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

Next, Yuuki Asuna conducted some verification.

The piece of equipment that was rewarded for clearing the dungeon, that is, the slender rapier, seemed ordinary and nothing special, but as long as she thought about it, the rapier would disappear or appear instantly, which was very convenient.

Just when Yuuki Asuna was trying to make the rapier disappear again, Asagiri suddenly walked in front of her and then did something surprising that was beyond Yuuki Asuna's expectations and made her face blush.

Asagiri didn't hesitate and directly held Yuuki Asuna's hands. And it wasn't just an ordinary hand holding, but an intimate way of holding hands with their fingers intertwined.

"You...what are you doing..."

No matter how capable Yuuki Asuna is, she is just a girl who has just entered high school. When Asagiri suddenly grabbed her hands, she was still very panicked, and even her heartbeat speeded up a lot.

"Why are you blushing? Act normal and stop being so love-struck."

In contrast, Asagiri's expression and tone remained as calm and composed as ever.

"Now try again and see if you can equip that rapier."

Upon hearing this, Yuuki Asuna immediately realized that Asagiri wanted to use this method to verify whether the "player" could still directly summon his own equipment when he was restrained in some way.

"Humph, I, I just didn't react. It's not like I'm in love."

Yuuki Asuna first retorted like this, and then tried to summon the Western sword, but nothing happened.

"I can't summon it."

"Ah."

Asagiri nodded. "It seems that with my physical limitations, I can't summon my equipment."

Upon hearing this, Yuuki Asuna pursed her lips and responded softly, her eyes looking a little complicated.

It was not because she and Asagiri were holding hands in an intimate way with their fingers interlocked, but because she found that since entering the dungeon, she had been led forward by the other party. Whether it was escaping from the ward, analyzing the true purpose of the "nurse", or obtaining information through experiments after receiving the reward for clearing the level, Asagiri's actions were always so efficient.

If it were an ordinary girl, she would probably be very happy if someone led her like this and she could pass the level without any effort, but it was different for Yuuki Asuna.

Having received elite education since childhood, her self-esteem does not allow her to be a slacker all the time, like a delicate and cute pendant, doing nothing useful and just staying by Asagiri's side to pass the level together.

Of course, Yuuki Asuna is also very clear that if she acts impulsively driven by her self-esteem, she will not only fail to provide help, but will also become a troublesome teammate. She just made up her mind to adapt to the rhythm of the dungeon as soon as possible, and strive to at least show her value as a teammate the next time she enters the dungeon.

"Wait a minute, that's not right..."

After letting go of Asagiri's hand, Yuuki Asuna suddenly frowned.

"The reward for this app is a rapier... but while it's not easy to buy, it's not that hard either. Since you can bring a chainsaw and a drill, why not just bring a weapon from the real world next time I enter a dungeon? While it's convenient to have it readily available, as a reward for clearing a level with an A+ rating... isn't it a bit too mediocre?"

"Congratulations, Blind Student, you've discovered the beauty."

Asagiri did not explain directly, but used questions to guide Yuuki Asuna's thinking.

"Since I can bring weapons like chainsaws and electric drills into a dungeon, then even more dramatically, if I had a gun, could I also bring it into the dungeon? If I can bring my own weapons, then what's the point of the so-called equipment rewards in the dungeon?"

Upon hearing this, Yuuki Asuna murmured thoughtfully.

"Yeah, what's the point of this? Is bringing your own weapons... just a privilege for newcomers entering the dungeon for the first time? Then, will I be unable to bring weapons with me in future dungeons? No, it's more than that. I understand. Since this dungeon is for newcomers, being able to bring your own weapons is a clue to how to pass it!"

Asagiri asked with great interest, "Oh? What do you mean?"

Asuna Yuuki's thoughts suddenly opened up, and excitement appeared on her delicate face, and she immediately answered.

"Because the 'caregivers' won't attack the 'players' at all, there's no need to fight as long as you escape within the allotted time. However, if you fail to escape within the allotted time, something strange will happen inside the sanatorium, and you'll never be able to leave. The key lies in when the 'players' can decipher the 'caregivers' true intentions and muster up the courage to open the ward door. Whether you carry a fruit knife, a power drill, or even nothing at all, it has no bearing on whether you can complete the level."

008 Jushan Mental Hospital

After finishing this analysis, Yuuki Asuna felt refreshed, her mood became high, and she couldn't help but raise her chin slightly.

