Teacher Daxiang, let’s form a lifelong band!

You first set your sights on a celebrity, but you quickly dismissed the idea. He's a celebrity, and in your memory, celebrities are arrogant and difficult to approach. You're not familiar with him, so you think he's unlikely to help you!

"Depend on!"

"How could Sheng Chuhua not help me? It's obviously because I don't have enough clues and don't know him!"

After eliminating the option of a big star, you set your sights on a legendary mercenary.

"Mercenary!" these three words give off the impression of being difficult to get along with. Add to that his capable face, and you think this mercenary might be a difficult person to approach, so you give up.

"Wuwuwuwu, my Hailing, my Hailing has such a good personality, how could she not help me? The information gap is killing me!"

[Finally, you can only pin your hopes on the last member of the band, who is a small internet celebrity.]

You found her.

【However......】

"Why do you think I joined this band? I don't have time to teach you."

"Huh? Your skills aren't good enough? If your skills aren't good enough, shouldn't you just quit? Why are you forcing yourself to stay in the band?"

“Come to think of it, Xiangzi has been protecting you the whole time. You’re Xiangzi’s friend, right? Don’t you think it’s wrong to hold everyone back like this?”

The other person's words pierced your chest like a sharp knife.

You realize she's right. Without the necessary skills, you really shouldn't be in the band. Your presence is a burden to the band, and the band deserves a better supporter.

You quit the band...

"Ugh......"

Seeing this, Lu Li sighed.

"That's what happens when you're not strong enough. This is a Galaxy Battleship after all. I'm glad it's a simulation. If this happened in real life, wouldn't I jump into the river out of shame?"

"But since we've all quit the band, this simulation should be considered a failure, right?"

"There's quite a lot of content this time, and I should be able to get some clues and stuff. That's all, let's just wrap it up quickly."

Knowing that this simulation was doomed, Lu Li prepared himself mentally.

After leaving the band, you wandered the streets of Tokyo late at night with your eyes empty. You felt hopeless. Why didn’t you have any talent? Why was no one willing to help you?

【At this moment, a voice appeared behind you. 】

"Young man, I've observed you for a long time. Actually, your path isn't there. We are your true home. They're unwilling to accept you, but we are!"

"Come, come to this world. It's here that your talent can truly flourish!" ———The person you're talking to is a man wearing stockings on his head.

【Listening to the other person's words and feeling their sincerity, you nodded solemnly! 】

"what?"

【You joined Now You See Me! 】

"what??"

[The other party didn't lie to you. You really are gifted. In just one week, you've acquired all sorts of amazing little skills!]

[Tip: The skill level of Handicraft (Elementary-Level) has been increased.]

You've learned a craft (Intermediate-Level)

[Handicraft (Intermediate - Level 3): A very practical skill that has been cultivated to perfection. With this skill, everything you see is gold! (Note: At the Intermediate level, you can open all current household door locks, including duplex security doors. It also takes a while to crack standard safes.)]

"what???"

The man who invited you to join the group is very pleased with your progress. He tells you that he has nothing more to teach you. You have completed your apprenticeship and are now free to do what you want.

[Before leaving, the man told you something.]

"Young man, the highest level of stealing isn't stealing things, but stealing hearts."

【After keeping these words in mind, you begin to act in Tokyo.】

[You are agile and skilled. In just one year, you have already made it to the top of the list and become a well-known thief in Tokyo.]

[And just when you are addicted to stealing, you suddenly recall what your guide told you a year ago: Stealing is not the point, stealing hearts is! ]

You remembered why you became a thief. It was because you were broken down by the words of two women. They looked down on you and humiliated you, so you chose to embark on this dark path.

【You think, now is the time for you to take revenge on them! 】

You decide to go find Wakaba Mu because she was the first person to humiliate you.

"what?"

"Are you in Gan Shen Mo?"

[Under the cover of night, you arrived at Ruoye's house. Facing the complex double-door lock, you easily opened it. After opening it, you sneaked into Ruoye Mu's bedroom. In the bedroom, you saw Ruoye Mu with a terrified face.]

"You, what do you want to do?!"

[What do you want to do? Looking at the trembling Wakaba Mutsu, you laughed.]

[You don't want to do anything, you just want to steal my heart! ]

[A beautiful girl's mouth may stink, but her lips are definitely sweet! ]

【You think so. 】

"I want to steal your heart!"

You made this declaration in a cool and handsome manner.

[However, the next second after you said this, a group of people rushed in front of you and you were arrested! ]

Lu Li was shocked.

"Huh? So fast? Aren't I gifted? How come I was caught just for showing off?"

You enter Tokyo First Prison. For some reason, you feel this place is very familiar. Coming back here is like coming home.

【Some memories in my mind awakened.】

"Isn't it just a sewing machine?" You scoff.

