Chapter 17: Land of Sighs (17)

The comic continues from the end of the previous chapter. Yubai and Makisuke finally win the duel, while Dorota wins first place and becomes the representative of Slane Academy. When the black-haired young man came over with a cold face, Makisuke mistook him for someone looking for trouble, so he protected him and refused to let him go.

[I am dying of laughter. The young master really looks like someone who is looking for trouble.] [ Deng

Deng: Be alert.] [ Deng Deng is a cute puppy.

Aa ... 】 There won't be such obvious mistakes in the league match. They are all at the same level. Makisuke used defense as offense to quickly find out the opponent's ability, turned the situation around, and won the first victory. In the next few games, he was unstoppable, and his ability became more and more proficient. He won several consecutive games, but in the end he still lost to Motie. When the white-haired girl walked onto the arena, there was a soft smile on the corner of her lips, harmless and gentle, but the turn of her wrist brought a large area of ​​coldness. Amid the screams, the icicles pierced the dome, and the cold breath rushed towards her face. It seemed that all her skin felt was the coldness. The entire battle platform had been sealed off. Dorota sat on the high ice surface with her chin propped up by her hand. She looked at Motie who was forced to retreat to the stage, and said with a smile, "Thank you." [Is Sister Duo seeking revenge for Deng Deng? I finished before Yeye even made a move! You're done for if you mess with our Sister Duo (pointing and talking)] [My wife is so handsome! My girlfriend power is MAX! My tears couldn't help but flow from the corners of my mouth.] Motie took one last look at her before leaving the stage, his eyes gloomy. I guess he didn't expect that he would lose to an exchange student. Dorota didn't take it seriously. After the game, when they returned to the rest area, Dorota caught Makisuke who was acting suspiciously on the spot. He hesitated and tried to cover up, but Sodu turned around and confessed everything without mercy. [People can die, but they cannot be socially dead] [Deng Deng, you are actually Duobao's fan, it's too unsafe, I suggest Duobao hide in my arms] [I am dying of laughter, I feel like Brother Du is a little impatient, he said it all at once, hahaha] [I love this kind of funny and warm daily interaction so much!! Old thief, please give me more and stop using knives!! ] The arrangement of the individual competition was quite tight in the later stage. The players in the finals got up early and worked hard until they were exhausted. Basically, they were either competing on the stage or lying in the repair cabin, waiting for the last game to be declared over before officially entering the next stage. Makisuke sat in the viewing area. Wherever he looked, the person's free and lively appearance was deeply engraved in his mind. [No? Wait, isn't this a no-CP? ? [Dingdeng, take your eyes off! The atmosphere is wrong ahhhh I need emergency treatment] [Don't worry, the old thief has made it clear that there is no love line] [I feel that Makusuke's gaze is so strange... I can't explain the feeling, it's not like he is looking at someone he likes, it's more like he is imagining the high-spirited teacher in his youth and feeling happy about it, but at the same time, it's mixed with contradictory sadness and loneliness] [Damn it, I was even wondering if they were going to add a love line, but I was caught off guard by the analysis and had a mouth full of glass shards] [Ahhhh, don't say that, are you going to kill me with a knife? ! ] The second game was a team match. At the beginning, Makisuke was very unfortunate and fell into the activity range of a high-level alien, but today was different from the past. He was also a high-level one. This time he did not hesitate and faced the challenge. For the first time, he solved the high-level alien alone without any help. After the terminal contact, he found that Suodu was nearby. He planned to meet up with his roommate first and then find Dorota. On the way, he solved a lot of aliens and harvested points. When they ran into other academies, they were deadlocked for a long time, but in the end no one took action, just quietly avoided them. Then he saw the broadcast message that Dorota had snatched the points of the gifted students. Makisuke didn't actually have much psychological fluctuations, but was a little worried that she would be targeted by other academies. [Duobao... No, Duojie! Duo Jie is awesome!! Sister, you are my only sister! Sister, just go and kill everyone. We are your strongest backing (waving flags and shouting)】 【Deng Deng, don’t worry about Duo Jie. You should worry about whether other colleges will be killed by Duo Jie all at once】 【Here comes Duo Bao, is he going to appear? Old thief, what kind of appearance are you going to arrange for my wife (holding a rose)】 Dorota was almost brainwashed by the barrage of “Duo Jie is awesome”. She didn’t understand, but was shocked. It seemed that she just stole the points of the gifted students. It shouldn’t be so exaggerated. Observers who love to surf the Internet said that this is the main theme of doting on children. Dorota: "..." Makisuke and Sodu arrived soon. The situation was unfavorable, so Motie left decisively, and then came with Bingfu and his group to try to win back a game, but unfortunately they still failed. Dorota took the opportunity to urge all the students to deal with other colleges, but unexpectedly, the first lucky person to be nominated was Bingfu. [You are happy, but I am not happy] [My expression now is the same as Deng Deng, what riddle are you two playing? ] [Duobao is so good at talking that he looks like a good match for me] Dorota felt a little sleepy after finishing this. Her body has not fully recovered yet. She occasionally feels tired these days. After saying hello to Makisuke in advance, she found a place to sleep. She really fell asleep at that time and waited until the end of the game without coming back to her senses. She didn't know what happened afterwards, and Makisuke didn't mention it either, so she subjectively thought that it was no big deal. - Blood. She saw blood staining the grass. In the black and white picture, the thick black fell from the forehead, spreading a large mark, and the white almost occupied half of the face. The injured young man lowered his eyes, as if in a trance, and was just thinking in a daze. He still can't change anything. Just like facing the high-ranking officials in the imperial capital four years ago. The person opposite squatted down and wanted to take away the bracelet. At this time, Makisuke suddenly raised his head and grabbed the hand that was about to take off his bracelet.

