I don't want to be an elf!

"Our home."

Chapter Twenty-Eight: First Encounter with Atsushi Nakajima

Although she says she's going home, Kurumi Tokisaki doesn't actually have a home in this world.

After all, this was only her second day in this world. Last night, she was only able to sneak into a hotel and make do for the night thanks to her superb stealth ability. Otherwise, she would definitely have been sleeping on the streets.

Izumi Kyoka does have a home in this world.

No, I should say I had a home.

However, she has never gone back since her parents died, and even if she wanted to go back now, it would probably be impossible.

Her parents were secret government assassins who had no contact with the government for a long time, which would inevitably lead government investigators to investigate them.

It seems that Izumi Kyoka's house has now been sealed off by the government and is under surveillance.

Both of them were homeless.

But Kurumi Tokisaki wasn't worried at all.

why?

Because she's rich.

I just received a full 30,000 yen in cash from Mori Ogai. Although the yen is worthless and 30,000 yen is not enough to buy a decent house in Yokohama, where land is extremely valuable, it's more than enough to rent for eight or ten years.

Renting a house.

This is what Kurumi Tokisaki is going to do next.

However, she wasn't very familiar with Yokohama and didn't know where the real estate agencies were, so she was troubled for a while.

However, Izumi Kyoka quickly solved her problem. As a former assassin for the Port Mafia, she knew every corner of the city like the back of her hand.

Soon, the two arrived at the real estate agency.

Surprisingly, the real estate agency was owned by the Port Mafia. After the staff learned of Kurumi Tokisaki's identity and confirmed it with headquarters, Kurumi Tokisaki purchased a detached villa close to headquarters at an extremely low price.

As the largest organized crime syndicate based in Yokohama, the Port Mafia offers very generous employee benefits.

Thus, Kurumi Tokisaki's plan to rent a house turned into a plan to buy a house due to unforeseen circumstances, and the money spent was even less than her budget.

Afterwards, the two purchased some daily necessities and moved into their new home.

Soon, night falls.

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"It's time to add some time."

Night, noon.

After Izumi Kyoka fell asleep, Tokisaki Kurumi slipped into the shadows and moved to the roof of the villa.

Looking around, all that could be seen were similar detached villas. With a thought, Kurumi Tokisaki unleashed the massive City of Time, expanding to its limit and covering most of the surrounding buildings.

The barrier enveloped all the residents in the community in a crimson glow, forcing awake residents into a deep sleep, while those who were asleep were forced to absorb time.

Nearly a hundred shadowy figures continuously merged into Kurumi Tokisaki's shadow, nourishing her main body. The clock in her left eye spun rapidly, storing the time plundered from others within it.

"After the great battle with Ryunosuke Akutagawa, my time is almost depleted. I need to absorb as much as possible tonight."

Looking at the forest of steel and concrete sleeping under the night sky, Tokisaki Kurumi thought, "Fortunately, Yokohama has a large enough population. Every little bit counts. Even if we only absorb a little bit of time from one person, it can accumulate into a lot."

The City of Time is a barrier used by Kurumi Tokisaki to absorb time; every ordinary person inside it will have their time forcibly absorbed.

However, the speed and intensity of absorption are determined by Tokisaki Kurumi, and as long as she doesn't want to, people won't die unexpectedly due to time running out.

The deaths of more than twenty people in the factory due to time running out were intentional on her part. After all, they were just a bunch of scum, and there was no need to show them any pity or mercy.

When facing villains, Kurumi Tokisaki never hesitates to strike.

However, if the other party is an ordinary person, there is no need to be so vicious.

This isn't like fleecing someone; it won't grow back after you've taken it all.

Time is a non-renewable resource; a person's time is limited, and once it is exhausted, death will occur.

People with long lifespans should absorb more, while those with short lifespans should absorb less, so as not to affect their lives as much as possible.

After some time, Kurumi Tokisaki left the apartment building and went to the next one.

Traveling between neighborhoods and apartments, surrounded by tens of thousands of people, Tokisaki Kurumi quickly found herself with plenty of time.

The time storage is even dozens of times richer than before.

"In this way, we can deal with any enemy we encounter with ease."

Having finished absorbing the time in the last apartment building, tonight's work is finally over.

As time went on, Tokisaki Kurumi's confidence grew.

Although there aren't many truly powerful characters in Bungo Stray Dogs, encountering one would still take a considerable amount of time.

With this time reserve, you won't have to rack your brains to find ways to win when you encounter a strong enemy.

Leaping between buildings, Kurumi Tokisaki realized that she was already far from home.

Just as she was about to turn back, her gaze was drawn to something on the road.

"That is?"

