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

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"Routine identity check, open the door!"

Chapter 28:026 The first stage of the test

Hearing the shouting outside the door, not only Asagiri, but also Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Kato Megumi, all realized that something was wrong.

Routine check?

A normal routine inspection should be to knock on the doors one by one from the direction of the Internet cafe entrance. How could they go straight to the box where they were without checking the previous boxes?

Moreover, the attitude of the man outside was too rude and tough. A patrolman who was normally responsible for identity checks would not do that. After all, this was an Internet cafe that needed to maintain silence. How could he speak so loudly and disturb other customers?

Kato Megumi looked at Asagiri and said in a barely audible voice.

"Leader? What should I do? My unique talents and special professional skills are useless in this situation."

The effect of Kato Megumi's exclusive talent is not invisibility, but reducing her own presence. In other words, it is not that others "cannot see her", but that others "cannot notice her".

The double room in the Internet cafe is very narrow, and the whole room can be seen at a glance. Judging from the attitude of the people outside, they are here specifically to look for the four members of the team. Once the door is opened, the other party will definitely observe them intently. In this case, even if Kato Megumi reduces the presence of herself and Asagiri and others, it will not have any effect.

Before Asagiri could answer, the person outside the door seemed to be getting a little impatient, and a deep, middle-aged man's voice rang out.

"Kick the door open. You, and you, aim at the door. If they make any moves, shoot immediately."

Upon hearing this, Yuuki Asuna's expression changed, and she immediately took out her Exorcist sword and held it in her hand, waiting for Asagiri's order, and then she would break out directly while the other party was not ready.

But the next second, Asagiri gently pressed down the wrist of Yuuki Asuna's sword, then stretched out his left hand, caught a phantom tarot card falling from the air, and quickly clenched his five fingers to crush it.

"persona, Mita."

"Hmm... I'm so sleepy..."

A woman wearing red pajamas, an eye mask on her head, sleepy eyes, and even her long blue hair was fluffy and messy, Mita appeared in the narrow box.

The moment she appeared, Yuuki Asuna and Kato Megumi both felt an extremely strong drowsiness, like the kind that comes after being exhausted for three days and three nights and then running a marathon. The brain can no longer think of anything except "sleep".

Iwanaga Kotoko, who is a sorcerer by profession and has extremely strong mental strength, is slightly better than the other two, but not much better, and her eyes are gradually becoming unfocused.

"Let's go back."

Hearing Asagiri's words, Sleepy Mita rubbed his eyes and said weakly.

"Oh, okay, I'll go back to bed then..."

In the long and lazy ending, the sleepy Mita disappeared, and Yuuki Asuna and others also regained consciousness.

"terrible..."

After regaining consciousness, Yuuki Asuna shook her head and whispered with lingering fear.

"Sleepy Mita's abilities are too strong... I have no idea how we're supposed to fight in that state..."

Not to mention fighting, under the influence of the ability of Sleepy Mita, Yuuki Asuna and Kato Megumi had to grit their teeth to prevent themselves from closing their eyes and falling asleep.

“Not that strong.”

Asagiri shook his head, opened the locked door of the box, and looked at the four men in suits who had fallen on the carpet in the corridor outside, sleeping like babies and even snoring, and said in a flat tone.

"It's not just you. When I summon Sleepy Mita, I'm also affected in the same way. It's just that my mental strength is at its highest, so I can barely stay awake. If we encounter an enemy with the same mental strength, both they and I will be affected, and we won't be able to gain any advantage. Moreover, using her ability will consume a lot of my mental energy, so it can only be used in such a situation."

As he spoke, Chao Wu walked up to the four sleeping men in suits, squatted down and began to check their personal belongings.

"This is..."

Seeing Asagiri pick up a black pistol from the ground, Iwanaga Kotoko immediately moved over, observing the appearance of the gun, frowning and saying.

"The standard sidearms for ordinary Metropolitan Police Department members should be small-caliber, low-powered revolvers with little lethality, their bullets unable to even penetrate a human body. However, these people's sidearms are different. They are semi-automatic pistols with much greater power. This shows that they are not ordinary police officers."

Just as Iwanaga Kotoko said, most police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department are not equipped with guns. Even those who need to be equipped with guns, such as front-line detectives, will only carry small-caliber revolvers. On the one hand, this is to ensure that the criminals can be stopped while avoiding the death of the criminals on the spot. On the other hand, it is also to prevent stray bullets from penetrating the target's body and causing harm to innocent citizens around them.

