9 Chapter 9

"Mints."

HOT*【New Character Mystery Index Full of Stars】

[This post only discusses the new character. The new character is the only one who survived the explosion. As an experimental subject, he is so smart. Doesn't anyone think that this buff is about to be fully stacked?

Add another person who is physically weak or has a miserable life experience, this is a perfect scenario of a strong and tragic beauty! 】

1L [Hahahaha, don’t say that, don’t say that, it actually makes some sense]

2L [Mei Qiang Can, do you have any food? I want a bite!]

3L [His tragic life story is understandable, but I really didn't see his frail body. He looks like he could beat ten of me.]

4L [The new character is not weak at first glance, and has a good brain]

5L［According to the new plot, it seems that Himuro Hayato and Kurome know each other?］

6L [It feels like a one-sided acquaintance. He has seen Mu Ye Xue Che, but Mu Ye Xue Che has never seen him.]

7L [No way, he's an experimental subject, how could he have the chance to meet people? It would only make sense if Mu Ye Xue Che knew him unilaterally.]

8L [Maybe I've seen it, but Mu Ye has a bad memory [being beaten.JPG]]

9L [The new character is a bit strange. Mu Ye Xue Che said he was going to scold him, but he said thank you instead. It seems that he is really grateful...]

10L [Weirdness Index Maxed Out]

11L [Excuse me, is this the alphabet circle?]

12L [I'm guessing there's something wrong with the new character's cognition. Maybe the experimenter made a mistake when setting their personality and made a mistake.]

13L [Reasonable]

14L [Actually, the researcher was eating McDonald's while designing the new character]

15L [? That's bad]

16L [Six hundred and sixty-six, this wave of experimenters is entirely responsible]

[……]

37L [I agree more with the theory of cognitive bias. Himuro Hayato was simply expressing his gratitude sincerely.]

38L [Frog Fun, so, the new character's words shouldn't be interpreted in reverse, right? Hate means like, like means hate?]

39L [Not really, it was normal when he was digging into the details of Akutagawa’s reasoning]

40L [So it's just intermittent? It's normal when it's not happening.]

41L [Upstairs, putting aside the facts, what you said makes a lot of sense]

[……]

Between vacation and work, Ryunosuke Akutagawa chose loyalty.

Loyalty to the Port Mafia.

He put aside the half-day of vacation he had left and followed Hayato Himuro.

"I can help you." Akutagawa Ryunosuke's face was slightly pale. He covered his lips and coughed twice, his eyebrows sharp. "I'll go deal with the traitor, you go find the package."

After understanding the traitor's intentions, the best solution is for the two of them to act separately. If they only go to capture the traitor, the package is likely to be taken away by the informant, but if they prioritize finding the package, the traitor will use this opportunity to leave.

The traitor knew as much as what was in the package.

No matter which one, we can't let it go.

Himuro Hayato stared at him for a while, his red eyes watching quietly, as if assessing his strength.

After a moment, he looked away.

"Can."

The two of them acted separately.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa put the things he had just bought aside and went up to the fourth floor.

The traitor had deliberately revealed many flaws in order to attract Himuro Hayato. Before that, the traitor had received the news -

Only a newcomer comes to capture him.

Mori Ogai seemed to treat him as a whetstone, wanting him to polish this newcomer.

The traitor's special ability is clones. He can summon countless copies of himself. In times of crisis, he can use the clones to block the knife for himself and escape.

They just sent a newcomer to capture him. Either this newcomer was really capable, or Mori Ogai didn't take him seriously.

The traitor's plan was to lure the newcomer away and dispose of him.

In order to prevent any accidents, he placed the intelligence obtained from the Mafia in the place where he handed it over to the informant in advance.

With that in mind, he pressed his back against the wall, readying himself for a blow from Inhyōshi Hayato at the corner.

Footsteps sounded, heavy and slow.

The traitor held his breath.

"Rashomon."

A calm voice sounded.

The man didn't even appear in his sight.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa?!

The leader of the guerrilla force, why is he here too?!

The traitor was horrified and immediately dodged to the side, using the blind spot to successfully avoid the attack.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Akutagawa Ryunosuke didn't say anything and the Rashomon behind him continued to attack the traitor.

Rashomon was like a sharp bayonet, piercing straight into the traitor's heart.

No blood, no shouting.

The traitor's body dissolved and disappeared bit by bit.

"Swish!!" An abnormal wind sound came from behind Akutagawa Ryunosuke, and the dagger approached, but was blocked by Rashomon.

With a loud bang, the traitor flew out with his knife and hit the wall hard.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke turned around with a cold face.

The body dissipated again.

Is it an illusion? Or a clone?

Before he could continue thinking, the opponent's attack came again!

One clone after another was broken, and neither of them could completely eliminate the other.

For a moment, we were at a stalemate.

The traitor knew that he was alone and that continuing the fight would do him no good.

We must take this opportunity to escape!

Almost in the blink of an eye, countless clones appeared in front of Akutagawa Ryunosuke.

