Bottom A, Top O - Chapter 161

“They can’t be serious, right?” Jim asked himself as his expression was that of disbelief. Narukami was wondering what kind of file it was that made Jim make such an expression.

Regardless, it seemed like something unpleasant and he did not have the will to do so.

Looks like Jim is going to do something he does not like… Narukami speculated. Whatever it was, Narukami was going to find it sooner or later.

After waiting for a few seconds, the train finally arrived and as the door opened, Narukami and Jim, as well as a bunch of people, entered.

With this crowd. Being separated sometimes happened but Narukami was able to prevent it.

People shove those in front of them as more and more people enter. It would not be strange if you got separated if you did not hold hands.

After most people got in, the door closed and the train began to move. The atmosphere on the train was calm and bright.

Calm as almost everyone here was sitting with their eyes closed or eyes on the screen.

Female students were gathering on one spot and talking, sometimes cracking jokes and they laughed but not to the point of disturbing everyone.

There are a lot of people here, did something happen? Narukami silently pondered as he looked around.

In the process, Narukami found five to seven people dressed in black in white suits with black glasses.

One word appeared as soon as you looked at them. Suspicious.

They were positioned far away from each other and doing different activities. One guy was reading through the magazine, another one was listening to music with a headset on and moving his feet up and down according to the beat. His head was also not an exception. He appeared immersed in what he was doing and probably forgot he was on a mission.

Narukami ignored them but kept his vigilance on them. If they did something odd or funny, Narukami would not hesitate to paralyze them.

After that, he continued his observation of his surroundings and saw a boy through the tiny gaps of the crowd. He was a nine-year-old boy with a rainbow hat and there was a small windmill on it.

He was standing with tears flowing down his cheek. His expression was that of horror and panic.

“Mama…” the child cried under his breath as his lips were quivering. Though what he said was faint, it was clear to Narukami.

“A lost child?” Narukami pondered as he grasped what was going on.

Just as Narukami was about to go help this lost boy by approaching it, Narukami halted his steps as he turned his body around to look at Jim. He was afraid he might lose him again but considering he could find him again, Narukami decided to help the boy first.

As soon as Narukami shifted his attention to the boy, one of the men in black moved.

Narukami narrowed his eyes as he prepared to attack when suddenly, he felt vague killing intent from behind.

Although vague, it was intense as it was filled with hatred and anger. Narukami reflexively turned his body around to see where that intent was coming from.

After that, a shout of a woman spread into the train and entered everyone’s ears. It was an agonizing one and it made everyone hear it felt chills all over their bodies.

Shortly thereafter, a man yelled, “Hey! What are you doing? Put that thing down, young man!”

That man’s yell made everyone on the train hold their breath and barely anyone made a noise. Some turned their heads to the ruckus and were curious yet terrified about what it was about.

“Shut up, old man,” a young man’s voice in his twenty replied.

“Please, no!” The woman shouted.

Bang!

Following that was a gunshot and blood splashed everywhere. Painted the train’s floor and window.

Everyone’s eyes widened. Their heart skipped a beat and at this moment, one word appeared in everyone’s mind.

Run!

Everyone quickly shouted in horror as they ran away from the young man. As the train was crowded, everyone only thought of themselves and went to the point of pushing anybody in their way.

Narukami frowned. Everything happened so suddenly.

What is going on? Narukami pondered in his mind but quickly remembered about the boy.

He instantly retracted his gaze to him and saw the two men in black approach him as they shove away everyone that was coming their way.

The boy’s face was pale as the paper upon this. He wanted to cry louder but just as he was about to, a man covered his mouth with his right hand.

The boy struggled to escape yet the difference in strength was like an elephant and an ant! There was no way the boy could escape!

Narukami immediately extended his arm at them as he raised it to his shoulder. His right arm flickered with electric arcs. He made a pistol gesture on his hand.

“Simple Gesture: Tranquilizer Gun,” said Narukami with a bit of a deep tone.

Two bolts jolted forward out of his fingers and proficiently dodged innocents as their targets were the two men.

The two bolts were like smart missiles but even they cannot move without reducing their speed in a narrow space.

Within seconds, it hit them. Their bodies were charred black as they exuded a faint noise of burnt smell.

Their friends and people saw this and were baffled.

The two of them suddenly screamed like they were electrified before collapsing with eyes rolled back, hair raising, and body as black as charcoal.

“What happened?” The other men in black were shocked but they managed to keep their cool and think realistically.

Probably someone was sneak attacking them, they may say it differently but their purpose was the same.

As if understood through telepathy, all of them nodded at each other and assumed a fighting stance as they observed their surroundings. Probably looking for the person who sneakily attacked them.

On the other hand, where the shot was.

“Why did you do this?” The woman asked, “I never did anything wrong! I don’t even know who you are!” The woman crawled back before stopping as her body hit the wall.

“I don’t expect you to remember me either but since I’m in the mood. I’ll bother myself to explain, have you forgotten that day?” The young man asked as his voice was tired.

“That day?” The woman frowned.

“Yeah, in Star’s Bank a few years ago. There was a robbery and five people were killed,” replied the young man.

“So?” The woman returned the question.

“You still don’t get it?” His voice was deeper and colder as he pointed the barrel at her face.

The crowd let out panic gasps.

“If you want to die then go ahead, help her,” said the young man.

Some wanted to help the woman out but their intention was noticed by the young man as he shifted his gun to the crowds.

Those who wanted to help her backed away a few steps and could not do anything but form an expression of shame and regret.

The woman looked at them with high expectations but they could not meet her eyes as they have an additional emotion, guilt.

The woman retracted her gaze from them as she looked disappointed.

“A killer tries to win the empathy of the people around her yet cannot as they care about their lives first instead of a stranger,” mocked the young man as he sneered, “Does this story ring a bell, Zie?”

The woman’s eyes or rather Zie’s eyes expanded in shock.

Narukami knew what was going on behind him yet he could only do much. He could not save the woman and the boy at the same time, at least not in this crowd.

It was strictly prohibited to show one’s power in public. He was aware he had already done it but it was simply an illusion, not literally showing his supernatural powers.

The paralyzed attacks? No one saw it so it was fine.

Furthermore, he wanted to observe more. Better to listen to their conversation before making a move.

As he listened, he could do something to save the boy.

Next, Narukami silently distanced himself to escape from the men in black’s vision and increased the chance of them not finding him.

Concealing his presence might have the same effect but if these men follow where the lightning bolts were coming from, they could find him.

You might think. But he could use his shapeshifting ability and blend in with the crowd. While that belief was not wrong, it was not correct either.

When Narukami changed his appearance. He would be instantly the center of attention as his face was akin to ice cream melting before reforming back to human skin.

The closest person on Narukami would notice despite the fact he concealed his presence.

Narukami halted his steps as he found the right distance. He then shot the rest of the men in black with lightning bolts which were enough to immobilize them.

It went without saying, a smooth one. One by one collapsed to the ground with faint black smoke coming out of their bodies.

This strange phenomenon made people see that they were hallucinations but if this amount of people saw the same thing, can you still call them hallucinations?

The Mandela effect probably fit with the current situation but seeing the same hallucination, even an idiot would realize something was strange.