Love is not as fun as World of Warcraft

"Although Sister Yuyi didn't say it just now, she definitely won't agree to let me take you to join in the fun."

"What if I go back and tell my mom that I want to have a fish feast tonight?"

"……make a deal."

Shirasaka has always been a very principled person. Just like now, letting the child get in touch with more things that she can't normally get in touch with, in a way, is also helping her future growth, right?

Chapter 3 It's on fire, bro

Eating melons and watching the show is a habit that is difficult to quit.

Even though Shirasaka has experienced two lifetimes, he still can't control himself when faced with such temptation.

Fortunately, by the time he arrived at the scene of the riot holding Wu Lu and Xiao Cheng's hands, things were not over yet.

"Shirasaka-nii, what on earth happened?"

Baisaka was definitely not the only one watching the fun. This market was a crowded place, and it was almost time to get off work, so the crowd of onlookers had already packed the place.

It was obviously impossible for Wu Lu Xiao Cheng, who was less than one meter tall, to see anything through the crowd. So all she could do was stare at Shirasaka, who was 1.75 meters tall and stood out among the average short people in Neon, hoping that he could tell her what was going on here.

Shirasaka didn't know who this little girl learned her gossipy nature from. Judging from Wu Lu Yu Yi alone, it didn't seem like it was hereditary.

"It should be a riot."

He raised his head slightly and glanced across the crowd towards the center. After confirming that the person who was confronting the market security personnel was just a middle-aged man who looked a little sloppy, Shirasaka frowned, pulled Wu Lu and Xiao Cheng behind the crowd, and shrank back.

Although he knew that this world was different from the blue planet where he originally lived, Shirasaka felt that this place was simply a replica of Neon, so it was not surprising that such a thing happened.

If a frustrated middle-aged man has a few buffs like his wife cheating on him or he loses his job, it is not surprising that he can do anything.

Of course, a key reason why Shirasaka retreated behind the crowd was that he clearly noticed the oil barrel in the hands of the middle-aged man who was the protagonist, and the translucent liquid all over his body.

Respecting the fate of others and letting go of the desire to save them, although Shirasaka wouldn't say some stupid theory that there must be something hateful about pitiful people, he also didn't have the idea of stepping forward to persuade that person.

Please, I'm not familiar with it at all.

Although it was very fast, the uncle looked like he was about to become mature.

"Making trouble? Why are you causing trouble in the market?"

Wu Lu Xiao Cheng, who had been expecting Shirasaka to lift him up, tilted his head, obviously still not understanding what was happening.

"How should I know? I don't have the ability to read minds."

Shirasaka shrugged his shoulders, but his eyes were fixed on the figure standing opposite the decadent middle-aged man.

This matter has nothing to do with him, but it is different for Wu Lu Yu Yi. As the manager of the market, to put it bluntly, he is the one who comes out to take action at this time.

It seemed that Wu Lu Yuyi had already communicated with the security personnel before coming here, and had some understanding of the situation. At this moment, she was trying to comfort the man who was holding a bottle in one hand and a lighter in the other.

However, judging from the man's occasional frantic warnings, the negotiations seemed to have no effect.

"You'd better lift me up so I can see for myself. I'm here to watch the fun, not to see people's legs."

Wu Lu Xiao Cheng tugged at the hem of Bai Ban's clothes with some resentment. Judging from the reactions of the onlookers, something must have happened in the crowd, but from her perspective, she could only see a bunch of people's buttocks and legs, which made it hard not to make her feel uncomfortable.

It would be better not to join in the fun.

"What's so good about it? I only promised to bring you here to join in the fun. As for what you can see, that's your own business."

Baisaka said something perfunctorily to Wu Lu Xiao Cheng, then frowned, turned around and hugged the little girl who was still sulking at his feet.

"Hehe, I knew that Brother Shirasaka, you're the best..."

Before Wu Lu Xiao Cheng could finish his words, he felt as if he was riding on a galloping antelope, and was carried backwards by Bai Ban.

The crowd that was crowded just now suddenly dispersed, and was forced to form an area leading to Shirasaka. The culprit who caused all this was the man who had ignited himself at some point and turned into a ball of burning flames and rushed towards them.

Shirasaka could understand the failure of negotiations, but setting himself on fire to take revenge on society was a bit too much, especially when he was one of the targets of revenge. Shirasaka could not tolerate it even more.

I thought it would be safe to retreat behind the crowd and eat melons, but who would have thought that this guy would start rushing into the crowd without saying a word.

No one knew what the man poured on himself, but it burned rapidly when it came into contact with fire. The high temperature was even more terrifying. Even though the fire-fighting equipment above his head started spraying water down immediately, the flames on his body showed no sign of extinguishing.

