After the high school students left with pale faces, the group decided to each take on their respective tasks. After taking turns showering, Keli went to find Kappa, Kazuma went online to post information, and Kirito went to see if he could access the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's surveillance system to find footage of the punks encountering the old man. Then, they would locate the old man who was causing trouble for no reason, and then go to sleep.
"Since the other party knew we were going out late at night, they probably saw us or discovered it through surveillance. This means they really don't want us going out at night, and it's something unrelated to the stuff in the sewers."
After Kirito entered the bathroom, Keli and Kazuma analyzed the situation they were facing.
"That's right, then the most likely place for the other party to have seen us is..."
Kazuma raised his hand and pointed to the building across the street.
Keli nodded, agreeing.
Just as Keli and Kazuma were talking, they heard a scream from inside the bathroom.
"What's wrong?"
The two immediately stood up, because they were all Gal game experts and didn't have to worry about anyone being a gay pervert. They didn't even lock the door when changing clothes.
Immediately after, the two saw Kirito, stripped down to his boxer briefs, looking at his foot with some panic.
Kazuma scanned Kirito's delicate and smooth collarbone, then shifted his gaze downwards and also noticed the abnormality.
Unlike Kazuma, Kirito only had a few bites on his foot through his clothes and didn't choose to commit suicide to refresh his status.
But at this moment, a horrifying sore was exposed to the air on Kirito's foot.
Next to the purple-red wound, the flesh was already a bit ulcerated, and the blood vessels on his originally fair and smooth calf were also stained with a slight black color and bulging outwards.
Keli's expression changed.
"Crap, this isn't Raccoon City, is it? Those rats turning like that, could it be because they're infected with some company's biochemical Virus?"
It wasn't Keli's fault for suspecting this, because the wound didn't look like a normal infection after a scratch. It had only been a few hours, and the thing that bit Kirito was just a rat, not some kind of venomous snake. Their teeth wouldn't actively inject toxins into people's bodies. At most, they were just contaminated with saliva and yellow teeth. The human body's Virus resistance system isn't that weak.
"I felt something was wrong just now. Could it be that the real identities of those rats are Skaven rat-men from Warhammer?"
Kazuma also looked worriedly.
"Hey! You two, enough already!"
Kirito was speechless at the fact that these two were still making anime references at this time.
The severity of Kirito's injury made Keli raise the danger level of those rats by several notches.
It was just a pity that Kirito couldn't go to the hospital right now, otherwise, he really wanted to go to the hospital to check the specific situation.
After hesitating for a while, Kirito still chose to commit suicide.
Because he wouldn't leave a corpse behind, it was much more convenient for him than Kazuma.
As the two handed the katana to Kirito, Kirito closed the door.
Through the bathroom's semi-transparent glass, the two saw Kirito performing the story of Yyaura and the Third Prince Nezha.
Putting the katana to his neck and playing the violin.
Blood splattered everywhere, and the corpse with a slit in Kirito's neck quickly appeared at Keli's feet and crawled up after a while.
"Next time, don't save bullets. If you can't cut the cervical vertebra in one go, you can still feel the pain."
Kirito touched his neck, which was still throbbing with phantom pain, and took two deep breaths of the air he had just desperately craved.
He checked the injury on his foot, which had completely healed.
He entered the bathroom, took down the showerhead, and flushed all his blood into the sewer.
As the water entered the sewer, he seemed to smell a fleeting fragrance, then shook his head.
It must have been an illusion.
"Sigh, will anyone really envy our kind of immortality?"
Kazuma sighed and opened the forum and short video platform, starting to try to get some content and then promote it through platform advertisements.
Anyway, the three of them weren't short on money right now. Nakiri Senzaemon's bank card had plenty of cash.
Kirito, who had regained his energy, also became busy.
Keli also took a shower, changed his clothes, put on his weapons, and took a taxi to Arakawa Ward.
Less than ten kilometers cost nearly 5000 yen. Getting out of the car, the familiar Arakawa Bridge was filled with the sounds of passing cars.
Keli stepped into the seemingly isolated riverbank.
First, he looked around by the water, but couldn't find it, then he walked along the riverbank.
Soon, Keli saw something that was obviously an illegal building.
Next to the riverbank, there was actually a huge building standing against the wall. The building was surrounded by wine-red curtains.
As if sensing Keli's footsteps, the curtains were slightly pulled open, and a blonde girl poked her head out, looking at Keli with a somewhat wary gaze.
Keli stopped when he saw this scene, because Keli was reacting to that girl.
Swallowing, Keli felt a strong impulse.
He wanted to rush to the curtain immediately and pin the girl on the bed.
Then, pierce her body with a sharp dagger and taste the exploding sparkles.
"Right, that reaction is, of course, hunger."
"Sister, you smell so good!"
Keli shook his head, smelling the aroma like freshly baked bread.
Keli remembered this girl was supposed to be an alien, but he didn't expect an alien could make his appetite surge.
The girl stared at Keli for a while, then furtively pulled back the curtain, jumped a few meters to Keli's side by supporting herself with her hands on the ground, and circled Keli like a cheetah sizing up an intruder, twitching her smooth nose.
If it were an ordinary person, they would surely be looking around in confusion by now.
But Keli was not; Keli imitated her, also bending down and starting to circle above the Arakawa.
Just like that, on the grass, a man and a woman looked at each other, circling like two Tyrannosaurus Rexes sparring.
"Ahem, what are you two doing?"
The Village Head, who had originally intended to see if this guy met San's standards, walked out of the water, somewhat speechless.
He strongly suspected that Keli was completely taking advantage of the situation to happily stare at San's thighs.
He had always thought that those living here were the top eccentrics in Tokyo, but he didn't expect there were even more skilled individuals outside the Arakawa.
"Shh! I used to have a patient in the mental hospital who identified as a Tyrannosaurus Rex and often did this. So I often accompanied him in his training, and after long hours of sparring, his condition significantly improved."
Keli continued to circle while talking to the Village Head.
The Village Head was stunned by the words.
"What happened to him later?"
"Later, he changed his mind and began to realize that dinosaurs were extinct, so he should be a white-feathered chicken."
"Pfft!"
The Village Head coughed repeatedly, finally recovering, and then waved his hand.
"By the way, what did you need me for?"
The Village Head looked at Keli with some suspicion.
Keli also stood up nonchalantly, wiping the cold sweat from his head.
"Good thing I covered it up fast! Pretending to be a pervert just bending over to look at legs and still having to stubbornly explain! I almost got caught playing happily with a fool!"
Hearing this, Keli suddenly regained his confidence.
He turned to look at the Village Head.
"You, what's the deal with the house you gave us?"
"Also, we didn't seem to hear that some people earned a meal from helping us with the introduction."
The Village Head shivered at the words, his face stiffening.
"Oh no!"
"91"
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