Chapter 134, Fifty-Seventh Cycle (6)
Rei Furuya, who had been stubbornly holding back her tears, finally let them fall, and once they started, she couldn't control them for a while before calming down.
"It's because the sunlight is just too dazzling," he stubbornly insisted after wiping away his tears.
Morofushi Kagemitsu clenched his fist and pressed it to his lips, barely suppressing a laugh: "Yeah, it's all because the sunlight was too bright today."
However, the smile on his face was impossible to hide.
Rei Furuya pretended he didn't see it.
"Is there anything else you want to ask, Hiro?" Rei Furuya swung his legs a couple of times, supporting himself on the ground with both hands. He felt as light as if a downpour had washed away all the gloom and anxiety, leaving only a clear blue sky and white clouds carried by a cool breeze.
It definitely makes me feel much better to talk about it.
This time, he truly held Hiro's hand and earnestly faced all the memories of the cycle of reincarnation. He dug out all the dark memories that he had previously suppressed, cleaned them up, and let them go completely. He also recalled and strengthened the wonderful and joyful things he had shared with Hiro.
Now he's not the only one who remembers everyone's embarrassing moments. If he recalls anything interesting, he can immediately share it with everyone without feeling regret or guilt for hiding it from them.
He now feels that the previous cycles of reincarnation were nothing at all, and he will definitely not be so anxious and restless as to have insomnia or nightmares because of them anymore.
The effect was a bit too good. This rooftop confession, filled with sunshine and warm embrace, will undoubtedly become his most profound image to date, and a huge driving force and comfort for his future efforts.
But how does Hiro feel now that he's shared that burden?
“There are many questions I want to ask.” Morofushi Kagemitsu shrugged, then smiled and said, “But let’s go back and have breakfast first. Zero’s eyes also need to be treated immediately, otherwise it will be hard to explain if the people in the organization find out.”
Fifty-seven cycles of reincarnation are not something that can be explained in a short time. By the time they finish, the sun will be high in the sky.
It is 9:00 AM now.
Rei Furuya's smile froze: "..."
Absolutely, absolutely, those guys mustn't find out he cried!!!
Rei Furuya immediately jumped up, ready to go back and apply a towel to his eyes, praying that they wouldn't become red and swollen.
Morofushi Kagemitsu also stood up, dusted himself off, and once again skillfully stretched out his arms to embrace him.
"Zero, good morning." The black-haired, blue-eyed youth smiled. "This doesn't count the previous ones, this is the first hug of the day."
Rei Furuya paused for a moment, then said awkwardly in a low voice, "Do we really have to go through with that plan of three hugs a day? Actually, it's really not necessary. I'm feeling much better now. We won't be able to see each other every day after this, and it would be too much trouble to insist on three hugs a day..."
Despite saying that, the blond youth still stepped forward and hugged his childhood friend tightly on the sunlit rooftop, his eyes and brows full of warm smiles.
“It’ll never be a bother.” Morofushi Hiromitsu hugged him tighter and laughed. “The three of them, including the class president, are really envious that I’m the only one who has the chance to get close to you now. I suspect that once Zero starts working at the coffee shop as Amuro Tooru, he’ll definitely be bothered by everyone a lot, hahaha—”
Jianggu Ling: "..."
A bead of cold sweat trickled down Rei Furuya's forehead: "It shouldn't be... that bad, right?"
Morobuchi Kagemitsu nodded seriously: "I think it's entirely possible."
Rei Furuya thought about it. Matsuda might be a little awkward, but if it really came down to it, he would definitely do it. The class president wasn't the type to care about those things, and Hagi was even more so... They might actually be "sticking" to Amuro Tooru every day!
No, he needs to prove as soon as possible that he has fully recovered and can maintain a relaxed and happy mood to face life positively without needing his best friends' daily plan of three hugs.
"Um, Hiro, can I join your four-person chat group?" Furuya Rei asked for the second time, still unwilling to give up.
Morofushi Kagemitsu looked at him, and then slowly revealed an incredibly gentle smile.
“No, you can’t,” he said. “But sometimes it’s okay to show Zero what we’re talking about.”
Jianggu Ling: "..."
