Something's wrong, they're not NPCs?

Chapter 364 Is it possible that the one who has been chasing me is actually my wife?

11 month 7 day.

early morning.

"Go if you want."

"I'm not trying to attack anyone. I don't have such a bad taste."

"But... no one wants to die without knowing why, right?"

"..."

Su Ming brought it up first before a bigger controversy arose within the base camp.

A route map marking where high-level monsters are more likely to appear and which places are safer was also given to Nogizaka.

At this point, Su Ming's brain is the map and is no longer needed.

11 month 7 day.

Night.

Su Ming thought, at least Nogizaka would come to say goodbye or something.

"She said goodbye."

"Ok?"

"…I am as kind as you are. I don't want them to die in vain."

“Am I kind?”

"..."

Although Tokugawa Airi did not answer, Su Ming had a general idea of ​​it.

is it?

I believe what I said, but I want to continue to be the captain and have fewer team members die.

Look around the originally bustling campsite.

The completed wooden house is still there. To be honest, even compared to the small wooden house with colorful lights hanging on it, it is not inferior. It is quite exquisite.

Maybe women are born to be more delicate in life.

There are a small number of people who are actually determined not to go.

But under Su Ming's urging, he followed. Which side is more dangerous, the port or the camp?
it's the same.

The original choice was to spend a year safely and do some small things to test the mother body.

But now there is no need to test it anymore.

It neither follows the 'bait' into lakes or seawater, nor does it stop growing because it eats less.

That's not right either.

Two plans. One is to see if we can lead it into the sea.

The second is to see if you can starve it to death or make it weaker.

But it was too slow to implement. Even if they tried their best and there was even a brief period of monster vacuum around the camp, it was useless.

And it was not targeting Su Ming, it was simply expanding, with a momentum to devour all the areas of Izu. Su Ming's speed of expelling monsters was not as fast as it was eating. The last time he went to Chiyo District, there were very few monsters there.

The hazy fog caused by it appeared less than 150 kilometers from the camp. If you come in June, you have to survive until next June, which is impossible now.

So, if we have to face it next, isn't there only one plan we can think of?

There is no other way.

11 month 7 day.

late at night.

"what!"

Tokugawa Airi did not talk about clothes as usual.

Not a pretty and cute private dress.

Long-lost combat uniforms and short boots.

Although sports shoes are light and comfortable, they will break after a few times of high-intensity exercise. Cowhide boots are different and are very wear-resistant.

"..."

The brand new boots had obvious wrinkles on the front of the vamp as she moved.

"Ming, practice with me."

"With a real knife."

It's not that I don't understand what that kind of inexplicable glow in the eyes means.

after all.

【Favourability: 155】

[Description: I love you deeply. I want to live with you.]

The entry is this.

But Su Ming really didn't understand. There didn't seem to be anything special between him and Tokugawa.

Is extreme love worth it?
Or maybe, to her, things that seem ordinary to her are treasures.

Ok.

arrogant.

I have many, and I am on several boats, but she only has one. And only this time.

11 month 9 day.

noon.

The weather is cold.

Although Tokugawa's physique was much better than that of ordinary people, he still changed into thermal underwear and a thick coat because he was shivering.

In fact, the fog was not caused by monsters, but by humidity.

"Ming, you have to show your true abilities."

"I will have to face it in the future. Just treating me like a kid in sparring... It's meaningless."

"..."

"I know that you have abilities that even a level 10 evolver doesn't have."

Philosophy's Blade?
If that thing is taken out, there will only be one result for the samurai sword that Tokugawa Airi is holding tightly.

"Crack."

Break off.

"Come again!"

She was not discouraged, at least on the surface.

11 month 11 day.

Two consecutive days.

"Crack."

As long as Su Ming shows his true ability, Tokugawa Aili will face only one outcome.

Is it possible to deliberately give her a move so that she thinks she has made progress?
That doesn't make sense.

That kind of progress is of no use in the face of the mother body.

11 month 11 day.

Night.

"Ming, I want to...try again."

"what?"

"Eat the monster's flesh, a lot at a time. Eat until it's useful."

"it is good."

Su Ming didn't refuse.

