Chapter 70: Willing to work for the mission
70.
This time the converter didn't throw you into the air - it threw you into the bushes outside the coffee shop. You sat on the ground, rubbing your tail with a grin, and were glad that no one saw you...
"Hey, Mr. Cat over there, I see you."
No, no, no, this is an auditory hallucination. What Mr. Cat? Are you talking to the stray cat on the roadside?
"Really..." There was a rustling sound from the bushes above. Soon, a childish face appeared in the gap. "Mr. Cat obviously heard it, didn't he?"
"Vatasi is just a cat man and can't understand you."
But your butt hurts after sitting on the ground for so long - it's definitely not because you feel guilty about being caught by the NPC - you stand up, brush off the grass debris on your body, and prepare to run away as if nothing happened.
"Wait—" The frizzy black-haired boy who caught you grabbed your clothes tightly and shouted, "Mr. Cat has nothing to do anyway, so accompany me to the interview."
Nothing to do? Why don't you have anything to do? You still need to go fishing and fill in your fishing guide! But...
"How do you know?" You shook your ears and grinned, revealing a little bit of your canine teeth. "Hehehe, I'm not a good cat man. Children like you will be made into cat-flavored skewers."
"Isn't this something that can be seen at a glance? And..." The boy tilted his head, puzzled, "Aren't you the cat god who brings miracles and happiness?"
Huh? Is that you?
"No, I'm a cat man." You wagged your tail and said seriously, "You got the wrong cat. I'll leave if you have nothing else to do..."
[You have triggered a side quest]
[Character side quest: The unemployed boy seems to be in trouble. Please accompany him to complete the interview. Reward: 1 Chocobo Flute Fragment (10 fragments can be combined into a Chocobo Flute)]
"…I'll go upstairs to accompany you for the interview."
Yes, players' behavioral bottom line is so flexible.
"Huh? Did you agree?" The black-haired boy was a little surprised. He opened his eyes slightly, revealing slightly sharp green eyes, and looked at you carefully. "How strange... Why can't I see your origin... Are you really a god?"
"No." You grabbed the boy's shoulder, "Catman, I am Catman, why do you think so much, kid? If you can't figure it out, forget it. Let's go, don't you want to have an interview?"
“…Ah?” The boy put his hat back on his head and said in a panic, “Wait…wait a minute, whoa! Don’t push me!”
As you climbed up the stairs, the boy kept chattering beside you, saying that his father had told you stories about cat gods, and that he used to be a student at the police academy, but was kicked out by the dormitory warden; that his name was Edogawa Ranpo, and that he used to be a postman, but had just been fired a few days ago; that he was complaining that he was helping people deal with unnecessary mail, and he didn’t know why others were angry; and that he was grumbling that climbing the stairs was tiring and that he was hungry and wanted to eat something…
You feed the dumplings into the other person's mouth while nodding your head from time to time to show your agreement: Right, it's great to solve the problem in advance, isn't it just opening a letter and taking a look? What's there to be angry about? The surprised guys.
But Edogawa... or Kuroko, this guy won't be the designated death god of the new dungeon, right? Forget it, the game can be realistic but not realistic!
“I’m not the kind of person you think I am!” Ranpo Edogawa yelled as he nibbled on the dango you took out of your backpack. “It’s obvious at a glance, Mr. Cat, your expression completely reveals your thoughts, just like those adults, but…”
He lowered the brim of his hat and spoke a little softer: "Mr. Cat is also different from other people." Even if he told the other party what he had noticed, the other party would not be angry, let alone blame him loudly.
Without hearing what the NPC was mumbling, you sent him to the room where he was to be interviewed. After seeing that the side quest was completed, you were satisfied and began to explore this floor - the map showed that there was a golden treasure chest in the small room next to it! However, there was also a yellow name in the room where the NPC was to be interviewed?
Humph, if the yellow-named NPC dares to show his health bar, you dare to call out the Gemmon to spray him.
