After the Yamazaki incident, the city once again returned to its previous calm, with a cloudless sky and the sun's rays falling on the ground, baking the back with scorching heat.
Nakajima wiped his sweat and used his homemade instrument to check the condition of every passer-by.
But the instrument in his hand still didn't respond when Tsutomu Nakajima stood under the sun. Tsutomu Nakajima couldn't help but fall into self-doubt: "It shouldn't be? Why is there no response at all? Is it broken?"
"What are you doing?" Noriko, who had been standing beside Nakajima Tsutomu under the sun, couldn't help but question Nakajima Tsutomu's soul.
Tsutomu Nakajima laughed awkwardly after hearing Noriko's words: "There may be something wrong with me. Let's find a shady place to check this instrument first."
"Okay." Noriko nodded helplessly. Although the weather is not too hot now, it has become a lot hotter after standing under the sun for so long. The two of them left the street together and headed towards a place with better scenery.
Walk to the park.
In the commander's room.
Everyone who did not go out on missions was sitting in their seats and doing their own work. Only Asuka Shin, who was always out on patrol and out on missions, had nothing to do and sat in his chair spinning around in boredom.
"It's great. I have a girl accompanying me when I go out to investigate. I really need to work hard, Nakajima." Kakaya Kariya suddenly sighed while sorting out the files on the desktop.
"What are you talking about? Nakajima went to investigate." Koda said helplessly.
"Investigation? I thought he was going on patrol today." Asuka Shin suddenly realized, but he only knew about the matter he went to investigate now, "What was he going to investigate?"
"Some people say that many aliens were found partying in Morino Town, District S." Yumimura Ryo explained to Asuka Shin.
When Asuka Shin heard this, his face was full of disapproval and he even complained in disgust: "It's these things again. Could it be that the reporter is Nakajima's ex-girlfriend?"
"That's right," Mai Midorikawa put a cup of coffee on the table in front of Asuka Shin, and then placed the brewed milk tea next to Kazano Shin's computer, "Maybe Nakajima is having sex with his ex-girlfriend now.
My friend is shopping."
Feng Yexin hit the final Enter key to finish today's work, picked up the milk tea brewed by Midorikawa Mai, and looked at Midorokawa Mai with a gentle smile: "Thank you, Mai."
"What are you talking about?" Kibi Gosuke heard Midorikawa Mai and Asuka Nobu joking about Nakajima Tsutomu who was working, and his face suddenly turned ugly. "Nakajima was going to investigate, and no matter how small it is,
Such trivial information, as soon as it gets here, our Super Victory Team will face it seriously."
"It's just that in the area Nakajima went to investigate, other than this report, no other abnormalities were found." Koda carefully told Kibi Gosuke this rather contradictory fact.
"Ah, in that case, it will be a good rest time for Nakajima, and he can also test his inventions." After hearing Koda's words, Kibi Gosuke's face changed again, and his mood eased slightly.
few.
"Big invention? That's not what it is," Asuka Shinobu stood up and imitated Nakajima Tsutomu's tone while thinking about the recent new invention of Tsutomu Nakajima, "This is my latest great invention of the century, super.
A small alien detector..."
"Okay, okay, Asuka, please stop being poor now. Since Nakajima is not on patrol, you should go on patrol now. By the way, remember to take me with you. I also want to go outside for some fresh air." Feng Yexin
After drinking the warm milk tea, he patted Asuka Shin's shoulder and smiled.
After hearing this, Asuka Shin immediately reacted: "That's right, Nakajima is not on patrol, so I have to go on patrol."
"Then Kariya, you and Asuka go on patrol together." Kibi Gosuke looked at Kakaiya Kariya and said.
Kakaya Kariya nodded immediately, then folded all the organized documents and placed them in front of Kibi Gosuke: "Okay, captain, I have sorted these documents."
"Okay." Gosuke Kibi took over the documents that Kaya Kariya had sorted out.
Kaiya Kariya put his arm around Asuka Nobu's shoulders and walked towards the commander's room. Fuuno Nobu put the washed cup back into its place and followed the two of them out of the commander's room.
