Chapter 21 You Yu: You are really good at choosing. You picked the most difficult one as the hostage.
But You Yu was a very qualified detective agency president after all. He was stunned for just a second before putting on that innocent smile again: "Since you said so, you can't regret it!"
Bai Ye shook his head: "Even from the perspective of benefits, cooperating with you is the best choice. I understand why Sister Hongxin asked you to be my supervisor."
You Yu touched his head embarrassedly: "So you knew it."
No one would show kindness to a juvenile offender for no reason. Yu Yu was indeed initially assigned to Bai Ye as a supervisor by the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau, and then became his "guide" in Solomon Academy.
But after spending these few days together, You Yu always felt that Bai Ye was not the kind of natural evil who would do the "Wheatfield Town Incident", and that his tag skill was very special. It was an indispensable high-intensity purification skill if they wanted to participate in [Reunion], and he was also the best candidate for the fourth person.
Even if we take a step back and say that the other party is really a villain and just has good acting skills, there is nothing we can do. Youyu is confident that he and his friends can become Bai Ye's "cage" and perfectly perform the function of "supervisor".
"Since we are teammates from now on..."
Bai Ye looked at his fingers, on which were still some golden particles of the clover. He remembered that when they met in the alley before, You Yu chose to share her luck with him without any precautions even though they were strangers. He couldn't help but sigh that she was indeed his favorite player.
"Then let me explain. At least the fact that we are in a fire-free open space right now is not due to luck."
Bai Ye raised the corners of his mouth, his eyes showing the youthful spirit that suited his age.
"Hey? Be careful——"
The black-haired boy stretched out his hand towards the burning hellfire. You Yu wanted to stop his self-mutilating behavior, but after seeing the movement of the flames clearly, he stopped where he was.
Before the burning hellfire touched the boy's skin, it seemed as if it had met its nemesis. It suddenly shrank back and spread out in all directions as if it had life.
"【Black Sun Righteous Man's Unwavering Heart】, my signature skill, can be immune to and stop the effects of all signature skills and demonic powers."
This was also the real trump card that allowed him to not dodge the attack from Jadeite. As long as he didn't want to, no one could use the tagging ability to hurt him. However, skills like marking that had no obvious effects were not covered by the passive effect of [Black Sun Righteous Man's Unwavering Heart].
But this is supermodel enough.
Bai Ye turned his head and smiled at You Yu: "So there was no need for you to block for me just now."
You Yu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "This is different."
His expression was determined when he spoke, just as determined as when he had just followed Bai Ye's footsteps and jumped down, and even deliberately adjusted his position in the air to help Bai Ye block the malicious attack from the hellfire.
Solomon College, when the devil comes.
"Bai Ye! You Yu! Oh my God! Someone come to the rescue! Squid, please use your super high school level luck to save us!"
On the other side, Yang Yan, who witnessed two people falling, was hanging on the exposed steel bars. The flames had enveloped the entire corridor on the floor behind him. He was forced out of the building by the flames and could only cling tenaciously to the steel bars that had not yet been burned into molten iron to avoid the hellfire below that was like a fire dragon.
The place where Bai Ye fell was completely surrounded by the flames of the demon Amy. This time, the demon seemed to have great malice towards Bai Ye. Falling more than 20 meters was enough to kill the fragile owner of the purification tag. This demon even added a sea of fire, as if he would not stop until Bai Ye was killed.
Although for the demon god, the purification type that can purify and condense the token fragments is indeed the most urgent target to be solved, but the malice is a bit excessive.
As soon as Youyu jumped down, the hellfire added another layer of flames.
Yu Yu's super high school level luck did help him overcome many miraculous difficulties, but Yang Yan still couldn't convince himself, can anyone really survive such a fire?
Yang Yan supported himself with the air conditioner bracket outside the teaching building and swung himself down from the second floor. Liquid that could not be distinguished as tears or sweat flowed from the corners of his eyes. After Yang Yan landed, he ran frantically towards the approximate location where the two people fell. That area was completely covered in flames. He gritted his teeth and decided to rush into the sea of fire to help no matter what the consequences were.
