Love is not as fun as World of Warcraft

Chapter 117 Spirit Stone

"Wait a minute, if you want to recruit people, just recruit them. Don't use such weird terms. I have some PTSD about this phrase."

Shirasaka, who almost slapped Kitami Natsuka, was really overwhelmed by her words. If her appearance was not a little different from that of a certain QB, he might have slapped her with a kitchen knife.

This kind of words can easily be misunderstood!

"What's wrong? I just want to say that this child clearly has the potential to become a magical girl. Don't you see? The guardian spirit has a natural affinity for her, and this is a must for becoming a magical girl. Only with the approval of the guardian spirit can you use their power."

Kitami Xia Xia glanced at Shirasaka, obviously not understanding why he suddenly reacted so strongly, but she still calmly told him why she said that.

There weren't many new members joining their Magical Girls' Society. After all, there were only a few people in this kind of organization. As a result, most of the male members were poached by the Magical Men's Society in the neighboring city.

As a last resort, she simply established the Magical Girls Club. As a result, her club only has five members up to now.

If she missed out on such a promising talent like Nanashiki Mio, Kitami Natsuka would feel a bit regretful. After all, judging from Kamaitachi's reaction, the girl in front of her might be even more attractive to guardian spirits than herself, which means that the power she could exert might even surpass herself.

Of course, the prerequisite is that she can find a strong guardian spirit that matches her. After all, strength is mutual. She is just equivalent to having a higher power output ability than herself. The real strength still depends on the strength of the guardian spirit of the contract.

"Well, to be honest, the price of gaining power is not small, is it? Anyway, you have to ask her what she thinks. When she wakes up, I will ask her for you."

Shirasaka pinched her chin and nodded. Kitami Xiaxia had finally explained how these magicians were able to utilize the power of monsters. Although this was not a particularly secret, Shirasaka knew that the fundamental condition for these people to form an association was how to obtain guardian spirits.

It's not that having this physique is enough, you also need something like a guardian spirit to give you strength, but the problem is that Shirasaka has never seen anything like a guardian spirit in anyone other than Kitami Natsu.

This must be the key skill to becoming a magician, and obviously, Kitami Natsuka doesn't seem to be willing to share such things.

Moreover, Shirasaka clearly understands the price she has to pay to obtain this power. It would be great if she could easily obtain the power of monsters, but at the same time, as the price of having power that does not belong to her used, she would also be vulnerable to the erosion from the guardian spirit at any time. If she does not absorb the soul core for a long time, she may turn into a monster.

In a sense, this is similar to the magical girl she mentioned, except that the latter is more cruel.

To be honest, if Nanashiki Mio could have some ability to protect herself, Shirasaka would definitely be more relieved. After all, in this way, when he takes her out to exorcise evil spirits in the future, he won't have to pay part of his attention to her like he does now.

But if the price of this power is that she becomes a monster, then Shirasaka is somewhat unwilling to do so.

Although I am not incapable of providing her with enough soul cores, it is obvious that once this kind of thing is bound, it will be permanent. Can I really support her for the rest of her life?

After all, Shirasaka still had to ask Nanashiki Mio's opinion first, and he also had to help her figure out what side effects this so-called magician had. After all, Nanashiki Mio was his exclusive True Sight Gem, the kind that didn't take up an equipment slot, and he couldn't bear to see anything happen to her.

"Well, that's all I can do. If that's the case, I won't bother you anymore. I was planning to sleep in during the weekend, but someone rushed me over like crazy. And now I'm gone and I've lost a gold mine. My life is so miserable."

Nodding in understanding, Kitami Natsuka also knew that such an important matter must be carefully considered and it was impossible to agree to it easily, so she could only nod, then yawned and looked at Ichinose Kagaki beside her with a tone of grievance.

"The rest of the time is yours to enjoy alone. I'll be leaving now. Shirasaka-kun, remember to contact me immediately if you have any soul cores. I'll take as many as you have."

Reaching out and grabbing the little sickle-weasel lying on Nanashiki Mio's head, Kitami Natsuka did not forget to tease Ichinose Kagaki before leaving. To be honest, it was the first time she heard Ichinose Kagaki's urgent voice in the morning. For her, who was a nobody, it was very rare.

