Crossover anime/manga, can you be my immortal companion for life?

"Hello, this is a robbery!"

...

A few minutes later, Kerry, dressed in a typical office worker's suit, took his phone and hid in a blind spot of the surveillance camera.

Unexpectedly, the other party was so kind. After learning that he was wandering alone in Tokyo, they not only gave him his clothes, but also handed over his mobile phone and two Fukuzawa Yukichi banknotes from his wallet.

This made Kerry feel a surge of warmth in this cold, foreign land.

The route to Nara needs to be replanned. If I take the high-speed rail, I'll definitely be arrested, beaten to my knees, and taken back to be a hard-working slave, just like those black patients who were whipped with restraints and had cotton removed from their blankets.

When I was in the hospital, I vaguely heard a fellow patient in the next ward, who supposedly developed cognitive impairment from playing Yu-Gi-Oh!, say that there's a big girl band era going around now.

Kerry immediately decided that if he were to get the Bondori World Travel Card, he would definitely go to Roselia's concert to hear a live version of Firebird after watching how Tsuchimikado-chan went from prime minister to former prime minister.

For so many years, apart from educational films about common sense shown in mental hospitals, I hadn't really seen much about the world.

With anticipation, Kerry unlocked his phone, which had already been unlocked with the kind old man's fingerprint, and started reading the news.

The first news item that catches the eye is particularly eye-catching.

[Breaking News! Multiple accidents involving male high school students in the Tokyo area! Please do not believe rumors circulating...]

Kerry clicked on the headline, curious. Was it some kind of homosexual crime? How could something like that be on the homepage of a news website?

Then Kerry saw several related entries.

[High school boy Sato XX, walking down the street, suddenly hugged a little girl tightly, seemingly intending to help her, but was then frightened to death by a tractor...]

High school boy Natsuki X disappeared after being caught on CCTV footage while buying a Coke downstairs...

[High school boy Ryuguin XX mysteriously disappeared during school lunch break...]

Kerry looked closely and confirmed that it really was a news website. He was sure that NHK might even charge cable TV fees because of the news reports available on this website. So he exited the news and scrolled up and down to find other news.

Inspector Megure, of the Third Violent Crimes Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Beika Town Police Department, has been promoted to the Sexual Crimes Division under the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department due to his numerous successes in solving unusual cases over the past few years...

The Fuwa mascots with big heads are really making a splash, aren't they?

[Kojiro Shinomiya, an outstanding graduate of Totsuki Academy, received the French Order of Prussia in Paris....]

According to sources, some kind of research appears to be taking place beneath Tokyo Skytree, and based on transport information, it is highly likely to be related to the famous martial artist Retsu Kaioh, who died several months ago...

[Residents in multiple locations in Ikebukuro claim to have witnessed the headless horseman...]

[Chiba District Councillor Yukinoshita, 15th Constituency, announces she will continue to push for this next year...]

According to Weekly Bunshun, Toyokawa, the head of the Toyokawa zaibatsu...

Looking at the list of items, Kerry smiled with relief.

what can i say?

The bad news is that the place I've lived in for so many years might be a super-duper Frankenstein's monster world, and nobody knows if there are any supernatural things inside.

Good news! It's all sewn up!

Kerry doesn't even want to go to Nara anymore; staying in Tokyo is just too exciting.

P.S.: Unless otherwise noted, all dialogue in this book is in Japanese by default. There will be no use of Chinese puns. If there are interjections such as "I'll lead you guys to fight," "Damn it," "Gang!" or "Idiot," they will be assumed to be the translated version.

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There are more experts in Chapter Two?

"Oh yeah~ Mambo! Mambo!"

On the deserted riverbank of Tokyo under the cover of night, Kerry hummed an unknown, eerie nursery rhyme all by himself.

This world has many abstract things, but it's like a player in a survival game. It's not time to capture savages to use as chairs or pour lava into villagers' homes.

Earth Online is a realistic survival game.

For Kerry, the immediate priorities are finding a place to spend the night and securing a stable source of food and water.

If you don't want to be arrested on the spot and sent back to a mental hospital, you should avoid appearing in crowded areas and frequently change your whereabouts to avoid being remembered for staying in one place for too long.

Actually, Kerry wasn't against going back before. Apart from the food being a bit bland, he had food and lodging every day and didn't need to go to work. Everyone there was talented, and it was even more fun than the idiots' bar.

However, considering all the fun things to do in Tokyo, Kerry decided to take a stroll outside first.

Kerry's current situation is similar to that of homeless people, or even worse. He is basically a fugitive who will not be hunted down on a large scale, and he has no way to get compensation from the owners by collecting scrap or registering lost items.

However, Kerry himself was completely unconcerned about his situation, leisurely strolling along the riverbank, occasionally glancing across the river at the night view of Kawasaki, or looking at the campfires of homeless people not far away.

Indeed, there are quite a few homeless people in Tokyo. Although they are often driven away with reasons such as "Don't offend my eyes" or "For the sake of the city's appearance," this doesn't solve the real problem.

Even if the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare presents data indicating that there are only a few thousand homeless people in Japan, the reality will not disappear simply because they change the data.

As Kerry walked along, thinking about his future plans, the voice in his head rang out again.

The first teammate I found for you is coming soon. I designed a communication method based on the structure of the chat room you remember so much, so you can communicate. You'll see when he arrives. Your connections with other people will increase periodically. I should go play the revival match now...

