Tachibana Dessert Shop.

Kanto Branch Affairs Bureau, Office.

In the room where you can hear the drop of a needle, the atmosphere has been very heavy since the ghosts gathered together.

A continuous low pressure centered on Gates has been hovering around everyone.

Compared with the atmosphere of the conversation between Woz and the leader of the Warriors organization, this situation is simply two extremes.

And the reason why they have been in a stalemate here, with all tense faces and no one speaking, is precisely because... no one spoke first!

Yes, no one spoke first.

Because of Tachibana Sejiro's departure, the Kanto branch temporarily fell into a leaderless situation.

Tachibana Seichiro's cautious attitude towards Woz and Gates before leaving also made the remaining Tachibana sisters become very cautious when facing Gates, for fear of causing trouble to the people who had already taken Woz to Yoshino.

What unnecessary trouble did the leader's Tachibana Sejiro cause?

To be honest, if Tokiwa Shougo can take the initiative to express goodwill at this time, it will definitely have a miraculous effect.

But it is Gates who stays here.

This idiot with a single mind actually thinks that he should just do as he pleases... Please, you have completely forgotten about your previous strong show of force, right?

Everyone has seen the result.

Gates, who should have taken the initiative to ease the Tachibana sisters' nervousness, and was the first to state after the ghosts gathered that the Historical Administration Bureau he represented came to contact the Warriors Organization with the concept of friendly cooperation, failed to do so at all.

He fulfilled his duty and sat on his seat like a door god, motionless and silent.

[You guys talk!!!]

Gates shouted in his heart.

At the same time, everyone in the Kanto branch, who were deeply wary of the mysterious organization behind Gates, was also gnashing their teeth and thinking.

[Why doesn't he speak!?]

silence……

silence……

Then, both sides missed the best opportunity to open their mouths.

…

To put it bluntly, the reason why the atmosphere in the office is as bad as it is now...

Gates.

...You are indispensable.

Fortunately, this terrible situation has finally turned around.

"Dingling~"

The sudden sound of a message on the mobile phone tore a hole in the stiff atmosphere of the scene, causing everyone's eyes to instantly look in Gates' direction.

"..."

Gates, whose body was slightly stiff and whose face was tense, took out his phone and looked at it, and he felt relieved.

——It’s an email from Shogo Tokiwa.

After reading and replying to an "received" email, Gates put away his phone and looked around.

"Everyone..."

Hearing this, everyone at the scene couldn't help but relax.

Thank God, this guy finally spoke!

With this idea in mind, everyone just listened to Gates continue.

"...Excuse me, can you give me and Mr. Blooper some time alone?"

"ah?"

Upon hearing this request, the people in the Guandong branch looked at each other, and they all saw the confusion on the other's face.

To be honest, none of them expected that after everyone had been in a stalemate for such a long time, when Gates opened his mouth, he made such a request to "be alone".

They looked at Iori Izumi and gave the choice to the "Blow Demon" himself.

Iori Izumi frowned and thought for a while, then asked Gates.

"Can you tell me the reason?"

"Of course." Gates replied, "Our King, His Majesty the King of Shi, has negotiated a preliminary cooperation intention with your leader. During this period, your leader put forward a condition to test the sincerity of our Historical Management Bureau.

, for this reason, His Majesty the King wants to talk to you."

"Father... conditions..."

Hearing this unexpected answer, Iori Izumi was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath and made a decision.

"I see."

He looked at Gates and said.

"So, where should I go to meet your king?"

"No need to go anywhere."

Gates replied to Iori Izumi.

"The King of Time will... well, His Majesty the King of Time will teleport here directly, so please ask others to avoid it."

Saying this, Gates glanced at the others.

"That's it..."

"Teleport?"

"...It's such a convenient ability."

"..."

The reactions were mixed, but without exception, they all chose to respect Izumi Iori's choice and stood up to leave.

Soon, only Gates and Iori Izumi were left in the seats in the office conference area.

"Click!"

Hearing the sound of the door being closed by the last person leaving the office, Gates stood up, left his seat, and took two steps back.

A bright red teleportation magic circle spread out vertically in front of him, and a figure emerged from it.

Footsteps sounded, gradually approaching.

Izumi Iori's nervous heartbeat also continued to accelerate.

He stared closely at the figure in the teleportation magic circle that seemed to be approaching from another time and space and gradually became clearer. Then, at the moment when the figure completely appeared, his eyes widened without daring to blink.

The pressure was so great that I seemed to have forgotten to breathe.

[King of Time, who are you?

All kinds of unbelievable speculations were surging in my mind, and suddenly it froze, and my heart that was raised so high fell to the ground with a "snap", and my expression cracked.

"?????"

Endless doubts exploded in my mind like cannonballs, turning all previous guesses into question marks all over the screen.

Light pink shirt, dark gray gown, beige trousers, dark red casual shoes.

At the age of a high school student, he has a sunny and clean smile like the boy next door.

After truly seeing the figure walking out of the teleportation magic circle, Iori Izumi was, not surprisingly, confused.

——Why are you so young?

The bright red teleportation magic circle turned into light flakes and dissipated behind him. Shogo Tokiwa looked at Iori Izumi who was staring blankly at him, and couldn't help but smile.

He could even guess Izumi Iori's thoughts at this time.

Should I say that he deserves to be a father and son?

Even the surprising points are so similar.

"Do you also think that as the king of the Historical Management Bureau, I am a bit too young? Mr. Intimidating Ghost." Shogo Tokiwa said with a smile.

"It's... not that exaggerated." Izumi Iori came back to his senses and couldn't help but look a little embarrassed, "But it's really unexpected."

After saying that, Iori Izumi realized that there was a special word in Tokiwa Shogo's words just now...

"also?"

"Well, your father, Chief Izumi, was also surprised that I am young."

Tokiwa Shougo explained with a smile.

Iori Izumi understands.
To be continued...