Fight the monsters before 8 am

After waiting for a while, Xing Heyue paid the bill, and the boss took out two buns and two steamed dumplings from the steamer and gave them to Xing Heyue and Rukia.

“After eating here...”

"Let's eat while we walk. I want to go back quickly."

Rukia spoke up immediately before Xing and Yue finished their question.

"Ok."

The two left the convenience store. Xing and Yue wanted to hold an umbrella and let Rukia eat the buns and siomai while they were still hot, but Rukia refused.

Rukia held an umbrella in one hand and a bun in the other.

The freshly-baked buns were warm, and the warmth on my hands slightly made up for the coldness on my feet.

After returning to the apartment, Rukia quickly went to the bathroom in the bedroom, took the shower head, and washed her feet with hot water.

"Hu~~"

The warm and hot water wrapped around Rukia's feet, making her feel better.

"Why did the weather suddenly become so cold?"

Rukia didn't feel so cold when she went out wearing slippers a few days ago, but in just two or three days, the temperature seemed to drop suddenly.

It gets dark very early. When I just came out of the convenience store, it was almost dark.

"Ugh..."

Rukia sighed, and she remembered another thing, which was her Zanpakuto.

Her Zanpakutō "Sode no Shirayuki" is an ice and snow type Zanpakutō, and she also learned what her Zanpakutō's Bankai looks like from the comics.

My body is becoming more and more sensitive to cold. How can I use Sode Shirayuki in the future?

"Forget it, let's not think about it for now. I can't even summon my Zanpakutō now, so why would I bother thinking about it?"

Rukia said she didn't want to do it, so she rinsed her feet with the shower head for a while, dried her feet with a foot towel, and went to the common room to find Xing and Yue in a pair of clean slippers.

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As for Kushina, she was sitting in the passenger seat of a commercial vehicle, holding a cell phone in her hand and texting someone.

Sitting in the driver's seat next to her is Jin Jisong. This commercial vehicle belongs to her and is usually used to transport goods.

"Who are you texting with?"

While waiting for the red light, Jin Jisong glanced at Kushina and asked.

"A junior who I have a good relationship with. I usually treat her as my own sister or daughter. I want to ask her if she is free now."

While writing the text message, Kushina took the time to look up ahead and said, "When you drive, just focus on the front. Be careful not to miss the green light."

"It's okay. I can see that you don't drive often. The red light at this intersection lasts very long." Jin Jisong said nonchalantly.

She adjusted the cushion around her waist to a more comfortable position.

At this time, the black cat was still lying on the roof of the commercial vehicle. The rain had made the cat soaked through.

The black cat raised its eyelids, revealing a very anthropomorphic expression of dissatisfaction, glanced at the traffic light, and then closed them again.

Just like Jin Jisong said, this red light lasts for a very long time.

It took a long time before the red light turned green.

Jin Jisong stepped on the accelerator and the car rushed out.

However, after that, they had a smooth journey, and the few traffic lights they encountered all happened to be green.

Seeing that they were almost at Yuru Lake Park, Kushina turned around and said to Chi-Chi: "Wait a little longer, we'll be there soon."

Chapter 176: The last bit of joy before work starts

Kushina's eyes rolled and she suddenly wanted to tease Chi-Chi.

"Ultraman defeated a monster here before. It is said that the ghost of the monster is still hovering here. Some people have heard strange noises and seen ghosts here."

Apart from the dashboard in the front row, there was almost no other light source in the car. Most of the light was projected into the car from outside. The flickering light made the expression on Kushina's face look a little eerie and difficult to understand.

But unlike what Kushina expected, Chi-Chi not only did not feel scared, but her face showed excitement and curiosity.

"Really? Do ghosts and the like appear often?"

Judging from Kiki's appearance, she seemed to be looking forward to encountering a ghost.

Seeing that she failed to scare Chi-Chi, Kushina curled her lips in disappointment, then she adjusted her expression and said seriously: "Those were just jokes. Strange things will appear in this city one after another. You must be careful. Curiosity may lead you into a trap. If you encounter something weird in your future life, avoid it and protect yourself first, then call Nana as soon as possible."

Kushina wasn't exaggerating, monsters had already appeared, so it wouldn't be surprising if more strange and deadly things appeared here.

She also knew Ultraman's true identity. In her opinion, when a crisis occurs, it is safer to turn to Ultraman than to the police.

