Chapter 73 The First Player
...Isn't it that he overacted a little?
Xi Hai Qing Dou blinked slowly, belatedly.
He searched the forum from top to bottom several times in disbelief, but he couldn't find many people who believed that he "sincerely" considered Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara as friends.
Even if there were a few, they were quickly drowned out by a sea of comments like “impossible” and “don't believe in rumors and don't spread them.”
——What can we do? We can only blame the ruthless image of Cointreau that was too deeply rooted in people's minds, and his acting skills are too superb.
As a result, even though the cartoonist added some extra and unnecessary "easter eggs" that caused the character of "Cointreau" to go in a strange direction, it failed to change the impression of many readers.
It seems that his acting skills are so good that they can sometimes be a burden.
Xi Haiqing Dou thought with some regret and a bit of narcissism.
[Beep - Host, there is good news -] The mechanical sound of the system suddenly rang in his mind.
【What? 】
[Congratulations, host, "Cointreau" has accumulated a certain amount of popularity in the forum, and you have accumulated enough for the "Ten Consecutives".]
Xi Hai Qing Dou's mind moved, and he sat up straight: [Is this true? ]
[It's true.] The system said, [Host, do you want to start drawing cards now?]
[Draw!] Xi Haiqing Dou looked up at the time and waved his hand, [Wait, I'll go wash my hands first.]
It was exactly 11:56 when he finished washing his hands. Even though the "card drawing" was done in his mind, Xi Haiqing Dou still maintained a serious posture in reality, "looking" at the "card pool" in his mind and the golden buttons of "single draw" and "ten consecutive draws" next to it, nervously waiting for the arrival of 12 o'clock.
If time wasn't so tight, he would have wanted to change his clothes.
He traveled through time for twenty years, and this broken system was of little use, its main function being to provide companionship.
Apart from a forum, a role where you can see "head names" (not including players), and a card pool with a drop rate that is as touching as fgo, it is really hard to name what else there is to Saikai Haruto.
The system's "card pool" contains a wide variety of things, including vests, skills, and various items. The main feature is that it is a mess. Not only is the drop rate touching, but the system is also very picky. If you want to draw a card, you naturally have to use your "popularity value" in the forum. Although Xi Haiqingdou doesn't know how the system is calculated, how can I put it - he has been accumulating this "ten consecutive draws" for three years, and he has only just completed a ten consecutive draw.
The most generous time for the system was when he just crossed over, and gave him a free ten-draw. The drop rate at that time was not as touching as it is now. He drew both "Yuyuan Qianqiu" and another vest that had been "scrapped" long ago.
Unfortunately, he was too naive at the time and didn't know the dark heart of the system. He never encountered such generosity from the system again.
The current card pool has become more and more deceptive - "vests" are naturally the least, least likely, and most difficult things to draw in the card pool. What's even more terrifying and deceptive is that it is now even divided into "complete version" and "incomplete version" - the complete version is naturally a vest like "Yuyuan Qianqiu" and "Mochizuki Xun" that can be used normally all the time, but the "incomplete" ones have extremely deceptive flaws - some can only be used once or several times, and some have a fixed usage time.
Once the number of uses or the usage time is reached, the vest will be automatically "discarded".
It simply makes people's blood pressure soar.
Xi Hai Qing Dou took a deep breath and stopped thinking about the terrible drop rate of this crappy card pool. When it was exactly twelve o'clock, he calmly and quickly pressed the button representing "ten consecutive draws".
A golden light flashed by, and Xi Haiqing Dou felt a little relieved - no matter what, with an SSR card, at least he wouldn't suffer a heavy loss.
[Ten-year toilet paper (R)]: A roll of toilet paper that can be used for ten years. Less than ten years later, you will never know how much toilet paper is inside.
[Mosquito Repellent (R)]: A bottle of odorless mosquito repellent. Spray it on and no mosquitoes will target you all day long.
[Random Person (Once) (R)]: An ordinary random person who will not surprise anyone no matter where he appears or what he does. (PS: Please note that it can only be used once.)
[Super bitter coffee (R)]: This bitter coffee can keep you energetic for 48 hours, but be aware that it is really, really bitter.
