There was still an eerie silence in the air around me. I couldn't see any expression on Aleister's face. In fact, I doubted whether the muscles on his face were still capable of contracting. I just sat like this.
On the mazaar, the fallen man Aleister stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes for a long time. The two of them were inverse images of each other in each other's pupils, and then the air around them sounded like the other's neither male nor female again.
the sound of.
"...You are very interesting. Was that your ability just now? A space user? But as far as I know, you used a method of suppressing energy to stop the secondary explosion in the store during the shopping mall explosion.
And people with dual abilities cannot exist in the calculation of the tree diagram designer..."
As expected, this guy has been visible from the beginning, and we haven't kept a low profile since the beginning.
"Treemap Designer is just a primitive simulation machine, and its performance is unbearably low. It doesn't even support Devil May Cry 4 - and it doesn't have a controller driver."
Of course, the tree diagram designer is quite primitive in my eyes. Any replica bubble I have can be smarter than that machine, and more importantly, due to the personal hobbies of a nerdy mother, every copied bubble
All of the bubbles support 10800kbps abnormal high-definition output and simulation of all models, and they all come with their own controller drivers and golden finger modules. When I have nothing to do, I often ask a copy of the bubble to come over and act as the host, and then
Playing King of Fighters in the living room with Qian Qian...
Well, I really went off topic.
The air was once again filled with an atmosphere of silence. Aleister obviously needed more brain cells than usual to process what he heard. Of course, if I were a conspirator, I should now suspect that this guy is thinking about how to deal with what is in front of him.
Kill the guy.
"We don't seem to be talking about the same thing."
Finally, Aleister said the above words in a tone that seemed to give up, and he finally confirmed that the stranger in front of him did not seem to be so easy to deal with, well, if your way of thinking is not curious enough.
I grinned slightly: "We are discussing the same thing, but if you don't get to the point, maybe I will go off topic. I am easily off topic."
Aleister was silent. It was obvious that my reaction was not what he expected. It should be said that since the establishment of Academy City, Aleister has not encountered anything unexpected for a long time. This
The man in the tube felt a little confused, but soon he put aside these meaningless feelings and focused on his original purpose.
"So, in order to avoid wasting time, can you answer my questions?" Aleister's voice echoed in the air. "Who are you, where are you from, and why are you here? I really want to answer these questions.
Know."
"You can check the library, where we have a complete set of information."
I didn't immediately answer the question about the law. I wanted to know how much this guy had mastered.
"If you are referring to the information stored in the database, they are indeed perfect. You have even established false family history information for yourself. The level of detail can be traced back to three hundred and twenty-seven years ago, but I
You know, those are just false appearances."
"Who exactly are you?"
"We are outsiders," I gave an ambiguous answer. "Don't worry, you won't be able to find out our origins by any means."
"Are you an outsider..." Aleister repeated in a low voice, and there seemed to be a deep meaning in his tone, but the voice that was even duller than Pandora made it difficult for me to hear anything from it, "Then, as the owner of this place,
, I think I should at least have the right to know the purpose of your visit, can you answer this question? "
I shrugged: "Do you believe me when I say that we are just here for sightseeing?"
"The communication between us seems to be quite difficult... but I think I can assume that you are not hostile, because various phenomena indicate that you do not seem to have the intention to shake the foundation of this city. So, now there is one last more interesting question, the first
There is a little girl named Saten Ruiko in the seventh school district. According to records, she is an incompetent person, and the chance of awakening superpowers is no more than 0.01%. However, three days ago she suddenly obtained the Gundam
Level 3 ability, and it is a type of ability that has never appeared before. This girl awakened her ability after receiving ability development from a research institution called "Xiling Research Institute", and that research institute seems to be yours.
It’s ‘fictional’.”
"Saten Ruiko?" I thought for a moment, then nodded, "That was indeed a little experiment we did when we were bored. Why, do you want this technology? We agreed in advance that you can do it, but
I will never give it!"
"Is that so?" Aleister mused in a low voice, and then sighed, "It seems that you have some kind of prejudice against me. The communication was not smooth from the beginning. So, I think our conversation can be
it's over."
"Oh," I nodded, and then put away the maza, "Then I'm leaving - by the way, you won't find the 'leader' to take me out?"
This time Aleister was silent for longer, and then the other party's neutral voice suddenly sounded in the air around him. Well, this time it seemed to be a little crazy: "You really have nothing else to say?
"
I showed a harmless smile: "You were the one who wanted to talk to me, I don't have anything to say!"
Aleister: "...You can leave."
