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"But this day came so suddenly. I... I will visit you often."
Compared to the later Easter eggs revealed, Kitahara Iori is more concerned about Imamura Kohei going to jail.
"I'll wait for you inside and save you a seat, after all, you don't look like a good person."
Kohei Imamura said, a well-shaped mark appearing on his forehead.
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"coming."
Seeing the screen light up again, L's expression instantly focused; he wouldn't miss a single detail.
Inside the laboratory, Orochimaru, dressed in a white lab coat, stared at the green reagents before him with a fanatical glint in his eyes.
This was the blood he had drawn before he encountered the antidote with Kohei Imamura.
After these days of hard work, we have successfully optimized and improved it.
"Come on, number 28."
Orochimaru watched through the screen as a robotic arm injected lizard serum into a death row inmate strapped to a chair.
"Waaaaah."
As the needle drew closer, death row inmate number 28 struggled and whimpered. He had witnessed the fate of those people, but unfortunately, his efforts were in vain.
[Then the muscles on the death row inmate, who was strapped to the chair, began to swell, and dark green scales grew on them, making him look exactly like Dr. Lizard.]
The death row inmate, observing the changes in his body and feeling the growing power within, clenched his fist.
"How about number 28?"
Orochimaru inquired.
"Great, I've never felt this good, but you're about to feel bad."
[The lizard-like death row inmate suddenly charged at Orochimaru, punching the glass barrier in front of him, but not even a crack appeared.]
"Very good, very good, it looks like you've almost succeeded. Can you turn into a human? What will it feel like to become a human? Answer honestly and I'll give you your freedom."
"Instead, I might as well execute you directly."
Hearing Orochimaru's cold, hoarse voice, the death row inmate's inner fear was awakened; Orochimaru had a history of making an example of someone to deter others.
"Much weaker than in lizard form, but still very strong; at least I could kill dozens of my previous self with a single punch."
Then, with a wriggling motion, the death row inmate transformed from a lizard-man into a normal human, and then spoke of his feelings.
"Is that so? Then I'll grant you your freedom."
Hearing this, the death row inmate revealed a happy expression. With such power, he could do whatever he wanted once he got out. First, he would kill the guy in front of him.
[Just as the death row inmate was indulging in his fantasies, white gas began to rise from the surrounding walls.]
The death row inmate sensed something was wrong, but it was too late. He was quickly frozen into an ice sculpture, then shattered into ice shards with a snap.
"Next up is me. This will be the first step in my evolution, the first step towards immortality."
[As Orochimaru spoke his fanatical words and his back turned as he injected lizard serum into his own body, the light screen dimmed.]
87: Koichi Wisteria: Long Live Hydra!
"Orochimaru, one of Zhuge Cong's subordinates, optimized and developed the lizard potion."
Looking at Orochimaru's research results on the light screen, it seemed that not only did they not affect a person's mind, but they could also switch between lizard and human forms.
L, seeing the shocked look on the guy's face beside him, added.
"I think Orochimaru's ability to quickly research and optimize better lizard serum is related to his long-term research."
Upon hearing L's words, the staff member immediately came over.
"Although Kohei Imamura studies biology, he mainly focuses on reptiles, so he has done very little research on humans."
"As for Orochimaru, although we don't know how deep his research on reptiles is, he has conducted so many human experiments, so his research on humans must be very advanced."
"Therefore, relying on the knowledge and experience accumulated in the past, Orochimaru is naturally much better than Kohei Imamura, who has very little research on the human body, in terms of optimizing and improving this aspect."
L shared his insights, and upon hearing L's words, the staff member suddenly understood.
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"I never expected that what Kohei Imamura had been working on would be further developed by Orochimaru. If Kohei Imamura had cooperated with Orochimaru from the beginning, would the outcome have been different?"
As Hachiman Hikigaya watched Kohei Imamura imprisoned on the screen and then saw Orochimaru's subsequent achievements, he felt the impermanence of life.
"So this is all Zhuge Cong's fault."
Why blame me?
Zhuge Cong, who was watching something perfectly fine, suddenly overheard a guy named Sato slandering him.
"It's your fault...it's your fault for showing up too late."
Sato Kazuma made up an excuse, which immediately made Zhuge Cong's fist hard.
"I……"
"It's lit up again."
