Paradise

According to the park staff.

Each squad has five base "Supernatural Points," which can be used to shop in the store.

With nothing in the game at the start, Han Dong and his companions' first step was naturally to find the "shop," learn about its details, and then exchange them for clues related to the supernatural tales.

"We'll have to ask the store about the specific ways to get more points."

Officially entering the park

The scene inside completely stunned Han Dong.

I thought that if all the ghost stories were gathered in one city, the city would become an absolute ghost town, and ordinary people would have no way of living in such an environment.

The desolate and bleak state of affairs was the situation Han Dong had Oldest One envisioned.

But in reality...

A gloomy alleyway lies opposite the door to the buffer room.

Once the door is closed, it blends seamlessly with the concrete wall of the dead-end alley, completely disappearing from view.

"This is Paradise?"

Emerging from the dark alley.

The abundant sunlight shone on the street, and as the Affliction gradually subsided... what came into view was a bustling pedestrian street with heavy traffic.

Such a scene was unacceptable to Abel, who lived in the Holy City; it even felt bizarre and uncomfortable.

But it was all too familiar to Han Dong... it even made his eyes redden a little.

Huge-format electronic billboards

Various brand Clothing Store with different styles

A large number of people passing by are either watching short videos, chatting with friends, or handling work matters.

Meanwhile, on the streets, there are also vendors pushing takoyaki carts.

A small sushi shop with a small rain shelter

And ramen shops where you can smell the rich aroma of tonkotsu (pork bones) from ten meters away.

"Pedestrian mall..."

Han Dong had previously visited the Institute of Molecular Cell Biology at the University of Tokyo as a Visiting Scholar.

I lived there for about a year.

Han Dong still managed to maintain the most basic communication.

Moreover, unlike the rural setting depicted in the first "The Hex" film, this is a relatively technologically advanced urban area where basic communication can be achieved in English.

"Wow!!"

As a blacksmith, Winry was quick to accept such new things.

I was immediately drawn to the various streamlined designs.

"Winnie, don't wander off... wait for me here."

This is completely different from the paradise I imagined. Since there are people living here, we must keep a low profile.

Han Dong soon stole some autumn trench coats from the warehouse of a Clothing Store.

The relatively loose cuffs completely concealed the Electronic Shackles on the wrists.

Incidentally, Han Dong also stole some Japanese yen banknotes from the warehouse that he would definitely need.

Leading his team, he mingled with the crowd and first arrived at a newsstand at the street corner.

Han Dong bought four 'amusement park maps' from the shop owner in relatively fluent Japanese.

Winry, who was following in the group, asked in confusion, "Vice Captain, there are many shops in this city... how can we pinpoint the ' Supernatural Shop ' we're looking for?"

"I only know one thing: this kind of store would never appear in public."

Han Dong pointed to their current location on the map, "Let's use the crossroads as a temporary meeting point, then split up to search... and reunite here in an hour."

Try to search in relatively dark and sparsely populated areas.

And also! Never cause trouble for no reason...

Han Dong's last sentence was naturally meant for Mia.

Mia's personality means that if she encounters something unpleasant, she might just resort to violence.

Mia immediately reached out and hugged Winry, "Don't worry, this is a five-star difficulty event, they won't do anything reckless... Winry, let's go."

"Be careful! Now that we're inside, danger could strike at any moment."

"Okay, I know, you're so long-winded!"

They split up and acted separately.

Each member takes a different approach to their individual actions.

Abel immediately disappeared into the streets and alleys.

They quickly climbed onto the roof by embedding their claws into the wall.

By leaping and moving across the rooftop area, combined with his superior vision and the unique sense of smell of a wild beast, he searches for areas that are unlike any other.

Mia would release some Little Spider every time she passed through a dark alley.

Mia herself would try to force information out of some 'street thugs' by asking them if they knew any strange little shops that were unknown to others.

From Han Dong's perspective.

"In the current world, the level of technology is probably one hundred to two hundred years ahead of the world I lived in. It is amazing that they could create such a 'bionic city' to contain ghost stories."

The "humans" coming and going on the street don't seem real, but they are almost indistinguishable from real people.

Let's find the "shop" first.

Han Dong tried to blend in with the crowd by disguising himself, but found that he could not fit in no matter what he did.

The problem wasn't with him, but with the people in the city themselves.

Han Dong specially bought an oversized hooded sweatshirt to cover the "Lesser Demon Eye" with the hood... so that he could observe it in the dark.

Han Dong found nothing during the half-hour search.

There are no shops, and no strange tales.

Suddenly.

Splash!

The once clear sky was suddenly hit by a torrential downpour, and the whole city became 'gloomy'.

Han Dong quickly sought shelter from the rain under the eaves of a supermarket.

Is it possible to combine the "store" with a regular supermarket?

Han Dong wandered around the supermarket for a while, bought an umbrella, and deliberately showed off his prisoner handcuffs to the cashier.

But no response was received... My guess was wrong.

"Dear guest! We have public umbrellas available at the entrance of our store. You can use your mobile phone to scan the code to take one."

"No need... It suddenly started raining heavily, I guess we're all out of umbrellas now?"

"There's one more."

Following the cashier's suggestion, Han Dong looked at the public umbrella stand at the supermarket entrance.

Only one Red Umbrella remained... The umbrella exuded a strange aura.

Just then.

A man carrying Briefcase and looking anxious received a call from his boss, then immediately scanned and took the Red Umbrella.

It quickly disappeared into the torrential rain.

"What a pity, this umbrella cost 6600 yen in total."

When the sales clerk turned around, he found that the money had already been placed on the cash register.

The young customer who just bought the umbrella has already left.

In the pouring rain.

Han Dong followed closely behind the office worker who had just taken the last Red Umbrella.

It's no longer just a matter of breathing.

As the man opened his umbrella, a human head appeared inside.

Her head was pressed tightly against the man's shoulder.

A long, gray-black tongue protruded from between unusually bright red lips, occasionally licking the man's cheek... but the man only felt cold rain splashing on his cheek, and knew nothing else.