The system keeps popping up alerts.
[You killed NPC 'xxxx', get 32,000 yen, police gun +1, bullets +6.]
[You killed NPC 'xxxx', get gold bar +1, 100,000 yen.]
[You have killed NPC 'xxxx', get...]
[...get...]
Matching the constant stream of kill alerts was the wanted alert, received when Ichijō Mirai signed over his three safehouses.
[Alert, you are wanted.]
The alert pops up three times with an audio message, and when you click on it, it's a lowered, older male voice that seems to be reporting something upwards, "...Yes, I'm in the vicinity of the gunshots, which have occurred dozens of times so far, so please send backup as soon as possible."
[Current wanted level: one star.]
[Please take cover, the police will come after you, if you fight back with a gun, the police will attack you with a pistol.]
The star is blinking, which means it's unstable.
But it will also stabilize into a solid form when there is a living person who can see Ichijō Mirai's appearance clearly within his field of vision.
He tested it a few times, and it dawned on him that the wanted status was indeed unstable.
Since the police didn't know exactly what he looked like or what he was wearing, but only knew that 'someone had fired a gun in a residential area', they couldn't pinpoint him if he ran away immediately, so the wanted status was unstable.
But if there's a survivor who gets a good look at him, the police will be able to pinpoint him, and the warrant will stabilize.
What does this mean?
This means the game officials are encouraging: Yes! This is how you play the game! Kill, kill, kill them all!!!
Ichijō Mirai marveled at the game's tricky officials, and happily satisfied them by happily killing them.
The price is the rising wanted level.
[Current wanted level: 2 stars.]
[Please be careful to escape, you will be followed by police cars, the police will be in hot pursuit, constantly trying to shoot...]
...
[Current wanted level: 3 stars.]
[Attention, police helicopters are on the move.]
Is this the price? No, this is the joy of killing NPCs.
The player's joy is so simple, and it only requires a small payment from the NPCs.
The reason why Ichijō Mirai endured the pain and did not enjoy happiness, and called Gin solemnly, saying 'Sir, I stopped and I am a good person now' was because of the four-star wanted level prompt.
[Current wanted level: four stars.]
[Plainclothes police will continue to chase you, be careful, they will try to attack you with submachine guns.]
[Note: When you reach five stars, you will be attacked by the FBI, using submachine guns, so please be careful.]
When you reach five stars, an FBI agent will attack you.
This is Neon, this is Tokyo, and it's outrageous that the FBI is out there to enforce the law, but on the other hand, this is Tokyo, this is Neon, and it's only natural that the FBI is out there, isn't it?
The Tokyo police even used a police helicopter!
Do they deserve a helicopter over Tokyo territory? It's not even their own territory!
Ichijō Mirai was so convinced that he replied to Gin's question, "Don't you have any idea why you're wanted?! He answers Gin's question, "Because of the FBI."
He said in a calm tone, "It's all the FBI's fault."
"By the way."
On the status bar in the upper left corner, the star of the wanted level stopped blinking and stabilized.
Ichijō Mirai, who was rapidly traveling between the houses, glanced at it, immediately scanned the surrounding area, captured the only moving object in his field of vision, chased after it, fired a shot at close range, and then, uneasily, added a shot to the forehead.
[You have killed NPC 'xxx'.]
The Mister Corpse on the ground was freshly revealed. He was a member of an organization disguised as a citizen. He threw out a gun that he had not fired in time.
Ichijō Mirai crouched down, caught the cell phone between his shoulder and ear, and quickly searched for the fallen object with a gloved hand.
The fingers of the corpse had wear marks and the fingerprints were all worn away, showing that this was a person who was not worthy of being seen in public.
But, "I've already said it, I don't think your subordinates are criminals, it's their fault, not mine."
"How could a criminal give the police information about my appearance? They have a problem."
In the upper left corner, the wanted level has been re-stabilized, once again hinting vaguely that there is currently no one who can provide the police with information on the appearance of the gunman in the early hours of the morning.
[Gain 56,000 yen, gold bracelet +1, police gun +1, bullets +15.]
Ichijō Mirai stands up and renews his retreat.
He politely called the phone several times, "Hello? Are you still there?"
Subconsciously glancing at the upper left corner, he breathed a sigh of relief: okay, the wanted level star was still blinking erratically, indicating that Gin didn't want to report him to the police.
That's good. It's not going to be easy to take Gin out without killing him.
It's not going to be easy to find out why Gin wants to report him, and it's not going to be easy to dissuade him from doing so.
Ichijō Mirai glanced at the save files.
There are currently three saves. One is the alley, because he is trying not to die, the current number is 5, and the other is the street where he is walking, because he is trying to find out if Gin has noticed anything, the current save is 3.
There's also a save for the first house, which is now 15.
It means that Ichijō Mirai bravely experienced killing these guys who said, "I don't care if you are members of the organization or not. Anyway, I can't kill my accomplices, so you must be the police." How many things should be paid attention to in order to maintain normal actions and not leave any clues at the scene, so that the wanted level keeps flashing.
Like gloves.
Gin: "I'm here."
"What's your current location? Starting with the first house you broke into, give me the details of your current location."
The tone of voice sounded innocent and unsmiling.
Ichijō Mirai looked at the status bar in the upper left corner again, and realized that the wanted level was still flashing, but it seemed to be flashing a bit slowly and hesitantly.
Well... it's not a big problem.
Instead of answering, he asked, "How soon can you get there?"
"Five minutes," Gin said calmly, "two if he's fast, he's nearby."
Ichijō Mirai, already familiar with the area, predicted his position in two or three minutes, "Nine o'clock, 800 meters."
"I'll only wait three minutes for him."
Gin reacted to the position, "You're on the edge?"
His tone loosened a bit, a sense of relief that the ordeal was finally over, "Then don't wait, he's right on the edge..."
Suddenly, there was a slight scuffling of clothing.
Ichijō Mirai, walking down the corridor, turned his head at the sound the moment he caught it, and caught someone carefully climbing down the half-open den of his safe house.
Without thinking, he pushed open the door, marched over, and fired.
The victim only managed to let out a muted plea, "No, please, I'm...!"
"Boom!"
Mr. Corpse crashes to the ground.
In the upper left corner, the wanted level stabilized as usual, without flashing.
A kill alert appeared: [You killed NPC 'xxx'.]
"Tsk, I can't pick up the dropped items. Didn't you see my face clearly?" Ichijō Mirai didn't care. "What did you say? Go on."
Gin: "..."
"Is the house number you're in now, never mind, is it a red three-story house?"
"...I heard a few familiar screams."
He said slowly: "Right now, there are no subordinates I remember around."
He seemed to have swallowed some dirty words, and after a few seconds, he said, "Just sit in the living room obediently."
"Vodka will pick you up."
"Sit, down, for, me."