*
ZERO Health Status Observation Diary
[Class Monitor: Fifty-seven cycles!!!]
[Hagi-chan: Wait, what?! This is too much!! They kept so many important things from us! Hagi-chan is going to get angry! Really angry!!!]
[Mazda: That bastard! I knew he was hiding a lot, but I didn't expect him to be hiding so much! He's really something!!!]
The three of them immediately exploded after Morofushi Kagemitsu gave his long explanation of the fifty-seventh cycle, especially Matsuda Jinpei, whose fingers were so fast that they left afterimages as he pressed the keyboard, almost crushing his phone.
[Mazda: Can I run over there and punch him right now?]
[Mazda: Is that guy still planning to keep it from us? He definitely is! Luckily Hiro's here, he's a true Hiro-dada, he did a great job! Keep holding him and don't let him get away! I'm calling him right now and yelling at him!!!]
[Class Monitor: Zero died so many times, and remembered every single one of them perfectly, plus so many later cycles where he suffered sudden cardiac arrest and died... Is there anything wrong with Zero's heart? Could he be experiencing phantom pain? Should we get him checked out for a heart problem more thoroughly?]
[Mazda: So you really can't take down that system? I refuse to believe it! Whether it's that damn world program or the system, just you wait and see!!!]
[Hagi-chan: So, just as we suspected, during Hiro's 37 failed attempts at death, Zero was using his own death rate and the intensity of his heart pain to probe the precise range of world line shifts. He really did treat himself as a human world line shift measuring instrument, which is why he was so certain about the world line deviation caused by each event.]
Rei Furuya's hand holding the phone froze, his guilty conscience practically written all over his face.
Morobuchi Kagemitsu took the phone back from him and replied to each message one by one.
[Hiro: We'll talk about the system later.]
[Hiro: I've also thought about Zero's heart problem. A couple of days ago, when Zero had a fever, we took him for a checkup, and they specifically focused on that. They did find some heart health issues caused by overwork, excessive worry, and stress. The doctor said he's perfectly healthy and just needs some rest. So, I'll take Zero for another checkup after he's rested for a while.]
[Hiro: Zero said he didn't initially plan to do this; he was just trying out all the possible methods one by one, until after the 45th playthrough when he started to boldly and recklessly test the specific values of the world.]
[Hiro: He asked Okabe about the working principle of the World Line Aberration Measuring Device, discussed the possibility of artificial probing, and finally finalized the plan. It wasn't until the fifty-seventh loop that he completely confirmed the values of every event within that month, and then directed that scripted switcheroo.]
[Hiro: Oh right, Zero is watching everyone chat with me now.]
[Mazda: Ha! He saw it just in time!!!]
Rei Furuya's phone rang. He glanced one last time at the "ZERO Health Status Observation Diary" chat group and guiltily discovered that they were still denouncing the dangerous things he had done and discussing how to resolve his problems...
Rei Furuya gave up struggling. Since he had already finished breakfast, he put the towel on his eyes again, leaned back on the sofa, answered Matsuda's call, closed his eyes, and began to listen peacefully as Matsuda Jinpei cursed fiercely on the other end.
"Yes, yes, I'm sorry. I was too reckless. I'm so sorry for making everyone worry for so long. I swear I will never do it again..."
"No, I'm not just saying that to appease you. I really won't do it again, because I'm already very experienced and don't need to try things so recklessly anymore."
"During the fifty-sixth cycle, I had another conversation with the system. Before that, I had successfully communicated with the world program. I have mastered the logic of the world program. Now, my understanding of the system and the world has reached the point where I can skillfully reverse cause and effect and manipulate the truth of the world. Such dangerous things will never happen again."
"No, no, no, I'm not smug, I'm not arrogant. I'm really feeling guilty and ashamed right now. Believe me, I'm truly reflecting on my actions..."
A short while later, Kenji Hagiwara and Wataru Date's voices also appeared. After saying a few words to him, seeing that he was remorseful and had a good attitude, they began to soften their tone and comfort him, praise him, and cheer him on. They also talked about their future together, telling him not to be too nervous and to work hard with everyone.