Want to ask what you are doing?
I just let her experiment. After being together for so long, it's not hard to understand.

Once she has an obsession, she will not give up until she sees the coffin.

Just like wanting revenge.

"sorry."

"?"

"I've been practicing lately and haven't fulfilled my wifely duties."

"There's nothing like that."

"Yes. I know that Ming's desire is actually very strong..."

"Go to sleep."

"Well... I will definitely make it up to you later."

Is there such compensation in the world?

No.

But why are you still thinking about yourself at this time?

The thought of living.

From self-hypnosis to real thoughts. Just like repeatedly telling yourself "I definitely can't do it", and then it really doesn't work, right?

11 month 13 day.

noon.

The hazy fog lingered 100 kilometers away from the camp.

If you insist, this encirclement that is impossible to get through can still be considered as Su Ming's creation. Because the monster in the camp is relatively scarce, so... is it put last?

According to the agreement, Su Ming cut a lot of meat from high-level monsters with the help of the road map in his mind.

They are all the brightest colored parts of the throat.

"Don't...don't look at it now."

"What?"

"It'll be ugly. Kissing will remind me of it."

"..."

In fact, I have seen it with my own eyes before, but since she said so, I just got out of there.

11 month 13 day.

Night.

Tokugawa Airi was poisoned.

His lips were purple, his whole body was shaking, and there were also purple blood vessels on his skin.

"..."

She was lying in the wooden house, on the electric bed that someone had given her.

His eyes were wide open, staring at the ceiling.

How much was eaten?
Anyway, the travel bag that was originally full was reduced to the size of a water cup. It was all leftovers.

"Yes...I'm sorry..."

His lips were trembling and his body was still shaking.

Su Ming leaned close to her ear.

Actually, she can hear clearly without doing this. I just think it will make her feel more at ease...well, so will holding her hand.

"sorry."

What on earth was she apologizing for?
Because you wanted to help me so much, but failed to do so and ended up apologizing like this?
It doesn't make sense.

How arrogant am I?

I know that Tokugawa Airi might show off and eat a lot of monster meat.

Even if I could become stronger, so what? I couldn't kill the mother body.

After an overdose, even if she wasn’t poisoned, even if she survived, she would still continue to eat… until she died.

Just like now, my eyes are slowly losing color.

I have never treated her as a woman.

thing……

When I first came to this game, I said I wanted to treat someone like a piece of velvet, but I never really had that mentality from beginning to end.

Rather than saying that Tokugawa Airi was hypnotizing herself by saying 'I like him', it would be better to say that she was the one hypnotizing herself.

'I might like Tokugawa a little bit.'

How arrogant.

Even now, I still don't call her by her name subconsciously. Just Tokugawa.

I knew she was going to die, but I wasn't too upset. I just thought, "It's ok if she cries when she sees the coffin, I can save her by reloading the game anyway."

[Unfortunately, the target is dead]

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"Don't...don't look at it now."

As expected, it's back.

"What?"

"It'll be ugly. Kissing will remind me of it."

Her expression was still awkward, and she didn't look like she was going to devour the meat crazily and not care about death.

Su Ming went out.

"Clap."

Light a cigarette.

Calculating the time, when the cigarette at your fingertips is almost half burned, throw it away.

"..."

When I pushed open the door, I saw Tokugawa Airi holding a bloody thing and stuffing it into her mouth.

The smell of blood is overwhelming.

Like a guilty thief, she hid her backpack, which was at least half empty.

Eat so much in just one minute.

"Ming, why are you..."

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with all his might, his expression was very stiff, and even his movements became stiff.

He avoided her gaze and lowered his head, like a child preparing to be scolded.

"Overdosage may cause trouble, so let's just wait and see what happens."

"Ah."

"..."

Su Ming zipped up his travel bag, threw it outside, and sat next to her.

No one spoke.

"vomit."

But her reactions grew stronger.

He first covered his mouth and retched, and then his body began to shake.

The lips will still be purple, but the color is not as deep as the last time.

11 month 13 day.

late at night.

"Sorry……"

Su Ming carried her, who was completely powerless, to the bed and covered her with a quilt.

