Zongman, daily life starting from hunting the supernatural

Sakurai half-knelt down, reaching the same height as the motionless Takagi Saya.

"You can express your gratitude, use me as a medium to reach another world, or even receive my service."

"You are free to do whatever you want."

"But please don't involve me in your plans."

"For us, after completing the commission, the money and goods are settled. This is our job."

“You entrust [merchants] through channels, and merchants choose people to carry out the entrustment, and after the entrustment is completed.”

"The remuneration is paid by the person who commissioned me. This is the most basic [rule] that we people abide by."

Thanks to the bespectacled girl in front of him and the people behind her who came with some purpose, Sakurai recalled the past.

Even if it was just that one scene, he did remember it...

The past of this body.

That past was filled with blood and death, and devoured by desire and conspiracy.

In the deepest part of darkness, he was disgustingly used as a tool and a puppet, as a [prop].

so...

Very upset.

It is not directed at the girl in front of him. She is just a puppet who is carried away by gratitude and family affection and is unaware of the shadow behind her.

50. If you do something wrong, you must bear the consequences.

His head felt so swollen that Sakurai felt like vomiting.

why...

Is it because I remembered the past of this body?

Sakurai didn't know, and he didn't want to delve into it for the time being.

There was one guy who definitely knew something, so there was no need for him to rush into anything like this.

What we need to do now is to deal with the things at hand first.

Things need to be solved one by one, Sakurai thought.

Sakurai placed one hand on Takagi Saya's shoulder and used a little force to pull her up as she was hunched over and afraid to move.

Looking at Takagi Saya who was leaning against the wall and dared not move, he spoke in a cold voice.

"It doesn't matter whether it's your father or the ambitions and aspirations of those above you."

"I don't have time to mess around with you guys."

"Your thoughts are meaningless, even stupid."

"You don't even know about the existence that maintains the balance between the two worlds, yet you dare to openly [contact] an existence that you shouldn't covet."

"Stupid, extremely stupid."

"Just an idiot wasting my time."

"You think, or rather, the people behind you think..."

"Will [those guys] let you achieve your goal?"

"There is no such good thing in the world."

Sakurai had a cold expression on his face and indifferently pronounced judgment on Takagi Saya and those behind her.

"The mysterious world and the ordinary world are clearly separated, and they don't interfere with each other."

"You have overstepped the mark by investigating my identity privately and even coming to my house."

"Someone will find you soon. Since you dare to do it, don't be afraid of bearing the consequences."

"Just take care of yourself."

"The bigwigs who are worried about the country, if you say that you still have a future."

Sakurai reached out his hand, took a rice-grain-sized bug from where Saya Takagi's glasses were, and crushed it with a little force.

The powder fell all over Saya Takagi with a breeze.

Sakurai's voice was cold, and a very special aura was pressing on Takagi Saya. She had a feeling...

The person in front of me is even scarier than the legendary monster.

It would be even easier for him to crush himself to death than to crush the bug he just crushed.

Saya Takagi clearly felt that her body...

Is constantly shaking.

Instinct was telling her...

The farther away from the person in front of you, the better.

This is an even more terrifying existence than the monster that almost killed six of her companions last night.

I have to say something. If this continues, I really won't be able to hold on.

She wanted to step back and use the door as leverage, or even just fall to the ground, but she couldn't do it. It was like the Seventh Fairy who was under a spell of immobilization. She couldn't control her body to make any movement.

But why...

Why is this happening to me.

I really...

I really just want to express my gratitude for saving my life.

I really...

no offence.

Saya Takagi stared at the tip of Sakurai's shoes out of the corner of her eyes, and tried hard to raise her head to explain.

"I just..."

"I want to express my own thanks and show my gratitude, and there is no other bad purpose."

Saya Takagi, who has never been stupid and can even be called talented, understood from Sakurai's words and his unrestrained rejection of him.

The fact that she was used as a flag by her father and mother, and by the people behind the Patriotic Society.

But why...

It will become like this.

Such doubts have no answer for the time being. Saya Takagi, unwilling to let her life end here, almost squeezed out these words from her throat.

Dense beads of sweat continued to secrete from the edge of her forehead, and her body was shaking unconsciously and her nerves were tense.

Saya Takagi didn't know that there were so many twists and turns behind her journey this time.

Little did she know that her right-wing father, a famous trader on Wall Street in the past, even used her as a means to get closer to him.

She said it from the bottom of her heart, and wanted to express her sincere gratitude to Sakurai for saving her life on behalf of her friends who are still in the hospital and are in danger.

But now, all she can do is to explain with difficulty that she has no ill intentions and pray...

The man before him would not take back the life he had just saved.

Cold sweat dripped down the corners of her eyes, and Takagi Saya was almost exhausted from fear and disbelief.

Sakurai still didn't speak, he just looked at Takagi Saya quietly.

He didn't have much displeasure towards Takagi Saya, who was also a chess piece. It was meaningless to vent his emotions on a girl like this.

From the beginning, he only hated those...

He is just a "big shot" who uses his life as a bargaining chip.

"I know."

Sakurai said.

As if she had been pardoned, as she heard these words, Takagi Saya's body softened and she sat on the ground gasping for breath, breathing in the hard-earned fresh air.

"This is just one time and it won't happen again."

"If that's all you have to say, please leave. The money and goods are cleared. I don't want my life to be disturbed, and I don't want to have any other unnecessary ties with you."

"Tell your parents that some things will never happen again."

Sakurai walked around Takagi Saya, opened the door of the apartment, paused, and repeated this sentence again in a cold tone.

What he wants...

Just ordinary life.

If they didn't even want to give him something like this, he couldn't imagine what he would do.

After changing his clothes, he ignored Saya Takagi who was still sitting motionless and sweating in front of his door, and left without looking back.

Looking at Sakurai's departing back, she truly understood the meaning of Sakurai's words and greedily breathed in the fresh air.

Complaining?

Honestly...

She didn't dare, not to Sakurai or to her family.

But sure enough...

This feeling of having no control over one's life is enough just once.

With the help of the bodyguard who arrived late, Saya Takagi finally stood up and forced herself to spread her legs.

Left this...

The sad place that shattered her self-esteem and arrogance to pieces.

If nothing unexpected happens, she won't come here again.

The farther the better, the farther away from this man, the better.