The clones blocked his sight, and he couldn't find the real one among the identical traitors. Rashomon attacked and defended at the same time, and when the clones disappeared, new ones appeared.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa frowned. He realized that the other party wanted to escape, but he had no way to deal with these clones directly.

The traitor, surrounded by his clones, took the opportunity to run outside.

Suddenly, a force grabbed him precisely.

The traitor turned his head and happened to meet a pair of eyes, blood red, like flowing blood, revealing a terrifying danger, and falling on him carelessly.

"I got it."

The traitor looked at him with wide eyes as if he had been sentenced to death, unable to speak for a moment.

Himuro Hayato spoke in a leisurely tone.

“Mission accomplished,” he said.

The traitor froze in disbelief.

How is that possible!!

How did this guy catch him among so many clones!

The traitor was about to speak when he suddenly caught sight of the informant who had fainted beside him and the package he had sent out.

“!!”

This newcomer is actually looking for a package?!

Hayato Himuro knocked the traitor unconscious and threw him together with the informant he had just captured. He took out a tissue, frowned slightly, and carefully wiped his hand that had just touched the traitor.

The clones surrounding Akutagawa Ryunosuke disappeared one after another.

The battle stopped and Akutagawa Ryunosuke breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well done, newbie." He put away his special ability and asked, "How did you find him?"

These clones were identical, and the traitor was extremely skilled in disguise, making it difficult for even him to distinguish them. Yet, the newcomer was able to pinpoint the true traitor...

"Because he's human."

This answer made Akutagawa Ryunosuke frown.

Before he could ask any more questions, Himuro Hayato handed him a bag.

That was what Ryunosuke Akutagawa dropped downstairs.

In other words, after finding the package and dealing with the informant, Himuro Hayato still had time to go downstairs and bring his things up.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke was speechless for a moment.

He looked at Hayato Himuro for a moment, then lowered his eyes and took the bag.

"Thanks."

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Port Mafia leader's room.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke and Himuro Hayato stood in the center.

Mori Ogai stared at the mission report in front of him. It contained a meaningless report: [Informant on the fifth floor, traitor on the fourth floor, mission accomplished.]

He could probably understand what Hayato Himuro meant, but this was the first time he had seen such a report.

Hayato Himuro has only learned how to write and hasn't started learning how to write a report, right?

Mori Ogai sighed.

If you want to make good use of Hayato Himuro, you need to arrange someone to teach him more things.

He took another look at the report and suddenly felt a headache.

Mori Ogai chose to let Ryunosuke Akutagawa narrate the story of the mission.

"I met Himuro-kun. He went to deal with the package alone, while I went to capture the traitor. The traitor's ability was a bit tricky, and I couldn't deal with it in a short time." Akutagawa Ryunosuke lowered his eyes. "Fortunately, Himuro-kun arrived and captured the traitor."

Ryunosuke Akutagawa's report was also terrible.

Mori Ogai gave up trying to find out the whole story from them. He closed the report and waited for the interrogation room to hand over the traitor's version of events.

He asked Himuro Hayato a few more questions, thoroughly understanding the extent of Himuro Hayato's understanding of human society.

It can be said to be completely blank.

It really is...

It was a pleasant surprise.

In a sense, Hayato Himuro is a blank sheet of paper that he can arrange freely, and he can control what Hayato Himuro can learn.

They lost a warehouse and a group of members, but gained Hayato Himuro.

"This mission was completed very well." Mori Ogai said, "Himuro-kun, do you have any wishes?"

Such subordinates must remain in the Mafia.

The easiest way to get someone to stay is to know what he desires and needs, and hang it in front of him like a carrot.

Until Hayato Himuro became completely loyal to Mafia.

Himuro Hayato said, "I want to find something."

Looking for something?

Countless possibilities and countermeasures flashed through Mori Ogai's mind.

The other person recalled, "It was a piece of food. When you put it in your mouth, it felt like a sharp, cold wind was blowing across your throat."

Himuro Hayato said seriously: "I want to find it."

“……?”

Is this really about food?

Mori Ogai's expression was gentle:

"Himuro-kun, could you describe it in more detail?"

"It's very cold," Himuro Hayato thought, "and a little sweet."

Mori Ogai had some vague ideas.

If that's really the thing...

Then there is no need to keep Himuro Hayato hanging.

Mori Ogai informed his subordinates.

Five minutes later, his subordinates brought a box and handed it to Hayato Himuro.

"What you want is in there," said Mori Ogai.

Hayato Himuro opened the box and found a few small round pieces in it. He picked up one and put it directly into his mouth.

Mori Ougai raised an eyebrow.

He ate it without any precautions.

Do you really trust the Mafia, or do you have absolute confidence in yourself?

He observed Himuro Hayato thoughtfully.

"That's it."

Himuro Hayato nodded, "What's its name?"

Akutagawa Ryunosuke also turned his head to look over.

“…”

After a moment of silence, Mori Ogai laughed and replied, "Mint candy."