And when she learned that the reason Ichinose Kagami was so anxious was because she wanted her to help her rescue Shirasaka, she understood everything.

Only the sweetest and most passionate love can make an iceberg melt voluntarily. It's a pity that she has never experienced this.

Without waiting for Ichinose Kagami and Shirasaka to refute, Kitami Natsuka ran away without a trace. As expected of the guardian spirit, Kamaitachi, which is famous for its speed and wind, the speed of its escape was really amazing.

As the person involved, Shirasaka could only smile helplessly, and then looked at the three-no girl who had been silent on the side.

"Thank you anyway."

Shirasaka knew very well that some words were correct when used here.

In the mine, she only needs to fight evil spirits and kill monsters, but people like her who stay behind and need to worry about their own condition all the time have a lot to consider.

"As long as you're okay."

He just nodded lightly, as if Ichinose Kagamikashi didn't take Kitami Natsuka's previous teasing to heart at all. He just took Shirasaka and walked back in the direction they came from.

"Are you sure it's an evil spirit haunting the place?"

The girl deliberately walked in front of Shirasaka, not wanting him to see her expression. She rarely asked about something that was not very relevant to her, as if she was hiding something, which gave people a particularly abnormal feeling.

If Shirasaka walked in front of her at this moment, he would probably be able to see that a cute pink had appeared on Ichinose Kagami's seemingly icy little face at some point, and her steps seemed a little hurried.

Obviously, Kitami Xia Xia's previous joke did not have no effect on her.

But Shirasaka was still packing his backpack at the moment, imagining how he would make a profit with the water from his first moon well after it was built, so he didn't notice anything unusual about Ichinose Kagami for a while. This was a major mistake for him, who always looked down on the dull male protagonists in harem comics.

However, this is also partly due to the fact that Kagami Ichinose has strong control over herself. Shirasaka never thought that she would care about such things.

"Yes, your guess is correct. The following tragedy was indeed the supervisor's initiative, and it was not an accident."

After answering Ichinose Kagami's question, Shirasaka seemed to realize something and suddenly asked the girl in front of him another question.

"Speaking of which, have you found out what kind of deal he made with those people from the Hidden Words Cult? When I last saw him, he had already transformed into a monster-like being. Can humans directly transform into monsters?"

Although I already have a similar guess in my mind, after all, most of the monsters that have appeared so far have prototypes in a game that Shirasaka had played before, so theoretically speaking, the thing that coexists with them obviously has the possibility of existing.

In addition, the stones on the bodies of the fanatical followers of the Xuyan Secret Cult completely matched the description of the spiritual stones in the game. Shirasaka just wanted to confirm it at this moment.

"I'm not sure, but the last shipment from this mine wasn't the raw gold ore like before. Instead, it was said that some orange-yellow gemstones were accidentally mined from underground. We still don't know where these stones were shipped to."

Seeing that Shirasaka didn't notice his abnormality and was talking about business, Ichinose Kagami quickly adjusted himself and told him what he had investigated.

"That makes sense. It's probably that thing. Speaking of which, as a demon ninja, you don't know about spirit stones, right?"

Shirasaka scratched his head. If everything was simply based on the settings of that game, as the descendant of a ninja and an onmyoji, Ichinose Kagami would not have been unaware of this thing. However, Shirasaka had never seen her use anything related to it. This might mean that this was still different from the settings in the game.

"Spiritual stone?"

Ichinose Kagaki frowned slightly, as if he was trying hard to recall something in his memory. After a long silence, he nodded silently as if he had discovered a blind spot.

"You mean, the thing you mentioned that turns humans into monsters is the spirit stone, right?"

"I'm sorry, but the ancient books I know of don't contain any records of anything with similar functions. However... some forbidden texts among outsiders, Onmyoji, do mention a method of using certain stones to gain power comparable to that of monsters, much like a magician."

"But these records disappeared in modern times, and the records I can find are incomplete."

Ichinose Kagami rubbed her brows. These were all the relevant information she could remember.

However, Shirasaka showed an expression that said, "As expected."

——How could there be a record of this? Wouldn't that mean Onmyoji would be full of monsters? Do you really think they're making a Nioh 3?

Chapter 118: Useless Treasure

They didn't continue the topic of spirit stones. After all, Shirasaka could see that Ichinose Kagami knew very little about this thing, and asking her probably wouldn't get any information.