The same words as last time appeared again.

It was just much clearer. There was also some glittering light in the corners of his eyes, shining under the dim electric light.

"I clearly wanted to help...I clearly wanted to become stronger, just like before."

"But I...can't do it. Ugh."

"sorry."

"..."

She cried harder and harder.

The determination that could be seen on her face every day in the past few days, the expression of demanding to show real skills in the sparring, is no longer there.

Instead, there is vulnerability.

The pain of wanting to protect something but not being able to.

Tokugawa Airi's face is not mature, if you insist, it can be called cute. But she doesn't use cuteness as a selling point at all.

Her figure was average. That is, by the standards of the women around Su Ming. If there was anything that could excite Su Ming, it was when she approached him calmly while putting on her socks. Her feet were indeed very attractive at that time.

Very jade.

But then again, it's just this level of 'like'.

"..."

Su Ming looked at her and hummed an awkward tune.

"Woo?"

She might not have come to her senses for a moment.

She was stunned for at least half a minute before she stared at Su Ming blankly, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"……secret."

"Hmm, it seems to be your father's favorite? Ah, I remember that your father-in-law liked this voice actor, and then your mother-in-law deliberately sang this song at karaoke, but your father-in-law didn't know how to sing it at all, he just liked that person's dubbing?"

"..."

Tokugawa Airi nodded.

"When elders are alive, I always feel that someone is watching over me and caring about me. Even if I am financially independent, I am not completely independent mentally."

"One day I realized that I was the biggest elder, no matter big or small, no one would listen to me anymore, and I had no umbrella. Then I realized that being an elder was not that fun."

"So, people need a partner. In addition to improving the ability to resist risks, spiritual support is also very important."

"..."

Peeping at Tokugawa Airi's bewildered face, Su Ming scratched his cheek.

"I mean."

"You are not good at practicing Beichen Ittoryu. It's not that you don't have talent, but your upper limit is locked. Or it can't be done in the short term."

“There are better things you can do in such a short time.”

"Look, there are so many cabins, but only this one has the light on all the time."

"…Mentally, I feel quite satisfied. I was very tired, but seeing the lights makes all my tiredness disappear."

"Actually, I may have only recently started to really treat you as a woman. Um... a little arrogant."

"..."

Having said that, Su Ming simply held her face and got closer to her.

Looking at her hesitant and dazed eyes again, the crystal was still there, but no new one was added.

"I'm sorry. After spending some time together, you should know that I'm not good at talking about these things."

"I've tried my best."

"..."

I looked into her eyes for perhaps ten seconds, and then my tears began to fall again.

11 month 14 day.

early morning.

Do not know why.

"..."

Anyway, it turned into a very ridiculous scene.

"Now... do you know that I am a woman?"

"I have xx!"

"I'm not a woman, what am I?!"

"..."

"I don't find it strange at all. If it's a weirdo like Ming..."

Can this be considered as her giving up on becoming stronger?

Gallop like this.

Ask for it this way.

"Before, I didn't think of myself as a woman. I just thought of myself as an object that I could use." "Yeah."

"I really can only keep one light on. This kind of thing."

“It’s actually very rare.”

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That’s about it, right?
Not to mention 160, I have seen higher numbers. There are also many people who leave the lights on and the beds on for themselves, and I began to think that what Tokugawa Airi did was very common.

threshold.

"If... Ming doesn't come back, I will."

"I will go find it too. I will go find you there."

"……it is good."

“…More.”

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"Can't do it?"

Her signs of poisoning began to ease and her body temperature began to return to normal.

"I said I would double the compensation... My wife has an obligation."

"I was not treated as a wife before, so Ming should double compensate me."

11 month 16 day.

early.

The thick fog spread faster than Su Ming thought.

50 kilometers...is there?
Anyway, he had already moved his position with Tokugawa Airi in advance and abandoned the wooden house.

"what."

Tokugawa Airi still practices swordsmanship, but she no longer demands Su Ming to show his real skills every time.

She just wanted to maintain her normal skills and not be held back by her clumsy skills.

11 month 16 day.

Night.

Where did you learn it?

"When Nogizaka leaves, please send me some film and television materials."

