Asura of Tomorrow's Ark

Chiaki's mobile phone has been turned off, while Qiuye's mobile phone has always been unanswered. Hoshino called their mobile phones countless times before, but got the same result.

This time, there was still no answer to Qiuye's cell phone, but when Hoshino dialed Chiaki's cell phone, the situation changed.

After waiting for a few minutes, the call was miraculously connected. Hoshino couldn't believe her ears. Her spirit suddenly perked up. She grabbed her phone and shouted loudly, "Chiaki! Are you and Qiuye okay? ? Where are you now?"

However, no one spoke on the other side of the phone, and Hoshino also heard a very strange sound coming from there.

It was as if... someone was rubbing the microphone with something slippery. The slight squirming sound reached Hoshino's ears, making her feel very uncomfortable.

"...Chiaki? Are you answering the phone?" As if she was afraid of disturbing the thing on the other side, without Hoshino realizing it, she instinctively lowered her voice.

Almost at the same moment, the weird voice stopped, followed by a vague and hoarse voice.

"teacher……?"

It was like several people holding their throats and talking at the same time, and that voice made Hoshino feel a little scary.

But she still heard that the person speaking should be Qiuye.

"Qiuye? Is that you? Why did your voice become like this?"

"The letter...number...is...somewhat...not...good..."

'Autumn Leaf''s voice gradually became clearer, but her speaking speed was still a bit slow, giving people an indescribable mechanical feel.

However, at this time, Hoshino's heart was already filled with joy, and he didn't even notice this small sense of violation.

Since Qiuye is fine, then Chiaki who is with her must also be fine. Hoshino finally doesn't have to worry about losing his job due to such an unreasonable disaster.

"Where is Chiaki? Is she with you? Are you two okay?"

"Qianjing...she is right next to us...we...are fine..."

'Qiuye' said slowly, and someone next to her said "hmm", as if confirming what she just said.

"Great... I hope you two are fine..." Hoshino took a deep breath, "Do you know how worried your parents are about you? I'm almost driven crazy by them."

"Anyway, contact your parents as soon as possible, they are worried to death."

"That... teacher... is actually like this,"

Qiuye's voice sounded a little embarrassed, and her speaking speed had completely returned to normal, no longer giving off that strange mechanical feeling.

"We played until very late yesterday, so we didn't go home at all. Qianjing accidentally fell and lost her cell phone. My cell phone also ran out of battery. I just found a place to charge it."

"We really want to contact them, but we are a little afraid of being scolded by them..."

"……so?"

"So, teacher, can you send us two back? If you are here, they probably won't scold us too harshly...and we are a little far away from home now. Chiaki's ankle is sprained, so it is inconvenient to walk back."

"Please, teacher!"

Hoshino felt angry and funny after hearing this. He didn't expect that a group of people would worry about them for a whole day because of this reason. He also said that she wouldn't scold them too harshly... She was embarrassed to scold them in front of outsiders. It's too cruel, but when they go back, they will definitely be taught a lesson.

"Where are you now? I'll pick you up right now."

Hoshino, who was completely relaxed, didn't think much and casually agreed to Akiba's request.

Then Qiuye told her an address. If Hoshino remembered correctly, it should be a quite old residential area. How did the two of them end up there?Are there other friends living there?

But Hoshino didn't think much. She grabbed her car keys and prepared to pick up the two guys who were causing trouble.

After driving to the vicinity of that location, Hoshino soon saw Akiba showing half of his face in a certain window.

"Teacher! We are here!"

Noticing Hoshino's arrival, Qiuye waved excitedly to Hoshino downstairs, but her body was completely hidden in the shadows behind the balcony, with only half of her face and one arm exposed through the window. This made her movements It looks a bit nondescript.

"Wait for me, teacher, I'll be there right away!"

Hoshino shouted loudly, and then quickly walked into the corridor with no light in front.

When Hoshino's figure completely disappeared into the corridor, the last ray of sunlight on the horizon was swallowed up by darkness, and everything returned to silence.

