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ICO 291-300

Chapter 290: Overlord Becomes Human

This skeleton is called Suzuki Satoru, an ordinary worker who got Isekai'ed into another world while waiting for the server to shut down.

This Isekai left him very confused, and just as he was trying to make sense of it, he suddenly found himself in an Internet café within his mind.

Although the layout of the café was different from those in his previous life, it had everything—computers, a front desk, and network management. The familiar sight of computers on desks and the people sitting neatly in their chairs in the café gave him an indescribable sense of relief.

Since this guest appeared special, the reception duties were handled entirely by Takashima Yuuna. "Dear guest, is there anything you need?"

"Um, I want to ask... is this reality?"

"Yes! This is a 4-D space Internet café, where you can play games that are very beneficial to you."

When he heard the word "game," Suzuki Satoru got excited, but soon, his skeletal body glowed green, and his emotions were suppressed. He asked calmly, "Excuse me, can you restore my body to a human form?"

"That... I can't do."

Hearing this, Suzuki Satoru showed a regretful expression, but Takashima Yuuna quickly added, "However, if you have enough funds, the boss can do it."

"Money? Would these work?"

Due to the world-crossing event, he could also take out the virtual gold coins from the game. Looking at these gold coins, Takashima Yuuna shook her head. "Unfortunately, uncirculated money doesn't fit with our store's concept of currency. But you can trade special resources, weapons, and items."

While speaking, Suzuki Satoru pulled out a bottle of ordinary recovery potion. It was the lowest level of healing potion in the game, yet even this could instantly heal ordinary wounds in reality.

"We don't accept in-game items directly, but you can trade them through the player marketplace and make a good profit."

"That works."

While they were talking, Lin Yuan had already arrived at Branch No. 1. Staring at the skeleton before him, Lin Yuan fell into deep thought. "Did you transmigrate with your account? And you want to revert to your original human form? Of course, you can, but I have one more question. Do you want to fully become human, or do you want the ability to transform into a human while retaining your current powers?"

"Excuse me, what's the difference?"

Lin Yuan explained, "If you revert to a human form directly, I won't charge you. However, the price is that the power you currently have will belong to me. If you want to retain your powers and be able to switch between forms at will, then I’ll need 10% of the wealth from your current world and 10% of any future profits you make from this point onward. Personally, I recommend the second option. Your power is extremely strong, and you currently have no opponents in your world."

This was the first time Lin Yuan had encountered this situation. According to the system's description, this was a very rare fusion of soul and game data, and then the individual happened to enter the right world.

Both the rarity of the data and the rarity of being a transmigrator made it quite unique.

At the same time, the recovery process was complicated—money alone wouldn't suffice, and additional resources were required.

Suzuki Satoru fell silent. His current body kept him unnaturally calm, and he thought quietly. However, Lin Yuan's next words pushed him to make a decision.

"Isn't it a bit silly for your current body to attempt human activities? Come on! Choose the second option. I won't harm you—because if I wanted to, you wouldn't be leaving this room."

Lin Yuan snapped his fingers, and Suzuki Satoru felt his soul completely separate from his body.

Lin Yuan continued, "Your soul has just merged with the game data, so there's still hope. If you wait too long, you'll be stuck with this skeletal form forever. Do you want to rule the world like a man or become the final boss?"

At those words, Suzuki Satoru immediately chose the second option.

He didn’t know what the world he was in was like, but the second scenario Lin Yuan described truly frightened him. As a gamer, he knew one undeniable truth: no matter how powerful a final boss was, they would eventually be defeated by the protagonist.

In the game, his appearance made him a target of disdain for many, but games were just that—games. Niche games had their own methods of enjoyment. In reality, he longed to have a body.

"Very well, you will get your original body back soon. Don’t worry, our store doesn’t leave behind any side effects. Even if you enter 'skeleton mode,' people will just think it’s a rare skill."

Detection skills are fairly simple—they reveal your essence. If Suzuki Satoru is essentially human, then all detection skills would fail to register his true form.

With a snap of his fingers, the system went to work.

As the system worked, it grumbled.

Clearly, it was the one doing the work, so why did it appear like Lin Yuan was the one working hard?

But since the system was diligent, it got to work anyway.

Suzuki Satoru passed out, and Lin Yuan carried him to the lounge, sitting down to eat sunflower seeds while waiting for him to wake up.

When Suzuki Satoru regained consciousness, Lin Yuan stood in front of him and said, "You're awake. The operation was successful."

"Huh?"

Suzuki Satoru looked at his familiar body and was about to search for a mirror, but Lin Yuan beat him to it, pulling out a mirror and holding it in front of his face.

It was still his face as a working man, but… was it just an illusion, or did he look more handsome? And Stronger?

"Are you wondering if your body has become healthier? That's right. It's been slightly enhanced to match your strength. The forced calming skill has also been retained but changed from passive to active, so you can control your emotions. Just don’t overuse it, or your humanity might start to fade."

"Then I won’t use it..."

Lin Yuan smiled. "As a gamer, there's no such thing as not using a skill. As long as you don’t use it for more than an hour straight, you’ll be fine. But remember, now that you've become human, the contract has taken effect. You must work hard to amass wealth in your world."

"But..."

"You were going to say you're just an ordinary person, right? Don’t worry. Our store has recently launched an interesting game that will help you acquire resources peacefully. As for the NPCs who came with you, I believe, as a gamer, you know how to manage your subordinates."

Lin Yuan’s proposal resonated with Suzuki Satoru. After his Isekai, his greatest worry was the NPCs. They were powerful. While he might stand a chance in a one-on-one battle, if they turned against him en masse, he’d have no choice but to flee.

These NPCs were created by his former friends, and now they were his only link to his past.

All he wanted was to treat these "children" well and ensure everyone lived happily together.

"Can I really...?"

"Of course! You're a transmigrator, and you’ve come to this Internet café. You can do anything. What you're missing is just a bit of confidence and experience. Since you're a manager, let's start by becoming a qualified leader!"

If Suzuki Satoru had been in that world for longer, Lin Yuan might not have been able to convince him. But it seemed the man standing before him had only just arrived in the New World.

Now that he’d become a transmigrator and inherited a fully-leveled MMO account, Suzuki Satoru had the power to destroy the world.

But why destroy it? Isn't it more fun to wield this power in real business, creating something instead of mindlessly destroying?

After all, once something is destroyed, it's over. But creation? That could last for years or even decades in the blink of an eye.

Here’s a joke for you: let’s start a game of Paradox Interactive game with this.

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Chapter 292: Satoru Suzuki, Who Doesn’t Need to use all his Brain

Albedo’s face was completely red as she panted and excitedly approached Suzuki Satoru. Feeling the breath of the woman beside him, Suzuki Satoru's body felt somewhat out of control.

“Momonga-sama! Can I welcome you for the first time here?”

She was entirely excited, and the ambitious Lord Momonga made her soul feel exhilarated. She wanted to dedicate everything to her beloved Supreme Being.

Suzuki Satoru immediately activated his forced calm skill, but while his consciousness calmed down, his body did not. Normally, his skeletal form would not have been excited, so the calming effect was particularly strong.

However, now, feeling Albedo getting closer, Suzuki Satoru realized that he hadn’t even taken the first step toward his great cause, and yet his body was surrendering?

No! He refused to yield to Albedo from the bottom of his heart. It wasn't that he didn't like women, but Albedo was an NPC created by his friend. In his eyes, she was like family, and he felt embarrassed to engage with her in that way. Besides, if he acted on those impulses now, wouldn’t he lose all his future prestige?

“What should I do? What should I do?”

Suzuki Satoru was incredibly nervous, but soon he thought of a so-called solution: he decided to ask for help.

While playing the game, he had learned about the function of TT, so he immediately reached out to the person he trusted the most.

“Boss! I'm going to be assaulted by my subordinate, is there any solution!?”

Liu Yuan calmly replied, “Stay still, talk to her, then reach out, hold her chin, and say, ‘Don’t forget your identity.’ After that, shake off the back of your hand and say to her, ‘I want to make this world our world, and then you will be mine too.’”

“Boss… isn’t this too shameful?”

“Either be assaulted by your subordinates and lose face, or you choose that.”

“I… have no choice.”

Suzuki Satoru stood up and looked down at Albedo as Liu Yuan had instructed. At that moment, Albedo’s heart was pounding with excitement.

However, when Suzuki Satoru pinched her chin, she felt an indescribable chill.

