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ICO 251-270

Chapter 251: Leader Reward, Ultraman One

However, when Riku and Schwi were about to take Holou to the Internet, Liu Yuan stopped them. "Don't worry, there is another god who wants to come and play."

As Liu Yuan said this, a boy appeared in the Internet cafe.

"Are you... the God of Games?"

Riku subconsciously called out this name, and the boy named Tet shook his head vigorously.

"Hmm~ The chess game between us is not finished yet."

At this moment, both Riku and Schwi looked at Liu Yuan, but Holou understood the newly born god. The god was born from the concept of games. Due to the emergence of Internet cafes, humans led by Riku believed in games and played them.

In the belief of life, the God of Games was born.

Before she took the Suniaster, Tet wanted to stop her, but unfortunately, he was too weak when he was just born. On the contrary, coming to this Internet cafe greatly increased hi strength.

"It seems that you know each other. I won't disturb you. I wish you a happy time. By the way..."

Liu Yuan approached the front desk, took out a bunch of snacks and drinks, and handed them to Holou.

"These are for celebration. They are free."

"Thank you."

At this moment, everyone was jealous. The snacks and drinks in the Internet cafe are notoriously expensive. Liu Yuan didn’t take out much, but they were actually very exquisite snacks.

The snacks in the Internet cafe are charged by the portion; regardless of size, the price is the same. So many snacks and cokes would add up to at least 50,000. For some poor players, this is enough for three months of hard work.

The distribution of the Suniaster is their own business. According to Liu Yuan's understanding, whoever obtains the Suniaster in their world can become a similar existence to the Law of Cycle.

As for whether Holou can find the meaning of her existence in the future, that is certainly possible. Today, he just used simple words to help her set a small goal. Not only Holou, but any immortal species can't last too long without a continuous small goal.

Just like playing Minecraft, the block man is invincible, but if the cube man doesn't have a goal, any world will be abandoned. However, when you have a goal and strive for it, then this world will exist until your goal is completed or disappears.

To celebrate Liu Yuan bringing in heavyweight guests again, the system also gave Liu Yuan a special option.

"Invite anyone at will?"

Seeing this option, Liu Yuan asked the system very seriously, "What does this mean? If I say I want a big-breasted beauty as my wife, is that okay?"

"It's not impossible, but this is a special reward given by our boss. I believe you won't be so vulgar."

"But I am so vulgar."

“Then your wish is…”

“Stop! I was wrong! Don’t!”

Seeing that the system took it seriously, Liu Yuan hurriedly stopped it and said helplessly, “Just a joke! This is just a joke; don’t take it seriously! Ahem! My wish is that you can pull a protagonist from any tokasatsu drama.”

Everyone has a dream of tokasatsu, and Liu Yuan is no exception. He knows that there are Tokasatsu universes in various worlds.

If he can pull someone from this universe and let him personally witness Ultraman or something, it would be awesome, right?

This is 10,000 times more awesome than satisfying him with a beautiful girl because, so far, Liu Yuan’s dream of driving a mecha has been fulfilled. Although Titan is not as perverted as Gundam, it is still a mecha after all. Whether in the universe or on the ground, it is enough to be able to drive it.

The rest is this.

The system is also powerful. When Liu Yuan put forward this request, it only took a few seconds for a new guest to walk into the second branch.

"This guest's world is closer to the second branch and has been assigned to the second branch. Please receive him in time, boss."

At the same time, the TPC member named Madoka Daigo looked around nervously. He reached out to touch the Sparklence in his arms and calmed down after confirming that the Sparklence was there.

At the branch, Leticia and Reze were preparing to entertain the new guest but before they could act, Liu Yuan appeared to the branch in an instant and appeared in front of Daigo before they could react.

"Hello, you are a TPC member!"

Liu Yuan never dreamed that the system was so powerful that it brought Daigo to this world.

Who is Daigo? The human form of Ultraman Tiga; this can be said to be his childhood.

Back then, a certain TV channel would broadcast Tiga on weekends. This was the earliest Ultraman he had encountered. He didn't expect the system and the boss to be so powerful.

Now he finally understood what the reward meant and was very satisfied with it.

"Hello, how are you?"

Seeing Liu Yuan like this, Daigo also showed an embarrassed but polite smile on his face.

"You are Madoka Daigo, right? Ultraman Tiga."

As soon as this sentence was spoken, the atmosphere in the Internet cafe changed. The clerks didn’t know what this sentence meant, but Daigo became nervous.

"Don't be nervous; I'm a human, a real human. But according to the situation in your world, I'm a person from another world."

"Another world?"

"Yes, this is also another world. This is an Internet cafe I opened, where you can gain the power you want through games. As the light, you must be regretting your lack of power, right? At the same time, you are also worried about your inability to control Tiga's power, right? Here, you can learn to truly control the power of light."

This sentence touched Daigo's heart. As the human body of Tiga, he used his own power to transform into Ultraman. In constant battles, he mastered some of Tiga's power, but he felt that it was still not enough.

What he pursued was not power; he hoped to use this power to protect more people. He did not expect to become a savior; he just wanted to do what he could to the best of his ability.

For the future of Tiga's world, Liu Yuan knew something: Tiga would definitely defeat the final Gatanathor. But Liu Yuan also had a little selfishness.

He hoped that Tiga could become stronger and that Daigo would suffer less in the future.

"Come on! Try it! Elden Ring is definitely suitable for you."

At this moment, several shop assistants really saw Liu Yuan's ability. He was obviously introducing something, but his tone seemed to have magic, making people want to touch it and try the game Liu Yuan mentioned.

All the people familiar with Liu Yuan were like this, not to mention Daigo, who was directly dragged to his seat by Liu Yuan's leg training belt. He even helped Daigo open the computer, launch the game, and buy the game.

Liu Yuan is now like a standard idol chaser at public expense, but he didn't dare to do it too blatantly. He just secretly helped Daigo buy all the games and paid for the Internet access.

On the other side, Kisara was dumbfounded.

She had known Liu Yuan for so long, and even when she first came, Liu Yuan was not so excited. But now he was so happy? Could it be that the boss was gay?

Kisara got an impossible answer, but looking at Liu Yuan's state, the more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Daigo did have a sense of affinity, and this feeling was as warm as bathing in the sun.

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Chapter 252: The Great Ancient Fighting Game

"Boss, I understand you. Although I have a little regret in my heart, as your clerk, I fully support your choice."

"Huh?"

Liu Yuan was stunned by Kisara's sudden words. Her eyes flicked back and forth between him and Daigo, and from this, he realized what the pink-haired devil in front of him was thinking.

"Daigo-san, try this game called Elden Ring first. I will teach you how to play it in person later."

"Okay..."

Daigo wanted to refuse, but seeing Liu Yuan's fierce aura, he obediently fell silent.

"Hey, boss! What? Are you attracted by my graceful body? If it’s the boss, it’s not impossible!"

Kisara sensed the impending doom. She wanted to change the subject, but it was clear that Liu Yuan wasn’t buying it.

"Hehe, do you think it's too late to say that now?"

"Ah! No! No!"

Kisara tried to wiggle out of the situation, but Liu Yuan didn’t give her a chance.

As she begged for mercy, Reze attempted to approach and ask what was happening but was stopped by Leticia.

"Don't worry, the boss and Kisara interact daily."

It was called interaction, but Reze heard Kisara's miserable cries for help.

"Help! The boss is attacking me!"

Leticia calmly sipped her tea and replied, "Don't be afraid. The boss will only treat Kisara and Jibril this way, and he is very good to other people."

Eventually, the lounge fell silent. In less than a minute, Liu Yuan emerged looking refreshed while Kisara was in tears.

However, she was only pretending, as there were no real tears.

Any game is challenging at its true difficulty, yet many players still evaluate it as simple. The principle is straightforward: when the game becomes real, driven by the instinct to survive, there won’t be random deaths like when one is just a player.

Just like the Elden Ring that Daigo was currently playing, he was quickly mastering the game just like other players. Soldiers of Godrick were strong, but not strong enough to pose a significant threat.

Using the combat experience he gained from TPC and his encounters with Tiga's ancient warriors, these soldiers were not difficult for him to handle.

The only challenge was that these soldiers had high physical stamina. Without weapons and equipment, they were a bit troublesome to deal with, but nothing he couldn’t manage.

For ordinary people, these soldiers would be quite formidable and very difficult to defeat. Like the original Natsuki Subaru, it took him several hours to kill the captain of the soldiers.

However, Daigo had experience fighting aliens, monsters, and various elites. His quick reflexes and combat skills made it easier for him to leave the Cave of Knowledge and arrive at Lands Between.

As he stepped out of the cave and gazed at the golden tree standing at the center of the world, Daigo was awestruck by the breathtaking sight.

The towering tree formed a stark contrast against the dim sky. Although he could see the sun, Daigo felt as though there was no light in this world.

Time always flew by quickly in the game or in another world. With Liu Yuan's assistance, Daigo was now ready to challenge the first boss, Starscourge Radahn.

"Is this the boss?"

Daigo looked at Radahn. He was a massive figure in the desert that kept devouring corpses. Daigo could sense that this living legend was now consumed by madness.

There was a dark and malevolent power within him that seemed to have sensed Daigo's presence. When Daigo appeared, Radahn roared in his direction.

"What can I do..."

Daigo felt a bit confused, but when he hesitated, Liu Yuan offered him some advice.

"The power within you is very strong. Use it to either destroy or redeem him. The system has summarized your abilities for you; use them wisely."

Through the boss's authority, he accessed Tiga's skills and exclaimed, "My goodness." There were so many skills that anyone's head would be buzzing. In addition to his signature beam and transformation, Tiga could unleash all kinds of beams with a wave of his hand, much like a mage.

Just...

Watching Daigo engage Radahn in a fistfight through the monitor, Liu Yuan felt that he should train Tiga a bit more.

In reality, it wasn’t that Daigo wanted to fight in close combat, but his physical stamina was limited. If he relied too heavily on energy attacks, his body would struggle to keep up. He preferred to use his fists to attack without resistance, allowing his opponent to underestimate him, then using his beam attacks when the opportunity arose.

However, this was in the past because Tiga in the future would not be limited by his own mana. Daigo had obtained the "Orange Juice."

Tiga's power leaned towards spiritual energy. The stronger Daigo's spirit, the more powerful Tiga became. His spiritual limit was fixed, but when he expended his energy, he could drink a sip of the Blue Gatorade to replenish what his lost "MP".

Facing Radahn, Daigo utilized this ability. Initially, the red mode involved a one-on-one fight, but as the battle progressed, he discovered that he could drink Orange Juice to regain his energy.

From Daigo's personal testing, he found that taking a sip when his energy was low could restore it to nearly full capacity. Now, with three bottles of Cerulean Tears, he could last at least twice as long as before.

Through continuous testing, Daigo managed to defeat Radahn.

That’s right; Daigo did not destroy General Starbreaker but transformed into Ultraman Tiga and restored the general using cell repair beams.

With Liu Yuan’s help, he learned about the background of this world and the deeds of the General. He had no way to evaluate this existence; he simply followed his instincts, transformed into a being of similar stature, defeated him, and then used the cell repair beam.

So far, no one had been able to reverse the Scarlet Rot, but Daigo—or Ultraman Tiga—managed to do it.

Then, unexpectedly, when Radahn learned that Daigo intended to go to the Eternal City to obtain the Mimic Tear, he took him there to assist in acquiring them.

Moreover, one thing became clear: Daigo would eventually become the Elden Lord, as the light within him was purer than that of the Erdtree. With Marika gone and his father missing, the world appeared to be on the brink of destruction, and Radahn was also disillusioned with the golden tree. Following Daigo seemed to be a better choice.

Thus, Daigo employed a method that no one else could to obtain the replica tears, challenging a boss and gaining an ally who had an army in the process. This gameplay left Liu Yuan perplexed.

"It's possible to clear the game like this?"

Upon hearing Liu Yuan’s question, the system replied, "System products must be high-quality. Please explore the game for yourself."

"I’m just surprised. I’ve always believed it was irreversible. After all, milk cannot remove it."

"Scarlet Rot is not a debuff. Those infected with scarlet corruption undergo racial transformation, but Tiga's power can repair cells."

"I see... this is interesting..."

Liu Yuan was very curious about the impact Daigo could have on this world.

While pondering these matters, Liu Yuan also turned his attention to a more special game, Ultraman Fighting Evolution.

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Chapter 253: Ultraman Fighting Evolution

Ultraman Fighting Evolution is a straightforward fighting game in which Ultraman battles monsters. However, after system transformation, this game now offers dozens of Ultraman characters to choose from.

The monsters to be challenged include all known, unknown, and some movie monsters. Even Godzilla is part of the challenge range, but according to the system settings, Godzilla is a character controlled by the player. Unless it’s PvP, Ultraman cannot fight Godzilla.

As far as the original game is concerned, this is a pure IP game, but it has a unique twist as it has been transformed due to the Internet café. After using a certain Ultraman to complete a level on real difficulty, any player can master the ability to transform into Ultraman.

However, this transformation comes with a disadvantage. If the player lacks any talent, it is akin to using the Yamato; they must spend money to use these abilities.

Moreover, it doesn’t mean that players can grow larger at will. According to system restrictions, a player's transformation will be balanced based on the size of the enemy. However, these expenses are not recorded in the Internet café’s turnover, which frustrates Liu Yuan a little.

Additionally, the transformation costs are exorbitant. The Yamato costs 2,500 per second, and transforming into Ultraman ranges from 10,000 to 500,000 per second, depending on the character's strength. For example, some of Ultraman's final forms start at 500,000 per second. Using them in battle could cost 18 million, which might not be enough for a single encounter.

But so what? This is Ultraman!

Compared to spending 100 million to transform into Ultraman for just one minute, Liu Yuan would undoubtedly choose to transform into Ultraman. After all, while 100 million may not represent the wealth of any country, transforming into Ultraman is the real deal.

Without hesitation, he spent 5.02 million  to purchase Ultraman Fighting Evolution!

Liu Yuan is truly chasing idols at public expense. Not only did he invite Ultraman, but he also bought the Ultraman game.

Is this game useful to everyone at this stage?

It's totally useless!

The transformation cost of 10,000 per second is beyond the means of any player.

Is it useful for Liu Yuan?

Absolutely not. Even without transforming into Ultraman, he can defeat enemies. If he transforms, he would just incur losses.

Moreover, the transformation costs of other players aren’t included in the café's turnover. No matter how one looks at it, it’s a losing proposition.

But again, he willfully chased idols at public expense today.

Although this decision was essentially for himself, when the game launched and everyone saw it, many were silent.

Fujimaru Kaede glanced at her balance and messaged everyone who entered the Internet café in Chaldea on TT.

"Everyone! I have an announcement. In the next singularity, I will work hard and not be lazy. Please cooperate with me."

"Senpai? What’s wrong?"

Seeing Mash's inquiry, Fujimaru Kaede pondered, "I want to transform into Ultraman and drive a mecha to fight monsters."

"?"

Meanwhile, Natsuki Subaru noticed the latest game on the shelves and fell silent.

He enjoys both Kamen Rider and Ultraman. And this Internet café actually has both?

Is there any need to hesitate? Game has to be purchased!

The same goes for Sora and Shiro. They were passionately competing with Rku and Schwi in the league when they decided to log off.

"Sorry, everyone! We’re going to play a new game."

"Surrender, surrender~"

The most excited person was Shibasaki Yousuke Yosuke. After seeing this, tears streamed down his face.

"Is this...Ultraman? There’s actually a game like this?"

"Yosuke?"

"You don’t understand!"

"?"

Elf was most afraid of hearing those word.

She didn’t understand? What was it that she didn’t understand?

But then she saw Ultraman and the excited expression of Orc in front of her, and she realized she really didn’t understand.

If people dance with joy when they are excited, Kumoko excitedly sprayed a circle of webs on the ceiling of the Internet café after seeing this information.

"Yuuna Yuuna! Can I transform into Ultraman?"

Takashima Yuuna also received a message from Liu Yuan and replied affirmatively: "Use the corresponding character to pass the realism difficulty, and you can gain the ability to transform into Ultraman, but it costs a lot of money."

To attract customers, Takashima Yuuna had also learned many professional terms. For instance, if the consumption is high, she would say it would cost some money. However, this time, she used the term "a lot of money" to emphasize how significant the expenditure is.

