tokyo creator

Chapter 23 Zhelukui Rewarded and Apologized
"Then what if I just want to leave?" Haiyuan glanced at the man and woman in suits behind Zuri Lukui, "You will send those two people to stop me, right?"

"How is that possible?" Orokui seemed to find this statement somewhat interesting. She covered her mouth and chuckled, then spread her hands and said, "To stop people like you, words are more useful than violence."

"Words?"

"Just an apology. Accept my confession and apology, Xiao Hui, there are indeed some things I didn't tell you and Yuzhi." Zhe Lukui hugged her shoulders, with a candid look.

...Why is it that it's obviously an apology, but it feels like a reward?Hui Yuan felt weird at first, so he could only snort and wait for the next step.

"Okay, I just said that if you don't finish the drama, you're against me or something—just joking." Zhe Lukui's attitude became a little more serious, "Actually, I won't let you leave because it's very dangerous outside now."

"Danger?" Hui Yuanchu was stunned, "What danger?"

But Zhe Lukui stopped talking and said nothing.She just put on a posture of listening, and then said to Hui Yuanchu through lip language: "-Listen."

——A moment later, Hui Yuanchu actually heard a strange sound coming from outside the theater.It was intermittent, a series of "dah-dah"-like sounds that I couldn't hear for a while.

Soon, this kind of sound gradually connected into one piece, and formed many layers. The sound curtain became thicker and thicker like a piece of cloth, and became more and more intense.

The sound of firecrackers?The sound of hammer picks used in road construction?No, it is different from these, and it is a sound I have heard...

Hui Yuanchu quickly searched his memory, and then was suddenly startled: the last time he heard this kind of voice was in church yesterday.

——In other words, what is being heard intensively outside is the sound of gunshots.

These gunshots should have been more deafening, but because the theater had a special soundproof design to the outside, it seemed less noticeable.

...So, at this moment, this theater is clearly located in downtown Tokyo, but the surrounding area has become a fierce battlefield?

Although it is incredible and unbelievable, it seems to be the case.

"...Crusader?" Hui Yuanchu blurted out, and his face turned ugly at the same time.He suddenly realized that he had been tricked by Zulu Kui again.

Oriuru Aoi didn't need to stop him, he couldn't take Tamaki Yumiko out of here.

Maybe Haiyuan could ignore Oro Aoi and break through the obstacles of the people in front of him...but when walking through the square outside the theater, he couldn't guarantee the safety of Tamaki Yumiko under the hail of bullets.

"Yes. So you'd better stay in the theater obediently. If you run around, stray bullets don't have eyes." Zhe Lukui persuaded softly.

...Well, now that we've come to this point...

Haiyuan exhaled heavily, then turned around and asked Tamaki Yumiko in a low voice: "How do you feel now?"

"Much better." Tamaki Yumiko, who was tugging at his sleeve uneasily, replied in a low voice as well.

"Have the visions stopped?"

"..." Yumiko Tamaki seemed to hesitate for a moment, then nodded and said with certainty, "Yes, it has stopped."

"Judging by the time, the play is over, right? It's time for the dance club's dance play now."

"Yes."

Hui Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.Then he said in a tone that left no doubt: "Then, you go back to the theater."

If the drama is the reappearance of a dream and the key to inducing Tamaki Yumiko to change, then it seems that because Haiyuan interrupted this process in time, Tamaki Yumiko will be fine for the time being.

But on Orokui's side, there are things that cannot be done without asking questions clearly.

"Haihara-kun, you and the president—"

"We won't quarrel, we are just negotiating seriously. But she and I are both people who cannot accept being embarrassed, so please go back to the theater, okay?" Haiyuan looked at Tamaki Yumiko with sincere eyes and said.

Of course the embarrassing thing is just an excuse.Haiyuan only vaguely realized that if Tamaki Yumiko knew that she was turning into an evil spirit, it would definitely have worse consequences.Therefore, he must avoid Tamaki Yumiko in his conversation with Oruru Aoi.

Tamaki Yumiko hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded slightly, then turned and left.

Hui Yuanchu continued to move forward, towards the three people.He stopped when he walked dozens of steps in front of Orokui.

"This eldest lady. To be honest, I really don't want to see you as an enemy." Hui Yuanchu sighed.

If it is said that Zhe Lukui's position in his heart is like a scale, one side is to believe, and the other side is not to believe-for some reason, Zhe Lukui's behavior seems to be capriciously on both sides. Add weights alternately.

However, even if the arm of the scale tilts up dangerously during a certain operation, it will eventually return to and maintain a state where the "believe" side is just heavier than the "disbelief" side.

