A crossover anime/manga story, set in everyday Tokyo, but within a loop of a game.

Asuna Yuuki looked thoughtful.

"In any case, we definitely need to achieve our second goal, right?"

"Yes, that's for sure. After all, my special tip was a detailed map of the city, and Necro's special tip was also about that 'Ren'ai Hospital'."

Just then, Kato Megumi suddenly raised her hand and said cautiously.

"Um... I don't think I... have a code name yet."

"I've already thought of it for you."

Asagiri looked at Kato Megumi and said with a smile.

"Phantom, meaning 'illusion,' perfectly matches your unique talent, what do you think?"

Kato Megumi nodded obediently: "Okay, I'll take your suggestion, this one will do."

"Hey, the leader is so biased."

Kotoko Iwanaga looked somewhat unhappy and muttered under her breath in a huff.

"You gave them both their code names, so why did I have to choose my own? No way, you have to help me choose one too."

Asagiri glanced at Kotoko Iwanaga and teased her with a light laugh.

"Then you can call yourself Dirty Talker. I'll give you the privilege of using two words as your code name."

“Dirty Talker…”

Upon hearing those two words, Asuna Yuuki couldn't help but chuckle, covering her mouth as she did so.

"Someone who speaks vulgar language... that really suits Iwanaga-kun..."

"Alright, let's get down to business. This time, the scope of the raid is an entire city, and the frequency of operations will be higher. We still need to make sure the most basic protective measures are in place."

Seeing Asagiri take out bandages and muscle patches from her bag, Asuna Yuuki knew what she was planning to do and quickly spoke up first.

"Well, I've already taken precautions to prevent spraining my ankle. I'll take care of Iwanaga and Kato."

65

Chapter 65, the zombie instance, begins.

Upon hearing Asuna Yuuki's words, Asagiri didn't say anything more, but directly handed her the boxed muscle tape and bandages.

"Then come on."

After receiving Asagiri's affirmative reply, Asuna Yuuki breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she didn't really want to see Asagiri taking precautions to prevent other girls from spraining their ankles; that kind of scene was just too intimate.

Simply put, she gets jealous.

However, Asuna Yuuki felt that Asagiri seemed to have seen through her thoughts. Her pretty face flushed slightly, and she felt flustered and absent-minded. In order to hide her emotions, she quickly took the muscle tape and bandages that Asagiri handed her, and then walked up to Kotoko Iwanaga and said softly.

"Take off your shoes and stockings."

"it is good."

Seeing that Kotoko Iwanaga had only taken off her right shoe and white stockings, Asuna Yuuki subconsciously spoke up.

"Take off the other side too, both feet need to be tied up."

"Are you OK……"

Upon hearing this, Kotoko Iwanaga looked at Asuna Yuuki speechlessly.

"My left leg is a prosthesis, why would I need to strap it on..."

"Oh, right, I forgot..."

Yuuki Asuna was so embarrassed by the huge joke she had made that she didn't know what to say.

"Why are you so distracted? This isn't like you..."

Kotoko Iwanaga frowned, first looking at Asuna Yuuki's flushed face, then at Asagiri sitting there, and as if she had suddenly thought of something, she became jealous.

"Could it be that he helped you when you went into the dungeon last time...?"

"that……"

Just as Iwanaga Kotoko was speaking, Kato Megumi interrupted her in a gentle voice.

"We only have seven minutes left before entering the dungeon. Can we talk about this after we're inside? Let Yuuki-dō... oh wait, let Violet help us with the protective measures first."

Kato Megumi's words seemed to possess a certain magic. Although her tone and voice were very gentle, they were not to be underestimated. Iwanaga Kotoko, who was originally jealous and wanted to ask if Asagiri had put bandages and muscle tape on Yuuki Asuna when they entered the dungeon, temporarily put aside her thoughts after hearing Kato Megumi speak. After all, they were about to enter the dungeon, and she would not act willfully or recklessly at this time.

……

A few minutes later, the four people, who had made all the preparations, simultaneously saw a thick, dark red mist appear before their eyes.

[Entering the instance now]

When the thick red mist dissipated, Asagiri, wearing the "Mask of Change," immediately looked around as soon as her vision returned.

After confirming that Iwanaga Kotoko had changed into a masquerade mask, and that Yuuki Asuna and Kato Megumi were beside him, he began to observe his surroundings.

This appears to be the living room of an apartment. Behind the two wooden doors should be the bedroom, behind the glass door should be the bathroom, and there is a small partitioned room that is the kitchen. It is a small apartment with two bedrooms and one living room, with no separate balcony and an area of ​​about 80 square meters.

Judging from the light shining through the window, the time in this instance world is different from the real world; it is daytime.

"Is it finally starting...?"

Asagiri looked eager to try and spoke softly.

"Let's search this room for any information that could help us pass the level."

"OK, all right."

Seeing that Asuna Yuuki and Kotoko Iwanaga immediately began searching after Asagiri finished speaking, without the slightest hesitation or delay, Megumi Kato belatedly realized what was happening and hurriedly began searching for information in the apartment as well.

At this moment, she had only one thought in her mind.

Is this the efficiency of top players? Upon entering a dungeon and appearing in a completely unfamiliar location, they don't waste a single second or need any mental preparation; they can immediately jump into strategy mode.

Indeed, teaming up with these three was the right choice.

Just then, Asuna Yuuki, holding the exorcist's sword, was on high alert. She carefully opened a wooden door, and when she saw the scene inside, she couldn't help but frown and call out softly.

"Leader, there's something going on here."

