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"But...but that house is very far away," Takagi said, somewhat troubled.
Matsuda stood up and patted Takagi on the shoulder: "As your senior, I only have this small request. Can you bear not to grant it?"
"Yes... I understand. I will definitely bring back the oden from that shop to Officer Matsuda."
Takagi, with a pained expression, hurriedly ran out of the office.
Now that the troublesome person is gone, if that knight's armor has truly gained sentience, shouldn't it begin to function?
Matsuda took out the silver chain and walked towards the evidence room of the first lesson.
He opened the door with the duty key, and as soon as he went inside, he noticed something was wrong...
Chapter 13 Heavy Weapons
The knight's armor, which I just brought back from the art museum today, was emitting a faint red glow under the moonlight.
Matsuda turned on the light in the evidence room, but the red light did not disappear. Instead, it slowly gathered in the air like a red mist.
Gradually, the image of a knight wielding a sharp sword took shape.
Sure enough, it appeared!
Matsuda's gaze sharpened, and he swiftly swung the silver chain in his hand.
"Snapped!"
The silver chain struck the armored knight as if it had hit solid metal.
The armored knight was forced back a step by the blow, but then he raised his longsword and slashed it horizontally at Matsuda with a series of "thuds"!
Matsuda hurriedly retreated, dodging the longsword, and then swung out the silver chain again!
"Snapped!"
Just like before, the armored knight was forced back a little by the blow, but then continued to swing his longsword at Matsuda as if he were unharmed.
Seeing that the silver chain's two attacks were ineffective, Matsuda hurriedly left the evidence room.
Escape... no, it's a strategic retreat to the stairwell corner.
He quickly asked the system, "Why is the silver chain not working for it?"
"Silver chains are the nemesis of evil spirits, and naturally they are also effective against knight's armor."
The system calmly displayed a text explanation.
"But you may have forgotten that armored knights are inanimate objects."
"Even if it has become sentient, its essence is still a suit of armor without feelings."
"Even if the silver chain injures it, the armored knight won't feel a thing."
"Unless you can break it apart all at once, it won't stop moving."
"How many times do you think I would need to hit it to break it apart, like just now?" Matsuda asked after thinking for a moment.
"At least thirty-four hits," the system replied.
Thirty or forty hits... By then, I reckon I'll have been chopped to pieces!
Matsuda felt a wave of helplessness as he recalled the sharp sword of the armored knight.
"Isn't there any other way?" Matsuda asked.
"The knight's armor is imbued with the spirit of blood that harbors resentment and obsession. As long as the bloodstains on the armor are washed away, it will simply disappear," the system provided.
"...That armor is evidence!" Matsuda was speechless again.
If evidence in a murder case is destroyed arbitrarily, the chain of evidence may be compromised.
When the matter is investigated, the person on duty will definitely be held responsible.
And tonight, it's Matsuda himself on duty. The silver chains are ineffective, and they can't wash the bloodstains off the armor. What other methods are there?
Matsuda was deep in thought.
At that moment, the sound of footsteps could be heard in the corridor.
The armored knight emerged from the evidence room and caught up with them.
Hearing the seemingly real footsteps, an idea suddenly came to Matsuda's mind.
The system just said that although the Armored Knight is a malevolent spirit, its essence is still an inanimate object like armor.
The most effective way to deal with armor is undoubtedly with heavy weapons like hammers!
This was experience Matsuda gained from countless medieval games in his previous life.
Heavy weapons...
Matsuda's gaze swept around the area before finally settling on the fire-fighting equipment.
Besides fire hoses and fire extinguishers, there was also a heavy red double-edged fire axe hanging there!
Because many rooms in this area, such as the evidence room, use metal doors.
If a fire breaks out and the metal door cannot be opened in a short time, the people trapped inside will be in great danger.
Therefore, they are specially equipped with such double-edged heavy-duty fire axes to break through metal doors.
Matsuda stepped forward, picked up the heavy fire axe, and weighed it; it was at least twenty or thirty pounds.
enough!
He took off the silver chain and wrapped it around the fire axe.
At this moment, the armored knights had also arrived.
Facing Matsuda, it raised its longsword once more!
Just as the armored knight's longsword was about to strike!
"Bang!"
Matsuda wielded a double-edged heavy fire axe and slammed it down on the armored knight!
With a single blow, the axe, wrapped with silver chains, cleaved a huge crack in the armored knight's breastplate!
The armored knight was also thrown into the wall behind him by the impact.
As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot!
"go to hell!"
Matsuda immediately stepped forward and swung his axe horizontally!
"Bang!"
The armored knight's upper body was completely separated from his lower body.
"Disappear!"
"Bang!"
Matsuda cleaved the armored knight's helmet in two.
"We're doomed!"
"Bang!"
Matsuda chopped the armored knight's leg armor in two.
……
When the last piece of armor was cleaved open, all the armored knight fragments instantly turned into red mist and gradually dissipated.
Matsuda was also panting a bit; wielding that double-edged heavy fire axe was really a physically demanding task.
"The armored knight has been eliminated. Rewards will now be distributed."
With two "ding" sounds, Matsuda's account gained two thousand merit points, and a new ability, "Summon Ghost Knight," appeared in his personal panel's ability section.
The Ghost Knight, I wonder if it's the same as that armored knight from before?
Matsuda was curious and was about to test out his new ability when he heard a "click" behind him.
He turned his head and saw Takagi standing there dumbfounded, with pieces of oden scattered at his feet.
"...How long have you been here?" Matsuda asked calmly.
"It's been more than ten minutes." Takagi trembled.
"Did you see anything?" Matsuda asked.
"no!"
Takagi stared at the huge fire axe in Matsuda's hand, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.
He quickly shook his head: "I really didn't see anything!"
"That's good!" Matsuda nodded. "By the way, what are you going to do with my oden?"
“…Oden? Huh!” Takagi then noticed the food at his feet.
"Sorry, Officer Matsuda, I'll go buy you another one right away!" With that, he ran off as if fleeing.
……
Outside the Metropolitan Police Department, Takagi pressed his hand to his chest, where his heart was still pounding violently.
He had just brought oden and entered the classroom when he saw Officer Matsuda, looking like a madman with a ferocious expression, muttering to himself while wildly hacking at the air with a double-edged fire axe.
How to do?
Should we tell Officer Sato about this?
Tell her that Officer Matsuda might be mentally unstable?
The question is, will Officer Sato believe it?
Takagi clutched his head in pain!
Besides, maybe all of that was just my imagination!
In that case, it wouldn't be Officer Matsuda who's gone mad, but me?