Looking at the underwear in his hand, Su Xiao was a bit surprised. What made him even more speechless was that this was actually a piece of equipment!
[Silk Bra]
[Origin: A Certain Magical Index, Academy City, District 3.]
[Quality: White]
[Category: Armor]
[Durability: 11/15]
[Requirement: Female-exclusive equipment]
[Effect: Charm +1, Cup Size +1]
[Rating: 7 (Note: White equipment is rated from 1 to 10. White equipment rated 10 will be marked as "rare" and include special attributes.)]
[Description: Charm that radiates from the inside out.]
[Price: 900 Paradise Coins.]
...
Su Xiao frowned. This thing was useless to him and could only be sold in Reincarnation Paradise.
The crimson vortex was still swirling, and Su Xiao began his second draw. Having learned from the previous experience, he started feeling around for a sturdy object. Soon, he grabbed something, very hard on the outside and smooth to the touch. With a try-it-and-see attitude, Su Xiao pulled out the item.
[Universal Wrench]
Reincarnation Paradise only gave two simple words, and Su Xiao's face darkened as he held up the silver wrench.
This thing wasn't even classified as equipment. It was an ordinary item used by workers in Reincarnation Paradise, worth no more than 3 Paradise Coins.
Why would the Queen have something like this in her storage space? Could she be a worker?
Obviously not. Su Xiao came up with another theory.
The Queen might frequently open Scarlet Cards and understand how random draws work.
In Reincarnation Paradise, no one could guarantee they would leave the derived worlds alive. To guard against this, the Queen probably put many useless items in her storage space. That way, even if she died, her enemies wouldn't gain much.
Knowing her character, Su Xiao was sure she'd do something like that.
Sighing, Su Xiao didn't hold out much hope for his third draw.
With his permanent passive ability Bad Luck combined with the Queen's storage space full of junk, his chances of pulling something good were abysmally low.
Casually grabbing something from the crimson vortex, he looked at it closely.
"…"
What appeared in Su Xiao's hand was a plastic bottle.
[Rejoice Shampoo (Worker-made)]
After hesitating for a long time, Su Xiao barely resisted the urge to throw the bottle away.
It was still a gain, he supposed. If he ended up stranded in the wilderness during a mission, washing his hair by the river might not be so bad.
Forcing himself to feel better, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed, placing Dragon Flash across his lap, and began meditating to ease his frustration.
Koushirou had taught him this meditation method, and it wasn't just about calming the mind.
Recently, he had been feeling that every time he meditated, his senses became sharper.
For instance, when he had avoided Black and White's sniper shot earlier, he had sensed it in advance, probably thanks to regular meditation.
Su Xiao had killed many ghouls lately, but he hadn't experienced the bloodlust-driven frenzy typical of killing sprees.
Though his body was filled with bloodlust, his will remained steadfast, unaffected by the carnage.
This, too, might be related to his habit of frequent meditation.
Whenever he had the time, he would meditate for two hours before sleeping. It had become a routine.
After finishing his meditation, Su Xiao felt slightly fatigued, a feeling that helped him fall asleep faster.
...
Nighttime, District 4, Shinjuku District.
The moon hung high, but despite the towering buildings, District 4 was pitch black, as if humanity had abandoned the area.
And in truth, they had—due to the rampant ghouls, no humans remained in District 4.
"Shhh~."
A whistle echoed through the air. A shadowy figure, cloaked in a black robe with a wide hood, appeared on the outskirts of District 4. The area was overgrown with wild grass, and the occasional cry of wild animals could be heard in the night.
The figure carried a large burlap sack on its back, and something seemed to be moving inside.
"Ghoul faction contractors are such garbage, slowing down my mission progress. The CCG faction only has one person. What's going on here?"
A low, gravelly voice came from beneath the hood.
A pair of cold, triangular eyes lay hidden beneath the hood. Just by looking at them, one could tell that the person behind them wasn't kind.
Those eyes were filled with malice, cruelty, and a touch of madness.
"Mmm, mmm~."
The burlap sack on the man's back squirmed a bit, accompanied by muffled sounds.
This man, with the triangular eyes, had come to the outskirts of District 4 around 10 p.m., all by himself, and had a person stuffed in the sack.
"Stay quiet."
The man threw down the sack and kicked it hard.
A pained cry came from within; the person inside must have had their mouth sealed.
"This will do."
The triangular-eyed man untied the sack, revealing a woman with heavy makeup inside.
Her face was streaked with mud and tears, her black eyeliner running, making her look like a panda.
"Tough luck for you."
The man's laugh was cold and sinister. His bony, claw-like fingers dug around in his own mouth for a while, pulling out a sticky, gum-like substance.
"Ptooey!"
He spat out a glob of black saliva and carefully broke the sticky substance into small pieces, tossing them around the area while keeping a portion in his hand.
After finishing this, the triangular-eyed man pulled out a butcher's hatchet. He grinned, revealing a conspicuous metal tooth.
"Mmm, mmm, mmm~."
The woman became more terrified, writhing desperately on the ground, but her hands and feet were bound with tape, so she could only squirm.
The man licked his lips with his tongue, and the hatchet in his hand came down abruptly...
Ten minutes later, the man with the triangular eyes hid at a distance, silently waiting.
An hour later, two red glows flashed through the night. They were the red eyes of ghouls.
"A murder scene? Lucky me."
Seeing no danger, the ghoul started devouring the remains.
The man with triangular eyes smirked, a little disappointed that only one ghoul had shown up.
"Explode."
With a low murmur from the man, the ghoul that had been feasting suddenly exploded.
"Boom!"
Blood sprayed everywhere. Despite the explosion, there was no fire, only a shower of shredded flesh.
The stronger stench of blood soon attracted more ghouls. Within moments, a dozen ghouls arrived, all fighting over the corpse.
The man muttered "explode" again, and all the ghouls burst into pieces.
Two hours later, the scent of blood on the outskirts of District 4 attracted dozens of hungry ghouls, all lured by the carnage.
"Sixty, seventy… that should do it."
The man with triangular eyes, hidden in the distance, let a black glow appear in his palm.
Boom!
A massive explosion rocked the ground, sending dirt flying everywhere.
When the dust settled, two white treasure chests floated in the air.
"Two white chests? Well, that's normal. It was a double serving, after all."
The man with triangular eyes, now satisfied, collected the chests, and received a notification that he had completed an "achievement task."
Since arriving in this derived world, he had been ambushing and killing ghouls in District 4. Although he was also part of the ghoul faction, he had a special method to avoid losing faction contribution points for killing ghouls.
Just as the man was grinning with satisfaction, his face darkened as if he had received some news.
"Why does Paradise keep warning me? So what if I get double rewards from tasks? If you have a problem, go ahead and execute me."
The man sneered disdainfully, completely unfazed by Reincarnation Paradise's warnings.
This man was Su Xiao's next target—violator contractee number 12470!
(End of Chapter)
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Translator's Note :- I am Not that familiar with a lot of the fictional worlds mentioned in the story. So if I make a mistake naming something please correct me by writing a paragraph comment on the mistake. Thank you.