In the anime, people are in everyday Tokyo, but they are playing the reincarnation game

"how come..."

When Yuuki Asuna heard this, her expression changed and her eyes showed panic.

"No... This is impossible... How could this happen? Just hold on a little longer... I, I will never let you die!"

"Ah? What death?"

What neither Yuuki Asuna nor Iwanaga Kotoko expected was that after hearing these words, Asagiri suddenly smiled, waved her hand, and spoke in a relaxed tone.

"You misunderstood. I'm far from dead."

Yuuki Asuna was stunned for a moment and muttered.

"Eh? Then why did you just..."

"I just suddenly felt like saying this line."

Asami stood up from the ground and looked towards the not-so-distant area where the dark green liquid gushed out of the floating corpse evil spirit's body and corroded the messy ground beyond recognition. He spoke slowly.

"What a formidable opponent! I'm afraid I'll never forget you, my bouncy water balloon."

Upon hearing this, Yuuki Asuna looked angry and helpless, and rolled her eyes.

"What kind of bouncy water balloons are these?... If someone doesn't know what's going on, they might think the enemy we just faced is some creature from a children's cartoon..."

After complaining like this, Yuuki Asuna turned her head, raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then turned her head back and stared at Asagiri with a serious face, her tone extremely earnest.

"From now on, you are not allowed to make jokes like that again!"

"walk slowly."

Asagiri responded with a smile at first, then said thoughtfully.

"Killing a boss outside the normal clearance process should be considered a bonus in the app's evaluation. It looks like all three of us can get at least an S-level clearance rating this time."

Asuna Yuuki took out her cell phone, checked the time, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Although it feels like time has passed very slowly, it's only been less than three hours since we entered the dungeon..."

Just as Yuuki Asuna said this, the cell phones of her, Asagiri, and Iwanaga Kotoko rang at the same time.

You have eliminated all hostile spirits in this instance and uncovered the truth behind the hotel's bizarre events. You can choose to leave the instance at any time through the app.

And there was another prompt on Asagiri's phone.

Your personality mask, "Human Shura," has grown and unlocked new features.

When Chao Wu flipped through it, he found that as expected, the panel of Ren Shura had changed compared to before.

[Human Shura: Facing the fear of death, the personality mask born from your heart]

[Strengths: Strength, Endurance, Defense, Speed, Agility]

[Weakness: No long-range attack]

[Human Shura's Passive Effect: When switching to this personality mask, your physical fitness will be strengthened. And because Human Shura represents an unshakable firm will, you will be immune to illusions, brainwashing, hypnosis, and all mental attacks.]

[Current Characteristics: Rebirth of the End]

[Rebirth of the End: Whenever a Human Shura is completely destroyed in a real battle, various basic abilities will grow, and resistance to corresponding attribute attacks will be increased (unlimited). You will also gain the resistance enhancement provided by the Human Shura. Currently, the resistance is increased to: Corrosion, Curse.]

[Corresponding Tarot card: The Emperor (upright)]

Asagiri already knew what this newly unlocked feature of Ren Shura meant.

To put it simply, every time a Shura is completely destroyed, its resistance will be increased, and the specific type of resistance that is increased depends on the nature of the attack that destroys it.

For example, just now, it was melted by the corpse water of the floating female ghost, which had the dual attributes of corrosion and curse. The resistance it gained corresponded to these two attributes, and it also had unlimited growth.

However, even without the prompts from the APP, Asagiri could feel that only a real battle like the one with the floating corpse evil spirit just now could allow Shura to gain an improvement.

It is impossible to gain enhancement by deliberately being destroyed, which is like exploiting a bug.

After reading it, Asagiri handed his phone to Iwanaga Kotoko and Yuuki Asuna and said with a smile.

"My man Shura has unlocked a new feature."

"New features?"

Asuna Yuuki took the phone and looked at it with Kotoko Iwanaga next to her. Both of them looked a little unbelievable.

