I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Soon, members of the dimensional travel investigation team also asked the police officer standing nearby:

Whose body was hanging there? Has the investigation been completed?

Upon hearing the question from the investigation team members, the police officer standing nearby nodded in response:

"Yes, the investigation is complete. Through facial recognition, we found out who the person is. They used to be a light novel author..."

After hearing from the police officer that the other party had been a light novel author, the investigation team members realized the seriousness of the matter.

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In the underground base where the dimensional travel investigation organization was established, Saito Kurasa, the leader of the investigation team in charge of the organization, couldn't help but show a surprised expression when he received the report from his team members:

"Has a creator already been killed by their own character?! Hmm, I understand, the scene is now in your hands."

With that, Team Leader Saito hung up the phone. He rubbed his temples, looking troubled, and said:

"So, it really happened after all...."

The thought of this incident added considerable pressure to Team Leader Saito. After all, the idea of ​​a creator being murdered by one of their own characters was extremely shocking to them. Given that most of the surveillance cameras in Tokyo are under their control, the fact that a creator was murdered without their knowledge and had their body displayed near Tokyo Tower, one of the most prominent landmarks in Tokyo, was a serious social issue.

Moreover, since the incident occurred in the morning, many people saw the body, and the incident has caused a great uproar online. The team responsible for handling the aftermath is now trying to minimize the impact of the incident, as it is unlikely to be concealed now. Many people online already know about it, and the previous excuses cannot be used to deal with this incident.

As for why so many people know about it, the reason is that the body was hanging on Tokyo Tower. To get the body down, heavy machinery would be needed. Even without heavy machinery, it would be extremely time-consuming and laborious to remove the body from Tokyo Tower by manpower alone, and it would definitely not be possible to do so in a short time.

Subsequently, Team Leader Saito also contacted Hirasawa Ueto and said to him:

"Commander Togawa, a major incident has occurred here. A creator was murdered by his own character in an extremely cruel manner, and the body was hung on Tokyo Tower. The incident has caused a huge uproar online. The task force has already rushed over to handle the situation, but it seems that it won't be able to resolve the matter in the short term."

Upon hearing Team Leader Saito's report, Hirasawa Togawa, who was in the office, also looked troubled. Clearly, their surveillance had failed, resulting in the murder of a creator. However, there was nothing that could be done about it.

Taking a deep breath to calm himself down, Togawa Hirasawa asked Team Leader Saito:

"What information do you have about the deceased? What author was he?"

Upon hearing Togawa Hirasawa's question, Team Leader Saito, while holding his communicator and reviewing the data uploaded to the computer, replied:

"The other party is the author of the light novel 'The Dark Bullet'. The reason why this novel became a bestseller a few years ago was because the author made a lot of money and then went to speculate in stocks, which caused the novel to be suspended for a long time. Only recently did he announce on social media that he would resume updating the light novel. The specific reason seems to be that the author lost all his money in the stock market."

Upon hearing Team Leader Saito's report, Togawa Hirasawa couldn't help but take a deep breath. After turning on his computer, he investigated the information about the work that Team Leader Saito had mentioned. After reading it, Togawa Hirasawa took a breath of cool air emanating from the central air conditioning unit.

The reason why Hirasawa Togawa gasped was because of the Gastrea virus in this work. The transmission route of this virus is unknown, and it seems to be able to spread through the air. According to the encyclopedia, this virus is a DNA virus that can transform organisms into Gastrea. It can mutate the host into different forms of Gastrea by rewriting the DNA arrangement of the host. In a sense, this virus can mutate organisms into different species.

Mutated gastrulators undergo significant changes in size. For example, a spider less than ten centimeters in size can grow to the size of a small car. Moreover, this mutation can be ten, dozens, or even hundreds of times larger than the original size. Such mutations do not have any adverse effects due to changes in body structure; on the contrary, they can exert the same strength as when they are twice the size of their original size.

For example, the Gastrea "Subaru," which possesses archerfish genes, demonstrates the terrifying nature of Gastrea by spraying high-pressure mercury 5 kilometers away.

Of course, in addition to this, the Gastrea's rapid self-healing ability and powerful fluid transmission ability are enough to prove how terrifying they are. Conventional firepower can eliminate stage 1 and stage 2 Gastrea, but stage 3 and stage 4 Gastrea are not so easy to deal with. Heavy firepower is needed to eliminate targets at this stage, and Gastrea at this stage have a variety of factors, making it a very difficult task to deal with them.

Stage 5 Gastrea are practically invincible. According to the author's setting, even a nuclear attack is not enough to kill a Stage 5 Gastrea, which sounds terrifying. It seems impossible for a creature that can withstand a nuclear attack to exist, right?

If such a terrifying gastritis were to break out in Japan, Togawa Hirasawa could foresee the scene of various countries dropping nuclear bombs on Japan. After all, there is no such thing as "Hu" metal in this world that can affect the high-speed self-healing ability of gastritis. Therefore, in order to eliminate future troubles, various countries may not hesitate to launch a devastating attack on Japan.

