"The surface of the toothpaste is neither smooth nor transparent, but the surface of the mirror is just smooth enough. The two are paired together, plus the light at the right angle and the white wall, to create a painting-like effect.

"

"To put it simply, the area coated with toothpaste does not reflect or rarely reflects light, and will turn black. The area that is not coated with toothpaste reflects ordinary white light under the white wall and light... The overall look is like

It’s like a sketch drawn on white paper.”

"Of course, this kind of 'painting' will only show the characteristics of being a 'painting' if it meets certain conditions. And it is extremely easy to erase or erase, and will not leave any suspicious traces like other 'paintings'

trace."

"And you took advantage of this characteristic of 'painting' to create a perfect passage for yourself - using your ability to 'switch between two similar paintings painted by the same person'."

"Judging from the large-format paintings you collected, you can't shuttle between paintings that are too small. Maybe it's because you're fat... I don't know if it's your weird collecting habit that gave rise to this ability.

It's because of this ability that you chose to collect various pairs of fake famous paintings - but it doesn't matter."

"I tried to restore this toothpaste painting. You also painted the same toothpaste painting in the underground painting storage room that serves as a 'painting shuttle transfer station'. Since the shuttle is one-sided, you cannot temporarily

I don’t have time to erase that toothpaste painting. I said all these things correctly, right?”

Guan Dounan put his hands in his pockets and walked slowly from the side of the corridor to the door of the bathroom. Outside the door, he looked at Seyu who had a serious face and was sweating slightly.

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to ask, from the perspective of a professional art collector. Are my paintings okay? I mean, the ones you see..." Guan Dounan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and asked

Seyu asked.

"...It's very similar. I can only say that it's very similar. But both the technique and the emotion are a mess. It's like a printer-level work." Seba sneered and unfolded the crumpled note in his hand, "And

, your handwriting is really ugly."

"...After all, I don't think that Grandpa Seyu, who can receive a complete art education, can think of using this method to kill people." The expression on Guan Dounan's face was not moved at all, but it was hard to tell whether he really didn't care or not.

Pretending not to care.

"Don't talk nonsense, when will I..."

"It's already reached this point. Do you still want to pretend to be stupid? That's enough. Everyone knows the truth. It's useless to play this kind of intelligence game." Guan Dounan interrupted Seyu's words directly, "I need money.

, you need to keep the secret of killing people and abilities, in exchange, this is very reasonable."

"...How much do you want?" Seyu's face darkened again and he asked directly.

"Fifty million, yen, cash." Guan Dounan smiled slightly and opened his mouth.

"Are you kidding? Who can come up with 50 million yen in cash so easily now! One less, it will be good for us all." Seba naturally cannot accept this amount, even if the yen exchange rate has increased in recent years

Diving is not as valuable as it used to be, and no one has enough time to keep more than 10 million yen in cash at home.

"How much can you take out?"

"...up to 10 million yen. If it doesn't work, I can use my collection to make up for it."

"There's no need for collectibles. You might pass by them. It's just like underwear, which is physically unacceptable." Guan Dounan smiled and rejected Seyu's proposal, "Since you said you have 10 million in cash

, then please tell me where the money is, and I will get it myself."

"After all, there are paintings you collected everywhere here. I don't have the ability to keep watch on you for such a long time and prevent you from using your abilities to escape... Well, it may be that I don't have the patience, and I want to do it halfway.

You killed me." Guan Dounan's smile did not diminish, but what he said was shocking.

"Don't go too far! I'm just negotiating with the intention of cooperating with you. If you push me too hard, I will call the police. When the police come, even if you tell my 'secret',

The police won’t believe it either. After all, ‘How can there be superpowers in this world?’ How can those guys who like to make do with physical evidence believe you. They will only believe me, and then you will be a criminal who illegally invades a house.

You won’t get a penny!” Seyu threatened.

Indeed, almost no one would believe "criminals actually use superpowers to commit crimes". Seyu's ability is still the kind of ability that needs to be actively used by oneself to detect abnormalities. As long as he is killed, it will not matter.

If you show your ability, you really can't find any evidence.

"Hmm... do you really think that no one will believe it?" Guan Dounan raised his eyebrows with a very contemptuous look, "The first crime committed by the 'Famous Painting Thief' was more than a year ago."

"What do you want to say?" Seyu asked in a deep voice, somewhat confused.

"You are the famous painting thief. You have used your ability to steal many famous paintings... Of course, the paintings placed in museums or warehouses are protected by glass or boxes, so even if you pass through, you can't let them go.

