only monsters

Chapter 1557 No. 174: Speed ​​​​son: I have my plan
Experiment, test, what should I do? Elly Tacho looked like she was washing her hands carefully, but her thoughts were floating in space.

Monster...yes, a monster.

For a long time it was classified as UMA (unidentified organisms), but in the countless years that followed, the more or less records were integrated and it gradually became an independent discipline under the advocacy of Japan.

But later on…Japan was replaced by the Far East, and then covered by the spreading Pacific Ocean. If it weren’t for the global archaeological rescue work, there would probably not be even a remnant of the culture left. But it was also because of that huge rescue boom that the Far East culture not only fully revived from a state of near extinction, but even developed further than before.

Along with data on research into the definition of monsters.

Today, monstrosity studies is a formal department that covers many sub-disciplines. Although it is still at the bottom of the vast knowledge factions, it is still a qualitative breakthrough compared to the past.

Just like everything is difficult at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end, you can say that monstrosity studies as a formal department is a key step, but there are obviously many more key steps to go after that.

What is the meaning of "many"? If you randomly choose a monster organization to study and ponder, there is a high probability that you will not find any reference materials.

It can be said to be an excellent place to avoid plagiarism checks for graduation thesis. It also means that devoting oneself to it is equivalent to being a pioneer. Every step is to explore the unknown and fill in the gaps that did not exist in the past.

Strictly speaking, this is the fault of capital.

Because there has always been a group of people studying monsters since ancient times, even those companies and enterprises today are mostly opened by aliens.

However, most of them chose to keep their research results confidential.

The reason why there are so many gaps in those subjects is not because no one has studied them, but because no one has made them public and there are indeed very few people involved.

When it comes to monsters, everyone wants to either avoid them or destroy them. As for research... it takes courage to be willing to step out of your comfort zone and venture into a field with too many blank spaces.

Unlike Akane Shinjo who already liked the overall symbol of monsters, Airi Hayabusa, who initially had no favorable impression of them, did indeed enter this field with an unbridled self-confidence and arrogance.

She did have the capital to do so. She was able to quickly unify her pace with Qian while also making more progress in her research in the activity room than there—

——Of course, this is also due to the fact that Xin Tiao Qian does not have sufficient time for research.

She attends classes, watches anime, carves models, and plays games to get points. For a while, she also had to work on special effects for "Grilled Universe". In the middle of the night, she had to form a light team to challenge the demon copy... With this schedule, it is really not easy for the pink-haired JK to find time to go to the underground laboratory.

Compared to Airi, who has plenty of time to devote to experiments in addition to training, there is a world of difference between them.

Because of this, the extremely professional brown-haired horse girl was able to catch up with and even surpass them in terms of progress - while also being compatible with the advancement of other experiments, and creating some drugs that had nothing to do with monsters but still had bizarre effects and side effects.

This was not a big deal for her, after all, the latter was her main job in the past, and monster research was a topic she had only recently become interested in.

The research gaps that many other scholars and researchers always feel are quite stressful, but in her eyes they are mountains waiting to be conquered.

Alice has a passion for research, and she wants to fill in the blank achievement column. Her past slow exploration in her comfort zone can also be a way for her to adjust her mindset and return to her current state. The interlaced itinerary of the two easily ensures that she maintains a perfect state on the road of research, so that at this abnormal moment -

She subconsciously sought this unique remedy of her own, but didn't even get the order of the treatment right.

"…When you are not in good condition, you should choose your original research."

"Teahouse?"

A sudden intrusion of black spread out and turned into gravity that pulled the thoughts that filled the space back to the ground, causing Tachyon to blink.

A figure with black hair like a waterfall stood in front of the door, just like the scene she was most familiar with in the past, which made the dark red under the grating come into focus.

"Digital-kun, please let me watch over you."

"Ah, that's really her style."

As she could just imagine her pink-haired roommate stuttering in front of the tea table, Suzuko smiled and immediately blew her hands in front of the hand dryer beside her.

