I am the celebration monster of Academy City

"But it's such a famous place, but Ganquan seems like you haven't been here at all."

After recording the things, Frenda put away her cell phone and said in confusion.

Although Gan Quanyou seemed to be normal, but who is Flander, it was clear at a glance that Gan Quanyou was actually stepping here for the first time.

"Because basically what you want can be bought nearby, or online shopping. This is the first time I went to this kind of place to buy things."

The topic of chocolate was passed by the two tacitly, and after a short stay, the two acted again.

"But it turns out that the normal Qingri plot has a scene of going shopping, right? I didn't expect that the first time I went shopping was with you, Frenda..."

"I'm sorry for being with me for the first time. I'm not bragging, but I, Frenda, can be considered a beautiful girl, right?"

"One thing to say, this is true."

"You're so honest, but I don't know what to say. It feels like Ganquan, you're always struggling in some weird places."

In order to be the first to stand out when we meet again, and to show off our superiority and demeanor, in the following time, Gan Quanyou will work with Frenda to choose suitable gifts for each of the five school members.Now, they are on the way to compare and choose from different famous brand stores.

With Neptune's social expert Flander around, Gan Quanyou feels that he is already invincible!

What Gan Quanyou didn't know was that at the same moment, he was extremely close to him, so close that there was only the fifth floor below the third floor.

After school, the Kamijou Touma tour group also brought Index and Othinus, oh, and did not forget the three-color cat, and also took the subway to Diamond Terrace.

And at this time, because there were too many people—but from Othinus’s point of view, Kamijou Touma was just making excuses—

So Kamijou Touma was already preparing to go home, and he simply used the cardboard box that contained high-end cat food for three-color cats to make a safe house for Othinus by hand, and it was over.

Othinus, who expressed serious protest against this, fell directly from Kamijou Touma's body onto the floor covered with annual rings, and disappeared between the human feet in the blink of an eye.

The three-color cat excitedly jumped out of Index's arms and disappeared after Othinus. Kamijou Touma, who was worried about Othinus, quickly let Index catch up.

As a result, if I didn't pay attention, when I realized that there was only one person left...

He got separated from Index and Othinus...

Chapter 66 Oh shit

In the diamond patio, people come and go, shoulder to shoulder.All kinds of people shuttling with each other.

There are cute girls who buy balls of yarn for knitting, and boys who repeatedly shop around in different shops hoping to find a cheaper one.

There are also rich people who have always devoted themselves to work and have no friends or family. They just want to get closer to others, so they come to this kind of crowded place.There are even female high school students who have no purpose at all and just come here to join in the fun.

Frenda guessed that the reason why there were more guests in the Diamond Garden than usual was because it was December [-]st, the atmosphere of Christmas began to pervade Academy City officially, and various activities began to warm up, so there were so many people. Take advantage of the atmosphere and come to Diamond Patio to feel it.

Of course there is such a reason, but neither Gan Quanyou nor Flanda may realize that there is actually another more important reason.

That was very early in the morning, and Diamond Patio won the early time on the TV station to broadcast news about itself, and carried out the best marketing.As a result, some people who would never come to the diamond patio at all were also attracted.

And these people, for example, one is called Kamijou Touma.

"Index?! Index!!"

Kamijou Touma stood there in a daze, obviously he was the one who didn't walk around indiscriminately, but it happened that he was very Kamijou Touma-style and scattered with everyone else.

"Othinus?! Othinus!!"

He yelled loudly, but just as he yelled out, his voice was drowned in the noise of people coming and going.

"Oh shit—"

In the end, Kamijou Touma expressed emotion when he realized that no one would come back to find him if he stood here stupidly.

Kamijou Touma was a little annoyed that he was a dumb person who didn't know how to speak.

If only he was as eloquent as Gan Quanyou, with a tongue full of lotus blossoms.Then Othinus would definitely be fooled by him and obediently go home with him, accepting the proposal of using a cardboard box as his own safe house, instead of immediately Jump off his body and run towards the merchandise store selling model houses alone.

If Othinus hadn't run away, the tricolor cat held by Index wouldn't have run away with Othinus, and Index didn't have to catch up.

To put it bluntly, Index, who was usually so conspicuous in her one-piece nun costume, was submerged in a wall of people in a blink of an eye, and she didn't know where she went.

Kamijou Touma lost contact with the others in the blink of an eye without doing anything.Just Kamijou Touma resisted buying a bottle of beer, took a sip, and threw it to the ground with angrily.

The main reason is that it is a bit uncivilized to do so, and the secondary reason is that Kamijou Touma has no money and can't afford alcohol.

Moreover, he is still underage, and others will not sell him.

