Karin is an informant. Karin has catification as her characteristic. She wasnāt abandoned by her parents when she was born. Because they thought she was disgusting. It was because even though she grew cat ears and a tail, she recognized it to the extent that it was rare in this world of dungeons, symbiosis, and skills.
Especially when she was born, people told her that it must have been the wish of one of her parents because she was a cat girl.
The beast trait was a good skill that she could use even at low skill levels, and people around me were envious of it. Karinās catification is the same as the Dwarf and Elfification skills. Itās a useful status from the beginning. The ability to hide, dexterity, and high physical ability. There is also the reason that Karin has already developed her catification skills to a certain extent. There is a significant difference between zero and one. Even more so at the higher level. Of course, it wasnāt raised by proper means.
Sheās just like the person in front of her. He didnāt grow up over decades. The man in front of her is a crazy man who raised his skill level by endlessly diving into dungeons.
āAre you sure you want to do this, Sakimori-san-nya?ā
The children who helped him prepare to exterminate the big rat this time are holding coupepan in their hands, and their faces are torn. The good old man, dressed in black and stupid, nods at them. Karin is inwardly amazed that heās as good-natured as ever.
The number of big rats the defenders had killed exceeded 300. He handed half of them over to the boys, who, with 150 cores in their hands, were moved to tears.
āBut I have a condition.ā
The heavy-voiced, ruthless-eyed preventer, who sends shivers down her spine, unusually speaks of conditions. Iām curious to know what they are. He usually gives free ration coupons to the children who come to collect.
Karin knows. Karin knows that there is such a thing as a Sakimoriās territory. Sakimori has four unique skills. She knows heās the only one with his territory in here. But he doesnāt admit it.
And that children are less dangerous within that territory.
Black cats and crows are placed in various locations to detect approaching enemies. Karin would have to climb a dangerous wall to find him. Heās frighteningly skilled.
And Sakimori also has some offensive ability. To the extent that his familiars can protect sleeping children. He defeats monsters that he can defeat, his cats meow, and his crows caw when danger is imminent. Thatās why Sakimori was well-liked by the children.
He has shadow magic. Heās a person who can transform his magic into familiars he can use. Karin knows people who have the same skill, but they cannot turn them into messengers like Sakimori. This man has an incredible level of skill in handling skills. She also analyzes him as he could use fire, water, and healing magics. While being solo, his danger level is ranked D+. Karin wonders why the government hasnāt recruited this man.
Heās also believed to know the secrets of the dungeon core, but itās unknown. She knows that he has regenerative skills, as he could heal himself after a while, even if heās injured.
She would love to have him as a friend, but sheās sure it will be impossible. There were times when Karin felt an unusual fear in the depths of his eyes. Whatever they say, people are at a level where they could die from a gunshot. Theyāre left with a level of danger only on paperwork.
There are more dangerous people out there. There are groups of people with lower skill levels who want to attack the inner city or the dark side of a cult. Theyāre not so many people in groups. The danger level has jumped and is even ranked A.
Karin, who was gruffly thinking while watching Sakimori, couldnāt hide her surprise at the following words.
āIād like you to become my subordinate.ā
āHuh? You want me to be your subordinate-nya?ā
Unusual. It was the first time. Sakimori has a subordinate. She wondered why. Until now, it has been his custom not to have subordinates. Having subordinates means that he must provide for them. It also means that he has to protect them.
But then it hit her. It was the presence of the core store.
āYo, with pleasure! Iāll be your subordinate!ā
āOh, me too!
āMe too!ā
āIāll be your man!ā
The children present bowed their heads and shouted with joy without even thinking about it. Karin thought, āThatās right. Heās the strongest man around here. If Iām to be his subordinate, I have no hesitation-nya.ā.
She has no power, and sheās anxious about whether or not sheāll wake up tomorrow.
āItās rare to see Sakimori having a subordinate. What kind of change of mind is that-nya?ā
She confirms in a light tone. Itās her style with Nyaa Nyaa. However, she couldnāt fool Sakimori with that light tone. When he looks at her with a gaze that seems to shoot through her, sheās so scared that her heart shrinks.
Like this time.
āYou know what I mean. That store. That presence will change the ways of the abandoned city. If you have a steady supply of groceries, there will always be those who will increase their power. Iām not going to live solo and lose.ā
While leaning against the wall, arms folded, the content of what Sakimori says is hard to believe that he thought it up in just a few days since the store showed up. Heās looking ahead to the future. He intends to gain power. The time has come to unleash the ambition hidden in his eyes.
There are many hungry people in the abandoned town. If those people can work with their stomachs full, the abandoned town will become noisy at once. Although heās the strongest, being a solo, people could kill Sakimori if they outnumbered him. He guessed that they sensed his danger. He was frighteningly smart.
āIndeed-nyaa. Being strong is a cripple in itself, isnāt it-nya?ā
āShall we call ourselves the Amatsugahara Corporation?ā
She laughs back at the smirking Sakimori.
āThat might be a pretty good name-nya. But I canāt be your subordinates-nya. I donāt think youāre strong enough to make an informer like me your subordinate-nya.ā
āWell, thatās right. You know too much. If I make you my subordinate, Iāll turn other factions into enemies.ā
She shrugs her shoulders and says it lightly. Even if she refuses, he puffs up his cheeks as if she doesnāt respond to that within his expectations. It would be nice if he was a little more enthusiastic about recruiting her. She likes him.