northernbook Chapter 152 Beast Arc: The Plan Begins
Chapter 152 Beast Arc: The Plan Begins
'Click~'
With the sound of a key turning, a purple portal opened in an abandoned basement, and Ming and Rokuro, dressed in a black cloak, stepped out.
"Lord Flame Beast, we have arrived at our destination."
"Thanks, you may leave now."
After dismissing Rokuro, Ming continued deeper into the basement.
When he reached the door of the deepest research room, Ming pushed it open without hesitation. What came into view was Möbius sitting on the experimental table fiddling with a pen in his hand, and Hyakumochi playing a game on a game console next to him.
"Oh, as expected of Klein, you arrived pretty quickly~ Speaking of which, have you said goodbye to everyone you know yet?"
Möbius looked up, a playful smile playing on his lips, and casually twirled the pen in his hand.
Bai Mu finally paused the game and looked up at Ming.
"How's the stuff I asked you to prepare coming along?"
Ming didn't have the time to chat with Möbius, so he went straight to the question.
"Don't be in such a hurry, have a seat first."
Möbius jumped off the lab bench, walked to a table to the side, picked up a pot of tea, and poured two cups.
"Come on, have a drink!"
Ming frowned but didn't move.
"I'm not in the mood. By the way, how are things going for you two?"
Möbius chuckled, picked up a cup of tea, and took a sip. "We get along quite well, but I never expected that you could actually get this world-renowned hacker and America's top magician to come. You truly live up to your reputation as Klein."
Upon hearing this, Bai Mu snorted. Although he was an outgoing person, communicating with Möbius was not a very comfortable experience. He simply tossed a USB drive to Ming and went back to playing his game.
"This is?"
"This is a global signal receiving device. I hacked it and obtained the display device-type receiving key. You can import the video you want to play into it, and it can be forcibly uploaded to satellites all over the world for playback. The rest will be up to you to handle."
This is the best way for Baimu to help Ming without affecting the interests of the entire Asgard Company behind him.
Only a madman like Mobius would actively participate in declaring war on the entire world with the spirit [Flame Beast]. He was just giving it a final push as a friend.
Ming took the USB drive, examined it carefully, and then gently put it into his pocket.
"Okay, I'll take care of the rest."
“Then what about the other part that I asked the old woman to prepare?” Ming looked at Möbius.
Möbius snapped his fingers, took a box from the cabinet next to him, and handed it to Ming.
After receiving the box, Ming did not open it. He did not show any obvious sadness or fear, but stared at Möbius with an indescribable complex expression.
Möbius, the teacher who had once imparted his skills to her, stood there quietly, looking back at her.
There seemed to be a tacit understanding between the two, a mutual comprehension that didn't require words.
They all knew clearly what this parting meant—that they might not return.
"Old woman... no, Doctor, wish me sweet dreams... tomorrow I will make the symphony of my plan resound throughout this Heavenly Palace City..."
Möbius's lips curled up slightly, but a hint of melancholy flashed in his eyes.
“Go, Klein, go and do what you want to do. Remember, no matter the outcome, you can return to my operating table.”
"Thank you for the invitation, Doctor."
Seeing the strange words spoken by the master and disciple, Bai Muzhong couldn't help but want to complain.
"How could anyone in this world want to go back to the operating table? I always felt that the Klein brothers had some kind of peculiar obsession with surgery, like the madman Möbius?"
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"Hahaha! I never expected that Tohka-san would... Sorry, hahaha..."
The next day, at 6:30 a.m. in the Itsuka family mansion in Tengu City, Ming, who had finished making breakfast while wearing an apron, looked at the report written by Kotori on the documents, and the smile on his face instantly disappeared.
"Hey! Ming! What's so funny... No... it's just that the guy in the TV drama misunderstood Shido..."
Tohka rubbed her fingers together, looking away shyly at Shido who was eating breakfast next to her.
"Alright, alright, let's eat first." Itsuka Shido smoothed things over and invited Ming to sit down.
Ming suppressed a laugh and sat down at the table.
As the meal drew to a close, Ming put down his chopsticks and his expression turned serious.
"Shido, Tohka, I have some things to take care of, so I might not be able to be with you for a while."
Itsuka Shido paused for a moment, then asked with concern, "Mr. Mei, is there anything else you need to do? If it's alright, I can help you..."
“No need. You’re going on a school trip today, so hurry up and leave after you finish eating. I also have work to do in Ratatosk.”
After finishing their meal, Shido and Tohka quickly cleaned up the dishes and neatly put them back in the kitchen cabinet. Then, they each packed their school bags and prepared to go to school.
Just then, Ming noticed a strange action.
He saw Tohka quietly take a piece of clothing from Shido's closet and carefully fold it, as if she didn't want anyone to notice.
Ming was very curious; he didn't know why Tohka was doing this. So, he decided to observe Tohka's next move.
Tohka stuffed the folded clothes into her schoolbag before finally going downstairs.
Goodbye, Ming!
"Mr. Ming, I wish you all the best in your work today as well."
Watching them leave after saying goodbye, Ming took a deep breath, turned around and went back to his room, taking out the USB drive that Bai Muzhong had given him and the box that Möbius had prepared.
"That's true, then let's finish as soon as possible."
After Ming lowered his head and muttered to himself in a low voice, a piece of parchment fell from his hand, stuck to the floor of the entryway, and finally formed a red magic circle, which emitted flames and merged into the floor.
"The most basic magic array for gathering spiritual energy to open a super-large arbitrary domain, the last key, and a corner of the "Mars Sky" is finally ignited here."
Because they didn't intend to hide it, even though they knew there was a miniature surveillance device belonging to Ratatosk in the entrance hall, they didn't actively choose to destroy it using the Random Domain.
After that, Ming followed closely as he walked out of the gate of the Itsuka family mansion.
He had just stepped out of the Itsuka family's house and hadn't taken more than a few steps when Kurumi, who had been waiting for him in the side alley, called out to him.
"Ming...can you really do it?"
Kurumi crossed her arms, her left eye, the clockwork pupil, scrutinizing herself seriously, yet an endless sadness welled up within her.
She knew full well what this decision meant; it represented 25 years of Ming's hard work. She also knew that regardless of whether he succeeded or not, she would lose a former friend, yet she was powerless to change it.
No one has the right to dissuade Ming from achieving the final result of his 25 years of suffering, especially himself who delivered the final blow to his dearest friend.
"Is there something you need, Kurumi..."
"It's nothing... Can't I just see my good friend from junior high one last time?"
Ming looked at Kurumi and gave a faint smile:
"Of course. Kurumi, thank you."
Kurumi turned her face away, not wanting Ming to see the tears in her eyes:
"Sweet dreams then..."
Ming looked at Kurumi without saying anything, but his body was suddenly covered in black flames and started burning.
In the end, only the words "Thank you" remained before turning to ashes and scattering in the morning breeze of Tengu City.
Meanwhile, in various parts of Northern Europe, Egypt, Tokyo, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, China, Mesopotamia in Iraq, and India, faint lights were also appearing somewhere.
"The final thing to do is to obtain the last trace of 'mystery' in this world, which is the last thing the [Elf Spell] needs."