Chapter 3: What if Apple is caught bullying a kid by his dad? ...
Chaomu was completely unaware that the man who had killed her four times was smoking on the balcony next to her, thinking about her, thinking about her, and then thinking about her again - at this moment, she was flipping through the memo, solemnly drawing the first piece of territory on the raccoon's garbage map.
[To be conquered - Kurosawa's house (Easter egg: big brother and big things, predicted to obtain rich resources)]
[There is a small boss that I couldn't defeat yet and killed me four times (emphasis marked)]
She simply drew the room structure on this plot of land that was unlikely to be conquered in the short term and dragged it aside. Holding the perspective glass that had returned to her backpack along with the game, the player cast a strategic and professional eye on the other neighbors on the same floor as her.
This apartment building was of the most traditional design. She had briefly counted it before and found that there were five households on each floor.
The Raccoon House is in the second-to-last position. The one at the far left edge is occupied by Kurosawa Jin; the suite in the middle to her right is marked with Sorajo, the one beyond that is marked with Amuro, and the one at the far right edge is occupied by Fushiguro.
On the system's built-in map, these rooms were vaguely labeled with simple little squares with surnames, and there was no indoor map. Chaomu carefully examined each room and found that the units on the sides were similar in size, while the one in the middle was slightly larger.
The door of the dog-owning family (?) Kujo's house in the middle was closed, and the lights in the living room were dim. Therefore, when she passed by just now, she thought the owner of the room was already asleep.
The interior layout has a more lively atmosphere than Kurosawa's house. There is a huge fish tank in the living room. Various aquatic plants are well maintained. The fish swim quietly under the breathing light, and there are starfish at the bottom of the tank.
The little raccoon wrote quickly: There is a fish tank, which may be a fishing spot, so I will focus on investigating it.
While observing carefully with a perspective glass, she drew a rough outline of the structure, focusing on marking possible resource points such as refrigerators, fish tanks, flower pots, and of course the trash can - in this game called "Trash Can King", the trash can must be an important target.
From the dark living room, kitchen, bedroom, and study, the player found the lights in the study still on, much to their surprise. A dark-haired man sat at his desk, typing away expressionlessly at his computer. The glasses perched on his high nose bridge softened his otherwise cold and handsome face.
She's still writing a paper at this hour... Her neighbor, Mr. Kujo, must be working so hard.
Chaomu glanced at the content and title of his document and realized that this was a graduate student who was working remotely for his supervisor late at night.
If she only looked at the figure without reading the content, she might think that it was a fitness coach writing a lesson plan - Mr. Kujo had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, his black high-necked tights stuck to his chest muscles, and the veins on his forearm holding the pen were slightly protruding. He looked to have a physique no worse than that of the very capable Mr. Kurosawa.
The gray little raccoon scratched his chin with his paw and gestured at his arms and legs. He was very strong, but still a little weaker than Mr. Kujo.
...and his last name and appearance always seem familiar...Have I seen a character with a similar setting in some game or anime before? Uh, I can't remember. I seem to have seen a lot of big-breasted male characters, but I don't think there are any characters with the setting of a cow-horse graduate student...
Although she didn't intend to beat up Mr. Kujo, her intuition told her that if she knocked on the door at this time to disturb him from working on DDL, she would definitely get beaten up, so she decided to put Kujo's house on the waiting list for now.
Thinking of this, after marking the key points, Chaomu turned his attention to the Amuro family.
This house looks a bit like the Kurosawa residence, with classic minimalist decor, and it doesn't seem very popular. No one is home, and I don't know if they haven't moved in yet or if the owner hasn't finished work and returned home to rest yet.
...If it's the latter, isn't Beika Town a bit too overconfident? Is capital exploitation so prevalent? Fortunately, she's not just a worker in the game; her mother only needs to dig up garbage.
The little raccoon's furry ears suddenly stood up alertly, and a small light bulb lit up on its head.
If we follow this line of thought, could this setting be a key part of the game? The diligently scavenging raccoons are pitted against the evil capitalists, and Kurosawa Jin is the evil thug of capitalism... It makes sense. It seems that future explorations will focus on those capitalists.
She wrote down her guess in the memo and looked at her last target, the Fushiguro family.
There are two bedrooms and a living room. The lights are off. The living room is not decorated ornately, but simple and warm. It looks more lively than the other houses - but also a little messier. There is a pile of beer bottles in the corner of the dining room.
After visiting the homes of three neighbors, Chaomu finally saw a neighbor who was sleeping at around two in the morning.
The master bedroom has a double bed, and a black-haired little boy with a sea urchin hairstyle is lying neatly on one side, leaving most of the space empty. Although it also has a straight male aesthetic, the decoration of the second bedroom seems to be more carefully done than the master bedroom. There are small flowers embroidered on the pink curtains, and a little girl is lying on the bed holding a teddy bear, sleeping soundly.