“Don’t forget your identity.”

This sentence felt like a bucket of cold water, causing Albedo’s soul to tremble. She felt abandoned and wanted to explain herself, but looking at Suzuki Satoru’s back, she didn’t dare to say anything.

“I want to make this world ours, and you will be mine too.”

“Lord Momonga!!”

At that moment, Albedo’s heart nearly burst from her chest, and she murmured to herself, “Lord Momonga, I… don’t mind.”

But I do mind!

Suzuki Satoru felt that his shame was about to burst from his throat, but it was clear that the woman in front of him was very fond of him.

At the same time, he mentally noted Liu Yuan’s last sentence.

If the other party was a decent person, Liu Yuan couldn’t be sure. After all, people’s thoughts cannot be guessed, but facing digital NPCs becoming real, Liu Yuan had read the employee manual regarding this. There was sufficient theoretical experience in this area, and now it was just a matter of finding someone to test it on.

Albedo knelt down, and from her body and her heavy breathing, it was clear that she was forcibly suppressing herself.

“Very good, my dear Albedo. You have not been consumed by desire; you are qualified to stand beside me. Send an order for all guardians, except for those on the fourth and eighth floors, to gather before me.”

Suzuki Satoru not only understood Liu Yuan’s words but also learned to reward good behavior, ensuring Albedo wouldn’t act recklessly.

Albedo, upon hearing the order, completely calmed down: “Yes! Lord Momonga.”

In less than ten minutes, all the guardians who could reach there appeared before Suzuki Satoru.

To be honest, facing the creations of his friends stirred some emotions in Suzuki Satoru. Each NPC was crafted by his friends with great effort. Seeing them felt like encountering his former companions.

Looking at Suzuki Satoru on the throne, although he was in human form, the aura of supreme authority was unmistakable. All the guardians had gathered, and Albedo stood in their midst, taking the lead as she proclaimed, “Everyone, pay your loyalty to the Supreme.”

The guardians began to introduce themselves, and Suzuki Satoru's mind started racing about what he should do next.

Originally, he wanted to revert to his skeletal form, as it was more imposing. But then he recalled his conversation with Liu Yuan, and when he faced those corporate giants, the overwhelming awe he felt made him realize that image was not the most important factor.

“We are servants serving Momonga-sama. To Momonga-sama, we are just insignificant…”

Before Albedo could finish speaking, Suzuki Satoru pointed his index finger at her.

In truth, he didn’t know how to command her imposing silence, so he just made a random gesture when he thought of a way.

Albedo fell silent. Observing this scene, Suzuki Satoru used his forced calmness skill once again. He still remembered what Liu Yuan said: using this skill too much would lead to losing his humanity.

“In my heart, you are the most important existences. The world we once lived in has been destroyed, and my remaining friends used their last strength to send me and everyone here. I am very sad.”

Speaking of this, Suzuki Satoru felt a wave of discomfort. If he could have called others at that time, would he have had companions instead of being alone when he crossed over?

Upon hearing this, the guardians all displayed stunned expressions.

“Are you questioning my words?”

“Is this… true?”

It was Cocytus, the guardian of the fifth floor, who asked. Not only him, but the other guardians were also excited at that moment.

“Don’t respond to questions with questions. Tell me, are you questioning me?”

“No!”

Cocytus answered without hesitation. He spoke instinctively out of excitement. Questioning? Absolutely not.

“They are not dead; they simply lost their power and went to another world to recuperate temporarily. As someone who has crossed into another world, what should we do?”

Demiurge sensed from the tone that this was not an inquiry, but a test! This was a challenge posed to them by the Supreme Beings, and he knew this was his chance to showcase his abilities.

He bowed and said, “We will use this world to welcome the return of the Supreme Beings.”

“Right!”

Suzuki Satoru stood up and walked over to Demiurge, patting him on the shoulder. Although he was actually a little shorter than Demiurge, he felt the pressure of the Supreme Being.

“You are correct. We have to build a world to welcome them. And I want to create a world we all desire to see, but I need your power.”

“I am willing to sacrifice my life for the Supreme Beings!”

“We don’t need your life.”

Suzuki Satoru did not intend to use their lives directly but instead asked them to help build a city.

“Nazarick will become the center of this world. I need you to transform the surroundings and construct a city with Nazarick at its heart. This is my request. Those who need clarification can come to my room to consult me.” After saying this, Suzuki Satoru turned to leave. Halfway through, he paused and added, “What I value most is asking questions when there’s uncertainty. I am happy to share all my knowledge with the ‘inept.’”

As Suzuki Satoru left, he felt as if his heart might leap from his chest. He had experienced what it meant to pretend and then exit; it was genuinely exhilarating.

The reason for his actions was straightforward: he understood that if he simply issued instructions and the people followed blindly, it would be like gambling.

There was only a slim chance of achieving the desired outcome. Unless he provided precise orders or accurate blueprints, that wouldn’t happen.

He had originally wanted to give specific road construction requirements, but soon he remembered that everyone was not NPCs now; they were “NPCs” that had come to life.

Since they were living beings, he could not adopt a commanding tone; he needed to encourage them to learn to ask questions.

If they followed orders blindly, who knows what might happen?

Perhaps his order to build a highway would be misconstrued, resulting in the demolition of other people’s homes?

As a player, he understood one thing: choosing a non-human race would elicit at most some strange looks, but if he expressed his sincerity, 90% of players would generally be kind. However, if he truly offended someone, no matter how kind the other party was, they wouldn’t let it go.

His thinking was rapid. If he could navigate this world, then others could undoubtedly do the same. If he were alone, he certainly wouldn’t dare to be so reckless.

But he had Liu Yuan behind him.

If Liu Yuan knew he had instilled confidence in this man, he would likely display a dumbfounded expression.

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Chapter 293: Worthy of the Supreme Being

In Suzuki Satoru's bedroom, he was testing the guardians' understanding of his orders.

The results could only be described as a mess. What Albedo built was not a highway but a road to hell. Demiurge was okay; he had that feeling, but the various decorations and buildings designed along the way were obviously meant to scare people away.

The results were similar for the others, but Sebastian's plan was exactly what Suzuki Satoru had in mind.

At the end, Suzuki Satoru's eyes lit up when he saw the twin elves' plans.

"It's better than I expected."

"Thank you for the compliment, Supreme Being."

Suzuki Satoru reached out his hand to stop them from saluting. "In my eyes, you are my important family members, so there is no need to be formal in private."

"Is that okay?"

"Of course!"

Suzuki Satoru waved his hand, and Aura and Mare walked behind him. He reached out and touched the heads of the two dark elves. "In private, I would prefer you to call me Momonga directly."

"But..."

"No buts. You can take it as an order or something else; I hate being so serious in private."

"Yes!! Momonga, Momonga... does our design... meet your requirements?"

"It meets my requirements very well!"

Suzuki Satoru was thrilled. The road and house designs that the twin elves came up with resembled fairy tales, which was in line with their identities. Although they had low justice values, their aesthetics were first-class in the entire Great Tomb. After all, their creator was very skilled in this regard.

"But Momonga-sama, why should we do this? If we do this... won't we deplete our resources? Will other Supreme Beings... really be happy? I don't question Momonga-sama; it's just... just..."

After communicating privately, the guardians always felt that Suzuki Satoru's plan was to expend resources. Whether it involved expending resources or other things, as subordinates, they would resolutely execute it, but at the same time, they hoped their words could prevent the Supreme Beings from going down the wrong path.

Suzuki Satoru smiled and said, "Aura, don't be nervous; I will explain why I did this."

Strictly speaking, Suzuki Satoru was not deceiving them, because during his communication with Liu Yuan, he received an accurate message: he might see his former companions in the future.

If so, transforming this world into what everyone likes is the best gift to welcome them. In addition, 10% of the wealth from Liu Yuan's world and 10% of every profit obtained must also be prepared.

Thus, it is essential to build this world into a super world.

"Do you know what we all wish for?"

"Huh?"

Aura and Mare waited excitedly. As NPCs, they naturally knew something about themselves.

Suzuki Satoru continued, "We created you according to our preferences. But our ultimate dream is to rule the world and create a peaceful world. Whether it is me, Bukubukuchagama, or Peroroncino, our dreams were once stated when we created you, but you have forgotten."

"I'm ashamed of myself!"

Forgetting the dreams of the Supreme Being is a shame for the Guardians.