"Rebirth of the End? Growth of basic abilities? Unlimited resistance improvement? And sharing the resistance growth I've gained with you? This..."

Yuuki Asuna returned the phone to Asagiri, pursed her lips, and said with a complicated expression.

"Honestly... your unique talent called the Persona is too strong, isn't it? This is already considered a cheat, right?"

Asagiri laughed and teased upon hearing this.

"Hey, you also know about cheats?"

Asuna Yuuki rolled her eyes and said unhappily.

"Didn't you tell me to learn more about the game, to put myself in the shoes of a player, and to think about these dungeons from the perspective of the game? I'm not the kind of person who knows I need to learn but doesn't correct myself because of laziness."

After saying this, Yuuki Asuna looked at Asagiri, then at Iwanaga Kotoko, and couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.

"Alas... You two have both unlocked your exclusive talents, but I'm the only one who hasn't... Although most players at this stage haven't unlocked either their professions or talents, it's hard not to feel a sense of disparity when I team up with you two cheaters..."

044 The Strongest Strangeness in the Hotel

"Don't be envious. Although my unique talent is very powerful in strange dungeons, it also has many limitations."

Iwanaga Kotoko said this first, then smiled and spoke to Yuuki Asuna.

"Besides, you played an indispensable role in eliminating the source of the anomaly this time. You acted without hesitation. No wonder the Leader teamed up with you."

After hearing what Iwanaga Kotoko said, when Yuuki Asuna was about to respond, she heard the other party speak softly again.

"But, next time, could you please not act like a nympho and do something perverted like standing on a water tank and whispering Leader's name?"

When Yuuki Asuna heard this, her pretty face turned red instantly. She didn't expect that at that time, Iwanaga Kotoko actually heard her calling Asagiri's name in a low voice.

She didn't have any other thoughts at the time, but she subconsciously felt that in order to prevent Asagiri from falling into danger... she had to make up her mind. Even if it meant jumping into a smelly water tank filled with corpses, she would not hesitate at all.

"I...you're the pervert! By the way, are you really the same age as us?"

Asuna Yuuki immediately launched a counterattack. She looked at Kotoko Iwanaga, who was petite, only about 1.5 meters tall. Although her face was very delicate and cute, she did not look like a high school student at all, and spoke slowly.

"Your figure... is just like that of a junior high school student..."

"What!? Are you saying that some part of me is small?!"

Kotoko Iwanaga noticed the direction of Yuuki Asuna's gaze, and then took another look at her size, which was considered very outstanding for a high school student. She couldn't help but feel a little inferior in momentum, but she still held on and said something shocking.

"Haha, I just developed late. And I heard that if you use superb techniques and massage it frequently, it will develop again!"

After saying this, Iwanaga Kotoko looked at Asagiri and spoke bluntly.

"Leader, caring for the mental health of your team members and helping them grow physically is also your responsibility as a leader, right? I'll leave it to you then."

Just by listening to these words, Yuuki Asuna felt extremely ashamed. Her face turned slightly red and there was a hint of jealousy in her voice.

"Could you please stop saying such lewd things here? Please don't use such a cute and innocent face to say such... such... such shocking words, okay?"

"whispering sound..."

Kotoko Iwanaga made a dissatisfied sound and rolled her eyes at Asuna Yuuki, looking like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water and who would not stop until she said something shocking.

"I didn't ask you to rub it, why are you meddling in other people's business?"

"you..."

"Almost got it."

Asagiri interrupted the quarreling two people with a serious face, looked at Yuuki Asuna and Iwanaga Kotoko, and spoke slowly.

"I have two hands, I can rub both of you at the same time."

Upon hearing this, Yuuki Asuna was stunned for a moment, then her face turned red and she gritted her teeth and said hatefully.

"Who...who asked you to rub it! How did you get infected by her..."

Having said that, Yuuki Asuna paused, and after a while she held her forehead and sighed, looking helpless.

"I forgot. If we really talk about the level of insanity... you might be even more crazy than her... What kind of people are I teaming up with?"

