An unfamiliar man with three cats was in her yard, using the ornamental fish she raised to grill, and then shamelessly asked her to eat with them? It was really...
"Grumble~ grumble~"
But at this moment, a strange sound suddenly rang out, and both Lancer, who was holding a grilled fish, and Momo Yaoyorozu, who was holding a taser, froze.
Looking at the man who was so calm and the three cats sitting in a circle, Momo Yaoyorozu walked straight over and pulled a grilled fish from the fire.
"This is my yard. You're illegally... delicious!" The girl, who was covering her lips, let out an exaggerated cry of surprise.
Although this man was a little strange, she could tell that his strength was definitely not weak from the fact that he was able to break through the blockade set up by her family's bodyguards twice. She could at least be sure that the other party probably had no ill will towards her, otherwise the other party wouldn't have just invited her to eat fish just now, but would have just kidnapped her.
Although she was confident, she was definitely not arrogant. At the very least, she was definitely not a match for the professionals at home until she had fully grown up. And the most important thing was that seeing the ornamental fish that she had raised for several years become the other party's meal made her very unhappy. Even if they were eaten, the person who ate them should be her!
It was just that she didn't expect it to be so delicious!
'Is there a reason why this kind of fish is so expensive?'
Then an extremely strange scene appeared. The one person and three cats, who were the 'intruders', sat on the side with strange expressions on their faces, while the girl, who was the owner here, was eating the fish with a face full of joy.
After eating two bites, she realized that something was wrong. What was her purpose just now?
"Who are you all! This is my family's private property!"
Who were they? How should he explain? A traveler? Bystander A? EMMMM...
Suddenly, an idea appeared in Lancer mind.
"Actually, I'm just a normal homeless person. I don't have a fixed residence. I came to this city and was looking for a place to stay, and I ended up here..."
Although what the other party said sounded like the truth, no matter how he looked at the other party's appearance, he didn't look like a homeless person. And the most important thing was————————what kind of homeless person wanders around with three cats? And how did that orange cat get so fat?
The situation became very awkward. Especially the three cats didn't seem to have noticed the awkward situation of their 'companion' at all. After finishing their fish, some licked their paws, some rolled on the ground, and one even stretched. They gave people the feeling that they were at home.
However, after seeing through Lancer 'lie' at a glance, she was also temporarily at ease. After all, even though this guy's strength was not weak, he still chose to communicate normally, and no matter how unreliable his lie was, it at least showed that he didn't seem to have the intention of using force.
"If you need it, I can help you contact a welfare facility. At least you'll have an enclosed room there, and you'll also have a certain amount of private space..."
While speaking, Momo Yaoyorozu kept staring at Lancer face. It was obvious that she seemed to be trying to confirm some things through the changes in Lancer facial expression, but unfortunately, there was no change in Lancer expression at all.
This was also the truth. Although it was a little awkward to be caught by the 'owner', Lancer felt that his luck couldn't be so bad that he would be caught repeatedly. Anyway, this place was so big that he would always be able to find a place to stay. In addition, even though the other party was constantly trying to make herself look a little more 'stern', in Lancer eyes, this behavior was just like a cat getting its fur up. Not to mention intimidating him, it even made Lancer want to laugh.
"Haha~ Thanks~ But I also have some things I need to take care of~"
In the end, Lancer left again with a dry laugh, but looking at the branches on the ground and the bonfire that had been extinguished at some point, Momo Yaoyorozu suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Sigh~"
Momo Yaoyorozu, who was sitting on the school bus, couldn't help but sigh, and the girls sitting next to her also looked at her with curiosity.
"What's wrong? Class Rep~"
"Nothing..."
Facing her classmate's question, Momo Yaoyorozu seemed very tired, and the most troublesome problem was that he didn't know how to explain it to them. She couldn't possibly say that a strange guy had broken into her house, right? And what was even more troublesome was that the other party had managed to avoid all the surveillance facilities at home through some method (Eagle Eye), and even when she discovered the other party for the third time and told her father about it...
Her father had actually patted her head with a kind face and took a day off to stay at home with her.
It should be known that although the Yaoyorozu family was rich, her father, as the head of the family, had to constantly be on the move, and this time he specifically stayed at home to accompany her. It was most likely because he thought, 'Is it because I'm not at home much that my daughter is lonely and is using this method to get my attention?'
Although her father's long-awaited company made Momo Yaoyorozu feel happy from the bottom of her heart, she was still very desperate. After all, no matter how she explained, her father would always pat her head with a kind face and say with a smile, 'It's okay~ it's okay~'
She really didn't know how to complain about this feeling of helplessness.
But what no one knew was that someone was lying on the roof of the bus they were sitting on.
The reason Lancer had originally decided to temporarily live at 'Momo Yaoyorozu' house was not only because the other party's 'house' was too big, which even made Lancer recall the days of hunting large monster birds in the forest, but also for another reason, which was that he wanted to 'control time'.
Because he was so idle, he had been thinking about one thing during his breaks from training————————What exactly was the deal with the system? Or rather, what was the system's operating mechanism?
Although he had only been through 'two' worlds, in one world, it was constantly trying to get attention, while in the other, it had almost completely disappeared. This completely different situation made Lancer genuinely curious.
He then wrote down all the things he had experienced in a small notebook and compared them one by one. He then came up with a 'possibility'.
In the 'Tokyo Ghoul' world, every time a 'mission' appeared, it was to guide him and also to change the 'plot'. In the 'Empire' world, it seemed that because he had already decided to embark on a path of battle, guidance-type missions almost never appeared again. As for 'changing the plot'...
From a certain perspective, Lancer had completely changed the direction of the entire world, and logically, he should have received more rewards. But why was the system still unresponsive? Lancer felt that it might be that the 'time had not yet come' and that he would only get rewards at the 'plot's' time node or after it had passed.
Of course, these were all his guesses, so he had to 'test' them!
And the opportunity in front of him was the best test!
'The first appearance of the League of Villains. If my guess is correct, then there will definitely be a 'mission' at this time node!'
Lancer, who was lying on the roof of the bus, silently waited for the 'result' to appear...