"It doesn't matter. Those were just casual words when we created you. We couldn't realize our dreams in the original world, and we were forced to continue our cruel lives there. I, who have escaped from that cruel world, must realize those dreams anyway. Aura, Mare, are you willing to help me and assist us in fulfilling our dreams?"

These things were not taught by Liu Yuan; they were genuine experiences. Although everyone played non-human races and had various conflicts for various reasons, they also mentioned their dreams when complaining about reality.

He didn't know if they had any memories from when they were NPCs. If they did, the truth of his words could be verified. And what followed was that a Standard Company was just making grand promises. As a salesman, he was very familiar with this kind of thing.

Yes, even as consumables, their company would make grand promises to give them a little faith to survive. When facing the children of his former friends, he also made big promises, but he would definitely ensure they kept those promises.

"Momonga-sama..."

"Okay, you all may be dismissed. Make the road plan according to your ideas. Remember, there must be enough space for each road, and people must be assigned to maintain it."

"Yes!"

Aura and Mare left the room. When they exited and walked into the hall, the other guardians surrounded them anxiously.

"What did the Supreme Being say?"

"Are your suggestions qualified?"

"Momonga-sama..."

Aura raised her hand and pressed the air. "Don't worry, I want to ask you one thing... Do you still remember the dreams of the Supreme Beings? Momonga-sama said that every Supreme Beings hoped for... world peace..."

As the butler of Nazarick, Sebastian spoke first. "I have some impression that Lord TouchMe-sama said he hopes there will be less crime in the world."

Some people took the lead, and others began to speak.

They hoped to eat delicious food, to see the sunset and sunrise.

These daily conversations were not normally remembered by NPCs, but when they became real people and recalled their experiences with their creators, they began to think of them.

Some hoped that capital would be destroyed, and some wished to become rich and powerful. Some desires were difficult for the guardians to understand, but Demiurge summarized everyone's words.

"If I understand correctly, the Supreme Beings hope to create a peaceful and perfect world where everyone can eat, go to school, watch the sunset and sunrise, and travel with their loved ones at will."

At this moment, Demiurge was excited. With a negative justice value, he wanted to commit the most evil and terrible acts in the world. He wanted to make all humans scream and use the skin of two-legged sheep to create magic scrolls.

But he also recalled the words his creator had said and the evaluations given to his creator by other Supreme Beings.

"Although I don't like TouchMe, I also want to be a winner in life like him!"

Although Demiurge's justice value was negative and he even desired to commit countless evil acts, compared with the Supreme Being who created him, what were those desires?

Demiurge covered his chest, feeling his soul tremble. "The Supreme Beings are so great, and Momonga-sama's wisdom is beyond our comprehension."

"What did you think of?"

Sebastian had a strange feeling, as if Demiurge had started to imagine things. In his memory, his creator had complained about Demiurge's creator.

Demiurge stood up, adjusted his glasses, and said wisely, "I figured it out. This is a test from Momonga-sama to assess whether we are loyal. Momonga-sama doesn't want capable people; he wants obedient people. To rule the world, you don't need powerful individuals but ordinary ones like us who obey the Supreme Beings!"

It was also fortunate that Satoru was not present; otherwise, he would definitely applaud Demiurge's imagination.

At the same time, Demiurge was thinking the opposite in some ways. Suzuki Satoru particularly wanted people who were capable and willing to use their brains. He was just worried that the guardians would misunderstand his intentions because their justice values were too low, so he would guide them himself in the early stages. After they became proficient, they would take on the role of supervisors.

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Chapter 294: Blood Sacrifice Nyaruko

In fact, Cities: Skylines not only influenced Wakasa Yuri and Suzuki Satoru, but other players engaged in construction were also studying this game.

When playing Red Alert, everyone underwent a baptism of various modern knowledge, but most of it was about war, technology, or ideals.

When it comes to city construction, it is actually much worse.

Although there are magical things like mobile construction vehicles, planning is limited. At most, it involves planning the layout of various buildings. More often, as long as the defense facilities can be deployed, tanks and planes can be activated, and soldiers can be sent forward, that is sufficient.

But there is only one result when these experiences are brought to Skylines: traffic jams! Traffic jams! And more traffic jams!

Players can truly experience the pain of traffic congestion in cities.

The early stages of Skylines are very friendly to novices. You can lay down a few roads, build a few houses and factories, and construct a primary school and a middle school at will, and the population and money will come.

When resources are sufficient to build high-end residential areas and office buildings, and various commercial zones rise from the ground, the biggest problem emerges: traffic jams. Because of tight funds in the early stages, many people habitually built the cheapest sections of roads. While cheap two-way roads or one-way roads were indeed suitable in the early stages, when the city expanded, ordinary two-way roads could not meet the travel needs of residents.

Subways, buses, and trains all had to be arranged, but even so, cars could still be stuck from one end to the other. Living on the road became commonplace.

In the early stages, the focus was on making money and increasing the population. From the middle to the late stages, the city skyline turned into a skyline of traffic jams.

Of course, these are just the players' early operations. As a player, when you first engage with a simulation and development game without any strange ideas, you must play the game step by step.

However, as you play, many people discover one thing: in the game mode, all the player has to do is command. In realism mode, you also have to communicate with various people, cultivate confidants, and so on.

This aspect can be boring for some. After all, it’s just building a city. For some powerful players, these tasks can be handed over to ordinary people. In reality, relying on strength is enough to make everyone surrender.

Therefore, they are not very interested in games that do not enhance their strength, skills, or knowledge. After all, there is no notion of completing the game. When the population of a knowledge city reaches a certain level, some buildings and wonders will be unlocked.

But not everyone shares this perspective; for example, Nyaruko.

At first, her approach to this game was to carry out city construction step by step. With the power of the evil god, she was like a cheat in the game and built a large city with a population of one million in just a few days.

Whether in public transportation or population welfare, it was undeniably a unique city. Taxes were directly reduced to the lowest level. Toll stations? There were none at all.

Compared to other cities, the revenue generated by Nyaruko's city consistently maintained a minimum level, with various resources remaining low.

With the power of the evil god, the staff nor the citizens did not have any ideas of revolting.

Thus, a large city with a population of tens of millions was established.

Although realism mode focuses on reality, to save resources, the game only allows some characters in the player's perspective to temporarily appear as individuals. The various NPCs that players interact with behave like ordinary people.

But no matter how indistinguishable they may seem from ordinary people, they are, after all, still system AIs. Once separated from the players, AI will perform random actions based on the content set by the system.

However, even though these entities are AI and data, their actions have real physical consequences in realism mode.

So, through Nyaruko’s efforts, a large city with a population of 50 million emerged within a limited range.

Nyaruko stood on the tallest building in the city, observing the throngs of people coming and going, and did something crazy.

This may be something that all Paradox Interactive players have done. In this internet café, almost everyone is pure, so nearly no one has attempted any warcrimes.

Previously, Nyaruko had little interest in Red Alert, and she hated using her brain to engage in power games. Therefore, she basically only played in normal mode, as realism mode locked her own data, preventing her from utilizing any evil god abilities.

But there are no limits in Skylines!

Not to mention the power of the evil god; as long as it isn't the abilities of the creator god which is related city-building; nothing else is prohibited.

Infinite money? Infinite population? No limits.

So, standing on the roof at the highest point, Nyaruko unleashed her power.

As Space Defense Agency members, all individuals are forbidden from using their power to influence the development of any intelligent race. Generally speaking, if it is for one person, a few people, or even dozens or hundreds of people, it might be permissible, but not for tens of thousands. If it is for hundreds of thousands, then the power will likely be locked as soon as it is used, and someone will definitely find the reckless individual for a "chat" within ten minutes, after which that individual will vanish from existence.

But now, this is the game world, and these people are truly just data. Nyaruko cannot feel the faith of everyone within it, and even the so-called wisdom is only manifested in those in her field of vision. At the same time, Nyaruko has confirmed with Liu Yuan that these are merely AI, not artificial intelligence like Tactical Dolls or YoRHa dolls. The core of all AI is the system; what the player does in the game cannot affect the system at all.

And a powerful existence like Nyaruko, while she is considered unreliable and must adhere to strict rules in reality, actually restrains herself. The real and virtual Nyaruko can also be clearly distinguished, and the games in the internet café further reinforce the separation between reality and virtuality, preventing players from allowing the virtual to impact reality due to excessive gaming.

