Chapter 325 Long separation

Chapter 325 Long separation

"Mr. Kawahara?!"

The person who was most surprised by Kawahara's sudden appearance was Sayaka.

In an instant, she realized why Shiro Mizuki was in the "Mirror World". After all, if it was Kawahara's method, the other party would have no way to refuse even if he wanted to.

Naturally, Fuuya Manao also remembered Kawahara.

The connection between the two is still tied to Shoichi Tsugami. Because of the incident between Professor Fuuya and Setsuna Sawaki, she was also rudely criticized by Kawahara.

After that, when Manao Futani figured things out and joined the Knight Academy, he wanted to find Kawahara to learn more about the situation, but he was told that he had already left the academy and was nowhere to be found.

Now I didn't expect that this would be the situation when they met again.

Looking at the man walking out of the transparent vortex, Fenggu Manyu picked up the pillow awkwardly and hid it behind her in an attempt to cover up her identity.

Sayaka looked very happy: "Mr. Kawahara, long time no see, when did you come back?"

"Long time no see, I just got back."

Kawahara looked at them and responded while turning all the glass fragments on the ground into ashes.

Sayaka nodded when she heard that, and looked at the movements of his hands, then asked, "Where's Mr. Mizuki?"

"He felt that he hadn't had such a satisfying battle in a long time, so he volunteered to stay in the mirror world to clean up the mirror monsters for a while. Otherwise, these monsters might gather more and more." Kawahara said seriously.

"..."

Sayaka blinked and said nothing for a while.

Feng Gu Zhenyu asked suspiciously: "Really? So he is now left on the other side by you?"

She pointed to the pile of destroyed passages on the ground.

According to the images of the mirror world she had just detected using her superpowers, the number of monsters that were as terrifying as the unknown life forms had even reached the point where they were as numerous as mountains and seas.

My scalp tingles just thinking about it!

Kawahara curved his lips and smiled: "This is his duty. Don't worry about his safety. Even if you can't beat him, he will come out on his own."

Sayaka: “…” Not necessarily.

However, Sayaka didn't dare to say much. She just thought for a moment and said, "Teacher Okamura went to the Metropolitan Police Department for a meeting today. Mr. Kawahara, do you need me to notify the teacher?"

"No need, let's wait until she's done with her work. But where are Shoichi and Ryo now?" Kawahara asked.

"Shoichi should be in the restaurant!" Fuuya Manao said hurriedly.

"Are you looking for Agito and the others? Ashihara-san and Kino-san are not in the academy either... Ah! Majima is here!"

Sayaka seemed to have guessed his purpose and said.

Even though more awakened super-powered people were discovered this year, no new "Agitos" were born, and the number of Agitos remained the same as before.

Except for Koji Mashima, no other person on the Rising Sun has awakened yet.

Although Katsuhiko Sagara and Tomoko Miura have a tendency to continue awakening, the speed of their superpowers' evolution is slower than that of Manao Fuuya...

Sure enough, the last step of awakening is a threshold.

And the person who has the best chance now...

Thinking of this, Kawahara looked at Fuuya Manao.

Being stared at by him, Manayu Futani's heart skipped a beat and she subconsciously avoided his gaze, but then she felt there was no need to feel guilty and turned her gaze away.

"I also joined the Knight Academy a year ago, and now I'm here practicing with everyone." Fengya Manyu whispered.

"It's great that you can make such a choice. After all, you have a good talent for super powers. Even if you can't awaken into Agito, you can still evolve your own power." Kawahara nodded.

"But... sometimes I feel like it's actually pretty good that I don't have to awaken!"

Feng Gu Zhenyu suddenly smiled awkwardly.

Kawahara was stunned when he heard that, but after a moment of thinking, he knew what she meant and couldn't help laughing.

But Agito is pretty cool...

Could it be that these outstanding super-powered people have not been able to awaken into "Agito" because they dislike that weirdo appearance?

After all, the awakening of the "power of light" does rely to a large extent on human spiritual choices.

Kawahara complained in his heart, then turned to Sayaka and said, "Saayaka-chan, please help me contact Ryo and Kino, and ask Majima to come over too."

Upon hearing this, Sayaka nodded quickly.

And Kawahara then looked at Fuuya Manao and said, "Shouichi too, thank you for your help."

Although she didn't know what he was going to do, Fuuya Mayu nodded in agreement and took out her cell phone to send a message to Tsugami Shoichi.

