When Yuto and the others arrived at the institute's laboratory, Yuto was immediately transferred to the medical facility inside the institute. Mizuho and Marion were about to follow them, but were stopped by Akira, so they had to wait for the head of the Japanese branch of the Institute for Abilities to arrive in a separate room in the reception room.
　Mizuho and Marion looked fidgety and restless, as if they were worried about Yuto, Mizuho was pacing around the room, while Marion was sitting on the sofa, but she was holding her hands and looking down.
　Meira watched the two of them for a while and then opened her mouth.

''........Mizuho-sama, I have something to ask you.

Yeah?　What?　Meira.

It's about Mr. Du Du.

....

　Mizuho and Marion turn to look at Meira's words.

''No, I don't mean to pry too deeply. I believe in what Mizuho-sama and our lifesaver, Doudou-kun, have to say. I just want to confirm something with both of you.

Yes.

''It seems like Master Ruizhu and Marion already know about this Dou Dou Dou Dou-kun's abilities. But that's fine.

　Mizuho and Marion looked at each other at Meira's question.

''Why ... are you asking me that?　Meira.

''No, I have no desire to do anything about Mr. Dou Dou Dou at all. However, that fighting power of his is not normal. That is not something that can be classified as a rank D or anything else. So it occurred to me. Is that enough to satisfy him?　And. If he wants to ... if he wants ... in some cases, I thought I might be able to reach out to the agency and help in some small way...

　Mizuho and Marion's eyes widened a bit at Meira's suggestion and were surprised. Then, after a few moments of silence, Mizuho and Marion looked at each other again and smiled bitterly.

''That's useless, Meira.

What?

''Yes ... maybe you don't think that way, Yuto-san.

Why?　 Besides, the price for his ability is worth it...

'Well I think Meira's right about that. Because me and Marion don't even think about it anymore.

Well.....

'But you know........I'm sure Yuto doesn't put any value on such things. Or perhaps it's more like he doesn't even think about it.

　Mizuho exhaled lightly with a troubled, yet affirming look at that Yuto.
　Meiliang looked up and looked squarely at Mizuho.

''But then, what's the point of you being so........ You even played a fight to the death with that dead bird........and even got wounded.

　Marion, who sits beside Meira, looks down at Meira's words.

''Yes Mr. Meira, I'm thinking the same thing as you are. Yuto-san doesn't even mind putting herself in the most dangerous place all the time. .........but

　Meira turns her head to Marion and is silent as she waits for her next words.
　Marion made a clenched fist around her own chest as if to endure the anxiety in her heart.

'I can't tell you well either... but I can kind of see what's going on with you right now, Yuto-san. I think it's natural for you, Yuto-san.

....

So, it can't be helped. Because that's what you are, Masato. ........although I worry about it sometimes.

　When she said that, Marion showed a mature smile that was not appropriate for her age.

''I see.......I see. I was meddling too, wasn't I?''

　Meira looked at each of Marion's and Mizuho's expressions of resignation and laughed slightly and nodded quietly. Then Mizuho crossed her arms and opened her mouth as if she were talking to herself.

''But sure, it's okay to have a little more upward mobility!　He... It would make life so much easier.　And ... and ... even the future ... mmmm.

　Meira gushes at Mizuho's ass-kicking words.

''Wait!　What, Meira!

''No, I'm sorry. It's just that, Mizuho-sama, well this is my advice as an older man, but you can make a man like that move forward, even if it means kicking him in the buttocks, right?　Men are often encouraged by women to raise their awareness. Marion, too........

Oh, really?

'Yes. So, when a man is getting bogged down, I tell him. I'll tell them to move on and aim higher. Sometimes a man is motivated by that kind of encouragement from a woman. And if it's from a woman he cares about, the odds are much better, right?　I think it's a good woman to wait for a man to grow up, but there's nothing wrong with pushing back.

"!

　Mizuho and Marion each get a look on their faces that they've heard good things in their own thoughts.
　Meira, who was happily watching the two of them, gave a happy smile.

''But for now, I won't tell Hisae about Doudu-kun's abilities. Let's wait until DoDu-kun is ready to do so.

　A few minutes after Akira said that, Nisae and Shima appeared in the reception room.



　Yuto was lying on a bed in a well-equipped room in the institute's laboratory, not to mention a medical office. He had been treated by a doctor belonging to the institute earlier, and was having his left shoulder examined for a broken bone. The doctor who looked at the x-rays at that time was surprised to see that the bones were broken in several places, but they were neatly seated, and he recommended a cast, but Masato refused it, and now he is only receiving injections for pain relief.

(Swallow stop........what the hell is that guy?)

　Yuto was ruminating on the memories of his fight with Stopwater.
　

(As one might think, he might have been completely taken for a ride. But why did that guy laugh at that time...?)

　Now that he thought about it calmly, Yuto felt as if Stopwater had deliberately made him angry and made Yuto get serious. But that wasn't right. Normally, the theory of a fight is to defeat the opponent before you can make them take you seriously or show their abilities.
　Nevertheless, it's worrisome that a stopper with that much ability acted the opposite way.

