A crossover anime/manga story, set in everyday Tokyo, but within a loop of a game.

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"Mira, go help her."

"it is good."

After Mira went over to fight the failed attempts with Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko looked at Asagiri, who was guarding the other side. She saw that Asagiri had wounds on his shoulders, calves, arms and other parts of his body, and the black clothes he was wearing were tattered and torn by the corrosion of the monster's blood.

Even though he looked somewhat disheveled, his eyes beneath the Asagiri mask remained as calm as ever. The excruciating pain from the wounds that had been torn, pierced, and ripped apart by the monster did not affect his movements. After all, during his special training with Ashikaga Miwa, he had become accustomed to the pain of being hit by rubber bullets.

He simply used his chainsaw to relentlessly slaughter any monsters that dared to approach, and around him, the mutilated remains of the monsters gradually piled up, contrasting with the dark red lava ground and flowing magma, forming a cruel and bloody masterpiece.

Meanwhile, the original Mita stood dozens of meters away, watching Asagiri fight the monsters and muttering to herself.

"Give it back to me...it's not enough...it's not enough..."

The moment it finished speaking, nearly a hundred monsters suddenly emerged from the ground around it and slowly approached the direction where Chaowu was standing.

"So they've brought out all the monsters? Looks like they know time is running out, but..."

Asagiri put down the chainsaw and slowly removed her dark gray mask, a relaxed smile still on her face.

"That's true. I've been fighting these monsters the whole time. Your aggro and attention are all on me. And while a chainsaw isn't very effective as a weapon, it's certainly noisy and makes a lot of noise..."

At this point, Asagiri suddenly changed the subject.

"Let's get started, Phantom."

As he finished speaking, the prototype Mita belatedly realized that Kato Megumi, holding a black sniper rifle, had approached it, and the dark muzzle of the gun was already pointed at its right leg.

"boom!!"

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Chapter 115 The power has returned.

The prototype Mita didn't even have time to react before the bullet from the sniper rifle hit its right leg.

Although Kato Megumi wasn't exactly a firearms expert, it was impossible for her to miss at such close range.

The sniper bullet, carrying terrifying spin, tore apart the prototype Mita's right leg in an instant, even sending its right leg fragment flying off.

"Zizzizi..."

Blood oozed from the severed right leg of the prototype Mita, but at the same time, it flashed with electricity. Its doll-like head rotated 180 degrees and looked at Kato Megumi, who was standing there and had just fired a shot, in an extremely disgusting and twisted posture.

The next second, the neck of the original Mita suddenly lengthened, connected only by a section of the spine, like a flying head from a legendary monster, and flew towards Kato Megumi standing there with its mouth open at a speed that was difficult to see with the naked eye.

Faced with the attack from the prototype Mita, Kato Megumi didn't have time to retrieve her sniper rifle and draw her dagger and longsword. But in this critical moment, her expression remained incredibly calm and composed, as if she believed she would never be hurt.

"Castling."

Just as the original Mita was about to bite Kato Megumi's neck, Kato Megumi, who was standing there, disappeared. In front of the original Mita was Asagiri, who was wearing the gray mask again and exuded a terrifying sense of oppression just by standing there.

"Substitute."

"boom!"

The instant the switch was completed, Asagiri delivered a simple, unadorned downward punch, slamming the original Mita's head directly into the hard lava ground.

If a normal human were to take such a punch, their brains would probably splatter out. However, although the prototype Mita passed the review and was the first version of Mita to be officially launched, her design concept seems to be different from that of Hat Mita, Kind Mita, and others.

Compared to a virtual girlfriend in a dating game, she was more like a monster in a horror game. Even after taking such a heavy blow, all that happened was a crack on her chin and a lot of debris flying out.

"Hey, legendary tough guy? You're pretty resilient."

As Mita's head shrank back, her whole body swayed and made creaking sounds like a puppet, Asagiri gave a faint comment.

He never intended to kill the other party, otherwise he wouldn't have used his fists, but would have used the cursed rope dart to pierce the other party's head directly. Kato Megumi would not have aimed at the right leg, but at the other party's head.

Crazy Metta hasn't eliminated the bugs that Mira and 2D Metta are tainted with. If the original Metta is killed before that happens, it could cause Mira and 2D Metta to fall into the void layer of the game world's underlying code, plunging them into endless despair and torment.

In that case, all that Asagiri and the others have done would be meaningless.

