In the anime, people are in everyday Tokyo, but they are playing the reincarnation game Chapter 143

Chapter 25: Kind Mita’s Great Achievement.

Shura Field, a term that sends shivers down one’s spine. Wherever a Shura Field appears, at best, bonds shatter, and at worst, heads separate from bodies.

What the front desk attendant didn’t know was that her recent question had already triggered one of the conditions for a Shura Field to appear: differential treatment.

Two double rooms?

Then, who would be with Asagiri?

To avoid this situation, Asagiri made up his mind to sacrifice himself and squeeze into the cramped double room with the three beautiful girls.

Alas, the lead singer was working too hard.

“Six hours in a double room, that’ll be four thousand eight hundred yen.”

“Okay.”

After Asagiri paid, the front desk attendant handed over a key with both hands, smiling politely.

“Here’s your key, please keep it safe. Oh, and…”

The front desk attendant glanced at Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Katou Megumi behind Asagiri, and reminded them softly,

“Please try to keep quiet in the room and lower your voices so as not to disturb other guests. Thank you for your understanding.”

“Eh, eh, I want a drink.”

Iwanaga Kotoko first tugged at Asagiri’s sleeve, said that, then bounced to a vending machine. But when she saw the items displayed inside, the cute smile on her face stiffened.

“This is…”

“That customer…”

The front desk attendant looked like she was about to burst, forcefully holding back her laughter as she pointed to the vending machine on the other side.

“That one sells drinks. That vending machine… sells toys.”

Seeing a blush appear on Iwanaga Kotoko’s fair face as she walked over silently with her head down, Yuuki Asuna smiled faintly, leaned down close to her ear, and teased her in a low voice,

“What? You get shy too? This is truly a rare sight.”

“Tch…”

Iwanaga Kotoko let out a cat-like hiss but didn’t bicker with Yuuki Asuna.

She was indeed shy, but at her level, she wouldn’t be shy just from seeing those toys. The main reason was that the moment she saw the Fifi Cup, she suddenly remembered the night she spent with Asagiri a week ago.

At that time… she seemed to be playing the role of that toy.

Iwanaga Kotoko didn’t dislike it; on the contrary, she liked the feeling. But she couldn’t tell Yuuki Asuna that she was moved by the sight, seeing the Fifi Cup reminded her of the scene where Asagiri held her, and that’s why her face was red, right?

…

Upon arriving at the double room, Katou Megumi surveyed the room, which was about seven or eight square meters in size, feeling a bit cramped, and had two computers. She tentatively asked,

“The space seems a bit narrow…”

Before Katou Megumi could finish speaking, the petite Iwanaga Kotoko quickly took off her shoes, her small feet in white socks stepping on the floor. Like a wild dog unleashed, she quickly rushed to one of the computers and sat down cross-legged.

“Woohoo~ I got a spot! Now Leader has to sit next to me.”

Iwanaga Kotoko first declared her victory, then turned to Yuuki Asuna, a provocative curve on her lips. She slightly raised her chin, looking smug.

“Hehe, even if you’re fast, your speed is too slow at a time like this~”

“You bastard…”

Yuuki Asuna looked speechless and shook her head.

“Aren’t you afraid of breaking your prosthetic limb? Forget it, if you want to sit next to him, then sit. Who’s going to fight you for it?”

“Hehe, if you can’t win, just say you can’t win~ Hee hee~”

Just as Iwanaga Kotoko was overjoyed and triumphant, she saw Asagiri leading Yuuki Asuna and Katou Megumi inside. After closing and locking the room door, he slowly extended his right hand.

“Persona, Mita.”

The moment Kind Mita appeared, the already somewhat crowded double room became so packed that it was hard to even move one’s legs.

“You…”

Kind Mita, caught off guard, stumbled directly into Asagiri’s arms. She looked up, slightly helpless.

“It seems that cake wasn’t eaten for nothing. This work environment is too harsh, isn’t it?”

Asagiri smiled and said, “Go quickly.”

“Alas, okay.”

Kind Mita responded, then struggled to squeeze to the empty computer and laboriously sat down cross-legged.

“Eh?”

Iwanaga Kotoko was stunned.

“Leader, shouldn’t you be sitting here? How come…”

“I’m not a hacker.”

Asagiri leaned against the wooden wall, chuckling.

“Specialization has its advantages. Of course, Mita should do it.”

Yuuki Asuna knelt down on Asagiri’s left side, near the door, her shoulder touching his. Seeing Iwanaga Kotoko’s bewildered expression, she couldn’t help but tease,

“Indeed, you’re still the fastest. You chose the furthest spot from Leader. As expected of you.”

