Aria of the Scarlet Ammo

"Zheng—!"

When the crimson light emanated from Sherlock, even the pair of Ice-Blue Demon Eyes Fang Li was standing close by, were dyed a bright red.

"What's this?"

Fang Li was suddenly startled.

Because, from that crimson light, Fang Li sensed an unprecedented and terrifying power.

That power was absolutely the strongest level Fang Li had ever seen before.

No one can compare to him.

This gave Fang Li a sense of foreboding.

As it turned out, Fang Li's premonition was accurate.

"Whoosh—!"

Just as Fang Li's lightning-fast slash passed Fang Li, Sherlock's figure vanished from the spot without any warning.

"Laugh----!"

The lightning-fast strike landed in empty space, cutting through the air and leaving a dazzling blade mark in the air.

However, Fang Li made a sound incredulously.

"Disappeared?"

Yes.

It disappeared.

Sherlock vanished right before Fang Li's eyes.

It wasn't because of excessive speed, nor was it some kind of illusion; it just suddenly disappeared.

It wasn't until a while later that Sherlock's voice slowly came through.

"This is called teleportation. I don't think it needs any explanation of what kind of ability it is, right?"

As such a voice rang out, Fang Li suddenly realized...

In the space ahead, Sherlock's figure gradually took shape, as if formed from condensed light particles.

"You..." Fang Li's pair of Ice-Blue Demon Eyes couldn't help but begin to change.

Sherlock, does he actually possess the superpower of teleportation?

In other words, Sherlock was holding back the whole time during the attack and defense battle?

"No, no, no." Sherlock shook his head, and once again, as if he could see right through Fang Li's thoughts, he explained, "You've got two things wrong, Mr. Fang Li."

"First: That superpower was indeed teleportation, but it can only be used once a day. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone through so much trouble to defend against your attack and think about how to avoid your inexplicable ability. So, this doesn't count as holding back."

"Second: This superpower does not belong to me. I did not learn it from anyone. I obtained it through something else."

As he said this, Sherlock stretched out one hand in the direction of Fang Li.

There was a bullet lying in that hand.

A bullet, entirely crimson in color, as if it were burning with flames.

"I call this bullet the Crimson Bullet," Sherlock said to Fang Li. "It is made of a metal that can grant its wielder extremely powerful superpowers. The metal is called Scarlet Gold."

Fang Li knew this name.

Because there is a legend in Japan that there exists a dreamlike metal in this world, like a perpetual motion machine, a crystallization of human imagination.

Surprisingly, this thing actually exists.

Moreover, it can grant people superpowers.

"To be honest, compared to the superpowers granted by Scarlet Gold, the superpowers that humans possess are simply child's play. The difference is like that between a nuclear bomb and a bullet. If I could fully control the superpowers granted by this Scarlet Bomb in my hand, it wouldn't be difficult to start a war all over the world."

Sherlock said, "I am able to command the entire I-Eu because of its overwhelming power. In fact, I am able to live until now because the Scarlet Gold can extend my lifespan."

So that's how it is.

Fang Li also thought that Sherlock's ability to extend his lifespan to this day was due to the fact that he copied the genes of Vlad, a long-lived species, into his own body by copying his genes.

"Unfortunately, the lifespan extended by the Scarlet Bullet can only last until today. According to my reasoning, my lifespan will inevitably run out soon," Sherlock said with regret. "To be honest, I don't want to die so soon. The Scarlet Bullet is a substance beyond this world, and many mysteries remain unsolved. Her Majesty the Queen entrusted me with the research of Scarlet Gold, but I haven't solved all the mysteries of Scarlet Gold yet. It's truly a great pity that my 'Scarlet Research' has to come to an end here."

For this brilliant detective, it seems truly a pity that he couldn't uncover all the secrets of Scarlet Gold.

Fang Li finally understood.

When I realized that all the mysteries I thought had been solved, I felt a sense of abruptness and incongruity.

The answer lies with Sherlock.

"In this incident, whether it's the War Faction, the Research Faction, or the Toyama family, everyone has their own purpose."

The War Faction wants to seize the leadership position and conquer the world using I-Yu's power.

The Research Faction wants to select an outstanding leader so that I-You's ideals can continue to be upheld.

Kinichi Touyama and Kinji Touyama, wanted to dismantle I-Yu and eliminate this criminal group.

Even Fang Li and Aria had their own purposes, which led them to infiltrate Yi-You and arrive here.

There was one person, however, who never revealed his purpose.

That's Sherlock.

No.

Sherlock's goal was actually quite clear: to make Aria his successor.

However, this heir is definitely not Yi-You's heir.

"You..." Fang Li looked at Sherlock with great surprise and said this.

"You want Aria to inherit your mission and complete your research on Scarlet Gold?"

"You're right." Sherlock suddenly smiled and declared.

"I want to make the Scarlet Ammo Aria's property, so that Aria can inherit my will and continue my 'Scarlet Research'."

"Therefore, from today onwards, Aria will no longer be ' Aria of Twin Swords and Twin Guns,' but ' Aria of the Scarlet Ammo.'"

After saying that, Sherlock raised his head and looked at the entrance in front of him, saying, "Based on my reasoning, Aria should be arriving soon."

Sherlock's words had barely left his lips when Fang Li immediately noticed the commotion.

"Bang—!"

This is the sound of the thrusters and jets working together.

From the direction of the entrance, a figure carrying jet beams flew at high speed like a fighter jet and stopped in mid-air.

That person was Aria.

The back and outer sides of the Bulletproof Uniform were equipped with metal shin guards like armor, making Aria look as if she were wearing a spread-out battle skirt.

The jets of flame emitted from the lower ends of the seven variable-wing machines shimmered in the air.

That is a high-energy small rocket booster that also functions as an attitude control wing.

This was the thing that Aria carried in the box before he set off.

Therefore, Aria gained the ability to fly.

When Aria turned her gaze downwards, her crimson eyes widened instantly.

A sense of astonishment filled Aria's heart.