Chapter 88 The Second Player

The boy with white hair and blue eyes, who looked handsome and delicate but not at all feminine, was wearing a black uniform and a pair of small black round-frame sunglasses on his nose, revealing only a hint of blue iris color.

His posture and movements were very casual, and the strength in his hands was not very strong, but this casualness did not come from his contempt for the person opposite him, but from his confidence in his own strength.

Xi Haiqingdou guessed that if he chose to "fight" or wanted to "escape", the result would most likely be failure.

But he didn't intend to run away.

If it wasn't right in front of them, Xi Haiqing Dou would have wanted to cry out in joy - he had been waiting for half a month, and finally it happened!!

——In fact, this seemingly coincidental "encounter" can be said to be the result of Xi Haiqing Dou's careful planning and preparation for more than half a month, almost a month.

As early as more than half a month ago, Xi Haiqing Dou used the information he saw in the comics on the forum and the part of the "plot" before the world was restarted that he had received before to deduce that there was a high probability that Gojo Satoru would appear in this dessert shop in the near future, so he applied for a part-time job in this shop early.

After equipping the [Master Chef] skill card, this becomes a very simple matter.

Of course, it's not just this store. In order to increase the chance of running into him, Xi Haiqingdou also took on some other different part-time jobs. Even the reasons for the part-time jobs were ready-made - a poor guy like him with the bad luck buff was obviously penniless, and he needed to work part-time to earn money to support himself and pay for his tuition.

However, the bad luck debuff on the "Igarashi Yuuki" alias is not exaggerated. Logically speaking, he has been working so many part-time jobs, and he also has the "plug-in" of forum comics. He is just hanging out outside every day. According to common sense, he should have run into them a long time ago, but in the end, more than half a month passed, and it was only now that he finally "coincidentally" met them officially.

Xi Haiqing Dou was deeply depressed - the beginning was so difficult, there was always a feeling that this mission was not easy to do?

Fortunately, hard work pays off, and today he finally caught him, right?

The thought flashed through his mind, but in reality it took less than a second. Xi Haiqingdou suppressed the excitement in his mind and put on a confused expression: "Ah? sir, what's your question? If I'm not a human, could I be a monster?"

"But, no matter what you have to say, can you let me go first? It's not time to get off work yet, and I still have to go back to work."

The black-haired, green-eyed boy had a bright smile on his face, but he felt a little puzzled. It was obvious that he did not quite understand what Gojo Satoru meant - he even misunderstood the "cursed spirit" in his words as something like "monster".

His eyes moved from Gojo Satoru to the boy next to him who was wearing the same uniform, had a black bun and strange bangs on one side. The meaning he wanted to express was so obvious that it was about to overflow from his eyes - you two are companions, right? He looks like there is something wrong with his head...Are you really not going to pull him away?

Any normal person would react like this when faced with Gojo Satoru's behavior, right?

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No, or perhaps the reaction would be even stronger. Even if he shook off Gojo Satoru's hand and asked him "Are you sick?" it would be very reasonable - after all, it is normal to get angry when someone suddenly appears and rushes up to ask him such a strange question as "Are you human?", right?

The boy in front of him, who was wearing a dessert shop uniform, was obviously in a good mood. He was neither angry nor did he throw Gojo Satoru away. Instead, he spoke to him in a friendly manner. And no matter how Kagome looked at him, he could only see that he was an ordinary person who had no cursed power at all...

——However, Geto Suguru still chose to believe in Gojo Satoru's judgment.

Although this guy is sometimes really unreliable, he almost never makes mistakes when it comes to "Cursed Spirits".

Since Gojo Satoru asked him such a question, there must be something wrong with this ordinary-looking boy in front of him.

Xia Yujie still had a polite and gentle smile on his face, with an affinity that could make people let down their guard and vigilance. He pulled his other arm apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, my companion may have something to ask you... Is it convenient for you to talk to us?"

You apologized while helping the evil, no wonder you two are companions. He misjudged you.

Xihai Qingdou's mouth twitched.

"It's not a monster, it's a cursed spirit."

Gojo Satoru stretched out his tone, and even though there were guests around who were looking at them, Gojo Satoru still calmly pulled Saikai Haruto, as if those looks didn't exist and he didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

"Can't you feel it yourself?" He used his free hand to pull the sunglasses down on his nose, revealing a pair of extremely bright and gorgeous blue eyes that seemed as blue as the sky, full of interest: "You are completely different from others. I see everything with my eyes."

