Location: A certain alley.

This was an incredibly ordinary alley, with one end connected to a main road bustling with people, while the alley itself saw very little traffic. Even the vendors never bothered setting up their stalls here, so the alley remained unchanged and quiet.

But...

Sudden faint noises broke the usual silence of the alley. Although very faint, the quietness of the alley made them audible.

Following the continuous faint noises...

*Boom!*

It was accompanied by a sharp, unfamiliar sound.

Immediately after...

"Ah!"

With someone's scream, the manhole cover in the alley was suddenly lifted open.

Soon, a head emerged from below.

"Mmm... the air above ground sure is better."

He thought to himself, feeling like he was turning into a mole person. Well... better not do this again in the future.

Ryuto made up his mind once more in his heart.

In any case, even though he got lost in the sewers, at least an unknown figure in black guided him, thus avoiding the fate of becoming a corpse in the sewer.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Ryuto crawled out.

Well, the entire process was indeed an adventure.

Just as he was thinking that...

"Darling!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from behind.

Almost immediately, someone embraced him from the back.

This... without even giving him time to react, this attack, no, ambush, made it impossible to dodge. He finally understood how it felt to be stabbed in the back. Indeed, one has to experience it firsthand to truly comprehend the situation. This was what it meant to be in the thick of things.

Hmm...

It's really complicated.

"Huh? Darling, you didn't call out this time?"

Miyuki, holding onto Ryuto's neck, couldn't help but mutter in confusion.

Prompted by her...

"Yeah, it's strange, I didn't call out this time, why?"

Ryuto suddenly realized.

Upon hearing this, Miyuki just smiled slightly.

"Hehe, it seems darling is getting used to it. Hmm... that's a good sign, but don't get too comfortable, we should strive for improvement in the future!"

"No..."

It was clearly because the situation was so sudden that he forgot to call out. And even if it wasn't that, it's not a good sign, right? Was he beyond help?

A sense of despair washed over Ryuto.

"By the way, let me ask, how did you find this place? There's no way you could have known in advance."

Indeed, given the situation, it seemed like she knew about this place before he came out. What was going on?

It was clearly an ambush.

Facing Ryuto's puzzled expression, Miyuki closed her right eye and smiled, raising her index finger in front of Ryuto and speaking deliberately.

"Well, you see, it's all thanks to my darling radar! So no matter where darling is on Earth, I can always find him! Therefore, darling, just surrender obediently."

"What...?"

What kind of mysterious radar was this?

You couldn't find this in any dictionary, not even on Google. Stop making up weird stuff.

Just now, that guy seemed to be talking about the whole world, damn, are they still receiving satellite signals? Is this a global manhunt or something? Do they have to be so extreme?...

Suddenly, the memory of a wicked boss came to mind, causing Ryuto to shudder uncontrollably.

And what's with this submission thing? Although I have countless debts, I don't think I owe you money, right?