I have become stronger, but also shorter [comprehensive]

The change happened so quickly and on such an unexpected scale that no one, including Olmert, was able to react.

To this day, the staff who are still busy clearing up the remaining ice looked down at the place where there was no snow, and were suddenly stunned.

Olmert's response was a little better than theirs.

But even so, he said coldly: "... oh!"

As soon as the group came out of the original site of the tightly sealed research institute, they were stunned by this scene and reacted for a long time before speaking.

At that time, when these people looked at the young man who was walking towards them, their eyes were obviously wrong.

Not only bright, but also mixed with more emotional fluctuations, I can't wait to pull this young man who doesn't know how many secrets he has, and explore it thoroughly from the inside out.

"This is E-"

The voice froze suddenly.

Not because of anything else.

The silver-haired boy's face is as frosty as ice. Although the background is solid ice turning into snow and spring rain ending, his golden eyes that don't allow anyone else to fall into them are colder than the frozen sea before it melts, and they are actually oppressive. A deterrent that people dare not breathe easily.

Where the gaze swept, the mind of the person in that direction went blank, and when he realized it, he had already moved aside unknowingly.

No one stands in the way.

The silver-haired boy walked over without stopping.

He regards all the human beings who want to delay his time as air, and it is impossible for him to have the patience to stop listening to the nonsense of these people who don't know why.

——Too... arrogant!

But it was something Eric could do.

"Hey wait, you—"

"Cough, hello, I'm a teacher from Xiongying High School..."

Olmert followed and quickly took over the topic.

This kind of situation is still within the predictable range, just to deal with a group of people, which makes Olmert feel a little bit of effort.

However, he wouldn't blame Eric for that.

"He can't just go in alone! We have set up an alarm system, if you don't unlock it, even a professional hero can't get through easily—"

bang! ! !

Before the words fell, a loud noise that shook people's heads dizzily rang out. The source came from the inside of the research institute ruins that were said to have layers of obstacles.

That's right, it is extremely difficult to pass the research institute that has become a key isolation area.

but--

Just listen to this movement and you will know.

Eric didn't care that much at all.

He walked in, no matter what it was, as long as it was something that blocked him, without exception, all of them would be violently bombarded.

Wherever they passed, there were only tragically destroyed remains, and in the layer after layer of metal doors made of special materials, there appeared a large hole that could allow people to pass through.

The sharp sirens sounded non-stop, and the red lights outside the institute flickered frantically. If it wasn't for knowing who the intruder was, chaos would have been unavoidable.

Investigators and staff of related departments stationed here: "..."

Olmert: "..."

This, this.

Everyone is more embarrassed.

After being dumb for a while, Olmert reluctantly opened his mouth: "What's going on? Eric, the kid, is usually not so excited..."

Today's teenagers seem to be acting a little strangely.

Only Eric knew that the "irritability" that had only appeared at the beginning of waking up filled his heart again.

Only half of the residual ice has been cleaned from the outside, and there are actually more ice cubes that have not been cleaned for a while inside the former research institute.

It's not that I don't want to dispose of it earlier and dig out valuable clues that have been buried and frozen, but——I can't.

So now, Eric directly saves the trouble for those who come later.

——I have no impression of this place.

Yes, that's what he said before.

But when it was really close, the invisible attraction appeared without warning, which made the golden eyes of the careless young man flicker slightly, and then he did not hesitate to explore deeply.

Eric had no time to think about anything other than "finding".

At first, he skipped all the background boards including the institute and unrelated people, and went straight to the deepest part of the basement that had just thawed and turned into a cold pool.

"wrong."

In the dark space, Eric said to himself.

"It should be right here, but why—oh."

It seemed that he suddenly thought of something.

The vigorous action appeared again, Eric raised his hand without thinking, and the already unstable ground sank instantly, revealing a huge pothole that had been there before.

There was a sound of rushing water, and all the accumulated water from the melting ice poured into the hollow.

Eric also jumped down.

When the people who were half a beat behind hurriedly came and lit the lights, there was only a deep pit where the accumulated water was still pouring in.

I don't know how long this pothole has been embedded in the ground.

It is obviously impossible to judge its specific depth with the naked eye alone, but the thick darkness that can be traced is enough to make people feel daunting.

"He, he jumped in?"

The people who were chasing him were astonished.

"Quick! Call the rescue team!"

"Where's the instrument? The probe—"

The scene still became chaotic, and Olmert, who followed, was dumbfounded for a moment, but shook his head for some reason.

He was the least worried about Eric's safety.

However, he should be the person who worries about Eric himself the most.

The behavior of the young man has already shown that the situation has changed. Perhaps, the purpose of their trip has been successfully achieved, and Eric really remembered something...

But to regain memory, is it a good thing or a bad thing for the teenager?

There was such a trace of uneasiness in Olmert's heart.

After seeing the skywarping over there, he pretended to go down to the bottom of the cave to find someone—whether it was really purely for the purpose of finding someone, rather than having other calculations, this point can only be a matter of opinion.

"Crash!"

He came at a high speed, and later appeared in full view, the speed of the young man was still so fast.

Eric has returned.

He was probably submerged under the water for a while, and his whole body was soaked.

When he landed on the edge of the pothole and stepped forward again, beads formed by water droplets fell straight down from the ends of several strands of silver hair, so that the crumpled black clothes could only cling to his body.

