The World Is Overflowing with Monster, I’m Taking a Liking to This Life

Sudden shooting.

A blown up female student.

All the students on the spot were solidified.

Silence as if time had stopped.

I guess I couldn't keep up with my understanding of what happened.

But eventually he stared at the fallen female student and someone screamed.

"... Ki, kiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

"Hey what!? What happened!?"

"Mr. Gegi!?" "Hey, are you okay?!?"

"There's been some weird noise!

And time moves.

Confusion occurs.

At its center, the girl who was next to the fallen female student, Rokkawa, could not move with solidification.

(Hey, what... happened?

I didn't know what that meant.

Sudden email. A voice echoed in my head.

The sender's name, contents, and this situation.

She doesn't like to think about it originally.

The brain was already unable to process the information and was overheating.

(Oh yeah, Gekichi...)

Suddenly, he turns his gaze to his blown classmate.

(... Huh? What the...?

Seeing the appearance, Rokka gave a surprised look.

- "We" stared out of the shadows at the way it was.

"Mr. Ichinose"

"Yeah, I know, I..."

Mr. Ichinose put up his gun without alarm, and I, Momo and Aka are already in a state of war.

Why is this happening?

You have to go back a little bit of time to explain that.

- A few minutes ago.

We were breaking in for the second time.

"... All right, Momo, I asked you"

"Wahoo."

Momo nods forcefully.

By the way, Momo is now being held by Mr. Ichinose.

This way, if you constantly touch it, Momo will also be passed on Mr. Ichinose's 'perception inhibition'.

I can't trace the smell while I'm in the shadows.

It's quick to get it this way.

For once, my skills are also activated. Just in case.

If anything happens, I need to be ready to get away with it right away.

Keep your nerves stretched all the time, especially 'Sovereign'.

The demon man is a pain in the ass, but I don't want to run into that chairman either.

It would be troublesome in case they found it and used 'charm' or 'brainwashing'.

I can see the signs of that chairman, so it shouldn't be a problem if you keep your distance.

The embraced momomo snorts softly.

"Over there..."

Momo makes an arrow at his feet in "Shadow," which shows him where to go.

Follow that and move around the campus.

... they haven't noticed, have they?

Students and asylum seekers pass us by as if we were not.

Even though I know it's okay, I'm thrilled.

"... That's a lot of noise"

Unlike when we infiltrated before, the school was surrounded by a vibrant atmosphere.

I guess Dark Wolf's raid is pulling its tail.

The students ran around, and many of the refugees were seen crying and making hysterical noises.

... don't remind me of the home center you were in Nishino.

Even then, the refugees were like this, making a scene.

How can these people do nothing but assert themselves in public? In the first place, I'm not in a position to complain about being protected.

Collective psychology is a hassle. As long as we gather the numbers in tune, we can have an atmosphere that doesn't matter what we claim.

Kids rush through us like that.

You look alike. Are they twins?

"Nah, hey, that's awesome. I can't take a nap."

"Ha, my brother! These guys are the so-called 'Uggs'! If you care, don't worry."

"Oh, hey, wow! That's what I'm saying!... What do you mean?

"I don't know!

"That's right, honey!

Even at times like this, the kid is fine......

Or from those kids, don't feel strangely strong signs.

Could you be skilled?

Seeing where Momo doesn't respond, it doesn't look like he's a 'demon man'......

No, now, okay? "Crisis Sensing" and "Hostility Sensing" aren't responding in particular, either, and let's leave them alone.

We explore the campus listening to their voices moving away behind their backs.

……―――

"Hmm?

"What's up, brother?

"... No, something like 'Hena Kanji' did now...?

……

―――……

Explore the campus for a few minutes.

When I came to a point, Momo barked quietly.

"... waffle"

The place we reached was the student cafeteria.

Is there a demon here...

There are about a dozen signs I feel from inside.

So far 'Crisis Sensing' has not been activated.

Enter the dining room.

Inside, it was built liberally, and I could see everything but the cooking area from the entrance.

There was a group of students in it.

Besides, I see the face I see.

Nishino, Rokuka, Intelli, and the sports girl who was at the mall.

"Li... ugh!

Looks like Mr. Ichinose soon noticed her presence, too.

"Mr. Itinose, I know how you feel, but now please keep it down, okay?

"I know, I know."

Do you really understand that? You're anxious......

Even so, what are we talking about?

When I stood up for 'listening ears', apparently they were talking about 'demons' too.

Did they notice, too?

From what I've heard, it was that student chairman who noticed the existence of the demon.

They're going to do that exploration.

... After all, that chairman is quite out of his mind.

Unlike us, I can't believe you got there without prior information.

Well, their miscalculation is that the searcher is here.

Is he the bug in the lion?

Momo snorts softly and stares to be sure of each and every one of them.

And in front of one person, my gaze stopped.

"... Is that what 'He' is?

Momo nodded.

Seeing the person, Mr. Itinose unexpectedly opens his eyes, too.

"... are you sure?

"Momo can't be wrong. Right, Momo?

"Wow."

Once again, Momo nods confidently.

Right, he's the demon...

Momo turned to a sports girl who was in a shopping mall.

His name is...... Ah, it says' Geki 'on his jersey.

Maybe it's his, isn't it? Is it called Geki?

Somehow, that's surprising.

It looks so, it doesn't look like the kind of sexual root owner who lets monsters attack people.

Even at the mall, he was shaking and throwing up when he saw a pile of dead bodies.

Or was I acting?

People say it doesn't look like it.

Well, what do we do now?