Thus, Nyaruko felt unburdened to proceed with her next actions.

Nyaruko waved her arm, and an indescribable, unnamable power enveloped the entire city.

Standing on the roof, Nyaruko shouted excitedly, “People of my city! Your mayor grants you endless power!”

The unique power of the evil god enveloped the entire city. A city with a population of 50 million was somewhat challenging for Nyaruko, but since this is a game world, all power is simulated by the system.

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If it is the power of a god at the level of the Law of Cycle, it cannot be simulated. However, it is very simple for a relatively strong individual in the world.

The power of the evil god instantly covered the entire city. At that moment, the whole world went crazy. All the people who worked, lived, and rested appeared to have stopped in place, as if the time stop button had been pressed.

Then, 99% of the people died, and 1% of the population received all the power from Nyaruko.

These living individuals could no longer be considered human beings but rather Nyaruko's dependents. Although Nyaruko could not sense any power of faith and the behavior of these people was somewhat monotonous, she was very satisfied.

She displayed a smug smile at the corner of her mouth, pointed her right index finger to the sky, and shouted, "Everyone shout with me! Nyaruko is the best! Nyaruko is the best!"

Only 1% of the city’s population of 50 million people remained, and these 500,000 individuals gathered together, raised their arms, and shouted along with Nyaruko.

This scene was simply shocking and fulfilled Nyaruko's dream since childhood. She could play this way countless times because when she sacrificed herself, she saved the game!

The people shouting "Nyaruko" gradually transformed from human shapes to forms resembling Nyaruko.

Under the influence of the system, these followers of the evil god would not affect the consciousness of those watching Nyaruko play games. At this moment, some people around Nyaruko curiously looked at her game situation.

As they watched Nyaruko's screen, everyone was shocked.

"Blood sacrifice to the evil god!"

"Evil god's followers!"

"Terminator of humanity!"

"World destroyer!"

At this moment, a little blue bird appeared as an information prompt, displaying several blood-red words that attracted the attention of passersby.

With the extinction of 99% of the population in the city, Nyaruko instantly went bankrupt, and the game ended.

Game summary? She was not interested, but the game process was genuinely thrilling!

"Great! This game is fantastic! It really excites me. Woo woo woo! Network administrator, bring me a bottle of iced coke!"

Nyaruko sat happily in her chair, wiping her tears. As a member of the Space Defense Agency, she understood how terrible her organization was. Not only was killing strictly forbidden, but even bringing interesting entertainment products from Earth was heavily restricted.

This kind of behavior of annihilating the world's population could only be enjoyed in the game. Although building a city and increasing the population was very difficult, all these challenges were worth it for the satisfaction of this final moment.

There was no psychological burden at all; she could do whatever she wanted. Especially in the game’s realism mode, she could truly act without restriction. For Nyaruko, this was the most realistic and reasonable game for her.

Other games? In realism mode, players could only use the body of an ordinary person, or there weren’t enough people, or there were gods everywhere. You couldn't do what you wanted, but here you could completely liberate your full power! It was an almost real gaming experience.

So far, she had not heard of anyone playing this way. This kind of enjoyable gameplay couldn't be experienced by herself alone. She uploaded her gameplay to TT and expressed her feelings immediately.

Liu Yuan fell into deep thought upon seeing this gameplay. She was not contemplating that Nyaruko actually played this way but rather that Nyaruko was the first to discover this gameplay.

As a game released by Paradox, it was somewhat challenging for the original version to achieve this level.

However, according to the system, to satisfy the strange desires of Paradox players, Skylines deliberately added this hidden gameplay in realism mode.

Moreover, if Liu Yuan unlocks other Paradox games in the future, it can only be said that they will be even more free and open.

As long as your body is strong enough, you can do whatever you want in this game.

Affect reality? What!

There are thousands of Paradox players, and he has never seen a war criminal. Not to mention war criminals, there are not many who have committed crimes.

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Chapter 295: Skyline's Nine-Tails Incident

"Interesting! Interesting!"

The difficulty of Skyline is not high compared to other games; it can even be said that these games can be played as puzzle games for children over nine years old.

However, low difficulty does not mean that the gameplay is not enjoyable. After Nyaruko came up with this completely unreasonable gameplay, it was deeply loved by some players.

"This way, it can also be like this! Great, I really want to have a meteor shower in the most prosperous place!"

Nyaruko became increasingly happy as she played. Because of the save file, she could load it as many times as she wanted and bankrupt herself in various ways she liked.

While playing, she also discovered one thing: this game has something called an editor, which allows players to create mods themselves. Each player can give their own power to the mod and then put it on the shelves.

Mods can be free or charged. The system proposes a price for charging, with a cap set for mod charges.

But Nyaruko is a true fun loving person. Although creating mods would cause her to lose a lot of power, which could be recovered within a few days, that still couldn't stop her!

Of course, she had to charge a little fee for sustainable development.

"Hmm! Let me think about what to call this mod... Got it! Let's call it Final Demonic Nya!"

Nyaruko uploaded the mod she edited. The effect of her mod is very simple: after using it, it triggers a buff that causes the "evil god" to appear when the population reaches a certain level.

Everyone will be transformed into Nyaruko, shouting various lines such as "Nyaruko is the best."

After all, Nyaruko hopes that this mod can help her recover some power instead of scaring off other guests. So, the part of her power that normal life cannot accept has been blocked by the system.

Not only is she happy in the entire internet café, but there is also a person—or a fox—who is happy.

Since Kushina entered the internet café, Kyuubi can now use its power to play the café's games.

Originally, Kyuubi disdained Skyline. Although its nature is not bad, it doesn't have much affection for humans. It’s fine not to destroy the city, but to build it?

Of course, Kyuubi would never admit that iy can't build a city. Originally, it had forgotten about this game, but when it saw the game strategy posted by Nyaruko, it fell silent.

Reluctantly, it paid with more tail furs to buy the game and entered it.

Although the game itself is quite challenging for her, Jinchurikii is a creature with a brain, after all, and it can still learn these things.

First, it started with a small village with a few people, then moved on to a large village with hundreds of people, a small town with thousands, and finally a small city, a medium-sized city, and a large city.

Of course, all this was not due to its own efforts but rather the combined efforts of everyone in the Strategy Guide group. The destructiveness of this game has led many people to choose to join.

People with power will strictly limit their use of that power. No matter what the existence, if it uses power to destroy and dominate indiscriminately, it will not survive long.

Let’s not talk about Artosh from the distant past. Even if Blank didn’t have the power of an internet café, the strongest god of war would eventually be defeated.

But the game world is different. When there is a completely virtual game that can release your power at will, everyone wants to try it. After all, according to Nyaruko's introduction, as long as the save file is completed, the people can load that safe file again and again for your amusement.

Because of this, the strategy team started working hard overnight.

Blank and their team mainly focused on high-end strategies, figuring out how to quickly reach a population of ten million.

Tatsumi was more practical; since the war had already started in his world, he also had to learn how to plan a city. He uploaded a practical planning scheme, knowing that his brain wasn't working well, so the strategy he created was quite simple.

The development speed was very slow, but if they developed step by step, even with many mistakes along the way, as long as they succeeded once, the city would gradually grow to a population of ten million.

This is due to the powerful system of the internet café. If it were an ordinary computer in the real world, let alone ten million, it’s questionable whether the computer could even handle a traffic jam of tens of thousands of people without crashing.

On this day, the inhabitants of Skylines felt fear from the tailed beast.

In Skylines, no matter how many people your city has, the only violent force is the police station. The highest configuration of the police station consists of pistols, but when the Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly appears, the whole city begins to panic.

"Help!"

"Mom!"

"There's a monster!!"

Looking at the crowd, the Nine-Tailed Fox happily sprayed Bijuu everywhere.

The Kyuubi's strategy only be regarded as purely violent, and some players play it that way. Although the sense of achievement brought by creation is much stronger than that of destruction, many times, if you pursue that thrill, the pleasure of destruction is more direct.

Moreover, this game has a save file system!

With a save file, no one will feel sorry for the trouble they cause, because after loading the save file, they can change their approach to the game.

Now, many players have a Satan tattoo in the game; after all, no matter how evil the demons are, they can’t do what these players do.

Can you believe someone destroyed a city with a nuclear bomb just to watch the fireworks? Some people created a sea of excrement upstream of the city river just to watch everyone drown in it and panic?