"Great!!!"

Kumoko said nothing, turned off the game NieR: Automata that she was playing, and threw herself into Ultraman’s arms.

In the second branch, Denji who was studying with Reze also heard the news.

"Ultraman?" Denji asked shyly. "Ultraman, is that the one in the suit?"

"Yes, the boss has launched a new game, and you can transform into Ultraman after clearing it."

"Can I try it?"

"Hey, Denji, do you like this?"

"Yeah!" Denji nodded vigorously and recalled, "Pochita and I both wanted to become Ultraman, but..."

"I'll ask for you." Reze approached Liu Yuan and inquired, "Boss, can we play games?"

"Of course, as a relative, I can give her a 70% discount."

"Really?"

"I am very good to my employees!"

When this statement was made, Kisara was taken aback. "What the hell? You’re good to your employees? Am I not your employee?"

"Oh? Dear Miss Terrier, am I not good to you?"

Looking at Liu Yuan’s smiling face, Kisara smiled brightly. "The boss is so good to me that I can't find the words to express it. Boss, you are right."

Not good? Does she dare to say that? She just got a bottle of ice cola.

As soon as she said this, Liu Yuan will drag her into the small dark room and snatch the coke back.

How she hoped Liu Yuan was a lustful man, so she could sell her body a little, do nothing every day, and just lie around. But Liu Yuan is not like that. He is greedy for money but not lustful. Her peerless beauty does not work on Liu Yuan.

Thinking of this, Kisara felt despondent.

With new games on the shelves, some people are happy while others are confused.

Generally, those who watch Ultraman have a background in Earth history and have lived or been born in the late 20th century.

Without this cultural background, many people don’t understand what is so appealing about this.

Why did even Blank, who is the most serious about gaming, choose to surrender and play poorly?

Seeing the excitement of many people who are familiar with it, others also bought the game out of curiosity.

In this Internet café, purchasing games isn’t expensive, but daily consumption can be high. Since others have bought it, it proves that the game should be very interesting, so they also made a purchase.

Just like Minato Namikaze who downloaded the game. After transforming into Ultraman, found that the game... is really nothing special? He merely turned into a giant and fought monsters similar to himself.

He is not very strong in this type of combat and lacks combat experience, but he is larger in size, stronger, and can emit light waves.

Oh! There’s another difficult aspect of this game: because he is so big, he needs to be careful not to destroy the city or hurt people.

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Chapter 254: Tiga Learns the Guillotine

The exploration of Elden Ring on Daigo's side was also suspended. The uninterrupted transformation battle made him feel a little tired even in the game world.

He exited the game and checked the time.

Was there still a long time before closing?

However, considering the situation in his own world, Daigo decided to go back. Even during the break, it was impossible to judge whether various emergency tasks would appear.

Just when he was about to leave, Liu Yuan kindly pressed his shoulder.

"Team member Daigo, don't worry; the time flow rate in this world is different from that in your world. One hour here is equal to one minute in your world! Before closing, you can enjoy everything in the internet café. By the way, we have launched a new game for you to try."

"New game?"

"Yes, this game is called Ultraman Fighting Evolution, and there are also battles belonging to Tiga in it. Don't you want to be proficient in using Tiga's abilities or master the weaknesses of various monsters in advance?"

Daigo admitted that this sentence made his heart flutter. "Really? Is that okay?"

"I won't lie. Besides, I became the light that year."

"Are you also the light?"

"You will understand later."

Liu Yuan's words were full of riddles. Although he didn't understand, Daigo chose to believe him.

So he sat back honestly and opened Ultraman Fighting Evolution with the help of Liu Yuan.

"You are the human body of Tiga, and you are more proficient in using Tiga's power. But in addition to these, you can also consider trying Dyna, Taro, Ace, and the like. As for monsters, the system will automatically match enemies according to your physical strength. The monsters you have defeated and those that are much weaker than those monsters and have no special abilities will directly be considered defeated."

The game system is very user-friendly. You won't be asked to challenge an enemy you have defeated again in a game.

But if you feel that the previous enemy is worth reminiscing about, you can also challenge it again in its original flavor.

Daigo entered the game. As Liu Yuan's idol, Daigo also received special care from the system.

With the help of the system, Fire Golza became the opponent . However, before the battle, the system asked considerately: "Do you want to watch other players' victory videos?"

"Yes!"

Daigo had been fighting alone all the time, and he would be happy to see other Ultramen's fighting scenes.

This was a strategy video of Ace Ultraman fighting Fire Golza from Shiro, and the video also contained moves shared by all Ultramen.

"Golza is very powerful; both his physical and magical resistance are very high, so we have to use the most powerful mode and then do this."

In the video, Ace Ultraman stabilized his center of gravity and kept kicking. Every time Golza approached, he kicked Golza away.

"According to analysis, this triangle is his defensive blind spot. More hair means weaker fire, and this guy has very little hair, so don't use energy attacks before he is weak. See, he is angry; he has lost his mind. This is the weakness of monsters. They are always easily angered because they lack reason. When they are angry, we can do this! Ace Guillotine!"

Golza's head was chopped off at this moment, and Shiro introduced calmly: "It will absorb energy, but it is difficult for it to absorb the energy blade formed by compressing energy. Most Ultramen can try to compress energy. This technique works well for Fire Golza, but remember to use it when he loses his mind. Golza will be wary of this technique when he is rational."

The video did not stop, because in addition to using the guillotine, Shiro also showed several special fighting methods.

In three minutes, one minute was used to beat Golza into a rage, and the remaining two minutes Shiro used various methods to teach Golza not to mess with Ultramen. Only Tiga's human body was too pure, so he showed mercy. If it had been Ace, he would most likely have become a member of the meat processing factory. No, it should be the meat placed on the meat processing factory.

Looking at these advanced combat materials, Daigo's confidence increased greatly. However, as a member of GUTS and Tiga's human body, he did not try rashly but chose to watch more videos. Unfortunately, the other videos were not as improved as those shot by Shiro.

Under the control of the system, a Fire Golza with the same attributes and IQ as the initial Golza appeared. At the same time, the surrounding environment also changed, and Daigo looked around.

"This seems to be near Mt. Kirikiri, and that's... GUTS?"

Daigo felt that something was wrong. This was a game, but GUTS, who helped and assisted around, and the enemies watching the excitement in the distance made Daigo unable to tell whether this was real or virtual.

"Roar!!"

However, now was not the time to think about these things. With a roar, the  reinforced Fire Golza rushed up.

It was powerful and agile, completely different from the Golza he met at the beginning.

At this moment, he remembered the tutorial in the game video, and Daigo's happy mode started!

Transforming into a red form, Daigo began to kick according to the game tutorial.

Kicking is very technically difficult. First, the range cannot deviate; otherwise, Golza will grab your legs. Second, the power must be strong enough. If the power is not strong enough, Golza will happily come over and give you a big headbutt.

On the surface, Shiro easily defeated it, but if someone else entered the game without enough combat experience, they would likely be torn apart by the Fire Golza.

But Daigo was different. Whether it was combat experience or control of his own power, he had already mastered it.

Kick, kick, kick!

Three consecutive kicks successfully forced the enemy back, and every time he attacked, Daigo chose this simple and effective method—kicking.

If you walk fast, I will kick you in the lower three directions. If you come slowly, I will kick you in the upper three directions.

Compared with the monsters he faced before, Daigo had a huge advantage, which was that he could see other Ultramen's victory methods in advance, and at the same time, he had some interesting ideas in his mind.

Ace's guillotine? According to the video explanation, he appeared to be able to use it.

As the video said, after beating Golza for about a minute, he went berserk.

This is not just a game setting; the real Fire Golza is like this. Even if it is a super ancient kaiju, its IQ level is just that of a beast. It will destroy Tiga according to its instinct and instinctively strengthen itself, but in the face of constant provocation, it will launch a powerful attack in anger.

When it was furious, Daigo tried to compress energy like Ace.

This is a very suicidal behavior. In reality, Daigo would never do this. The truth that you will die if you do it is fully demonstrated. When Tiga in the game compressed energy, he exploded because he did not master the balance between energies.

That's right; the red form of Tiga can compress energy into a sphere and throw it out, but compressing it into a blade is still a little troublesome. But fortunately, this is a game, and Daigo has the opportunity to trial and error.

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Chapter 255: Golza: I Have a Bad Premonition

After dozens of attempts, Daigo found that his Power Type was indeed the strongest, but his energy control seemed to be better in the Sky Type. He discovered that the guillotine was more energy-efficient in Sky Type than his energy rays.

The only drawback was that he was not very familiar with this move, and it took some time to prepare when he performed it himself. Whether he would have time to do so on the battlefield was another matter.

Unconsciously, it was 7:50 in the evening. Daigo received the notice of the upcoming closure and silently saved the game before turning off the computer. However, when he left, he was not alone.

In the world of Tiga, Daigo returned to his own world and looked at the extra people around him, feeling helpless. "In my world, monsters don’t appear every day."

The people who had come were Liu Yuan, Kisara, the middle-aged uncle Shibasaki Yosuke—who had heard about Ultraman and followed him excitedly—and Elf who had run with him. Originally, Liu Yuan had planned to follow Daigo secretly to their world to watch Ultraman fight small monsters. Daigo discovered this and wanted to refuse, but Liu Yuan had threatened him directly.

"You don't want everyone in your world to know that you are Tiga, right?"

So, under Liu Yuan's threat and guarantee, Daigo had reluctantly agreed to his request.

Daigo was very clever; he knew that his ability to access the Internet café proved that others could come to his world through it. Instead of outright refusing, he decided it would be better to invite the others under certain conditions.

Coincidentally, Shibasaki Yosuke had bought the game from Liu Yuan. When he asked Liu Yuan for the game and was about to go back home that night, he heard he could see Ultraman and followed him without hesitation.

Elf also wanted to come as a result. Daigo had also brought one and then two, it won't change if the number increases, so he agreed to the request from the other two to join him.

In addition to the reasons mentioned, another important reason for letting them come was that he sensed the light within Liu Yuan and Shibasaki Yosuke... But in fact...

"Light! Indeed, I also became light."

Liu Yuan's words evoked memories in Shibasaki Yosuke. Many people in the Internet café knew about Daigo's identity. Surprisingly, everyone was like a devil, able to see the future but not spoil Daigo's identity.

Shibasaki Yosuke also said with a look of nostalgia, "Yes! That year, I also became light."

Kisara joked, "Unfortunately, I became Gata-."

Woo woo woo woo!

Kisara wanted to make a joke, but Liu Yuan quickly covered her mouth.

If she said this again, it would be a spoiler.

It's not a problem for them to come over, and their identities were easy to explain, but Kisara's pink hair...

Feeling Daigo's gaze, Liu Yuan clapped his hands, and Kisara's hair turned black. "Don't worry; we have an advanced harmony system. For a world like yours that doesn't have so many colorful hair colors, we can make it change the colors in others' perception.

"So magical?"

"Of course! By the way, Daigo, can we visit the TPC headquarters?"

"No."

"That's a pity."

Daigo complained, "But let me make it clear in advance that there haven’t been monsters in our world for a few weeks. Your idea of seeing monsters will definitely be shattered."

Kisara spread her hands and began to complain, "Do you know? If you set a flag like this, monsters will definitely appear."

Just as she finished this sentence, Daigo's communicator rang.

"Daigo-san, emergency assembly, abnormal situation found."

"Ah?"

Daigo, who received the latest message, was stunned for a moment and then immediately packed his things and prepared to leave.

Because the matter was too urgent, he didn’t have time to arrange for Liu Yuan and his team, so he could only return to GUTS first.

The people present who heard the order were silent at that moment.

Several people looked at Daigo simultaneously, and the meaning in their eyes was self-evident.

"Does he need help?" Yosuke Shibasaki asked. Although this was not the world he lived in, he could not bear to see monsters hurting humans.

"No rush; we can go over and take a look first."

Liu Yuan didn’t know what time it was. Judging by Daigo's condition, he should have become Tiga for a while.

If it was before Zijera, Daigo would have had time to grow quickly. But if it was after, they would all likely become Gatanathor together in a few days.

Daigo returned to GUTS as quickly as possible, and the captain, Iruma, explained the situation to everyone.

"Mt. Kirikiri is abnormally active. Daigo, you and Shinjou drive the underground tank to investigate the specific situation."

"Yes!"

Before Daigo fully understood what was happening, he turned around and followed Shinjo to drive and check the situation underground.

However, when he arrived at the designated location by plane, he had a strong sense of déjà vu.

Isn't this the Mount Kirikiri volcano? Looking at the surrounding layout, although it was different from the game arena, the difference was not significant.

"This is..."

"Daigo, what's wrong with you?"

Shinjou in the car teased Daigo: "Are you unhappy because your vacation was interrupted? Don't worry; I'll give you back your vacation next time I take a break. Hahaha!"

"Yeah."

Daigo just replied casually and prepared to drive the underground Pippa tank with Shinjou underground.

The advanced drilling machine allowed the two to reach the magma layer at a speed of several blocks and carry out their mission.

On the surface, Liu Yuan looked at the news report and said, "I roughly know where this is. When the Fire Golza appears, we'll go. I already know the location. Let's go to the scene to watch Ultraman fight the Kaijus."

"Oh!!"

Shibasaki Yosuke was excited, while Elf next to him muttered, "What's so great about the battle?"

Kisarara overheard this and challenged her, "Do you want to bet?"

"What will we bet on?"

"I bet that you will definitely enjoy this battle."

"Impossible~"

Elf had seen countless storms and waves and had even killed a dragon herself. What kind of huge enemy had she not encountered? How could she be excited to see Ultraman fight a monster?

"Then I bet you will definitely like it. I'll bet a bottle of ice cola!"

"Then I'll bet two bottles."

Hearing the bet between the two, Shibasaki Yosuke said calmly, "Then you may lose, elf."

"Me? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Elf was setting flags frantically. She had watched and played Ultraman Fighting Evolution; it didn’t seem like much—just some special skills and fighting monsters of the same size.

Liu Yuan said calmly, "According to the speed of GUTS, it will take them a few hours to get Golzan out. Come on! Let’s watch a tokusatsu drama together before that."

Liu Yuan calmly bought a copy of Ultraman Tiga. Considering that spoilers were not a good thing for Daigo, he kept it to himself and didn’t put it on the shelves.

Watching tokasatsu on the monitor and the real Tiga fighting monsters outside, he believed that this unique experience would definitely appeal to Elf, who had never seen these cultural products.

After all, since she had come to the Internet café, there had been no game she didn’t like. Because she had never played or seen these things before, and they could also enhance her strength, it was quite attractive for an elf like her who lived in a fantasy world.

At that moment, Golza, who was underground, appeared to sense something. GUTS hadn’t launched the tracking device yet, but it woke up first.

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Chapter 256: Broken Horn Maniac, Tsundere Elf

Golza was very depressed and found a comfortable place to absorb energy for a long while.

While absorbing it, someone attacked him. He rushed out of the ground in a rage, but when he emerged, he saw the enemy he never wanted to encounter in his life.

Tiga!

And it was Tiga in his red form!

"?"

A question mark slowly appeared over Golza's head as Tiga waved his hand, gesturing, "Come here!"

On the GUTS Swallow, Lina looked at Tiga, who had appeared in advance, and Golza, who had rushed out, feeling an odd premonition.

"I always feel that Tiga seems to know that this will happen in advance..."

In the communication channel, Daigo replied, "Maybe Tiga sensed the danger."

On the other side of the command room, the captain of the GUTS Team, Iruma Megumi, had a strange feeling when looking at the video of Daigo in the communication channel.

This Daigo should be Daigo, but he looked a little gray. At the same time, the simultaneous appearance of Daigo and Tiga also made her feel that something was wrong.

Could it be that Daigo was not Tiga?

On the other side, Liu Yuan, a member of the four-person group watching the show from the rooftop in the distance, began to explain.

"Look! Tiga is in the red happy mode at the start. Oh! He kicked, and kicked the blind spot of Golza. Tiga! Tiga! You are so wicked; you actually kicked the blind spot of Golza's attack. Cut it! Chop it!"

Liu Yuan's intense live commentary made Elf on the other side, who were watching the giant fight the monster, widen their eyes in surprise.

