This world is not one that humans can step into. The seemingly prosperous street scenes are just illusions, and what I see is the most real face of this world!

What appears to be a street with nearly a thousand people, in reality, only has just thirty or forty people.

The rest are just resentful spirits lingering in the world, mindless Evil Entities with the purest desires of humans.

"What is going on?"

I'm increasingly unable to figure it out. Although my abilities have slowed down a bit due to the recent injuries, they are still improving rapidly!

"Is it the power of the emblem that I have been using?"

I really can't understand. Originally, it was not something we were supposed to use. Why are Edward and the three major forces all advancing one after another for it, even willing to give up many years of accumulated cultivation for the sake of what seems to be an illogical legend?

Recalling something that existed billions of years ago, it does make one look forward to it!

That... thing that can vanquish demons, even destroy gods, once created everything and also brought a weapon of destruction...

Soon, a young man named Paroni ascended to the throne of fulfilling the mission. He emerged during an era when the human race was dominated by darkness, eventually joining forces with various factions to slay the Black Dragon Emperor together.

Back then, he battled the Black Dragon Emperor alongside various powerful individuals in the World House.

In that battle, even the eleven tribal leaders who could stand against the Black Dragon Emperor were miserably defeated. As the hero who slew the Demon King, he bore the burden alone, that is...

"Hey, hey, don't ignore me. You've been standing at the street corner in a daze since earlier. Are you frozen?"

"You..."

"What about me? Give it to me!"

"..."

Yukari, with a smile on her face, handed me the umbrella, and for a moment, I realized that the umbrella by my side had disappeared.

She stood still and said only one thing.

"Alright, you must be tired from holding the umbrella all this time, right?"

"Uh, no..."

"It's okay, we're only two streets away. I can definitely make it without being tired."

As she took the umbrella from me, a giant dark cloud floated over the city.

Suddenly, the sky poured rain, drenching us like wet chickens with small waterfalls!

"Oh no, this is terrible!"

"Ah, my clothes!"

Every pedestrian on the street lamented in agony.

Looking back at us, fortunately, Yukari, with quick reflexes, took the umbrella and immediately moved closer to my shoulder, apologizing to me.

"Sorry, this umbrella is custom-made for me, there's barely enough room for one person. So bear with me for now."

"..."

I lost.

Facing Yukari's face so close to mine, I almost had no reaction, only inexpressible thoughts. That's how pathetic I am, not even daring to tell the truth to my own heart. Isn't it my fault, not the world's?

I got it wrong, rambling further and further off track... Sigh, the weather has been truly awful recently, and my mood easily turns sour along with it.

"Alright, I'll get a new umbrella when I go back."

"Kid!"

"Yes!"

Just as I mentioned about buying a new umbrella, Yukari's tone suddenly turned incredibly severe.

Not only that, there was a hint of rebuke in her words.

"I don't remember when my frugal sister got a wasteful little brother. We're fine with just one umbrella."

"..."

I could already sense some kind of scheme unfolding, because since childhood, I've never been able to match her in cunning, always ending up guessing the wrong outcome... Yes, Yukari is the kind of person who makes you give up if you try to guess too much.

Thus, she ordered me on the premise of not buying an umbrella.

"Meet me in front of the mall in three hours, remember, be late and I'll smack you."

"Yes~!"

And so, we held hands all the way until we reached the old school building that day.

...

Upon returning home, I, as usual, collapsed on the bed under the eaves (yes, the one specially prepared for me).

"I'm really tired after shopping today, rest well!"

"Wait, dinner..."

"Quit nagging, figure it out yourselves."

I turned my back on Yukari listlessly, lazily waving my hand at her.

Luckily, I didn't feel like eating anything anyway, and besides, among these people, there is no lack of capable cooks, so why do I have to do it?

As I lay silently under my own eaves, Chiyori arrived in front of everyone with takeout from a fast-food restaurant.

"It's such a shame that Haige doesn't like to eat, so what should we do with this extra portion?"

"Huh?"

I suddenly felt like I had been caught off guard. So these people had already figured out a solution!

Heh, I'll let them off this time, they don't plan to keep going like this forever, right? It might spoil their stomachs... or maybe not?

These folks aren't normal, but oh well, to avoid embarrassment, I just had to endure the hunger and ignore them.

