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Lingye made dinner tonight.
Since she had learned cooking from Chef Saiba a few times, she liked cooking, but she didn't have the opportunity to cook at home. Here, Hyuga Palace Master let her do whatever she wanted. Since Ling volunteered, it was enough as long as the food was not burnt and edible.
"Ah, Freya's here too!"
"Good afternoon, Marisa."
Ling had heard her voice a long time ago, because when she was in Izumo, Sanae had always called herself Marisa, and Ling had forgotten her real name. She only remembered this name she often mentioned.
Apparently, Sanae didn't mind being called this; instead, she was quite proud of it.
"It's been a long time since we last met, and I haven't greeted you. Master, Kirisame Marisa expresses her highest respect to you, Death!"
"I haven't seen you active in the battle against darkness recently. I wonder if you are doing well?"
Ling almost thought that her identity was exposed, and that Marisa knew that she was Gaia. But she soon realized that this was not the case, because Reimu helped her translate.
"Sanae was asking why you haven't been filming TV shows lately. I haven't seen you on TV since Cardcaptor ended."
Oh, it turns out to be this.
After "Cardcaptor" finished, Sakura continued to film "Tsubasa Chronicle". I thought it was a warm and healing story, but I didn't expect it to be full of depressing things.
Sakura cried during the filming, and it's not an exaggeration, because director Asaka always requires the actors to truly immerse themselves in the story, empathize with the characters' joys and sorrows, and always pursue the so-called "fan diagram".
So Sakura must really think of herself as Princess Sakura in the story and empathize with her joys and sorrows.
Apart from a few cameo appearances in some scenes, Reiya and Tomoyo really did not participate in any other scripts.
"Do you still want to see me on TV, Marisa?"
"Ok!"
Not only Sanae misses her, but many viewers do. The Tsubasa Chronicle is indeed very touching, and many of the original cast members of Cardcaptor appear in it, but Sakura, Reiya, and Tomoyo, the three of them together are the complete magical girls.
She and Tomoyo were just playing around with TV shows before, and never thought about actually being active in the entertainment industry as actors.
But the audience's love and expectations are also a responsibility. Ling also feels that she should consider it.
"Anyway, let's eat first. I made 'Chicken stewed with mushrooms' today. Marisa might be tired of eating mountain vegetables, right? But you've probably never eaten it cooked this way. Try my cooking."
There is no shortage of mushrooms and pheasants in the mountains of Izumo, which are what they have been eating since childhood. But different cooking methods always have different flavors.
The aroma of 'chicken stewed with mushrooms' is really attractive. In addition, Ling also made crispy pork. There are lobsters and bullfrogs in the mountains in summer, so she made a dry pot.
Because she and Reimu don't like spicy food, and Hyuga Miyaji doesn't care, so no chili peppers were added. They just stir-fried green peppers and minced garlic, and added some beer.
It's not uncommon to add alcohol to cooking, but beer is rare. But since I told Ling to do whatever she wants, Hinata won't go back on her word. When the pot is stir-fried like this, the alcohol, which has a boiling point of only 80°, evaporates, so children can eat it.
The taste is unexpectedly good.
Marisa——Sanae is not shy at all and she grabs the most food at the table.
In addition to the dishes on the table, Sanae was also curious about the incense burner next to Lingye.
"Is that a magical weapon? The magical weapon of the magical girl Freya?"
"It's just an ordinary Bagua furnace, a prop in the shrine."
"Is that so? It looks really nice!"
"I can give it to you if you like."
Lingye kept it because she thought it was a pity to throw away the Bagua furnace. If someone else wanted it more, she wouldn't mind.
"Is it really possible?"
"Ah."
Taking the Bagua stove handed over by Lingye, Sanae turned it over and over and played with it for a while with great interest.
"Look at me, 'Love Talisman: Extreme Fireworks'!"
Sanae jumped up and struck a pose that she thought was very cool. It was unusual for someone to jump up in the middle of a meal, and even Hyuga Miyaji was startled.
"Okay, Sanae, sit down and eat!" Reimu was already used to it, so she just tapped the table with her fingers.
"Hehe, Reimu Hakurei, the guardian shrine maiden of Gensokyo! Do you see this gift from Freya-sama, the most powerful shrine maiden in the human race? With such a divine weapon, you should recognize your own fragility under my gorgeous barrage, hahahaha!"
Reimu actually agrees that Ling is the strongest shrine maiden in the human race. Even if she is really the guardian shrine maiden of Gensokyo and the ceiling of combat power in Gensokyo, Reimu is not afraid of either Yakumo Yukari or Kamishirosawa Keion.
But she really couldn't see through the Oshima Miko, and always felt that she was unfathomable.
But this Bagua furnace is just an ordinary thing. Everyone saw it being cleaned out of the shrine in the afternoon. It is neither a mysterious artifact nor a valuable antique. It has no special function.
In fact, Reimu sometimes feels guilty. She found the real Gensokyo and realized her childhood wish, but Sanae is still Sanae. She can supervise the monsters entering and leaving Gensokyo, but she can't take Sanae in.
There was no way she could make Toumori Sanae really turn into Kirisame Marisa.
"Hey, Reimu Reimu, I didn't expect Tokyo to be so amazing. The cicadas in Tokyo are bigger than the houses!"
