Chapter 22: Mission Detachment
"Anyway, to celebrate Mr. Arami's discharge from the hospital, we decidedβ"
"Go to the inner city and have fun!! Yes!!! β
ββ¦β¦ Yes? β
Izumi had never imagined that he would see such a picture after removing the strip of cloth on his blindfold.
He sat in a huge hover, a wrap-around seat next to him, opposite Sho Sihong trying to avoid her gaze and Shino Yoshitaka who was chirping endlessly at her, and Mendevilel was in the driver's seat like a bus driver carrying a child to kindergarten. Izumi briefly digested what he had just heard and what he saw, turned around and looked out the window on his knees, the base, the hospital, and the messenger training center turned into a few small dots mixed together, and in the distance was a gray and orange heteromorphous ground...... Further inside, there are towering, densely packed buildings, which undoubtedly look like an inner city. Speaking of which, it is true that I haven't been back for a while......
β¦β¦ But......
"You just want to go to the inner city." Izumi Araba sits upright.
The enthusiastic Ji Gao Shino Dance and the Paper Ancestor Asuka were stunned and shouted at the same time: "It's not!" β
"Yes, but I think you're all happy."
"Eh, could it be that Arabami-kun feels left out? Eh, that's what you think!! There's really no way around that, so let me take care of it...... I'll go with you whatever you want to do in the inner city today! The paper ancestor bird patted his chest.
Yoshitaka Shino Mai turned her head disapprerovingly: "Some people will definitely go and play by themselves!" However, we really think it's great that you can be discharged from the hospital. It's nothing on my side, but your injuries here are so serious, I'm worried about your sequelae, but it's great to be discharged from the hospital!! Right, Xiaohong? β
"Ahh......h Hmm, congratulations......" Zhuang Sihong was at a loss, and finally had to bow his head lightly in response.
Mendechel's hearty laugh came from the front: "It would be nice to be discharged from the hospital!" The guys on the third floor have already avenged you by unloading the tide, so rest assured! Also, you're new after all, so I don't know, but it's actually our tradition, right? I take one day out of the city every month to play.,It just so happens that Araba-kun was discharged from the hospital.,As long as you don't run around.,I think there's no problem.γ β
ββ¦β¦ Miss Jigao, do they know about this? Izumi raised his hand and touched the terminal.
"They wouldn't let us go if they didn't know, but Mr. Suzuki was so nagging that my ears would explode." Paper Ancestor Asuka folded his arms and twisted his head disdainfully, his legs shaking.
I'm talking about the unsmiling administrator Kuiman Suzuki. Izumi Huangbo's mind came to the eyes of the man staring at him in the middle of the night when he got up at night and went to the corridor, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his back. No matter how long it takes, the deterrent power that has taken root in my heart will not be reduced by half.
Mendevilel changed his hand gesture according to the steering screen, and the hoverboard changed from the original straight driving to diving, heading towards the corner of the tarmac, and many similar hovers with people can be seen parked in place or floating high in the air. The next second he landed steadily, Mendecher unbuckled his seat belt, snapped his fingers, and the hatch opened, and several people walked out of the cabin along the two-person wide door. The artificial blue sky shines overhead, and it's a sunny day that makes you feel good at any time. "We're here!!" Shino Yoshitaka took Zhuang Sihong's hand and pointed downward, and under the tarmac, about twenty meters above the ground, there was a constant stream of roads and pedestrians passing by from time to time.
A very different world from the outer city.
It's as if the real world exists here.
And Izumi Arabo no longer remembers the world.
He widened his eyes and ran to the handrail in three steps and two steps, leaning over to look out. Due to the use of space, except for a very small number of buildings with underground floors, most of the other buildings are large high-rise buildings with less than 10 floors, and there are few parks on flat land - ensuring human survival is the most important thing. Therefore, it is often difficult to say the price of things that involve nature, but as messengers with privileges, they can enjoy themselves with a huge budget.
"Babble, Araga-kun is so excited? Obviously, you just looked so unhappy to say? Paper Ancestor Asuka leaned against the railing beside him and smiled, "Don't worry, there is time to play." Just be careful not to use isomorphism in what you say here, it's still easy to scare people. β
"If you don't say this, I know about it." Izumi retracted his gaze, "Anyway, where are we going first?" β
Ji Gao Shinai shook his head, and his ponytail also swayed behind his back: "Let's go have a meal first, it's not too early anyway!" β
Izumi Huangbo puffed out his cheeks and raised his head: "...... This is delicious, what is this called!! β
"If I'm not mistaken, it's called noodles...... There are many types, and this one is called udon. Paper Ancestor Asuka propped his chin in thought, and when he cast his gaze on the half-empty bowl of Izumi Araha, he couldn't help but be surprised, "Why do you eat so much!" I haven't even taken a few bites, you slow down...... Uh-huh......"
