In the anime, people are in everyday Tokyo, but they are playing the reincarnation game

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"Kato-san, I'll be frank then."

Asuna Yuuki took the initiative to assume the responsibility of negotiating with Kato Megumi. After all, to be honest, she felt that she was the only normal person in the current three-person team.

Kotoko Iwanaga and Asagiri?

These two are both heavyweight abstract players, so don't let Kato Megumi scare you later.

Kato Megumi nodded, placed her hands on her thighs, and spoke in a calm yet polite tone.

"Well, please speak."

Yuuki Asuna took a deep breath, adjusted her emotions, then looked directly at Kato Megumi's face and spoke in a very serious tone.

"First, I want to remind you that we've killed other players before. Even though they attacked us first, that's not the point. The point is, can you accept our style of action? If you're the type of player who refuses to take another's life, no matter the circumstances, even if you're being attacked, then maybe... you're not suitable for our team."

"Um......"

Upon hearing this, Kato Megumi did not answer immediately, but thought seriously for a long time before asking back.

"Will you attack other players without any grudges?"

Yuuki Asuna shook her head: "No."

"Then...if we encounter danger in the dungeon, will you sacrifice me in exchange for your own safety?"

"this..."

Yuuki Asuna couldn't answer this question, after all, she was not the leader of the team, so she could only look at Asagiri, who responded without hesitation.

"will not."

"why?"

Kato Megumi's tone is very gentle, but it doesn't give people a sense of weakness.

"In comparison, I'm the last one to join the team. I don't have any emotional connection with you, let alone friendship. I don't even know your names. Why did you answer so confidently, saying that even if you encountered danger in the dungeon, you wouldn't sacrifice me?"

"This has nothing to do with feelings or anything."

Asagiri smiled and explained patiently.

"Trust is something that can't be quantified, and once broken, it can never be restored. If, as the leader, I choose to sacrifice you when faced with danger in a dungeon, what will those two think? If I can sacrifice you, who can guarantee that I won't sacrifice both of them? If trust is lost, the so-called team no longer has any value and will only become a burden."

"More importantly, I'm not the kind of captain who can only come up with plans that sacrifice teammates to protect himself. I have absolute confidence in my ability and judgment as a leader."

"That's it..."

Kato Megumi nodded without comment at first, then gave a gentle smile.

"Well, from now on, I'll be grateful for your guidance."

"Great."

Hearing that Kato Megumi agreed, Yuuki Asuna breathed a sigh of relief. After all, any normal person can realize how powerful Kato Megumi's unique talent is.

He lowered his presence and even stood still, so even Iwanaga Kotoko, who specialized in mental power, was unable to detect him.

What if I could get a profession like assassin or rogue... No, even if I could get a support profession that buffs or restores health to teammates, as long as I have the talent to reduce my presence, I can ensure that I will not become the enemy's priority target.

Moreover, Kato Megumi's extraordinary calmness and indifference is also one of the important qualities necessary to become an excellent player.

"By the way, Kato-san."

Yuuki Asuna looked at Kato Megumi and asked.

"If I sign up for the dungeon today, I'll be able to enter on Wednesday. Is that okay?"

"Well, it's okay."

Kato Megumi tucked her hair behind her ears and replied softly.

"I just need to ask for leave in advance. My parents are very confident in me. As long as I say I want to stay over at a friend's house on Tuesday night, it will be fine."

"Well, let's add a friend first."

After adding the friend, Kato Megumi looked at the prompt that popped up in the eye icon APP and muttered softly.

"Iwanaga Kotoko, Yuuki Asuna, Utsunomiya Asagiri... well, I remember all your names."

Upon hearing this, Yuuki Asuna couldn't help but chuckle with her hands covering her lips.

"Don't be so serious. Aside from when we're in the dungeon, we're just ordinary high school friends hanging out. There's no need to be so formal."

"okay."

After the conversation ended, Chaowu clicked on the APP with the eye icon and started to sign up for the copy.

He is an advanced player and has the privilege of entering the corresponding dungeon by randomly selecting from keywords, so he must be the first to sign up for the dungeon. Then, his teammates Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Kato Megumi only need to actively sign up for the dungeon on the same day.

After Chaowu clicked the sign-up button, several dark red words gradually appeared on the phone screen.

【Zombie】【Forest】【Sailing】

"Is this the keyword hint for the next optional dungeon..."

Asuna Yuuki and Kotoko Iwanaga looked at the three key words that appeared on Asagiri's phone screen and began to think seriously. Although Kato Megumi didn't know what they were doing, she just sat there obediently and didn't disturb them.

"Sail... can we eliminate it first?"

"Yes, I agree."

After hearing Iwanaga Kotoko's opinion, Yuuki Asuna nodded and said thoughtfully.

"Since it's about sailing, the dungeon location is most likely a cruise ship or passenger ship sailing on the sea. We don't have any talents or skills related to water. Moreover, if the dungeon location is a ship, the space is somewhat cramped, and the cabin is too complicated, which will easily obstruct the vision. It will not be conducive to Zhaowu's 'King's Rook's Position', nor will it be conducive to my own speed advantage. So this option can be ruled out for now."

After Yuuki Asuna finished speaking, Iwanaga Kotoko continued her analysis.

"The remaining two... the mountain forest terrain is also very complex, and this hint is about the location, so we don't know what type of danger it will be. Sigh, it's really troublesome. If there were hints related to weirdness, we could make a choice directly. After all, our current personnel configuration is best suited to handle weird-type dungeons."

"Choose zombies."

Hearing Asagiri's sudden decision, Yuuki Asuna couldn't help but wonder.

"Why, how did you figure it out so quickly?"

