In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

The former is a popcorn-style sci-fi commercial film, while the latter is a fantasy romance mystery drama.

If it were Yoshikage Kira, he would choose the former.

He originally thought that Shimazaki Yuna would choose the latter.

however.

Yuna Shimazaki chose C:

Earthworm 2.

Kira Yoshikage withdrew his gaze from the rather bizarre poster, and his look at the girl became somewhat strange:

"So you used to like this type of movie?"

"I just wanted to give it a try."

"Shimazaki Yuna whispered."

This is a lie.

She had never actually seen "The Worm Man".

Just from the name, you can tell it's a horror movie, and the poster perfectly captures the word "horror."

She has been timid since childhood and is afraid to watch horror movies.

But generally speaking, shouldn't you watch horror movies on a date?

The book says this helps to strengthen the relationship between the two people.

Moreover, horror movies with such bizarre and outlandish themes usually don't get many viewers.

"alright."

Although Yoshikage Kira wasn't interested, he didn't intend to refuse Yuna Shimazaki. He led the girl to the ticket window and said, "Hello, 'The Worm Man 2,' two adult tickets."

"3600 yen."

The woman at the ticket counter looked at the couple with a mysterious, maternal smile. "It's starting in five minutes. Screening room number 3. You can buy popcorn and drinks at the counter over there."

"Thank you."

Yoshikage Kira took the change and the ticket, but did not buy popcorn or a drink.

It wasn't because it was expensive; he just didn't think he could enjoy watching this kind of movie while eating popcorn.

It was probably intentional on the part of the ticket sellers; their seats were in the far corner of the back row of the screening room, making it convenient to do things that are not easy to describe.

Shimazaki Yuna's face flushed red, clearly realizing the same thing.

Although her eyes were shy, she was probably secretly grateful to the ticket seller for her help.

And just as she had originally expected.

There were hardly any people in the movie theater; besides them, there were only six other audience members—four men and two women.

Three men and two women sat in the same row, with the two girls sandwiched in the middle, clearly knowing each other.

"That guy actually had 50,000 yen on him! A mere junior high school student, hahaha, I confiscated it all!"

"Ugh, that's so unfair! Couldn't you at least leave him some money for the subway?"

"Haha, Yi, you're still so kind."

"Nishimura, it's your treat today."

"Huh? Are you kidding me? Of course it has to be split equally!"

From the moment they entered the screening room, they talked loudly as if no one else was around. The boys deliberately raised their voices to show how great they were, and their hands were also busy, groping the girls' bodies. The two girls also deliberately cooperated with exaggerated laughter.

The boy sitting behind them was alone and was originally watching the movie quietly, but now he was frowning because of their noise.

For some reason, the three boys were groping the girl sitting next to them, whispering to each other, and glancing back at the corner.

Because the movie had already started, and despite the noise, Shimazaki Yuna didn't want to disturb others, so she spoke very softly.

"Kira-kun, don't you like horror movies?"

Although the movie had only just begun, she could tell that Yoshikage Kira was clearly uninterested.

There was even a certain impulse—

The best proof was the slight pressure he applied to her hand.

Kira Yoshikage withdrew his gaze from the noisy trio, looked at the girl beside him, and asked softly:

"Yuna, do you know what benign self-harm is?"

The girl gently shook her head.

"Benevolent self-harm refers to doing things that make the body feel threatened, but from which the mind can derive enjoyment."

"Watching horror movies, bungee jumping, and roller coasters are essentially benign forms of self-torture. When doing these things, the brain senses danger and releases endorphins to relieve pain. The amygdala transmits the information to the hypothalamus, and then adrenaline spikes, heart rate increases, breathing accelerates, and palms sweat."

"But in reality, you don't encounter any danger. The terrifying things like serial killers, zombies, and monsters in horror movies won't actually come out of the screen, and bungee jumping and roller coasters won't actually kill you."

"Because there is no real threat, although the body will feel threatened, it will also realize that it has been 'deceived'. As a result, the endorphins and adrenaline secreted by the body will be converted into pure 'pleasure', thus giving people mental pleasure."

