Chapter 3 Chapter 3 The first step to improve the relationship between partners. ...
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Faced with Dazai Osamu's counter-question, Li Xiaoqi calmed down.
In the ordinary apartment with neat and simple decoration, even the air seemed to be silent.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Dazai Osamu didn't care and just kept his eyes on the live broadcast interface.
In the video, Dazai Osamu looked directly into the camera and said, "Come to think of it, which app did everyone use to watch the live broadcast?"
Li Xiaoqi was stunned and quickly looked at the barrage.
The answers are not unanimous. Some say short video software, some say Bilibili, and some even say pop-up ads in novel software.
Finally, the audience noticed something was wrong.
[…It’s a bit strange]
[Apps from different platforms are flashed at the same time, just like virus implantation]
[Could it be that I really encountered the legendary system? 】
[The money is still there, and the phone is not infected with the virus, so don't worry, but this situation is indeed strange]
[If nothing else, this Zai's appearance and voice are indeed a bit too real...]
[And this anchor named Xiaoqi, who also looked like someone had suddenly kicked her out of her home]
Doubts arose, and at this moment, the system administrator June issued a prompt.
"This live broadcast room is a cross-world live broadcast room. The images presented are all real events, not scripts, and are not harmful viruses. Viewers can find it by chance. It is fate that they can enter. Please rest assured, dear viewers."
The comments were quiet for a moment, but the confusing debate continued.
Li Xiaoqi pursed his lips slightly and took a step closer to Dazai Osamu.
"Whether it's true or not, it doesn't matter. We're all just spectators, so why not just watch it for entertainment?"
Dazai Osamu chuckled, crossed his arms and looked at me, "Xiao Qi, is there anything you want to say to everyone? After all, you are a host."
Li Xiaoqi was a little surprised. She felt that Dazai Osamu had originally politely called her "Miss Li", but now he suddenly called her Xiaoqi directly. This was not in line with Japanese habits.
As if seeing her confusion, Dazai Osamu said, "We'll be partners in the future, so of course we have to build a good relationship. Besides, I'm not a conservative Japanese."
Li Xiaoqi was confused and just followed his words and greeted the audience in the live broadcast room.
"Hello everyone, I'm Xiaoqi. Please don't call me by my full name below the avatar. Thank you."
Dazai Osamu burst out laughing and clapped his hands twice, "Ahhh, everyone is shouting so enthusiastically, wouldn't it be better if you didn't say that?"
“…”
Li Xiaoqi sighed deeply, feeling physically and mentally exhausted, and walked to the sofa and sat down.
Her head rested directly on the cushion, and she didn't notice Dazai's hand on the sofa, and accidentally bumped into the back of Dazai's hand.
Unexpectedly, Dazai Osamu cried out in pain, pulled his hand back and complained, "Xiao Qi, my hand is injured, it hurts."
Li Xiaoqi looked apologetic, "Sorry, how did you get hurt?"
Out of politeness, she subconsciously greeted him with concern.
Dazai blinked and suddenly laughed, "I was just kidding."
Li Xiaoqi was stunned. She always felt that the way Dazai Osamu treated her was a little strange. She had thought he would be more difficult to get along with.
The leader described in the book is probably not such an easy-going person.
Is he pretending in front of the camera?
Looking back, when Dazai Osamu spoke to the camera just now, his tone was indeed softer.
Li Xiaoqi didn't say anything, and the atmosphere became quiet again.
She is never talkative with people she doesn't know well, and she is now struggling to find topics to talk about so as not to cause embarrassment.
As an i person, Li Xiaoqi thought about it and decided to just look at the comments.
To be honest, she found the reactions from the comments quite interesting. Seeing everyone screaming in surprise and being puzzled made her feel that she was not alone.
[Why do I feel like Zai seems to know Xiao Qi? ]
[I remember the first thing Zai said to Xiao Qi was, "Your Japanese is really good," as if they had known each other before.]