In the game, it feels like a battle between equals, but in reality, it is truly a fight between giants.

While the layman sees excitement, the expert sees the underlying issues. Elf who had fought against large monsters several times knew what was most terrifying about fighting enemies of this level.

Is it the enemy's strength? No, it is the ability to harm people or destroy property on a large scale.

However, not only does every attack from Tiga cause the body to shift to an uninhabited area, but the direction of the attack also targets empty streets or houses without people.

Although sometimes fighting inevitably destroys some buildings and houses, Ultraman Tiga always tries to avoid property losses.

Kicking looks simple, but knowing how to not kick the monster away and prevent it from destroying the surrounding environment is a superb skill.

At this moment, Daigo was grateful for his experience from the game. When fighting in the game, the environment was somewhat different from now, but the skills learned during the battles taught him how to avoid unnecessary accidents.

And just like in the game, Golza in reality also went berserk.

The rampaging Fire Golza couldn't concentrate on using the absorbed energy to protect his entire body.

At this moment, looking at the charging Golza, Daigo transformed into his purple form and turned around quickly!

Chop!

"Tiga Horn Slash!"

After learning Ace's guillotine technique, Daigo created his own skill, Tiga Horn Slash. After countless combat experiments, he realized there is a certain probability that the opponent will block attacks with their body when he tries to cut them, but cutting the horn of Golza had never failed.

Reality proved the same. After the blade severed Golza's horn, Daigo's attack landed on the body!

After the battles in the game, he also discovered a misunderstanding in combat. The Power Type Form is indeed powerful and suitable for close combat, but this does not mean that the Sky Type form cannot be used for close combat.

After Elden Ring rescued Radahn, Radahn gave Daigo some advice.

"If it's close combat, when you can discern the opponent's skills and determine that the opponent's speed is not as fast as yours, I suggest using your agile form and defeating the enemy with uninterrupted small type magic."

Now, Daigo was in this state, enhancing energy control in the purple form, drinking both Gatorade juices, and then compressing all these energies.

The battle appeared both elegant and powerful.

In the GUTS Team's channel, Lina expressed her thoughts: "Did Tiga become stronger?"

Horii replied, "Yes! Tiga seems to be at ease. And he has used an ability that has never been seen before again."

The most troubling thing for the GUTS Team is that Tiga always utilizes a power that has never been witnessed before. On average, two monsters will be struck by a ray of light that has never been seen before. This time, he also compressed the energy into a blade attack? It looks so powerful, right?

Horii wanted to see if the weapon created by compressing energy like this would be very useful.

At this time, Daigo's spoke, "Yes!"

It was very abrupt.

This time, Naruma Hui confirmed one thing: There was something wrong with Daigo who was currently speaking to them. However, she concealed this thought. She had always suspected that Daigo and Tiga had some connection.

Every time Tiga appeared, Daigo would disappear for various reasons. This was not normal.

On the other side, Elf who saw Tiga defeating the monster jumped up excitedly, but when she felt the gaze of Kisara beside her, the expression on her face retracted: "Ahem, I am celebrating that he destroyed the monster and avoided casualties and property losses."

Kisara said indifferently, "Oh~ Winning or losing doesn't matter to me. But there is an old saying: tsundere ruins life. Mr. Yosuke, what do you think of Tiga?"

"Cool! So cool! I really want to be Tiga!!"

Shibasaki Yosuke's words embarrassed Elf, but he just focused on Tiga's impressive flying actions and didn't hear what Kisara and Elf had said before.

At this moment, Kisara stretched out her hand.

"Hey~ No way~ No way~ No way~ There really is no one who doesn't like Tiga~ Oh~ When I took a selfie just now, it seems that someone was very excited."

If Elf truly didn't like Tiga, Kisara was not a hypocritical person who would admit defeat directly. But it was evident that Elf was being tsundere. If nothing else, the selfie was evidence.

Elf's alarm bells rang loudly, and then she took out two bottles of Coke without blushing or breathing heavily.

"Here, it's my treat."

"Tsk!"

Liu Yuan couldn't help but tsk at this scene. Elf could be considered the spokesperson for "tsudenre." She was still acting arrogant at this moment. Wasn't she afraid that her arrogance would ruin her life?

Shouldn't it be? Liu Yuan had told her this when she first came to the Internet Cafe. It was impossible that she didn't understand it.

Kisara shook the two bottles of Coke as if showing off: "Here! Boss! I'll treat you today."

"Thanks~"

Liu Yuan took the Coke and was not polite at all. Kisara continued to say sarcastically, "Why does this Coke have a strange taste?"

Liu Yuan asked curiously, "What strange taste?"

"It just feels like a tsundere taste. By the way, boss, if you like me, what would you do?"

"Of course, I would confess to you directly and then say, 'Kisara, I like you; please be with me~'"

"Thank you, boss!"

After saying that, Kisara raised a phone that had been hidden somewhere and pressed the play button: "Kisara, I like you; please be with me."

This was Liu Yuan's way of cooperating with Kisara to show how not to be tsundere. He never expected Kisara to set a trap here.

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257: The Dead Kisara Sent a Large Order of Melon Seed

"Delete it!"

"No!"

"Delete it!"

"I won't delete it even if I kill you."

Liu Yuan said indifferently, "Then keep it."

"Hey, hey, hey? Boss, don't you want others to not know about this?"

"What if they know?"

Liu Yuan stretched out his hand and lifted Kisara's chin with his index finger. "Woman, you are playing with fire."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Including Daigo who just arrived, Shibasaki Yosuke, Elf, and Daigo, the three of them stared at Liu Yuan, who had suddenly turned into a domineering CEO, in a daze.

Kisara was dumbfounded at that moment. As a demon, this was the first time she had been teased like this.

Although she acted high and mighty every day, it was a shameful thing. As a demon, she was still a rookie. On the surface, she presented herself as an experienced demon, boasting a theoretical understanding over juicy matters, but in reality, especially when faced with Liu Yuan's earthy banter, she couldn't handle it.

She just stepped back and blushed.

"Shameful demon."

Liu Yuan let go of Kisara. He wanted to play with her, but she blushed?

This was not okay. The other party was a demon; who knew what would happen if he teased her?

After he released her, Kisara became a silly demon who could only make foolish noises. Instead, Elf looked on with envy.

Turning her head to glance at Shibasaki Yosuke, the orc-faced man suddenly felt shocked and terrified after sensing Elf's gaze.

Why did this elf look like she wanted to eat him?

At that moment, Kisara returned to normal and whispered to Liu Yuan, "Boss, can these two really make it?"

Liu Yuan whispered back, "Go back and tell me."

Shibasaki Yosuke couldn't hear it, but Elf could. If she said it directly here, wouldn't it just make Elf worry unnecessarily?

...

Back at the Internet café, Kisara asked curiously, "Boss, tell me quickly."

"If you ask me, those two can make it. It just takes a little time. Shibasaki Yosuke has been frustrated in the other world, often closing off his heart and emotions. If Elf can help him open up, then within a year, it will be successful!"

Liu Yuan wasn’t sure if this was a poison pill, but he felt that way.

"Hiss, can I see it in my lifetime? I heard that elves are a race that can live for a long time."

Liu Yuan pondered, "I don't know! Elves can live long, but Shibasaki Yosuke is a serious human being. If he remains distant for too long..."

Kisara shuddered. When she thought of that lifespan theory, she felt uneasy.

Liu Yuan said indifferently, "This stuff is easy to remedy. Contracts, magical girls, and other methods can extend life. Now I’m curious whether these two can succeed within ten years. I hope it doesn’t take twenty."

Kisara considered, "It shouldn't be a problem. But if you can’t find a partner in the future, I can settle for you boss."

"?"

With a big question mark over his head, Liu Yuan watched as Kisara took out her phone again.

"Kisara, I like you, please stay with me." x 10.

After playing it ten times in a row, Letecia and Reze, who had just returned from a date with Denci in the store, couldn't help but laugh.

Reze paused the game, leaned back in her chair, and sighed, "Kisara is going to be unlucky!"

That was the truth. Liu Yuan did not snatch the phone to forcefully delete the audio, but Kisara might be dead today.

Accompanied by Kisara's screams, she was tied into a ball and hung from the ceiling. Kisara was also very stubborn; she did not delete the audio on her phone and played it repeatedly.

Liu Yuan was merciless. He did not take it away or snatch it; he just hung Kisara. After all, he was not embarrassed.

This scenario would become the talk of the café the next day.

Before opening, Kisara honestly put away her phone.

When there was no one around, she could tease the boss and play tRikus on him. But when many people were present, it was courting death. As a master of courting death, she knew well under what circumstances Liu Yuan would go berserk.

The rest of the time? It was just a happy joke between the boss and the employees.

No one could tell that Kisara had been hung from the ceiling all night.

Liu Yuan thought today would be normal, but less than twenty minutes after the store opened, Schwi contacted him again.

"Boss, I have an unwelcome request."

"What is it?"

Liu Yuan was shocked. How could Schwi use such flowery words to ask him something?

Wasn't she a Ex-Machina? Now she had the help of God, even said she would recruit the Flügel, and had her own Suniaster.

Why did she suddenly have a request?

To avoid misunderstandings due to text communication, Liu Yuan returned to the main store to meet Schwi.

At this time, Schwi was waiting for Liu Yuan hesitantly, and Riku beside her was also a little nervous. Holou was just besides them, silent.

The two had never been nervous when facing various races and had even dared to challenge God, but now they were anxious? Liu Yuan couldn't figure it out.

"What's wrong? How can I help you? Don’t worry, with five thousand! I can help you solve all enemies!"

This price was very cheap for Liu Yuan, and it was basically the cost required for crossing the world barrier.

"Um, not that..."

Schwi lowered her head and whispered, "Can you add some machines, boss?"

"Add machines? How many do you want to add?"

"Ten thousand?"

"Umm... How much?"

Liu Yuan pinched his ears, fearing he had heard wrong.

"One thousand?"

Schwi said uncertainly. After the information was uploaded to the Ex-Machina network, the Ex-Machinas strongly requested Schwi to bring them to the Internet café to play. These Ex-Machinas had felt the joy of the café and wanted Schwi to take them in.

But the problem was that while there were indeed many machines in the Internet café, Liu Yuan would quickly add more machines whenever someone brought in a few or even a dozen new people.

But more than ten thousand Ex-Machinas wants to come in and play...

At this moment, Liu Yuan called Kisara over.

"What's wrong, boss?"

"Quick, pinch me."

At this moment, Kisara's expression became a little solemn. "Riku, Schwi, and the new god, you saw it, the boss asked me to pinch you."

"Pinch me if I ask you to."

"This is the first time I've heard the boss make this request."

Kisara happily stretched out her hand and pinched him hard. Liu Yuan fell into deep thought at this moment: "Why doesn't it hurt?"

"It hurts so much!!"

Kisara covered her waist.

Liu Yuan remembered that in order to avoid sudden attacks from customers during business hours, the Internet café system had a feature that rebounded the attacker's strike onto themselves.

By the way, this feature was also useful for the cafe owner, and the bosses could not attack customers for no reason. However, it was ineffective for employees. Non-abusive attacks on employees would affect them, just like the shameless Liu Yuan using public power for personal gain by hitting Kisara on the head.

Seeing Kisara's reaction, Liu Yuan was sure of one thing: he was not dreaming.

"No problem! Ten thousand! Give me a little time, and I will expand to ten thousand. I’ll also open a separate space for you Ex-Machinas!"

At this moment, Liu Yuan was excited.

How long had he been in business? He finally got the large order he had always dreamed of! With ten thousand people, he could earn at least 6 million a day just from Internet access fees, and he could buy a game in two days. How cool!

But Liu Yuan forgot one thing: he could only sell one game every two days in the past few days. When the business grew exponentially in the future, 6 million might not be enough.

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Chapter 258: The Great Expansion of Internet Cafes

Liu Yuan was as excited as a child at this moment. The thing that had bothered him the most was the lack of customers. Not only was the system's small goal of 200,000 out of reach, but even the next game purchase would be a significant expense.

This time he spent 5.02 million to buy Ultraman Fighting Evolution, and next time it would be 10.24 million! Even if he negotiated with the system to round off the amount, it would still be 10 million!

Now, with customers suddenly coming in to guarantee 10,000? Liu Yuan could already see a lot of money and many games, anime, and novels waiting for him to buy.

“Expand! We can expand!”

However, it was not feasible for an old store or branch to accommodate 10,000 people. With so many customers, it would be more suitable to open a separate branch just for them.

“Riku! Schwi! I declare that you are honorary members of this store from today on, and all your Internet fees will be waived in the future.”

“Really?”

Riku and Schwi weren't short on money, so why would they want to pay? They could simply let the Ex-Machinas or other races gather some raw materials. At worst, they could process them further. Besides, there were two gods on the human side of their world: one was Tet, the newly born God of Games, and the other was Holou, who held the title of God of Doubt. After communicating, they decided to let Holou control the Suniaster and control this world.

Riku and Schwi who had seen various worlds and had personally arrived in the universe in the Red Alert world were no longer limited to this planet. They aimed to unify the existing 16 races because their goal was the sea of stars.

Because of this, they needed more people to enter the Internet café to gain knowledge and power. After leaving this planet without the coverage of the Spirit Corridor, only those who held the Suniaster and those who surfed the Internet daily could possess a certain level of combat power.

As the Ex-Machinas were a race where all members fell in love with Riku, Schwi naturally prioritized her own family.

Of course, this was not simply for the benefit of her family but...

Time went back a few hours.

“Schwi! I want to go online.”

“Me too.”

“We all want to!”

Everyone who had received a heart from Schwi had developed an independent personality. While they fell in love with Riku, they also wanted to experience the games that Schwi had played: Resident Evil, My World, Elden Ring, and some even had a special liking for the culture displayed by the Legend of Sword and Fairy series.

Schwi also knew that there were not enough machines in the Internet café, so after arriving, she saw that the main store was not very busy before contacting Liu Yuan.

“It hurts! It hurts so much!”

Liu Yuan was holding his chest at this moment. The most painful thing now was not the lack of customers, but the lack of machines. The daily consumption level of the three stores was about 150,000. Purchasing machines to expand new stores required a minimum of 100 million.

Happiness came too suddenly. He asked the system, and it replied that this thing could not be sold on credit. It could only be delivered at the same time as the payment, because the machine had to pay a fee, so the money must be received upfront.

However, for such a large customer order, the system also consulted its upper management, and they said that a 30% discount could be given.

Through this discount, Liu Yuan roughly understood how much the fee would be: 30% for him and 70% for them!

Feeling Liu Yuan's thoughts, the system also complained, “There's nothing we can do about this. The idea was proposed by them, and they are the guide of the boss. At the beginning, the boss said it was 30% to 70%, and we workers can't refuse that.”

“That’s right!”

Liu Yuan felt relieved, but then he calculated that the minimum number of Ex-Machinas would be 10,000, and the upper limit would be 20,000. Even with a 30% discount, it would cost hundreds of millions.

With a daily income of 150,000, and an increase each day, it would take at least half a year to a year to accumulate that much. And this would also require the purchase of new games and the expansion of other stores. The process of making money would be a long journey.

But it wasn't a big problem. At least it had entered a virtuous cycle.

It was better than struggling before.

“Schwi, from today on, I will add at least ten machines every day. You can ask your family to wait for a while. In one year at most, they will all have access to the Internet.”

“Thank you, boss.”

“Thank you for what? You are my big customer.”

When he said this, Liu Yuan’s eyes sparkled with dollar signs brighter than Kalina’s.

Kisara who followed him couldn’t help but complain, “Big customers only get two people exempted from Internet access fees?”

“What? Do you want me to send you out to be their maid?”

Schwi nodded seriously and said, “I think that's a good idea!”

Kisara vigorously rejected it, “I don’t think it’s a good idea, boss! I am your most capable subordinate; you can’t sell me out.”

“Tsk, work hard~”

Liu Yuan flicked Kisara’s head again.

"It hurts! It's not fair. If I pinch you, it hurts me. If you hit me, it hurts me too?”

“I’m in a good mood today. If you want to pinch me, I’ll let you.”

“No, it hurts me too.”

Kisara said this, but her eyes blinked, looking forward to attacking Liu Yuan. Because she knew very well that today was one of the few opportunities to act without restraint.

