Dereliction of duty · 90 years in the new calendar

It's been years since the last time I saw him acting like this, and the words that caused him to act like this must be very important.

Xus: Are you okay...?

Flo also hurried forward, trying to pull the man away.Fortunately, Mr. Sui didn't lose his mind this time, and he gradually calmed down after a while.

After a moment of silence, he murmured a word of impoliteness.The fist was clenched tightly, and the blue veins on the back of the hand were clearly visible, and a gritted teeth expression could fully show the tightness of his whole body.

Sui: ...Why are you all so calm?

Xus: Or what?

Flo: It's strange to suddenly explode like you, right?

Mr. Sui choked out a mouthful, then shook his head, turned his back and held Flo's arm tightly.

This kind of physical contact seemed to bring him a little peace of mind, and it didn't take long before he finally returned to normal.

Xus: If you care, how about going upstairs?

Anyway, I'm going, whether you follow me or not.

——I am very concerned about how he is doing recently.

Master Xus smiled wryly and shook his head before heading upstairs.

Although the previous notification was reserved for the afternoon, but not everything that guy Roat said is important and must be followed, and it doesn't matter half a day in advance.

In fact, Flo was a little confused by the status quo, and only knew that the people present - including the weirdo researcher upstairs and his assistant - had more or less different ideas.

That is to say, what is the position between them?

Master Xus, who is rarely disturbed by external objects once he is obsessed with work, is undoubtedly the "sacrifice ceremony" that prompted him to act like this.

And just now, the word that made Mr. Sui go crazy for a while was the same word.

The two upstairs are the people who are researching this thing.

Line up like this, it seems that the person who has nothing to do with this matter is himself.

Flo: (No...)

(I "should" have something to do with it, why can't I remember.)

(Decided, must follow to see.)

Mr. Sui?Are you, stay here, or?

Sui: ...

And you.

Flo: I really care so...

Your complexion looks bad.

Sui: Ahh, that's not a good thing after all.

don't you rememberWe used to be miserable by it.

Flo thought about it for a while, and when it came to this, he noticed a glaring gap in his memory that he couldn't recall in detail anyway.

The remaining impressions are wonderful.

Strange patterns, a dead body, and a countertop overflowing with blood.

Five wooden nails were inserted into the limbs and throat of the corpse.

Saying prayers in a language I don't understand.

..."unintelligible language"?

Flo: (Wait a minute, the dictionary Master Xus gave me a while ago...)

(He said at the time, "Don't let Mr. Sui know."...)

Unlike the stupidity on his lips, Flo's brain is still moving fast.He looked up at Mr. Sui's face, pulling his dead facial nerves as hard as he could to put on a helpless expression.

In Mr. Sui's clear and sad eyes, Flo saw his own reflection. The expression on the reflection's face was awkward, and the charm of pretending was particularly strong.

So he sighed softly and replied calmly:

Flo: I have some, very strange, impressions.

... The specific appearance, but it seems to be "dream", it is impossible to recall at all.

An answer that is not entirely lying, but is at the same time thoroughly truthful, is not satisfactory.Fortunately, since he began to slur his speech due to sequelae, Mr. Sui would feel guilty every time he spoke a long sentence, so he was able to cope with it like this.

……

Research room.

Roat: Yo, you are really "punctual".

In order to save time, you don't even have time to eat lunch?

Xus: Don't be phony, I understand.

——Shouldn't you tell me, what the hell are you doing?

Roat: Take it easy... Mr. Xus.

You look at this?

Looking at the ground in the direction he pointed, the patterns on the crumpled paper strips have been drawn.

It has a red color and a bit of a fishy smell... Xus raised his head silently, and his eyes subtly caught something on this strange person.

Roat still held a utility knife in his right hand, and his left wrist was cut beyond words.

Having chosen such a dangerous part for bloodletting, I simply don't know whether to feel that he is still alive - not only alive, but standing here, making irrelevant jokes.

On the side, sitting quietly with eyes closed, the "assistant" was motionless, and his overly quiet appearance inevitably made people uneasy.

Xus: ...

I said, don't you—

Sui: What the hell are you drawing?

A loud voice from outside the door interrupted what Xus was about to say.He glanced to the back, reluctantly stepped aside, and waited and watched what this kid was about to do.

Roat: As you can see, the sacrifice ritual's...

Sui: No!

Don't you think, I don't know this!

Just like when he was in the office before, this guy walked aggressively, and when he picked it up, there was a burst of questioning.

Under such circumstances, he saw a strange smile appearing on that Roat's face.

The blade of the utility knife in his hand also turned.

Xus quietly stepped back, blocking the view of Flo who came after him, so that he could not see the bloody scene that followed.

The fishy smell became more permeable.