Bright red liquid flowed involuntarily like tears, making it impossible for him to open his left eye. He could only squint it slightly, burning with a flame of unwillingness of the same tone. Makisuke used so much force that his fingertips turned white. He was chasing the figure that had long gone away. This time he would not give up. He wanted to have a real victory.

He said, "It's not over yet."

[Damn, that look!! He got A!!]

[The teacher is not behind him this time. He has no way out. He needs this victory. He needs to grow up, become stronger, and become the backup of the organization, because the teacher will never come back... ahhhhh, Deng Deng is so sad like this]

[I'm crying. Four years ago, she had the protection of the teacher. Although Deng Deng was also injured, it was not so serious. But now he is alone]

[My baby! Sister Duo and Brother Du, come to the rescue! ! !

She didn't know.

"Don't get excited! Maki's injury isn't serious, and he's the winner in the end. It's just a minor setback. The heir of the origin can't always be under protection."

The observer tried to calm Dorota down with emotion and reason. Without saying a word, she casually controlled the phantom to turn around and walk outside. The figure turned around the corner and disappeared. She smiled, "What does this have to do with me looking for that senior?"

Observer: "..." Forget it.

With the end of the second game, the last game was about to begin, but it was forcibly suspended before it started. The reason was unexpected to everyone - Minister Ya of the Imperial Capital Executive Building died in Slane's file room.

There was only one picture, but it made people's scalps numb and speechless.

A white dagger, with a familiar long-haired woman engraved on the blade.

The head of the scientific research department of "Tracing the Source", "Grasping the Moon".

[I test, I test, I get goosebumps, isn't the person drawn on the dagger Grasping the Moon? ! Was it the teacher who killed her? ? ? ]

[Good news!! The teacher is still alive (screaming)]

[Damn, the director of the executive building killed the teacher without any hesitation. I never thought who could be so awesome]

[I've been waiting for you to come back for four years, teacher! ! ]

[No, except for this dagger, nothing else has anything to do with the teacher. Maybe it's an internal fight among the imperial capital. Why are you so excited? ]

The picture turned.

In the spacious and luxurious conference room, the black-haired young man lightly closed his eyelids. The two small moles under his eyelids were shallow and attractive. He tapped the table with his fingers, bringing a strong sense of oppression. As if he felt bored, he finally gave a sympathetic look, and his cold eyes, which were brighter than crimson gems, looked into an unknown place.

He stood up and left, and no one dared to stop him.

"Sir." The

red-haired young man with similar pupils saluted, and the executive officer walked past him with an unchanged expression, still cold and arrogant, "It's time to go."

The next second, the camera turned to a thousand miles away, and the cat-eared girl with tears in her eyes was picked up by the collar in panic. The cold light broke through the overly gloomy sky, and the gray-haired woman wearing an exaggerated hat smiled. On the wall of the alley, the silver-white buildings made the sky even darker, turning into silent shadows that penetrated every corner.

The comic ends here.

- Please look forward to the new chapter, "Hunting Chapter".