Currently, three of the neighbors' homes are occupied. In one of them, a cold-blooded killer has just killed her four times; in the middle, a 1.95-meter-tall, muscular graduate student is awake and writing a thesis; in another house, no adults are at home, and two innocent, naive and lovely children are sleeping soundly.
Question: Which door should you knock on to complete your mission of visiting your neighbors?
Player: Break into a child’s house at night, grab the child and say hello.
Kurosawa Jin, who killed her four times, must be ruled out first. Although Mr. Kujo looks gentle, who knows if he will be the same as Kurosawa Jin... It is better to play it safe on the first day of the game. At least complete the novice tasks first - completing the novice tasks will unlock new sections. Eighty percent of the basic functions in the early stage are refreshed every day. If players can't get them today, they will feel like they have lost eight million.
In contrast, children without adults at home are obviously easier to bully, more friendly, and easier to deceive than adults. As long as the player shows unparalleled friendliness and affinity, kind-hearted children should surely cooperate well.
To show his friendship, Chaomu even took out the only two apples in the empty refrigerator in his kitchen... Forget it, just be frugal and take one.
She held the apple in her pocket and considerately chose to go through the window instead of knocking on the door - knocking on the door and ringing the doorbell loudly in the middle of the night was a bit disturbing. Anyway, she only needed to say hello to one neighbor and didn't need to wake up two people.
After confirming that there was no one around for the night, the raccoon took decisive action.
The wind was a bit strong at night. When she climbed over the balcony, she put on her hood to block the wind and nimbly passed through the windows.
The feeling of climbing the wall was quite good. Chaomu was a little overwhelmed and jumped back and forth several times. As a result, she slipped and almost fell down before reaching the destination... Fortunately, she reacted quickly and finally grabbed the railing, turned over and landed perfectly.
The master bedroom was connected to the balcony. She climbed over the railing and found that the balcony door was not locked.
Before leaving, remind the children to remember to lock the doors and windows when they go to bed - after all, not everyone is a good person or a good raccoon like her, and she climbs in through the window just to say hello to the child and see if there is anything useful in his house... It would be bad if she meets a bad person.
The player thought thoughtfully.
It’s time to let the children see the dangers of the world... No, there is true love in the world.
She pushed open the door, parted the curtains, and with her most warm and friendly smile, she gently woke up the sleeping little boy with an apple in her hand: "Little friend——"
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This was the scene that Megumi Fushiguro saw when she opened her eyes from her dream.
A hooded stranger crouched before his bed, his face obscured by the light, his pale jaw barely visible in the nightlight. His golden eyes, for a moment, straightened in the darkness, like those of some ferocious beast.
The beast stretched his lips, revealing a vague, slightly mocking smile, and his deliberately lowered voice sounded a little cold: "Good evening, little friend, would you like an apple?"
Megumi Fushiguro, who had watched Snow White with her sister, lay in bed, her eyelashes fluttering as she began to wonder if she was having a nightmare: Wasn't it the beautiful, evil queen who was supposed to feed the poisoned apple? Why was it someone so strange... and why was Snow White himself in her dream?
"Don't you want to eat it?" As he lay frozen in bed, the hooded man's golden eyes had been fixed on him. Seeing that he didn't move, he blinked slowly. "This apple smells delicious. Are you really not going to consider having one, kid?"
...If I don't eat it, will I be killed?
Young Megumi Fushiguro hesitated again, but finally politely declined, "No, I've already brushed my teeth, and it's not a good time to eat."
"Is that so..." The hooded man didn't seem angry. He stood up and pulled out a small, shiny silver knife from somewhere. "Then I will..."
The boy with the sea urchin head's pupils shrank slightly, and he pinched his fingers almost instinctively. The jade dog poked its head out from the shadows, baring its sharp teeth and staring at the stranger in front of it.
While he was on guard, the hooded figure removed his hood, turned on the light, and politely asked where the trash can in his room was. Beneath the hood, that rather pretty face looked surprisingly harmless under the light... But for some reason, seeing that face, I instinctively felt a little... a sense that she might not be compatible with me.
Megumi Fushiguro had no idea what she was up to, and had no desire to answer her baffling question. But the intruder seemed to be asking casually. He found the trash can with familiarity, his eyes lit up, and he nimbly lifted it up in his arms. He sat down at the head of his bed, then, brandishing a knife, began to peel an apple.
Her technique was quite...poor. Although she wanted to try the technique of peeling the apple without breaking the skin, she ended up peeling the plump apple with bumps and holes - even Tsumiki, who was only eleven years older than Megumi Fushiguro and a year older, could peel the apple better than her.
Although she is not very good at it, she is addicted to it. Holding the damaged apple, the player competes with the apple with a serious expression. In the end, she decides to eat it quickly to destroy the evidence so that the child will not discover her poor skills.
