Welcome in Tokyo

Avinash, lying down, says, "According to the story of this game, right now I am Raiden, a ninja assassin being hunted by an organization called Kurokami.

Based on the mission I've received, I must stay alive and eliminate all enemies. To finish the game, I either need to wipe out every member of the organization or survive for two days, which seems to be the time limit.

But why is this only Act One?" Avinash says, "Forget it. It's not like I'm stuck here forever. I can use the exit option anytime and get out."

"My first priority should be to find the organization called Kurokami," he decides. Just then, his attention is drawn to his injured hand and shoulder. A bullet hole was visible in his hand, and blood was dripping continuously. The bullet fired by a gunman was still lodged in his shoulder.

Seeing this, Avinash thinks, But first, I need treatment. Who knows, I might die from blood loss.

With this thought, he starts to move but notices the corpses lying nearby.

Avinash begins searching the bodies, hoping to find something useful—maybe some money. It felt strange to steal from the dead, but he knew he had no other choice.

After the search, Avinash finds some weapons and money. Most of the weapons were of no use to him except for a sword.

He couldn't carry much because he didn't have any storage facilities yet, and carrying too much would only slow him down.

After bandaging his hand and shoulder with cloth, Avinash leaves the area. But then, someone behind him slowly opens their eyes and mutters, "I won't let you live."

After walking for a long time, Avinash starts getting frustrated. He was already severely injured, and on top of that, he had no idea about the paths.

What made it worse was that if he used Dash, it might cause more harm to his body.

After walking for a few more hours, he spots a residential area. Relieved, he takes a deep breath but knows he can't enter through the main gate.

It was already late at night, and the surroundings were quiet. Taking advantage of the silence, Avinash approaches a high wall, double-jumps onto a tree branch, takes a deep breath, and then double-jumps again, reaching considerable height. While in the air, he uses Dash.

This allows him to easily cross the wall, but he hadn't thought about how he would land. If this were a regular mobile game, falling wouldn't have mattered, but…

As soon as Avinash realizes this, he tries to use Dash again, but it was on cooldown. This meant he was definitely going to get hurt when he landed.

And with a loud thud, he crashes to the ground. Nearby, a small boy eating some strange candy watches the scene and starts laughing.

The boy looks at Avinash and says in a lisping voice, "Fake ninja," before disappearing.

Dusting off the dirt from his back, Avinash looks at his wounds and says, "This really hurts. Wasn't there a small boy here just now? Maybe it was my imagination."

"I need to find a doctor first."

The part of ancient Tokyo where Avinash was present was extremely quiet. Beyond the walls, there were rows of small houses, with the faint light of lanterns flickering between them. In the distance, dogs barking and the soft tune of a shehnai playing in solitude could be heard.

Avinash looks around and says, "Who would have thought my dream of visiting Japan would come true without actually going there?"

Everything around him felt new—whether it was the buildings or the surroundings. But there was no time to admire the beauty of the place.

Avinash didn't know how the locals would react to him, so he thought, First, I need to get rid of these clothes. Even a kid mocked me and ran off.

If I appear in front of someone in these clothes, they'll definitely find me strange. Worse, if anyone from the organization spots me, I'm done for.

Avinash quietly sneaks into a nearby house. Inside, a man was sleeping alongside his wife. Avinash didn't want to wake them, so he began exploring the room.

But suddenly, he accidentally knocks something over, and the noise wakes them both up. The man yells, "Who are you?"

Avinash says, "Oh no…"

Seriously, I'm such a disgrace to the title of ninja, he thinks to himself.

The man quickly gets up, unsheathes his sword, and angrily says, "Who are you? If you don't answer my question right now, prepare to die." He glares furiously at Avinash.

Avinash, laughing nervously, says, "Uncle, I just came here to borrow some clothes."

The man replies, "Stop talking nonsense! Do you think I'm stupid enough to believe that?"

Avinash takes a deep breath and says, "Uncle, calm down." He uses Dash and, with a single punch—enhanced by the speed of Dash—hits the man squarely in the face.

The man falls to the ground, blood dripping from his nose. The katana he was holding loosely falls to the floor.

His wife, about to scream, freezes as Avinash says, "Aunty, calm down. Now listen to me carefully. No one should know about me. Otherwise, you both are done for."

(It was an empty threat; Avinash wasn't going to do anything to them.)

With a smile, Avinash says, "By the way, have you thought of a name for the baby yet?"

The woman, still scared, nervously replies, "Satsuki." She places her hand on her pregnant belly and says, "You can take whatever you want, just spare us."

Avinash responds, "Satsuki… I don't know what it means, but it sounds nice. Can you tell me where I can find a doctor? I need their address—and some clothes too."

Tomoyo Sato, still on the ground, picks up his sword and says, "Stay away! I… I'll…"

Avinash mutters to himself, "Why do I feel like I'm the villain here? Or some kind of thief or bandit?"

"Forget it. If you don't want trouble, just do as I say."

Looking at the clothes nearby, Avinash says, "Only kimonos? I guess I don't have a choice. Hey, Uncle, can you help me out here? By the way, what's your name?"

The man hesitates but answers, "Tomoyo Sato."

Tomoyo, trembling, moves forward and signals his wife to leave the house quietly so she could call for help.

His wife noticed the signal and quietly began moving toward the door.

Tomoyo Sato's gaze briefly shifted to the bodies riddled with bullets outside, but he stayed focused on his task. Deep inside, he couldn't help but think how young this boy looked. However, the wounds on his body told a completely different story.

Tomoyo had already realized that, no matter how youthful the boy appeared, he was far more dangerous than he seemed. He couldn't forget the moment Avinash had closed the distance between them in an instant.

Avinash had almost finished changing into the clothes and reached for his pouch. Seeing this, Tomoyo became even more alert.

Ignoring him, Avinash pulled out some money from the pouch and said, "Thanks for the help, and here's some compensation for the trouble."

Tomoyo nervously took the money. Avinash noticed the sweat on his face and asked, "Uncle, did you do something wrong?"

Avinash suddenly heard footsteps approaching from outside. His expression turned sharp as he glared at Tomoyo and said, "So, you did call them, huh?"

Tomoyo, now visibly shaken, replied, "What now? Will you kill me?"

But his eyes no longer held fear. He knew his wife and unborn child were safe, and that gave him courage.

Avinash picked up his sword and muttered, "All or nothing… This is definitely going to hurt."

With that, he used Dash to break through the wooden window, leaping outside.

As he landed, he noticed several people standing outside with weapons. He knew he couldn't take them all on in a fight. Without hesitation, he combined a high jump with Dash and began sprinting across rooftops, moving swiftly from one to the next.

Despite the intense pain from his wounds, it wasn't enough to slow him down.

Behind him, his pursuers were carrying flaming torches, but they were quickly falling behind.

Avinash kept moving, but suddenly, as he landed on another rooftop, he saw several figures waiting for him ahead.

They were clad in black, their presence unmistakable.

"These are Kurokami's ninjas," he muttered to himself.

"Looks like I've landed in big trouble. So, this is what they mean by 'out of the frying pan and into the fire.'"