NABC Chapter 51 Altar
Chapter 51 Altar
Atobe Keigo looked around. The space structure of this bar seemed very strange. It looked small, but when he was in it, he found the space was terrifyingly large.
He and Asama Kuwahara are sitting in a small cubicle near the bar. This small cubicle is simply surrounded by a kind of green and yellow wood. From the inside, you can clearly see the monsters who are drinking and laughing and whispering outside They, but the strange thing is that the monsters can't see them.
A white flower hangs above the head. This flower is only the size of a child's palm. It floats in the air strangely, blooming with a faint warm light, and there is a hint of fragrance.
Bright green branches hang from the yellow and green wood in the compartment. These soft branches twist from time to time, like dexterous snakes, drilling back and forth from time to time.
The table in front of him is made of an old tree root, and the annual rings on the tree root are so dense that it is impossible to count. There is a pot of scented tea and fruit snacks on the table. Although it is a bar, the boss says that the two are underage Forbid them to drink alcohol.
"It looks very good!" Kuwahara Asama tasted the scented tea, showing an intoxicated expression, "This taste is really wonderful, it is indeed a tea made from plants in the devil world."
Atobe Jingwu came back to his senses, he looked at the teapot in front of him, and found that the tea in the teapot was not the scented tea he was familiar with, but several kinds of strange-looking small flowers.
One is black, with only three petals, the stamens are pink, the other is white, the petals hang upside down, the stamens are wider than the petals, the top of the stamens is golden yellow, even if it is soaked in water, it is It was still wriggling and looked weird.
There is also a green plant, and a plant with purple tentacles, and...
Atobe Keigo gave up observing, and if he continued to watch, he was afraid that the hand holding the tea bowl would shake.
"You've never been here before?"
"No! I heard that this is one of the places where monsters gather most in Tokyo. I have always wanted to come, but I have no chance." Kuwahara Asama put down the tea bowl, picked up the fork next to it, and forked a piece of white round fruit, and immediately Eyes lit up, "Oh! It smells like honey!!"
Atobe Keigo raised his eyebrows, and he also picked up the fork, as witty as he was. In order to prevent indigestion, he specially picked the fruit that Kuwahara Asama ate before.
This white soft round fruit ball melts in the mouth, indeed as Kuwahara Asama said, a light honey smell permeates, sweet, and has a good taste.
To be honest, apart from the weird and scary monsters outside, this bar is really good.
"You dare to bring me here before?" Keigo Atobe glared at the tablemate while eating, "Aren't you afraid that something will happen to me?"
"No!" Kuwahara Asama said firmly, "The owner of this bar is the Great Demon King of the Demon World. Listen, he is the strongest Great Demon King."
Yusuke Urahan, who was about to come in to deliver his meal, just happened to hear this sentence, he grinned and smiled, "That was all in the past, places like the Demon World, where there is no smoking, no alcohol, the last The important thing is that without my wife Yingzi, why should I go there?!"
Kuwahara Asama chuckled, "I heard Brother Xiuyi say that although you are the strongest in the Demon Realm, you haven't become the first Lord of the Demon Realm."
Yusuke Urameshi laughed, "Because we all met strong opponents in the preliminary round and were eliminated!!"
He put the food on the table, "Anyway, the smoker is not bad, those fellows in the demon world have also abided by the treaty these years, and the human world has a lot of peace!"
Kuwahara Asama nodded again and again, "Yes! Thanks to you."
This is true, if the demon world hadn't been unified and the monsters were restricted, the monsters who came here to make trouble would not be those little monsters, and Chang Jingsi was only a human in his 20s when he was strong, and those who practiced at every turn Compared with hundreds of thousands of monsters, he is still a child!
"Eat slowly, there's more to come if it's not enough!" Uramei Yusuke patted Kuwabara Asama on the shoulder, and left with a smile.
Atobe Keigo looked at the dishes in front of him, "What are these?"
"I don't know!" Asama Kuwahara shrugged, "Don't worry, the boss's wife is human, and he knows what we can eat and what we can't eat."
Keigo Atobe tentatively dug out a spoonful of something like white jelly with a spoon, and tasted it... huh?A bit like the taste of milk.
Kuwahara Asama took two bites and said, "Don't eat too fast, hold on carefully."
As soon as Kuwahara Asama finished speaking, Keigo Atobe felt full.
"It's full in one bite!" He said in surprise, "It's amazing."
"Of course, this is a monster bar after all, and monsters eat more than us." Kuwahara Asama took a sip of tea, "Drink some of this, it should help digestion."
Atobe Keigo nodded, "It's very interesting."
"Okay, you brought me here, you didn't just treat me to dinner, did you?"
"Of course, didn't I say that? There's something I want to tell you." Kuwahara Asama stuttered, "Actually, I want to apologize to you."
Atobe Keigo raised his eyebrows, he put down the fork, put his hands on his chest, narrowed his eyes slightly, "Tell me."
Kuwahara Asama was a little embarrassed, he said sternly, "I used to be a little frivolous, I must have offended someone, I'm really sorry."
"It's not just frivolity!" Atobe Keigo said angrily, "Asama, sometimes I feel that you are more like a disciple of a big family than I am."
