"Tch... Why am I following that guy...?"
Hiding around a corner, Ichiro would follow Kagiri as he took left and rights in an alleyway.
It looked like a district for small bars and restaurants, making it a bit suspicious to why someone like him would be roaming here around at night.
Considering how Ichiro's system had remained in this world, it was not impossible that Kagiri would be the same.
"..."
Ichiro would keep following him, going as far to use his successive [Blink] to silently move around.
They had already gone past the district, and what was next was the the old park where there were a few more men waiting for Kagiri.
"Osu! Took you so long, Kagiri."
"My bad, I felt like someone was following me so I had to shake them off around the district."
Slapping his back in a gentle way, one of Kagiri's friends would pull him in with a smile as they all greeted him.
Ichiro found himself hiding atop the trees, hearing their conversation close-up.
He never thought that Kagiri had noticed his presence way back, but that was only until he began using [Blink].
"So? Mind telling us what level are you now?"
"——?!"
Hearing that question asked by Kagiri's friend, Ichiro would finally hear the words he wanted to hear.
There was a high chance that everyone there was a player.
"I reached level 289, just 11 levels short and I'll be able to join your guild."
"Oh! You're closer than I thought! Did you keep grinding the quests? I heard the current quests are quite something. I'm sorry about the guild's level requirement being lvl 300."
"Don't worry, it's fine. It required me to reclaim a land and lead an army. It was easy since I didn't really had to do anything..."
Hearing that conversation, Ichiro would remember a familiar scene. It was just before he was transported back.
A war that broke out in said unclaimed land.
"The army was getting a little pushed back so I helped a little. With your advice, I used the skill [Nuke]."
"——!!"
In that moment, Ichiro was ready to pounce in and attack Kagiri, remembering all those bad memories in a flash.
He almost couldn't control himself, preventing his weight from falling down and attacking them with all his might.
However, he would make the leaves move, making a noise that everyone below him would hear and notice.
"Huh? Was that the wind?"
They all wondered before going back to their conversation.
"C-Calm down... If all of them are in the same guild, they're all lvl 300. If I lose my cool now, I'll die without a fight!"
Ichiro whispered to himself, holding his hand that trembled.
"In any case, I'll continue to grind my level so I can join you guys soon."
Soon enough, the conversation they had would come to an end, everyone would split ways to go home.
However, Ichito continued to follow Kagiri back to his home, which was an fancy apartment building that he lived alone in.
"What a coincidence."
It was only a coincidence that they were in the same building, but different floors.
"This makes things easier."
[Hidden Requirements Complete]
[Stalk a target without being completely noticed: 1/1]
[Stealth + 1]
[You have unlocked Conceal Lv 1]
[Lowers your visibility in plain sight and further lowers it in the dark. You gain extra movement speed when hidden.]
"H-Huh? Why am I gaining skills even in this world?"
Surprised by the suddean appearance of the panel, Ichiro closed everything except for the skill description.
"Everything's becoming too easy..."
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"Agh... My feet hurts from all that walking."
Kagiri would arrive at his apartment, dropping his bag right at the floor before flopping into the sofa and turning the television on.
He placed his feet above the living room table as he grabbed his phone, checking a few chats before proceeding to scroll and see the application he was about to open.
"Tentetsuki..."
He would cite the game's name out, looking at its icon that looks like a train with a warrior standing atop it.
"A game that's not that entirely known but... it's good. Too bad the server is just exclusive to japan. The updates are not even announced and the quests just keeps changing whenever it wants to."
Kagiri would hust begin ranting about the game to himself, taking a sigh before finally deciding to click on it.
"Well, whatever. I'll just go and kill some NPCs to level up and loot them. It's fun anyways."
He shrugs everything off as his tapped into it.
"——"
Standing behind Kagiri was a concealed shadow, transparent to those unaware and invisible to those unguarded.
It was Ichiro.
"..."
He observed Kagiri and his actions, however, he had yet to be transported into that world when he opened that app.
He was sure that this was the same guy as they had the same story, however, why hasn't he gone through yet?
Kagiri only continued to play in his phone as Ichiro observed closely.
Unless Kagiri knew of his presence, it would be the reason why he hasn't transported himself in yet.
"——Don't screw with me!"
Breaking his concealment, his shout would startle Kagiri, making him throw his phone in fear.
Ichiro grabbed him by the clothes and pulled him in closer, unable to control his fierce face.
"Do you remember killing an NPC with a [Nuke]!"
"H-Hold on! Who are you?! How did you get into my house?!"
"Answer the damn question!"
"Y-Yes, I will! Just please don't hurt me!"
Trembling, Kagiri lifted his hands up as he was being pulled right above the ground.
"Stop acting weak, you——!"
Just as he reads Kagiri's status once more, he would notice something different.
Now that he could see Kagiri close up, he would be able to inspect his status with more detail.
Kagiri was indeed level 289, however his stats would show otherwise.
All of the were just two digits and most of his skills were nothing but daily life skills such as Household and Alcohol Tolerance.
There was nothing special about Kagiri, at least in this world.
"W-What do you want?! Do you want money or?! Please just don't hurt me!"
"Tch!"
Ichiro would let Kagiri go and let him back to the sofa before picking up his phone, checking his status through the game.
And just as he thought, most of his overpowered skills as a Hero was in the game.
It was just somehow confusing how disconnected and connected he was into the game.
"Y-You..."
Kagiri was right beside him in the sofa, slowly reeling back as he saw Ichiro peer into his game.
"—Kagiri Natsuyami"
"H-Huh? How did you know my—"
"Stop playing this game."
"H-Huh?!"
"If you value your life, stop playing this game."
"What?! Who are you to tell me tha—"
Ichiro would glare at him, his eyes glowing red.
"Y-Yes... I will."
Ichiro hurled the phone right to Kagiri before walking past him and towards the door.
Kagiri could only watch him leave, holding his phone in confusion.
"Just let me ask why..."
Kagiri couldn't help but ask.
"You don't know what tha app is capable of."
Just like that, Ichiro would leave the room and close the door before removing his hood and taking a deep breath out.
"Fuuuuuuuuuck. I lost my cool."
He shakes his head, holding his face before proceeding to walk down to his floor.
The door to Kagiri's apartment would open as Kagiri took a peek, seeing how Ichiro went down.
"W-Who the hell was that guy? Crazy bastard..."