Chapter 2 Preface (Edited) “I’m so happy to meet you.”…
『Completed』『Sulli's Defection』
Miyano Shiho, codenamed Shirley, took the drug she developed, APTX4869, and transformed herself into a child. She escaped from the organization through the waste channel. Lin Xi took her back to her apartment.
This is the end of one story and the beginning of another...
"Reward for completing the story: 5000 experience points."
Lin Xi was stunned for a moment, then a bright smile broke out on her face.
She remembered what to do in this situation.
Be strong, confident, don't let go of any possible hope, and give full play to your subjective initiative in the face of adversity...
She is now in a comic book world and has a system.
If it's a comic, there will be an ending. As long as all the plot tasks are completed... she may be able to go home.
Even if I can't go home, I have to get more experience points and upgrade my skills so that I can protect myself and not suddenly die in an accident in the world of science.
Miyano Shiho is a very important plot character... the main plot character. If you follow her, you'll definitely be able to unlock many plot quests.
"Go to sleep," she whispered, placing her hand on the girl's head again.
He kept adjusting his strength until it finally settled into a gentle force, gently caressing her hair.
"I'm so glad to meet you."
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Miyano Shiho was awakened by the aroma of food.
She opened her eyes and was slightly startled when she saw the unfamiliar ceiling.
As far as the eye can see is a warmly decorated bedroom with a tidy and clean environment.
I was wrapped in a dry and soft quilt and changed into clean pajamas.
...Is it my sister?
She seemed to have seen her sister yesterday...
A new hope arose in Miyano Shiho's heart, but was quickly denied by herself.
No, it can't be my sister. She's been killed by those black guys.
She stepped lightly on the wooden floor and found a pair of cotton slippers that matched her foot size placed nearby.
Miyano Shiho hesitated for a moment, but still put it on.
She pushed open the bedroom door and found that the living room and bedroom were also decorated very warmly.
The walls are covered with light green wallpaper and the furniture is mostly wooden.
The window on the right faces the entrance. With the curtains drawn, sunlight fills the entire room.
A figure was busy in the kitchen.
It’s Lin Xi.
Noticing Miyano Shiho's arrival, she turned around and naturally handed her a cup of warm boiled water.
"Drink some warm water, breakfast will be ready in a moment."
Her honey-colored eyes were filled with smiles, and her black, slightly curly hair was longer than her shoulders and draped softly over them.
As if she saw Miyano Shiho's confusion and vigilance, she continued to explain:
"You had a fever last night and weren't fully conscious. You fainted near my house."
"I wanted to take you to the hospital, but you grabbed my hand and wouldn't let me go, so I took the initiative and took you home."
She lied seriously, "I suppose you must have your own reasons for being there, right?"
Miyano Shiho held the hot water in her hand, and a series of images flashed through her mind like an electric shock, and she stood there in a daze.
She remembered it all.
Not only did she mistake someone for her sister, she also pestered them to take care of her. Last night, she was crying and begging them not to leave her!
It’s over, it’s over.
I want to die.
Lin Xi looked at the little girl's ear tips dyed red with curiosity, and rubbed her head: "Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
"No, no..."
"Well, it's okay. Just solve any problems you have." Lin Xi said, "You are safe now."
Miyano Shiho felt a lump in her throat.
She held the cup with both hands as if to conceal her feelings and drank the water sip by sip.
She probably thinks I'm from a troubled family, Miyano Shiho thought.
Domestic violence, or worse, family problems.
A homeless child was taken in by a kind-hearted older sister who passed by, and started a new life from then on...
What a wonderful story, if true...
If only she really was like that.
But she wasn't. She came from a place far more horrible than a violent family.
Sooner or later, the organization will find her and kill her and those around her.
Someone like her who comes from the darkness will never be able to stand in the sun.
"My name is Lin Xi. What's your name?" Lin Xi suddenly spoke.
What’s going on? Why is this kid being emo again?
She was blushing just now.
Miyano Shiho was stunned for a moment and stammered without saying a word.
Lin Xi considerately didn't ask any further questions, giving the little girl time to think of a pseudonym. She turned around and brought out the toasted bread, fried ham, and eggs from the kitchen, and poured a cup of hot milk.
She tries her best to use ingredients from white people's rice to make breakfast that suits the Chinese stomach.
A day's plan starts in the morning, and a day's food starts with breakfast.
No matter how late she stayed up, Lin Xi would get up the next day to have breakfast - and then go back to sleep.
If you don't eat well, you won't grow tall.
After she set the table, Miyano Shiho gently grabbed the corner of her clothes.
"Haibara...Ai, my name is Haibara Ai." she said.
Lin Xi smiled and said, "It's a nice name! It suits you very well! My name is Lin Xi, which means "Lin" for "trees stand out in the forest" and "Xi" for "streams flow silently."
"Come and eat, Ai. I hope breakfast is to your liking."
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The breakfast was delicious, and Haibara Ai felt a little dazed while eating it.
I always feel like I was treated like this a long time ago...
She calmed herself down, saw the concerned look of the person opposite her, and lowered her head again because of the heat.