Just as Zhuge Cong was about to say something, he heard Sato Kazuma say that the screen had lit up, so he also put his fist away.
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"Is there more? More would be better, so we can see more content."
Light Yagami, who was just about to put his laptop away, saw the screen light up again after it had gone black.
"Prisoner No. 58, come to the warden's office immediately."
[Kouhei Imamura, bored in his cell, stared at the mold stains on his blanket, wondering if he should wash it; after all, it wasn't good to keep using such a moldy blanket.]
Hearing the cell's loudspeaker, he was somewhat puzzled. Even if someone wanted to visit him, they shouldn't go to the warden's office but to the visiting room.
Filled with curiosity, Kohei Imamura stepped out of his cell, which the guard had opened, and followed behind two fully armed guards, carefully observing his surroundings as he went.
This prison is extremely secure; each cell houses only one inmate, there are no lookout periods, and meals are even fed by being slipped through a small opening in the doorway.
Showering is optional, usually once a month, and sometimes I might not even get to shower.
"So why was Kohei Imamura summoned to the warden's office? Could it be because the warden wants Kohei Imamura's lizard serum?"
Kazuma Sato looked at Kohei Imamura heading to the warden's office and said curiously.
"I don't know, but I am curious about this prison. The level of security and the security of each cell are just like they were set up to detain these super criminals. They are in solitary rooms, there is no exercise, and they are not even allowed to take a shower. It is completely different from other prisons."
Compared to Kohei Imamura, Nishikata cared more about the setup of this prison.
"I think it's possible that some villainous organization is trying to recruit Dr. Kohei Imamura, since lizard serum is quite a good thing."
Zhuge Cong said that he felt it was most likely that Hydra, the villainous organization that could turn S.H.I.E.L.D. into a Snake-H.I.E.L.D., was recruiting Kohei Imamura.
[Then, after twisting and turning left and right, Kohei Imamura, led by two prison guards, arrived in front of an office that appeared luxuriously decorated just by looking at the door.]
One of the prison guards knocked on the door, and a voice inside said, "Come in." The guard opened the door and shoved Kohei Imamura inside.
[After being shoved so roughly by the prison guard, Kohei Imamura almost fell to the ground.]
Kohei Imamura looked up and saw a bespectacled, gloomy-faced black-haired man. Imamura assumed this must be the warden of the prison and was about to say something when the gloomy-faced black-haired man spoke first.
"Dr. Kohei Imamura, I am Koichi Fujito, affiliated with Hydra."
[Kouichi Fujito gestured for Kohei Imamura to sit down, and Imamura sat down opposite Fujito and began to speak.]
"Hydra? I've never heard of it. What brings you here?"
"Not many people know about Hydra, but one day everyone in the world will know about Hydra."
"Alright, enough chit-chat. I'm here to invite Dr. Kohei Imamura to join Hydra. Joining Hydra will give you your freedom. Don't underestimate Hydra's power."
"And once you're free, you can go and kill Spider-Man and Iron Man who got you in here, right?"
[Kouichi Fujito's words seemed to possess a magical power, especially upon hearing the name Spider-Man; a flash of fury even crossed Kohei Imamura's eyes.]
But he quickly suppressed it.
"No, thank you for your kindness, Mr. Wisteria, but I'll stay in prison to process my reaction. Goodbye."
[As Kohei Imamura stood up and walked towards the door, just as he was about to reach for the doorknob, Koichi Fujito spoke up.]
"If you leave through this door, your friend Kitahara Iori's life will be in danger."
Upon hearing this, Kohei Imamura instantly sprang to his feet, rushing to the desk with superhuman speed and grabbing Koichi Fujito by the collar.
"Alright, I'll join you, but if I find that Kitahara Iori is missing even a single hair, I will absolutely not let you off the hook, Fujito Koichi."
[Kouichi Shidou, who was being held by Kohei Imamura, showed no panic whatsoever. Instead, he adjusted his glasses and looked at Kohei Imamura, saying...]
"Dr. Kohei Imamura, you will feel lucky for your decision. Hydra will not let you down."
"Then get ready to process your release. Dr. Kohei Imamura died in prison due to illness and acclimatization issues—no, to put it another way, Dr. Kohei Imamura's illness, a result of Spider-Man's attack, ultimately led to his tragic death in prison."