Fish in the Net

Knock! Knock! Knock!

As Pro and Alice cleaned the scene, they heard a knock on the door. Pro raised his eyebrow in confusion as he muttered softly, "There shouldn't be any more appointments at this time. Could that kid be back?"

Switching to ghost form, Pro peeked his head through the wall and saw a middle-aged uncle standing in front of the door. The man was glancing around with his beady eyes as he brushed his messy hair with his hands.

Seeing this sketchy man, Pro smiled as he told Alice, "Alice we got another customer~"

"Eh? Another one? Do I get to play with this one?" Alice cheerfully asked while in ghost form.

"If he takes liberty with you, you are free to play with him as much as you want," Pro permitted with a chuckle.

"Hehehe~ Alice hopes that he is a naughty one then~" Alice giggled playfully as she switched to physical form before calling out in a sweet voice, "Coming~"

As he saw the door open, the middle-aged uncle looked up and saw the charming young girl in front of him. His eyes lit up with lust as a sketchy smile appeared on his face. He reached out one of his hand and placed it on the door as he greeted, "Hello Alice. I saw your dating profile online, and I am ... very ... interested in you."

Alice giggled innocently as she attempted to close the door, "Eh? Really? But, Alice is not interested in uncle ..."

Stepping into the apartment uninvited and scaring Alice backwards, the middle-aged uncle grinned as he licked his lip. His hand then shut the door behind him and conveniently locked it. Glancing back at Alice who now had a frightened face, the middle-aged uncle couldn't help but say in a hoarse voice, "It seemed that you are interested in me. After all, you allowed me to come in ... hehehe."

Backing up, Alice whimpered in a frightened voice, but her eyes couldn't help but have a playful glint, "N-No, Alice doesn't want you. Go! P-Please leave!"

"Hahaha! How can I leave when I see such a tasty lamb all alone and ripe for the picking!" the middle-aged uncle laughed violently as he pulled out his knife and pounced towards Alice.

Alice ran back in 'fear', but she was soon caught and pressed against the wall with a knife on her neck.

"Be obedient and let me enjoy myself. If you serve me well, I may consider letting you live," the middle-aged uncle chuckled hoarsely as he licked his lips lustfully while taking a sniff of the girl's hair.

"Eh? Will you really let Alice go if Alice plays with you?" Alice asked charmingly with a playful grin, but the man could not see it as Alice was facing away from him.

The uncle hugged Alice's body from behind as he giggled lustfully, "Of course, uncle will teach you how to play like a real woman."

"Then ..." Alice whispered in a hoarse voice as her head twisted 360 degrees around, "Uncle can stay and play with Alice ... forever~"

The uncle's face stiffened as his mind blanked for a moment, causing him to loosen his grip on his knife and dropping it. Then, his eyes widened in fright as he shoved Alice away with both hands while tumbling backwards with a scream, "AHHHHHH!"

Alice's body knocked against the wall and her head toppled off. The head rolled towards the uncle and gradually came to a stop while glancing at him charmingly, "Hehehe~ uncle will stay and play with Alice foreverrrr~"

"AHHH! Monster! Get away from me!" the uncle kicked Alice's head away as he ran towards the front door rapidly.

Reaching the door, the uncle swiftly tried to unbolt the lock, but to his horror, the lock was stuck! No matter how hard he tried, the lock won't budge. Realizing he was trapped in, the uncle turned around in horror to see Alice's head rolling towards him.

"Playyy~ Stay and playyy with Alice forever~"

"AHHH! AHH! AHHHHH-" the uncle screamed in terror as liquid leaked out of his pants before his eyes rolled and he passed out.

"Ehhhh? So fast? But Alice hasn't played enough yet!" Alice's head complained with a pout as her body walked over to pick up her head and fix it back on her body.

Pro gradually materialized beside her as he rolled his eyes, "Alice, you don't know how scary you can be to normal humans. Alright, now it's my turn to handle him."

