"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the captain of this flight … After careful evaluation, I am sorry to inform you that this flight will be turning around and returning …"
Yukawa Eisuke was sitting sideways on his seat, with most of his legs stuck in the aisle. His body was slack and he was still trying to digest the changes that had happened before and after he fainted.
He was not in a good state. The aftereffects of forcefully "attaching his soul" had yet to subside. His skull was buzzing, and occasionally there was a sharp tinnitus. Under such circumstances, he automatically filtered out most of the broadcast information of the flight, leaving only the most important word:
Return!
His eyeballs moved, and he glanced sideways from the corner of his eye. The key factor that caused all this was right in front of him.
Less than three meters away, the puppet controlled by the Pope, like Yukawa Eisuke, was sitting sideways on his seat, facing the aisle, with his elbows on his knees and his body slightly leaning forward. This posture had not changed for a long time.
But compared to the moment when Yukawa Eisuke opened his eyes, this puppet that looked like a business elite seemed to have been sucked dry of blood and water. All that was left was a skinny silhouette, like a mummy. There was almost no breath coming in and out of its mouth and nose.
With such damage to its body, it was already a miracle that it could maintain the most basic vitality. It would be difficult to do anything more than that.
But to the Pope, this was not a problem at all.
The Pope's consciousness was still here, calmly calculating and living within his means to maintain the puppet's breath. At the same time, everyone in the first-class cabin still had to rely on him to survive.
It was precisely because this breath was too weak that everyone in the spacious cabin held their breaths. In most cases, they were like wooden statues.
Yukawa Eisuke was the same. No one restrained him, but in this kind of atmosphere, the only things he could use were his eyes and thoughts.
In the beginning, he only looked at his surroundings dizzily, passively accepting the drastic changes that happened after the "nightmare". As time passed, his mushy brain began to slowly recover …
Although this kind of recovery first brought about a sense of pain.
Yukawa Eisuke saw the virtual workspace in front of the Pope's puppet, saw the mimicry of the spiritual sea, and saw the continuous appearance of chaotic ripples … Of course, he had heard and seen how the Pope taught Bai Xinyan how to operate the corresponding equipment.
He almost didn't dare to think too deeply about the logic behind it. His mouth was full of bitterness.
If possible, he hoped to delete all the orders and bargaining records related to the "Mimicry Generator" a few days ago, both in reality and in people's memories.
However, this was only wishful thinking. Perhaps the relevant information was already placed on the Pope's desk, just waiting for an opportunity to act up.
When I go back to Ban City, I must … Can I not go back?
Speaking of which, it was absolutely impossible for Yukawa Eishuke to leave the Pope Puppet's side. As long as he recalled the scene where his mind felt as if he was trapped in a prison, his body involuntarily being controlled by others, fear and despair would follow him like a shadow, and there was no way to get rid of it.
With the Pope by his side, Luo Nan wouldn't come again … right?
Yukawa Eisuke adjusted his line of sight and looked at the porthole on the other side of the aisle. The first thing he saw was Kitano Suzuto's stout back. His head bodyguard's mind was no longer on his job. Instead, he was focused on observing the scene outside the porthole.
Yukawa Eisuke could understand this.
This was because at this moment, there was a strong light burning marks on the airship's porthole from time to time. At first, the marks were blurry and intermittent, but they became clearer and denser.
That was …
"The True God has captured Luo Nan's position … I hope it's true this time." Bai Xinyan, who was in the back seat, spoke as she adjusted the parameters of the equipment. Her tone was very pragmatic, but because she was too pragmatic, she didn't seem to pay much attention to details.
As she spoke, the deformed sound of the atmosphere penetrated the airship's armor and transmitted inside. It rumbled in everyone's ears.
This was the power of a True God. Who knew if it was his emotions?
Bai Xinyan smiled faintly. "But there is one thing that can be confirmed. Luo Nan didn't successfully escape. His judgment was correct."
The mummified Pope Puppet didn't respond. Clearly, the Pope didn't want to waste his limited resources on idle chatter.
On the other hand, Yukawa Eisuke's thoughts were still wandering. He subconsciously looked at his wristwatch. 22: 42. It had been almost twenty minutes since he woke up. It was about the same amount of time since the most recent capture by a True God.
During this period of time, almost everyone felt that Luo Nan had escaped. But now, the Pope was waiting silently. This perfectly displayed the difference in judgment between Extraordinaries and normal people.
But looking at it from another angle, Luo Nan, the bandit who could deprive others of their mental autonomy at any time, had endured under the eyes of a True God and the Pope for over twenty minutes. He had nearly exhausted the last drop of the Pope Puppet's blood essence. He had almost succeeded … Unfortunately, he had failed on the verge of success.
This was how Yukawa Eisuke understood it.
Why would he think of taking the initiative to provoke such a person? Every time he thought of this, Yukawa Eisuke felt as if a handful of iron sand had been shoved into his chest, rubbing against it repeatedly.