[Sleep Correction (R)]: It is up to you to decide when you want to go to bed and how long you want to sleep at a time.
[Automatic Pencil (R)]: An ordinary automatic pencil. The only difference is that its lead is harder and won't break easily.
[Card Repair Fluid (SSR)]: Can repair a discarded card, no matter what card it is.
[Dice Lady's Favor (Three Times) (SR)]: For something that is likely to happen, it will be more likely to happen at the right time you expect, even if the probability is only 1%, with a cooldown of 24 hours. (Except when drawing cards and affecting the main story) (PS: Please note that it can only be used three times.)
[Super bitter coffee (R)]: This bitter coffee can keep you energetic for 48 hours, but be aware that it is really, really bitter.
[Master Chef (SR)]: Your cooking skills are comparable to those of a Michelin one-star chef, in every aspect.
——There are good things!
Xi Haiqing Dou's eyes lit up.
The good thing naturally does not refer to the skill card "Master Chef" - frankly speaking, this skill is no different from chicken ribs to him now. After all, whether it is "Yuyuan Chiaki" or "Mochizuki Kaoru", neither of them has any demand for cooking skills, and they will not suddenly become chefs.
But another SR card, "Dice Girl's Favor", is marked as only SR grade, but this is only because it can only be used three times. In fact, it can really be called an SSR card.
The moment he saw it, the feasibility of an idea that Xi Haiqing Dou had been hesitant about became much more feasible... Now he has already thought of how to use it in his mind.
Of course, the most important thing is another SSR item card - "Card Repair Fluid", which is naturally much more useful. This means that any card he has used or discarded will have the opportunity to be used again.
For example, the SSR skill "Machine God" currently equipped by "Yuyuan Chiaki". Logically, the card itself becomes a useless card after this skill is used on "Yuyuan Chiaki", but he can now use "Card Repair Fluid" to repair this useless card back to its original state, and then equip it to "Mochizuki Kaoru" for use.
——Of course, he certainly wouldn't choose to use it this way... Its most suitable use would be to repair the "vest" card he had discarded.
He had scrapped three vests before, Xi Haiqing Dou thought about it, but if he really wanted to talk about it... there was actually only one that could be repaired.
First of all, the [Akabane Rento] account is 100% not to be used anymore - for no other reason than this is a "monster".
"Monsters" are something that should no longer appear in this world. All the "plots" related to "monsters" have ended. In particular, "Akabane Rento" is not a half-monster, but a big monster with 100% pure bloodline, and he absolutely cannot appear in the current modern society.
Therefore, no matter how useful this vest is, Xi Haiqing Dou can only put it in the system warehouse with resentment to collect dust.
Secondly, [Solomon] is not an option either - although the "Solomon" alias is a very useful alias, there are too many people who witnessed his "death", and there are too many people who have made enemies with "Solomon"...
Once Solomon was "resurrected", the Avengers Prison would come right after smelling the scent. Even if he could use other cards to change Solomon's appearance, he still couldn't hide it.
He has already taken almost all the advantage of his tutor - although his reputation is mixed with disgrace and his popularity is only ranked fourth, he has done his best. Even if the "Solomon" alias is resurrected, not only will the trouble he brings far exceed the benefits he can gain, but he will also inevitably spend a lot of energy to deal with many things that are unnecessary for him at the moment... For Xi Haiqing Dou, this is a losing deal.
And there is another reason - the appearance of the "Solomon" vest is really average, more like "good-looking" among ordinary people. At most, one can barely describe it as "extraordinary temperament" and "full of hormones".
To sum up, no matter what Saikai Haruto thinks, there is no need for the "Solomon" alias to be "resurrected".
So there is only one last alias left - [Shijukuin Yusuke].
First of all, this vest is an ordinary human being; secondly, most of the people that "Shijukuin Yusuke" had come into contact with before could be called "normal people". Even if it attracted the attention of some people who knew "Shijukuin Yusuke", he could simply use other reasons to get away with it; finally, this vest, in a sense, is also very useful.
Although he may not be able to use it right now, there will definitely be a day in the future when he will need it.
