Horror simulator, if you survive till tomorrow, you win

Every time the red and black flames licked the fat on the meat, the fire became more intense. The rising smoke constantly irritated Ito Jun's eyes and nose.

Hoshino Ai, wearing sunglasses, sat opposite Ito Jun, poking the barbecue with chopsticks without saying a word.

The heavy tone came from Ito Jun's cell phone, and on the other side of the phone was the director of the Urban Legend Association, Sang.

"Last night, around 10 o'clock, a huge explosion occurred at Ueno Station. The entire corridor of the station, including the lockers, melted. Two people died. One was named Kakegawa and the other was named Muramatsu. They were a doctor and an assistant... Did you do it?"

Minister Sang suddenly asked.

"I have no reason to kill anyone, right? Don't treat me like a criminal. Maybe my moral values ​​are higher than yours."

Ito Jun frowned and said unhappily.

"I'm just joking, don't mind me... You have to be prepared. According to the association's files, the newly born monster will look for its own prototype to replace it. The setting of the ghost warrior is too powerful. If you are not an opponent... there is nothing we can do."

"Don't worry, I didn't count on you."

Ito Jun stared at the meat on the grill and said lightly.

Minister Sang gave a slightly awkward laugh and quickly hung up the phone.

Ito Jun looked up at the girl opposite him and sighed deliberately.

"Ugh……!"

Hoshino Ai didn't even raise her head and ignored Ito Jun at all.

"My money is spent too quickly, so I can only eat barbecue at small shops like this one."

Ito Jun stared at Hoshino Ai and sighed deeply.

The corners of Hoshino Ai's eyes twitched a few times, and she wanted to complain but held back.

There was barbecue on the grill, with the juice sizzling and the meat boiling. Hoshino Ai was not in the mood to eat it, but after hearing what Ito Jun said, she became interested in eating barbecue.

This meal was not paid for by her, so she had to eat it heartily! She made Ito Jun, the bastard, feel distressed and bleed profusely!

Hoshino Ai picked up a piece of barbecue and put it in her mouth.

"Yeah! It's delicious!"

Hoshino Ai's eyes lit up. She thought that the meat grilled in this old barbecue restaurant next to the alley was very ordinary, but after tasting it, she found that this barbecue was really delicious.

"What's your lover's name? Did he break up with you? It's been several days and he still hasn't transferred the money."

Ito Jun saw that the boss was unhappy and asked in a deliberately harsh tone.

Hoshino Ai's face turned pale, and she felt particularly embarrassed and annoyed when she heard what Ito Jun said.

"What mistress? Stop talking nonsense!"

"Really split up? Then who should I ask for money? You don't seem to be a rich man."

Ito Jun asked worriedly.

At first, he didn't know, and thought that he could get tens of millions of dollars by taking photos of Hoshino Ai, and at least he would be a well-known idol. Later, he found out that this kind of underground idol is poorer than a worker, and he has to rely on that man for money.

"Guang and I are not in that kind of relationship! And we don't owe you anything. You've already taken away 10 million, and it still can't satisfy your appetite?"

Hoshino Ai said angrily that she was a good-tempered person. Because of her poor birth, she always had a smile on her face and was good at pleasing others. However, she really had no intention of pleasing the person in front of her. She just felt that this person was too despicable.

"... Light? What's his full name?"

Ito Jun asked with flickering eyes, pretending to be curious.

"Kamiki Hikaru, he's a great actor, he taught me a lot... You know, underground idols like me don't get paid much, and Hikaru's family isn't rich. You've already taken so much money, we can't give you more, if you want to blackmail us, then we can only call the police."

When talking about Kamiki Hikaru, Hoshino Ai's eyes sparkled, but when she thought of such a powerful Hikaru being dragged down by her, her mood suddenly became bad, and she could only beg Ito Jun to stop.

“It’s not about money anymore…”

Ito Jun whispered.

