"Stop?"

V Naomasa murmured as he frowned. He turned the computer, turned the screen to himself, and played the video again.

Patiently waiting for his friend to finish watching the video, Ormet fell into deep thought.

V Naomasa said, "?

V Neijun, do you understand? "

"Incessantly using words to stimulate the enemy who has obviously lost his mind. Instead of killing him with one blow, he kept creating wounds that can be healed with treatment but bring intense pain. Also, at the beginning of the experiment, he showed a huge difference in strength and exerted psychological pressure on the enemy that 'it's impossible to defeat him'."

“?

V Neijun, perhaps even the child himself didn't realize that he was hoping that the enemy would beg for mercy, hoping that the experiment would be stopped. "

"… I understand."

V Naomasa let out a long sigh of relief, closed the computer, and looked up at Ormet. "Thank you, Ormet, I know what to do next."

?

V Naomasa picked up the hat that was the same color as his trench coat and put it on. He nodded slightly and said to Ormet, "Then I'll take my leave first, Ormet, please rest well."

He got up, put the computer into his handbag, and carried it in his hand.

V Naomasa turned and walked to the door with an unwavering belief that cleared the fog in his heart.

"Wait,?

V Neijun. "

?

V Naomasa looked back in confusion and saw that Ormet had taken off his hospital gown and changed into casual clothes.

"Please, can you let me participate in this operation?" Ormet didn't have the usual cheerful smile on his face. Instead, he looked serious.

"Don't joke around, Ormet."

V Naomasa frowned and raised his voice slightly, mercilessly refuting Ormet's request.

“?

V Neijun, I know this request is difficult, but … "Ormet's face had a hint of anxiety. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed his arm.

V Naomasa grabbed his arm and interrupted him before he could finish his sentence.

"That's not the problem."

V Naomasa raised his hand and grabbed Ormet's hand that was grabbing his arm. With a little force, he pushed Ormet's hand away. He turned around and said, "Ormet, your current physical condition doesn't allow you to carry out any heroic activities."

"At all!

for

Even the recovery girl couldn't do anything about the injuries you suffered during the attack by the ONE Organization. Half of your respiratory organs were damaged and your stomach had to be removed entirely. You've just survived the operation with such serious injuries and you're proposing to participate in a hero's activity. "

Naoto Vūnai's eyes were filled with anger at his friend's lack of care for his body. "How could I agree to your request?"

"Thank you.

V Neijun. "

Ormet's ocean-like blue eyes were filled with gratitude, but the next second, they turned into determination. He said, "But I can't turn a blind eye to what happened to that child."

Ormet clenched his fists. "It's because of my negligence that he …"

Ormet gritted his teeth as the white-haired child's red eyes filled with madness and despair flashed in his mind.

"Ormet …"

V Naomasa's anger dissipated in an instant. He looked at the fearless No. 1 hero who always saved people with a smile. At this moment, his eyes were filled with unwillingness and regret. He was at a loss for a moment.

He opened his mouth.

V Naomasa took a moment to make himself speak. "… It's not your fault. Or rather, you've tried your best. I didn't pay more attention when you raised doubts about Ken Chōriki."

You're not the only one regretting, Ormet.

V Naomasa pursed his lips and sighed in his heart. The guilt that had been suppressed in his heart surged up.

"If it's Ormet, he can definitely save him."

Such a thought popped up unknowingly and lingered in his mind.

?

V Naomasa heard himself say, "If you can promise not to participate in the battle."

Ormet's eyes gradually lit up.

"Come on."

。

When Passage Of One Party woke up, he was in a nutrient solution. Through the green liquid, he saw a slightly distorted figure refracted by the light outside the cylindrical glass container.

Passage Of One Party stretched out his palm and placed it on the inner wall of the container. With a little force, the glass container was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

Crack.

The tempered glass shattered into pieces and the green liquid poured onto the ground.

Passage Of One Party slowly stepped down from the metal container chassis and stepped barefoot on the glass fragments that covered the ground. Only then did he realize that he seemed to be mistaken.

It was the researcher who often appeared around Matsumoto Kiku. After recovering his memory, Passage Of One Party even remembered that it was this man who brought him to Matsumoto Kiku on the day that Matsumoto Kiku forced him to lose his memory.

But in addition to him, there was another person in this enclosed and independent laboratory. No, to be precise, there was a corpse.

It was Matsumoto Kiku.

Matsumoto Kiku, who was lying in the ice coffin, was very clean. Her orange-red wavy hair was patiently combed, and she was wearing a white dress that she definitely did not choose herself.

The dead woman's eyes were closed, and there was a faint smile on her face. The wounds inside her body were healed very well. If one only looked at her from the outside, she even looked like a sleeping person who was having a good dream.

