The moon climbed higher as time passed.
By now, the curfew had passed for the dormitories of every school, making it impossible to get in.
Even the pedestrians on the streets had begun to thin out. Only the autonomous robots were patrolling and cleaning, making the place feel rather deserted.
Fang Li carried Shokuhou Misaki on his back and returned to the Seventh District.
"..."
Silence spread between them.
It was the complete opposite of the noisy scene back in District 21.
This time, neither of them spoke.
Especially Shokuhou Misaki.
Thinking back on everything that had happened today, then recalling the twisted nature of those people from "Deadlock," Shokuhou Misaki felt somewhat stifled.
After that, Fang Li seemed to have made a call and summoned the Security Guards, who arrested everyone from "Deadlock" and sent them to a correctional facility.
Given what those people had done, they probably would not be getting out anytime soon.
But that was not what Shokuhou Misaki cared about.
What concerned Shokuhou Misaki was the extremely serious issue they had brought up.
Could the AIM Diffusion Field I emit really affect others and place them under my control?
This was the one thing that truly shook Shokuhou Misaki.
If that was true, then was the person currently giving her warmth also approaching and helping her because of that?
Could it be that, after losing her memories and not knowing what to do, she could only wander the streets, unconsciously releasing an excessively powerful AIM Diffusion Field that subtly interfered with Fang Li's mind? Was that why Fang Li had sought her out, bought her food, and helped investigate her situation?
He said there was something in it for him as well, but he had never explained what that benefit was.
Could that merely have