At some point, Genjiro appeared beside the two of them. He draped the coat he had just taken off the Yasha over Zhou Si's shoulders and handed him two Fukuzawa Yukichi cards.

Without waiting for Zhou Si to refuse, he left directly. Yaksha and Crow exchanged a glance, seeing the surprise in each other's eyes, but said nothing, and quickly followed their young master.

Zhou Si was left standing there, still somewhat bewildered.

"Did I just run into a kind person?"

Zhou Si stared at the trio of gangsters, his mind filled with unanswered questions. After racking his brains for a long time without figuring out what was going on, he decided to give up.

"Forget it, let's find Erii as soon as possible."

......

"Why has the young master suddenly become so kind?"

"I can't make it?"

Ignoring the whispers of the two guys behind him, Genji leaned against the railing, took out a box of Seven Stars cigarettes from his pocket, and lit one.

Smoke rose from his fingertips, and a shadow fell over Yuan Zhisheng's eyes; he hadn't suddenly become kind-hearted.

Rather, he saw the shadow of an old friend in Zhou Si.

That silly child who would run out to find his brother in the dead of winter wearing only a thin shirt.

The light from the streetlamp shone through the smoke from their breath onto Yuan Zhisheng's face. The pungent smell of cigarettes did nothing to alleviate the melancholy in his heart. The three of them stayed on the terrace for a long time until the sound of Yasha trembling came from behind them.

"Then...Young Master..."

Yaksha hugged his arms, shivering from the temperature dropping a few degrees. This muscular guy was practically curled up in a ball by the terrace. It was strange, how could that kid be so resistant to the cold?

"explain."

"Young Master, smoking is not allowed here."

Seeing Genji's speechless expression, the crow pointed to the sign next to him and added on behalf of Yasha.

I already said in Chapter 3 that playing more games is helpful!

"Eggplant~"

The phone shutter clicked, and Zhou Si forced a smile, taking a picture with the building behind her.

Godzilla: 【(。o_o) That's not it either.】

Let me eat first: [Then I'll go check out the next location.]

Zhou Si drew an "x" on the tourist map he had bought for 1000 yen. It was almost midnight, and the sky was completely dark. Zhou Si had moved from the center of Tokyo to a slightly more remote area.

Both the flow of people and the buildings here are far inferior to those in the bustling city center.

Godzilla: [Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Hunter.]

Lying on her side on the soft bed, Erii looked somewhat downcast. If only she were a little smarter and knew a little more, the hunter wouldn't have had to search for so long.

dong dong dong.

Erii was startled when the door behind her suddenly made a few soft noises. She quickly hid her phone under her pillow and closed her eyes, pretending to be fast asleep.

A moment later, the door was gently pushed open, and Genji walked in, now dressed in casual clothes.

"Cough cough."

He looked at Erii, who was pretending to be asleep on the bed, with a hint of helplessness, and coughed twice to acknowledge his presence.

Erii, lying in the blanket, subconsciously trembled, a subtle movement that clearly did not escape Genji's notice.

Genji touched the PS4 on the table, and a warmth spread from the console to his palm. Genji looked like he knew it, and raised his voice slightly: "Stop pretending. Your last game was 10 minutes ago, and you haven't even logged out yet."

With the evidence irrefutable, Erii knew that pretending to be asleep was no longer useful, so she poked her head out from under the covers, and took out the little notebook that she had prepared beforehand.

"Brother, I'm sorry..."

"Didn't I tell you not to stay up late anymore?"

Genjiro had a stern face. Erii's body was already not very healthy due to the corruption of the dragon's blood, and now that she was staying up late every day, what if her body became even weaker?

However, this was a bit of an overreaction from Genji. Although Erii's extremely high bloodline caused her many inconveniences, the dragon blood, while eroding her body, also strengthened it.

Therefore, the only danger she faces is the dragon's blood itself, but this is also the greatest danger.

Erii's bloodline is constantly on the verge of spiraling out of control. The inhibitors produced by her family can temporarily suppress her bloodline, but ultimately cannot eradicate the influence of the dragon blood.

Even though Genjiro only wanted Erii to live an ordinary life, for Erii, that was the greatest wish.

"It's not past midnight yet, so it doesn't count as staying up late!"

The red-haired girl quickly wrote another line in her notebook, convinced she had found a remarkable loophole, her stunningly beautiful face beaming with pride.

"Staying up late isn't good either, and you didn't go for your physical exam today, did you?"

"Brother is still brother." With just two short sentences, Genjiro delivered a fatal blow to Erii. The girl's expression froze, and she silently turned the notebook back to the previous page.

"Brother, I'm sorry..."

Genji looked at Erii with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, swallowing back the words he was about to say.

"Go to sleep early, I'm leaving now, I have to go to work tomorrow."

"Is my brother in a bad mood?"

Erii looked at Genjiro with some confusion. Usually, he would ramble on for a long time, and his expression was much more downcast than usual.

"It's nothing major, it's just that the Enforcement Bureau has been quite busy lately, after all, your brother is now the director's man."

Genji smiled. Erii usually had a cute and innocent look, but she was actually very sensitive.

"come on!"

Looking at the few words on the notebook, Yuan Zhisheng felt that all the fatigue of the past few days had been washed away.

