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

"Yeah, he's a pervert."

The two of them pointed at the strange bangs at the same time.

*

Zhu Yu never expected that by simply going to complete the side quest "Investigate the Truth Behind the Disappearance of People in XXX Village," she would be able to recruit her friend Hei Mao into her team.

One of the followers of the Panxing Cult was born in this village and had been worried about the disappearances of villagers one after another. After a certain contact with the followers of the Panxing Cult, he resolutely joined the Panxing Cult and sought help from the great leader.

If you see a yellow exclamation mark, immediately accept the request.

Zhu Yu arrived at the scene with great efficiency and found that the disappearance was due to the appearance of a cursed spirit in the village, rather than the work of two "jinxes" after "friendly" questioning of the village NPCs.

What kind of "jinx"?

Could it be a hidden event?

Zhu Yu immediately asked the NPC where the "Calamity Star" was, but the NPC hesitated for a long time.

She lost her patience and used her special ability to inflict the [Confusion] effect, and the other party obediently spoke up.

Once you have a clue, you can follow the system prompts to track it down.

The location was underground, so they used tools to carve it out for convenience and enjoyment.

Upon landing, I spotted my fellow black-haired colleague and greeted him.

Turning around, I saw the target indicated by the system—two little girls, who at first glance didn't seem special.

Looking at their levels again, they are much higher than ordinary people. Usually, this kind of situation means that the NPCs have special abilities. In this case, it means that these two NPCs have "cursed power" and have the potential to become sorcerers.

Discovering a new sorcerer NPC = Discovering new labor for the player

Slow hand!

Zhu Yu's eyes lit up, and he immediately rushed in to rescue the NPC.

The Panxing Sect is still severely understaffed, and the NPCs' fatigue levels are skyrocketing. Simply throwing skills at the NPCs is only a temporary fix.

We still need to hire people.

Now that Boss Direct Recruitment is here, Master Zhu Yu slapped her forehead and decided on the spot that these two little NPCs are hers.

An NPC intervened? And I even got a red name (indicating my character's name is no longer visible)?

That's great. Let's invite the Black Hair guy, who often teams up with us, to help clear out the red-named NPCs.

After finishing their work, Black Hair asked her where she wanted to take the little NPC—of course, she wanted to take him to work for the players!

The black-haired person's mood icon turned into a dark cloud.

No, that can't be, it can't be because the player didn't invite him, right?

A tentative invitation was extended, but Black Hair did not respond at the same time...

If a player sends an invitation and the NPC doesn't accept, it's most likely because the player's favorability level with the NPC is too low.

Realizing this, Zhu Yu quickly deactivated the [item] and switched back to her original body—her original body's favorability was already very high, so she didn't believe she couldn't win over the NPC.

Sure enough, as soon as she took off her glasses, the NPC showed a shocked expression, and then—

Congratulations to Xia Youjie for joining your "faction" - Panxing Cult!

Yay! Successfully poached him!

Before leaving, Zhu Yu made sure to inform the Panxing Sect members to bring back the red-named villager NPCs to participate in "labor reform".

We're short-staffed, we're short-staffed, so we'll just make use of them.

*

Zhu Yu exclaimed with admiration, "Xia Youjie is truly a great peer of the players, a master of Treasure Dream (Curse Spirit Edition), and one of the participants in Farmer Star. He's incredibly capable!"

As soon as she returned to the Panxing Sect, she took it upon herself to help with some of the sect's affairs.

Although handling internal church affairs for her involves clicking through documents and making choices, with each choice leading to different outcomes, it still requires some brainpower. If you accidentally choose the wrong option, you have to revert to the previous state.

Now, a versatile helper has appeared, who is highly efficient and whose loyalty has miraculously reached the maximum value!

Zhu Yu was moved, Zhu Yu was excited!

To retain such a valuable talent, she waved her hand and announced to the followers that Xia Youjie would be her deputy leader.

Of course, while Panxing Sect is developing, she will also switch back to her original body and continue to go on missions with her good colleagues.

Strangely, why haven't the black-haired classmates returned to the vocational college?

His seat in the classroom remained empty.

Could it be that the affairs of the Panxing Sect have prevented him from attending school?

The capitalist himself broke out in a sweat of unease.

"Don't you know yet, [Kuzi]? Jay, he... defected."

Shoko said helplessly, suspecting that the other person had been distracted again while Mr. Moth was speaking.

Oh, so you defected... That's alright then...

wrong!

He defected?!

Since the game lacks gameplay guidance, players have to figure out many things on their own. At this moment, she finally realized that NPCs can also be "hostile" to their former faction after switching sides.

Therefore, Black Hair, who is now part of her camp, is regarded as the "enemy camp" of the high school and has become a traitorous curse master!

Oh no, the player has caused the NPC to drop out of school...

Zhu Yu broke out in a sweat again, feeling guilty.

Chapter 154 Garlic Bird

After discovering that she might have caused an NPC to drop out of school, Zhu Yu secretly observed the black-haired NPC's reaction—and found that the other party was completely immersed in the busy affairs of the Panxing Sect, as if he had completely forgotten that the education field could only be filled with "middle school" in the future.

Seemingly noticing her "pitying" gaze, Xia Youjie took the opportunity to ask a question—faced with the NPC's question, Zhu Yu felt there was nothing to hide.

Xia Youjie, who suddenly realized that his peers were worried about him because of his educational background, was speechless.

He sighed and admitted that he planned to go to university.

"People always need to keep learning."

He said with a smile.

Of course, the real reason was that I suddenly dropped out of junior college. If I didn't give a better reason, such as "I wanted to experience college life, so I dropped out of junior college", it would be hard to explain to my parents.