Alice pouted as she gave the unconscious uncle a kick, "And just when I got to the fun part, too."

Alice then watched as Pro dragged the unconscious uncle into the bathroom and locking him in. Dusting his hands and returning to ghost form, Pro grinned evilly, "How dare a rapist like you dare to target my cute Alice? I will make sure to send you to Toilet Heaven!"

Knock! Knock! Knock!

A sudden knock sounded from the door causing Pro to tilt his head in confusion, "The next service worker still has an hour before he comes, why are there so many uninvited visitors today?"

"Hello? Alice? Are you okay in there? It's me, Lu Ke! Answer me!"

Blinking his eyes with mirth, Pro glanced at Alice and motioned her to welcome the visitor. Alice winked cutely as she cheerfully skipped to the door and opened it.

"Ah! Alice!" Lu Ke exclaimed in happiness as his eyes vigilantly swept the inside of the apartment room before breathing secretly breathing a sigh of relief.

"Lu Ke? Why are you back? Weren't you going home to rest? Did you miss me that much?" Alice asked with a charming smile.

Lu Ke blushed as his heart rate sped up. He then did his best to stutter a reply, "I-I saw a suspicious man coming up, and I thought you won't be safe so I came back to check. Did you see any suspicious uncle coming by?"

Alice blinked her eyes before glancing at the empty air nearby as if listening to instructions. Then, she replied, "Ah! Is that who it was? Alice heard an uncle's voice from the door earlier, but Alice refused to open the door as Alice was scared. The uncle left afterwards. Could that be the suspicious uncle you were talking about?"

Lu Ke nodded rapidly as he breathed a sigh of relief inwardly. He couldn't help but warn, "Good job Alice! Alice, you should never open the door for strangers! It's not safe, especially since you live alone in this dangerous area."

"Mmm," Alice nodded in agreement with a playful smile as she replied, "Then ... should Alice open the door for Lu Ke?"

Lu Ke's face stiffened a bit before he blushed in embarassment, "T-That, I-"

"Hehehe~ Just kidding~ Alice will always open the door for Lu Ke," Alice giggled charmingly, causing Lu Ke to stare in a daze.

Snapping out of his daze, Lu Ke's face then turned serious as he suggested, "Alice you should move out of this place as soon as possible. It's really remote and not safe out here."

Alice giggled playfully before putting her finger to her lip innocently, "But Alice can't go out to live out there. This is Alice's home. Are you going to take Alice away from her home?"

Towards the end of her line, Alice's tone became a bit gloomy and ghastly, but Lu Ke didn't notice as he seemed to be frozen in thought as some story was automatically weaved in his mind. He wanted to persuade further but when he recalled his own situation, his fist tightened as he looked down in shame.

Alice giggled for a bit as she changed the topic, "Well, if there is nothing else, you should go back and rest. After all, you don't look too well~"

Lu Ke looked up and firmly imprinted Alice's face in his memory. Then, he replied in a hoarse voice, "Okay. See you next time."

"Baiii~ I'll be waiting for your next visit~" Alice cheerfully waved as she shut her door.

Standing in front of the closed door silently, Lu Ke gritted his teeth as he cursed his own uselessness. After a while of thought, a firm resolution was made in his mind as Lu Ke looked at the door and whispered, "Wait for me Alice. I promise to study hard, and one day I will come back to bring you away."

Turning around, Lu Ke glanced at the heavy dent on apartment room 445 with a frown. Lu Ke's resolve strengthened as he firmly turned away and left the apartment building. Although the frail young man looked pale while riding away on his bike, if one paid closer attention, they may notice the fierce fire burning in his eyes.

Alas, there wasn't anyone to witness this. Back in apartment 444, Pro was planning on what to do with the fish that was caught in the net. A while has passed and the uncle was now slowly regaining consciousness. Pro and Alice both watched as the uncle sat up in a daze while muttering in confusion, "Huh? Where am I?"