"That's true." Kuwahara Asama nodded, "My father's family name is Kuwahara, and my mother's family name is Chang, as I said before, the family of Chang is an ancient family of exorcising demons, which has been passed down for hundreds of years. There are many family rules, but I am not a child of the field, so I don’t need to strictly abide by them.”
"I have lived in the Changyi sect since I was a child, living in a remote mountain courtyard, and practiced various talisman spells with my disciples, so..." He was a little confused, as if he didn't know what to say, "Some things, I I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it, but in a normal society, it seems like a big problem.”
Atobe Keigo opened his eyes slightly, he looked Kuwabara Asama up and down, nodded slowly, "No wonder..."
For a long time, he felt that Kuwahara Asama seemed to be living in another world. He had contempt and arrogance that he didn't realize, and his speech and behavior always had a kind of superiority and maturity. Unfortunately, he became a professional chess player at a young age. I have entered the world of adults, so both classmates and teachers can understand and tolerate it. Now it seems that it may be more than that.
Living in an ancient aristocratic family, he came into contact with another world completely different from human beings. He can deal with the provocations of monsters with ease, and he can also chat and laugh happily with the strong players in the chess world in front of the chessboard. He is in the gap between the two worlds, black and white. Alternating to gray constitutes Kuwahara Asama's unique character.
Now that I think about it, Kuwahara Asama cheated in the exam, not because he doesn't know how to do it, but because he disdains it.
Students take exams to check what they have learned, but what about Asama?What can he get in the exam?Can it make his chess skills grow?Can it improve his ability to fight monsters?
No.
But on the twin tower skyscrapers, facing the dead and the explosion, he was still calm and calm. He was surprised at the time, but now that he thinks about it, it may be because he has seen too much before.
Atobe Keigo wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he was at a loss again.
They are standing in different worlds, and the standards of measurement are also different. It is unfair for him to treat Asama the way he treats ordinary people.
"Half a month ago, I attended Mio Tokiwa's funeral."
Atobe Keigo played with the wine glass in his hand, "The most promising person in the Tokiwa Consortium is Tokiwa Mio. The two older brothers above her are lustful and greedy for money. None of them can show their hands. The chairman of the Tokiwa Consortium, That is to say, Mio Tokiwa’s father was friends with my grandfather, and at the funeral, he spoke rudely to Director Matsumoto of the Metropolitan Police Department, saying that the Metropolitan Police Department is a bunch of trash, and the murderer has not been found until now.”
Kuwahara Asahi raised his eyebrows, he smiled half-smile, "What do you want to say?"
"Asama, the kid was right, right? You took the evidence."
Atobe Keigo used an affirmative sentence, and he looked straight at Kuwahara Asama, as if waiting for his answer.
"So what? Jingwu, your Atobe family swallowed up 12% of the Tokiwa Consortium's shares. To a certain extent, I helped you!"
Keigo Atobe's face turned extremely ugly in an instant, "That's what my father did!"
"You just said that your grandfather and the chairman of the Tokiwa Consortium are friends?" Kuwahara Asama looked at him with a smile, "Speaking of which, the Tokiwa Consortium owns a lot of industries in video games, why? Your Atobe Consortium plans to enter Game industry?"
"Asama!!!"
"Look, I understand what your grandfather and your father did, and think they did the right thing, but you don't seem to agree. This may be the biggest difference between us." Kuwahara Asama sighed, and he said softly, " My cousin once said something to me."
"The strong make the rules, and the weak follow the rules."
Kuwahara Asama raised his hands to cover his face, as if he had returned to the past when the whole world was dark, and he was only accompanied by the flower demon Hibiscus and his cousin's deep and silky voice.
"Rules are the weapons given by the strong to the weak. Since they can make them, they can also take them back. It is the most stupid behavior to count on the rules."
Atobe Keigo felt a surge of anger in his heart, he snorted coldly, "Because you are strong, can you trample on the dignity and pride of the weak?"
"Of course not." Asama Kuwahara looked at Keigo Atobe calmly, "Being strong is not a reason, but a motivation to keep going upwards. As for the others, I just chose to ignore them."
Atobe Keigo clenched his hands tightly into fists, he suppressed his anger, "Then do I still have to thank you for not ignoring me?"
"Because you are a friend I recognize." Asama Kuwahara smiled, "And because you have a strong heart."
Especially today, when Tachikai from Kanagawa won the championship, the stubbornness and unwillingness on Keigo Atobe's face at that moment was too deep, and it was imprinted in his mind for a long time and could not fade away.
A few minutes later, Kuwahara Asama saw Keigo Atobe standing on the runner-up podium again. His manner was elegant, his face was calm, and his speech and smile were still proud and gorgeous, which made him admire him even more.
Not everyone can face failure calmly and sincerely rejoice in the strength of the opponent.
"People can be weak and incompetent, because the reality is too cruel."
"But human beings are powerful. They can build a majestic temple with faith and spirit, and the statue erected in the middle of the temple must be themselves."
Kuwahara Asama's smile was shining brightly, and those brown-red eyes were full of blood.
"I have an altar in my heart. The altar is composed of 360 vertical and horizontal lines. On it, there are stars twinkling in the sky, black and white, and when I sit on it, I will be out of my hand!"