I was the fourth disaster in Yokohama and was loved by everyone.

This time she was more cautious and not in such a hurry to defeat her opponent. Instead, she tentatively asked why the opponent was able to activate the second form.

To everyone's surprise, Verlaine flew into a rage upon hearing this, looking at her as if she were some malicious and wicked villain, and beat her to death.

Gan!

He repeatedly reloaded the save file more than ten times. Either he would activate the second form midway through, or Zhu Yu would accidentally fail to draw aggro, allowing him to take the opportunity to kill the people from the Flag Society.

Zhu Yu: (?▼Pan▼)

The only thing to be thankful for is that, after so many battles, the long-stagnant [Physical Skill Mastery] has finally broken through to [Physical Skill Grandmaster].

With the help of the "Physics Holy Sword" that counters gravity, she can now handle close combat with ease.

In this latest save, she fought Verlaine to a standstill, and even managed to deflect Verlaine's attacks instinctively—she had been stuck at this point in the fight for so long that it had become muscle memory.

While steadily holding back Verlaine's hatred to prevent him from causing trouble for the Flag Society members, Zhu Yu signaled the Flag Society members to leave quickly.

Fortunately, the members of the Flag Association weren't the kind of people who couldn't read the room and insisted on putting on some melodramatic "No, we're not leaving, we'll all leave together" kind of show. Seeing that she could handle it, they quickly left the battlefield and planned to go to the organization to seek help.

Without them around, Zhu Yu was less restrained in his fight.

When Verlaine saw his "prey" trying to escape, his eyes flashed with malice, and he was about to leap forward when he was stopped by a crowbar.

“Hey, Verlaine, I’m your opponent.” Zhu Yu smiled smugly.

After so many attempts, the dawn of victory was finally in sight—a player had been so enraged by Verlaine that he had completely forgotten that his goal was actually to "save the Flag Society" rather than "beat Verlaine up."

After repeatedly reloading the save file, the initial anger gradually subsided through the repetitive, mechanical actions.

Now, all she wants to do is finish this incredibly difficult task as quickly as possible!

Zhu Yu has used items to greatly increase the skill points of a series of combat-related skills such as [hit rate] and [attack speed], so Verlaine would be completely unable to cope if he did not concentrate fully on the battle.

Therefore, Zhu Yu successfully restrained Verlaine, allowing the members of the Flag Society to escape.

Zhu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, estimating that they had successfully run far away.

While she didn't know how to deal with Verlaine's bug-like second form, she wasn't so stubborn as to insist on using countless saves to achieve a victory ending!

In conclusion—when you're tired of fighting bosses, you need to take a break.

Zhu Yu subtly urged the flowers to release a fragrance that had a dizzying effect. He planned to tie up Verlaine and knock him unconscious first, to prevent him from harming the people of the Flag Society again.

Then they quickly ran away.

A faint floral fragrance enveloped the surroundings like a spider web. Verlaine's eyes gradually became unfocused, and he staggered backward.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhu Yu threw out vines and tied him up like a rice dumpling.

She raised the crowbar high, about to knock the person unconscious—

He suddenly sprang up and broke free of his restraints.

Zhu Yu was surprised and dodged to the side, but a bloody scratch was still left on her shoulder.

Again?

With a slight frown, the two began to wrestle like two trapped beasts.

In the chaos, Zhu Yu's lip was cut, and drops of blood stained his collar.

Of course, Verlaine didn't fare any better; he looked even worse, covered in wounds, with several bloody scratches on his cheeks from the vines, and blood dripping down his chin and onto his chest.

His fist, leaving afterimages, grazed Zhu Yu's cheek.

The force of the punch knocked her glasses off, and they landed on the ground with a "thud," leaving only one black temple on the ground.

Ahhh! Player's item!

Zhu Yu angrily raised her head and glared at Verlaine.

The instant I saw her face clearly—

Verlaine's fist stopped abruptly half an inch from her throat...

His pupils contracted sharply, as if he had seen the most incredible thing in the world. His lips trembled as he opened them, but he couldn't utter a complete syllable; only the air hissed between his teeth.

Verlaine's expression shifted from cold and aloof to shocked, finally freezing into an absurd blankness.

His lips moved: "...Sister?"

Just then, a whooshing sound came from behind. Chuuya rushed forward with the help of gravity, but froze in mid-air when he heard the word "sister".

"Sister?"

Zhong was also greatly surprised.

Chapter 95 Let's drink it while the chaos is at hand!

Chuuya darted forward and pulled Zhu Yu behind him, his arm blocking her way, becoming an insurmountable wall.

His pupils dilated, his gaze darting back and forth between Verlaine and Zhu Yu, a mixture of wariness and confusion, as if he couldn't accept the absurd reality before him.

"Wait... what sister?!" Chuuya's voice was eight octaves higher than usual, almost cracking. "You know him?"

He turned to look at Zhu Yu, hoping she could explain this absurd scene—why they were fighting to the death one second, and the next they were reuniting as relatives.

And if he wasn't mistaken, the man in front of him should be the "King of Assassins" Verlaine that Adam had mentioned.

Did Verlaine have a sister? Or was it [Kuzi]?

"Don't you know him?" Zhu Yu asked sincerely. "He even said you're his younger brother!"

So it's possible to claim kinship even if you've never met before?

Oh, it seems he approached players directly in the same way back then. Never mind then...

