Chapter 10: Unlocking Follow-Up Tasks

In the streets of the northern district of Naxinro City, Kaito Haruno abruptly intercepted the car carrying Middle. Dressed in G3 armor, Kaito's strength and agility had increased significantly, and he crashed directly onto the car's hood, nearly flipping the speeding vehicle. The commotion naturally drew the attention of the cars following Middle, which quickly sped up to catch up.

Noticing the rapidly approaching vehicles, Kaito, aware that he only had five minutes of battle time, decided not to waste any more words. He placed his hands on either side of the car window and yanked it open, tearing it apart, and reached in to grab the briefcase that Middle clutched tightly.

"Shit! Die!" Startled by this sudden turn of events, Middle quickly reacted, pulling out a gun from behind and aiming it at Kaito's face, firing a few shots.

The bullets sparked against Kaito's visor, bouncing off harmlessly. One ricochet hit one of Middle's lackeys, who was standing off to the side. Unfazed, Kaito seized the briefcase tightly held by Middle and yanked it forcefully, pulling Middle out of the car with him.

"Damn it! Why do I have to deal with a crazy bastard like this?" Kaito grumbled inwardly as he saw Middle still holding onto the briefcase. At that moment, the following vehicles caught up, and their passengers began to draw their guns, pointing them directly at Kaito.

Seeing this, Kaito understood he couldn't afford to linger with Middle. The G3 armor's usage time was limited to five minutes, and nearly three minutes had already passed. He still needed to escape the scene. If he got caught up with these armed thugs, escaping would be impossible. Glancing at Middle, who was still clutching the briefcase, Kaito punched it hard.

With the force of a ton behind his fist, coupled with Kaito's enhanced physique, he smashed through the briefcase, reaching inside for cash. He pulled out the GM-01 handgun strapped to his leg and fired directly at the briefcase. The blast ignited the contents, flames erupting from the briefcase that held the cash from Middle's shady transaction. Kaito then aimed his gun at the approaching vehicles, firing wildly but missing every shot.

"Damn it, stupid ricochets!" he swore under his breath, taking the opportunity to dart into a nearby alley, leaving Middle behind on the ground, desperately trying to extinguish the flames.

As Kaito disappeared, one of Middle's lackeys rushed over to help extinguish the fire on the briefcase. Once the flames were out, they discovered that the briefcase, which had been filled with cash, was now mostly destroyed.

"Spread the word! I, Middle, am offering a bounty of 500,000 on that bastard's head! Alive, for 1 million!" Middle was furious! He had already lost 600,000 in a deal and now had most of his money burned up by Kaito.

This kind of loss was something that Kova, who had been dealing with him, would ignore. The deal was supposed to be straightforward—money for goods. If he couldn't protect his cash, that was his problem. Middle, who had initially planned to split the earnings, was now too humiliated after being dragged out of the car like a dead dog.

His lackeys knew better than to approach him while he was fuming and quickly nodded in agreement. They pulled out their phones, ordering their respective territories to take action.

Meanwhile, Kaito, having shed the G3 armor, was sprinting down the streets towards the eastern district. The system's prompt rang in his mind: **[Prevent three serious crimes, progress: 1/3. Disrupted a heinous gang transaction. Derivative task: Fame Rising. The Hellfire Gang's transaction host has taken a grudge against you. Their leader has issued a hit on you with a hefty bounty. Task: Destroy the Hellfire Gang. Bring their leader, John Middle, and his subordinates to justice. Rewards: 500,000 points, my exclusive motorcycle TRCS-2000, five random draws, and three knight training cards.]**

Kaito stumbled at the system's notification, realizing he might have stirred up a hornet's nest. Was burning some dirty money really that serious? Did it warrant a hit on him? No wonder the rewards were so generous. But Kaito didn't let the bounty get to his head. Clutching a handful of cash pulled from the briefcase, he made his way to the entrance of a children's welfare center.

He easily hopped over the gate and meticulously arranged the cash before using a brick to hold it down, then slipped away unnoticed. After the chaotic events of the night, he deemed it best to return quietly. Climbing up to the second floor and back to his bed, Kaito finally felt the tension of the night ease.

**[At 1 AM this morning, a traffic accident occurred on the Sixth Street of the Northern District. A black Mercedes was damaged, but no injuries were reported at the scene, and no surveillance footage was captured.]**

Sitting in the living room eating breakfast, Kaito heard the news on the radio and scoffed. "Good luck finding any evidence. The surveillance footage was hacked by my spider; otherwise, they wouldn't dare to rob me directly."

After breakfast, Kaito decided to go out under the pretense of playing basketball. He still had two tasks left to complete, along with a derivative task. Kaito felt it was best to finish the earlier ones quickly. With 50,000 points left, plus the previous 10,000 points, he could try exchanging them for useful gadgets. After all, these items from the Kamen Rider universe had proven quite handy, allowing him to avoid running around blindly when fighting crime—who knows when he might encounter a superhuman who could overpower him?

**[Hmm, I also need to customize a wooden sword; otherwise, my swordsmanship skill will go to waste.]** Kaito thought about it and concluded he needed to get a durable wooden sword. He had no intention of wielding a real blade against someone; a sturdy wooden sword, reinforced with armed colors, would suffice to break bones. As for the GS-03 destruction sword that came with the G3 armor, he had no plans to use it.

He had tested it before—one slash could cut through a five-centimeter thick stone slab like it was butter. If that weapon made contact with a person, it would be gruesome. After settling on his next steps, Kaito dashed towards a workshop, spending 500 dollars on processing fees to obtain a piece of white hard wood. He dedicated the morning to crafting it into the style of a Tang sword, applying paint, polishing, and coating it with wax, and even mischievously inscribed "Lake Toya" onto the hilt.

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained Lake Toya. Would you like to convert it?"

The sudden voice of the system startled Kaito. Cautiously, he asked, "Convert? How many points?"

"5 points."

"That's stingy. Not converting!"

"You're so greedy! Do your parents know?" the system quipped after a moment of silence.

Kaito: @#￥

The system was as ruthless as society, with few words but a sharp edge.

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