"But there's no need for that, right? It's not like you're sick."

"Do you think so? You've lost even your basic sense of judgment."

"What kind of judgment are you talking about..." The brown-haired researcher laughed dumbly, "It's not that serious. You don't think I'll make some stupid mistakes later, do you?"

"You shouldn't be doing experiments right now."

Without any hesitation before speaking as she usually does, she walked straight to the table and raised her hand to cover the button she had just pressed on the test bench.

"Trainer, that's why he let me go."

"I'm willing to let you come?" She frowned, chewing on the hidden meaning in this sentence, and then smiled and said, "Yes, you still have to make time to come and see me during such a critical training period. It really hurts you a lot." "It's not because of this reason."

"..."

"There are only two of us here... What are you still worried about?"

Faced with the silence of this person who she didn't know whether to call her a bad friend or a bad fate, the black-haired horse girl's words were like a knife, easily cutting through the other person's center of gravity that was trying to shift.

"Is it difficult to admit that you are mentally unbalanced?"

"..."

"You are usually the one who can express these things directly, but why do you choose to remain silent at this moment?"

"Tea table," Airihazu turned around and looked at her, her hands just blow-dried still hanging in the air, "You didn't say that, did you? You must have learned it from someone, like... that guy who admires Orihime."

"You usually call her a masochistic guinea pig, or, Aiori-kun," Tea House said sullenly.

"Of course there can be times like this."

Putting down her hands and putting them into the pockets of her white laboratory coat, Airi Suzuko turned her head to look out the window, leaving a beautiful jawline to the tea table.

"I don't care about anyone, I don't pay attention to anyone. I want Guinea Pig to say something, but I don't want to hear what he says. Unconsciously, I seem to have become such a troublesome woman, so troublesome that my life has lost its reality..."

"..."

"Why aren't you talking? Isn't this what you want me to admit? Me in this ugly state?"

“…Actually, this situation is because…”

"Ah, because of the monster card, because of this Carmilla!" He pulled his right hand out from his sleeve and swung a card onto the edge of the test bench. The enchanting figure in silver, black and gold on the card was particularly eye-catching, which was different from most people's stereotypes about monster cards.

"Of course I know. I've also thought about what's going on these days. Why am I so depressed? I haven't really lost anything. Guinea Pig hasn't rejected our feelings yet."

"I am aware of the inexplicable feeling of world-weariness, but it is hard to resist. Just because of an impulse, we have to step back and maintain a distance from each other, a distance that cannot be seen at first glance? Isn't it?"

"…So……"

Just as Tea House was about to speak, she saw the other party's hand stretched out from under his long sleeves, and the card that was just on the corner of the test bench flew straight to her palm with a crisp sound and was held by her, like metal attracted by a magnet.

"So should I give it up and give it to Guinea Pig?" She turned around and stared at the friend whose words she had interrupted.

"We all know that this thing is just a reflection of our own hearts."

"Is it Carmilla or me who lost control? What do you think?"

"...Yes...both together."

"So, prepare for the experiment."

As Suzuko spoke, he began to put on gloves. This abrupt change made Tea House a little confused.

"?"

"Don't just stand there, come and get yours. You have to help me with your Gatanjea card."

"I…"

Directly use Gatanjea's power... Although Tea House didn't know what her professional considerations were, she always felt that it was a bit too radical. However, at the moment, instead of questioning or protesting, she had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, which made her subconsciously turn her head to look at the obviously empty single sofa.

That was a seat reserved for trainers, and there was nothing on it.

There weren't even any signs of being oppressed for years by an adult male who was just over 1.8 meters tall and weighed nearly 200 kilograms.

"Guinea Pig, that guy, can't interfere, but he still couldn't help but ask for it. That's great. I've always had a plan, but I was stuck in this state of mind and couldn't muster up the interest to do it. Now I can muster up some enthusiasm to implement it."

“…Is that so…”

"That's how it should be, come on! Give me a hand!"