Xiangzi opened her mouth nervously.
Although her dad still looked like he was breathing and didn't seem to have anything wrong, who knew if there would be any special sequelae after being attacked by something completely beyond her understanding.
The three of them, who had been silent because of seeing the memory fragments, exchanged glances.
"You can go."
The three of them stepped aside.
Fengchuan Xiangzi breathed a sigh of relief.
Then the three of them looked strangely at Fengchuan Xiangzi as she squatted down and actually carried her dad up with great effort.
The three of them were stunned by this strength.
The reason why the three of them didn't go up to help was because they didn't know what was wrong with this uncle. Generally, in this kind of situation, it's better not to move the injured person randomly to avoid causing any fractures, dislocations, or breathing problems. They should call a professional.
"Wait, are you just going to carry him to the hospital like that?"
Keli asked strangely.
Hearing this question, Xiangzi pursed her lips, took out her phone, and looked at her grandfather's contact information with uncertainty in her eyes.
She knew that something might happen if she did this, but if she called the Fengchuan family, would they really help her?
And their meager savings and Japan's dizzyingly expensive ambulance fees.
In fact, this was purely because Xiangzi was young and overthinking things.
In this situation, at most, they would ridicule her a few words afterward. No matter what, the family would still save this cheap son-in-law.
Seeing her hesitant look, Keli shook his head and dialed 119.
In Japan, the fire department and emergency services are both 119, but you have to explain that you're not saving people when you call.
While waiting for the ambulance, Xiangzi still wanted to ask something, but the three of them, having finished their late-night snack, went downstairs directly.
They began to check the apartment.
Then Xiangzi saw that the shorter black man took out a wire, waved it a few times casually, and then took out a card and pried it open. The door to her next-door neighbor opened.
The three of them went in and looked around.
"Seems to be unconscious, or maybe in a deep sleep. Is it some kind of special ability? They didn't wake up even like this."
"Not sure. Speaking of which, the clues have been cut off again this time. Is this thing related to those guys who don't let us go out for no reason? Is this some kind of experimental subject?"
"Don't know. If we hadn't suddenly felt something was wrong a few times before, we wouldn't be looking around."
Listening to their conversation, and recalling those bloody scenes in her mind, Fengchuan Xiangzi, who had just escaped from fear, developed a strange feeling.
Were they talking about those delinquents from before when they said they didn't want them to go out?
Could it be that they were being threatened by something?
Xiangzi belatedly realized that the existence of that thing just now meant that there really was some kind of supernatural thing in the world that she had never known, and that the public had never known either.
Wearing masks, fighting against strange things in the city at night, and then conducting investigations and reasoning afterward, they could be purged by the government or some evil force at any time, but they were still doing their own thing with enjoyment.
Walking in the darkness, bringing light.
"So… so cool!"
Just by looking at it, scenes automatically appeared in her mind: fighting Vampires with rapiers in an ancient castle, facing a pack of tearing wolves back-to-back in the wilderness, and knocking down newly risen dead in a graveyard.
Although it sounded a bit heartless to say so, at this moment, with her father injured, Fengchuan Xiangzi's mind even played a dark-themed orchestral and violin melody. Just imagining it, a dark heroic epic had already begun in her mind, making her want to open her phone and record the tune with music composition software.
She imagined herself in an elegant dress, wearing a mask, dueling dark creatures on a single log with a night blade.
Unfortunately, after the fantasy ended, she was still just an ordinary working girl.
She watched as the three individuals left, leaving behind a phrase before the ambulance arrived: "Don't tell anyone about us."
She wanted to reach out, to call out to them, to ask about the battles happening in unknown places, to hear them talk about the legends of those skyscrapers, ancient castles, and towns.
If it had been her a few months ago, she would have definitely done so. However, she now had to ask her teacher for leave and think about where she could interview tomorrow. She worried that if she knew too much, she and her father might suffer the same terrifying things as today.
Her raised hand dropped.
"Thank you."
By the time she realized she had been saved and should express her gratitude, they had already left, leaving only the empty hall.
… …
At the same time, on the third floor of the residence diagonally opposite the apartment.
A group of elderly people watched in astonishment as three people in black on the street next door returned to their homes as if nothing had happened.
This… is that right? Is it?
No, what are those three people in that house?
Isn't Shadow Adult synonymous with terror? Doesn't it always shed blood every time it comes here?
What… what happened?
Shadow Adult, after entering those three homes, ran out like crazy and scurried around, that was one thing.
But why did Shadow Adult follow a young girl next door, and those three people even chased after it?
Chasing after it wasn't the most outrageous part; the most outrageous part was, why the hell did they come out carrying a plastic bag as if nothing had happened after chasing it?
Shadow Adult, where is it?
Then, in the distance, the siren of an ambulance began to wail.
Soon, everyone here was taken away, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department also arrived.
No? Where are the people? Don't hide, Shadow Adult, come out quickly.
Doesn't it come at 12 o'clock and leave after eating at 2 o'clock every three months at this time?
Then the few people waited, until dawn the next day.
Nothing happened, and they had to admit one thing.
Shadow Adult, it seems… is gone?!
Upon realizing this, the first reaction of these people was… ecstasy!
If it weren't for their old arms and legs, they would have really wanted to open champagne on the spot to celebrate.
They exhibited a very strange situation: before that thing came, they were respectful and submissive, calling it "Adult" repeatedly, but when that thing was gone, they almost celebrated.
If Keli and the others had seen this scene, they would probably have been as bewildered as Uncle Giant Shark.
But after the joy, they also became somewhat apprehensive.
But if the Shadow Adult is gone, how are they going to go back into that house?
"If this Shadow Adult disappeared, Buddha Mother, she won't blame us, will she?"
An old woman, after her joy, spoke with some apprehension.
Her words extinguished the joyful atmosphere in the room.
"This…"
Everyone present was full of worry again.
"Then, why don't we try to invite Buddha Mother over?"
The leading old man suddenly made a gesture as if he had an idea.
However, they didn't know that at this moment, the three individuals had already detected the problem.
"Look, the surveillance shows that the old man actually lives on our street, and it seems he runs a shop on Akabane East Ichiban Street."
Kirito explained to the two, pointing at the street surveillance.