After Philip's kidnapping, Saeko came back with a cold face and started a cold war with Onoue. She was obviously very angry about her boyfriend's previous inaction.
Onoue was also helpless about this result. In fact, he knew very well that this action would not only displease Saeko, but would also create a rift between him and the duo.
Assisting Saeko in targeting Philip, or standing on Shotaro's side and drawing a clear line with the museum, would have much better consequences than this, but Onoue still chose to do so.
"After all, without the halo of IT, I am just an extremely ordinary and cowardly person."
Onoue played with the small pendant on his mobile phone, smiled, and then he was too lazy to think about it. As the saying goes, things will work out when the time comes.
"Toot~"
"Hello, it's Illya. Your club has an event tonight, so you won't be back for dinner. No problem, I'll go get some food from Tou, haha."
After having dinner with Kawasao Toru a few times recently, Onoue suddenly discovered that this guy actually has a talent for being a househusband, so the number of times he eats with him has increased dramatically.
He likes to sleep in, is too lazy to cook, has no resistance to cute things, and is indecisive. These are Onoue's true characteristics now.
A week later.
"Saeko, why do you suddenly want to see me again?"
Onoue walked up to Saeko with a playful smile. Apparently, after a week of cold war, the anger of the eldest lady of the Sonosaki family had almost subsided. Seeing Onoue showing up here again, Saeko couldn't help but glare at Onoue.
"Do you still remember to come back? You've been slacking off in the company all day."
"Well, don't be angry. I've been researching ways to improve my thr abilities lately, so I've been delayed."
Onoue smiled and explained that he had indeed been researching ways to further improve THR memory recently, and even asked Doraemon Kawaitoru for help. However, after a week of hard work, he replied that he couldn't think of a solution...
"Really? Your ability is already very strong, do you still need to improve it?"
"Of course. I know that Saeko's demands on her husband are very high and endless."
"Your mouth is getting more and more slippery."
Saeko smiled. The fact that Onoue could find ways to improve his own strength showed that he still had high standards for himself. He was not as weak and incompetent as she saw him appear to be, becoming less and less motivated.
Just when the two were about to get intimate, the door suddenly opened.
Kirihiko walked in with a serious face.
"Ahem, Kirihiko, you..."
Not paying attention to Onoue's embarrassment, Kirihiko smiled professionally: "Saeko, there is something I want to ask you."
"What's up?"
"The memory flows into an ordinary fifteen-year-old child. It's bird."
"That's really not good."
Saeko said this calmly, but Onoue, who was standing beside her, vaguely discovered the hidden coldness in his girlfriend's eyes.
Wait, I remember...
Kirihiko sat on the sofa, his tone filled with unprecedented solemnity: "The purpose of selling memories is to evolve humans into more ideal life forms, using dirty adults as sacrifices. I can accept that, but!"
At this point, Kirihiko raised his voice: "This case is against the rules."
"I see. I'll go back and investigate."
Saeko interrupted Kirihiko with a light sentence, but the latter did not notice her abnormality. When he nodded and was about to go back, Saeko called Kirihiko again.
"You've got a new girlfriend recently, right?"
"Yes, she is a very nice girl." When mentioning Lily Shirogane, Kirihiko smiled happily. It was obvious that he had already fallen in love with this trainee magician.
“Then I bless you.”
"Thanks."
After Kirihiko left, Saeko returned to her seat, only to see Onoue staring at her without saying a word.
"What's wrong?"
"Saeko, you were the one who sold Bird to those kids, right?"
Onoue's sudden words made Saeko stunned for a moment: "What are you talking about? Why would I sell memories in person? Onoue, are you crazy?"
"You may not need to sell ordinary memory, but you can't say for sure about Bird's experiment."
Among the current salesmen, Onoue and Kirihiko are considered the two leading figures. Generally, the records of memory sales can never be hidden from these two people. Now that Kirihiko and Onoue have no records in their hands, it is obvious that this matter is worth pondering.
The subordinate refining factory controlled by him had never refined bird's memory. At the same time, there was no relevant data in the company's sales network. These were enough to prove that bird was sold personally by a senior member of the Sonosaki family.
Facing Onoue's questioning, Saeko snorted coldly: "Onoue, you should just mind your own business. It's better not to interfere in some matters."
After the two argued for a few sentences, they soon parted unhappily.
After walking out of Saeko's office, Onoue felt a little regretful for arguing with Saeko so directly, but the last incident with Kenji Kurata has always been a thorn in their hearts, and now the Bird incident has surfaced again, it's really one trouble after another.
That afternoon, at Fengdu Stadium.
Kirihiko, who has transformed into Nazca Dpnt, is engaged in a fierce battle with the Fanged Gale form.
The long sword in his hand danced quickly, and just when Kirihiko was about to use the LV's unique high-speed function, his body couldn't help but feel a strange pain, and the moment his movements froze, the short blade was already clamped on his neck.
"Why did you let me go?"
Shotaro and the other man stopped at the critical moment, which made Kirihiko ask curiously.
"You said you love this city, too? If that's the case, don't make those children cry."
On the other side, Jiang Caoqian was holding Tongma, whose arm was gradually festering, and she was twitching and crying: "Tongma... please, don't be in trouble..."
"Anyway, let's send them to the hospital first."
Kirihiko didn't know what to say. When he was about to leave after releasing his dpnt form, Shotaro Sae suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, who is Onoue Takumi?"
"Do you know Onoue?"
"Sure enough, he is also from the museum."
"He is a rather strange person. He is a member of the museum like me, but he is much stronger than me." After saying this, Kirihiko left without looking back.
Stronger than this Sudo Kirihiko
As expected, the previous thr's dpnt and that Kamen Rider thr were both him.
The Onoue family.
"Finally completed, the transformation of the new Hayate."
Kawasaki Toru slowly released the N-form and said with a sigh of relief.
These days, Onoue has been pestering him to modify his mount, and Kawasaki Toru had no choice but to satisfy this guy's request.
"Great, you are worthy of being Tinker Bell."
"Please don't call me Tinkerbell!"
"Brother Qiao can't do it, but can I? Brother Doraemon..."
Illya stared at Kawasai Toru with eyes wide open. The young man blushed and turned away quickly: "It's up to you..."
"Boom boom boom~"
"Hey, it's Kirihiko, why are you here?"
The moment Onoue opened the door, he found Kirihiko appearing in front of him with a calm face.
"Onoue, I need you to do me a favor."
In the dark streets of Fuuto.
"Miss Lily Silver."
Saeko, dressed in black and wearing a hood, appeared coldly in front of Lily Baiyin.
"You are... the lady who sold me the memory last time."
"Yes, although our museum has sold the memory to you, why have you never used it, Miss Lily?"
"Well... I feel like it's not the right time yet."
Lily Shirogane laughed dryly and said that it was actually because her boyfriend Kirihiko strongly opposed it that she was very hesitant about the memory issue.
"Is that so? Don't forget that your grandfather's health is getting worse and worse. As his successor, what fate will you bear?"
Saeko chuckled and disappeared into the street. (To be continued)