On the other side, when Tsutomu Nakajima asked Noriko about his instrument, he couldn't help but introduce it: "This is a great invention of the century that I invented, an ultra-small alien detector. He can
Find all the aliens hiding on the earth. As long as an alien is found, it will make a beeping sound like just now. This is detected by applying the principle of water fluctuation resonance that originated from the earth. It is very good.
use."
"Wait a minute, is it really reliable?" Noriko couldn't help but question.
Tsutomu Nakajima was full of confidence and raised his tail to the sky: "Of course it is really reliable. I am a member of the Super Victory Team and the number one genius of TPC. How could my invention fail?"
Noriko couldn't help laughing when she saw Tsutomu Nakajima's complacent look: "Mr. Nakajima, you are indeed as diligent as before."
"You call me Mr. Nakajima?" Tsutomu Nakajima showed an uncomfortable expression when he heard Noriko calling him, "Don't call me so unfamiliar, Noriko, I'm actually exactly the same as when I was in college..."
"When I was in college, you always had no time to accompany me. The paths we chose were different. I'm sorry, but if it weren't for the incident at the shrine, I wouldn't have contacted you at all." Noriko lowered her eyes.
"Is it a gathering of aliens? Since you said it is a shrine, then take me to see the shrine. By the way, tell me about the situation of your shrine." Tsutomu Nakajima put away his invention and reluctantly curled up his mouth.
A dry, ugly smile.
"Okay." Noriko walked forward to lead the way for Tsutomu Nakajima, "The first time we discovered the alien party was actually a week ago, when the Kajira tree that had always existed at the shrine suddenly grew
From that time on, the villagers would go to the Jakira tree every night.
And after I woke up, I also found myself in front of the Jakira tree, but when I woke up, all the villagers who had not woken up looked at me, and a green light flashed in their eyes."
Tsutomu Nakajima nodded slowly, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Tsutomu Nakajima didn't answer, and the atmosphere between the two fell silent for a while.
After this atmosphere had been maintained for a while, Tsutomu Nakajima came back to his senses: "Then the so-called gathering of aliens should be related to the Gakira tree. Only by going there and taking a look can we know what's going on.
Already."
"Well, the shrine is right in front. We'll be there soon." Noriko looked at the stone steps in front and reminded Nakajima Tsutomu, then took the lead and walked towards the shrine on the mountain.
Tsutomu Nakajima followed Noriko closely and did not slow down much because Noriko walked up the stone steps faster. Although the special training in the base did not reduce his size much, he
He is good at physical strength, not only his physical strength, but his fighting ability has also improved.
The two of them quickly walked through the stone steps and came to the front of the Kajira tree. Tsutomu Nakajima looked at the Kajira tree in front of him and looked at the lush flowers blooming on it. Tsutomu Nakajima said: "This is the Kajira tree.
Kira tree?"
"Yes, this Gakira tree only grows here, and it is very precious in terms of academic value." Noriko replied.
"Well," Nakajima pursed his lips and nodded slowly, "If possible, I would like to pick a flower and study it. Of course, if not, I will just take a look here."
"Logically speaking, it's not possible. It would be very troublesome if someone picked the flowers of the Kajira tree and was discovered, so it's better not to say anything like this. If you do say it, it's best not to speak too loudly." Noriko said softly.
He shouted to Nakajima Tsutomu, "Although the villagers when they are awake may not think of this Kajira tree as anything, if the villagers at night find that the Kajira tree is missing flowers, it will not be a good thing for us.
things."
"I understand." Tsutomu Nakajima whispered back after Noriko finished speaking, and then asked: "So is this where the aliens gather?"
"Yes." Noriko nodded again.
"Um..." Tsutomu Nakajima wanted to ask something else, but was interrupted by a voice coming from behind and asked his own question.
"Kiko."
Noriko's father came over with a young man, "So you are here, this is..."
Noriko's father set his sights on Tsutomu Nakajima.
"dad?"
Noriko was startled for a moment when she saw her father coming here. Then she remembered that her father asked about Nakajima Tsutomu, and immediately introduced her father and the young man: "This is my senior brother when I was in college, Mr. Nakajima.
