I am a reincarnation player.

Hayasaka Ai felt conflicted. This hypothesis had to be verified, but she didn't want to let Yuuki take risks.

It's very tangled and hesitant, but that's enough.

This is exactly the attitude that Yuki wants. Nothing is taken for granted, just like the absolute trust between the two of them under the crimson moon.

"Don't worry, I have never had the habit of sacrificing myself for others. I won't enter the dungeon if I'm involved in a random mission." Yuki picked up the mask with his fingers and turned to open the door.

"And vice versa, too."

boom.

The door closed, Hayasaka Ai looked in the direction he left, but another scene emerged in her mind:

In the dark tunnel, a tide of corpses rolled in. A man grabbed his clothes and ran forward desperately. Finally, he threw her far away. He held a big sword in his hand, and one man was able to block the passage of ten thousand.

He doesn't have this habit?

The girl grabbed the hem of her skirt, stood up before Mai noticed, rushed into the bathroom, locked the door, turned on the faucet, and rubbed her face hard.

When I looked up, I saw my slightly red face in the mirror.

It would be strange not to.

......

Yuki left the apartment. It was late at night and there were no one on the road. To be on the safe side, he still walked around the river and then hurried towards the temple fair street.

The festival was over long ago, and there was no more noise to be heard. Only the sound of leather shoes tapping on the ground and running at full speed could be heard. The night wind made him squint his eyes.

'I did 2m in 11 minutes 9 seconds, which is the Olympic world record, and 70m in seconds, which could have been a little faster considering I was wearing leather shoes.'

Yuki knows how to manage time very well, and took this opportunity to practice his speed, endurance, and explosiveness, and found that they have improved overall, but it's not a one-size-fits-all approach, which puts all players at the same level.

Perhaps due to deliberate training, he felt that his observation, agility and coordination were better than Hayasaka Ai's. Even though both were at the 'extreme' level, they still had strengths and weaknesses.

When he reached the entrance of the alley, he slowed down his pace. At this time, all the shops were closed. He glanced inside and saw only one shop with the light on. It must be the teahouse mentioned by the senior.

This is no longer fishing, it's more like an invitation. It seems that you care about me very much.

It's normal. Even if he was tricked, a new player with this kind of mentality is still a promising talent. Compared with interests, face is nothing.

"That's right, I also want to talk to you. Only by meeting you can we find out the truth."

Yuki licked his lips, raised his hand, clenched it, pulled out the character's costume, and glanced at the prompt.

[Back Killer: Some people can be feared just by their backs. In this state, just turn your back to others to release a strong pressure.]

【Valid time: 30 minutes.】

The tip is brief, similar to the previous "hesitation means defeat". The concept is the rule, and achieving this rule requires objective conditions.

"And it doesn't have the ability to change my appearance, but by chance, I can use Hayasaka Ai's Fool Mask to make up for the flaw."

"Back Killer, the costume is activated."

With a slight snap of fingers, the concept of the ceremonial dress was shattered, and then Yuki felt strange all over and couldn't help walking backwards. Fortunately, there was no one in the alley.

There are no useless skills, it just depends on where to use them. Yuki put the white mask on his face again and looked at the window next to him.

Long black hair, white shirt that goes below the knees, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. This style of painting should not appear in modern cities, but in ancient fairy TV series. However, when Yuki drew the 'Killer from the Back', he thought of this person.

Of course, with Yuuki's modeling alone, Hayasaka Ai has no way of fully bringing out her characteristics. She can only simulate her appearance mechanically, like making a realistic leather suit.

But in order to avoid being attacked from both sides, he had to cover his face, and let the dress take care of the rest.

He turned around and walked backwards into the alley, heading straight for the teahouse as if he had eyes on the back of his head.

First contact, start.

Chapter 14: I am the Peak at the Top of the Mountain (5K)

It was late at night, the lights were dim, and soft music echoed in the room of more than ten square meters, giving people a comfortable and elegant feeling.

The aroma of tea filled the air. Behind a square table, a figure wearing a fox mask sat upright. He seemed to be dozing off, his fingers slowly stroking the table top.

