Chapter 315 Darkness and Light, Do You Dare to Take Off Your Mask?
Upper Kyoto metropolitan area,
In the black building of the Adjudication Division.
"Sky Tree Fireworks Festival?"
A woman's slightly cold voice sounded slowly in one of the few conference rooms on the third floor of the Adjudication Division that faced the pure white flowerbed in front of the building and could enjoy the afternoon sunshine.
The woman looks to be in her thirties, with a tall figure of 190cm that is very eye-catching. Her long black hair hangs back behind her, her forehead is smooth and flat, and her slender and delicate almond-shaped eyes have dark blue eyes, which appear from time to time.
There is a slight sense of alienation and indifference.
In fact, being able to appear in this conference room, which only a few people can enter, is enough to illustrate the status and identity of a woman in the headquarters building of the Adjudication Division.
The only SSS adjudicator in the Adjudication Department.
The third judge.
Empress Dorothy Alita.
She withdrew her gaze from the white flowerbed outside the window and turned to look at the man not far away with a mixture of madness and murderous intent in his mouth.
Second Advocate Puso Wiseman, the man known as the Demon Sword in rumors, is also the only human in the history of the Adjudication Department to sit in the high position of Second Adjudicator.
The man was playing with a brass metal coin engraved with the gryphon crest.
In other words, it is a "collectible".
In fact, every time he completed a "harvest", he would take something away from the target as a souvenir. Empress Dorothy Alita didn't have much thoughts about men's vices.
"There is no country without a general. I didn't expect that people from that small country would still be so leisurely at this time. Do you want their country to go to heaven together in the fireworks?" She said lightly, with some black humor coming from her mouth.
It was said without too much of a joke.
"Although I don't know where you got the news from." Second Judgment Commander 'Demon Sword' Pusuo Wiseman tilted his head and glanced at Dorothy Alita with some cynicism, and said with a chuckle, "
But I believe that the majestic ‘Empress’ will definitely not play tricks to grab credit for others, because such a small country that is not worth mentioning and is about to perish is not worthy of your status.”
Empress Dorothy Alita looked at Pousso Wiseman indifferently, "But if I remember correctly, the old man has never assigned anyone from the Adjudication Department to handle the rebellion in Wano Country."
"But everyone in the adjudication department should know it."
The second ruling made Pousso Wiseman glance at the woman faintly, his eyelids drooping slightly and he said, "There are 'fruits' that I need to harvest. No one is willing to destroy the 'joy' of a person's harvest, right? Unless
He wants to see this joy turn into 'anger'."
"fruit?"
Empress Dorothy Alita frowned. She naturally knew that the man in front of her could not be talking about the 'power fruit' circulated on the black market outside. She immediately said with some clarity, "It seems you have targeted someone again.
He can't be the guy who caused great trouble in Wano Country but didn't dare to take off his mask."
"You don't need to know this."
The second ruling caused Puso Wiseman to glance at her from the corner of his eye, and said with a regretful tone, "It's a pity that Shangjing has been in troubled times recently, and many people are getting ready to make a move before the next World Conference. I
But I didn’t have the opportunity to observe the growth of the ‘fruit’ up close.”
"Don't worry, a person who hides his head and tail behind a mask is not very attractive to me."
Empress Dorothy Alita shook her head and said, "I didn't come to you for this boring thing. I'm sorry if I offended you."
The second ruling made Puso Wiseman glance at the cold and unapologetic beautiful face of Empress Dorothy Alita, and suddenly said in a frivolous tone, "Then you are not coming to me for peace."
Should I develop a purely romantic relationship that goes beyond friendship but is definitely not love? Although I am not very resistant to 'workplace romance', unfortunately you are not my type, and I am sorry if I offended you."
"Let's make a long story short."
Empress Dorothy Alita raised her chin slightly, ended their brief trial, and said calmly, "There is a third level [Border Gate] in the country of Wano, so there is a high probability that the hell world behind that door will be
The 'River Styx' will appear. If you solve the 'instability factor' in Wano Country, the people below you will definitely take over the jurisdiction of Wano Country after its demise.
In order to prevent unnecessary conflicts in the future, I want to say hello to you in advance. If that country after its demise has the opportunity to give birth to a higher-level fourth-level border gate, I will enter it once."
"Oh?" Puso Wiseman raised his eyebrows as a result of the second ruling, "Are you as proud as the Empress actually interested in something like the 'River of Styx' that only useless old guys covet?"
"You don't have to worry about this." Empress Dorothy Alita was noncommittal.
The second ruling made Pousso Wiseman lifeless. He smiled slightly and said, "I thought that in a 'straight to the point' communication, the conditions must be put forward together with the reward. Am I being shallow?"
"The reward is that I will help you bear the upcoming pressure." Empress Dorothy Alita glanced sideways at the second judge, Puso Wiseman, and said in a calm tone, "Those people who are high in the clouds have always been
They care about face, but the guy hiding behind the mask from Wano Country has slapped their faces severely these few times. You don’t think those people will really give up and let them be played by you, right?"