The face is naturally full of wet water stains.However, when he raised his eyes and looked forward—of course, the direction of the only person he knew—the fiery golden eyes that could not be ignored were not blurred by the water at all.

"Any gains?"

The man who received this honor happened to ask nervously.

"Ah."

Eric's expression was gloomy, and he couldn't tell whether he was disappointed or excited.

"what."

Olmert's heart relaxed, and his expression eased.

The man who appeared in an emaciated form would always be ignored with a smile, without any intention of asking, he just said: "There is something to gain, it's fine if you don't come here in vain."

"Change your clothes, let's go back and talk about the rest."

Similarly, he didn't have the slightest intention to stay here longer, or to talk too much with the person in charge whose intentions were not pure, so he wanted to take people away.

I also want to know that the other party has spent a lot of time and energy, but it is not enough to meet just once.

"Eric, did you really... live here before?"

An unimportant passer-by interjected, seemingly concerned, but actually persuasive, trying to hide the real purpose:

"Is that so? We deeply feel...you can't get good protection in Xiongying...we can..."

This person talked a lot, but he didn't know that the words reached the indifferent young man's ears, only intermittent.

Olmert originally wanted to interrupt, fearing that Eric, who had finally integrated into school life, would be fooled, so he really wanted to voluntarily leave with this group of people.

However, as it turned out, he was worrying too much.

Eric listened patiently to the end, and his reaction was quite different from the previous one.

Although at the end, the young man glanced at the man in front of him who was talking in a daze, his mockery flashed, leaving behind a half-smile that barely stopped at the limit of endurance.

Finally, he didn't intend to waste any more time.

"Yes, right here."

"Oh! So it's really—"

People always subconsciously choose to hear what they want to hear, so they don't realize that the boy's lazy reply is only half.

Eric never admitted directly that he was an orphan imprisoned by the former research institute as a test subject.

He just stayed in this place.

Not an orphan, nor reduced to a guinea pig.

"We promise that we will give you the best treatment, Eric, you don't have to worry about life at all. Whatever you want, whether it's food, accommodation, or other aspects, can be done for you..."

"Noisy."

"Satisfied with... what, eh??"

Maybe this person thought that his ears were deaf, but he didn't want to. He dropped the cold word, and Eric couldn't answer his thoughts anymore.

"What are you doing in a daze, go back."

"……Um?!"

Olmert was really taken aback for a moment before realizing that the words were addressed to him.

Although it was very arrogant for him to say that, the man couldn't help but listened carefully to the seductive conditions offered to Eric by the other party.

I have to admit that the unlimited supply of sweets, the free accommodation in a single apartment, the absolute freedom to do whatever you want without being controlled by the school-all these are simply great temptations for Eric.

Olmert felt that if he was Eric, he might not last long, so he would decisively abandon Xiongying... No, how could he say that!

The sense of crisis soared above the red line.

The no.1 hero can almost be sure that if he comes out, he will lose the freshly baked annual chief, and watch the chief be lured away by endless hills of cakes.

Not to mention whether he has the courage to go back.

Aizawa-sensei who is so angry will kill him.

absolute!

This horrific imaginary cannot be allowed to come true.

For this, we must prevent——

"..."

Olmert turned pale with shock: "What? Didn't get kidnapped?!!"

Feelings, he directly acquiesced that Eric must not be able to resist the temptation.

The corner of Eric's mouth twitched slightly: "..."

"madness!"

The boy who didn't know how old he was was furious: "Am I the one who will be swayed by such a childish thing!"

"Ah, no, no, it's my fault! Young Eric! Well done!!!"

"roll!"

Angrily finished.

They walked away as if no one else was there.Only a faint voice from a distance remained: "Didn't this kid just like these? What's going on!"

Really stupid.

The strongest people have already seen through the intentions of these guys, and they are not even interested in going around in circles, let alone caring about their tongues on the premise of being completely underestimated.

"Ahem, after I go back, I'll buy you some snacks too..."

"boring."

Olmert (probing): "Eggs, cakes?"

"childish."

"..."

"Snack cakes and hamburgers together? Well, that's right, I definitely didn't mean to look down on you, just take it as an apology for my slip of the tongue just now..."

"Tsk, you still know the rules. For the sake of your diligence, I will reluctantly accept it."

Olmert didn't say anything, but he couldn't help thinking: This is right.

As expected, Eric was still the same kid.

On the way back to school.

Olmert remembered the "harvest" question that he hadn't had the opportunity to expand before, and finally tried to ask it out of curiosity.

He thought that even if Eric relaxed his attitude, he would not easily tell him what he had in mind.

Unexpectedly.

"Nothing else, just found something."

Even more surprising, it was not a nonchalant tone.

The silver-haired boy paused for a moment, then lifted the chain that had been hidden under the guide at some point, and revealed the thing hanging on the chain.

"Here, let's see."

He held it lightly in his hand, then let it go.

It is as if the sky and the sea are blending between the fingers, blooming the most clear and flawless colors.

The clear blue gems appear here, bearing the weight of life, its value cannot be estimated.

It seems that the wait has been long.

"I lost it and now it's back—well, it should be mine. There's just that strong feeling that it must be mine."

"All right."

Eric was very happy to find the important lost property.

He only gave Olmert a ostentatious glance at the necklace, and then put it back, with a bright expression on his brows: "'My' taste is quite good."

——It will take a long time to wake up.

This lost item does not belong to him.

He lost, forever, more than he found.