After thinking about it, Xi Haiqingdou turned out the card thrown into the waste storage area of the system space, and then without hesitation, dripped the "Card Repair Fluid" on the vest card.
The character cards that were originally gray, cracked, and unclear in appearance suddenly became colorful again, emitting a rainbow-like stream of light, and the original image on the card also reappeared clearly.
The boy with short black hair and green eyes was wearing a black uniform with the zipper of his jacket unzipped, revealing a tight white T-shirt underneath. His waist and abdomen were slightly rolled up, revealing his strong, beautiful, and not exaggerated muscles.
The boy was estimated to be about 1.8 meters tall, with long legs and a figure comparable to the golden ratio. He had a handsome face full of youth and sunshine, and looked no older than 18. He leaned against the door of the classroom with a brilliant smile and waved in the direction of the cards, his eyes as clear and bright as peridots curved.
He looks particularly youthful and lively, with a hint of fearless rebelliousness, and full of the youthful vigor that is unique to teenagers.
Saikai Haruto turned the card over, and on it were a few clear lines of small characters: [Jujukuin Yusuke (changeable) SSR]: An ordinary high school student with perfect motor skills and physical fitness (age changeable), who has the affinity to chat with anyone from eighty to eight months old, as well as bad luck that cannot be improved no matter what he does, and some harmless bad luck.
Saikai Haruto erased the name "Shijukuin Yusuke" on the card, thought for a moment, and casually filled in "Igarashi Yuki", and then changed his age to 14 years old - in three years he would be exactly 17 years old.
The name "Shijukuin Yusuke" must no longer be used - after all, everyone who knew him knew that "Shijukuin Yusuke" had died a long time ago.
After the name and age were changed, the boy's originally tough facial lines became much softer, turning into a baby face that looked younger and more tender, with two dimples and two conspicuous little canine teeth on his cheeks.
To be honest, the changes between "Shijukuin Yusuke" and "Igarashi Yuki" are not that many, but the boy's temperament has subtly changed from an untrained wolf to a harmless puppy - and he is still a lively and cheerful puppy who will wag his tail at humans without any defense and happily. Just looking at his smile, people can't help but smile brightly as well.
The appearance value has also subtly improved a lot - probably from seven points to nine points, with a full score of ten.
This suddenly caused "Igarashi Yuki" and "Shijukuin Yusuke" to look particularly different.
Xi Haiqing Dou flipped the cards in his hand, with an extremely surprised expression on his face.
[System, is there such a change in name? ]
——Since he was too lazy to change the names of the several aliases he used before, he used all the names that came with the system. This was the first time he saw such a change after changing the name of the alias.
[Different names will cause some changes in the appearance of the vest, but don't worry, host, these changes are only slight and will not completely change into another appearance. ]
The system explained, "Host, you must have heard that 'a name is the shortest spell', right? A name is also something that constrains the fundamental appearance of things."
Xi Haiqingdou immediately understood what the system meant and twitched his lips: [Why didn't you tell me this before?! ]
If he had known this earlier, he might have reconsidered whether to repair the "Solomon".
The system felt that it was innocent and wronged: [Host, you didn't ask before. ]
【……never mind.】
If he gets angry with the system, he will be killed by the system sooner or later.
The veins on Xihai Qingdou's forehead jumped, and he chose to let himself go.
After thinking for a moment, he tapped the card twice.
A flash of white light passed by.
"Hey, Brother Qianqiu, long time no see."
The baby-faced boy with black hair and green eyes raised his head with a smile, and patted the white-haired young man on the shoulder. There was a hint of surprise in his lush green eyes like peridot.
"I've become a little shorter... and my voice has changed a little too." The boy continued talking to himself.
His voice is lively, clear and full of energy, and as soon as you hear it, you will imagine the image of a sunny and cheerful young man.
The voice of "Shijukuin Yusuke" seemed a little deeper.
"Now it looks like he's less than 1.7 meters tall." Saikai Haruto sighed subtly - of course, he didn't use the voice of "Igarashi Yuuki" to say this, but the voice of "Cointreau".
The handsome young man with white hair and golden eyes reached out and slapped the boy's hand off his shoulder, revealing a hint of disdain on his face: "Slimy...Are all children like this? Or has his personality changed?"