"you……"

The original Mita looked at Asagiri, who was covered in wounds and whose blood was dripping from her clothes onto the ground, yet whose eyes remained calm and unmoved, showing no fear or cowardice whatsoever. She opened her puppet-like chin and slowly spoke.

Why aren't you afraid of me...?

"You're the one who should be scared."

Asagiri stared directly at the distorted and terrifying face of the original Mita, the chain dart in her hand hanging low, and spoke in a calm tone.

"Where you appear, bugs will occur. Because of this, no Mita dares to approach you. Only Crazy Mita is willing to be your friend, which is why you value her so much. You've always been lonely, haven't you?"

"I……"

Just as the prototype Mita was about to reply, Asagiri suddenly changed the subject and threw the rope dart at Mita's only remaining left leg.

"But I don't care about your reasons."

Faced with this sudden attack, the prototype Mita had no time to react. The sharp rope dart, imbued with cursed properties, pierced through its leg. Without the support of its only remaining left leg, its body fell forward onto the ground.

"I want to save Mira, Hat, Kind Mita, I want to save them all..."

Asagiri quickly approached the original Mita, grabbed the opponent's left ankle with her left hand, and used her right hand to sever the opponent's left leg with a rope dart.

Immediately afterwards, he stepped on the back of the prototype Mita with one foot, grabbed the other's wrists with both hands, and with a cracking sound of wood rubbing against wood, he tore off both of Mita's arms and threw the limbs into the boiling, floating lava, speaking in a cold tone devoid of any emotion.

"And you're just getting in the way."

"Die, die!"

Although the prototype Mita's limbs were torn off, its head rotated 180 degrees and then shot out like a cannonball, directly ramming into Asagiri's chest.

"boom!!"

Asagiri raised his left arm to block, and the head of the prototype Mita struck his forearm, sending his entire body flying backward, with a clear sound of bones cracking.

“Leader!”

Seeing Asagiri fly backward and lie on the ground, Kotoko Iwanaga, who was temporarily in charge of the battle, was really anxious. She quickly ran to the door and saw that more than a dozen monsters had surrounded Asagiri. She immediately raised her right hand, charged up for nearly two seconds, and then quickly clenched her fist.

"The Grip of the Underworld!"

The pale ghost hand reappeared from the void, slapping away the monsters that were trying to attack Asakura.

"My head hurts so much..."

Kotoko Iwanaga covered her head, her vision becoming somewhat blurry.

The skill "Grip of the Underworld" consumes a lot of mental energy and should not be used as a regular combat tactic. Kotoko Iwanaga used it four times in this dungeon, and she had already used it once when she was supporting Asuna Yuuki. Using "Grip of the Underworld" twice in a row, even with her mental energy strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, she was about to be unable to hold on.

The two monsters closest to the door took advantage of the opening and pounced on Kotoko Iwanaga, who was standing there. But the next second, Megumi Kato, who had been hiding in the shadows and had switched her weapon from a sniper rifle to a dual-wielding rapier and dagger, appeared and killed the two monsters instantly.

"Necro, don't push yourself."

Although Kotoko Iwanaga was somewhat unwilling, she nodded and stepped behind Megumi Kato.

If she were to use the Netherworld Grip again, her mental energy would be completely depleted, and she would fall into a coma. If that were to happen, Kato Megumi, who was not particularly skilled in direct combat, would have to be distracted to protect her. Therefore, she would not act recklessly at this time.

Kotoko Iwanaga's desperate use of the Netherworld Grip, her final strike, bought Asagiri a moment to catch her breath.

"The bone in my left forearm is broken."

Feeling a sharp pain in her left forearm, Asagiri could only mutter to herself.

"Even though it's not my dominant hand, it still affects my combat effectiveness. It seems I have no choice but to use that."

Asagiri put away the cursed rope dart, and a syringe filled with liquid appeared in her hand. Without hesitation, she used the one-time-use item she had obtained from the last dungeon, "Special Adrenaline".

"Bang... bang... bang..."

The moment he used the special adrenaline, the pain from his broken left forearm bone disappeared, his vision became clearer, and everything around him seemed to quiet down in an instant. All he could hear was the sound of his own heartbeat.

A monster rapidly approached from behind, extending its right hand with sharp nails, attempting to stab Asagiri in the back. However, the next second, Asagiri grabbed its arm and then, with a perfectly executed over-the-shoulder throw, slammed the monster onto the hard, dark red lava ground.

"boom!"

This powerful slam caused the monster's body to explode on the ground, forming a flower of splattered blood and flesh.

