Chapter 227 Even God Can't Know
Kaoru Kino is also an Agito.
But he is sick.
Before the Dawn incident, Kaoru Kino was just a mature and reliable senior intellectual who was confused inside but kind and righteous - this is also the reason why the survivors of the Dawn trusted him.
But after experiencing the incident on the Dawn, Kaoru Kino, who gradually awakened his power, began to suffer from schizophrenia.
The other party cannot be said to be a malicious enemy.
It's just pure... sickness.
In fact, if it weren't for Kino Kaoru's mental problems, Kawahara would have thought that he was the most suitable person to lead "Agito".
It's a pity that there is no normal person in Agito.
When Kawahara originally planned to let them get involved in the [Dawn Incident], he warned them to be careful of a person called "Kino Kaoru".
But for the "Agito Three-Man Team" who can all transform, the other people on the Dawn are actually not to be feared. Those people haven't even fully activated their superpowers. Only the awakened Kino Fumio is a threat.
But no matter how powerful Kaoru Kino is, he may not be able to make the two Agito disappear silently.
Unless Zemu Tetsuya has already started helping other people on the Rising Sun to awaken their abilities.
But this shouldn’t be…
Kawahara frowned and thought, feeling that he must have missed something, or that this matter might not even be related to "Agito"...
He glanced at the trembling Aki Sakaki in front of him, summoned the Ultimate Chaser parked on the side of the road, and then threw the frightened Aki Sakaki directly onto it.
"Where are you taking me? I really don't know anything about Awihara Ryo's disappearance!" she shouted hurriedly.
"Don't make any noise, or I'll throw you down."
Kawahara got on the Ultimate Chaser and took off into the air.
When she heard those words, Sakaki Aki expected him to abandon her, but the motorcycle suddenly soared to a height of ten thousand meters, and she was so shocked that she was stunned!
When she looked at the back of the man sitting in front of her, Sakaki Aki's eyes began to change, and she became quiet for an unknown reason.
……
Sunset dusk.
Kawahara returned to the PolePole Cafe and when he got off the car he saw a low-key black car parked on the side of the road.
He picked up the frightened Sakaki and put her on the ground, then turned around and walked into the cafe. This time, Sakaki hurriedly followed him.
The wind chimes on the shop door swung and rang.
The store manager, who was distributing food behind the counter, looked up and immediately smiled as if he was used to it: "Oh, it's A-Yuan who's back. Is he done with another adventure?"
"Well, I'll have to bother the store manager again later."
Kawahara smiled at him and nodded.
The store happened to be busy in the evening, and although there were not many customers, Shoichi Tsugami, who had returned earlier, was also busy serving customers.
When he saw Kawahara coming back, he was immediately surprised and said, "Mr. Kawahara is here to help too? That's great. I feel like I can't handle it all by myself!"
Kawahara: ...I thought you were a bit heartless.
He ignored Tsugami Shoichi and looked around before fixing his gaze on the coffee table in the corner. The person sitting there just happened to reach out to him and greet him.
"Welcome back." Ichijo Kaoru smiled.
"Yeah, I'm back. Ichijo, did Shouichi tell you something?"
Kawahara walked over and pulled out a chair and sat opposite.
Not getting a response, Sho Tsugami pursed his lips unhappily. Just then a customer called him, so he went over enthusiastically again.
There were only two chairs at the single coffee table. Sakaki Aki, who had taken a look at the entrance of the coffee shop, saw this, walked in, pushed a chair over from the side, and then sat down next to Kawahara very obediently.
Kaoru Ichijo looked at Aki Sakaki in surprise, and then asked Kawahara, "Is it about Mr. Ashihara and Ms. Okamura?"
Kawahara nodded seriously.
Kaoru Ichijo thought for a moment and said, "Some time ago, when the police published Unknown's information in the newspaper, I met with Ms. Okamura to discuss how to place people with super powers, mainly to deal with the survivors of the Dawn incident."
When he said this, Sakaki Aki, who was sitting next to him, suddenly tensed up.
Did the police already know what happened on the Dawn?
And how to deal with them... Could it be that this group of people really have ulterior motives as Mr. Kino said?
Sakaki Aki began to regret following along.
Kawahara said seriously at this time: "Ichijo, let me tell you my opinion directly. The people on the Dawn are not a threat to Awihara at the moment! And Awihara left with Okamura. If the two of them started a fight, it is impossible that the Metropolitan Police Department did not receive any news at all!"
Even if we see a few weirdos fighting on the street, the police will at least know about it, and Shoichi Tsugami should also be able to sense it to some extent.
Even though that guy is a bit thick-skinned, he is at least just a most fully evolved Agito.
However, the situation is——
Those two people disappeared without a trace in society!
Kaoru Ichijo immediately understood what he meant.
"Wait a minute!"
