Why is my anime art style so weird?

A hint of surprise flashed in Xu Ming's eyes; the system was only now giving the subtitle of the mission.

Xu Ming thought about it for a moment and immediately understood the reason.

The name 'The Temptation of Money' alone contains a lot of information, which is completely inconsistent with the system's purpose of letting Xu Ming collect intelligence on his own to improve the mission completion rate.

Moreover, upon seeing this name and encountering Eizan Etsuya again, Xu Ming became wary, fearing that without a protective amulet, he would not fall victim to the attack.

If that's the case, then the system is blatantly helping him cheat.

As Xu Ming pondered, the system spoke again.

—Settlement complete, event completion rate: 90%!

—Gained 30 Strange Points (200%)!

—Receive extra rewards!

—Reward: A soul can be transformed into a 'Strange Being' for free and a contract can be formed with it. (Only souls related to this event are eligible, and the target's consent is required.)

—Rewards for the chain of quests will be accumulated and distributed upon completion of the final quest!

—Obtain the key item 'Blood Moon Roulette Fragment (Gold)'

This was absolutely a huge success!

While 30 points of weirdness are plentiful, they are merely icing on the cake; the real prize is that extra reward.

Upon seeing the extra reward, Xu Ming's face lit up with joy, but when he saw the restrictions below, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

His wish to quickly sign a contract with his sister was dashed once again.

However, Xu Ming quickly regained his confidence.

Since such an extra reward has appeared, it means that as long as he completes the task well enough and is lucky enough, he can get the opportunity to sign a contract with his sister for free.

Xu Ming chose to claim the extra reward, and the system immediately and thoughtfully provided a table, which not only included each person's soul level and soul potential.

The weakest and worst are of course the delinquents A, B, C, and D under Eizan Etsuya's command. Their system ratings are all 1-1 (soul level 1, potential level 1). They are weak and have no potential for development, so they can only be used as cannon fodder.

The third one is the unknown girl who was tortured to death. Her system rating is 2-2, but perhaps because she has already become a Buddha, her name is grayed out and cannot be selected.

Next is Eizan Etsuya, with a system rating of 2-3.

Xu Ming was quite certain that, given Eizan Etsuya's fickle nature, he would agree to Xu Ming's choice without hesitation.

He was cunning and treacherous, making him perfect for the dirty work that couldn't be done in public for a leader.

However, Xu Ming did not want to build his own power; what he needed were trustworthy partners, not a vicious dog that would change its tune with the wind.

Moreover, Xu Ming had better options—

Name: Haruyuki Arita

Soul Level: 2

Soul Potential Level: 5

Weird Match Rating: Demon 100%, Monster 80%, Ghost 40%, Strange 0%

Xu Ming's gaze toward Haruyuki Arita suddenly changed.

Although she can't compare to her older sister, she's more than capable of being a work partner.

Haruyuki Arita immediately noticed Xu Ming's unusual behavior; his gaze made her feel somewhat afraid.

"Xu, Xu Mingjun, is there a problem?"

Xu Ming instantly returned to normal, then placed his hands on Haruyuki Arita's shoulders, revealing a smile identical to that of an insurance salesman.

"Arita-kun, you just said you wanted to stay with me for the time being, right?"

Haruyuki Arita looked at Xu Ming, who had suddenly become enthusiastic, with a puzzled expression, and nodded slightly.

"Yes, please allow me to interrupt."

Xu Ming's smile remained unchanged.

"So, is there anything else you haven't fulfilled?"

Haruyuki Arita hesitated for a moment, then scratched the back of his head somewhat awkwardly.

"I... I still have so many games I haven't played, and so many anime I haven't watched, so..."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Xu Ming cautiously, as if worried that Xu Ming would discriminate against him because he was a fat otaku.

Xu Ming patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry. My TV is big, and I have a computer. You can play or watch whatever you want."

Haruyuki Arita immediately looked at Xu Ming with excitement.

"Xu Mingjun, you are such a good person!!"

Chapter 49 The Silver Crow

Xu Ming quickly persuaded Haruyuki Arita to sign a contract with him.

An ancient purple scroll appeared out of nowhere.

Then the scroll automatically unfurled, revealing a brush made of purple-gold light. It wrote the two large characters "Xu Ming" at the beginning of the scroll, followed by the four smaller characters "Arita Haruyuki" on a new line.

Xu Ming immediately felt an invisible bond connecting him with Haruyuki Arita.

Haruyuki Arita seemed to sense the same change and turned to look at him.

“Xu Mingjun…”

As Haruyuki Arita gazed lovingly at Xu Ming, a flash of golden light suddenly appeared, and Haruyuki Arita transformed into a pink and tender little piglet...

"?"

"??!"

The two people, no, the person and the pig, stared at each other wide-eyed.

A big '#' immediately appeared on the pig's forehead.

"Xu Mingjun, what's going on? Can you explain?"

Xu Ming touched his nose somewhat guiltily.

"This... I don't know either!"

God knows why it turned out this way!

Xu Ming saw that the 'Demon' race had the highest compatibility on Haruyuki Arita's attribute panel, so he naturally chose to convert him into a 'Demon' during the conversion.

Who knew that the system would directly transform him into a pig demon!?

After paying a price, Xu Ming finally managed to appease Haruyuki Arita.

The total price he paid was: two bags of potato chips and three bottles of chilled soda.

……

Xu Ming then dialed the police.

Three bodies were found in office building number 4. To avoid trouble, Xu Ming had no choice but to call the police.

In addition, the gold bricks in the secret room also need to be dealt with.

Although Eizan Etsuya is a bad person, the money he earns is indeed from legitimate business. Even though there is no one supervising him now, and Xu Ming is indeed short of money, he hasn't taken a single penny.

While waiting for the police to arrive, Xu Ming casually opened the attribute panel of Haruyuki Arita—or rather, the pig kidney.

Name: Haruyuki Arita

Contractor: Xu Ming

Category: Shikigami (Yokai)

Soul Level: 2

Soul Potential Level: 5

special power:

Demonic Armor (Silver Raven) - Can be released after accumulating enough rage.

(Upgrading to the next soul level requires 500 Strange Points, or you can absorb soul essence and advance on your own.)

Xu Ming was surprised to find that Haruyuki Arita's stats looked pretty good, not as useless as he appeared.

At least this special ability looks very rare.

'Silver Crow' is likely taken from Haruyuki Narita's virtual character 'Silver Crow' in the 'Brain Burst' game in the original work.

'So how do you build up anger?'

Out of curiosity, Xu Ming asked a question casually.

—All you need to do is feel 'anger'. The simplest way is: get beaten up!

The system very 'thoughtfully' provided suggestions.

'...'

Xu Ming subconsciously looked down at the pink piglet standing on its two little hooves on the ground.

The little piglet blinked its round eyes at him.

"What's wrong, Xu Mingjun?"

Xu Ming quickly waved his hand.

"No, it's nothing."

That seems a bit cruel, let's think of another way...

Three minutes later.

"Arita-kun, you're too fat. You should lose some weight."

The little pig's face immediately turned bright red, as if it had instantly turned into a roast suckling pig.

"I'm not fat! I'm just curvy!"

Xu Ming looked it up and down, muttering to himself.