9:40 p.m.
Yokohama Street
The busy streets are bustling with people, and near the subway, people are coming and going. In the fast-paced city life, although there are many people, their curiosity about the outside world is extremely low.
This is why, even in such a crowded street, "he" with a slightly strange outfit did not attract people's attention.
At this moment, "he" was staring at the neatly arranged rows of TV screens of different sizes at the entrance of the electronics store.
The screen was playing the talent show that had recently caused a sensation throughout Japan. It happened to be the warm-up night before the finals.
The boy on the screen has hair that is close to black, navy blue, and under the lights of the stage, he has a divine glow. His watery eyes are the finishing touch among his soft features. Once the light shines into them, the childishness of the boy disappears, leaving only the outstanding beauty that ignores his age.
Every move and gesture on the stage has an eye-catching magic, and her messy hair caused by her movements always becomes the focus of fans' eyes.
A few young girls happened to pass by here. One of them saw that the replay of a talent show was being played at the entrance of the electronics store, and immediately started chatting with her friends.
"I've watched it several times and I think our Jiuyuan is so beautiful! Although I didn't get first place, Jiuyuan is the best in my heart!"
"There must be something fishy going on! The stage of Kuen's team is obviously better..."
"When will the company let him out for activities?... Now is the time to let him show up more while the popularity of the show has not faded."
As he was talking, perhaps because he was in a complicated mood, he picked up his phone and took a picture of the row of TVs that were playing the show, intending to post it on Twitter.
At this time, a man with messy black hair, wearing a black trench coat, a scarf and a mask, was standing in front of the TV and listening to their entire conversation.
It was the protagonist they were talking about - Huang Quanchuan Jiuyuan who participated in a talent show not long ago.
Of course, he was wearing a vest, otherwise he would have been recognized by the girls who were fans of Leeuwenhoek.
He turned his head slightly, and the young girls saw his red eyes and lowered their heads subconsciously. As a result, they saw his coat dripping with unknown liquid. They were so scared that they turned pale and quickly said "sorry", then took their friends beside them and left.
Jiu Yuan, who didn't expect to scare his fans: "..."
Forget it, let’s just get to work.
Thinking of the sexy big scissors in the storage space, Jiuyuan, who was now wearing the skin of the slit-mouthed woman... no, the slit-mouthed man, began to think about where to find the unlucky guy to complete the mission tonight.
Jiuyuan had just stepped down from a talent show some time ago, and right after that, she was tied to a strange system.
He refused at first, but when he was about to become so poor that he couldn't even afford to eat, the system placed a high reward in front of him, and Jiuyuan was tempted.
With the help of the system, he can open a character and operate it just like playing an online game. However, if he wants to fully control the character in his hand, he must improve the role-playing level and reputation. Once the character is completely unlocked, he can turn on the automatic mode without manual operation.
The best part is that multiple characters can be online at the same time. This means that Jiuyuan has many times more time to do his own things than others, which sounds wonderful.
only……
The characters in this system are not human, but various urban legends that are very familiar to contemporary young people.
For example, the character he is using now is Slit-mouthed Woman. Although she appears in the form of a man, the character's experience is basically similar to the Slit-mouthed Woman that everyone knows. If you want to say it, it is a more down-to-earth derivative story.
The original story of the cleft-mouthed girl was that the plastic surgeon's hair wax smelled too strong, causing her to lose control during the surgery and destroy her face. The cleft-mouthed man in the system was originally an idol of a small company, but because the company wanted to make money from him, they secretly sent him to a black clinic for plastic surgery, and he died on the operating table.
To sum it up in one sentence: This tragedy was caused by a combination of a gang-related entertainment company and a medical accident.
Different characters require different conditions to unlock, and the complete unlocking condition of the Slit Man requires completing the main quest: Bloody Revenge.
Yes, the content is literal, to help him avenge.
Therefore, in order to fulfill his wish, Jiuyuan first set a general direction.
That is to use reputation points to redeem the "Compass" in the store, and use the guiding function of this item to find clues for revenge.
To this end, he has been strolling the streets every night recently with the Slit-Mouth Man's iconic large scissors, catching a few bad guys in order to create fame in this land.
[System: Master, what are you going to do? Just wandering around the streets every day, grabbing random people to talk to, isn't that too inefficient... You can only brush up a few reputation points at a time...]
"This is an era of information explosion." Kuen waved the big scissors and said, "No matter what, the story of the slit-mouthed woman is too old... Once the male version of the slit-mouthed woman appears, everyone will find it fresh, right?"
He smiled and said: "As more and more sightings are reported, more and more people will come to explore the spirit world, and they will also generate more attention on social media sites, and this matter will continue to ferment."
【System: So...? 】
"So what I have to do now is to carefully select the people who can spread the urban legend of the 'slit-mouthed man'. The most suitable ones are of course young people who never leave their mobile phones. I hope they can give me free advertising."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly stopped, looked at an old street next to him with an intriguing smile, and said to the system: "Look, isn't it here?"
"It's a shame that such a cute girl doesn't want to date us."
"Are you brother and sister? You are too much of a nuisance, little brother. We just want to play with your sister--"
"You guys stay away from Naomi!"
Two young men, who looked like working class people, were blocking a young couple. The girl was wearing a sailor suit and looked like a student. The young man who was protecting her looked like her brother.
The discordant sounds came from the two hooligans in front who were pestering the girl. They seemed to be drunk and their cheeks were flushed.
Jiuyuan smiled from afar under his mask, the front end of the violent metal scissors in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and then he slowly walked forward.
Before she realized that she had become a prey in the eyes of others, the gangster was about to do something to the girl.
"Don't be so stingy. Lend us your sister... What's that sound?"
The metal moving on the ground made a harsh noise, causing them to look towards the source of the sound. They saw a tall and thin man in black walking towards them with a huge pair of metal scissors in his hand. The sound was made by the scissors dragging on the ground.
Under the moonlight, the scene was so bizarre that the two thugs couldn't help but swallow their saliva and their bodies froze.
When the young man in the mask walked up to him, the drunk man realized that his face was pale and almost dead, and his blue eyes were glowing in the darkness. They should have been a pair of very beautiful eyes, but the red bloodshot near his pupils made them look quite scary.
The young man raised his gloved hand and slowly pulled off his mask.
The mask slipped down, revealing a deep scar extending from under the ear to the mouth.
It was as if someone had slashed a knife at the corner of his mouth, cutting a bloody path with all his might.
The young man opened his mouth, and his voice carried a demonic echo, as if it was not heard through the ears, but a terrifying sound that resounded directly in the mind—
"Am I pretty?"