It was a Thursday night and everything was quiet, as if no one was around.
Yuan Yuanyuan walked out of the house, wearing a pure black shirt, and walked slowly on the street, looking around carefully as she walked.
She moved very carefully, just like a hamster leaving a hole. It was indeed not a good time for her to go out, but she had no other choice.
Wearing this dress, she took the subway alone, went from the west of the city to the east, and then walked up in a very remote place.
Yuan Yuanyuan came out this time to show her face, because Ji Qiu's update frequency is very regular. Usually there is one update on Monday and Saturday, and sometimes there will be extra updates. This time, Saturday is approaching, and she is going to show her face before the next comic is published so that she can appear in the comic.
The manga has been published for 14 issues. The only time she appeared in these 14 issues was when she wore a black windbreaker and killed a lizard monster, and when she saved the white-clothed female ghost. For a popular character, this frequency of appearance is not enough.
For Yuan Yuanyuan, she actually has certain advantages. After all, it is well known that the earlier a character appears, the greater the possibility that he will become an important character.
Well... excluding those characters who might die young and those who serve as a foothold for the protagonist in the early stages.
Yuan Yuanyuan really didn't know how to increase her role. She felt like she was just like those funny hosts in variety shows, trying hard to get more people to look at her by doing some weird things.
She lay in bed thinking for a day, and finally came up with a very simple solution.
...Since her current role is a monster that leans towards humans, she should make full use of this characteristic. After all, people who read comics are humans, and it is obvious which one will be more popular, a monster that kills humans or a monster that helps humans.
Especially the manga "Yoki" is not following the usual path. Currently, the comics are all about cool and domineering monsters, and the relationship between them and humans is hostile. The monster "Man in Black" stands out in this environment, because he is the only monster with an ambiguous attitude towards humans... Maybe it will be a good effect if the sword takes a different approach.
Yuan Yuanyuan came to a very remote place this time. It was actually no longer under the jurisdiction of her boss, but belonged to another person. She knew that her boss didn't get along well with the bosses here, and that the monsters in different jurisdictions would have different smells, so she seldom came here.
However, ever since she was blocked at the door and not allowed to enter last time when she returned home, she discovered something magical - after she transformed, her physique would also change, and she would truly become another person.
…
Well, she is no longer surprised by whatever Ji Qiu does.
Her own boss was hunting her down, but as the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and perhaps people here were not as sensitive to the "man in black" as they were back home.
Yuanyuan came this time to find out if there were any monsters doing evil, so that she could suddenly step forward and save humans when the monsters were doing evil.
If that human is a girl, then this phase is called a hero saving a beauty. If that human is a man, then this phase is called... um...
Yuan Yuanyuan threw away the weird words in her mind. Then she walked alone on the street, looking for the evil spirit around her.
Yuan Yuanyuan has actually killed quite a few monsters over the years. Although she always says that she is a weakling, to be honest, a real weakling would not be able to live to her age.
She is just not familiar with many of the common skills of monsters, but she has an instinctive reaction to fighting.
Most monsters do not have the human habit of having their children educated by their elders. Many monsters just give birth to their babies and leave them to fend for themselves. Therefore, there are many things that monsters know as soon as they are born.
This is just like in the animal world, many antelopes can walk within a few minutes after they are born, while many humans take a long time to complete this action.
To some extent, Yuan Yuanyuan feels that monsters and animals are actually very similar. Of course, many monsters are originally animals...
Survival instincts, or identifying objects by smell. Now, whenever Yuan Yuanyuan watches the animal world and sees lions using urine to mark their territory, or male dung beetles using smell to find female dung beetles, she feels very nervous...
Cough cough.
Stop talking nonsense and look for her quickly. Her working hours are from morning to afternoon, and she has to catch the last bus at 9pm to go back to her home to work.
In the city, the relationship between monsters and humans is still very delicate. Before becoming a monster, Yuan Yuanyuan had never imagined that there were so many dangerous people hidden in the city where she lives every day.
Yuan Yuanyuan lowered her head and walked back and forth in the streets and alleys, trying hard to distinguish the air coming from all directions. When she walked to some remote places, she would hear a lot of tiny sounds, and these sounds did not make people feel very good.
