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"Why could you grow up safely while I had to experience all this from a young age...?"
"Yukino, stop playing your make-believe games..."
"Yukinoshita Yukino, Yukinoshita Yukino has already been destroyed..."
"It's all your fault, Yukino!"
...
"No!"
Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly sat up, but she used too much force and her head hit the wall heavily.
Instantly, dust fell from the wall, spreading like smoke.
She coughed, quickly wiped the dust from her face with her hand, and sat back on the tatami, looking around.
Kisaragi Rin and Hachiman Hikigaya's beds were already empty, and the sunlight streamed in through the window, somewhat dazzling.
"It's already this late?"
Yukinoshita Yukino quickly got up and walked out of the room. Nothing she was worried about had happened; Kisaragi Rin and Hachiman Hikigaya were eating.
"Why didn't you wake me up?"
Yukinoshita Yukino rubbed her forehead and asked the two.
"Didn't you tell us not to get close to you last night?"
Kisaragi Rin answered her.
Last night, Yukinoshita Yukino strictly defined the room's boundaries, her cautious demeanor was chilling.
"Yukinoshita Yukino, you'd best go wash your face first."
Hachiman Hikigaya suppressed a smile and pointed at Yukinoshita Yukino's face; her haphazard wiping had evenly spread the dust across it.
Yukinoshita Yukino took a deep breath and went to deal with her face.
A moment later, she returned, her face filled with confusion.
"Where did this family go?"
"They left late last night."
It was Banana who answered Yukinoshita Yukino.
"Then why didn't you remind us last night?"
"No danger was detected, no reminder was needed."
Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at Banana; this guy was just as unreliable as its owner.
Feeling utterly exhausted, Yukinoshita Yukino wanted to sit down and eat, but she found that they had made glutinous rice porridge. But hadn't they eaten wheat yesterday?
"I took it out of my storage space. Glutinous rice could ward off evil in the last world, so I stored a little bit of it."
Hachiman Hikigaya answered her confusion.
"It's a pity this mission was too sudden. I didn't prepare anything in my storage space."
Yukinoshita Yukino said, troubled. She had only been a player for one day, and a mission suddenly started. Didn't her sister say there would be a few days of preparation time for the first mission?
"Sudden? Could it be that you're also affected by a special situation?"
Hachiman Hikigaya felt that something was wrong. Didn't Yukinoshita Yukino have guidance from an experienced player? How could she suddenly enter the park without preparation?
Could it be that she was also affected by an unknown situation?
Hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, Yukinoshita Yukino looked up: "You also showed a special situation effect?"
Hachiman Hikigaya paused after hearing Yukinoshita Yukino's statement, then tentatively spoke about his own situation: "I became a player on Thursday night."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."
"Me too."
The two exchanged glances and looked at Kisaragi Rin.
He was nonchalantly studying Banana, who tried to escape but was held firmly in his hand, unable to move.
Kisaragi Rin pretended he had just noticed their gaze, looked up and said: "I don't know anything, the park suddenly prompted me to start my first mission..."
"You definitely caused it!"
Hachiman Hikigaya was merely complaining, without much resentment. After all, he met two acquaintances on this mission, which was better than waiting a few days to adventure alone.
Yukinoshita Yukino was utterly exhausted.
She made up her mind that she couldn't let these two slow her down today. At the very least, she had to get clues about the Demon Slayer Corps.
...
Mount Natagumo remained calm today. Various families were in chaos, and some even fought fiercely to snatch others' family members.
Since last night's battle took place at Lower Moon Five's residence, even if a special situation occurred, no one dared to approach it casually. So, the residents of this small town had not yet discovered Lower Moon Five's death.
But it would be soon, after all, Kisaragi Rin didn't kill the two gatekeepers, so the exposure of Lower Moon Five's death was only a matter of time.
At that time, the Demon Slayer Corps would naturally start looking for the person who killed Lower Moon Five.
Yukinoshita Yukino and Hachiman Hikigaya didn't notice anything wrong and were putting on makeup.
Not beauty makeup, but to make themselves look more ordinary.
The three of them, after all, came from modern society, and their skin was much better than ordinary people of this era. Standing there, their entire demeanor told others that they were not ordinary people.
That's why they were so eye-catching when they first entered the city yesterday. After a night's baptism and without showering, the three were no longer as refined as when they first arrived.
