Something's wrong, they're not NPCs?

Chapter 358 Restricted Area
7 month 20 day.

Night.

Su Ming had been busy these days, bringing back a lot of food and medicine for Nogizaka and the others.

I have also tried equipment that can help with upgrading.

They also brought a lot of batteries, which they lacked the most.

"Mr. Su."

"Ok?"

While checking again to see if there was anything missing, Tokugawa Airi next to her spoke.

"Are you really not going to say hello to them before leaving?"

"No need."

"Although I didn't say hello, I did leave a message. You're not totally indifferent to me, and you're very considerate to girls."

"..."

Su Ming put on his bag and sighed.

“Saving people is a very troublesome thing.”

"If an elderly person falls down and you help him up, do you need to send him to the hospital afterwards? If you cannot contact his family after he goes to the hospital, do you need to pay for it? If no one comes after you pay, do you need to sacrifice your work time to continue to take care of him?"

"It's the same with Nogizaka and the others. Once they decide to help, they'll do countless small favors whenever they see them. I just do it without taking up too much time."

"If I don't have the ability, I will choose to stand by and watch."

"..."

"Yes, got it."

Tokugawa Airi also carried the bag on her back and smiled, "You are actually a good person. But you don't want to be considered a good person."

"..."

Su Ming had given up explaining to Tokugawa Airi. Anyway, the favorability was still increasing. The brain was on her shoulders, what could he do?
7 month 21 day.

early.

Set out on the road to Chiyo District again.

Su Ming looked at the map and knew that if he chose a straight line and went there without any trouble, he would reach the destination in just two days.

"..."

Moreover, Tokugawa could obviously find a better way than the one he took to bring Nogizaka and the others back.

So, why didn’t you come out to lead the way before?
"You didn't ask. I thought... you had a better route than me, and didn't need to."

7 month 22 day.

Night.

They were already very close to Chiyo District. However, Tokugawa Airi's running strength had obviously declined. She couldn't keep up with Su Ming.

"Let's stop here for today. There's no rush."

"Ah."

Put down your bags together and take out food and water supplies.

"Mr. Su. The temperature seems to be lower than before."

I saw Tokugawa Airi buttoning up her coat. Her breath was a little misty.

The temperature difference between day and night is indeed greater than before. At night, it may be less than 10 degrees.

This also proves that the white fog I saw this time and the one I saw before... might be the same thing. Even the boss is the same.

"I hadn't thought about taking precautions against the weather before, I just grabbed a few heat packs to relieve my period."

"Period...?"

Ok?
I always feel it's a bit strange to hear Tokugawa Airi talk about menstruation.

But she was still young and not pregnant.

"Do you want to post it? It's a bit cold now."

"Need not."

Su Ming wrapped himself in his sleeping bag, not paying attention to what was happening outside. He was only thinking about where to start looking tomorrow.

7 month 25 day.

Chiyo district.

Back again after more than a week.

dramatic change.

"Pfft-"

The monsters that were rarely seen before are now much more numerous.

But they are all monsters that even Tokugawa can draw experience from now and kill with increasing skill and ease.

This high-level monster flesh and blood that had greatly improved her in the beginning was now meaningless to her. Her body would not react at all.

"Maybe, I've reached my limit."

"In fact, the patterned meat you left last time... I can't hold on any longer. If the reaction is more intense, I might just go into shock and die."

She has no obsession with becoming stronger. Even after killing monsters, she still cuts off the special meat from their necks and chews it.

7 month 30 day.

Tokugawa Airi's home is still in ruins.

Only a few scraps of her father's body were left after he was killed before, and it seemed that he had been eaten by other monsters.

"If we don't clean up the bodies, Dad's body might be eaten, and several troublesome monsters might be born."

As she spoke, she mixed the residue with the soil and made a pile. Then she piled up flammable paper and other things and set it on fire.

"..."

I don’t know what she was muttering silently with her hands clasped together on her chest.

"Mr. Su, can you come over?"

"?"