At this moment, Jibril who heard the excitement, held a pancake in her left hand and a Coke in her right. After taking a big bite of the pancake and sipping the ice-cold cola, she came over and asked curiously, “Boss, what happened in my world?”

“Your world? The one where Artosh was defeated? Riku, Schwi, and a god became the managers of your world.”

“Ah!!!”

She was shocked by the news and then realized that the food in her hand was about to fall. She opened her mouth and bit into the pancake, holding the cola with both hands as she muttered, “So fast? Why didn’t you call me?”

Jibril's tone was full of regret. She didn’t regret that her creator had died; she regretted missing the opportunity to challenge the strong.

Since coming to the Internet café and having become smaller, Jibril had become more childlike. At the same time, out of curiosity about the knowledge of other worlds, she had learned a great deal.

Additionally, her life in the Internet café during this period had been quite comfortable. It’s easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it’s difficult to go from luxury to frugality. After enjoying so many delicious and fun things, Jibril actually didn’t want to go back. She felt that being a mascot here every day and occasionally harassing the boss was just fine.

However, she realized one thing: if Artosh died, her fellow tribesmen...

Jibril hadn’t noticed before that she lacked any concept of family, but now she felt this wonderful sense of family.

“Forget it, I’ll talk to Azriel after it’s over. I hope everyone can get through this.”

She was an extra individual of the Flügel species. She possessed autonomy and cognitive abilities that other Flügel did not have. She had pondered the meaning of life, while the other Flügel likely had no other purpose except fighting for the God of War, right?

What about the power provided by Internet café games? Jibril's unanimous evaluation was that it wasn’t as good as Sky Strike, but the humanistic values within it were enough to silence anyone in her world—even the gods.

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Chapter 259: Spells, Shibuya Incident?

"Hehe~"

"Hehehe~"

As today’s business ended, Liu Yuan sat at the front desk, holding a traditional computer and grinning.

Suddenly, there were more than 10,000 potential users. Although it takes a little time to add these machines, he has to consider adding new games appropriately while adding machines. But it’s not a big problem. This proves that things are moving in a good direction.

At most one year, this Internet café will enter a virtuous cycle.

The purchase price of games has an upper limit, which is the last purchase when it exceeds 100 million. In a virtuous cycle, can I buy a game every month after one year? The speed at which happiness knocks on the door is a little fast.

After getting off work, Jibril, who was about to play games, asked Kisara: "Is the boss crazy?"

"Almost. Suddenly, so many customers are beyond his imagination. But the boss forgot one thing: it will take a year to seat all these customers. The daily income seems to be a lot, but when the customers explode, the money may not be enough..."

According to Kisara's observation, as more and more games are available, many weapons and items that require racial traits or can only be used by certain people in the game have very strict restrictions. The way to remove the restrictions is very simple: just pay money.

She noticed that, for example, the option of transforming into Ultraman, the most expensive one starts at 500,000 per second. The daily income of 6 million may only be enough for her boss to transform for more than ten seconds and be a little happy, right?

However, just when Liu Yuan was happy, he suddenly received a message from Yotsuya Miko.

"Boss, help."

This message on TT made Liu Yuan, who was fantasizing about a better future, focus his attention.

"Kisara, get to work; our customers had been bullied."

Yotsuya Miko is now an veteran in the Internet café, and she knows a lot of customers. Often, when she has difficulties, she will directly ask her companions in the Internet café for help. But this time, she suddenly asked Liu Yuan for help, which proves that things are a bit troublesome.

In fact, things are no longer a bit troublesome. In Shibuya, Tokyo, Yotsuya Miko was sweating as she looked at the super-large barrier in front of her.

Today is Halloween. Yotsuya Miko was invited by her friends to come to Shibuya to play, but just when she was going online today and preparing to spend Halloween happily with her friends, Yotsuya Miko discovered a terrifying thing.

The whole of Shibuya was wrapped in a barrier, and a large number of terrifying cursed spirits appeared within it.

She wanted to break the barrier, but no matter the power of the Champions in League of Legends or the power of Rose from Resident Evil, she could not shake the barrier at all.

Even in this process, she met some people similar to exorcists. According to them, the existing power of this barrier cannot be destroyed at all. The people inside may have only one result: death.

Death...

Since she joined the Internet café, she has experienced countless battles against wraiths, evil spirits, cursed spirits, and monsters. She has saved hundreds of people from these entities, and even faced special grade cursed spirits, for which she has the strength to fight.

Through the power of Thresh, she can pull the people inside out one by one, but this is too slow.

At this time, she thought of a very critical person: Liu Yuan.

According to the information on TT, the owner of the Internet café, any problem that cannot be solved by any force can definitely be solved by calling Liu Yuan.

So she sent a call for help to Liu Yuan on TT, paid 100,000 yen, and Liu Yuan appeared in front of her instantly.

"Boss, here..."

"No need to say more; I know what’s going on... I didn’t expect these things in this world to be so arrogant..."

This is a barrier with a very large coverage area. Liu Yuan doesn’t know what the ghosts and monsters in this world are going to do, but it’s so big? Just chop it off.

"Miko, I personally suggest that you finish playing Devil May Cry. After that, you won’t be so helpless when you encounter these types of things."

"Huh?"

At this moment, Liu Yuan took out the Yamato.

"Judgement Cut!"

The moment the blade came out of the sheath, the inner and outer barriers were broken at the same time.

Currently, there are two barriers in Shibuya: one is the barrier that traps ordinary people, and the other is the barrier that isolates special people like Yotsuya Miko. But these barriers were broken at this moment.

In the barrier, the brain flower named Kenjaku, who occupied Geto Sugurus body, thought that he had won the battle. As long as Gojo Satoru arrived here, he could imprison it and complete his millennium old plan.

But why did all the barriers fail at this moment?

Yes, all the barriers he set up were destroyed. The way of destruction was not through any Jujutsu but simple violent destruction.

"Go."

"Got it~ Got it~"

The man with scars on his face decided to follow the order and go out to see what was going on while Kenjaku stayed here waiting for Gojo Satoru to appear.

The barrier was destroyed, but the plan could not be abandoned. Even if the next plan could not be carried out normally, Gojo Satoru needed to be sealed up. If such a powerful enemy was not eliminated, no matter how many and how good the future plans were, they could not be implemented.

On the other hand, Gojo Satoru who was chasing the enemy also felt the broken barrier.

"This power... is the same as the power used by Yotsuya, and it does not belong to this world."

During this period, Yotsuya Miko was well protected by Gojo Satoru. While constantly fighting with the special grade cursed spirits, her own information was not leaked out, because those who could leak information were already dead.

With the breaking of the barrier, a large number of people began to flee. In order to avoid a stampede, Liu Yuan used the spiritual power from the Red Alert world.

In an instant, all humans evacuated in an orderly manner as if they were mind controlled.

Running around would only make this place dangerous, but orderly evacuation would be fast and safe in a short time.

"Kisara, some guys are blocking ordinary people from evacuating. Kill them."

Kisara whistled: "It’s rare; boss, you actually gave this order directly?"

"My hands are very dirty, okay?"

"Yes, yes~"

After a few simple affirmations, Kisara disappeared.

Subways and streets—these places have cursed spirits released by nooses. Their function is very simple: to hold other sorcerers. However, no one expected that the ordinary-looking Yotsuya Miko would directly call Liu Yuan to execute a wave of mechanical deification like mass mine control

Liu Yuan was actually quite embarrassed. There were too many people here—so many that even if all of them were evacuated through mental power, it would take about half an hour to get everyone to a safe place.

Using mental power is not like Yuri in the game, where you just click this and it’s done; it requires a lot of delicate operations.

It cannot affect their brains, consciousness, and memory, and simply controlling them to stay away from this dangerous area is necessary. At the same time, it is essential to use mental power to cover the entire area to form an effect similar to the expulsion barrier.

If he were to do this alone, he might have to summon the Mimic Tear to help.

However, he brought Kisara with him this time, and he also felt the anger from Yotsuya Miko. If that’s the case...

"Miko, I’m evacuating the crowd. There are many powerful beings inside. You’ve worked hard against these guys."

"Boss, if you meet Hana and Yulia..."

"They’ve been found. They’re safe. Don’t worry."

"Thank you, boss."

"You’re welcome. By the way, I have a suggestion. In order to avoid these guys from causing trouble for others, why don’t you show your Mastery while running?"

This suggestion changed Yotsuya Miko’s expression, and a dark green spiritual fire appeared around her. At the same time, a symbol kept popping out on top of her head and making mechanical sounds.

Yotsuya Miko knew that she didn’t have much talent, so she worked hard to play Thresh and practiced Thresh during this period. Now she has reached Mastery 7.

There’s a special reward at the Internet café: when a LOL hero’s proficiency reaches the seventh level, you can show your Mastery in reality.

Yotsuya Miko felt it was a pity that she didn’t play Yasuo. If it had been Yasuo, the gold content of the Mastery would have been really high.

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Chapter 260: Nasus Stacks Q

Mahito, a special-grade cursed spirit born from the hatred and fear of people towards each other, looked like a young man with a scar on his face. When he walked out of the Shibuya subway station, Yotsuya Miko didn't notice him.

Until he approached Yotsuya Miko.

"Mui Teipen!"

He also found Yotsuya Miko, and the green ghost fire on her body made the cursed spirit feel scared. But it didn't matter; as long as his Mui Teipen attacked the soul, even a special-grade sorcerer would be wiped out.

However, the moment his hand touched Yotsuya Miko, she turned her head, and a large Mastery Icon sign lit up above her head.

"?"

A question mark popped up over Mahito's head. He felt something was wrong, but just as he was about to escape, he found that he couldn't.

"What is the value of the soul?"

Yotsuya Miko's question startled Mahito, causing his body to retreat, but then he found himself surrounded by a barrier.

No! It wasn't a barrier, but a cage.

Yotsuya Miko held the power of Thresh, Soul Warden in League of Legends, but unfortunately, she was not Thresh himself, so she was somewhat powerless when facing the barrier set by the sorcerer.

But now the barrier was gone. Facing the cursed spirits, she would be the most terrible nightmare for them.

Because the cursed spirits were also a kind of ghost in her eyes, and Thresh specialized in restraining these demons and monsters.

"Any last words?"

"Domain Expansion!"

The huge domain instantly enveloped Yotsuya Miko and Mahito, but this time Yotsuya Miko did not stop him. For her, the trouble was the barrier created by humans rather than the domain created by the cursed spirits.

A chain appeared in the girl's hand, and she could determine the opponent's position even in the domain through her own Yin-Yang eyes.

Death Sentence!

The hook was thrown out by Yotsuya Miko. Mahito saw the hook and realized something was wrong, immediately dodging it while activating the domain at the same time.

The effect of the domain was a sure hit. Unless the opponent used Domain Expansion or had no cursed energy in their body, the attack in the domain was a sure hit. However, there was a disadvantage; when the enemy had no cursed energy at all, the domain could not attack automatically and needed to be controlled by the user.

Mahito didn't possess this Domain Expansion for a long time and had never heard of this theory.

But the problem was that Yotsuya Miko's Yin-Yang eyes were not cursed energy, and all the power in her body was not cursed energy. For the domain, this attack target did not exist.

At the same time, Mahito's domain attacked the soul, but Yotsuya Miko always had a lantern next to her. The lantern from Thresh was never afraid of soul attacks. On the contrary, soul attacks would become the fuel of the lantern, making it brighter.

Mahito was ready to attack again, but Yotsuya Miko's attack was not just a hook.

Flash, Flay, The Box, Exhaust.

The E skill and the ultimate skill were used simultaneously, and the summoner skills were released at the same time.

Originally, Yotsuya Miko was going to release Ignite, but she felt that the cursed spirit in front of her was a strong talent and could be kept.

Kept to increase the power of Thresh's passive.

A cursed spirit of this level could provide her with five to ten levels for her passive skill.

"What kind of power is this?"

When Mahito found that he could not effectively attack Yotsuya Miko, he wanted to escape, but he found that there was a circle of transparent walls around him. This was not any barrier or spell; it was a cage specifically for the soul.

"You are mine."

This time Yotsuya Miko threw out the hook again, and Mahito wanted to hide. Although his body was trapped in the cage, he could split his body. But at the moment when his body split, the hook that was clearly in the air for some reason hooked Mahito's soul.

"Poor lonely ghost, now you will become my nutrition."

The hook or sickle in her hand was swung again, and this time Mahito had nowhere to hide. Thresh's passive could gain souls when killing champions or minions, providing him with AP and Armor, but when Yotsuya Miko was about to swing the sickle, she stopped.

Instead, she used the power she had just gained recently, as Thresh's power was almost reaching its limit. According to the system, due to his own physical limitations, Thresh's stacks could only be stacked to 999 layers. Now there were more than 900 layers, and it would be a waste to kill Mahito for this.

Although Thresh's strength was not upgraded further, this soul was not wasted.

She changed the Champion she is currently using. This Champion had just been trained by her recently. He had only reached the level of level 5 and could use basic skills, but that was enough.

"The cycle of life and Death continues; I will live, you will die."

The sickle in Yotsuya Miko's hand turned into a weapon similar to a mace and a staff, and she smashed it onto Mahito's head.

"Siphoning Strike!"

With a sound, Mahito disappeared completely. Yotsuya Miko looked at the number of stacked layes of strength—6 stacks.

"Hmm..."

Yotsuya Miko fell into deep thought. She had chosen Nasus specifically to deal with the souls in her world. Looking at the lonely number 6, Yotsuya Miko always felt uneasy.

Recently, when playing League of Legends, she always played Nasus in the top lane. If she didn't stack five or six hundred layers of passive, she would be flustered!

At the same time, she asked the system how much the passive of Nasus could be stacked.

The system gave an accurate answer of 9999, which was the upper limit that Yotsuya Miko's body could bear.

Yotsuya Miko fell into deep thought. With the death of Mahito, the surroundings returned to normal. In this world, in addition to these cursed spirits, the most common were the surrounding vengeful spirits. These vengeful spirits would not cause any harm to people as long as they remained invisible, but Yotsuya Miko could see them.

Before stacking passive for Thresh, she killed all the vengeful spirits and cursed spirits near her home. Although she also mastered the power of Nasus in the process, Thresh had always been very easy to use, so she didn't have too many ideas.

But this experience made her realize one thing: her power should be stronger. At least next time she encountered this kind of barrier, she should be able to smash it with a slap like Liu Yuan.

"System, Nasus's power has reached the upper limit. Can the previous barrier be broken?"

"No, because you can't hit it. But you can break the person who set up the barrier."

"That's enough."

Because barriers can't be hit by ordinary power, and if you can't hit it, you can't break it.

Yotsuya Miko's expression gradually became firm. Since it couldn't be broken, just like Liu Yuan said, she would find a way to get the Yamato. At that time, she would say that she would use the Yamato to cut any barrier and then smash the head of the person who set up the barrier.

At the same time, she also knew that the mastermind behind this incident was inside Shibuya. In the process of moving inside, she seemed to be able to use Nasus's Siphoning Strike to refresh the passive; after all, there were many ghosts around.

Although a ghost could only stack three layers, it couldn't withstand the large number!

So Yotsuya Miko swung Thresh's hook and Siphoning Strike while moving forward. She vowed to use this sickle and hammer to smash the skulls of these orphaned ghosts.

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Chapter 261: Dating?

"Hey~ha!"

In just a few hundred meters, Yotsuya Miko gathered the buff of Siphoning Strike at a speed visible to the naked eye. There were not many vengeful spirits along the way—only a little over a hundred—but those spirits had been slain under the mace and became part of her power.

Further ahead, Gojo Satoru sensed the energy radiating from Yotsuya Miko.

"Is it Yotsuya that broke the barrier?"

Gojo Satoru smiled. If that was the case, it would be easier to deal with these enemies. 

No, since there was no longer any threat, then...

Domain Expansion!

Meanwhile, Liu Yuan, who was using his spiritual power from outside, was stunned when he felt the emergence of this massive field.

"Is there anyone who doesn't believe it won't work? Okay, you create a barrier, and I will create it too."

Liu Yuan didn't know much about the settings of this world, but he could harness power from all game worlds. So what kind of power would be suitable?

Thinking this over, Liu Yuan stopped using his mental power and took out the Five Elements Spirit Bead.

