(First PoV)
After Teruhashi's power-up was done, we returned to the hotel. It's already 3 AM. In the morning, other sorcerers will start hunting each other for points.
"Senpai, let's remain in the same room..."
"Yeah."
I nodded. Last time, Sato and his kid got murdered before anyone knew anything. Being in the same room will be safer, and we will be alert the each other as one keep watch while the other sleeps.
"Gosh! Shouldn't you hesitate!? Don't get the wrong idea—"
"Shut up. I have a girlfriend."
"Oh."
"Anyway, you keep watch first, and when you start feeling sleepy, wake me up. When morning comes, everyone will most likely start hunting each other."
"... Alright."
She seems to be dejected that I assigned first watch duty to her.
Anyway, I went to bed and closed my eyes, trying to sleep.
But... as if sleep will come this easily when I am caught in Culling Game. When my girlfriend, Miyako-chan is most likely dead. When the status of even her parents who live in countryside is unknown.
So, now that I finally laid down and started resting, I couldn't help but think what to do from now on.
Currently, I have 25 points.
When I get 100 points, Kashimo will come for me.
So the best thing to do is to jump others with Teruhashi and give her the kill. And as soon as she gets 100 points, add a rule to be able to transfer points between players.
This will prevent others from killing each other, and also allow to gain the next 100 points faster since killing other players just leads to 5 points. So by negotiating, we can get their entire points instead of just 5 points.
Then I will get a second rule to allow everyone to go in and out of the barriers as they please, except for Suguru Geto and Kenjaku, since I don't know what he is called as a player.
That will not only allow the professional sorcerers to move freely and take care of the mess, but also allow me to leave this barrier and try to find out about Miyako-chan.
There is little hope, but I wish that she is alive. Hopefully something came up and she couldn't reach Shibuya. Perhaps she wasn't caught up in Sukuna's Domain.
And if she really died—!
Wait!
Why the hell am I worrying about if she died!?
When I have the Cursed Technique [Reincarnation]!?
Even when the first guy who refused to be a player died, and his soul most likely wasn't there, I was able to reincarnate him, though he died again due to the state of his body.
Meaning, I can probably summon a soul as long as I have the body.
If Miyako really died in Shibuya due to Sukuna's Domain Expansion, I wouldn't be able to get her body.
But, is the complete body really required?
Will her hair that might be lying around my home or hers or her parents' be enough?
My home is 10 km away from here, so it most likely doesn't come under the colony I am in.
Still, we will head in my home's direction tomorrow.
"Senpai, you awake?"
"Are you sleepy? Should I keep watch?"
"No... I don't think I will be able to sleep without being super exhausted. Anyway, who are Sukuna and Kenjaku? Why was that guy asking... No. Forget it. I won't pry. But... tell me about your girlfriend! Is she cute?"
"Yeah."
"Do you think... she is alive?"
"I don't know. Chances are less. But even if she is dead, I will bring her back to life. And don't worry about your family as well. I am here.
Tomorrow, other players will definitely attack us. Even humans, even those from past who have hijacked other people's bodies and crushed their souls, like that guy we met.
Those guys of past wouldn't have any hesitation in killing other humans.
So, I will take out their soul, and use those bodies as vessels for our loved ones.
How many do you need?"
She must be worried about her family now that she has time to relax.
"Can't you restore the crushed souls?"
"Yeah. But the trauma will still be present..."
Trauma can be overcome with time...
"Rather, I am making excuses. Rather, I can't place those who I care about and strangers on the same scale. I can ignore the death of strangers caused by others, because it is required for resurrecting my loved ones if it comes to it."
"But Senpai, instead of bodies of others, can't you just create new bodies?"
"I can't just create new bodies with my technique."
"Not like that! What if you put souls in an embryo so that they can divide and the people be properly reincarnated, without harming the potential baby?"
At what outrageous stuff she said, I opened my eyes and looked at her. She was looking very smug over her suggestion.
"Teruhashi."
"Yes?"
"You are messed up in the head."
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