I don't understand why I have to stand in front of this pile of debris.

What I mean is, I want her father to see what kind of man is around his daughter?

Even so, first of all, should we think about who killed it? The more we think about it, the weirder it gets.

"Look, the fire is burning brightly."

"Dad and Mom, I'm sure you're also thanking me for...helping me."

"Thank you."

The flames were indeed very strong. Last time it was Noelia, right? The fire almost burned my eyebrows, but this time my father-in-law seemed really happy.

Wait.

Isn’t he still the father-in-law?

"..."

Peeping at Tokugawa Airi, her soft cheeks were smiling.

【Favourability: 99】

[Description: I think you are a very reliable person and a good person. I have a high impression of you.]

Although not yet, the relationship on the surface has not changed.

But if this continues it's only a matter of time.

Where is the parasite mother body? The Chiyo area is so small, how can we trigger the white fog phenomenon?

In the past, it could be triggered by arriving at the port and wanting to go out, but this time... it's a little different, right?

It's been almost three years since it happened. The world outside should be similar. Look for it again. If you can't find it, start plan B and go outside.

8 month 5 day.

Night.

I don't know what Mr. Su was looking for, but obviously, he didn't find it.

Different from who I am now.

Just hunting monsters seemed meaningless to him.

When did it start?

My mind is increasingly leaning towards... the part that I don't want to think clearly about.

"Wow--"

In the bath.

Mr. Su said there were other places he wanted to visit and he didn't plan on having me go with him.

So I stayed in the house.

The bandage on the samurai sword is still very clean. It used to be changed every three days until it became so dirty and smelly that it had to be changed.

This situation now also shows how lazy I am.

I didn't count the number of times I swung the knife. Probably less than 100 times a day.

The monsters are endless.

After I have resolved my father's problem and let him rest in peace and be reincarnated... I will naturally think in a more practical direction.

"Airi-chan, I can't just replace his wife."

I occasionally hear my mother say this. Well, it's easy to imagine how she will teach me after I explain the relationship between me and Mr. Su to her.

I understand that too.

No one can be a substitute for anyone else, just like Mr. Su can't be my parent.

Is it time?
I can almost stop pretending to be "Xue'er" or "Yao" when I occasionally serve him. It's just me.

Nogizaka told me.

'Since you're not my girlfriend yet, this is fair game.'

Although I don't quite understand her awkward expression or mood, I think it's unfair.

No matter how hard ordinary people try, they cannot become evolvers in one step.

My method doesn't work for everyone.

How can we talk about competition if we can’t even see each other?

Besides, I don't plan to give it up. Well... Putting aside the idea of ​​killing all the monsters, if I want to do something else, I will think that maybe it would be nice to live with Mr. Su.

You don’t have to worry about a person’s character, betrayal, or trust. You can trust him with your back.

As for whether you like it or not...

Occasionally, I would be seen exposing myself, but after I realized that Mr. Su was not completely uninterested in me, my heart beat a little faster. He just liked me, right?
8 month 6 day.

early.

"Tokugawa, you stay here."

Maybe Mr. Su had some new discoveries, and I had planned to find a suitable opportunity after breakfast to see if I could present some of my ideas.

But his expression was serious.

If he also wanted revenge and discovered the same obsession as me... I had no reason to stop him.

"Rumble--"

but.

What kind of monster was discovered?
Such a big movement.

I went to the top of the building and looked through the telescope, but I could only see a fog. I couldn't see anything.

A little... a little worried.

What are you worried about?

what.

If Mr. Su never comes back, where should I go?

All my recent thoughts are useless. I have to think again.

Not right either.

Apart from the benefits, there is indeed a sense of... irritation.

Want to go and have a look.

If he hasn't come back in the afternoon, I'll go check it out with my samurai sword.

Anyway, I think I belong to Mr. Su, even if we don't consider this... if my partner doesn't come back, it's reasonable for another partner to go and see it.

What's more, they are the closest partners.

8 month 6 day.

noon.

Mr. Su is back.