It has been five days since I arrived in Kanagawa. When I first arrived, I thought it was a very simple task:

Get in touch with a few new players who are getting carried away by their success, observe their value and then make a judgment. If they are sensible, bring them into the organization. At the very least, they have passed the novice copy, and there may be excellent characteristics that can be cultivated.

If they don't know what's good for them, then get rid of them decisively. There is almost no limit on killing in the reincarnation game. Leaving some opponents will become obstacles sooner or later. Anyway, there are more or less chaos props, so you won't lose.

"But the situation was unexpected. These players were extremely cunning."

He held the teacup gently. The other party actually set up a false target to lure him into a head-on encounter with those people. After the victory or defeat was decided, they did not dare to chase and kill them, fearing that this was a strategy of driving the tiger to devour the wolf.

"And they didn't come out to take advantage of the situation, and they didn't leave any clues in the entire Kanagawa area. It's really strange."

He is definitely a player who has just completed the novice mission. His purpose is very simple, which is to search for information about the reincarnation game in reality. However, his intelligence and patience have already demonstrated their value.

Not everyone can stay calm after surviving a disaster, enjoy life, exercise, or even indulge in extraordinary powers.

"He was very keenly aware that the world had changed. He proactively collected intelligence without any prompts and made such a thorough plan. This is no longer an ordinary player."

According to the discussion results, such players must be dealt with severely, either to make them willing to serve you, or to nip the danger in the bud.

No one is a fool, and there is no such thing as helping each other in the reincarnation game.

"But this patience is admirable. He didn't come back for three full days."

Two days ago, the masked man was lying in ambush all around, waiting for those players who couldn't resist their curiosity. According to his characteristics, even an invisible man could not escape his presence, so all they had to do was follow the clues and find the culprit.

But the prey was extremely cunning, and seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth and never appeared again. After another discussion, they decided to come back and open a teahouse.

If the secret method doesn't work, try the open method. Since he is a genius, he must be arrogant. If that doesn't work, it might be a good idea to catch some lone rangers with excessive curiosity.

After waiting for a whole day, the masked man was a little tired. He was thinking about whether he should go back to report tomorrow when his tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.

finally come?

He sat up straight and turned his head to look at the door of the tea room. Various plans emerged in his mind, and then he saw a deep white figure.

Click.

Cracks appeared in the teacup in his hand, the aroma of tea filled the air, and the man's pupils froze.

Hmm? It's different from what I expected.

Just a back view makes people instinctively tense their muscles. Even in high-difficulty dungeons, this situation is rarely encountered.

Very strong. I feel nervous just by his back. A player above the extraordinary level?

For a moment, he regretted his arrogance. Who says that those who use Line to chat are new players? It may be that some unknown powerful player is organizing reverse phishing to see how the world is changing.

Fortunately, there was no murderous intent or hostility. And why did this outfit look so strange?

"Your Excellency is finally here." The masked man stood up solemnly, his voice changed by a special device so that it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman. "Please take a seat. Since you are here, you must be interested in me."

The figure at the door did not move or speak, but exuded a profound aura that was not only powerful, but also contained a kind of contempt for everything in the world.

Ordinary people just think that this person is sick, but the masked man can understand.

They are fearless and don't care what traps I have prepared, because once the random battle is triggered, we will be the ones to die.

And it turned out to be a fishing trip. I was wondering why he was using LINE, a communication tool that only newbies would use.

"Sorry, I did prepare some gadgets, but they're now turned off." The masked man lowered his voice. Knowing when to pick the best match is a basic skill for every player. Since the opponent looks formidable, there's no need to play any tricks.

As expected, the powerful make people honest. I knew you would do something bad.

Yuki laughed in his heart, no matter how talented a new player was, they would be ambushed, but they would not humiliate themselves in front of the strong.

"No need, I'll just stand at the door, this is my habit."

What kind of weirdness is it to turn your back to people? Isn't this the most vulnerable position to attack?

The masked man frowned, but felt that there was some hidden truth in it, as if it was telling him clearly: Just give it a try.

"Sir, I have prepared some good tea for you."

"It's just an ordinary item, far from what I got in the dungeon. Do you think I would be interested in such a thing?"