After escaping from hell, Haibara Ai didn't expect to meet an angel.
The kindness from strangers made her almost fidget.
After she leaves, I will sneak out - Haibara Ai said to herself.
You can't involve others just because you are greedy for temporary warmth.
In the end, she waited and waited, but Lin Xi never left.
After dinner, the guy smiled and picked up various clothes for her to try on.
When did you buy the clothes? Last night? Why is this person so proactive?
If you think about it carefully, this guy's behavior is very strange!
What kind of person would bring a stranger home without any precautions and buy her so many clothes! If she wasn't also a girl and the way she looked at her was normal, Huiyuan Ai would have thought she was a pervert...
As if seeing through her thoughts, Lin Xi smiled, left the clothes she had tried on and was satisfied with beside her, and finally said, "Xiao Ai, I have to go out for something, and I may be back late at noon. If you are hungry, you can heat up the sandwiches in the refrigerator in the microwave. There is also yogurt in the refrigerator."
Haibara Ai quickly nodded obediently.
Then I felt my cheek being pinched again.
...Could this person be treating her like a kitten or puppy?
Huihara Ai looked up and saw that Lin Xi had put on a khaki women's windbreaker.
Her hair was simply tied back and she walked briskly towards the entrance.
Noticing her gaze, the girl turned around and winked at her. The rich honey color flowing in her eyes was like the scattered sunlight shining into the spring water, flickering in Huiyuan Ai's pupils: "Stay home and be good, Ai."
She nodded subconsciously.
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Lin Xi went out on purpose.
If we don’t go out, how can we give the little girl a chance to advance the plot?
She didn't even lock the door; the child could just push it open if he wanted to.
And if she wanted to find her, she didn't need any transmitter or anything like that. She could just open the system map and see her - the system had a function that could mark people with special marks, and the marked people would be highlighted no matter how far away they were from her.
Last night, she checked the bank cards in the house and unexpectedly discovered that she was a rich woman.
The password is her player number, which is exactly six digits, but the money inside is more than six digits.
In Japan in the early 2000s, this amount of money was not a small sum.
She went shopping last night and compared prices. She felt that if she wanted, she could buy everything in the mall and the amount in her bank account wouldn't fluctuate too much.
So she gave the little girl a pile of clothes and had her fun playing Miracle XX in the morning.
Then I used the experience points I had just earned to upgrade my skills.
It only takes 1,000 experience points to upgrade a level 0 skill to level 1. She spent 3,000 experience points to upgrade driving, combat, and stealth to level 1.
Driving: Lv0 (No Skill) → Lv1 (Road Killer)
『Obtain driver's license x1, white Mazda x1』
Fighting: Lv0 (Vulnerable) → Lv1 (Withstands a single blow)
『Obtain bruises and injuries medicine x1』
"Hide: Lv0 (Self-deception) → Lv1 (Silent)"
『Get black mask x10』
Lin Xi: “…”
This system is quite humorous.
Let’s not talk about road killers for now. What is the difference between being vulnerable and being able to withstand a blow?
Is there a difference between being killed with one punch and being knocked down with one punch?
However, the upgrade actually came with free gifts, which saved Lin Xi the trouble of buying a car.
bite.
As soon as she got in the car, the story mission was updated again.
Come to work?
She scrolled back through the storyline, found the "Sherry's Defection" column, and discovered that its mission description had changed again.
"...Lin Xi brought her back to her apartment, and Miyano Shiho gave herself a new name: Huihara Ai. This seemed to foreshadow her new life. However, the dark shadow still followed her everywhere..."
A new quest spawned behind it.
『Unfinished』
A few years ago, Miyano Shiho's older sister, Miyano Akemi, sent her a disk containing travel photos, but she mistakenly sent back a disk containing medicine information.
Miyano Shiho recalled that her sister had once told her that the photos on the disk were sent by Professor Masami Hirota of Nanyang University.
After Shirley defected, the organization transferred and destroyed all the research institute materials she had participated in. This disk may be Shirley's last hope to break free from the effects of the drug...
"Reference option A: Organize the first step to retrieve the disk. Expected to gain 4000 experience points, APTX series drug information x1, APTX4869 special antidote x1 (lasts 48 hours)."
"Reference Option B: Remind organization members to destroy any drug research materials that have been lost. Expected experience points: 10,000 points, and 1 Special ID Card."
"Players are welcome to explore more options on their own."
Lin Xi seemed to be lost in thought.
At present, it seems that this game has a high degree of freedom, and the reference option is not the only answer.
Yesterday she brought Haibara Ai home, and the system gave her more experience points than if she had sent her to Professor Agasa.
Moreover, these story missions seem to be arranged in chronological order. After the ongoing story is completed, new story missions will appear.
So, if we want to complete the "unfinished" plot before "Sulli's defection", do we have to go back to the past?
If she changes past events, will it have a butterfly effect and affect what is happening now?
If it can really be changed, will there be exploitable bugs?
Lin Xi opened the map and ordered the system: "Navigate to Hirota Masami's house."
How about doing a little experiment with this task?
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