Why is my Isekai in the Slice of Life anime was become a Horror Story?

Interlude 1-16: A Moment of Rest with Maki and the Admission Ticket.

When Takakai arrived near Maki's house, the police had already surrounded the area.

This was the most luxurious villa area in Tokyo, and with such a violent event occurring here, the police arrived quickly. They had cordoned off the scene, which was full of signs of a fierce struggle, and evacuated Maki's family from the villa to calm their minds, preparing to question them later about what had happened.

One could imagine that this would be a shocking case.

Moreover, it could turn into a high-profile case that the entire country would pay attention to, because this area was home to many high-profile individuals who would never tolerate having the expensive security measures they paid so much for annually being breached by two strangers who managed to sneak in, kill someone, and fight inside one of the houses in the neighborhood.

The prerequisite was that the officers present did not suffer from "memory loss" during the investigation.

As for the neighbors, instead of feeling outraged, they quickly began to think that the incident didn't need their attention.

In the end, everyone would forget about this case, no one would care anymore, and even if they happened to overhear related information, they would only care for a brief moment before promptly forgetting, as if nothing had happened.

Except for the players.

When Takakai got closer to the Shijo family's house (he had previously obtained her address), the police were still maintaining the blockade, but the level of the blockade had clearly decreased so much that Maki had secretly changed clothes, snuck out, and quickly met Takakai.

"Are you hurt?"

As soon as he met Maki, Takakai immediately asked, his eyes constantly scanning her to check her condition.

Fortunately, she didn't seem to have anything serious.

However, there was a scratch on her hand, likely caused by broken glass.

"Before those two came in, I had already noticed them. They were very arrogant, probably because they had Obsession. They thought they could do anything without consequences. I... grabbed a knife from the kitchen, locked my parents in the bedroom, and removed the doorknob. Those two were very strong, each of them had one or two Obsessions, but their combat skills weren't great. It took me a little time, but I eventually defeated them. It's just that... my dad breaking the door came in and saw what I was doing."

Maki quickly explained about the fight between her and the two members of the [Female mask gang] who had intruded.

Though she tried to keep the description brief, her still fearful expression made it clear that the fight might not have been ordinary.

"They had that Obsession made of flesh and blood... Maybe it has some very strange effect. Although these people weren't strong, their unity and madness to this extent are truly hard to imagine. However, as long as you're okay in the end, that's all that matters. Don't focus too much on those guys. Let's go, tonight you definitely can't rest at home. Should we find a hotel for the night? Or come to my house? Don't worry, it's nothing. If everything goes as expected, your parents won't care about this tomorrow. After all, during the fight, both you and they used Obsession, and under its influence, normal people will gradually forget what happened."

Takakai lightly patted Maki's shoulder, thought for a moment, and then hugged her.

The warmth of the girl's body was clearly felt by Takakai.

Faced with Takakai's bold move, Maki initially shivered, but then her body quickly relaxed, leaning lightly against Takakai, staying like that for a while.

"Becoming a player like those evil ones... I really hope this won't happen to me."

Takakai could hear a slight heaviness in Maki's voice.

"It's alright, it's alright."

Knowing that speaking too much now wouldn't help, Takakai just gently embraced Maki, staying silent with her, waiting for her to calm down.

When dealing with the two old players at the Shirakawa apartment, Takakai was in control, even though Maki had played an important supporting role, she hadn't directly faced the enemy or fought herself. But in tonight's conflict, she had personally taken down the two living members, and due to that strange Obsession, she had to kill each of them twice to truly eliminate them, which naturally put a great psychological strain on her.

However, despite that, this girl was really strong—one who came from a peaceful time yet defeated two old players. But if we consider the player who had impersonated Maeda Miwa and the level of the two players Takakai faced, it could be said that the overall strength of the [Female mask gang] wasn't particularly strong. After all, even without any blessings, Shinomiya Kaguya could still fight the female spy during the surprise attack at the Shirakawa apartment. For the old players, [Female mask gang] could probably only be strong against normal players without strong blessings or Obsessions, those who couldn't receive Obsession from the Dusk-level mission evaluations and achieve rank A.

Clearly, Takakai wasn't aware of the strength of the combination between rank S with his two blessings, and the A rank enhancement with a single blessing from Maki and Kaguya compared to normal players. However, since he hadn't interacted with many other players, this mistake in thinking was understandable.

