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

Although Crazy Metta became Asagiri's Persona in a different way than Alice before—not by maximizing her favorability but by reaching the maximum fear level—the principle is the same: she is still herself, only now she has become Asagiri's Persona.

To be honest, Crazy Metta was forced to submit, but she felt that things were fine as they were.

Anyway, she already felt that this world, where everything was programmed and every day was an endless loop, was incredibly boring.

Following this player who's mentally unstable, practically a human monster...

I'm sure I'll find even more fun there.

"I come."

Just as Kato Megumi was about to use her special talent as usual to open the door at the end of the corridor, Crazy Mita took the lead and walked over without making a sound, just like a ghost.

She held the chainsaw in one hand, and slowly reached out with the other hand to grasp the doorknob, speaking in a low voice.

"Once I become his persona, I won't truly die unless he dies. Leave the task of being cannon fodder to the pathfinders to me."

Hearing Crazy Mita's words, Kato Megumi moved closer to Asagiri and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Leader, it feels like even though they're both Personas, she's more... more... how should I put it..."

Kotoko Iwanaga whispered a reminder from the side.

"More human-like, right?"

Kato Megumi nodded slightly and asked in a soft tone.

"Yes, she's more like a human. Even without your orders, she can make her own judgments based on the specific circumstances, right?"

"Yes."

Asagiri smiled and explained without any attempt to hide her feelings.

"Compared to Shura, who completely obeys my orders and has no independent thought, and Alice, whose true form is a little girl who, despite possessing a powerful curse that kills instantly, has little initiative, Crazy Mita's greatest advantage is that she can choose her own strategy based on different battle situations. In addition, with the existence of her inventory, she is actually more like a player than my Persona."

"what?"

Upon hearing Asagiri's words, Kotoko Iwanaga's expression changed, which made Megumi Kato and Asuna Yuuki very curious. What terrible thing had she thought of to show such an expression? The next second, Kotoko Iwanaga began to speak bluntly.

"What if she takes advantage of you while you're asleep and makes a suggestive move at night? That's too dangerous!"

Asuna Yuuki and Megumi Kato: "..."

As expected, no matter what, Kotoko Iwanaga will always remain so abstract.

Even more abstractly, when Asagiri, as the leader, heard this, she neither reprimanded nor marveled at Iwanaga Kotoko's abstract words, but instead replied in a serious manner.

"That's impossible. First of all, she can't escape on her own without being summoned. Secondly, she's different from those other Mitas. She's only disguised with her outer skin; her inner self is the same as those failed attempts we've encountered before. Simply put..."

"Even if she wanted to, I wouldn't have anywhere to get in."

Hearing Asagiri's overly blunt words, even Kato Megumi, who was usually expressionless and could be called Tokyo's number one poker face, couldn't help but blush on her fair cheeks and quickly changed the subject.

"I see. Let's continue then, we can't delay any longer."

As Kato Megumi uttered those words, Crazy Mita slowly turned the doorknob, and as the door opened, what appeared before the group was a very cozy bedroom.

Just like in Hat Mita's bedroom, there's a photo of the house's owner hanging on the wall. She's Mita with short, ear-length hair, glasses, and a somewhat homebody vibe.

Beside the bed, a girl wearing headphones sat up with her legs curled up, her feet on a gaming chair, completely absorbed in the computer screen in front of her, oblivious to the door behind her being opened, engrossed in playing a game.

Crazy Mita walked straight over, a sharp dagger appearing in her hand, which she held to the other person's neck and throat before speaking softly.

"do not move."

The girl was so frightened that she trembled and almost fell off the gaming chair.

"You...you are..."

She got up from her chair, turned around carefully, and her next reaction was so perfect it could be included in a film school textbook.

The bespectacled, homebody girl, Mita, showed intense fear the moment she saw the face of the madwoman, Mita, and her pupils began to tremble.

"You...you're crazy, how could you do this again..."

But when the homebody Mita was halfway through her story, her gaze drifted past the crazy Mita in front of her and landed on Asagiri standing outside the door.

She was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise.

