Chapter 21

"This brat, he may not be too vigilant, right?"

After realizing that Atsushi Nakajima was likely to be captured by the people from the port mafia, Kunikida Doppo couldn't help but cover his face, trying to hide it. Headache plus a devastated expression.

"But I didn't expect that in order to capture that kid, Port Mafia would actually use this kind of honey trap..."

How should I put it...

As expected of Port Mafia?

Little did they know that this was really just a coincidence.

Nakajima Atsushi met Izumi Kyoka by accident at first. At that time, he saw a slightly confused little girl standing alone on the street being accosted by a group of people who looked like gangsters. He felt a sense of justice in his heart and immediately He pushed away the people and grabbed the little girl and ran out of the encirclement.

To be honest, the expressionless expression of the blue-haired girl gave him a sense of déjà vu. For example, the Miyako Eri he saw for the first time was just a little different from Miyako Eri. The blue-haired one The little girl doesn't have the inhumanity of Miyako Eri.

If I had to say it, she felt more... like she was a little numb and resigned to life after going through a lot...

Seeing that look, he couldn't help but want to help her.

Although I don’t know why, the little girl naturally instructed him to do many things after being taken away by him, but Nakajima Atsushi is the kind of character who can’t help but follow instructions, so these few days He didn't know why. He obviously didn't know the little girl's details. After getting along with her for a few days, he only knew that her name was Quan Jinghua.

"..."

Atsushi Nakajima groaned and woke up. His mind was not fully awake yet. He just opened his purple-gold eyes with a dazed expression.

"Are you awake, Renhu?"

The person who spoke was a gloomy-looking young man. He looked a few years older than Atsushi Nakajima. He seemed to have some natural diseases. He was thin and his hair was white. He occasionally coughed when he spoke. .

Overall, he seems to be a sickly guy who is not easy to mess with.

He was also the man who suddenly stepped in to attack him and Izumi Kyoka in the middle of their shopping trip.

correct! Kyoka-chan! Is she okay?

"What? It seems like you don't remember what happened before."

Seeing Nakajima Atsushi's expression, the other party couldn't help but laugh at the other party's naivety. "Speaking of which, I would also like to thank Kyoka. If she hadn't happened to meet him... When it comes to you, Port Mafia is still having a headache about how to get you out from under the nose of the Armed Detective Agency. "

In view of Nakahara Chuuya's judgment about Gojo Satoru and the fact that he is now a resident of the Armed Detective Agency, Mori Ogai temporarily. He had not yet planned to become enemies with these two parties. Besides, the bounty offered by overseas organizations for Nakajima Atsushi, a tough boy, also made him feel that there was some conspiracy, so he issued an order to all members to prohibit members of the Port Mafia from storming the armed detective agency.

Although he didn't know that there was a bounty worth 7 billion on an orphan named Nakajima Atsushi, the organization that put a bounty on Nakajima Atsushi was not a small role. All in all, Mori Ogai expected to get more benefits out of him.

Of course, he did not tell anyone these calculations, so it was not surprising that communication between subordinates and superiors was slightly unsmooth.

In this way, Ryunosuke Akutagawa captured Atsushi Nakajima under the situation of information asymmetry, and immediately activated the transportation line to smuggle him overseas.

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After Atsushi Nakajima disappeared, the Armed Detective Agency began to discuss how to find this young man who was suddenly kidnapped.

"Although it's not certain that he must have been captured by the port mafia, the possibility is not small."

"Damn it, at a time when manpower is so tight..."

"Are we going to get him back?"

Gojo Satoru and Miya. Miyako Eri naturally heard this conversation. The young man wearing sunglasses bent down, leaned into Miyako Eri's ear and asked softly.

"Or are you going to go out with him?"

"Rather than whether to bring him back or just go out together like this, I want to confirm his condition first."

Miyako Eri lowered her head and showed Gojo Satoru the robe. Long hair on chest.

Apparently, she started to grow up when Atsushi Nakajima was in crisis.

Their previous guesses were correct. Miyako Eri's state depends on Nakajima Atsushi's state.

He encountered a crisis, and Miyako Eri showed signs of recovery.

But it is difficult to say whether the world will be destroyed if Atsushi Nakajima dies.

Miyako Eri has encountered this situation before where the center of the pillar of the world is a person, but the world rarely asks Miyako Eri to deal with this situation. She is not suitable as a bodyguard, and a more suitable occupation is " Scavenger".

What's more, if she needs to protect a world pillar, it means that she needs to stay in a world. This kind of world usually does not entrust her, but will entrust the natives of this world, and then the destiny will be entrusted. Involved with the pillars of the world.

"If Atsushi Nakajima is a yoke, it would be a more appropriate explanation for this sign."

Miyako Eri lifted up her long hair and tied it behind her head simply and roughly.

"I have encountered this situation before. After a certain shackle was broken, a gap was created in the world, so there were many intruders who smelled the smell and tried their best to enter through this gap."

Nakajima Atsushi said it was important, but if he said it wasn't important...it wasn't that important.

Once the shackles are broken and the gaps open, it's Miyako Eri's job.

She is the second line of defense.

A tool man used to expel outsiders who invade the world when the world generates the second yoke.

"Confirm his location first?"

Miyako Eri sighed and looked at Edogawa Ranpo who was still sitting at his work station, chewing potato chips and eating snacks.

At times like these, she always knew who to turn to for information.

"Can you deduce where he is now?"

The girl with white hair and red eyes crossed the noisy crowd, walked to Edogawa Ranpo and stopped, looking at him seriously.

"...It doesn't matter, after all, you are already here."

Edogawa Ranpo opened his green eyes and looked at Miyako Eri seriously, and said vaguely.

"If possible, I'm not very interested in working overtime."

Miyako Eri said and pointed to Gojo Satoru sitting in the booth not far away, "And I can't command Gojo-sensei."

Miyako Eri has become accustomed to being self-reliant due to having too many egocentric partners.

She never puts too much expectations on her partners, even if Gojo Satoru will be bound to her in the near future.

She was used to saving the world alone.

"Well... you've worked really hard too."

Hearing Miyako Eri's answer, Edogawa nodded wildly, feeling very empathetic when he heard the word "overtime".

"There is not much information available, but if you just want to find a general direction..."

Edogawa Ranpo pondered for a few seconds, and then generously pointed the direction to Miyako Eri.

To be honest, he was actually a little frightened by the existence of Gojo Satoru and Miyako Eri.

The appearance of Miyako Eri obviously means that the world is about to face an unknown crisis, and the existence of this crisis is not something that people of his level can participate in.

This feeling of powerlessness made him uncomfortable.

So, it would be great if the world could continue to spin so peacefully.

He didn't mind providing some help to Miyako Eri at this time.