Chapter 138 He intends to come early

When it was dawn, Ju, who had not slept all night, finally fell asleep.

Gerard stood aside, looking at the girl who was still childish on the iron bed, and fell into silence for a long time.

"It's hard to believe, right?" Bai Wei's voice slowly rang in Gerard's mind, "A small body contains a big dream."

The words were full of sarcasm.

"That's not funny," Gerald said.

"Really? Then tell me something less funny." Bai Wei asked, "What are you going to do?"

"What do you mean?"

"Of course it's this child." Bai Wei said calmly, "Although she is still very young and extremely malnourished, so much so that she was talking about destroying Tianqin one second, and fell asleep the next second because her body couldn't support her. It was just like a little kid saying something cruel without thinking... But you should know that she is not joking, and..."

Bai Wei paused, then spoke while looking at everything in the warehouse.

"You also know that she really has... well, I can't say she has the ability, but at least she really has the potential."

Gerald knew that Bai Wei was right.

Tachibana is only ten years old this year. Without anyone teaching her, she has been able to teach herself to this point today with the warehouse relics left to her by Eric. She even used these low-end parts to help Gerald create [Overload]. This can no longer be simply described as outstanding talent.

Gerard had no doubt that if she could have a normal upbringing, if her father Eric could live to this day and teach her personally, her future would absolutely be immeasurable.

However, she did not have this premise.

She was alone from beginning to end.

Even because of her identity as a rebel, most people in this city hate her... No, it can't be simply said that they hate her. Even Jellal encountered such bullying once, so how many people would there be who he has not encountered?

Jellal gently pulled up Tachibana's sleeve and saw that her slender arm was covered with fine scars, as if telling everything that this taciturn little girl had experienced.

But Ju didn't show any of these.

Even though he was bullied like that, Tachibana didn't cry. He just watched coldly and didn't ask Jellal for help. He just retaliated through his own means.

At Bai Wei's reminder, Gerard took out a bunch of small "tools" made by himself from a small cabinet.

These tools are so simple, but also so effective. They all walk on the edge of Tianqin's rules and can cause as much pain as possible to the opponent without endangering the opponent's life.

For example, pulling off someone's fingernails or hitting them in some private parts.

Looking at these gadgets, Jellal could imagine how many nights the lonely Tachibana had spent making these things.

And everyone knows that this is not her limit.

Jellal picked up the small tool that looked like a nail clipper, placed it in front of his finger, and pressed the button.

Then there was a "click" sound, and the nail clippers suddenly turned into a guillotine. The sharp steel nails hidden underneath instantly "bite" Gerard's fingers, like a cold poisonous snake.

Of course, it didn't cause any harm to Gerard's fingers.

Because the finger Gerard used for the test was... his left middle finger.

"I think this is very boring." Bai Wei slowly pulled out the little head, "Don't you think you should use your own fingers to test it so that you can better feel her pain?"

Jellal didn't argue, but moved it to his ring finger and pressed it down.

There was another "click".

This time, the poisonous snake successfully bit, and blood gushed out of the wound.

"Tsk, you really came."

Gerard ignored Bai Wei and just looked quietly at the "venomous snake" in front of him, as if he could see what it would look like in more than ten years when it turned into a giant monster and bit Tian Qin.

Yes, Ju really is like a poisonous snake.

She never complained and never sought help from outside. In front of Gerard, she never asked for help and acted as if she didn't care about anything, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

Only today did she reveal herself briefly.

Obviously, it was because she thought Jellal was the same kind of person as herself, and she believed that she could realize her dream more directly through Jellal, so she wanted to cooperate with Jellal.

"She is still young after all." Bai Wei said slowly, "If she were more mature, perhaps no one would notice until she really did something."

Having said that, Bai Wei spoke again in a slightly sighing tone.

"Honestly, I admire this little girl. I think all she needs in life is a guiding light like me."

Gerald immediately became alert: "What are you going to do?"

Bai Wei's words made Gerard suddenly realize that if Ju and Bai Wei were allowed to get involved, the consequences would be truly disastrous.

"Don't worry." Bai Wei said calmly, "Although this little girl's personality is indeed very suitable for my taste, she is too young and can't do anything except mechanics. There is no benefit in choosing her as the next host. I am not so bored as to take care of a child."

Bai Wei's words did not make Gerald feel at ease.

Because he understands that as long as the core problem is not solved, there is no point in caring about other things.

The core issue is, of course,...

Jellal looked at Tachibana on the bed again.

"Why, are you going to have a good talk with her after she wakes up?" Bai Wei said calmly, "Persuade her to give up destroying Tianqin and be kind-hearted?"

Jellal shook his head.

"Well... this is really useless." Bai Wei nodded and made a guess, "After all, with her personality, once she realizes that you are not the kind of person she imagined, she will immediately retract her fangs and agree to whatever you say, but you don't know what she is thinking, right?"

"That's not the reason."

"What is that?"

"Who am I to persuade her to let it go?"

Bai Wei raised Gerard's eyebrows and said, "I am quite surprised that you can say such a thing. After all, half a day ago, you killed your own son for Tian Qin."

Hearing this, Gerard fell into silence for a long time, as if Bai Wei had hit his soft spot at this moment.

Just when Bai Wei thought that Gerard would not speak again, he heard Gerard speak softly.

"That's why I don't want her to follow in my footsteps."

"Haha, is that so?" Bai Wei asked with interest, "Then what are you going to do?"

Bai Wei paused.

