you look closely, there are still fine flying dust dancing in the light.

On the pure white hospital bed bathed in this beam, Eri Akiyama slept quietly with a peaceful expression, as if he was having a good dream.

Next to it, the ECG emits a regular "tick" sound, which represents the curve of healthy heartbeat on the display screen continues to extend into the future.

And such an ordinary ward is nothing in normal times, but its ordinariness is extremely abnormal in today's world where mirror monsters are raging.

Therefore, Shinji Joto and Gates did not let their guard down, but looked at each other and walked in cautiously.

It's just that the moment Gates crossed the door, a very strange feeling suddenly rose in his heart.

It was as if something was calling to him.

Following that call, Gates suddenly looked at Eri Akiyama.

He hesitated, walked over to Eiri Akiyama, whispered a confession to her, and gently lifted the thin white quilt that covered her.

Immediately, Gates's pupils contracted instantly.

I saw Eri Akiyama holding a piece of it in his hand...... Knight's watch!

A knight's watch for night riding!

……

……

Outside the hospital.

The clock is pushed back a little bit.

“…… Do you think the person who acted with the castle was a good person? ”

Faced with this question asked by Tezuka Kaiyuki, Akiyama Ren was stunned, and suddenly remembered what Tezuka Kaiyuki had said when he persuaded him to leave his wife's hospital room.

[If you can trust me, I have a suggestion ......]

[Lian, please tell me the truth, like the kind of watch used by the Demon King, do you also have a piece? 】

[Leave it to Eeri, in this case, no matter what, Eeri will be saved.] 】

Those words were spliced together with Tezuka Kaiyuki's question at this time, which made Akiyama Ren suddenly understand.

"It turns out that you asked me to keep that watch for the sake of ...... To him? ”

"Nope."

Hearing this, Tezuka Haiyuki looked at Akiyama Ren very seriously and corrected him.

"I asked you to keep that watch so that it would be Eri's talisman, not so that it could be snatched away."

Listening to Tezuka's deliberately accentuated tone on the word "snatch", Akiyama Ren was silent and frowned deeply.

This tricky statement...... Do you think the Demon King will believe it? ”

"He'll believe it."

Saying this, Tezuka Haiyuki tossed a coin, looked at the light reflected by the coin flipping and falling in the air, and whispered.

"I'll make him believe it."

.bqkan8.. bqkan8.