"Aah! Run!"
As the mission ended and they were teleported back to the Black Ball room, Kurono's scream echoed in their ears after everyone returned.
Kurono, who had been screaming, froze for a moment, his face full of confusion as he turned to Kato and asked,
"How did we get back? Weren't we being chased by the Tanaka Alien?"
Kato was equally surprised by Kurono's words.
"You don't remember anything?"
"It was probably because Kurono's injuries were repaired using a state saved before he was wounded, so he forgot everything that happened after he was seriously injured."
Xu Yue stepped forward once again to play the Oracle. Nishi Jōichirō clearly understood this as well, but as someone who liked to keep quiet and reap the benefits, he had no interest in saying it aloud.
Besides, he had already decided to cling to Xu Yue and coast through the missions. There was no way he would contradict the big shot.
"Is that so?"
A look of sudden realization appeared on Kato's face.
Only Kurono still looked utterly lost.
"Wait, I got hurt and you guys saved me? What about those Tanaka Aliens? The mission's over? Why are there so many fewer people? Did the Tanaka Aliens kill them?"
Punk A, Punk C, the elementary school teacher Glasses, and the grandfather and grandson pair had all died, along with five Reincarnators. What had originally been a fairly crowded room now felt much emptier after their return.
That gave Kurono quite a scare.
"You were injured by the leaders of those biker gangs. They wanted to use us as bait for the Tanaka Aliens."
Kato then explained what had happened.
It was the first time the others had heard this version of events, and they were all quite surprised.
They had thought those