"Hey—Index, Othinus—"

Even though he realized that he would definitely not be able to find those two people by this method, he still tried to shout out while moving towards the crowd with the naive idea that it might be possible.

The diamond patio is full of decorative ultra-thin displays, some are mounted on the walls, some are hung on pillars, and some are suspended by thin robotic arms protruding from the ceiling, whatever the type Both.

However, all these display screens show various TV programs, as well as the live production inside the TV station, and occasionally there are images shot by the staff behind the stage with small cameras.

Because these will not be broadcast to the outside world, some idol chefs will come to the diamond patio to watch this and stand in front of a certain display screen, hehehe, laughing non-stop while watching.

Kamijou Touma heard that in the last century, because of the broadcasting of TV stations, some animation programs or some special advertisements were only played repeatedly on the TV in the store, so many first-generation otaku would stand Outside the store, I stared at the TV repeatedly and watched the repeated advertisements, and then commented on the storyboard performance with professionalism, and what teacher's painting and so on.

The same scene can still be seen decades later, and Kamijou Touma can't help but lament that the times have not changed.

but!

Even with so many screens, no one will play the lost girl or the devil or the three-color cat.

With the idea of ​​trying to find a circle around while saying hello first.

After finally reaching the door of the shop, I didn't see Othinus or Index.

Kamijou Touma, who was wondering if he ran to other floors while he was running around, was about to walk in the direction of the escalator and check out the other floors.

Suddenly his shoulder was patted from behind.

"Index!"

Kamijou Touma called back in surprise.

But it's a pity that the one who appeared behind him was not the petite Index at all, but a boy whose hair was dyed brown and looked like an idiot.

"Brother Hamazura?"

"Yo, it really is you, brother Kamijou. I heard your voice from a long distance away, and I was wondering if it could be you, but when I came closer, it was indeed you."

He is obviously the same age, but for some reason he always feels more mature than Kamijou Touma, the boy Hamazura Shiage raised his hand to greet Kamijou Touma.At the same time, he looked left and right.

"I seem to hear you calling for someone, right? Index? That nun from your family? Then there's Othinus? Where are they?"

"If they were with me, then I wouldn't have to shout."

Kamijou Touma covered his face with a bitter expression.

But how should I put it, it is a little consolation to meet acquaintances in unexpected places.

And there was something in what Hamazura Shiage said that Kamijou Touma was very concerned about.He said that he heard Kamijou Touma's voice from far away...

This proves that Kamijou Touma's call is not useless, at least those who are familiar with him - even if it's just Hamazura Shiage - can still hear his voice!That's why Maoindex and Othinus can't hear it!

Did those two guys really not hear it, or did they pretend not to hear it?

"It's hard work..."

Seeing Kamijou Touma's bitter look, Hamazura Shiage vaguely understood everything.

Although I can't completely empathize with him, as long as I put it into the days when I was doing odd jobs at ITEM and was made things difficult, I can roughly imagine what Kamijou Touma encountered.

Thinking of this, and at the same time thinking of the glorious years when he and others played cards together in the ward, Hamazura Shiage felt that he couldn't just sit idly by and say "brother" to Kamijou Touma.

Hamazura Shiage patted his chest, and gave Kamijou Touma a loyal smile that was completely different from that idiot's face.

"I don't know exactly what happened, but if you can help, just tell me."

Chapter 67 Worship

It was obviously something that had nothing to do with Hamazura Shiage, but Hamazura Shiage was able to help out righteously, which made Kamijou Touma deeply moved.

But the ruthless reality is that even with Hamazura Shiage's help, the two of them still got nothing.

Hamazura Shiage didn't quite know what Othinus looked like - because Hamazura Shiage had just been discharged from the hospital at the time and was not in the mood to watch TV programs, so he missed the live broadcast.

Even if he heard the news later, he only knew roughly that Kamijou Touma had done something extraordinary again, and he didn't pay attention to the whole picture of the matter because it had nothing to do with him—but he did know Index.

Hamazura Shiage focuses on searching for Index, and Kamijou Touma searches for Othinus.The two people are arranged in this way.

It can only be said that the plans of these two people are still very beautiful, but the plans usually do not go as planned, and failure is the majority.

"But even so, it's too skinny to have nothing to gain from a fiasco. Thank you..."

As a result, Kamijou Touma thanked Hamazura Shiage for the water.Ordinary drinking tap water must be more environmentally friendly and save money. Compared with the mineral water that costs 140 yen to buy mineral water that is more expensive than drinks, is there something wrong?

But seeing Hamazura Shiage's indifferent appearance, Kamijou Touma knew that people are completely different, and the 140 yen that he had to worry about was nothing to Hamazura Shiage.

Waving his hand to signal no need, Hamazura Shiage also twisted the water in his hand and gulped down a few gulps of the water that seemed warm because it was heated in the vending machine.

