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"How could this be?"
As they were talking, suddenly, the memory chip in Philip's hand glowed blue.
Immediately afterward, before Philip could even notice, the memory fragment broke free of his hand like a bullet and flew into the air.
Then, as if in a show of defiance, it circled among a few people before flying away from them.
"The memory has flown away!" Shotaro exclaimed loudly, adjusting his hat.
"Is it the original owner who is summoning it?" Philip guessed, squinting his eyes.
..............
"That person must be the one who experimented with alcohol memory on the brides' bodies."
"So that's the mastermind behind it all!" Shotaro realized at that moment, and the group chased after the memory device in the direction it had flown off to.
They soon returned to the villa.
As soon as I entered, I saw Grandma Ju holding a memory chip in her hand.
"So it was you, the original owner of that memory." Shotaro frowned, his gaze fixed on the other person.
Philip's face turned unusually cold as he said, "Implant an interface into each of the bride candidates and arrange for them to compete for the memory and the position of Mrs. Sora. The real culprit in this case is..."
“It’s you!” Shotaro Satoh replied, his face darkening as he looked at the kind-faced old lady Kiku, who sat motionless in the main seat. “Old lady Kiku Kagano!”
Kagami Sora incredulously removed her mask, looking at her grandmother in horror before taking several steps back, "Grandma..."
“You guys are really good at this.” Kikuno neither denied nor admitted it, but just said it with a smile.
"Grandma, what's going on? What do you mean by 'real culprit'?!" Kagami Sora also took a few steps back and stood with the detective and the others.
questioned.
Kikuno ignored his question and praised to herself, "These two are famous detectives, and as expected of Kamen Riders who have fought against dopants for a long time, their strength is extraordinary."
The mention of Kamen Rider immediately drew shocked glances from Kagano Sora and the others, who were looking at Shotaro Hidari.
“You’re Sonozaki Ryubei’s son, aren’t you?” Kagano Kiku smiled and pointed at Philip. “You came here when you were a child, when you were excavating the ruins in the village.”
"This happened before I obtained the Earth Library, that is, before the Gaia Memory was created."
"Mm." Kiku no Kagami nodded.
"As expected, the people living in this house are connected to the museum. The enormous size of the property, so out of place in this deserted village, and the abundant energy resources all make sense now, but..."
“You seem to have now detached yourselves from the current museum and the Sonozaki family,” Philip said.
"I have been working with the Gaia Memory for many years. I used it to secretly save the declining Kagami family. For this, I assisted the museum in providing experimental facilities."
“I have offered my body to them for experiments, and I have always used the power I have gained to get rid of those in my way and to amass wealth from all over the place.”
As always, Kikuno had a smile on her lips as she slowly took a sip of the wine glass in her hand.
"In my life... I've hurt many people and stolen a lot of things." Kiku put down her wine glass and smiled at the stunned Sora.
Kagami Sora's eyes widened, still unable to understand. "Grandma, have you been doing this all along? Why? Grandma? Why?"
Kikuno's expression remained unchanged; she simply sighed softly, "Sora, whatever I did, it was undoubtedly for you."
Looking at her grandson, whom she had protected so well, she raised the alcohol memory device in her hand with satisfaction and continued, "I don't have many years left to live, so I have to find someone, someone who can be your wife."
"I have been supporting the Kagami family in the dark world, so I must find the successor of the alcohol memory, a reliable yokai, and the strongest partner who will allow you to live a wealthy and happy life without ever having to get involved in the dark!"
At this point, Kagami Kiku's expression became somewhat manic, and the compassion in her eyes gradually changed.
Chapter 119 Heavy Dopant! Order - Attack Rifudo!!!
“I have always been protecting your parents in secret. Now, my only concern is my grandson, Kongye.”
"Is all of this for Sora?" Shotaro couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion at this strange familial affection.
"This was indeed a human experiment, but I never expected it to be used to select brides."
