Chapter 94: Dead Tree Revived 13

The moment Lanzaka flew up, Hoshino looked down and reached out to catch it.

System: [Strength assessment failed.]

It's over, Hoshino thought.

Given his current physical condition, he would only get hurt if he took the blow head-on, but it was too late for him to stop.

"Get out of the way!" A thunderous voice exploded in my ears.

The next moment, a pitch-black beast claw flew over, violently tore him away, and caught Lanzaka within the limit of time.

The desserts fell to the ground, covered in dust.

Lanzaca: “Woo…”

Lanzaca: "Wow wow wow wow——Lanzaca's delicious food——"

Hoshino Nozomi: “Ahem… Thank you, but can you put me down first? Ahem…”

"That's enough, shut up," Akutagawa Ryunosuke was annoyed by the noise, but he didn't want to vent his anger on them, so he could only point his finger at Gojo Satoru, "Don't you have eyes?"

Hoshino Nozomi: "Akutagawa, stop coughing..."

Shut up, Akutagawa! You can't scold him! The two of you are not on the same level!

"I'm sorry for kicking your little pet," Gojo Satoru raised his eyebrows and said jokingly, "But you're too fierce, aren't you? Wild dogs with bared teeth are not liked by people."

Akutagawa's face immediately turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

The air was filled with thick smoke. With a bang, the door of the dessert shop behind me closed. After locking the door, the clerk quickly crawled under the counter to avoid being affected.

We must not let them fight, Hoshino Motoki thought with a headache.

He opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, the system reminded him: [Host, please proceed with the persuasion and appraisal.]

The dice rolled and the numbers were worse than ever.

【Persuasion and appraisal failed.】

[You carefully prepared your words, and the first thing you said was "Don't be angry, Akutagawa. The boy is just playing around" and "He's still a child! Why are you, a 1.9-meter-tall adult, arguing with a child?" As you persuaded them, the two of them looked even gloomier.]

[Your persuasion was effective. Now, they are ready to fight to the death.]

Lansaka rushed in saying "Don't fight", and was thrown out a few seconds later shouting "I hate you", and rolled all the way to Xingyewang's feet.

Hoshino Nozomi: “…” He has become honest.

He had to use his trump card: "We are friends of Ray Films."

Gojo Satoru pricked up his ears.

"The club won't be happy if you hurt us."

"--Ah!" Akutagawa Ryunosuke was suddenly grabbed by the throat and suspended in mid-air. He grabbed Gojo Satoru's wrist with his backhand, as if he was breaking a rock with his bare hands.

Gojo Satoru maintained this posture, as if he was thinking about the credibility of his words: "I haven't heard Xiaoying mention any friends."

Hoshino Nozomi: “There are many things she hasn’t said.”

"You're right," Gojo Satoru thought for a moment, "What does Xiaoying like to eat the most?"

"Three-color dumplings."

"What was her favorite book when she was in high school?"

"After being reincarnated into another world, I became the best in the world by eating slimes."

"Wow," Gojo Satoru was shocked and released his grip on Akutagawa, "You know all this?"

Because we are one person. Hoshino thought to himself. He was very curious about the 108 ways to cook slime and was impressed by the book.

"Do you believe it now?" Hoshino Nozomi said, trotting to Akutagawa and patting him on the back to help him calm down.

To know such details, they must have a close relationship. Gojo Satoru no longer had any doubts, and stretched out his long arm, hooked the collar of the white-haired girl, and lifted her up.

Gojo Satoru: "I have some personal questions to ask you."

Xing Yewang: “?”

In the blink of an eye, they were teleported to a strange room.

Hoshino Nozomi: “???”

"Let me go back," he struggled. "We can't leave Lanzaka and Akutagawa out here."

Gojo Satoru nodded and made an OK gesture.

His figure disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was holding Lanzaka in one hand and dragging the knocked-out Akutagawa Ryunosuke with the other.

"Is this okay now?" Gojo Satoru felt that he was very considerate and looked proud.

"...Okay," Xingye Wang took the crying Lanzaka back from his hands, "What do you want to ask?"

Gojo Satoru suddenly fell silent, as if he had too many questions to ask and didn't know where to start.

After a long while, he asked, "How is Xiaoying these days?"

Xingye Wang was a little surprised: "She is fine, nothing happened and she feels relieved."

Gojo Satoru said, "Oh," and said, "So, you are here to take over her job to find that thing? Do you need my help?"