However, before she could feel proud of her own intelligence, she noticed Asagiri's expression, which was not at all surprised, and could even be described as calm without any ripples.

"You...had guessed this a long time ago?"

"more or less."

Asagiri nodded and replied with a smile.

"I realized it when I first entered the dungeon and noticed the chainsaw and drill hadn't disappeared. However, it wasn't until I cleared the dungeon and saw the so-called 'equipment' among the rewards in the app that I was convinced of the 'no restrictions on players carrying any weapons' principle. This was also one of the special clearance tips given to new players because it was a dungeon."

Then, Asagiri changed the subject.

"After all, this is just the first dungeon for a newbie. Clearing it isn't difficult at all, and the so-called deductions don't require a brilliant mind. The real challenge is how long it takes the player to calm down and seriously consider the hints. Even if they don't guess the truth about the 'caregiver,' as long as they're brave enough to rush out, they can still clear the dungeon. Of course, there's also a simpler way to clear it without taking any risks."

Yuuki Asuna asked curiously: "What method?"

Asagiri glanced at her and said something meaningful.

"Why do you think two 'players' were assigned to the same ward in this instance?"

Yuuki Asuna's expression changed, and she understood what Asagiri meant.

Although she is the eldest daughter of a wealthy family, she is not so naive as to be ignorant of the ways of the world.

In that extremely fearful and high-pressure environment, it was very difficult to calm down and think. In addition, with only an hour to complete the dungeon, as time passed, new players entering the dungeon for the first time would become anxious and even lose their minds...

At this time, the seemingly simplest and most reasonable choice appears.

Use another player in the room as bait, push them out directly, and then take this opportunity to escape.

The caregiver will not actively attack the player, but the problem is...

No one would be pushed out willingly. Once a player had such an intention and was seen by another player in the ward, it would be a fight for life.

"Okay, let's go."

Hearing Asagiri's words, Yuuki Asuna came back to her senses.

"Where...to?"

"Looking at the current situation, we can't return until the time limit is over."

Having said that, Chaowu took out his cell phone and took a look. Although he didn't know if this was still the original world, as long as the phone didn't malfunction, he would know how long it took to enter the copy. This was a novice copy with almost no difficulty, so it was unlikely that a mysterious force would tamper with the time displayed on the phone, causing the "player" to have an illusion or something like that.

"There are only forty-eight minutes left. We've already claimed our clearance reward, but haven't yet returned to the real world. So, why not consider the remaining dungeon time as part of our reward? Use this time to investigate this sanatorium. We might even be able to obtain valuable intelligence. After all, there's no guarantee this will be our last time in this dungeon."

"Yeah, that makes sense. Let's go."

Without much hesitation, Yuuki Asuna followed Asagiri across the courtyard again and walked towards one of the European-style buildings.

During this process, the two were not idle either, and directly told each other the rewards they received after passing the level.

"Eh? Have you unlocked your talents? And there's a special class?"

When Yuuki Asuna heard about the rewards for Asagiri's completion of the game, she was so surprised that she couldn't express it in words.

The difference between an A+ and S+ clearance rating is only one level, but the rewards are way too different! ?

His profession, swordsman, was unremarkable, just one of the most basic professions, and the equipment he obtained was of ordinary quality. The only truly powerful piece of equipment was the "Wind Protection" that he hadn't used yet, which could make his body lighter and more agile.

As a result, although Asagiri had one less piece of equipment than her, she obtained the special profession of diplomat. Combined with the scene when Asagiri was communicating with the nurse when she left the ward, Yuuki Asuna felt that this special profession was simply tailor-made for her.

Let’s put aside the teddy bear that tells dirty jokes for now. The key point is that Asagiri has also unlocked an exclusive talent, a personality mask?

Although Yuuki Asuna doesn't quite understand the specific function of this talent, she estimates that it must be very powerful. After all, the description of the other party's exclusive talent is longer than the description of all her clearance rewards combined. How can this not be powerful?

But on second thought, she felt that this was reasonable.

Asagiri cleared the game at an absurd speed, and he even brought her along, so it was not surprising that he could get such a reward. It seemed that the difference between their clearance evaluations was only one level, but maybe she got A+ because she was an A+, and Asagiri got S+ because the highest rating could only be S+.

After the two entered the first-floor lobby of the building, they first searched through the rooms, but found nothing valuable except an admission registration form.

Yuuki Asuna took the blood-stained admission form, tried hard to decipher the handwriting on it, and read.