"Did you read it carefully?"

"I don't understand, so I have to watch it. Ming... don't think it's good?"

Lying in the hot spring pool she had found, her smooth body was reflected in the bright moonlight with a white luster.

But she wasn't completely honest.

At least, the lace-edged black stockings matched the upper body, and the socks only reached the thighs. It was wet and very provocative.

The combination of the water color and the already ultra-thin and transparent material allows the white toes to be clearly visible.

"Jade feet."

"?"

"Ming? Ah..."

Holding the toes together, responding to her has two meanings.

First, since I said I needed her spiritual support, I should at least pretend to do it.

Second, I want to shiver.

Honesty is the most basic principle of being a human being. Dare to take action to admit that you are a bad person, and you are actually a good person. Tokugawa Airi did not misunderstand.

11 month 18 day.

Transfer.

There is no chance of winning against the Matrix. So what other plans can we have?
It's nothing more than relying on the file load as a trump card, and taking action in advance if there is any abnormality. You always have to be one step ahead.

According to what Su Ming saw, the body of that thing was indeed large enough, but it was not very flexible to mobilize such a large and complex body at once.

11 month 25 day.

late at night.

Light a fire in the middle of nowhere to keep the cold away.

"Ming, are you cold?"

At first, Tokugawa Airi grabbed Su Ming's hand, put it into her clothes, and placed it next to her belly.

Later, she may have discovered that Su Ming's hands were not cold at all, and his body was much warmer than hers.

Then he changed it to putting his hands inside Su Ming's clothes behind his back.

The soft and cold touch was no big deal to Su Ming.

"Just keep warm, don't touch anything."

"Occasionally, I want to touch it. When Ming does something to me, I obey."

"..."

We can't tell Tokugawa that he will be obedient after getting a shot here.

I really have to say it.

She would begin without saying a word.

"Ming must be thinking, I want to fulfill my wife's duties again."

"No."

"Just hold me. If you're tired... just sleep like this. I'll watch over you."

"It's okay. Actually, I didn't do anything. I just ran a few times."

There was no fighting, he just went to observe and came back to take Tokugawa away.

"Ming, what do you think of Nogizaka and the others now?"

I don't know when the radio station started to lose signal again.

Who knows?

Maybe he saw the truth and left before anyone died. He is hiding somewhere.

Maybe... he was killed. The way they were setting up their guns didn't look like they were going to take anyone away.

"Nogizaka, actually likes Ming. Maybe... just like me."

"Ok?"

"At that time, I could have persuaded her to stay... probably. If I had just told Ming and asked Ming to persuade her to stay, there would be three of us now."

She pressed closer from behind.

"At the time... I was a little worried. About being robbed or something."

"No, she is a living person with her own thoughts. I am not that interested in interfering in other people's lives. It has nothing to do with you."

11 month 30 day.

Move to a hotel.

From now on, there was no way to avoid the battle. In other words, there was no way to avoid the fog.

The circle has shrunk to its smallest size. It's just that it may not exist in the fog, the probability is 50%, if you encounter it, you either escape in the shortest time or die.

Su Ming has verified it.

Even though it is not its most flexible body, as long as the battle lasts for a certain period of time, part of that thing will transform into the most suitable posture for fighting.

Just outside the hotel balcony, you can tell with your naked eyes that the fog is very close without a telescope... After all, you could see many buildings on a sunny day before, but now you can't see anything.

"Clap."

The sound of high heels hitting the floor was very clear.

Appearing in a place like this...it's hard not to attract attention.

Look back.

"Ming, do you remember this?"

Tokugawa Airi smiled. She was wearing... an OL uniform.

It was almost the same as what she wore when she first approached Su Ming to make a deal. The same tight skirt, the same flesh-colored tights.

Maybe the neckline is deliberately pulled low? You can see a deep cleavage.

But her cafeteria doesn't have that kind of scale... push-up bras?
“It’s not a deal, and it’s not an obligation.”

"……bright."

"Would you be interested?"

She was a little shy and her cheeks flushed, but her eyes didn't avoid him at all.

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[Description: I love you very much. Please note that because I value your existence too much, the target may do something that is not in line with common sense because of your careless actions.]