After explaining these things to the two people, Kawahara did not continue to stay in the Knight Academy.

……

The ringing of bells around me was still faintly ringing.

The students in the Knight Academy waited for a long time but didn't see any mirror monsters attacking. In addition, there were guards on alert all around, so they just did what they were supposed to do as usual.

Kawahara didn't show up to disturb everyone.

He looked at the side and saw that the children did not seem to be troubled by yesterday's terrorist attack, so he left the Knight Academy quietly.

A pitch-black card emerged from thin air and transformed into a black motorcycle with golden stitching.

The road surface feels familiar as it rushes down.

……

Chiba Prefecture.

Scientific Police Institute.

The slightly old building seemed to be the same as it was three or four years ago. Seeing the strange man walking in the institute openly, the researchers passing by did not take him seriously.

The layout of the building has not changed, and even the division of each work area is still in the same position as before.

In front of the office with a sign with the name "Enokida".

The door opened with a knock.

The woman who was reviewing documents in front of the computer turned around when she heard the voice, her expression slightly surprised, and then she showed her usual gentle smile.

"What a rare visitor!"

Hikaru Enoda's eyes lit up immediately: "Long time no see, are you back from another adventure?"

Kawahara smiled and said, "I guess so!"

Hikaru Enoda sighed, "You two really have the same style. But you come back once in a while. Godai hasn't given us any news since he went on an adventure!"

She paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course, the time I sneaked back and left last year doesn't count!"

Kawahara laughed when he heard this: "Did Ichijo tell you?"

Hikaru Enoda stood up and walked to the tea machine in the corner of the office. While pouring tea for him, he said, "Yes, Ichijo-kun has been lonely these years. He can only come to me to chat occasionally~"

"You talk like he's an elderly person left behind, but that guy should be busy in the countermeasures team every day and is happy to do that, right?" Kawahara smiled.

"He really doesn't care about himself when he's busy. You came back at this time, you should have known what happened yesterday." Hikaru Enoda handed him the tea, put his hands in the pockets of his white coat and sighed: "As a result, I haven't retired yet!"

It seems that incredible things happen in this world every day.

Hikaru Enoda has long wanted to retire and return to his family, but from dealing with Gurongi to dealing with angels, his retirement has been delayed again and again.

Nowadays, there are so many people with super powers in the world. Whether the top management wants to build the future with "Agito" or plan for the future, the power of these technical personnel in the Science and Police Research Institute is indispensable.

In addition to incredible unknown forces, the power of genius can also change the world.

Hikaru Enoda is undoubtedly a genius technician.

Kawahara took a sip of tea, then remembered something and became curious: "Come to think of it, you and Gene are now..."

Why did he remember that these two people seemed to have planned to live together a long time ago?

Hearing this, Hikaru Enoda lowered his head and chuckled, then took out a photo from the drawer of his desk and handed it to him with a slightly embarrassed smile on his face.

"Gene and I got married half a year ago, and I wanted to invite you, but it turned out that you and Godai couldn't get in touch at all!" Enoda Hikaru pretended to be angry.

The photo shows her and her family. In addition to her mother and Ko-Sae, Gene is also standing next to her.

Although she is still busy, it can be seen that she is very satisfied with her current life.

Kawahara looked at the photo and smiled knowingly: "Very good!"

"But it's a pity that you all were not there at the time. Even Sakurako must have been influenced by you and Godai. She refused to come back all these years in order to investigate the super ancient ruins!" Hikaru Enoda sighed.

"As long as everyone is happy~"

Kawahara smiled awkwardly and handed the photo back to her.

Hikaru Enoda placed this photo in a place closest to his work, obviously because he would miss her sometimes when he was busy and tired.

The two of them then casually chatted about some past events, or things that happened around them during the time Kawahara was away. Although it couldn't be considered a long-awaited reunion, it was a rare chance to catch up.

But when he talked about the latter part, Hikaru Enoda's expression suddenly paused, and then he looked at Kawahara with his chin resting on his hand thoughtfully.

"It's so strange, I don't know why..."

She said with a faint smile on her face, "It feels like you're going to embark on another adventure far away, and this time, you might not come back for a very long time!"

Kawahara was slightly stunned when he heard this.

His eyes moved briefly and he nodded in acknowledgement.

"Well, that's probably it..."

