Chapter 38
Tsushima Shuji said sincerely: "I strongly believe that you have mistaken me for someone else."
Sakaguchi Ango: “You are right.”
No matter what, the fact that Shuji Tsushima would be shattered to pieces in the future was so horrifying that even Ango Sakaguchi couldn't help but wonder if what he saw was the future, and if this person was Shuji Tsushima.
But the only intact eye that was exposed looked very much like his.
Sakaguchi Ango murmured in his heart, but Tsushima Shuji is only ten years old now, who knows what he will look like when he grows up. If only the eyes are similar, it could be someone else.
"Just think I'm seeing things." Sakaguchi Ango muttered, "Anyway, with Mr. Amemiya here, there's no way you'll be torn to pieces. If it comes to being torn to pieces, Mr. Amemiya is more likely to be the one..."
Tsushima Shuji reached out and pinched Sakaguchi Ango's face: "Don't give me a crow's mouth, stupid Ango."
“Hmmmmmm——” Sakaguchi Ango nodded repeatedly.
Amamiya Raisei couldn't help laughing as he watched the two people interacting "friendly", but there was a worry lingering between his brows that he himself had not noticed, and he couldn't help but ask the system: [System, Shuji-kun won't become like this, right?]
[Hmm... most likely not.]
The system stammered and said: [There are many directions of the parallel world lines. As the pillar of the world, Tsushima Shuji rarely reaches that result.]
Amamiya Reizo: [So it is true that the Shuji-kun of this world was shattered to pieces?]
System: […Yes, host, but according to calculations, the possibility of Tsushima Shuji being ‘shattered to pieces’ here is infinitely close to zero.]
The young man bit his lip: [Since it is only infinitely close to 0, is it still possible?]
System: [Based on the current situation, it is fine to be equal to 0, because with the host, the world line has undergone tremendous changes. Even I cannot predict what will happen in the future, and can only speculate based on the current situation.]
Amemiya Ruisheng closed his eyes.
[System, is there any more information about Shuji-kun?] Amamiya Ruisei paused for a moment and asked, [At first, I didn't know anything about Shuji-kun except his name and identity. It's been a month now. How much have you learned? The mission target should also have the mission target's information.]
[Host, you know that I am a bit poor.] The system coughed lightly, [so a lot of data is damaged. It is difficult to find a mission that can be accepted from the mission library.]
[So there is still data?]
[Yes, there are, but there are really a lot of things missing.]
Amamiya Raiu: [Let me see it too.]
System: [Okay.]
The data on Tsushima Shuji was seriously missing, but there was a little more information than at the beginning. Amamiya Keisei closed his eyes slightly and scanned the information table presented by the system in his mind.
[Name: Shuji Tsushima (???)
Age: 10 (current)
Identity: Third son of the Aomori Tsushima family, reserve member of the Special Forces Division (currently)
Superpowers: ???
Personality: Fluctuating (???)
???
Note: Be sure not to touch the 'book']
Amemiya Reizo passed over the string of question marks, paused for a moment on the personality column, and finally stopped at the notes.
Can't touch the 'book'? Amamiya Leisheng was stunned. What does this mean?
[I don't know either. My data is incomplete. This is all I have.] The system hangs its head in despair, [I'm sorry, host. There's nothing I can do.]
[It's not your fault.]
Amemiya Ruisei pondered the meaning of this sentence in his heart. If there was anything about Tsushima Shuji that was related to "books", it must be his supernatural power.
However, after Tsushima Shuji awakened his supernatural powers, Taneda Santouki would definitely let him try to touch the pages of the book. Sakaguchi Ango's supernatural powers can produce strange reactions with the pages of the book, so there is no reason why Tsushima Shuji, whose supernatural powers resonate more strongly, would not have the same reaction.
Maybe after he acquires supernatural powers, once he comes into contact with the 'book' or its pages, bad consequences will occur, causing things to develop in a bad direction.
Amamiya Ruisei rubbed his forehead with a headache.
"Sir? Do you have a headache?" As soon as he moved, Tsushima Shuji turned his head and said, "Did you do too much exercise today? Isn't it time for lunch? Why don't we go have lunch quickly and then take a rest?"
"Nothing, just thinking."
Amamiya Raisei forced a smile. He met Tsushima Shuji's eyes, and with an idea in his mind, he asked, "Shuji-kun, what do you think your ability will be like?"
"My superpowers?"
Tsushima Shuji was stunned.
Sakaguchi Ango interjected: "Need I say more? They are definitely as bad as this guy."
Tsushima Shuji slapped Sakaguchi Ango's face and said, "What are you talking about? What's wrong with me?"
"But as for superpowers," the boy scratched his head, "I'm not sure either. Usually, these things will match the owner's personality. Maybe my superpowers are quite quiet."
Tsushima Shuji looked at Amamiya Ruisei and smiled: "But if I can help you, it would be even better."
