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

The NPCs' chattering conversation buzzed around her head, but Zhu Yu remained detached, taking out food from her backpack and chewing it.

Then the white-haired NPC said something, and flames shot up from the black-haired NPC's head.

The black-haired NPC challenged the white-haired NPC to a "sparring" match.

--"Bang"

The training ground exploded again.

*

Zhu Yu discovered that her quest seemed to be aided by NPCs.

Her two other teammates in the game also joined the "How to help Xia Youjie get rid of the torment of taste buds" campaign.

Her props do contain items that can temporarily alter one's sense of taste, but Xia Youjie's goal seems to be to get rid of the disgusting taste of the Cursed Spirit Ball in a long-term and controllable way.

Therefore, the task did not show as completed.

However, he managed to get through this period using her props.

What is very obvious is that no more dark clouds have appeared above his head.

Zhu Yu collected a lot of information and clues from the Glass NPC and the Enlightenment NPC. Once a certain number of clues were collected, the system would prompt the key location to complete the mission.

Following the guidance, she discovered a special cursed spirit—a low-level one, but seemingly capable of altering taste.

Zhu Yu: !!!

That was close; I almost destroyed the mission "tool".

Not really wanting to reload and start over, Zhu Yu carefully reduced the cursed spirit to low health, then found the NPC Jie with the "souvenir".

The three of them were in the classroom of the vocational college, huddled together and whispering to each other.

Gojo Satoru, with his legs crossed, said that he had found in the Gojo family's ancient books that there might be cursed artifacts that could deceive the senses.

Shoko Ieiri leisurely flipped through her medical notes, listing the possibilities of achieving a "radical cure" through modern technology combined with surgical techniques.

Sudden--

"Bang-"

The classroom door was suddenly flung open, and Zhu Yu rushed in, her hair still covered in leaves, holding a wilted cursed spirit in her hand. She slammed the cursed spirit onto Xia Youjie's desk with a "smack".

"Here you go." She pinned down the spirit that was still trying to escape and slapped it. The spirit became obedient again. "It was born from the resentment of 'not wanting to eat culinary horrors anymore,' and its ability is to alter the sense of taste."

"Once you subdue it, you can freely control your sense of taste."

Xia Youjie was stunned, his finger hovering in mid-air, unable to react for a moment.

Everything happened so suddenly, but he still subconsciously took the cursed spirit and turned it into a cursed spirit ball.

“…Thanks.” He said softly, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turning up into a rare, carefree smile.

She patted him on the shoulder, wanting to say—swallow it quickly, letting players complete the task touches their hearts more than any words of thanks.

But she didn't say anything, only urged him silently with her eyes.

I don't know if Jay the NPC has some kind of feedback program set up, but a little sun suddenly appeared above his head.

She seems to be in a good mood.

Instead of swallowing the cursed spirit ball, he first took out a mint candy from his pocket—a gift from Zhu Yu that could turn anything he ate into a mint-flavored item within half an hour.

After eating the mint, he slowly swallowed the cursed spirit orb that could end everything.

He held it in his mouth, feeling its edges gradually soften, melting between his lips and teeth into the coolness of mint, like the faint sweetness of the first breath of morning air, clean to the point of being sharp.

As it slid down his throat, he seemed to hear a faint cracking sound coming from inside his body—like ice breaking or chains snapping.

The torment that once gnawed at his internal organs is now turning into transparent smoke, rising gently from his seven orifices.

With his breathing slowing, Xia Youjie smiled easily.

*

Xia Youjie's task was finally completed, although she was later punished by Night Moth with a thousand-word self-criticism.

"—【Kuzi】! How many times have I emphasized this? Unregistered, unfamiliar spirits cannot enter the college!"

Writing a self-criticism? Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Just as she was about to pretend that there was no such thing as self-criticism, kind-hearted Jay stepped forward!

He kindly said that she was punished because of him and that he would take responsibility.

Who could refuse an NPC who helps them write their self-criticism!

Zhu Yu nodded solemnly, turned around, and continued to level up.

Although new tasks are triggered every day, the experience points gained from completing them are far from enough for her.

Instead, she went to fight red-named players, and she plowed away all the nearby cursed spirits like she was ploughing a field. She also attacked every red-named NPC she saw.

Their main selling point is digging three feet into the ground and plucking feathers from every passing goose.

The spellcasters' work pressure was greatly relieved, and they were all whispering about which model worker had done such a great thing.

But in the eyes of the college students, it is—

Zhu Yu has gone mad in his attempt to exorcise the cursed spirit.

Shoko Ieiri looked worried. She finally caught up with Yuki, who hadn't left the house yet, and handed her a piece of chocolate: "Are you really okay working so hard every day?"

I spend all my time outside except when I come home to sleep.

Ieiri Shoko suspected that her body might be made of iron.

Zhu Yu tore open the packaging and took a big bite.

Mmm, very sweet.

