Ryunosuke Akutagawa walked on the narrow crowded road without squinting.

At his feet, countless sewage flowed slowly down the grooves on both sides, and the smell of rot and fishy smell had already filled his nostrils, and his whole body was looked back and forth by one gaze after another, and even the whispering sound was like a rat gnawing at wood without stopping, so dark and full of malice.

He's used to it all. In a place where even foraging wild dogs attack people, no creature has all the positive traits of pity, love, tolerance, etc., and is replaced by a demand and greed that can never be filled, just as they are eyeing themselves at the moment.

A lonely, emaciated child, with supplies of obvious value, is a delicious piece of fat everywhere.

If it had been in the past, Akutagawa Ryunosuke would not have made such a risky act. Although he had never received so much material before, if he were to do it, he would prefer to trade it in batches, preferably in a few more places—not the result of careful consideration, but the instinct of survival.

The last time he went to trade with a bag on his back, it was all a deliberate bait move, half real trading, half to test [monsters]'s preferences.

Although [it] has neither a physical body, nor can it communicate verbally, and most of the time seems to be so free to control everything about him—Ryunosuke Akutagawa is still trying to figure out [it]'s temperament, and even if he feels powerless to resist or get out, he doesn't want to fall into too ignorance.

Just like from the lesson that [it] didn't react when he hid food last night, and was force-fed this morning, he probably had a little guess: [the monster] wasn't watching him all the time. And even if it didn't pay attention, [it] still had a way to get all the information after that.

- It's simply, completely honest about the person Ryunosuke Akutagawa in front of [it]'s eyes.

His fingers clenched tightly on the mouth of the cloth bag, but he calmly accepted the result of his mental preparation.

There was a sudden sound of punches breaking through the air behind him, and someone couldn't hold it back and took the lead in launching a sneak attack.

Now, Ryunosuke Akutagawa's reaction to this is just to turn around slowly-

Bang!

Facing him, the sneak attacker kowtowed his head on the spot.

And just as Akutagawa Ryunosuke turned his back and focused on the first sneak attacker, several people who had been watching from the front of the road immediately saw this as an opportunity and attacked him in the back as well—before the first sneak attacker's head could go down.

Bang bang bang!

When Akutagawa Ryunosuke turned around again, he found that the direction he was about to go was also thrown to the ground by several people, each of whom gave him an extremely solemn kowtow, and just like that, he formed a circle.

Hideous-looking and vicious adults compete to kowtow to children, which is a scene that is particularly spectacular for a while, and reveals a little comical in the atmosphere of dead silence.

"Ah, it's that little ghost!"

"I've heard that rumor too!"

"The supernatural ability is to force people to kowtow to him!"

"Is there really such a terrifying supernatural ability!?"

Ryunosuke Akutagawa, who was silent in the face of everyone: "....................."

If his strange ability [Rashomon] had thoughts, he would definitely be so angry that he vomited blood.

But he is no longer going to explain...... Raised by an invisible [monster] or something, no one will believe it when you say it.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa raised his chin slightly, and his gaze fell on the empty front, as if he was looking at something—he didn't know that he was looking at the off-screen Ikawa Sumime at this time.

[Thank you.] 】

A round bubble floated out of the top of the mustard rabbit's head.

Ikawa Cheng stretched out his hand to puncture the bubble that was also cute, a bubble bursting animation that he had seen several times, but at this moment he felt particularly vivid, as if there was really a rabbit sitting obediently in his palm, and took the initiative to rub his other stroking hand with the top of his head.

If his liking value can also be quantified, Ikawa feels that he must be +1+1+1+1......

If you don't like to eat, you don't love it, it's a big deal to change a few more flavors and try out something it likes.

If you don't like to take a bath, you ...... No, you still have to take a bath, you don't have to negotiate. At most, compensate it a little more when the time comes...?

Ikawa Chun, who turned off the [Mustard Rabbit's Crisis Elimination, Rabbit Coin +10] window, looked at the screen and two more bubbles popped up.

[Wait... I'm going to see my sister. 】

Didn't care about the crowd that dispersed, regardless of whether the malice was still hiding in the shadows and coveting, the big but dark black pupils only stared at the void in front of them.

[I won't stay long, please don't hurt her.] 】

Well? Is Mustard Rabbit worried that he will admit his mistake, it's so cute.

Yi Chuancheng's fingertips couldn't help but touch Bai Tuanzi, who was looking at him with black eyes, and only clicked [Explore] again after reassuring him.

[Mustard rabbit walks on the way to visit the silver rabbit.] 】

[Mustard arrives in front of Silver Rabbit's residence.] 】

[Mustard Rabbit gives supplies to Silver Rabbit.] 】

[Mustard Rabbit gives the lollipop to Silver Rabbit.] 】

[Mustard left the place. 】

Wait, lollipop? Ikawa Cheng took a closer look and confirmed that the two sesame-sized dots that appeared during the handover of the two lop-eared rabbits were the lollipops he had placed next to the mustard rabbit's pillow last night.

So his bunny cub really slept last night without eating anything, not even a lollipop?

Even though the satiety has fallen to that endangered level, can you still bear not to eat anything, just to give it to your sister...... Ikawa remembered that this silver rabbit should be the one he rescued from the rhinoceros before.

is worthy of his thoughtful and kind good bunny! And very brave!

Ikawa Cheng was so moved that he took a deep breath, and before the mustard rabbit left, he went into the mall to buy some easy-to-store food, and immediately dragged it out of the warehouse, and just filled the ground with a pile.

How can you be full of lollipops alone, of course he fully supports what his rabbit cub wants to do, so leave these to Silver Rabbit!

- The two white balls that witnessed all this, visible to the naked eye, froze completely.

“…… Brother, the one mentioned by my brother, is that what I mean? ”

After a long time, the voice belonging to the silver thin child sounded, with a noticeable tremble.

"Hmm." Ryunosuke Akutagawa answered, took a few steps back away from Gin, and commanded.

"Hide."

Silver gritted his teeth, holding his head in the corner of the large tarpaulin.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa was left standing still, quietly waiting for [the monster's] next move, without even the slightest act of vigilance or resistance.

Before coming out, [it] had promised to eat the remaining half of the sandwich at noon...... I don't think he wants him to eat it all......

Angry, that shouldn't still allow him and Silver to live......

After a moment, as if [the monster] was confused by this first, Ryunosuke Akutagawa looked at the pile of food on the ground and moved one by one, and finally formed an arrow pointing at Silver.

"Give..."Akutagawa Ryunosuke hesitated, "For Silver?" ”

Ginwen raised his gaze in surprise and looked at his brother who was talking to [Monster].

The food was arranged in a circle again, indicating affirmation.

The breeze on the ground also brushed the top of his hair, brushing up a few strands of black hair that had become fluffy and soft after washing, and then fell on his cheeks.

[Congratulations on unlocking the hidden achievement, Mustard Rabbit's heart was pried open, Rabbit Coin +200.] 】

Ikawa Chung, who had just discovered a way to communicate easily without unlocking the dialogue function, and was happy to have unlocked the achievement, took a closer look at the description and choked up: .........

What does it mean to have a heart that has been pried open?