Chapter 60 Not the time

On the other side, Professor Valk's home.

After leaving such a puzzling sentence, Liu Yi slammed the door and hid in his room, not even giving him the face of his 'father'.

This made Professor Valk feel a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and said, "I'm sorry to make you laugh. Maybe it's because she has reached the rebellious stage recently. She was not like this before."

Adele didn't know how to answer, so she could only smile and say that she didn't care.

"Don't take the nonsense she said to heart, who knows she read it in that novel again,"

Walking back to the living room and sitting down, Professor Valk said, "Let's continue the previous topic. Where did we just talk about it?"

"The natural disasters that people encountered in ancient times also included the Great God of Ming." Adele reminded.

"It turns out that I'm here..."

Professor Valk thought for a moment and then continued, "In short, the area around Sagazaki is very suitable for human habitation. After moving here, there will be few threats from natural disasters."

"As for religious beliefs... I recommend you to read a book called "The Golden Bough". That book discusses the origin of human religion in detail. Most of the conclusions in the book can be applied to the Sagazaki area."

"In short, because of people's needs, the belief in 'Da Ming Shen' emerged. This is an inevitable stage in social development. Very little information related to Daming God has been handed down, but the process of sacrificial rituals has been passed down very clearly. Then, after years of evolution, it finally became the current 'Hagoromo Matsuri'."

"In the beginning, this kind of sacrifice was actually a rather barbaric and bloody ceremony. However, this kind of sacrifice only lasted for a short time in history. It might have been held once or twice before being abolished."

"I can probably guess the reason. You also know that the sanitary conditions in ancient times were very poor. The average life span of people is far lower than modern times. The rate of premature infant death is also high. The population is a very important resource. If sacrifices are held every year, then It is equivalent to continuously consuming this young and middle-aged labor force."

"That's why the Hagoromo Festival has become like this..." Professor Valk said with some emotion, "But this format is not bad. I don't know which pair will be selected this year..."

Although Professor Valk was right, Adele knew very well that there was a fatal problem in the professor's theory - this so-called 'Great God' actually existed.

'God' is just what people call Him, and there is no problem even if they call Him by other names.

There was indeed such a being who sheltered a piece of land and water from the natural disasters raging on the Terra continent. Later, for some reason, he and the people he sheltered all moved to this space.

If Professor Valk's memory was modified by the Great God, then he seems to be deliberately downplaying his own existence?After all, Professor Valcke is an authoritative expert in the field of folklore, and his words and deeds can influence many people.

There are not many people who believe in Daimyojin in Sagazaki City now, and people's attitude towards the Hagoromo Matsuri is not special. At most, it is the week-long holiday that everyone is looking forward to.

I chatted with Professor Valk again about the changes in the Hagoromo Festival, and it was time for school to end.

"It's getting late. It's time for me to leave. Professor, I won't disturb you anymore."

"If you don't mind, would you like to stay for dinner?" Professor Valk enthusiastically wanted to keep Adele.

"Thank you, Professor, but I have an appointment with someone else, so I have to leave now." Adele politely declined Professor Valk's invitation.

"That's right...then there's nothing we can do about it." Professor Valk said regretfully, "If you have a chance next time, you must stay and try my skills."

"Most definitely."

After Adele left, the closed door opened with a click, and Liu Yi, wearing a simple white skirt, walked out and looked quietly towards the direction Adele left.

"Everyone has left, what are you still looking at?" Professor Valk said angrily.

Liu Yi said nothing and silently withdrew his gaze.

Seeing her like this, Professor Valk was a little helpless, "Forget it, I won't argue with you about this. What do you want to eat tonight?"

"Instant noodles." Rui said calmly.

"Eat that kind of junk food again?" Professor Valk frowned, "How about I go out and buy two fish?"

He couldn't figure out what his daughter was thinking. He got a lot of instant noodles from nowhere some time ago.