Ichijo Xun's expression also straightened up, and he turned around, took out his cell phone and made a call.
While they were talking, Tsugami Sho suddenly came over after serving the guests and asked Sakaki Aki with a bright smile: "Would you like something to drink?"
Sakaki Aki: "..."
Sakaki glanced at Kawahara who was rubbing his brows beside him, and then put on an awkward but polite smile: "Thank you, I don't need it."
But Tsugami Shoichi was still very enthusiastic: "You're welcome! In addition to coffee, we also have juice and even soda! Oh, by the way, the store manager has recently developed a new passionate flaming curry! Do you want to try it?"
Kawahara frowned and looked at him: "Shoichi, go make me a cup of coffee first, with milk but no sugar."
"Oh, okay..."
Shoichi Tsugami curled his lips regretfully, turned around and went to make coffee behind the bar. When he was about to take a coffee cup from the store, the jewelry manager next to him had already handed him a wide-mouthed ceramic cup.
After sending away Shoichi Tsugami who came to join in the fun, the call with Kaoru Ichijo also ended.
Kawahara, who had listened to the whole story as usual, spoke first: "I was the one who asked Ashihara and Okamura to be active in front of people. Regardless of whether it is confirmed that it is the action of the Self-Defense Forces, I plan to go there first. - Don't worry, I won't do anything rash."
After hearing the first half of the sentence, Xun Ichijo was about to speak, but Kawahara had already added the last sentence to him, so he could only sigh.
"I understand. I will go back to the Metropolitan Police Department now. Mr. Matsukura is also on the board of directors now. Let's keep in touch until the matter is investigated thoroughly." Kaoru Ichijo looked at him seriously.
"Agito's situation is different from Gurongi's. I really won't do anything rash." Kawahara added.
"I'm worried about chaos over there."
Ichijo Kaoru looked at him meaningfully.
Kawahara stopped talking.
Ichijo Xun also breathed a sigh of relief.
When Tsugami Shoichi brought the coffee over, Kaoru Ichijo was just about to leave. Seeing this, he quickly called out, "Hey? Officer, don't you want to try some curry rice before you leave?"
"No... no need."
If it weren't for Kawahara always liking to stay here, Kaoru Ichijo actually didn't want to talk about business here, especially after PolePole had another member, Shoichi Tsugami.
Kaoru Ichijo left.
But Sakaki Aki with an unclear expression was still sitting there.
Kawahara brought her here just to see if they could find any other clues here, but so far only one call, Kaoru, has been answered, and Sawaki Tetsuya, who is also paying attention to the "Dawn", has not yet responded.
Before he left, he specifically told the other party not to awaken superpowers for the other people on the Dawn, unless Awihara Ryo was really dying...
After seeing Kaoru Ichijo, Kawahara immediately gave up his previous suspicion that it was the survivors of the Ryokan who attacked Ashihara Ryo and the others, and instead thought of another thing - the Psychic Power Research Institute at the Hachioji base.
After all, this is a modern technological society.
Apart from the Metropolitan Police Department and the Self-Defense Forces, it is hard to think of any other force that could have taken away two living people who could turn into "monsters" within Tokyo without the Metropolitan Police Department (science) and Shoichi Tsugami (metaphysics) knowing anything.
However, after the last "Agito Capture Plan" incident, the current Metropolitan Police Department Board of Directors was impeached, and Mr. Matsukura, who was promoted and transferred last year, was able to return to the Metropolitan Police Department as a director.
At this point, it is clear which side will take action.
It’s a pity that the Metropolitan Police Department has no control over the Self-Defense Forces.
Kawahara looked down at the vortex in the coffee cup, his deep eyes seemed to be spinning as well. "That..."
Sakaki Aki, who was fidgeting nearby, suddenly spoke up and tentatively touched Kawahara's arm.
Kawahara, who was thinking about something, glanced at her sideways. Sakaki's heart trembled, and she suddenly withdrew her hands and placed them neatly, then forced an awkward smile.
"What do you mean by the Self-Defense Forces? Is it related to Mr. Ashihara? Because for those people with special abilities..."
Kawahara looked away and murmured, "Yeah, that sounds troublesome, right? If things go wrong, it could be World War III, and you'd have to be the vanguard then."
Aki Sakaki: "...???"
Sakaki Aki looked at him in confusion.
What is this and what?
She just wanted to find a place that could shelter her from the threat of monsters!
Kawahara stopped teasing her. He frowned silently and drank a sip of coffee. Since Kaoru Ichijo asked him to wait a little longer, he was naturally willing to believe Kaoru Ichijo.
Believe that the other party will not let him down.
The last ray of light in the sky quickly disappeared.
The time before nightfall is the busiest. The cafes with warm lights and the dark and cold streets seem to be divided into two worlds by a line.
At this moment, Kawahara suddenly turned his head and looked out the window of the cafe.
