Chapter Twenty-Three: The Uninvited Guest
Yoshitaka Shinomai took Zhuang Sihong's hand and wandered around the book city, stopping in front of some comics from time to time, grabbing one of them with a bright eye and flipping through it a few times, or respectfully placing it in the transparent bag he had brought with him, or putting it down with a sigh. Zhuang Sihong clutched a few thick books in his hand, looked at his holding hand quite uncomfortably, and after a while, he didn't shake his wrist gently until Yoshitaka Shinomai put down a book, signaling her to let go.
“…… Ji Gaosan, do you like manga very much? She whispered with her eyes down.
"Yes! Caricature! I like it before and after the new calendar, and I like the everyday-relaxed style that is popular now! She raised her hands in the comic she had just flipped through and staggered and continued, "But I remember that Xiaohong prefers this kind of pre-new novel, right?" In fact, there are many adaptations into manga! You can also take a look, for example, this is an adaptation of Crime and Punishment...... I haven't seen the original yet, but I always feel like it's very atmospheric! ”
Hearing this, Zhuang Sihong hurriedly took the book, and when he opened it, the treacherous and beautiful picture and the delicate and complex brushstrokes were presented in front of him - there is no doubt that this is a projection book, only a projection book can achieve such a lifelike depiction, but even such a beautiful painting is rare to see in a projection book. Zhuang Sihong flipped through it, from the appearance of the protagonist until he made up his mind to kill, holding his breath, he turned his head to sort out the comics in the bag for a long time and asked, "Ji Gaosan...... That one...... Can you lend it to me after you buy it? ”
"Huh? If you want to, it's your book! Ji Gao Shinoi Wu waved his hand, "Don't be so polite, anyway, our budget is the same." If I want to see it, I'll ask you again, anyway, we're in the same dormitory! ”
"Huh?! …… Thank you, thank you......!! A red mist rose on his face, Zhuang Sihong hurriedly lowered his head and bowed vigorously, and his originally small voice was distorted a little. Ji Gao Shino Dance patted her on the shoulder without mind, and opened a book again; But before she could look at it, the noisy chatter outside the door caught her attention. I raised my head while muttering who bothered me to watch the teacher's new work, but the picture that came into view was - Izumi Huangbo chased a man with tattered clothes through in front of him, probably because of the difficulty of using the ability in the city, he chased a little hard, and the man was holding a thick stack of new coins in his hand, and he didn't have to think about it to know what was going on.
Ji Gao Shinai pulled the corners of his mouth, took off the bag, and put it on Zhuang Sihong's neck: "I'll leave it to you, Xiaohong." ”
She pushed away the onlookers and rushed forward, but the fleeing thief turned around and disappeared into the alley. Shino Yoshitaka and Izumi Araba glanced at each other, and ran down the alley without saying anything. It's empty, not even inside the building, there's nothing in the empty alley, even the garbage cans are empty. The two were speechless at the end of the alley, the slightly dented wall.
“…… Quan, is he robbing your money? "Finally there was time to catch her breath," Shino Yoshitaka asked.
"No, it's the ...... of the person who is in the same noodle shop as me."
"Why do you still go to the noodle shop...... Forget it, anyway, let's find out where else he can run to. ”
"Wait a minute." Mendechel narrowed his eyes slightly, "You're also an emissary, aren't you?" Maybe I've seen you at the base before, and I can't tell. Anyway, it's rude to steal someone's belongings, so I'd like you to give them back to me if you can. ”
Night looked around and said to Mendechel, "Is he still here?" Before she could react, a pair of hands wrapped around her neck, and she held Mendechel's heart-shaped crystal, holding the sharp part against her throat. Mendevilel didn't dare to move for a moment, and Yoi froze in place because of the threat to his life. The man's gaze was vicious, and he stared fiercely at Mendechel: "Don't move! Hands up! ”
Mendecel raised his hands: "Okay, then I won't move, you ......"
"Shut up!!"
Now he had to keep his mouth shut. It's not that this pose can't summon the bone whip, not to mention the alien crystal of Mr. Wu on the ring, but ...... If you accidentally hurt Xiao, not to mention Xiao's friendship with him, if she dies, there will really be no one to do the isocrystalline process for him, this job is dangerous, and it is basically forbidden by the base. The man remained in that position, and his other free hand pointed around: "Give me all the money you have!" ”
It looks like it's just for robbery...... He probably doesn't even know what the isomorphic process is. Mendevilel made a gesture of digging into his pocket with one hand, and the other hand was still raised, still staring at Yoi's eyes and frowning. Before the man could even interrupt their eye contact, he felt a heavy blow to his abdomen - in the uncontrollable gap of his hand, Night slapped his hands, and countless akane crystals emerged from the gap between his fingers, and stabbed straight around his sideways self and stabbed at the man. Enraged by this, the man crushed Mendechel's isomorphs, and stretched out an equally golden bone whip from his palm to wrap around them. But the things shattered before they could wrap around them, and the shards fell on the skin, turning into countless small supper, with their mouths open and not knowing what they were talking about.
"My army!!"