Before he kicked into the fire, a hand grabbed him just in time, pulling the brown-haired boy so hard that he lost his balance and staggered.
"Shui Se?! Why are you stopping me? They might die!"
Yang Yan took a closer look and became even more confused.
"Don't worry, just look!"
Ripples of notes spread out, and a blue-haired boy whose hair was so light that it was almost silver grabbed Yang Yan. Shuise shook his head seriously and raised his chin to signal Yang Yan to look in the other direction of the sea of fire.
Amidst the overwhelming flames, two figures were staggering due to the smoke from the hot air, but Yang Yan could clearly see that the two figures were indeed walking towards him and Shuise, who were not affected by the hellfire.
"...Wait...Bai Ye?! You Yu?! Are you kidding?!"
Yang Yan screamed.
Amid the interweaving of blood-red and thick black flames, the black-haired, blue-eyed boy stretched out his hand and took a casual step forward. His movements were not large, and could even be described as elegant. The thick blood-red flames were reflected in his cobalt blue eyes, giving him a ghostly temperament.
As he moved, the flames from hell also retreated to the sides as if they had encountered a natural enemy they could not avoid, like blooming petals that were twisted by the high temperature.
You Yu stood behind Bai Ye, following closely in his footsteps, with a smile on his face that looked proud and a little bit pretentious.
"hey-hey,
"That guy is very lucky. Look, he is okay after all, right?"
Shuise patted Yangyan's shoulder. He stretched out his hand, grasped the bow that appeared out of thin air and gently stroked it. The range of the cool notes instantly expanded, and faint ripples flowed on the ground. Yangyan clearly felt that the hot air was added with a soothing coolness.
Bai Ye took You Yu out of the burning range of the sea of fire. He waved his hand gently, and the sparks flying in the air accompanied by the fire of hell instantly engulfed the passage the two had walked out of. After the short-lived passage disappeared, the flames at the original place became more and more intense and almost exploded.
"Phew—it's really frightening."
Youyu threw himself directly into the cool water musical note array. Yangyan looked at him curiously: "This is all right - Haichan, isn't your luck a little too unreasonable?"
You Yu was so hot that he leaned against the water-colored musical note array to try to cool down. He looked relieved that he had survived the disaster. "Of course, otherwise how could the Bai Ye classmate I saved happen to have the power to be immune to all tag skills?"
If it weren't for the effect of Bai Ye's soul label [The Indifference of the Righteous Man of the Black Sun], this guy who went to save people might really have been burned to death in the endless sea of fire together with Bai Ye.
The barrier of the demonic time can be retraced to heal wounds, but it cannot resurrect the dead.
You Yu threw back without caring about his image: "Bai Ye, your skills are really useful. I wish I could use them anytime in the devil game!"
Bai Ye twitched his lips and said, "Don't say that. If you hadn't helped me land successfully, I would have fallen to my death. As for this skill... I'm always here if you need it."
“You two—!”
Shuise jumped up when he heard that. He instantly understood what these two guys were talking about. He looked at Bai Ye, trying to find some traces of lies on his face, but there was only sincerity in the boy's cobalt blue eyes - the other party's attitude was very frank, so frank that it broke Shuise's preconception that he would never meet another guy who was so good at playing straight shots except Youyu.
Shuise coughed twice, trying to cover up his previous gaffe. He looked at Baiye: "This is not a simple promise. This is no different from saying that you want to be our teammate in [Reunion]... Everyone in the Squid Detective Agency will share their skills with each other. In other words, your life will be handed over to us to some extent. Will you regret it?"
You Yu raised her hand and was about to speak, but was suppressed by Shuise without any president's demeanor. Bai Ye shook his head and responded without hesitation: "Never."
Everything that just happened seemed to be vivid in his mind. You Yu's determined gaze was like a star in the sea of fire. The flames swayed and burned from the past to the present, illuminating the profiles of Shuise and Yangyan. Bai Ye pulled himself away from his memories. Because of this, at this moment, he could also make an equally firm promise to Shuise: "At least for this matter, I will never regret it."