……

……

After Kawahara came out of the Science and Police Research Institute, he looked at the time and didn't rush back to the Knight Academy. Instead, he rode his motorcycle to the PolePole Cafe.

This should be the real left-behind elderly person.

Originally, Yusuke Godai often didn't come home, and Minoru Godai was busy with kindergarten work, so he only had time to come and help during the occasional holidays.

Although it was lively for a while when Nana Asahina moved to Tokyo to study, after Nana's acting career got on track, she seldom had time to visit the jewelry store manager at PolePole.

Not to mention Kana Okamura and Shoichi Tsugami who joined the cafe later, they were also taken away by Kawahara one by one...

Kana Okamura is getting busier and busier, and now she almost lives in the Knight Academy.

After the battle with Kurokami, Shoichi Tsugami restored all his past memories, so he chose to open a restaurant of his own, which fulfilled the dream he had set before he lost his memory.

——The dream of opening a simple restaurant.

The street entrance of PolePole Cafe.

The Ultimate Tracker stopped by the roadside.

Kawahara looked at the two-story shop with warm yellow decoration not far away. Through the window, he saw the customers sitting inside, as well as the store manager, who was leaning against the bar and chatting and laughing with the customers.

As a restaurant that has been around for decades, the manager of Shiyu is already a familiar figure in the neighborhood.

He did not go over, but just leaned on his motorcycle and looked over there. He saw the jade jewelry store manager pointing at a photo on the wall and explaining science to the customers in a serious manner.

It seems that when the jade store manager was young, he was also a little adventurer who traveled to many places.

Regarding the story of the photo of the summit of the snow-capped mountain on the wall, Kawahara had heard him tell (brag) (hush) the story many times before, and he was actually fooled by the jewelry store manager the first time he heard it.

Kawahara smiled slightly when he thought of these things.

The sky is cloudless today, and the sun is gradually rising high above our heads.

As noon approached, more and more customers came to PolePole Cafe, and some people noticed the black motorcycle parked on the side of the road.

Kawahara looked at the time again, and at this moment, the communication panel of the Ultimate Tracker that had just been upgraded by Enoda Hikaru rang.

[“Is this Ichijo, Kawahara?”]
It turned out to be Xun's voice.

I think he learned the news about Kawahara from Hikaru Enoda, or maybe from Kana Okamura, after all, the latter went to the Metropolitan Police Department to attend a meeting early in the morning.

Kawahara turned over and sat on the motorcycle, putting on his helmet and responding leisurely: "It's me."

[“You came back just in time.”]
Kaoru Ichijo sighed, not knowing what he was feeling.

But from his tone, we could tell that he might be a little tired, but not to the point of being exhausted physically and mentally.

Kawahara smiled and said, "I still have great faith in Officer Ichijo's ability to do his job. I plan to return to the Knight Academy now. What about you?"

[“Then let’s go together!”]
The "together" there probably means that we met by chance when I sent Kana Okamura back to the Knight Academy.

Kawahara took one last look at the busy PolePole Café, took off the black goggles of his motorcycle helmet, turned the car around and sped away.

He had no intention of meeting the jade store manager.

It’s enough to just see that everyone seems to be quite satisfied with their current life.

Moreover, if he were to meet him, given the nagging nature of the jade store manager, he would definitely have many emotions, and these emotions would extend into all kinds of jokes.

But Kawahara doesn't want to listen at all!!

Sometimes Kawahara also understood why Yusuke Godai came back last year but didn’t tell anyone at all - since the time they stayed was not long, they might as well save more reunions for a better future!
The pitch-black Ultimate Chaser quickly disappeared.

PolePole Cafe.

With the arrival of the lunchtime peak in customer traffic, the jade jewelry store manager, who had originally wanted to brag about his past achievements for a while, had to hurry up.

Just at this moment, his figure holding the plate suddenly paused, and he turned his head to look out the window as if thinking about something.

The bright sunshine at noon sprinkled on the flower stand in the yard, illuminating the green leaves and leaving a trail of tiny shadows on the ground, which were then shattered by the guests who followed.

Before the jade store manager had time to look into the distance, his sight was occupied by the broad figure of the customer.

"Manager! I want the golden curry set!"

The customer's loud howling voice forced the jade store manager to come back to his senses. He showed his usual slow smile and pointed to the remaining coffee table in the corner to the customer.

"I'm so busy~ Please sit over there for a while!"

...(End of chapter)