A supporting character in a romance anime? I became a god using a rat talisman.

"Brother..."

Kosaka Itsuki touched the stubble on his chin.

"Alright. Hopefully, he'll be a reasonable person."

Chapter 15. Rikka the Birds.

The alley is still under investigation.

On the other side, with Xiao Ke by her side, Kazama Chiba arrived at her usual shop near her home.

This is his base for replenishing his living supplies, and it is also one of the few shops in the area that displays limited edition figurines on the top shelf.

He walked straight to that familiar shelf.

empty.

Where the Cardcaptor Sakura Book of Seals figure should have been placed, there are now only a few dusty Gundam model boxes.

"Boss," Kazama Chiba turned around, "Do you still have that Cardcaptor Sakura Scroll of Seals figure in stock?"

The owner behind the counter was a middle-aged man with a receding hairline.

At this moment, he was looking at the person next to him with a look of utter despair.

"Huh? That..."

The boss glanced absentmindedly at Qianyu's things.

"Out of stock. I don't know what's going on lately, anything related to that anime is completely sold out. Forget about figurines, I can't even find those five-cent stickers. I'm starting to wonder if the copyright holder has gone bankrupt."

Kazama Chiba frowned.

Sure enough.

Not only those around schools, but even small shops with unconventional distribution channels have been affected.

It seems that the so-called stockout is not accidental.

"never mind"

He shook his head, giving up on this pointless waiting.

As long as the internet is still available, even buying something at a high price on a second-hand auction website is better than waiting here.

He turned and walked towards the food section, grabbing two discounted sushi platters and a row of yogurts.

Just as he walked to the cashier to pay,

A slightly chuunibyou-esque voice came from the side.

"Could it be interference from the barrier? The change in the invisible boundary line is actually affecting the materialization of real currency... This is a major crisis."

Kazama Chiba turned her head to the side.

A petite figure stood beside the counter.

Although he was wearing the same Sakigawa High School uniform as him, something just didn't look right.

Underneath the skirt, one leg was wearing over-the-knee black stockings, while the other leg wore ordinary short socks.

His left arm was wrapped in thick bandages, with strange magic circles drawn on them.

He was wearing a white medical eye patch over his right eye.

Little Bird Swims Among Six Flowers.

That classmate from the next class who often caused all sorts of trouble in the original work because of his excessive chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur).

At this very moment, this "Evil King's True Eye Envoy" is caught in a huge crisis called "not having money to pay the bill".

At this moment, the girl was facing away from the counter, clutching a pink flip phone tightly in her hand, pressed against the corner of the wall, making a call in a posture that resembled that of an underground party meeting.

"Is the Bureau's barrier interference too strong?... Damn it... Holy Healer... Are you really going to abandon your ally?"

There was clearly a busy signal on the other end of the phone.

But Rikka Takanashi still performed with great dedication.

"boss."

Kazama Chiba withdrew her gaze and glanced at the uncle who was rolling his eyes at the ceiling.

"When did you start selling live people on the side?"

Do I have the guts?

The boss sighed and slammed the box of dumplings onto the scanner, making a crisp "beep" sound.

"This girl... is the third one today. At least the first two forgot their wallets, but this one just said that 'currency from another world cannot be used in this plane.'"

The shopkeeper pointed to the pile of spoils at the girl's feet.

Good guy.

Three buckets of the most expensive "Demon King Spicy" instant noodles, two bottles of limited-edition Ramune soda that looked like a culinary disaster, and a large bag of popcorn called Caramel Flavor.

"You ate so much?"

Kazama Chiba raised an eyebrow.

How can someone with such a small frame eat so much?

"More than that."

The boss looked pained.

"The main problem is that she hasn't paid yet! My small business can't withstand this kind of trouble. I thought about calling the police, but I couldn't bring myself to do it since she's a student. I can only detain her here and let her contact her parents to ransom her."

"I told you it's not that I don't have money!"

The girl next to him who had been calling for headquarters suddenly turned around.

"This is part of the trial."

Rikka suddenly turned around, staring at the boss with her only remaining left eye, her expression as serious as if she were discussing world peace.

"It was not my will. The forces of darkness have frozen my treasury. Once the Holy Healer, the priest in charge of logistics, responds, this insignificant offering will be presented."

"Alright, alright, stop with the nonsense."

The boss waved his hand and grabbed the calculator next to him, pressing the keys loudly.

"I see you're still a student, so I don't want to call the police to arrest you. You should just call home and ask your parents or anyone else to come and bail you out."

"Otherwise, you can leave your phone as collateral to pay off the debt. It's an old-fashioned flip phone, but it's still worth a few bucks."

"No!"

The girl immediately shielded her phone to her chest, adopting a defensive stance, and the single tuft of hair on her head stood up like a radar.

"This is the only terminal connecting the invisible boundary line! If I lose it, I will be unable to receive the fluctuations from the Dark World! In that case... the balance of the world will be broken!"

"Then pay up!" the boss yelled.

"Well……"

The girl's spirits instantly deflated. She clutched her head, squatted on the ground, and let out a pitiful whimper.

"Holy Healer...where are you...The Evil King's True Eye is about to fall..."

Looking at this scene.

Kazama Chiba tapped her fingers lightly twice on the counter.

Despite being a high school student who can't even afford to pay for his meals, he manages to turn this extremely embarrassing situation into an epic "resistance against world tyranny".

This strong psychological quality—or rather, the ability to self-hypnotize—is, in a sense, a talent.

Simply put, it made Kazama Chiba laugh.

But since it was just for fun, Chiyu didn't want to get involved, so she said...

"how much is it?"

"Only a little over two thousand!"

The shopkeeper quickly grabbed the money, as if afraid the man would change his mind, and promptly gave him change.

"Keep the change, keep it for later."

Kazama Chiba picked up her dumplings and oolong tea.

He didn't intend to say much to the girl; his intention was simply to accumulate good karma and neutralize the killing he had just committed.

If I really do end up in hell, at least when I'm judged by King Yama, I'll be able to come up with one or two good deeds to use as an excuse.

You see, I'm not entirely a bad guy; I've helped lost girls before.

Moreover, the essence of accumulating good deeds is to leave without a trace after the deed is done.

If you expect something in return, then it's not about accumulating good deeds, it's about making a transaction.

"and many more!"

I heard hurried footsteps behind me.

Before Kazama Chiba could even reach the streetlight, Rikka rushed out like a small purple whirlwind, sliding in front of him to block his path.

"That dark ally!"

Takanashi Rikka stood panting in front of him, still holding the pile of snacks that had almost become evidence of a crime.

She took a deep breath, then abruptly stepped back, crossing her arms in front of her chest, striking that classic pose.

Two fingers of his right hand touched the blindfold, while his left hand was outstretched behind him, as if gathering some kind of non-existent dark power.

"I never expected to encounter someone with the same dark destiny in this border region!"

"My name is the True Eye of the Evil King! I am the one who seeks the invisible boundary line!"

“You just used ‘Money Power,’ right? That’s a resource that only high-level alchemists can freely access.”

Kazama Chiba stopped and looked at the girl who was posing strangely under the streetlight.

What are you talking about? When did I help you?