I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

"This, this is impossible! How could I have gone through a door and returned to the Tokyo area?!"

For Chizu Natsuyo, this whole thing seemed too surreal.

After all, spatial teleportation was something that Chizu Natsuyo found hard to understand. Fortunately, she didn't wonder why she had returned to the Tokyo area from such a distant place. However, she now felt she should figure out how to deal with her situation.

If her thoughts are correct, she is now in a very dangerous situation.

In the Tokyo area, the investigation of cursed children is very strict, and police officers are often equipped with small devices such as glow detectors.

The goal is to identify the radiance possessed only by the Cursed Children, capture them, and send them to some unknown place.

Chizu Natsuyo was one of them. Originally, she was a cursed child wandering in the outermost ward of Tokyo. She was captured by hunters who specialized in capturing cursed children and sent to a vehicle made of chromium metal, which was used to transport cursed children.

Furthermore, Natsume Senju overheard that the pursuers would send him to a place called "the factory." Logically speaking, shouldn't the cursed children usually be sent to an organization that assigns starters to the police?

However, before Chizu Natsuyo could eavesdrop for long, an attack allowed them to escape from the transport vehicle. Chizu Natsuyo then encountered an armed squad of Cursed Children who called themselves the "Cursed Children Liberation Front".

Judging from their statements, they seemed to have come to rescue them, but the other Cursed Children didn't seem to know much about the existence of the Armed Cursed Children Squad. When Chizu Natsuyo lived in the Outer District, she had heard about this organization from the Cursed Children, but at the time, Chizu Natsuyo just thought that the organization was probably just a rumor and that such an organization did not exist.

But she never expected to encounter the Cursed Son on the Liberation Front under such circumstances.

Knowing that staying in the outskirts of Tokyo would only mean either being left to fend for herself or being captured by hunters, Natsume Chizuki decided to go with them to the supposed home of the cursed child to see if it was as safe as they claimed.

What followed was that they were chased by hunters, and Chishou Natsume accidentally got separated from them. The rest is what happened in the previous chapter.

After pulling the curtains back, Chizu Natsuyo entered a thinking mode. Although she didn't know why she had returned to the Tokyo area, Chizu Natsuyo felt it would be better to return to the outer district as soon as possible. As for why she didn't go to the unmanaged area, it was because she didn't know where the Cursed Children Liberation Front organization was located.

After all, the management of the area within Tokyo is quite strict. If I am found out, I am likely to be sent to the Initiator Management Agency. If I am unlucky, I might even be beaten to death.

"But before that..."

Natsume Senju looked at himself in the mirror, his clothes covered in mud and weeds, looking like a wild child who had crawled out of the mud.

"It needs to be cleaned up properly..."

If someone walks out like that, they will undoubtedly be suspected of having come from the outer areas.

Chizu Natsuyo came to the bathroom and took off her outer clothes. Although Chizu Natsuyo really wanted to wash them, she didn't know when the restaurant owner would return, so she felt it was better to give up the clothes.

After washing the dust off her face with water, Chizu Natsuyo searched around to see if she could find any clothes to wear. In one room, she found a black and white coat in a wardrobe.

"Huh? Tencent Logistics?"

Chizu Natsuyo looked at the clothes with a penguin logistics logo printed on them with a puzzled expression. Although she had never heard of any logistics company called Penguin Logistics in the Tokyo area, she couldn't possibly think that any logistics company would give uniforms to children.

Chizuki Natsume looked at the Penguin Logistics uniform in her hand. Although it was a bit big, it was fine. As for the pants, Chizuki Natsume looked at the hole in the back of the pants with a puzzled expression. What was that hole for? Was it some kind of clothing for a certain occasion?

Chizu Natsume felt it was better not to wear such clothes. Although she was wearing safety shorts, it didn't mean she wanted to wear shorts with a big hole in the butt.

Then, Natsumi Chizusa put on the clothes printed with Penguin Logistics. The jacket was the perfect size to wear as a dress, although it was a bit big, but it didn't matter.