"To be honest, what you said now is much more terrifying than what you said before." Jin Jisong, who was driving, also interrupted and said, "I have been idle recently and started watching horror movies. Sometimes I wonder what I should do if those ghosts, zombies, and aliens appear in this city."

"Hey, hey, it's obviously what you said that was more terrifying, I didn't think that much." Kushina said quickly.

As for ghosts, Kushina was not too worried. She already knew an expert who could easily deal with evil ghosts. Not long ago, she met the little girl of death beside Ultraman, so she didn't have to worry about the problem of evil ghosts.

Ultraman should be able to handle things like zombies and aliens.

Having said that, Ultraman should be able to deal with ghosts as well. In that case, no matter what happens, we can just look for Ultraman.

At this point, Kushina couldn't help but think of the student who had a universe hidden inside of him.

"Okay, okay, let's end this topic, end it, that's it. If we continue talking, tonight's happy time will be over before it even begins." Kushina quickly changed the subject.

As they were talking, the car had already arrived at its destination, which was the hotel called "Yueshiro Hot Spring Hotel".

After getting off the car, a group of people ran into the hotel in the rain, and in the lobby of the hotel, someone was already waiting there.

"Xiao Jiu, I haven't seen you for a while."

Sister Chen, who used to work in the cafeteria of the North Campus of Joto Institute of Technology, walked up and gave Kushina a warm hug.

"It's been a while since we last met," Kushina patted Sister Chen on the back, "After you stopped working at the school, I felt like there was nothing to look forward to in my daily life."

"Haha, is it that exaggerated?" Sister Chen laughed.

After the two separated, Sister Chen called out to the two young people, a man and a woman, beside her and said, "Xiaoxing, Xiaoling, come here quickly. This is a good friend I met at school before. You can just call her Aunt Jiu."

"What auntie? You're calling me old." Kushina smiled and waved her hand, then looked at the two young people beside Sister Chen.

The girl looked older, about eighteen years old. She was not short, taller than Sister Chen, and very pretty. She had completely inherited Sister Chen's beauty and gentle and virtuous temperament.

The boy looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. He had not fully grown yet. He was not tall and his face looked a little childish, but he looked full of energy.

What is more peculiar is that Sister Chen’s son has dark blue hair, while her daughter has light brown hair, both completely different from Sister Chen’s silver-gray hair.

The two children also greeted Kushina. After all, she was their mother's friend, so the two of them obediently called Kushina "Auntie Ku".

"Hello," Kushina greeted the two people, then looked at Sister Chen, the envy in her eyes could not be hidden at all, "Are these the two little guys in your family that Sister Chen mentioned?"

"Yes." Sister Chen nodded. "They lived in another city before. They finally packed up their things and came to see me. This is my eldest daughter Liu Keling, and this is my youngest son Liu Maoxing. You can just call them Xiaoling and Xiaoxing."

Kushina was very envious of Sister Chen's life of having both a son and a daughter. She restrained the envy in her eyes and said to the people next to her: "Everyone, this is Sister Chen Bangling whom I met in school. I have mentioned to you many times before that Sister Chen's cooking is super delicious."

Then, Kushina introduced the people around her to Chen Bangling: "Sister Chen, they are neighbors I met in my old place. They are all good friends. This one is Xiaojin, this one is Nana, and that girl is Nana's fellow villager named Qiqi."

"Welcome, the room and hot spring are ready. Have a good rest here tonight. Please follow me."

As he spoke, Chen Bangling made a gesture of invitation.

Kushina and the others changed their shoes in the front hall and followed Chen Bangling into the store.

"It's amazing that you can open such a big store by yourself."

On the way, Kushina sighed as she looked around.

The scale of this hot spring hotel is larger than those that Kushina has seen before. The decoration is not luxurious but warm and homely.

"I'm not that capable. This store is opened by a friend of mine, and I work for her here. Oh, by the way, she and her brother are out for something, so I'll be responsible for entertaining you tonight." Chen Bangling explained with a smile.

"How is the business in the store?" Kushina asked again, "Not far away is the battlefield where Ultraman and the monsters once fought. I guess it will have an impact on the business in the store."

"It does have an impact, but it's a good one. During the holiday just past, many people came here because of Ultraman."

As he spoke, Chen Bangling led everyone to a room.