Just like Youyu will never regret giving up everything to save him just now.
It's not because of his Soul Tag skill, nor because he can become the fourth purification-type player teammate that the Squid Detective Agency has been looking for recently, but simply because he is a person.
A life that needs to be saved.
Why did you risk your life to save me?
Bai Ye didn't need to ask this question, he could see the answer of the high school detective from You Yu's eyes.
Because you are a life that needs help, and I happen to have the ability to help you.
You Yu is risking her life to save him. Saving this juvenile delinquent who seemed unrepentant to outsiders, and understanding and experiencing Yu Yu's attitude through the live broadcast was a completely different shock, so Bai Ye was willing to take the risk of a greater probability of his identity being discovered and try to become a member of their [Reunion] season team.
not to mention……
"When it comes to sharing skills, no matter what, the one who suffers is your famous Squid Detective Agency, not a juvenile delinquent like me, right?"
Bai Ye spread his hands innocently and blinked his cobalt blue eyes with an indescribable playfulness. Only then did Shuise feel that the indifference and cold-eyed attitude that had been lingering on the other person since he transferred to the school had finally dissipated a little, and he became like a spirited 17-year-old peer.
Yang Yan was about to cry as she watched from the side: "Squid, your kindness really is rewarded! You and Bai Ye are both very good people. You emerged from the flames. What a beautiful and exciting moment - just now when you emerged from the flames and blocked the hellfire with one hand, I should have taken out my phone to take a picture and posted it on the forum!"
Bai Ye: "...I'd politely decline that offer."
Shuise clapped his hands and brought the topic back to the point: "Let's talk about business first. The most urgent thing is to find the token of this game and end it... To be honest, the demon's body and demon servants have not appeared until now, and I always have a bad feeling..."
Yang Yan jumped up and raised his hand, "I understand this! Usually when the boss is lurking, it means something big is about to happen!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sea of fire behind him suddenly boiled violently and turned into countless twisted tentacles with mottled shapes like solidified magma.
The real culprit finally stopped hiding his presence, and the apostle in a black robe stepped out from the ruins of the teaching building. He pulled down the hood covering his face, revealing a skull and bones burning with flames underneath.
The emblem of the black robe is a huge dragon and snake holding up a black sun.
Shuise narrowed his eyes, ready for battle: "...Demon Apostle?"
Kagero: "Wow... Did I awaken the Soul Tag that allows the second exit to come true?"
The demon apostle is too cooperative. He appears as soon as he says he will?
"Haha, what the red-haired student said is true to some extent. We have been quiet for such a long time. How can we live up to your expectations if we don't really come up with something?"
The black-robed skeleton that had completely turned into a demon let out a creepy cackle. You Yu and Bai Ye realized something in an instant. They looked at each other. The detective fastened his beret tightly and said in a rare serious voice: "This game... could it be that it was caused by you artificially summoning demons, and not the normal activities of the demons in the other world?!"
The black-robed skeleton nodded with satisfaction: "You are worthy of being the savior of the law enforcers. You reacted quickly. I will give you a small gift."
The skeleton snapped his fingers, and several flames surrounded a girl floating in the air and extended to his side. The girl's long hair was loose, so her face could not be seen, but the school uniform she was wearing was the style of Solomon Academy.
Yang Yan was indignant: "Damn it, you have no face! You actually use your classmates to threaten us--!"
Shuise and Youyu also looked unhappy. Bai Ye, who had been more or less spoiled by the player forum, watched everything quietly until the controlled girl moved her fingers slightly. She tilted her head, her long hair fell down, revealing a beautiful and elegant face. The lily of the valley side clip next to her bangs looked lifelike.
When You Yu looked at the black-robed skeleton, his expression suddenly changed from anger to a feeling of relief and faint sympathy as he heaved a sigh of relief.
It's so pitiful that a demon apostle came to Solomon Academy to cause trouble, and he just caught the most untouchable person among so many students to threaten them.
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