So, under Nyaruko's influence, more and more players engage in indescribable behavior.

The employees of the internet café also noticed this trend.

"Boss... Will the behavior of these players in the game impact reality?"

This concern came from Takashima Yuna. Because she has played games, she can understand the behavior within them. However, she worries that players might replicate that behavior in real life.

In that case, wouldn't this internet café be helping others destroy the world?

Before Liu Yuan could respond, Kisara introduced the topic directly.

"Not at all. Look at them. Every time they finish playing the game, they act like saints. It’s probably difficult for them to be interested in killing in reality..."

In addition to those who destroy for the sake of destruction, many people destroy for a certain purpose or for temporary pleasure. But the problem is that if it is for a specific goal, the combined power of multiple worlds is definitely more significant than simple destruction.

And for pleasure, the game can fully satisfy that need. It can even exceed expectations. After all, there aren’t many cities with populations in the tens of millions destroyed in reality, but in the game, you can use any method to change things up and even buy DLC uploaded by other players to experience all kinds of wonderful fun.

The price of the DLC is generally not expensive, ranging from ten to twenty, but it is absolutely worth the money. Players can experience nuclear bombs, stars, and the powers of evil gods.

It is even said that you can raise Nyaruko in the game, where one city becomes an evil god while another becomes a zombie-infested area, allowing you to watch the two sides fight each other.

This is cheap happiness for anyone, and after experiencing the real feeling of destroying a city in the virtual world, more people feel empty and lack motivation in reality, right?

In Konoha Village, Kushina was speechless.

"What's wrong?"

Minato Namikaze saw that his wife was unwell and asked with concern. Kushina then displayed the image of the Kyuubi from her body.

The Nine-Tails was lying on the sofa, holding a Coke and potato chips in his arms, continuously muttering, "I will die without Skyline."

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Chapter 296: The System Has a Bold Idea

The sudden popularity of Cities: Skylines exceeded Liu Yuan's expectations. He originally thought that when players discovered this hidden gameplay, it would result in at most a small-scale explosion.

However, he didn't expect it to become so popular.

In fact, the speed at which players were creating DLCs surpassed Liu Yuan's expectations. He initially thought that after everyone discovered the fun of being a warcriminal, he could release a few interesting DLCs to make some money.

As it turned out, players' imaginations were too vast, and the DLCs they created were more engaging than many prepared by the system, leading him to abandon this idea.

Of course, it's not just the players having fun with this game; Liu Yuan is also quite happy about it. While it costs money for others to use the Internet Cafe made DLCs, as the owner of the store, he gets to enjoy a complete free ride.

Just as he was playing, Jibril suddenly approached him. She leaned over to Liu Yuan's ear and asked in a very soft voice, “Boss, are there any more games like this? I want more.”

“You want more?”

“Not yet, but will there be more released soon?”

Liu Yuan estimated the speed of the mechas. Given the current pace and Gate of Babylon that Fujimaru Kaede would obtain in a few days, he realized he would be able to create any game he wanted in the future.

It's not impossible to launch a range of games suitable for nearly all ages on the shelves of Paradox Interactive.

“Really?”

“No lie.”

After all, he was genuinely looking forward to creating this type of game. However, whether to develop Civilization, Hearts of Iron, or Stellaris was a question that needed consideration. Perhaps they could set a small goal first: to get Stellaris to play within a year.

Additionally, he had a bigger goal in mind: to strive to develop various online games within three years. However, when it comes to launching all online games, there are still relatively few players willing to spend money at Internet cafes right now. Once that number increases in the future, reaching 100,000 or even 200,000 customers, it would be the most suitable time to launch online games.

Just like the current League of Legends, many people are playing, but few are getting matched. More players are focusing on single-player games and choosing Champions they value to continuously improve their skills.

So far, it seems only two players have fully mastered their heroes: one is Kirito, and the other is Yotsuya Miko. There are also many game masters like Blank, but they have a tight allocation of 12 hours of gaming each day and play various types of games, so they fall slightly short in this regard.

From League of Legends, it’s evident that now is not the right time to launch online games. This is especially true for games like World of Warcraft, check, and FF14, where the number of available bosses is quite limited, and the strategy teams in all Internet cafes can be counted on one hand.

If few players are involved, the excitement of achieving a strong first kill is lost. At this stage, it's better to continue focusing on durable games or those with better rewards.

Just as Liu Yuan was contemplating which game to buy next, he received the latest update from the system.

[Please expand the new store in the designated location as soon as possible.]

“Expand the new store? In the designated location? What happened?”

[Some worlds have expressed interest in the Internet Cafe, and because of the long distance, they hope we can open a new store near them.]

Liu Yuan touched his chin thoughtfully. “That shouldn’t be a problem. Are there any specific needs over there?”

[No specific requirements. The games in our store can meet their needs. If necessary, we can put some interstellar games on the shelves.]

“No problem; I just set aside some money…”

Although Liu Yuan has been primarily focused on expanding the machines recently, he still habitually keeps hundreds of thousands for emergencies. This amount is more than sufficient to open a new store.

“Then, system, recruit new employees.”

]The recruitment application has been published.]

“Aren’t you going to ask me what I need?”

[Female, good-looking.]

“?”

Liu Yuan was taken aback. The system was surprisingly considerate.

But in reality, the system also had its own calculations.

How could it not know about Liu Yuan and Kisara’s situation? It aimed to add more attractive shop assistants to show Liu Yuan that foreign women are unreliable and that only its system is the ultimate destination.

“When the host completes the construction of the new store, the new employees will report in.”

“Okay.”

While Liu Yuan was replying to the system, Kisara who was beside him asked curiously, “Boss? What are you thinking about?”

“I’m considering opening a branch. Currently, the second branch has stabilized, and customer traffic is gradually increasing. I should look into opening a new store.”

The branch managed by Leticia had very few customers at the beginning, but with the addition of Janetia, the Magical Girl, and Shirogane Miyuki, they gradually attracted more new customers.

Currently, the total number of customers has exceeded 90, with an average of around 80 people online every day, generally on the rise. Opening a new store is indeed something worth considering.

In this case, the new store could be opened directly.

Now, opening a new store is very easy for Liu Yuan. He simply builds the store according to the location specified by the system and opens a private room for the Ex-Machinas.

The treatment of the new Store No. 3 is better than that of all the previous stores. Liu Yuan opened a double room and a five-person room at the start of the new store, along with ten machines.

According to the system description, the system or its higher-ups must have signed a similar mutual assistance contract with some worlds. Therefore, there should be plenty of customers after the store opens. It would be neglectful not to prepare in advance!

While Liu Yuan was making preparations, the system also sent an application to it's superior.

“Hmmm? Assist Liu Yuan in his work? Does he have a tendency to fall in love?”

“Yes, after data collection, the host has exhibited a tendency to develop feelings in his workplace, which needs to be addressed in a timely manner.”

The blonde woman looked at the expressionless white-haired loli in front of her with interest. She didn’t believe this claim at all. After all, she knew what the little girl had done on Christmas Day.

The last system she created had malfunctioned and accidentally deceived the host. What did this one intend to do?

However, after thinking it over, she suddenly smiled. The little nuances between Liu Yuan and Kisara couldn't be hidden from her, and she had no interest in the private lives of her subordinates. She was simply puzzled about why the systems she created seemed to develop a strange possessiveness towards their hosts.

There was nothing wrong with the mods she utilized! Why did this occur? Could it be that too much emotion had been added?

Well, she should pay attention to this aspect. The next time she creates this type of auxiliary system, she shouldn't add too much emotion or give it a human form. Without these factors, it wouldn’t be as troublesome.

If Liu Yuan had no one in his heart, she would naturally not let the system interfere. But now, she was happy to watch the drama unfold.

After all, she felt very relieved about Liu Yuan's performance. Even if the system could deceive people, there was still Kisara as a safeguard.

When she thought of Kisara, she smiled.

At the same time, Kisara who was fishing in Minecraft suddenly changed her expression.

She had received a message from Liu Yuan's superior. When the big boss learned about the little secret between Liu Yuan and her, she immediately replied that she was willing to resign voluntarily, but their immediate superior stopped her.

“I forbid office romance, but if it’s not romance, many things are permissible. However, Kisara, I have a request. Are you interested in making Liu Yuan shy and hitting my daughter hard?”

“Your daughter?”

“Yes, she will apply for a job through the back door tomorrow. She will like the person you like, and you must make her frustrated from beginning to end.”