Asagi walked over and saw a rotting corpse lying on the bed in the bedroom. On the bedside table, there was a black-covered notebook and a ballpoint pen.

He gripped his equipment, the "Cursed Rope Dart," and went straight into the bedroom. The corpse on the bed didn't suddenly sit up and attack, or open its eyes, as is often seen in cheesy horror movies; it simply lay there quietly.

Seeing this, Asuna Yuuki followed her into the bedroom. With a flash of cold light, the exorcist's sword in her hand pierced through the corpse's head between the eyebrows. Then she nodded and murmured to herself.

"Yes, in that case, it's definitely dead."

After a thorough search, the four confirmed that there were no zombies or anything else of value in the apartment, except for a black-covered notebook on the bedside table. The contents of the notebook appeared to be the diary of the apartment's owner, the deceased.

Asagiri wasted no time. He simply glanced at the uninformative questions like "What's wrong with this world?", "Why does this thing exist?", and "Zombies? How is that possible!", and finally found the valuable chapters when he turned to the last few pages.

Today marks the fourteenth day since that incident.

The bottled water at home is all gone, and the food is almost gone... I have no choice but to take advantage of the energy I still have and go to the convenience store downstairs to gather supplies.

After finishing this page, Asagiri turned to the next, and what came into view were four large characters.

【I was bitten】

At this moment, although it was truly hellish, such an unexpected reversal almost made Asagiri lose her composure.

He turned his head and glanced at it, and found that there was indeed a deep wound on the arm of the corpse wearing a short-sleeved shirt, the bone of which was visible.

Those things move so slowly... but I still got bitten by accident. Why... why did this happen...?

So thirsty...so hungry...I can't care about anything else anymore...I'll just drink the tap water...Even if I end up looking like a monster, it doesn't matter...

Today is the sixteenth day.

I didn't turn into those things, but... my wounds are infected and inflamed, and my whole body feels burning hot... I don't have the strength to go out to find medicine... I dare not go out anymore. Rather than be eaten alive by them, I'd rather die at home...

That concludes the diary entry.

"Hmm? This isn't right..."

Before entering this instance, Asuna Yuuki had obviously done her homework, and after reading the contents of the diary, she immediately noticed something suspicious.

"This person drank tap water and didn't turn into a zombie. He was bitten by a zombie and didn't turn into a zombie either. After he died, he was just an ordinary corpse, which means he wasn't infected... Water transmission is ruled out, air transmission is ruled out, blood transmission is ruled out. All these transmission routes have been ruled out... So, does this so-called zombie virus not have any infectivity? Or... is it the kind of virus that loses its infectivity after infecting a host?"

"There's too little information right now; we can't analyze it."

Kotoko Iwanaga replied with that first statement, then said softly.

"However, this is good news. The diary says that the zombies move very slowly, and he himself has verified that even if you are bitten by a zombie, you will not be infected with the virus. It seems that, just as the Leader said, the type of zombies in this instance is the easiest to deal with and the least difficult to handle."

"But don't forget that there are also so-called special infected individuals, so we cannot let our guard down."

Asuna Yuuki said this first, then looked at Asagiri and said.

"Leader, have you gotten the city map yet?"

"got it."

Asagiri took out her phone and opened the app with the eye icon. Inside, a floor plan appeared, which was clearly a map of the city.

"Everyone, take a picture."

"it is good."

After Asuna Yuuki, Kotoko Iwanaga, and Megumi Kato each took photos with their phones and completed the copying of the map in this way, without signal or network, Asagiri finally spoke.

"However, even with a map, we still need to find a landmark to determine our location in the city in order to find our way to Ren'ai Hospital."

"Alright, let's get started then."

Seeing that Asagiri, Yuuki Asuna, and Iwanaga Kotoko had already determined their next action plan in just a few words, Kato Megumi clenched her hands and secretly made up her mind that she must catch up with the pace of these three as soon as possible. After all, the relationship between teammates is about helping each other. If she did not show her abilities, she would only become a burden to these three.

"I'll go out first."

Upon hearing Kato Megumi's sudden remark, Yuuki Asuna looked slightly worried.

"Hey? Phantom, are you going out first? But what if there are zombies outside..."

"It's fine."

Kato Megumi shook her head, revealing a gentle smile.

"We might not even encounter zombies. Even if we do, I can test my unique talent to see if it works. This is part of the information gathering process, right? And if there's any danger, you can save me, right?"

"Correct."

Asagiri nodded and smiled reassuringly.

“Even if the two of them can’t react in time, I will activate ‘Castration’ as soon as you are in danger. If that’s still too late, I will use ‘Reversed Pocket Watch’.”

"That's it..."

Kato Megumi's eyes flickered, she pursed her lips, tucked a strand of black hair behind her ear, and said softly.

"Thank you. I'm very touched that you were willing to use such a precious item for me."

Seeing Kato Megumi's appearance, Yuuki Asuna and Iwanaga Kotoko had the same thought.

Something's not right. Something's wrong with nine out of ten parts of it.

66

Chapter 66 has an abnormally low difficulty level.

"That……"

Kato Megumi walked to the front of the apartment, took a deep breath, and tried to speak in a calm tone.

"So I just opened the door?"

"Well, open it."

"it is good……"

Kato Megumi reached out and gently pressed the doorknob down. With a soft click, the apartment's security door slowly opened to the outside.

She never imagined that one day she would feel nervous and uneasy about something as simple as opening a door and walking out.

Even so, Kato Megumi mustered her courage and walked towards the door.