After tucking his pistol into his tight black safety shorts, Chizu Natsuyo prepared to leave.

However, before that, Chizu Natsuyo also took a sandwich that was placed in the refrigerator. Chizu Natsuyo looked at the sandwich with a puzzled expression on the plastic wrap with a cute dragon girl-like character label drawn on it.

Natsume Senju tilted her head, looked puzzled for a moment, and then took the sandwich.

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During the sports meet held at Kanna's school, Yuhaka was momentarily stunned as he watched Kanna run the relay race.

Black, noticing Yhaka's actions, looked at him with some confusion and said:

"what happened?"

Yuhaka blinked and then looked towards the Meru Cat Restaurant, saying:

"Youyou, I feel like something's missing, isn't it?"

Hearing Yuhaka's words, Kuro tilted his head in confusion, looking puzzled.

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On Chisuke Natsuyo's side...

"Wow... Mmm, this sandwich is really good..."

Chizu Natsuyo walked down the street eating a sandwich she'd taken from Yuhaka's refrigerator, looking like an elementary school student who'd run away from home.

but……

Senju Natsuyo noticed that something was off about the surrounding scenery. After finishing her sandwich, she realized something: the black monolith was no longer visible.

The black megalith, a massive stone monument made of chromium, and one that was measured in kilometers, is nowhere to be seen in any open area of ​​the Tokyo region!

This shocked Chizu Natsuyo. Before she could recover, a voice behind her made her tense up.

Chapter 265 [The Sandwich Thief!]

"Hey kid over there, wait a minute."

Hearing the voice behind her, Chizu Natsuyo felt her whole body stiffen. Then she turned around and saw two policemen staring at her. Immediately, Chizu Natsuyo felt that something was very wrong.

As the two policemen walked towards him, Chishou Natsuyo reached inside his clothes and grabbed his pistol.

The two police officers, oblivious to Chizu Natsuyo's reaction, approached her with serious expressions and said:

"Is Oborozuka Elementary School still having its sports day? Did you skip school?"

Upon hearing the police officer's words, Natsuyo Senju instantly understood what the police officer was talking about. They probably thought he was a truant elementary school student.

Thinking about all this made Chizu Natsume relax a little. Then, seeing that the two policemen didn't immediately take out the detector to conduct the test, Chizu Natsume felt more at ease.

So Natsuyo Senju pretended to be a slightly frightened elementary school student being questioned by the police and said to the two officers:

"Well, I caught a cold yesterday, and my mom took two days off to let me rest. I only came out today after I recovered from the cold to get some fresh air..."

Upon hearing Chizu Natsuyo's words, the two police officers immediately believed her without any doubt. They then asked her what she wanted them to take her home.

Chizu Natsuyo refused to listen to the two police officers, since she didn't have a so-called "home" here; the outer district was just a place to live.

Soon, Chizu Natsuyo breathed a sigh of relief after getting rid of the two concerned police officers. Although the two police officers' detectors made Chizu Natsuyo a little suspicious, after all, Chizu Natsuyo had previously heard other Cursed Children say that if they encountered the police in the Tokyo area, they should definitely avoid them, because they would use Radiance Detectors to check if you were a Cursed Child.

After checking the alleyway and finding no police following him, Chizu Natsuyo completely relaxed, leaning against the wall. Wiping away his sweat, he gazed into the distance and said:

"That's strange. How come we haven't seen a single one of these huge black stone tablets?"

Is it because I'm in the central part of the Tokyo area that I didn't see it?

Although Natsuyo Senju had never been to the very center of the Tokyo area, she felt that it was impossible for someone in the Tokyo area not to see a megalithic monument that was 1.618 kilometers high and 1 kilometer wide, after all, that thing was still quite enormous.

Then, somewhat giving up on thinking, Chizu Natsuyo rubbed his sleepy eyes and said:

"Oh, I almost forgot, it was still nighttime over there when I got here."

Chishou Natsuyo felt she needed to find a safe and secluded place to sleep, otherwise, fatigue would slow down her thinking.