Possibility is expensive in this place?

The place where the two of them are now is in the corner with a vending machine.Because the lower floor of Diamond Patio is full of brand stores, including beverage stores and milk tea shops, there are naturally a lot of them. They all come to Diamond Patio to play and buy those instead of buying bottled and canned drinks from the vending machine in the corner. wrong.So it was surprising that there was no one here.

The two, who were both a little tired, leaned on the vending machine and chatted.

Seriously, the two never met again after Hawaii.To be honest, not much time has actually passed, but too many things have indeed happened.

Kamijou Touma briefly mentioned what happened to Hamazura Shiage, and Hamazura Shiage also told Kamijou Touma what happened before he was knocked down.Both of them couldn't help but sigh.

Speaking of this topic, Kamijou Touma also remembered that Yuu Kanizumi mentioned to him that he wanted to apologize to the person who was hurt by him at the beginning, so it was the same as getting a vaccination or trying to find out what Hamazura Shiage meant. The matter was also brought up.

"Uh... what are you talking about..."

Hamazura Shiage scratched his head in annoyance, he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.

Although Hamazura Shiage's ability to act is extremely strong, but relatively speaking, his knowledge is just a little bit worse.

He understands basically the skills that must be mastered to survive as a gangster or a grassroots member of the dark department.

If you want to express your attitude or thoughts accurately, you really need to organize your language a little bit.

"About the fact that I was knocked down, I didn't feel annoyed unexpectedly. Even if that guy Mugino said something like "Since I was beaten hard, I have to beat him back hard, that guy is nothing special. I have already won successfully." I beat him once, and this time I will continue to win." But I think that guy Mugino is pretty weak..."

"Uh..." Hearing this, Kamijou Touma could only show an awkward but elegant smile.Don't know what to say.

Mugino Shimori, the fourth superpower in Academy City.Kamijou Touma knew this person, but Mugino Shirley probably didn't know him.

The reason why Mugino Shimori knew each other was because Mugino Shimori had come to see Hamazura Shiage when they were together in the hospital, and then there was a dispute that was not big or small, and it was not over until a certain frog-faced doctor came to suppress it.

But even if it is the fourth place, it is also a person with superpowers.It is the pinnacle of all capable people that a powerless person like Kamijou Touma has no way of catching up to and reaching.Hamazura Shiage can talk about her so casually and say that the other party didn't force her to count or anything...

Kamijou Touma felt that such Hamazura Shiage...

Really handsome!

"Some ran away. What I mean is... the Great Venerable Master, I knew from the beginning that he was not a good person. You may not know how Academy City's SkillOut disappeared.

Although it seems to be a good thing from now on, it is no exaggeration to go back to the earliest times, and it is all based on fists and bloody armed unity.In essence, there is no difference between fighting with SkillOut. "

"Uh..." This time, Kamijou Touma also didn't know what to say.It was a past he had never known.

But at the same time, looking at Hamazura Shiage's expression, one should be able to understand that that is what he has experienced in the past.

And the most important thing is that even though the heavy past can be felt in simple words, Hamazura Shiage didn't feel any sentimentality, some only felt lucky.Fortunately, Academy City can become what it is now.

Even though he once fell into a more miserable and terrifying world than the roadside gangsters due to accidents.

But Ritoku Komaba, Hattori Hanzo and others, but all SkillOut can get rid of the kind of muddleheaded, don't know what to do, don't know what to fight, and finally end up being swallowed up by violence, he feels... Really Yes, very good.

"But this is a matter of course. This world is not so simple that shouting love and peace can achieve everything. Great Master, that guy, I don't know what he looks like in your eyes, but in my eyes he Scary and dependable. In a way, omnipotent. It's kind of ridiculous to say that, but I adore him."

"You... adore that guy Ayou?"

Finally, Kamijou Touma made a sound.He was somewhat surprised by Hamazura Shiage's words.

"Well, it's almost the same feeling as Frenda adores Mugino. It's just that I feel a little embarrassed when a big man talks about adoration, and he doesn't show it clearly."

Scratching his head in embarrassment, Hamazura Shiage continued with a tone of "Don't take it to heart".

"I used to be a little punk. Car-skip, ATM machines, fights with other SkillOuts. If the Komaba boss didn't ban us from selling drugs and dealing in flesh and blood, I would probably do that kind of thing. Sounds terrible. right.

But what is ahead of us?No one knows, and no one knows what to do.Even if you want to do something, you will be powerless. "

"Uh..." Unconsciously, Kamijou Touma slightly squeezed the bottle in his hand.

Wouldn't it be nice to have a good time at school?I am also a powerless person like you, but we are different.

In that case, Kamijou Touma couldn't say it.