“Puff…”
The door of the warehouse opened again. Reki looked up and saw a girl in a black dress walking in.
She walked slowly towards Reki with a smile on her face. Although on the surface, the girl in front of her seemed very elegant and lovely, but the moment she was stared at by her bright red eyes, Reki felt as if she was being stared at by a terrifying beast. She stood up quickly and reached out her hand to grab her gun - but she grabbed nothing.
Only then did Reiji remember that her gun had long been kept by Fang Zheng.
"You are Miss Reki, right?"
Looking at Reki in front of her, the girl smiled and then slightly opened her cherry lips.
"Nice to meet you. Hello, I am..."
However, before the girl could finish her words, she saw Reki suddenly reach out from under her skirt, pull out a bayonet from her thigh, and stab the girl suddenly.
But facing Reki's attack, the girl was not panicked. Reki only felt a flash before her eyes, and the next moment her bayonet was firmly clamped by the opponent's two fingers.
"…I am Mr. Fang Zheng's fiancée, Tokisaki Kurumi."
The girl finished introducing herself calmly and looked at Reki with a smile on her face. However, Reki remained expressionless and held the bayonet tightly in her hand.
"I heard that you came to propose to Mr. Fang Zheng? Well, that's not impossible, but what? As his fiancée, I won't let other women get close to Mr. Fang Zheng so easily. How about we have a duel?"
Hearing this, Reki finally stopped and stared at Kurumi, who continued to speak with a smile on her face.
"It's very simple. If you win, I will agree to your marriage with Mr. Fang Zheng, and I will help you convince Mr. Fang Zheng. But if you lose... well, forget about getting married. Just stay here and be a maid first. How about that?"
"…Comparing what?"
This time, Reki finally spoke.
"It's up to you. After all, it's you who are going to propose to Mr. Fang Zheng, right? In that case, then let you decide how to compete. Otherwise, if I win in an area you're not good at, you won't be happy with it, right?"
“…”
Facing Kurumi's response, Reki thought for a moment, then nodded.
"I see."
Seeing Kuang San coming back, Fang Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief.
"As expected, I still have to rely on you, Kuang San."
"Huff, huff, please leave it to me, Mr. Fang Zheng."
In response to Fang Zheng's words, Kuang San also came over with a smile on her face.
"I can guarantee that there will be absolutely no problem."
"That would be best, but... well, I hope you'll still go easy on Reki."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Kuang San blinked curiously and looked at Fang Zheng.
"It's very rare for Mr. Fang Zheng to say something like this. I rarely see you begging for a girl... Could it be that you like her?"
"Right now, I can't say whether I like him or not, after all, we haven't communicated with each other, but... I guess we have some connection."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng sighed. The biggest reason why this matter gave him a headache was that after locking up Reki, Fang Zheng used the "Whispering Book" to investigate Reki's life experience and found out that she was a descendant of Genghis Khan's clan, to be more precise, a descendant of Genghis Khan's second son Chagatai.
Well, that's fine, but the problem is... Chagatai Ulus' fiefdom was in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and its capital was Alimali - which is now Huocheng County in Xinjiang Province...
In other words, although Reki has Mongolian ancestry, she was born in Xinjiang... How should I put it...
It's rare to meet a fellow countryman.
Although they were not from the same hometown, their eyes were filled with tears, but they were still from the same hometown after all, so Fang Zheng naturally couldn't just chase them away, and he felt a little headache. Therefore, Fang Zheng was more than happy to have Kuang San come to help him solve this problem. However, he also hoped that Kuang San would stop at a certain point and not torment Reki too much.
You have to know that although this Kuang San is a clone, except for the lack of Kekeketei, she is almost the same as the original body in other aspects. And the original Kuang San is not a human, but an elf. The speed, strength and physique are far from that of humans. Even if Reki really wants to fight with Kuang San, I am afraid it will not end well.
But then again…
"What did she ask for the duel?"
“Huff, huff, huff…”
Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Kuang San covered her mouth and chuckled.