In fact, if Mr. Okabe and some people had not come to him and taken the 10 million, Ito Jun would have been almost satisfied. After all, 10 million is not a small sum and he couldn't fight to the death. But after this incident, it was no longer a matter of money, but a matter of life and death.

"Well, do you know where Shenmu Guang lives? I'll go talk to him in person then."

Ito Jun looked up and smiled, and said to Hoshino Ai.

Hoshino Ai looked at Ito Jun suspiciously. Although she didn't trust Ito Jun, a bad guy who blackmailed her when they met for the first time, she also felt that Ito Jun was not a murderer, and this matter could not be delayed any longer, so she gave Ito Jun the address and contact information of Kamiki Mitsuru.

After getting the address and phone number, Ito Jun finally felt like eating barbecue.

Ito Jun picked up a piece of grilled meat and was about to put it into his mouth when the door of the barbecue restaurant was opened. Two men walked in and sat down at the table next to them.

The owner of the barbecue restaurant also came closer. Since he was the only one working in the restaurant, he had to entertain the guests himself.

Ito Jun couldn't help but frown. He had smelled a strange smell on the fat shop owner before, a greasy and smelly smell. His face was covered with acne and his body was covered with tea-yellow oil stains.

He was so busy talking to Hoshino Ai just now that he wasn't distracted by anything else, so he didn't pay attention to it. Now that the matter has been resolved, he feels a little overwhelmed.

If he hadn't been really broke, he wouldn't have come to this kind of store...

"Oh, I have to think about working part-time."

Ito Jun scratched his hair. He hadn't worried about money for a month, but now he had to think about how to make money again.

Although he could survive on blood jade fruit, he also wanted to eat something delicious occasionally.

For example, today, he came out in person, ate some barbecue, and by the way, saw if he could get some more money from Hoshino Ai.

"...Their meat is really good lately...Dad, I want the same meat as last time."

"Sorry, we just ran out of that meat."

The shop owner handled the customers skillfully and turned his eyes to Ito Jun's table, as if to say that the meat had just been sold to them.

"What a shame. When will the next restock be available?"

The customer looked at the barbecue in front of Ito Jun with regret and asked the store owner.

"Uh……"

The shop owner's eyes flickered and he was mumbling something indistinctly.

He didn't look like a normal person, which made Ito Jun suspicious.

Ito Jun observed the shop owner carefully, and he seemed to hear vaguely what the shop owner was muttering.

"Oil...oil...oil...son...meat..."

Ito Jun felt a chill on his back and suddenly had a creepy feeling.

Meat, oil, barbecue, weirdos, sons, and Junji Ito's worldview, these elements put together, the atmosphere of horror wraps around Jun Ito's body like spider silk.

Chapter 37: Tomie Brewing

Ito Jun put down the barbecue he had picked up, and his stomach began to churn because of his own imagination.

The story of turning human flesh into food is too cliché.

"Don't you want to eat it? The meat is delicious. Although the store is not good, the quality of the meat is first-class."

Hoshino Ai chewed the barbecue, swallowed it, and asked Ito Jun.

Ito Jun was speechless.

He didn't know how to answer.

Should I tell Hoshino Ai that the barbecue she eats might be human flesh?

Ito Jun got goosebumps all over his arms. Seeing that Hoshino Ai was about to pick up some meat again, he quickly stopped her with chopsticks.

"What are you going to do now?"

Hoshino Ai put down her chopsticks and asked irritably.

“Maybe there’s something wrong with the meat.”

Ito Jun stood up, leaned his upper body towards Hoshino Ai, and whispered in her ear.

Hoshino Ai was about to step back when she heard what Ito Jun said and was stunned.

"has a problem?"

What's the problem? Isn't this the barbecue restaurant you chose and the barbecue you ordered? People have been eating for so long, and you suddenly say there is a problem? Do you want them to stop eating?

Hoshino Ai fell into deep thought, wondering what Ito Jun was up to.