Could it be that they were eliminating a group of pests harming the player community?

"Alright... that's enough, you don't need to hug me anymore."

Maki, having recovered, had a flushed face, looking a bit embarrassed as she pushed Takakai away from her arms.

The warmth in his embrace disappeared, and though it couldn't be denied, it was a strange sense of loss.

However, now wasn't the time to dwell on this. Takakai and Maki walked along the street for a while, heading to a quiet road near the river, where they sat on a bench and began discussing the events of the night.

"Anyway, if Gotoh-san is to be believed, that group only has four members left before, so it's more or less resolved. But... that flesh-and-blood Obsession is really strange, how could it completely swallow the host after they die like that..."

As she spoke, Maki opened her bag, and Takakai saw a dark red mass inside, wrapped in several layers of plastic.

Even now, it was still wriggling continuously.

The unexpected sight caused Takakai to show a surprised expression.

"I used Old Guo's [faceless head]. That thing ate up one of the two, then spat out this mass of flesh. I felt something was off, so I wrapped it up and made sure it didn't touch me."

Maki gently nodded and informed Takakai of the situation.

Old Guo's [faceless head] seemed like a purely defensive tool against players. However, who would have thought it could acquire this Obsession in such a way, something that would normally lose control when the owner died. Perhaps this [faceless head] was even more useful than initially predicted.

"Give it to me. My watch can store this. I suspect this Obsession is different from the ones we've encountered before. It might have a very unusual nature."

Despite his surprise, Takakai quickly took the two Obsessions Maki had collected during the battle, especially the blood-flesh mass.

Since this was a strange Obsession, it was best for Takakai to keep them until they understood its effects and the price to pay. After all, the mysterious watch he was wearing could completely suppress all Obsessions in its contained state, so there was no need to worry about losing control.

After discussing the main topic, Takakai switched to a different subject.

"Then tonight, why don't you stay at my place for the night? My house is quite spacious, with plenty of rooms."

Takakai said seriously.

"... After what happened earlier, do you think I'd still come to your place?"

Maki wasn't fooled and immediately responded with caution, rejecting the idea.

"Then go find a hotel outside to rest. Wait, can high school students in Japan directly check into a hotel?"

Takakai offered another option.

"And you plan to pretend to be my 'guardian' and share a room with me for the night, right?"

Maki gave Takakai a quick glance, her tone flat as she asked.

"Bingo."

Takakai's answer was extremely honest.

"Bingo my ass, did I agree to that? And why did you seem so serious at first, but now you're acting like a perverted guy who's not satisfied?"

Finally unable to hold back, Maki lightly tapped Takakai's chest and muttered to herself.

'What do you mean not satisfied? To be honest, I've never been satisfied...'

Takakai really wanted to reply like that, but before he could say anything, Maki's phone rang. She glanced at it, then stood up.

"I'll be going with my parents to visit some relatives for the night. You should head back quickly—what's with that face of yours? Why do you look so disappointed?"

Maki noticed the regretful expression on Takakai's face.

"This is pretty much decided, isn't it? How could you not be disappointed? Honestly, you don't think it over? I assure you, I won't do anything... we'll just hold hands while we sleep, hehehe."

Takakai chuckled and said, standing up to prepare to leave.

The idea of going to his house or staying at a hotel was clearly just a joke. Takakai was only using this approach to help the girl regain her spirits, so she wouldn't overthink everything that had happened earlier.

Of course, if it really were possible... no, that wouldn't fit Maki's tsundere personality.

Takakai turned around, not seeing Maki lightly opening her mouth and then silently closing it again.

She had indeed admitted to herself that for a moment, she had truly thought about whether she should go with Takakai. For the girl who had just gone through a life-and-death battle, only Takakai, who was in the "same world" as her, could offer her the sense of security she needed.

But, something like that... in the end, still seemed impossible.

Maki only said, "Itterasshai Kai-kun," before turning back to meet her parents.

The night passed slowly.

The next morning, when the sun rose, Takakai woke up feeling refreshed, with no negative reaction at all from having taken down the two bad guys. He got out of bed and immediately received a message on his phone, it was from Shijo Maki.

She said that Gotoh Hitori had found someone selling 3 Dusk-level dungeon admission tickets.