Love is not as fun as World of Warcraft

He exhaled deeply, and looking at the darkness around him that had faded away, Shirasaka's mind, which had been tense since just now, finally relaxed.

To put it bluntly, he suffered from his lack of combat experience. He trusted the minimap too much and didn't notice that the positions of the two monsters were too close, so that the red dots completely overlapped, so he took the blow.

As for the fact that Ichinose gave Kagamikashi false information about herself, it can be seen from her reaction that she herself was also a completely unaware victim, so it cannot be blamed on her.

If my observation skills were a little better, I wouldn't have won in such an embarrassing way.

"Stop being dazed. Where did this monster come from? Do you have any idea? Did it offend someone before, and that's why they plotted against it?"

To put things in perspective, not blaming Ichinose is one thing, but finding the reason is another.

After adjusting his condition, Shirasaka stood up from the ground. The increased attribute points made him seem to be filled with endless strength. Even the wound on his chest didn't hurt as much.

If he knew who caused him to get stabbed, he would definitely "thank" them back. He has never been a tolerant person, and if he has a grudge, he will definitely take revenge.

"It shouldn't be a plot against me. After all, my main responsibility is to ensure that the monsters in the darkness don't come out. And unless there are special circumstances, I won't rashly enter the darkness."

It seemed that the impact of the previous incident on Kagamihara Ichinose had not yet dissipated, and she spoke more.

The girl quickly calmed down, frowned, and carefully analyzed the previous situation.

"So, where did that mountain witch come from? Don't tell me monsters can grow out of the ground on their own."

Shirasaka frowned. From what Ichinose said, it seemed that he wouldn't be able to find someone to take revenge on from the beginning?

“It won’t grow on its own, but it’s almost there.”

Ichinose Kagami answered Shirasaka's question with a subtle answer, and then, as if to verify a certain guess, he lowered his head and began to search in this originally dark space.

Shirasaka didn't know what she was going to do, but she just stood there obediently, just watching the girl who suddenly became busy.

"Can you say something that people can understand?"

Scratching his head, Shirasaka couldn't control his curiosity and looked at Kagami Ichinose. He believed that the beautiful girl in front of him probably didn't have the characteristic of a riddle man.

"There's a saying that the Yamaba monster originated from the resentment of an old woman who was abandoned in the mountains to save food in ancient times."

"so……"

Fortunately, the area covered by this constant darkness was not large, and soon, Kagami Ichinose found the answer he was looking for in a patch of grass.

Waving Shirasaka over, Ichinose Kagami looked at the thing under his feet with a slightly sad look.

Shirasaka leaned over to take a look and found that it was a pile of human bones. The scraps of clothing next to it vaguely proved the other person's identity as an elderly person. Combined with the obvious bite marks on her bones, Shirasaka finally understood why the hungry ghost was a circle larger than the previous one.

"I didn't expect this to happen in modern times."

After a long silence, Ichinose Kagamikashi finally put away the sadness in his eyes, shook his head and looked at Shirasaka in front of him.

"So, I'm sorry. This time, I put you in danger. It was all due to my mistake. Please accept my apology."

She bent her body into a right angle with great piety, and Ichinose Kagami's head was about to hit the ground. This showed that she really regarded it as a dereliction of duty.

Japanese people seem to be born masters of apologizing. Shirasaka couldn't help but turn his head away just by listening to the private voice of Marseille.

Even if a beautiful girl shouts this, it always sounds weird.

"No, a verbal apology won't mean anything. If you truly feel sorry for me, it would be better to show some actual forgiveness."

Shirasaka waved his hand and didn't say anything to reject her apology, but helped her up.

Since it was an accident, then Ichinose Kagaki has to take the blame to some extent. Someone has to pay for the blow he took, right?

“Actual performance?”

A hint of confusion appeared on Kagamihara Ichinose's face as he was helped up by Shirasaka, but he quickly calmed down as if he understood something.

"I understand. You can just give me a figure for the relevant damages and medical expenses later. This is what I should pay."

Without waiting for Shirasaka to speak, Ichinose Kagami displayed the demeanor of a young lady and asked her to give a number, which perfectly matched Shirasaka's basic impression of the rich man.

In this regard, Shirasaka could only silently praise him. Isn't this guy really a little too sensible?

Before he even had the chance to give her a hint, she had already come to him, which made Shirasaka feel a little embarrassed.

He had clearly said before that he would be responsible if anything happened, but in the end the other person almost lost his life trying to save him, and in return he had to pay him back.

