As the savior, I only want to play single-player games.

[Node is now active]

You are descending into a new node world...

Disasters occur in every world; civilization is not always in its cradle. Darkness is everywhere, and danger is omnipresent, capable of destroying everything in an instant. In the most desperate times, only a savior can save all!

You have entered the current node.

[Node task generation in progress...]

……

Kagura Tendou goes to bed early; if conditions allow, he can fall asleep peacefully before eight o'clock.

This was the first time Ise Suzuka had stayed up later than Tendo Kagura, so she was extremely excited.

I've finally escaped the shadow of that demon... oops, Kagura-nii-san.

To be honest, this was an experience she had never had before.

After understanding that guy's personality, she no longer had to worry about someone sneaking into her bedroom in the middle of the night and cutting off her head—she used to always lock the door from the inside.

"That's true. Those were all just my own wild imaginations. It would have been better if we had discovered them sooner."

She muttered to herself, rolling around in the blanket, lost in thought.

She always felt like a pitiful creature, with no one caring for her or loving her. Her only concern was her grandmother, who was far away. Whenever she thought about this, she would feel a tightness in her chest and be unable to breathe.

But now I realize that she really is a younger sister.

This isn't just a casual title; she has family, and anyone who dares to mess with her should think twice about whether she has powerful backers.

But after lying down for half a day, I didn't feel sleepy at all; in fact, I felt more and more energetic.

Suzuka Ise suddenly sat up, threw off the covers, and stealthily opened the door. Seeing that Kagura Tendo's door was tightly closed, she tiptoed to the living room, opened the refrigerator, and took out a box of pastries.

The box was labeled as ice cream, and its hard plastic exterior was transparent and luxurious, clearly indicating its high price.

Suzuka Ise didn't dare turn on the light. She went to the window and opened it in the moonlight. She saw the exquisite appearance of the pastries inside. They were ice blue and dotted with stars. She couldn't help but swallow. Then she looked around and quickly took out a piece and stuffed it into her mouth.

……

Bowls, tickets, I want them!

Actually, the savior just wanted to play single-player: Chapter Thirty-Six: The Night Watch

The popsicles had been sitting for a while, and the outer layer had hardened, but the inside was still very soft, with an excellent texture, moderate sweetness, and a refreshingly cool taste.

Suzuka wore a very contented expression. Her digestion wasn't very good, so she preferred soft and delicious food and couldn't resist soft and sweet desserts, but she rarely had the chance to eat them.

This stuff is too expensive; a single fine dessert can easily cost over a thousand yen.

When she was in the countryside, she would buy simple snacks from the corner store. She didn't have much pocket money, so she cherished it. She would even hold a piece of cotton candy in her mouth for a long time.

She was secretly eating in the living room when she suddenly caught a glimpse of what looked like a figure moving outside the window.

She stood up, peered out the window, and saw a figure outside the door.

Judging from her figure, she should be a girl. Although there was a bright moonlight, she was not very clear in the darkness. All that could be seen was a head of beautiful long hair and a pair of golden eyes.

However, the figure quickly disappeared from Suzuka's sight.

"Maybe it's a neighbor jogging late at night."

Suzuka Ise ate half a box of sweets and felt her stomach was full.

She put the dessert back in its place and then went back without saying a word.

……

Early the next morning,

Suzuka Ise felt a sharp pain in her throat, as if there was phlegm stuck there, making her very uncomfortable. She kept coughing, but the more she coughed, the more it hurt, and she felt extremely uncomfortable.

She felt a little dizzy, as if she had a low-grade fever, but thankfully it wasn't too serious.

It took Suzuka quite a while to get dressed and wash up. She sat listlessly at the dining table, looking like a wilted eggplant.

Kagura's eyes darkened slightly, as if he had experienced a lot last night. He silently pushed the cooked rice porridge in front of her.

"Brother, I think I've caught a cold." Suzuka's thin eyebrows drooped, and her voice was thick with a nasal tone; the little one looked extremely pitiful.

Tendou Kagura glanced at her and slowly said, "Drinking cold drinks harms the lungs."

Suzuka Ise is extremely frail. It's one thing to not take good care of her, but yesterday she experienced extreme joy and sorrow, and even dared to eat cold food in the middle of the night, which caused her stomach to catch a chill.

It's entirely their own fault, there's no need to pay any attention to it.

Kagura Tendou retrieved Ryukakusan from his home medicine cabinet, watched as she tilted her head back, and expertly swallowed it.

