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.
黑發短發、綠色眼眸的少年身穿一身黑色制服，外套的拉鏈大咧咧地全部拉開，露出裏面貼身的白色T恤，腰腹部卷起了一小截，顯露出結實漂亮、而毫不誇張的肌肉。
少年目測身高約有一米八，身高腿長，身材堪比黃金分割比例，長着一張洋溢着青春與陽光的俊朗面孔，看上去絕不會超過十八歲。他笑容燦爛地倚靠在教室的門前向卡牌外的方向揮手，橄榄石般清澈明亮的眼眸彎起。
看上去格外的青春活潑，還帶着絲無畏的桀骜，充滿着少年人特有的朝氣。
西海晴鬥将卡牌翻到背面，上面印着幾行清晰的小字：[四十九院裕介（可更改）·SSR]：一個運動神經、身體素質全部拉滿的普通高中生（年齡可更改），擁有能與上至八十下至八個月的任何人都聊起來的親和力，以及想盡任何辦法都無法改善的窮運，和一些無傷大雅的黴運。
西海晴鬥将卡牌上的“四十九院裕介”的名字抹去，想了想，随手填上了“五十岚悠希”，而後将年齡也順手改成了14歲——再過三年剛好17歲。
“四十九院裕介”這個名字必然是不能再用了的——畢竟認識他的人都知道“四十九院裕介”早就已經死了。
名字與年齡更改完之後，卡牌上的少年原本有些硬朗的臉部線條也變得柔和了許多，變成了一張更顯得年輕和稚嫩的娃娃臉，臉頰旁還露出兩個酒窩和兩顆顯眼的小虎牙。
老實說“四十九院裕介”與“五十岚悠希”之間的改變并不算很多，但少年的氣質卻很微妙地一只不訓的小狼變成了一只無害的小狗——還是一只活潑開朗，會毫不設防、歡快地向着人類搖尾巴的那種，單是看着他的笑容，就會就會讓人情不自禁地也跟着露出明亮的笑臉。
顏值也微妙地提升了不少——大概是從七分提高到了九分的距離，滿分是十分。
這一下子，便導致“五十岚悠希”與“四十九院裕介”看上去格外不同了。
西海晴鬥翻轉着手中的卡牌，臉上的表情格外驚奇。
【系統，改名還有這種改變的麽？】
——由于他之前用的幾個馬甲全部都懶得改名，全部使用的都是系統自帶的名字，這還是他頭一次看見馬甲改名之後會發生這樣的變化。
【不同的名字會導致馬甲的相貌發生一些變化，但是宿主你放心，這些變化都只是一點點，不會完全變成另一個模樣的。】
系統解釋說，【宿主你應該聽說過‘名字是最短的咒’這樣的說法吧？名字，也是束縛事物根本形貌的一種東西。】
西海晴鬥瞬間get到了系統的意思，抽了抽嘴角：【這個你以前為什麽沒說啊？！】
早知道說不定他就再考慮考慮要不要修複“所羅門”了。
系統覺得自己很無辜冤枉：【宿主你之前也沒有問過啊。】
【……算了。】
要是和系統置氣，他遲早會被系統給氣死。
西海晴鬥額角青筋跳了跳，選擇放過自己。
想了想，他手指輕輕敲了兩下卡牌。
白色的光芒一閃而過。
“喲，千秋哥，好久不見。”
黑發綠眼的娃娃臉少年笑眯眯地擡起頭，伸手拍在了白發青年的肩膀上，橄榄石般綠意蔥茏的眼眸中帶着一絲驚奇。
“身高也變矮了一點點……連聲音也變了一點啊。”少年繼續自言自語般地說着。
他的聲音活潑清脆充滿元氣，讓人一聽便從腦海中勾勒出一個陽光開朗的少年形象。
“四十九院裕介”的聲音要顯得更加低沉一點來着。
“這下看上去連一米七都不到了啊。”西海晴鬥微妙地發出感慨——當然，這句話他用的就不是“五十岚悠希”的聲音發出來的了，而是用的“君度”的聲音。
白發金眼的漂亮青年伸手将肩膀上的那只屬于少年的手拍了下去，臉上不可遏制的流露出一絲嫌棄的意味：“黏黏糊糊的……小孩子都是這樣的麽？還是說性格也發生變化了？”
“真的有那麽矮嗎？”