Then, as if his memories were slowly returning, the uncle's face paled as he forced himself up with a frightened face. Glancing around and seeing the empty silent bathroom, the uncle decided to leave as he felt the place was ominous.

However, when he tried to open the door, it was bolted shut and didn't respond no matter how hard he tried to pull on it. The uncle's face paled as he screamed in fright, "Ahhh! Let me out! Let me go!"

"Oh? You want to let it out? Then, as you wish~" Pro cheerfully whispered as he activated his abilities with an evil grin.

The middle-aged uncle screamed in fear as he continued to bang on the door, but to no avail. He then glanced around the bathroom in search of a second escape route, but there was none except the small window that his arm may not even be able to fit through. The uncle then turned slumped onto the ground in despair as he muttered to himself, "N-No ... this can't be happening! I must be dreaming! Yes, let me think about all the pretty girls that I have tasted before ... hehehe~"

Unfortunately, the man didn't get a chance to fantasize further as he felt his stomach grumble. His face scrunched as he glanced at the nearby toilet, "Did I eat something wrong today?"

Clutching his stomach, the uncle then strolled over and sat on the toilet. Not long after, howls of pain sounded from the bathroom as Pro and Alice happily played around on the bed, treating the howls as background music.

After a couple of minutes, the howls turn into weak cries for help. Hearing this, Pro had an evil idea as he asked Alice, "Alice, do you want to play a bit more?"

Alice's eyes sparkled as she hopped off the bed with excitement, "Yes master! Alice wants to play more! Will master allow Alice to play?"

"Go ahead, the man's calling for your help~" Pro snickered evilly.

Alice giggled as she floated into the bathroom. The unsuspecting victim was still moaning in pain and begging for help while sitting on the toilet. Suddenly, a sweet voice interrupted his cries of pain, "Uncle~ Alice came to help you~"

The uncle's went silent as his body stiffened in fear. The uncle cranked his neck sideways and his eyes shrunk as he saw the young feet of a lady standing nearby. He slowly looked up to see a headless body holding a girl's head in her arms. The body lifted the head and brought it up to the uncle's face as the head giggled in a charming voice, "Uncle~ Alice is here to play with you~"

Seeing the blood dripping from the neck of the head in front of his face, the uncle's eyes were bloodshot as his mouth opened to scream, but alas no scream came out. The uncle's eyes were wide open, and it was now permanently frozen this way. Alice cutely pouted as she watched the uncle's body slump over as blood flowed out from the lower part of his body.

[Host has absorbed the life force from the remains of a living being. Host gained 50 life points.]

[Host has absorbed the soul of the invader. System Library updated with new information.]

Pro floated through the wall as he didn't even bother to read up the information of the useless criminal. Alice glanced at Pro with watery eyes as she complained, "Master, he can't last long enough, it's no fun! Alice didn't get to play enough yet!"

Pro patted Alice on the head as she snuggled against him like a kitten before comforting her, "Don't worry Alice, there will be many more people for you to play with in the future. Now help clean up while I dispose of the body."

Alice nodded happily as she happily began to clean the bloody toilet. Pro went to get a trash bag and stuffed the corpse into the bag. Then, he disposed of the trash in his friendly neighborhood trashcan, room 442. Dusting off his hands, Pro went back to help Alice clean to prepare to harvest more leeks.

It wasn't long before a day of work began once more. After a day of lacking customers, Pro could only sadly stare at the pitiful 70 points that he harvested. Adding the 40 points from Lu Ke and the total of 170 points he harvested from the uncle, Pro now had a total of 3330 points, still a far way from five thousand. Alice hugged Pro to comfort him after which Pro decided to put his night to good use.

"Isn't there still one guardian on this floor? Might as well pay this neighbor of mine a visit, and maybe provide a free ticket to reincarnation as well~"

Pro snickered as he set his sights on room 441, his next target for hunting.