ββ¦β¦ But it's really delicious......" Izumi Araba reluctantly resisted, and after ignoring the strange stares of the other customers in the restaurant, he buried his face in the udon noodles and began to eat in full swing. For a person who has only eaten energy blocks and substitute foods since he was a child, it is a luxury to be able to eat fresh, hot meals, let alone the food in front of him, which is full of portions and tastes good. It wasn't until he became an emissary that he finally had the money to buy a bowl of udon noodles worth a whole block of levitator energy. And the paper ancestor Asuka was surprised but not surprised, this kind of food is expensive, but the emphasis is on making people feel that there was no catastrophe in the era.
The taste buds are also part of the contact with the past. He picked up a few noodles with his chopsticks and looked around while eating. The dΓ©cor here is completely different from the energy block store they passed by before, as if it has been abandoned by time, it shows a retro style, whether it is the counter, the floor or the seats, all use holographic projections to create a wooden feeling, and when the dim light hits him, he can't help but think of the agreement made with him.
"If you become an emissary, you have a lot of money, right? In that case, Asuka will have to take good care of me. β
They made a lot of agreements, the origin was that they agreed not to look down on their sister as much as their parents because she was a girl, and then it slowly became that they wanted to work together in Canaan and become messengers together. Since she was a child, Asuka has followed her back and done many amazing deeds that she could not have imagined, including now fighting for a city of thousands of people - of course, now the outstretched little finger can no longer hold anything. Paper Ancestor Flying Bird knocked on his head and smiled bitterly, this action was fully seen by the spring barren waves. He put down the bowl and licked the soup from the corner of his mouth: "What's the matter, Asuka-kun?" β
"Nothing!"
"But your face ......"
"Ah, I can't eat that much, I can give it to you if you want. I didn't add mustard, you have to do it yourself. β
"How much have you eaten...... Hey, there's something you have to say. β
"I know, I know."
Asuka stuffed most of the noodles in the bowl into the Izumi Akina bowl along with all the ingredients, and there were only a few noodles in his own bowl. Izumi stared at him steadily, and before refilling his bowl with wasabi, he stuffed the rest of the beef into the bowl of the paper ancestral birds. Paper Ancestor Flying Bird held the bowl and smiled bitterly a few times, thanking him. The combination that usually seems a bit noisy is now eating with their heads down, in stark contrast to the people around them who are chatting and solving lunch problems. And at this moment, they heard a scream at the same time-
"Yes, there are thieves!!"
Before the words fell, the two of them put down their chopsticks (Izumi Araba's mouth was still squirming) and looked in the direction where the voice came from, and the woman in the kimono pointed to the door with a small hand in the wide sleeve, and a thin and sloppy man ran out with a thick stack of new coins in his hand, and disappeared from sight in a blink of an eye. Izumi swallowed the noodles in his mouth and quickly opened the door, only to see a black figure running out, he threw the phrase "I'll chase it immediately" and disappeared among the pedestrians.
Mendevilel followed the terminal navigation slowly, and finally stopped in a small alley. He walked in the direction of the alley, pressing a bare brick at the end. The space beneath his feet cracked open in an instant, and he fell straight down. However, he didn't feel uncomfortable in the face of such a strange situation, but let himself chase the gravity downward as he had done countless times - and finally he used his left hand to create a bone whip to hook a raised heterogeneous floor, pulling his body to land perfectly on the ground.
"βMr. Mendechel, you're here again."
A woman with a good figure greeted him, smiling and fixing her gaze on his fingers.
"What do you want this time? You've got a lot of orders, and you haven't told me when they should be delivered. β
"Let's talk about that later, Miss Xiao, I'll give you the money anyway." Mendechel waved his hand, and the golden crystal belonging to him slowly appeared in the palm of his hand, converging into a heart-shaped shape, and took off the stud from his right ear, "This time, please stay in the ...... Stud earrings, if you can, I hope you can see this pattern when you wear it, is it okay? β
"You're so romantic. But will that Mr. Wu eat this set? β
"This is the same set that I used to confess to him back then, and this year is the fifth year we have been together, so I have to give some surprise or something...... When I get a mission to Canaan, China, I'll come to you and take everything with me. β
"With so many things, you're not afraid that all your money will be wasted after I'm seized."
"Of course not, I'm sure you won't be seized." Mendecel curled his eyes, "I'll check next month...... Wait, what's behind you? βγ
"Don't play with this age...... What?! β
Xiao looked back casually, but saw a man in dirty clothes staring at him, and before she could react, the man had already grabbed the isomorph and earrings from her hand and ran out. "Hey! Wait a minute!!! Mendechel hurriedly summoned a new bone whip, but the bone whip was blocked by his own strange crystal, which in turn made himself miserable. He gasped, and when he looked up again, the man was gone.