The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

If you use a ghost filter and add a weird background music, it will basically be the plot of some horror movies, with a murderous demon lurking in the dark.

After coming out of Anding District, Lin Qiao had been hiding here. As a result, it was already dark, and not a single ghoul had followed him out.

Looking up at the moon in the sky, I fell into some subtle...contemplation.

Follow! Come out! Why the hell aren’t you following?

Why did he act so arrogant when he went to the ghoul's territory, as if he was a brother and was going to chop me up?

Isn't it just to attract more attention and then fish!

He doesn't know about the ghoul restaurant, but as fellow ghouls you should know some inside information, right? If so, why not catch a ghoul and ask him about it and everything will be solved, right?

It's a simple and crude idea, but it's quite practical to a certain extent.

At least the CCG investigators particularly like this approach. It doesn’t matter if they find the wrong thing, it’s just right to meet this month’s KPI.

But as the saying goes, ideals are full, but reality is skinny.

Now he has said a lot of embarrassing lines and waited here foolishly for such a long time, but no ghoul has followed him... Please, this makes him look stupid!

In short, no matter how reluctant he was to admit it at this moment, he still had to accept the fact that he had failed in fishing.

But there's nothing to regret. After all, it was just a sudden idea that he gave it a try. He didn't expect to succeed in one go.

When it comes to fishing, if you cast your rod a few more times you will eventually get something.

"And it's not a complete loss. At least the money I spent on the coffee was not wasted."

Sitting alone on the rooftop enjoying the breeze, Lin Qiao muttered to herself, recalling what she had seen in Anding District today.

There were only three staff members in the store: Kirishima Touka, Furuma Enji and Irimi Xuan, plus the store manager Yoshimura Kozen, making a total of four people. There were no other staff members, and there was no movement upstairs, so there should be no one hiding.

On the surface, there is really nothing to worry about, but in Lin Qiao's eyes, there are at least two things that can be confirmed.

1. The male protagonist Kaneki Ken is not here.

Second, the other time traveler who was his opponent did not join the stable zone either.

It is enough to confirm these two points.

Whether it is the time for the plot to begin, or the plot has changed, or any other situation, it is valuable information.

Of course, it could also be that he was simply unlucky, and the other party was not in the store for some reason, but this could only be tried slowly later.

All in all, this trip to Anding District was definitely worth it. If the full score is 100, 70 points is no problem.

With this thought in mind, just as Lin Qiao was about to find a place to end his transformation, a sound of messy footsteps came from the end of the alley.

The speed was quite fast, accompanied by rapid breathing.

In the sight, a man and a woman were chasing each other in the alley. The girl was running in front with a look of fear on her face, while the man was chasing her closely with a grin on his face.

The bottom of his eyes are dark and his pupils are blood red. He is undoubtedly a ghoul.

But whether it was because he wanted to tease his prey or for some other reason, he did not deploy his kagune, but just kept chasing after it relying on the two 11 roads under his feet.

Otherwise the girl would have died long ago.

Predation?

Looking at the girl fleeing in a hurry, Lin Qiao sighed slightly. This world is really unfriendly to ordinary people.

Even District 20, which has always been known for its stability, may encounter ghouls at any time...I dare not even imagine what life is like in other districts.

As an ordinary person, when encountering such a situation, you can only hope that there is an investigator on patrol nearby, so that you can save your life. Otherwise, if nothing unexpected happens, an accident will happen.

But generally speaking, accidents are not unexpected.

Then Lin Qiao shook her head.

"I have become sentimental without even realizing it. Could this be... the margin of strength that the legendary strong have?"

The smoke gun kept turning in his hand like a pencil, then Lin Qiao grasped the handle of the gun and inserted the dark red Spider Lost bottle into the slot with his left hand.

"Steam Break!"

A deep male voice came out of the smoke gun, echoing in the alley.

He pointed the gun at the ghoul behind him and pulled the trigger.

"Although this is the first time we meet, could you please step aside?"

"Spider!"

A powerful lavender light bullet shot out from the muzzle of the gun, instantly illuminating the dark alley and directly shot through the male ghoul's head. The residual energy continued to wreak havoc on his body.

The girl running in front subconsciously closed her eyes because of the strong light stimulation, and then accidentally stepped on something and fell to the ground.

There was no blood splattered everywhere, nor any bloody mosaic images.

The male ghoul's body rolled twice on the ground and then stopped moving. All the wounds were carbonized the moment they appeared, leaving only a burnt smell in the air.

"It's unexpectedly easy..."

He quickly turned the smoke gun and found that this ghoul was...weaker than he thought. Much weaker, and his brain didn't seem to be working very well either.

Maybe because he was so hungry, his attention was basically focused on the girl in front of him.

He didn't even realize that he was being targeted, so his original intention was just to repel his attack, but by accident, it had an unexpected effect.

Taking his eyes off the still twitching corpse, Lin Qiao descended from the roof and greeted the girl who had fallen to the ground.

"Good evening, little girl who likes night running."

“Uh, um, thank you very much. Search——!?”

Wiping away the tears of fear that had fallen from her eyes while she was running away, the girl managed to see the tall figure in front of her with the help of the faint light at the end of the road, and her voice of thanks also stopped abruptly.

The person who appeared before his eyes was not the expected ghoul investigator, but a strange man with a bright red body and many spider features.

