Chapter 4 Listen to the Wind 04

After Hoshino Nozomi pressed [Yes], his eyes blurred.

The narrow alley was transformed into a spacious living room, fully furnished and arranged to perfectly replicate his previous home.

The system thought this was a very considerate move, and there was a certain amount of complacency in its voice: [Do you feel the warmth of home? ]

“Very similar.”

Hoshino Nozomi's voice was indifferent, but the system suddenly realized that it might, probably, perhaps, have done something bad with good intentions.

——The host's parents passed away due to an accident a few days ago.

[If you don't like it, I can change the style...]

"No, I'll take a break."

Hoshino Wang walked into the bedroom, buried himself in the soft quilt, feeling a little tired.

In order to complete the task, when fighting against Bomb Brother, Hoshino Nozomi's spirit was in a highly tense state. As soon as he relaxed at this moment, the feeling of fatigue suddenly pressed down like a mountain.

His eyelids drooped heavily as if they were filled with lead. Before he fell into complete sleep, Hoshino Nozomi forced himself to set an alarm.

An hour passed quickly.

The piercing sound of the alarm clock echoed throughout the room, and was silenced by a hand.

Hoshino Nozomi poked her head out from under the quilt, got up and went to the bathroom, scooped up a handful of cool water and splashed it on her face, trying to sober herself up.

Drops of water fell into the sink along her beautiful chin. Xingye Wang was leaning on the edge, still a little dazed.

He had a long dream.

The information instilled into him by the system was presented in the form of dreams.

Wind God was originally just an elemental spirit born from wind. After his best friend died, he transformed into his friend's appearance and used his power to create an environment suitable for human survival and established the country "Mondstadt". After the country was stable, Wind God turned into a wandering poet and traveled around.

The dream made Xingye Wang more familiar with the God of Wind, but also caused him to have many questions that he could not understand.

In Fengshen's long life, apart from those mythical epic battles, he spent the rest of his time doing extremely monotonous things - in short, eating, drinking and having fun.

Most of the time, he plays the piano, sings, and drinks...

Obviously, these were all commonplace things, monotonous and boring, but the God of Wind seemed to be able to draw great joy from these things, and his face was always filled with a happy and joyful smile.

And every time this happened, the people around him would be infected by his smile and words and couldn't help but laugh with him.

Except for Hoshinobu.

He watched everyone talking, laughing, singing and dancing, but he himself remained calm.

It's like a lonely soul wandering in this world, isolated from the happy crowd.

I don't understand.

Fortunately, although Hoshino Mochi could not understand what Feng Shen was happy about all day, this did not prevent him from continuing to act, nor did it prevent him from obtaining information from his dreams.

Through this dream, Hoshino finally understood what the "elemental spirits" in the character card meant. He returned to his bedroom and imagined what a wind spirit looked like.

Soon, his vision changed. The waist-high washbasin suddenly turned into a mountain with no end in sight. Xingye Wang controlled the body of the wind elf, swaying in front of the mirror and turning around.

The wind elf looks a little special. Its body is black, covered with a white cloak, and there are two feather-like things on its head.

Hoshino Nozomi raised her hand and tried to poke—her hand was too short to reach.

Probably due to the short arms of the wind elves, [Shooting] and [Performing] in the special skills column of the character card have also turned gray, which means they cannot be used in this state.

Fortunately, the most powerful [Attraction] was not affected. Hoshino Wang tried it, and the wind element danced, forming a small tornado in front of his eyes, rolling up the remaining pool water.

After getting familiar with the body of the wind elf, Hoshino Nozomi returned to his original appearance and opened the system panel.

I don't know when the task bar was refreshed, and the new task replaced the original [Side Mission 1] and appeared on the panel.

[Side Quest 2: Get familiar with the division of power in Yokohama (1/3).]

Hoshino Nozomi stared at (1/3) on the panel, recalling what he had encountered before.

After subduing the bomber, he met the "Armed Detective Agency" and the police.

Therefore, this "1" should be one of these two, but Hoshino Nozomi does not dare to draw a conclusion on which one it is for the time being.

In his heart, he leaned towards the government represented by the police, but when he thought about the existence of super powers here and the fact that the Armed Detective Agency was a very professional-looking super power group, he was a little undecided.

Hoshino Nozomi continued to slide down. This time the reward for the mission was money.

Now I don't have to worry about dying of hunger, Hoshino thought.

If there were no system tasks, he would probably give full play to the characteristics of a troubadour and run to the streets with his harp to perform.

…The hat can be used to hold money, so you don’t even need to buy a bowl.

The system's rewards can be said to be timely rain. Although the amount is not large, it can at least ensure that one has enough food and clothing.

After confirming the new mission, Hoshino Nozomi quickly left the safe house.

The place they settled in was still the small alley. Xingye Wang walked around the street and confirmed that from the surface, the city in this world was not much different from what he knew.

But as for the inside, we cannot generalize.

Before I knew it, the silver moon climbed up into the night sky, neon lights began to flicker, and there were fewer people.

Hoshino Nozomi stood on the street, watching a blond office worker in a suit and tie use a peculiarly shaped knife to destroy an even more peculiar creature.

"A person with special abilities?"

[No, host, they are sorcerers who can extract magical power from their own negative emotions. The existence that just disappeared is a cursed spirit, a monster born from the negative emotions of humans.]

The blond office worker walked out of the alley, and their eyes met. The man's eyes hidden behind the glasses were as sharp as an eagle. Xingye Wang just smiled back: "Hello?"

The office worker looked him up and down again, then turned and left.

Hoshino Nozomi glanced at the [Side Quest 2] on the panel. The progress was still one third. It seemed that the three major forces in Yokohama did not include the sorcerer.