No matter how many times the bone whip hits the small one, it only takes a few seconds for them to regenerate into smaller bodies, and finally slowly, like termites, all gather on the back of the man's neck. "How?" Xiao slowly stepped forward and smiled at the man who couldn't move, "Your isomorphization part is over there, right?" I don't know what will happen if I destroy it completely. ”
“…… Okay, look up, take you to the police station or deal with it privately? Anyway, I just saw the money you have in your hand, and it's not yours. Mendevilel crossed his arms and tilted his head, "We're not that upright anymore." It's better to return this money to its owner, and then stay and work for Miss Xiao for a while, and we'll let you go, after all, you destroyed my alien crystal, and I don't know when it will be reborn. ”
“…… Damn ......" The man's eyebrows twitched, and he glared at Mendechel through gritted teeth, and suddenly he closed his eyes as if he had made up his mind, and then—countless golden crystals swirled around him and struck him the back of his neck. Even if half of his body was about to fall to the ground due to the injury, he still did not lose a cent, and two bone whips appeared in his hands, one left and one right, and launched an attack on the two of them respectively, "Shut up!" You people don't understand my pain!! You're proud to be an emissary, aren't you?! You don't understand what I've been through, so don't put on a high look!!
"He who thinks he is a messenger—you have not experienced my experience!!"
"I still haven't found it."
Paper Zu Asuka and Zhuang Sihong appeared around the corner, and the onlookers had gradually dispersed. Izumi shook his head at them, and jumped down from the second floor with a little headache - Shinomai Yoshitaka probably turned a blind eye to this, after all, there was nothing she could do under special circumstances. And when he landed, he was attracted by what was in the arms of the paper ancestor bird—a small animal curled up in his arms, its black tail flicking around, and its drooping ears lying next to his eyes. "This is...... What? The spring wave paused, and opened the terminal to find relevant information.
"Don't look for it, this is a dog, puppy. I grew up like this when I was a child. The paper ancestor Asuka scratched the puppy's chin, and the puppy raised his head and licked his fingers, "I saw it with Shoji on the side of the road, one is estimated to be worth 20 million Singapore dollars, and I don't know who threw it away, it's really not too much money...... Shoji refused to leave over there, so I simply brought it over. ”
"Because, well...... They...... Even life is not respected. Zhuang Sihong looked a little annoyed, but the moment he looked up and met Izumi's gaze, he quickly became timid.
Ji Gao Shino Dance came from outside the alley: "I really can't find it, but I've already called the police, and the rest of the matter may be handed over to them...... Wow, it's a dog, right?! I've only seen it in books!! ”
"Crazy woman, stay away from me, you're scared of it! …… Okay, okay, don't be afraid, good ...... Uh-huh! Where are you going? ”
The puppy was writhing in the arms of the paper ancestor bird, and he had no choice but to put it down. The fluffy mass sniffed around on the ground and circled around, excreting next to the telephone pole on the side; The four of them watched its movements, and they all felt a little novel. - Then, turning its attention to Izumi, it threw itself into his arms with its short legs. "Wait- hey!! Ahhhh......h Quan Huangbo was a little dazed by this pounce, maybe he didn't think that such a small dog has a lot of strength, he tried to learn to pick up the dog like a paper ancestor bird, but no matter how he said it, he couldn't resist the overly lively little guy, and was even pounced on and retreated...... When his back hits a wall somewhere, his feet suddenly empty and he falls into the empty hole.
"Izumi?!"
"Izumi-san......!!"
"Arami-kun !!"
It's hard to explain what it was like, and in the darkness he could only hold the puppy to prevent it from falling. The puppy may have realized that something was wrong, and curled up in Izumi's arms and shivered, making a coquettish sound. Izumi looked down and saw that there was no cushion in the space under his feet, so he could only use chains to tie his feet and waist while avoiding the puppy, and forcibly landed on the ground - at this time, purple oil paint and orange butterflies suddenly appeared under his feet. Izumi was stunned, and when he turned his head to look, the other three companions also jumped down with him.
"Hmm! What kind of place is this?! The paper ancestor bird quickly became vigilant and summoned a giant axe.
"Maybe the thief is hiding here!" Yoshitaka Shino Dance looked around. The walls have a little trace of heterogeneous crystals, and the floor is clean, and it looks like ordinary people have no problem falling on the ground.
“…… That's high. Zhuang Sihong added another layer of butterflies. They landed smoothly, but the puppy still didn't dare to leave the arms of Quan Huangbo, and accepted the smooth hair again and again. However, they couldn't help but be a little shocked by the sight in front of them. The golden bone whip slashed quickly, but not one, but three. Mendevilel was fighting a strange man, and next to him was a woman trying to use her powers. Izumi Araba and Yoshitaka Shino Mai recognized the man at a glance as the thief, and hurriedly summoned their respective combat crystals to support, the oil paint slapped on the man's body, and the chains bound his feet, but the man did not waver at all, but pressed their respective crystals - the next second the crystals disappeared from sight, and the golden bone whip did not know when, there was a mixture of purple and blue.