Tokyo's cicadas are bigger than houses? What does that mean?
"Ah, you didn't see a monster, did you?"
No wonder it was the ZAT team members who sent her here.
"Is that a monster? But it's just a cicada. Just a little bigger."
Rather than being a monster, it is more like a demon from a story. It is also a life form from the Earth itself. Compared with alien invaders, the demons and monsters born on Earth already make people feel familiar.
ZAT team, when Moriyama came back, everyone had already formulated a battle plan.
"That child, was he sent to Tsukimine Shrine?"
"Yes, I didn't expect that he was from Izumo and ran away from home. I have contacted his family."
"Running away from home from Izumo to Tokyo? Kids nowadays are really amazing." Asahina was somewhat glad that she didn't have children, otherwise it would be really troublesome. If she really had a family, how could she work day and night?
Fortunately, the teams fighting on the front line rotated frequently. The Kot Team, Ultra Guard, MAT, and TAC usually only rotated for one or two years, and the ZAT Team must be the same.
If it gets any longer, even the strongest person won’t be able to bear it.
I am fine. Nanyuan, Kitajima, Ueno, Moriyama, they are all good guys and girls, I can't waste them all.
As for Araki, forget it. This guy is still single at 30 and has no intention of getting married.
ZAT plans to send the monster to the mountains near Okutama, where there are large tracts of forest that are rarely visited by humans. First, use tranquilizer bullets to tranquilize the monster, and then use the Sky Whale to transport it.
Of all the ZAT aircraft, only the Tianjing has the power to move a giant weighing more than 20,000 tons.
"Is the anesthetic effect of the anesthetic bullet guaranteed?"
"That's no problem. We have anesthetized super beasts in the past. The dosage is enough to make it sleep for twelve hours!"
"Then there's no other problem." Araki thought about it, but couldn't think of any other loopholes, so he looked at Asahina, "Captain, what do you think?"
"No problem." Asahina said with a straight face. After thinking for a while, she couldn't help but say, "Why aren't you married yet?"
Huh? Does my marriage have anything to do with the battle plan?
Of course, marriage has nothing to do with this operation. So half an hour later, after the special anesthetic bombs were loaded, the Tianjing was ready to take off.
Those who participated in the Tianjing operation were Araki, Ueno, Kitajima and Moriyama.
"Nanhara, Kitajima, you will pilot the Condor. Kotaro, pilot the Super Swallow. Please keep alert in the air to prevent any accidents."
Accidents do happen.
The battle plan was not complicated and the target was not difficult, but no one expected that the anesthetic bullet would not be able to penetrate the monster's body.
Ten minutes later, the Tianjing arrived at the scene. When the special tranquilizer bomb whizzed out of the missile rack, there was a ping sound -
"Ah, the cicada's skin is so tough that the tranquilizer bullet couldn't break through its defenses!"
The skin wasn't even scratched, so of course the anesthetic bullet had no effect.
The only effect was that it angered the cicada.
I don't know what its body is made of, but it spewed flames from its mouth. The fire swept towards the Tianjing in the air, but the Tianjing stretched itself out in an emergency and barely avoided it.
"The monster is enraged, Vice Captain, do you want to attack?"
The fact that tranquilizer bullets are useless doesn't mean that other weapons are useless. If you use deadly heavy firepower to attack it, it may not be impossible to destroy it.
But after a moment's hesitation, Araki shook his head.
"Let's go back to the base first. We should observe until the other party clearly shows hostility."
Although it was spewing fire, that was a stress response to the Tianjing launching an anesthetic missile at it, and was not considered hostility.
It looked at the Tianjing warily, and saw that the plane did not come any closer and did not take any other extreme actions.
Chapter 419: Defense Forces Attack
In the hot summer, the earth is like a steamer, making it hard to breathe. But it does not stop Tokyo residents from being busy day after day.
Today is Sunday, and it is the day Sanae is going back.
Sanae's parents rushed over overnight and beat her up, of course. It was pretty harsh, but Sanae had gotten used to it since she was a child.
Even though he got beaten up, since they were already here, the family had to have some fun in Tokyo.
"As expected of Tokyo, it's so lively!"
The whole city is bustling with traffic, completely different from Izumo. Shinjuku, Ginza, Akihabara, the bustling modern cities are simply dazzling.
Xinzhen remains a restricted area.
But outside the new town, people were busy and working without any stagnation.
Everyone has gotten used to it. So what if there are monsters? As long as there is no direct threat, we still have to go to work and study.
Tokyo is no different from the past. Of course, this does not prevent the ZAT team from receiving a large number of complaint letters and phone calls.
ZAT's phone calls have not stopped since last night.
"Yes, I understand. Please bear with me. I am so sorry."
I hung up the phone, and it rang again not long after. This cycle has been going on since last night.
"Captain, this won't work. Everyone is complaining and asking our ZAT to quickly eliminate that cicada!"
The transport plan failed and ZAT has been slow to take further action, causing dissatisfaction among citizens.
Residents of the evacuation area were all arranged to live in hotels in neighboring areas. No matter how good the hotel environment is, people always complain about not being able to return home.
But the ones who are truly dissatisfied are not these residents, but the people in Kita-ku, Tokyo, who are outside the evacuation area.