Pokémon, but cultural invasion

If the knife goes wrong, the sheriff and Galar Pikachu will both perish, and the good guys can just quit the game.

In stark contrast, the spacebar on the spring tree was slammed shut.

His incredibly fast hand speed allowed him to quickly press the keys, ensuring he could strike the moment the distance closed.

With a calculated move, the blue-hatted man swiftly slashed down the green Pikachu.

"Your knife is too slow."

The screen went dark, and Rika, who had entered a spirit state, heard Izumi's sharp comments. Her usually well-mannered young lady face twitched uncontrollably.

Worried that the corpses in the passageway would be easily exposed, this guy dragged the green Pikachu with "X" shaped eyes towards the Fog Cave.

Dragging the corpse, Blue Hat Pikachu's walking speed noticeably slowed down.

Quanshu remained calm. The fog cave next to him was an excellent place to dispose of a body. Not only was the fog inside obscuring the ID, but there was also a river that could wash away the body.

As they reached the entrance to the fog cave, Izumi's worst fears came true.

Three Pikachu emerged from the upper corner: a pink Sylvanas, a yellow Michelangelo, and a bronze Brock.

"Wait a minute, isn't there a Pikachu being dragged into a hole below the streamer?"

"I saw it too! The Mimikyu is dragging a corpse! Go after it!"

"We're so lucky. The three of us stumbled upon the knife-wielding man and could have easily crushed a Mimikyu."

Xiao Ju'er wasn't blind, but unfortunately, when the three of them came down, the other party had already entered the fog cave, and they couldn't see the ID and outfit at all.

"There's nothing for the three of us to be afraid of. Let's go together."

She decisively went downhill, leading Qi Shu and Xiao Gang, who had recently revealed their identities to each other, to catch up.

With her superior numbers, Qi Shu felt a strange sense of confidence welling up inside her. The process of apprehending the murderer was thrilling, and she exclaimed excitedly:

“His knife should still be in CD. I’ll go get the body and call the police.”

The three Pikachus rushed into the fog cave, with Strange Tree leading the way.

Blue Hat Pikachu had already reached the riverbank and disposed of the body right in front of them.

"Oh, so it's you, kid."

Although the ID was obscured, even if the blue-hatted Pikachu turned into a gray tree, she would recognize it. She almost burst out laughing: "How dare you dump a corpse in front of this streamer! Surrender at once!"

"Your luck has finally turned around, Quanshu, you've finally got this day?"

The spring and the tree remain silent, only drawing ever closer.

Xiao Gang, who was walking at the back, sensed the danger and warned, "Be careful, Quan Shu might drag someone down with him. Now that we've confirmed their identities, let's go to the altar and ring the bell."

Trading two Pikachu for a Mimikyu is still a win.

As Qi Shu retreated, he put on a smug face: "Even if you kill me, you'll still be voted out, hehe!"

"I don't care about this or that."

The spring tree flew closer quickly. The fog cave had two exits, separated by many obstacles. He pressed himself against the wall and looked down.

With his familiarity with the map, he quickly caught up with Qishu.

"Your knife... isn't it ready yet?"

Thinking he was in a safe position, Qishu was terrified when the blue-hatted Pikachu came close.

She stubbornly replied, "Even if you kill me, you won't escape the law, but I still have to say something."

"Hey, can we reconcile?"

"Paji——"

The pink Pikachu lay limply on the ground, sticking out half of its little tongue, utterly dead.

"Two for one, not a bad deal."

Qi Shu, who was in a state of spectator mode, accepted it calmly. She argued with the viewers in the live stream: "Don't be fooled by the current ferocity of Quan Shu chasing after me and cutting me down. In reality, she is just at the end of her rope and struggling to survive."

Another death triggered a barrage of comments.

"Streamer, your two-for-one tactic is indeed very strong, but I want to ask, is it possible to trade one for one without dying?"

"Stop sending it. Qishu won't see it. She's completely immersed in her art and doesn't know what the world is like anymore."

"Alas, clumsy with words, slow to run, and prone to death, Qishu, alas."

Xiaoju and Xiaogang stopped running for their lives without prior arrangement.

Quanshu was unable to draw his sword again for a short time, and he was even less able to dispose of the corpse.

"That's good, it saves us some walking."

Little Chrysanthemum swaggered back to the corpse, pulled the alarm, and the blue-hatted Pikachu stood motionless as if it had resigned itself to its fate.

The alarm blared throughout the map, and the surviving players were summoned to the conference table.

Besides Kiju and Rika, Konan also died in an unknown corner, leaving nine players alive.

It's likely that it was either their teammate Glussa or a potential Gutsunami who did it.

Xiao Ju'er, who discovered the body, spoke first.

"The location was in the Fog Cave. Xiao Gang, Qi Shu, and I were traveling together when we witnessed Quan Shu committing murder. Poor Qi Shu couldn't outrun him and became a victim of his blade."

"So Quanshu is the mystery of Qiu. The good guys voted for Quanshu in unison, so let's eliminate him first. End of speech."

The second speaker was Xiao Gang.

"Xiaoju'er is right. Let me add a few points. Besides the two people that Quanshu killed, Xiaonan also died. Pay special attention to who is going alone later. Mimikyu and Kozuki are most likely inside."

Next up is Xiaofeng.

