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

Often, before she even makes a move, the task is completed by this younger colleague.

Mingming says – Who wouldn't like someone who lets them make money while lying down?

The songstress lagged behind, noticing that Zhu Yu had forgotten to set up the "tent" again. She had just turned back to do so when she hurriedly chased after the two who had already entered the villa, only to discover—

They've already swaggered out.

Angehime: ...This is such a familiar turn of events.

She sighed helplessly, "At least let the seniors play a role in protecting the juniors..."

Always being protected by juniors... that's not how a senior should act!

Mingming patted the songstress on the shoulder and started contacting the assistant supervisor on his phone: "Alright, alright, now that the mission is complete, don't worry about it so much."

"Shoko invited us to a get-together at an izakaya~ Don't be late."

Mingming shook her phone, and a text message from Xiaozi asking in the group chat where everyone was present, "Is the mission over?" flashed before the singer's eyes.

"...Okay, let's go."

*

After the assistant supervisor picked them up, he took them to the agreed location.

The warm light of the izakaya diffused through the lantern paper as they entered a private booth. Ieiri Shoko was lying on the wooden table, idly poking at the water droplets dripping from the outside of her sake glass.

After staying up for several nights in a row, Iari Shoko yawned, propped herself up, and greeted the group.

As the holder of the precious "Reversal Spell", she is usually not sent out on field missions, but stays at the High Special to treat sorcerers who are injured in battle.

The world of sorcery is so lacking in healing talent that she rarely has time to get away from her work. This time, she finally had a rare opportunity to meet up with Mingming and the others to relax.

Mingming and the geisha are adults, but Shoko and Zhuyu are clearly still minors. In principle, businesses would not provide alcohol to minors, but—since Mingming has invested in this izakaya, it doesn't matter.

The warm yellow light reflected an amber glow on the glass, and several people raised their glasses to clink, the crisp sound ringing out the bells of this night's joyous gathering.

"Respect to you for coming back alive again—" The songstress raised her beer glass high, the foam sliding down the glass and leaving a damp mark on her fingertips.

"Another sum of money has arrived." Mingming clinked his sake cup against the geisha's cup.

Shoko leaned lazily on Zhu Yu's shoulder, smiled upon hearing this, and raised her glass to toast with everyone.

"Respectfully your holiday!"

As the glasses clinked, the light shimmered in the liquid, reflecting the smiling eyes of everyone present.

Meanwhile, our players are diligently munching on the snacks served with drinks at the izakaya, increasing their [satiety level].

*

The battle design of the map "Tales of Cursed Arts" is outstanding. The battles between the various cursed spirits with different abilities are very refreshing, and Zhu Yu is very satisfied.

However, the only thing that really bothered her was why the players hadn't refreshed their own spells yet!

NPCs have them, so why can't players?

The players are going to cause trouble!

She wrote several suggestions overnight, hoping the game company would optimize the design.

I don't know if her suggestion worked.

After her intense and active exploration of every corner of the map "Tales of Spellcasting", she finally succeeded in refreshing the quest that could unlock spells.

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That day, she went to handle a sudden exorcism of a cursed spirit, as she did as usual.

This time, her partner is Xia Youjie.

In a remote rural area, the window detected a cursed embryo that was about to become a top-tier cursed spirit.

The cursed fetus could hatch at any moment, so two people who had just finished their previous mission and were available were urgently transferred to the team.

As dusk settled, the desolate village was transformed into a faded ink painting.

The two stepped slowly onto the rotten wooden planks and entered the temple in this remote rural area.

The dull footsteps, mixed with the rustling of clothes, echoed eerily in the empty ancestral hall.

Xia Youjie's eyes scanned his surroundings warily, not missing a single unusual movement.

Suddenly, ripples appeared in the air ahead, like the surface of a lake where pebbles had been thrown in.

He whispered, "The cursed spirit should be here."

Before the words were even finished, the ground trembled violently, and the blue bricks shattered one after another like dominoes. Countless pale arms emerged from the dark cracks, trying to grab the two men's ankles.

[Battle Mode Now Activated]

The red-named cursed spirit in Zhu Yu's eyes emerged from the ground.

The cursed fetus has already hatched.

Zhu Yu acted decisively, unleashing a torrent of magical power like a burst dam. Emerald green vines burst from the earth, wrapping around the arms as if they were alive, tearing them apart. Putrid black blood splattered on the ground, rising in plumes of white smoke.

However, something even stranger happened—after the severed arm fell to the ground, it turned into small pieces of bluestone, which pieced together to form an intricate corridor that stretched as far as the eye could see, surrounded only by thick darkness and the walls.

For a moment, I was completely unaware of the other person's presence.

"It's a maze!" Xia Youjie frowned and called Zhu Yu's name several times, but there was no response.

The cursed spirit completely separated the two of them.

Realizing this possibility, Xia Youjie's fingertips unconsciously clenched, as if it were some kind of uneasy signal, but he forcibly relaxed them the moment he realized he had lost his composure, even deliberately making his breathing long and drawn out.