Hmph, what can I possibly say to them?

"Here, this is the slightly sweet curry rice that Ren likes."

"Thanks, big sis."

"This is the beef that Fran likes."

"Thank you, miss!"

"And then..."

Damn it, I was seething outside the window, deliberately announcing the dishes loudly to dry up my saliva?

As they continued, I struggled to keep my mouth from watering by covering my face in my arms, trying to block out the sounds.

If it gets unbearable, I could always summarize the intelligence I've gathered recently.

"By the way," my expression started to turn a bit dull, "recently many people have begun to doubt my existence."

I once crossed paths with the Black Dragon Emperor in my former residence, but at that time, Liao Xiu seemed not to intend to reveal the full truth of the matter, even when he went all out and left me severely injured.

Ha, he's quite clever. If he had tried to kill me with all his might back then, the Queen of the Night might have defeated him.

The Black Dragon Emperor is not as immortal as legend has it; even a god's body cannot withstand being reduced to ashes.

The situation with Satan in the past and Liao Xiu now is a bit precarious, but beyond that, it's advantageous for us. At least I know he's not invincible!

Good, he shares the same fear of death as I do...

"It's been a while since I last saw Yuanhui, to be honest, I kind of miss him."

I saw Yuanhui this morning, and I know he is the type of person with a terrible and unpredictable personality, but unfortunately - I am the same!

"Don't move!"

"Oh no, I wasn't detected by Xi... I mean, Hagrid's barrier, does that mean I'm not a bad guy?"

"Well..."

There was suddenly a commotion indoors, it seemed like Chiyori was confronting someone.

That voice was all too familiar to me, it was that kid Yuanhui again!

I can't believe I was so careless as to forget to be cautious of him, now Yukari is definitely going to have a serious talk with me.

So I opened the window and waved towards him inside.

"Hey, over here!"

"Where?"

The two of them, who had been arguing, immediately quieted down, and Yuanhui looked at me in disbelief.

"What are you doing on the balcony?"

...

"Dude, why are you living on the balcony?"

"I said the place is too small, so do you believe the nonsense about bravely learning to live under the eaves like a swallow?"

I glanced at Yukari and the others inside the room, with self-deprecation in my mouth.

"Alright, let's not talk about that for now, tell me... what do you want from me?"

Yuanhui actually coming to find me, it must be something very important, right?

Or maybe it's like last time, trying to escape from the squad leader's pursuit?

To be honest, since he was caught, he has been cleaning the school almost every day without any rest, cleaning all the way up to curfew. I even begged Joella to go easy on him, but!

"It's such a waste to let go of someone who can reduce one's own workload after all this effort."

That's what Joella said, perhaps in her eyes, we who are constantly studying how to fight against Evil Entity are just wilderness survival subjects?

Our complaints about the squad leader turned into discussions about the school's curriculum.

The school's courses are boring and meaningless. In fact, they only teach us how to protect ourselves, but as far as improving our abilities... I think we're all powerless, aren't we?

In the face of absolute power, all these are superfluous. Is it just to provide oneself with a sense of security that can almost be ignored?

Through Elena's organization's efforts over the past year, thirty percent of the southwestern region has been turned into quasi-safe zones.

At the same time, in order to give the survivors in the fortress some comfort, they released the news of the expansion of safe zones in advance.

"It's a ridiculous joke, those areas are still not allocated for human habitation, as you can see."

Yuanhui, who used to be carefree, now looks a bit sad. He feels guilty for those people, and for himself going along with Elena to do foolish things.

"Why do we live in this world?"

Unlike me, Yuanhui has followed Elena's organization to kill many Evil Entities and has reclaimed quite a bit of lost territory.

But... things are not as simple as imagined, are they?

There are too many puzzles entangled within it, how these Evil Entities have grown to such a large number remains an unsolvable mystery.

Elena did manage to clear out the Evil Entity in that area, but that's not all!

If these Evil Entities were only capable of that, they wouldn't be much of a challenge. What makes it truly tricky is that the Evil Entities aren't just humans transformed; every living being in the biosphere is a potential candidate, from massive whales and elephants to tiny ants on the ground, could become one of those monsters.

And us...

Many times, humans tend to prioritize themselves for the benefits, only to regret it later due to their incompetence most of the time.