"Oh? The thinking of you heavenly nobles is really difficult to understand." The second ruling envoy Puso Wiseman said with a half-smile, "To a certain extent, while I am enjoying the joy of harvesting fruits, I also feel the joy of harvesting.
I avenged them, shouldn't they thank me?"
"Of course I think so too."
Empress Dorothy Alita looked at the other party calmly, "But the heavenly nobles of the Nine Families don't think so. Perhaps in the eyes of some people, the Adjudication Division is just a loyal dog, but this loyal dog has changed over the years.
It’s just too big, even so big that it offends the face of many owners. You should know this, otherwise you wouldn’t hide the information so secretly.”
"The old guys from the Nine Celestial Family have entered the Boundary Gate. Time has passed for two cycles. As expected, they have all found the Styx River, which means that they can half-step into the grave in Jiu.
One level closer to the peak, back to Shangjing
In the future, their status in the family will surely increase. If the Border Gate appears again in Sky Tree, do you think they will give up the Border Gate anchor point they obtained? You alone may not be able to defeat Wano Country.
Let’s get some space.”
After Empress Dorothy Alita said these words, she glanced at the unknown flowers planted in the dazzling white flowerbed outside again, and walked towards the door of the conference room on high heels.
When she was about to go out, she paused and said, "There is still plenty of time, you can think about it carefully, and you can enjoy the fireworks together before Wano Country goes to heaven."
Behind him, the Second Judgment Commander Pusuo Wiseman watched the departing back of Empress Dorothy Alita, and the smile at the corner of her mouth gradually turned into twisted madness and murderous intent.
He lowered his head and murmured to himself, "No one can stop my desire for you, but don't let me down, my green 'little apple'."
Some people decide the destruction of a country in just a few words, but for the ordinary people who actually live in this country, there is not much feeling of dire straits.
In fact, ever since the Wano government and the Metropolitan Police hired [Dawn Scarlet] hunters to jointly enforce law in New Tokyo with the funding of the Kimura family, and Higashinohara went crazy in that round after entering the border gate."
Brush points”.
No, it should be done after justice is carried out.
In the next few days, the crime rate in various places in the 23rd District of New Tokyo dropped significantly.
Many shopping malls and amusement parks have also reopened for business. This long-lost calm suddenly made the people of Wano feel the rare peace and tranquility again.
The previous evacuation of the Adjudication Division, the death of the new Prime Minister, and the series of terrorist incidents that occurred after various pirates appeared in New Tokyo. Everything seemed so long ago that it seemed like it happened in the last century.
Fuji Channel, a comedy variety show called "Dawu Talk Show".
"I'm just saying. There is no need to worry unfoundedly. You should eat and drink with a good heart. If the sky falls, there will still be tall people who can hold it up."
As he said that, the comedian Tony Dawu on the stage set up a pergola and glanced at the special guests in the front row, "Well, there should be nothing wrong with those here."
Several artists in the guest seats burst out laughing.
One guest couldn't help but said, "You still have the nerve to say that in the first few days when all the nightclubs in the city were closed, you held my arm and said, 'It's over, it's over, it's all over.' Now you are optimistic again?"
"Well, this time, that time."
Tony Dawu said with a smile, "Didn't you receive any news from the municipal government two days ago? Even the Sky Tree has reopened for business, and there will be a fireworks festival held at the Sky Tree this evening. This shows that our government is also concerned about
I am full of confidence in the future of Wano."
"So Tony-kun is just adapting to the changing circumstances?"
"Eh? No, no, no, it's too much to just follow the wind."
"What is that?"
"At best, I can be regarded as a wise man who understands current affairs (laughs)"
"Can you say that?"
"Of course, hey, hey. Are you jealous that I just got a girlfriend? Are you targeting me? You are not young anymore. Find a girlfriend and take her to the Sky Tree to watch the fireworks. Oh, I almost forgot, the fireworks.
The festival is in the afternoon, so it’s probably too late now.”
"Eh? Can Tony-kun be attacked personally?"
"Ah, sorry, sorry. Anyway, after recording the show today, I took my girlfriend to the Sky Tree to watch the fireworks. Will you bring your girlfriend with you?"
"You can't get over the 'girlfriend' thing, right? Isn't it great to have a girlfriend?"
"Judging from the current single rate in Wano Country, it seems to be quite remarkable. Mr. XX, you must not know what it's like to go to the Sky Tree to watch the fireworks with your girlfriend, right?"
"Tony-kun, you didn't get paid to advertise the Sky Tree's fireworks festival, did you?"
"Ah? Is it so obvious? (laughing)"
"Haha, okay, anyway, yesterday's haze has passed, and we have every reason to believe that Wano Country will be better tomorrow."
"The darkness will eventually go away, and the light belongs to us."
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Edogawa Ward, in Aragaki Apartment.