However, the pistols carried by these four men in suits were semi-automatic pistols, which were more lethal and more difficult to use.

Asagiri took out the wallets of the four people, but after opening them, he found nothing that could prove their identity. Then, he took the cell phone of one of them and activated the ability of Crazy Mita.

"Okay, let's go."

Nearly thirty seconds later, Asagiri threw the phone back to the ground. Naturally, he took away the guns carried by the four men in suits. There happened to be four people in the team, including him, and each of them had one gun.

............

After Asagiri, Yuuki Asuna and others left the Internet cafe, they found an area behind a building where there was no one around. Only then did the four members of the team relax a little.

"Who on earth were those people just now..."

Asagiri raised her hand and gently rubbed her brow as she replied.

"They're from the Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau. They all have tracking devices installed in their phones."

After entering the dungeon, Chaowu used Crazy Mita's exclusive ability twice, Sleepy Mita's exclusive ability once, and summoned Kind Mita once. Even with his current level of mental strength, it was inevitable that he could not cope with it.

Seeing this, Yuuki Asuna took two steps forward and stood behind Asagiri. She then stretched out her white and tender hands and gently massaged his temples on both sides, her tone gentle and slightly worried.

"Are you feeling alright? Let's take a break before we discuss this."

"No, there's no time."

Asagiri suppressed her mental fatigue and spoke in the calmest tone possible so as not to worry Yuuki Asuna.

"Just now, when Crazy Mita hacked in, they found hidden data in that person's phone. As subordinates of the Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau, they received a mission. They said there were a total of 120 suspicious individuals suspected of being demihumans in Tokyo. Although there were no photos or portraits, there were text descriptions of the suspicious individuals. The four of us were included. We are..."

"A tall, beautiful girl with long flaxen hair and hazelnut eyes, about 168cm tall. A petite girl with short, light blonde curly hair, cyan eyes, and fair skin, about 150cm tall. A girl with short black hair and black eyes, about 160cm tall. And a boy with both black hair and eyes, 183cm tall, with outstanding appearance. Necro's age is described as junior high school, while the three of us are high school or college students."

Hearing what Asagiri said, Yuuki Asuna's expression changed, and worry appeared in her eyes.

"How could this happen... Our appearance was revealed, and... they mistook us for demihumans? Wait, you just said... there are a total of 120 suspicious individuals in Tokyo who look like demihumans. Could these 120 people be the players who entered the dungeon this time?"

“It should be, but that’s not all.”

Asagiri gently shook Yuuki Asuna's hand, signaling with his eyes that he was fine, then looked at Iwanaga Kotoko and Kato Megumi who were standing there, and slowly spoke.

"Because in the list of 120 suspicious persons, there is no mention of words like 'a beautiful girl with black hair and red eyes,' or 'a lovely girl with pink hair, blue eyes, and a proud figure.'"

Of course, Iwanaga Kotoko understood that the two people Asagiri was referring to were Shinomiya Kaguya and Fujiwara Chika. After thinking for a while, she spoke.

"Is it possible that those two people didn't enter this instance?"

"impossible."

Asagiri shook his head and said in a calm tone.

"That pink-haired fun-loving person sent me an email, asking me to meet up alone on Saturday. She's not the type of nymphomaniac who gets paralyzed by the sight of a handsome guy. Whether she sent me that email out of probing or just for fun, whatever the reason, it all started with her knowing there was a massive dungeon going on that Saturday that was inviting high-end players. So, the two of them must have signed up and confirmed their participation."

"They're also in Tokyo, so the possibility of their appearance being exposed isn't completely zero, but it's extremely small. According to the usual style of this game system, the preferential treatment high-end players receive is limited to special tips and information. As for the situation after entering the dungeon, it's the same as for ordinary players, so it's unlikely that there will be such obvious discrimination."

"So the most likely reason they're not on Tokyo's list of suspicious individuals is that they entered this instance from a different location than us. It wasn't Tokyo, but another city."

"We can discuss this later. Our priority right now is..."

Before Asagiri finished speaking, Kato Megumi already understood what he meant and said in a calm tone.

"Leave here as soon as possible. As time goes by, it will become increasingly difficult for us to disappear."

Chapter 29: 027 Train to Chiba Prefecture

"Yes, that's it."

Asagiri replied while seeming to be thinking about something.

"For players, there are now two paths to take."