[My wife and I have never met before and only appeared twice. I don't even know her name]

[Oh my gosh, the executive officer and the one next to him are so handsome! Will there be a new chapter? ! The pants are ready in advance, just waiting for my wives to come out and start drinking bitter tea.】

【Oh my god, beauties!! Old thief, you finally drew a mature woman! My sister is so beautiful that I am obsessed with her!】

【! This building at the end... Isn't this the file of the mortal enemy of the tracer? Is the location of the next chapter the Erection District? Catwoman and Sister Yu are both so beautiful. My new wife won't be from the villain camp, right? Help! !】

【The plot feels a little wrong? Is this executive going to the Erection District? ?】

【Regarding the predicted direction of the new chapter】

First of all, let us congratulate the successful conclusion of the academy chapter, and the successful start of the new plot!

The location of the new chapter should be in the central area of ​​Erliu, and the content is also very obvious - hunting, the competition between the tracing organization and the imperial capital representative force files.

But the content of the latest episode seems to be more complicated. The suspected return of the white crane, the high-ranking executive and the new character whose position is unclear, several forces are fighting. The imperial capital information released by the old thief should also be paving the way for the new chapter.

Tomo successfully advanced to the next level in the Academy Arc, and will most likely be promoted to level 6 in the Hunter Arc, but she is still a long way from becoming a plunderer (I have a feeling that Tomo will definitely use a knife when she advances).

So far, Dorota should be with Makisuke, and it is unlikely that Sodo will appear as Makisuke's academy partner, unless Sodo also joins the story.

I personally prefer the two female characters who appeared at the end of the comic, one bright and one dark. There are twisting tentacles of a monster in the lower left corner, which should be an alien. Sister Yu picked up the little cat girl as if she had saved her, but the beautiful sister's smile has the tone of a crazy and funny person.

Finally, there is the executive officer. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be a meeting to discuss Ya's death. The characters in it are definitely not insignificant. He suddenly left but no one dared to stop him. His identity is estimated to be the most difficult to deal with among the high-level officials in the imperial capital.

It is very likely that he is the final behind-the-scenes boss. Personally, I speculate that the executive officer will still not appear in the hunting chapter. At most, he will appear occasionally. The old thief must have whetted people's appetite before letting this person appear.

Finally, looking back at the cover page, one of the two people under the ice should be Sister Yu, but the other one doesn't look like Catwoman. I am not sure about this. Judging from the composition of the cover page, the two new characters should be the villains of the new chapter.

The black lines on Makisuke's body look a bit like chains, which may represent obstacles. Cutting them will make him stronger. But my personal interpretation is that these black lines look like the teacher's hair... Is this a hint that Deng Deng is actually a bit trapped in the past, and he is trying to break free from those obsessions and grow up independently?

This composition of the protagonists is very interesting. Dorota and Sodo are both standing behind Makisuke. To be honest, I am a bit scared. I can't tell for sure.

Duobao seems to be holding the inverted cross earrings she wears, but if it weren't for the cover page, I really wouldn't have paid attention to it. The red color of the tail of Duobao's earrings seems to be stained, and it is much darker than the color of the blood in her palm. It looks a bit like the blood has dried up, and I inexplicably feel that this earring is very important to Duobao.

Finally, from the last episode to this episode, the scenes of the Imperial Capital Conference are all in the daytime, and the dawn is dusk. The time difference between the Imperial Capital and District 15 seems to be quite large.

1L: I'll go first! No matter good or bad, she is my beloved wife!

3L: You old thief, you are serious! The new role of the mature Feng Yu sister is so beautiful that I am crazy. I am going to surrender to the enemy again!

8L: The villain group gets a big score! The executive officer and Sister Yu are both so pretty, sorry, Deng Deng Duobao, I'll climb a wall and come back right away!

31L: So is it the teacher?

36L replied to 31L: Currently, the guess that the teacher has returned is the most common and most likely, and it's basically a sure thing.

45L: Deng Deng, why do you get stabbed when you don't agree with something? ! There are too many stabbed words in these two chapters! !

79L: The cover page is so beautiful, old thief, you are really good at drawing! ! Our Deng Deng is a warm, kind, very good baby, not a brainless one! ! The crybaby saint father is twisted and ooc, climb for me!

85L: This is really... The villain praised An Ran and lay down.

99L: The villain praised An Ran and lay down +1.

...

Dorota: "...Am I that much of a villain?"

She wanted to create a "helpful" character for the new character.

Observer: "Yeah."

Dorota:.

Dorota thought for a moment and felt that this arrangement was not bad. Focusing her attention on reality again, she walked to the wall and asked him: "Let's explore the way first. What is this room on the fourth floor? Are there any inspectors?"

"It's a place for supplies," the observer went into the surveillance and took a look, "No one is there, you can go without worry."

