Arrival of the bullies

"To devise the worst way to die, it is best to die without a body intact."

　　After hearing Riku's words, the corners of Ryota's mouth twitched, feeling offended.

　　He swallowed hard and asked: "Must... be so cruel?"

　　"Of course!" said Riku firmly.

　　"...Okay, use it!"

　　Ryota gritted his teeth.

　　Isn't that just desperate? It's not like he hasn't tried it!

　　He said directly: "Let's start preparing."

　　Riku and Schwi looked at each other, then answered in unison: "Good."

　　"Wait a moment!"

　　At this time, Misa suddenly jumped out, looked at Ryota and said: "Shiro, the control variable you mentioned actually controls your method of death?"

　　"That's right." Ryota nodded.

　　"Then my [Death Note] can do better."

　　Misa took out a black notebook from the bag she was carrying, and said: "It can control death. Just write your method of death on it, and you will die according to the way described in the writing. It really can fix the variable… Uh, sorry."

　　Misa suddenly looked apologetically at Riku and Schwi: "I wasn't aiming for your mission, I just thought it out of the blue, so I'll mention it."

　　"No way, Misa."

　　Ryota immediately rebutted: "Your death note is equivalent to snatching the knife from the Grim Reaper's hand directly to kill me. If it wasn't done by the Grim Reaper itself, it doesn't fall under the Grim Reaper's rules of death, what's the point of doing it?"

　　"And… I just devised my own way of dying, but I don't intend to die, [Death Note] can kill people, right?"

　　In fact, there was one more thing he didn't say, that was the uncertain priority of the Grim Reaper or [Death Note].

　　In the movie [Death is Coming], there were people on the death list who attempted suicide before it was their turn to die.

　　As a result, he took five shots to his temple with the gun, and miraculously, all were useless.

　　"Uh… I didn't think carefully, sorry."

　　Embarrassment appeared on Misa's face.

　　Just now, she just had an idea and thought of this idea, but she didn't realize that there was such a big gap.

　　"Does not matter."

　　Ryota glanced at the time on his cell phone: "It's not too late, let's get to work."

　　So, Ryota, Misa, and Riku went to sit and rest at the coffee shop.

　　Schwi was organizing and busy at the station.

　　...

　　Ex-Machina can analyze and copy attacks received, master magic and skills of opponents, and form pseudo-codes to use.

　　They were created by the God of Doubt and Belief, Holou, possibly existing in the world of Disboard hundreds of millions of years ago.

　　After so many years of fighting, naturally there are countless magics in the Ex-Machina database.

　　Schwi, as a member of Ex-Machina, had been cut off and had not been renewed, but it was still fine to use her pseudo-magic that had been recorded in the past.

　　With her immense computing power capable of calculating the attack power of the gods, she found all the relevant variables that would cause death within a few hundred meters of any station.

　　After selecting a few combinations that would see Ryota die at worst, she started excluding the other variables.

　　Even the damage caused by the earthquake is included in the calculation which needs to be excluded.

　　She instantly used all kinds of pseudo-code magic and spent nearly four hours consolidating the entire station like a fortress.

　　As long as the Grim Reaper wasn't an almighty god, her pseudo-magic couldn't be easily broken.

　　Then, the other party could only follow the death routine Ryota devised to defend against him.

　　Of course, Schwi didn't forget to add loopholes to her death design.

　　That is, an opening that allows Ryota to substitute the target at a critical moment.

　　Ryota mentioned that when he is attacked by a Grim Reaper, he will feel a crisis.

　　As long as there is a slight feeling that something is wrong, it is best to respond in time according to the pre-ordered plan.

　　Even if the induction fails, it's fine, Schwi can take the initiative to alert Ryota of the impending crisis.

　　Everything is in the calculations.

　　All that was left was to wait for the Grim Reaper to take the bait.

　　...

　　"By the way, how about if the Grim Reaper doesn't take the bait later?"

　　At the coffee shop, after listening to the whole plan, Misa suddenly asks.

　　"...Don't curse me, Misa."

　　Ryota showed a helpless expression, and analyzed and speculated:

　　"Whether or not to bite the bait mainly depends on whether the Grim Reaper is just a rule or has self-awareness. If it's the former, he'll definitely bite. If it's the latter… then I can only spend it with him, if he rushes to kill me, he definitely won't be able to eat me, and sooner or later he will bite the bait. "

　　"What if he doesn't bite?" Misa kept asking: "Riku and Schwi should return to their own world, what if the Grim Reapers waited until they left before attacking you?"

　　Ryota complained in his heart.

　　"If the situation you said really happened…"

Ryota snorted coldly, and said in a heavy tone: "If he wants to play, I will play with him. The big deal is continuing to take part in adventures and earning points to strengthen myself. When I am strengthened to the point where no power on this planet can kill me, I will see how he will play out!"

　　"Ambition!" Misa immediately gave a thumbs up.

　　Ryota sipped his coffee and looked out the window, but he didn't see Schwi.

　　She must have been flying in the sky to monitor the entire station.

　　Although the layout has been designed, the flow of people at the station is not small.

　　New variables will be generated any time and should be monitored in real time.

　　So Schwi took to the sky after telling him about her plan.

　　(Speaking of which, why would an otherworldly power have direct influence at my side?)

　　After being released, Ryota's mind wanders, and doubts arise in his heart.

　　He remembered that according to Disboard's arrangement, one had to rely on elves when using magic.

　　It was even possible that some races that were purely composed of elves would instantly perish if transported to a world without elves.

　　Can't there be elves in his world?

　　Could it be that the adventure guild is at work?

　　Or... is there a deeper reason?

　　"Misa," Ryota said suddenly, "Can you see my age?"

　　"No." Misa shakes her head.

　　"Pfft...wait! What do you mean your skills… don't work here?"

　　Ryota almost spit out his coffee.

　　After being together for a long time, the main premise of implementing your plan has lost the chain?

　　"Of course not." Misa corrects: "That doesn't work for guild members. Regarding this matter, I also found out when I took on the task before."

　　"The Adventurers' Guild is definitely a place that can help people change their destiny."

　　Riku interrupted suddenly and said: "Maybe we were in our own world, our fates were shattered, but the moment we joined the guild, I thought shattered fates were shattered, and the future became full of uncertainties. No one can say what the future will look like and how far it can grow. Because of this, age cannot be determined."

　　"Fatalism..."

　　Ryota thought for a moment and thought it was quite reasonable.

　　Then accept this statement.

　　Out of boredom, the three of them started chatting.

　　Riku asks the two for knowledge about modern society, and Ryota and Misa act as teachers, and they find it quite interesting for a while.

　　In such small talk, time continued to fly by.

　　In a clear sky, the sun gradually shifted to the west.

　　Just as Ryota felt his ass going numb, the time finally arrived at 2 p.m.

　　Ryota tilted his head and looked at the square in front of the station outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

　　Near the fountain, four figures slowly approached, three men and one woman.

　　"That's them."

　　Ryota sounded the reminder and pointed with his finger.

　　Misa looks in the direction she is pointing.

　　Under the eyes of the Shinigami, the names and lifespans of the three men and one woman could be seen at a glance.