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

She herself deeply believed in this statement.

And so, on a peaceful afternoon, the diligent Zhu Yu was incredibly lucky to encounter the final 10% that could help her unlock [Curse Power].

—Although the process was a bit tortuous.

Chapter 113 Trying to Kidnap

In Zhu Yu's eyes, the Night Moth Path was essentially the guiding NPC on the map of "Tales of Curses".

It provides players with a place to stay—yes, players have successfully checked into the Nightmoth House.

It also thoughtfully helps players understand the map background—it educates her about "spells" whenever it's convenient, so she can understand "spell power," a new ability system completely different from "supernatural abilities."

She also helps players advance the quest—while exploring Moth's apartment, she finds some magical artifacts in a corner of a room, successfully pushing the quest progress to 90%.

Oh~ Although she was stopped by the Night Moth NPC when she tried to pick up the spell item, she generously forgave the NPC for the sake of the quest progress!

Diligent players naturally don't confine themselves to their small houses. Every morning, after interacting with the Summer Oil NPC and the Night Moth NPC and saying hello, they hop on their "ride"—a children's bicycle—and start exploring the streets of Tokyo.

While Tokyo is a location in Yokohama Story, Yokohama still has the highest mission trigger rate.

Locations where she can't trigger missions are only for sightseeing, so unless a mission requires her to go to "Tokyo", she won't leave Yokohama unless absolutely necessary.

She wasn't very familiar with Tokyo, but she had been there several times. Now, switching maps and standing on the streets of Tokyo again, she still felt a strange sense of familiarity.

The two "Tokyo" are very similar.

Zhu Yu: Got it, the production team was being lazy.

Fortunately, she didn't care about any of that and rode her bicycle around the streets—tasks came, tasks came, tasks came from all directions.

Perhaps her prayers were truly effective, for she discovered that Tokyo was a place with an unexpectedly large number of cursed spirits.

Although she couldn't see the cursed spirits yet, the red name frames floating in the air were still very conspicuous...

Fortunately, they were all low-level cursed spirits. She took out the cursed remains, and the cursed remains punched twice, exorcising the cursed spirits.

The Cursed Corpse is her tool, so the experience points are naturally added to her.

Zhu Yu: Alas—go, "Pikachu Mukuro"!

What is this? Cursed spirit, hit it!

What is this? Cursed spirit, hit it!

She wasn't blindly reckless. After discovering that the Cursed Corpse couldn't defeat Cursed Spirits above level 60, she specifically targeted Cursed Spirits below level 60.

After a day like this, I've had a very fruitful day.

During this time, she also took the time to complete several routine tasks such as "finding her lost cat" and "running errands for a florist." She couldn't help but remark—Tokyo is truly peaceful; she didn't even see any mafia shootouts on the streets...

*

The afternoon sun lazily filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the park's stone paths. As Zhu Yu leisurely cycled through the small park, she suddenly noticed a small figure within it—

A boy of about two or three years old sat alone on the swing in the far corner, his two white, lotus-root-like legs peeking out from under his dark blue shorts, swinging listlessly.

A few stray hairs stubbornly stick up from his unruly spiky hair, trembling with the rhythm of his sobs.

Here it is, an exclamation mark above the NPC's head!

Zhu Yu immediately jumped off her bicycle and ran over to initiate a conversation.

"Hello, do you need help?"

As she approached, she noticed two glistening tear tracks on the child's fair face, and his nose and eye sockets were red and swollen, like a little animal drenched in rain.

He noticed someone approaching and immediately wiped away his tears with the back of his dirty hand, looking over with a mixture of confusion and wariness.

Hey, why aren't you answering?

Zhu Yu patiently repeated it again.

"Hello." Zhu Yu squatted down and poked his soft cheek; it felt surprisingly good. "Do you need any help?"

As she spoke, she began pinching the child's fair cheeks.

It's cool and soft, just like silken tofu...

"Well......"

The little boy tensed his back like a puffed-up kitten, his round eyes filled with vigilance. His protesting nasal tone had no deterrent effect; instead, it only excited the "murderer."

"Wow~" Zhu Yu touched and pinched it with curiosity, as if she had discovered an interesting toy. "How come your face is so nice to pinch?"

They're adorable little NPCs! Can players raise them as pets?

"I really like you, come home with me." Zhu Yu was itching to make a move.

The word "home" seemed to resonate with the little boy.

The next second, her trouser leg was suddenly gripped tightly by two small hands.

The boy lunged at Zhu Yu as if grasping at a straw, clinging to her legs, his frizzy hair tickling her.

"Sister, sister." He timidly looked up, tears still clinging to his eyelashes. "Hui can't find her way home."

With fingers covered in sand, he pulled the children's phone, which had run out of battery and was now off, from his pocket. "The phone isn't working either."

When the boy looked at her with those wet, deep blue eyes, Zhu Yu inexplicably thought of a black cat getting soaked in the rain by the roadside.

[Side Quest: This is a poor lost child who has been stuck in the park all afternoon. Would you like to take him home?]

Ah... the little NPC has a home now, what a disappointment.

