Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful fox

"Ah, sister, you look really pretty when you smile... Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself."

Hoshino Hideyuki bowed slightly and said, "My name is Sakurai Makoto. Please take care of me. This is my first time here, and there are many places I don't recognize, so... could you please introduce me to them? Thank you very much!"

This kid actually said the name directly. He is really a rookie.

If we don't take care of a rookie like this, he will definitely be taken advantage of by others, right?

Well, instead of being eaten up by the bad guys, it's better for me to eat him... No, it's better for me to help him! That's right, sister, I'm not a homosexual, I'm doing good things!

After thinking for a moment, the woman said:

"…Just call me Hanasaki. This place is not safe. You shouldn't tell others your name casually. It will cause trouble to you and others."

"Oh, is that so? Sorry, I just think you look trustworthy..."

"Nothing, just be careful next time."

Ah, the handsome guy said I am trustworthy!

So comfortable~

The woman who called herself Hanasaki raised her lips wildly under the mask. After calming down for several seconds, she continued: "I agree to your request just now. Next, you can follow me."

"Thank you!"

Hoshino Hideyuki tilted his head and smiled.

Roar, I took the bait~

What? You said this violated the agreement between the fox and the young lady?

How is it violated? It only says that you cannot make a move on Tiantong Xixia, but it doesn't say that you cannot make a move on other girls!

Mr. Fox, I clearly follow the rules!

Here, Hanasaki continued: "Come to think of it, is this really your first time logging into the game?"

"Well, actually I've been here once before, but I was so scared at the time that I didn't go very deep... Now when I log in again, I find that this place has changed a lot since the last time I saw it, and I don't know what to do..."

"I see, you just missed a version update."

"Version update?"

"Yes, it happened at six o'clock yesterday morning."

Hanasaki led Hoshino Hideyuki a few steps forward and pointed at the big screen.

“The specific updated contents are all above.”

"First, the space in the game was expanded. The original one square was increased to four. Bulletin boards and some decorative buildings were built on the squares. It is said that the tall building in the distance was opened to a small number of high-level players..."

Following Hanasaki's finger, Hoshino Hideyuki saw the nine-story building outside the small square, which was shrouded in mist and hung with colorful and extravagant lanterns.

“…I haven’t been there either, so I don’t know what’s inside.”

After Huasaki finished speaking, she took out her phone, opened the game interface and continued:

"Secondly, the task system has been enriched. Previously, all tasks were accepted by individuals, and then everyone worked on their own. Now multiple people are allowed to participate in the same task, and the rewards for the tasks are also higher."

"According to the administrators, as the number of players continues to increase, friends and guilds will be opened..."

The guild has been set up, and it’s getting bigger and bigger.

Besides, are there three more squares like this? Tong Xixia was probably there that day, so I'll go look for her after I understand the situation.

Hoshino Hideyuki rolled his eyes and asked again, "Who is the administrator talking about?"

"That's them."

Hanasaki pointed at the three men in suits who came out from behind the settlement room and said, "They usually maintain order here, and sometimes they go to the real world to assist players in completing quests."

"Don't provoke them, they are very powerful."

Strong... ?

Hoshino Hideyuki narrowed his eyes, opened his eyes of insight and observed carefully.

Well, based on preliminary judgment, their strength is average, probably about the same level as the group of people in Yunhai Casino before. Only the demonic power of the leader is a bit interesting...

Wait, the leader doesn’t look like a human, he even has horns on his head.

After looking carefully for a moment, the fox was sure that the leading administrator was clearly a horned red ghost, disguised as a human using magic!

This is interesting.

By the way, the last time I met a powerful ghost tribe was when I rescued Inuyama Tetsu with my friends in Osaka... Are they the same ghosts? Why did they gather here? What is their relationship with Senjougahara Ryoko?

While the fox was thinking, Hanasaki beside him almost finished introducing himself and changed the subject:

"Sakurai-san, it seems from your appearance that you haven't drunk the strengthening potion yet, right?"

"No, what is that?"

"The universal rewards after the version update are easy to obtain and can improve a person's physical fitness in all aspects..."

As Nami spoke, she suddenly jumped up from the spot, more than two meters high, and did a backflip.

“…Just like this!”

"Amazing!"

Hoshino Hideyuki said "ignore" in his mind, but he clapped his hands knowingly, making Nami's mouth corners curved again under the mask.

She crossed her arms and said, "There's an old saying in Dongda University, 'Be a good person till the end and you'll be able to go to heaven.' I see that even after listening to me talk so much, you may not be familiar with this game. So how about this, I'll take you on a mission."

"This way you will know how to play this game, and you can also get a bottle of potion to strengthen your body."

Ah, can Buddha go to heaven? Do you want to start a religious war or make a live-action version of Saint Young Men?

Hoshino Hideyuki complained in his heart, and scratched his head in a shy manner: "That's too much trouble for you, Hanasaki..."

No, no, no, it’s really a pleasure for me to do missions with a boy like you!

Hanasaki clenched his fists excitedly, then took out a mask from his pocket and asked Hoshino Hideyuki to put it on. Then he took out his phone, clicked on an interface in the game and said:

"It just so happens that there is a permanent multiplayer task called 'Grab the Treasure Chest' in the next two days. Let's do this!"

Ten minutes later.

Hanasaki led Hoshino Hideo out of the small square and came to a nearby hill. Not far below, they saw a huge pit the size of a playground. There were some building ruins scattered in the pit, and a big spider squatting in the middle of the ruins.