[Progress: 38%]
[…System.] Amamiya Reizo looked at the mission progress that suddenly popped up and moved his lips, [Are you having a seizure?]
[No, I have so much energy now that I am focusing on self-repair.]
The system retorted: [There is no problem with the mission progress! I checked it many times! So the mission target's trust in you, the host, has increased, so the progress has increased.]
[You checked so many times? Why?]
System: [Well, actually, judging from Tsushima Shuji's current attitude towards you, the host, even if the trust progress is not 100%, it would be fine if it is 70 or 80%. But the host's mission progress is so slow, I checked it several times, and the results are all fine.]
[So I came to a conclusion,] the system said affirmatively, [There is something about Tsushima Shuji that Tsushima Shuji himself does not know. Trust progress is not only on the emotional level, but also on the information level. Host, you need to obtain the personal information that Tsushima Shuji actively tells you and know his own secrets, so that you can quickly advance the mission progress.]
Amamiya Rei murmured: [So, did Shuji-kun just reveal some information?]
Tsushima Shuji wants his supernatural powers to help him, so... is this true? But what does he need help with? Probably only the supernatural powers that he can't control.
The young man's eyes became somewhat unfocused, and his thoughts began to drift away.
He felt as if he was split into two people. One person said in his ear that since Shuji's ability can help you control yourself, isn't that perfect? Another person said that after Shuji awakens his ability, he will definitely touch the pages of the book. What if he ends up in a mess like what Ango saw?
Tsushima Shuji: "Sir? Sir? Why are you in a daze again? Did you not get enough rest last night?"
“Ah, ah.” Amamiya Raisei came back to his senses, temporarily suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and smiled, “I’m sorry, because I was so moved by what Shuji-kun said just now, I couldn’t help but think about a lot of things.”
He stood up and said, "Come on, let's go have lunch. We have to send something to the sheep's children in the afternoon."
Tsushima Shuji watched Amamiya Ruisei leave the office first, and his hands on his legs tightened.
…
Amamiya Keisuke asked two psychics to bring supplies to the gathering place of the sheep. Nakahara Chuuya acted quickly, and after arranging the members of the sheep, he started running around the streets.
Children have small targets, and the Sheep organization has some reputation in Leibo Street. Most people will not provoke them easily. After all, if the children get angry, they can die together.
At night, Nakahara Chuuya sent some information to Amamiya Keisei through the communicator.
"There is a lot of information about the 'book'. Recently, there are more and more people looking for the 'book'. I have eliminated the information that has been confirmed to be false. These are all I have found so far." Nakahara Chuuya spoke slowly. He could not read very well, so he could only write it down bit by bit through oral narration and then repeat it to Amamiya Keisei. "First, the source of the explosion three years ago."
He paused and continued, "At that time, a military research institute exploded. It was said that they might be studying this 'book', but its power was too strong. In the end, it affected the experimental subjects in the institute, and a huge explosion occurred. The 'book' also disappeared with the explosion."
"Afterwards, there was a rumor that the 'book' fell into the hands of an unknown small organization, which used the 'book' to make a lot of money, and finally threw the 'book' into the river, and then disappeared in Yokohama."
"Because it was rumored to have fallen into the river, many forces at the time sent people to salvage it, but none of them found it."
Nakahara Chuuya carefully recalled the information he had received: "Therefore, some people suspected that the 'book' might have flowed into the sea along the river. Of course, no one has salvaged it from the Yokohama Sea."
"As for the rest, I haven't gotten any more information. As far as I can see now, it's very likely to be in the sea." Nakahara Chuuya racked his brains to speculate. He was really not good at these things. "Anyway, it's definitely not in the Raibo Street. If there was a 'book' here, it would have been overturned by the mafia guys long ago."
"Okay, I got it, thank you."
"It's just a small matter, and you paid for it," Nakahara Chuuya said hesitantly, "but there is only so much information in the Raibo Street. This place is so small. If you need more, it might be better for you to ask outside. It is said that many mafia members have intelligence about the 'book'."
"We understand," Amamiya Tadashi wrote down the current information, "but I have another suggestion."
Nakahara Chuuya: “What?”
Amamiya Leisei said, "Are you interested in leaving Leibo Street and helping us?"
Nakahara Chuuya: “Ah? I can’t…”
"I know you won't abandon your companions, but as we said at the beginning, if things go well, I will arrange for the members of the Sheep and let them live a normal life," Amamiya Leisheng paused and said, "Besides, Zhongyuan Jun, you have superpowers, and staying in the Raibo Street can't provide you with what you need for growth."
Nakahara Chuuya: "...Are you trying to attract me?"
“You could think of it that way.”
Amamiya Leisei chuckled: "But we won't restrict you. You can come and go freely and live with your companions. But I think you should know that people with special abilities and ordinary people are from two different worlds after all."
"In any case, you can think about it carefully and get back to me later."