Chapter 2 Bai Ye: I’m going to steal the heart of the night? Is this true or false?
Night City is the world's leading metropolis. Even on a rainy night, the red and blue neon lights make it look like an electronic world in a holographic game.
Bai Ye stood in the rain and took a deep breath of the air mixed with the fragrance of wet rain and green grass and soil. He put on the blue-gray headphones on his head, played some music suitable for the rainy night, and quickened his pace towards the tram station. The Solomon Academy where the law enforcers transferred him was near the burger shop in the cube. In order to be more at ease when reporting tomorrow, he planned to go to the vicinity of Solomon Academy today to scout the area.
The transparent umbrella blends all the colorful lights of the city night scene together. Bai Ye walked out of the tram station and walked around for a long time but didn't see the so-called academy. He has a good sense of direction and never gets lost, so Bai Ye began to suspect whether the law enforcers gave the wrong address.
After all, there are even scumbags like the captain, who use other people's lives to open the door to hell where demons live for himself. It is normal for him to be unreliable in such trivial matters.
Advertisements for the jewelry show flashed on the electronic screen of the huge high-rise building. The exquisite diamond necklaces were so dazzling that people could not look directly at them even on the 3D projection screen. From the advertising slogan, Bai Ye roughly understood that Bruce, a gem enthusiast, leader of the world touring Muse music band, and a famous musician, had reached a deal with the mayor of Night City and was going to display the precious diamond necklace known as the "Heart of Night City" at the jewelry show co-organized by the Muse music band.
Bai Ye turned a blind eye to a diamond that he had no idea how much his living expenses were worth and sneered: Haha, damn rich people.
He lowered his head, and before he had time to check his navigation on his phone, he heard the creepy sound of electric guitar.
The next second, an option simulator symbolizing social death and bad luck appeared, and his life once again fell into a vortex of manipulation.
[The plot anchor point has been detected. Next, please make a choice, dear host:]
[1. Steal the heart of Night City and become a famous heart thief in the other world. 】【2. Steal the heart of Night City and become a famous heart thief in the other world. 】【3. Steal the heart of Night City and become a famous heart thief in the other world. 】
Bai Ye was stunned. He pointed at himself in disbelief and said, "Who? Me? I'm a high school student who just came to Night City. I'm going to steal the Heart of Night City. Is this true?"
The black-haired, blue-eyed boy took a deep breath. Although this request seemed completely absurd and ridiculous, he had to complete it.
Otherwise, t173 would directly "enter his account" and control his body to complete the task automatically.
"You don't even want to pretend, do you? Before, at least you gave me three options to choose from. Now, you really are..."
Bai Ye muttered to himself while thinking about what he should do, but this mission was too abstract and he could only take it one step at a time.
He had a feeling that with the help of this damn option simulator t1732, he might become more than just a juvenile delinquent who attempted murder.
The young man's dark blue eyes stopped at the character information column of the option simulator. He sighed. Fortunately, he was not completely without room for maneuver... at least he had two soul tags. The protagonist You Yu in the game "The Evil City" only had one tag, and his tag skills were all very useful... although it seemed that a certain price had to be paid.
Bai Ye looked at the tall building that pierced into the sky and sighed.
If you want to become a Phantom Thief... you should at least have a notice, right?
Bai Ye was extremely grateful that his soul tag [Miracle Magician] could make all miracles come true by paying a "price", and a notice letter that appeared out of nowhere naturally included this.
As for the signature of the preview letter... since his soul tag is [Miracle Magician], it might as well be called wonder.
Neon Heart Building in Night City.
The brilliant and sparkling jewels shine brightly in the exhibition hall on the top floor of the building. Even among the scattered jewels, the glittering red and blue gradient diamonds in the tallest display cabinet are the most dazzling.
"It's truly worthy of being the mayor's collection. The heart of Night City deserves such a prestigious title to be occupied by such dazzling jewels."
