After temporarily dealing with all the wanted criminals in Z City, Shinji continued his hunt by moving on to other cities. Each bounty notice he received came with essential details, including the target's name, portrait, and last known location. Using this information, Shinji tracked them down with precision.

For those bounties lacking sufficient intelligence, he simply ignored them, knowing that searching blindly would be a massive waste of time, something he could not afford. After quickly eliminating every wanted criminal in one city, Shinji would immediately move on to the next, repeating the same process without hesitation.

[Points: 855]

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[Points: 990]

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With every city cleared, his points steadily soared. Watching the total approach the crucial threshold of one thousand, enough to exchange for the coveted "Rinnegan", Shinji set off without delay to find his next target.

Along the way, he passed a patch of grass where something caught his eye. There, sitting quietly, was an adorable Hakimi... or rather, a tiny kitten.

Standing before the kitten was a woman who resembled a female version of the Puri-Puri Prisoner. She shared the same prominent butt chin, but what stood out even more was her muscular frame, covered in stubble, and a tall, imposing build that hardly seemed feminine.

In fact, she looked even bulkier than the famously strong Sakura Ogami from Danganronpa.

"Wow! So cute!" The woman's eyes sparkled with delight as she could not resist scooping up the kitten, pressing it firmly against her broad, rock-hard pectorals.

"Absolutely adorable!" Her voice was rough and deep, reminiscent of a drag queen's, as she hugged the kitten tightly to her chest. If this little Hakimi did not hiss in protest, it was certainly a saint among cats.

After a while, the woman gently released the kitten and pulled out a slice of bread, intending to feed it. "Good baby, come here."

But suddenly, the kitten's head ballooned dramatically in size, and its neck stretched out one or two meters long. In one swift motion, it lunged forward and swallowed the woman whole.

Witnessing this monstrous attack, Shinji could not stand idly by. Calling upon the power of Kamui, he instantly twisted the mutant Hakimi's elongated neck. The massive head fell heavily to the ground, and the woman struggled out from the wide-open jaws.

[Alert! Host has defeated a Dragon-level monster. Reward: 60 points!]

Who would have imagined that such a seemingly harmless kitten could be classified as a Dragon-level threat?

"Huh? It's dead already? What a pity, it was so cute..."

At that moment, a new figure appeared, a strange woman clad in shining armor. Shinji turned his gaze toward her and saw a tall, slender young woman with soft pink hair, delicate features, and an otherworldly beauty. What truly made her stand out were the third eye centered on her forehead and the long, pointed ears, which gave her an unmistakably elven appearance.

The sight of her instantly triggered a strong sense of déjà vu in Shinji. The combination of elf-like ears, the eye on the forehead, and the armor reminded him vividly of Boros. Although Boros had only a single large eye, the similarity of the pointed ears, pink hair, and armored form was simply too striking to overlook.

(AN: An OG.)

Shinji couldn't help but wonder if this woman belonged to the same alien race as Boros. His suspicion deepened when he spotted a small spaceship parked not far away, confirming in his mind that she was definitely an extraterrestrial and most likely connected to Boros in some way.

"Who are you?" Shinji asked the alien woman directly, eyes fixed on her. "Are you a native of this planet?"

The alien woman did not answer his question. Instead, she turned as if to leave.

"I just came to observe. Something very interesting is about to happen here," she said with a playful tone. "I should get going. Struggle and live well."

That final phrase, "live well," carried a deeper meaning. Shinji understood it as a veiled warning, that she knew Boros would be arriving soon. Because of this, he could not simply let her walk away.

[Alert! Host has exchanged for "Rinnegan *1." 1,000 points deducted. Current remaining points: 50!]

Without hesitation, Shinji exchanged his points for a Rinnegan in his left eye, replacing his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan there. However, this did not mean he lost the abilities of his Eternal Mangekyō. Both Kotoamatsukami and Kamui remained at his disposal.

[Alert! Host currently has one Rinnegan, granting access to basic Rinnegan techniques, including but not limited to: Shinra Tensei, Banshō Ten'in, and Chibaku Tensei...]

By this time, the alien woman had boarded her small spacecraft. Just as she was about to leave Earth's atmosphere, a sudden, overwhelming gravitational force tugged at her ship.

"What…?" she murmured in confusion, momentarily baffled by the unexpected pull.

Banshō Ten'in (Universal Pull).

Shinji raised one hand and used the ocular power to forcibly draw the alien woman's ship toward him. The craft was small, only a few meters long, nothing compared to Boros' massive vessel spanning over ten thousand meters. This meant that with Banshō Ten'in, Shinji could easily reel in her ship.

Immediately after, he lifted his other hand and used Banshō Ten'in again, this time pulling up a massive boulder even larger than the spacecraft and slamming it into the ship.

Bang!!

The boulder crashed violently and shattered on impact, but the spacecraft remained largely intact. After all, it was designed for space travel, with durability far beyond ordinary standards. Though Shinji hadn't destroyed it outright, he had effectively stopped her escape.

Using Kamui, Shinji phased through the hatch and entered the ship's interior. The alien woman was just about to operate the ship's controls to fire an energy blast, unaware that Shinji was already behind her.

"You're not getting away," a voice suddenly declared behind her, causing her shoulders to tremble in surprise. She whipped around to see Shinji standing there.

"I have a few things I want to confirm with you. You're not a human from this planet, are you?" Shinji interrogated.

The alien woman remained silent for a moment, then attempted to activate some sort of defensive program on the ship to counterattack.

But before she could succeed, her body suddenly floated upward, her fingers unable to reach the controls.

"Ah?!" she cried out in shock.

Banshō Ten'in!

Shinji pulled her straight toward him and slammed her down onto the floor.