Tokyo: After years of stagnation, the heiress of the yakuza arrives.

One o'clock in the morning.

After several hours of farm work, Shido Kuroba finally logged off the game, completely satisfied.

His face was full of the arrogance and ugliness that a victor should have.

"Cool!"

"Sure enough, no matter how much pressure people face in real life, it all eases up once they're in a game. Games really are a wonderful thing!"

It's fun and I love playing it!

Both play games to relieve stress, but Shido Kuroba's method is clearly different; he goes in aiming for good results and high scores.

Kuroba Shido was only there to hurl insults, and that was all he did in the game.

Whether you win or not is not important; what matters is that you feel good about cursing yourself.

What's even more satisfying is that, even when they're exchanging insults, Kuroba Shido doesn't engage at all, only attacking and not defending.

The innate, horse-less sacred body!

Cool!!!

After taking off his headphones, Kuroba Shido noticed that the yelling and cursing from the blond-haired punk girl in the next room had stopped. He wondered if the water pipes had been fixed or if she had simply gotten tired of yelling.

"I need to get up early tomorrow." Kuroba Shido yawned and prepared to go to sleep.

As for why I have to get up so early... it's simple, I have to get out of there before the blonde punk next door, otherwise I'll be dragged inside to fix the pipes early in the morning.

Normally, an adult male is much stronger than a woman.

Of course, as you said, this is normal.

First, Shido Kuroba is now a cripple, and second, he's a weak, unruly cook. It's hard to say how he'll fare against this kind of young, rebellious girl.

If you get humiliated, you'll have nowhere to turn for help.

If you can't win, it's not shameful; you can just run away.

"Buzzing".

The vibration of his phone instantly pulled Shido Kuroba back to reality; it was a message from Ritsu Sawamura.

"Shido, is it true or false that you told me you met a vicious girl and then got free food and lodging?"

On the other end of the phone.

Ritsuki Sawamura yawned, holding her phone, tears welling in her eyes; she was also getting sleepy.

Although she was tired, it didn't hinder her thirst for knowledge; she had wanted to ask this question for a long time.

Kuroba Shido could only chatter a bit while playing the game; after logging off, he couldn't get in touch with Sawamura Ritsuki.

They often only reply with one or two sentences all day.

Ritsuki Sawamura initially thought that Shido Kuroba was working outside and that life was not easy for him, and that it was inconvenient to use his phone at school, so she convinced herself of that.

Until one day, when Ritsuki Sawamura logged into her account at noon, she discovered that Shido Kuroba was frantically stealing towers in the game.

At that moment, the sky collapsed, and with a crack, my heart shattered.

Before she even saw it, she had already sent a message to Kuroba Shido several hours ago, and he hadn't even glanced at it or replied.

After that day, Ritsuki Sawamura decided to never speak to Shido Kuroba again.

A few hours later, she went from ignoring Kuroba Shido to giving him another chance if he apologized.

Several more hours passed, and the attitude changed to "I'll forgive you as long as you reply to my message today."

Several more hours passed, and it became a matter of forgiving someone as soon as they replied to a message.

Several more hours passed...

Finally, after finishing up with Kuroba Shido that night and preparing to go to sleep, he sent a message to Sawamura Ritsuki and was instantly forgiven.

When it comes to self-manipulation, Riyue Sawamura is quite the expert, and so far he has not encountered any rivals.

From then on, Ritsuki Sawamura had to accept the cruel truth that she might just be a "normal friend" of Shido Kuroba.

This is... so outrageous.

She had always considered him her best friend...

"Nonsense, of course I'm telling the truth, brother. When have I ever bragged?" Kuroba Shido replied.

Ritsuki Sawamura: "..."

"So you really are the human form of Ultraman, a Kamen Rider, and the summoner of the Emperor Armor Armor of Armor Hero..."

Riyue Sawamura listed a whole bunch of things that Shido Kuroba had boasted about before; any normal person would be building a three-bedroom apartment after reading that.

The Black Feather Warrior replied, "Of course!"

Ritsuki Sawamura: "..."

Ritsuki Sawamura: "You're invincible, kid."

Lying on the bed, Ritsuki Sawamura breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought that Shido Kuroba was really being bullied over there, and that was why she could only say it in such a joking way.