Seeing that Shoko looked worried, she swallowed the chocolate and then did a powerful backflip on the spot.

—Look, the players are very energetic.

Ieiri Glass:...

She urgently called a halt, otherwise she suspected that Zhu Yu could have backflipped out of the college and gone to do the mission.

Ieiri Shoko sometimes doesn't have high expectations about the other person's thought process.

Realizing he hadn't spoken to her in a long time, Gojo Satoru narrowed his eyes, reached out and tugged at Zhu Yu's sleeve, suddenly called out to her, his displeasure written all over his face.

Very good at understanding.

Chapter 126 A Day of Self-Discipline

A player who was trying to level up but was suddenly grabbed by an NPC and bombarded with questions: ? ? ?

After listening to a bit of it, Zhu Yu suddenly realized what was going on.

It turned out that an NPC had sent a team invitation.

"Can I take you? Sure."

Since her teammates weren't taking any experience points, she didn't really care.

She patted each of her three classmates who were standing there dumbfounded for some reason, and urged them on.

"let's go."

"Ah... okay." Xia Youjie coughed lightly and summoned the Cursed Spirit Rainbow Dragon for transportation.

The group boarded the Rainbow Dragon and flew out of the college.

Then--

The three witnessed a live broadcast of "How to spend a high-energy day with self-discipline".

First, she went straight to the crowded city center. I don't know what her selection criteria were, but she went up to strangers, greeted them, and asked if they needed any help.

The three of them crouched in a corner, talking in hushed tones.

Gojo Satoru burst into laughter in a low voice: "Hahahaha! How could you just go up and ask like that? Does anyone really believe that?"

Xia Youjie struggled to save face: "...Wu, you can't say that."

After a moment of silence, Ieiri Shoko said, "Don't you guys think that [Kuroko] usually treats us like this too?"

They don't exchange pleasantries when they meet; they go straight to asking if there's anything they can help with, and they don't ask for anything in return.

It's like Aladdin's lamp has been reincarnated!

No need to rub it, it just pops out on its own to grant your wish...

Xia Wuxiao and the other two: Oh no, her halo of being a good person is blinding.

They had all planned to show their love and compassion by suddenly appearing and gently comforting Zhu Yu when she was heartbroken after being cruelly rejected by a stranger, but—

Even passersby confided their difficulties to her!

Three people: ...

Gojo Satoru stood up with a "whoosh," only to be pushed back down by Natsumi Yoshitsugi.

"Wu... calm down. We're observing what [Kuzi] does throughout the day, so you can't cause trouble."

Their best friend would wander around like a headless fly as soon as she left the school gate, making it impossible for anyone to figure out her whereabouts.

As for sneaking around... they certainly tried it, but whether they secretly installed trackers or sent cursed spirits to monitor, they all ultimately failed.

The locator simply loses its signal, while the cursed spirit either gets lost completely or is severely injured.

(Player: What's this? A new item? [Pick up][Pick up])

(A player commented: "The Cursed Spirit has a green name? But it's so ugly... Why is it following the player? I can't stand it, I'm going to hit it.")

Finally, they were so curious about what their colleague was busy with every day that they had no choice but to approach her and ask to go out with her for a day.

The three people who were surprised to receive immediate approval upon their suggestion: ...

*

The three followed in Zhu Yu's footsteps, watching her do good deeds—from eighty-year-old grandmothers to babies lying in strollers, her clientele was wide-ranging.

Watch her exorcise cursed spirits—wherever she goes, she destroys them, not even sparing the smallest, most insignificant cursed spirits that pose little threat.

Look at her...

???

Seeing that after knocking the burly man who came looking for trouble unconscious, they unceremoniously stuffed the man's belongings into their own pockets, the three were slightly shocked.

The three looked at each other in bewilderment: ...

Xia Youjie: "Speaking of which, shouldn't we have called the police in this situation?"

Shoko Ieiri: "...Let's forget about it now. I'm afraid [Kuroko] will get arrested too."

Gojo Satoru began to applaud enthusiastically: "Well done!"

After searching, Zhu Yu left without looking back.

The three quickly followed, and before leaving, they each kicked one of the burly men on the ground.

Pah, you scum!

*

The day's schedule came to an end, and night quietly fell.

The moonlight, like a thin veil, enveloped the bent-over figure in the alley.

Zhu Yu squatted in front of the trash can, wearing gloves, and rummaged through the already sorted pile of garbage. Her movements were very quiet, as if she was afraid of disturbing something.

The three of them stood quietly not far away, watching her carefully place something into the backpack behind her, as if she were hiding a treasure.

They had already discovered that their classmates had a hobby of collecting trash back in college, so they didn't show any surprise this time.

Shoko Ieiri frowned: "She hasn't had a proper meal all day, just eating whatever rice balls she carries with her. If this continues, she'll have health problems."

Xia Youjie wholeheartedly agreed: "Yes, they don't take good care of their bodies."