"Hey~ The barrier is activated."

The super-large five-element barrier covered the entire area. The method to destroy the barrier was quite simple: kill the barrier holder; otherwise, the barrier would continue to exist according to Liu Yuan's will.

"This is..."

Gojo Satoru displayed a look of surprise. His domain wrapped by a more powerful barrier. Not only him, but also the three special grade cursed spirits before him—Kenjaku and Saitama—showed stunned expressions.

Especially Kenjaku, whose expression was particularly grim. "Mahito was killed."

"What?"

The shocked expressions of the special-grade cursed spirits Jogo, Hanami, and Dagon beside him added to their discomfort.

What troubled them was that Gojo Satoru had not chosen to fight but had instead retreated to the side, as if he wanted to watch the show.

"Should we go?"

Kenjaku shook his head and said to them, "There’s only one way for us to leave: we have to kill the person who controls the barrier. But before that..."

The plan to seal Gojo Satoru was clearly ruined. In this case, they could only choose to escape and wait for another opportunity, but right now, they couldn’t escape.

"Wither!"

Accompanied by Yotsuya Miko's slightly weak voice, the three special-grade cursed spirits present felt their bodies weaken.

"Siphoning Strike!"

"Siphoning Strike!"

"Siphoning Strike!"

Yotsuya Miko joined the battlefield. Her purpose was very simple: anyone who hurt her friends, whether they were a vengeful spirit or a cursed spirit, must die.

Outside the venue, Liu Yuan pulled out a bunch of snacks and drinks from somewhere and began to eat while watching. About an hour later, Kisara returned.

"Woo, woo, woo, so tired."

As the returning Kisara saw the snacks Liu Yuan had left, her expression twisted. "Boss! You said you were working hard; why are you slacking off?!"

Liu Yuan who was eating fries was taken aback. "Slacking off? No! I'm maintaining the barrier! Without my barrier, all these evil spirits would run away."

"No! You're just slacking off. Stop making excuses and hurry up; give me some."

Kisara was too lazy to cancel her transformation; she wore a black dress-like outfit, and a small pink wing on her back was constantly flapping. The reason she didn't cancel the transformation was simple: in this state, she didn't have to worry about her clothes getting dirty when sitting on the ground. If she changed into normal clothes, she might have to wash a lot of things tonight.

"Boss, what's going on inside?"

"Yotsuya Miko has transformed into a Nasus and is dealing crazy damage. Will her brain get hammered off stacking too soon?"

"So violent?"

Kisara was shocked. She had imagined how Yotsuya Miko would fight, but wasn't it a bit... excessive to hammer people's skulls off repeatedly?

"Don't get me wrong; it's just that the enemy looks like a brain."

"So it's like a Cthulhu fight?"

Kisara watched further before her eyes wandered back to Liu Yuan.

"Boss, is this a date?"

Liu Yuan looked at Kisara, who was eager.. After a pause, Liu Yuan thought, "If you think so, I don't object. You know what? My life goal is to be a scumbag!"

Hearing this, Kisara smiled unconsciously. "Boss~"

"Hmm?"

"You know? People like you can't be scumbags."

"Hey?"

"Do you know what the core of a scumbag is?"

"What?"

Kisara explained, "No rejection, no initiative, no responsibility. Boss, you always refuse very straightforwardly. Although you don't take the initiative, you're very good in other aspects."

"Do you mean I am a responsible man?"

"No, it’s because what you like is games. I feel that nothing can impress you except games, right?"

This statement made Liu Yuan look at Kisara.

"What's wrong?"

Feeling Liu Yuan's gaze, Kisara proudly straightened her chest. "You haven't carefully observed my form, have you? Humph, today is a benefit for you; if you like it, look more."

"Yes, you are right."

Liu Yuan wanted to mention his slightly perverted hobby but then swallowed what he wanted to say. No matter from which angle, Kisara was great looking.

"Hahahaha! I never thought that one day the boss would be charmed by me."

"Eating can’t stop your mouth."

"I can't stop it! I can't stop it, cough, cough, cough! Let me be proud for a while."

As they laughed, Kisara got a stitch in her side.

While Liu Yuan and Kisara were eating and laughing, the internal battle raged on fiercely.

The battle could not be described as fierce; it should be described as one-sided. If it were just Thresh's power, three cursed spirits plus a brain would be difficult to deal with, but with the power of Nasus, it became...

Thresh hooks you over, the sickle enters your heart, and the club strikes your head.

What? Super high movement speed? As long as you don't flash, you'll be knocked away by the sickle. After being knocked back, the ultimate skill will be used, causing 90% slowdown and weakness.

Run! Run hard! If you can cover 100 meters in less than 100 seconds today, all the crowdcontrol skills of League of Legends will be knocked down.

A few hours later, Yotsuya Miko's voice came over the TT.

"Boss, everything is settled. Thank you."

"It's okay; let's just go shopping."

"Hmm~"

After making sure everything was fine, Liu Yuan stood up and prepared to leave, but just as he was about to go, Kisara grabbed Liu Yuan's wrist.

"Boss~ We finally came out! How about going shopping together?"

"Sure."

"Yeah~"

Kisara stood up, patted the dust off her butt, and began humming a little song with her hands behind her back.

"Then do you know where to go?"

"I don't know~ Boss, do you have any ideas?"

"Me!"

Liu Yuan thought seriously. He probably knew what fun things there were in this city through his mental power. And today was Halloween, so all stores were still open even at night. In that case, of course... maid cafes.

But then he shook off that idea; after all, it was Kisara who had suggested staying, so he would pick some places that Kisara liked more.

So what do girls like?

"Kisara, what do you like?"

Liu Yuan gave up thinking. Instead of trying to guess what the other person liked, he might as well ask directly.

"Anything is fine."

"?"

Liu Yuan walked over to Kisara's side. Feeling the breath of the person next to her, Kisara blushed, an unusual occurrence. She was about to say something when she felt Liu Yuan's fist pressed against her temple.

Both fists drilled into her temples at the same time.

"You know what? When people go shopping together, what I hate most is 'Anything'! Tell me, where are we going!"

"Clothes! Clothes, clothing store!!!"

Kisara became the angel who screamed the most miserably after the battle—oh no! Devil.

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Chapter 262: New Game Noita

With more and more Ex-Machinas, the daily income of the Internet cafe has exceeded the 200,000 mark.

[Congratulations to the boss for completing the daily income of 200,000. The private room mode has been opened.]

[Advanced task: complete the daily income of 1 million. Reward: monthly discount of your game +1.]

Looking at the completion of the task, Liu Yuan felt an indescribable sense of happiness.

How long had it been? His daily income task of 200,000 had finally been completed. The next daily income target of 1 million seemed daunting, but with more players coming in every day, this task could be completed easily.

However, Liu Yuan did not relax. Since private rooms become available, he decided to add two private rooms to each Internet cafe.

The private room is sold as a set; one set costs 100,000, and each private room can be set up with five computers, two computers, or one computer. The prices are much more expensive than those outside.

The private room is contracted. The five-person room must have five people gathered; each person pays 1,000 per day. The two-person room is 2,500 per person, and the one-person room is 5,000 per person.

The prices are very high, but the experience is absolutely first-class. The small room, meant for only one person, features a special teleportation device inside. If he wanted to teleport, he could do so directly. If he wanted to leave the Internet cafe, he could exit directly from the private room.

Apart from these features, everything else was no different from the machines outside.

After all, except for Ganyu, the rest of the people in the Internet cafe came to play games. Only Ganyu had been working for so long.

With the improvement in office efficiency, this guest never stopped working.

Today not only marked the achievement of earning 200,000 a day but was also the day for the monthly discount game refresh. The monthly discount game was the only way for Liu Yuan to acquire a game before the mass arrival of the Ex-Machinas.

After all, it takes more than 10 million to buy games now. At this stage, it is better to increase the machines to allow more people to go online. The sooner he adds machines, the sooner he can recoup the costs. Only when he recoups the costs can he make more money.

But thinking of the last experience, this time Liu Yuan took Jibril who was playing the game into his room after taking a bath and changing clothes.

"Boss, don't be like this; I'm still young."

"Young? Don't act like a child when you're thousands of years old. Come! I'll use you as a sacrifice to the heavens today!"

"?"

Jibril immediately felt that something was wrong. She stepped back a few steps and found that the door of the room was blocked.

"Kisara! Yuuna, help! Help!!"

Outside the door, Kisara and Takashima Yuuna poked their heads toward Liu Yuan's room and said, "Boss, are you thinking about that, so..."

Takashima Yuuna's words shocked Jibril, but then she felt relieved when she considered her age.

"Don't worry; the boss is not that kind of person. It's probably that the boss does the thing once a month, and this time he's using Jibril to sacrifice to the heavens. She'll be released in a few minutes."

This was indeed the case. Jibril was released in about ten minutes. When she was released, Kisara complained: "Look! Crickets became loud in ten minutes; it's really not enough."

"Not enough for what?"

Liu Yuan's sudden voice made Kisara's body tremble, and she immediately said seriously:

"Not enough to treat Jibril to a meal of fried chicken. Boss, Is there a new game?"

"How do you know?"

Takashima Yuuna whispered.

"Every thirty days, the boss comes up with a new game, so I guessed it."

"You guessed right; there is a new game."

Liu Yuan didn't know whether he was lucky or unlucky this time; he swiped out two games. One is a DLC game, and the other is a small game. The DLC game is a joint DLC of Resident Evil. In this game, you can choose to become a certain character, and then the random character becomes a pursuer in any game.

After the pursuer kills the player, the player will become special, which is very confrontational. Even if you don't like confrontation, you can still play the single-player mode. The player will replace the seat himself and fully enjoy the joy of being chased by the protagonist and supporting characters in each game.

As a DLC, this does not need to be purchased at an extra cost. Players who have bought the Resident Evil game will automatically unlock it.

The other small game made Liu Yuan feel a little complicated: Noita.

The content of this game is very simple. Match a magic wand that you think is invincible and finish the game!

Get a wand, gain magic, and then experiment with magic. In this game, you can experience the fun brought by various types of magic.

This is a very free magic action game. Although the original version is a pixel game, it has a very high degree of freedom. You can combine any spell, create your own unique wand, kill the monsters in the world, defeat the boss, and even kill the gods! ! !

This game also includes the following elements: Magic Programming Degree (Required), "Let me die with this new magic wand," "Kill God because I want to kill God," "Black holes for free money," "Oh, anoyher way to die?" "Thousand-mile Ten-ring Shotgun Soldier (Sniper is not as accurate as you)," and "Life is an Illusion: I am invincible."

Although all magic is prepared in advance, Liu Yuan still wants to say that this is a very creative game.

Why does Liu Yuan feel so complicated about this good game?

The reason is very simple: this game is really about sudden death. As a game, it is very likely to cause players to die suddenly as soon as they start playing, leaving them disinterested in it after many sudden deaths.

Moreover, the game has no plot, and the magic is unbalanced. For players who pursue plot and competition in games, this game is really not suitable.

But Liu Yuan still wants to say that this game is really interesting.

"Come on, the new game is on the shelves; you all come and try it!"

A new game? This is simply the supreme temptation for the employees. Just looking at this strange name and the happy choice when entering the game, the employees showed doubts.

Jibril asked curiously, "Boss, why does the realism prompt you to choose carefully?"

"Because the real mode has a 60% to 100% free choice of pain simulation and an absolutely real contact experience. If you are afraid of pain or hate those strange sensations, it is recommended not to play. If you substitute your own data, you can only substitute power data but not your physical data."

Hearing Liu Yuan's reminder, Jibril nodded seriously, and then happily chose the realism mode to enter the game.

One advantage of this game is that you can completely substitute your own data and use your full strength.

But the disadvantage is also the same: your strength can kill you. The power you throw out is out of control!

After entering the game, Jibril didn't read the game introduction or tutorial at all.

"Hahaha! I feel the power; I feel Power! This is my Power!!!!"

Jibril was crazily enjoying her own power in the game.

"Heaven's Strike!"

Power gathered in her hands, and during this process, Liu Yuan said calmly: "You see, just like this; although you can use any power, in this world, you will lose control if you let go, and you only get power data instead of physical data. Your physical body will..."

Accompanied by Liu Yuan's explanation, Jibril in the game personally experienced the power of her own Sky Strike, and this power truly made her feel pain.

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Chapter 263: Noita and Nanoha Takamachi

"Abba! Abba! Abba!"

In the main store, Jibril lay on a chair with lifeless eyes. If you looked closely, you could even see that her soul was about to float out of her mouth.

Liu Yuan who witnessed this scene closed Jibril's mouth.

"How do you feel?"

"I feel like my life has no dreams."

Noita had a significant impact on Jibril. The game's process was straightforward: collect magic wands, gather spells, and then match them to create an invincible spell.

If you substituted your own ability, you would receive a spell based on your designated ability.

Jibril chose Heaven's Strike, which she now regretted the most. She had worked hard to run all over the map to collect various powerful wands and spells.

It took her six hours to enhance her Heaven's Strike. She witnessed what she believed was the strongest version of Heaven's Strike.

But then, the entire game world collapsed, and she died again due to her own skills. She had used her strongest Heaven's Strike only once, and that was it.

In other games, dying would not be so frustrating, but in this game, all her efforts to match an invincible staff exploded after one use, rendering everything pointless.

"Boss, how can I take the things in this game out?"

"...you can't take them out."

"Huh?"

Jibril felt as though she had lost her dream, and her efforts seemed wasted in every aspect.

"Because the spell combinations here are too abnormal, and they become very unfriendly to the user if taken out. However, the principle allows the user to master them while using the spells. This means that the world has magic settings, and you can learn magic through this game while experimenting with various spells. I'll teach you how to combine magic in person tonight. Before that, get ready to work."

At this time, everyone noticed that it had been seven days, and there was still an hour before opening time. For a game like Noita, you can't accomplish much in half an hour. It's better to take a break or clean up and prepare for business.

At eight o'clock, along with the opening announcement, a new customer arrived at the branch.

"Hello, may I ask..."

Reze hesitated when she saw the little girl in front of her. According to the rules of the Internet cafe, minors were not allowed, but the child appeared to be underage.

"Big sister, hello! Where is this?"

Although the girl looked young, Reze recalled what Liu Yuan had said during training.

'Don't be fooled by appearances. There are all kinds of creatures in the world, and the adult standards of each world differ. If they look young, you can introduce them first and then test whether they are adults through the front desk system.'

Liu Yuan had no choice. If they were from his own world, he could judge by age, but for other worlds, he could only rely on the system's reliability.

Thinking of this, Reze began her introduction: "This is the 4-D Internet Cafe, where you can get everything you want by spending money."

"Really? Then I want to make Raising Heart stronger, okay?"

While speaking, the girl named Takamachi Nanoha raised a round bead. This orange round bead was none other than Raising Heart.

"It... wants to become stronger?"

"Yes!"

Takamachi Nanoha nodded seriously.

"We have to face powerful enemies, but Raising Heart feels that it is not strong enough. If it wants to become stronger, I have no other way."

This stunned Reze. If it were artificial intelligence, she would have recommended it.

But a bead? She turned her head to look at Leticia, who shook her head and called for Liu Yuan to come over.

Liu Yuan arrived at the branch store as quickly as possible. He and Leticia exchanged glances, and after confirming the needs of the girl with twin ponytails, he asked, "You want to make it stronger? That can be done, but it requires money."

"Money?"

This statement made Nanoha's expression freeze, and then Liu Yuan continued: "Yes, with just a little money, you can strengthen your magic device. This enhancement will benefit both you and the magic device."

"Really?"

"You can activate your magic device."

"Raising Heart!"

Nanoha awakened Raising Heart, which floated in the air and looked at Liu Yuan as he slowly transmitted some data into it.

"You can promise him."

Hearing the answer from Raising Heart, Nanoha breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is it really possible here?"

"No problem."

After receiving the affirmative response from Raising Heart, Nanoha said, "Okay, I agree, but I don't have any money..."

"It doesn't matter. Just think of it as our investment in you. You can pay it back when you work in the future. However, if you don't pay it back, the consequences will be severe. But don't worry, the bill here is clearly marked, and I believe you will be able to pay it back in the future."

Six hundred a day might seem expensive, but in just one year or a few months, the power gained would be enough for anyone to earn sufficient money through legitimate means.