[It's not Xiaoqi, it's Bingjingyingxue·Diewu·Qi]
【Hahahaha, grab the bamboo shoots】
Xiao Qi's reaction was so calm. If it was really Zai himself, I would probably be so nervous that I couldn't speak.
[According to the setting, Xiao Qi should be an ordinary person. The leader Zai we see is mostly in the black mud state when facing the enemy. The current state is probably a disguise as an ordinary person.]
[Is it possible to imitate Buteizai? After all, he has all the memories...]
"Ah, does this also mean that the leader is actually very gentle and is afraid of scaring us and Xiao Qi?"
As expected of a contemporary audience, her ability to pick out words and perform analysis was outstanding, and she nodded in agreement repeatedly.
Maybe he was imitating Buteizai?
Li Xiaoqi looked at Dazai Osamu suspiciously, but the other party stood up straight and quickly ran to the kitchen to open the refrigerator.
Dazai Osamu exclaimed, "The refrigerator is full of meat and vegetables, great!"
Li Xiaoqi looked at the smile on his face, but when his eyes met his, he subconsciously shuddered.
Although there was a smile in the eyes not covered by the bandage, the darkness in the corners of the eyes that could not be erased was not diminished at all.
There was a dead wasteland inside.
Li Xiaoqi looked away and nodded politely in response.
"Really? That's great."
Suddenly, her heart tightened and she quickly ran over to close the refrigerator.
"Let me cook from now on, please."
Dazai Osamu was stunned for a second, then he turned his back so that the camera could not see his face.
Li Xiaoqi looked up at his profile. Dazai Osamu frowned slightly, and a hint of discomfort and irritation flashed across his brows.
"Mr. Dazai."
She called him for the first time.
Dazai tilted his head and looked over. "Hmm?"
Almost instantly, he suppressed all his emotions and returned to his gentle demeanor.
Li Xiaoqi felt that she seemed to understand Dazai Osamu's thoughts at this moment.
Everything about him was known to everyone, which was like being stripped naked and standing in public view.
It will definitely be disgusting.
"Feel sorry."
Li Xiaoqi extended his hand and said with a smile, "We will be partners from now on. Please give me your guidance."
Dazai Osamu shook her hand back, then loosened it, raised his hand and shook it, saying, "I'm a little tired, so let's end this live broadcast here, okay?"
The next moment, Administrator June spoke.
"The live broadcast starts and ends at random, and the duration is not controlled by the host. Since this is the first broadcast, in order to allow the two hosts to get familiar with each other, we will make an exception this time. The live broadcast will end in one minute—"
The barrage of comments started to kindly say "have a good rest", and soon the barrage of comments on the live broadcast interface disappeared.
Then, the virtual screen disappeared.
"The live broadcast is over. It lasted 33 minutes and 45 seconds. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the administrator."
Li Xiaoqi breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you."
Dazai Osamu waved his hand and chuckled: "Nothing, I just think you seem to want to be alone now."
She really did want to.
Li Xiaoqi has poor adaptability, especially when encountering such a ridiculous thing, he really wants to be alone.
Dazai Osamu patted Li Xiaoqi's shoulder and pointed to the corridor, "Which room do you want to stay in?"
"Huh?"
Li Xiaoqi realized it belatedly and responded, "Huh???"
They're going to live together?!
This thought came to her mind, and she took a quick look around the apartment.
The living room is not big, with a light blue double sofa, a mahogany round coffee table, and a white diamond-patterned carpet under the coffee table.
There is a TV hanging on the wall directly in front of the sofa, and next to it is a bookshelf about the height of an adult. The bookshelf is filled with Japanese books, mostly story collections and magazines, and there are green plants on the side near the floor-to-ceiling windows.
The living room is connected to the kitchen, separated by a cooking counter, and the dining table is next to the cooking counter.
The kitchen entrance is connected to the corridor, and you can vaguely see two opposite doors in the corridor, which are probably the bedrooms.
"You just realized it?"
Dazai Osamu walked out first, stood at the bedroom door and opened it gently.
Li Xiaoqi followed and stood at the door of the room, and saw the layout inside at a glance.
