Chapter 366: Someone is exposed, but I won’t say who.
“No! If I say no, it’s no. Dr. Ran said that in your condition, you must rest in bed for two days.”
In a hospital room in a hospital in Kitado County, a thin and small nurse stood with her hands on her hips, looking seriously at the blond young man in the hospital bed whose arm was wrapped in bandages, refusing his request to leave.
“But Nurse sister, I’m really fine now!”
Sato Shinichi, lying on the hospital bed, sat up halfway and bent his arm in a pose to show off his biceps, trying to prove that his body was fine.
“No, no, you are a patient and you don’t know anything. Our hospital must be responsible for the patients.”
With some difficulty, pulling her eyes away from the young man’s bare abs exposed under the hospital gown, our nurse sister, with her professional ethics, continued to shake her head and refuse. After all, she saw the condition of the boy with the bleeding arm when he was brought in. From her years of clinical experience, she knew he would need more than a week to recuperate. The two days of rest mentioned by the doctor was probably because he had a good physique.
“But… alas…”
The nurse’s firm refusal made Sato Shinichi a little helpless. He opened his mouth to say something but couldn’t.
Being a civilian was really inconvenient at this time. The young man could feel the nurse sister’s sense of responsibility and concern for the patient.
But to be honest, the injuries he sustained were very minor. Although the wound could not heal due to the influence of the metal ability user, and the bleeding was quite frightening, with his own recovery ability, he could recover quickly if he used his ability. In general, it probably didn’t hurt as much as Hamano Tsukasa beating him usually did.
But the young man couldn’t reveal his identity as an ability user. There were quite a few witnesses to this incident, and acting rashly without anyone vouching for him could easily lead to trouble.
What Sato Shinichi cared about more than his own physical condition was Kazumi’s state. After all, she was different from him. Even though her personality was relatively precocious due to her living environment, and she had even experienced an invasion by an enemy organization, she was still an ordinary high school girl.
Facing such a situation, it was hard to imagine what kind of blow the girl would suffer. Sato Shinichi had spent a lot of effort to help Kazumi get over the last attack. Although as an employee of a future Hero Agency, it was inevitable that he would have to face such things, from the perspective of her boyfriend, the young man couldn’t bear for his girlfriend to experience such hardships.
“Nurse sister, how about I make a phone call first…”
After thinking for a moment, the young man decided to call his master. Although he would be scolded when he went back, it was better than leaving Kazumi alone and scared outside.
“Okay, I’ll get your mobile phone for you. But sister is telling you, even if your parents come…”
“He can go. I’ve already told Dr. Ran.”
Just as the little nurse was about to continue persuading the disobedient young man, the hospital room door was pushed open from the outside.
A tall man in a dark blue police uniform walked in. He seemed to have overheard their conversation outside the door and spoke.
“Officer Kitahara?”
“Yes, you go and hand over your work to the doctor. His situation is a bit special, and it’s okay.”
Kitahara Itoru nodded, signaling the other person to report the situation to the doctor. Then, after the nurse left the room, he reached out and closed the door, sat on the companion chair by Sato Shinichi’s hospital bed, and looked at the young man who seemed to be still out of the loop.
“Sato-kun, may I call you that?”
“Mm, ah, yes, yes. Hello, Officer Kitahara.”
Sato Shinichi, who had come to his senses, realized that Kitahara Itoru was already sitting beside him and quickly sat up to respond.
“Hmm, are you alright now?”
Perceiving the strong life energy emanating from the young man, Kitahara Itoru narrowed his eyes, picked up a glass of water on the side, and asked.
“I’m… I’m fine, the injury isn’t very serious.”
Sato Shinichi scratched the back of his head and replied awkwardly. Perhaps it was because of the other person’s profession, but when he met those eyes, he always felt a strange feeling of being caught lying.
“Mm.”
Kitahara Itoru tapped his fingers on the table in a disorderly manner. As a police officer, such an answer clearly did not satisfy him. Seeming to see something from the young man’s somewhat hesitant appearance, Kitahara Itoru continued.
“The girl who was with you is not injured. She is now in the psychological counseling room at the police station. As a student of Shikoku, you should know the importance of this, right?”
“Yes, yes! Thank you, Officer Kitahara!”
The news he had been worried about reached his ears. A bright light flashed in Sato Shinichi’s eyes, and he seemed to come alive. He sat up straight and quickly thanked him.
“You… she will also need some time for psychological treatment. Can we talk properly now?”
Looking at the enthusiastic young man exuding the aura of youth, Kitahara Itoru’s expression softened a little. he raised his head and asked.
“Yes, yes, yes. Officer, please ask whatever you need to ask directly.”
Sato Shinichi nodded his head like a pendulum. After the news of the girl’s safety, he was even more cooperative with the other person’s work.
“Your name is Sato Shinichi? A student in Class B-2, First Year, Regular Department, Shikoku Junior High School?”
“Mm.”
“You are not a Psychic?”
“Mm, it’s just that influenced by my family, I’ve always been training to be an agency combatant.”
“Are your family members Professional Heroes?”
“Yes, my adoptive father is Professional Hero Sato Munemasa, hero codename [Warhammer].”
“…”
Looking at the sincere young man in front of him, Kitahara Itoru was momentarily unsure how to continue asking.
What the other party said was completely consistent with the information obtained from the files, but Kitahara Itoru, with his keen instincts honed from years of handling cases, accurately captured a few unnatural places in the young man’s words.
Although Kitahara Itoru had some knowledge of the dirty secrets of hero families, as institutions of equal standing, he often turned a blind eye to them. But the problem now was too big.
Sawai Yoshio’s strength was not weak. Coupled with the reckless use of potential-stimulating potions, even he, with his body covered in ice armor, could not withstand such an attack.
Yet this boy, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, blocked the attack with his bare body, without any defense, and only sustained injuries that scratched his skin and blood vessels.
If the other party were not from Shikoku, Kitahara Itoru would have liked to arrest him and interrogate him directly. After all, the human limit potential being researched in the current case of the [Life Foundation] seemed a bit similar to what he was currently exhibiting.
“Then, can you explain why you were able to block Sawai Yoshio’s attack with your body?”
After understanding the other party’s personality through these questions, Kitahara Itoru no longer intended to hide his purpose and asked directly.
“Ah… it’s because I’ve been training all along, and my family has arranged special training for me.”
“Ordinary training cannot turn a person into a heavy tank.”
“Then [Sergeant] is also…”
“There is only one exception, but you are clearly not.”
“…”
Looking at the tall police officer whose eyes were gradually becoming sharper, Sato Shinichi opened his mouth to try to explain a few more words, but found that all the explanations seemed to be blocked by the other party.
He could only close his mouth helplessly, scratch the back of his head awkwardly, and look up at the already standing Kitahara Itoru, forcing out a smile with some difficulty and asking.
“How about, let me make a phone call first?”