Asagiri shrugged and explained.

"On the one hand, I prefer to enter a dungeon where I know where the danger comes from, rather than a dungeon where I don't know the specific danger. On the other hand..."

Asagiri looked at Yuuki Asuna's face and spoke with a smile.

"Doesn't your special talent grant you increased agility, speed, and reflexes with every enemy you kill? It's hard to say which dungeons correspond to the other two keywords, but zombie-themed dungeons will definitely have a large number of zombie enemies. Compared to dungeons with only a small number of enemies, these dungeons are the best place to gain the power boosts from your special talent."

063 The Fun of Being a “Player”

"So that's it..."

When Asuna Yuuki heard that Asagiri chose the copy with the keyword "zombie" because of her talent "flash", her pretty face flushed. She tucked her long hair by her ears, turned her head away, not daring to look directly into the other person's eyes, and just suppressed her shyness and whispered softly.

"Um...thank you."

"Woo woo woo, that's not fair!"

Seeing the smiling Asagiri and the slightly shy Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko was like a little girl who had lost her favorite toy. She just lay on the ground and started rolling around, complaining constantly.

"Why wasn't I in the same rookie dungeon as Asagiri? Why didn't I get to know him first? It's not fair! I demand a rematch!"

Seeing this, Kato Megumi suddenly asked a question that made Yuuki Asuna's pretty face blush and she didn't even know how to respond.

"Yuuki-san, are you and Utsunomiya-san a couple?"

"No, no, no, no, that's not it... that's what... Kotoko is just joking, Kato-san, just ignore her."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Kato Megumi seemed to have seen through everything. She nodded calmly, then took out her smartphone and started playing with it, entering the legendary Sage Megumi mode, acting like a master who stayed out of the matter.

"Okay, stop for now."

Hearing Asagiri's words, Iwanaga Kotoko quickly got up from the ground. That aggrieved and pitiful expression disappeared, and she immediately became serious. The speed at which her expression changed was so fast that even Yuuki Asuna suspected that her awakened unique talent was the personality mask.

"Besides what I just said, there are other reasons for choosing to enter the dungeon with the keyword 'zombie'."

Asagiri looked at Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Kato Megumi in front of him and said in a calm tone.

"With our current team strength, which completely crushes most players, we can get a high clearance rating for any type of first-stage dungeon. I want to enter the dungeon corresponding to the keyword 'zombie', mainly to explore the so-called dungeon worldview and the essence of this game."

"Worldview...essence?"

"Yes."

Asagiri nodded slightly and explained patiently.

"We currently know that the dungeons are located in two different worlds: the Giant Mountain Mental Hospital and the hotel. Let's call it 'The Weird World' for now. The biggest question mark in that world is the information we learned about the 'man in black' in the hotel dungeon last time. Since the keyword for this dungeon is 'zombies', if it's a zombie apocalypse dungeon as I suspected, then three questions arise."

"First, are the world of apocalyptic zombies and the weird world the same world?"

"Second question, if it's not the same world, then the so-called 'dungeons' in this 'game', in the final analysis, are they just teleporting us to different worlds filled with different types of dangers?"

"Third, all dungeons at this stage are PVE survival or escape-based. Since the main goal of the 'game' isn't to make players kill each other, then why do dungeons offer so many challenges and rewards to 'players'? Who is the real enemy? Could it be the 'group in black' that Alice mentioned in the last dungeon, who clearly entered the hotel and could have dealt with the mysterious floating corpse in the water tank, but ultimately did nothing?"

After hearing what Asagiri said, Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Kato Megumi were all stunned.

"Forehead..."

"Of course, you don't have to think about these things right now."

Seeing the confused faces of his three teammates, as if their brains were overloaded, Asagiri just waved his hand and smiled.

"I just think that as a 'player', exploring the worldview and truth of the 'game' is a very interesting and fun thing, even if there are no obvious rewards for the time being."

"You really treat this 'game' as a real game?"

Yuuki Asuna shook her head with a dumb smile and spoke in a soft tone.

"Whatever you say. Actually, I'm also quite curious about the truth hidden behind this app. However, the most important thing right now is to ensure that we can survive in the dungeon. Only players with sufficient strength and who can easily complete the level will have the energy to explore the truth, right?"

"That's settled then. Select the instance corresponding to the keyword 'zombie'."

Hearing that Asagiri had made a decision, Iwanaga Kotoko's eyes flashed, as if she had come up with some wonderful idea, and she spoke with a smile.

"Oh, Kato-san said she's going to a friend's house on Tuesday night. So why don't we all gather at my house on Tuesday night? Then we can all enter the dungeon together at the same location on Wednesday."

"Go to your home?"

Asuna Yuuki stared at the smiling Kotoko Iwanaga and said doubtfully.

"Why do I always feel that you have some bad intentions? You don't want to take advantage of Asagiri sleeping in your house to do some night raid or something like that?"

Iwanaga Kotoko shook her head seriously.

"How could that be? I'm not that kind of person."

Asuna Yuuki rolled her eyes and said unhappily.

"Your words don't sound convincing at all, but as long as Asagiri agrees, I don't mind."

Asagiri looked at Iwanaga Kotoko and asked with a chuckle.

"If I enter the dungeon from your home, can I be sure it's absolutely safe?"

"Don't worry, it's absolutely fine."

Kotoko Iwanaga patted her chest and promised solemnly.

"Besides, my bed is big and soft. It's lonely sleeping alone in an empty bed."

Asagiri nodded slightly and replied without hesitation.

"Okay, then the four of us will sleep together."

Iwanaga Kotoko and Yuuki Asuna were both stunned when they heard this.