A Core Ship From The Start

To the boy, everything in front of him felt like a nightmare.

Ah...… it's hopeless.

He slumped in the deserted alley, despairingly watching the dim passageway ahead. It was clearly daytime, and as long as he walked out of here, he could return to the bustling, crowded streets. But at this moment, the boy could do nothing because there was an obstacle blocking him from his ordinary daily life.

It was a man.

Or rather, he looked like a man.

He wore human clothing, and his appearance wasn't much different from that of a human. But at this moment, the man's eyes were swollen, blue tears streaming from his eye sockets, leaving eerie tear marks on his cheeks. In his hand, he held a sharp kitchen knife, and with the saliva dripping from his mouth, at first glance, he looked like a mad murderer.

No, or actually, he was indeed a mad murderer.

The boy gritted his teeth, held his breath, and glared fiercely at the man in front of him. After being blocked here, he had already given up the idea of escaping. But... this didn't mean he would surrender without a fight!

"Oh?"

However, just at that moment, suddenly, a cheerful voice broke the heavy, deathly silence in the alley. This made the boy pause, he lifted his head and looked past the man to see a girl curiously peering over from the other side of the alley.

She had long green hair, a charming face, and a pair of big, clear, bright eyes looking this way as if she was observing something peculiar.

"No, don't come over, run away!"

The boy struggled to shout.

"Go call the police, quick!"

If it were an ordinary person, just seeing this scene and hearing the boy's shout would probably be enough to scare them away immediately. However, to the boy's surprise, the girl showed no intention of leaving; instead, she walked straight toward them. At the same time, her face still bore a curious and amused smile.

"I didn't expect to encounter something so interesting here; it seems Satori's luck is really good..."

"Roar———!!!"

The girl's words were not yet finished when the man suddenly turned, let out an angry roar, and charged towards the girl!

Doomed!

Seeing this, a chill and despair welled up deep inside the boy. He knew how terrifying this guy was, though he looked like a human, his speed and strength far exceeded that of humans, ordinary people were not his match, let alone this seemingly fragile girl!

In the blink of an eye, the man was already in front of the girl, raising his knife to strike!

Blood spurted out, splattering on the nearby wall.

"Oh...…"

And immediately after, the man's right arm fell, and he staggered backward, wounded.

"Eh?"

At this moment, the boy could hardly believe his eyes, he widened his eyes and looked ahead, only to see the green-haired girl now holding a sword, from which blood was dripping, indicating she had attacked the crazy man!

"Roar———!"

The wounded man grew angrier, crouching down, glaring ferociously at the girl like a mad beast. The girl, meanwhile, held the sword in one hand, resting the other on the blade, still wearing that lively and intrigued smile. She stared at the man as if he were just a cute little animal.

The man's expression grew more distorted; in rage and pain, his face started to deform. He then leaped up, opening his mouth wide like a wild dog, lunging directly at the girl! At this moment, his jaw split and extended, revealing his non-human side entirely!

Yet this clearly had no effect on the girl; on the contrary, as the man transformed, the boy clearly saw the green-haired girl's eyes suddenly light up, as if she had seen something amusing. Simultaneously, she stepped forward, swinging her sword directly at her target!

"Swish!"

In that instant, the man's sleeve burst open, and his remaining left arm stretched out like the folded, elongated forelimbs of an insect, thrusting directly at the girl.

For an ordinary person, imagining such a terrifying scene might be impossible, yet the green-haired girl seemed unfazed. Her body swayed to the side, brushing past the stabbing arm, while her sword swung down, slicing off the other arm as well.

"Bang!"

The man, missing his strike, fell heavily to the ground, and before he could get up, the sharp blade descended from above, piercing through his head and nailing him firmly to the ground. His body tensed and trembled violently, struggled for a moment, and then completely turned into a corpse.

"...Liar."

Staring dumbfoundedly at the scene before him, the boy, sitting limply on the ground, was in shock, unable to believe that the man he regarded as a demon was killed so effortlessly!

Who on earth was that girl?

As if hearing the boy's inner query, the girl drew the sword from the man's head, giggling as she walked toward him.

"......…"

Seeing the girl approaching him, the boy felt a chill throughout his body, sensing an indescribable fear.