Kurumi Tokisaki stopped and looked closely, raising an eyebrow in surprise: "What a coincidence, to run into him here."

In the alleys of the main street, three or five thugs surrounded a young man.

The young man looked very thin and weak, and when surrounded by a group of tall and strong thugs, he appeared even more humble, his face filled with panic and fear.

Atsushi Nakajima.

The target of the Port Mafia's manhunt, Kurumi Tokisaki's mission objective, and also the protagonist of this world.

Kurumi Tokisaki manipulated her spiritual power and slowly descended from the rooftop, silently standing on the wall above them, wanting to find out what was going on.

"Haven't seen you in a few days, you look like you've made a lot of money. That outfit must have been expensive."

The thug, who seemed to be the leader, patted Nakajima Atsushi on the shoulder with a half-smile: "The last time I saw you, weren't you rummaging through the trash cans for food? You must have found a lot of money, right?"

"Really do not have."

Atsushi Nakajima was pale and said weakly, "The clothes were bought for me by my seniors at work. I really don't have any money."

"Haha, how could a homeless man like you, who has neither strength nor education, possibly find a place that would want you?" the gang leader mocked. "Don't you even consider who you are when you lie? Do you think I'm so easy to fool?"

"I wasn't lying..."

"Whether you're lying or not, a search of your wallet will tell!"

The gang leader gave a signal, and the others swarmed forward, cornering Nakajima Atsushi.

Restraining his skewer-like arms and legs, and amidst Atsushi Nakajima's futile struggles, a thug pulled a wallet and cell phone from his pocket.

"Wow, that's quite a bit of money," the gang leader said, opening his wallet with some surprise. "Over 100,000 in brand-new cash. Where did you get such good luck finding so much money?"

"That's not my money, give it back to me, give my wallet back to me!"

When Atsushi Nakajima's wallet was stolen, he managed to break free from the restraints of the others in a moment of panic.

"That's money my seniors gave me to buy things, you can't take it!"

Chapter Twenty-Nine: A Tiger in the Heart

The thugs who were holding Nakajima Atsushi showed a hint of surprise on their faces.

Not long ago, when I bumped into him on the roadside, this guy was still a coward who wouldn't fight back or talk back, no different from a punching bag that could yell.

But in just a few days, this homeless man not only had clean clothes and money in his pockets, but he even dared to resist them.

Even the gang leader hadn't expected that Nakajima Atsushi would break free and pounce on him, but his surprise was only momentary, and the next moment anger appeared on his face.

A strong, powerful fist slammed into Atsushi Nakajima's head, knocking the thin young man to the ground.

"Hmph, they don't even use their brains before they take action."

The gang leader stomped his foot on Nakajima Atsushi's face and said with a gloomy expression, "You dare to steal from me? I guess you've forgotten who you are just because you have a little money in your pocket?"

“That was clearly given to me by my... seniors in the detective agency…” Atsushi Nakajima said unwillingly, but this time he was unable to break free.

"Detective agency?"

The gang leader's expression shifted. Although he was just a low-level thug in Yokohama, he still managed to live a carefree life in this city where the Port Mafia was unified, which showed he had some insight and shrewdness.

"What detective agency? Could it be that armed detective agency?"

"That's right, it's the Armed Detective Agency!"

Upon hearing that even the gang leader knew of the Armed Detective Agency, Atsushi Nakajima quickly said, "I joined the Armed Detective Agency a few days ago. This money was given to me by my seniors to buy things!"

"Oh? You're a new member of the Armed Detective Agency?" the thug leader said thoughtfully, releasing his foot from his face. "I heard that people in that organization all have special abilities. Do you have them too?"

"Yes!" Atsushi Nakajima wiped the shoe print off his face, using the Armed Detective Agency's reputation to intimidate the thugs, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Show us your skills?"

"Forehead......"

Atsushi Nakajima's expression stiffened, and he said somewhat hesitantly, "I can't control my ability very well yet, and I can't use it on my own..."

"Oh." The gang leader nodded. "So, you're telling me that you, a stray dog ​​who wouldn't even care if you died on the street, were recruited as a new member of the famous Armed Detective Agency, and that you have superpowers but can't use them?"

"Yes."

The gang leader remained silent for a moment.

Then, without warning, a leg whip struck Nakajima Atsushi hard.

Atsushi Nakajima was kicked flying against the wall of the alley, his internal organs throbbing with pain, causing him to vomit repeatedly.

Do I look like someone who's easy to fool?

The gang leader grabbed Atsushi Nakajima by the hair and asked angrily, "You can't even make up an excuse? Do you really think we're idiots?"

Before Nakajima Atsushi could even explain, the gang leader punched him several more times in the face and threw him at the feet of the other thugs.