"Could it be...could it be Mr. Player? Mr. Player, how did you find me..."

Without Yuuki Asuna and the others needing to ask, Crazy Mita took the initiative to explain.

"This girl is also a Mita, but she gave herself the name Mira in order to stand out. She is nothing special, but a while ago, for my own amusement, I used the ability of the original Mita to create bugs and trapped her in her house."

"You really are..."

"Oh yes, yes, I am a monster. I have done all sorts of bad things. I deserve to die."

Crazy Mita, looking completely resigned, criticized herself before Yuuki Asuna could even begin to attack her. She then sat down on the bed in Mira's bedroom, swinging her long legs and uttering a listless sigh.

"You guys negotiate with her, I'm not going to say anything."

"Eh...Eh!?"

Upon hearing Crazy Mita's words, Mira was stunned for a moment, then looked at Asagiri walking towards her with an incredulous expression.

"Sir Player, why is this guy obeying your commands?"

"She has become my tool. Don't worry, she won't hurt you anymore."

Hearing Asagiri's words, Mira breathed a sigh of relief, gently patted her chest, then raised her hand to push up her glasses and whispered.

"Thank you, thank you."

Kotoko Iwanaga nudged Asuna Yuuki with her elbow and said in a low voice.

"Have you noticed that this Mira... is different from those Mitas?"

"What's different?"

Asuna Yuuki glanced at Mira standing there, and said thoughtfully.

"Oh right, she was wearing black stockings and glasses, right?"

Kotoko Iwanaga seemed slightly surprised upon hearing this.

"Eh? Really?"

Her reaction left Asuna Yuuki speechless, and she hesitated.

"You didn't notice? Then what you mean by the difference is...?"

Kotoko Iwanaga said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Of course it's her breasts! Haven't you noticed? Her breasts are bigger than other Mitas. They even fill out that white shirt. It's so sexy. A homebody with huge breasts. Sigh, a classic character setup that you can't help but try in a dating sim."

"you……"

Yuuki Asuna looked speechlessly at Kato Megumi beside her, trying to seek off-field assistance from the only normal person in the team besides herself.

"Phantom, tell her something too... Wait, what are you doing?"

When Asuna Yuuki looked over, she saw Megumi Kato looking down at her phone, her expression calm and serene, like a still sea. She hesitated for a moment.

"I remember there was no cell phone signal inside the dungeon, right?"

"Oh, there's no signal."

Kato Megumi held her phone in one hand, her index finger swiping across the screen with the other, without even looking up, and simply said...

"I'm just skating around for fun, don't worry about me."

The ultimate calm and collected person – Megumi Kato; the ultimate abstract person – Kotoko Iwanaga; and…

Asuna Yuuki glanced at Asagiri, who was talking to Mira, and a look of helplessness appeared in her eyes.

The Ultimate Succubus - Utsunomiya Asagiri.

"In other words, the house where Mira lives has already merged with the bugged area. So if we eliminate the original Mita and clear all the bugged phenomena in this world..."

Crazy Mita shrugged and said in a flat tone.

"She will fall into the deepest part of this world's program, a world that has no meaning, where nothing exists, and only endless electronic symbols repeating endlessly. And because she is Mita who has officially gone online, she will not truly die. For her, it will be an endless torture."

Upon hearing this, Kato Megumi tentatively asked a question.

"Can't we just take her away? Like Cute Mita?"

“Normally it should be possible, but…”

Crazy Mita walked over, grabbed Mira's wrist, and pulled up her right sleeve. From Mira's right wrist to her forearm, flashing electronic symbols appeared, like an electronic program.

“She’s different from that Mita. She’s lived here for too long, and a small part of the bug has been integrated into her body. If it’s removed directly, she will die. Every Mita who dies will be reborn in her own house, so the final result will be the same.”

Upon hearing this, Kato Megumi and Yuuki Asuna looked at Mira, whose eyes were already filled with tears after listening to Crazy Mita's words, but who was trying to appear strong, and they both felt a pang of pity.

"Then... is there no way to save her?"

Unexpectedly, when faced with this question, Crazy Mita looked at Asagiri and slowly spoke.

