pandora box

The owner of the voice is Jutsu Tara.

Probably in the entire HOMRA, only this guy would dare to speak in such a nerveless tone among such a group of dangerous elements.But thanks to him, the atmosphere that seemed to have become a little awkward suddenly flowed again, Kusanagi wiped the sweat off his face, and then looked at Shishu: "Yo, welcome back."

"Ah. The king hasn't come back yet?" Shi Shu walked in with a smile, then looked at Liang Zi curiously, "Speaking of which, you were a little noisy just now. Who is this little girl?"

"Ah..." Ryoko finally remembered that she hadn't introduced herself yet. She jumped off the bar chair and bowed to them, "I'm sorry I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Ryoko Amano. ward."

Guardian?

Kusanagi, who had just picked up a glass of wine, shook his hand and almost let the glass hit his beloved bar counter.Quickly holding the cup firmly, the corners of his mouth twitched and looked at Ryoko: "No... I've never heard uncle say..."

[He must have heard of it before. This guy looks like a solid person. No matter what, he won't betray the Red King and run to your side. Telling him is useless.Is he a dick? ] Ayako complained in Ryoko's mind.

Kusanagi, who was innocently shot by the "solid eye", couldn't read the voice of the small theater in Liangzi's head, and didn't know the role his uncle played in places he didn't know. To express his thoughts with his own cognition, Ayako said that he was really innocent.

Ryoko, who fully understood this, simply ignored Ayako's voice.Under the surprised gazes of Tosuke and Kusanagi, she said calmly, "I know it's very difficult to convince you, but it's the truth...Mr. Kusanagi, your uncle Masato Kusanagi once served as my guardian, Although I quickly got rid of him... But I can still find it if I check the records. If I hadn't been cornered by those supernatural beings, I would never want to bother him again, but I didn't expect..."

After being silent for a while, Toku first spoke: "Well, since he is an acquaintance of Kusanagi and looks very pitiful..."

Kusanagi held his forehead with a headache: "Ten Shu, don't be overwhelmed with sympathy all of a sudden."

Seeing the different expressions of the two, Ryoko sighed inwardly.

She clearly knows how difficult it is to ask someone who is not relatives or relatives to help her, especially when the other party is a subordinate of Zhou Fangzun, the third king.She really doesn't want to rely on other kings to settle the matter, even though that might be for the best.

After all, being forced into this situation is all because of the so-called [Pandora's Box] fault.If it wasn't for that inexplicable broken box, Ryoko wouldn't have been hunted down by such a group of supernatural beings greedy for power, money and longevity.

***

Ryoko Amano is a supernatural being, something she has understood since she was a child.In the beginning, he was only able to heal some wounds with a little energy, and his own injuries would recover a little faster than ordinary people. On the contrary, it was an ability that was not dangerous and could even benefit human beings.The parents concealed the fact that Ryoko was a supernatural person and did not take her to a facility for educating supernatural persons, but strictly prohibited her from using her abilities outside and protected her well.

Then when she was eight years old, she had a car accident.

When the family of three went on a trip, the car overturned from the winding mountain road, her parents died on the spot, but she was miraculously unscathed.

——No, that would not be a miracle.The moment the car rolled over, she felt that her whole body was surrounded by a circle of green light, which protected her when the whole car hit the ground.

After that, Ryoko's original colorless ability turned green, and her energy value was greatly enhanced.And her power is no longer limited to the treatment of minor injuries, she can even attack - just like the energy balls used to deal with those supernatural beings after jumping from a tall building.

It's just that Ryoko at the time didn't know that her power had undergone earth-shaking changes.She sat blankly next to the wrecked car, guarding the bones of her parents, without calling for help, or even thinking of calling for help.

At that time, she was rescued by that man—the man named Kusanagi Masato found the child during the journey, and then, against her objection, he did not send her to the orphanage, but took her back to his home , and laughed and said to himself that he gave Ryoko the surname "Kusanagi" and became her guardian.

Like an idiot.

At first Ryoko just thought that this was a sympathetic idiot, but gradually discovered that this person was also a supernatural person, and belonged to a third party like her, not affiliated to any organization.And he hid his abilities very well. If it was Ryoko before the car accident, he would never find out that he had abilities.