“That’s right.”

Before Iwanaga Kotoko could sit next to Asagiri, Katou Megumi had already taken the spot on Asagiri’s right side and delivered the final blow with her words.

“This might be what they call ‘trying to steal a chicken but losing a handful of rice instead’.”

Today’s Iwanaga Kotoko was not “hee hee.”

…

One hour later.

“Found it.”

Kind Mita lifted her hand from the computer screen, stretched lazily, and turned to Asagiri.

“I hacked into the databases of various official agencies in every city in this world: power stations, police department backends, urban planning departments, water supply bureaus, and so on. Combined with the news a while ago about a demi-human exposing their identity, and the police department’s early announcement of clearing certain road sections, I can roughly confirm that in this area…”

At this point, Kind Mita extended her hand, pointing to the map on the computer screen.

“The research institute’s base should be in these deep mountains near Chiba Prefecture. However, for more specific location information… I’m powerless.”

“It’s okay, that’s enough. You did very well.”

Hearing Asagiri’s praise, Kind Mita tucked her long hair behind her ear, a slight blush on her face, and said in a casual tone,

“So… shouldn’t there be some kind of reward?”

After saying this, before Asagiri could answer, Kind Mita quickly explained,

“Of course, I’m not being selfish. I just think that if I tell them when I go back that I received a reward from you after completing my work exceptionally well, it will definitely motivate their work enthusiasm. That’s all, it’s not that I particularly want…”

“Oh? Then tell me, what kind of reward do you want? Buy you a cake?”

“I don’t want cake…”

Kind Mita’s face was slightly red, and she said in a voice as soft as a mosquito’s hum,

“And, you guys still have to discuss… So, just a kiss, as a reward…”

“A kiss? Alright.”

Asagiri leaned close to Kind Mita and gently kissed her cheek. Kind Mita didn’t seem satisfied yet and actively turned her head, her eyes filled with shyness and awkwardness, but she slowly leaned closer to Asagiri’s lips.

“Eh eh eh, what are you doing, what are you doing?”

Just as Kind Mita was about to kiss Asagiri, Iwanaga Kotoko swiftly extended her palm, blocking their lips from touching, and huffed angrily,

“Kissing in front of us? No, no, I won’t allow it!”

Just as Iwanaga Kotoko was fuming, a soft remark from Katou Megumi made her instantly freeze.

“Hmm? ‘In front of us’?”

Katou Megumi’s expression was calm, her voice gentle, but her words instantly silenced the air.

“It should be ‘in front of me,’ Necro, shouldn’t it?”

“Uh… yes, yes, it’s in front of me. I just spoke too fast…”

“Hmm.”

Facing Iwanaga Kotoko’s obviously flawed explanation, Katou Megumi just nodded and softly responded. Then, as if nothing had happened, she said indifferently,

“Now that the research institute’s base location has been confirmed, what should we do next?”

Seeing the topic return to serious matters, Yuuki Asuna composed herself and replied earnestly,

“Should we go now? Chiba Prefecture isn’t very far from Tokyo. If we can find the research institute’s base location first, even if we can’t force our way in now, we can prepare in advance. At the very least, we won’t be ambushed by players who arrive early.”

“No need to rush.”

Asagiri shook his head, canceled the summoning of Kind Mita, and then slowly began,

“While riding the Shinkansen doesn’t require identity registration, just buying a ticket with coins, riding a Shinkansen to Chiba is like riding an elevator or entering a confined space in a horror movie; there’s a high risk.”

Yuuki Asuna frowned slightly, deep in thought.

“Are you saying… if we ride the Shinkansen, because we can’t leave a high-speed train at any time, we might encounter danger or fall into a trap upon arriving at our destination? But people in this world don’t know we’re players. If there’s a possibility of our identities being exposed, what would be the method…”

Yuuki Asuna’s two beautiful, slender eyebrows furrowed as she murmured,

“News broadcast? No, in that case, not only people in this world but all players in this instance dungeon would know the identities of other players. Before entering this instance dungeon, the system specifically reminded us that the clear time for this instance dungeon would be at least over twenty-four hours, telling players to handle their real-world affairs. That means the system isn’t willing, at least at this stage, for players to expose their identities in the real world. So…”

Just as Yuuki Asuna was speaking, Asagiri suddenly raised his hand and made a shushing gesture.

Immediately after, footsteps gradually approached from a distance, stopping in front of the four people’s room.

The next second, in the team’s silence, a slightly impatient, urgent knocking sound rang out.

“Thump thump thump!”

“Routine identity check, open the door!”