It turned out she was just overthinking things; it was just another one of some idiot's nonsensical, flirtatious remarks, nothing real.

If it's true... then her plans to go to Japan will have to be brought forward. There are still some things to take care of here, so she can't leave.

"How much money did you extort from them?"

Riki Sawamura knew the way Shido Kuroba spoke.

While it's unlikely to be like what Shido Kuroba said, with gang fights happening all the time, and him taking on a hundred enemies single-handedly, going in and out seven times, some things will remain the same.

For example... extorting money from people.

He must have been bumped into by some rich girl, and then lay on the ground to extort money from her.

It fits the character design of Shido Kuroba very well, and it also fits the image of Shido Kuroba in Ritsu Sawamura's mind: greedy, cowardly, afraid of trouble... a weak little chef.

"Damn, don't even mention it. It makes me so angry. They didn't give us a single penny. They're so damn shady. I even wanted to call the police and have them arrested."

"The password is so dark, it's made my leg limp, and they won't even give me any compensation for nutritional supplements!"

Kuroba Shido got angry when this was brought up, and started cursing loudly, not even bothering with words, and sent a voice message to Sawamura Ritsuki.

They accused Aoko Jingu of her previous inhumane acts.

His birth, damn it, his birth! Even if he didn't have any merit, he certainly had his share of hard work, not to mention that he did have merit!

Such a huge fortune, and they won't give you a single penny, ugh~

Nausea!

She went on and on, but only a few keywords reached Sawamura Riyue's ears.

For example... Shido Kuroba has a limp.

Ritsuki Sawamura: "???"

"Shido, you... your leg is injured?"

"Look, it's still in a cast. I won't let them go until it's completely healed. I'm going to become a bloodsucker, going to their place every day to check on them and eat there as well..."

Kuroba Shido has begun his evil bloodsucking worm regeneration plan once again.

The password? You won't pay me back, huh? Well, he'll figure it out himself. Anyway, he's already figured out the hospital's location in a week.

I'll take this opportunity to borrow the tiger's power for a little while.

The people in the hospital seemed to respect the vicious girl who had tricked him before, and they would carry out any words or orders she gave in the fastest way possible.

Hmm... gangster culture?

Forget it, as long as it doesn't affect his bullying and blatant abuse of power, it's fine.

Then, you can enjoy the staff meals to your heart's content, and you won't have to spend money on medical expenses in the future.

Rounding down like this seems pretty good, doesn't it?

Do you have any photos? Let me see them.

Even with simple text, you could still tell how anxious Riki Sawamura was on the other end of the phone; she seemed to want to crawl out of the phone.

"Click."

Without thinking much, Shido Kuroba took a picture of him with a cast on.

"I reckon it'll be completely healed in about two weeks, then I'll go scam some more money..."

at the same time.

On the other end of the phone, inside the luxurious manor, Ritsuki Sawamura was stunned, her exquisitely beautiful face turning deathly pale.

Really.

This time, this guy is actually telling the truth?

If the injury is real, then what happened before... was it also real?

Ritsuki Sawamura: "???"

pat.

The phone slipped from my hand, bounced once on the bed, and fell to the floor.

"No, no, I can't stay here any longer, I have to go... I have to go!!!"

Ritsuki Sawamura's eyes were bloodshot, as if she were possessed, her hands clenched tightly, and she gritted her teeth.

Something's not right with this script.

This script is so off.

Isn't this a common trope in anime? Childhood sweethearts can't compete with a sudden, unexpected love... It's obvious that someone just fell from the sky.

What will she do if Shido is taken away?

No!

She absolutely will not allow this to happen!!!

At 1:30 a.m., Shido Kuroba's phone vibrated, and a notification sound came out. He had already gone to sleep.

"Transfer not accepted, 1 million yen!"

The Black Feather Warrior said, "???"

Wait, is the phone making some strange noise?

He groped his way up in the dark, a few question marks appearing above Kuroba Shido's head. Just as he picked up his phone, several more notifications popped up about transfers of one million yen each.

"Transfer not accepted, 1 million yen!"

"Transfer not accepted, 1 million yen!"

"Transfer not received..."

The Black Feather Warrior said, "???"