My fiancée Yukino

The boss nodded silently.

"Yes, three. You can choose, and I'll get them for you."

Luo Bai pointed directly to the Ice Six-Tails and the panda plushie, and then said to Shinobu Kocho, "Shinobu, you should choose one too."

"Me? Well, I'll take a Pikachu one."

Each person received one of the three dolls, and everyone was very satisfied.

The shopkeeper, a little pained, looked at Luo Bai and said, "Sir, do you still want to play?"

Luo Bai shook his head: "I'm not going to play anymore. I don't really need those big prizes."

"Since you're not going to play, Luo Bai, then I'll play."

Hiratsuka Shizuka walked up, took out a five-thousand-yen bill from her pocket, and handed it to the shopkeeper.

"Give me fifty rounds, I'm getting old and want to get a new tablet. Boss, are these the new models?"

"Yes, it's a new style. Please wait a moment, sir, while I set up all the balloons for you."

The shopkeeper happily accepted the money, then quickly inflated all the balloons and arranged them before handing the gun to Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Watching Hiratsuka Shizuka pick up the gun with such professional skill, Luo Bai leaned close to Yukino and whispered, "Hiratsuka-sensei, you're not a novice, are you?"

Yukino nodded, looked at the shopkeeper with sympathy, and said, "Besides practicing martial arts, Ms. Hiratsuka also loves shooting. She is a senior member of the shooting range in Chiba and goes there to practice regularly every month."

Okay, Luo Bai understands now. Hiratsuka Shizuka is here to fleece people, and she's even more ruthless than him.

As Luo Bai had predicted, after missing the first shot and increasing the toy gun's firing power, Hiratsuka Shizuka adjusted her aim and, like Luo Bai, hit every shot.

The new iPad was naturally taken directly by Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Although she really wanted to play another round and win the PS5, seeing the shopkeeper's resentful look, Hiratsuka Shizuka finally had a change of heart and didn't continue playing.

Although the boss lost to Hiratsuka Shizuka, the fact that she won the grand prize attracted many tourists who wanted to win the grand prize as well meant that the boss couldn't be said to have lost out.

Carrying their prizes, the group continued walking and soon spotted Kanao and the others standing at the goldfish scooping stall.

The little ones held a bowl in one hand and a very thin paper net in the other, carefully watching the goldfish in the small pond and choosing which ones they wanted to catch.

"good chance!"

With Kanzaki Aoi's shout, she instantly put the paper net into the water, and using the edge of the net, she deftly scooped up a small goldfish and put it into her bowl.

"Yay, I got it!"

Seeing their excited expressions, Luo Bai and Yukino didn't go over, but Hiratsuka Shizuka and Haruno were very interested. They paid the money and started fishing with Kanao and the others.

Luo Bai didn't disturb them and continued strolling around with Yukino and Shinobu.

They walked around, stopping frequently to buy some delicious food and play with some fun activities. Gradually, the three of them accumulated more and more food and other purchases.

Looking at the time, it was almost seven o'clock. Luo Bai said to Yukino and Shinobu, "It's about time. The fireworks festival starts at 7:30. Let's go."

Yukino nodded, took out her phone and said, "Then I'll tell everyone in the group chat to remember to come a little earlier, otherwise there will be a lot of people on the outskirts."

Since everyone was scattered throughout the previous temple fair, Yukino specially created a group chat for everyone, so they could just send out notices in the group.

After the notification was sent in the group, everyone immediately chimed in, saying they would be there soon.

Luo Bai and his two companions arrived first at the Yukinoshita family's exclusive venue for the fireworks festival.

At the entrance, several staff members from the Yukinoshita family were already waiting and respectfully welcomed the three of them inside.

He told Yukino and Shinobu to go sit down and rest, while Luo Bai waited for the others to arrive at the entrance.

Five minutes later, Kobayashi brought Kanna.

Tohru and Erma arrived first, followed by Hiratsuka Shizuka and Haruno, and then Kanao and the others.

After a while, everyone else arrived.

As expected, everyone was carrying a lot of snacks and souvenirs.

After sitting down inside, everyone except Hachiman and a few others put the souvenirs they bought into their storage items, leaving only some food.