A Fuji TV variety talk show was playing on the TV nearby. The host of the comedy show began to express his emotions inexplicably, which made people feel a little bored.
Today is March 27th, April is about to come, which means the annual spring break will soon be over.
April is your lie.
Sitting blankly on the tatami in the rented apartment, with her arms supporting the small square table and her chin in her hands, Nishimaru Miria looked at the hazy sky through the rain marks on the glass with her head tilted, and she felt as if she had been "cheated".
The eldest brother said a week ago that he was going out to do some errands. She was very worried when he went out and asked him to try to send a message every day to report that he was safe.
But except for the afternoon a week ago, she received a message on her mobile phone saying "Peace be with you".
The next few days seemed like nothing happened, and she never received any news again.
Oh no, when she got up in the morning a few days ago, Nishimaru Miria's cell phone vibrated with a few people in her address book, which made her excited to see an unread message when she woke up.
Unexpectedly, when I turned on my phone, there was a public message from the municipal department.
It is said that the Sky Tree, which has been closed for more than two months, will reopen tomorrow afternoon.
"Mili-chan,"
Next to the kitchen counter in the room, Kolodya, who was wrapping shrimps and hairtail into seaweed rice balls, said in a gentle tone, "I made some lunch. If you feel hungry while watching TV in the afternoon, you can eat some."
Nishimaru Miria looked up at Coladia with some sadness, and turned over weakly, "But big brother is not here, so it is useless to watch any TV."
Koladia saw that Nishimaru Miria, a little loli who was always full of energy, rarely showed such a "salted fish" appearance, which made people feel helpless to complain.
Kolodya smiled, she was still a child after all, and she couldn't help but said gently, "Don't be depressed, Higashino-kun just went out to do errands. I believe Higashino-kun also hopes to see a full-of-energy Miria-chan when he comes back.
"
"Really?"
Nishimaru Miria immediately blinked her eyes and asked.
"Yes." Kolodiya nodded, "Isn't the New Tokyo Channel live broadcasting the Sky Tree Fireworks Festival celebration in the afternoon? It should be quite lively. You can turn on the TV and watch it."
She had long heard that Wano would hold a grand fireworks display before various major events, but she had never seen it before after coming here for so long.
Nishimaru Miria immediately got up energetically, rushed over, grabbed Coladia's lapel and shook her:
"Auntie, do you want us to go to the Sky Tree to watch it together? Anyway, the city has become safer recently. I see that many places are open for business and there are many people on the street."
Listening to Nishimaru Miria's words, Kolodya, who had had a bad experience, shook her head seriously, rubbed Nishimaru Miria's little head and said warmly:
"It's not allowed there. Higashino-kun also seriously told us to stay at home when he left. If we go out, we should wait until next time with Higashino-kun."
Although Coladia didn't know Higashinohara's other identity, after experiencing the scene on the train, Higashinohara was still a young man with three qualities: "courageous, capable, and responsible" in her mind. She felt psychologically inexplicable.
A dependence and trust.
When Nishimaru Miria heard that Kolodya had moved out of Higashino, she immediately stopped. She returned to the tatami and sat down obediently. She looked at the time on her phone and covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Ah! The fireworks celebration at the Sky Tree is about to start.
.”
As she spoke, she hurriedly lay down on the small square table and bent down to get the remote control on the tatami, and changed the TV from the comedy variety show on Fuji Channel to New Tokyo Channel.
The picture on the TV screen changes!
As soon as it was cut, a firework like a fiery red meteor slowly rose into the sky covered with rain clouds!
The next moment, gorgeous fireworks exploded all over the sky, illuminating the hazy sky with brilliant colors, reflecting the happy smiling faces of countless tourists who were rubbing shoulders and rarely going out under the squares on three sides of the Sky Tree below.
"Hello, viewers, this is a live broadcast brought to you by New Tokyo Channel. We can see that the fireworks festival of the Sky Tree has begun. There are really, really many tourists at the Sky Tree today. I believe you are all interested.
I have been looking forward to this day for a long time.”
"Wow! So beautiful!"
Even in front of the TV, the changing light from the screen made Nishimaru Miria's smiling face look particularly pure and full of yearning.
Kolodya wiped her hands, walked over with the cut sushi, and looked at the bright TV screen with some curiosity.
Countless fireworks collided and shattered in the air one after another, making the cloudy sky look extremely colorful. Everyone's face under the TV camera was filled with a long-lost happy smile.
But just when everything seemed to be flourishing with the blessing of fireworks, in the aerial footage of the TV reporter, the glass surface on the southeast side of the Tembo Corridor on the Sky Tree, 300 meters above the ground, suddenly bulged high!
Suddenly, the air began to vibrate violently, making a terrifying crackling sound.
Circles of ripples spread out in all directions, and a force of supreme law descended and enveloped the area.
However, amidst the brilliant collision of fireworks in the sky, this scene was not noticed immediately by the people in the Sky Tree Square who were still immersed in the beauty of the fireworks taking off.
Chapter completed!