You're familiar with the process, and you believe that after five years at most, you'll be able to return to Tokyo for your outstanding performance!

[Unfortunately, you didn't expect that because of Ruoye Mu's parents' manipulation, you were sentenced to life imprisonment this time.]

You spent your entire life sewing at a sewing machine in Tokyo First Prison, and then you died of old age...

[Simulation ends. 】

Volume 1: Chapter 11: Xiaoxiang the Black Gang

[Simulation ends. 】

[This simulation has ended and the evaluation is E+]

[You receive a simulated evaluation from the system: Women only affect your sword-drawing speed. Stay away from women, and you will definitely go further.]

[Simulated Settlement: You have acquired a new skill - Listening to All Directions (Intermediate)]

[Hear All Directions (Intermediate): A must-have skill for Now You See Me! As a master thief, nothing can escape your eyes!]

[You have acquired a new skill - Wall-climbing (Intermediate)]

[Flying Over the Eaves and Walking on the Walls (Intermediate): I am Lu Xiaoli, the Lu Xiaoli with four eyebrows~]

"???"

"Peerless Qinggong, right?"

"No, what kind of skills does your system give me? Why does your hearing function only work with eyes?"

"And I can unlock locks, eavesdrop, and climb walls. Am I really a walker in the dark world?"

Since you already possess the three skills of Craftsmanship (Intermediate), Hearing All Directions, and Wall-Climbing, you gain a combined skill, Startling the Devil (Intermediate).

[Shock Wave (Intermediate): A powerful skill that combines multiple special skills. The moment you possess this skill, you are destined for a life of wealth and glory!]

"???"

"Am I playing a life simulator or a thief simulator?"

[Your simulation times +1]

You have obtained a clue: Toyokawa Shoko's Family Affairs (Part 3)

Toyokawa Shoko's Family Affairs (Part 3): One of the necessary clues for Toyokawa Shoko's perfect ending, and also a prerequisite for entering the next stage of the simulation. [Clue: The girl seems to be hiding the fact that she is currently in financial difficulty, and the other band members also seem to have their own secrets.]

【Settlement completed.】

at the same time......

Hanegaoka Girls' Academy.

[Unbeknownst to you, the other person has quit the band again.]

You are confused as to why he has left your world again.

You can't contact the other person, he seems to have disappeared from the world.

You're worried about him, but your band needs to continue, so you recruit a new support person. While trying to find out about him, you carefully keep the band running.

One year later...

[You heard that your best friend, Wakaba Mutsu, the guitarist in the band, seemed to have met with an accident.]

"Mu, what happened?"

"Nothing, just a thief broke into the house."

"Xiangzi, what do you think is truly cool? I used to think I liked rock and heavy metal, but now I realize there are things more worthy of my pursuit than heavy metal..."

[Ruoye Mu said something that you couldn't understand. You didn't understand what Ruoye Mu was trying to say, but you knew that this accident was definitely more than what she said to you.]

One month passed, then two months passed.

【Suddenly one day, Ruoye Mu found you. 】

“Xiangzi, I might have found something I really like. Xiangzi, wait for me for a while. When I succeed, I will come back to find you!”

After saying this, Wakaba Mutsuya quit the band!

【...】

[Ruoye Mu's withdrawal was devastating to the band. After learning of Ruoye Mu's withdrawal, the drummer immediately quit as well, and your band completely fell apart.]

The band disbanded, and for the next few days you could only continue your customer service work. Occasionally, you would receive emails from Ruoye Mu. The content of these emails was very simple, basically telling you that she would be back soon and asked you to wait for her.

What on earth is Wakaba Mu doing? You can't help but ponder this question.

[Soon, another year passed, and finally in the new year, you saw Wakaba Mutsu who came to visit you.]

At this moment, Wakaba Mutsu was wearing a half-exposed samurai uniform, her chest wrapped in a braid, her exposed skin tattooed with lifelike tiger stripes. Her eyes were as determined as steel, and the wounds on her body and the massive machete on her shoulder spoke volumes about her experiences over the past year.

"Xiangzi, I've already conquered Shinjuku. Come join my gang and let's conquer Tokyo together. The Tokyo underworld will be ours sooner or later!"

【...】

【You joined Wakaba Mu's gang. 】

[From then on, Tokyo lost a keyboard player and gained a swordsman.]

[Years later, having become the boss of the Shimokitazawa mafia, you would occasionally chat with Wakaba Mutsu, who had invited you to join the gang. You would ask her why she wanted to become a mafia boss and what changed her.]

【"It's because of one person." Wakaba Mu replied.】

"Because of a person? What kind of person?" You are curious.

In the large hall, Ruoye Mu sat cross-legged, took a drag on her cigarette, and her thoughts went back to that night many years ago. She remembered the figure that appeared before her that night.