Transmission is possible without knowing the specific coordinates, but errors are inevitable, and landing in an unknown place is why she must come to scout the place. The route will automatically form a data point memory to facilitate her assassination in the future.

Dorota closed her eyes, then opened them after feeling the subtle changes in the touch under her palm. She looked around and was stunned. She couldn't help but ask, "Where is this... the fourth floor?"

Observer: "The fifth floor, the floor above where your original lounge was."

Dorota: "..."

"The fifth floor is currently safe. I have blocked the surveillance for you. I will remind you if there is any situation."

"Speaking of which, Erliu and Zhuwang are far away, and the data barrier of the file is not easy to break. But you can successfully invade the surveillance of the file. The ability you swallowed is very strong." Dorota said meaningfully: "It can't be the supernatural power of the plunderer, right?"

"Yes, but unlike the people usually brought by the bishop, she gave me the ability voluntarily." Voluntary

... ?

Dorota put aside her speculation and did not continue to ask questions on this topic. She stood there without moving. In the silence, the observer noticed that she was in a bad mood, or maybe she just didn't want to move. "Didn't you say you were going to check out the place?"

"This will take too long." Dorota shook her head. "It will take too long to walk through dozens of floors in a short time."

"Which floors are empty?"

Dorota was not sure if her guess was right, but she just had to say it. Even if it was just a possibility, her purpose was not to waste too much energy just to get an accurate location. "The plunderers have a strong sense of territory and will not easily allow others to set foot in their territory. The executive officers of District 13 should stay in the archives in their spare time, even if it is only temporary."

"Is that so..." The observer seemed to be thinking about something. He agreed without saying anything and went to check the surveillance on other floors. Dorota couldn't help but murmur a little surprised, "As a predator, you don't know this?"

"That's right. Although the predators with strong aggressiveness account for a large proportion, there are still a few with mild tempers. I took it for granted."

"No, no, wait."

The observer stopped her from saying anything. His voice sounded a little confused, but soon, even Dorota was stunned by what he said, "I'm not a predator."

Dorota: ...?

But thinking about it carefully, he did not say that he was a predator.

"It's strange, the Holy Son of Saint Vieille Church is not a plunderer."

Or is he lying? Dorota lowered her eyes. She had tested him in the few places in the imperial capital before, and the Holy Son was obviously a plunderer.

What would he say next?

"The Holy Son is indeed a plunderer, but it's not me."

There was a mocking smile in his flat voice. Thousands of miles away, the thin figure looked at the scene outside the window for a long time without saying much, as if the deserted area in his heart had long been desolate. With his neck raised gracefully, he just stared at the bright sky in silence.

Heavy shackles restrain his freedom, eyes in the dark are spying, he touched the window, light penetrated the panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows and covered half of his body, the reflected figure seemed to be trapped in the bright halo, when his fingertips touched it for a moment, it was swallowed and torn by the darkness as if by illusion.

He withdrew his gaze indifferently, curled his five fingers slightly, and continued slowly and calmly for a while: "The senior officials of the imperial capital all know that the Son of Saint Vieille Church is just a puppet weapon raised by the bishop. It is true that he has a noble status, but it is also true that he has no real power and is widely restricted. Even so, he basically attends those social activities."

"Isn't it abnormal for an underground person who should be hidden well and try not to show up in public to make a high-profile appearance in public? People who don't know the reason speculate that maybe the bishop changed his mind and wanted to train the Son of Saint as his successor, but this is obviously wrong."

"Guess why."

Dorota pondered for a while, and suddenly sneered, "Temera told me before that there may be two Sons of Saint Vieille Church."

Maybe it's true.

"I'm actually very curious. Since you are the true Son of God who is hidden away, is there really only one false Son of God who is pushed to the stage?"

The air was filled with unspeakable silence, and she got the answer from it.

"I understand."

She recalled the floors that the observer mentioned before she accidentally learned the secret. She planned to go and see them later, so she changed the subject and said with a smile: "I heard that the Holy Son has been in poor health recently, and the bishop specially invited me to treat you."

"If it is a side effect of the supernatural power, it should not have left the previous plunderers helpless. Did you do it on purpose?"

"Yes, but it's for today's meeting."

His voice paused, as if he had noticed something. The sound of light footsteps approaching from far away penetrated the barrier that isolated the outside world. He clenched his hands out of habit, then gradually loosened them and quietly placed them on his legs that had long lost consciousness.

"I look forward to it."

It was like a new mottled color under the paleness.

He has always longed for hope, in this hopeless place where it is difficult to express it.