"Okay!"

Nanoha agreed.

Currently, there were not many people in the second branch. Liu Yuan chose a spot far from the others for Nanoha so she could enjoy the game quietly.

In Liu Yuan's opinion, it was not Nanoha who would truly enjoy the game, but rather Raising Heart.

"Boss, what game do you recommend to this guest?"

"Noita which was newly launched last night is definitely suitable for her. In fact, this game can be said to be tailor-made for her."

The rules for inviting guests to the Internet cafe were straightforward: if a game was suitable for a particular guest, then that guest would be sent over it. The arrival of Noita brought magic to this Internet cafe, and for Nanoha Takamachi, strengthening her wand was essential to becoming stronger. Only then could she defeat the red-haired girl she had encountered that night.

Thinking of this, Nanoha's determination grew. No matter what, she would defeat that child.

Just then, Reze approached.

"Hello, guest. Next, I will recommend a game that is very suitable for you in our store."

"Hey? A game?"

"Yes, a game."

Reze smiled, and at the sight of that smile, Nanoha Takamachi's face turned red.

Nanoha entered the world of Noita, but she was not the only one; Raising Heart entered the game as well.

"Where is this?"

Feeling the real environment, Nanoha pinched her face in disbelief. It hurt a little, confirming it was not fake.

"I can't judge."

Raising Heart provided a straightforward answer. Typically, electronic games should consist of data, but this world was clearly not a game.

Driven by the instincts of a player, Nanoha and Raising Heart explored their surroundings. Upon seeing a cave, Nanoha walked in without a second thought. Inside the cave, she found a stone tablet that explained what she was supposed to do in this world.

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Chapter 264: Raising Sun: I've Grown Stronger

In the game, Nanoha picked up a magic wand and looked at the data of the staff. Whether it was recovery speed, strength, or various attributes, it was not as good as Raising Heart. At this time, Raising Heart also became a staff. Looking at the spells inside Raising Heart and the spells that she had just picked up, Nanoha asked a question.

"Raising Heart, can the spells inside be used?"

"Can!"

Takamachi Nanoha was studying her spells, Tiplicate and Black Hole. This Black Hole can be released three times quickly and can devour anything and disappear after a few seconds.

"Interesting..."

Unlike the wands and puppets in the game, Raising Heart automatically releases the magic it wants to release and can analyze what it can use without exploding. After loading these two spells, Nanoha directly executed a happy Triple Starlight Breaker + Black Hole.

However, most people do not have a powerful magic guide. When they enter the game world, they can only use the magic wand provided in the game. But even so, a considerable part of the players was indulged in the game.

TT group.

Fujimaru: "Brothers! I need a strategy; how can you match an invincible staff?"

Subaru: "I don't know, but I know how to go all out, and a sure fire way! It is best to try each new staff one by one."

Sora & Shiro: "According to the existing data, there are at least 300 magic spells and more than 100 talents in this game."

Schwi: "Yes, I try to combine my world magic with these, and I can also achieve a lot of unexpected results. If the world combines the strengths of their respective worlds, its matching spell results will be... unlimited."

Schwi was also feeling overwhelmed at this moment because there were too many combined spell results, and after the combination, the results were completely unknown. For example, it was like letting Schwi use the pseudo-scripts. She could control the enemy and the direction of the attack to ensure that she would not be injured.

However, after using multiple casting, fireballs, black holes, and other skills, who knows what the skill effect would be?

That's right; the release effect was still incredible, but the number of enemies defeated had exceeded three digits. Of course, in the process of so many experiments, she also achieved some very interesting combinations, such as light beams similar to the Tyra Prism and flames of rainbow hues, and so on.

Although it has been said that there are many interesting combinations, because the game has so many options regarding its own abilities, it has also become quite challenging.

At the front desk, Kisara had walked back and forth several times. During her few trips, she found that many players were playing Noita. When everyone played, they were basically on a path of death repeatedly.

"Boss, there is no good reward for this game, and it's so difficult to play; if it keeps going like this, who will want to keep playing?"

After hearing Kisara's inquiry, Liu Yuan thought about it: "No, this game is a roguelike game; the biggest feature of roguelikes is the unknown. And this game world map is actually very large; many people are just underground during the exploration stage. When they get more spells and when they officially start the world, the time flow rate is..."

"Really? Do people really enjoy seeking out being abused so much?"

From Kisara's perspective, this is a game that invites suffering. The picked weapons can explode, and the magic combinations may not be able to defeat the enemy.

What's more important is that the game does not have a save feature, and equipment drops after death.

Maybe the good magic and staff you found in one run will be gone next time.

From Kisara's perspective, this kind of game without any reward mechanism may only be momentarily entertaining. After a while, many people might not touch it again.

"Not everyone is looking for abuse, but rather the joy of these types of games. The continuous growth of players. At first, I did not understand the mechanism, but after all, the magic has an upper limit. If you play long enough, you will know what magic combinations can achieve what effects. There are very few results without death after playing so much."

"Are you just lying?"

"You don’t understand. You will see how enjoyable this thing can be on mobile games in the future."

"I don't understand, but I still feel a bit skeptical."

"Don’t you want to bet?"

As soon as this sentence was uttered, Kisara became even more alert.

"What to bet on? I don't agree to that."

Kisara knows Liu Yuan too well. For others, betting is really gambling. But for Liu Yuan, gambling is something she has complete control over. In short, it's about coming and buying.

When Liu Yuan said this, she was very confident that players would like this game in the future. She doesn't know why, but her curiosity piqued. Perhaps, as long as the bet isn't too excessive, it isn't impossible to try it. If she wins, she could brag about it for a lifetime.

"I'll think about it! If in the next month, players who play this game don’t abandon it, let’s gamble. If I win, you promise me a request; if you win, I promise you one."

"Let's make a deal!"

Kisara said proudly, "Boss, you should prepare for defeat. After so long, I have super game experience. I dare say that this mini-game will last for a month."

For such a long time, Liu Yuan had also launched a lot of mini-games. Not to mention the mini-games; even after playing Outlast several times, everyone felt too lazy to play it a second or third time.

Some big players have begun to close their eyes while playing. After all, Outlast's is so not big, and the challenge is not difficult.

Liu Yuan and Kisara's gambling contract was established. At this time, both Liu Yuan and Kisara were thinking about how to embarrass each other after a month.

That's right; since they have to do something, they must let the other party do something shameful in front of them.

Holding onto this handle, they waited until they could use it as leverage and thought about how to create some stimulation.

Soon, at 7:50 PM, there were ten minutes before the store closed. Takamachi Nanoha received a closing reminder.

"Hey? Is it going to close?"

Nanoha looked at the magic wand in front of her and hesitated for a long time before quitting the game. Although Noita does not allow saving and loading files, you can continue the game at the point where you exited.

Exiting the game, Takamachi Nanoha leaned back in her chair and watched Raising Heart hanging on her chest.

"Raising Heart, did you learn all those spells?"

"No problem! Please look forward to it."

"Good!"

At this moment, she was filled with confidence, and she vowed that the next time she saw the loli with the furry ears, she would use her latest magic to defeat them fiercely.

At the same time, some magic categories were also being carried out in Raising Heart. She was currently preparing a very simple magic combination:

Multi-cast + Starlight Breaker 3 + Scatter + Starlight Breaker 3.

This is the simplest and most direct attack method calculated based by Raising Heart. At the same time, this attack method will not directly kill the enemy. It looks strong, like a black hole... but this stuff can't really kill.

Unless it increases its power more.

As a qualified magic guide, she can strive to enhance her power, but she will never do what the holder does not want to do. Takamachi Nanoha is not the kind of person who uses magic carelessly. She is a cute magical girl who feels love through magic.

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Chapter 265: Nanoha and Megumin

Destiny is something that neither Liu Yuan nor the system can fully comprehend.

Takamachi Nanoha had been at the Internet café for less than half a week when a newcomer arrived.

This newcomer wore a red dress, a witch-like hat on her head, and a cloak on her back. The most striking aspect of her appearance wasn't the outfit itself, but her legs. One of her legs was bandaged while the other was clad in a normal sock. This unusual combination drew attention.

Megumin was the girl's name.

"Chomuske! I sense the breath of evil here! Let me destroy the evil that is darker than black!"

Magic gathered in the air as Liu Yuan, Kisara, and Leticia looked over.

"Who is that?"

Liu Yuan wanted to curse, but as a face lover, he noticed that the girl had the traits of someone with a Chunniboyu syndrome. After considering the magic power she possessed, he clapped his hands.

"Hey? My magic? Magic!"

"Magic is prohibited in this store."

"What?!"

Megumin's eyes widened in disbelief. This was a feeling she had never experienced before. She could clearly sense the magic power around her, yet she found she couldn't use any of it. Even the spell she recited had no effect. Although she only chanted spells due to her second-year syndrome, being unable to use magic at all? That was unreasonable.

"Ex!!"

"Ex!!"

At that moment, Megumin was like a warrior with an intelligence of 9 wielding a magic wand. She shook the wand, but there was no response.

Seeing this, Liu Yuan smiled and stepped in front of her. "Young lady, are you a powerful magician?"

"Hey? Me?"

"Ahem!"

Megumin puffed out her chest and said proudly, "Yes! I am the first genius magician of the Crimson Demon Clan, Megumin!"

"Then, may I ask the magic genius of the Crimson Demon Clan, what do you need?"

"Need?"

"Yes, anything you want to do, or anything you want to acquire. Knowledge? Wealth? Power?"

Megumin didn't care much for any of those things. There was only one thing she truly wanted to do: release explosion magic without worries.

She hesitated and asked, "Is there a place suitable for casting magic?"

"Of course! Not only is there a place to release magic, but there’s also a place where you can continuously improve and strengthen your magic. However, this process requires a bit of money."

Megumin's expression froze at this statement. She had everything except money. "If you don't have money, you can also buy on credit temporarily. In the future, all the money you earn will be deducted directly except for your most basic expenses."

At this moment, Megumin's hesitation vanished, and her only question was, "Can I strengthen my magic by doing this?"

"Yes! You can even strengthen your magic to the point where you could blow up a continent with one shot."

"Boss! Let’s get online!"

Megumin didn’t hesitate at all.

On the other hand, Raising Heart had recorded all the magic in Noita in less than half a week, and through the monsters in Noita, she quickly grasped the effects of various spells.

Today, Takamachi Nanoha and Raising Heart would try the final magic.

*Starlight Breaker!*

"Raising Heart, full firepower! Starlight... Breaker!"

Megumin, who sat next to Takamachi Nanoha, witnessed a breathtaking scene.

What was this? A magic spell that appeared thicker and had a larger area of effect than explosion magic?

She felt a surge of envy, wishing her explosion magic could reach this level.

After completing the spell, Nanoha began to recover her magic power. In that moment, she sensed the pull of fate. She pulled out of the game and looked behind her.

"Hello! Is there anything I can do for you?"

Feeling the question from Nanoha, who was much younger than her, Megumin felt a little embarrassed. "The owner of this store said that you can release magic freely and strengthen it here. Is that true?"

Takamachi Nanoha replied affirmatively, "It is true."

"Yes."

Raising Heart also echoed her affirmation.

"Hey? Can you teach me?"

"Okay!"

Takamachi Nanoha didn’t think twice. She felt an inexplicable connection with the older sister in front of her, despite their unfamiliarity.

In Noita, players cannot form a team, but through the game system's spectator mode, they can enter others' worlds to observe magic being cast.

Megumin, who had purchased the game, didn't cast her magic right away but instead entered Takamachi Nanoha's game world to watch.

After confirming that Megumin was in the room, Takamachi Nanoha began to demonstrate how to play the game.

"In this game, we can collect magic wands. Each wand possesses different spells and properties, allowing us to arrange and combine magic. This is the essence of magic."

Takamachi Nanoha used the Holy Lance spell. To Megumin's eyes, the straight magic looked pitifully weak. However, when Takamachi Nanoha arranged and combined her magic with the super-fast magic recovery from Raising Heart, the situation changed dramatically.

"Holy Lance!"

A massive circle of light beams enveloped Takamachi Nanoha.

As she felt her magic power depleting, she explained, "Combining different spells can produce this effect. In reality, doing so wastes magic power and might not yield effective attacks, but we can experiment here to discover effective magic combinations for combat. Then we can apply them in real life."

These days, Takamachi Nanoha was still in the experimental stage, and so far, the results had been promising. She had decided to bring Fate in next time she saw her.

By facing those challenges in this manner, they would surely succeed.

The girl's eyes sparkled with determination, and at that moment, Megumin felt the confidence radiating from the girl in front of her, prompting her to decisively enter the game.

Thus, Megumin stepped into the game.

Upon entering, Megumin discovered she held three magic wands. After inspecting the other two, she disdainfully discarded them, choosing only the wand with explosion magic.

With a cumbersome incantation, she released the explosion magic.

It felt the same, with the same explosion range and the same sensation of collapsing to the ground, squirming after expending her magic power.

What made Megumin feel even more exhilarated was that in this world, her body could recover quickly, allowing her to cast several explosion spells in a single day.

"Great!!"

Tears welled in Megumin's eyes as she felt she had found heaven.

Takamachi Nanoha looked at the older girl in shock, both at her display of magic and her overwhelming emotion.

In this world, where pain was nearly nonexistent, Megumin actually cried like this. What kind of suffering had this big sister endured before?

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Chapter 266: Nanoha: I'm Not Good at Mouth Cannons, But I Can Shoot Light Cannons

Megumin is a genius of the Crimson Demon Clan, and with Takamachi Nanoha directing her, she quickly figured out how to play this game.

Use Explosion Magic to kill yourself?

No, no, this is just the lowest level of gameplay.

What Megumin has to do is learn all the Enhancement Magic and then make her Explosion Magic the strongest and largest!

On the other side, Raising Heart looked at the Explosion Magic and also wanted to obtain this magic.

"Hello, can I exchange the Enhancement Magic I have learned with you to learn magic?"

"Hey? But I don't have any extra skill points..."

In Megumin's world, if you want to learn something, you need not only talent but also skill points. However, she used all her skill points to add some Explosion Magic and doesn't know anything else.

"It's okay. This is a different world. You can learn these skills without adding points."

"Really?"

"Really."

Takamachi Nanoha was shocked when she saw the communication between Raising Heart  and Megumin. Although she communicated with Raising Heart every day, this was the first time she saw this kind of active communication and even trading between them.

"Is it okay to do this?"

"No problem."

"Okay!"

In the world where Takamachi Nanoha lives, magic is basically recorded through magic devices and then released through those devices. It doesn't matter if the user doesn't know any magic, as long as the magic power is enough. Of course, if you can learn magic, you can have strong combat power without the magic device.

So, the transaction between the two girls from different worlds was completed.

Megumin is also a genius magician. Without the restrictions of her own world and with the trial and error of Noita, without any cost except money, Megumin mastered stronger Explosion Magic.

Magic enhancement, recovery acceleration, cooling reduction, multiple casting, automatic aiming—

in addition, she also obtained a lot of magic techniques from Noita. Because both worlds have magic and the magic level theory is very high, these spells are very simple to use.

The only difficulty is that Megumin's wand cannot be filled with various spells like in the game. If she wants to complete the magic enhancement, she needs to keep trying.

On the other hand, after Raising Heart  mastered more advanced magic, Nanoha's confidence also increased greatly.

After a day of surfing the Internet, the group parted ways, and Takamachi Nanoha returned to her own world again.

It was early in the morning when she returned home. Today, Fate was going to move in and go to school with her, so she had breakfast, washed up, and went to Fate's house to help.

While helping, she also had to tell Fate the news. Next time, she would bring Fate to this Internet café to learn these magics.

"Fate~"

At Fate's new home, seeing the girl's arrival, the blonde girl named Fate showed an excited expression on her face.

Her guardian, Lindy Harloawen, greeted Takamachi Nanoha.

"Come in and sit down. I have prepared desserts and drinks."

"Thank you!"

Takamachi Nanoha walked in politely. The first thing she did upon entering was to tell them about the Internet café she found.

"Does Fate know? I found a very magical place where you can learn spells and strengthen magic. I will take you there tomorrow. If we meet those people, we can also subdue them."

Although she was badly beaten by those strangers last time, Nanoha felt the pain and sadness in the hearts of these people, especially the child.

