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

Charlie sniffed the air. There was no scent of fear on this woman. It wasn't feigned composure; she was genuinely, completely unafraid.

This is not normal.

Charlie reassessed the situation, then withdrew his foot and slowly approached.

Just as Charlie was about to step into the attack range, a muffled tearing sound suddenly exploded in mid-air.

It was as if something had torn a crack in the space itself.

Immediately afterwards, a black and white figure fell directly down from the distorted spatial rift, landing firmly on the ground in front of Shinjo Akane.

Asagiri Aya's right hand still retained a faint halo from the spatial teleportation, and her breathing was rapid, clearly indicating that she activated Baksim's spatial teleportation ability the moment she received the message.

Charlie stopped in his tracks.

Its emotionless eyes swept over Asagiri Aya, lingering for less than half a second.

He then quickly turned around, and with an explosive force far exceeding that of humans, he leaped off the ground and sprang away, disappearing into the depths of the intricate alleyways in a few bounds.

The speed was so fast that it seemed impossible for two legs to run at it.

Chapter 237 Seduction

Asagiri Aya remained on guard until she was sure the other person's presence had completely disappeared before she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Akane-chan! Are you alright?"

Asagiri Aya turned around and nervously looked Shinjo Akane up and down.

However, the carefree Shinjo Akane didn't take the escaped gorilla seriously at all.

She excitedly grabbed Asagiri Aya's hands.

"Asagiri! You're amazing! Look at you! The spatial rift opened, you stepped, landed, and unleashed your full aura! It's like a master making their entrance! Your comprehension is incredible! You've only practiced for a few hours, and you're already so proficient in Bakshim's spatial teleportation!!"

Asagiri Aya was a little embarrassed by her enthusiastic praise and scratched the back of her head.

"No, no, I was just so anxious after receiving your message that I don't know how I got here..."

"That's right! Instinctive reactions in times of crisis are when true strength is most evident!"

Akane patted her chest, then took the opportunity to pat herself on the back, "Looks like my Spartan training method really worked. That jeep ride wasn't a waste of time."

Asagiri Aya's lips twitched. She wanted to ask what the jeep had to do with space teleportation, but then thought better of it.

She turned her head and looked in the direction Charlie had disappeared, her brows furrowing in confusion.

"By the way, Akane-chan, what was that... that gorilla wearing clothes earlier? It felt like it was getting closer to you."

"Oh, that?" Akane Shinjo waved her hand dismissively. "Probably some pet from someone nearby that ran away. There are quite a few people keeping weird pets these days. I even saw someone walking a lizard in Akihabara before."

Asagiri Aya hesitated for a moment, "But... something seems a little off."

"Hey, animals are naturally curious."

Akane Shinjo waved dismissively, then turned her attention back to the cold corpse in the corner.

"Let's get down to business. I found this body during my search."

Asagiri Aya's gaze fell on the corpse, and her face instantly turned deathly pale.

"this……"

"Dead." Akane Shinjo's tone became crisp and decisive. "She was already dead when I arrived. The wounds were clean, and the blood hadn't completely clotted, meaning the crime occurred within half an hour."

Asagiri Aya crouched down, glanced at him, and quickly looked away, covering her mouth.

"What...what should we do?"

The two naive high school girls looked at each other and briefly discussed their options.

"Call the police."

Akane Shinjo was the first to make a judgment.

"We're not forensic experts; this kind of thing should be left to the professionals. If we disturb the scene and destroy the evidence, it'll be difficult to explain later."

"Yes." Asagiri Aya nodded quickly.

Then Akane Shinjo took out her phone and dutifully dialed 110.

"Hello, is this the police? We found a body in an alley in the 7th block of Omori Ward... Yes, it's confirmed dead... No, no, no, we're not the murderers, we're just high school students passing by... Yes, we'll wait nearby."

After hanging up the phone, Shinjo Akane tugged at Asagiri Aya's sleeve.

"Let's go, don't stay here. When the police arrive, we'll just point them the way from a distance."

"But what about Yagami-kun…" Aya Asagiri remembered their agreement to split up, "Should we inform him?"

"There's no rush yet."

Akane Shinjo adjusted her glasses. "The wounds on this corpse are completely different from the freezing ability that Yagami described for Reijubas. This is more like a physical tear, not freezing. It might have been done by another cardholder."

"There are other murderers?" Asagiri Aya gasped.

"Who knows?" Akane Shinjo shrugged. "Let's just leave this mess to the police for now."

The two quickly left the dead-end alleyway that reeked of blood, their figures soon disappearing around the street corner.

After leaving the alleyway that reeked of blood, Shinjo Akane and Asagiri Aya wandered around the surrounding blocks for another half hour.