Unscathed.

"It's a bit difficult..."

Although Mr. Su concealed it well, I could sense a little frustration.

Maybe it's because I can't win against a super powerful monster. I don't see any hope of winning.

Even though I killed my father who had turned into a monster with the help of Mr. Su, I never thought that I was the strongest... There must be things that Mr. Su couldn't do. Otherwise, he wouldn't have lost everything.

"Think about it, underground...if you kill a tentacle, there will be a new one right away."

"gasoline……"

He was thinking about how to win.

I just don't bother them.

8 month 6 day.

Night.

Mr. Su set off again.

"Tokugawa, when you hear any noise, ignite this line immediately."

But this time I was given a task, which required me to operate the switches that controlled many explosive points.

8 month 6 day.

late at night.

Fire shot into the sky.

"Woo——"

A whale-like cry echoed through the misty fog.

The ground was shaking violently. I didn't even need a telescope this time, I could see the tip of the giant iceberg in the fog... was it just a tentacle? That part alone was bigger than the monster in the movie.

I wasn't thinking about anything.

Pick up the katana and head towards the fog.

Is this the kind of thing you want to take revenge on?
A monster that makes people despair just by looking at it. Moreover, other low-level or high-level monsters are attracted by the sound and are running fast. Even if they see me, they will ignore me.

"Walk."

I didn't get into the fog, but I saw the tired Mr. Su first.

His clothes were still clean and he was not injured, but he looked very tired.

8 month 7 day.

early morning.

"Can't win."

Mr. Su concluded.

"Even if I cut off its tentacles instinctively, there will be a steady stream of high-level monsters to replenish it... Damn, the entire Chiyo District is its supply."

"..."

He was looking at the map again, and seemed to have given up on killing the thing in the fog.

Are you leaving Izu Province?

I don't know why, but I felt relieved.

Ok.

Although I know how revenge feels, I don't really want Mr. Su to face it again.

Even after the revenge is completed, there will be no relief, only a sense of loss, because what is lost can never be found again.

I think.

I still plan to continue hunting monsters. But I won't take any more risks, and I won't fight to the death to do what I have to do in my limited life. I will prioritize how to live longer.

"Mr. Su, I like you."

"The route goes from here to here... and then we need to find fuel and a boat... Can you drive a boat?"

"Mr. Su, I want to marry you."

"Tokugawa, can you sail a boat?"

"..."

I stood up, facing Mr. Su's confused gaze, sat on his lap, and pressed him down on the mattress.

Look into his eyes again.

Say it word by word.

"Mr. Su, it's no use pretending to be deaf."

“I will repeat it over and over again until you really hear it.”

"..."

Mr. Su seemed completely unprepared and didn't know how to answer.

But I don't care.

"I don't know what evil purpose you have."

"But now I follow you voluntarily."

"Whether you want to take me with you to continue hunting that monster or leave Izu Province... I have no objection."

“But I think it’s about right.”

"You don't have to answer how much interest you have in me. Just know that I like you."

"Or, from now on, you should tell me clearly what evil purpose you have for me, and let me go free or die after I'm done with it."

"..."

"Bad intentions..."

Can’t make it up?
I have never thought about that kind of thing, and I can't think of it in the short term.

Although I have never pursued a man, I have heard my mother talk about how she pursued my father. Generally, when a man is hesitant, it is always right to offer a kiss. This trick can only be used by girls, because even if you kiss a man... you will not be sent to jail for sexual harassment.

"?"

"..."

That's what I do now.

So, I don’t care at all whether Nogizaka took the initiative to hug Mr. Su and deliberately seduce him during those days, or secretly kissed him and confessed his love to him when Mr. Su was about to leave.

From the beginning, there was no such thing as fair competition.

It really works.

Then stare into Mr. Su's eyes.

My heartbeat started to speed up unconsciously and my cheeks started to feel hot.

The scent of Mr. Su still lingered on the corners of his lips.

"I'm done."

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"Mr. Su just asked me if I can drive a boat?"