The man who was even afraid of the terrifying appearance of the cyborgs turned around. Facing Passage Of One Party who had killed more than 500 cyborgs, he did not show a trace of fear. He just bowed slightly, put on the respectful mask on his face again, and said, "Passage Of One Party -sama, you're awake."

"Matsumoto -sama has been waiting for you for a long time."

Passage Of One Party sighed weakly. He stepped forward with his pale and bare feet, stepped on the broken glass, and asked casually, "Do you want to avenge her?"

"No," the man showed a stiff smile, handed a hard drive to Passage Of One Party with both hands, and said, "I just want you to keep this."

Seeing Passage Of One Party take the hard drive, the man said, "It's not a big deal. It's just the identity information of the 537 cyborgs you killed before they were transformed."

The ordinary-looking man tore off his respectful mask, and a resentful light appeared in his eyes. He slowly spat out the last two words, "Monster."

The man who thought that this would be able to attack Passage Of One Party was surprised to see Passage Of One Party. After being stunned for a moment, Passage Of One Party actually opened his mouth and smiled at him.

"Hey!

Bastard, did you make a mistake?! "

Passage Of One Party raised the hard drive in front of the researcher's eyes and closed his palm slightly. When he opened it again, only a handful of fine powder flowed out from the gap between his fingers.

He had only learned about Passage Of One Party from Matsumoto Kiku's praise of Passage Of One Party. The researcher did not know that the person standing in front of him was not a good child who was so soft-hearted that he needed Matsumoto Kiku to continue the experiment. He was the fiercest villain from Academy City, where the strong preyed on the weak.

"I'm an incorrigible villain!

And you, who angered me, why aren't you running away? Are you waiting to be twisted into a fried dough twist by me? "

Passage Of One Party smiled cruelly, and his red eyes widened in excitement. He stepped on the ground, and the broken glass that was lying peacefully on the ground instantly became a lethal weapon that stabbed at the trembling researcher.

The researcher, who was frightened by Passage Of One Party's terrifying murderous intent, burst out with amazing potential under the threat of death. He quickly hid behind Matsumoto Kiku's ice coffin and avoided the fatal sharp glass, but there was still a bloody wound on his face.

Before the researcher could recover and regret his impulsive action of angering Passage Of One Party, a cold finger was placed on the wound on his face, and at the same time, a nightmarish voice said, "Not bad. Are all bugs' desire to live so strong?"

Passage Of One Party, who was standing beside him, bent down slightly and said with a malicious smile, "Since you want to live so badly, how about we play a game? I'll ask you questions, and you'll answer. There will be a reward if you answer correctly."

"Then, let's start with the questions, please ask!"

Passage Of One Party poked the narrow wound with his finger, "If I activate a reflex to reverse the direction of your blood flow, what will happen to you?"

"I, I'll die."

The man replied in a trembling voice. In fact, the man's consciousness had long been blurred under the influence of great fear, and he couldn't even feel pain. Now, he just instinctively said the answer.

"Congratulations, you got it right. Then the reward is —" Passage Of One Party dragged out the last word, and the corner of his mouth was as wide as it could be. He smiled cruelly and changed the direction of the blood flow.

The blood in the body quickly changed direction and rushed to the wound on the man's cheek. With a splash of blood, Passage Of One Party's excited voice sounded.

"A one-way ticket to Hell!"

Pitter-patter.

It was the sound of blood dripping on the ice coffin.

。

No one expected that the search of Ken Chōriki would be so easy. It started at two o 'clock in the afternoon, and it took less than three hours to almost complete.

?

V Naomasa stood next to the police car he drove and nodded to the subordinate who came to report the progress.

There was sufficient evidence of the crime. The body of the main culprit, Matsumoto Kiku, was found. It was suspected that she died from internal strife. There were a number of accomplices. One of them died, and the rest were all detained.

However, there was still one person who had not been seen.

V Naomasa looked at the photo of the white-haired child that was distributed to everyone and frowned worriedly.

He sighed in his heart and only hoped that things would not develop into the worst outcome.

“?

V Neijun, "In order to keep the agreement, Ormet, who had been sulking in the car, called out softly.

V Naomasa said, "There won't be any more fighting now. Can I help?"

?

V Naomasa hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Ormet grinned and raised his fist. Right?

V Naomasa said, "I will find him."

It was an ordinary sentence, but because it came from Ormet's mouth, it suddenly had the power of conviction.

?

V Naomasa smiled and bumped fists with Ormet. "I believe in you."

…

Sitting on the rooftop, Passage Of One Party's boiling blood had cooled down. He looked up at the curly clouds dyed orange by the afterglow of the sun and inexplicably thought of Matsumoto Kiku's orange curly hair.

"Young man."

A familiar voice sounded behind him. Passage Of One Party turned around.