Chapter 287
Seeing Luo Mio's smile, Tendo Kisara lowered his head with a face full of doubt.
"!"
Then, in an instant, her face turned as red as the afterglow of the setting sun, and she submerged her entire upper body in the bathtub, leaving only her head above water.
She finally understood why Rentaro had covered his nose and turned his head away earlier.
Looking at Tendo Kisara's appearance, Luo Mio smiled gently.
Rentaro, who was standing to the side, was slightly taken aback when he saw Luo Mio's gentle and relaxed smile, just like usual.
Then, images of Luo Mio's cold, indifferent, and emotionless demeanor at the airport flashed through my mind... and finally, her deathly presence, like that of someone who ruled over a hellish realm.
In the year he had spent with Luo Mio, this was the first time he had seen Luo Mio like this.
At this moment, Tendo Kisara looked at Luo Mio and asked him a question.
"Who were you thinking about just now Brother Miohua?"
Luo Mio blinked.
"Ah?"
"You seemed lost in thought just now... Were you thinking about your fiancée?"
Upon hearing Tendo Kisara's words, Luo Mio looked at her with a smile.
At this moment, Rentaro, who was standing to the side, also looked at Luo Mio with a shocked expression after hearing Tendo Kisara said.
"Brother Miohua, do you have a fiancée?"
"Satomi, didn't you know?"
Rentaro looked at Tendo Kisara and shook his head.
"This is the first time I've heard of it."
Looking at Rentaro and Tendo Kisara, Luo Mio smiled gently.
Then, out of nowhere, he took out a photo and tossed it lightly at the two of them.
Rentaro took the photo.
Tendo Kisara poked his head out and came to Rentaro's side.
"Let me see it."
The pleasant fragrance emanating from Tendo Kisara slowly wafted into Rentaro's nose, and coupled with the barely visible naked body of Tendo Kisara beneath the water's surface, Rentaro found himself unable to sit still.
However, their attention was soon drawn to the photos.
In the photo, a stunningly beautiful purple-haired girl smiles radiantly at the camera, her smile as radiant as a blooming flower. Beside her stands a blonde girl with delicate features and an elegant, ladylike smile.
In one corner of the photo, Luo Mio, wearing red-rimmed glasses, stares speechlessly at the purple-haired girl.
Upon seeing the purple-haired girl and the blonde girl, Tendo Kisara was slightly taken aback and murmured to himself.
"So beautiful..."
She was actually quite confident in her appearance, but now, after seeing the two girls in the photo, she couldn't help but feel a little doubtful about her looks.
As if noticing Tendo Kisara's facial expression, Luo Mio smiled slightly.
"Your appearance is more attractive to Rentaro, Kisara."
Upon hearing this, Tendo Kisara and Rentaro were stunned, then exchanged a glance.
Their eyes met briefly, then immediately looked away.
Rentaro coughed awkwardly a few times, then changed the subject and asked Luo Mio a question.
"Brother Miohua... the two of them?"
Luo Mio shrugged, her eyes showing a hint of reminiscence as she spoke.
"One is my best friend, and the other is my fiancée."
"Hey..."
Upon hearing Luo Mio's words, Tendo Kisara.
"I thought they were both."
Upon hearing this, Luo Mio chuckled and shook her head, then picked up the bath towel placed to the side and stood up.
"Then I'll go out first and wait for you."
"Ah, okay."
——
Standing on the balcony outside the hallway, Luo Mio rested her hands on the railing, one hand on the phone.
"Isn't this a bit too much, bro?"
A girl's dissatisfied and complaining voice came from the other end of the phone.
"It reached your ears so quickly, huh?"
"How could such a big thing not reach me?"
The girl was clearly referring to what Luo Mio had done at the airport earlier.
"Fortunately, in the end, those people inexplicably forgot what you looked like, and the results of your investigation eased the public opinion."
Luo Mio looked up at the sky and said to the girl.
"If I don't take action today, the same situation will continue to occur tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after that."
"You should know that some people from the Osaka Area are not as friendly as you might imagine."
"They survived under the heavy taxes imposed by that old fellow Sogen Saitake. If you tolerate them, they will only make more outrageous demands."
"Not to mention those wealthy and powerful people who bought out a portion of the airfares in the Osaka Area."
"They're not like those old fogies who stubbornly stick to the rules."