Looking at the bracelet on Yang Nai's wrist, Hiratsuka Shizuka asked curiously, "Can you buy this?"

"Xiaojing, you want one too?"

Yang Nai blinked, then looked at Luo Bai.

Volume 1: Chapter 312 Sudden Situation, Gastrea (2/2)

Luo Bai was happily being fed popcorn by Kanna when he heard Yang Nai's words.

"Xiaobai, could you get one of these bracelets for Xiaojing? She wants to buy one!"

"kindness?"

Luo Bai blinked, swallowed the popcorn in his mouth, and said, "It should be possible, but I estimate we'll have to sign a relevant agreement to keep it confidential, and the price won't be low if we sell it to Hiratsuka-sensei."

Hiratsuka Shizuka waved her hand dismissively: "Price is negotiable. What's the approximate price?"

Luo Bai recalled the relevant data that Zhen Tu Huo Jin had given him before, made an estimate, and then quoted a price.

"It costs more than three million yen, but I need to ask for the exact amount. Also, this is the mass-production version we use, so the internal space isn't very large. If we want to increase the space, the materials we need will be different, and the cost will increase exponentially."

"Three million? That's so expensive!"

Yui had initially been interested in buying it when she heard that Hiratsuka Shizuka wanted to, but upon hearing the price, she immediately lost all interest.

This price is really too high for a girl from an ordinary family like her.

It might be expensive for the average person, but Shizuka Hiratsuka is no ordinary person. For her, being a teacher is a job, but it's more of a hobby; she does it because she likes it.

After all, no teacher can drive an Aston Martin after only a few years of working.

So when she heard the price of around three million, Hiratsuka Shizuka was not surprised at all. She nodded and said, "It's alright, not too expensive. Then I'll trouble you to ask around for me. I really want one."

"Okay, I'll ask for you in the next couple of days, Hiratsuka-sensei."

As we chatted, it was 7:30, and the fireworks display was about to begin.

With the sound of fireworks exploding in the sky, fireworks of various shapes burst open, illuminating the night sky.

"Oh! How beautiful! Is this fireworks?"

Thor was seeing fireworks for the first time, and his eyes widened in amazement.

Needless to say, Kanna sat in Luo Bai's lap with her mouth wide open, holding her breath.

After a round of fireworks went off, there was a brief pause as everyone waited. Yui was also happily watching the fireworks video she had recorded on her phone.

Just then, Kanna sniffed and tugged at Luo Bai's sleeve.

"Something has come out; it's down there."

"kindness?"

Upon hearing Kanna's words, Luo Bai became alert and immediately sensed a dangerous atmosphere.

Using his sense of air movement, Luo Bai quickly noticed something amiss in the woods halfway up the mountain; there seemed to be some unusual activity in the darkness.

However, because there were many people around at the fireworks display and the environment was dark, it went unnoticed.

After putting Kanna down, Luo Bai stood up and said, "Shinobu, did you bring the things? Let's keep the crowds watching the fireworks display from getting into the mountains. Uzui-nii, Iguro, and Kanroji, you guys come with me to take a look. Tohru, Elma, I'll leave things here to you."

Thor noticed it too, and looking down into the forest at the foot of the mountain, he said, "There's an unusual life force here. Be careful, we'll come to your aid at any time. Oh, and let me help you change your clothes, it's hard to move around like this."

With that, Thor used his magic to change the clothes on the group back to their everyday clothes.

"Thanks."

Luo Bai and Xue Nai exchanged glances, then rushed over the railing and jumped down. Yu Zui Tengen and the other two also took out their Nichirin Blades and followed closely behind.

Eriri, seeing this, asked nervously, "Will anything happen?"

Shi Yu, sitting to the side, said, "Don't worry, it's alright. Although you don't know much about Luo Jun's strength, if there hasn't been any major commotion down there yet, it means it's not a big threat. Just wait patiently."

Just then, another round of fireworks went off.

After descending the mountain, Luo Bai flew quickly towards the direction of the unusual activity, choosing not to walk.

Meanwhile, Yuzui Tianyuan and the other two were leaping between the large trees, their speed not much slower than Luo Bai's.