In this chaotic city, such things are not difficult to find. Not long after, Yuan Yuanyuan's footsteps suddenly stopped.
Her eyes were directed straight to a place where there seemed to be no one. However, Yuan Yuanyuan's fingers slowly clenched.
...Although she didn't want to admit it, Yuan Yuanyuan had always been afraid of getting into trouble. To put it simply, she was timid.
That's why she has been hiding for so many years, trying hard to avoid situations that require direct confrontation.
In her heart, she still longs for a normal human life. For so many years, she has obeyed the law. She doesn't litter or spit, and she never runs ahead at traffic lights...
However, even she herself knew that blood and violence played a very important role in the daily lives of monsters.
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"Yuanyuan, there are many important people coming today, so it will be very busy. You'd better prepare well." Sister Li Zi said to Yuan Yuanyuan.
"Okay, okay." Yuan Yuanyuan panted, picked up the apron beside her and tied it around her waist, then wrapped her hair with a headscarf.
She had just got off the subway and ran over at the speed of wind, finally making it to the tavern.
As a poor woman...she still dares not to be late. She may not have her salary deducted for being late, but she may not be sure whether she can still work here next month.
Yuan Yuanyuan began to clean the wine kettle in front of her with hot water. As she washed, she couldn't help laughing secretly.
Yes, it was strong during the day today.
And most importantly, she got a piece of intelligence that the boss of the next district did not list the "man in black" as a dangerous person.
She thought back to what happened this morning, thinking to herself, should this be enough? She had been trying so hard to look cool...
She tried her best to make every move look good, which resulted in her accidentally getting stabbed twice... Well, that's not the point.
When she made each move, she couldn't help thinking that maybe this move would be drawn into a comic, become a big shot, and be cut out as a wonderful scene in the future, or made into a poster...
Yuan Yuanyuan couldn't see her own face, but she kept imagining her own movements in her mind.
She felt that... her movements were neat and decisive, and particularly manly. After all, she had spent the entire night digging for them based on her idol.
This all falls within the realm of violent aesthetics. What Yuan Yuanyuan imagined in her mind was a very exciting and smooth fighting scene.
Every move is so handsome, handsome, handsome, handsome...
"Yuanyuan! Is the wine hot enough?"
"...Oh, oh, here it comes!" Yuan Yuanyuan, who was fantasizing, was frightened.
She hurriedly walked over with the boiled wine and almost tripped over something on the ground.
...Hmm, so don't daydream during work hours, just work hard...
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On Saturday of this week, the latest issue of "Yao Ji" was published.
Yuan Yuanyuan took a bath and burned incense early in the morning, then cooked all the remaining ribs.
She sat on the bed excitedly, waiting for the comic to come out.
…At this point, she actually still had a sense of excitement and shame in her heart. Just like a celebrity who was on TV for the first time, she kept secretly watching the part about herself and then judged her performance in her heart.
Yuan Yuanyuan immediately opened the latest chapter of the comic book the moment it came out, and sure enough, she appeared in the comic book this time.
…It seems that she did a good job that day. Although she didn’t kill the monster, it was still good enough for Ji Qiu to draw a scene that belonged to her among so many monsters.
She took a deep breath and looked at the latest issue with a feeling of trepidation and excitement. She imagined a very handsome and cold man in black, who would stand up and save the beauty when faced with a monster that was not kind to humans.
...I don’t know which one is more handsome compared to her boyfriend.
However, as the saying goes, sometimes things don't turn out the way you imagined.
There is a saying that goes, how you see yourself is actually different from how others see you...
When celebrities appear on TV, their facial flaws will be magnified. There are many things that we usually don’t notice, but they become extremely obvious on TV, such as their walking movements, some small expressions, and even their eyes…
This kind of comic book that shows a person from all aspects is even more comprehensive than what is shown on TV.
Yuan Yuanyuan was extremely excited when she saw the part belonging to the man in black. However, as she looked down, her expression became more and more rigid, and finally the smile froze on her face...
In general, her goal was achieved. Indeed, because of this scene, she attracted a lot of attention. Just looking at the number of comments below, you can see that the comments about the "man in black" are rising rapidly, and the top three likes are all about her.
However, the self in the comics is not quite the same as she imagined herself to be...
...It magnified all the things that Yuan Yuanyuan didn't notice.