A copy? Is it a buff-consuming chaos item?

The masked man immediately guessed and said quickly, "Of course not. Chaos items like that are hard to come by."

"Let's get straight to the point. You've been hanging around these past few days just to wait for me?" Yuki's voice was cold, as if he didn't care about anything. "But you were too cautious. You waited for five days without changing the scene at all. You didn't even move the few plastic bottles next to the trash can."

He was here! He walked all over the site without my knowledge, and even the thermal imaging camera didn't work!

The masked man's scalp tingled. This person had obviously walked into the alley right under his nose, without leaving any clues or traces.

Is there something wrong with Shiratori's stupid personality?

Beside the masked man is a player who was a former criminal police officer. His characteristic is to draw portraits of unknown people and things based on his intuition. It is not very accurate, but he can "draw" certain characteristics.

Male, Japanese, aged between high school and college, not a threat in terms of strength.

'Except for the first point, the rest has nothing to do with it. Even the language is not Japanese, and there is a deadly threat!'

My brain was working at full speed under the tension. After a long time, I could only utter one word:

"Yes."

"What do you want?"

Uh......

The masked man couldn't answer. He couldn't say that our organization wants to recruit new players and if they don't obey, they will be killed. He was afraid that he would disappear without a trace before he could finish his words.

"We want to cooperate. With a leader as strong as you, that organization must be very powerful. If we join hands, we will be successful in both reality and the game!"

"Cooperation? Your initial goal should be to recruit or eliminate them. Also, I am not a leader."

Huh? He's not considered a leader?

The masked man tensed his muscles, but quickly sat down. Another excellent idea came to his mind:

It is impossible to recruit or eliminate them, but we can try to gather intelligence. For such a powerful and mysterious small organization, we need intelligence to judge whether it is a friend or an enemy.

"This guy must have changed his purpose. Players are very persistent in seeking intelligence. Very good, I will give you some right now."

Yuki tried hard to maintain his superior image and waved his hand gently: "Do you know why we are chatting like a few ignorant newcomers?"

The chat content did show that he was a newcomer, but the use of fake signals to fish did not seem like a newcomer at all. This not only explained a question, but also made the masked man feel relieved.

It's better to be schemed against by such an old player than to be played around by a few newcomers.

"Because you want to attract powerful player organizations, well, maybe two organizations, and then choose a partner from them, but why don't you choose on the forum?"

Forum, what forum?

Yuki's mind was full of question marks, and faced with the doubts, he just shook his head dully.

"seeing is believing."

"He is indeed a strong person. There are indeed good and bad people there, and there is a lot of false information. He pretended to be a newbie to lure us out. Seeing is believing."

Damn, your reasons are more comprehensive than I thought.

"You have good judgement."

"Thank you for your compliment." The masked man placed his right hand on his chest and bowed gracefully.

"Yes, we encountered a difficult task called 'Shadow of the Golden Tree', where demigods killed each other for the only magic ring." Yuki recounted the background setting of the film in an indifferent tone.

"Demigod? An extremely difficult epic mission!" The masked man exclaimed, and then fell into doubt: "Then how did you ......"

"Don't you know that there is something that can pause the mission?" Yuki tilted his head slightly, revealing a chin as sharp as a knife and an axe. His skin was as white as jade. This face must be quite handsome.

"Please forgive my ignorance. At my level, I am not yet able to appreciate this magnificent view."

"You'll understand later." Yuki sighed softly, shook his head and said, "Do you want to know my evaluation of you?"

"Please speak frankly." The masked man sat up straight, like a corporate slave waiting for a job interview.

"Not worth mentioning. Your status in this player organization must be quite high. That's my evaluation."

Even though he was pointed at and scolded, the masked man did not seem angry at all. The 'shadow of the golden tree' sounded very scary and matched the other party's aura very well.

After gaining more intelligence, he became a little undecided. The other party's level was much higher than his. What if he got into trouble?

"My position is not high, but what you just described is beyond my authority. How about we send someone else?"

"I know you don't hold a high position and you hang out in a good circle, but you're still just an apprentice after all."

These words made the masked man's pupils shrink, and he felt that all the hidden props he had put so much effort into had become a joke.