Morofushi Kagemitsu listened with a smile on his face, sometimes joining in to say a few words for Furuya Rei, and sometimes talking about Furuya Rei with everyone else.
In the end, the call wasn't ended until the police officers were about to go to work.
Rei Furuya let out a long sigh of relief, lay down on the sofa and didn't move at all, as if he was already useless.
Morofushi Kagemitsu could easily see the corners of his mouth that were always happily curled up under the towel.
"What a happy problem, isn't it?" Morofushi Kagemitsu said with a smile as he gave him a new towel.
Rei Furuya grumbled, "Everyone's really worrying too much. Do I look that fragile?"
“Even if Zero is the world’s number one and strongest superman, everyone will still worry about you,” Morofushi Hiromitsu said with a smile. “Not to mention that you have indeed experienced many terrible things that ordinary people cannot imagine, so at least let everyone take good care of you for a while.”
"Fine, fine, I really can't do anything with you guys." Furuya Rei sighed, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.
Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't resist reaching out and ruffling his head.
A few minutes later, when it was time to go out and do a mission, Furuya Rei prepared to get ready to leave.
He leaned closer to the mirror and carefully examined his eyes. Although it wasn't obvious, a perceptive person would definitely notice something was wrong at a glance.
Rei Furuya simply put on a pair of sunglasses, which made it perfect. However, his fully armed appearance now gave off a somewhat... guilty and conspicuous feeling.
Besides sunglasses, Rei Furuya also wrapped his hands in bandages, only revealing a few fingers to cover the needle marks and bruises.
Finally, he picked up the red scarf from the shelf and skillfully wrapped it around his neck to resemble Kamen Rider.
Rei Furuya dislikes red, but this red scarf is an exception.
“Well then, I’m heading out, Hiro.” Rei Furuya said to Kagemitsu Morofushi as he turned around at the entrance.
"Take care on the road, and contact me anytime if anything happens." Zhu Fujingguang stepped forward and hugged him again, smiling, "This is a slightly earlier good afternoon hug."
Rei Furuya responded with an "Mmm" in response to his previous sentence, and then her thoughts on his next sentence were surprisingly a little regretful that there wouldn't be a third goodnight hug tonight.
Rei Furuya, realizing what he was thinking: "..."
Watching his childhood friend suddenly bristle and then pretend to be calm while actually panicking and running away, Morofushi Kagemitsu paused for a moment before easily matching his thoughts and understanding what his childhood friend was thinking.
He couldn't help but laugh out loud, then stroked the stubble on his chin and pondered.
Well, since Zero is so looking forward to it, let's surprise him tonight.
I'll also participate in Bourbon's task today.
——Scotch】
*
I'm sorry about what happened in Scotland.
How are you? Do you need my help?
—Rye】
【roll.
——Bourbon】
Shuichi Akai opened his phone again to look at the only message Bourbon had replied to him from yesterday, and sighed helplessly.
He reached for the canned coffee on the table and began to sip it slowly while his mind raced.
Because of the betrayal and treachery he committed with Scotland last time, he began to suspect that there was something wrong with the relationship between Bourbon and Sakura.
If his guess is correct, and we rethink things from this perspective, then the truth should be as follows.
Bourbon is an undercover police officer who, along with Sakura, pretends to be an enemy to join the organization. Over the years, he secretly passes on intelligence about the organization to Sakura while pretending to be at odds with her.
Given Bourbon's and Sakura's abilities, if Bourbon were to continue his infiltration for a few more years, he might actually be able to destroy the organization.
But now the problem is that Scotland seems to have discovered the connection between Bourbon and cherry blossoms.
Fortunately, Scotland doesn't seem to intend to expose Bourbon's undercover identity.
However, between Scotland and Bourbon...
Shuichi Akai got up and went to the balcony, leaning against the railing to light a cigarette.
The white smoke and long black hair were ruffled by the wind, revealing a pair of serious, contemplative green eyes.
What should we do?
He has already sent people to investigate the relevant intelligence, but even if it is confirmed that Bourbon is an undercover agent, things are unlikely to change.
Even if they were both undercover agents, as an accomplice of Scotland, Bourbon probably wished he could kill him now.
Sigh, this is difficult.
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