Which one is common sense?
In itself, it was not common sense for him to like me to this extent. Anything he did was not in line with the atmosphere of a normal couple.

"Ming, don't you like...tearing it apart?"

"What if you want to use it tomorrow?"

She took off her pantyhose in a casual way. The hem of her skirt curled up, and her thighs were impeccable...without any flaws.

"Well... I just brushed my feet with a soft-bristled brush. They're clean."

"It's not important, is it?"

Why does everyone take it for granted that they are foot fetishists?

"Is it not good?"

He tilted his head in confusion, his blond hair swaying...his expression showed no concern for the outside world at all.

But this time is different from the time with An Shiyao.

can not go out.

There was no real hope for her.

"I... like it very much. Ming is obsessed with jade feet and all that. Yeah."

Don't say these lines in a serious, calm and blushing manner.

This is all that can give her a sense of security.

I have also thought about how to create a world where she can live safely, but that kind of... fighting against the Matrix, haven't I lost enough? Or have I been eaten alive too few times when I went out to sea?

What was she going to do, going against all common sense?
Now it's just a matter of moving your feet.

"If it gets dirty, I'll wash it clean...if the weather is good, you can use it again tomorrow."

Saying such meaningless things.

There is absolutely no fear, worry, or lack of security.

Yes, why didn’t she seem to feel insecure even when I came back from being away for two days?

12 month 2 day.

An incredible thing happened.

At first, I heard a slight noise, which gradually turned into a clear hum.

"..."

It's easy to see when you go out.

There were blurry shadows in the sky, fighter planes. There were more than one, at least ten.

I don't know what you are here for.

But it was definitely not to rescue people. After all, he didn't shout, nor did he go to any place where survivors might be hiding... Instead, he went to the sky above the monster. He seemed to be very afraid and tried his best to control the frequency of descending.

It's like testing someone's limits. It's a bit funny to watch through the telescope.

"..."

Before long, the fog seemed to be stimulated and the plane that was visible through the telescope disappeared.

"boom--"

All I heard was the sound of something exploding when it fell, or the sound of them dropping missiles. It must have been a few minutes at most. The fog cleared up again, as if nothing had happened.

“It’s not like they’ve given up on it.”

Tokugawa Airi, who was standing next to Su Ming, spoke silently.

"Ah."

"Maybe... this is the last chance. Let's see if there's still a chance. If not, then we'll all be destroyed. Maybe we who live with it will be fine. It can even withstand bombs dropped from such a high altitude."

"..."

The calm and even smiling look was very similar to An Shiyao in Su Ming's memory. It was the same at that time.

But there's something different.

Could she be more extreme?

"Ming, if I can survive, I want to be a bank clerk."

“Why a bank clerk?”

"Well...because Ming prefers that kind of uniform."

"Isn't that too hasty?"

"It's not hasty. Bank employees in Izu all work from 9 to 5. I still have time to cook and take care of the children. I can also... fulfill my wife's duties."

"That's good too."

Su Ming lit a cigarette and took a deep breath.

"Then, if I'm going to die, I think..."

"What are you thinking about?"

"I can't think of it. It's not that time yet. I'll think about it when it comes."

"..."

If she were to die, what would she want to do?
12 month 5 day.

Su Ming didn't care what people outside wanted to do.

It was too late to pay attention now, just escaping was enough to make him exhausted.

"come."

"Ugly thing!"

"..."

The Matrix must be holding a grudge, right? It remembers me, so it would ignore Tokugawa's residence, which is dozens of kilometers away, and focus on finding me.

Look at the ground.

All because of its unknown joints in the fog. How many years will it take to rebuild so many buildings? Even if Izu can see the light of day again, it is unlikely to be a developed country. It is not even a developing country.

12 month 12 day.

I thought it would happen soon, but it didn't. Tokugawa Airi didn't do anything that went against common sense.

Even when he saw Su Ming coming back in tattered condition and injured, he only helped treat his wounds.

No tears were shed either.

Well... not shedding tears is a good thing.

The time Su Ming could stay with her was becoming increasingly limited, too tight. He had been completely remembered by the mother body, and if he neglected her, they would die together.

