"So, how about adding me?"
A raspy voice rose from behind him.
Under the umbrella held by the students, an elderly man in a wheelchair with a respirator was pushed forward, his chest struggling to rise and fall, producing a murky breathing sound through the device.
Kuroshiwa Jing Shilang, former dean of the Faculty of Science at Kyoto University...
Matsumoto raised his head in astonishment and looked at him.
"Fool, what can you do alone? You can't even get a budget, useless scrap iron."
Under the respirator, the old man ruthlessly taunted his old friend, speaking hoarsely as he glanced towards the Gate of Hell: "I am also a Hybrid from the Tanbo Inner Circle, if you're going to destroy them, include me too."
Beside him, an aged Hybrid who had just discarded his police uniform came running, gasping heavily.