After hearing Luo Mio's words, the girl fell silent, then said in a cold voice.
"I see."
Luo Mio smiled gently.
"So you called me because of this?"
"..."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a serious and solemn voice from the girl.
"Actually, there's something else."
"Stage IV Gastrea, Aldebaran will meet Libra in a week."
Upon hearing this, Luo Mio fell silent for a moment.
Aldebaran
Stage IV Gastrea, once a member of the Taurus Legion, was an ancient Gastrea that served as the left and right hands of Taurus. It could spew holmium erosion fluid from its mouth and once caused the destruction of three cities.
"It's likely that Libra will take action in about a week."
"However, the 'Zodiac Signs' discovered in various countries such as China, Russia, the United States, Africa have not taken any action; they have simply remained quietly in the areas where they were discovered."
"The Americans have already begun planning the annihilation of the 'Zodiac'."
Upon hearing the girl's words, Luo Mio also let out a cold laugh.
"Did a brief decade of peace make them forget the fear instilled by the 'Zodiac'?"
"It is said that the United States has sent two 'Domain' Initiators."
Luo Mio shook her head.
"Not all 'domain' initiators are like those two little girls who ranked first and second."
After saying that, Luo Mio Ling stretched and yawned.
"I'm planning to go back to 'Divine Residence' tomorrow."
"Huh?"
"You've been back for so long, you should go back and visit, shouldn't you?"
Luo Mio lowered her eyes slightly, then raised her head and looked in a certain direction.
After all, we need to bring back the crystallized consciousness of those children.
Chapter Sixty-Four: In the Unknown Deep Mountains and Forests
District 39.
Luo Mio's blue eyes gazed at the "giant stone monuments" standing on the edge of District 40.
Around the "megalith," various armed helicopters patrolled and circled.
Rentaro, who was standing nearby, also spoke up after seeing this.
"Because of the appearance of 'Libra,' the entire country is now on high alert."
Luo Mio nodded silently.
"Do you think the Osaka Area can survive, Brother Miohua?"
The blue-eyed man glanced at Rentaro, who was taller than him, standing beside him, and said indifferently.
"You know all too well why Libra is called the King of Gastrea, the Plague King."
Upon hearing Luo Mio's words, Rentaro fell silent for a moment.
Libra's ability is to produce tens of thousands of super-lethal viruses within its body that can parasitize humans or other hosts and spread them out. These viruses can be transmitted through the air, not just through breathing, but also through the skin. Furthermore, these super-lethal synthetic viruses are not afraid of ultraviolet light and can even pass through the magnetic field of the monolith. Ordinary physical methods cannot actively invade Libra's viruses.
Tendo Kisara came over and, after hearing Luo Mio and Rentaro's conversation, spoke to them.
"However, I heard from my colleagues in the Osaka Area that the viral cysts in the abdomen of 'Libra' have not yet become active."
"It won't be long."
Luo Mio raised her eyes and looked at the Number 32 megalith.
"In a few days, Libra will probably take some action."
"Huh?"
Upon hearing Luo Mio's words, Rentaro and Tendo Kisara taken aback.
Seeing their shocked expressions, Luo Mio also spoke to them.
"It has now been discovered that the Stage IV Gastrea Aldebaran will mate with Libra in the Osaka Area in about a week."
"!"
Aldebaran...
Rentaro, his face also grim and shocked, exclaimed, "Which Taurus from the former Aldebaran Legion?!"
Luo Mio nodded silently.
"Satomi, do you know Aldebaran...?" Tendo Kisara asked Rentaro.
"Um..."
Rentaro's face was grim, and his eyes flickered with memories of what happened ten years ago.
"Taurus is an extremely rare sign in the entire zodiac, leading an army of Gastrea. They are a species that instills fear and despair throughout the world in the name of Gastrea!"
"Aldebaran is a member of the Taurus Legion, and like Taurus, it is a command-type Gastrea that leads the Gastrea."
Upon hearing Rentaro's description, Tendo Kisara was momentarily stunned.
"If Aldebaran and Libra were to merge... the Osaka Area would truly become a ghost town!"
Rentaro quickly spoke to Luo Mio.
"Rentaro hurriedly asked Luo Mio."
"Brother Miohua, hasn't His Your Highness Holy Child organized a plan to subdue Aldebaran?"