"I plan to take this raw meat away for testing."

Ito Jun said seriously.

Hoshino Ai looked at Ito Jun with suspicion. Ito Jun had very low credibility in her eyes, and she suspected that Ito Jun wanted to have the whole thing to herself.

There was no point in doubting, as Ito Jun just informed her and did not ask for her opinion.

Ito Jun felt that he was an unsung hero and did not tell Hoshino Ai the possible truth, leaving her with a lifelong psychological trauma.

Jun Ito followed the route of the Urban Legend Association, and the test results came out quickly. The staff walked into the office with the test report, their expressions were very serious, and their eyes were full of vigilance when they looked at Jun Ito.

"This is human flesh! And it has a very high oil content. It seems that it was fed with large amounts of cooking oil for a long time before it was born, and artificially made into food for barbecue."

The people around him all retreated to a distance, which sounded perverted.

The staff member added: “I have called the police.”

"Minister-san, you go negotiate with the police, I will handle this matter."

Ito Jun turned his head and said to the minister-san who came with him.

The minister looked dazed and was shocked by the staff's words. He knew that the meat brought by Ito Jun must be extraordinary, but he did not think of it as human flesh.

So disgusting! And so horrible!

"Is this a paranormal event? Now that I know, what are you going to do?"

Minister-san came back to his senses and asked Ito Jun.

"Ghost Warrior."

Ito Jun only said one sentence and Minister-san understood.

It turns out that Jun Ito intended to use the barbecue restaurant to increase the popularity of the urban legend of the Onimushi.

"I'll leave this to you. I'll go get ready."

Ito Jun turned and left. The staff wanted to stop him, but Minister Sang walked over and showed his external ID, and made a few phone calls before he stopped Ito Jun from making the call.

Now Ito Jun has replaced his soul with the [Magical Boy]. Although he does not carry a magic wand, his power is enough to kill a team of special police.

"Oil, meat, oil, meat, oil, meat...is it triglyceride?"

Using his enhanced memory, Ito Jun thought of a comic strip that fits the current situation.

Triglycerides in Junji Ito's comics, a comic that can scare people with trypophobia.

The son of a barbecue restaurant owner had a habit of drinking oil. When he grew up, his face was covered with acne. After being ridiculed and bullied by his classmates, he vented his anger on his sister.

One day, he squeezed a pimple on his face and the oil dripped onto his sister's face. His sister's scream of fear attracted his old father, who accidentally beat his son to death in an attempt to stop him.

After beating his son to death, in order to dispose of the body, the old father made his son's body into barbecue and sold it, which was very popular.

So, the old father would find opportunities to pour oil into his daughter's mouth every night, hoping to create the raw material for a delicious barbecue. However, his daughter found out and became alert. He had no choice but to drink the oil himself every day. In the end, he cut off his own leg to make barbecue. What flowed out of the broken leg was not blood, but a large amount of oil.

Thinking back to the plot of that comic, Ito Jun couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

"Let's go find a regular izakaya to calm down first."

Ito Jun's face looked very ugly. If this body had not had a stomach, he would have felt nauseous.

Unable to bear the mental burden, Ito Jun went into an izakaya, ordered a bottle of sake, a small amount of oden, and slowly passed the time like the uncles around him.

Normally, the law prohibits minors from drinking alcohol, but the current situation is chaotic and people are turning a blind eye to some harmless matters. The fake certificate prepared by Ito Jun was not used.

"Good wine!"

After taking a sip of sake, Ito Jun's eyes suddenly lit up.

So delicious!

The mellow aroma of the wine intoxicated Ito Jun. Although he had a body of steel, he could not resist the aroma of such wine.

Ito Jun had never tasted such delicious wine before, and he couldn't help but take two more sips.

"Boss, what kind of wine is this? Where did you get it? Is it sold in any nearby stores? I want to buy a few bottles to take back."