He suddenly put down his coffee cup and walked out.
When Sakaki Aki, who was sitting outside the table, came to her senses from her daze, she felt dazzled for a moment and the man next to her had disappeared.
"Ok?"
Shoichi Tsugami, who was wiping dishes behind the bar, tilted his head and looked out the window in confusion.
……
"What's the matter with you?"
Under a street lamp, Kawahara frowned as he looked at the person standing in the light who looked like a female ghost in white.
"You're back."
The cold night wind lifted the messy hair of the woman in white. Baluba spoke softly, gave him her habitual mysterious smile, and then slowly raised her hand.
In the bushes on the side of the street, green vines covered with thorns broke out of the ground, intertwining and growing wildly.
Under the illumination of the incandescent light on the roadside, the huge vine grew into the shape of a cocoon, and crystal red roses bloomed on it. However, in an instant, the blooming flowers and vines quickly withered, revealing the contents of the vine cocoon.
A pale yellow-haired figure was entangled on it.
Kawahara's eyes darkened: "Where did it come from?"
Baluba put down her hand, still with a faint smile on her face: "I found it in the river."
Kawahara's taut fingers suddenly clenched, and Baluba decisively let go of the person and turned away, but she smiled slightly under the dim light and said something meaningful.
"You think Agito is different from Gurongi, but humans don't think so. Neither do gods."
"..."
Kawahara hates Gurongi and doesn't like angels, but he will defend Agito who is not much different from them.
No one could understand where this partiality came from.
God has no way of knowing.
……
……
Tsukami residence.
In the dark and silent room, only a tiny ray of light shines in through the half-open door.
Tetsuya Sawaki's expression was terrified and distorted, he held his head tightly in pain, his eyes were unfocused, his body was shaking, and he kept uttering some strange mutterings in the corner.
"strength……"
"strength……"
"Power...my...weapon..."
"Destroy them... kill them... no..."
"Save me! . . . Save me . . . "
He roared and wailed in agony, not like the dignified and proper celebrity he used to be, not even like himself.
He may not be Sawaki Tetsuya, but just a strange will that has occupied the other's body and mind.
Near the floor-to-ceiling window in the room, sat a young man in black who almost blended into the darkness.
He listened to the wailing in his ears unmoved, feeling that Sawaki Tetsuya was struggling with the desires and pain of the world. He just stared out the window calmly until the last ray of afterglow in the sky completely disappeared, then he slowly turned his head.
"He is back."
As these words fell, Sawaki Tetsuya, who was in pain, came back to his senses with a sudden gasp.
He opened his eyes wide and gasped violently, exhaustion and pain attacking his brain, but he didn't dare to rest. He just looked up at the young man in black.
"He regained his lost power and tried to use it against me, just for those Agitos."
The young man in black said this in a calm tone, and his eyes, which grew deeper in the darkness, were also emotionless, even colder and more lonely than the night.
Then he turned and looked out the window again.
"But he has never even felt the emotions of human beings like you have, felt their greed, ignorance, sin and pain, and yet he thinks he is right."
He seemed to be talking to Sawaki Tetsuya.
It also seemed like he was just talking to himself.
Because God never needs to get answers from others.
The young man in black looked into the unknown distance: "But it doesn't matter. He will soon understand that the existence of Agito will only destroy the entire human race."
Sawaki Tetsuya's pupils trembled slightly, and he looked at the figure of the young man in black with nervousness and fear.
What does this mean?
What is he going to do?
There was silence in the dark room.
After a long while, the other party spoke softly again.
"take a break."
"..."
Sawaki Tetsuya supported his tired body and stood up. He opened the door and walked out of the room with unsteady steps. The light shining into the dark room suddenly expanded and then quickly retracted, leaving only a thin ray of light.
Nothing can be seen in the darkness.
There was no one else on the second floor of the villa, so Zemu Tetsuya walked to the sofa in the guest room and lay down.
——People who want to understand what God sees.
After making this request, God graciously fulfilled his wish.
So, Tetsuya Sawaki felt the thousands of emotions in this world with human will.
Countless information floods bombarded his brain, invaded his reason, controlled his behavior, and even made him unable to maintain his own will. He forgot who he was and was occupied by the "emotions" he felt, turning into a pure collection of emotions.
Since this request was implemented, Sawaki Tetsuya has hardly felt any relaxed human emotion.
No matter how kind a person is, the darkness and pressure buried deep in his heart will be dug out in an unknown corner and then dispersed into the world with the wind.
——This is how God feels all the time.
So God does not believe in humans.
Do not!
This is just what God sees from his own perspective!
Zemu Tetsuya suddenly opened his eyes, breathed a long breath, and then went to the first floor. The steward who stayed in the manor walked towards him.
"Sir, someone left a message for you."
...(End of chapter)