I was about to turn my head, but then I stopped as if I suddenly remembered something: "Ah, by the way, I have something to ask you."
This time the emotional fluctuations were more obvious: "Aren't you speechless!?!?"
I sneered: "Didn't I just remember this!?"
The flickering lights on the surrounding instruments were very turbulent for a while, and then finally gradually calmed down, and Aleister's feeble voice rang out: "Then, you can say it."
"Well, I'm just a little curious. Why did you come to see me today?"
Theoretically speaking, it shouldn't just be to ask me a few irrelevant questions and get a bunch of messy answers, right?
"Originally, there were many things, but the most important thing was to see what the person who could easily invade Academy City and even rewrite the reality here looked like. But now it seems that the communication between you and me is destined to not go smoothly, so
Even if it's just to say hello - since uninvited guests don't have the habit of greeting the host, then as a host, you should at least show up."
I curled my lips: "I thought you were planning to kill me."
"I don't deny that I had this idea at first. Here, an unstable factor that I can't control is quite dangerous."
"Then why have you changed your mind now?"
I asked one question after another, and this old boy aggressively played Q&A with me from the beginning. Damn it, I can do it too!
Of course, Aleister had no idea that the person in front of him, who he treated with caution and was confused, had such a simple way of thinking. He thought about it for a moment, and then felt that it was okay to answer this question, so he said: "It's just
It's because of curiosity. There are many things in you that I can't understand. Even if they can't be used by me, I won't rashly eliminate such existences before shaking the foundation of this city. But I hope you can understand that at the critical moment,
I don’t mind eliminating all uncontrollable factors. Although I don’t know what you rely on for such a fearless attitude, you haven’t really seen the power of Academy City yet.”
The power of Academy City? Can it withstand a round of saturation bombing from outer space?
Aleister's words were high-sounding, and it seemed that his real goal was to protect this city. Unfortunately, I knew everything about him, so naturally I would not be moved by this false righteousness.
The surrounding space fluctuated, something was suddenly added to a certain coordinate, and then the little girl who was the "leader" appeared next to me. She looked at the maza in my hand with a strange look, and then rushed to Ya
Lesta nodded in greeting.
"Then I'll withdraw."
The man who was pouring out the green test tube waved his hand in the distance, and the next second, the scenery in front of him changed to the blue sky and white clouds outside the building.
"It's still so comfortable. I really don't know how that specimen could endure the darkness."
I sighed and walked forward on my own.
That specimen, what on earth was he thinking about?
Today's meeting was really incomprehensible, and the conversation was also incomprehensible. To be honest, I can hardly believe 100% of what Aleister said. As we all know, in Academy City, a person cannot be controlled, or even cannot be controlled.
A force that knows its origins will never be allowed to exist. Aleister said it nicely, but can he really let uncontrollable factors like us interfere with his lifelong efforts?
Something may happen in the near future, there is no doubt about it. For that man who can use everyone without hesitation and achieve his own goals by any means, a force that suddenly appears on his head, if
If it cannot be used for one's own use, then only destruction will be left.
But let him do whatever he wants, anyway, Pandora and Huesca have started complaining about boredom recently...
I would like to remind everyone that it is not a good habit to think randomly while walking, especially when there is a stupid angel parasitic in the spiritual sea that can make your thinking fall into a subtle and slow state, something called "Touma Phenomenon" will easily occur.
things.
"boom!"
"Eh-"
With such a exclamation, I felt that a soft body was... knocked away by me.
I shouldn't be able to walk more than 30 miles, so why did she fly out? Well, this may be because I didn't move at all and all the force was borne by the other person alone. If calculated using physical formulas——
I digress.
After a bunch of nonsense thoughts continued to flash through my mind uncontrollably due to inertia, I focused my attention and saw a woman who was probably in her early twenties but with long silver-white hair rubbing her head.
He sat up from the ground and looked at the other person's clothes. He seemed to be a waiter in some store.
By the way, how did this bloody plot come about, where a beautiful woman bumped into a ginseng because she was distracted while walking?
"Sorry sorry."
While apologizing, I hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out my hand to help the other person up. It seemed that the guess that the force was borne by one person was correct. The woman in front of me swayed for a few seconds before she finally stood firm. I guess it was
Mild concussion...
"Um...are you okay?"
I asked cautiously. Although it was just a small thing like bumping into someone while walking, looking at the mosquito coils still lingering in his eyes, I couldn't help but wonder if I had really exceeded 30 miles just now.
"Ah, it's okay——"
The silver-haired woman spoke slowly, really slowly, with a long and unhurried pronunciation in each word, but it gave people a strange feeling of normality, as if this was slower than normal people.