The apple was sweet and crisp. She took a big bite and then kindly asked, "Are you really not going to eat it, little brother? This apple is so sweet."
wack.
The young man stared at the man's movements, and slowly, slowly loosened his hand. Under his comfort, the jade dog disappeared silently into the shadows.
"No, thank you," he replied dryly. "So could you explain why you were in my house?"
It was only then that Chaomu remembered that he seemed to be missing an important step - self-introduction.
No wonder the task panel didn’t show the task completed even after she greeted him. Does she have to introduce herself to complete the “visit”?
Sigh, this game is really not friendly to socially anxious Charm D players like them. There are also quests that require socializing to complete... Why can't it be automatically completed as a home invasion quest? Is a one-sided visit not a visit?
The young girl hummed the apple in her mouth, swallowed the flesh, thought seriously for two seconds, and then smiled amiably again. "Look, little brother, I'm your neighbor, a good friend of the people of Beika Town, the supreme and invincible Garbage King of Justice, the Raccoon. I was passing by here on a mission and noticed your window was unlocked, so I came in to visit you and remind you to lock your doors and windows next time you go to bed."
Children probably like superheroes very much and want to have a good relationship with them. It is always a good idea to pretend that they are Spider-Man or Batman.
Fushiguro Megumi: “……?”
His expressionless, sullen face betrayed a bewildered, "What nonsense are you talking about?" The player showed no interest in explaining anything. She clutched the trash can, watching the system interface pop up with the message, "Mission Completed. Congratulations on reaching Level 2. Card Draw Module Unlocked." She looked down at the trash can with a deeply moving gaze, as if she were looking at her lover.
The strategy of touching the trash can first when entering the door turned out to be correct - the card drawing in this game is actually tied to rummaging through the trash can!
[You can randomly obtain limited rare items from the trash can when you open it for the first time every day (free)! ]
[You have unlocked the special scene item: Fushiguro's trash can]
[The Fushiguro family's trash can: filled with waste, including cigarette butts, beer cans, horse racing tickets, and a man's pride.]
[Special Limited Drop: SSR Skill Books: "Killer Tyrant's Ten Thousand Brutal Killing Techniques," "Ten Shadow Spells Cheat Version," "Three Sentences to Make a Rich Woman Spend a Million on Me"...]
I can actually find a limited-edition skill book in the trash! The first one I open every day is free! This is much more rewarding than many games that require 48 hours to refresh the free card draw!
The little raccoon's eyes lit up like light bulbs.
At this moment, honey seemed to flow in those bright golden eyes, full of affection and sweetness - she had already begun to imagine that she would hit the target with one shot, draw the Killer Tyrant skill book that looked very cool, and then return to learn it and blow up the dog head of the Kurosawa formation.
From Megumi Fushiguro's perspective, the suspicious woman who broke into his house in the middle of the night and claimed to be his neighbor was holding his father's trash can, looking at the cigarette butts inside affectionately, and seemed to want to reach in and take something out.
...What about the Coon... Is this woman a nympho attracted to his father?
The precocious boy hesitated to speak, and before she really put her hand in, he raised his hand to stop her: "Please don't do this..."
This sister looks so young, how could she become so strange because of love? What kind of romantic debt did she get into outside that attracted people to her home...
"Do you think you can stop me?"
No one can stop a raccoon from visiting the trash can, and no one can stop players from drawing cards.
Chaomu decisively pressed the F key, entering the card drawing cutscene. The adorable little raccoon stretched out its black claws, about to dig open the trash can.
At that moment, a pair of strong arms reached out from behind her and swiftly grasped her arms. The rough, bony hands, seemingly not the same size as hers, clamped down on her wrists, and their knees dug into the space between her legs, controlling her movements.
The cutscene was interrupted directly. Chaomu, who was cut back to the original place, instinctively turned around after a moment of confusion, and found that a tall man had been standing behind her without her knowing when - her height of 1.72 meters seemed a little petite compared to him.
"...You're back." Fushiguro Megumi raised her eyes calmly, looked at the man behind her, and sighed like a little adult, "I knew you would leave here without your keys... Can you remember to bring your keys next time? I still want to lock the windows before going to bed."
Fushiguro Shijiro, who was afraid of waking up his daughter by knocking on the door and also chose to climb over the balcony, stood behind her, and the shadow cast by his tall body almost completely covered her.
"That's really troublesome... I'll be more careful next time." He said it casually without any sincerity, his eyes gazing at the young girl in his arms with interest. "Rather than that kind of thing, I want to ask..."
"Who are you? Miss Slut? Chasing you to my house will cost you extra money."
The author has something to say:
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Raccoon cub: We agreed on a harmonious and friendly Beika Town, is that right?
I modified the first chapter's apartment layout and moved the Fushiguro family to the same floor (I didn't expect the layout would take half an hour). Suan Hui's age was even more of a hindrance... doesn't iivv think the timeline is a bit off?
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