Continue walking aimlessly on the street? That's too inefficient.

Just as I was thinking about it, the system voice suddenly sounded: [Please proceed with your luck appraisal. ]

【success.】

Hoshino Wang stopped suddenly.

Lucky identification is a new term. After the identification was successful, Xingye looked around but found nothing special.

"lucky?"

【Yes, you are lucky now. 】

Xingye Wang looked around again.

I didn't notice it at all.

But soon, his luck came.

Xingye Wang walked down the street without any obstructions, not even encountering a red light. He thought, could this be the luck given by the system? All green lights when walking?

Hoshino Nozomi continued walking, and a minute later, he smoothly arrived at the transaction site of the men in black.

Xing Yewang: “…”

"Don't be so nervous. I was just passing by. I really was just passing by."

The answer to his question was the movement of the finger pulling the trigger.

A group of men in black were holding guns, with the black muzzles pointed directly at the slender boy. With their fingertips on the trigger, with just one movement, the bullet could shoot the boy into a sieve.

Not far away, the young man who was locked in the trajectory of the bullet still had a nonchalant smile on his face, and a strong man in black who was knocked unconscious was lying at his feet.

"Who are you?" the leading team leader asked coldly, his eyes fixed on the other party, his lips pressed into a straight line, trying to increase his sense of oppression.

After noticing someone breaking in, one of the captain's subordinates acted decisively and tried to arrest the boy, but was knocked unconscious by the other party.

His movements were crisp and clear, without any hesitation, and it was obvious that he was well prepared.

Just passing by... Such a perfunctory lie, are you looking down on the Port Mafia? !

The boy did not answer. The captain looked at him and thought of many possibilities in an instant.

Was he sent by another organization? How did he get here without anyone noticing?

How dare he come here alone? Didn't he know that if they fired first, he would... No, or were they actually surrounded? !

A gentle evening breeze blew by, and the young man in green suddenly turned his head and looked in one direction. At the same time, a rustling sound seemed to be heard in the dark.

The direction the boy was looking at was his current blind spot.

What is he looking at?

The squad leader's hand holding the gun was wet with sweat, and fine beads of cold sweat covered his forehead.

Could it be that they were really surrounded...?

Damn it, who was the insider who leaked the news...

The squad leader tried to make his tone sound grim: "You must think clearly about the price of being an enemy of the Port Mafia."

Facing his threats, the boy's mouth remained curved, with a hint of nonchalance, as if he didn't take them seriously at all.

——I don’t know what they are talking about, and I can’t give a response based on my personality, so I can only laugh.

Hoshino Nozomi has watched quite a few movies, so she can probably guess what's going on.

Cool black suits, neat and coordinated movements, loaded guns... no matter how you look at it, this group of people looks like the Mafia in the movies.

The system's quest list suddenly changed, and the Yokohama power division in the side quests became (2/3).

One of the major forces in Yokohama is Mafia.

Xingye Wang blinked and said, "Look into my eyes. Don't you think I am trustworthy?"

He tried hard to make himself look like an innocent, weak and beautiful boy passing by, but unfortunately, Hoshino smiled for a long time, and the group of men in black not only did not put down their guns, but one of them even had sweat on his forehead and his eyes gradually became terrified.

Xing Yewang: “?”

It's windy tonight, so it should be cool, right?

Seeing that the man in black didn't believe him, Xingye Wang prepared plan B. He scanned the surroundings, looking for the best way to leave, and finally he found a suitable escape route.

There was no need for him to waste his time fighting the man in black.

Although he is not afraid of trouble, he does not intend to take the initiative to cause trouble. What if he encounters something that requires a Mafia in the future?

Thinking of this, Hoshino Nozomi prepared to use the wind to fly away from the scene directly.

【Please proceed with the identification.】

【Big failure.】

[You don't want to clash with the Mafia, and you plan to use the wind to leave here. However, as the God of Wind, you failed to accurately control the wind this time. The wind blades smashed all the containers on the scene, and the guns and ammunition inside turned into a pile of scrap metal. In anger, the members of the Port Mafia pulled the trigger, and bullets rained down on you.]

——Dense flames flashed continuously from the muzzles of guns.

Bullets flew through the air, so many that there was nowhere to hide, but the boy still stood firmly, not even the hem of his cloak swayed at all. He took a step forward and faced the muzzle of the gun.

Is he crazy?!

The captain's eyes widened, and he was even shocked by his desperate act.

However, what shocked him even more was yet to come.

A violent wind suddenly swept through the entire factory out of nowhere, and a scene that would have been criticized by countless people actually happened in reality - just like Moses parting the sea, the moment the bullet approached the boy, it deviated from its trajectory, leaving countless deep and shallow craters on the walls on both sides.

The young man came walking on the wind, his hair flying on both sides, his turquoise eyes were still bright in the moonlight, without murderous intent, anger, or the slightest fear.

That kind of transparent green was a beauty he had never seen in his life, but also a danger he had never experienced.

"Bang--"

The strong wind was like a long whip, instantly knocking everyone away and smashing them against the wall.

Before the captain passed out after being hit hard on the head, he saw the young man brushing the dust off his cloak. The moonlight lengthened his shadow, making him look even thinner and more frail, in stark contrast to the mess inside.

"Alas, actually I really have no interest in fighting and killing," the boy sighed, and suddenly became inexplicably excited, "But this can also be used as material for a new poem, right? A passing boy encounters an evil villain, and when he is forced into a desperate situation, he fights back and destroys the villain's evil plan - well, I feel like I have the potential to become popular, as expected of me!"

After saying this, the young man walked away happily without looking back, his steps as light and joyful as a bird.

The next second, consciousness fell into complete chaos.