Soon, the four arrived at their destination and found a pile of remains, resembling insects, but they were enormous and splattered with a large amount of purple fluid.

Besides this wreckage, there was an ordinary person covered in blood, and a petite little girl with an abdominal injury.

This is a little girl with long beige hair, gray eyes, and tattered clothes.

However, Luo Bai sensed a different aura emanating from her.

This little girl seems to be quite capable.

Upon seeing Luo Bai and the others, the little girl gasped, "Hurry, that person is infected..."

Mitsuri Kanroji, who was about to come over to treat the little girl, paused for a moment: "Infection?"

Just then, the man who had been lying on the ground covered in blood stood up.

"Ugh...I, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!!!"

Amidst a series of agonizing cries, the man's body began to mutate. His original body shattered, and enormous insect limbs grew out, transforming him from a human into a giant praying mantis in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the dark green mantis that was over two meters tall, Luo Bai finally remembered.

Protogastric organisms.

The dangerous creature in the light novel and anime Black Bullet has terrifying abilities; it can modify the DNA of other creatures, turning them into Gastrea just like itself.

In the original work, it took only a very short time after its appearance to destroy the human world to the point of near annihilation.

The Gastrea that Luo Bai was looking at, which had just been converted from a human, should still be in Stage 1 if Luo Bai remembered correctly, meaning it only had the genetic material of one species.

After glancing at the little girl, Luo Bai knew that although he didn't know her identity, she should be the Child of the Curse.

He's injured, which means he's been infected by Gastrea. Although the Cursed Child's resistance means he won't have any problems in the short term, he still needs to be treated as soon as possible.

At that moment, the mantis Gastrea launched an attack directly at the little girl.

Without hesitation, Luo Bai rushed over and grabbed the Gastrea, dodging its attack. The tree the little girl had been leaning against was then cut in half.

Without hesitation, Uzui Tengen and the other two drew their swords and charged forward.

Luo Bai quickly said, "Be careful, don't get hit by this thing, it should be infectious!"

Uzui Tengen said confidently, "Don't worry, it's a small problem! Mitsuri!"

"Coming!"

After responding, Kanroji Mitsuri took the lead and directly blocked the mantis's huge scythe, her strength being almost equal to that of her opponent.

Uzui Tengen and Iguro Obanai jumped up in unison, and with a swift movement, severed both arms of the giant mantis.

Volume 1: Chapter 313 The Summer Era of a Thousand Years (1/2)

With a wail, the mantis-type Gastrea, having lost both arms, had several of its legs, which were supporting it on the ground, quickly severed by Uzui Tengen, causing it to collapse and struggle violently.

Picking at his ears, Luo Bai grinned and said, "This is really noisy. Tsk tsk, forget it, let's just freeze them."

After speaking, Luo Bai raised his hand, and an extremely cold aura spread out, covering the still struggling mantis and freezing it instantly into a large block of ice.

The little girl, held in Luo Bai's arms, gaped in astonishment at the sight.

At this moment, Uzui Tengen and the other two also came over.

Looking at the little girl's injuries in Luo Bai's arms, Kanroji Mitsuri exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? The injuries are healing! The bleeding has stopped!"

Uzui Tengen also noticed this, and looked thoughtfully at the seemingly harmless little girl.

This child has a very special constitution.

Patting the little girl's head, Luo Bai asked, "Are you alright?"

The three shook their heads. Obanai Iguro glanced at the giant mantis frozen in ice, narrowed his eyes, and said, "A monster transformed from a human. It's completely genetically modified, quite different from the oni from our side. Mitsuri, how powerful is this thing?"

"It's quite large," said Kanroji Mitsuri, waving her arm. "Perhaps it's because it's just recently transformed and hasn't adapted to its power yet, so it might not be that difficult to deal with. If the few of us work together, we can easily handle it. Luo-kun, are you planning to take it back for research by freezing it like this?"

Luo Bai nodded: "We do need to study it. This is the first time this thing has appeared, right? We need to investigate the specifics. We need to be wary of something that can clearly infect humans."

At that moment, a figure quickly approached; it was Shinobu Kocho, who was supposed to be at the fireworks festival.