Chapter 120 - 101: The Two of Rainbow Wings, The Leader’s Gift (Third Update Asking for Monthly Votes)
Chapter 120 - 101: The Two of Rainbow Wings, The Leader’s Gift (Third Update Asking for Monthly Votes)
Chapter 120: Chapter 101: The Two of Rainbow Wings, The Leader’s Gift (Third Update Asking for Monthly Votes)Inside the brightly lit coffee shop, the fan slowly turns, brushing against Xia Pingzhou’s side face, lifting the fringe of his black hair.
One or two passersby paused on the street, seemingly wanting to knock on the glass door, but upon seeing a "Close" sign hanging on the door, they regretfully turned and left.
"How did the last No. 12 of the group die?"
Ji Minghuan asked while scooping coffee with a spoon, looking up at the few group members by the table.
Andrew, holding a cigarette, took a deep drag, shrugged, and said: "That kid had bad luck, met Rainbow Wings during vacation, and got taken out... We weren’t there at the time, no one could save him."
Ji Minghuan thought for a moment, and said regretfully: "Rainbow Wings members are all disaster-level monsters, there’s really nothing you can do when you run into them."
"Just saying, the last No. 12 had bad luck." Andrew said.
Ji Minghuan took a sip of coffee with sugar, casually asked:
"Speaking of which... do any of you know specifically about the members of Rainbow Wings?"
Lan Duoduo draped her arms over the back of the chair, looked up at the TV, and said nonchalantly:
"The hacker knows. He found out two members’ identities from Rainbow Wings. He said that Rainbow Wings’ No. 12 seems to be India’s ’Mechanical Soul Bodhisattva’ — Ajaya; No. 10 is UK’s ’Gothic Puppet’, the name is a bit long, called Esther something, I forgot."
Mechanical Soul Bodhisattva, Gothic Puppet...
Ji Minghuan made a mental note of these two disaster-level codes silently — no doubt one of them was the murderer who killed Gu Wenyu’s family’s mother.
Inside the coffee shop, a television set hanging under the ceiling was broadcasting a news report from Tokyo News Channel:
It was about the superpower user "Black Cocoon" from China, who repelled the "Winged Man" at Tokyo Tower the night before last, helping "Sakurabu" save the hostages.
Ji Minghuan was drawn in by the broadcast, silently looked up at the dark, mummy-like figure.
Bloodline saw "Black Cocoon" on TV, immediately lowered her crimson eyes and set her glass down. She said:
"Seeing someone who looks like a bug really is a turn-off, not in the mood to drink at all."
She paused for a moment, a teasing curve appeared at the corner of her mouth: "But our little kitty makes people happy." Saying so, she glanced at Xia Pingzhou with a side-eye.
Ji Minghuan couldn’t be bothered to pay her any mind, he just mentally rolled his eyes at her.
He always felt that being treated like the group’s pet, Bloodline played a crucial role. All because this woman found him resembling her dream lover whom she sought for a hundred years, thus liking him subconsciously.
In the end, in front of Ayase Origami, she called him "little kitty", leading to the ongoing situation.
Perhaps out of conflict with Bloodline, Ayase Origami didn’t want to see him following Bloodline.
The young crime family girl was rather childish in this area, matching her age — a childlike thought of "whatever the person I dislike wants, I absolutely cannot yield it to them". So she might not necessarily regard Xia Pingzhou as a cat, but rather didn’t want Bloodline to be happy.
Speaking of which, Ji Minghuan really couldn’t fathom whether the relationship between these two was good or bad.
However, given Ayase Origami’s lack of common sense as a crime family girl, she might not have a clear boundary between "hate" and "like", more likely between "kill" and "can’t kill".
"My cat..." Ayase Origami closed the haiku anthology, "You’re not allowed to look."
"Cats are raised for people to look at." Bloodline laughed.
"How nice... I also want to be the kitty for the two young ladies." Andrew raised his eyebrows and said wistfully.
Lan Duoduo scratched her blue hair on her forehead, glanced sideways at him: "You’re obviously a stallion in heat everywhere, what relation could you have with a kitty?"
"Add one."
Ayase Origami didn’t lift her head, forming text in mid-air with a napkin.
Lan Duoduo propped her chin, watching "Black Cocoon" painting while sitting on the railing of the exhibition stage on TV.
She raised an eyebrow and said: "Oh right... The hacker told me: a couple of days ago, his leader chatted with him over the phone about this guy called ’Black Cocoon.’"
"The leader?"
Bloodline tilted her head, a trace of surprise flashed in her crimson eyes, "The leader is interested in such small characters?"
Lan Duoduo nodded: "Yeah, the hacker said the leader is interested in ’Black Cocoon,’ wants to recruit him into the group, but hasn’t found Black Cocoon’s contact information yet."
She thought for a while: "Maybe they see potential in this Bandage Monster’s ability, it seems he can suppress other people’s superpowers, if this ability can be utilized properly, many tricky opponents will turn into stray dogs... But thinking from another angle, if this Bandage Monster stands on the opposite side, traps you superpower users, you might as well sit and wait for death?"
Haha, my restraint belt can suppress more than just superpowers; it works well on other system abilities too.
Ji Minghuan added in his mind.
"As if he has the chance," Bloodline said dismissively.
"Low-tier," Ayase Origami glanced at "Black Cocoon," her voice devoid of emotion in evaluation.
Andrew sighed and said: "Are you kidding, Lan Duoduo? The most crucial part is that we’ve filled up, adding such a weirdo would damage our image!"
He paused: "Members should at least be handsome uncles like me, next in line are newcomers like this pretty boy."
While saying this, Andrew patted Xia Pingzhou’s shoulder, examined his handsome face, "Don’t you agree, No. 12?"
Ji Minghuan took a sip of coffee, silently saying nothing.
"It’s okay, adding one more member doesn’t make a difference anyway, and who’s to say... the newbie might just die off at the auction in a few days," Lan Duoduo said with a sly smile.
"That’s not funny."
Ji Minghuan looked up from his cup and said calmly.
He thought to himself, having lost a second machine, and then bringing in a first machine to the troupe, isn’t it still me, what’s the difference?
"With me here, the kitten won’t die," Ayase Origami said.
If it weren’t for the crowd, Ji Minghuan would’ve started meowing.
At that moment, Oda Takashige, carrying a large bag of groceries, suddenly emerged from the shadows behind Lan Duoduo.
He turned and stepped into the kitchen connected to the café. Everyone in the troupe was used to this scene, showing no particular expression, each chatting about their own topics.
Looking up at the TV, the news anchor broadcasted a picture, with Black Cocoon using a cartoon illustration to promote the positive image of China’s Mutant "Swallowing Silver" to the Japanese public.
For a while, "Swallowing Silver" climbed up the hot
"Not just Tokyo, any city in the world it works." The hacker said, "I’ll periodically update the system for you, to prevent being caught by the Exorcist Association."
This thing sounds too useful, tomorrow I’ll have Ayase Origami and Oda Takashige take me to grind and upgrade.
Stick to the underworld princess’s thigh and see if I can level up Xia Pingzhou’s Celestial Driver "International Chess" to the second tier before the auction.
Then I can contract a new demon.
The key is, this system can also be used to discern the movements of the Exorcist Association, avoiding a situation like last time, encountering those like Ke Qirui, who directly belong to the association, when clearing demons.
Thinking this, Ji Minghuan silently pocketed his phone. He looked up at the hacker, saying:
"Thanks, tell the captain: I really like this gift."
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