033 Two Living Yamas
The Suit Man and the Woman with Heavy Makeup's faces were flushed, as if they wanted to argue about something, but under the aim of the Equality of All Beings, they didn't have the guts to keep being stubborn, and could only remain silent.
"I really didn't expect to encounter two such foolish Players."
Iwanaga Kotoko still maintained a sweet smile, shaking her head with a slightly helpless look, and said in a gentle tone.
"I can understand your desire for excitement, but since this is the result, you can only blame yourselves for not being clear-headed and not being strong enough. However, this should not be the reason why you were possessed by the oddities of this Hotel. Keep talking, what else did you do?"
The Woman with Heavy Makeup hesitated before replying.
"That... after that... after that, we searched that room, walked around that floor... and didn't do anything else..."
"No."
Asagiri shook his head, looked directly at the faces of the Suit Man and the Woman with Heavy Makeup, and slowly spoke.
"After you two did that, you drank the water from the Hotel, right?"
"Huh? How did you know?"
The Woman with Heavy Makeup was stunned for a moment. Seeing that Asagiri's index finger was already on the trigger of the gun, she didn't dare to hide anything and quickly told the truth.
"Yes... I remember now, at that time... we saw bottled mineral water in the room, so we took two bottles and drank them..."
Hearing this, Yuuki Asuna's expression became very complicated.
"You... you... sigh... how can there be such stupid guys..."
The Suit Man tried to argue: "No, we didn't drink tap water. The bottled mineral water, I checked, it wasn't opened. There shouldn't be a problem."
"I said you're brain-dead, and you really are purely brain-dead. The novice instance has given you confidence, hasn't it?"
Asagiri was completely impolite, full of aggression.
"Banshee, understand? Do you understand what a Banshee is? Do you think a Banshee needs to unscrew the bottle cap to replace the water in the bottle? Very good logic, there's a simple and pure beauty of brain stem deficiency."
The Suit Man and the Woman with Heavy Makeup's faces turned pale, and they trembled as they spoke.
"Then... then what will happen after drinking that water?"
Yuuki Asuna pursed her lips, looked at the two trembling Players, and said with a complicated expression.
"We're not quite sure about this yet, but if I were to guess... your bodies will explode like balloons."
"Explode!?"
The Suit Man's expression changed, his legs went soft and he collapsed onto the ground, and then he assumed a dogeza posture and pleaded with Asagiri, who was standing there.
"Save... save me, please, since you know there's something wrong with the water in this Hotel, you must be able to find a way to save us, right? Please, by the way, I'm very rich! After leaving the instance, I can give you money, however much you want is fine!"
"Don't make me laugh."
Asagiri said indifferently: "You courted death yourself, why should I save you? Am I your father? What obligation do I have to save you?"
Iwanaga Kotoko, who was standing nearby, took two steps closer. Just as Yuuki Asuna thought that the other party was feeling unbearable seeing this scene and wanted to persuade Asagiri to save the two Players, she heard Iwanaga Kotoko say in a relaxed tone with a smile.
"That's right. According to what you just said, if your bodies might explode at any time after drinking the Hotel's water, then these two people are equivalent to time bombs. If their bodies explode and blood or other things splash into our eyes or mouths, we might also be infected with the oddity. So my suggestion is to kill them directly here."
Yuuki Asuna was shocked. She didn't expect this cute, loli-type beautiful girl to say such words.
Not only would she not save them, but she would also kill the two Players directly to prevent future trouble?
Rationally speaking, Yuuki Asuna also knew that what Iwanaga Kotoko said was not wrong, but these were two human lives after all, and to say such cruel and heartless words in such a relaxed, even smiling tone...
Iwanaga Kotoko, who dared to voluntarily sign up for the instance alone, was indeed not a simple person.
"Hey, you say that, but they are still alive after all. My morals don't allow me to kill people directly."
Hearing Asagiri's words, the Suit Man and the Woman with Heavy Makeup, whose faces were originally pale, almost couldn't help but cry, thinking that there were indeed good people in this world...
"Besides, killing them directly is too wasteful."
Before the two of them could be moved, Asagiri suddenly changed the subject, revealed a kind smile, and his tone became gentle.
"You two, you want to live, right?"
"Yes, so please..."
"Asking me is useless."
Asagiri interrupted the Suit Man's plea and said with a light laugh.
"According to the information we currently have, there is a Banshee in this Hotel that is stronger than the other Banshee, and can even casually eliminate the other Banshee. It is likely the source of the oddities in this Hotel. You have drunk the water here and have been infected with the oddity. The only way to survive now is to solve the source of the oddities in this Hotel."
"As the saying goes, make the best use of everything. If you don't solve the source of this, you two will definitely die. In that case, you two can become the cannon fodder to pave the way."
"Of course, it's fine if you're unwilling. You have two choices before you: either follow my plan and become the cannon fodder we use to explore unknown areas—that way, you might even survive."
"Or, I can just kill you right here and now to eliminate any future trouble."
"The choice is in your hands."
Hearing Asagiri's words, Suit Man and Woman with Heavy Makeup were both dumbfounded.
Good grief, there's another expert here?
This one is even more of a Living Yama.
As for Iwanaga Kotoko, after hearing the plan Asagiri proposed, she was momentarily stunned, but then her face showed a look of approval, and she nodded in deep agreement.
"Yes, exactly. Since death is certain anyway, it's better to make use of your remaining value and become the cannon fodder for our exploration of this Hotel. As expected, your plan is more reliable."
"You flatter me. After all, my sense of morality is too strong; I still find the idea of direct killing a bit hard to stomach."
Watching the way Asagiri and Iwanaga Kotoko conversed, Yuuki Asuna's lips parted slightly, and she didn't know what to say.
Why does it feel like... even though these two are meeting for the first time, they have such a tacit understanding?