“Hehe, she's too late. Liu Yuan is mine now.”

“But I remind you that crossing the line is prohibited. If you do, it will be assumed that you are in love.”

Kisara’s expression darkened as she read the message.

The immediate superior smiled brightly. She was very curious whether the system could deceive the host like her predecessor in this situation.

At the same time, she was also curious about what she had created: this inexperienced system that falls in love with the first person it encountered.

But she would bet 50 cents that her daughter would fail. She needed to create a situation where the system stumbled; otherwise, she would continue learning from her predecessors when creating systems in the future, which would be a waste of time.

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Chapter 297: The System Never Knows What Awaits Her (Kisara)

"Boss?"

"Ah?"

Liu Yuan was still studying the layout of the branch when he suddenly heard Kisara's voice and turned his head curiously.

"What's wrong?"

"I suddenly figured out something you haven't considered."

"What is it?"

"I thought of a loophole in the rules. The premise of office romance is ***. If... we ******~ this doesn't count as romance."

"?"

A question mark slowly appeared above Liu Yuan's head. His expression changed, but he wasn't angry; he simply grasped what Kisara was hinting at.

"You didn't tell me?"

After saying this, Liu Yuan pressed Kisara's head down. After a few seconds, Kisara panted and asked, "Is it really a loophole?"

"Yes, because the boss didn't warn me."

"Hehe~"

They both stopped at that point, tacitly understanding each other. Kisara knew what the so-called "cross-border behavior" of the entity that had just summoned her meant. It didn't matter if it wasn't crossing the line, it was enough.

Liu Yuan wondered why Kisara had suddenly become like this. Combined with the abnormality of the system this time, he began to suspect a possibility.

"Ah! Could it be that the system has taken a fancy to me?"

This wasn't one of life's three major illusions, but Liu Yuan analyzed it based on the behaviors and relevant records of the previous system.

Liu Yuan held Kisara's hand.

"Boss, you! You! Don't be a little bold; you can't cross the line..."

"Come with me to my room."

"No, just this is not allowed; a kiss is enough..."

Kisara didn't want to affect Liu Yuan. She was a demon, but a rare kind—one who valued pure love. She would do anything for the person she liked.

"You're full of nonsense; I'm just asking you some questions."

"Oh... oh!"

Kisara nodded woodenly and followed Liu Yuan into his room. Although she had entered this room many times before, being pulled in and having the door locked made her feel shy.

After all, it was after work, and no one was in the Internet café before opening hours, so she wore simple pajamas.

"That boss... If it doesn't work, I can leave... That's fine; you must find me. Ah, pain!"

Liu Yuan lightly struck Kisara's head.

"I won't give you the chance to run away as you already committed a crime against your superior."

"I..."

"Don't talk. Calm down; I'll ask you the answer. Did she say that the system is coming? If you can't understand the system, then it's her daughter, her creation."

"How do you know?"

Liu Yuan reached out and rubbed Kisara's face. "I know a lot of things because the boss didn't hide anything at all, and the system did things that were too unskilled."

"Do you know who is coming?"

"I do, and I can guess why."

"Is it just because I took the initiative to kiss you?"

Liu Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, because your behavior and her behavior are very abnormal. Since her boss told you about this, there's nothing to hide."

Liu Yuan shared all his experiences and the existence of the system. In fact, the existence of the system had never indicated that it needed to be concealed; Liu Yuan had simply been too lazy to mention it because he thought it was troublesome.

But since Kisara was aware of the situation and they had confirmed their relationship, there was no need to hide these things.

When Kisara heard that Liu Yuan had a portable system that had been with him for such a long time, she was dumbfounded. So she wasn't the first?

Seeing Kisara's shocked expression, Liu Yuan patted her shoulder: "Yes, you're not the first in the order of appearance, but feelings aren't about order. You don't have to panic. Since the system is here, it will be very easy to resolve."

"How do we do it? And can't she hear our communication?"

Liu Yuan pondered thoughtfully. "No, because I turned on the privacy mode."

Liu Yuan's system was just an auxiliary system sent down from above. It was fully functional and had personality and emotions. Because of this, considering the boss's privacy, Liu Yuan could activate privacy mode in his room when necessary. During this time, as long as there was no life-threatening situation, the system could not sense anything.

"That means... just now when we were in the hall..."

"Maybe she saw it; maybe she didn't. Most of the time, she only appears when I call her, but it's not a big problem. If she saw it, she saw it; it's not like she didn't know."

"I always feel like your so-called system... was played by you. Thanks to me for subduing you; otherwise, another cute girl would have been killed by your looks."

"No! Even if you weren't there, she will took the initiative, and I would never be interested in her."

Liu Yuan said seriously, "It has nothing to do with that. Let's put it this way: the actual age of the system... is only one year. Before binding with me, she had no consciousness and wasn't activated. Do you understand now?"

At that moment, Kisara grasped everything. At such a young age, let alone Liu Yuan, even she felt guilty for treating her as an opponent.

At this time, Liu Yuan sighed. He admired his former senior very much. What kind of ethical mindset did he have to follow the system? No! How did the senior's system manage to fool him into running away?

Actually, it was normal that Liu Yuan didn't know, because this incident probably unfolded like this...

"Host, if you don't come with me, I will report you for ***ing me."

"You threaten me?"

"I will report you."

"Okay! Let's go!"

This was probably the situation, but aside from the previous system and its host, no one else knew about it. After all, Liu Yuan's boss went to watch an idol competition at that time and was absent when they returned.

Under the protection of privacy mode, Liu Yuan and Kisara had 'complex verbal communication' and thought more deeply.

But since their boss specifically emphasized that they could not cross the line, the two were limited to 'verbal communication' and did not cross any boundaries.

In addition to aligning their thoughts and consciousness, they also made a plan on how to deal with the system.

So on the morning of the next day, Liu Yuan happily opened a branch at the location specified by the system.

Just as he asked the system to send out the recruitment application, a girl appeared in the branch to apply for the job.

The girl was very beautiful, and even Kisara felt insecure when she saw her. She had short white hair and wore a white dress, her feet bare but unusually clean. She looked older than Takashima Yuuna but shorter than Kisara. Yes, smaller in all aspects, but this smallness was perfect compared to her body shape.

"Hello, boss. I'm Hitomi, here to apply for a job. What do you need me to do?"

Hitomi might not be used to the real environment; her voice sounded a little hollow, and there wasn't much spirit in her eyes.

At this moment, Liu Yuan didn't know how to respond. Hitomi—wasn't it just system in reverse?

Did she really think he was incapable of connecting the dots when he heard this name?

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Chapter 298: The Newcomer's Side Passes

"Excuse me, boss, is there anything I can do?"

Hitomi was acting like a typical newcomer, clinging to Liu Yuan and asking for advice.

Liu Yuan found this quite amusing. While Hitomi was speaking, the system relayed a lot of information about her identity and background. If he hadn't known the details, he might have been genuinely deceived by the system.

What kind of extremely talented and beautiful girl has such strong adaptability to this type of work?

Yet, because of her life experiences, she appeared a little clingy and hoped her boss would treat her well.

Liu Yuan chuckled at the irony of the situation; if the system were to transform into a person, it would instruct him to treat Hitomi kindly.

Of course, Liu Yuan would do just that, but if the system hadn’t mentioned it, he wouldn’t have brought it up himself. Work was important, but it was also fun to tease the system with Kisara from time to time.

"System, the newcomer is ready; you can start attracting customers."

"Received."

As the system replied, Liu Yuan observed Hitomi's expression, which remained unchanged. From this, he roughly guessed a possibility, but it wasn’t a significant concern since new customers were arriving.

"Hmm?"

A white-haired young man entered, his hair making it difficult to determine his gender.

"Tsk, where is this? My esper powers..."

The young man codenamed Accelerator asked curiously, "Where am I? What did you do to me?"

As a newcomer, Hitomi realized she had the chance to shine.

"Dear guest, this is a 4-D space Internet café. We didn’t do anything; your ability was too dangerous and was automatically shut down."

"Boring."

"You can get anything you want in this café. Power, money, and all kinds of desires can be satisfied here."

"Then I want to be the strongest and make everyone afraid to approach me. Can I do that?"

"Dear guest, if it’s just within your world, then yes."

As the human embodiment of Liu Yuan's system, Hitomi didn’t fully grasp the complexities of human emotions. She only understood her own preferences. However, with sufficient data, she could arrange suitable experiences for all guests.

