Chapter 96 The Second Player

After Xi Haiqing Dou left, he never looked back at them again - a real man never looks back! This is called handsome!

It was not until he casually reached into his coat pocket and felt around for a long time but found nothing that he screamed in panic, "Five hundred thousand!"

His half a million is gone--!!

He clearly put it in his coat pocket!!!

He turned around suddenly and started running back.

It must have fallen out accidentally during the fight just now. Wait, it's his half a million dollars, he will go back to get it back for you!

[Don't run away, host - that card is gone. ]

The system really didn't have the heart to speak, [Gojo Satoru's card accidentally flew out of your pocket when you were fighting him, and then it was destroyed by his 'Sang'... Now it has turned to ash.]

Saikai Haruto didn't take off his jacket before the fight, but threw it away in the middle of the fight when both of them were excited. But he remembered that he had carefully put the card in his pocket early on! How did it disappear?

Saikai Haruto insisted: [I don’t believe it!! I didn’t even notice it! Why didn’t you tell me——]

[It's true, host. I saw it with my own eyes.] The system's mechanical voice was inexplicably compassionate, and cruelly shattered his hope: [It fell out before you took off your coat. But at that time you were concentrating on looking at Gojo Satoru. Have you forgotten the bad luck and bad luck buff on you?]

With these two buffs stacked on top of you, no matter how unreasonable it is that a card happens to fall out of your coat, or that Xi Hai Qing Dou happens not to notice it, or that card happens to be hit by "Cang"...it will automatically become reasonable.

Xi Hai Qing Dou: “.”

No, he couldn't accept it! He was having a heart attack!!

That was! He got it for free! 500,000!!

If it weren't for the 500,000 yen as a reward, how could he have been so kind to Gojo Satoru and the others and answered every question they asked?

Is it really because he is a sincere person who answers every question?

No, of course it was because Gojo Satoru gave him the money. He had the 500,000 yen as a reward!

But now, before he could even warm up to the money, his 500,000 yuan was gone? ?

Xihai Qingdou hung his head in despair. For the first time, he felt that this damn debuff was so annoying.

When he returned to the store, he was still in grief over the loss of half a million dollars. He forced a smile when he saw the store manager, unable to hide the slight fatigue and dejection in his voice: "Good evening, store manager - I hope I'm not too late and you haven't closed yet?"

The store manager was packing up things in the store - although it wasn't completely closed yet, it was not far from closing.

"Igarashi! You're back. Did those three guests give you any trouble?"

Although Haruto Nishimi has not worked in this store for a long time, he has a cheerful and outgoing personality, a pleasing appearance, and first-class work skills, so the manager has a good impression of him.

Hanayamain Haruna is a pretty girl with delicate looks, and she wears a shrine maiden's costume. The store manager doesn't have a bad impression of her.

But Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru... Although the two boys were wearing black uniforms and looked like students, they were both tall and strong, and didn't look like the type to be messed with. Gojo Satoru was even 1.9 meters tall and had a fierce expression; Geto Suguru's uniform also looked weird - whose uniform pants would be deliberately made so loose and have earrings on their ears?

In short, the store manager has already labeled the two boys as "not good people".

In comparison, Xi Haiqing Dou is naturally the "unlucky guy" who was inexplicably entangled by the "bad guy".

Perhaps his face was really ugly. When the store manager saw him coming back, his expression was visibly relaxed for a moment, but then became worried again: "Did you encounter anything?"

——The store manager still held the cell phone tightly in his hand. Xi Haiqingdou guessed that if he couldn't come back in time, the store manager might really call the police?

Xi Haiqingdou shook his head, forced himself to cheer up, and took a breath: "I'm fine. In fact, they didn't have anything to do with me. They just asked some questions and had a fight...ah, maybe it was only half a fight? Anyway, I'm fine. I'm just a little depressed because I lost some things that may not have belonged to me in the first place...But don't worry, store manager, I will adjust soon!"

After finishing a long string of words, Saikai Haruto's tone gradually changed from frustrated to calm, and finally became lively and cheerful as usual - just as he said, he quickly adjusted himself.

He indeed figured it out.

The 500,000 yuan was just like something he had picked up for free. With the double debuffs on him, his first reaction after picking up the money for free should have been to spend it immediately instead of saving it. He would not have had enough time! He was still too slow to react!

Later, when I was chatting peacefully with Gojo Satoru and the others, I should have checked again to see if the card was still there... If I had known that the card was lost, I wouldn't have said so much, tsk.

——After all, we are all strangers in essence. If we have no relationship at all, why would he say so much and speak so carefully and sincerely? Of course, financial relationship is also a kind of friendly relationship.

Unfortunately, for "Yuuki Igarashi", this was not enough experience for him to be "bribed" for the first time. He can only pray that he will encounter such a situation again next time, and that some kind-hearted person will give him money. This time he will just consider it as accumulating experience.

——Anyway, even if he didn’t have the 500,000, he would still have to find a way to meet Gojo Satoru; the difference isn’t that big.

——It’s just 500,000 yen! It’s just that “Yuuki Igarashi” has never been given 500,000 yen for free! In the other world before, a car of “Cointreau” was worth more than 500,000 US dollars! He has also bought cars worth 5 million US dollars! The price of “Kaoru Mochizuki”’s books has been sold for many 500,000! The price of a single order of “Solomon”, which has been torn up, has long exceeded 500,000!

——It's just 500,000 yen. It's nothing to regret if it's lost.