Why is there someone in this small room? He is tied to a chair with a bag on his head... Did you accidentally enter a room where people play letters? Did you go to the wrong place? No, the map shows that the treasure chest is in the corner of this room.
As for this NPC, I am not familiar with him, I don’t know him, and he doesn’t trigger any quest for me, so I’ll just ignore him.
You walked around the opponent with a dignified manner, humming a little tune as you walked to the treasure chest in the corner, and began to search the treasure chest to see what good things were inside.
A bandage soaked in a friend's blood? A marble with cracks due to broken trust? A celebratory bottle of wine that was never shared? A notebook that can't hold my dreams... why are all of them of ordinary quality? Is this really a golden treasure chest? Is it a trash can that looks like a treasure chest?
After stuffing all your stuff into your backpack, you sighed and left in disappointment.
When you come out of the small room, you just happen to run into the NPC who was previously tied up inside - the version with the mask taken off - killing the yellow-named NPC in a super handsome posture.
After landing, the other party said coldly, "There is no forgiveness in the world, only revenge."
Wow - you couldn't help but whistle. This red-haired guy has the same hair color as you. The way he kills NPCs is as cool and handsome as the way you kill monsters.
"Call the police and an ambulance!"
Another NPC you ignored screams after seeing the murder scene.
"Just call the police, he's already dead." Ranpo Edogawa jumped down from the table, ran to you, and complained with a puffy face, "The secretary killed the president, and I'm out of work... Is there anything to eat? Mr. Cat, I'm so hungry——"
How do you remember that this NPC ate three of your dumplings while climbing the stairs? Considering that he contributed one-tenth of your wife (Chocobo) to you...
"There's only curry. Do you want some?" You took out two plates of curry from your backpack. "This one is sweet, and this one is spicy."
"eat."
Edogawa Ranpo tilted his eyes, happily took the sweet curry from your hand, and sat back at the desk to eat.
At the same time——
[You have triggered a side quest]
[Character side quest: The wrongly accused young killer shows a longing look at the spicy curry in your hand... Please provide him with a portion of spicy curry. Reward: Chocobo Flute Fragment*1]
[Character side quest: The cat-hating warrior shows you a look that wants to touch him... Please fulfill his wish to pet the cat. Reward: Chocobo Flute Fragment*1]
A look of desire? You raised your head and glanced at the red-haired, blue-eyed boy, but you didn't see any desire in his empty eyes.
You looked to the other side again, and when the white-haired warrior noticed your gaze, his facial expression became more serious, and he exuded a terrifying aura that told everyone not to disturb him.
The system should... not go wrong, right? You hesitantly stuff the spicy curry into the young killer... Oh, his hands are still tied, it doesn't matter, you can help him pour it in.
After successfully feeding the young killer, you walked up to the white-haired warrior. He remained silent, but you noticed that his eyes had been blank for a while.
You shook your ears, tentatively grabbed the man's hand, and put it on your head - the white-haired warrior's expression became even more terrifying, as if he was going to draw his sword and chop you in the next second.
[You have completed the side quest]
It's still touching.
You wagged your tail happily, noticing that the converter's cooldown time was up, and then you walked to the window, stepped one foot onto the windowsill, turned your head, and smiled lovingly at the NPCs in the house who hadn't responded yet: "Brother has something else to do, so I'll leave first."
"Wait, Mr. Cat...!"
You leap from the window and disappear on the way down.
*
How come I'm in the air again?
The converter produced by Shizheng is very good. It is small and easy to carry. It will not break even if it falls. I have tested it and it can be used even for sensitive skin. It is very practical and I will not need to use it again next time.
To the cat's relief, the converter finally turned green this time.
What makes the cat uneasy is that as an object thrown from a high altitude, there is a house directly below you. You don't know if there is anyone inside. Although you don't care whether you will accidentally kill NPCs, out of good morals, you still politely howl:
"Is there anyone down there? Remember to flash—"
"bump--"
You smashed through the roof and slammed the person on the ground - oh, should I call it a corpse now?