The spider was surrounded by white spider webs, and dotted on the webs were wooden treasure chests the size of suitcases.

Just as Hanasaki was about to explain to Hoshino Hideyuki, she heard the mocking voice of a strange woman beside her.

"Hey, hey, hey, am I seeing right? How dare you come here again? Ha, even if you can't remember your lesson, there should be a limit, right?"

Chapter 317 Fox I don't like to give up halfway

Hoshino Hideyuki turned his head and saw a young man and woman with the upper half of their faces covered with masks walking towards them.

Facing them, Hanasaki's forehead suddenly showed a "川" character, and he lowered his voice and said:

"...I only plan to guide newcomers in the marginal area this time. I am not here to compete with you for the big treasure chest. We have no conflict of interest."

The woman in the middle of the two said, "Who knows whether what you said is true or false? Anyway, you are not welcome here."

"I didn't hear the administrator say that anyone is prohibited from taking this mission."

"Then we'll just have to wait and see." Another man said solemnly, "If you lose any limbs after playing the game, don't blame us for not warning you in advance."

"You two guys..." Hanasaki gritted her teeth and said, "I won't go into the central area. If you two want to suffer here and miss the big treasure chest, then do as you please."

"Ah."

Hearing this, the couple of men sneered a few times and didn't answer.

The woman turned her head and glanced at Hoshino Hideyuki, saying disdainfully: "Hey, newcomer, if this is your first time here, you'd better choose your companions carefully. If you accidentally choose a loser, then... hehe."

After saying that, she made a gesture of cutting her neck.

Hoshino Hideyuki blinked:

"Arnold, is there something wrong with your neck?"

"Huh? Are you an idiot? I mean..."

"Oh! I understand!" Hoshino Hideyuki hammered his hand and said, "Auntie, you want to tell me that if you don't choose the right companion, you will be exhausted and end up with a thyroid cyst like you, right? Okay, I'll remember that, Arigato, you are so kind, Auntie~"

"Who is the aunt? And I don't have a thyroid cyst!"

"Then why is your neck so thick?"

"I'm fat... ugh!"

The woman was so angry that she wanted to slap the fox, but at this time the man came over, grabbed her wrist, shook his head and said:

"Be patient, the administrator prohibits fighting in public areas..."

Her face turned red, and after a few seconds she snorted coldly and said, "Wait!"

After saying that, the man and woman walked to the other side of the pit.

"Thank you."

Hanasaki walked up to Hoshino Hideyuki and said softly, "But, hey, you shouldn't have angered them."

Hoshino Hideyuki showed a classic fox smile: "Don't think too much, I just think that you are a good senior and should not be accused without reason~"

Good senior...

After hearing this and seeing the fox's smile, Hanasaki felt her heart beat faster.

Hoshino Hideyuki asked again: "Speaking of which, who are those two people?"

"No, it's not important." She shook her head, then said: "I thought about it, let's change the task."

Although she really wanted to complete the mission of stealing the treasure chest and had the confidence to face those two people, she did not have the confidence to protect the safety of this "Sakurai Makoto".

As a good senior, you should not let the juniors you lead fall into danger.

I should change to an easier task. If the reward is not good enough, I can just pay for it myself.

"But, that."

At this time, Hoshino Hideyuki raised his phone, tilted his head and smiled: "I have already accepted this task? It's the treasure chest grabbing task at the top of the list on the right, right?"

"...You are not really an idiot!"

Hanasaki scratched her hair in annoyance.

Hoshino Hideyuki calmly used the flower-viewing technique to calm the female college student, shrugged and said, "Well, now that things have come to this, it seems there is nothing we can do. You should tell me in detail about those people and this mission~"

"I...really...ah, okay."

Hanasaki sighed, and finally nodded under helplessness (hypnosis), took two steps forward, and came to the front of the pit and said:

"Let me first talk about the task of grabbing the treasure chest."

"Do you see those treasure chests of all sizes in the pit? This mission, as the name suggests, requires us to rob them."

"Inside each treasure chest is a score bar, which represents the value of the treasure chest. The closer to the center, the bigger the treasure chest and the higher the score. Within the time limit of fifteen minutes, the total score we get from the treasure chests represents the result of this mission."

"Reaching 100 points means completing the mission, and the reward is a bottle of strengthening potion. On top of 100 points, every additional 100 points will give you an additional reward..."

"But that has nothing to do with us. Our goal this time is to get 100 points per person. Do you understand?"

"Ming~bai~"

Mina turned her head and gave these instructions to Hoshino Hideyuki, who nodded obediently like a kindergarten kid.

"...Please be serious."

Mina curled her lips and continued, "The above are the requirements of the task. Next, I will talk about the difficulties."

“First of all, there are a limited number of treasure chests. The closer you are to the center and the higher your score is, the fewer there are. So when we open treasure chests, we will definitely compete with other players.”

"The rules prohibit players from carrying weapons, but given the physical fitness of most players who have taken a strengthening potion, they can easily cripple someone with their bare hands, so you must be careful."

She glanced at the direction the couple had left and said:

"They were the two competitors I encountered when I was doing this mission last night. At that time, I fought one against two... Well, although I didn't win, I didn't lose either. I also stole three treasure chests, so I became enemies with them."

"Besides other players, another difficulty we will encounter is spiders."

"There are two kinds of spiders. One is a big spider, the one coiled in the middle. It will randomly attack anyone who steps on the spider web and is close enough to it... As long as we move around the edge, we don't have to worry about it."