Yes, yes, if he is really a ghoul investigator, it shouldn't be that kind of strange voice!

Escape?

No matter how you look at it, this is like walking into a wolf's den and then into a tiger's mouth!

Her heart, which had just relaxed, rose to her throat again. She struggled to get up from the ground, but the pain from her ankle made her feel desperate...

Will she be like the victims I saw on TV? Died in a corner where no one cared, or even locked in a basement, as a way to satisfy her sexual desires...

"I'm sorry to interrupt your fantasy, but it will be bad if you keep thinking like this." Facing the girl's panicked gaze, Lin Qiao pulled her up from the ground.

Although I don't know what he was thinking exactly, just by looking at the expression on his face, I knew that he was doing something very rude to him.

"It looks like the injury isn't serious. How is it? Can you still walk?"

"Eh? Eh, yes, I can..." She answered timidly in response to Lin Qiao's question.

"Since you're alright, go home early and avoid going to places where there's no one."

After confirming that the other party was fine, Lin Qiao had no intention of staying.

This place is not far from the main road. Just keep walking for a while after exiting the alley. As for whether the other party decides to go to the hospital or call the police later, there is no point for him to stay.

He was not too moved by the fear on the girl's face when she saw him.

Anyway, he has long been used to it. If someone jumped out and shouted "hero" to him, he would feel extremely embarrassed.

Watching the thin figure walk away from the dark alley step by step, Lin Qiao turned and left.

Just before leaving, the girl's sobbing voice suddenly sounded in the alley, and the content was only two simple words:

"Thank you."

Chapter 18 Some Similar Situations

After that, Lin Qiao went to Anding District several times and had already regarded it as a check-in spot.

Although he was a little disappointed that he failed to catch the big fish, Yueshan Xi, a black-haired waiter wearing an eye patch came to the cafe during his last visit.

Kaneki Ken, this is the other person's name.

He looks harmless, as if "I'm a bottom" is written all over his face. He is clumsy in doing things and broke several cups in one day, and was often scolded by Dong Xiang.

It seems that some things are like gravity. Even if there are slight changes in the process, they will still happen in the end.

However, there is still plenty of time left before the stone is completely pulled to the ground by the gravity of fate.

Lin Qiao plans to use this time to...train.

Even if you suddenly possess powerful strength, if you want to continue to increase the danger level, apart from constantly fighting with strong people, the rest can only rely on your own diligence.

Exercise is something that requires persistence...

Although it’s a bit late to say this, and a lot of time has been wasted before, but at least it can help a little.

In the early morning, the lingering mist brings a hint of coolness.

It is still the same park where I took a nap, but as time gradually turns to autumn, the temperature is finally not that hot.

The sunlight shining on your body will only give you a little warmth, which can be said to be quite comfortable.

Lin Qiao was jogging around the perimeter of the park.

With his current physical condition, simple running is no longer an effective exercise, so he must add something more powerful.

As the arms rose and fell, sounds similar to metal collisions continued to be heard.

There are several pairs of weight-bearing wrists with lead blocks tied to his wrists and ankles. The black vest he wears is also a specially made weight-bearing vest. Lin Qiao has added lead blocks inside to an almost insane level... and there are two sets of them.

From a distance, it looks like a thick mountain of flesh that is narrow at the bottom. If the heavy footsteps under his feet were expressed in an animation, the entire ground would probably be shaking.

"hu~hu~"

Breathing rhythmically, Lin Qiao's expression had not changed much from the start until now, except for a little more sweat on his forehead.

He didn't care how many laps he ran, he only knew that his physical strength was far from reaching its limit.

After a while...

Lin Qiaocai, who was gradually feeling exhausted, found a place to sit down, took off the weights on his body, wiped the sweat off his body, and replenished his body's water.

"Brother Ishimori?" A somewhat unexpected voice came from behind, which made the absent-minded Lin Qiao slightly stunned.

"Hmm...Hina?"

Looking back, I found that it was the cute girl I had met once before, Fueguchi Hinami.

Compared to before, her dress has not changed much, except that this time she didn't seem to bring the ball with her, and she looked a little...in a bad mood?

He moved to the side and gave up a space.

"Want to come over?"

It was a similar situation to when they first met, but the two people's moods were completely opposite.

Fueguchi Hinami nodded slightly, then sat up obediently.

Lin Qiao turned her head and looked around, as if looking for something: "Where's your sister Dong Xiang? Didn't she come with you this time?"

"..."

The little girl didn't say anything, but just shook her head with a gloomy look.

This made Lin Qiao a little curious. Based on Kirishima Touka's protective personality, it should be unlikely that she would let Fueguchi Hinami go out alone.

"So, you didn't come here alone?" Lin Qiao asked after looking around and not finding anyone accompanying the little girl.

I vaguely guessed the reason why Fueguchi Hinami appeared here, but what can I say? He just came out for a run. It would be too ridiculous for him to run away from home because he was in a bad mood, right?

"But you are really careless. What if you run out alone and meet bad guys?" Lin Qiao pointed at herself and said, "Maybe I am the bad guy who likes to kidnap little girls."

"Is the elder brother a bad guy?"

"What if I say yes?"

"A bad person wouldn't say that, so Big Brother is not a bad person."