Hirasawa Togawa felt that those countries shouldn't have done that, but reality is a mess; anything can happen, and Togawa didn't dare gamble on the moral bottom line of other countries.

Subsequently, Hirasawa Togawa also contacted Team Leader Saito and said:

"Alright, Team Leader Saito, have someone investigate right now. I want to know which character from which creator killed the other person. I need this information."

Upon hearing the order, Team Leader Saito indicated that he understood and ordered his men to investigate the matter. Several hours later, the investigation team members found something.

Volume 1 [Lazy to Divide into Chapters]: Chapter 1303 [Little Tina, Unjustly Blamed]

In Togawa Hirasawa's office at the Dimensional Crossing Investigation Bureau, Togawa Hirasawa looked at the photo of a blonde girl holding a guitar case on the report in his hand. Team Leader Saito, standing beside him, said to Togawa Hirasawa:

"Tina Sprite is a powerful starter ranked 98th in the original work. Like the protagonist, she is a mechanized soldier with very strong long-range combat capabilities. Of course, she is also not weak in close combat. She is very skilled in using various firearms. Due to the owl factor, her sleep schedule is basically reversed day and night, so she has to take a lot of stimulants to stay alert when she operates during the day."

Upon hearing Saito's words, Togawa Hirasawa looked at the documents in his hand and said:

"So, this child attacked his creator?"

Regarding Togawa Hirasawa's question, Team Leader Saito flipped through the report in his hand and explained to Togawa Hirasawa:

"Yes, according to the current investigation report, that's indeed the case. After all, only the other party went to the creator's house, and we also found signs of a fight at the other party's house. Obviously, it can be proven that the creator was subdued when resisting. Although we haven't found out how the other party left, the other party is currently the most suspicious."

After listening to Team Leader Saito's analysis, Hirasawa Togawa nodded. Currently, only Tina was a suspect. After Team Leader Saito left, Hirasawa looked at the report in his hand and asked Kei Kiriki beside him:

"How's the task force handling it?"

Upon hearing Togawa Hirasawa's words, Kiriki Kei replied:

"It's all been taken care of. The creator's body has been recovered. They informed the media that this was an extreme act of revenge by emotionally charged readers against the author."

Upon hearing his assistant's words, Togawa Hirasawa was quite satisfied with the proposed solution. After all, it sounded very reasonable, given that the creator of that work was known for writing things that were universally hated. This reasoning was easily accepted by people. By using online trolls to promote the creator's work and smear it, people would find it justifiable.

Regardless, the impact of this incident will be greatly reduced. At least people will believe that this was caused by the author's actions, rather than a character in the work appearing and killing the author.

Meanwhile, in an uninhabited house, a man in a white mask and top hat, dressed in a suit, sat on a sofa watching the news on the television. The news report was about the man's work. According to the news anchor, the deceased was a creator who died at the hands of readers dissatisfied with the tragedies in his work. After all, the creator wanted to continue writing his discontinued novel, which led to his brutal murder by emotionally unstable readers.

"Oh my, you call yourself a reader? Hmm... indeed, I did read that book, so I guess I can be considered a reader?"

Hearing the man in the suit's words, the short-haired little girl at the table behind him, munching on her pizza, looked at him and said:

"Dad, what are you saying?"

Hearing his daughter's words, the man in the suit stood up from the sofa, shrugged, and said:

"It's nothing, it's just that I'm a little annoyed that my masterpiece is being portrayed as a simple dispute between readers and authors."

Hearing her father's words, the little girl's eyes turned red, and she drew two black-bladed katanas from behind her, saying angrily:

"Did someone make Dad angry?! Chop him up!"

Watching his daughter wield her twin swords, the man in the suit wearing a smiling mask couldn't help but smile and say:

"Oh ho ho, just as I wish, my daughter. Although I'd love to do this, well, now..."

As he spoke, the man in the suit wearing a smiling mask glanced at the sofa beside him. The sofa, which had been empty just moments before, now held Altair, who sat with his legs crossed, hands resting on the armrests, looking at the man in the suit with a slight smile. He said:

"Good morning, Mr. Hiruko. How does it feel to kill your own creator?"

Regarding Altair's question, Hiruko Kagetane, known as Mr. Hiruko, shook his head with a hint of disappointment and spread his hands, saying:

"To be honest, I'm very disappointed. I originally thought that the man who 'created' me would understand my thoughts better, but unfortunately, that person is not the confidant I was looking for."

Altair ignored Hiruko Kohina, who was hiding warily behind her father, and instead looked at Hiruko Kagetane with a slightly amused tone, saying:

"Oh, is that so? That's a real shame. But I suppose so. How can someone who abandons their own work understand the characters they create?"

Hiruko Kagetane didn't say anything about what Altair said, but instead lowered his top hat slightly and looked at Altair, asking:

"Hmm, perhaps, but Miss Altair certainly didn't come here to tell me these things, did she?"