"Yes, I've heard we're family," she concluded calmly.

Upon hearing Zhu Yu's words, Verlaine wiped the blood from his cheek, a rare smile of relief appearing on his lips, his voice gentler than ever before: "Zhongye, I am Verlaine, a non-human like you. And... your brother."

"The three of us are a family."

He smiled with satisfaction, not at all annoyed by Chuuya's wary actions. Instead, he remarked, "Very good, you know how to take care of your little sister. It seems you two get along very well. I'm very happy."

"...Huh?" Chuuya was completely baffled by what Verlaine was talking about. He immediately claimed to be his brother...and even said he and [Kuzi] were siblings?!

Shock, confusion, and disbelief appeared on his face simultaneously, like a spilled palette, chaotic and distorted.

The gratified taxi driver, the bewildered younger brother, and the spectator girl.

The scene is now in complete chaos, and Zhu Yu plans to take advantage of the confusion to drink.

She put her arm around Chuuya's shoulder in a serious tone: "Thank you, brother."

Chuuya's face flushed bright red, burning from the tips of his ears all the way down to his neck, his expression clearly flustered: "Y-you, don't make things worse here!"

Just as the three of them stood frozen in place, a sharp whooshing sound suddenly ripped through the stagnant air.

"boom--"

A blue figure descended from the sky, landing right between Chuuya and Verlaine, separating the three of them.

“Mr. Chuuya, this machine almost couldn’t catch up with you.” Adam turned to speak to Chuuya first, then looked at Verlaine with a wary expression. “Mr. Chuuya, please be careful. He is Verlaine who came to assassinate you.”

Verlaine chuckled, as if he had heard some nonsensical joke: "No, I'm not here to assassinate you, but to save you."

"I came to save you."

As he spoke, he gently turned his gaze to Chuuya and Zhu Yu, as if looking at two newborn, fragile chicks.

Only our pupils can reflect each other's souls.

"I will take you away."

Adam frowned, noticing the "them": "It seems the information we received was inaccurate; Verlaine has actually set his sights on Miss Kawakami."

Chuuya's gaze, which had just softened, sharpened again as he looked at Verlaine with hostility: "What are you going to do to her?"

"Sigh—" Verlaine looked troubled and sighed softly, "My dear brother, have those people brainwashed you too much? How could you doubt your brother's good intentions..."

Then Verlaine began to recount Chuuya's background, not forgetting to criticize the humans he despised, and to express his belief that their non-human alliance was a true family.

Because Verlaine had turned into a green-named player after knocking off her glasses, Zhu Yu lost interest and didn't want to continue fighting him.

Seeing that the group didn't seem to be fighting anytime soon, she walked up to her broken prop with a pained expression.

Do you think I care?

I've been butchering fish at RT-Mart for ten years, and my heart has long since grown as cold as the knife in my hand...

Okay, Zhu Yu admits that she was just pretending to be strong.

Having lost her beloved glasses with their mysterious sealing magic, she no longer wanted to smile.

She's even considering reloading a save file to salvage her props.

Lost in her own thoughts, Zhu Yu was completely unaware that Chuuya and Verlaine had already started fighting.

The two of them tacitly avoided the place where Zhu Yu was.

*

Chuuya (fuming): Damn it, what are you talking about?!

Verlaine (with a tolerant smile): My little brother isn't strong enough yet, he needs to eat well~ But my little sister is doing very well, she should also work hard in middle school...

Chuuya (even angrier): Damn it!!!

Adam (trying to help Chuuya, but unable to get involved, so he watches): Good luck, Chuuya-san!

Zhu Yu (secretly heartbroken): Waaaaah...

............

After finally finding the other temple of the glasses among the rubble, Zhu Yu straightened up and checked the prop's description—

The glasses possess a mysterious sealing technique (now broken).

The thick-rimmed black glasses looked ordinary, even a bit old-fashioned...

The description content remains unchanged; only a highlighted button has been added at the very end: [To be fixed].

Can it still be repaired?

Zhu Yu's eyes lit up, he pressed the button, and then a system prompt popped up—

Repair or not?

YES (500000 yen required) / NO

Zhu Yu's eyes were dead. Why is it so expensive? Why don't you just rob someone?

Checking my balance, I was shocked to find I only had 36 yen left...

As expected, Verlaine, players will never call you brother again!

You're an undercover agent sent by the developers to collect players' money, aren't you?

The most urgent thing now is to make money as soon as possible.

Zhu Yu turned around anxiously, wanting to see if the story was over, and saw—

Black flames erupted from Chuuya's body, twisting and expanding, scorching invisible cracks in the space.

The flames grew stronger and stronger, eventually forming a pitch-black sphere centered on Chuuya Nakahara.

“Uh…Ah!”

A suppressed roar was forced out of his throat, and fine lines appeared on his skin due to the surge of energy.

The scene looked so familiar that Zhu Yu was instantly reminded of Verlaine in his second form.

Zhu Yu was silent for a moment, quickly saved the game, and then—

He stubbornly walked towards the center of the black ball, to see if he could actually blast her to death.

In this forbidden realm where no outsiders would ever set foot, a figure suddenly burst into the vortex of destruction.

It was a boy, with pale bandages wrapped around half his face, revealing only one calm, almost empty eye.

His movements were as light as a falling leaf, casually grasping Chuuya's wrist, the instant they touched—

Everything came to an abrupt end.