"Scared me! I thought I'd been caught talking behind the Lieutenant Colonel's back!"
Shinoa Hiragi put down the phone and breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, the Shinoa Squad was eating breakfast and discussing the Battle of Shinjuku.
Yuichiro asked.
"Why did Guren ask about Luke? Is he going to suppress him? Take me with you! Mika is still in his hands!"
"It probably has something to do with the Nagoya Operation in a few days."
Yuichiro's eyes widened.
"We're attacking the Vampires again in a few days?! How come I didn't know?"
Shinoa Hiragi stuck out her tongue.
"After all, I am a member of the Hiiragi Family."
Mitsuba chimed in.
"Let's not dwell on that for now; let's continue the previous discussion."
Shinoa Hiragi organized her thoughts and said.
"Based on the information I gave earlier, one thing is certain: Yuu was subjected to some kind of human experimentation by Lieutenant Colonel Guren. Given the Lieutenant Colonel's condition at the time, he must have performed the same experiment on himself!"
Everyone fell silent. After a while, Shihō Kimizuki broke the tension.
"In other words, Lieutenant Colonel Guren isn't trustworthy for us right now?"
Hearing this, Yuichiro stood up, leaning on the table.
"I trust Guren! He didn't hide the experiments from me, and he didn't do anything to my family..."
"Don't you dare tell anyone out there that you're my contractor, it's embarrassing!"
Yuichiro was interrupted, and his tone changed.
"onikiri! What are you doing?!"
"I just couldn't stand listening to such idiocy. Did that damn Guren really not hide it from you? No, he was caught red-handed! From the memories you showed me, that white-haired guy and your childhood friend Mika are much more trustworthy than him."
Yoichi said in surprise.
"It's the demon!"
Shinoa and the others looked at each other. Shinoa caught the key point in onikiri's words.
"What evidence?"
"I'm too lazy to explain. Let the kid tell you himself."
Yuichiro regained control of his body. Meeting Shinoa's sharp gaze, he sighed and recounted everything he saw at the Hyakuya Orphanage and his confrontation with Guren.
After hearing it, everyone couldn't help but facepalm.
"What an idiot!"
"Dummy!"
"Moron!"
"Little Yuu is so naive."
Seeing everyone's sharp criticism, Yuichiro was a bit dazed.
Shinoa Hiragi explained.
"The Lieutenant Colonel was clearly avoiding the main issue. Yuu, you were so focused on whether Akane and the others were experimented on that you ignored the experiment itself."
"But... Guren saved my life and my family's lives. Guren is also my family."
Mitsuba, who valued her comrades immensely, scolded him.
"Don't be ridiculous, you idiot! Family members don't use each other! If he uses you just because you owe him, how can he be called family!"
Yuichiro was left speechless by the shouting.
Shinoa Hiragi suddenly thought of something. Her expression changed, and she asked excitedly.
"Yuu, have you seen Akane since you got back?"
Yuichiro froze and shook his head blankly.
"The doctor said Akane's condition is very serious and it's not convenient to visit..."
Yuichiro's voice grew quieter as he clearly sensed something was wrong.
At this moment, onikiri took over the body again.
"You're not just being sold and helping them count the money; you're being sold and telling them you have a sister at home too."
Everyone felt a sense of foreboding and frowned.
Yuichiro also realized. After regaining control of his body, he bolted out the door.
The remaining few nodded to each other and chased after him together.
Yuichiro ran toward the Imperial Demon Army headquarters at full speed.
When he arrived downstairs at the headquarters, he happened to see Guren coming out of the building. Guren also saw him.
"Yo, Idiot Yuu."
Guren felt his mood improve significantly after seeing Yuichiro, despite his home base being raided.
But to his surprise, Yuichiro came over and grabbed Guren's collar, shouting at the Lieutenant Colonel in front of the nearby Imperial Demon Army soldiers.
"Take me to see Akane!"
Guren's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained unchanged. He raised his hand to signal the surrounding soldiers to stay back and said calmly to Yuichiro.
"Isn't Akane at the Military Hospital?"
"Never mind that! Use your authority to take me to see Akane!"
Guren pulled Yuichiro's hand away and then kicked him in the back of the heel, sending him sprawling on the ground wailing.
The Shinoa Squad caught up at this time.
While straightening his collar, Guren said to them.
"You're here too? Take this fool and follow me."
Guren led everyone to the hospital. After negotiating and showing his ID, Yuichiro got his wish and saw Akane.
The others waited outside while Guren took Yuichiro into the ward.
"Akane!"
Yuichiro breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Akane sitting on the hospital bed.
"Heh."
onikiri's cold laugh echoed in Yuichiro's heart. Yuichiro asked about it, but onikiri said it was nothing, so Yuichiro didn't ask further.
"Yuichiro!"
Akane smiled when she saw Yuichiro. Guren stood by and watched the two chat.
A few minutes later, Guren closed his pocket watch.
"It's time to go. Akane's condition is worsening; it's not good for her to see too many people."
Yuichiro nodded and reluctantly left with Guren. As he left, he gave a complicated look to Akane, who was waving at him from the bed.
"No more worries now, right?"
Yuichiro smiled and nodded at Guren.
"Yeah!"
"I have things to do. Go back on your own."
Guren turned to leave, but Yuichiro asked again.
"Guren, you said we're family, right?"
Guren paused, then ruffled Yuichiro's hair and said firmly.
"Of course."
Guren and Yuichiro left in different directions.
On the way, Yuichiro told his companions he had something to do and split up with them. Shinoa Hiragi felt something was wrong with Yuichiro, but she didn't chase after him in the end, only watching his figure walk away.
onikiri's voice then sounded in Yuichiro's heart.
"Kid, that girl just now..."
"I know. It was an illusion, right?"
onikiri was clearly incredulous. Yuichiro continued.
"Akane would never call me Yuichiro..."
"Since you knew, why didn't you fight him to the death just now?"
Yuichiro clenched his fist, making a decision in his heart.
"I'm not strong enough yet. Guren can easily defeat me. I have to find another way to save Akane."
onikiri was actually quite impressed with Yuichiro now! He felt that Guren's kick earlier had finally kicked some sense into Yuichiro!
"What do you plan to do?"
Yuichiro said with a look of frustration.
"Maybe... I really did misjudge Luke. Since Mika trusts him, maybe I can try to trust him too and ask for his help. That guy is strong, isn't he?"
onikiri had reservations. That guy's actions felt very "free," and his mind was hard to read.
Yuichiro then called out to onikiri.
"onikiri, lend me your power without reservation when I need it! I know you've stored up a lot of my desires."
"Ha? Who do you think you are? It's already good enough that I don't restrict you, and you want..."
"Please, for my family, I need power!"
"It's not impossible, but the price will be high."
"Thank you, onikiri."
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