In the anime, people are in everyday Tokyo, but they are playing the reincarnation game Chapter 045

“Big Brother, Big Sister, why are you ignoring me?”

The blonde little girl looked a bit wronged, tilted her head, and softly asked.

“You killed that auntie… This place, only I am left… So, Big Brother and Big Sister, why don’t you stay here forever and keep me company?”

Seeing the little girl’s innocent expression as she spoke such chilling words, Yuuki Asuna couldn’t help but tug on Iwanaga Kotoko’s sleeve, lowering her voice.

“You, aren’t you an expert at dealing with aberrations? Think of a way to negotiate with her, you shouldn’t be actively attacked by an aberration…”

“This isn’t an ordinary evil spirit, no… I’m not even sure if she’s an evil spirit.”

Iwanaga Kotoko tried her best to stand on her tiptoes, leaning close to Yuuki Asuna’s ear, as there was a fifteen-centimeter height difference between them.

“The only thing I can confirm is that she really doesn’t have any ill will towards us. In her mind, keeping us here forever, staying with her, is actually protecting us.”

“This older sister is right.”

The blonde little girl stepped forward two paces, looking very worried, and softly said.

“The outside world is too dangerous. If you go out, you will surely die. It’s better to stay here with me.”

Iwanaga Kotoko shielded Yuuki Asuna behind her, looking directly into the blonde little girl’s eyes. There was no fear or panic in her expression, but rather a sweet smile as she gently inquired.

“You know the outside world is dangerous? Have you ever left this hotel?”

“No.”

The blonde little girl shook her head, answering very obediently.

“I can’t leave this place.”

“I see.”

Iwanaga Kotoko signaled with her eyes for Asagiri and Yuuki Asuna not to speak yet, continuing to guide the little girl with a gentle demeanor.

“What else do you remember then? Were you a guest at this hotel before?”

“Hmm… I don’t remember, I only remember that I seem to have always been here… Those aunties and uncles often played with me.”

Iwanaga Kotoko had already guessed that the aunties and uncles the little girl referred to were probably the earth-bound spirits confined to this hotel. However, the girl’s situation seemed different from those earth-bound spirits; she hadn’t disappeared along with the floating corpse evil spirit when it was eliminated.

“Then how do you know the outside world is very dangerous? Besides us, has anyone else been here?”

Perhaps it was due to Iwanaga Kotoko’s innate talent, the blonde little girl didn’t hide anything or show any hostility towards her, answering very honestly.

“Yes, people have come before… but it seems like a very, very, very long time ago. They were all dressed very strangely, in black clothes and black helmets. They looked so scary, not friendly and kind like you, Big Sister. I didn’t dare to appear in front of them.”

“People in black clothes… Did they appear here suddenly, like us?”

The blonde little girl shook her head.

“No, they came in from outside. After they came in, they went to look at the water tank, and then they left.”

The information contained in the blonde little girl’s words was simply too vast.

Someone else had been here before? People dressed in black clothes and black helmets?

Were they players?

No, the little girl said those people came in from outside. Having experienced two dungeons already, Yuuki Asuna felt that, as Asagiri had said, she, Asagiri, and Iwanaga Kotoko were the first batch of players in this mysterious game.

Coupled with the previous newspaper, it could be temporarily assumed that this entire world, including the Giant Mountain Mental Hospital and this hotel, was a world of the bizarre type.

If that were the case, there couldn’t be any so-called veteran players who had gained rewards through the game and were powerful enough to move freely in this world, more experienced than her, Asagiri, and Iwanaga Kotoko.

If not players…

Were they natives of this world? The Metropolitan Police Department, FBI, or something similar?

What were they acting for? Those people had clearly been to the room with the water tank, they should have found the source of the bizarre, so why didn’t they eliminate it directly? Why did they just leave?

With too little information currently available, Yuuki Asuna couldn’t draw a reasonable conclusion.

“So that’s how it is…”

Iwanaga Kotoko nodded noncommittally, looking at Asagiri who was standing there. She was clearly hinting for him to make a decision, whether to use the APP’s function to leave this dungeon directly before the blonde little girl attacked, lest it be too late later.

But Asagiri didn’t respond. Instead, he walked up to the blonde little girl and said with a smile.

“Little sister, if we leave, won’t you be very lonely staying here by yourself?”

The moment Yuuki Asuna heard this, she reacted.

The Diplomat, is he starting again?

“Yes… So, Big Brother, can you stay here with me?”

Facing the blonde little girl’s question, Asagiri didn’t answer directly but coaxed her.

“Eh, little sister, that’s not right. If we stay here with you, we can only stay for a little while, not too long. Besides, do you think this place is fun?”

The blonde little girl shook her head: “Not fun.”

“Then that’s right, it’s so boring to stay here.”

Asagiri first replied with a smile, then slowly spoke, saying something that neither Iwanaga Kotoko nor Yuuki Asuna had expected.

“So, do you want to come with us?”

“Eh? Come with you…”

The blonde little girl looked very tempted, but in the end, she still shook her head, her face showing distress.

“But Big Brother, I can’t leave this place… I’ve tried, I can’t leave…”

“No, others might not be able to, but I can take you out of here. Come…”

At this point, a fluffy teddy bear suddenly appeared in Asagiri’s hand.

He handed it to the blonde little girl, then pressed the activation button on the teddy bear’s back. What followed was a sound that made Yuuki Asuna feel utterly speechless.

“O~yeah~O~yeah~give it to me~~~”

Accompanying these rather improper English words, the teddy bear toy was still posing seductively, making movements like a pole dance. Coupled with its appearance, it looked exceptionally comical.

“How is it, fun, right?”

Seeing the blonde little girl staring at the teddy bear toy, her eyes practically glowing, Asagiri reached out and gently stroked her head, smiling as he said.

“Come, be my Persona.”