In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

Kitagawa Kaimu carefully spotted Kira Yoshikage in the crowd and waved to him with a bright smile.

But from afar, Kitagawa Kaimu saw Kira Yoshikage walking towards him without saying a word.

"What happened, Kira-kun?"

Kitagawa Kaimu asked with some confusion.

"Let me see the doll."

Kira Yoshikage strode up to her, speaking as he snatched the frog doll from Kitagawa Kaimu's hand before she could react. The force was so great that Kitagawa Kaimu stumbled.

If it weren't for Yumiko Miura's quick reflexes in catching her, Kaimu Kitagawa would probably have fallen to the ground.

"Kira-kun!"

Kitagawa Kaimu shouted angrily, but Kira Yoshikage ignored her and instead grabbed the frog doll and tore it apart forcefully.

Stab it!

The 'wound' sewn up on the frog doll's abdomen was ripped open, revealing white cotton stuffing inside, and something that was dripping...

"what is this?"

Kitagawa Kaimu was somewhat taken aback, then her face instantly turned deathly pale, and her eyes filled with terror.

Although its appearance is somewhat rudimentary, the heating wire and timer on the surface are highly recognizable, and with the detonator forming a rectangle below, it is clearly a homemade time bomb!

What terrified the girl the most was the number on it, a scarlet '2'!

Those scarlet numbers ticked like a death knell in the girl's heart!

Tick ​​tock!

1!

As the numbers were about to reach zero, Kitagawa Kaimu and Yuigahama Yui's eyes filled with despair. Only Miura Yumiko, upon seeing the bomb, suddenly remembered something and murmured softly:

"It's fine."

Kira Yoshikage casually tossed the doll away, but in less than a second, it was clearly not enough time to throw the bomb a safe distance.

and so--

"Killer Queen!"

A large pink cat quietly appeared beside Yoshikage Kira.

In a split second, Kira Yoshikage reached out to touch the tossed frog doll, and at the same time, pressed his thumb.

Snapped!

In a life-or-death moment, Kitagawa Kaimu's gaze was drawn to a doll containing a time bomb.

boom!!

Amid the explosion, she felt as if she heard something, but also as if she heard nothing at all.

Everything happened too fast; the time bomb seemed to have exploded, yet it also seemed not to have.

The frog doll, loaded with a time bomb, exploded right in front of her, and she saw the smoke and flashes of the explosion. But the expected pain from the explosion never came.

The bomb was like a dud; it produced only flashes and smoke but caused no actual damage.

This even made her wonder if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

"Ahhh—!"

"There's a bomb! Run, run!"

"Ahhh...it hurts so much...help me, someone please help me..."

Soon, the terrified screams and gasps of the surrounding crowd reached their ears, accompanied by a deafening explosion that echoed throughout the empty hall.

Kitagawa Kaimu subconsciously looked in the direction from which the explosion came, and saw the same smoke and fire, as well as many wounded people lying in pools of blood, their flesh mangled and struggling in pain, screaming in agony.

The pervasive smell of gunpowder and the strong stench of blood assaulted the girl's senses, causing Kitagawa Haimu to cover her mouth and stare in disbelief at what was happening before her.

Why would there be a bomb at a comic convention?

Chapter 17 Thinking is a trap, knowledge is poison

"Yare yare~"

Yoshikage Kira's gaze swept across the crowd, his expression utterly calm.

From the moment the explosion occurred, to the injuries, and finally to the complete chaos that engulfed the venue, he remained a pure bystander, calmly observing everything unfold without attempting to offer any assistance to strangers.

As for helping Kitagawa Kaimu, it's because she did give money, and the final payment hasn't been made yet.

Kitagawa Kaimu and Yuigahama Yui were both momentarily stunned by what they were witnessing. Only Miura Yumiko remained somewhat composed, pulling them closer to Kira Yoshikage and softly asking:

"Kira-kun, what should we do now? Should we run?"

Yoshikage Kira watched the frantic crowd rushing towards the exit and calmly replied:

"Wait."

While most people would instinctively run towards the exit in this situation, that is not the right thing to do.

In such chaotic circumstances, large crowds can easily trigger more serious secondary accidents, such as stampedes. Furthermore, the perpetrators who made the bombs might still be in the venue, preparing to throw more bombs at the crowd when it is at its densest.