The crowd became even more chaotic because of this incident. No one wanted to be hit by such a guy. The already noisy environment became even more chaotic. For a moment, it was like hell on earth.

Shirasaka didn't expect that this man, who was just talking to someone, would suddenly get angry due to a disagreement. As luck would have it, after he got angry, he launched a desperate charge towards him.

It seems that I haven't retreated far enough. If there were hundreds of people blocking me, would I still need to run?

If it was just Baisaka alone, with his young and strong physique and the obstruction of the people in front of him, he could just run away and escape from the range of hatred, but the problem was that he still had to carry a little burden like Wu Lu Xiao Cheng with him.

This little pudding is not that heavy, but it is not so heavy that Shirasaka can ignore her weight.

And the more crucial point is that -

Baisaka, who was covering Wu Lu Xiao Cheng's eyes with his free hand, looked back. He had already turned several corners, so why was that guy still chasing him?

I don't even know this guy, and we have no grudges against each other. Don't think that he will become familiar with me just because we are almost familiar with each other.

In order to prevent herself and Wu Lu Xiao Cheng from getting excited, Bai Saka could only run as fast as she could, trying to create distance between herself and the man behind her.

Anyway, if you just delay it for a while, the opponent will naturally burn out.

Even though Baisaka's three attributes are only one, he has already experienced it long ago. A normal person only has this attribute. This shows why the monsters in the original game with dozens of attributes are called hero units.

So now, even though the man behind Shirasaka, who was accelerated by the burning, was as fast as lightning, it would still take some time to really get close to him.

——Assuming nothing unexpected happens.

Unfortunately, there is a saying that life is often a collection of accidents. The more you want to avoid accidents, the more likely they will happen.

For example, now, Shirasaka didn't know what the guy behind him saw in him, or whether his inner strength had simply exploded. He should have been getting weaker and weaker from the burning flames, but after a pause, he suddenly accelerated and rushed towards him as if he was full of nitrogen.

Now, Shirasaka knew without a second thought that he would definitely not be able to outrun the other person.

Realizing this, Shirasaka could only stop helplessly and turned to look at the burning man who was rushing towards him with an unstoppable momentum.

Since I can't run away, I have no choice but to face it.

Just when the burning man was about to touch Shirasaka, and Wu Lu Xiao Cheng, who was held in Shirasaka's arms, could even feel the heat from the burning man's body, Shirasaka just raised his free hand helplessly and made a stop gesture.

"Stop it buddy."

The man who just seemed to be going to burn to death with Shirasaka seemed to have been drained of all his strength. His legs went limp and he fell down in front of Shirasaka. If you listened carefully, you could hear the light snoring coming from his nose.

Middle-aged men have good sleep quality and can fall asleep as soon as they lie down.

As for the reason why he was like this, only Shirasaka himself knew why.

Sleep - One of the famous skills of the Dreadlord in Warcraft. It consumes 50 mana points to make a target sleep for 20 seconds, and the target will wake up after being attacked.

This is not the first time that Shirasaka has used this skill on others. One thing that must be said is that this skill, which is rarely used when playing games, is surprisingly useful in real life.

Magic is so magical.

However, what was even more magical was that just as Shirasaka breathed a sigh of relief for getting rid of this guy, as the flames burning on the man in front of him engulfed his body, a golden light also burst out from Shirasaka's body.

Good news, it’s upgraded.

Bad news, it was upgraded in front of a group of aunties buying groceries.

Chapter 4: Run for All-Arounders

"You mean, you think the reason you shine in the end is because your merit has increased?"

"Yes, sir. You can even say it was a vision of Jesus. After all, I donated fifty yen to a nearby church two years ago. Perhaps this is a reward for my kindness."

At the Kamihama City Police Station, Shirasaka looked at the policeman who was questioning him seriously, and replied with a helpless expression and a shrug.

The commotion was declared over when the middle-aged man fell down, but the trouble caused by him was far from over.

Shirasaka himself was also confused. To be honest, this was his first time. Even he himself did not expect that he might not be able to accumulate enough experience even if he killed fish for several days and nights. As a result, he suddenly got a kill and was able to level up.

The only thing that made him a little nervous was that this "Damn Gold Finger" replica of World of Warcraft was fine, but shouldn't the details be so perfect? The flashing golden light when leveling up was something that would be hard not to notice in real life.

Fortunately, there was already a lot of people sitting in the market at that time, and the golden light only flashed for a moment. In addition, this happened because the man fell down, which gave Shirasaka a reason to play dumb.

As for the sleeping magic he released, Shirasaka was not worried at all. This thing did not have any pre-casting animation or special effects, and it was not an instant kill skill. The guy died because he was burned to death by himself, so it had nothing to do with Shirasaka.

So even when he was taken to the police station to take a statement, Shirasaka remained calm and didn't worry about being caught and sliced up like a human guinea pig.

