Before today, although she had been quite shaken by her family's affairs, as a young lady, the most aggressive person she had ever encountered in her social circle was the black-haired, foul-mouthed drummer from her former band.
She had never seen a sight like this.
Watching the group of people throw what was clearly a stray cat's corpse there, she pursed her lips. This pure malice, inexplicably coming from others, was something she felt for the first time.
"Still not leaving? Or do you want to play some games with me and my brothers? Speaking of which, I remember this place of yours is for rent, right?"
The few men looked at Xiangzi and the house she was walking towards, sneering. If this wasn't Tokyo, they would probably have said something even more offensive.
"What are you doing in front of our house?"
Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind them.
The few people were first drawn by the voice, and when they turned around and saw the attire of the three, they were startled.
But then they remembered something and calmed down.
They even made strange noises with their mouths, provocatively sizing them up.
"Oh, isn't this the owner of this house?
What, dressed like that, do you think you're some kind of serial killer?
"I ordered you guys to take good care of the cats we raised, but they died at the doorsteps of you little devils. You go out for a stroll without a care in the world, showing no sense of responsibility. How are you going to compensate us..."
Led by the person in the front, the group started walking towards Keli and the others with their hands on their hips.
However, as they approached, their voices gradually faded.
This... this isn't right, is it?
As they got closer to the three, a thick, almost unbearable stench of blood filled their nostrils.
Only then did they bother to size up the three people before them.
Under the pale streetlights, the three people wearing bird-beak masks were covered in congealed bloodstains. Traces of blood could be seen from their boots all the way up to their masks.
Moreover, if one looked closely, one could vaguely see some long-handled objects tucked into their waists.
The young men, who had been full of provocation just moments ago, turned pale and speechless before Keli and the others.
Wait, didn't that uncle say to just teach these ordinary people a lesson?
You call these people ordinary?
Aren't these guys killers from some underworld gang, or some genuine psychopathic murderers?
The young men, who felt like they had kicked a steel cactus, suddenly became amiable.
"No, it's just that our cat accidentally died in front of your door, so we waited here specifically to apologize to you!"
As he spoke, the man quickly bowed, and the others followed suit.
"Hongdou Ni, Private Marseille!"
After apologizing, the group walked to Keli's door, took out a plastic bag, packed up the corpse, and, with forced laughter, turned to leave.
"You can't leave."
Kazuma stepped forward and grabbed the shoulder of the man who had initially approached, his gloved hand still smelling of blood.
A bead of cold sweat trickled down the man's forehead.
"Gentlemen, we... we have already apologized. Don't go too far."
Although he sensed something was wrong, he still gritted his teeth and spoke with a hint of bravado.
But his expression changed the next moment.
Because he felt something cold pressing against his lower back through his clothes.
"You better make sure your companions come into our house with you."
Damn it! No!
The young man with yellow hair couldn't hold it in any longer, a timid expression on his face.
The others, realizing something was wrong, abandoned all sense of brotherhood and turned to run.
But they weren't fast enough. Kirito rushed forward in a few steps, even using the wall to propel himself, delivering a flying kick that knocked one of them to the ground, then proceeded to punch the rest who were trying to escape.
Fengchuan Xiangzi watched this scene in shock, completely stunned.
This... is this the strength of an underground band? Were they threatened by thugs hired by the manager of another rival band?
But even at her naivest, she now sensed that something was amiss.
Keli walked to the front, twisted the doorknob, saw Fengchuan Xiangzi standing not far away, and nodded to her in the same way she had greeted them when they left.
Except, because Keli was wearing a mask, it turned into a bird head nodding at her.
Then Keli waved to the two behind him.
Kazuma directly pressed against the man's back, "inviting" the first one in, while the rest were violently dragged in by Kirito, who grabbed them by their hair.
Don't think Kirito is a seemingly nice little lady, she is actually one of those who act decisively. But this is also normal. Coming out of that Sao, more or less, they all have some mental illness. It is said that a killer guild Smiling Coffin in the game has become a perverted murderer in reality.
He wasn't stupid. He chose to follow Keli and Kazuma's actions because he considered that they seemed to have some relationship that could prevent the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department from investigating. He was worried that his actions might lead to him being captured and dissected by the Japanese government, which led him to make this choice.
Watching the neighbors close the door, Xiangzi tightened the bag in her hand.
She thought she shouldn't have been greedy for the cheap rent and chosen this place.
But after thinking about it, she sighed. The two months' rent and one month's deposit she had already paid didn't allow her to have so many ideas.
Even if Sadako came out of the TV, all her decadent old man could do was raise his little fist and fight Sadako in a freestyle battle. Poverty always leaves people with no choice.
On the other side, in Keli's room, the group confessed everything they knew before Keli and the others even started torturing them.
"We, we are just ordinary students. After school, we change clothes and sell some things near the convenience store entrance. Then an old man found us. He said he would give us money to threaten you guys, telling you not to wander around at night and to stay at home obediently. They also gave us the cat's corpse..."
As they spoke, they described the appearance of the old man who gave them the money in detail.
They even took out their student IDs to prove to the three that they were really just high school students.
"What are you selling?"
Keli listened to their description of the old man. The three looked at each other, but none of them had any memory of him.
But Keli was very interested in one word. If they were making some kind of illegal drugs, Keli would bypass the surveillance and drag them to the sewers to feed the rats later.
"It's... it's these..."
The group trembled slightly as they unzipped their jackets, revealing the contents inside.
The three were stunned when they saw those things.
Because there were no drugs that shouldn't be there.
Scattered on the ground were large stacks of various two-dimensional doujinshi.
Some were original, some were fan-made, mainly focusing on the large-scale car scenes that high school students liked, supplemented by NTR, which everyone initially hated but would slowly accept. There were full-color and black-and-white ones scattered all over the place.
"Because some junior high school students and elementary school students, as well as high school students whose families are strict, can't get these at all, so we... we buy them online and then sell them at a higher price to them to earn some cigarette money."
As Keli spoke, his sharp eyes spotted several unusual books. He noticed one with a familiar face printed on it, a black person with a look like iced tea, surrounded by several beast-men. The other books were mostly hidden underneath, with only glimpses of titles like "Beast-Man Intercourse" and "Muscle Beast Taming" visible...
Keli's face twitched, and he pointed to those books.
"You actually sell this kind of stuff? Does it have an audience?"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, these are my personal treasures."
The blond guy blushed a little as he put the books back.
The three of them were speechless. What a furry.
Seeing that the other party hadn't done anything unforgivable, and had only bothered them for a bit of money, Keli couldn't help but feel a little pity.
"Alright, Kazuma, let's not make things difficult for them. Take them next door, make them strip naked and hold up their student IDs, borrow some X loans in their name, then send screenshots of the X loans to their parents using their social media accounts, and then let them go."
"Please! No!"
"You don't get a choice!"
Hehe! Plot twist! Regardless of why he bothered Keli, Keli wouldn't let him off easy!