"Yes... yes. I used to drive a small motorboat to the beach every year. I also drove a medium-sized fishing boat."

"Mr. Su, I haven't swung my knife enough times today. Please continue thinking... I'll go out and finish what I need to do today."

Escape from the hall and practice in another room.

The momentum is getting stronger and stronger.

I really said it.

Do I really plan to live with this man for the rest of my life?
Yes. That's the plan.

Apart from the fact that I said that whoever helps me get revenge can become my possession, I think he is a good person.

I probably won't find anyone else who is willing to get into trouble with me, and plan to die together with my father or die at that time, and then pull me out when encountering such a tricky thing.

8 month 7 day.

early morning.

"what--"

From time to time, Su Ming could hear the sound of Tokugawa Aili swinging a knife next door.

Very confused.

The 99 favorability has been stuck for so long, why did you choose this time?
Still being pushed back.

Although the purpose of the reverse inference is just to repeat my selective deafness. I have done nothing else.

But what's the difference?
"..."

There was no movement in the right hand.

Su Ming didn't want to think about it anymore, so he just pretended that his right hand didn't exist for the time being.

Just pretend you haven’t heard of it?

Didn't she find it hard to look at herself after she confessed her feelings and ran away? Then she didn't mention it and pretended she hadn't heard it.

Monster in the fog...

The mother body had never changed its position. It had always been underground, with flesh and blood covering the sewers.

The reason why it woke up last time might be because the noise made by killing Tokugawa Airi's father was too loud. Or maybe it happened to be in its light sleep area.

Su Ming also understood why there were so few monsters here. They were all eaten by it.

It's not a matter of whether to reload the save file or not, or how much prediction is needed... Fundamentally, the physical strength, size, and power of the two sides are not at the same level. After fighting for a long time, even the sewer drainage ditch dozens of meters deep under your feet is its body. How can you win by standing on the monster's body?
There is no fatal weakness. No matter where you cut it, it will eat the monster and grow back immediately. Not to mention fighting it in the thick fog.

The mission says to wait 365 days, but maybe in a year this thing will become a complete form and will be impossible to solve.

In other words, whether I wait here for a year or kill it, I will eventually have to face it. But by then I may have to run away and live under its claws for another year.

However, it’s a high-difficulty world...it probably won’t be easy to survive here for a year.

The only option is to temporarily rule out these two options and look at the option of leaving Izu Province.

8 month 7 day.

Two o'clock in the morning.

Su Ming sorted out the new route, figured out what to do to get to the port, and turned off the small light.

At this time, Tokugawa Airi stopped practicing. Complete synchronization.

"rustle--"

I heard the sound of clothes being taken off.

Night vision is useless in fog, but it is very useful on ordinary nights like this.

I can see clearly...

She first fumbled for a towel and wiped her body clean.

Then she walked barefoot to Su Ming's sleeping bag, pulled her thin blanket, and covered her body and Su Ming's sleeping bag at the same time.

"Tokugawa?"

"Are you still awake?"

"..."

"Please don't mind it. This is the tradition of Izu Country. As long as the couple has a good relationship, they will sleep in the same bed. Didn't I tell you that I want to marry you?"

"I think a normal marriage is impossible in this environment. So keep it simple. From the moment I said it, I was ready to treat you like a wife should."

"..."

Too fast in every sense of the word.

"Don't worry, I know you are not interested in sex. So I am just simply fulfilling my duty of sleeping with you. If you are not interested, I will not do anything unnecessary."

"..."

Is there a possibility.

I didn't answer anything? I didn't make any promises?
"Ok?"

"?"

"Sorry, that may be my wishful thinking... But the traditional women in Izu Country are like this, once they make a gesture of devotion, they will be touched by a man."

"It means that the two are in love with each other."

"..."

"Tokugawa, these traditions are made up, right?"

"I'm sorry that you noticed it."

"..."

There was a brief silence.

"Mr. Su, I was actually very shy when I said those words."

