Volume 1 The Old Man Chapter 12: The Grave
"What did you say!?" Cho and Kiba's surprise basically came straight out of the words.
The concept of Meteor Juku is not just the truth for them, the school they used to be when they were young. For Kiba, he experienced the experience of being saved by the mysterious high-speed Orphnoch in Meteor Juku, and for Kiba, this place gave him a glimpse of the limitations of Orphnoch's evolution and the birth of the O-belt. And the experience of both of them gave them some very mysterious feelings about this place, a dangerous and unpredictable place.
"What's wrong, why are you two like this all of a sudden?" Keitaro looked puzzled, and in his opinion, the two of them were like children who suddenly heard that they were going to the cemetery at night. For Keitaro, Meteor Juku is just a former school.
Thinking of something, he asked Matsuzaki, "Since you know that Nagata is still alive and know where she is, why do you do nothing?" ”
The question was sharp, but Matsuzaki didn't seem to mind, and he smiled: "Due to some 'special reasons', the elevator directly down to Meteor Juku in the company or other means is blocked, and if you want to enter, you have to enter through the original entrance." ”
"Mr. Matsuzaki, now is not the time to sell Sekiko!" Kiba really thinks that Matsuzaki's speech likes to take strange detours, but he always preemptively answers the next question he wants to ask.
"I'm sorry," Matsuzaki put away his smile, "Before considering the operation to rescue Miss Nagata, we sent someone to investigate the situation below Meteor Juku, and it was from there that we got the prototype of O. He said, staring at Kiba, "And then, we have a new problem, and that's an Orphnoch who suddenly appeared - the former 'LuckyClover' Kageyama Tsutoko. ”
What was supposed to be two people was surprised by four people.
"I know you're all surprised," Matsuzaki sighed, "but there's no way around it, we can't deal with her alone." We don't know what she's doing down there, but the only thing we know is that the person who took Miss Nagata is Kageyama Tsuneko! ”
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Kikuchi laundry.
Kusaka and Truth seemed to be back to the life they had lived a few months ago, one ironing their clothes, and the other at the front of the counter greeting customers.
"You've been through a lot since I wasn't there." Kusaka's voice came from the counter.
"Well," Truth replied, "but it was a really depressing time, and from time to time I had to face a decrease in my companions, Miss Nagata, Miss Kiba, and Teruo, and of course, you, Kusaka. But now it's all over, and Aqiao, Mihara and Kiba have tried their best to defeat the 'king', and life is back on track. ”
"'On the right track', is it?" Kusaka lifted the curtain on the counter and the back compartment, and while looking at the truth, the eyes of the two people collided, "Do you really think that Orphnoch still has a human heart?" That guy Yuji Kiba, he himself proved that Orphnoch is different from a human no matter how much he pretends to be human. ”
"But..."
Ding dong--
The bell at the main entrance interrupted the truth that was about to be said. Kusaka returned to the counter, only to find that it was a coincidence that the group had returned.
"Kusaka," Qiao walked in front of Kusaka as soon as he entered the door, "We want your help." ”
"My, help?" Kusaka sneered, "Do you think I owe you a favor if I give me back the belt?" He stared at Kiba, who was standing behind him.
"I think I can give you a reason you can't refuse." Qiao's face showed a smile that he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Oh?"
"Kageyama Tsuneko, she's still alive, and she's in Meteor Juku right now."
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A few minutes later.
"The truth, Keitaro will be handed over to you, and a few of us will have to go out." Coincidentally, he looked at Keitaro, who was desperately holding on to Kaitang, and finally pulled his hands away and put them on both sides of his body, glanced at the truth, and the group went out again.
"What's the matter, Keitaro, why didn't they go out with you?"
"Ah Qiao!" Keitaro stood up again, but was grabbed by the truth.
"It's for Miss Nagata's business, seeing that you know that there must be danger, so you can leave the matter to them with peace of mind." It's strange that Truth feels like he's soothing a child who has been left behind by an adult.
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In front of the former site of Meteor Juku.
A stone monument stands crookedly on the sand. At this time of year, the noisy wind rolls up the fine sand and blows all over the sky.
"Is this the entrance to this school? Such a desolate place would be a school, and it would be too remote! A man in a denim jacket with a crooked hat and only a glove said angrily.
"What does this have to do with you, you just need to follow me, if there is anything unsatisfactory, I hope you get out of the way and don't get in my way."
"That's enough, Grass Plus. Let's not delay, let's go in quickly, lest there be any trouble. Kiba nodded in response to Qiao's words.
"Then stop talking nonsense, follow me."
In a dark classroom, a dim green light is on. Instead of the neat rows of desks as expected, a glass vat filled with brown-green culture fluid was placed on a steel bed. A bird-like Orphnoch lay in it, groaning in constant pain.
"Yuka, it's a shame that you can get the favor of the 'king', and now I am beginning to regret that I didn't kill you in the first place. This true power of Orphnoch has slowly filled your body, why should you resist this perfect evolutionary power? Do you miss that human body so much? The lobster-shaped Orphnoch leaned against the glass jar, disgusted at the still struggling Yuka.
Suddenly, Tsumiko raised her head, as if she felt something.
"Looks like there's a guest coming."
Rinzi's fingers ran over the edge of the jar, and a small part of the glass slowly turned to white ash.
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The light of the flashlight was bouncing up and down. The four of them sat in a classroom and listened.
Whew--Whew--
Haitang leaned on the wall on the side with both hands, panting and saying weakly: "How many classrooms are there, Uncle Ben is real... Otherwise..."
"The front is--"
"It's the last classroom, guys."
Kusaka was about to answer, but was interrupted by another voice. The crowd immediately became vigilant.
Syllable!
The surrounding lights lit up, and the darkness receded. Tsunako appeared at the end of the hallway in her Orphnoch form.
"Looks like this is it." Qiao's belt has long been worn on the waist.
"Just made a break with you." The flames of revenge erupted in Kusaka's eyes.