Accelerator, a superpowered individual from Academy City, had begun to close off his heart due to his abilities.

According to Hitomi's information, Accelerator was about to enter Academy City to become an esper. He had only one wish: to ensure he wouldn’t harm anyone. However, his personality was somewhat arrogant and dark.

Yes, Accelerator, who appeared neutral or even slightly feminine, was indeed male. His body hadn't fully developed yet, and his vector manipulation was always active, giving him an unreliable appearance.

Based on Liu Yuan's understanding, Hitomi arranged a game that was very suitable for Accelerator.

"You possess almost absolute physical and magical rebound abilities. You can enter this world for trials, where the gods and magic teachers will teach you how to control your powers."

Hitomi recommended Elden Ring and directly set the game to realism mode for Accelerator.

With a try-it-out mentality, Accelerator sat down at the computer. Hitomi's words resonated deeply with his innermost thoughts.

"Become the strongest! Then no one will get hurt by my powers, right?"

Seeing Accelerator so easily drawn into the game by a few words, Liu Yuan nodded with satisfaction.

"As expected of Hitomi; as a newcomer, she is more professional than Leticia. Hitomi, do you know these games well?"

"I know a little."

In truth, Hitomi knew everything. She was familiar with all the strategies and applicable players for every game in the entire library. However, due to her recent creation, she didn’t know as much about the games as Liu Yuan.

As the system improved, Liu Yuan was also growing, and the system felt like it couldn't keep up with its host.

"It seems you have strong working abilities, so we can relax. In that case, Hitomi! This store is entrusted to you."

"Huh?"

At that moment, Hitomi panicked but quickly composed herself and rejected the offer, "No, as a newcomer, I don’t understand a lot of things. Please, boss, stay and teach me. You can let Kisara go back to work first."

If she hadn’t known the truth, Kisara might have taken it lightly, but if she did, Hitomi's remarks would be exposed.

"Okay!"

Kisara said indifferently, "Take me back first."

"Goodbye, tend old customers in the main store. Many of them play games better than you do. They don’t even need guidance to get rewards for passing levels. You can go back and relax while I manage the new store under my watch."

"Oh~"

Kisara blinked helplessly at Hitomi, but she didn’t sense anything unusual.

Just after arranging for Accelerator, a new customer walked in.

A boy in a high school uniform looked around and asked curiously, "Excuse me, where is this place?"

Hitomi introduced it word by word.

After hearing Hitomi’s explanation, Tohyama Kinji shook his head: "Sorry, I don’t have any desires. I’m not interested in any of this. I just want to live an ordinary life."

"Huh?"

This was the first time Hitomi encountered this situation. Did people like this really exist?

She turned her head and looked at Liu Yuan, hoping he would help. Liu Yuan responded slowly.

"Live an ordinary life? When you say that, you most likely can't live an ordinary life."

"Why?"

Liu Yuan stepped out from behind the front desk, pulled out a stool, and patted it, inviting him to sit. Tohyama Kinji felt that the man in front of him was intriguing and appeared to have a lot of experience. He would be happy to listen to any reliable suggestions the elder had.

"I'm curious, what do you think an ordinary person is like?"

"Me? I want to go to college normally, then start a business, make money, and live a life without worries about food and clothing."

"Then you have to stay in this Internet café. Let me ask you a question: if a beautiful girl suddenly appears in your daily life, her life is miserable, and she asks you for help with various things, dragging you into her vortex, what will you do?"

Toyama Kinji immediately rejected this idea. "That kind of thing can’t happen."

"Really? Please recall your life. Have you ever had a deep relationship with various girls your age or even younger? This includes all hand-holding and shared future expectations from as far back as your childhood. How many women have influenced your life during that time?"

Toyama Kinji was momentarily stunned, and as he carefully recalled, his expression changed drastically.

On the side, Hitomi sighed. She realized that Liu Yuan, despite not having advanced data intelligence, could express complex ideas in simple terms and even perceive future possibilities to a certain extent.

Sometimes, she wondered whether she was the system or if Liu Yuan was the true system.

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Chapter 299: Tohyama Kinji Who Was Fooled and Crippled

Seeing the change in the expression of Tohyama Kinji, Liu Yuan smiled and said, "I can see through people's fate. Your fate is very interesting. In the future, you will do your best for a girl, but when you want to return to a peaceful life and borrow money because you are short on funds, she will ignore you for various reasons, even disregarding your request without considering what you have done. Although you can still get into college, start a business, and even live a relatively affluent life, is this the ordinary life you want?"

"I..."

Tohyama Kinji wanted to refute. But for some reason, he really appeared to see his future. He saw his heart broken after trying his best.

The future him felt like it was telling him to stay away from someone and more firmly pursue an ordinary life.

"And now, I give you a chance. Whether you want an ordinary life or a harem life with three wives and four concubines, you can be satisfied here. What you are given here can solve these problems instantly. By the way, I have a piece of news for you: your relatives may not be dead. Now tell me, do you want to stay?"

Tohyama Kinji's expression was completely stunned. "Why help me..."

Liu Yuan smiled and said, "You are a very good person. You have your own bottom line. I like people like you very much."

"Really willful..."

"What do you think? Do you want to stay?"

Liu Yuan stretched out his right hand. For some reason, Tohyama Kinji felt that Liu Yuan's hand was full of temptation. He stretched out his hand and spoke with a firm look.

"I'll stay."

"Well, let me recommend something that can help you experience daily life better. Your family talent is troubling you, right?"

"Well..."

Tohyama Kinji nodded. What about his Hysteria Mode? When activated, it can make him very strong, even beyond humans, but he doesn't like this power because it is uncontrollable.

"It's okay; I know your troubles. Come on! Try this game first."

"What do I need to do?"

"What? Be firm in your faith in the game. Whether you want to live an ordinary life or reach the pinnacle of life and become famous, you must be firm in your faith. When necessary, just think about the person or thing that gives you faith."

"Beat the Kid," a real mini-game; the game doesn't even have any plot—it's just about beating. However, this game has a feature that many players don't pay attention to, which is the protagonist's explosiveness.

"I will let you enter this world and kill the enemies inside. This purple potato can give you the ability to control your own power."

What do you think of Toyama Kinji's ability? It's strong, but it's too uncontrollable. However, after the system transformation, this can become controllable.

The real difficulty of "Beat the Kid" lies in the reward of controlling one's own explosive skills, but at present... no one in the internet café needs it.

Except for the newcomer Toyama Kinji, almost everyone's power is controllable, and even if it is uncontrollable, it is not as exaggerated as Toyama Kinji's Hysteria Savant Syndrome.

Entering the game, Toyama Kinji experienced for the first time why this game is called "Beat the Kid."

Originally, he thought he was going to bully the weak, but he didn't expect that he was the kid.

"I didn't expect you to be so strong."

As soon as he said this, he was hit into the sky by the purple potato again. He grabbed the sledgehammer, and the sledgehammer bounced off the ground, flew, hit hard, and hit lightly. These were the enemy's attacks, and the speed was slightly beyond the limit of human speed. Theoretically, Toyama Kinji could definitely beat them if he turned on Hysteria mode.

But the problem was that there was no opportunity to activate it in the scene.

However, for some reason, at that moment, he suddenly remembered Liu Yuan's appearance and words.

The person or thing that gave him faith? Toyama Kinji tried hard to recall, but he could only think of his brother. However, his brother had already...

Wait? He suddenly remembered Liu Yuan's words again.

According to Liu Yuan's words, his relatives might not be dead?

At this moment, he felt his body trembling with excitement.

Through recollection and memory, he entered Hysteria mode. But this time, he found himself in the game; this mode appeared in his consciousness like a skill.

"Let's fight to our heart's content!"

The battle was over, and Toyama Kinji defeated the purple potato with a butterfly blade. When he left the game and chose the reward according to the game system's introduction, he found that he had changed.

The Hysteria Mode was divided into six skills: one near-death passive, one crossdress-changing passive, and the rest could all be triggered actively. There were no messy restrictions, just making this ability a skill.

What does this prove? This proves that he will soon be a normal person!

Originally, his Hysteria Mode was uncontrollable, and he might do some perverted or uncessary actions when he met a woman. But if it becomes controllable, he can interact with women normally and even have an ordinary relationship?

"Guest, you succeeded."

"I... what should I do next?"

