Su Xiao walked out through the hospital's main entrance, with Bubu Wang yawning behind him.
There weren't many pedestrians on the streets. Most of them were youthful students between fourteen and nineteen years old. During the day, Academy City felt full of life and vitality.
As he walked among the pedestrians, Su Xiao took out the Walkie-Talkie.
"Alex, I've been discharged."
After a long while, no sound came from the Walkie-Talkie. Su Xiao tapped it a few times.
Beep beep beep~
The phone of a passerby near Su Xiao began to ring. The passerby answered it, froze for several seconds, then held the phone out to Su Xiao.
"Apparently... someone is looking for you."
Su Xiao glanced at the bewildered student, then at the Walkie-Talkie in his hand. Finally, he looked at Bubu Wang. Last night, he'd had Bubu Wang carry the Walkie-Talkie in his mouth. Could its saliva have short-circuited the device? After a moment, he took the phone.
"I sent the Hound Force to the area, but whose side are you on now?"
The phone signal of the device in Su Xiao's hand had already been hijacked by Aleister.
"Looks like my previous intelligence was wrong. This isn't only your territory. As for whose side I'm on, do you really need to ask? Compared to that doctor's way of doing things, I prefer a simpler, more direct approach."
"So my 'old friend' failed to move you."
There was even a hint of laughter in Aleister's voice. Su Xiao smiled. He had a feeling that Aleister had known all along that he wouldn't join the side of Heaven Canceller. The reason was that Motoharu Tsuchimikado had no connection with Heaven Canceller.
"Our principles don't align, so we can't work together. I'll handle the aftermath of last night's incident. Once