This medicine stops coughs and clears phlegm; it should be helpful for her.

……

Tendou Kagura has arrived at a new node world.

The system's arrival was extremely strange. His physical body in the real world did not disappear upon arrival. Instead, a new body appeared in the node world, which was linked to his physical body in the real world.

It's like a secondary account, but its core function is the login device, so the two cannot log in simultaneously.

It is said that it descended in a dream, but in reality, it was because Tendo Kagura felt that the night was quiet and convenient for movement.

If the arrival is interrupted during the day, he cannot guarantee that no accidents will occur.

This was the second world he had entered. He first examined himself and found that it was pretty much as he had expected.

Since the end of the last node, he has changed his original outfit. Now he is wearing a black tactical uniform, with his hands and feet tightly bound, and leather tactical gloves. He looks light and capable. He also changed to black goggles from the store, which can cover the effect of the Dark Eyes.

He also got a clear view of the surrounding scenery.

This is an abandoned city. The sky is gray and the overall tone is dark. The buildings in this world have sharp edges and appear extremely cold and hard.

A cold wind howled, desolate and bleak, rustling the corner of a small advertisement pasted on a lamppost, and in the distance, a faded poster that was about to fall off was making a rustling sound.

Is this yet another deserted world?

Was he late again...?

Tendou Kagura redeemed another lightweight motorcycle. This type of vehicle is convenient to ride, fast, and, more importantly, cheap enough, costing only 100 points. It has always been the perfect means of transportation in his mind.

He walked slowly along a wide road, occasionally observing the scenery around him.

Noticing the wear and tear on the building, Kagura Tendou guessed that people lived here a few years ago, but then mysteriously all of them moved out.

No human corpses were found, nor were any monsters seen; only the chaotic scene on the street indicated that the humans had retreated in a panic.

On his way there, he saw many gold shops that were largely undamaged, indicating that this was a sudden disaster.

He pulled up the system panel and examined it carefully.

You have arrived at a new node.

[The following is the taskbar]

[Main Quest - Guarding the Night] (Click to view details)

Just as heaven and earth are governed by yin and yang, and the sun and moon revolve, so too are civilizations, some already fallen, others struggling.

On a certain ominous night, calamity struck from the heavens, and from that moment on, the world's nights were never at peace again.

They operate in the night; darkness is their domain, omnipresent and all-pervasive, constantly hunting humans.

You have only one goal!

【Night Watch (Active)】

The Night's Watch (Failed)

After your long and arduous struggle, your unwavering perseverance, and your repeated attempts to fight despite setbacks, you have declared your mission a failure with a record of zero enemy kills.

If this node world is permanently closed, you can start the next node mission.

……

Kagura Tendou skillfully closed the panel. The mission failed as quickly as ever, but compared to the phased missions in the Dark World, this mission was much simpler.

It's now confirmed that the system is malfunctioning.

He watched as the sky grew increasingly dark. He was walking along the main road, which should lead to the city's core area. As he moved forward, a subtle something was added to the already chilly wind. It was an aura of considerable danger, which involuntarily raised goosebumps on his skin.

The speed of the Heavenly Dao Kagura slowed down. After a moment of contemplation, it pulled up the panel again and found the map function of the shop.

[Map: You can spend points to unlock the full map view]

This feature is ridiculously cost-effective. Tiandao Shenle has just arrived and hasn't figured it out yet, so I don't want to leave just yet.

Unlocking the map of the dark world cost him 100,000 points.

The current price of a world map is—

30,000 points.

Tendou Kagura has confirmed once again that the price of 30,000 points is real.

Is it because the map of this world is smaller than the Dark World?

He chose to unlock it directly.

Centered on him, the system map display expanded outwards in a circle, and in less than ten seconds, a somewhat incomplete map was refreshed.

Upon catching the above information, Tendou Kagura quickly narrowed his eyes.

"This is?"

Something's wrong with this world!

The system map, which is completely transparent in the pitch-black world, doesn't work very well in this world. It's as if there's an extra filter, making it impossible to see the whole landscape clearly, and the field of vision is limited.

Kagura Tendou subconsciously raised her head and looked upwards.

The sky was overcast and oppressive, seemingly cloudy, so the sun was nowhere to be seen.

Kagura Tendou closed her eyes, her deep, dark pupils opening as her gaze struggled to pierce through the layer of gray clouds and reach the sun above.

The sun was high in the sky; it was noon.

His eyes were sublimated jet-black pupils with the ability to see through things, but now he struggled to see the sun in the sky.