Hoshino Nozomi was completely shocked.

He didn't expect Gojo Satoru to take the initiative to ask for help. When did his personality become that of a caring citizen or a good teacher? Last time he asked him to help move Pushkin, he even needed a limited edition Daifuku Temptation. But this time, he asked for nothing?

"But I do have a condition," Gojo Satoru said, changing the subject. "Let Xiaoying come over to play for a few days."

Hoshino Wang hesitated and said, "What can you provide? The combat power is already sufficient."

"Intelligence."

"for example?"

"I'm afraid you'll default on me, so I can't tell you now."

Xingye Wang thought to himself: [System, conduct insight and appraisal.]

【Insight and judgment lead to success. 】

[You observe Gojo Satoru's micro-expressions calmly and find that his smile is a little stiff. When looking at you, Gojo Satoru's eyelashes flutter quickly for a moment, his eyeballs turn 1cm to the side, and then quickly move back to their original position. Yes, there is only one truth - he is fooling you! ]

"You don't really have anything to offer, do you?" the girl gently pointed out. "For a moment, I was really fooled by you, but when I think about it, you don't even know what I'm looking for, so how could you pay attention to it normally?"

Gojo Satoru was not ashamed of his lie being exposed. On the contrary, he was looking at the girl's changes in amazement.

The gentle tone and graceful posture cannot conceal the sharpness in her eyes.

He admitted that he had looked down on her before.

Even though he knew that she was a god of the same status as Raiden, her young appearance and childish voice still made him subconsciously put the girl in a lower position and even tried to deceive her.

Gojo Satoru rubbed his cheeks and said, "Okay, you saw through me."

"Do you have anything else to ask? If there is no more, please take us back to the dessert shop. I want to buy another dessert for Lanzaka."

"I'll buy it."

Gojo Satoru still had some conscience. After purchasing the items, he gave them a lot of Daifuku as gifts and then sent them back to the Port Mafia's base in Tokyo.

Before leaving, he suddenly said, "As for intelligence, I do have one, but you may not need it."

Xingye Wang became interested: "Tell me about it?"

"Do you know Fukuchi Sakura?" Gojo said, "The Special Powers Division asked the senior officer to keep an eye on the whereabouts of this fugitive. It just so happened that a few days ago, a student saw him and saw a coffin he was carrying with him."

"A coffin? Is there anything in it?"

“I don’t know about that.” Gojo Satoru spread his hands.

Hoshino Nozomi bid farewell to Gojo Satoru thoughtfully.

On the surface, there is no connection between capturing Fukuchi Sakura and resolving the dead zone, but considering that he was once a colleague of Fyodor, what if he had been involved in forbidden knowledge... After all, I still have to confirm it with my own eyes before I can feel at ease.

The question is, how to find him?

Hoshino Nozomi thought to himself: [System, expand the range of dream detection to the whole of Tokyo, and notify me when there is any news.]

【Okay, please proceed with the skills assessment. 】

【The identification was successful. 】

A few minutes later, the system sent a message: [Host, I have not yet found Fukuchi Sakurachi's dream, but I have an interesting discovery. ]

【say.】

【Guess? 】

[……] Hoshino Nozomi had a blank expression on her face.

[…Okay,] the self-annoying system continued, [Bram Stoker, the vampire count who was crucified by the Holy Cross Sword in the Nordic legend, is now having a nightmare in Tokyo.]

Vampires, coffins, Northern Europe and Tokyo...

Xingye's eyes moved: [I understand. ]

He wanted to see what the relationship between these two people was.

*

The moon hangs high in the sky, and the fields are lonely.

A tall, thin man was nailed to a cross, with the blazing flames licking his luxurious robes, and a jubilant crowd around him shouting "Burn him".

Another flame rose up, and the crowd twisted violently, squeezing Hoshino Wang into a pancake.

He could no longer bear it and said: [System, take control of the dream.]

After gaining control, he immediately began to "dream-cast" himself, transforming himself into the appearance of Fukuchi Sakura.

"Fuchi Sakurachi" raised his knife and knocked out all the enthusiastic people, and rescued the man on the cross.

"It's okay, I'm here to save you now." Hoshino looked at him and stretched out his hand.

The man stood there motionless, looking at him and muttering, "I actually had a nightmare..."

Xing Yewang: “?”

So he thinks Fukuchi Sakura's madness is the nightmare?

No, he didn’t think being crucified and burned was a nightmare! This guy’s train of thought is horrible!