Maybe her understanding of spirit stones is not as good as mine, who has only played games.

"Speaking of which, Ichinose, since there are guardian spirits that cooperate with humans, are there any kind-hearted monsters that pose no threat to humans?"

Now that related questions have been asked, Shirasaka happened to think of another thing at this time. Speaking of which, the identity of Karasuma Yui is still a question mark. The only one who can help him answer this question is probably Kagaki Ichinose.

After all, that person is like an older sister who has taken care of him for a long time, and Shirasaka still cares about her very much.

"A kind monster?"

When she said this, Ichinose Kagaki's tone of voice became noticeably higher, as if she had touched upon a topic that she didn't particularly like.

"Guardian spirits and monsters are different. Although Kitami-senpai didn't mention it, it's actually recorded in ancient books that guardian spirits are actually another form of existence that evolved from monster soul cores. Just like humans and evil spirits, they are two completely different things."

Ichinose Kagami took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and then explained to Shirasaka.

Although the power between the two is of the same type, in reality, the guardian spirit is more like a tool that has little self-awareness and is simply used by people.

"Monsters are products born from the malice of this world. I don't want to be so absolute, but they are the symbol of evil. The so-called kindness is impossible to appear in them."

Ichinose Kagami shook his head, his tone firm, and it was unclear whether he was trying to convince Shirasaka or himself.

When Shirasaka thought about what had happened to her, he could understand why she, who was always calm, would be so extreme in this kind of thing. If it were him, he probably wouldn't be able to stay calm and comment on his enemy.

But if that's the case, then it's obviously better to discuss the matter of Karasukyou with Ichinose Kagami later. Telling her about this guy now... is obviously not a good thing for both her and Karasukyou.

"I understand. Let's stop here for today. I still have to send Xiao Qi Se back. It's not a good idea for her to sleep like this. Besides, I've already got what I wanted from that mine."

After saying goodbye to Kagami Ichinose, Shirasaka didn't want to continue provoking her with this topic, so he turned around and carried Nanashiki Mio on his back and headed towards home.

Ichinose Kagami stood there in a daze for a long time. He had wanted to ask Shirasaka if he would go to another Changan after that, but in the end he couldn't open his mouth. He could only silently put down his half-raised hand.

She didn't know why she reacted like this, or rather, if someone asked her this question before, she would just choose to ignore it. But why, only in front of this young man, would she be so excited?

——This time, none of the information she had consulted could provide the answer to this question.

Shirasaka didn't think too much about it. He simply wanted to find out the true identity of Karasuka Yui before asking Ichinose Kagami. When he took a taxi back to the downstairs of his rented apartment, he finally had time to summarize what he had gained.

The first is the real 1,000 experience points. Thanks to the two high-level fusion evil spirits, Shirasaka's experience bar is directly half full. There is only a gap of less than 1,000 experience points before upgrading to level 6.

The only thing he was worried about at the moment was that according to the original settings of Warcraft, if a hero unit wanted to upgrade, if it simply relied on the experience provided by wild monsters, it would never be able to cross the level five mark. If it wanted to upgrade to level six and learn ultimate skills, it had to rely on fighting against hostile forces to gain experience.

So the question is, are these monsters classified as wild monsters or hostile forces? This is the key point that Shirasaka is worried about. If he can't upgrade to level 6, then he can't just declare war on any country, right?

There are indeed hostile forces, but I can also say goodbye to my peaceful daily life.

Shirasaka is very satisfied with his current comfortable life. Although he has to fight monsters and bully evil spirits from time to time, this is more interesting, isn't it?

But if they really wanted him to rule the world or something, Shirasaka had no interest at all. Just thinking about such a thing was enough to make him feel tired, let alone putting it into practice.

He sighed silently. Anyway, he hadn't reached the critical point yet. It seemed that this problem would not be solved for a while. Shirasaka followed the principle of leaving future problems for later worries and decisively stopped thinking about this problem. After all, when he had enough experience, this problem would be automatically answered. Unless he really couldn't level up, it wouldn't be too late to worry about it then.

You can’t be anxious about taking out a loan, right?