In short, Xi Haiqing Dou succeeded in convincing himself.

It was just that the store manager seemed to have misunderstood something, and his expression suddenly became serious. He even looked a little angry, and the look in his eyes when he looked at him was full of pity and love.

"Igarashi, if they bully you, it's right not to resist immediately. There are two of them... Don't fight with them. The more you resist, the more ruthless they may be. If they come to you again next time, if I see them, I will remind you to get away quickly. If there is really no other way, you can resign and leave. But in short, don't be stupid and insist on competing with people like them."

The store manager spoke with the tone of someone who had experienced this, and his voice carried a certain inexplicable earnestness.

These words stunned Xi Hai Qing Dou, and he was completely dumbfounded.

...Wait, wait a minute, how did it get to this point? Did he just say something weird? Why did it suddenly become so serious that he had to resign? ?

"No, no, no, I haven't thought about resigning."

Xi Haiqingdou shook his head frantically, took a step forward and shook the store manager's hand, his eyes earnest: "Store manager, believe me, they are not bad people, really, we are just communicating normally - and I am also very powerful, I didn't lose, right? In fact, the fight was just interrupted and paused for some other reasons, so there is no winner, but in fact, they may not be able to beat me."

As he spoke, his voice began to rise unconsciously, his tone gradually became cheerful, and he even clenched his arms to symbolically show his muscles to the store manager - as if he was still proud of himself and still seeking praise.

The store manager narrowed his eyes, showing a hint of disapproval: "Igarashi!"

"Hey, I know, don't fight with people casually."

Xi Haiqing Dou smiled, his smile was as bright and refreshing as the morning sun: "But what I mean is that no matter what happens, I will not suffer any loss. Don't worry about me - I am really strong. So please don't let me resign... I really don't want to leave this store."

He looked at the store manager with his eyes and voice as sincere as possible, determined to make the store manager give up the idea of ​​asking him to resign - what a joke, where else can he find such an easy and convenient job if he changes? And if he changes again, what will Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru do if they really can't find him anymore?

- Although he expressed his attitude of "not being very interested in the Jujutsu High School" at that time, it was just to fit the character of "Yuuki Igarashi", so he was "hesitant to accept" and it didn't mean that he really had no idea about the Jujutsu High School - after all, according to the "plot" he had seen before and the discussions in the forum, the Jujutsu High School was a very important place that had been mentioned many times.

He believed that even though he didn't seem interested in them, they would definitely come to him and want him to join... Well, they would definitely come to him again, right?

The store manager didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Although But... Looking at the appearance of the black-haired boy in front of him, even though he is actually nearly 1.8 meters tall, with broad shoulders, tall body, long legs, and a standard strong body, he does not seem to be "thin" at all; but he only needs to stand in front of people with such a handsome and deceptive baby face, with a pure expression and clear eyes, to make people involuntarily let down their guard.

Especially the pair of green almond eyes on his face are also very beautiful, with large and bright eyes, clean and clear pupils, thin and slightly drooping eyes, and a sense of innocence when looking at people; when he smiles, his eyes bend like a crescent moon - a bit like peach blossom eyes. Bright and vibrant, it makes people feel happy, and they think he must be harmless, non-aggressive, and non-threatening.

It is impossible for people to associate him with words like "fighting", "fierce" and "strong".

Even though he was speaking and doing things in a seemingly serious manner at this moment, in the eyes of the store manager, he still felt that his cuteness far outweighed the threat and intimidation his words posed.

——I have to say that appearances are very deceptive. Coupled with the bias of people, no matter how you look at it, the store manager thinks that Saikai Haruto is the one who is easily hurt and bullied.

However, since Saikai Haruto said so, the store manager finally thought about it and gave up the idea of ​​"unreliable" - after all, it would be a pity if such a useful and likable young employee resigned like a frightened bird for such a reason. And what if he didn't come next time?

The look he gave Nishimi Haruto seemed as if he wanted to say something but stopped, as if he was helpless and pitiful... But in the end, Nishimi Haruto waited for a long time, and the manager still said nothing.

Instead, he solemnly handed him this week's salary of 20,000 yen before leaving the store - the words the manager said before Xi Haiqing Dou left the store were not entirely excuses, at least it was indeed the turn of this store to pay salaries today.

His attitude made Xi Haiqing Dou somewhat confused, and he didn't know what he was trying to do.

But since no words were spoken... then it probably isn't something important, right?

Xi Haiqingdou quickly put the manager's reaction behind his mind, put the money away solemnly, picked up the black umbrella that he had placed in the store, and prepared to leave.

[An Umbrella (R)]: An ordinary black umbrella that can be used by two people. It is very effective in blocking the sun and rain. The characteristic is that it is not easy to be damaged or broken, and it is also very good to use as a weapon.

All items produced by the system will be bound to the person himself, unless he actively transfers them to someone else or the items are completely damaged, there is no need to worry about losing or stealing them.

Xi Haiqingdou used to think that this function was of average use. After all, his previous things would not be lost, and even if he wanted to use "fishing enforcement", whether he pretended to "give" them to others verbally or in action, the conditions for "transfer increase" would be met, so this function can only be said to be useless.

But after putting on the vests of Yusuke Shijukuin and Yuki Igarashi, he no longer thought so.

He now thinks that this function is the most useful function of the system.

Especially since this umbrella can be used as a weapon - so cool!

After leaving the store, Xi Haiqing Dou walked towards home with an umbrella in his hand.