"Xiaoxia and I were doing the mission together. The alarm went off not long after. Since Xiaoxia didn't attack me, I'll assume she's a good person for this round."

Xiaoxia's account is largely consistent with Xiaofeng's.

"Let's see what Quanshu has to say. Since Xiaojuer and Xiaogang both stepped on him, he is very likely Mimikyu."

After Xiaoxia finished speaking, Gurusha said, "Naza and I were born in the tunnel. We switched identities not long after, and the alarm went off. There was no valuable information."

The suspicion surrounding Lulina and Jasmine, who were left to go alone, rose sharply.

Lulina's explanation: "I was doing missions in the storage room and the dungeon, and I saw Xiaoxia and Xiaofeng passing by. If Xiaoju and Xiaogang stumbled upon Quanshu killing someone, I think it would be fine to vote them out."

Jasmine's route was to the altar and the hall, but she couldn't provide any valuable information.

All eight other people have finished speaking.

After waiting for a long time, Quanshu cleared his throat. "This farce is over."

"I personally witnessed Xiaojuer and Xiaogang's coordinated crime; it was a double mystery involving two people and two knives."

Chapter Ninety-Eight: Turning Black into White

"The location was indeed in the fog cave, but the murderers were not me, but Xiaojuer and Xiaogang."

Quanshu spoke slowly and deliberately: "I was born in the boiler room. After completing the gallery mission, I wanted to follow the misty corridor to the auditorium to find someone to team up with."

"As I walked past the corner above the fog cave, I happened to witness Xiao Gang and Xiao Ju'er attacking at the same time, killing Qi Shu and Li Jia who were traveling with them."

"So I went down to pull the body out and call the police. The two men with the knife in the CD position were afraid that they would be exposed, so they rang the bell and made false accusations before I got close to the body."

"Think about it, if the three of you were traveling together and encountered a Mimikyu swordsman, wouldn't your first reaction be to leave quickly and spread the news? Why would you give the Mimikyu another chance to kill someone?"

"If I were Mimikyu, why didn't I call the police immediately after stabbing someone to seize the initiative, instead of letting Kiku get there first?"

"The identities in this round are very obvious. Xiaogang and Xiaoju are Mimikyu, and Lulina and Jasmine who went solo have a Crescent Moon Bird among them, so no one found Xiaonan's body."

"That concludes my statement. The good guys unanimously vote to knock Xiaoju'er out of the game. The good guys with knives, go and take down Xiaogang. Game over."

Quanshu pressed the end button, and the voting process began.

"Wow, this person is really good at twisting the truth."

"A double riddle, like Qiu's double swords, brilliant!"

"Hey streamer, why aren't you saying anything? Don't you want to?"

Qi Shu, who had turned off the bullet comments, was unsure of the audience's reaction and nervously awaited the voting results.

What seemed like a hopeless situation for Izumi was turned around by his words; the rest was up to the others to decide.

Xiaojuer: 5 votes.

Quanshu: 3 votes.

Abstentions: 1 vote.

"what?"

Amidst Xiaoju'er's screams, she was tied to a stone and sank to the bottom of the lake.

"It's over!"

Qishu, sitting in front of the computer, clutched his head. It was indeed a bit strange that the three people who witnessed Mimikyu committing murder ended up being killed themselves.

The remaining surviving Pikachu will randomly spawn in the basement.

Not long after, devastating news arrived: Xiaoxia had brutally murdered her former travel friend, sending Xiaogang to Planet Pikachu with a single blow.

Knowing he would be suspected sooner or later, Quanshu stopped pretending and stabbed the unsuspecting Xiaofeng to death as soon as he landed.

Gurusha then killed the nearby Jasmine.

After the two Mimikyu met, they checked the information. Izumi learned that Konan was not killed by Grusha, that Jasmine was dead, and that the remaining Lurina would be treated as a Crescent Moon Bird.

"I saw Xiaogang's body. If it wasn't you who did it, it should have been justice that was struck."

After discussing it and confirming that there were only five people left on the field, they adopted the most conservative strategy—avoiding Lulina, killing one more person, and then using the bell to vote her out.

He and Gurusha split up in the study.

Izumi was lucky; she ran into Nazja in the corridor above the altar after only a few steps.

"What exactly is your identity?"

Naza stepped back, keeping her distance from him.

The three votes cast by Izumiki were from the duo who were labeled as Mimikyuu.

Naza's intuition told her that there was something wrong with Izumi.

"Naza, don't be so wary of me. We should go and ring the bell to get Xiaogang out of here now."

"I won't hurt you, because we're friends."

The gentle, persuasive voice made Naz lower her guard a little.

The next second, the blue-hatted Pikachu swiftly drew its sword, and the crimson Pikachu fell to the ground, becoming a cold corpse.

Quanshu even used her body to ring the alarm.

Upon seeing this, Naz put down her mouse.

She pouted and whispered, "Liar..."

Being deceived for the first time in my life, I felt angry mixed with a little bit of grievance.

Quanshu, who was happily voting, suddenly felt a chill.

"Wait, why did my cabinet move?"

The wardrobe, which was over two meters tall, inexplicably floated for a second or two.

Quanshu pointed at the dumbbell that was writing and drawing on the desk and reminded it, "Focusing on studying is a good thing, but you have to control your superpowers."

Iron dumbbell: ?

"There's nothing to say, just vote Lulina out."