Chapter 22 [Sixth Scene] The only one left to accompany her is this idiot...
"But you have so many members, I shouldn't be missing one."
He Yuezhe stood up from the stool.
The spotlights around lit up one by one, and from the initial pitch darkness where one couldn't see one's hand in front of one's face, it gradually became brighter.
In this world of white light, He Yuezhe felt as if he himself was glowing, but he still could not see anything.
"No. Every member is carefully selected by us, and we will not give up on them."
He Yuezhe heard footsteps approaching him, and the old man seemed to walk out from behind the scenes.
"Please trust us."
He Yuezhe finally saw it——
He was an old man whose face I couldn't remember, with long snow-white hair and beard, and wrinkled skin.
Very ordinary, but a little too ordinary.
"We have asked you three questions, which correspond to 'Who am I?' 'Where do I come from?' and 'Where am I going?'"
"And now, we have your answer."
A hand stretched out from the white light.
"Mr., uh, ahem, welcome aboard, Messenger 'Hummingbird'."
[You have secretly joined the "evil forces"! Please proceed with caution!]
The name of this organization is "Evil Forces"?
He Yuezhe smiled and extended his hand.
The young hand and the old hand held each other, and colorful light burst out from between their palms in an instant!
The strong wind blew towards her, almost making her unable to stand!
Silk threads of various colors covered the originally white space, and the old hand had long disappeared!
He Yuezhe's hair was flying and her clothes were rustling!
The blue squares flashed from top to bottom. He Yuezhe watched his hair gradually turn from black to red, and a scarlet robe was put on over his original game uniform!
Strands of red, yellow, blue and green silk threads danced wildly around He Yuezhe!
As her vision blurred, she saw a pair of eyes in the void, colorful and flashing with inexplicable light!
"Is this your eye?"
Is this... my eyes?
"You're back." He Yuezhe responded.
After being missing for so long, it finally came back. Look at its tone...
"Yes! Host, I've finally finished my inspection and am back!" the system said with great enthusiasm. "I won't bother you with the game storyline for now! I'll help you sort out the quest target information and storyline reminders you've been missing for a while!"
It’s a real system.
"OK."
The wind became weaker, and a passage formed in front of He Yuezhe.
[who I am? ]
A line of white words trembled and emerged in the cave.
He Yuezhe walked against the wind, and the line of words suddenly turned into sand and gradually dissipated in the air.
It was indeed the texture of sand, very real. He Yuezhe tried to stop it with his hands.
[“Hummingbird.”]
[The name of the "Messenger" is "Hummingbird."]
The words turned into hummingbirds chirping and flying away with sand in their mouths. The sand in the hummingbird's mouth emitted a long colorful tail of light, and the hummingbird's tail also emitted a long line of light.
[The Messenger comes from Kangsu.] [The Messenger will grant your wishes.]
[We will give the Messenger the power of eternity.]
[You are welcome to join us, you are welcome to form us, and you are welcome to achieve us.]
"Ding Dong~ You have unlocked the special skill [Immortality] (Special skill [Immortality] is the highest level of Skill Hardening)!"
[The joining procedures have been completed. From now on, you will act as a member of the "evil force."]
[Please put the mission of "evil forces" first!]
"Welcome newcomers! You can complete the joining procedures and receive daily tasks at the front desk to jointly maintain the reputation and strength of the 'Evil Forces'."
"'Evil Forces' welcomes all 'newcomers' who wish to join!"
"Newcomers can view information about the 'evil forces' and their personal information in the hidden panel of the interface."
"The entrance to the hidden panel will be randomly generated on the Newcomer's interface. Newcomers can enter by simply clicking the ribbon icon that appears on the interface."
"Also, the 'Evil Forces' do not impose any mandatory requirements on the 'Newborns' for their contributions, but they are prohibited from engaging in activities that violate the 'Evil Forces' mission."
"'Newcomers' who join the 'Evil Force' can ignore the terms of the 'Three Kingdoms Contract' and act contrary to it. As long as they are not discovered, they will be safe."
"Finally, I wish all the new 'newcomers' the best of luck!"
“Welcome New…”
As He Yuezhe walked out of the wind, the echoing voice of the radio rang in his ears.
The space in front of me is very similar to a bank in the real world. The iron seats are almost full of people, and there are people at the front desk, processing procedures.
"Host, host! Can you see me?"
The system's voice sounded in front, and a little bird with a blue ribbon tied to it slowly emerged.
He Yuezhe nodded.
There were too many people around, so she had to quickly find a quiet corner to talk to the system quietly.
"Ahem! Long time no see, I missed you so much, host." The bird landed on the handrail mounted on the wall with a serious expression.
"Now that the system has been upgraded, I will tell you what I have not been able to report in time."
"Also, we've detected a change in the quest subject's attitude. The quest panel will be significantly updated."