There is a bit of ingratitude in it.

"As for the reward for eliminating Chang'an, I will send it to you after I report it to my superiors in the organization."

Unlike Shirasaka, who has already begun to suffer from inner moral attacks, Ichinose Kagami seems to feel that this is not enough and continues to stab his conscience.

"As for my personal favor, you can ask for it yourself. As long as it doesn't involve matters of principle, I can agree to it."

Ichinose Kagami placed her small hands on her chest and made a promise to Shirasaka with a sincere look in her eyes.

"Alright, alright, you've done well. Let's talk about where we should go to eliminate the monster next time."

Feeling deeply sinful, Shirasaka also covered his chest, reached out to the girl in front of him to stop her from apologizing, and then changed the subject.

If she continued to say that, Shirasaka felt like she would crawl into the ground out of shame.

Chapter 34: Neon Good Teammate

After coming out of the darkness, perhaps because Shirasaka was a wounded soldier, Ichinose Kagami did not choose to take him back on a motorcycle this time. Instead, he very considerately called a car for him and put him in the back seat.

In fact, after such a long time of tossing and turning, the wound on Shirasaka's chest had long since healed, and his blood volume had returned to full value. It was no longer a question of whether he was injured or not.

Of course, Shirasaka herself would definitely not reject Ichinose Kagaki's choice. After all, her driving skills are so good that it would be hard to want to experience them again after experiencing them once.

"Are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital?"

Having witnessed Shirasaka's recovery from being half-dead to now looking like nothing happened, Kagami Ichinose still looked at his chest with some worry. Even though the blood had stopped flowing there, her tone still revealed a concern that was hard to conceal.

After experiencing the battle in Tokyou, the relationship between Ichinose Kagami and Shirasaka has obviously become much closer. No matter what, there is probably nothing that can enhance the feelings between two people better than experiencing a life-and-death battle together.

As a result, the words of this girl who was usually very frugal with words finally had some humanity in them. Shirasaka couldn't help but sigh that it was easier to communicate with her in this state.

"There's no need for that. No one knows my physical condition better than me. If you really care about this, you could give me some more medical compensation or something. That would be a better way to show me care."

Shirasaka waved his hand. He was really wrong. The good thing about the digitized panel was that basically everything was reflected on the panel. Even if there was any negative effect, such as tetanus caused by being hit by that broken kitchen knife, that status should be displayed in the status bar next to the health bar.

Now the status bar is clean, which means that I am extremely healthy at the moment. Even if I encounter another mountain hag, I should be able to deal with it easily.

"Are you short of money?"

Ichinose Kagami frowned when he heard this, as if he finally noticed that Shirasaka liked to put the ending point on this. His little head tilted, expressing his owner's strong confusion.

"Come on, people who don't lack money are a minority in this world, okay? I just think money is the best substitute for benefits. Sometimes it's better to just give money directly than to do so many fancy things."

Shirasaka spread his hands and found that the back seat of the car was unexpectedly spacious, so he simply half-lay down and said.

"Is three million enough? That's all I have for pocket money. If I want more, I'll have to wait until next month."

When Kagami Ichinose saw Shirasaka's action, he also took the initiative to move to the side, making more space for Shirasaka to lie down, and then hesitantly reported a number.

She reached directly into her small bag, quickly took out a credit card and handed it over.

"..."

Sister, why are you so honest? Don't you look very cool normally? Why did you give up your original capital just by saying this?

Shirasaka looked at the girl who handed him the credit card with an extremely sincere look, and inexplicably felt a little embarrassed. He really didn't expect that Ichinose Kagaki would be so direct.

Could it be that beneath this guy's icy appearance and personality, he hides a pure heart?

The reason why she is so frugal with her words is simply because her ability to express herself is just like that?

With a joking feeling in his heart, Shirasaka didn't bother to be polite with her. He directly took the credit card from her hand and put it in his pocket.

You won’t feel guilty about keeping the money you earn through your own ability.

"This is the total amount of my reward for helping you exorcise the demon and your medical expenses. If we continue to work together next time, I'll pay you this price."

With three million in his pocket, Shirasaka felt like he straightened up. As expected, he could win the gold belt for killing people and setting fires. Even if he worked hard to kill fish for a whole summer vacation, his salary might not be enough to make up a fraction of that. But today, if he just moved his wrist, the three million would be in his account.

Although the equivalent of RMB is only about 100,000, it is enough for Shirasaka to last for a long time without having to worry about the problem of lack of money.