It's just that Ryoko's ability is getting stronger day by day, and she becomes able to tell at a glance whether a person is a supernatural person, and even perceive the strength of the other person's ability.Then one day, under the half-joking question of Kusanagi Masato, she tried to empower him.

done.

On that day, Masato Kusanagi became Ryoko Amano's only clan member.

Ryoko Amano is the fifth king selected by the stone board, but she is not endowed with the corresponding memory by the stone board, and even the stone board did not give her any hints, but only gave her the ability to be the fifth king.

And after learning that she has become a "king", Ryoko Amano's first reaction is also very different from other kings.

"This is unscientific!... The real person, hurry up and give me the time machine! I want to travel back to before the car accident and tell me to go back to a normal life!"

After being punched by Masato Kusanagi, Ryoko finally had to face the reality, and then she made a move that made Masato Kusanagi wonder if she was out of her mind—she dragged Masato to ransack the laboratory of Scepter4 that night, Then he took back the only experimental product in the world that was still under test and could suppress the king's ability.

This action caused Ryoko to be severely scolded by Master Kusanagi, but it did have an effect - the experimental product was indeed useful.Most of Ryoko's power was suppressed by it, and although it still couldn't reach the same low level as the previous energy after suppression, there was no need to worry about being exposed in normal times.

For Ryoko who behaved like this, Masato was a little worried.And finally one day when Ryoko asked him to leave, he finally sighed deeply.

"I knew it, you child..."

He reached out and patted Ryoko's head, then smiled and handed a box to her: "I got this thing from Scepter4 the other day. It is said that it is called Pandora's box. It can bring the dead back to life or something... Well, you can use it if you look at it." Come on, it's a waste to let me go."

Ryoko has always sneered at this kind of thing named after a myth and its function is unknown, but at this time, it is not easy to waste the kindness of the real person.As soon as she picked up the box and put it in her pocket, she left this small bar called "HOMRA".

***

So... In the end, all of this is the fault of Kusanagi, if he hadn't given the broken box to himself before he left, he wouldn't have become like this!

Although she sometimes thinks this way, Ryoko knows that no one can be blamed for this. If she really wants to blame it, she can only blame herself for insisting on dragging the real person to loot S4.What's more, in the final analysis, it was my own curiosity that caused the trouble. I had endured it for four years, but I still couldn't hold back and opened the box, which caused the current situation.

He refused to accept his own strength, turned his back on the throne, and was unwilling to bear the responsibilities and obligations of being a king, so he only knew to run away blindly.Maybe this is the punishment God gave me.

But Ryoko Amano has never been a person who would bow to God, otherwise she would not have made such a series of actions to resist after discovering that she had become the fifth king inexplicably.But now, she would rather bow her head to the Red King and nestle in HOMRA than use her ability to force back those supernatural beings who, in her opinion, want this broken box because they have a brain hole.

After receiving ten beams of sympathy, Ryoko Amano decided not to leave here.

[I said that you, a good-looking green king, have no integrity to seek refuge from other kings. Wake up and spit out your lower limit! 】

Ayako was roaring in her head, but Ryoko, who had fully adapted to her existence, acted as if she hadn't heard it. After asking Kusanagi Izumo's consent, she sat down on the side seat and waited for Chiwang return.

If you want to completely get rid of those supernatural beings, you must join HOMRA, and if you want to join HOMRA, you must pass the Red King.Although the reason for joining is not very fair, it is not that there is no chance at all.After all, the Scarlet King was notoriously casual, and his subordinates were even more distinctive.

It didn't take long, before Ryoko finished another drink, there was a sound of opening the door.Immediately afterwards, a sense of coercion filled the entire bar.

Scarlet King Zhou Fangzun, even if he just stood there, would unconsciously exude a strong sense of coercion.

Taking a deep breath, Ryoko closed her eyes, and then opened them abruptly, with some awareness in her eyes.

"We meet again. Chi Wang—Mr. Zhou Fangzun." Facing the expressions of the people in the room, Liangzi met Zun's eyes without fear, and said in an unabashed tone, "Introduce myself again. My name is Ryoko Amano. I would like to request to join HOMRA."