pandora box

The recent HOMRA seems to have entered a burnout period.A group of people sat around the downstairs bar all day without any motivation, and even the quarrels that had happened almost every day before were much less.

Even if the hot weather in July is a period of burnout, but there is air-conditioning and music in the bar, no matter what, it will not make people so unmotivated.

It was the first time that Ryoko was startled when she saw everyone laying on the bar counter and slowly sipping drinks instead of making a noise in a circle. She pulled ten bundles and asked what happened, but she got an unmotivated answer from the other party. : "Well, anyway, I feel like I don't want to do anything... Recently, I want to take a break and change my mood... I think everyone is the same."

Feeling inexplicable, Ryoko found that there was nothing to do, asked Kusanagi for a drink, and then went back upstairs.Then HOMRA maintained this state for a whole week, and Ryoko, who felt something was wrong, finally started to discuss with Ayako.

"Xiao Ling, do you feel that there is something wrong with the guys downstairs recently?"

Staying in a room with good sound insulation, Ryoko can speak directly without any scruples instead of just talking in her head.Ayako, who hadn't moved for a long time, opened her mouth lazily after hearing her call.

[You just found out.It must have been inspired by that day. 】

"...that day?" Ryoko asked suspiciously, not understanding the meaning of Ayako's words.

[That Suzuki's death, tsk, is really tragic, in line with the usual taste of the person in that seat.I mean, Ryoko, you should also notice it a little bit. 】

"You mean...they were stimulated by Suzuki's way of death?" Repeated uncertainly, Ryoko couldn't help being surprised, "But when I went back that day, they were obviously fully recovered. Even if the reflexes were slightly longer As for growing up to this point..."

【Who has the longest reflexes! 】Every time I talk to Ryoko for less than three rounds, I will blow my hair. Ayako deeply feels that she will die a lot if she continues like this. It's weird, okay, normal people wouldn't recover so quickly after seeing that kind of scene.Although the HOMRA team is known for its violence, I don't think that group of guys even killed anyone. 】

Speaking of this, both of them fell silent in unison.

Killing is illegal in a country where even the police try to avoid it.Normal team organizations will avoid killing people when they commit crimes, even the Mafia is no exception.Unless it is a heinous murderer, there is no concept of death penalty in all sentences.

But Ryoko Amano killed him.

In the short six months after opening Pandora's Box, she had already killed no less than ten people in order to protect herself.From fear at the beginning to numbness later, but during this period, Ryoko didn't even have a single nightmare.

Perhaps Ryoko Amano herself is a person who is very suitable for killing.That's why she can kill with peace of mind in the name of self-preservation without any guilt.

But this by no means means that she agrees with the killing itself.

The sentence "I haven't even killed anyone" sounds funny at first, but Ryoko can feel the weight behind it.She didn't know how long Ayako had lived as the center of the [Pandora's Box], how many people she had killed or indirectly killed.She only saw a small part of Ayako's memories during the fusion, where countless people died chasing Pandora's box, and the girl standing at the end had an extremely sad expression.

So for Ryoko and Ayako, the fact that they haven't killed anyone is really too extravagant happiness.

"What a happy bunch of guys."

Once you have killed someone and crossed that line, you can never go back.You can remain indifferent when you encounter a dead person, and killing a person is as easy as killing an ant.The rapid loss of the three views, coupled with the fusion of another personality in her body, sometimes gave her the illusion that she was no longer a person.

But members of HOMRA are not the same.They use violence as the purpose of their activities, but they never kill people.Even Zhou Fangzun, who is the king, is the same.Sometimes when Shi Shi sees them standing together, Ryoko can't help but feel envious.

[Compared to this, you should pay more attention to that black energy.You should have noticed that, too. 】

Mentioning this made Ryoko feel restless for a while.That day, she was so close to that black energy that the suppressed power in her body began to move around.She could guess what kind of power it was, and I believe Zhou Fangzun also noticed it.

"Ayako, do you know what kind of person the other party is?"

【who knows.The last time the box was opened was ten years ago. In the past ten years, as far as I know, three kings have been changed. Who knows if the black king has changed.If it's the one I know...it's hard to deal with anyway.That person is a complete pervert, Ryoko, you must be careful. 】

Pointing out the other party's identity without hesitation, Ayako gave an ambiguous answer.The records about the Black King have always been the least in history, and what she can know is also very limited.It's just that the green king and the black king have exactly the same abilities as the red king and the blue king, so they are also thorns in each other's eyes.

But how can you be careful?He didn't even know what kind of person the other party was, let alone how capable he was.The other side is in the dark and the other side is in the light. If the black king really finds out his identity and comes to him, Liangzi will be dead.

The only person she can rely on is Ayako.

HOMRA cannot be involved.Asking the Red King to help drive away those supernatural beings coveting the box is already the limit. If other kings and their clans are involved in disputes, the situation will only expand to an irreversible point.

If the Black King really appeared in front of her one day, she would definitely leave HOMRA without hesitation.

This is the bottom line Ryoko set for herself.

