Fighting you is like being in jail.

"hiss!"

Yukino gasped as she realized what was happening, and looked at Goto Ichiri with a hint of fear in her eyes.

He looks like just a timid student... how could he be a hot-blooded person?

Has thermal anomaly become so pervasive?!

She blinked in shock, then silently hid behind Hachiman Hikigaya, too afraid to show her face.

"Alright, alright, get up and get ready for class!"

At that moment, Hiratsuka Shizuka walked up with a cigarette in her mouth. Seeing Goto Ichiri lying on the ground, she felt a headache coming on. When this illness flared up, it was a bit uncontrollable.

"Hachigaya, you traitor..." Goto Ichiri lay motionless on the ground, seemingly burning out, unable to stop.

Finally, with no other option, Shizuka Heike and Yukino carried Ichiri Goto towards the classroom, leaving Hachiman speechless.

In classrooms.

Shinichi had barely sat down when he saw the teacher lead a few people inside.

"Today is the day the exchange students join, and these are the new exchange students."

"Goto Ichiri, Hikigaya Hachiman, and Yukino Yukinoshita."

The teacher gave a brief introduction of the group, and everyone's attention fell on the three of them. However, they didn't realize that the pink-clad one's facial features had become somewhat distorted.

"Gurgle! Guh! Gugurgle!"

With so many people watching, Goto Ichiri was making incomprehensible noises, as if she were being roasted alive.

After the last few people took their seats, Shinichi looked around curiously, sensing that something was amiss.

"Shinichi, be careful. Something's off about them." Mickey's voice suddenly rang out, startling Shinichi.

He quickly asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

“Everyone has a unique magnetic field, and I can sense the difference between my kind and others through this magnetic field. But I can’t sense any magnetic field from that black-haired man and the pink-haired woman… it’s as if they don’t exist.”

"What!? Are they ghouls!?"

Shinichi suddenly remembered ghouls, his fists clenched tightly in fear that something bad might happen.

But Mickey denied it, "No, if it were a ghoul, I would definitely recognize it. It's definitely not a ghoul, and it's definitely not human!"

“…”

A chill ran through the room, as if one had suddenly discovered that everyone around them was a monster—a truly terrifying thought.

Then Mickey couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "I thought there were only humans in this world, I never imagined there were other species besides humans..."

"Don't say anymore..." Shinichi was afraid to continue listening, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

The events of the past few days have utterly humiliated his mature worldview, turning it into a reality parasite, a ghoul, and now something unknown.

He felt like he couldn't breathe.

Shinichi is currently under pressure that is beyond his years, wave after wave, giving him no time to breathe.

"Shinichi... are you alright? I can feel your heart beating fast."

"It's nothing, I'm just a little scared."

"Stay calm. They haven't spotted us yet, so we're safe for now."

"Um……"

Chapter 227 Is there anything in the world more desperate than this moment?

For Shinichi, this day's lessons were no longer just torture, but hell.

The thought of Hikigaya and Goto Ichiri, whose identities were unknown, not far away made his hair stand on end. What was worse was that he dared not do anything. If he were to attract even the slightest attention, it would be a real disaster.

At that moment, Shinichi couldn't help but empathize with the rats hiding in the sewers, who would peek out and disappear in an instant.

But it doesn't matter!

As long as you don't stand out, nothing is a problem.

So when school was over, Shinichi felt that his hellish days were finally over, and he quickly grabbed his bucket and ran away.

Even as I approached the gate, a certain phrase involuntarily popped into my mind.

Once we get to that place... once we get to that place...

When his feet touched the floor of the teachers' corridor, a feeling of boundless freedom filled his heart, and he walked towards the door without any hindrance.

The air even felt fresher.

Walking home, Shinichi was overjoyed and couldn't resist buying some snacks he usually wouldn't buy.

"I survived..." He sighed with emotion, eating the snack in his hand and feeling how precious life is.

"Shinichi, I suggest you take a leave of absence," Mickey's voice rang out.

"I'd like to... but... I'm afraid it's not possible."

"It's not a big problem, I can control your body temperature."

"Won't something go wrong? I hope they don't come to visit later... that would be terrible."

Shinichi felt a headache coming on just thinking about it. If the teacher suddenly had a brain fart and suggested a "showcase of the school's care and concern," he'd be roasted like a duck on a hot plate.

"Let's play it safe then." Mickey thought for a moment, not knowing much about the school, and could only give up.

......

At night, when Shinichi lay in bed preparing to sleep.

Mickey, who had transformed into tentacles and was studying in front of the computer, suddenly sensed something was wrong and immediately shouted at Shinichi.

"Shinichi, there's someone like you!"

"What!?"