Kerry listened to the voice and stared blankly at something that looked like a chat room that suddenly appeared in his line of sight.

Oh no! How did the auditory hallucinations escalate into visual hallucinations? I really can't eat just anything!

Meanwhile, not far from the camp of homeless people, a man was holding a mobile phone and seemed to be looking at something.

The man seemed to mistake Kerry's gaze at the panel in front of him for a look directed at him, and turned back to look at him.

Upon seeing Kerry, the man's eyes lit up, and he turned off his phone, put it in his pocket, and strode over.

"Hey! You over there, are you new here? Have you been having any trouble lately?"

The man looked very quiet and reserved. As he approached, you could see the glasses he was wearing. He had a friendly smile on his face when he spoke, like an insurance salesman.

Kerry looked at the guy who was looking for someone to talk to late at night with a puzzled expression, but didn't reply.

The man walked up, glanced at Kerry's ill-fitting clothes, nodded secretly, and then continued speaking.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not a suspicious person. My name is Kondo Kaoru, and I often help people in need here."

Don't be embarrassed. Everyone has their low points in life. Whether you're in debt from student loans and don't dare tell your family, or your passport has been confiscated as a foreigner, you can come to me. I have many ways to make money for people who are down on their luck.

Don't give up because of a little setback. You have a long life ahead of you, and as long as you make money, you'll always have a chance to make a comeback.

The man spoke very sincerely, which made Kerry realize why the other person had approached him.

The other person seemed to have mistaken him for a homeless person looking for a place to stay.

So Kerry looked at the panel in front of him, which really looked like a chat room, trying to see if there were any other changes, and casually asked a question.

"Ways to make money?"

“Yes!” The other person was also very happy to see Kerry speak to them.

"Come on, let's talk. We have many options, like working as a male escort for adult videos, a street guide, or a delivery job. People who are defaulters or in debt usually have a hard time finding work, but we don't mind."

As he spoke, the man who called himself Kondo stepped forward and pointed to the stairs not far away, indicating that they could talk over there.

Just as he was speaking, several disheveled figures appeared not far away.

"Hey! Kondo! Get the hell away from me!"

One of the older men tapped the wooden pole in his hand. A hook-like bend could be seen on the pole, making it clear that it was used for picking up trash.

The identities of these people are self-evident; they are homeless people living not far away.

The man who called himself Kondo heard the voice and turned around, somewhat annoyed. However, upon realizing that they outnumbered him, he took a few steps back and looked at Kerry.

"If you need anything, you can go to the office building over there..."

"Get lost!" Before he could finish speaking, a homeless man raised his iron pot, and Kondo could only leave a trail of footprints on the grass and leave angrily.

Kerry watched the whole thing without saying a word.

After Kondo walked away, the homeless men approached, but they consciously kept a certain distance from Kerry, seemingly not wanting to frighten him.

"Young man, don't believe that guy. Recently, many young people who didn't listen to advice got married and then divorced, only to be asked to pay child support for children born out of wedlock, which wasn't theirs. As a result, they went bankrupt, or they took out loans that they couldn't repay and didn't dare tell their families, so they became homeless."

That guy was targeting you; he's probably after the homeless.

Listening to the other person's words, Kerry became very curious about one of the unfamiliar words.

"Eat homeless people?"

The other party discovered that Kerry didn't know this, so they explained it to him.

"Yes, because if homeless people have a place to live, they can receive a monthly subsidy from the government. Many years ago, the Yakuza came up with a way to lock up homeless people and have them receive a monthly allowance. We call this eating homeless people."

However, such incidents have become less frequent in recent years.

"Did the Tokyo government build houses for the homeless?" Kerry was very curious when he heard about this.

"No, it's that the subsidies have been reduced, and the district governments are trying their best not to give money to the homeless and yakuza. Moreover, the yakuza have declined, so now they're starting to make the homeless do other things."

For example, helping to transport prohibited drugs, taking people to sign waivers for drug trials, or...

At this point, the homeless man who had been talking to Kerry paused.

"Or, for example, during a nuclear leak, they'd send us to handle it; or if organs are needed, they'd take them from us; or they'd send us to illegally fish for seafood."

Hearing this, Kerry scratched his head in confusion.

"Wait, how did illegally caught seafood end up with those other things?"

"Actually, catching snow crabs in one night during the season is more profitable than selling contraband. I even heard that a young man in Nerima Ward was taken to get his voice changed and became a VTuber. It's said that the money came in like a whirlwind." As he spoke, the old homeless man shook his head, looking like he couldn't understand the times.

"By the way, young man, would you like something to eat?"

A few minutes later.

"Goooooooooo!"

In an iron pot, instant noodles that had already expired were cooking. Kerry listened to the homeless people sitting around the fire talking about their experiences living in Tokyo.

This is clearly a serious violation of Tokyo's fire safety regulations, but the people here don't seem to care.

"You can go to the shops under the bridge over there; they sell cheap cigarettes and beer there. Try to avoid going to the restaurant kitchens; those people might be unhappy if they see us throwing away the food."

If someone suddenly claims to be your friend, don't believe them. Many people disappear this way.

Among these people were even those who had been homeless before the Tokyo Skytree was built. It wasn't until the government began large-scale evictions of homeless people to build the Skytree that such people became scarce in Tokyo.

Every group has good and bad people, and the homeless, as the main group, are all people on the list of those who have lost their sex. Moreover, if many people regard the workplace as the dark side of society, then this group is gazing into the abyss of darkness.