[Quest Target: Yuan Yang (Updated!)]
[Mission Objective: Break the cycle and clear "Nuts" (Changed from helping Yuan Yang clear "Nuts") (Updated!)]
[Quest Items: "Nuts" Internal Test Ticket (Used) (Updated!), "Yuanyang" Note (Cracked) (Updated!), Yuan Yang Doll (Discovered) (Updated!), Yuan Yang's Diary (Read) (Updated!)... More items await your exploration!]
[Quest Progress: 71% (Updated!)]
[You have unlocked the following story nodes: 0.1 Obtaining the beta ticket, 0.2 First encounter, 1.1 Beta test, 1.2 Loop, 1.3 The main body appears, 2.1 The end (updated!). More stories are waiting for you to explore!]
[It is detected that the relationship between you and the task target has reached 'Friends'! This column has been automatically closed!]
[Quest Subject Status: Fully Motivated (changed from Desperate) (Updated!)]
[Transcendence Progress: -23% (Updated!)]
[Success rate of salvation: 10% (updated!)]
"Host, 'Quest Target Status', 'Salvation Progress', and 'Salvation Success Rate' are all new sections after the system update. I believe they will be able to help you even more!"
The bird was hopping on the handrail.
"Are you sure you've finished the repair? I think there's still something wrong with it." He Yuezhe said with a smile as he tried to grab it. "How can I complete this -23%?"
"If it can't be completed, will you stay here with me?"
He Yuezhe easily held the bird in his hand.
It cried out, "Dang—no way!"
"Host, I don't know what's going on. Anyway, just try your best!"
"Actually, you can complete the mission by asking the target to give up their wish and die! It's not that difficult—!"
"Host——don't——touch me——!!!"
"Little bird!"
The sound of weaving came from behind He Yuezhe: "It's a little bird!"
He Yuezhe heard someone coming and stopped what he was doing and looked back: "Why are you here?"
The system that turned into a bird had already collapsed in He Yuezhe's hands with despair.
If I had known this earlier - it would never have been able to turn into an animal again even if it was liberated!!!
"I, ah... I, I came here to wait for you." Zhi's face flushed red instantly, her eyes darting around, not looking at He Yuezhe. "I thought... you might not be used to it."
"Do you like it?" Seeing this, He Yuezhe stopped talking about this topic and raised the bird in her hand.
Seeing the limp bird, Zhi was stunned with fear: "Is it okay?! It's not dead! No! No, no! I don't know how to save birds! Otherwise, you should keep it for yourself. After all, it's your bird. I've never raised one before and I'm afraid it will die. And it's so cute. If I look at it every day, I will definitely lose my fighting spirit. So I must not raise the bird. After all, it's your bird and...!"
"Stop, stop, stop!" He Yuezhe stopped Zhi, who was closing her eyes as if chanting a spell, and stuffed the soft little bird into her hands.
"I don't know how to raise it, and I don't want to, so I'm giving it to you." He Yuezhe stood up and prepared to slip away. "You must take good care of it, I will come to see it often!"
Ah... Is this the treatment the system deserves?
Is it because I am too kind or too cute? Why does this person always push himself into the hands of others?
Ah... the system shouldn't be like this...
Ah, wait.
"Chirp, chirp!" the little bird called excitedly.
Oh, I forgot that I am still a bird. No one except the host can understand what I say.
He Yuezhe looked at the bird that was anxiously shouting "I have an owner", "I don't like you", "I will peck you blind" and so on, and the curve of his mouth became bigger and bigger.
It was so funny, she laughed happily.
This kind of game that only knows how to repeat is so boring.
After the mission is completed, this world will disappear. Yuan Yang, Doll No. 13, and the game will all disappear. Nothing will be left.
——The only thing left to accompany her is this stupid system.
"You don't like me? W-why?" "Zhi" held it carefully, frowning tightly, and asked sadly, "Is it because I'm timid? I, I can..."
"Ah...your master...?"
"No, no! Birds can't eat human eyes!"
"Okay, but I really..."
“Chirp, chirp, chirp!”
"I understand."
“Chirp, chirp!”
"Are you praising me... Thank you, thank you!"
Seeing that the two were chatting happily, He Yuezhe turned around and walked quietly towards the door, but his hood was suddenly pulled by a force!
^
"Why do you have to follow me?" Yuan Yang walked a few steps and stopped, looking at No. 13 who was dressed like a thief. "Besides, people don't dress like this."
"You're lying! That's what you wore that day!" No. 13 was dissatisfied and retorted angrily.
Yuan Yang held his forehead and said, "I have to go to do some serious work now, so I can't take you with me."
"I can help!" No. 13 put down the black cloth draped over his head, "I've been studying..."
"I don't need it." Yuan Yang's eyes were cold and a little scary, he stared straight at No. 13.