Seeing that Asagiri had resumed her fighting form, Mita, who had lost all four limbs, was unable to make any expression, but she was already terrified. She used the extension and retraction of her head to slowly crawl on the ground in an attempt to escape.

In front of Asagiri, several, dozens, and eventually hundreds of twisted monsters with dark red bodies emerged and blocked his way.

Seeing this, Kotoko Iwanaga, who was inside the house, turned around anxiously.

"How much longer?! It's been ten minutes already, can't you hurry up?!"

Crazy Mita's hands slid across the virtual panel, her eyes clearly showing urgency, but she still replied in a calm tone.

"Fifteen seconds."

"Fifteen, fourteen, thirteen, twelve, eleven..."

As she listened to the countdown of Crazy Metta and saw the surging waves of monsters engulfing Asagiri, Kotoko Iwanaga's eyes showed anxiety, and her hands clenched involuntarily.

Although she kept saying she trusted the leader and always appeared calm, this unexpectedly dangerous situation still made her heart leap into her throat.

"five four three two one……"

Finally, after a long ten seconds, Crazy Metta ended the countdown. On Mira's right forearm, who was fighting alongside Yuuki Asuna against the attacks of those failed attempts, a cloud of black smoke appeared. The black smoke emitted an electronic noise like a roar before dissipating into the air.

"nailed it!"

Upon hearing Crazy Mita's words, Kotoko Iwanaga immediately ran to the door and shouted into the distance.

"Leader, it's resolved!"

As Kotoko Iwanaga finished speaking, the Mad Mita in the room disappeared, and amidst the encirclement of hundreds of monsters, a phantom tarot card slowly fell, followed by a hand reaching out and gently crushing the phantom tarot card.

"The power has returned."

"Persona, Alice".

The moment Asagiri shattered the illusory tarot cards, Alice, dressed in a dress and holding a teddy bear, appeared in mid-air. She looked down at the group of monsters below, a simple and lovely smile on her face, and said with a smile.

"Please die for me."

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Chapter 116 completed perfectly.

The moment Alice finished speaking, the hundreds of dark red monsters surrounding Asagiri stopped moving, their bodies stiffened, and they fell slowly onto the dark red lava ground.

"boom."

The sight of hundreds of monsters huddled together, all lifeless and lying on the ground, even shocked Kotoko Iwanaga and Megumi Kato, who were watching from afar.

Surrounded by the corpses of monsters scattered everywhere, Asagiri stood there quietly.

His black clothes were stained with blood, and even his dark gray mask was stained with crimson.

Immediately afterwards, Asagiri stepped over the corpses of those monsters and walked step by step toward the prototype Mita, who was crawling not far away, trying to escape from here.

"do not come……"

The puppet based on Mita couldn't make any expression on its face because the version was too old. Its tone of voice also couldn't change, but the trembling of its body expressed the fear in its heart. Due to excessive fear, it took the initiative to attack, once again using a move similar to the flying head attack, opening its mouth wide to bite at Asagiri's neck.

However, its final desperate attempt was completely ineffective.

With a simple sidestep, Asagiri dodged the bite from the original Mita. Because the opponent's head flew out, the position of the main body was left with an opening that was impossible to defend against.

"Game Over".

Switching her Persona to Asura, Asagiri, whose physical abilities had surpassed human limits, appeared instantly beside the original Mita at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye. With a sharp cursed rope dart in her right hand, she severed the spine that extended from the opponent's neck.

"Boom."

The head of the original Mita fell to the ground, and the black holes representing her eyes gradually closed, making a creaking sound. Her puppet-like body also stopped moving completely at this moment.

“Leader!”

Just then, Kotoko Iwanaga had already run to Asagiri's side... no, rather than run, she hopped over on one leg, because she was too anxious and exerted too much force, causing the connection of her prosthetic leg to break again, so she could only hop over in this slightly comical way.

But Kotoko Iwanaga, who always paid great attention to her image, completely disregarded how ridiculous she looked. Her dark purple eyes were filled with worry and anxiety. Ignoring the bloodstains on Asagiri's body, she reached out and helped her up, asking with concern.

"Are you alright? Phantom, bring the first-aid kit..."

"No need, look how anxious you are."

Asagiri replied with a smile, then, with Kotoko Iwanaga's help, sat down on the ground, removed her gray mask, and revealed an undisguised look of exhaustion on her face.

"Phew... the side effects after the adrenaline kicks in are really tough to bear."

"Mr. Player!"