Academy City's Puppet Master

"I feel... a little lonely."

……

In the ward, Hitomi Shiranui wakes up leisurely.

"Starry night? What are you doing..." As if suddenly remembering something, Hitomi Shiranui's expression suddenly became tense, "Be careful, Hua 21 has arrived..."

Before he finished speaking, Ling Xingye pulled him into his arms and hugged him tightly.

"Huh? What's the matter?" Hitomi Shiranui was a little confused, and his brain stopped functioning for a while, "... Relax a little, I can't breathe..."

It felt like being held tightly by an iron ring, and it was almost impossible to move.Hitomi Shiranui could only hit Ling Xingye's weakness with his fist in a small area to make him relax.

"..." Ling Xingye didn't reply, but he did withdraw most of the strength in his arm.

"Xingye, what's wrong with you?" Hitomi Shiranui asked, in her memory, Ling Xingye rarely showed such impulsive emotions.

"Huh? This is..." Shiranui Hitomi realized that the environment she was in was not her own room, "I'm in a hospital ward?"

Then, she closed her eyes and checked her biological clock: "I fell asleep for nearly twenty hours?"

Ling Xingye nodded and recounted the day's events.

"Do you have any impression of what happened when you were kidnapped by the crow?" Finally, Ling Xingye asked.

Ordinarily Shiranui Hitomi has been in a deep sleep state, so it is impossible to know what happened.

but……

"Let go first, let me remember it." Shiranui Tong patted Ling Xingye's arm, "This posture is very tiring."

Indeed, Hitomi Shiranui was suddenly pulled into Ling Xingye's embrace, and her body was in an awkward position.

Ling Xingye also noticed this, but he didn't let go, but moved his body to sit on the bed, letting Hitomi Shiranui lean on him.

The girl struggled a few times, but she didn't insist on breaking free from his embrace. Instead, she seemed to find a more comfortable position for herself.

"Let me remember..." Shiranui Tong lowered his head and closed his eyes, not wanting Ling Xingye to see his fever-like face.

Hitomi Shiranui is a level 4 powerful user - "memory construction".So even if she fell asleep, as long as she wanted to, she could still recall what happened around her during this period.

After all, the only thing that is really closed off during sleep is the vision.

"However, after all, I lost consciousness for a while, and I don't rely on visual information...so I don't have many clues to provide." Hitomi Shiranui said.

"Just do your best." Ling Xingye nodded, "I mainly want to confirm what the crow's purpose in kidnapping you is, and whether the throne has left you with any sequelae."

Hitomi Shiranui retrieved her own memory in her mind, frowning a little.

"The crow...it seems to have connected my brain into a network system."

"What do you mean?" Ling Xingye asked, "Is it something like Misaka Network?"

"No, it's a network based on the AI ​​diffusion force field, with the human brain as the node." Hitomi Shiranui became serious, "It just borrows the underlying basic functions of the brain, but bypasses my conscious area, so I don't know What exactly does it want to do!"

Hitomi Shiranui paused, and continued, "But I remember the name of the system, because the crow mentioned it more than once."

"what is it call?"

"'Fantasy Royale 20'."

===Chapter [-] Big Trouble===

"Fantasy Royale 20"!

Hearing this name, Ling Xingye immediately remembered the app in his mobile phone.

"It turns out that it is the mastermind behind this thing!" He suddenly realized that many things were connected together.

Crow is a senior spy of "Yanshi", a top intelligence expert.Therefore, it can easily obtain the information on the restart of the "Absolutely Capable Person Evolution Experiment".

Now, Ling Xingye can even further deduce that the strange suffix of "20" added to "Fantasy Royal Hand" is because of the intervention of crows.

According to the information provided by the silver spider, the crow seems to be obsessed with "collecting" various technologies-this is also its main purpose of hiding in Academy City for a long time.

Therefore, it is really possible for the crow, who has mastered various black technologies of Academy City, "Yanshi" and even "Baiyin", to produce some strange results.

"The strength Mushan Chunsheng showed today...is probably the result of this?" Ling Xingye said.

However, he didn't delve into this issue, but looked nervously at the girl in his arms: "The technique of directly attacking the brain? Are you okay, Hitomi?"

The brain and memory are always the most complex and profound systems of the human body, so there is no room for mistakes.

"Don't worry," Hitomi Shiranui raised her head and gave him a bright smile, "Who do you think I am? I'm an expert in memory."

After waking up, Hitomi Shiranui didn't want to stay in the hospital any longer.

So the two returned to Ling Xingye's apartment together.

After hastily preparing a late lunch, Ling Xingye remembered that he had temporarily skipped class today.His first reaction was...he's in big trouble this time.

"Oh, it's over..."

Ling Xingye took out his mobile phone tremblingly, only to see the breathing lights showing missed calls and unchecked emails were blinking non-stop.

In order to avoid being disturbed during the battle, Ling Xingye set the phone to silent do not disturb mode.Except for the important information providers Yuanshan Yao, Hijikata Hu and Qifan, the communications of other people are all ignored.

In fact, Ling Xingye probably also knows how many missed calls he has accumulated in his mobile phone.