[The disobedient puppets also need improvement.]
No. 13 had been with him for a long time and understood what the second half of his unspoken sentence would be.
No. 13 had seen such a look in his eyes, but never thought that one day he would be the one being stared at by these eyes.
Yuan Yang also knew that, in his eyes, although No. 13 was a "complete person" in an objective sense, from No. 13's subjective point of view, he was just a defective product without Yuan Yang.
That's why No. 13 is so dependent on him. Yuan Yang really has no choice, but he really doesn't need such a puppet.
If there is still time, I will improve it further.
...But when did I stop wanting to leave this world? Perhaps that bowl of egg fried rice that I could never finish told me the answer.
"You can go back now. This is the end." Yuan Yang said with a mocking smile, and kept walking forward.
^
"Huh...Huh...No. 13, you can do it!" No. 13 lay on the branch and cheered himself up.
I am not the kind of person who gives up so easily!
I must follow him today and see what he is going to do that I can't participate in!
"This is... the control room?"
No. 13, holding a telescope bought from the store, saw Yuan Yang walk into a dark cube house.
"It seems so, but why is the control room here?"
No. 13 was a little confused. Didn’t they say that the control room was in a certain copy? Why did they run directly to the [restricted area] now?
[Restricted Area], as the name suggests, is an area in the game that is currently not open and players are not allowed to openly enter.
So strange, so strange!
No. 13 really couldn't figure it out.
Why were he and I allowed to enter the [Restricted Area]? Why was there a room in the [Restricted Area] that looked like a central control room? Why was he unwilling to bring me in? ...
A series of questions popped up in No. 13's mind.
"I have to keep up... I can't be left behind..." No. 13 jumped down from the tree by "instinct", but fell to the ground because his limbs were weak.
No. 13 felt his left leg and left hand separated.
Why...why...why did he drug me...? Why did I get sick again...? Why am I still...sick...?
No... No... He didn't drug me... I was just... just... sick...
......
......
"Number 13?"
"You, you know him?"
"......look familiar."
"I, I... wow - he, he - wow -"
"...Don't be afraid, come and help me."
…
--Um?
--who I am?
——I am number 13.
——Where do I come from?
——I never, I don’t know.
——Where am I going?
——I'm going to, I don't know.
I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know! I don’t know!! I don’t know!! —
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Author's Note: Mini-Theater 1: Yuan Yang and Grandpa [Reality]
Egg fried rice
When Yuan Yang was very young, he learned from his neighbors that his parents did not go to work in a faraway and powerful place as his grandfather said, but were beaten to death because they were too poor and could not afford the admission fee.
When he heard the news, he was just over 10 years old.
"Grandpa." Yuan Yang lowered the sleeve of his sweater to cover the wound on his arm, and forced a smile at his grandfather who was standing at the door waiting for him to come home from school. "I'm back."
"Oh my dear grandson, why do you come home so late recently? Grandpa is worried about you." Grandpa took the backpack from Yuan Yang's shoulder and said, "It's a mess outside. Why don't you come back earlier next time?"
“…”
Yuan Yang didn't answer and walked into the house.
"Grandson?" Grandpa stood in front of Yuan Yang, his thin body casting a tall black shadow.
——"Grandson, run, run! Grandpa can't stop them!!"
Yuan Yang shook his head, lowered his head, and was silent for a moment before saying, "Grandpa, I want to eat egg fried rice today."
"Oh, my dear grandson! Grandpa will get it done for you right away. Come in and sit on the sofa and have a rest. Grandpa will get it done for you right away!"
Grandpa patted Yuan Yang on the shoulder and ran away.
Yuan Yang's mouth twitched and he walked up to the house.
He kicked the bandage roll that had rolled out from under the sofa and was still stained with fresh blood back into the room.
Sit down and open the watch she gave him.
The balance of -168794000 stung Yuan Yang's eyes which had been tired all day.
“I’m sorry, Grandpa. If I hadn’t been born, my parents wouldn’t have gone there because of my illness…”
"Then... you'll have a happy family... Then... you won't have to quarrel with them over an egg..."
“………………”
Yuan Yang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked up, only to see her grandfather standing in front of her with a plate of egg fried rice in his hand.
"Grandson, it's okay. We can earn money again if we lose it, right? So it's okay, grandson. Grandpa won't be angry with you."
"Besides, no matter what, a grandson is a grandson, grandpa's favorite grandson! It has nothing to do with anything else, it will never matter!"
Grandpa smiled.
"...So, grandpa, do you want to eat some egg fried rice?"
“…”
“…”
"think."
Yuan Yang nodded and took the plate of burnt egg fried rice from his grandfather's hand.
One mouthful.
One mouthful.
Another bite.
As Yuan Yang was eating, he couldn't help crying.
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