(Is it pride as a warrior.......or did he have some other aim? But what's the point of letting him do that on purpose...)

　Right now, I feel that there is something about Yuto that makes me think that he has a single-minded focus on stopping the water. If we are not mistaken, I think that Stopwater is seriously fighting for it. Then again, it is true that he is trying to complete the request he says he received from the dark night leopard.
　However, yet another thing that's tricky is that Stopwater is also making the agency aware that the culprit of this attack is the Dark Night's Leopard. He used Senki to deliberately make sure that the recognition slips fused into the body of the Dark Night no Leopard's ability to come out.
　That would only give the agency a great opportunity to fight back and make it more difficult to complete the request.

No, I'm sure the goal is to make them hostile. But.........if that's the goal, then we should be able to say that we've already achieved it. If so, why are you seriously trying to fight me?　(What are you thinking?)

　The water stoppage is, nevertheless, trying to faithfully carry out the request while interfering with the client. That's what Yuto doesn't understand.
　Also, he does not understand the purpose of trying to abduct Marion.

(It seems like it's definitely a separate case from the curse that the same Dark Night's Leopard has set up........ Who is the mastermind behind this?　(Same person ... or ... different people)

　As Yuto was lost in thought, Yuto's cell phone on the side of the bed rang.
　Yuto raised his body while holding his left shoulder and checked his cell phone, and the caller on the phone displayed Gaston.

''Ah........Gaston!

　Yuto immediately picks up the phone.

'Gaston?　What have you found out?　Yeah ... um ... yeah, what!

"Yes, that guy is the head of the Dark Night's Leopard. The curse was suggested by a small official from the Defense Department, Zhang Lin or something like that, but this guy is the one who is leading the raid. So, sir, about the swallow stop........"

　Yuto's eyes widen as Gaston's words are spoken over the phone.

''You're holding the children hostage!　So.....

"I don't know why the man who was even called a dead bird is now protecting these unattached children. I am now going to follow those children back to Japan immediately. I'm going to get on a plane now, so hopefully I won't have to fight that dead bird."

Okay I'm sorry, but please.

　Unlike the winning girls, Gaston is a permanently incarnated non-human, so he can't be summoned to this place even if Yuto wants to. Therefore, he has to move like any other human.

"And sir, I'm sorry, but as for the curse, I have some idea of the location of the altar that seems to be the main source of the curse, but I couldn't get to it. It's at the back of the Dark Night's Leopard's master's room... If I had a little more time, I could aim for the empty gaps, but I was more concerned about the dead bird, so I was more concerned about the dead bird."

No, thanks again, Gaston.

"It's a cheap order - I could have done more things this time if I had the manpower, but if I had someone else who was good at infiltration... Oh, I'll get back to you later with more details as the plane boarding has started. "

Okay.

　

And the means by which they were used to stop Yan Shizui taking the child hostage.......

　The power in Yuto's eyes was so strong that Senki flooded out of the depths of his stomach.
　Then, Yuto smiled softly with his eyes that released a sharp gaze.



　Yuto opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind.

''嬌子-san........''

'Yes!　You wanted to see me?　That's right, Yuto!　What's the matter with you?　That wound!

　Suddenly, the winning girl appeared with her hands up in the air, as if rejoicing, but she was extremely disconcerted when she saw Yuto's appearance.

''Yuto!　Who!　Who did this to you!

'Oh!　It's okay,嬌 girl.

　Dressed in jeans and a loose white blouse, Charmingko tearfully runs up to Masato and rubs him all over his body. Masato is also surprised by the close proximity of the winning girl, and gets flustered by her being so upset.
　Then, the eyes of the winning girl who begins to tremble her body are lifted and blue flames leak out of her mouth.

''Yu, I won't allow it........

Oh, hey there....嬌嬌?

　The shelves and tables in the doctor's office began to clatter under the spiritual pressure emanating from the winning girl.
　Yuto's face turned pale and he panicked.

''I'll beat you to death!　I won't have a hair on my head!　Who is it?　Yuto!　I want to know his name!　We will eradicate not only him, but also his hundred clans!

Wait, wait, wait!　Marchioness, calm down!　If you get to the hundredth family, that's a crime!　I'm under arrest!

All the way to the 99!

Mrs. Winnie, please!　Calm down!　We need to talk!　I want to talk to you!

　Yuto hugged the winning girl's waist with tears in his eyes.

　A few minutes later, things finally settled down in the doctor's office.
　The winsome girl that Yuto had tried so hard to quiet down sat quietly in the chair next to the bed.

''So, Yuto?　What's going on?

Yeah, I have a couple of questions and a favor to ask you,嬌ji.

All right!

'What?　What?

　The winsome girl stood up and began to unbutton her large, raised blouse with her hands, wondering what she was thinking. Yuto looked at it with a pouting expression.

