He tried to save the fallen girls, but they came after him instead.

"Yes, get this done in the next few days."

"Yes!"

The phone hangs up.

Just then, Hoshimiya Shio and Rin went out to leave, and Rie pretended nothing was wrong and followed them.

After the three had walked away, a figure quietly emerged from the darkness.

It's Jackie (Catherine).

Wearing ordinary clothes, with a game console slung over her shoulder bag, Airi...

“That Xinggong Xi doesn’t seem to have anything special about her,” Jackie said.

"It's best to be careful. In Shirakawa's memories, she seems to be beyond the control of those abilities."

"Ok."

In any case, we still need to be more careful in the future.

As she reached the door, a tall bodyguard blocked her way.

"who?"

Jackie smiled slightly, opened her palm, and in an instant, a holy sword materialized. She gently poked it into the ground, and the security guards opened the door for her.

Upon entering the ward, he saw Yoshioka lying on the bed and Dr. Aoki beside him.

"Who are you? How did you get in? Bodyguard!" Dr. Aoki shouted.

"Hey~~~ Shh~~~"

Jackie tapped the Holy Sword lightly, and Aoki's mouth suddenly shut, no matter how much he struggled, he couldn't make a sound.

Yoshioka, standing to the side, looked puzzled. Wasn't this the girl he had slapped at the bonfire party? What was she doing here?

"Dr. Aoki, don't be afraid. I'm here just to discuss a deal with you. Regarding Shirakawa, I will give you the opportunity to study Shirakawa and become a world-renowned physician."

Aoki frowned, a look of suspicion on his face.

“Don’t worry, I am an apostle of the gods, possessing divine power.” Jackie struck the holy sword again, and Dr. Aoki’s mouth suddenly opened.

"Puff!" Aoki took deep breaths of fresh air.

"How was it? Did you experience the power of God?"

"Are you truly an apostle of God?"

Aoki is a doctor, and he still finds it difficult to accept such supernatural events.

"Ugh, this is such a hassle."

Jackie tapped the holy sword at Yoshioka, and Yoshioka's body suddenly became numb.

"Kneel down."

Despite the excruciating pain, Yoshioka, his body wrapped in bandages, knelt before Jackie.

Seeing this, even Dr. Aoki had no choice but to believe it.

Jackie sighed. If she weren't someone influenced by divine power and unable to make complex actions beyond her orders, she wouldn't have explained it in such a roundabout way.

"What do you need me to do?"

"I want you to make her a mechanical body."

As soon as he finished speaking, the PS5 game console climbed out of the backpack, used the controller as feet, and landed on the ground.

Aoki looked at the game console that had come to life and felt a sense of dread.

"What is this?"

"You don't need to worry about that. Are you going to agree or not?"

"It's possible, but building a machine body requires a lot of things: materials, knowledgeable engineers, and researchers. I'm just a doctor; I don't have that many connections."

"I don't need your connections. Just tell me who can do it, and I'll use my methods to control them to help you. You just need to direct them."

"But I still have to stay here and guard Yoshioka..."

"Why is it so complicated?" Jackie started to get anxious. "This won't work, that won't work, forget it, I'll figure it out myself."

Jackie was about to turn and leave.

"Wait, God... God, I promise, as long as I can study Shirakawa, I will help you with your body." Aoki pleaded, trying to persuade him to stay.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

“That’s more like it,” Jackie said, picking up the robot Ellie.

"So, where do we begin?"

293.Meidu Hometown

Monday morning.

A radiant Kana drove Miike's black sedan, with her two daughters and Shirakawa in tow, along the highway.

Shirakawa sat in the passenger seat, still looking at the scenery outside the window.

After a night's rest, Shirakawa has recovered and is fine.

Sakura sat in the back seat, behind Shirakawa, wearing headphones and watching TV dramas.

Maki was reading a book, a play by Shakespeare.

Since her last stage play performance, Maki has shown a strong interest in things like scripts.

The scenery outside changed from the city to the countryside, with concrete jungles replaced by trees and grass. In the distance, you could see a few farmers working in the fields.

A peaceful and serene scene, far removed from the hustle and bustle of the city, brought Shirakawa a great sense of relief as the Mito family returned to their hometown.

Without the threat of the blond-haired man, Shirakawa's life was as peaceful and serene as the beautiful scenery outside.

As long as the mysterious "relationships" between the girls and himself are not exposed, everything will be fine on this trip.

"Ugh!!! I feel so uncomfortable..." Little Spider Cecilia rubbed her head, finally waking up. "Huh, where did I end up here?"

"I went back to my hometown in Kana to visit relatives. What happened to you? I didn't see you all day yesterday."

"Ugh, it's all because of you, going to drink with that Akaza..."

Secia gave a brief and concise account of what happened that night.

"So, you drank my blood, got drunk, blacked out, and passed out."

"Ah."

"You're such a weak god..."

.....

Shirakawa and Cecilia chatted casually.

We drove from the highway onto the winding mountain road.

As they approached a sharp bend, Kana deliberately slowed down.

Shirakawa looked at Kana, whose expression was somewhat sad, and even Sakura and Maki in the rearview mirror looked the same.

"Back then, right here, on the way back to the city from our rural hometown, the car couldn't brake in time, crashed through the guardrail, and fell down. Shota..."

Kana didn't say anything more.

Shirakawa looked down; below the railing was a steep slope, roughly several stories high. If he fell and, by sheer bad luck, hit a vulnerable spot, he would indeed die...

Shirakawa didn't know what to say to comfort them, so the group remained silent.

They drove into a simple little village and arrived at the front door of Mei Du's house.

“We’re here, this is it,” Kana said.

From the outside, the mansion is made entirely of wood and has an old-fashioned feel. There is a sign hanging at the entrance that reads "Meidu".

"Oh, Kana's back! Welcome, welcome!" Grandmother Mito came out and greeted her with a smile.

She was simply dressed, and judging from her appearance, she was probably in her fifties or sixties. Her hair was turning gray, and she had a few wrinkles on her face, but she still retained her charm.

"Grandma!" Sakura and Maki got out of the car at the same time and greeted their grandmother.

"Oh my dear granddaughters~~~"

Grandma Midu smiled and was very kind.

"It's been a long time, Mother." Kana bowed.

“I already told you to just call me Mom, you’re still so formal… But who is this…” Grandmother looked at Shirakawa.

"My name is Shirakawa Akira, and I'm Maki's boyfriend," Shirakawa introduced himself.

"Oh, it's Maki's boyfriend! My Maki's all grown up! She even has a boyfriend now." Grandma Mido patted Maki's head. "Come in, let Grandpa take a good look at her."

"Okay~~"

Shirakawa followed the group into the door of the Mito family's house.