The other party had a reason to do this to her, and according to the known information, they had never killed anyone. They just kept plundering the magic power of the Linker Core but did not harm anyone. Everyone could recover after a few days of rest.

If this is the case, it proves that there is still a chance to save them. She wants to save the sad child.

"Yeah!"

Fate nodded vigorously, but Lindy beside her showed a thoughtful expression after hearing this.

A place where one can learn magic? But the problem is, with Earth as the center, the surrounding magic worlds are all low-magic worlds or uninhabited worlds.

Is there anything suitable for learning magic in these worlds? And judging from the state of Takamachi Nanoha, this learning process should be very short, and the surrounding dimensional space is monitored by the Space-Time Adminstrative Bureau, so there is no possibility of crossing time and space without being discovered.

But at this time, she received the latest intelligence that the Book of Darkness' group responsible for collecting magic power has taken action.

"Nanoha, Fate, it's time to act."

"Yes!"

The two who were preparing to enjoy dessert heard that the enemy had appeared and immediately looked serious and prepared to act.

In the uninhabited forest, with the help of the intelligence personnel of the Athra battleship, Nanoha Takamachi has found the location of the red-haired girl who attacked her that night and stopped her.

Now Fate has confronted another speed-type enemy in the opponent's team and has directly intercepted another girl in the team, Vita.

The short girl was holding the Book of Darkness. When she saw Nanoha Takamachi coming to intercept her, she shouted directly: "The one in white clothes over there, who is  Nanoha Takamachi?"

"Huh?"

Nanoha Takamachi was stunned for a moment and said, "I'm Nanoha?"

After introducing herself, Nanoha Takamachi put her wand in front of her without making any hostile gestures.

"Vita-chan, can we talk? Maybe we can help you."

At this point, Nanoha Takamachi couldn't help but tilt her head. If it were Liu Yuan, this would definitely enter the negotiation stage.

But Vita saw this scene and remembered the smile of her master, Yagami Hayate, which made her firm in her belief.

"Stop making a fuss. I won't believe your sweet words."

"But I'm not from the Space-Time Adminstrative Bureau. I'm just a civilian helper."

Nanoha Takamachi opened her arms to Vita. She really wanted to help this girl, but Vita didn't think so.

She wanted to collect magic power to replenish the power of Book of Darkness, but unfortunately, a Mage can only collect magic power once, so it is extremely uneconomical to fight with Takamachi Nanoha.

Vita waved her weapon and prepared to fight. Seeing this, Nanoha knew that the communication had failed.

Negotiation failed, and the offensive began.

Raising Heart instantly appeared in Nanoha's hands, and Vita, who was about to run, found that her body was entangled by pink magic at that moment.

Wait? Not just one, but many!

"Raising Heart, use ultra-short range large-scale bombardment!"

"Okay, Master~"

The pink magic power gathered at the front end of the staff, and Vita, not far away, showed a shocked expression.

Ultra-short-range and large-scale magic?

Does Takamachi Nanoha want to die?

However, a strange scene occurred. When Takamachi Nanoha began to accumulate power, she suddenly teleported a few hundred meters away. At this time, Vita saw the light.

Twelve pink light gathered one point in an instant, and Vita was stunned at this moment.

"What kind of magic is this!!"

"Multi-cast! Auto-Aim, Spell enhancement, Starlight...Breaker!!"

At this moment, all life on this planet felt the powerful magic impact from one end of the planet. Thanks to the magic device that can turn off the physical mode, magic attacks in the physical mode cannot kill people.

Otherwise, it is still unknown how many people would die from this shot.

Compared to other hot-blooded comic protagonists, Takamachi Nanoha's mouth-cannon ability is very poor, but her magic cannon effect is many times better than the mouth-cannon effect in some aspects.

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Chapter 267: Raising Heart and Its Pendant, Nanoha

Vita fell, and the mysterious figure who was about to help her was stunned when she saw the dazzling light cannon. She had intended to assist in completing the collection of the Book of Darkness, but now it seemed she had no chance to do so.

Taking people away by force? That was obviously impossible. When Takamachi Nanoha unleashed this powerful magic, the Space-Time Adminstrative Bureau had already dispatched support.

Takamachi Nanoha flew to the girl who had completely lost consciousness before her. At that moment, Vita was tightly clutching the Book of Darkness. Although Takamachi Nanoha had turned off the physical mode, the sheer magical attack had rendered the girl entirely unconscious.

"Hayate, Hayate..."

Vita continued to call out the name of their master, Yagami Hayate. Four individuals, including Vita, had been accompanying Yagami Hayate. Since they arrived in this world, she had taken care of them in every possible way.

Their previous master regarded them as mere tools, but their current master treated them as people. They liked their current master. When they saw that their master's life was threatened by the Book of Darkness's insufficient magical power, they tried their best to gather enough magic.

But now, she had failed.

Tears flowed unconsciously from the corners of her eyes.

At that moment, Takamachi Nanoha received a communication from Lindy Harloawen.

"Nanoha, did you catch her?"

"I caught him...but..."

Takamachi Nanoha hesitated. Her intuition told her that directly handing over Vita and the Book of Darkness to the Space-Time Administration was not a clear-cut choice.

Lindy studied the girl's expression before hesitating for a long moment and finally deciding: "Nanoha, do what you think is right."

"Huh?"

Takamachi Nanoha was momentarily stunned, then excitedly replied, "Thank you, Admiral Lindy."

Once the communication ended, her son Chrono asked, "Why are you doing this?"

Hearing this question, Lindy lowered her head in thought. "This involves a secret that I can't disclose for now. But if my guess is correct, we may be able to resolve the issue with the Book of Darkness easily."

"What? Then why did father..."

Lindy sighed. The advanced intelligence of the Space-Time Adminstrative Bureau was confidential information accessible only to the captains.

According to the Administration's intelligence from hundreds of years ago, there exists an alien world in this universe. It is not any dimensional world that the Space-Time Adminstrative Bureau can access, but a real alien world.

Even the core technology of the Space-Time Adminstrative Bureau stems from the knowledge and technology of this alien world. According to the available information from the Space-Time Adminstrative Bureau, each time so-called alien life appears, it brings varying degrees of technological advancement to different worlds. The most obvious characteristic of the power from another world is that it completely violates all the rules of this one. The powers of Nanoha Takamachi and Raising Heart obtained are not from this world, as no magic can be separated from the user and directly enhanced through the Intelligent Device.

The so-called Intelligent Device only records various spells and releases them through the device. Some super-intelligent magic devices can even instantly cast various advanced spells when integrated with the user.

However, when Nanoha Takamachi used Starlight Breaker, it directly enhanced her Intelligent device rather than strengthening Nanoha herself to achieve the magical enhancement effect. This alone proves that this is the power of another world.

Because she had sent someone to examine Raising Heart, which is a completely combat-oriented magic device, there is no magic enhancement spell within it. Moreover, considering that Nanoha Takamachi is still young, Starlight Breaker imposes a significant burden on her body, yet this time using magic felt more like playing, without any real burden.

Based on what she had discussed with Fate earlier, she could conclude that Nanoha Takamachi possesses the power of another world, and this power is likely to be the key to changing the tragedy of the Book of Darkness. Additionally, the Administration's secrets mentioned that if one encounters individuals from another world, unless they are genuine saboteurs, it is advisable to befriend them. Even if their knowledge and power do not match that of the Space-Time Administration, documenting this knowledge and power will benefit the future development of the Administration.

As for the risk of letting the Book of Darkness go? Nothing in this world comes without risk. Moreover, without Takamachi Nanoha's current power, this girl could not be captured.

Word soon spread that Vita had been captured. Upon hearing this, Signum, the core of the team, abandoned the battle with Fate and retreated back to Earth.

"Damn it!"

Shamar, who was responsible for assistance and treatment within the team, asked worriedly, "How can we get the Book of Darkness and Vita back?"

"I don't know."

At that moment, tears streamed down Signum's face. Their deaths did not matter, but the fact that the Book of Darkness had been taken proved one thing: their master, Yagami Hayate, was facing life-threatening danger.

But now, she felt completely powerless; they lacked the ability to infiltrate the Space-Time Administration and could only helplessly accept the impending death of Yagami Hayate and their own disappearance.

However...

“Sure enough, you are here.”

Takamachi Nanoha's sudden voice drew everyone's attention. She was holding Vita. After seeing everyone, she gently placed the girl on the ground and raised the Book of Darkness.

“Can you tell me why you need to collect magical power? If possible…”

Before Takamachi Nanoha could finish speaking, Raising Heart interjected, “Master, I personally recommend not communicating verbally.”

“Huh? Why?”

“According to the data analysis uploaded by the Ex-Machina on TT, we cannot understand each other through words alone. We must rely on strength to convey our power; only then will the other party listen to us. Each time the master defeats the opponent, they become more willing to understand her. This approach reduces one step, allowing for quicker understanding between the master and everyone else.”

“But isn’t that bad?”

“It’s fine, master. They will not be in any danger; I can use new magic.”

“Huh? New magic?”

“That’s correct!”

Takamachi Nanoha contemplated this carefully. Based on her experiences with Fate and Vita, what Raising Heart said is really valid. Every time she had sincerely invited people, she ultimately ended up fighting her way through from Fate to Vita.

She didn’t mind the constant battles, but after Raising Heart’s reminder, she began to feel that the advice made sense.

If she attempted to persuade them first, she would have to persuade, fight, persuade, and then seek understanding. By fighting directly, she could bypass the persuasion step and convey her determination directly.

Takamachi Nanoha nodded, feeling that Raising Heart's suggestion was reasonable.

"Raising Heart! Go all out."

"Very well, Explosion!!!!"

"Huh?"

Takamachi Nanoha was taken aback for a moment but quickly remembered to activate the magic barrier.

Just as the magic barrier was activated, a warning sounded on the Athra battleship.

"Warning! Warning! Super high energy magic attack detected!"

Just as Lindy had anticipated, Takamachi Nanoha unleashed Starlight Breaker, which indeed imposed a significant burden on her body. However, following the Noita gameplay and technical communication with the Ex-Machina, Raising Heart had made slight adjustments to the spell.

Now, the magic provided by Nanoha Takamachi would no longer harm her body and would also empower Raising Heart further.

Additionally, Nanoha remained unaware of one crucial fact: Raising Heart had a blue bar!

This feature resembles that of the staff in Noita, and the information shared by the Ex-Machinas had analyzed this characteristic. For Nanoha Takamachi, magic had become merely a tool to activate the staff, allowing Raising Heart to fire autonomously.

It was unfortunate that Nanoha Takamachi did not communicate extensively with the players, nor did she interact with Liu Yuan. If Liu Yuan had witnessed this scene, he would undoubtedly invoke the famous scene in Elden Ring.

If the Mimic Tear is the Elden Lord and the bell-ringing tool man is the Tarnished, here are Raising Heart and its pendant, Nanoha.

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Chapter 268: Let's Play the Game Together

The enormous flame magic enveloped the entire barrier. This power was not much different from the Starlight Breaker, but when Takamachi Nanoha saw this magic, she felt an sudden sense of satisfaction.

Takamachi Nanoha knew her strengths and weaknesses well. Her strengths included having slightly more magic power and Raising Heart, which provided ample firepower. However, her speed, agility, and combat experience were far inferior to those of orthodox combat mages.

This was demonstrated in her first battle with Vita. As long as she didn’t have the opportunity to charge, the final result would be a failure.

But... as long as the firepower was sufficient, what did it matter if she couldn’t charge?

Under the bombardment of Explosion Magic, Signum, Shamar, and the dog Zafira were all knocked unconscious. The three of them and the dog lay on the ground, foaming at the mouth and unconscious.

Seeing this scene, Nanoha confidently said to Raising Heart, “Is it okay to communicate with them like this?”

“Yes, Master!”

According to the calculations of Raising Heart, this was indeed the best solution. Letting the other party understand her determination and strength allowed for a happy exchange. This was no longer a win-win issue but rather a win-loss one.

However, this shot might have been a bit too powerful. Even Vita, who was hit first, didn’t wake up until more than five hours later.

“It hurts... I’m…”

“You woke up.”

“Ow!”

Vita wanted to get up, but the pain throughout her body rendered her immobile.

“Don’t move.”

The healing magic used by Raising Heart helped alleviate Vita’s physical symptoms.

"Are you feeling better?”

“Hmph! Thank you…”

Vita’s voice of thanks was very soft, so faint that even Takamachi Nanoha who was next to her, could barely hear it. However, Takamachi Nanoha smiled when she heard this expression of gratitude.

“Vita-chan, can you tell me why you’re doing all this now?”

“I…”

Vita wanted to refuse, but when she recalled Takamachi Nanoha’s magic, looked at her unconscious companions, and the Book of Darkness in her arms, she realized she could no longer afford to hide the truth.

Even if she didn’t say it, what would happen? If the person in front of her took the Book of Darkness away, her master, Yagami Hayate, would still die. Instead, she placed her last hope on what Takamachi Nanoha had said before.

She was not an official member of the Space-Time Adminstrative Bureau, but she was willing to help them.

Thinking this, Vita shared everything: her purpose and Yagami Hayate's illness.

As she spoke, Takamachi Nanoha confirmed a few points.

First, fighting was indeed useful for communication.

Second, the reason they collected magic power was to save lives, and they hadn’t killed or incapacitated anyone in the process. The most serious consequence had been someone recovering in bed for half a month to a month, without any lasting effects.

In this way, many things became easier to handle. It was just the matter of the Book of Darkness that gave her a headache. Based on their previous communication, she was sure that if the power of the Book of Darkness was fully collected, it would destroy the world. But she didn’t understand how the people in front of her had concluded that their masters could be cured by collecting magic power.

Just as she was worrying, Raising Heart contacted the Ex-Machinas through TT.

After all, it was a machine and felt it was much more practical to ask the bigwigs of the Ex-machina than to consult ordinary people about this issue.

Although there was no good suggestion for a change, Schwi pointed out a clear path.

“You can bring them to the Cafe; the boss will have a solution for this kind of problem.”

According to Raising Heart's description, this problem was not particularly urgent or even life-threatening, so it was completely feasible to wait until the Internet café opened again and seek a solution from Liu Yuan.

Raising Heart conveyed this plan to Takamachi Nanoha.

Hearing this method, Takamachi Nanoha said to Vita, “Vita-chan, I will take you to a place tomorrow. There’s someone there who can solve your problem.”

“Impossible, absolutely impossible. The Book of Darkness…”

Before she could finish her words, Takamachi Nanoha held her hand. “Believe me.”

“I…”

Thinking back to the dazzling bombardment before she fell into a coma and looking into the determined eyes of the girl in front of her, Vita, who had obviously lost confidence, chose to trust Nanoha.

“I believe you.”

“I won’t let you down.”

When Signum and Shamar woke up, they were stunned to see Vita and Takamachi Nanoha suddenly getting along so well in front of them. Then they noticed the Book of Darkness in Vita’s arms and were all shocked.

“Vita, what is this?”

“It’s Nanoha. Nanoha wants to help us.”

“Help us?”

Signum shook their head vigorously. They had started a fierce battle when they first encountered one another before they fell unconscious, yet now she claimed she could help. Why did this feel a bit insincere?

Although he said he didn’t believe it, the control program in the Book of Darkness indicated that he could agree to Takamachi Nanoha’s proposal.

The information about the other world was not only in the Space-Time Adminstrative Bureau but also in the Book of Darkness. The Book of Darkness was originally called the Night Sky Book. It had become what it was because a previous owner had messed up, causing the internal program to run wild and become irreparable.

However, as a core management program, it still contained some important information. Based on Takamachi Nanoha’s performance, they also concluded that she had a connection to the other world.

“Okay, I believe you.”

Signum's words stunned Shamar for a moment, and Signum continued, “Ms. Nanoha’s strength is evident. She could capture us and take the Book of Darkness, but she didn’t, which proves that she genuinely wants to help us.”

Signum’s response not only dispelled some of Shamar’s concerns but also strengthened Takamachi Nanoha’s belief in what Raising Heart had said: that it was better to fight first and then communicate, allowing the other party to understand her intentions rather than talking directly.

“I’ll take you back.”

Since she decided to help their master, Takamachi Nanoha resolved to meet them.