Afterwards, Chizu Natsuyo went to find a safe place to sleep. Although being in a sewer wouldn't affect the Cursed Children much, Chizu Natsuyo didn't like sleeping in such a smelly place, even though the sewer could provide shelter from the wind and rain.

After wandering around for a while, Chizu Natsuyo found a suitable place to sleep under a bridge. She carefully observed the hollow under the bridge and found that the place was relatively clean and dry. She thought it would be a good place to sleep, and since the place was very secluded, she wasn't worried about being discovered.

Chishou Natsuyo found a spot against the wall and leaned against it, then began to rest in a position where she could easily get up.

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After the elementary school sports meet at Kanna's place, Yuhaka and the others returned to the Meru Cat Restaurant. When Yuhaka and the others entered the Meru Cat Restaurant, Yuhaka paused for a moment, then sniffed her little nose with a frown on her face.

Seeing Yuhaka's actions, Ji Lin and the others were stunned. Ji Lin looked at Yuhaka with a puzzled expression and asked:

"Master Youyou, what's wrong?"

Yuhaka rubbed his little nose and said warily:

"Hmm, it smells like a stranger..."

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Ji Lin looked puzzled and said:

"Hmm? Chef Youyou, we run a restaurant here, so it's normal to have strangers' smells, right?"

Meanwhile, Hei Dian tapped Ji Lin's shoulder and pointed to the floor, saying:

"Ji Lin, look here..."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing Hei's words, Ji Lin glanced at the floor and then saw a series of muddy footprints.

"Huh!? I cleaned the floor last night! And I didn't see any footprints here when I left this morning... Ah! Could a thief have broken in?!"

Hei nodded in satisfaction when he saw that Ji Lin had finally reacted. Then Yuhaka followed the footprints with his little nose, while Ji Lin and the others followed behind Yuhaka.

After arriving in the living room, Ji Lin and Youhaka went to check what they had lost. Soon, Youhaka and the others found out what they had lost.

"So, the thief only stole Master Youyou's work uniform and the sandwiches Master Youyou left in the refrigerator?"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Ji Lin's face revealed a very subtle expression. Clearly, Ji Lin did not understand why the thief only stole Yuhaka's work uniform and sandwich. Generally speaking, shouldn't thieves steal valuable items?

But why only steal clothes and sandwiches?

Ji Lin was very puzzled by this. Of course, Ji Lin was unaware that there was a type of "thief" who would steal women's intimate clothing.

"Youyou, I found it, this one."

Yuhaka returned to the living room carrying a sweater covered in mud and weeds. The sweater in Yuhaka's hand was the very one that Chizu Natsume had thrown away.

When Ji Lin and the others saw Yuhaka return with Senju Natsume's clothes, they were a little puzzled. Then Yuhaka said that the clothes were left behind by a thief, which surprised Ji Lin.

Because the clothes in Yuhaka's hands were really too small, probably only Kanna could wear them, Ji Lin suddenly thought that the thief might be a child.

Soon, Yuhaka gathered the nearby dogs and began searching for the thief.

Chapter 266 [Youyou has her eye on you~]

In the back alley of Yuhaka, Yuhaka gathered the nearby dogs. After Yuhaka handed Chizu Natsuyo's sweater to the dogs, they sniffed it and seemed to Yuhaka that they remembered the scent.

After seeing that his canine subordinates had memorized the scent, Yuhaka also sniffed around and memorized the scent. Then, he led his canine army to find the thief who had stolen his Penguin Logistics work clothes and sandwiches.

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"Well……"

Under a certain overpass, Chizu Natsuyo, who had just woken up, rubbed the corner of her eye and said:

"How long have I been asleep?"

With this question in mind, Chizu Natsuyo glanced at the time on her watch and realized she had been asleep for several hours.

After all, they had been constantly on the move in the wild and hadn't had a proper rest. There were a lot of Gastrea living in unmanaged areas, and they might even encounter rare Class IV Gastrea.