五十岚悠希的臉龐上閃過一絲孩子氣的懊惱，但很快又重新振作了起來：“啊，沒關系，我現在的年齡還小，總會再長的——這次說不定會長到一米九、超過千秋哥你的身高也說不定哦。”
少年的臉上帶着燦爛的笑容：“話說明明都是同一個意識，真的有這麽嫌棄我麽？明明我很喜歡你來着的。”
白發青年伸手一把捏住少年的臉頰肉，惡劣地扯了扯：“啊，确定了，雖然性格變了一點點，但是變得也不多……我也想知道，為什麽明明都是‘我’，但是你笑起來就是顯得要格外地——”
他想了想，還是用了一個不那麽嘲諷的詞語：“天真？”
而“四十九院裕介”雖然和“五十岚悠希”原本是同一個馬甲，但性格也有了些許微妙的不同——前者比起後者，要顯得更加“穩重”一點。
“大概是因為，我就只是一個普通的中學生而已？”
臉頰肉被扯住，少年也沒動，而是認真思考着笑着回答。
“……啊，被光閃到了。”
白發青年無感情棒讀。
使用“羽淵千秋”的思維時，西海晴鬥便覺得“五十岚悠希”看上去過于天真活潑稚嫩，有着讓人向往又厭惡的單純好心；但用“五十岚悠希”的身體與思維來看的話，他又微妙地覺得“羽淵千秋”過于壓抑沉重，還有着讓人頭痛無奈的惡劣和惡趣味。
就算是同一個人的意識，但也會受到些許不同馬甲的不同性格所影響，導致不同馬甲之間的相性不同。
簡直跟精神分裂似的。西海晴鬥默默地想——可不是嘛，他現在跟精神分裂也沒差了。
當然，他也覺得這也挺好玩，挺有意思的就是了。
“忽然理解為什麽志保會害怕了。”
他用五十岚悠希的聲音發出感慨——換了一具身體，果然就更能直觀地發現問題到底是出在哪裏了啊。
“唔……要不要用這個身份重新出現在JOJO他們面前呢？”
西海晴鬥思考着，但很快就又打消了這個念頭，“啊，還是算了——雖然有些地方改變了，但是果然沒變的地方更多……萬一真的被認出來了，‘我’可不擅長撒謊啊。”
“五十岚悠希”這個馬甲與“羽淵千秋”還有“望月薰”都不一樣，是一個不怎麽會撒謊的馬甲——當他撒謊的時候，小動作總會很容易讓人發覺。
“那麽是要待在東京還是待在橫濱呢？”
“橫濱的話……偵探社有江戶川亂步，不做考慮；異能特務科——除了坂口安吾也接觸不到其他劇情人物了吧？那似乎就只剩下港口黑手黨了？”
“不，這個也不行——黑手黨這種東西不适合我。我可只是個普通中學生而已。”
“果然還是選擇米花吧？提前一步和未來救世主成為中學同學似乎也不錯？”
“……但是未來的平成年間的福爾摩斯碰上一個天生黴運的倒黴蛋，真的不會一步提前變成行走的死神麽？”
白發的青年忽然又自言自語地發出了靈魂拷問。
這下子，兩個身體一起沉默了。
真的那麽做的話，說不定甚至會造成提前開啓劇情主線——但是這是絕對不允許的。
“人生不如意十之八九，看來目前也只能老老實實地回去上學了。”少年眨了眨眼睛，倒也沒怎麽氣餒，轉而又變得興致勃勃、躍躍欲試起來。
“哎呀，又要上一回中學了，這種感覺似乎也挺不錯的？畢竟似乎也就只有‘我’能随意享受上學的樂趣了。”
“……總之就先這樣吧。”白發青年扶額，随意地揮了揮手，“那就随便捏一個父母意外去世之類的，導致自己獨自一人在東京生活的身世好了。”
除卻他最初穿越時第一次十連抽出的兩個馬甲——也就是“羽淵千秋”和“赤羽蓮鬥”——系統會自動地幫忙填充相關的背景信息，其他三個馬甲卡牌的最初身份背景都是一片空白，需要西海晴鬥自己編造。
這其中自然有利有弊，不過就目前來說，還沒有給他造成多大的困擾。
“那麽，我就先離開了。最好再也不見。”
少年伸了個懶腰，熟門熟路地從白發青年的錢包裏拿出一張信用卡，笑容燦爛地和另一個自己揮了揮手，轉身頭也不回地離開了。