What Matters Most in Life Is Living in the Crotch

To be honest, Heavenless Heretic is in a rather pitiful state right now.

He looked completely listless, and his eyes were bloodshot. Heaven knows what kind of treatment he had endured last night...

After this brief incident, the conversation got back on track.

Without any intention of hiding anything, Bai Zhi recounted his entire experience from the previous night.

"... Apartment Building that looks like a tombstone?"

Heavenless Heretic frowned slightly.

"That's right. Although it's not very clear because it's nighttime and raining, the surrounding buildings are basically a completely sealed rectangle."

Bai Zhi nodded.

What are your thoughts on what I've said?

--Don't be fooled by how easy it seems for him to gather intelligence. Without the support of his transformed Skill, he would likely never return, let alone bring back this information. It would take an immense amount of effort to obtain it.

"... I have an idea."

After thinking for a moment, PrayerUnderDreams began to speak.

"Could these humans living in Apartment be being raised, like pigs or chickens? Are we being raised as livestock... by those Anomaly?"

"Reason?"

Turning to look at the other person, Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

"As for the reasoning... don't you think this pattern is very similar to our previous findings?"

Leaning back against the chair, PrayerUnderDreams opened her hands.

"The reason we humans raise chickens, ducks, and pigs is to eat meat, so we provide them with free food and fatten them up. I think it would be very suitable to replace this model with our current situation."

"So the Fitness Room is just there to make us gain weight?"

His Heavenless Heretic, appeared rather strange.

"Seven Days from now is our... Slaughter Period?"

"... When you two compare yourselves to pigs, please don't include us, thank you!!"

Watching the exchange between the two people in front of him, Zither-Drum Harmony's eyes twitched violently.

"This world has suffered the same fate as our world, hasn't it? Player also exist in this world. The source of these severely damaged items and Equipment produced by the Mysterious Shop is probably the dead Players in this world... Does that mean our world will become like this in the future?"

With her head down, the Night Owl suddenly spoke softly.

"Our world is already rife with strange Anomaly, and now there are Monster of such enormous size. Does our world really have a future?"

"One should not be too pessimistic; one should always learn to think positively."

Bai Zhi reached out and ruffled the other person's hair, then smiled and began to speak.

"Being too pessimistic won't do. Who says our world will become like this one? On the bright side, maybe our world will be completely destroyed."

"That's right, that's exactly it."

PrayerUnderDreams the books with a sigh.

"The most important thing about life is living in the crotch..."

Night Owl:"???"

"Alright, let's continue our previous discussion."

Bai Zhi clapped his hands, steering the conversation back on track.

"I caused quite a scene at that Plaza yesterday. The mess it left can't be cleaned up in just one day, so I Zither-Drum Harmony you'll receive some new information soon. Remember to let us know when that happens."

"... So you really did turn all the ingredients in that entire hall into shit yesterday?"

As if he had thought of something, Zither-Drum Harmony's face turned slightly pale.

"Hmm... more or less, about 80% of the area is like that."

Bai Zhi reached out and touched his chin, nodding slightly uncertainly.

"Cleaning such a large area is a huge job, so I think your task tonight will likely be to do a group cleaning there. Therefore, I won't be going with you tonight... Hmm? What's wrong?"

Seeing the Zither-Drum Harmony suddenly slam their heads hard against the table with a loud thud, Bai Zhi couldn't help but ask the other party a rather strange question.

"... It's nothing, my brain cancer has flared up again."

"..."

The discussion about the Apartment and even the world ultimately failed to reach a clear conclusion. Although they possessed extremely valuable information about the outside world that would have been virtually impossible to obtain without Bai Zhi's presence, they still couldn't reach a result that could convince everyone.

However, Bai Zhi himself didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, and even appeared quite relaxed.

"Let's eat out for lunch today. We've been here for five days, and it seems like the first few days have been spent in a tense search for clues. How about we relax a little?"

At exactly 12 noon, in the gym where almost everyone had stopped exercising, Bai Zhi smiled and made a suggestion in front of everyone.

"There are so many places in this Entertainment Area. Wouldn't you feel like you're missing out if you didn't try them all?"

"Hmm? That makes sense?"

With her arms crossed, PrayerUnderDreams thoughtful.

"I haven't been sleeping well these past few nights, and I haven't had any leisure time during the day. It feels like I'm in prison... I support Black&White's suggestion."

"... Let's have lunch here then."

Still lost in the terrifying fantasy that he might have to clean up a latrine that night, his will to Zither-Drum Harmony seemed rather somber, and he forced a smile onto his face.

"Anyway, it's not like you can't cook here... What would you like to eat for lunch?"

After Night Owl injured her arm, she basically took over the cooking duties for the whole team, and the food she made was quite delicious.

"Hmm... let's make a Pumpkin Burger. It's been so long since we've had pumpkin. We can also make some Crab Roe Congee or a crab roe burger. Aren't there fresh crabs over there in the Ingredient Area? It's autumn, so we should eat crabs."

Bai Zhi snapped his fingers.

"As for a suitable place to eat, I've already picked one out. Isn't there a Private Theater in the Entertainment Area? We can have lunch together and watch a movie at the same time, how about that?"

"The Movie Theater?"

After thinking for a moment, Zither-Drum Harmony nodded.

"Okay, the environment inside is quite nice, and there are many movies we haven't seen before... Let's pick a comedy to watch."

"No problem, leave this small matter to me."

Bai Zhi gave the other person an OK sign and flashed a bright smile.

"This is clearly a great place to enjoy ourselves; we should really make the most of it today..."