But most people don't consider these things; at the moment the bomb explodes, their brains only process the situation in a simple way—

For example, the meeting room represents danger, while leaving the meeting room represents safety.

In comparison, finding a safe place to hide is a better option.

This would both prevent secondary accidents caused by overcrowding and avoid the danger of being attacked by explosions again.

Of course, staying also carries risks.

For example, if the criminal is still in the venue, the two sides are very likely to run into each other.

Therefore, hiding in the venue is actually the most dangerous option.

But Yoshikage Kira clearly had no such concerns.

"Kira-kun, the criminal... the criminal might still be here..."

Kitagawa Kaimu's voice trembled slightly.

Yoshikage Kira asked:

"Why do you say that?"

"because."

Kitagawa Kaimu's face was somewhat pale, and she pursed her lips slightly as she said:

"When he gave me the bomb, he was running into the exhibition hall..."

Yoshikage Kira immediately realized that the bomber had disguised the bomb as a frog doll and given it to visitors to the exhibition hall. But it was noon, and most visitors would choose to leave the exhibition hall and go to the restaurant street outside for lunch.

Therefore, most of the tourists who received the frog plush toy were moving towards the exit. The bomber, knowing the bomb was about to explode, naturally wouldn't actively head towards the exit where the bomb was located to avoid being affected.

Therefore, he had no choice but to run into the venue!

What does he look like?

Yoshikage Kira scanned the crowd with his eyes as he asked.

"He was wearing a frog mascot costume, so I couldn't see his face, but he was taller than me, probably around 1.7 meters..."

Kitagawa Kaimu tried hard to recall what the bomber looked like, but since the person was wearing a suit, it was really difficult to get any useful clues.

But for Yoshikage Kira, that was enough.

His gaze began to sweep quickly across the crowd, filtering out those who were around 1.7 meters tall.

Clearly, there was another reason why the criminals ran into the venue—

He needed to hurry up and take off the mascot costume.

The fluffy mascot costume is deceptive when delivering bombs, making the recipient lower their guard.

However, if an explosion occurs, the person wearing the frog costume will become the prime suspect.

That's why the other party wanted to take off the mascot costume, hoping to use the opportunity to blend into the crowd and escape.

Correct

Yumiko Miura and her friends were also trying to observe the crowds, hoping to spot the criminals among them.

But how easy is that?

There were tens of thousands of visitors in the venue, and they didn't even know what the other person looked like. Trying to find the other person in the vast sea of ​​people was like looking for a needle in a haystack, which was almost impossible.

Kira Yoshikage had thought the same thing, until his gaze settled on a young man wearing a baseball cap—

He was about 1.7 meters tall, and his expression of fear differed from the others who all had varying degrees of fear on their faces.

His face was somewhat gloomy, but when his gaze swept over the victims lying in pools of blood, a pleasant and cruel smile involuntarily appeared on his lips. His expression of tax evasion was like that of an artist enjoying his masterpiece.

Yoshikage Kira watched him quietly, and a large pink cat silently appeared.

boom!

Before the young man could even wipe the joyful smile from his lips, his body was sent flying by an invisible force!

Kitagawa and the other two were also drawn to this sudden scene, but they didn't see what attacked the other party. They only saw someone fly out of the crowd and crash into the wall. Along with the dull impact, there seemed to be a crisp sound of bones breaking, which was chilling to hear.

Everyone was surprised by why the young man was suddenly launched into flight, but few people paid attention to the black tattoo on the back of his hand. The tattoo was shaped like a sewn-on eye, surrounded by a black ring. Outside the ring, there were many black lines radiating outwards in a regular pattern, making the ring look like a pitch-black sun.

"The Eye of Fools?"

Upon seeing the tattoo, Yoshikage Kira immediately connected the dots—it was a terrorist attack planned by the Anti-Intellectual Cult.

Anti-Intellectualism is an extreme religious organization that has emerged in recent years.

This organization is widespread throughout the world, and their symbol is a sewn-on eye.

Within the anti-intellectual cult, it is referred to as the Eye of Ignorance or the Eye of Complete Darkness.

This also corresponds to the ideas that anti-intellectualism has always promoted: thinking is a trap, and knowledge is poison.

They advocated burning all books, eliminating all places that provided education, and letting people live solely on instinct and the experiences passed down from their parents.

Initially, the anti-intellectual cult simply distributed leaflets and recruited people on the street to spread its propaganda.