"You will know when the time comes, Mr. Fang Zheng."
Soon, a day passed.
After that, Kurumi also met with Misaka Mikoto and the others, and the two sides had a good exchange with each other. In short, the little girls had a good impression of Kurumi, and Kurumi did not tease them in particular, so the first meeting between the two sides was quite harmonious. After seeing Kurumi in person and chatting with her, the curiosity of Misaka Mikoto and the other girls was satisfied, and they went home to sleep contentedly.
Night falls.
“Click, click, click.”
Kuang San stood quietly in the hall, looking at the pocket watch in her hand. The pointer on it now pointed to 11:59.
Then, the second hand, minute hand, and hour hand overlapped.
It's twelve o'clock.
"Well, I'll be back soon."
Kuang San lifted the hem of her skirt and bowed to Fang Zheng, who nodded.
"Go early and come back early...I'll make you a cup of tea."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng picked up the kettle and poured a cup of tea for Kuang San, who chuckled and then turned around and walked out of the hall.
At this moment, she put on the red and black spiritual outfit again.
The Academy City was silent at midnight, and Kuang San was walking in it, as if she was walking in her own backyard. And at this moment, suddenly, gunshots rang out.
"Bang!!"
Almost at the same time as the gunshot rang out, Kuang San's body spun as if dancing, and the floor under her feet was immediately shattered by the bullet. Kuang San glanced at the direction where the bullet came from, and leaped towards that direction.
At this moment in the hall, Fang Zheng was sitting there, watching the images on the screen with Ram and Rem.
"Mr. Fang Zheng, is Miss Kuang San really okay?"
Ram asked with some uneasiness. She was not worried about Kuang San's safety, but if Kuang San lost, Fang Zheng would have to marry that uninvited woman... This made Ram very unhappy.
"Don't worry, although the conditions are a bit harsh, they are nothing to Kurumi."
Fang Zheng waved his hand, indicating that Ram didn't need to worry, but he also understood why Ram was worried. Because the conditions of this duel were quite harsh for Kuang San.
According to Reki's request, the two will fight in the seventh school district. Within ten minutes after the start, Kuang San must find Reki and defeat her. If Kuang San can't do it, then Reki wins. Conversely, if Kuang San defeats Reki, then Kuang San wins.
Ten minutes doesn't seem too long or too short, but the problem is - Reki's absolute sniping radius is two kilometers.
That is to say, Kurumi must find Reki within a two-kilometer area within ten minutes, and Reki will do everything she can to prevent Kurumi from getting close.
This can be said to have brought Reki's advantages to the limit, while Kurumi obviously does not have the ability to snipe from a long distance, so her disadvantage is obvious.
But Kuang San is very confident about this.
In fact, Fang Zheng is equally confident.
For a normal person, it would be almost impossible to win under such conditions.
However, Kurumi is not a normal person.
She is an elf.
“Click.”
Kuang San landed on the street lamp, stepped lightly on it like a light bird, and then flew up again. However, just as Kuang San stood up, gunshots rang out again.
"Bang!!"
As a sniper, Reki certainly would not misjudge the timing of shooting. She keenly seized the moment when Kuang San was completely unable to change direction in the air, and could not use the force, and launched an attack. However, Kuang San was also not to be trifled with. At the same time, her right hand quietly turned, and a long-barreled musket was held in front of Kuang San like a sword. With a flash of sparks, Reki's sniper was easily blocked by Kuang San.
And Kuang San herself was like a weightless ghost. After blocking the shot, she suddenly turned around and disappeared into the dark shadows.
Seeing this, Reki was stunned.
That's right, although the current Kurumi is not her real body and cannot use the Kekeketei, she still has the ability to move freely in the shadows. This ability alone is enough to make Reki drink a pot!
“…”
But Reki was only stunned for a moment, and then she aimed at the area in front of her again. In any case, since Kurumi disappeared from here, she was still within Reki's sniping radius. As long as she was still within the range, Reki didn't have to worry about losing the target!