"You, don't blame me?"

When Ichinose Kagami heard Shirasaka mention that there would be a next time, her deep blue eyes brightened noticeably, and her body couldn't help but lean forward a little, bringing her little face directly above Shirasaka who was lying on the seat.

The hair hanging down between the temples exuded a faint fragrance like lavender. When it passed by Shirasaka's nose, he couldn't help but sniff, and then turned his face away.

"Why should I blame you? After investigating, it's not your fault. Do I seem like the type to vent my anger on others unreasonably? Besides, companions like you are hard to find. It's the same in every aspect."

Shirasaka pondered carefully for a long time before seriously coming to his conclusion.

Apart from the accidents caused by force majeure factors, Ichinose Kagami can really be regarded as a first-class teammate. She conducted investigations on internal enemies for him in advance, did not talk nonsense throughout the process, and did things in a way that would not interfere with him. She would do whatever she was asked to do and would not abandon her teammates at critical moments.

It’s hard to find teammates like this even with a lantern, okay?

The most important point is that she paid quickly and paid on the spot without any delay. Shirasaka was not sure if she could find such a good tool to help her find monsters.

Well, being good-looking and pleasing to the eyes is also a plus.

"Companions..."

After hearing what Shirasaka said, Ichinose Kagami was obviously stunned for a moment, then she murmured the name which was somewhat unfamiliar to her in a low voice, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth again, which she herself did not even notice.

"But let's be honest. Next time, I still hope you'll leave me alone and run away first. There are differences between people. Think about it, if that knife had hit you instead of me, would you be as relaxed as I am?"

Shirasaka didn't care what she was thinking. He just turned his head as if he suddenly remembered something, so that his gaze met the girl who was still standing above him and looking down at him, and then he instructed her word by word.

He knew that she was doing this out of kindness, but doing this with kindness wasn't necessarily a good thing. In many cases, her decisive retreat would be the best help to him.

"I try my best."

Ichinose Kagami, whose thoughts were interrupted by Shirasaka's words, stared at Shirasaka silently for a long time before blinking and giving an answer that made Shirasaka smile bitterly.

"..."

"Why do you want to deal with monsters?"

The carriage fell into silence again, and Shirasaka was about to fall asleep because of the slight bump, when Ichinose Kagami's voice rang in his ears again, interrupting his beautiful dream of how he had squandered the 3 million yen.

"It's not about the money, is it?"

His eyes stayed on the blood-stained clothes on Shirasaka's chest, and Ichinose Kagami immediately denied his perfunctory answer. If it was purely for money, with Shirasaka's skills, he should have other options that did not require facing such danger.

Risking one's life for such a small reward is inexplicable in many ways.

In fact, Ichinose Kagami has been curious about this question for a long time. It was not until now that she regarded Shirasaka as her companion that she chose to bring it up.

"Tsk, just consider it as my personal training? The more monsters I kill, the stronger I will become. Is this reason enough to convince you?"

Shirasaka scratched his head, organized his words, and decided to tell the truth directly. After all, he would have to rely on this guy to find other monsters for him in the future. Instead of making up lies, it would be better to tell the truth honestly.

As for whether she believes it or not, that is her own problem.

"I see."

Somewhat to Shirasaka's surprise, Ichinose Kagami just nodded when he heard this answer, then looked out the window, as if he really believed what he said.

"What about you? What's your reason? Is it just because of your identity as a demon ninja?"

Inexplicably feeling a bit curious about this "three-no" girl, Shirasaka half propped himself up and asked her a question.

"revenge."

"what?"

"Could you explain it?"

Shirasaka didn't understand what she meant by revenge for a moment, so he could only raise his eyebrows and continue asking with a little curiosity.

"..."

Shirasaka was answered by a somewhat oppressive silence. Ichinose Kagami just looked out the car window, so that Shirasaka behind her could not see her expression at the moment.

"It seems inconvenient, so just pretend I never asked."

Lieing back decisively, Shirasaka continued to close his eyes and rest.

If someone is unwilling to talk, they must have difficulties. Why do we have to get to the bottom of everything?

Chapter 35: Useless? Divine Artifact!

By the time Shirasaka was sent home by Ichinose Kagami, it was already night time.

After making a brief agreement with her to discuss the rest of the matter at school, Shirasaka finally returned home dragging a somewhat tired body.

The blood flowing from the chest had solidified, and the uniform with a big hole in it obviously did not look like it could be worn again.