"This is your room. The hot spring pool is still being prepared. I'll notify you later using the phone in the room. You can have dinner after you finish soaking in the hot spring. By the way, is this little guy here with you?"

As he spoke, Chen Bangling pointed at the small figure that had been following the crowd.

Chapter 177: The Black Cat with a Slight Understanding of Humanity

"brat?"

Kushina followed Chen Bangling's gaze and saw a wet black cat.

"Wow, cute little guy, where are you from?"

Kushina didn't despise him, she bent down, reached out and picked up the wet black cat.

In a trance, Kushina's intuition told her that this black cat was very extraordinary. It seemed that what she was holding in her hands was not a black cat, but a very powerful being.

But when she blinked and looked carefully, she felt that this black cat was nothing special, just an ordinary cat, and the feelings she had just had seemed like an illusion.

But if you look closely, this black cat is indeed prettier than ordinary cats, and except for its wet fur, its whole body is quite clean. It does not look like a wild cat but more like a domestic cat.

"This cat..."

Jin Jisong came forward, pinched his chin, looked at the black cat carefully, and then said: "This cat looks very much like the black cat that often appears in our neighborhood."

The eyes of this black cat are so unique. Jin Jisong rarely sees a cat with such sharp and charming eyes, so she was deeply impressed.

"Is there this cat in our neighborhood? Why don't I remember it?" Kushina asked puzzledly.

She remembered that there were many wild cats near Sunflower Street and Night Market Street, but she didn't remember such a unique black cat.

"This happened after you moved away from Sunflower Street." The female store manager Nana said. It was obvious that she also knew the black cat. "But if this is the same cat, how did it get here?"

The location of this hot spring hotel is not close to Sunflower Street, especially for a cat.

"What's the big deal? Maybe it's hiding in some corner of the car and came here with us." Jin Jisong thought of a way for the black cat to get here, and she actually guessed it right.

"It seems you have a secret too."

Kushina held the upper body of the black cat with both hands and shook the black cat's body slightly.

The black cat had a very anthropomorphic expression of helplessness on his face.

"Sister Chen, is it okay to let this little guy in?" Kushina looked up and asked Chen Bangling. After all, they were good friends, and Kushina didn't want to cause trouble for Chen Bangling.

"It's okay, as long as the little guy doesn't run around. He seems to be quite obedient now. Anyway, there are no other customers except you today, and we have to clean up the store starting tomorrow."

Chen Bangling was quite familiar with Kushina and knew that Kushina was not an irresponsible person, so he allowed Kushina to keep the black cat and did not drive it out.

"Thank you very much. I will need you to help me find two or three slightly larger cardboard boxes later." Kushina said.

"I understand. I have a lot of unused cardboard boxes here." Chen Bangling nodded.

After Chen Bangling left, everyone went into the room to rest.

Chi-Chi came close to Kushina and tried to pull the black cat to see its gender, but the black cat swept her naughty hand away with its tail.

The black cat showed a look of disgust on his face.

Looking at the expression on Kuroneko's face, ChiChi couldn't help but remember what Kushina had warned her about in the car earlier.

Qiqi curled her lips helplessly, and then said: "Didn't you just say not to be curious about unfamiliar things? Don't you think this black cat is strange? And don't black cats foreshadow disasters?"

"Oh? Is there such a saying?" Kushina tilted her head slightly, revealing a puzzled expression, and the black cat in her arms also revealed a similar expression.

This look made Kiki feel a little uneasy. Now she was no longer as interested in seeing strange things as she was in the car.

Seeing the worried look on Chi-Chi's face, Kushina couldn't help but laugh, and then comforted her: "Don't worry, I have a strong sense of perception. This cat is not dangerous. However, your vigilance is worthy of praise. Keep going in the future."

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“Hmm…”

Kushina stretched and moaned in comfort.

Her delicate body remained straight for a long time before she relaxed and returned to the hot spring water.

"Sure enough, soaking in a hot spring in cold weather is the most comfortable." Kushina sighed and leaned back on the edge of the hot spring.

In addition to Kushina, Kinkimatsu, the female manager Nana and Kiki were already soaking in the hot spring pool.

Next to the big pool where the four of them were, there was a very small pool. This pool was not only small but also very shallow, and the water temperature in it was much lower than that in the big pool next to it.