“Is he really that short?”
A trace of childish annoyance flashed across Igarashi Yuuki's face, but he quickly cheered up again: "Ah, it doesn't matter. I'm still young now, and I will grow taller. This time, I might grow to 1.9 meters, taller than you, Chiaki-nii."
The boy smiled brightly: "We both have the same opinion. Do you really dislike me so much? I like you very much."
The white-haired young man reached out and pinched the boy's cheek, pulling it viciously: "Ah, it's confirmed. Although your personality has changed a little, it's not much... I also want to know why it's obviously 'me', but when you smile, it seems extra--"
He thought about it and used a less sarcastic word: "Naive?"
Although "Shijukuin Yusuke" and "Igarashi Yuki" were originally the same alias, their personalities were slightly different - the former seemed more "stable" than the latter.
"Maybe it's because I'm just an ordinary middle school student?"
Even though his cheek was pulled, the boy did not move. Instead, he thought seriously and answered with a smile.
“…Ah, I was hit by the light.”
The white-haired young man reads with emotion.
When using the thinking of "Chiaki Habuki", Saikai Haruto felt that "Yuuki Igarashi" looked too innocent, lively and immature, and had a simple kindness that made people yearn for and hate her; but if he used the body and thinking of "Yuuki Igarashi", he subtly felt that "Chiaki Habuki" was too depressing and heavy, and had a viciousness and bad taste that made people headache and helpless.
Even if it is the same person's consciousness, it will be affected by the different personalities of different aliases, resulting in different compatibility between different aliases.
It's just like schizophrenia. Saikai Haruto thought silently - that's right, he is no different from schizophrenia now.
Of course, he also thinks this is fun and interesting.
"I suddenly understand why Shiho is scared."
He sighed in the voice of Igarashi Yuuki - after changing his body, he could see more intuitively where the problem lies.
"Hmm... should I reappear in front of JOJO and the others with this identity?"
Xi Haiqing Dou thought about it, but quickly dismissed the idea, "Ah, forget it - although some places have changed, there are more places that have not changed... If I really get recognized, I'm not good at lying."
The "Igarashi Yuuki" alias is different from "Uzumaki Chiaki" and "Mochizuki Kaoru". It is a alias that is not very good at lying - when he lies, his small movements are always easy to be discovered.
"So should we stay in Tokyo or Yokohama?"
"As for Yokohama... the detective agency has Edogawa Ranpo, so we don't consider him. As for the supernatural agent department, apart from Sakaguchi Ango, we can't get in touch with other characters, right? It seems that the only thing left is the Port Mafia?"
"No, that's not an option either - the Mafia thing isn't for me. I'm just an ordinary high school student."
"So you should choose Mihua after all? It wouldn't be bad to be a junior high school classmate of the future savior in advance."
"…But if the future Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era meets a person who is born unlucky, won't he become the walking god of death one step ahead of time?"
The white-haired young man suddenly began to question himself.
This time, both bodies fell silent.
If we really do that, it might even lead to the main plot being opened ahead of time - but this is absolutely not allowed.
"Eight out of ten things in life are not as we wish. It seems that for now I can only go back to school honestly." The boy blinked his eyes, but he didn't look discouraged. Instead, he became interested and eager to try.
"Oh, I'm going to middle school again. This feeling seems to be quite good. After all, it seems that I am the only one who can enjoy the fun of going to school at will."
"...Anyway, let's leave it at that." The white-haired young man held his forehead and waved his hand casually, "Then I'll just make up a story about how my parents died unexpectedly, and that led to me living alone in Tokyo."
Except for the two aliases he drew in the first ten consecutive draws when he first crossed over - "Yuyuan Chiaki" and "Akabane Rendou" - the system will automatically help fill in the relevant background information, the initial identity backgrounds of the other three alias cards are blank, and Xi Haiqingdou needs to make them up himself.
This naturally has its pros and cons, but for now, it hasn't caused him much trouble.
"Then I'll leave first. It's best if I never see you again."
The boy stretched his back, took out a credit card from the white-haired young man's wallet with familiarity, waved to the other self with a bright smile, turned around and left without looking back.
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