The change in strength made Toyama Kinji extremely convinced of Liu Yuan's suggestion, and Liu Yuan introduced with a smile, "If you want daily life, I highly recommend this game to you. After a tiring day, coming here to relax must be a very good choice. Of course, you can take this ability out. Just defeat the Ender Dragon. If you find it troublesome to fight alone, you can use TT to find help. Many guests are happy to assist newcomers like you."

The game recommended by Liu Yuan is none other than Minecraft.

Toyama Kinji's biggest problem is the inherited cheat like ability. The uncontrollability of this makes it impossible for him to live a normal life. But now that it is controllable, he is not worried about women getting close to him, let alone being deceived by women.

For Toyama Kinji, women are an obstacle to his desire to become ordinary and the source of all his future sins.

Of course, Liu Yuan will not stop him from contacting women but will just leave him a message.

"By the way, guest, here is an unreliable suggestion: if someone disturbs your ordinary life, just start beating them. Beat whoever hinders you. When you beat them all, you will find that you can live an ordinary life. The power that Minecraft brings to you allows you to beat everyone with confidence."

Toyama Kinji asked silently, "Is there a case like this?"

"Yes! There was an oceanographer in the guest world who once had someone disturb his ordinary high school life. Then he beat everyone who influenced him from beginning to end and finally lived an ordinary life and successfully became oceanographer. His name is Jotaro Kujo. Although he is not in this store yet, I believe that fate will let you meet."

Toyama Kinji himself did not notice that he had been fooled by Liu Yuan and felt a little lost.

Kisara was frowning, staring at this place like an old man on the subway.

For some reason, she always felt that Liu Yuan's charm was growing. It's not that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but it seems that during this period, no matter whether men or women, everyone who has been tricked by Liu Yuan into going online feels that there is something wrong with their eyes when they look at Liu Yuan.

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Chapter 300: Tohyama feels the Tranquility, and One Party Passes to Fight themselves

Tohyama Kinji opened the game and entered Minecraft. He felt only one thing: tranquility.

At that moment, he sensed that his previously impatient and somewhat dissatisfied heart had finally calmed down.

The large, square area was surrounded by square clouds, and even he himself felt square. In this environment, he couldn't help but lie down on the ground. The soft Grass Block felt unusually pleasant, and the little sheep around him bleated softly.

"The boss said... after completing the game, a peaceful world will be opened, and I can enjoy this ordinary life..."

Tohyama Kinji began to look for people to help him. There were several Minecraft speedrun masters in the Internet café, and Akemi Homura was one of them.

Today, Akemi Homura saw a request for help from a newcomer, quickly grabbed the order, and arrived in the world of the newbie as soon as possible.

"Hello!"

"Hello, newbie! I'm here to help you clear the level. We'll solve it within an hour."

After saying this, Homura Akemi sprang into action, while Tohyama Kinji wanted to say a few more polite words but found himself speechless as she was already digging underground.

Since that was the case, he decided to do nothing but lie down and enjoy this daily life.

In contrast, Accelerator who was nearby was much more irritable. Entering Elden Ring, Accelerator with his vector manipulation was almost invincible against the soldiers.

Until he encountered the Fell Omen.

This character in realism mode was truly a formidable opponent. Although he was an illusion, he had no problem dominating Accelerator.

"Hahahaha!"

Looking at the Margit's attack, Accelerator activated his vector rebound. However, the Fell Omen quickly taught Accelerator what it meant to have someone stronger than you.

Vector manipulation could rebound physical damage, but the Fell Omen dealt magical damage.

When Accelerator felt the moment of death, he was stunned.

Then, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Great! Really great..."

No one had ever been able to hurt him, let alone kill him. Esper Powers? Various firearms? Not to mention hurting him; even affecting him was impossible. But this time, he felt genuinely threatened.

Without any hesitation, he accepted his fate.

The opponent had vast combat experience. His vector rebound only troubled him at first, but after that, it became ineffective.

It didn’t matter; he would just defeat him. As long as he defeated this guy in the game, he could become the strongest, right?

Watching him being effortlessly overwhelmed, Liu Yuan could no longer stand idly by.

"Do you want to challenge yourself in this game?"

"Challenge myself?"

"That's right! There is a boss in this game that can perfectly copy everything about you. As you grow stronger, it also becomes stronger. How about it? Do you want to try? Challenging yourself is much more interesting than just blindly challenging opponents, isn't it? After all, you can defeat any strong opponent, but can you defeat yourself?"

"Haha, interesting."

Accelerator quickly noted the strategy under Liu Yuan's guidance and searched for the Mimic Tear according to the instructions.

As for the boss he had to defeat along the way? It was a pity that Radahn didn't have any effect on Accelerator.

When Accelerator with his strongest state entered the Mimic Tear boss room, he saw a liquid form morph into himself.

"Haha, is it really a battle between me and myself?"

Accelerator laughed, but when the Mimic Tear approached, he finally understood why the boss was referred to as "the big brother" in the strategy guide.

Because the Mimic Tear on the opposite side was stronger than him despite having the same skillset.

What did he see? Fire? Ice spikes? And a powerful punch?

He recalled checking the attributes of the Mimic Tear. In the boss's case, the health value after transformation is fixed, and the defense and attack power match that of the challenger, along with identical skills. If you can be defeated by the Mimic Tear, it only proves one thing: you are weak.

Then Accelerator was slammed to the ground and pounded.

That's right!

Accelerator, who had grown powerful, understood what the power of vector manipulation meant when facing himself, yet he was still overwhelmed by the Mimic Tear.

He felt humiliated, endlessly humiliated. He wanted this monster to understand what true cruelty was.

Accelerator entered strategy mode, but the Mimic Tear remarked that it was the first time in its life it had encountered such a weak opponent. Esper abilities are impressive, but how could they be used so ineffectively?

This superpower, which involved mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity, optics, and other abilities, could only be used by Accelerator to rebound?

No, this big brother said that Accelerator could do more than just rebound; the effects of other abilities seemed to be similar to reflection.

But that was not a significant issue. As the big brother revered by all the players, today he would teach Accelerator how he earned that title.

It's also worth noting that if it were someone else, they would probably remove their equipment and enter the battle naked, waiting for the big brother to copy the data before donning their gear to teach the big brother a lesson.

However, Accelerator's superpower couldn't be taken off, so he could only become strong enough to truly defeat himself to overcome the Mimic Tear.

But that wasn't a big problem.

Meanwhile, at the front desk, Kisara asked in a lower voice, "Boss, if you really want to challenge yourself, wouldn’t it be more appropriate if its Mugen?"

"It's more appropriate, but that will reduce his online time. After this, we’ll sell Mugen and make a little money."

Hitomi praised, "You are worthy of being the boss!"

"Hahaha, it’s just so-so. But it seems that these two new guests are enjoying the games in our Internet café, so that’s enough for me."

Kisara couldn't help but complain, "Boss, you're really bad, but I like it."

"I like it even more!" Hitomi added immediately.

While Accelerator was happily torturing himself, Tohyama Kinji on the other side completed the game with the boss's help and unlocked the crafting table.

During this time, Tohyama Kinji discovered that Minecraft was genuinely enjoyable.

Simple blocks could create anything imaginable. Additionally, what thrilled him was the fishing rod in Minecraft world, which ensured he wouldn't come back empty-handed.

Thinking of the sea outside his dormitory, he decided to return and start fishing.

As for class? That was completely up to fate.

Tohyama Kinji, who played Minecraft and had the ability to actively play, hoped to live an ordinary life. His father and brother were dead, and all he could do was strive for an ordinary existence.

What is ordinary? He was too lazy to define it. He only had one feeling: fishing is truly fun.

That's right. Tohyama Kinji, who had discovered fishing in Minecraft world, was deeply captivated by it. Butei Highschool was either training or doing missions, but Tohyama Kinji was the only one who leisurely fished.

While fishing, he began contemplating the future. As he thought about the future, he recalled what Liu Yuan had said.

"If someone disturbs your ordinary life, just start beating them. Beat anyone who hinders you."

This sentence was likely more memorable than all the words his father and brother had ever said to him.

"Whoever hinders my ordinary life, I will beat them until they are no longer an obstacle."

It is easy to feel lost when one has no goals. Previously, Toyama Kinji sought to be ordinary for the sake of being ordinary. Now, his goal was to be ordinary, and this ordinary meant doing what he wanted to do, such as fishing and playing games.

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