Yukito Mizuki put away the thought of treating all the humans, demons, and beastmen marked as red dots by the system in this Underground Black Market as experience packs to be eliminated, and began to wander aimlessly on the streets of the Underground Black Market.
Anyway, this Underground Black Market in Chiba City remained open for three days each time it was held. Asagi's mission for him this time was simply to investigate and gather intelligence. The system map had already marked the exact location he needed to visit to complete the mission, saving him a great deal of time, so there was no need to rush.
Yukito had never visited an Underground Black Market in the nearly ten years since he transmigrated to this world.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yukito Mizuki also wanted to thoroughly explore the Underground Black Market and satisfy his curiosity.
Yukito wandered through the streets of the Underground Black Market for quite some time. Whether it was the large shops lining both sides of the street or the crowds of people coming and going, aside from the lack of modern vehicles and the presence of races other than humans, it looked no different from an ordinary city in the Human World.
This was completely different from the black market Yukito had imagined!
Since it was a black market connected to demons, shouldn't it at least look like one?
Shouldn't there be countless illegal transactions taking place here? He had heard there were slave auctions and even various "fluffy girls" who had been "conditioned and trained" for sale, yet every shop Yukito had passed appeared to be operating legitimate businesses.
There were specialty restaurants for beastmen and elves, weapon shops, item shops, potion stores, and even a mercenary guild.
The atmosphere here felt less like an Underground Black Market and more like a city from a classic Western fantasy world.
"Hey there, young man! You look like a newcomer!"
"Is this your first time in the underground city? Need a guide? I can show you around, explain how things work here, and help you find whatever you're looking for. All I ask in return is a small fee."
Just as Yukito was wondering why this place looked nothing like the black market he had imagined, a skinny, somewhat sleazy man wearing a rough burlap shirt hurried over from a nearby alley. Rubbing his hands together, he flashed an ingratiating smile as he spoke.
Looking at the self-proclaimed guide, Yukito raised an eyebrow. He reached into his pocket, took out a small gold bar about the thickness of his little finger, casually dangled it in front of the man's eyes, then put it away before asking,
"Tell me where I can find the most interesting places in this Underground Black Market. Also, tell me about anything noteworthy that's happened recently."
"If your information satisfies me, this gold bar is yours."
Yukito wasn't stingy. Although he could investigate everything himself or even use his Sharingan to cast genjutsu on someone familiar with the Underground Black Market and force them to reveal everything they knew, he didn't want to waste either time or Chakra.
Why make things complicated when money could solve the problem? Besides, the Anti-Demon Ninja Organization had provided him with plenty of gold as mission funds.
"Young man, if you're looking for interesting places, I'm not exactly sure what you mean, but once you cross this street, you'll definitely find what you're looking for."
"As for recent news, I heard someone has placed a bounty for the live capture of an Anti-Demon Ninja. I think her name is Yatsu Murasaki, or something like that."
"Those Anti-Demon Ninja women aren't easy targets. Most of them are gorgeous and have incredible figures. They're considered the finest courtesans in the black market's red-light district and are highly sought after by slave traders. But capturing one alive is incredibly difficult. If all that's left is a corpse to be turned into a doll, its value drops considerably."
The sleazy man glanced greedily at the gold bar Yukito had put away. After hearing the question, he gave Yukito a knowing smile and enthusiastically shared everything he knew.
"Young man, if you're interested in Anti-Demon Ninja, you should try your luck in the red-light district."
"You might not find a captured Anti-Demon Ninja who's been conditioned into becoming a courtesan, but you may find dolls made from their corpses. They say controlling them with magic feels almost the same as handling a living person!"
The self-proclaimed guide continued rambling, seemingly preparing to recommend a particular establishment in the neighboring red-light district.
However, Yukito could clearly sense an intense killing intent rising from the shadow beneath his feet.
Both Igawa Sakura and Yatsu Murasaki were Anti-Demon Ninja. Even if they didn't personally know the women who had been captured or sold into the black market, merely hearing about the tragic fates awaiting them was enough to fill both women with overwhelming killing intent.