Because of the mission requirements, Zhu Yu was unable to bring the cute NPC back, and she felt a little disappointed for a few seconds.

Then, he decisively accepted the task: "Okay."

Zhu Yu moved swiftly, bending down and scooping the light little guy up under his arm like a briefcase.

The boy's spiky hair got stuck right in the crook of her elbow, and his two short legs kicked futilely in the air.

"Um... Sister, Hui is feeling a little unwell."

"No, you're not in pain." Zhu Yu casually patted his spiky hair, offering a perfunctory reassurance.

Amazingly, the little boy who called himself Hui struggled a couple of times and then actually stopped moving obediently.

"Okay then, is Hui feeling alright?"

Zhu Yu: Hiss... What an adorable NPC!

Zhu Yu straddled the bicycle, placed Hui on the crossbar, glanced at the target red dot on the minimap, and then sped off with a "whoosh."

"Hold on tight—" She pressed Hui closer to herself.

Before Hui could react, he felt a gust of wind rush into his collar, startling him so much that he cried out and hugged Zhu Yu tightly around the waist.

The scenery on both sides of the street rushed past, blurring into colorful patches.

Hui's hair was whipped wildly by the wind. He clung tightly to the person in front of him, peering out at both sides of the street with bright, sparkling eyes—this was much more exciting than riding the park's little train.

Pedestrians on the roadside only felt a whirlwind pass by.

"Just now...did someone fly by on a bicycle?"

There was a child on board...

Their questions drifted away in the wind, while the culprit had already turned the corner.

*

As the sun began to set, a loud, clear child's voice rang out from the roadside: "This is it! The house with the tree in the yard!"

"But... how does my sister know where Hui's house is? Is my sister a superhero?"

"you caught me."

"Amazing!"

"Yes, I think so too." Zhu Yu nodded reservedly and jumped out of the car.

They picked up the child and led him to the door of the house he mentioned.

"Ding-dong-"

Hui hovered in mid-air, reaching out to ring the doorbell.

Chapter 114 Fighting with all their might, yet unable to resist

When the doorbell rang for the third time, Zhu Yu's already waning patience and Hui's expectant little face both collapsed.

"Dad's not home again..." Hui muttered, her nose pointing directly at the closed door, looking aggrieved.

Zhu Yu squinted as she looked at the two-story villa—the wall was about two meters high, and there was a crooked tree in the courtyard with its canopy much higher than the wall, stretching its branches and leaves in the wind.

It looks like an ordinary residential house.

Zhu Yu planned to complete the task gently.

She tightened her grip on the child in her arms slightly, took a running start, pushed off the wall, and rolled over in one smooth motion.

"Wow——"

The wind whistled past her ears, and Hui closed her eyes in fear, only to hear a soft "click".

When they opened their eyes again, they were already firmly on the ground in the courtyard.

The whole set of movements was so smooth and fluid that it barely disturbed a few falling leaves.

Hui's spiky hair exploded like a dandelion in the airflow, but her eyes shone with an astonishing brightness: "Hui is flying!"

Zhu Yu put the child down on the ground, and the moment his feet touched the ground, the system notified him that the task was complete.

Goodbye, Megumi.

With the mission accomplished and no reason to stay, Zhu Yu turned to jump over the wall and leave, only to have her trouser leg grabbed.

"Wait—" The little boy blushed, shuffling his shoes on the ground somewhat shyly, his voice as soft as cotton candy, "Sister, could you... stay with Hui a little longer?"

"It'll be ready in a moment."

Perhaps fearing rejection, Hui's voice grew softer and softer, and she carefully observed her reaction with her wet eyes.

Oh no, it's an adorable attack from an NPC!

Zhu Yu: Despite our best efforts, we were unable to resist.

The player is just pretending to be confused; it's just part of the player's plan. Haha, the player has his own rhythm!

"Alright then."

She coughed lightly, scooped up the child, and climbed through the window into the house.

Hui led her to the living room and hospitably found out her toys to invite Zhu Yu to play together.

Okay, the players will spoil you then.

So she and Hui started building with blocks—and the two of them quickly built a house.

Not long after, Hui stopped what she was doing, stared at her, and touched her stomach with some distress: "Sister, Hui's stomach is growling."

Silly child, it's because you're hungry.

Zhu Yu smiled.

He rummaged through his backpack and found a bunch of desserts without any special enhancements.

She generously said, "Eat up."

Players don't have much else in their backpacks, but they definitely have plenty of desserts.

Hui's eyes lit up instantly, and she eagerly picked up a fork to start eating the cake. She didn't care that cream got on her nose, and she ate with a happy expression.

Zhu Yu watched him eat the cake with such earnestness and devotion, and fell into deep thought—can players really not kidnap the little NPCs?

While the children were engrossed in eating their cake, Zhu Yu began her routine exploration of the house.

The living room is decorated with care, with a warm color scheme. Some sharp corners are covered with soft foam to prevent children from bumping into them. Fluffy beige cushions are scattered on the fabric sofa, and there is a glass vase on the dining table.