The woman in a black blazer uniform and trousers with a law enforcement badge had a unique fiery red hair. She stood there, shaking a red wine glass in her hand, and cast an admiring look at the "Heart of Night City".
"Sister Redheart, I think you are more suitable to be called the 'Heart of Night City' than that dead creature."
The young man with light blue hair and long sideburns that fell to his chest narrowed his eyes and stood with a smile beside Red Heart, one of the four leading figures among Night City's Solar Enforcers. His appearance was so obvious that some of the visitors around him exclaimed.
"Oh my god, isn't that the violinist Shui Sei from the Squid Detective Agency, the team that's currently ranked first on the Rising Stars list?!"
"Yes, yes. He is also the favorite disciple of Bruce, the leader of the Muse Music Band. In a sense, he can also be considered a shareholder of this jewelry exhibition!"
"As expected of a noble violin player, he is really very elegant!"
Decades ago, a huge black sun like a black hole suddenly appeared in the world where Night City is located. Along with it came a mysterious game system called DM, which completely opened up the passage between the surface world where humans live and the inner world where demons live.
A strange space called the Devil's Game has come into reality. The devil's nightmare game is held in the hellish other world. Under the guidance of the system DM, countless people with awakened tag skills are drawn into randomly opened game spaces and forced to play various games of wits and courage with the devil.
The Squid Detective Agency is such a team. Three years ago, the three boys were still junior high school students. During a special demon game that was invaded by the other world, they successfully brought out the most dangerous demon-level demon token, eradicating the possibility of a demon-level demon descending to the surface world, and became famous since then.
Its team leader You Yu is a well-known star detective. Besides playing devil games, he also helps law enforcers deal with cases involving tag owners. Even the papers he casually writes can be sold at sky-high prices with the support of his fan club.
The boy named Mizuiro is one of the three members of the Squid Detective Agency. He is also a talented violinist of the Night City Muse Music Band and the only disciple of the world-renowned musician Bruce. Now, at the invitation of the law enforcer and the task of his teacher, he comes to play music for the masquerade ball of the rich that is about to begin at the jewelry exhibition.
"Then the rest of the time will be up to you, Shuise."
Hongxin raised her eyebrows, obviously she was very pleased with Shuise's high emotional intelligence.
The light blue-haired boy nodded and walked towards the band at the other end of the hall where spotlights were interlaced. In his outstretched hand, the flowing water waves gradually solidified into the shape of a bow. With a light wave, a completely translucent, extremely cool-looking liquid violin appeared in mid-air and landed accurately on his shoulder.
Shuise took a deep breath, and the bow drew a graceful arc in the air. But at the moment when he was about to play the first note, all the lights in the hall suddenly went out.
"Bang--!"
A sound like fireworks bursting out rang out, and Red Heart, with a serious expression, immediately directed the team of law enforcers to maintain order. Before the chaotic crowd could be completely protected by the law enforcers, the flashing lights had already lit up again, and the dazzling Heart of Night City reflected a laser-like brilliance. Above the precious "Heart of Night" was a virtual projection made with some kind of electronic computer technology.
Hongxin frowned, she took a step forward, the skill particles in her hand flashed, and a black thorn whip with red roses growing on it suddenly appeared in her hand. She whipped it tentatively, and the projection just flashed, without any abnormality.
Shuise put away the violin but did not put down the bow. He took two steps forward and finally understood why Hongxin, one of the four leading law enforcers, looked so serious.
Because it was a preview letter with electronic pixels flowing under the interweaving of Klein blue and burgundy red.
Dear gem viewers, I regret to inform you that when the moon is at its highest point, I will take away the heart of Night City.
———You will be familiar with the closest friend of the phantom thief in the future, Wonder】
A letter of warning from a phantom thief.
"brush--!"
As if it had realized that it had been read by the target person, the strange invitation letter instantly turned into red and blue flashing pixel particles and disappeared at the top of the "Heart of Night" display case.