Huiyuan suspected that Zhe Lukui had seen through his heart.She may have glimpsed that Hui Yuan secretly added a weight called "favor" on the "belief" side.

That's why she can perform such delicate operations.Moreover, he always smiles without explaining.

But this time, it seems that the scale is finally about to completely overturn to the side of "distrust".

Hui Yuanchu decided to try to support the scales one last time.

He spread his hands and said: "So, can you explain some things clearly? - For example, what is going on outside now?"

"As I said, it's the Crusaders."

Hui Yuanchu took a deep breath and calmed down: "What I mean is—you told me just now that they won't do anything for the time being."

"The intelligence I received indeed shows this. The Crusade organization has shrunk and disappeared. I have not told you any lies or concealments... Do you want me to swear an oath? You can decide the content of the oath." Zhe Lukui smiled. He said meaningfully, "But now it seems that the Crusaders' contraction is not to hide and retreat, but to make a desperate attack. Just like if you want to punch a punch, you must first withdraw your fist."

"...But you have obviously arranged a response a long time ago." Hui Yuanchu said after listening to the movement outside again.

The gunfire outside was entering an intensive stage, which meant that there was a fierce exchange of fire between two parties.

Who else could it be besides Zulu Kui's person?

Besides, if she hadn't made other arrangements, Orokui wouldn't have been able to continue standing here talking to him calmly.

So Hui Yuanchu could only conclude: "...you lied to me. You already knew that the Crusaders would attack."

"I don't know about the Crusaders' attack. Xiao Hui, I repeat: on this matter, the information I know has been completely told to you. I just... have more guesses and intuitions than you do. .That’s why we made the arrangements.”

"Then why don't you tell us your guesses and arrangements?"

"Because it's just a guess without any solid intelligence support. In other words, it's not certain that the Crusaders will definitely come. Therefore, I don't think there is any need to make you and Tamaki nervous in vain."

Haiyuan stared at Oroku Aoi: "...Really? Isn't it really because Tamaki is a bait, so Tamaki and I can't know about this, so we have to come here as usual? If she doesn't come, the Crusaders will He won’t come either.”

The girl smiled and said nothing.

Hui Yuanchu frowned, thinking more and more, and said unconsciously: "More than that... For the same reason, you clearly knew that the Crusaders might attack the theater, but you didn't notify anyone in the school, and you didn't inform anyone in the school. There was no order to stop the celebrations... because the 'activities continued as usual' situation would have paralyzed the Crusaders into thinking that their actions were not being noticed."

"But in this case - you are not just using Tamaki as bait, but you are using the entire school and thousands of people in the entire theater as bait..."

Zhe Lukui didn't panic at all when she was exposed. Instead, she nodded to Hui Yuanchu with an appreciative look: "That's right, Xiao Hui, you are starting to use your brain."

"...Do you really think there is nothing wrong with you doing this?"

"——No problem. My arrangements will naturally ensure the ultimate safety of everyone." Zulu Kui showed a disdainful expression and stretched out the back of her hand to brush the long hair on her shoulders. "When the matter is over, most people will not even know that it has happened." What happened.”

Hui Yuan was silent for a while.He indeed refreshed his understanding of girls again.

Beautiful, unpredictable, and dangerous.

And now perhaps a new label—"ruthless"—is added.

"Are you really... someone who only cares about the results?" He said to himself.

"What I look at is not the results, but the efficiency." Zhe Lukui seemed to have finally become serious. She put away her smile and said calmly, "My plan is the most efficient one. Attacking the Crusaders' stronghold head-on will bring a lot of success." A dozen of our troops were injured...or we could use thousands of people as bait, but be able to annihilate all the Crusaders through an ambush without any injuries. Of the two options, I would of course choose the latter."

Huiyuan didn't know what to say for a moment.

During the period of silence between the two of them, the gunshots outside were gradually becoming sparse and sporadic.

"Don't worry about this - listen, it's calmed down outside." Orukui listened to the sounds outside again, showing a satisfied look, "So, everything is over."

Hui Yuanchu let out a breath, feeling that he was still disappointed after all: "You said... the matter is over? So, what you call confession and apology is just that?"

"Huh? Is there anything else?" The girl looked happy again.

Hui Yuanchu was silent for a moment and then said: "...That's it, I suddenly thought of a question."

"Ok?"

"Zhe Lukui - under what circumstances can you, as a person, not assume that condescending attitude or fool others, but honestly tell the truth?" Hui Yuanchu asked seriously. Thinking about this question in his mind, he said at the same time, "Maybe... maybe some rough treatment can help you learn to treat others sincerely? Then I can try it."

——At the same time, he activated his power.

(End of this chapter)