"
"dad?"
Tsutomu Nakajima was filled with panic when he heard Noriko calling the old gentleman. He hurriedly arranged his clothes: "Hello, I am your daughter Noriko's..."
"Hello." The old gentleman just replied to Tsutomu Nakajima perfunctorily.
The young man interrupted Nakajima Tsutomu before he could finish his words. He looked at the bright flowers blooming on the Gakira tree, and said with an unknown smile on his face: "Ji.
My dear, the Gakira flowers are really getting bigger and bigger."
Nakajima Tsutomu's attention was focused on this young man after being interrupted like this.
The young man looks okay, and he looks okay pretending to be working...
So, this is definitely a tough love rival!
"Yes," Noriko smiled in a professional manner. Seeing Tsutomu Nakajima looking at the young man, she continued to introduce him to Tsutomu Nakajima, "He is Mr. Aoki, who has studied botany."
"Hello." Aoki laid his eyes on Nakajima Tsutomu generously, and looked at this Nakajima Tsutomu who didn't look very smart without any trace, and thought of this to Nakajima Tsutomu.
Label, and then felt that he was not enough to threaten the implementation of his plan, so he did not pay attention to Nakajima Tsutomu.
Tsutomu Nakajima also looked at Aoki's whole body calmly and said, "Hello."
But Tsutomu Nakajima felt weird looking at this person. Although he didn't think he had any sixth sense, or that his intuition was accurate, he just felt that this Aoki was not simple...
Is it because I regard him as a powerful love rival?
Tsutomu Nakajima doubted himself and watched Aoki use the excuse of looking at flowers to move Noriko and the two away from the Kajira tree. He gritted his teeth but did not catch up.
Because Noriko's father had already stood in front of him, it could be said that he was preventing him from catching up in a different way. However, without realizing it, Noriko's father looked up at the flowers on the Kajira tree and sighed: "Mr. Nakajima also wanted to
Did you come just to see the flowers?"
Noriko's father continued speaking without waiting for Tsutomu Nakajima to answer his question: "We have been guarding this tree for generations, and it actually has a legend."
"Legend?" Tsutomu Nakajima, who originally just wanted to catch up with the two of them, calmed down after hearing these words from Noriko's father. Thinking of his mission, he patiently listened to Noriko's father talk about this Kajira tree.
The legend of the tree.
However, Noriko's father did not stand in front of the Kajira tree and start talking. In his memory, he remembered that there was a legend about the Kajira tree, but he did not memorize this legend.
Neng called Noriko back to his home, rummaged through the cabinet and found a box, brought it to the living room, opened the box carefully, and then took out a book.
Tsutomu Nakajima, who saved himself the effort to separate Aoki and Noriko, was in a good mood and sat in front of the old man. After things got on track, Tsutomu Nakajima threw all the unnecessary distractions behind his head and stared at the old man intently.
Mr. action.
The old gentleman slowly opened the blue book in his hand, scanned the words above and slowly read out the recorded legend about the Jakira tree.
The origin of this legend is already two hundred years ago. At that time, a meteorite fell from the sky and landed next to the shrine, where it planted a seed that took root and sprouted as soon as it hit the ground.
This meteorite led all the villagers who noticed it to the location of the crater. Everyone witnessed the tree growing to the height of a human within seconds after it was planted, and they gathered around and marveled.
.
While they were still watching and not leaving, a passing monk came and said to the villagers gathered there that the Jakira tree had finally bloomed, and the blooming Jakira tree was the existence of God.
prove.
But after the passing monk said those words, the flowers on the Jakira tree sprayed out pollen. The pollen fell on the villagers, as if all their souls were taken away.
But even so, the monk still brainwashed the villagers at the time that this was baptism, and predicted that the Jakira tree would bloom again in two hundred years, and when it bloomed, the place had become a paradise. After saying this
After saying this, the monk left.
At this point, the legend ended. The old man put the book containing the legend of the Kajira tree together on the table and looked up at Tsutomu Nakajima.