Shinichi suddenly sat up in bed, his face hardening as he looked at Mickey.

They immediately realized that the situation was not good; if someone of their kind was approaching, wouldn't that mean their home was in danger?

He scrambled to his feet and quickly asked, "Where is it!?"

"Approaching, very fast! Fifty meters! Thirty meters! The location is the entrance!"

Mickey was also paying close attention and sensed something was wrong; it felt like someone was deliberately getting close.

He pulled his right hand back into Shinichi's, and said nervously and warily:

"They're coming here on purpose. I can sense them, and they can sense me too! Since they've already sensed me... and they're still getting closer, they must be up to no good! Prepare for battle!"

"W-what!?"

Shinichi looked panicked, never expecting that he would have to fight.

A moment later, Shinichi stood motionless in the entryway, holding a kitchen knife, his heart pounding with anxiety.

His face was full of fear and unease.

"arrive!"

Mickey suddenly reminded him, realizing that the other person was already standing at the front door.

No one opened the door, and strangely, the other person didn't move after appearing at the door.

"No movement? What's going on?"

Mickey said strangely, then cautiously approached the door and carefully observed the situation outside through the crack.

Shinichi, also curious, peeked out through the peephole.

At the entrance to the courtyard, stood a trembling man whose head had transformed into tentacles with blades, but his heart had been pierced through by a hand.

Blood splattered on the ground, and his body had completely lost its strength.

Immediately afterwards, a powerful hand reached out from the darkness and grabbed the tentacle!

boom!

The powerful hand crushed the tentacles, and the bloody hand instantly scattered all over the ground.

At this moment, the streetlights faintly illuminated the attacker, who wore a pink tracksuit, had long pink hair with moldy spots on it, and had circular gears floating behind him.

A resolute and angular face appeared, and the purple lip gloss gave it an eerie feel.

"I, Diablo, am the Emperor! You scum will never escape from me, Diablo!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she used both hands to tear the parasite apart.

puff!

Blood splattered all around, staining the surrounding area red.

Then he took out his phone and said coldly, "It's resolved. They're coming over to clean up."

She hung up the phone and turned to leave. Not long after, a burly man in a black suit ran out from the side with a mop and bucket and began to clean in an orderly and vigorous manner.

The floor was cleaned in less than five minutes, and they quickly grabbed the buckets and ran away.

“…”

“…”

Shinichi, who was hiding behind the gate and saw this scene, gaped in horror, his face turning black and white, devoid of any other color.

He saw the whole process clearly, even the person who tore the parasite apart.

That's Goto Ichiri, whom we just exchanged today.

"That...that is—!!" He gaped in horror.

“Yes, it’s definitely Goto Ichiri. That exchange student.” Mickey said with certainty, and adding, based on the previous situation, “The other party wasn’t here to cause trouble, but to ask for help. Fortunately… the other party was dealt with before they even came in.”

“…”

Shinichi desperately wanted to faint right then and there, but for some reason his heart was incredibly strong and he couldn't pass out.

Mickey cautiously shrank back and asked doubtfully, "Shinichi, are we going to school tomorrow?"

"I don't know!" Shinichi, who was so frightened that he didn't care about going to school anymore.

"..."

Mickey fell silent and began to think, while Shinichi walked aimlessly toward his room.

.....

the next day.

Shinichi had no idea what he was supposed to do. He arrived at school in a daze, feeling fear, and sat on a chair with a blank mind.

Then a familiar voice rang out from the side.

It’s Goto Ichiri.

"Hachiman, Hichiru! I, I, I feel so awful... Just thinking about that tentacle monster from last night, and how I even went up and crushed it! Ugh! So disgusting!"

Yukino looked at Goto Ichiri with a bewildered expression and asked, "What kind of inappropriate words are you saying?"

"Monster! Monster! What disgusting monster teeth!" Goto Ichiri exclaimed in terror, feeling utterly terrified.

Hachiman looked at him speechlessly with dead fish eyes and said, "We're talking about work. Yesterday was really disgusting. Before I could even react, you grabbed me and squeezed me until I burst. Do you know how shocked I was watching from behind?"

"No, no, don't say it!"

Goto Ichiri became withdrawn and felt unwell.

Meanwhile, Shinichi and Mickey, who were eavesdropping nearby, were drenched in cold sweat and sat frozen in place, too afraid to move.

Is it really okay for you to discuss this issue so openly?

Shinichi felt despair. He hadn't expected the two to be so brazen. He was so frightened that he didn't dare to listen, but the sounds kept drilling into his ears.

"Shinichi, take a leave of absence..." Mickey couldn't help but quietly remind him.

“Okay…” Shinichi didn’t dare stay a second longer, even without an excuse.