Japanese Terrorist: What? I'll fight Hellstar!

Amamiya Rin stared at the balloon with the human head on it, lost in thought.

The situation is dire; in addition to vision, they also possess extraordinary sensory abilities.

However, it was not unexpected that without this special sensory ability, the human head balloon would not be able to accurately locate and find its target in such a large world.

After a moment of contemplation, Amamiya Rin asked a crucial question.

"If you can't kill Kaguya, will you die...? I mean, will you choose to die together with Kaguya?"

"Yes! My purpose in being born is to kill her!"

The human head balloon spoke without hesitation, its voice resolute.

Amamiya Rin's heart sank.

It's even worse!

Despite its apparent fear of being attacked, its underlying logic clearly has a higher priority, enough to override everything else.

Fujino Terumi's face turned pale instantly.

"What exactly did I do?"

Her voice trembled as she angrily questioned the human-shaped balloon.

"You'd rather die together than not kill me? Am I an unforgivable sinner? I've never done anything heinous!"

"What business is it of yours if I want to kill you?"

The balloon with the human head turned to her, its tone indifferent, as if stating something as natural as the weather.

There was no reason, no room for doubt, just pure and one-sided murderous intent.

The chilling malice felt so real that it made Fujino Terumi dizzy and difficult to breathe.

"You should go and rest first."

Amamiya Rin suddenly interrupted, breaking the suffocating atmosphere.

"Could you pour me a glass of water? I haven't had any for over an hour."

His calm voice roused Fujino Terumi from her near-stiff state.

Fujino Terumi clutched her chest, took a deep breath, glanced at the pale face outside the window with a complicated expression, and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

Let's continue.

Amamiya Rin tapped the metal fence lightly with her fingernail, making a crisp "knock-knock" sound, drawing the attention away from Fujino Terumi, who was surrounded by the human head balloons.

"Even if it means suicide, kill her—but that should be a last resort, right? Before that, you'll not only avoid suicide, but also do everything you can to avoid attacks."

Amamiya Rin analyzed the situation carefully, and suddenly asked a strange question.

"Also... you shouldn't leak air, right?"

"Of course not."

The head balloon shifted its gaze back to Amamiya Rin's face, its tone matter-of-fact.

"I just look like a balloon. You wouldn't... really think I'm a regular balloon, would you?"

"At least your appearance is like a balloon, your material feels like a balloon, and your internal structure is probably like a balloon too."

Amamiya Rin said calmly.

If something looks like a balloon and feels like a balloon, then it is a balloon!

"Alright, alright, is there anything else you want to ask? If not, just tell me your answer: How long can you protect Fujino Terumi?"

The human-shaped balloon seemed a little impatient and shook itself. It didn't want to respond to Amamiya Rin's statement, so it decisively changed the subject and questioned Amamiya Rin.

"Although you are a kind person, I don't think you are the kind of person who can devote your time and energy to Fujino Terumi for a long time. In the end, you two were just strangers who met by chance, and you can't even be considered friends. You only helped her unilaterally, and now you're helping her again. Even if you give up and continue to help her, no one can blame you, not even Fujino Terumi herself. Otherwise, she wouldn't be worth your help."

Just then, Terumi Fujino came out of the kitchen carrying a cup of barley tea. She had clearly heard the last words of the human head balloon; her body trembled almost imperceptibly, and her face turned even paler.

She bit her lower lip, her complicated gaze falling on Yu Gonglin's straight back, exuding an aura of vulnerability.

As the human-headed balloon said, Amamiya Rin had already done more than enough for her. Even if he left now, she had no right to resent him. Even if she died because of this, she must still be grateful to Amamiya Rin.

Fujino Terumi took a deep breath, trying to calm the turbulent waves surging within her, and slowly walked towards the balcony with a warm teacup in her hand.

"Lin Jun, I've brought the tea over."

She stopped inside the balcony door, speaking as calmly as possible, as if those hurtful words had never reached her ears.

Upon hearing this, Amamiya Rin picked up the electromagnetic rifle leaning against the wall, lifted the black piano case containing the heavy battery, and cautiously took a few steps back.

Fujino Terumi tacitly stepped aside to make way.

Amamiya Rin retreated into the relatively safe living room, gently placed the rifle and piano case on the ground, and then took the cup of barley tea from Fujino Terumi.

Amamiya Rin tilted her head back and took a big gulp of the slightly warm, astringent tea, which flowed over her dry mouth and throat, bringing some relief.

He handed the cup, which still had half a cup of tea left, back to Fujino Terumi.

Fujino Terumi silently accepted the cup, holding it with both hands as she stepped back.

"Didn't you hear me? Lin Jun, you have no obligation to waste your time and energy on someone you've just met."

Seeing that Yu Gonglin hadn't answered yet and was still leisurely enjoying his tea, the crowd began to get a little impatient.

Everything that happened today was beyond its expectations. Whether it was Fujino Terumi's vigilance, Amamiya Rin's marksmanship, or Amamiya Rin's attitude, it made it difficult for it to calm down.

"My answer is, do my best and leave no regrets, unless you really make me see no hope at all."

lie.

Amamiya Rin, seemingly composed, spoke words that appeared carefree.

However, it's a lie; he's deceiving the human head balloon.

After all, the human head balloons in front of him are the beginning of the end of the world. Once the human head balloons appear on a large scale, he will not be able to escape their influence.

Escape to a parallel world? That seems like a way out.

But who knows what awaits him on the other side of the parallel world, a deeper despair?

What if you pass through Oshikiri's villa and then run into the giant mouth of Hellstar?

In this despairing worldview that blends Japanese horror with reality, world-ending crises occur one after another, and escaping is never a permanent solution.

In comparison, the head balloon is even considered ordinary – its killing mechanism is direct but not unpredictable, its destructive power is only directed at the target and is easy to avoid, and the activation of the final mechanism is relatively slow.

If he has to run away at the sight of something like a human head balloon, then he will probably spend the rest of his life on an endless run, never having a peaceful day.

Moreover, the human head balloon... is not entirely unsolvable.

If the mechanisms and abilities of the "human head balloon" are not very in-depth, but rather superficial, then perhaps it has a way to permanently free the victim from the "human head balloon".

He still has a few questions that he needs to confirm with the head balloon.