Chapter – 61
“Zombie Boy and the Red Sacred Granny” Movie Commemoration
For the past few days, the occurrence of evil spirits had been low,
and Mukai and the others were leisurely patrolling the human world.
Lately, more spirits had been carried to the underworld
by the vortex of light.
Thanks to that, the number of dispatched spirits remained steady,
the number of guardian spirits had decreased,
and the “special cases” were finally able to work while resting for a change.
“If it were always like this, it’d be easy,”
Mukai said, then looked at Adachi.
“Shall we grab some burgers for lunch?”
“I want a Coro Burger,”
“I don’t mind wherever we go,”
Adachi said with a happy smile, and led Mukai to the burger shop.
When they arrived,
Mukai laughed at the sign:
“Zombie Boy and the Red Sacred Granny” Movie Commemoration
Ah, I see.
So it’s a collaboration burger set.
It seemed they could also choose from some collectible prizes.
There were six types.
He didn’t know which ones everyone would want,
but since there might be some special cases, the underworld king,
or even a reaper who would want them,
he decided to order extra sets to take back.
While waiting for the takeout,
“Everyone wants the prizes, don’t they?”
Adachi looked at Mukai as he said this.
“I think Makino would want one.
I’ll give my share to you, Adachi,
so you can pick two.”
“Do you think Saki-chan will give me one too?”
“Ask her. I think the Underworld King will want one too,
so if you ask Gen-jii or Makiko-san before they take them,
you might get all types.”
Seeing Adachi’s smile,
Mukai was surprised at how naturally he was expressing his emotions now.
Sometimes he showed a childlike innocence and straightforwardness,
which had initially been disconcerting,
but his previously sharp gaze had softened.
The fit of the ring had improved compared to before,
making it smoother and easier to send spirits to the underworld.
With further improvements,
the burden on his body would be reduced even more.
When the order was ready,
Adachi looked at the prizes with more delight than the burgers
and returned to the underworld.
In the break room, the special cases and the reapers were
watching a drama seriously on the big screen.
“Is this a popular drama?”
When Mukai entered the room, he called out to Arton, who was sitting on the bench by the wall.
Among the reapers, Arton handled everything smoothly,
so he was in charge of the special room when Mukai wasn’t around.
“It’s the debut work of the author, Kawahara.
It’s been a year since he passed away, so they made a drama adaptation for a memorial broadcast.”
“Oh, really?”
“His unfinished novel will soon be made into a movie, which has been a hot topic.
This work also has some mystery elements, so it’s quite interesting.”
Looking closer, the Underworld King was also engrossed.
“Ah, Nitta is in it!”
Adachi exclaimed in surprise.
“Huh?”
On closer inspection, the protagonist was played by Nitta.
“This drama is from five years ago.
Nitta-kun is handsome, isn’t he?”
Arton commented while watching the screen with admiration.
“Watching my own drama again after so long
feels a bit embarrassing,”
Nitta said as he entered the room.
“Cool…”
Adachi muttered, staring blankly at the screen.
“Really? I’m glad.
Recently, even actors are being replaced by AI, right?
I was doing well as an actor.
Well, stage acting is another story though.”
Just as he said that,
“Something smells good.”
“Now that you mention it…”
Arton also sniffed the air with his nose.
“Oh, I forgot. We bought burgers.
There’s enough for everyone, so want some?
It was hard to carry all of it back,”
Mukai said, showing the bag with a wry smile.
“I was hungry,”
“Me too,”
Nitta and Arton said happily as they took the burgers.
Adachi shyly asked,
“Nitta and Arton, do you want the collaboration items?”
“Collaboration? Ah, well…
I’d like one, even though I’d want to give it to Adachi-kun.
Can I take one?”
“Yes.”
Adachi looked a bit disappointed but let Nitta choose,
then asked, “What about Arton?”
He seemed to understand by looking at Adachi’s face.
“I’ll give mine to Adachi-kun.”
“Thank you.”
Adachi smiled happily.
“Great. Now I have three.
Before the Underworld King and Makino-kun take the rest,
try asking people who might give them to you,”
Mukai said.
“Everyone, I brought burgers.
If you want one, come and get it,”
he called out.
“Burgers? I want one!”
Makino jumped lightly over the sofa and said,
“Oh! That’s the collaboration burger!!
It comes with prizes? Which one should I choose…”
While Makino was choosing, Gen-jii and Makiko also entered the room.
“Oh, burgers. I wonder if there’s one for me?”
“Yes, there is.”
Mukai showed the bag.
“Do you want the prizes, Gen-jii and Makiko-san?”
Adachi asked, looking at their faces.
“Bon wants the keychain. He’s close to collecting them all.”
“Then I don’t need one. Take mine, Bon.”
“I’ll give you mine too. Pick whichever you like,”
Gen-jii and Makiko said.
“Thank you,”
Adachi said, taking two types from beside Makino.
“Huh? So you’re taking from everyone like that? You sly little devil,”
Makino said, looking at Adachi holding the keychains.
“How many do you need to complete the set?”
Saki also came to get a burger and asked.
“One more.”
“Then take mine. Choose one,”
Saki said.
“Really? Thank you!”
Adachi took one and smiled,
“Complete!”
He looked at all six types with a smile.
“What?!”
The Underworld King ran over.
“How many types are there?”
“Six.
If you want one, ask someone who might give it to you,”
Mukai explained.
“I won’t give you mine.”
“Me neither~”
Tin and Sei said, laughing as they took theirs.
“Then I can’t complete the set,”
The Underworld King frowned.
“Do Tadokoro-kun and Sakuma-kun want one?”
“Who knows? Why don’t you ask them?”
Following Mukai’s suggestion, the Underworld King and Makino left the room at the same time.