Yukinoshita Yukino only needed to slightly conceal her appearance to blend into the crowd, basically no longer attracting too much attention.
Although Hachiman Hikigaya's dead fish eyes, with slightly more whites, were unique, he could still blend in here.
Only Kisaragi Rin's height remained eye-catching.
Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the conspicuous Kisaragi Rin, hesitating whether to split up.
She was a little worried about the safety of the two, especially Kisaragi Rin. In her "prejudice," Kisaragi Rin was somewhat super-masculine and frivolous.
"Let's split up, you two. Meet back here before noon."
Yukinoshita Yukino still stated her decision.
Since they had become players, they would inevitably face continuous dangers.
If she helped them this time, what about next time?
The difficulty of the park was constantly increasing. If they didn't adapt quickly, they would only die somewhere, resulting in a missing person's report.
Excessive protection was only harming them.
Yukinoshita Yukino thought so, her gaze sweeping over the two, and she couldn't help but remind them again: "Remember to be careful. If you encounter something you can't handle, wait for me to meet up before deciding."
"No problem, in fact, I had this intention too."
Hachiman Hikigaya said.
To avoid worrying his family, he had to complete the mission quickly.
The night before last, after he disappeared for a few hours, his parents almost called the police. Hachiman Hikigaya finally returned home and managed to convince them that he had just gone out to play and his phone had run out of battery.
But it also aroused his sister's suspicion, because Hachiman Hikigaya's sister clearly knew that her brother had no friends and couldn't be out playing until midnight.
This time, he entered after school in the afternoon. If he disappeared for too long, Hachiman Hikigaya was really afraid of seeing his own missing person's notice when he returned.
"I'm fine too."
Kisaragi Rin didn't bother to think about their ideas. Since they all wanted to split up, then split up they would.
Yukinoshita Yukino watched them, silently praying for their safety.
She turned and walked in one direction, her steps firm and strong.
"I'm leaving too."
Kisaragi Rin waved goodbye to Hachiman Hikigaya, casually picked a direction, and turned to leave.
"Bye."
Hachiman Hikigaya, left behind, thought for a moment, then pulled out an item from his storage space.
Item - Abnormal Dragon-Seeking Rod
Description: Originally a mass-produced toy, until one day someone bought it and planned to use it to find the seven Dragon Balls.
Effect: It has a probability of pointing to the object you are looking for, but a greater probability of just spinning aimlessly.
Bonus: None
Conditions of Use: Maintain sufficient patience
This was an item Hachiman Hikigaya had obtained from an extra reward. It had no attribute bonuses, and even its effect was only triggered with a probability.
Anyway, there were no clues now, and Hachiman Hikigaya didn't mind trying it.
Holding the Dragon-Seeking Rod in his right hand, he lowered the needle slightly below horizontal, pointing straight ahead.
His left hand supported the bottom of his right arm holding the rod to maintain stability.
"Demon Slayer Corps! Demon Slayer Corps! Go find the Demon Slayer Corps."
Calming his mind, Hachiman Hikigaya continuously repeated "Demon Slayer Corps" in his heart. The matte black Dragon-Seeking Rod began to rotate, pointing in the direction Kisaragi Rin had gone.
Seeing this, Hachiman Hikigaya slapped it, and soon, the Dragon-Seeking Rod changed to another direction.
Hachiman Hikigaya, with his dead fish eyes, embarked on his journey.
...
Far from the two, Yukinoshita Yukino looked around and took out a bracelet, woven from several colored threads, with a Kuroneko head in the middle.
Equipment - Cat Spirit Bracelet
Description: A bracelet imbued with the spirituality of a cat.
Effect: Gains the agility of a cat and foresight of some dangers.
Bonus: Agility +1, Constitution +1, Charm +1
Conditions of Use: User must have a cat-like personality and perform cat-like movements when using.
This was the gift Yukinoshita Haruno had given her, and also a major reason why Yukinoshita Yukino urgently wanted to act separately.
Looking around, confirming there was no one she knew, Yukinoshita Yukino put the bracelet on her hand, curved her palm, and then let out a: "Meow~"
A pair of Kuroneko ears appeared on her head. Yukinoshita Yukino suppressed the strange sensation and tucked them into her hair.
She liked the style, she liked the effect, she just couldn't use it in front of people she knew.
With this equipment on, her agility had reached 7 points. Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but feel more confident as she headed towards the city center.
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