In line with the idea that nothing should be wasted, Professor Valk also ate instant noodles with Liu Yi for a few days, but in recent days he really couldn't stand it anymore. Eating instant noodles every day seemed to make his taste a little strange.

It would also be good to get two fish back to improve the taste.

"Didn't you watch the news? The snack street in the north has been blocked by the epidemic prevention department. An unknown infectious disease has appeared there. It may be that the food source is contaminated. Even so, do you still want to eat fish?"

"Is there such a thing?"

Professor Valk was immediately shocked. He also knew that snack street, which had always been famous for its rich aquatic products, but he did not expect that there was a problem there.

"Okay...forget about the fish, you can just change it to something else."

"It's not just the fish that are contaminated."

"Uh……"

Hearing this, Professor Valk was speechless for a moment.

Indeed, without knowing the source of the contamination, it seems that nothing you eat is particularly safe, and even the tap water at home seems to be problematic.

For no reason, Professor Valk suddenly came up with the idea that considering these factors, the instant noodles that Liu Yi had obtained before became the safest food.

"By the way, just tell Adele."

At this time, Professor Valk also thought of the student he just met today. If something happened to Adele because of such a trivial matter, he would really be on the verge of crying.

"Don't worry about her, someone will tell her." Liu Yi said calmly, "She is one of the few people in this city who you don't have to worry about the least. It's better for you to think about yourself than her."

Although Rui said so, Professor Valk still sent a text message to Adele, asking her to pay attention to contaminated food.

Looking at Professor Valk, Liu Yi shook his head gently and whispered, "Sorry, now is not the time..."

"It's already this time. Li Ang said he was coming to pick me up, right?"

After chatting with the professor for such a long time, Adele also asked some indirect questions about the real world, but Professor Valk never had any special reaction. It seemed that there was still a long way to go before he could recover his memory.

However, Adele's goal today has been achieved. Not only did she confirm the professor's current situation, but she also established contact with him. She will have to discuss with Li Ang what to do next.

Adele sent a text message to Li Ang in the morning. Now that it has been so long, Li Ang should have replied, right?

However, when Adele took out her phone, the first thing she saw was a few missed calls that should never have appeared.

A missed call from Qiuye, who had been deemed to be in danger by Adele and had no news all day.

Chapter 61 Not like a human voice

A call from Qiuye?Is she okay? ?

This was Adele's first thought after seeing these call records.

Regarding the interpretation of the 'tas' message, it was only guessed out of thin air by Adele and Hoshino after they had already determined that something had happened to them. But in case they were just overthinking it, that was not the case at all. Woolen cloth?

Adele was not very willing to believe that someone she knew had been tested, even if she had only known those two people for less than a day.

Because she had to communicate with Professor Valk, Adele took the initiative to turn on the silent mode. If not, she would have noticed these calls earlier.

Now Adele is very eager to know what happened to Qiuye and the others yesterday. Just when she was about to make a call to inquire about the situation, a very coincidental thing happened. Qiuye also called at this time. Telephone.

"Hello? Hi... I finally got through. Adele, can you hear me?"

Qiuye's lively voice came from the phone, and it sounded no different from before.

Just as Adele was about to answer, a voice sounded directly in her mind, interrupting her actions.

[Don’t answer. 】

After a few days, the Witch King's voice seemed a little weak and tired, and he was in a very bad state when he stood up.

Compared with Qiuye, whom she had just met, Adele obviously still trusted her teacher more. When she heard Angma's voice, she closed her mouth tightly and did not react to the voice on the phone. Answered, while silently speaking to the Witch King in his heart.

[Teacher, you are awake. 】

【Um. 】

The Witch King just responded lightly.

[Don’t ask me to answer. Is there something wrong with this phone call? 】

Adele paused, and then asked her doubts.

[Listen carefully. 】

The Witch King is not in a very good condition right now, so his answer is quite brief.

Listen carefully?

Adele was a little confused, but she still followed the Witch King's instructions, held her breath and focused all her attention on the sound coming from the phone.

Even if there was no response from Adele, Qiuye still kept talking.