"Let me see... Giant Mountain Mental Hospital... Project 136... Chris Walker, male... Warning, this patient is extremely dangerous and requires the highest level of security..."

After reading out all the content that could still be seen clearly, Yuuki Asuna couldn't help but frown and looked at Asagiri.

"Why on the admission form are they calling the mentally ill patients a project and even giving them numbers? This place is definitely not a normal mental hospital."

After searching the lobby on the first floor, there were only twenty minutes left to clear the dungeon. Considering the need to reserve sufficient time for evacuation, Yuuki Asuna and Asagiri planned to go to the second floor of the building to take a look before leaving.

When the two of them passed through the stairwell and just arrived at the corridor on the second floor, they saw a tall, bloody-faced caregiver not far away. He was standing there quietly with his waist bent in a strange posture and his face pressed against the observation window.

At this moment, the door of the ward was suddenly opened, and then a man covered in blood threw himself directly onto the blood-faced nurse.

"That is..."

The next second, a man of medium build rushed out from the ward with a kitchen knife in his hand and blood on his clothes. He quickly ran in the opposite direction of the blood-faced nurse, that is, towards Asagiri and Yuuki Asuna.

When he saw the two people standing at the entrance of the stairwell, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"who are you?"

009 A person without mercy

Asagiri didn't answer, and neither did Yuuki Asuna. Both of them looked past the man and at the first person who was thrown out of the room.

After that person bumped into the bloody-faced nurse, his body fell limply to the ground. It could be clearly seen that there was a very deep wound on his neck, and blood was constantly gushing out of the wound. The bloody-faced nurse stood there motionless, seeming to be a little confused, not understanding what had happened.

The next second, Asagiri and Yuuki Asuna's eyes turned to the blood-stained kitchen knife in the man's hand.

"Look, I'll just say it."

Asagiri smiled and whispered to Yuuki Asuna beside her.

"I didn't expect there were other players here besides us, and they actually used someone in the same ward as a human shield. That person's neck was almost cut off. How severe was the attack? Wow, it's really scary."

At this moment, Yuuki Asuna couldn't say a word. After all, before today, she was just a young lady from a wealthy family and had never seen such a bloody scene.

What was happening before her eyes... was undoubtedly... murder.

Why? Why in this situation could Asagiri remain calm and even have the energy to joke?

This guy...can't he feel fear?

"okay."

Asagiri reached out her hand, gently placed it on Yuuki Asuna's slightly trembling shoulder, and smiled.

"We should go now. The customs clearance deadline is almost up."

Yuuki Asuna took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

"it is good..."

Just as the two were about to turn around and leave, the man holding the kitchen knife seemed to finally react. A ferocious look appeared on his face, and he gritted his teeth and spoke sternly.

"You all saw it... so you can't leave!"

"Yo ho?"

Hearing this, Asagiri's face didn't show fear or vigilance, but rather a look of a fisherman who had finally caught a big fish, and his voice was filled with the joy of a good harvest.

"I never realized you're such a ruthless person. You're planning to kill us two witnesses too? That's quite interesting."

The man with the knife was stunned when he heard this. He didn't understand why the other party was not afraid at all when facing him, who had just killed someone.

Is he crazy, or does he feel he can't do it?

The man looked at Asagiri and Yuuki Asuna, confirming that neither of them seemed to be carrying any weapons. There was no need to worry about the cute girl; she posed no threat at all. He just needed to kill the boy first...

"go to hell!!"

The high-pressure environment, coupled with the fact that he had just killed someone, made the man completely lose his mind. He raised the bloody kitchen knife high, with a ferocious and distorted look on his face, and rushed towards Asagiri who was standing there.

Facing the attack of the knife-wielding man, Asagiri just stood there quietly with a smile on her face, and turned to look at Asuna Yuuki beside her.

"Yuuki-san, if you don't do something, he's going to hit me."

Seeing that the man had rushed in front of her and the blood-stained kitchen knife was about to chop towards Asagiri with a cold glow, Yuuki Asuna had no time to think and took action subconsciously.

"Wind Protection."

As she recited the name of the skill, Yuuki Asuna felt her body become unusually light, and the slender Western sword appeared in her hand. With an extremely dexterous movement, she directly pierced through the wrist of the man who was holding the kitchen knife.

"clang."

The kitchen knife fell to the ground with a crisp sound, followed by the man's scream of pain.

“Ah!! My hand…”