"And if there really comes a day when she is determined to destroy Tianqin, will you make the same decision as you did last night?"

Gerard was silent again.

This is obviously not a question that can be easily answered.

But he didn't have much time to think.

Because not long after dawn, a shocking news suddenly spread throughout the entire Lyra City.

That is,

Oliver, Bishop of Babel, is back.

…

There are five bishops in Tianqin City, and each bishop is in charge of a district.

Although he does not have a supreme pope like other churches, Bishop Oliver of Babel obviously has a higher status and more power than the other four bishops.

Although he had not appeared for more than ten years, the Lyrans were almost forgetting the existence of such a bishop.

Just like when Bishop Holman of the Fourth District died, people suddenly remembered that they still had such a bishop.

But Oliver was obviously different from Holman. The news of his return spread throughout the entire Lyra City in the shortest time, and everyone who went to the Tower of Babel could see Oliver standing on the Tower of Babel, smiling and waving to the believers.

This moment made the whole Tianqin excited.

Because of the series of events that happened in Tianqin City during this period, more than one Tianqin person smelled the scent of danger, and even had a feeling that a storm was approaching.

At this time, Oliver's return was like a shot in the arm for the Lyrans.

The public's support for him reached its peak in an instant.

Countless people rushed to the foot of the Tower of Babel and watched Oliver making deafening promises to the believers.

"People of Lyra," he said to the people present with a smile, "I know that we are facing a great crisis now."

"Bishop Holman has passed away."

“The source oil processing plant was burned down.”

"Someone wants us to perish."

"But we won't."

"In two days, our hero will return with new hope!"

“At that time, we will be reborn!”

People responded to him with roars, and the applause seemed to resound through the sky.

Only a very small number of people showed some confusion.

"Crisis? Are we facing any crisis?"

"Didn't they say that the source oil processing plant was destroyed and the source oil was exhausted?"

“…Is this the crisis?”

"What is the new hope?"

No one could give them an answer, and even they themselves could not wonder for too long. When everyone started to applaud, they found that their mechanical prosthetic limbs also started clapping uncontrollably.

The moment the applause rang out, the confusion in their eyes instantly turned into fanaticism.

…

"Tell me, where did Gerald go?" A beam of light hit Ina's face.

Sitting in the interrogation room, Ina looked at the two Skeleton Knights who were interrogating her, and then said in a calm tone: "I don't understand what you are talking about. Gerald? I broke off relations with him ten years ago."

"Then who were you waiting for last night?!" the Skeleton Knight asked again.

"I'm waiting for the wind." Ina remained calm, "and waiting for the rain. Is this an okay answer?"

Ina's tone made the two Skeleton Knights feel a little angry and helpless.

Last night, Ina did not wait for Geral, but waited for three reorganized skeleton teams carrying heavy weapons who could not wait any longer in the carriage.

At that moment, Ina realized that her and Jellal's plan had been exposed, and she also understood why Jellal had not shown up last night.

In other words, my father knew that his whereabouts had been exposed a long time ago, or he discovered the clues after he went there, so he didn't show up?

This made Ina feel a little annoyed.

No matter which possibility it was, why didn't she feel anything and was still waiting there like a fool? If those skeleton knights hadn't exposed themselves, she still wouldn't know the reason.

Even though her father has retired for so many years, she is still a current Trail Blazer Knight.

The gap...is it really that big?

From last night till now, Ina has been thinking about this question.

As for the interrogation of the Skeleton Army, she didn't care much about it.

Because she knew very well that the Skeleton Knights had no evidence.

If her father really showed up last night and was caught by them, that would be solid evidence. Otherwise, these Skeleton Knights would have no way of doing anything to her, especially since she still had the Devil Knight's identity as a backing. And generally speaking, Skeleton Knights would not be able to interrogate Devil Knights who had problems.

As expected, after getting Ina's answer, the two Skeleton Knights whispered to each other for a while, and then said with a dark face: "Okay, you can leave, Miss Ina."

Ina nodded, didn't say anything more, and got up and left.

But halfway through the journey, the Skeleton Knight called her again.

"Ms. Ina, there may be something you still don't know." The Skeleton Knight said, "Last night, Gerard broke into the Tower of Babel and killed a very important employee."

Ina's body paused, but she didn't turn around. She just asked calmly: "So? What does this have to do with me?"

"There's nothing special about it. I just mentioned it casually." The Skeleton Knight also said calmly, "Is it possible that your adoptive father had no intention of meeting you from the beginning, and he just used you as bait to attract us last night? You'd better take care of yourself."

After hearing this, Ina stood there for a long time, but in the end she said nothing, opened the door and walked out of the interrogation room.

She is currently at the headquarters of the Skeleton Army.

She had been here yesterday and at that time the ground was full of wounded people, but now there was hardly a single person to be seen.

Only her footsteps could be heard in the empty hall, and those skeleton knights seemed to have disappeared.

But Ina knew that this was because the returning Bishop Oliver was giving a temporary speech in the Tower of Babel, and most of the Skeleton Knights went there to maintain law and order.

But... do we really need so many people?

If it was before, Ina would not think there was anything wrong, but now that she has learned most of the truth from her father, she can't help but wonder if this means something.

She couldn't come up with the answer herself.

But fortunately, she doesn't need to think about it herself.

Soon, she stopped and looked at Jellal who suddenly appeared in front of her with astonishment.

“Father, you…”

"Take me to the contaminated area, now."

Gerard said in a way that left no room for doubt.

"That new god...is planning to come early."

(End of this chapter)