Upon hearing Hiruko Kagetane's words, Altair also smiled slightly and said:

"Ah...that's right, I didn't come here to talk to Mr. Hiruko about these things. I brought a gift..."

As she spoke, Altair took out a silver metal box. Hiruko Kagetane was not surprised to see Altair pull out a large box from who-knows-where. After all, Altair could bring people from the two-dimensional world to the three-dimensional world, so Hiruko Kagetane was naturally not surprised that Altair could pull out a box out of thin air. The strength of the girl in military uniform in front of him was probably much greater than he had imagined.

Looking at the metal box Altair had taken out, Hiruko Kagetane asked in a somewhat puzzled tone:

"Oh my, what's inside this box?"

In response to Hiruko Kagetane's question, Altair gestured for Hiruko Kagetane to open the box. Upon seeing the gesture, Hiruko Kagetane opened the metal box without hesitation. Soon, after opening the box, Hiruko Kagetane's eyes widened slightly upon seeing the contents. If he hadn't been wearing a mask, Altair would have been able to see the look of surprise on his face.

What surprised Hiruko Kagetane was the contents of the metal box. Inside the box were several sealed test tubes, and inside the test tubes was a liquid surging and glowing red. This made Hiruko Kagetane realize what was in these sealed test tubes. Without a doubt, what he saw was something that only existed in their world, the so-called "Gastrorvirus".

Seeing this, Hiruko Kagetane couldn't help but look at Altair and say:

"Hmm... Miss Altair brought me a nice gift. Is there anything you need me to do, Altair?"

Upon hearing Hiruko Kagetane's words, Altair shook his head, stood up, and said to Hiruko Kagetane:

"I'm sorry, there's nothing I need Mr. Hiruko to do for me. As I said before, these Gastrea viruses are just a small gift from me. How you want to use these Gastrea viruses is your own business."

After hearing Altair's explanation, Hiruko Kagetane pondered for a moment, then removed his hat and bowed slightly to Altair, saying:

"Alright then, Miss Altair, please look forward to my script~"

After hearing Hiruko Kagetane's words, Altair smiled expectantly and said:

"Hmm, I'll look forward to your script, Mr. Hiruko. Perhaps I should arrange a few more actors for your stage."

Upon hearing Altair's suggestion, a sharp glint appeared in the eyes of Hiruko Kagetane's smiling mask as he spoke:

"Then I look forward to the actors that Miss Altair has chosen, and I hope they will not disappoint me."

P.S.: Damn! I was almost exhausted after playing Ring Fit Adventure for less than five minutes. It was so hot that I had to turn on the fan, but my hands and feet were so tired! I guess I haven't exercised in a long time. It seems I need to set a timer for using Ring Fit Adventure in the future, so I don't exhaust myself to the point where I can't even type.

Volume 1 [Lazy to Divide into Chapters]: Chapter 1304 [Wellington Version of Beggar's Chicken]

In a bustling area of ​​Tokyo, Kurumi Tokisaki and her 404 squad were shopping in a mall. Of course, they were disguised so that they looked like ordinary high school students, and no one noticed anything unusual about them. However, cute and pretty high school students like Kurumi Tokisaki and her 404 squad always attract some flies.

But they were all scared away by Tokisaki Kurumi and UMP45, after all, the two of them had a lot of experience.

While they were buying necessities and daily necessities, they also noticed the news programs broadcast on television, which featured a certain creator whose emotionally charged reader had hanged himself from the Tokyo Tower.

Listening to the news anchor's words, UMP45 looked at Kurumi Tokisaki beside him and asked:

"Was this something done by those time travelers?"

Regarding the UMP45, Kurumi Tokisaki nodded and said:

"That should be it, Miss 45. Can you investigate who the deceased was?"

Upon hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, UMP45 gave a no-questions-asked gesture. After a few seconds, UMP45, having investigated something, told Kurumi:

"I found out, the deceased was none other than Tina's creator."

Upon hearing this news, Kurumi Tokisaki frowned and said:

"So it really is Tina's creator? Although it doesn't really matter if that kind of annoying creator dies, since Tina's world can change its tragic fate even without a creator."

Upon hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, UMP45 inquired further and replied:

"Should we tell Tina about these things?"

"Hmm... I'll tell Tina when we get back. To be honest, I'm a little worried this might upset her..."

UMP45 shook its head upon hearing the other party's words and said:

"Don't worry about that. That little one seems kind-hearted, but she's actually quite strong. Most importantly, she has Tina from another world with her. Little Tina won't be so easily discouraged."

After hearing UMP45's explanation, Kurumi Tokisaki nodded in agreement, and they continued their shopping spree.

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In Yuhaka's imaginary space, Yuhaka and Elodie were preparing food in the kitchen, while Tina, Tina, Miyuki, and Sapphire were there to learn and observe.