***

The depression of the red group did not last long.Half a month later, the whole red group resumed its original quarrel.Thinking that it will be the Obon Festival in the near future, even though all the members of HOMRA have no family members, in order to dispel the shadow that has been hanging over the red group recently, Juju actively encourages everyone to participate in the festival together.

Ryoko did not express any opinion on this, while Hatta and others responded positively.Ten Tsuka, who received support, began to collect the heights of all the staff, saying that he would place an order for unified custom-made kimonos, and then everyone would wear kimonos to the festival together.

Forcibly adding Zun's order, everyone couldn't help but shine when the kimono was brought back.Beautiful kimonos in various colors make people can't help looting.Toku said "everyone has everyone" while handing out.In the end, there were only two women's yukata left.Needless to say, they were naturally the only two girls in the group.

Anna's is a red kimono printed with cherry blossoms, while Ryoko's is according to her request, only a little pattern is printed on the lower right, which is a bit simple but elegant.

On the day of the Obon Festival, when two girls put on beautiful kimonos and appeared in front of a group of old men, their jaws almost dropped.

"Ah... ah..." Hatta blushed for a long time and couldn't hold back a word. Finally, he grabbed the skateboard in a hurry and said he was going to get some air before running away.Kamamoto boasted that it was beautiful, and then chased Hatta.

As for Anna, Kusanagi quickly said that it was very suitable, but when he turned to Ryoko, he looked up and down for a long time, until Ryoko was so stared at by him that he almost couldn't even keep smiling, and finally opened his mouth : "What is this called... People want clothes?"

"You're looking for smoke, aren't you?" A tic-tac-toe appeared on his head immediately, and Ryoko tried his best to put on a smile like Yamato Nadeko, but the words he said were extremely vicious, "Speaking of which, Mr. Kusanagi is, I really didn't expect a person like A person like you can actually show a human side in a kimono... I thought that a person like Mr. Kusanagi would never be suitable for something as elegant as a kimono."

So...so poisonous...

After wiping off the sweat from their heads, the group of people watching felt a lot of pressure.Anna looked at Kusanagi and then at Ryoko, then pulled Ryoko's clothes: "What color is Ryoko's clothes?"

Ryoko was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously looked at Kusanagi.Only then realized that Ryoko didn't know that Anna couldn't distinguish colors, Kusanagi could only explain: "Well... Anna can't distinguish colors other than red."

Ryoko's eyes dimmed for a moment, and then smiled again.She bent down and looked into Anna's red eyes: "It's green, the color of grass, my favorite color."

Anna blinked, nodded, and then suddenly turned her gaze to the stairs on one side.

There was a noisy voice. Just now, Shi Shu said that he was going to see if Wang’s clothes had been changed, so he ran up to the second floor. After going there for a long time, there was no response. Ryoko was still wondering if he was beaten by Zun again. , and then saw that he seemed to be dragging Zun down from the second floor.

"Okay, okay, don't be shy, king." Ten Beam's voice full of laughter sounded, and then dragged Zun down.

Everyone's eyes lit up, including Ryoko.

Perhaps Zhou Fangzun was born with an aura of "looking good in anything". At this time, he was wearing a loose bathrobe to reveal a large chest muscle, but his lazy appearance showed a more charming charm.

"What a sinful man..." Seeing a group of people in a daze, Shi Shu could not help shaking his head and sighing.Hearing this, Kusanagi couldn't help but nodded, looked at the man in front of him with a confused face, and couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead.

"Ah, is it that men like Zun are more popular now? No wonder there are fewer and fewer girls who come to the bar recently and they don't come to talk to me much... What kind of world is this!" Pretentiously exaggerated , Kusanagi patted Zun on the shoulder, "But to be honest, it's very suitable for you, Zun."

Anna ran over and grabbed Zun's clothes.Zun looked down at her, and then at Ryoko who was standing by the bar and hadn't restrained her smile.

"How about Wang? The clothes of Anna Jiang and Liangzi are very nice! This is the cloth that I chose for a long time!" Shi Shu said with a smile.

"Well, it's pretty good." Zun said lightly, "It's quite suitable." He looked at Ryoko, as if thinking of something, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "If you keep like this."

"..."

【Xiao Ling, I suddenly want to beat him to death. ] With a cramp-like smile on his face, Ryoko pretended not to hear, but asked through gritted teeth in his mind.

[Let's beat it. ] Ayako whistled, 【If you can beat it. 】

[Will you die if you say a complete good word? !can you? !And why look at me!I'm still a girl after all, isn't she worried about hurting my glassy heart! 】

[Take a universal glue sticky, your glass heart is too cheap. 】Spitting Ryoko mercilessly, Ayako finally couldn't help laughing, 【But isn't it good, that man knows you quite well. 】

...It's pretty good... isn't it?

Would it really be a good thing to be understood, especially if the other party was the Scarlet King?

After being greeted by Shi Shu to follow the large army, Ryoko walked behind Zun while thinking.She seems to have changed a lot since coming to HOMRA, and she doesn't even know whether it's good or bad.

But one thing is for sure, as long as she continues to stay at HOMRA, the smiles on her face will increase.

Maybe this is not a good thing for Ayako, but Ryoko is praying sincerely, eager to let this daily life stay for one more day, and for another day.