"As for fulfilling the promise that whoever helps me avenge will belong to me, I should have done it after you asked me to 'tell you what you want to be mine'. But I didn't."

"In the future, I will still play the role of Xue'er when you are in pain. But in normal times, I hope you can call me by another name."

"Hmm... Just call me Ellie. It doesn't matter whether you want to train me as a partner or slowly conquer me and are willing to treat me as a woman. It's all the same."

She wasn't lying, her cheeks were indeed red.

Even though the tone was still so calm.

Her blonde hair swayed, her eyes closed...she seemed to be smiling.

A satisfied smile. He really didn't do anything more, just sleeping strangely with a thin blanket covering him.

【Favourability: 100】

Is it true that someone can become a criminal without doing anything?
Yes. I am.

Who said that I have no interest in those things? No, the body is honest. Just sleeping on the side without any cover, the fragrance between the hair... and the baby's canteen that can be easily seen through the blanket.

The sleeping bag was uncomfortable.

its stuck.

"..."

His right hand stretched out uncontrollably, but he didn't touch Tokugawa Airi, he just held the cell phone.

[I am very generous, even more generous than businessmen.]

[Plato, it’s not the first day I’ve known you… If it’s hard, then that’s it. ]

[I...I won't say anything. Just pretend you didn't see it.]

[Last time, she went too far, so I controlled my hand and pinched her... I never told you to endure it like this. I am also very generous! ]

This isn’t a question of being magnanimous or not, right?

its not right.

Why did Xueer become an accomplice? Why did she encourage herself to commit a crime faster?
8 month 10 day.

Izu Province is really not that big.

The island country near the Snow Country is at most as big as Honshu Island.

Two days were enough for Su Ming to collect enough fuel and prepare the speedboat at the port.

Looking at the map, it’s only 600 kilometers to another small island with a city.

"Pfft."

So, why did Tokugawa Airi carry such a big bag?

When it was thrown onto the speedboat, the entire boat shook.

"Well... just some clothes and some equipment."

Su Ming opened the zipper of the bag and didn't see any equipment, but there were a lot of colorful skirts and other things.

"Pretty ordinary, huh?"

"They are all styles that I might have worn in the past. I think that if I want to live with you in the future... I can't always wear two sets of combat uniforms. I should look more feminine. It would be better if I were more feminine."

Did people wear one-piece, fully-covered, semi-transparent black stockings in the past?

"Ah... this is it. I saw it in my mother's closet."

"I thought maybe you would like it."

Wait, you haven't done anything recently, right? Isn't it just a normal bed-sharing? You're talking like you're inseparable.

"But when you are interested in me, wouldn't it be a disappointment if I can't find clothes that look feminine and wifey?"

“I want to be prepared.”

"..."

The equipment was seen. It was not the samurai sword that Su Ming had imagined, but a sex toy.

"I saw this in my mother's closet. I saw it in the drugstore and took it away."

Unable to rate.

But when she changed into casual clothes, a black and white dress, ordinary flesh-colored leggings, flat shoes, a bow tie at the neckline, and holding a samurai sword like this, her charm was completely different.

It's like a female college student dressed cutely, but holding a knife and ready to chop anyone down in the next second. The contrast is very strong.

"Whoosh-"

The sea breeze was very strong, and the hem of Tokugawa Airi's skirt, which was climbing towards the cockpit window, naturally could not ignore gravity... and was blown up.

No safety pants.

A flashing bear pattern comes into view.

She climbed into the cabin before looking back at Su Ming and slightly smoothing the hem of her skirt.

"This time, it wasn't intentional."

Her cheeks were slightly red as she explained.

You said you wanted to take the clothes that you used to wear. The clothes that you wore before were not very mature. Is this the style?

8 month 10 day.

in the afternoon.

It’s about 100 nautical miles away.

Su Ming felt something was wrong. Not to mention that it was completely different from the previous experience in Haidao City, there was nothing in the sea. Some ships that seemed to be still functioning were anchored and chained... like a cordon surrounding Izu Country.

