"Mnnn..." Kuroka slowly opened her eyes. She rubbed her eyes and carefully looked at the room. The room was filled with dust and wood along with metals scattered around.

"Where am I...?" She muttered.

"It seems that you're awake."

A voice sounded behind her. She turned her head and saw a young man with black hair and a pair of black eyes. She remembered that he fought her before she collapsed.

Gin looked at her and asked, "Do you know the reason why I spared you?"

Kuroka looked at him for a few seconds before she shook her head. She didn't have any idea about it. She thought that she was going to die but it seems that this young man spared her life. So he really wasn't connected to the people that were after her.

"First of all, I'm Gin, Gin Yamazaki. A human. How about yours? Why did you attack me yesterday?" Gin asked after he introduced himself.

"I'm Kuroka, as you can see I'm Nekoshou, a variant of Nekomata. I thought that you are part of the group that is chasing after me. I'm not gonna lie, I'm a criminal of the Underworld. I have a bounty on my head." Kuroka answered his question.

"Good." Gin nodded in satisfaction. Although she was his favorite character, he wouldn't tolerate it if she lied to him. He would disable her.

Living in this world for more than six months, he became close to Masaomi and Cleria. Even if the opposite side was his favorite character from the novel or anime, he would choose the people that took him in when he had nothing.

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Well, he still had nothing except for a little bit of strength.

"You're strong. I save you because I want you to help me with one thing." Gin said to her.

"What is it?" Kuroka asked.

"You will know it later," Gin said.

He couldn't explain to her that Cleria was investigating the King Piece and she would be able to gather the attention of the Great King Faction of the Underworld.

Kuroka was strong so he would need her power if he wanted to save Cleria and Masaomi.

"For now, you can stay here in Kubo Town. This place didn't belong to any of the three biblical factions. This is my hunting ground, I hunt every stray that hides here so you're probably safe here in the meantime." Gin explained to her.

"I understand, nya. I will repay you for sparing my life." Kuroka said.

"That's good. As long as you remember it..." Gin smiled.

He stood up from his seat and started to walk away. After a few seconds, he turned his head and saw Kuroka behind him.

"What are you doing? Why are you following me?" He asked plainly.

"I thought you wanted me to help you?" Kuroka placed her finger on her lip as she slightly tilted her head. "I don't know how I will help you so I will follow you. Is that a problem, nya?"

"You're still injured. You haven't recovered your full strength." Gin said to her as he continued walking.

"It's fine. I can still move." Kuroka smiled. From the looks of it, this guy didn't seem bad at all. She would try to learn if he was true or not. If not, she would just escape without repaying him.

Soon, the two arrived at Kuoh Town. Gin didn't go straight to Cleria and Masaomi. Instead, he warned Kuroka first.

"Okay, this town is under the supervision of Cleria Belial from the Belial Clan. You know what it means, right? Don't show yourself to them since you are a criminal. I just want you to protect them in my place. I can't really protect them since I don't have enough strength." Gin said to Kuroka.

"Belial Clan?" Kuroka was a little bit surprised.

"Yes, Sister Cleria is strong but in case something happens to her, I want you to protect her," Gin said to her.

"I see... That woman is important to you, nya." Kuroka nodded.

"Yeah, that's why I'm asking you to protect her. She's like an older sister to me." Gin nodded. He suddenly recalled his sister back in his world.

Kuroka looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Gin shook his head. He guessed that he had a little bit of time. With his current strength and Kuroka, he was still doubtful if he could go against the Great King Faction.

'Do I have to join the Khaos Brigade?' He narrowed his eyes. With the power of the Khaos Brigade, he was sure that he would be able to save Cleria.