Fighting you is like being in jail.

"Buga—!"

Wow!

Kitahara Iori lunged into the nearby pool, sinking immediately and likely unable to float.

On the other side, Leng Chang sat next to Yakumo Yukari, who, completely disregarding her image, hugged Leng Chang and drank wine in large gulps, her face flushed with wine.

Leng Chang was a little uncomfortable with such enthusiasm.

Yukari Yakumo was very excited and shouted, "This is the savior of our Gensokyo! Everyone, please get to know him and be careful when you see him in the future!"

As soon as he said that, everyone looked him over.

After a few rounds of drinks, Yukari Yakumo sat at the table with a silly grin, bubbling with happiness.

Leng Chang casually said, "Gensokyo has changed a lot now. You no longer need to hide from outsiders. The ecology here is perfectly suited for you youkai."

"Huh? What do you say?"

"Let the humans in the Human Village develop freely. By the way, I will arrange for people to come and sell various products. You should also prepare some local specialties so that it will be easier to integrate into this world through business."

"Okay, I will arrange it."

"Ah."

The next second, Leng Chang felt a soft sensation on his body as Yakumo Yukari drunkenly threw herself onto him.

"Thank you so much, Leng Chang."

This scene caught the attention of Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi, who both sharpened their gazes and exuded a powerful aura.

Startled, Yakumo Ran, who was pouring the wine, stood on end and looked at Yakumo Yukari in horror.

Lord Zi! What are you doing?! These two are terrifying!

I want to go home!

......

After things calmed down in Gensokyo, beautiful people started appearing in the cities outside from time to time.

They rested in twos and threes in various pastry shops, but soon disappeared.

Leng Chang also started to slack off, spending his days either playing games or sleeping in late, which couldn't be more comfortable.

The hot and exotic industry has gradually developed, with income increasing day by day. There is no worry about sales, and the profit from high volume alone is enough for everyone to consume.

night.

Something descended from the sky and silently crept into the corners of the city.

In an apartment.

The sleeping woman twitched and fell into stillness. A moment later, she suddenly opened her eyes, which were lifeless and devoid of any luster.

Chapter 225 Cold, Trembling...

The woman sat up straight, her eyes darting around in a haphazard manner.

The movement of getting up startled her sleeping husband, who opened his eyes in confusion and looked at the man behind him.

"what happened?"

"Ah...ah..."

The woman opened her mouth and made a sound, as if she were speaking for the first time.

"What's wrong?" the husband asked, puzzled, as he stood up and looked at the woman.

Under her husband's gaze, the woman's face slowly split open, suddenly revealing a huge, flower-like mouth with eyes that writhed like tentacles.

"Ah... Ahhhhhh—!" the husband screamed in terror.

Before he could react, the woman's monstrous mouth lunged at her husband at supersonic speed.

boom--!

With the impact of the closed mouth, half of the husband's body was swallowed up and severed.

Blood spurted out, instantly staining the bedsheets red.

The woman, now a monster, wriggled her sharp mouth, quickly reverting to a head, and blankly picked up the remaining corpse to continue gnawing on it.

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

early morning.

Goto Ichiri groggily crawled out of bed and wearily rubbed his eyes.

"Sleepy……"

She made a muffled sound, then picked up her phone and habitually checked the time.

7.30.

This morning's news reports multiple reports of people going missing; the incidents are under investigation. Residents are advised to exercise caution when going out.

Ok?

People missing?

very scary!

Goto Ichiri glanced at the news in surprise, but didn't pay much attention to it. She groggily got up, dressed, and headed to the bathroom.

After a short while, she stood in the entryway, put on her shoes, and said goodbye to her family.

"I am leaving."

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

Zongwu High School, classroom.

Hikigaya stared blankly ahead, his ears filled with the chatter of his classmates.

"Have you heard? A lot of people have gone missing recently, and nobody knows what happened."

"And it happened in many places at the same time, it feels like some kind of cult."

Ok?

Hikigaya raised an eyebrow and began to take notice.

Has it gotten that serious? I wonder what leads the police have.

Should we investigate this?

Suddenly, a beautiful girl appeared in Hachiman's field of vision; it was Yukino. She sat down in the seat in front of Hachiman, put down her bag, and turned to look at him.