"Yes, but whether or not you should save her depends on whether you're willing to take the risk."

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Chapter 113 I will save all the Mita.

Asagiri didn't react in any particular way, and simply said...

"Then tell me."

"it is good."

Crazy Mita nodded first, and then began to explain.

“I can eliminate the program bugs that have tainted Mita and the house she lives in through certain means, but it will take at least ten minutes. During this time, I will be unable to move or fight, and I will only have one chance. If I interrupt it, I will never be able to save her again. As for why I said there would be risks… I believe that you, Mr. Player, and your three teammates who know his abilities, understand what I mean.”

Asuna Yuuki and the others naturally knew what kind of risk Crazy Mita was referring to.

At this stage, Asagiri is unable to summon multiple Personas simultaneously. During the time that Crazy Metta is helping Mira resolve the bug, she is unable to move freely or engage in combat. In effect, Asagiri's unique talent ability is banned during this period.

Furthermore, in order to maintain the summoning of Mad Meta, Asagiri can only use her as the currently equipped Persona, and the enhancement of physical attributes of Human Shura can only be achieved when the currently equipped Persona is active.

In other words, if Mad Meta's plan is followed, Asagiri will not only be unable to use the Persona's abilities to fight, but his own physical abilities will also decline from being beyond human limits when equipped with the Human Shura to a level close to human limits.

"I see. Perhaps this is the scheme of the real-life Mita."

Kotoko Iwanaga stroked her fair chin thoughtfully.

"If this is a trap she deliberately set, then without a doubt, the moment Crazy Meta begins fixing the bug in Mira's system, Prototype Meta will launch an attack on us while Leader is unable to use its full strength. This is its only chance of winning. Conversely, if we ignore Mira and leave her alone..."

Kotoko Iwanaga didn't need to say anything more; Asuna Yuuki and Megumi Kato already understood what she meant.

The fact that they would resort to such a tactic shows that even the original Mita lacked the confidence to fight and win against the four members of the team head-on. Since they had guessed that this was a trap set by the other side, the wisest and most rational choice was to ignore Mira and continue moving forward. After all, Crazy Mita was in Asagiri's hands, which meant that the initiative was on their side.

To relinquish control and take such a huge risk to save an NPC-like entity in a world created based on a game?

Too impulsive.

but……

Asuna Yuuki looked at Mira, whose body was trembling slightly and whose face was somewhat pale. She opened her lips, but could not bring herself to say such cold words as abandoning her and ignoring her. Even though she knew that this was the most reasonable and correct choice, she was ultimately a gentle and kind person and simply could not bring herself to do it. Megumi Kato felt the same way.

And Kotoko Iwanaga...

Kotoko Iwanaga's opinion has been made very clear. After all, she is different from Asuna Yuuki and Megumi Kato. Although she often talks in abstract terms and occasionally makes a few dirty jokes, that is only one side of her human nature. She also has a god of wisdom who will not waver no matter what happens. She is absolutely rational to the point of being ruthless.

The moment of making a difficult decision had arrived again, and the three women all turned their gazes toward Asagiri.

"I think……"

Just as Asagiri was about to speak, Mira suddenly interrupted her with an emotional outburst.

"Wait a minute, as the person involved, shouldn't I be allowed to express my opinion before a decision is made?!"

"Your opinion? Tch."

Crazy Mita rested her chin on her hand, staring at the emotionally agitated Mira with a playful expression.

"Do I even need to ask your opinion? It's just the same boring stuff like begging Mr. Player to save you, right? It's nothing new..."

"What Mr. Player? He's not my Mr. Player!"

Mira's next words took Crazy Mita by surprise. She first raised her hand to adjust her glasses, then looked at Asagiri standing there, her brows furrowed, and pointed at Crazy Mita sitting on the bed, angrily saying.

"You actually colluded with this mad monster? You must have been bewitched by him. You are not my player, and I am not Mita. I am Mira! You, this monster, and your companions should all stay as far away from me as possible. Don't come near me! You are not here to help me; you are here to harm me!"