"First, stay in the city. After all, the city has dense traffic and complex terrain. Furthermore, since the Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau hasn't publicly issued a wanted notice for the players, it suggests they're concerned about the potential panic among ordinary citizens and the impact on public opinion caused by the news of 'a large number of suspicious individuals suspected of being demihumans lurking in the city.' Therefore, their movements are limited. As long as they hide in the city, they might be able to get away with it."

"But as time goes on, once the Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau realizes the players' special powers, they won't resort to simple countermeasures like pistols. As an official agency, they'll likely deploy riot control troops, sniper rifles, and even helicopters to block all entrances and exits of the city. By then, it will be impossible to break through the defenses and reach Chiba Prefecture, where the research institute's base is located."

"The second path is to take advantage of the fact that the Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau hasn't completely sealed off the city yet and head directly to Chiba Prefecture. Once the opportunity arises, we can raid the research institute and obtain the research data on demihumans."

"The risks of doing so are obvious. They involve facing obstacles set up by the Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau, and even having to fight against armed agents."

After hearing what Asagiri said, Iwanaga Kotoko said thoughtfully.

"So... for the ordinary players who chose the first path and hid in the city, when they can complete the level depends entirely on the high-level players who chose the second path. No wonder the dungeon invited us to enter this one. Unlike previous dungeons, this one has no time limit. If no player can obtain the experimental data, this dungeon will end in total annihilation."

After saying this, Iwanaga Kotoko immediately asked the most crucial question.

"Then...how do we get to Chiba?"

"Take the Shinkansen."

"Eh?"

Upon hearing this, Yuuki Asuna was stunned for a moment and looked at Asagiri in confusion.

"Didn't you say before that riding the tram was too risky? Why are you..."

"It's different now."

There was no need for Asagiri to explain, as Iwanaga Kotoko, whose style of doing things was most similar to his, already understood his thoughts.

"We said before that we couldn't ride the train because we weren't sure whether the danger in the first round of the test came from demihumans or from the official institutions of this world. If it was the former, humans wouldn't consider demihumans their own kind, and most demihumans probably wouldn't care about human lives either. They'd be perfectly capable of killing the players on the train and all the other passengers along with them."

"But now we know that the danger in the first round of the test comes from the so-called Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau. Furthermore, the Leader also mentioned that they haven't issued a public wanted notice. They are, after all, an official agency and need to consider the public's emotions and public opinion."

"Taking the train is the fastest and most energy-saving option. With the Phantom's abilities, we can enter the train without being seen by anyone. The Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau is unlikely to discover us, and even if they do..."

Having said that, Iwanaga Kotoko paused slightly, looked at Yuuki Asuna deeply, and finally spoke frankly.

"Those passengers on the train can become our bargaining chips, allowing us to break through the obstacles of the Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau."

"this..."

Yuuki Asuna's expression changed when she heard this and she hesitated.

"If we do this... wouldn't that make us just like terrorists..."

"Wake up, Violet."

Although Asagiri's tone was flat, Kato Megumi and Iwanaga Kotoko could both hear that his attitude at this moment was very serious.

"This is a dungeon. This world isn't ours. Those in the Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau are acting with the thought that killing us wouldn't matter. So we must be equally prepared. There's no mercy, no mercy. This isn't just child's play; it's war."

Asagiri reached out and placed his hand on Yuuki Asuna's shoulder, looking straight into her eyes, he spoke slowly.

"We try our best not to harm innocent people, but personally, if it's to protect you and my teammates, I won't hesitate to kill anyone in this world, even if they are so-called innocent or ordinary people."

"I..."

"It's okay, Violet."

Kotoko Iwanaga took two steps forward, looked at Asuna Yuuki who looked hesitant, and said softly with a smile.

"Given your and Phantom's personalities, using innocent lives as leverage to threaten your enemies might be too difficult for you. But as the saying goes, every profession has its own specialties. Leader and I have flexible moral standards, so if the need arises, we can handle it. However, if you're facing those from the Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau, you must kill them without hesitation. You can't even think of showing mercy or sparing their lives. Can you do that?"

Yuuki Asuna nodded and said in a firm tone.

"Well, I will do it. Those people are the enemy."

"That's good."

Iwanaga Kotoko first responded, then looked at Kato Megumi who was standing there.

"What do you think, Phantom?"

"I don't want to kill anyone, but..."

Kato Megumi said softly with a calm expression.

"I don't want to die in a dungeon, so I won't hesitate."

.............

Twenty minutes later, on the train from Tokyo to Chiba Prefecture.

"call..."

Kato Megumi sat by the window, looking at the scenery flashing by outside the window of the speeding train, and breathed a sigh of relief.