So we know who the demon is, and we'll 'email' Nishino or Rokuka who she is, and we'll leave this place.

I told Mr. Ichinose I'd get some momentum and rendezvous somewhere with you Nishino guys, but on second thought, I felt that emails were enough.

Isn't that enough if I give you the information in the first place?

Believe it or not, it's up to them, but there's no reason to be so prestigious in a boulder.

Yeah, I am.

... On second thought, why am I so desperate for someone else?

No, it's because Mr. Itinose asked me to.

Well, sure, she's the same party member, and there's a "owe" that saved her life in the first place, so until I get that owe back properly -...

Think that far, Ha.

Not until I pay you back what I owe you?

So, what do we do after we give it back?

……

It's terribly intentional, and ugly thoughts go through my brain.

You can't do that to a boulder, think about that...

"... Mr. Kudo"

"Oops."

Oh, shit. Weird voice.

"... what's up?

"Hey, it's nothing...... More than that, what's up?

Side by side, look at Mr. Ichinose.

There was some determination in his eyes.

"Assuming...... If I shoot her on the spot... Wouldn't that solve it all...?

"Huh... well, that 's-"

I accidentally complain about Mr. Itinose's suggestion.

Sure, it's a polar theory, but if we do something about her on this occasion, that solves all the problems.

But I can't believe you said that from Ichinose...

"Can you, sir?

"... I'll do it"

That's what Mr. Itinose puts up his gun.

"Now... on this occasion, tailor him... and that will solve everything. At this distance, I can't take it off..."

"- 'Kill', is it? Can you do it, Mr. Itinose?

Speaking clearly of the word 'kill', Mr. Ichinose pressed silently for a moment.

And nod slowly.

"... I can. That's what I said. Take responsibility for your words…………"

"Really..."

Be her, you must be aware that you're involving us.

That's why I offered to be the one to get my hands dirty.

But...

"No. I can't allow it."

"Huh... why not?

"There are two reasons. The first is that if Mr. Itinose fires, our presence could be exposed to the students here, regardless of the punishment."

Mr. Itinose's "perception inhibition" and "sniping" are powerful, but not omnipotent.

If you cross the scope, you can notice the 'gaze' even if you are activating your skills, and once you are recognized by your opponent, the disadvantage is that the effect gradually diminishes.

Just in case, we can't let them know we exist.

'Cause you're a mysterious man with a gun, a dog that can manipulate shadows and a slime that can be simulated, right?

If we heck, we could be treated more like 'demons'.

It's hard to escape.

"And the second reason is that there's no guarantee that we'll be able to keep him here right now."

"... what do you mean?

"I didn't realize it until I looked straight at it, but I felt 'bad signs' from her. Precisely from the 'shadow' at her feet"

"Huh... that's..."

In those words, Mr. Ichinose seems to have noticed as well.

"Yeah, there's probably Dark Wolf lurking in her shadow."

No, maybe other monsters are lurking in that 'shadow' too.

It caused all that noise.

You can't be in the enemy formation with your whole hips.

It would be normal to assume that you have some means of self-defence.

In that regard, Dark Wolf, who can turn off signs of lurking in shadows and darkness, is a very convenient monster. There are other possibilities that even possess' pseudo-' slimes, like Aka.

I mean, worst of all, the moment you attack him, there's a chance that the battle will start on the spot.

"... right. Mr. Kudo is right. Sorry I didn't think enough."

"No, that's fine. In the meantime, let's continue monitoring 'her' now. Maybe you'll get a chance to snipe."

Nodding, Mr. Itinose lowers the muzzle.

But shortly afterwards, Geki approached Nishino and Rokka-chan.

From the side, they would have looked like they were talking to an otherwise unloved public.

But from us knowing who she was, it looked like a whole different sight.

"Huh...! Li!

"No, you can't! Keep it down, please!

"So, but!

"It's a cautionary situation, but you can't even let them know who we are. Send 'Email'. If you stay away from her, you can cover the worst."

"Yes..."

Hurry up, Mr. Ichinose sends an email.

At that moment, Pickle and Rokflower react.

"What's up, Roppo?

"No, I can't hear anything right now." I got an e-mail. "

"Email?"

"Yeah."

Apparently, he got an e-mail safely.

Now Rokuka will distance herself from the demon.

That's it.

I thought so, it was the next moment.

- On purpose, I got chilly.

"Crisis Sensing" was activated.

"Huh...?

That was just the worst timing.

Shortly after we sent the text.

Geki's - Demon Man's "Shadow" has moved.

Nishino hasn't noticed. Rokka, too. No matter, other students too.

On this occasion, we were the only ones who noticed the 'anomaly'.

No way. - Are you gonna set me up here?

Stupid, think about what - no, I don't have time to think about it right now!

"- Mr. Kudo!

Mr. Ichinose has already set up a gun.

Stop it. If you do that, we can be here. This place abandons her. - No, shit!

"Shoot!

When I realized, I was screaming.

Without hesitation, Mr. Itinose pulled the trigger.

Dry shooting sounds wooden spirit.

The fired bullet is sucked into the brow of the demon girl without the madness of the dimensions.

And - between her brows, she 'inhaled' the bullet.

Keep it up, she falls to the ground.

Silence, and screaming.

While the students were confused, we couldn't get out of sight of the fallen demon.

What's that...? Hit me... no?

It looked like it was inhaled.

If you look closely, on her forehead, there was a small 'darkness' spread.

Is that... Dark Wolf's ability?

"- Isn't that painful..."

Pompous, leaky words.

- Come on.

The next moment, 'Darkness' spread.