Uchiha in Zenless Zone Zero

That day, after a prolonged period of unrest, New Eridu finally experienced a rare moment of excitement.

The elite members of Hollow Special Operations Section 6 announced their participation in an event hosted by the HIA Club. The event centered around a cutting-edge simulation system capable of extracting combat data from individuals to create entirely new intelligent weapons.

As the elite unit of the Hollow Affairs & Neutralization Department, Section 6 was the primary invitee. However, their invitation was also driven by two other significant reasons.

First, due to recent instability in New Eridu, there was an urgent need to host an event that could stabilize the public's anxious sentiments.

Second, the authorities aimed to promote Section 6.

Currently, they had become the city's heroes in eliminating large-scale Ethereals, effectively absorbing all of Zhong Yan's achievements.

As the true city hero, he not only failed to receive due recognition but was also labeled as a wanted criminal.

The New Eridu authorities intended to tarnish his reputation in the public eye through such means.

However, many investigators had personally witnessed the events of that day, so this attempt to distort the truth had little effect.

The members of Section 6 also had no desire to accept this false honor, expressing disdain for the authorities' actions.

Nevertheless, they did not decline the HIA's invitation.

The reasons were...

Hoshimi Miyabi wanted to avoid attending the chief's meeting, Asaba Harumasa preferred not to work at night, and Soukaku came for the food.

As for Tsukishiro Yanagi, she had no ulterior motives; she simply wanted to observe.

As highly esteemed elites in New Eridu, they had a substantial fan base. Thus, when Section 6 appeared at the Hollow Investigative Association headquarters, they were immediately surrounded by countless onlookers.

The directive was to soothe public emotions, so they did not enter the headquarters immediately but interacted with fans outside for a while.

Incidentally, Zhong Yan and Belle were also present.

The two were there because Belle needed to restock supplies, leaving the video store entirely in Wise's care.

"It's Section 6 again. We meet them so soon, but it seems they've taken credit for your achievements," Belle said, standing away from the crowd and turning to Zhong Yan.

Zhong Yan responded with a faint smile: "Just minor achievements; they don't even want them, claiming they don't want to distort the facts. That's essentially going against the higher-ups."

Zhong Yan held a favorable view of Section 6, not just because they were characters from the game but more importantly due to their personal charisma.

Take Hoshimi Miyabi, for instance. This Fox Thiren girl was flawless—if one had to point out a flaw, it would be her height...

Actually, with her ears included, she was 170 cm tall.

As for the others, there wasn't much to say, except perhaps Tsukishiro Yanagi... she was quite impressive.

"Do you think we should go ask them for autographs? By the way, they previously wanted to recruit you into Section 6. Didn't you consider it?" Belle leaned closer to Zhong Yan, looking at him expectantly.

Zhong Yan shook his head and said, "Getting autographs is fine, but joining Section 6 is out of the question. I don't have the energy to carry out missions with them, and the risk of exposure is too high."

Hoshimi Miyabi, being the youngest Void Hunter in New Eridu, possessed strength and perception far beyond ordinary people. Spending extended time with her would inevitably lead to exposure.

Moreover, Hoshimi Miyabi was still young and had immense potential for growth. In the future, even Zhong Yan might have to regard her as an opponent.

"Alright, let's go ask for autographs. Maybe they'll remember us." With that, Belle grabbed Zhong Yan's hand and headed toward the crowd.

After pushing through the crowd, they finally stood before Hoshimi Miyabi.

Seeing Hoshimi Miyabi calming the crowd, Belle took out a prepared videotape and handed it over: "Miss Miyabi, please sign this for us!"

Her voice immediately caught Hoshimi Miyabi's attention. However, upon looking up, she quickly shifted her gaze to the crowd beside her.

"It's him..." Hoshimi Miyabi would never forget Zhong Yan's face, as he was the only male in the world who had close contact with her without any blood relation.

Therefore, Hoshimi Miyabi had a deep impression of him and genuinely acknowledged his strength.

Few in New Eridu dared to face Nineveh.

"Captain of the Independent Investigation Team, long time no see." After regaining her composure, Hoshimi Miyabi smiled and took the videotape and pen from Belle, signing her name on it.

This action immediately drew countless fans' attention, who eagerly extended their memorabilia, hoping for Hoshimi Miyabi's autograph.

However, Hoshimi Miyabi showed little interest in their actions. Upon hearing Tsukishiro Yanagi's call to assemble, she turned and left without hesitation.

The remaining fans, seeing this, tried to rush forward but were promptly stopped by security.

"She still remembers us. Getting Miss Hoshimi Miyabi's autograph makes this trip worthwhile." After squeezing out of the crowd, Belle looked at the hard-earned autograph with a delighted expression.

With this, their home collection cabinet would gain another valuable item.

In contrast, Zhong Yan's emotions were much calmer, perhaps excessively so.

At the same time, he noticed something unusual. It seemed that some ill-intentioned individuals had mingled into the crowd. However, without Sage Mode, his ability to sense malice wasn't strong, making it difficult to identify them.

No matter how sharp the Sharingan's observational skills were, it couldn't single out those individuals in such a large crowd.

So, after observing for a while, Zhong Yan felt he might have misjudged. With Belle urging him, he quickly dismissed his concerns.

Unbeknownst to him, among those who had interacted with Section 6, a few individuals suddenly revealed inexplicable expressions of success.

Section 6, upon entering the Hollow Investigative Association headquarters, remained completely unaware that they were about to face a significant crisis.

If mishandled, this crisis could lead to their total annihilation and endanger all of New Eridu.