Hey!　What are you doing?　嬌子!

'What do you mean, isn't that what you want me to do?　You invited me alone in a room like this, and yet........you're waiting for me on the bed. Already................. But I'm glad.

　The winning girl is embarrassed with a blush on her cheeks.

'No!　No, no!　嬌子-san, listen to me first!

Yeah.

　The winning girl sat down, looking deeply disappointed by Yuto's words.

'First of all, I'm going to ask you to do something for me, but you've gone to school for me before, haven't you?　I'm going to ask for that again. Maybe I won't be the only one this time.

'Oh, you mean that?　It's a small price to pay, I had a great time at school, and I've always wanted to go back!　Wow, I'm so happy, what shall we do next time to play?

Hahaha please be as quiet as possible.

So what's the question?

Oh, um, is there anyone who is good at infiltrating our people, or rather, sneaking into buildings without being detected?　I need to ask you for a favor.

Infiltration?　You mean, without anyone noticing?　Hmmm, I'm sure there were plenty of guys who were good at that.... Ah!　We have the right kids!

Really?

'Yes!　Those kids would have the ability to not only not notice anyone, but they wouldn't care if they walked right in front of you in general. Because even I wouldn't know they were there unless those kids tried to make me notice them.

Wow, I didn't know there were kids like that out there.

Do you want me to call you now?

'Oh!　Can we call them now?　Can I ask for a quick favor if I can?

''That's not true, if you call him that, he'll be happy to come right away. Then call him by his name for the first time. The names are ... Kurama and Tsukuba. Now, tell me.

'Yeah, okay. Err, Kurama-san!　Mr. Tsukuba!　Come.

　I called out in a slightly louder voice, wondering what kind of kids Yuto would be.

''........''

　It's a scene, and nothing has changed in the doctor's office.

'....Huh?　Not coming?

No, they're already here. Haha, they're a bit of a prankster sometimes, aren't they? Hey!　You called me, so don't come out!　If you don't come out, I'm not going to call you out again!

Ehh!

I don't want it!　I finally got a call from you!

　A voice can be heard from nowhere.
　Yuto checked his surroundings, but there was a voice but not a figure.

You're not going to be able to get it right. I'm sure you'll be able to find something for me to do for you.

!
Really?

　He could hear the voices of happy little girls.
　Then it felt as if something was gradually coming into view behind the chair that the winning girl was sitting on, and when Masato looked into his eyes, he saw....

Call me!

Jump out!

"DONG RAGASHAN!

　Suddenly, in the space where Yuto was watching with his eyes, two girls who looked like schoolchildren appeared with their bodies at an angle to each other and their arms outstretched.

''........''

　Yuto is silent and half-eyed.

(Ah, again ... this is what it's like.)

　Kurama and Tsukuba appeared out of the blue, with their small, black-haired heads and small eboshi hats, dressed as if they were shugenja, and with crinkly eyes and a determined look on their faces, as if to say, "I've decided.

"Our leader summons us, and he is proud of us!

'I'm so happy and proud!　I can't get my nose to grow back!

....

　Then the winning girl clapped her hands and invited them to join her.

'Okay, okay, okay. Well then, Kurama and Tsukuba, you must listen to Yuto.

Osa!

Hey, hey, hey!

　Yuto stared at Kurama and Tsukuba, who looked childishly high-strung as they approached, and he couldn't help but smile. For whatever reason, they made a contract with him. Moreover, he was able to get them to respond to the sudden summons.

''Thank you for coming, Kurama-san and Tsukuba-san. I have a little favor to ask of you two. I need you two to sneak in and check something for me, if you can, but I need you to destroy it.

Mmm-hmm.

"Uh-huh.

　Kurama and Tsukuba crossed their arms and nodded repeatedly, moving even closer to Yuto's bed.

'Chieftain, where is it?'

I'm happy to replenish my spiritual energy near the leader. It's so powerful!

　The two of them slipped up to Yuto, and he couldn't help but pat them on the head.

''!''

　Instantly, Kurama and Tsukuba blushed and shouted.

''Hundred times more courage!''

Diamond Power!

Come on, location!

　A bit, flinching, Yuto turns a serious face to them.

''A military facility near Beijing in China ... in the Dark City of Water Margin.

　When Kurama and Tsukuba heard that, Kurama and Tsukuba clasped their palms together and turned to look at Yuto.

''Agreed!''

Yes!

''Hahaha ... please. I'll think of a reward for you if you succeed.

'Really?　Then I'll get right to it!

　Kurama and Tsukuba nodded to each other with jubilant expressions and then shouted loudly.

''Divine power!　Vikings!

　At the same time as those words, the two figures suddenly disappear, leaving Masato and Winiko in the doctor's office.

''........嬌ako-san?''

What?　Yuto......

　A moment of silence.

'I didn't tell you the specific location of the destination...'

I'm sure he's very good at it.

　There was an indescribably disappointing air between Yuto and the winning girl.