Chapter 5 "Are you looking for death?"

"?" System: "This is clearly a terrifying laugh! Miyagawa-kun! I am a very professional horror game system!"

“…”

If "jiejiejie" is an onomatopeia, it would be terrifying enough, but... the system is really reading this word three times in a serious manner!

It’s so magical!

It’s scary, but not scary at all!

Miyakawa Ling kept a confused but respectful smile: "Yes, it's scary and very professional."

"Hehehe! I looked up information on the Internet! This is what a terrifying laugh sounds like!" His voice was full of confidence and pride.

"...System-kun is really working hard."

The system was even happier, and its tone was obviously floating: "Hehehe!"

Miyakawa Ling lowered his head, fiddled with the gun in his hand, and said with his eyes squinted:

"System-kun, I want to ask you something about the options."

"Please speak!"

"The night I met you, the third option was 'drive to death', but driving in such a narrow place is not realistic. If I choose this option, won't Gin and the others feel something is wrong?"

So far, the chosen methods of death are still normal, but this may not be the case in the future, and Miyagawa Ryo needs to figure this out.

The system said cheerfully: "The game is only responsible for providing emotions, and finding bugs is the player's job!"

“?” Miyakawa Ling.

What this means is that if it doesn't conform to reality, it's your business and what does it have to do with me?

Miyakawa Ling was silent for a while.

Being hit by a car, having one's soul taken away by an indescribable fear, being frightened to death by a cute-looking doll in the middle of the night...all sorts of outrageous options flashed through his mind.

Explanation... Is this something that can be explained?

"From now on, can I decide the contents of the three options myself?"

Miyagawa Ryo doesn't want to die because the organization suspects him of being "non-human".

"No, you are a player, not a planner." The system rejected it outright.

Miyakawa Ryo smiled and said, "But if we want to make the game better, isn't the player's opinion also important?"

System denial: "Players' opinions are important, but making money is more important!"

"But a game with bugs won't attract more players. How can it make money?"

"That's right." System: "Then please help me recruit more players, Miyakawa!"

“?” Miyakawa Ling.

recruit?

As if it understood Miyakawa Ling's doubts, the system continued: "At present, the players of this game include Gin, Bermode, and Vodka in addition to you. Please keep up the good work and find more players!"

He paused for a moment and asked, "Gin? Bermode?"

What does it mean?

"Yes, they are already players. But they are different from you, Miyakawa-kun. They are the experiencers of the 'horror game', while you, Miyakawa-kun, are the creator of this game. Strictly speaking, you, Miyakawa-kun, are the only medium connecting me to this world. You are a player to me, while they are the real horror game players."

Miyakawa Ling quickly understood: "You mean, I am only responsible for setting up the stage, and the 'fear' you need is provided by these players, right?"

“Yes.”

Miyagawa Ling understood.

Although he is the binder of the horror game system, he is more like a director holding a script than a player. The system needs "fear value", so it provides him with help, and what he has to do is to use the script to scare others and achieve a happy ending at the same time!

"So..." Miyagawa Lingqian's golden eyes flashed with genuine confusion: "Gin and Vermouth, are you scared because I killed someone?"

That's impossible.

Miyagawa Ryo has seen the illusions corresponding to each option in his mind. Those ways of death that seemed like something out of a horror movie... did look a bit scary.

However, the two selected ones were both very common murder methods - for these criminals with blood on their hands.

How could they be afraid of this?

"Yes, but the fear value is negligible." The system said cheerfully: "Host, please keep trying! When the total fear value reaches a certain point, the system can provide the host with some other services~"

Miyagawa Ling seemed to be thinking about something.

Very little... In other words, is there really any "fear"?

Those people were actually scared?

Why?

This is worth pondering, but what is more important right now is...

"Other services? What are those?"

System: "Secret! The fun of the game lies in exploration!"

"..."Miyagawa Ling.

He said helplessly: "Okay, don't worry, I will play the game seriously."

System: "Happy cooperation!"

“It’s been a pleasure working with you.”

At the training ground, I didn't move at all, which attracted too much attention.

Miyakawa Ling raised his head, raised his gun, and aimed at the moving target in front of him.

He summed up three goals for himself.

"Bang!"

1. Find a way to solve the subsequent troubles caused by others choosing an unreasonable way to die in the "three choices of death illusion".

"Bang!"

Second, find a way to "recruit" more players to give the system more fear points.

There is no need to worry about this - there are so many victims in such a large organization!

He would love to wreak havoc on the entire organization and truly turn this place into a "paradise"!

"Bang!"

3. Find out why Gin and others are afraid of the illusion of normal death.

Three shots, all hit the bull's eye.

The discussion came:

"Such a casual pose, but he got all the answers right?"

"That's amazing!"

"Is he new here?"

"I've never seen it before..."

The shocked members of the organization beside Miyagawa Ryochū smiled brilliantly.

This smile is very bright and friendly, and combined with those eyes like sunlight, it gives people a gentle and warm feeling - it is incompatible with this cold and dark underground training ground.

Those members were all stunned to varying degrees, for this friendly smile and for this warmth that shouldn't exist.

This guy... is actually a member of the organization?

——This guy is showing that hypocritical and malicious smile again.

Gin, who had just come in, saw the smile of the black-haired young man and immediately frowned in disgust.

Although he had already determined that this was Miyagawa Rei in disguise, Gin still said coldly: "Hane Rei, what are you thinking about with such a ridiculous expression?"

When the people around saw Gin, they all fell silent. They were afraid and reduced their presence. Their mental tension was particularly obvious.

When Miyakawa Ling saw the expressions of these people, he could guess that they were probably not high-level officials.

However, he could understand their nervousness.

"Oh, it's Gin!" In his heart, he was actually very wary of Gin, but he didn't show it at all.

The young man maintained that smile, turned sideways and waved, "Good day! Let me make it clear first, I am not slacking off during work hours!"

"Answer my question." The silver-haired killer's eyes were cold.

"Oh, you're really serious." The black-haired young man put away his smile. He seemed like an old employee who had already gotten used to the new working environment. When he wasn't smiling, his tone was lazy and casual: "I was just thinking - will the organization allow me to investigate the code members privately?"

Gin's eyes were aimed at his forehead: "Are you looking for death?"

"Don't get me wrong, I have absolutely no intention of violating the organization's rules, nor am I provoking anyone." The young man was not afraid, he just raised his eyes and looked at Gin: "I just want to know, how do you feel about dying with a knife through your heart?"

“?” Gin.

"......?" The members of the organization around them asked.