Kira Yoshikage explained in great detail, but Shimazaki Yuna looked completely bewildered, so he had to continue explaining:

"Pursuing benign self-torture doesn't mean anything. Watching horror movies doesn't mean people want to become serial killers, and bungee jumping doesn't mean people want to die. But the essence of these behaviors is that they are genuinely seeking thrills."

"The fundamental reason for seeking thrills is that they are bored with their mundane lives."

Yuna Shimazaki finally understood and asked softly:

"Is it because Kira-kun longs for a peaceful life that he doesn't need to seek thrills by watching horror movies?"

"Do not."

Kira Yoshikage gently shook his head, meeting the girl's puzzled gaze. His tone remained calm, a calmness that sent chills down one's spine:

"I don't watch horror movies because people's 'threshold' keeps getting higher and higher."

"When we were little, a 1000 yen allowance from our parents could make us happy for a long time. But when we grow up, we start to crave cars and houses, and want to become rich and successful, because 1000 yen is no longer enough to satisfy us."

"When watching horror movies, some people close their eyes in fear at the first scary scene, and feel nauseous at the first bloody scene. But once they get used to this kind of horror, they become obsessed with horror movies and seek out increasingly bizarre and bloody scenes, while ordinary horror movies can no longer satisfy them."

"If one day even horror movies can no longer satisfy their desires or trigger their 'threshold' of excitement, what do you think they will do?"

Shimazaki Yuna opened her lips but didn't answer, but her slightly trembling body indicated that she already knew the answer—

If movies fail to satisfy them, they may begin to seek thrills in real life.

This is not just empty talk; there are many living examples of it in the beautiful country across the ocean!

For example, in the case of "Natural Born Killers," at least a dozen cases are believed to have been copycat crimes inspired by the movie.

For example, a 14-year-old boy beheaded a 13-year-old girl, saying he only wanted to become famous like a born killer.

Another example is the infamous Columbine school shooting, in which two perpetrators, 'inspired' by this movie, killed 13 people and injured 24 others before committing suicide.

For example, a man named John Jr., after watching "Taxi Driver," decided to assassinate the President of the United States...

While these are just extreme examples, most people will not evolve into such perversions because, in most cases, moral and legal constraints can help them avoid being consumed by their inner dark desires.

Even so, there are still many similar examples.

For example, some people become violent when they get drunk; men beat their wives, and women beat their children.

Take, for example, perverts. Some of them are not born perverts. Perhaps they join the ranks of perverts simply because they see the 'excitement' of others being perverts and are unwilling to just be bystanders.

Isn't this also an act of violence that occurs because the 'threshold' cannot be met?

Shimazaki Yuna raised her head and looked at the boy's face hidden in the shadows, her body trembling slightly.

Are you scared?

Kira Yoshikage looked down at the girl and asked softly.

"Do not."

Yuna Shimazaki's voice trembled slightly as she slowly but firmly shook her head.

The girl reached out to stroke Yoshikage Kira's cheek. Her hand trembled slightly, not from fear, but from heartache.

Some people, dissatisfied with the thrill of horror movies, decide to become real-life serial killers.

What about Kira-kun?

For Kira, killing is probably no longer something unacceptable.

But he was still trying his best to restrain himself.

Use a peaceful daily routine to restrain yourself, so that you won't go on a killing spree in pursuit of thrills.

Therefore, he only killed those who deserved to die.

Like a pervert on a tram.

Even if such a person is arrested, they will only be detained for a few days at most before being released.

Killing him might be a bit extreme, but sometimes being a little extreme isn't so bad, is it?

Killing him is also to maintain the peace that Kira-kun desires, isn't it?

It's just killing some scum; isn't that Kira-kun's way of showing that he's still trying to restrain himself?

The girl gently stroked Kira Yoshikage's face, her trembling voice gradually becoming resolute:

"Kira-kun, please believe me, no matter what happens, I will always be on your side!"

Chapter 120 Do you believe in gravity?

Yoshikage Kira grasped the girl's small hand and sighed helplessly:

"Don't talk like I'm going to fight the world."

He never intended to be an enemy of the world.

This is very unwise. What good would the destruction of the world do him?

At most, he'll just eliminate everyone he doesn't like.

At the very least, those with beautiful little hands are still able to survive.

"Hey Hey hey!"