The nights in Shenshui City should be filled with neon lights, but due to a series of recent murders, police cars are constantly speeding along the main roads, making the backstreets and alleys in the area unusually quiet.

The two wandered aimlessly through the maze-like alleyways, but couldn't spot a single suspicious figure.

Akane Shinjo chewed on the fried chicken cutlet she bought from a roadside stall, pondering as she walked.

"Something's not right."

"The blood at the scene was still warm, which means the killer didn't go far at all. Logically, he would be in a state of high excitement after getting new power and wouldn't stop so quickly."

Asagiri Aya rubbed her palms nervously: "Then why doesn't he come out?"

Shinjo Akane looked at Asagiri Aya, then pointed to herself, and suddenly realized.

"The murderer probably saw us from the shadows. There are two of us traveling together, and he's probably a coward who thinks we're a threat, which is why he hasn't shown up yet."

After listening, Aya Asagiri felt that this logic was very reasonable.

The victims at the crime scene were all acting alone, so it's quite normal for the killer to target the weakest among them.

"Then what should we do? Just keep searching aimlessly?" Aya Asagiri asked.

“Of course not.” Shinjo Akane made a decisive decision and came up with an idea, “We have to split up. Asagiri, you’re already proficient in using Bakshim’s spatial abilities, right? You can hide in the alternate dimension and keep watch from the shadows.”

"Then I'll act as bait. I'll stroll around openly, hoping to lure that coward out. If he dares to show his face, you just jump out from the interdimensional portal and grab him."

"But Akane-chan, it's too dangerous for you to be alone..."

"Don't worry, I have you keeping watch from the shadows. Just tell me as soon as it gets close, and I'll be prepared, so I'm not afraid." Shinjo Akane patted Asagiri Aya on the shoulder. "I trust your strategist."

Asagiri Aya bit her lip, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally nodded.

With the plan finalized, the two didn't hesitate.

Asagiri Aya swept her hands across her chest, tearing open a dark blue spatial rift, and stepped inside. The rift then healed.

After confirming that Aya Asagiri was well hidden, Akane Shinjo turned around and began her life as bait, wandering alone through the cold, windswept streets.

Although she was supposed to be acting as bait, Akane Shinjo's posture didn't look like she was going into danger at all; it looked more like she was strolling through a night market.

Although the target was not found for a long time, the snack stalls along the street that were still open were in trouble.

She bought all sorts of snacks, including grilled takoyaki, crepes, and fried chicken nuggets, carrying two plastic bags in her hands and stuffing something in her mouth.

In order to create the perfect opportunity for the murderer to strike, she ate and ate heartily while deliberately avoiding the main roads with dense crowds, and instead chose to walk on secluded side streets where even the streetlights were not working properly.

Before she knew it, she had wandered to a riverbank on the edge of Akihabara.

The riverbank is usually paved with cobblestone paths, making it a popular spot for locals to stroll and for couples to go on dates.

But perhaps it's because of the series of deaths caused by freezing temperatures today that people are so afraid to go out at night.

The entire riverbank was deserted, and the dark river flowed under the cover of night, not even a ghost could be seen.

Chapter 238 Why can't people be killed and eaten?

Akane Shinjo was looking down, munching on a hot scallion pancake.

A chilly gust of wind suddenly blew from the river and crept into her collar.

The wind carried a biting chill that didn't belong to late autumn, making her shiver.

She looked up and realized that, without her noticing, the entire river surface had been completely shrouded in a thick fog.

The mist seemed to have a life of its own, rapidly spreading along the riverbank onto the walkway. In just a few seconds, even the streetlights five meters away were reduced to a blurry yellow halo.

Just then, Asagiri Aya, who was hidden in the alternate dimension, sent out an emergency alarm through telepathy.

"Qian! Watch out!"

Something is rapidly approaching! Right behind you!

Upon receiving the signal, Akane Shinjo immediately understood that a big fish had taken the bait.

She stopped what she was doing, still holding the half-eaten pancake in her hand, and turned to look into the depths of the thick fog.

Amidst the billowing white mist, a strangely shaped silhouette slowly emerged.

There were no footsteps, only the biting cold air approaching step by step.

When the figure completely pierced through the fog and swaggered into the dim streetlights, Akane Shinjo recognized the person at a glance.

It was a chimpanzee wearing a gray hoodie.

It was the same one we encountered at the end of the alley where the murder occurred!

Previously, Akane Shinjo naively thought it was just a weird pet that had run away from a neighbor's house because it wasn't properly leashed, and she was completely unprepared.

But now, with Asagiri Aya's warning and the eerie thick fog around them, Shinjo Akane finally understood.

The gorilla dressed in human clothes in front of them is the holder of the monster card they have been searching for.

"Tsk."