"Okay, let's get down to business."

After a brief abstract relaxation, Asagiri brought the topic back.

"The app gives us the ability to leave early? I didn't expect that. The app icon looks scary, but as an external system for the game, it's quite user-friendly."

Yuuki Asuna nodded, thinking that the preset goal for the players in the dungeon was to survive the twelve-hour dungeon limit. Now that the source of the hotel's weirdness had been eliminated, the earthbound spirits created by the floating corpse evil spirit through water and bound to each floor should have disappeared as well.

There is no longer any danger in this hotel that can affect the three people's clearance. That is why the APP unlocks the function of leaving the copy early.

only......

Yuuki Asuna said thoughtfully: "What does that special copy tip from Necro mean..."

Like Asagiri and Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko also achieved a high level of clearance rating, S-, in the rookie copy.

When she entered the dungeon this time, she also received a special reminder about the dungeon from the APP.

The most dangerous weirdness is not the strongest weirdness

"If we interpret this literally, the most dangerous weirdness should be the floating corpse evil spirit we just eliminated."

Kotoko Iwanaga supported herself with her hands and sat on the front desk of the hotel reception like a child, her legs dangling in the air, her hands supporting her cheeks, and she analyzed softly.

"However, while it's the most dangerous, it's not the strongest. Plus, the app just mentioned that we've eliminated all 'hostile' evil spirits in this hotel. So, this means there's a creature in this hotel that's even more powerful than the floating corpse evil spirit. And unlike those earthbound spirits, it wasn't created by the floating corpse evil spirit, but rather was created by other factors. And yet, it's a strange creature that doesn't hold any hostility towards us."

Yuuki Asuna was skeptical: "A non-hostile, strange creature... can such a thing really exist?"

"Of course."

Iwanaga Kotoko shrugged and explained with a smile.

"In fact, most monsters in the real world belong to this type. They just want a peaceful life and have no desire to harm humans. However, a very small number of them will do harm to humans and frequently appear in front of humans. There are also monsters like the floating corpse evil spirit, who kill people out of excessive resentment. If they interfere with the maintenance of order, they need to be eliminated to maintain the boundary of non-interference between monsters and humans."

"I see."

Yuuki Asuna looked at Asagiri and asked.

"But... since that monster isn't hostile towards us, there's no need for us to provoke it, right? You've already expended a lot of mental and physical energy. I suggest we stop here..."

Just when Yuuki Asuna was halfway through her speech, a young little girl's voice suddenly rang out.

"Big brother, big sister, where are you going?"

Hearing this sudden voice, not only Yuuki Asuna, but even Iwanaga Kotoko couldn't help but tremble.

She looked at the little girl not far away who had appeared at some point and was standing there quietly. She was wearing a dress, had blonde hair and blue eyes, and was very cute. A hint of shock could not help but appear in her eyes.

Iwanaga Kotoko, who possessed the gift of "the god of strange wisdom", was completely unaware of the other girl's presence until the little girl spoke. Only then did she realize that she had sensed a...

A terrifying aura that made her shudder.

045 The Man in Black

"Big brother, big sister, why are you ignoring me?"

The little blonde girl looked a little aggrieved, tilted her head, and spoke softly.

"If you kill that auntie...I'll be the only one left in this place... Otherwise, big brother and big sister, you will stay here forever and accompany me, right?"

Seeing the little girl's innocent expression and her words so creepy, Yuuki Asuna couldn't help but pull Iwanaga Kotoko's sleeve and lowered her voice.

"You, aren't you an expert at dealing with monsters? Think of a way to negotiate with her. You shouldn't be attacked by monsters..."

"This girl is not an ordinary evil spirit. No... I'm not sure if she is an evil spirit at all."

Kotoko Iwanaga tried her best to stand on tiptoe and get close to Asuna Yuuki's ear. After all, there was a fifteen-centimeter height difference between the two.

"The only thing I can be sure of is that she has no hostility towards us. In her mind, keeping us here forever and accompanying her is actually protecting us."