After you staggered to your feet, you found two NPCs in front of you, staring at you in amazement. Well, this is the Catman's super flashy appearance. Although you accidentally killed an NPC, it doesn't matter, because you are a mystic with the resurrection skill...
Oh, you have arrived at the correct timeline. The level has returned to the normal level. The resurrection skill is only available at level 12.
"I'm sorry I crushed someone to death, but I didn't mean to. Please forgive me." You tried to stuff the body into your backpack to achieve the effect of destroying the body. "But you also understand that - people who often kill people know that it is easy to kill people but difficult to dispose of the bodies. If you really can't do it, you can wait until I am reborn as a full-level summoner, and then I will revive the person and return him to you...
Eh? I really took it for you... Is this the freedom of a non-illustration copy? You want to see how much more freedom this copy can have.
Seeing you about to run away, the orange-haired boy stopped you. He looked at you with a complicated expression: "...You can't take Rimbaud away."
"Ah? You can't take it away?" You took the corpse out of your backpack again, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'll give it back to you. I'll leave first if nothing else. I saw the big teleportation crystal on the map and I'm busy going to resonate with it..."
"Wait!" The orange-haired boy stopped you again. He took a deep breath, "Don't you remember me?"
"Ah? Who are you?" You looked at the little orange-haired boy blankly and scratched the back of your head. "Should I remember you?"
Didn't you just arrive? How come you already know this NPC?
“You hit me on the head with a cactus!” The orange-haired boy glared at you angrily, “Don’t you remember this?! Who hits a kid on the head with a cactus?!”
"Then...then I'm sorry? If it really doesn't work, you can call the police."
"you……!"
"Puff puff puff..." The black-haired boy beside him let out a series of funny laughs, and then began to speak in a weird tone, "Ah, Chuuya is like a little dog that is not recognized by its owner. Do you want to be like him so much?" He wrinkled his face and pretended to vomit, "Wow, I really hate dogs the most."
The black-haired boy's few words successfully attracted the orange-haired boy's attention: "Dazai - you bastard -"
You scratched your head, feeling that you had nothing to do. Seeing two NPCs quarreling, you glanced at the corpse named Rimbaud, quietly stretched out your cat claws, put the corpse into your backpack and slipped away.
Ah, this is the first corpse that can be put into the backpack, so I have to put it in a separate space to commemorate it. Well, I will decompose the corpses after that. I wonder if they will drop fine sand or something else...
Before touching the teleportation crystal, you decide to go fishing again.
But on the way to find the fishing ground, you got lost again.
But I met a little girl with a side quest, and I got lucky. She shouted something like "robbery!" and "hand over your money!", and rushed over with a knife in her shaking hands.
You just pick him up - no wonder others like to pick up Xiaofei so much, it's really convenient - then give the medicine and food to him, and successfully obtain the Paraglider Flute Fragment*1.
Great, you already own half of a wife. Rounding it off, you can ride your wife in the sky tonight.
You walk to the river, bait the bait expertly, and cast your rod—
【You got the fish king】
【Mackerel (Growing Period) has been included】
You and the black-haired boy hanging on the fishing hook stared at each other. The latter raised his hand and spit out a stream of water from his mouth: "We meet again."
I'm not familiar with it, why is it the lifeless mackerel?
You patiently remove the hook from the other person's collar and release the mackerel back into nature.
The other party was still the same as the first time, not struggling at all, just floating quietly on the water, like a large ball of unrecyclable black garbage.
"Are you the cat god?"
"No, it's Catman."
"...I thought I was dreaming before." The black-haired boy lay on the water, staring at the sky with empty eyes. "Well, if you are really a god, can you tell me?"
"Do you think life is worth living?"
Ah, you know this question, you have a set of standard answers, so you answer immediately: "To get some fries at the pier."
"No, I mean, the meaning of life..."
“Order some fries for the trip to the pier!”
You cut through the iron road.
"Get some more ketchup!"