"We can see now that Reki has lost her target, but Kurumi has also not found her... Well, the time is almost up. There is no poison circle... and we can't win the chicken... Now it depends on who finds the other first..."
Looking at the screen, Fang Zheng once again took the initiative to act as a commentator.
Yes, although Kuang San's shadow shuttle is very useful, the problem is that Kuang San in the shadow cannot find Reki's location. If this is a test of perseverance, the two of them can just waste time like this, and it won't be a problem to waste ten days or half a month, but the problem is that there are only ten minutes.
If Kurumi can't find Reki within ten minutes, she loses!
Therefore, now Kuang San must take the initiative!
“Swish!!”
Kuang San was not stupid, she knew it was impossible to waste time, so she quickly flashed out from the shadow of the tall building on the other side, but at this moment...
"Bang!!"
Along with the sound of gunfire, a flash of fire suddenly appeared on the trash can below Kuang San, and then another spark flashed from the lamppost on the right side of Kuang San. Then Kuang San suddenly turned around and swung the spear in his hand again!
"clang!!"
The flying bullet was once again knocked away, but this time, Kuang San frowned slightly.
"Well, let's look at contestant Reki. As expected of a professional sniper, she played this move quite well."
Fang Zheng could see what was going on. It was obvious that Reki also found that Kuang San's reaction was very fast and she could block her bullet. If she just shot stupidly, it would only give the opponent a chance to correct the direction and catch her. So Reki also thought of a solution - reflective bullet!
The bullet fired by Reki just now was reflected twice by the trash can and the lamppost before it was shot at Kurumi. On the one hand, it can disturb Kurumi's attention, and on the other hand, it can also hide the direction and angle of her shooting. Although the sound of the gun also reveals the direction, if it is not corrected by the trajectory, then it is another matter!
And Kuang San also had an idea in mind, and she flashed again and disappeared into the shadows.
"Well, we see that contestant Kurumi also has some ideas. Contestant Reki is very powerful, but she is a sniper, and a sniper needs to be able to see and hear everything, so she must be in a very wide place, and the only wide place like this in Academy City is the rooftop, so..."
“Swish!”
Before Fang Zheng finished speaking, he saw Kuang San suddenly leap up from the shadow of a rooftop, high into the air, then she turned her head and glanced around! The next moment, Kuang San immediately narrowed her eyes and locked onto her target!
"Bang!"
The gunshots rang out again!
Reki's sniping is powerful, but the key to Kurumi's shadow shuttle is that it is hard to defend against. She can shuttle anywhere in the dark shadows, while Reki can only search passively. Therefore, even if she wants to find Kurumi, she must wait for Kurumi to come out of the shadows first.
Therefore, at this time, the initiative is in the hands of Kuang San, and the next competition will be about reaction ability.
No matter how powerful Reki is, she is still just a mortal.
Kurumi is an elf!
“Bang, bang!!”
After missing one shot, Reki fired two more shots in succession, but they were easily blocked by Kurumi - in fact, it didn't matter even if she didn't block it, the spirit suits of the elves were simply invincible in front of ordinary weapons. Back in the elf world, Yoshino was chased and bombarded by people, but her clothes didn't even break, which was enough to explain the problem.
After three consecutive shots missed, Kuang San fell to the ground, but she did not stay. Instead, she disappeared into the shadows under her feet as if she were sinking into the water.
Seeing this scene, Reki was suddenly shocked. Then she picked up the gun without hesitation and stood up to leave!
However……
"I got you."
Kurumi's voice came from behind Reki. Reki picked up the SVD sniper rifle with a bayonet without hesitation and turned around to stab. However, as soon as she raised her hand, she saw Kurumi raised her right hand and the spear in her hand was already aimed at Reki.
"General."
“…”
Looking at the black muzzle of the gun in front of her, Reki was silent for a moment, and finally threw away the sniper rifle in her hand.
When Kurumi brought Reki back to the research institute, her tea was still warm.