Isn’t the plan that simple?

Just like that, after a year of dealing with it, she was free. In fact, she didn't even need to fight the mother body, she could just seduce and run away. Fighting... was to make her survive after a year.

But what we can consider now is whether we can survive until next June by fighting in this weird way.

12 month 15 day.

The fog had not been lifted for another three days. It could be said that it had covered the entire Izu.

There is no going back at all.

It’s everywhere. The battle royale virus circle has shrunk to the point where it can’t shrink any further.

The correct approach is actually to just keep running and attacking it... run so that Tokugawa can stay alive.

12 month 16 day.

Su Ming went back to the shop where Tokugawa had been four days ago.

She was standing at the window.

"I'm sorry, I... can only be back for a few minutes."

The ground is shaking.

There is fog here too, and the mother body is nearby.

"It's okay, I know... Ming is having a hard time. I'm not afraid of waiting."

Seeing that smile, I want to ask, aren’t you afraid that you won’t be able to come back?

12 month 19 day.

To what extent should we push them?
They all wanted to escape and complete the task in such an abstract and humble way.

"Shh-"

But the Matrix had no such mercy. The fog would never dissipate.

There is no need to expect that those who have been waiting outside for more than two years and have not achieved anything can suddenly come up with a way to control or eliminate it. If there is a way to eliminate it, I will die.

12 month 21 day.

Haven't been back for five days.

Although there is no hint...but is Tokugawa Airi really okay?
Su Ming let the slippery thing in the fog wrap around his body. He had no strength to resist. Just eat it raw.

It’s not like I haven’t experienced this before.

Next... I don't have the energy to care about Tokugawa Airi, should I just grit my teeth and lead the mother body to the sea? If there is such an attraction, it's worth a try.

“Crack, crack—”

Where should we start eating?
butt?

Then the hands…and the legs.

Maybe the action that goes against common sense will make them become very quiet and very obedient? It's not about what to do?
Not dead yet?

Can you eat faster? It hurts... Well, actually I'm numb now. I can't feel anything at all.

So, why do hands still have feeling?

The butt was also eaten.

"..."

Su Ming even saw the fog again. It wasn't that thick, enough to see clearly, but it was a little blurry... but the color should be green, with tentacles covered with many patterns. But I don't know how long it is, nor where the main body is.

There is sticky stuff on his body, the monster's gastric juice...

Instead of being eaten, it was vomited out?
"..."

why?
The already blurry tentacle in front of him seemed to be holding something pink, very small. It was not until Su Ming saw it clearly... it was a mobile phone.

"Crack."

Not sure what it was trying to do, but the phone shattered.

It seems to have a lot of similar devices... but not all of them are mobile phones. Computer monitors, tablets, and even cars rolled up with tentacles...

But without exception, they all shattered into pieces in front of Su Ming's eyes.

"..."

The ground was shaking violently because the tentacles were hammering the ground.

"You...want to communicate with me?"

Even when Su Ming asked, it didn't respond. No, it was just immersed in the frenzy of waving its tentacles around.

"..."

The fog was getting thicker and thicker. The already hazy shadows of the tentacles became fainter and fainter until Su Ming could no longer see them.

No matter how Su Ming shouted, it was useless.

The cold wind was blowing and I had no clothes on… I felt inexplicably cold.

"Gulu."

Su Ming swallowed hard.

No way?
It has been verified before that there is no human figure in its body. But the action just now was obviously trying to communicate.

If the one who had been fighting and chasing me was actually Xiaoye, no, it was something related to Xiaoye.

Can you think like this?

I wanted to find the mother again, but it was so easy to lure it out before, but now it was motionless. The fog dissipated again, and although it was still hazy...but at least I could see clearly a few meters away.

This shows that it is really going far.

Because I cheated on my partner, he has been chasing after me...ah, how could I have such a weird idea?
It must be hallucination because I have done too many things in life.

I've been eaten alive several times before.

It definitely couldn't be Xiaoye, at most it was related... like Xiayou. Hmm. Even if that was the case, compared to the simple mother body, at least Su Ming could see a different way than running away repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)