Yukino had transferred to Hikigaya's class a long time ago, which surprised the whole class.

"Hachiman, do you have any news about recent events?"

"Huh?" Hachiman blinked in confusion, looking at Yukino with surprise.

Yukino immediately realized that Hachiman hadn't paid attention to this matter, and sighed, "The missing persons aren't just ordinary people; a senator has also gone missing."

"Huh? This is outrageous?" Hachiman's eyes widened as he watched Yukino's slender fingers brush across his face and lift the hair that was stuck to his ear.

"Yes, my mother is also keeping an eye on things. She feels something's not right, so I wanted to ask if you have any news from your side." Yukino nodded earnestly and asked softly, her voice gentle.

"Oh, I see. How about I ask around? I don't have much information here either. I haven't been paying attention to things here lately."

Hikigaya frowned, his eyes lowered in thought. Although he hadn't been involved in the Gensokyo incident, he had been paying close attention to it.

Yukino, sitting in the front row, flinched and looked over at him with concern, asking curiously, "You haven't been paying attention lately? What have you been busy with? I've seen you here all the time."

"This... is a bit difficult to explain. After all, as you know, there are many things going on with the organization, and it's not easy to reveal specifics."

The main problem is that nobody believes you when you say it...

Hachiman thought to himself, "Who would want to be a yakuza enthusiast whose main job is saving the world?"

“It really startled me before. When I saw you being respectfully escorted into the car with your coat on, I thought you weren’t going to continue your studies.”

Yukino smiled as she recalled the scene she had accidentally witnessed last time, her eyes sparkling with relief.

"Haha... I can only say it's too much of a coincidence." Hachiman gave an awkward laugh, scratching his face helplessly.

"By the way, has Teacher Jing paid attention to this matter?"

"No, I am aware of that."

"Well...it seems you're all busy with other things."

Yukino sighed, feeling out of place, and sometimes she felt that Hachiman and she were from different worlds.

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

In the chat group.

Hachiman: Does anyone know anything about the recent missing persons cases?

Leng Chang: I don't know. I haven't left the house recently, and I haven't been watching the news. What's wrong?

Hachiman: No, it's just that it's caused quite a stir. Everyone in the class is talking about it, and Yukino just asked me if I had any leads.

Hiratsuka Shizuka: Oh my gosh~! When did Hachiman and Yukino get together?

Hachiman: Shizuka-sensei, how could you gossip about your own student? (Dead fish eyes.JPG)

Hiratsuka Shizuka: Tsk tsk tsk! She's blushing!

Hikigaya:......

Madoka Kaname: Is this in a hurry?

Hachiman: No, I was just asking.

Leng Chang: I'll ask Aite and Mugen to keep an eye on things, and maybe they can practice their skills while they're at it.

Hikigaya: Yeah.

Goto Ichiri: I'm scared! I hope this never happens to me, it would be terrible if it did!

Homura Akemi: I guess it's caused by some cult.

Yukari Yakumo: Today is another peaceful day~! Time for tea.JPG

Celia: The eighth one is already an old lady.

Yukari Yakumo: I don't want to be talked to like that by an old guy who's over ten thousand years old. I'm still young, I'm seventeen!

Kitahara Iori: It's one thing to fool others, but don't fool yourself.

Yukari Yakumo: Oh dear! Aren't you going to take care of me? It's annoying to expose a girl's feelings.

Kazuma Sato: LOL! Still calling her a young girl.

Yukari Yakumo: Damn it!

...........

School in the afternoon.

West High School.

As Izumi Shinichi walked home, he looked somewhat tired, his eyes cautiously glancing at his right hand.

A few nights ago, I suddenly felt a stinging pain in my arm and saw a worm crawling into it. Luckily, I used my headphone cord to pull my arm in place, preventing the worm from crawling any deeper.

As a result, his right hand was parasitized by insects, which could even grow a mouth and communicate with him.

He gave himself the name Mickey.

He now has a general idea of ​​what Mickey is: a kind of parasite that cannot survive on its own and can only live by parasitizing other species.

"Shinichi, what are you thinking about?"

Mickey's voice came from the collar, discreet and soft. It was because Mickey had extended his arms to facilitate communication.

"No, I was just thinking about the recent disappearances..."

"Oh, so it was made by one of our own kind."

"what?!"