"This cursed spirit's ability is to construct space with cursed power; we need to find an exit quickly."

he muttered.

This cursed spirit's abilities are quite rare, and if possible, he hopes to recruit it for his own use.

Of course, the most important thing right now is to find the true form of the cursed spirit.

He began to wander through the maze, and with each turn, the scenery before him changed. Sometimes it was a gloomy ancient well, its opening reflecting distorted human faces; sometimes it was a long corridor adorned with bells, which jingled mournfully in the wind.

The cursed spirit was deliberately provoking his fear.

He closed his eyes, concentrating on sensing the flow of magical energy in the air. He summoned a magical spirit capable of resisting mental control, to help him move in the right direction.

Finally, after traversing a thorny area, his fingertips touched a cold wall.

Unlike the bluestone in the maze, this wall exudes a bone-chilling cold, as if it were built from millennia-old ice.

There's a door in the wall; perhaps that's the key to the cursed spirit's true form.

Xia Youjie gripped the doorknob and pushed the door open—

The black-haired girl had her back to him. When she noticed him approaching, she turned around with a cold expression.

She was staring at him with a look of disgust she had never seen before, a cold smile curving her lips: "You're so slow. Being partners with you is absolutely disgusting. Don't follow me anymore."

Does she hate me?

The world spun around in that instant, and my heart felt as if it were being slowly cut by a blunt knife.

But just as the pain was about to overwhelm his reason, he suddenly noticed something unusual—

No, the cursed spirit hasn't been destroyed yet; he should still be affected by its abilities.

"You are not her."

His gaze cooled instantly, like boiling water freezing into ice. The imposter in the illusion continued to ramble on with his grating words, but those voices seemed to be separated by a thick layer of glass, no longer able to touch him in the slightest.

The next second, a swarm of cursed spirits rushed towards the imposter.

—The Illusion Shattered

The desolate temple reappeared before my eyes.

His real partner was crouching on the ground, groping for something.

Seeing him approach, she naturally raised her head and greeted him, "Oh, it's Jay."

Then he threw a dying cursed spirit at him.

"You're late!" She tilted her head, her eyes carrying a hint of reproach.

Teammate, why did you leave the player to fight alone?!

He looked up at the other person, and when his gaze met the person's vibrant eyes, it was like a ship in a storm finally seeing a lighthouse.

The restless emotions were gradually calmed down, like surging waves finally succumbing to the moon's gravity.

He approached slowly with a smile, hurriedly apologizing, "...I'm so sorry, please forgive me."

*

Zhu Yu realized that she and Xia Youjie had been forced to separate.

She looked around and realized that she was in an escape room, surrounded by high walls and a fog that obscured her surroundings.

The only difference is that the location of the red-named cursed spirit is marked on the minimap, which means she directly has the reference answer in hand.

She thought for a moment, then started to climb over the wall—

Unfortunately, no matter how high she climbed, the wall became just as high.

Fine.

then--

They immediately began using their supernatural abilities and combined curse power to bombard the maze.

"Bang—bang—bang"

She pushed aside countless obstructing walls by moving in a straight line and found the cursed spirit's true form without any hindrance.

There's not much to say to the ugly red-named cursed spirit; she just bombarded it with a barrage of attacks without a word.

After consuming a few items to fully restore her HP and MP, she didn't forget to leave a sliver of blood for the cursed spirit—the player's teammates still needed to subdue the cursed spirit to enhance their strength.

That's right, I'm talking about Master Bao○Dream (Curse Spirit Version) - Xia Youjie.

As the dust settled, Zhu Yu noticed with her sharp eyes that the cursed spirit seemed to have dropped some equipment.

She immediately leaned closer to examine it, and a familiar, dark purple, withered finger was lying on the ground, gleaming with white light.

Yay, it's a prop!

She quickly squatted down—[to pick it up].

[Congratulations on obtaining: Ryomen Sukuna's Finger (2/20)]

The moment her fingertips touched that finger, countless bloody illusions exploded before her eyes—amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood, four scarlet eyes suddenly opened in the darkness.

That gaze was like red-hot nails, piercing her soul one by one.

They exchanged a glance across the distance.

Before I knew it, my finger had been added to the system's inventory.

Zhu Yu was startled by the sudden cutscene. She squatted down and fell into deep thought, suspecting that there must be a hidden plot in this finger.

At the same time, a new notification popped up—

Side Quest: Level up to Lv.70 and become a Level 1 Sorcerer.

[Quest Reward: Unlock Spell]

Alas!

Finally, a quest that could unlock spells appeared. Zhu Yu stared at the quest requirements several times. Her current level was Lv.67, and she was still 3 levels away from being able to level up. The higher the level, the harder it was to level up. She estimated that it would take some time before she could meet the requirements.

As for her Level 1 Sorcerer rating, she is currently undergoing a rating assessment and is expected to be recognized as a Level 1 Sorcerer soon.

It now seems that obtaining the spell formula is only a matter of time.

Just as I was putting away the panel in a good mood, I heard footsteps behind me.

Green name approaching.

It's Xia You NPC back.