People in the world of sorcery don't usually reveal themselves to ordinary people when conducting investigations; they always do it in private. Therefore, as long as he pays a little attention, he won't give himself away.

So, on the surface, he severed ties with his parents, but in private, he would still contact his family who already knew he was a sorcerer.

In order not to worry them, he naturally had to come up with a better reason.

And then there's the fact that... many of his followers have higher education levels than him. If people knew that he, as the vice-leader, only had a college diploma...

Xia Youjie's expression turned serious when he thought about how many followers wanted to compete for the position of deputy leader.

I must read it!

Zhu Yu breathed a sigh of relief after getting the answer from the NPC. What a close call! She almost really caused the NPC to drop out of school...

Wait a minute, if Black Hair went to university at the same time... wouldn't the player's academic qualifications be lower than his?

Zhu Yu's eyes sharpened.

However, the sheer urge to compete in the game was too grueling, and her newly ignited competitive spirit was suddenly extinguished.

Garlic Bird, Garlic Bird, even if the player doesn't go to school, they are still the most powerful.

Zhu Yu patted his chest, having reassured himself.

*

Although the college classroom is missing a black-haired monster with bangs that appears at fixed times, the other students in the same class are all doing well and staying at school.

They would also frequently meet up with their fellow Black Hair contemporaries who had already "defected".

During a gathering of students at the high school, Nanami, Haibara, and their youngest junior, Ijichi, were all shocked when they saw Xia Youjie suddenly appear.

Xia Youjie, carrying a bunch of souvenirs, waved casually to everyone.

"Speaking of which... Senior Natsuyou defected, right?" Ijichi shuddered, looking at the sky and the ground but not at Natsuyou Jie.

"Is...right?" Haibara asked, puzzled. He immediately put this unimportant matter out of his mind and gestured for Natsuyuki to sit down. "It's been a long time, Senpai. So you're the surprise that Gojo-senpai was talking about!"

"...It was quite a surprise." Nanami said with a blank face.

He discovered that not a single person present had any intention of attacking the "enemy" upon their arrival...

Gojo Satoru casually put his arm around Xia Youjie's shoulder and complained that he was too slow, while Xia Youjie smiled and handed out souvenirs to everyone.

After accepting the gift, Ieiri Glasso asked the waiter to bring over an extra set of tableware.

Zhu Yu was engrossed in eating the food that Xiao Zi had put on her plate when she noticed someone had arrived. She looked up and greeted them, but Xia Youjie casually wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth with a napkin.

Wait, is this right?

Doesn't anyone feel there's anything wrong with sitting so harmoniously with a traitorous curse master?

Was it a fake "defection"?

Nanami Kento's eyes were dead, but when he met Xia Youjie's gentle and concerned gaze, he still wavered for a moment, pursed his lips and ultimately said nothing. He just patted Ijichi next to him, telling him to hide the look of fear on his face.

Actually, when it comes to "enemies" and such... sometimes we don't need to care so much.

Whether they are "enemies" or not, they are still seniors.

He tilted his head back and gulped down a large mouthful of beer. The bitterness of the malt exploded on his tongue, then turned into a sweet aftertaste. The pent-up frustration in his chest seemed to be swallowed down along with the beer.

The clock on the wall ticked, mingling with the laughter of the crowd.

Just like before.

*

As the Panxing Cult expanded, it still lacked sufficient manpower to exorcise cursed spirits. To address this, Xia Youjie promoted the establishment of an institution to cultivate potential sorcerers, with a focus on discovering and training sorcerers from ordinary backgrounds.

Mimi and Nanako, who were rescued from the village, were among the first students.

What he detests most right now are those ignorant ordinary people and the corrupt upper echelons of sorcery. He plans to expand the influence of the Panxing Cult to gradually form a force that can rival the upper echelons of sorcery.

Then we'll expel all those high-ranking sorcerers from the center of power and replace them with our own people.

That's a relatively mild approach.

This was an idea he came up with after discussing it with Gojo Satoru.

Wu Tiao Wu expressed his deep agreement and suggested that he could stay at the college to teach and cultivate talents who agree with their ideas.

As for Zhu Yu, Xia Youjie had spoken to him before, but after hearing his ideas, her first thought was to kill all the ignorant ordinary people and the corrupt upper echelons of sorcery...

Zhu Yu (disappointed): "Jie, why aren't you leaving yet?"

Xia Youjie: "......"

Xia Youjie suddenly dared not mention the crazy thought that flashed through his mind after talking with Jiujiu Yuki before his defection—to kill all non-magicians.

He might just be mentioning it casually, but she'll actually do it...

Xia Youjie broke out in a sweat and held back the eager Zhu Yu.

As for the villagers, in order to ensure that the NPCs would not slack off, Zhu Yu threw an item at them to control them, so they could only work hard for her to move bricks and sell fruit.

Yes, she hadn't forgotten her Farmer Star Plan. After becoming the leader of the Star Cult, she acquired a large plot of land and would farm whenever she had free time to level up her Farmer profession.

After planting, labor is needed to harvest and pack the crops. At this time, she will drag the red-named NPCs she has "captured" to do the work.

The super-evil farmer has arrived! You all have to go farm for the players (wields a small whip)!

As a result, Panxing Sect gained another business, and it quickly seized the market, becoming another pillar industry for making money for Panxing Sect.

The Panxing Sect has developed steadily, and it has encountered difficulties from the higher-ups in the sorcery world. However, Zhu Yu, disguised as someone else, fought his way in and out of the higher-ups seven times, causing them to immediately cower and focus on strengthening their guards. They no longer dared to extend their claws to test the waters.

Zhu Yu's true form did receive a notice instructing her to execute [Kawakami Socks].