Crossover anime, a daily life that begins with hunting supernatural beings.

She took a half step back, placed her hands naturally on her lower abdomen, and bowed politely in Sakurai's direction. Then, with her hands level with her body, she held a bank card in her hands, which Sakurai could easily reach.

This is a way of expressing gratitude that her mother specially paid a lot of money to have someone come to her home to teach her after she had undergone a comprehensive examination at the hospital and it was determined that there was nothing seriously wrong.

She, who had never been interested in this kind of thing, complied completely and did as she was told.

The amount in a thin bank card is an astronomical figure that ordinary office workers can't even dream of.

It's enough for one person to squander their entire life.

In fact, if she hadn't been unable to investigate, Sakurai would now be presented with the property certificate for the apartment he currently lives in.

If someone who knows the person saw this, they would probably find it unbelievable.

After all, this young lady is known for her bad temper and is the epitome of arrogance. To expect her to show such a girlish demeanor is simply a pipe dream and an unbelievable thing.

Now, she unexpectedly displayed a shyness beneath her arrogance, standing respectfully before Sakurai.

This is their family's understanding.

"Express your gratitude to your savior with the utmost sincerity," was the advice her father, who had spent a sleepless night giving her before she set off.

Saya Takagi did as her family had arranged.

49. My past?

Sakurai didn't speak; he simply stared quietly at Takagi Saya in front of him.

His expression was indifferent as he watched Saya Takagi's arrival...

accurate.

It's true that Saya Takagi came with good intentions, and it's true that her gift of gratitude was very generous.

However, this meant nothing to Sakurai.

To reiterate, Sakurai longs for the life of an ordinary person.

Like goats, they lead a self-sufficient and gentle lifestyle.

This is what he is pursuing.

He has always maintained a habit of completely separating the ordinary Sakurai from the Sakurai who hunts the supernatural.

In other words, what he hates most is others interfering in his life and disturbing him for no reason.

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Uninvited guests like Saya Takagi, whose mere presence would only cause him trouble.

"Seven people, including you, are paying attention to me because of the 'thank you' you mentioned."

"Make sure I'm back here."

"It was well concealed, but..."

"You guys are looking down on me."

Looking down at Saya Takagi's frozen smile, Sakurai spoke slowly and deliberately with a cold expression.

From the moment he left school...

Two office ladies, dressed in elegant, form-fitting pencil skirts, chatted and laughed about the little things in their lives.

Next to the elevator, at the smoking area, sat a middle-aged man with a dejected face, smoking and reeking of alcohol.

Just now, at the corner of the stairs, he passed by a family of three, chatting and laughing.

And now...

The girl who appeared before him was using the guise of expressing gratitude to approach him.

Behind all of this, there exists a shadow.

What Sakurai can confirm is...

There should be no one else on the floor he's on, besides himself and Saya Takagi.

The arrangements were so good, almost too good.

Sakurai can confirm...

The unexpected situation on Kirisu Mafuyu's side is likely related to this matter as well.

To arrange things to this extent in just one day, even sending his own daughter as a bargaining chip, is truly a grand gesture, and it certainly shows how much he values ​​him.

Unfortunately...

What the other party didn't know was that this was exactly the kind of thing he hated most.

This kind of guy only cares about himself and treats everything as a bargaining chip.

Sakurai despised him the most.

Under this feeling of disgust...

A scene suddenly flashed into Sakurai's mind.

Including him, dozens of children ate the meat under the watchful eyes of the old man sitting in the main seat.

Then...

Apart from him, everyone else suddenly vomited blood and died in agony.

He was left alone, sitting there helplessly.

He stared blankly at everything that was happening before his eyes.

The person he called Grandma came to him and hugged him with emotion and joy.

"Ah... [██], are you completely alright?"

Will you have a fever? Will you feel nauseous?

The old man hugged him, tears of emotion falling onto his shoulder.

"It's done! It's finally done!"

When he helplessly begged the old man to save his brothers and his family.

"By the way, I'd like to know the weather tomorrow."

Her wrinkled face was etched with a desire called greed, and she pulled a short dagger from her bosom.

"Ah... [██], you should be able to see it. Go die once and see for yourself."

"Let's look to the future."

In his eyes at that time, the old man was no different from the devil.

The old man, who was overjoyed at this, raised his knife against him.

So that's what this body's past is like?

Like me, their past wasn't very pleasant either.

Even though he didn't feel any pain, he instinctively covered his temples. Sakurai remembered the past experiences of this body.

Even with just this one image, he now truly understands one thing: he...

Where did this monster's body come from?

This body is...

Unable to accept the family's tragic wish to be fulfilled, she fell into the clutches of a mad, elderly man—the only surviving "experiment."

Now Sakurai finally understood why his body instinctively resisted and was unwilling to recall the past.

Why are you refusing...?

Recalling what it was like in the past.

Just like that person whose only name remains is Sakura, his past self...

It has already been discarded.

Unlike me, who cannot recall the past, this body does not want to recall the past.

Isn't it a perfect match?

【I】 and 【I】.

Based on this, he also understood...

Why did he develop a sense of resistance after seeing Saya Takagi?

Even if this body doesn't have the memory of this, what it seems to hate most is the schemes that the "superiors" plot against it.

He abhorred this.

Is someone else following him besides me?

Was it sent by Dad?

But I was already here waiting, and I was determined not to leave until I got there.

Why? To go to this extent.

Knowing this unexpected situation, Saya Takagi was stunned, and the smile on her face, which was still in a bowing posture, froze.

Her mind raced, and she instinctively felt fear.

why...

She came with good intentions, genuinely wanting to express her gratitude and appreciation for their survival.

why...

Things have turned out this way.

in the end...

why.