As for that golden light, just let it flash. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Just consider it as an explosion of merit. It makes sense in every aspect, doesn't it?

"This is the police station. Could you please be more serious and cooperate with our investigation?"

The middle-aged police officer in charge of taking notes frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Shirasaka's answer.

"I also want to cooperate sincerely with your work, Mr. Policeman, but can you also consider how I, as a minor, feel about being inexplicably attacked, watching someone burn to death in front of me, and being brought to the police station to take a statement?"

Shirasaka put away his relaxed demeanor and instead put on a serious expression, as if his disguise had been lifted and he was forced to reveal his true self, and asked the police officer in front of him a question.

Well, many times, standing on the moral high ground can save a lot of unnecessary explanations.

As for the fact that he had inexplicably taken a life, Shirasaka didn't feel anything from the bottom of his heart. He didn't feel nauseous or morally condemned after killing someone for the first time.

I don't know if it's because he's killed so many fish that his heart has grown cold, or if his experience of two lives has made him grow a lot, or if that's just Shirasaka's nature.

In short, apart from feeling a little mentally exhausted because his mana was used up, he didn't feel any other discomfort at the moment.

Of course, just because he didn't feel anything doesn't mean he can't pretend not to feel anything. If you think about it carefully, he was bravely protecting the child Wu Lu Xiao Cheng.

To be honest, he was involved in this matter as an innocent person, and even the police had no reason to interrogate him.

It was already very stingy of him not to give him a banner praising his bravery, and now he is being interrogated in this room like a prisoner. Don't blame him for taking advantage of his status as a minor.

I'm not asking for a refund or anything, but showing my age is definitely a real deterrent.

Before the police found enough evidence to prove what he had done, Shirasaka thought that he would be fine. After all, it was just a flash of light on his body, not that he turned into Ultraman in public. At most, he could just go to the previous episode of Approaches to Science.

Then they finally explained that there was something wrong with the lighting and got away with it.

Considering the context of Neon, where all sorts of weird things can happen, this isn't really anything special.

"Uh, yes, I'm sorry, it was indeed my negligence."

As expected, under Shirasaka's acting skills and moral kidnapping, the police officer who had been aggressive just now softened his tone instantly, and apologized to Shirasaka in a somewhat apologetic tone.

After seeing his performance, Shirasaka became even more certain that at least the police were unable to find any flaws in him, otherwise he would not have let go so quickly.

"You may leave now. If there are any further developments and your assistance is needed, the police will contact you. Thank you very much for your cooperation."

When the police officer in charge of the interrogation wanted to say something, the door of the interrogation room was pushed open from the outside. A gentle-looking man wearing a pair of black square glasses walked in from the outside. He nodded to Shirasaka kindly, then smiled and thanked him.

"…Is there any medical supplement?"

"Ok?"

Shirasaka's sudden words made the man, who was obviously of a much higher rank than the previous middle-aged police officer, look puzzled, and he could only look at him in confusion.

"I feel like my spirit has been damaged to some extent, and I might need to see a psychologist. Could you please tell me about the compensation..."

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Shirasaka's cold face, and then he looked at the police officer in front of him with the eyes of a victim.

"...After you receive treatment, you can present a medical certificate to the police for reimbursement, and we will provide you with a certain amount of compensation."

This police officer was obviously more difficult to fool than the middle-aged man before. Seeing his formulaic answer, Shirasaka could only sigh helplessly, then got up and left.

"Are you sure there's nothing wrong with this kid? Why does he look nothing like a teenager?"

After watching Shirasaka leave, the middle-aged police officer seemed to react at this time. He shook his head helplessly, then turned around and asked his colleague who came in later.

"His resume is spotless. He's just an ordinary kid. As for why he's so mature, if you'd lived independently from the orphanage until he was his age, you'd be more mature than him."

The young police officer who also watched Shirasaka leave sighed, pushed his glasses, and then handed the file retrieved from the database to his colleague beside him.

Putting aside the somewhat difficult-to-explain flash of golden light at the end, Shirasaka was truly just an innocent person caught up in this. There was absolutely no way to find fault with him from any aspect.

"Instead of worrying about that child, you should think about how to deal with that dead guy. Don't let the media find any loopholes to make a big news story about this kind of public self-immolation."

"...That's right. If there really is something, someone from above will naturally come and investigate."

……

The perspective turns to Shirasaka. He definitely won't go to the hospital. Shirasaka thinks that he doesn't have so much money that he can't spend it in such a place.

As for his physical condition, no one knew it better than Shirasaka. He was not touched by the other party throughout the whole process, so what problem could there be?

If you really want to say it, is upgrading to a higher level a change in some sense?

Thinking of this, Shirasaka boarded the train home and looked at his panel with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

[Shirazaka: Level 2 Experience Points 25/400]