This time, Vita and the others did not refuse.

At the door of Yagami Hayate’s house, Signum rang the doorbell.

“I’m here~ Did you forget to bring your keys?”

A girl’s voice with a Kansai accent came from within. When the door opened, Yagami Hayate, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was taken aback when she saw Takamachi Nanoha.

“Excuse me…”

“My name is Nanoha Takamachi, and I’m in the third grade of elementary school. Excuse me, do you like playing games?”

“Huh?”

Yagami Hayate was momentarily stunned, and at that moment, Takamachi Nanoha asked Raising Heart, “Is this really okay? She seems confused?”

“Don’t worry, Master. According to my calculations, this is the most direct way to bring the Master and her closer together.”

Just as Raising Heart was explaining, Hayate Yagami smiled and said, “I like it.”

“Then let’s play games together! This is a new game console made by my uncle at the research institute.”

With the help of Raising Heart, Takamachi Nanoha had bought a handheld game console produced by the Ex-Machina from the player mall.

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Chapter 269: Kisara's Ambition

"Boss, can Hayate's disease be cured?"

"Don't worry, let me take a closer look! Well, I roughly know what's going on. It's a small problem—magic erosion—which is very troublesome to solve. If you want to solve it..."

Liu Yuan's heavy breathing made Takamachi Nanoha and Yagami Hayate subconsciously hold their breath. Finally, Takamachi Nanoha asked nervously, "Excuse me, what do you need?"

"Nothing, but you have to pay extra."

"..."

At this moment, both of them were silent, and Liu Yuan continued, "If you want to remove the harm of the Book of Darkness, the price is 500,000. If you want to solve the internal disorder program and restore all the guardian knights and the originally controlled personalities, you need 5 million."

"Ah..."

Takamachi Nanoha and Yagami Hayate opened their mouths. This 5 million is not the currency of their country, but the unique economic system of the Internet cafe. If converted to the currency level of their world, it is probably tens of millions. Even the Space-Time Adminstrative Bureau cannot easily take out such a large amount of money.

Liu Yuan continued, "If you don't have money, I'm sorry, but I can't help you solve it."

"Hey!!"

Takamachi Nanoha whispered, "Boss, we don't have that much money..."

"No money? Easy!"

Liu Yuan showed his true colors and took out a contract.

"If you don't have money, sign a contract with me and become our temporary worker."

"Temporary worker?"

Yagami Hayate picked up the contract Liu Yuan handed over. To be honest, she could definitely scrape together 500,000. But her ambition was not just to cure herself; she also hoped that her family could continue to accompany her.

500,000 was a stretch, and 5 million was basically out of the question. Now, Liu Yuan actually proposed other plans, and she was curious.

Looking closely, this was a temporary worker contract. The content of the contract was very simple. It roughly meant that after the treatment was completed, she would help work in the Internet cafe for 50 years.

With more and more customers, Liu Yuan also found a very serious problem: he was a little too busy. If a customer has a problem after getting off work and needs help solving it, one or two is fine. Now that there are more and more people, he has to consider some special thugs.

As for the other employees? Liu Yuan still has a conscience. It's fine to go to work by yourself after getting off work, but to let the other employees fight and overwork? Even capitalists don't do this.

While Yagami Hayate was reading the contract, Liu Yuan also took out a contract and gave it to Takamachi Nanoha.

"If it's her alone, she needs to work for 60 years. If you help her, then you two only need to work for 30 years, and I promise that the Internet fee will be waived within 30 years. There will be basic five insurances and one housing fund during the work period, and this job will not affect your daily life. I will not assign you enemies who are stronger or equal to you."

"But..."

Takamachi Nanoha hesitated, but Yagami Hayate took the pen and signed it directly.

Seeing the name and Yagami Hayate's eyes, Liu Yuan smiled: "The contract is established. Please give me more advice in the future."

"Please give me more advice, boss. May I ask, when..."

"Now! Nanoha, you can also consider it. Signing this contract will give you great benefits."

Liu Yuan is very stingy with money, but the employee benefits are really improving little by little.

Maybe even Kisara herself didn't notice how much improvement there is from the most basic working meals when she first came to the free eating and drinking now.

These improvements are not out of thin air. They are all exchanged for Liu Yuan's share of the profit after the Internet cafe makes money.

More than ten minutes later, Liu Yuan came out with two contracts. Compared with Yagami Hayate's, Takamachi Nanoha's is more flexible. Her work will reduce Yagami Hayate's working hours, and she can quit at any time if she wants to leave during the work period.

Two high-level coolies came in one go, and Liu Yuan was in a very good mood.

"See? Whenever the boss has this kind of smile, it means that the conspiracy is successful. Don't learn from him, Reze."

"I remember."

"?"

Liu Yuan turned to look at Kisara: "My dear Miss Terrier, what are you talking about?"

Hearing the change in Liu Yuan's tone, Kisara said with a stern face, "I am just praising the boss for your wisdom and bravery and letting Reze learn from you."

Reze nodded in agreement, and Liu Yuan was too lazy to pursue how Kisara said bad things about him openly.

It was working hours now, so she had to save some face for her. After work, she would let Kisara know who was the master of this Internet cafe.

Just when Liu Yuan was thinking about how to deal with this somewhat disobedient subordinate in front of him, Kisara suddenly raised her head and spoke to Liu Yuan.

"Let's deal with my business tonight. Boss, do you have games that can be played by two people in our store?"

"Playing by two people? Many people can play games!"

"It's different. Many games in our store can be played by two people. What I want is the kind that must be played by two people. Do you have it?"

"?"

Liu Yuan felt that something was wrong with Kisara.

"Kisara! Did you take bribes from others? This is against the rules."

"No!"

Kisara said shyly, "Christmas is coming soon. Christmas is a good time for confession. I thought if you made some interesting two-player co-op games, wouldn't you be able to attract couples to play?"

"Bullshit!"

Liu Yuan said seriously, "This kind of game is the most unprofitable because you can't play it without a couple. Don't you see how many singles there are in our Internet cafe?"

Hearing this, Kisara couldn't help but look at the Mugen trio. Since Mugen was launched, Goku, Garou, and Baki have never stopped playing it.

If she only looked at the three of them, she would never buy this kind of multiplayer game.

"Okay..."

She looked at the latest date. Although the time system of the Internet cafe was very chaotic, today was the 1st and tomorrow was the 18th. However, according to the Internet cafe system prompt, Christmas was only a week away...

It was also very simple to play a two-player game, although she had been single since birth and might even continue to be single.

But she wanted not to be alone on Christmas Day and have someone to play something with her. It would be best if it was a game that only two people could play, and it was definitely not a game that could be played by one person or multiple people, so that her ambition could be realized.

Kisara had already given up hope, but Liu Yuan looked at Kisara's disappointed expression and thought about it. He directly contacted the system.

"System!"

[What?]

"Christmas is coming soon. My performance this year is good. Shouldn't you give me dozens of welfare games?"

[?]

After asking the leader for instructions, the system replied, "No dozens. At most one. It's one, not a series. I'll give it to you at the monthly discounted welfare price."

"Can't it be more?"

[Are you asking for welfare or something else? Don't you know what's going on?]

For some reason, Liu Yuan felt that the system's words were a bit sour. Was the system a wraith or something?

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Chapter 270: You Can't Fall in Love in the Office, but You Can Work Together in the Office

So, in the evening at 8 o'clock, when all the customers had left the store and the employees of the Internet cafe began to party, Liu Yuan patted Kisara on the shoulder.

"Boss, what's wrong?"

"Good news or bad news, which one do you want to hear?"

"Okay!"

"The two-player game you wanted is available. The bad news is that I can't play with you after work on Christmas."

"Huh?"

Kisara was dumbfounded.

If Liu Yuan didn’t accompany her, who would she go to? Jibril? Forget it. Jibril's greatest pleasure is hunting gods in the old man's ring. Can she really play games with her during the holidays?

What's more, her essential purpose was to find Liu Yuan to play!

Kisara had ambitions—to confess, to be Liu Yuan's girlfriend, to be Liu Yuan's wife, to seek power and usurp the throne!

She is a demon, not a human. What is a demon? It is evil and wants to manipulate humans. Although Liu Yuan is the boss of this Internet cafe, he is also a human being. Liu Yuan used to be wary, making it difficult for her to control him. Now she can feel that Liu Yuan's wariness has disappeared, so she has to control him ruthlessly.

Once she succeeds in confessing her love, she can commit a crime and seduce him through desire. Finally, she will not have to work every day; she can play during the day and play at night.

When she returns in the future, she won’t be ridiculed by her peers and can become a qualified demon.

But now, Liu Yuan was telling her they couldn't play together on Christmas?

How could she confess if they couldn’t play together? What about her plan if she couldn’t confess? What about her dream of becoming a Lady Boss above everyone else?

Although Kisara was full of ambitions, she felt bad when she heard that they couldn't play together on the most important day.

"Is that so... forget it..."

Kisara felt bad.

Why does she feel bad?

Maybe she really likes him? When?

Was it the last time they went shopping together? Or even earlier?

Playing games and working together every day, going to other worlds together? Habits become natural, and she slowly falls in love, right?

Liu Yuan looked at the distraught Kisara and continued, "Not on the night after work on Christmas Day, but I will put the game online today. I can play with you before work on Christmas Day."

"Hey?"

Liu Yuan reached out and knocked on Kisara's head. "Aren't these the things you think about in your head? But I declare in advance that I will strongly refuse anything other than playing games."

"Humph, if you refuse, I will refuse. There are a group of people that can be my +1."

"..."

Hearing this answer, Liu Yuan couldn't help but complain in a low voice, "Are you sure? Why do I remember that you were sealed before you came here?"

"So noisy! So noisy! So noisy."

Kisara stomped her feet fiercely and strode directly to the depths of the Internet cafe to find a machine to play.

And Liu Yuan followed helplessly.

"Why are you following me?"

"What can I do? A new game is on the shelves, so I have to play with the person who proposed putting this game on the shelves? This is a pure two-player game; I can't play it alone."

"No! Go play with the person you want to play with who can accept it!"

At this moment, Kisara threw all her plans and ideas out of her mind. If Liu Yuan simply refused, she didn't care. What made her feel that it mattered was that Liu Yuan rejected her and wanted to play with others?

"Who are you looking for? The person I'm playing with is not a human being and doesn't even have a gender. What's wrong? Are you jealous? That's not right! Didn't I go shopping with you on Yotsuya Miko's Christmas Day a few days ago? Many people even misunderstood me as your boyfriend."

"You're so noisy!"

"I just asked you if you want to play."

"Let's play!"

Kisara was so angry that she puffed her lips, but as she walked to the machine, she asked in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Why?"

"Why? It's very simple! I said before that office romance is prohibited."

"?"

Kisara was dumbfounded. She thought Liu Yuan was not interested in her, but it turned out to be because of this?

Isn't this clause meant to limit employees' work efficiency from being affected by romance? What is he afraid of as a boss?

"Are you thinking that this is not a rule made by the owner to prevent employees from affecting efficiency? That's right! Although I am the owner of the Internet cafe, I have a boss above me, and this rule was made by him."

He was actually a little depressed when he said this. If it weren't for this rule, the identity of the network administrator might have nothing to do with Kisara.

But then again, if Kisara took the initiative to confess, he would have agreed 100% if there were not any restriction like this.

The reason for agreeing was very simple—no matter what the reason was. She was pretty, they had known each other for a long time, and she was a girl. It was Liu Yuan's dream to be confessed to by a cute, beautiful girl he was familiar with.

He and Kisara had been together for a long time, and to be honest, he would feel that his life was empty without Kisara.

You can go anywhere without anyone, but Kisara can't be left alone.

"How about... no love? Just contact?"

Kisara proposed an idea, and Liu Yuan replied seriously, "Do you believe this? There are only two ways: I quit, or you quit. But there are no guests in your world, and if you quit, I may not be able to find you. If I quit... I guess he and the system can brainwash me to become a ruthless tool?"

"?"

Kisara was shocked. She always thought Liu Yuan was exploitative enough, but she didn't expect that the boss's immediate superior was even more exploitative.

"Don't be confused; this is the reality. I am the type who can't escape once I get on the pirate ship. However, in the future, if I really run the Internet cafe to become famous in the world, then when I retire, the boss will not care, right?"

"Hey? But boss, haven't you always been running the business in a rotten way?"

"Who said that? There are many things to do with the Internet Cafe aside from games, but you just don't know."

"Hey? Is this... can you say it?"

"It's okay; the boss allows it." Liu Yuan patted the stool on the other side and said, "The ultimate purpose of establishing this Internet cafe is to connect multiple dimensional worlds together, making the inherent future of each world unpredictable. The benefit of doing so is that information from each world can be exchanged and developed together. Because of this, as a boss, I must be a rotten type. I can't have particularly lofty dreams because sooner or later, people like this will become superior to others, and after they gain power, they may even use this place as a stepping stone."

"Hey?"

Kisara was shocked. She knew there was a hidden story behind the existence of the Internet cafe, but she didn't expect it to be so deep.

Liu Yuan continued, "This is not really a secret. The gods can see it at a glance. That's why the gods who know this are willing to cooperate with this Internet cafe. As for the money collected by the Internet cafe, it is not money in the traditional sense, but rather the future, fortune, and development of this world. Every sum of money represents that everyone has handed over their own future, and in return, they will gain power through the games in the Internet cafe using their own abilities. It's just that the means of payment is through currency."

"I see..."

Liu Yuan spread his hands and said, "That's why my position is both important and unimportant. I need a link to connect the worlds and help people in those worlds through difficulties. It’s too troublesome to train someone new, and it's too difficult to find someone like me who can be morally ambiguous and see things clearly. If I really wanted to be rational, I would definitely stop this and be brainwashed. So, don’t think about love."

"Damn it!!"

Kisara felt very sorry, but at the same time, she figured out many doubts. Why is it that Liu Yuan often prioritizes money over people, yet when he meets those who have no money, he finds all kinds of reasons to let them surf the Internet for free?

"Don't be so mean! Come on! The game is already here; wouldn't it be a pity if you don't play it?"

"Okay! I'm here. By the way, boss, that... one day in the future..."

"If you don't change your mind, I'll agree, but I have to be careful. If I recruit shop assistants in the future, I can't hire assistants like you who are scheming."

Kisara muttered, dissatisfied, "Then you can recruit more male assistants so there won't be any issues? I'm afraid you'll get robbed..."

"Similarly, I'm afraid you'll get robbed. And I'm lustful! I like to look at beautiful girls, but I don't like to look at men. It’s the same when I play games!"

As long as it's a third-person perspective, Liu Yuan's favorite choice is a female character. The reason for choosing a female character is simple—he is lustful, he is honest, he is real.

"Tsk, really, boss, you are a dictator! From now on, I will keep an eye on you and prevent you from making mistakes. I will firmly enforce the rule prohibiting office romance! I will supervise you strictly from today."

"Go ahead and supervise me. I still have confidence in my self-control. Hurry up! The game starts~"

"I believe in you too~ Hey? How do you play this game?"

The game Liu Yuan put on the shelves is called "It Takes Two," which is a very fun two-player co-op game. It can be said that it was a game specially selected after he understood Kisara's accurate thoughts.

However, although Liu Yuan guessed, deduced, or asked a lot of truths, and strictly enforced the rule prohibiting office romance, there was one thing he didn’t know: the office romance actually stemmed from his predecessor having a good relationship with his system during training, and both of them didn't want to work and instead ran away.

That's right! When his predecessor was selected, he had the same attitude as Liu Yuan. But at that time, the internet cafe's core logic was not established, and the transaction methods with various worlds had not been determined.

At the same time, Liu Yuan's immediate boss during that time appeared to have gone to watch an idol competition for more than half a year.

For over half a year, they were a hands-off boss and delegated all the training to the system. It was during this period that the previous host fell in love with their system, didn't want to work, and finally ran away.

Now, no one knows which world they escaped to.

Since then, the manager of the great game world set this strict rule prohibiting office romance to prevent employees from running away again. He also consulted a senior on how to manage employees, which led to the current situation with Liu Yuan.

As for why the higher-ups freely gave Liu Yuan this special game, it's quite simple. If it was the system that took him away, it would be hard to prevent, but if Liu Yuan dated other employees and let his system watch?

That would be separate! No one could run away.

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