8 month 10 day.

Night.

[Joint military restricted area, no entry]

[Violators will bear the consequences at their own risk]

[Radiation high risk area, no entry]

【…】

The eye-catching yellow cards became clear under the lights of the speedboat. Not only were there words from Izu, but there were also many other words that Su Ming was not familiar with. Further away, Su Ming could even see the lights swaying on the sea.

Like Sea Island City, the outside world is safe?

Unlike the island city, Izu Province might have been directly closed off. But no one came in after the ban, and for nearly three years, no one cared about it, no rescue, and no destruction... Why?
[Congratulations on the cumulative sales of 100 million copies of Shiratori Fei’s album]

[Due to a farce in the East Indies, the president declared a state of emergency... but it was lifted in just two hours, and the other party became the president and he is no longer the president from now on.]

"..."

The speedboat's built-in radio was blaring.

There is a signal.

"Mr. Su..."

Tokugawa Airi looked at Su Ming blankly, probably with many questions circling in her head.

Since the world is operating normally, why is no one paying attention to Izu Province?
"Drip-drip-"

Just as Su Ming was about to speak, the speedboat's built-in radar started flashing wildly.

It can be clearly seen on the display screen that seven or eight small dots are rapidly approaching the hull.

The night, which was originally relatively clear to Su Ming, was covered with fog again, and everything was white.

The lights are approaching.

"Mr. Su, should we leave or..."

"..."

Su Ming tried hard to see what was behind the light. It was getting closer and closer... The sea level was surging and hitting the speedboat he was sitting on.

See clearly.

It was a numbered warship with a moon-shaped flag printed on it.

But what was strange was that there was a shadow undulating next to the warship that was larger than the cruise ship.

[Small passenger ship No. 7767, please turn off the engine immediately]

its not right.

How could a monster stay next to a person? And it was the kind of monster that he couldn't kill no matter how many ways he tried in the fog.

"Mr. Su?"

Without saying anything, Su Ming grabbed the steering wheel and tried to bypass the warship in front of him.

"..."

But there were more ships behind them. There was no way they were ships driven by ordinary people, and there was more than just one monster surrounding them...

[An infected person is suspected to have escaped from the test site in Area 11]

[Blocked]

【……clear.】

The guns of those ships were all pointed at the boat that Su Ming was sitting in. The shadow of the monster also sank below the sea level.

Too much.

Each one can be called a giant monster.

[Unfortunately, the target is dead]

[Current time node: 1777:23:33:32]

8 month 10 day.

Night.

The boat still floats on the sea.

[Military restricted area, no entry]

Back to seeing the sign.

"Tokugawa, drive back. Turn around."

"Mr. Su?"

Tokugawa Airi gave him a confused look.

Of course she wouldn't understand. Even though Su Ming tried to break through the blockade alone, he couldn't face the torpedoes and monster attacks at the same time and died seven or eight times.

Understood.

Izu is a forgotten place, a sealed off testing ground that cannot be exited. They are breeding monsters. Obedient and controllable monsters.

"..."

Tokugawa turned around and didn't sail far before turning off the engine and stopping the boat.

Standing in front of Su Ming.

"I don't know why you're upset, but... I won't ask any more questions."

A light touch of slightly damp lips.

"But I hope you can cheer up. It hurts me to see you depressed."

Still conveying emotions so calmly.

It's hard to tell whether she does this for profit or because she really likes it.

Not right either.

【Favourability: 101】

It must be true, right?

It's just that because of various things, I've become accustomed to speaking in a calm tone. Even if I'm shy, I'm still calm.

She may no longer want revenge and has no obsession.

I don't care whether I can go out or go back.

And I... have just begun to face the most core difficulty of this trial.

Think again.

Even if it is a destroyer that can be covered by the flesh and blood of monsters, something that is completely inconsistent with one's own understanding... there may be a way to destroy it.

As long as we can leave Izu Province, everything will be fine if we can hide anywhere.

(End of this chapter)