"Okay, I'll go now. You should get some rest."

Genjiro said goodnight to Erii once again, but just as he was about to leave, Erii reached out and tugged at the hem of his clothes.

Genji turned around with some confusion and saw Erii holding up her little notebook.

"Can I go out and have fun these few days?"

Genjiro's expression froze. He wanted to answer yes, but Erii's deteriorating health and the recent chaos involving high-risk hybrids made him unable to speak.

"Sorry, I've been quite busy lately. I'll take you out to play when I have more free time, okay?"

Although it was expected, Erii's expression still showed obvious disappointment when she heard Genji's answer.

"Okay, goodnight, brother."

"...Good night."

Unable to bear looking directly into Erii's eyes, Genji turned away without a word and walked out of Erii's room.

Watching her brother's departing figure, Erii took a deep breath and encouraged herself.

Since my brother is so busy, let's not trouble him.

She's grown up now and can go out on her own.

Erii is aware of her physical condition. She knows she is different from others, and that even simply speaking can hurt others.

She's a naturally evil little monster; if she sneaks out, someone might get hurt.

But things are different now. Erii's new friend is a very skilled hunter, and if she hurts anyone, the hunter will definitely be able to defeat her.

Erii's eyes sparkled as she recalled the stories Zhou Si had told her. The otherworldly adventure was just like in the game, the life she dreamed of.

Wait, the game!

A sudden inspiration flashed through Erii's mind; she seemed to know how to help the hunter!

Godzilla: [Mr. Hunter, I've got it!]

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I've seen similar buildings before when I went out!

Erii turned on her PS4 and clicked on the recently released game called Persona 5. Some parts of the game looked very similar to the area near Genji Heavy Industries.

With these clues, Mr. Hunter should be able to find her soon.

Erii looked at her phone screen expectantly, but there was no response for a long time.

Is Mr. Hunter busy?

......

More accurately, trouble has come knocking on Zhou Si's door.

As Zhou Si searched for tall buildings, he gradually moved away from the center of Tokyo.

"Kawasaki... I always feel like some little girl with a flashlight and a counterattack storm might suddenly appear out of nowhere."

"By the way, have I already left Tokyo?"

Looking at the map in his hand, Zhou Si seemed to have indeed left the Tokyo area; at least, he couldn't see any buildings from there on the map anymore.

"Boss, should we turn back, meow?"

"Emmm, we might have to talk about that later."

Zhou Si put the map in his hand into his item bag. Although he already had the more convenient Hunter's Book, he still habitually carried the item bag with him.

"How can I help you?"

Looking around at his surroundings, he realized he had unknowingly wandered into a development zone. The surrounding buildings were still under construction, and the area was practically deserted.

In this environment, several seemingly drunk men were staggering toward Zhou Si.

The reason it seemed so was because Zhou Si didn't smell any alcohol on them; instead, she smelled a thick, bloody odor.

This smell is very similar to the smell of those kind-hearted gangsters from before.

Because they also smelled of human blood, pure human blood.

"It seems the world is indeed not as peaceful as we imagined."

Zhou Si looked as if he had expected this, after all, this was a 2-star mission with a clear price in the Hunter's Book, how could they possibly send Zhou Si to a world without any supernatural powers.

Out of caution, Zhou Sicai has never demonstrated any abilities beyond the human caliber.

The group of guys quickly emerged from the shadows. They seemed to be a bunch of oddly dressed thugs, with bizarre hairstyles and exaggerated tattoos that practically screamed "I'm a thug" on their faces.

But their current situation doesn't seem quite right.

"Kid...you're unlucky..."

A hoarse voice came from the leader; although he still retained some rationality, he seemed to be trying his best to suppress something.

"To be honest, I think you guys are more unlucky."

Looking at these creatures whose bodies were starting to contort, Zhou Si's face was full of disgust, but he still handed the backpack to Bai, who carried it away to the side.

By the way, White is currently in a mimicry state, since such a large Palico is still too eye-catching.

It seemed that Zhou Si's dismissive attitude angered these creatures, as their physical mutations suddenly accelerated. Their originally human limbs began to twist and deform, and their short bodies suddenly grew much taller.

Black scales, resembling those of some reptile, crawled onto their bodies, accompanied by inhuman roars, as these creatures, no longer human, lunged at Zhou Si.

"...So weak."

Having easily dodged the first monster's attack, Zhou Si's expression grew even more disdainful after briefly assessing the speed and strength of these creatures.

I thought these guys would become incredibly strong after their mutation, but they're surprisingly weak.

Could it be that the Hunter's Book has really had a change of heart and has stopped falsely labeling quest levels?

Not sure, check again.

A gust of wind came from behind, and Zhou Si, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, grabbed the claw of the humanoid monster. However, because he accidentally used too much force, the monster's bones shattered instantly.

A shrill scream came from the monster's mouth. Fortunately, no one lived nearby, otherwise it would have caused quite a commotion.

"The blood on these guys is definitely human; it seems we can't go easy on them."

After careful examination, Zhou Si made this judgment, and judging from what the leader said, these guys probably weren't any good either.

With that thought in mind, Zhou Si smashed the bronze-colored head of a monster with a single punch.

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