No longer thinking about the problem that was giving him a headache, Shirasaka then took out the only item dropped by the evil spirit. He didn't have much time to open the treasure chest along the way, and he almost forgot that the thing had been shipped.

He opened the small box with great anticipation, and the treasure that fell from it was finally revealed in front of Shirasaka.

[Lightning Shield Scepter: Allows the hero to release lightning shield magic on a certain unit. The shield surrounding the unit can cause 20 damage per second to surrounding units.

Can be used 2 times in total.

Lasts 20 seconds.

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……

How to say it, Shirasaka looked at this cute star wand that looked like the kind used exclusively by magical girls, and for a moment she didn't know how to evaluate the function of this thing.

The style of the painting alone seems somewhat out of place with the entire Warcraft universe, yet it is something that already existed in the original version.

As for the effect, it is indeed very strong. After all, it is equivalent to an aoe skill with a total damage of up to 400 points, and it does not require your own mana to use. When used on the front-line units that charge into battle, the effect it plays is also very powerful.

But... this thing is a consumable. After just two uses, its bonus to Shirasaka is not enough compared to those treasures that add attributes.

Moreover, this thing has a classic description trap. Only those who have played it know that this so-called lightning shield can cause friendly damage.

This means that as long as Shirasaka wears this thing and stands in the subway in Neon, his experience points will definitely increase, but his merits will also be deducted rapidly.

The AOE damage does not distinguish between friend and foe, and Shirasaka has no way to control it. The only way to avoid friendly damage is to keep a distance from them. This is actually not a particularly difficult thing for Shirasaka.

But... this isn't like the real World of Warcraft where two races would frequently engage in armed conflict at the village entrance. Even Shirasaka hasn't officially participated in a proper team battle yet. It doesn't seem to be an easy task to give this thing room to play.

After hesitating for a long time with his chin pinched, Shirasaka finally gave up the idea of selling it to Yastrul in exchange for gold coins. After all, this thing still has two uses left, and Yastrul may not be able to tell this. Wouldn't it be better to just sell it to her at the original price?

Wouldn't it be even better to get a free use? And for now, Shirasaka only wanted to build a Moon Well first, and would consider the rest after finding a confirmed construction site. Besides that, he didn't have any other uses for gold coins.

After thinking about the scepter, he directly inserted it into his waist. Anyway, this thing is not conspicuous and it is something that will not be discovered by others if it is worn on the waist. Moreover, as a consumable item that does not provide any attributes, there is no need to occupy an equipment slot. Baisaka's six-grid space is completely insufficient at the moment, so any space he can free up is better.

He clapped his hands. Apart from this, the only thing left was the extra hundred gold coins. This was the focus of Baisaka's trip this time. After that, he could consider finding a deserted place in the darkness outside the Rose Garden to shoot down the Moon Well.

Then Shirasaka can consider how to use the well water to gain more benefits instead of just turning it into a building unit that provides population.

Shirasaka, who had mentally planned to head to the outskirts of the Rose Garden at night, rubbed his chin, then carried Nanashiki Mio on his back and arrived at the doorstep of a certain girl's house.

He glanced at the sun that had not yet set in the sky, and guessed that the pig might not still be awake, so he still chose to give it a try and knocked on the door.

As a result, somewhat to Shirasaka's surprise, the girl who should have been fast asleep in the room suddenly opened the door. She first looked behind Shirasaka like a thief, then nervously pulled him into her room, and then quickly closed the door behind him.

"What's wrong with you? Are you being chased for debt?"

Shirasaka couldn't help but want to complain when he saw Chiya Asano's expression. Could this guy have secretly taken out a small loan online? Otherwise, why would he react like this?

"Still talking about me? Are you okay?"

Asano Chiya gave Shirasaka a displeased look, then began to touch his body nervously, as if he was worried that he had brought something unclean back home.

"Are you sure you're not missing any parts or anything?"

Chapter 119 It's You

"What spare parts? Do I look like I have any problem?"

After putting Nanashiki Mio on the bed, Shirasaka turned around and looked at Chiya Asano who was still touching her body with a puzzled look. If you didn't know, you would think he was taking advantage of her.

Is she going crazy in broad daylight?

"Ahem, I just had a nightmare. I dreamed that you were seduced by someone with bad intentions. Now it seems okay, it was just a dream."