——This guy's body carries the aura of a "special grade cursed spirit", just like a special grade cursed spirit with a human appearance. This is the information that Gojo Satoru observed with his "six eyes".

But even if it is a special-grade cursed spirit, would it have an appearance so similar to humans and be able to appear normally among humans?

What's even more contradictory is that "Six Eyes" and he himself can also make judgments at the same time - this guy is indeed a real human being.

This is one of the reasons why Gojo Satoru did not think of "killing him" for the time being. Otherwise, with his personality, he would have always killed the existence of the cursed spirit directly.

So is he a human or a cursed spirit?

Gojo Satoru became deeply interested in him—this was the first time he had encountered such an interesting situation.

"What's wrong?" Hanayama Haruna seemed to have not reacted yet. She said "Eh" in surprise, then she pulled Gojo Satoru's clothes and whispered to him, "Satoru, have you forgotten that you can't mention cursed spirits in front of ordinary people!"

She stood behind Gojo Satoru, with a wary look in her eyes as well.

Although the NPC in front of me is very handsome and good-looking, and could be a poster boy in other games, Gojo Satoru, one of the male protagonists of this game, said that he has a problem, so of course he must have a problem!

Xi Haiqingdou tried to move his arms - it was so funny, his two arms were held by two boys, one on each side, and he couldn't move at all.

"I say, you guys are really weird, we seem to have never met before, right? I said you guys are not going to say that my forehead is black, I am possessed by a demon, and I need to go to a shrine to worship, right? Although I don't know why it is me, but I am very poor, I really don't have money to buy any amulets or something, no matter what you say, it's useless."

He looked at the three of them gloomily, as if he completely regarded them as liars.

"And I really, really have to go to work now! If I keep going like this, my boss will deduct my salary or even fire me! This is really important! If you really want to do something, can we talk about it after I get off work?"

—Huh? Did he take them for those kinds of liars?

Xia Yujie was stunned, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, but suddenly he felt that it seemed reasonable - after all, the pink-haired girl standing behind Gojo Satoru was wearing a white dress and a kimono, which was the most standard shrine maiden outfit, so it was normal for him to have such an association.

Of course, in a sense, he was partly right - he was not saying that they were "cheating" him, but that Hanayamain Haruna was indeed a professional shrine maiden who could provide purchasing and guarding services.

The four of them all looked very eye-catching, handsome men and beautiful women standing together, three men and one woman, two boys pulling the sleeve of another boy together... The longer they stayed, the more eyes the other customers in the store cast on them, and it was obvious that they had become very conspicuous at this time.

Even though Geto Suguru still stood firmly beside Gojo Satoru, he had to surrender in the face of so many curious gazes from people around him, who used their eyes to ask him what he was going to do next.

Even the store manager was attracted by their movements and looked over at them inquiringly. He asked softly, "Hey... customers, what do you want to do with Igarashi?"

"I'm sorry, Manager, for causing trouble for you and our store."

The boy called "Igarashi" turned his head and looked at the store manager. His peridot green eyes were clear and bright, and he showed a sincere apology in his eyes: "But I remember that this was indeed the first time I met these customers. I don't know why it suddenly became like this."

Even now, he didn't get angry or impatient to pull Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru away. He just felt a little helpless and anxious about "potentially having his salary deducted", but he didn't give in to them at all. His temper could be said to be too good - it even made Geto Suguru feel a little guilty: wasn't it really that they were going too far?

——It’s similar to the guilty feeling of having bullied an honest person.

Xia Yujie said softly: "Satoru, how about we wait a moment?"

Until now, "Igarashi" still seems to be having a normal reaction of an ordinary person who is completely unaware of the curse, and Geto Suguru still can't see anything abnormal in him.

And since the boss's attitude towards him is also normal, it at least shows that his current condition should be very stable... Anyway, they are free now, so it shouldn't take long for him to "get off work", right?

However, Gojo Satoru is not the kind of person who would be considerate of others. He has always paid more attention to his own thoughts and feelings.

"I don't want to."

The young man groaned in dissatisfaction and took out a card. "There is 500,000 yuan in this card. Is it enough to offset your salary? Are you free now?"

"Hey, really? Are you really giving it to me? You can't regret it, okay?"

Saikai Haruto's eyes lit up, and while speaking, he quickly and honestly reached out to take the card from Gojo Satoru's hand. A brilliant smile instantly appeared on his face, and even his voice became lively and cheerful:

"Okay, boss! I'm free anytime now! Manager, can I take a day off and leave early today? Boss, when are we leaving?"