The half-talking way of speaking is perfectly normal for this woman.
"Uh, but there's a big bump on your forehead..." I kindly reminded her. Judging from the look of the other party, she was probably the type whose reaction was not much faster than Alaya's. The kind who would worry about whether she would do anything if you left it alone.
Starving yourself to death is purely natural.
"It's okay -" the silver-haired woman still said slowly, "I have a strong recovery ability -"
If we continue to communicate like this, I feel like my brain is going to slow down, even though it has never been faster in the first place.
"Ah - yes -" Even if he suddenly remembered something and exclaimed, the other party still had the same slow tone, and then took out a small piece of paper from the pocket of the waiter's uniform and handed it over, "If
If you have time - welcome to Xiaoxi jewelry store - then, goodbye - "
With such a leisurely feeling, the silver-haired woman bowed to me, then turned around and disappeared at the corner of the street not far away in ten minutes. After all, I was knocked away at such a slow speed. Could it be that I really just now?
Up to 30 miles?
There are so many weirdos in Academy City, this is my final thought.
Xiaoxi jewelry store?
I lowered my head and looked at the white card that the other party handed to me. The card was exquisitely made and decorated with beautiful patterns. The name of Xiaoxi's jewelry store was written in Chinese regular script with size 3 bold italics, and then... it was gone.
.
I raised my head and cried into the distance.
At least remember to write down the address and contact number of your store, idiot!!!
Can this kind of guy who is even more Alaya than Alaya and even smaller than Xiaopaopao really survive in this cruel society? The owner of that store has Wang Zhihe in his head.
Tofu curd?!
Or is it that the waitress with long silver hair is actually just a mascot for viewing in the store? This is the only possible explanation!
I shook my hair, put aside my association with the mascot, and continued walking forward.
Then, a slightly familiar energy fluctuation suddenly came from not far away, making me stop in my tracks.
"Why are there so many things going on today?"
I muttered something in a low voice, but I couldn't ignore the energy that should never appear in Academy City, and walked towards a deserted street.
If I remember correctly, it should be the power of magic, but it doesn't seem to be the fluctuation of any spell activation, but just a meaningless release of magic. The only purpose seems to be to attract other people's attention, but no one can recognize magic here.
If such a "bait" is released in a volatile place, will the people on the magic side start making moves in Academy City again?
With such confused thoughts, I walked through several streets until I entered an inaccessible area. This should be a construction site that had been suspended for some reason. Although it has the most efficient and complete coordination mechanism, it also exists in Academy City.
It is a phenomenon of unfinished buildings. The several high-rise buildings in front of us are just rudimentary structures. The reinforced concrete scattered on the ground are also in a mess. All the mechanical equipment has been removed. Now it is an empty and forgotten area.
There were obvious fluctuations in magic power, and there seemed to be rune markings around it to disperse idlers. This was obviously to prevent the meeting from being disrupted by guys like the Kamijou boy who came out to make soy sauce, and there were also some knots that were the first time I saw them.
The existence of world-like things has interfered with the flow of information in a large area. However, since I am not an expert in this field, I don't know their role yet. I guess they are also hidden things, right?
"Come out, it's boring to hide like this."
As he finished speaking, the sound of footsteps came from the shadow of a building. Just as expected, the person who came to attract the other party was me.
Of course, I will not admit that I only thought of this after I scanned the energy fluctuations throughout Academy City and found that there was no second source of magic power except here.
"Laoyan...ahem, Steele?"
When I saw the tall figure that appeared first, although it was expected, I still screamed out in slight surprise. The familiar exaggerated height, red hair, retail price on the face... ahem, barcode, and never
The extinguished cigarette, isn't this the old smoker Steele?
There was another person who came out behind Steele.
It was a beautiful girl wearing a relatively conservative pink dress and long blond hair. The reason why I wanted to emphasize the long hair was because... I have never seen anyone who can pull up their hair and still look good.
Dragging down to the ankles.
The first time I saw the other person, a name was already on my mind.
Laura Stuart, another transliteration is Laura Stewart. By the way, I have several versions here... Well, I guess you don’t want to hear it, anyway, it’s the fox girl, the Church of Necessary Evil.
The largest bishop, the de facto most powerful person in the English Puritan Church, a mechanical idiot who is on an equal footing with the Queen of England and who even accidentally went offline and videotaped a man hanging upside down for half an hour and finally forgot to turn on the camera.
Look at our generalization ability!
"Hey, we meet again, Steele."
I waved to the red-haired priest who was walking towards me from afar, not surprised that they came to me.