In any case, he should have let the True God and the Pope succeed this time. They should have killed that bastard!
But in case they didn't …
Yukawa Eisuke subconsciously shivered. It was at this time that the cool bottle rested on the back of his hand. He almost subconsciously pushed it away, only to discover that something was wrong halfway through.
It was a bottle of water from Bai Xinyan.
"Uh, thank you."
Yukawa Eisuke subconsciously took it. He still remembered the warning and reminder Bai Xinyan gave him in that 'nightmare' before he completely lost control of his body. This was a favor. But correspondingly, there were still some doubts in his heart that had yet to be cleared up.
Just from today's incident alone, did he really provoke that uninvited bandit?
He did offend Luo Nan quite badly. Taking the airship far away from Ban City really gave Luo Nan the opportunity to make a move … But there was a faintly discernible sense of dislocation. What was going on?
Yukawa Eisuke shook his wrist, causing the bottle of mineral water to shake as well. It made a 'hua hua' sound. Perhaps he should do more research. For example, he should give Ban City a call …
Most of the time, he was driven by his instincts. He did whatever he thought of. For a moment, he forgot about the situation in front of him. He found the communication number of his subordinate, Takemoto Shigeru, and was about to make a call.
"What can you see like this … You might as well drink it quickly." Bai Xinyan's voice interrupted at this time, disrupting Yukawa Eisuke's plan.
"Huh?" Yukawa Eisuke was a bit stupefied. Why did her words not connect? Did she miss something in the middle?
That was indeed the case.
At this time, Kitano Sukito, who had been observing the scene outside the porthole, had already turned around. He saw his boss's expression and coughed lightly. "Miss Bai is talking about the problem of Luo Nan's extraordinary power acting as a medium. Luo Nan is an expert in manipulating water."
Kitano Sukito was giving a reminder. His technique was a bit crude, but it was also the result of the current tense situation. It was hard for people to care about meaningless etiquette and face. They were straightforward, with few decorations.
Yukawa Eisuke didn't quite understand, but he didn't bother to hide it. "So …"
"He is one of the few people in the world with the most profound attainments in the Condensation Ring. Perhaps he is second only to Her Majesty Empress Wu. The Condensation Ring is currently the most efficient configuration technology known to probe into the water molecule level."
Bai Xinyan pointed at the mimicry image of the mental sea. She also pointed at the corner of the image. She made some notes based on the changes in the image. "Right now, we can basically confirm that every time he 'appears,' the water molecules in the atmosphere are abnormally active. The bubbles in the bottle of water were quite obvious just now. I was wondering if this was due to some sort of resonance effect. "
"…"
The corner of Yukawa Eisuke's eye twitched a few times. The bottle of water in his hand suddenly turned into a red-hot soldering iron, sticking to the flesh of his palm. It was not easy to hold it, nor was it easy to throw it away.
After a few seconds, Yukawa Eisuke finally made up his mind. He gritted his teeth and said, "Then go ask him!"
Bai Xinyan smiled. She gestured to Yukawa Eisuke to take a good look at the current state of the Pope's puppet. The latter's stiff, mummified appearance was the best reason.
Yukawa Eisuke took a deep breath … Huh?
It was strange. After the previous round of torment, the atmosphere that made people dare not even breathe had become lively.
Although the Pope's consciousness was probably still watching everything coldly, or maybe he was silently "keeping score", at least for now, he didn't have the intention to blame anyone, let alone the strength to do so!
Haha!
Whether it was a brilliant realization or a broken pot, Yukawa Eisuke's breathing had indeed become a lot livelier. The corner of his mouth twitched. He threw the bottle of water in his hand back to Bai Xinyan.
"You came to this conclusion after observing for such a long time?"
Bai Xinyan caught it firmly. She unscrewed the cap and took a big gulp without any misgivings. She exhaled a long breath, looking like she was drinking fine wine. "I didn't need to observe to come to this conclusion … Since you made a move against him, did you not read Persona?"
“Persona？ Oh, I did. "
Yukawa Eisuke still had an impression of it. The target of this intelligence analysis, named "Persona Mask," was Luo Nan.
The information had been published more than half a year ago. At that time, Luo Nan was using the Cage Theory to sweep away the traditional soul theory of the inner world. It was quite popular for a time, but the analysis itself was a bit secretive. The follow-up was not followed up in time, so it slowly lost its popularity.
The version in Yukawa Eisuke's hands also included the comprehensive analysis of various sources by his family's intelligence personnel. The research was more comprehensive than the one on the market.
But what did Bai Xinyan mean by mentioning it?
Bai Xinyan took a big gulp of mineral water. Her eyes wandered as if she was tipsy.
"Ask."
"... Answer."
"According to the logic of the Persona Mask, Professor Luo has three basic faces — Rationality, Strength, and Weakness. Which face are we facing now? "
"It's Rationality."
It wasn't Yukawa Eisuke who answered. It was the Pope's puppet that let out a buzzing sound.
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