The whole body appears, so what you steal is the kind of painting that a private collector would display in his or her home for viewing."

"In terms of time, you awakened more than a year ago, or the ability you possess cannot be said to be a long time ago, but it is definitely not short. And in terms of number of people, you will not think that you are the only one in the world.

The chosen one, right?" Guan Dounan narrowed his eyes and looked at the mirror behind Seyu, "Perhaps there are far more people with wonderful abilities in this world than you think..."

"As for any person, or organization, who can have enough manpower, material and financial resources to investigate all kinds of seemingly strange things, and investigate people of various identities formally and legally...in the name of protecting national security."

Seba was sweating more and more on the Mediterranean Sea.

"Perhaps they will be called some other names and belong to any other departments. However, in the face of this kind of situation that is enough to subvert people's cognition, in some cases, they can even surpass the capabilities of an army, and their use

Those... they have probably been authorized to use certain legal means of violence with unlimited limits."

"So, do you plan to continue talking to me and only pay a small amount of money, or do you plan to break up and make a fuss to attract their attention, and then suddenly disappear from society one day without any explanation, waiting for the official to give you a normal answer?

The characterization of the disappearance?”

The implication of Guan Dounan's words is very clear. You are not the only one who has awakened the ability of avatars. If the number of avatars is large enough, the state violence agency will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it. It is more likely to use coercive means.

Control them.

And now there are no rumors circulating in society that someone has superpowers that can be proven... Either such people are really an absolute minority, or they have been "turned" into an absolute minority.

"...Hmph, don't try to use violent institutions to suppress me." Seyu sneered, "What we are doing now is simply a nuclear deterrent that happened not long ago. You and I have enough means to destroy each other, but the final result is the opposite.

No one dares to use it lightly...if violent agencies really intervene, you will never be able to escape."

"Well, that makes sense." Guan Dounan actually nodded seriously. His long hair was slightly disheveled, and the backlight caused most of his face to be covered in shadow.

"Then I can only ask you to die."

The corners of Guan Dounan's mouth were raised strangely to both ends, revealing frighteningly white teeth. Behind him, the same strange smile also appeared, and at the same time, there was a dark human figure with a pair of pale eyes.

Staring at Seyu.

"Nuclear deterrence, indeed. If the violent agencies find out, we will not end up well. But..."

The little black behind Guan Dounan suddenly disappeared and reappeared again, like a low-quality video tape with dropped frames, but this time there were some subtle changes in its movements. It seemed to be raising its hands and its position was a little closer.

"Here I am, in my prime, and you are an old fellow."

Xiao Hei disappeared on the spot and reappeared. Its hands had been raised in front of it, and they were clasped in vain, as if it was going to strangle Seyu's neck. The latter couldn't help but take a step back and bumped into the cold

's wall.

"There isn't any painting here - oh, the toothpaste painting I 'printed' might count. But it wasn't painted by the same person, and it doesn't meet the activation conditions of your ability, so you have nowhere to escape."

Xiao Hei's shadow flickered several times, each time it was a little closer than the previous one, and his hand was stretched further and further forward. Combined with the dim environment in the bathroom and Guan Dounan's demonic whispering voice, it was very much like a random character in a horror movie.

Watching the snowflake stripes on the screen, the evil ghost is approaching step by step, while ordinary people can only watch helplessly, without the ability to resist.

"I will also wear gloves and clean up the scene like you, leaving not even a hair. And the one who killed you is not me in a physical sense. The perfect way to escape guilt, just like you do

The same things happened in the past, is this called retribution, or is it called a cycle of cause and effect?"

The frequency of Xiao Hei's flashing is getting higher and higher, and the movements are getting smoother and smoother. If it was one frame every two or three seconds just now, now it has developed to one frame per second, or even two frames per second. The expression on its face seems to be also

Gradually become excited.

"Come on, use your abilities..."

Seyu seemed to be able to read such words from Guan Dounan's eyes.

"Stop joking!!" Seyu suddenly got angry, picked up the hand sanitizer on the sink next to him and threw it at Guan Dounan. Because the distance was really close, no accuracy was needed, and Guan Dounan had to duck sideways.

"You were fooled! You deliberately misrepresented my ability. You were waiting for me to use the toothpaste painting you drew to escape, and then be caught by the person you had already ambushed! Unfortunately...my ability,

Much more than that!!”

Seyu suddenly stretched out his other hand, and what he held in that hand was the note handed to him by Guan Dounanto Shibata Mika. He slammed the note on the mirror and used the viscosity of toothpaste to stick it on
Chapter completed!