Shuise's eyes, which had been squinting, suddenly opened, revealing a pair of ruby-like eyes. He rubbed his chin and began to wonder who this sudden thief could be. How could he dare to say that he was telling someone? In other words, did the other party believe that he could steal the "Heart of Night" under the protection of the law enforcers and himself?
Such a person must be a label owner, or perhaps more than one soul label, otherwise he would not have such confidence. Most people who have obtained labels within three years will be involved in the game, and therefore they are basically on the new star list compiled by DM. Because of the relationship with the president Youyu, he probably knows everyone on the list, but there is absolutely no game player of this style on the entire new star list...
Shuise narrowed his eyes: "It seems that a new amazing player has appeared... I don't know if he has entered the game."
"Haha, you are so arrogant." Hong Xin sneered and raised his hand: "Then I will wait here and see where he gets the courage from!"
The team of law enforcement officers received the signal from their superiors and quickly dispersed in an orderly manner. Seeing this, the exhibition host in a high-end suit quickly raised his voice and began to take control of the situation.
The melodious waltz sounded again, and the dazzling lights enveloped everything. The law enforcers quickly surrounded the building. No one could steal anything under the guard of the law enforcers, especially since this jewelry exhibition was sponsored by the mayor of Night City.
The thief's target happened to be the most precious gem in Night City.
Shuise closed his eyes, stood in the center of the band, and played the violin in his hand.
Above the night sky, a crescent moon was gradually rising through the thick clouds, soon approaching the highest point of the deep sapphire sky.
A breeze blew from the terrace with an unusual scent that was damp from the rain, cool and comfortable. The boy with light blue hair raised his head slightly, as if he had discovered someone's trace.
Shuise quickly finished his violin performance. He greeted Hongxin, who was waiting eagerly for his chance. Then his figure shattered into ripple-like particle light effects in the corner of the jewelry exhibition hall.
On the rooftop of the Neon Heart Building in Night City, swirling water waves in the air formed ripples like raindrops falling into the water. Then, a young man with light blue hair quickly walked out of the water.
This is one of his soul tag skills - [Performer in the Rain], which has different effects caused by different music. [Sonata·Rain] can move freely through water to places he has been to before, achieving the effect of space transfer, and through rain, he can get many clues that ordinary people cannot be aware of.
The rain seemed to have received some kind of signal and stopped falling on the boy. Shuise looked up and around: Neon Heart is not the tallest building in Night City, but it is also located in the central CBD area. It is a landmark building with an excellent view. Its top floor is crisscrossed with countless check-in observation decks prepared for tourists. Now, because it is not open during the opening hours, it stands alone in the drizzle.
Shuise, as a musician, is very sensitive to sounds. Just now, with the help of the flying music, he captured some strange traces in the wind where the music could reach, so he rushed here as soon as the performance ended.
"There are no tall buildings around Neon Heart. Climbing from the outside of the building is far less cost-effective than directly spying on the elevator shaft on the top floor..."
Shuise murmured with a smile, as if he was talking to himself, or as if he was talking to someone.
"Don't you think so, dear... Mr. Kaito?"
“Tsk.”
"brush--"
No one responded to him. The only responses he got were the sound of the wind and a helpless sigh after being called out. But as the soul tag owner who ranked thirteenth on the A list of auxiliary players in the Demon Game, Shuise's reaction speed was extremely fast. He turned around abruptly, opened his eyes, and at the last second saw a strange black shadow flashing lightly on the high-altitude steel frame.
It was a height that would make ordinary people tremble just by looking at it, but the black shadow was like a pure shadow, flashing across the steel frame like a projection of light and shadow, and quickly disappeared.
"You are quite skilled..."
Shuise touched his chin.
In that moment just now, he caught a lot of breath in the rain. The other party's age could not be determined and his voice was very young, but his temperament was like a predator in a dangerous rainy night.
He is a very dangerous person.
Water color thought.
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