"Do you know who issued the bounty for the live capture of Yatsu Murasaki? What's the background of the person behind it?"
Sensing the murderous aura radiating from Yatsu Murasaki and Igawa Sakura within his shadow, Yukito immediately changed the subject.
He was genuinely worried that if this sleazy man kept talking about captured Anti-Demon Ninja or the bodies of fallen Anti-Demon Ninja being turned into puppet dolls, the two women would leap out and kill him on the spot.
"The one who posted the bounty is supposedly a doctor named Kiryuu Sabato. They say he wants to use an Anti-Demon Ninja as a test subject to complete one of his experiments."
"That Kiryuu recently succeeded in turning ordinary humans into demons. I also heard he's researching a way for normal humans to obtain demonic power without suffering any side effects."
Yukito had only asked out of curiosity, never expecting to receive such valuable information so easily. Yet this unremarkable, sleazy-looking man not only knew the mastermind behind the bounty on Yatsu Murasaki but also understood Kiryuu's purpose and even knew about his demon transformation research.
"I'm very satisfied with the information you've provided. If you know where this Kiryuu is, take me to him, and I'll reward you even more."
Yukito vaguely remembered the name Kiryuu Sabato. As far as he could recall, Kiryuu was merely a minor boss in one stage of the Anti-Demon Ninja series and seemed to possess an almost obsessive fixation on Yatsu Murasaki.
Other than that, Yukito knew very little about him.
After all, before transmigrating, whenever Yukito watched Anti-Demon Ninja anime or played games from the series, his attention had always been focused on the beautiful, alluring female characters.
Who would waste time paying attention to insignificant male supporting characters?
"As much as I'd like your reward, Kiryuu is an extremely mysterious man. Nobody knows where he is. If you're looking for him, though, you should try the Demon World Hotel over there. That's where they gather after capturing Yatsu Murasaki."
The skinny man caught the gold bar Yukito tossed him, bit it to confirm it was genuine, then grinned as he pointed toward the tallest building visible in the distance.
After saying that, he blended into the crowd and disappeared without a trace.
"So, the demon transformation incident and the person targeting Yatsu Murasaki have both been identified. That should mean my intelligence-gathering mission in the Underground Black Market is complete, right?"
Rather than chasing after the vanished guide, Yukito frowned slightly and muttered to himself.
At the same time, a translucent system screen appeared before his eyes.
Name: Yukito Mizuki (Character Template: Uchiha Izuna, Second Character unlocked upon breaking through Kage-level)
Age: 17
Level: 92 (Elite Chunin) 467665/315000+
Bloodline Limit: Sharingan (Dojutsu Power 4000/4500)+
Skills: Transformation Technique, Clone Technique, Substitution Technique, Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique, Shadow Clone Technique, Shadow Binding Technique, Eight Gates...
Items: Soldier Pills ×42, Explosive Tags ×49, Shuriken ×91, Antidotes ×4, Blood Replenishment Pills ×8, Sealing Scrolls ×3, Character Limited-Time Experience Cards ×5, Special Aphrodisiacs ×10, Two-Hour Double Experience Cards ×2
Current Mission: Faction Mission: Investigate the Underground Black Market (Completed. Automatically joined faction: Anti-Demon Ninja)
Available Quests:
A-Rank: Exterminate Fallen Demons
A-Rank: Destroy Demon Strongholds
B-Rank: True Ninja
B-Rank: Demon Slayer...
Seeing the mission marked as completed on the system panel, Yukito couldn't help but smile.
He hadn't expected the mission to be finished so easily.
With plenty of time remaining before the black market closed, he could now visit those interesting places and perhaps even find Kiryuu Sabato.
Yukito glanced at the shadow beneath his feet. Seeing that Igawa Sakura and Yatsu Murasaki still had no intention of emerging, he stepped forward, crossed the street, and arrived at the place the skinny man had mentioned.
It had another name as well—
The Red-Light District.
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