Zuo Shotaro said solemnly.
“Now that you know so much inside information, there’s nothing we can do.” Kikuno put down her wine glass and gently stirred the alcohol memory in her hand.
"Please forgive me, Sora."
The alcohol-infused memory floated in the air, while Kiku stood up, her voice low and terrifying, "These two guests you favored, I cannot let them go back alive!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the mark of the inserted memory appeared on Kikuno's forehead.
Seeing that something was wrong, Shotaro immediately rushed forward, shouting, "No! Grandma Kiku!"
However, Kikuno ignored it, and with a slight raise of her hand, she controlled the surrounding porcelain to fly in mid-air, manipulating the porcelain to crash into Shotaro, who was rushing over to stop her.
Shotaro looked at the flying porcelain in surprise and instinctively tried to block it with his hands, but he was still hit by the pillar behind him and fell to the ground in a sorry state.
"Shotaro!" Upon seeing this, Philip immediately ran forward to check on his injuries.
“Let me tell you.” Kiku Kagano raised her hands, looking at the floating object, and kindly explained, “I have been using alcohol for many years. Among the humans who constantly use the Gaia Memory, some will awaken superpowers.”
“Even without transforming, these people can use this magic-like ability. The hybrid formed by the transformation of an awakened person can unleash power that exceeds the limits of the memory.”
"Um... let me think," she paused, lost in thought, "what's this dopant called again...?"
Everyone else was intently waiting for Kikuno Kagami to continue, when a voice suddenly rang out, providing the answer for her:
"923" heavy dopant.
"Ah! That's right! It's a heavy dopant!" Kiku Kagano nodded excitedly.
"I've heard I'm a pioneer in heavily doped materials." Then she realized something.
Suddenly, I looked toward the source of the sound.
So does everyone else.
Then, four people came into view.
Three women and one man.
All three women possess beautiful appearances, and their identities are none other than Kanna Kubokura and the two deceased bride candidates.
They did not actually die.
Instead, they were all rescued by Lu Chen.
And she became his maid.
"Grandma, isn't this our first meeting? Speaking of which, as a former business partner of the Sonozaki family, is it really appropriate that you never pay me a visit?" The man was, of course, Lu Chen.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, on your first meeting with Kikuno Kagami! You have received two gifts!!!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received the Kagami no Kiku character greeting gift - T2 Alcohol Memory!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received an extra gift from Kagami no Kiku - a T3 alcohol memory cartridge!"
"How could they...?"
Kagami Sora looked at the three obedient girls behind Lu Chen and suddenly felt like he was being cuckolded.
Lu Chen ignored him, smiling as he looked at Jingyeju, whose face was gloomy. She snorted coldly and said, "Kid, I am your elder!"
"elder?"
"In this world, strength reigns supreme."
Lu Chen continued in a gentle tone:
"My father-in-law told me that you basically cut off your cooperation with the Sonozaki family last year, but the experiments regarding the memory chip..."
"But it did not stop it."
"Without the manpower, financial resources, or anything else, it is impossible for your Kagano family to continue the memory experiment."
"so......"
"Behind you is the X Consortium."
Lu Chen wasn't asking, he was affirming.
Indeed, that was the case; he had already done most of the investigation before he arrived.
even!
It's not just the Kagano family.
Behind those people in Lifengdu, there are also people from the X Consortium supporting them.
Lu Chen was not surprised by this.
After all, they unilaterally terminated the cooperation without providing any compensation and even wiped out Jia Toushun.
really!
Upon hearing this, Kikuno did not deny it.
Water flows downhill, and people strive to rise higher.
“Kid, I know you’re amazing. Under your leadership, the Sonozaki family and the museum are now many times more powerful than before.”
"But...."
"No matter how powerful it is, it's only in Futo City. How could it possibly be more powerful than the X Group, which has a huge influence all over the world?" Kiku Kagano said.