The bed is placed against the wall. The sheets are green, which symbolizes vitality, and there are no patterns. There is a wardrobe and a desk next to it. The space is not particularly large, but fortunately there is a small balcony outside the floor-to-ceiling window where clothes can be dried.
Dazai Osamu turned around and opened another room, and found that the layout inside was exactly the same.
"It's the same. Just pick one. I'll take this one."
Li Xiaoqi nodded and stepped into the room impatiently and closed the door.
In an instant, she lost all her strength, slowly sat down on the bed and curled up into a ball.
"Am I really in another world?"
She muttered to herself.
"I have to go home and complete the mission, it's really..."
In addition to working, she usually entertains herself by playing games, watching anime, and reading some system stories and derivative fan fiction, but she never thought that such a situation would happen to her.
Li Xiaoqi clutched the bed sheet tightly, feeling that the future was bleak and that his life would definitely be difficult.
Especially his partner, it was actually Dazai Osamu.
Li Xiaoqi was stunned for a while, then accepted his fate.
"Forget it, there's no point in thinking too much."
She lay down on the quilt and closed her eyes.
Li Xiaoqi recalled the conversation he had just had with Dazai Osamu. Choosing a room was so ordinary, so ordinary that it felt unbelievable.
But think about it, Dazai Osamu is also a human being. Since he is a human being, no matter how smart or cunning he is, no matter whether he is the leader of a mafia or not, he still has to live.
In this case, since we all have to deal with the daily necessities of life, then if we try hard to communicate, perhaps we will be able to have a say.
Alas... this is really difficult for her as she is not good at dealing with people.
Before she knew it, she felt sleepy and fell asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, there was a regular knock on the door.
Li Xiaoqi sat up in a daze and yawned.
The room was dim, with only the light from outside the window dimly shining in to illuminate the desk.
As if to confirm that she was awake, the person outside the door made a sound.
"Xiao Qi, it's time to eat."
Hearing Japanese, Li Xiaoqi suddenly woke up and let out a sigh of regret.
It turns out that it really wasn’t a dream.
Hmm? Food?
Li Xiaoqi ran to the door and opened it, and was suddenly dazzled by the lights in the corridor.
She squinted her eyes and vaguely saw Dazai Osamu's smiling face, with a subtle smile of pleasure at the corner of his mouth.
Dazai pointed at her hair and said, "Your hair is even more messy."
After hearing this, Li Xiaoqi blushed.
She suddenly realized that she was still wearing her plush pajamas and her hair was a mess.
"Aaaaaah—I was just playing games at home, who knew something like this would happen!"
She regained her energy and angrily raised her hand to run through her hair.
Dazai Osamu pushed her inside and finally stood in front of the dining table.
"You didn't make any weird dishes, did you?"
Li Xiaoqi was talking when he was stunned when he saw the udon noodles on the table.
The Tom Yum Goong soup is fragrant, and there is a half-cooked soft-boiled egg cut into pieces on the noodle soup, with two pork meatballs, squid rings and fresh shrimps placed on the noodle soup.
This, this, this Tom Yum Goong flavored udon noodles is her favorite. Li Xiaoqi always makes it to eat during holidays.
The only people who knew about her hobby, besides her friends and family, were the newbies she mentored in the game.
Li Xiaoqi's eyes widened instantly and he looked at Dazai Osamu in disbelief.
"It seems that Xiao Qi likes it."
Dazai Osamu chuckled, pulled out a chair and sat down, "Eat, don't worry, there's nothing weird in it."
"I just looked at what was in the refrigerator and picked a few things at random. I happened to see Tom Yum Goong soup dumplings and udon noodles. I thought it would be delicious together, so I did it."
This is such a coincidence!
Even the ingredients are exactly the same!
Li Xiaoqi sat down, picked up his chopsticks, and stammered, "It's exactly what I like. What a coincidence."
Dazai Osamu bit his chopsticks and raised his eyebrows at her.
"Really?... This is the first step towards strengthening our partnership. What a success."
He lowered his head, a faint smile on his lips.
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