You tell me, this is called daily youth?

Yuki suddenly had an idea, but unfortunately there was no response and he felt it was unlikely.

I can't feel the existence of the magic circuit at all. It's just a skill concept, not a system bestowed upon me.

"Huh, it seems that if I want to climb the skill tree, I have to find systematic Type-Moon knowledge and start from scratch, or extract a cornerstone skill like 'Magic Circuit' and then find a way to build a house on it."

Yuki let out a breath, and he didn't feel any regret even though his plan failed. The reason was simple. Doing so was too slow and could not deal with the threat in front of him, just like at this moment.

So he studied the magic of enhancement carefully, and not only did the output increase, but he was finally able to master the scope of enhancement.

"The higher the limit, the longer the cooling time and the shorter the strengthening time. Can it last for 30 minutes if used economically? That's fine. I can control the output according to the situation."

This skill is very complicated. To achieve the same bulletproof effect, the effort required for a piece of iron and a piece of white paper is definitely different. The difficulty of strengthening items and strengthening the body is also very different. The skill upgrade brings considerable flexibility.

"Well, then it's the second step." Yuki was full of curiosity and decisively used his characteristics, "Extracting the Self's Characteristics."

Faintly, his vision began to distort and countless images flashed. Because it was too fast, he could only barely catch a moment, but found that everything was both familiar and unfamiliar.

I really miss it...

After his rebirth, Yuki lived as a human for another ten years. This was the first time he saw things from his previous life. He didn't speculate on what deep meaning was contained in them. He just saw the flashing speed of the picture slow down, and a white-haired, skinny old man appeared.

【Concept gift collection】

"So this is the scene? But it doesn't seem to be very useful for the zombies all over the ground."

Yuki muttered to himself, feeling mixed emotions. He could create a plan around this concept outfit when he had more time, but right now the most important thing was to conquer the dungeon.

Hey.

While thinking, Yuki stopped and stood at the end of the tunnel. In front of him was a cordon. The middle part of the cement wall was made of ancient wall tiles, and there was a notice next to it.

"Warning: The area ahead is a cultural relic protection area. No one is allowed to dig without permission."

This is like building a subway in a certain city. As they dig, they unearth a bunch of ancient relics, and in the end they have to keep taking detours.

They build subways without measuring the depth?

Yuki muttered a few words, but it also confirmed his idea that the end of the subway station was indeed connected to the castle. According to the depth measurement, behind this wall is between the first and second floors of the basement. Judging from the fire extinguisher, the limit of the red moon's light is not far ahead.

It turns out that the outside world is connected to the castle, and the limit of the red moon is this wall.

He hadn't figured out how to use it yet, so he just memorized it. Then, without wasting any time, he returned the way he came, opened the door of the lounge, and was stunned on the spot.

How come there are two Hayasaka Ai! ?

Chapter 22 Professional Players (Revised)

Blonde hair, side ponytail, high school uniform, and white stockings. Even the scars on the clothes are exactly the same.

No, even the expression is indistinguishable. That kind of calm and serious look is extremely difficult to imitate.

"Are you back? Did you find anything?"

The two of them spoke at the same time, with no difference in their voices, giving the feeling of being on the set of the real Monkey King.

"This is a major discovery. Which of you two is Mai?" Yuki looked around and the more he looked, the more strange it seemed.

"Of course it's me. At least you hugged me, how could you forget it after being apart for a while?"

"Hey, stop talking nonsense."

"Didn't he hug me when we left the castle?" Hayasaka Ai on the left slapped her head and smiled strangely: "I forgot, he kicked me, it must have hurt, how about we kick it back together?"

It was very interesting to watch two identical people arguing. Yuki also figured out who was who. Sure enough, the blonde girl on the right wiped her face, took off a pure white mask, revealing her long black hair, and then glared at Yuki fiercely.

Ai-chan, can you please stop helping me to attract hatred? Can you please stop reminding me about kicking my ass?

He silently looked at Hayasaka Ai, who was putting her hands together as if apologizing, and then looked at Sakurajima Mai, who was deeply persecuted, and decided to skip the topic directly.

"Ahem, is this your true self?"

"Well, the Mask of the Fool is a bit interesting, but also a bit embarrassing."

It is indeed shameful, as it is equivalent to exposing a certain nature of a person. Putting aside the trump cards and such, how can one tell other players without mutual trust?

But life is stronger than face. Hayasaka Ai returned to the player form and described her abilities in just a few sentences, which made Yuki nod continuously.

She has two masks, and if she is familiar enough with the target, she can inject personality into the mask, and then she can give the mask to someone else to make them reproduce the injected personality and appearance.

Imitation? Acting? No, it's more than that. In addition to the appearance, even the demeanor can be reproduced. Unfortunately, without memory, there is still the possibility of being exposed.

If you are not familiar with it, you can only imitate the appearance, which is equivalent to a high-end leather case, which is enough to deceive people.

Yuki continued to analyze in his mind and asked, "What are the restrictions?"

"Not counting the trial now, the effect lasts for one hour, and the cooldown time is six hours. There are only two masks, and there is no way to control the people wearing them." Hayasaka Ai said concisely.

"It's a feature specifically used for disguise and infiltration." Yuki nodded. This is an auxiliary feature and does not have direct killing power. It's just a little fantasy.

Characteristics can be upgraded using specialization points, and the deeper you go, the greater the changes will be.

What if you have an infinite number of masks, and inject your own personality into them, and finally gain the ability to control others?

"Maybe in the end, the entire copy will be filled with you." He couldn't help but think of a person wearing single-lens glasses.

And this is also in line with Hayasaka Ai's characteristics. Apart from Shinomiya Kaguya, who dares to say that they have seen through the heart of this maid? No, it only takes a simple disguise, and many people can't even guess her superficial identity.

The entire copy is full of me?

Hayasaka Ai raised her head, as if she was in a dream, looking a little silly, then she blinked and looked around the small room with a frown.

"Hey, where's Mai-san?"

She almost forgot about this person just now, which was a bit strange.

"I'm here."

With a whisper filled with a little pride, Sakurajima Mai appeared in her sight again, without moving an inch.

"Invisible?!"

"To be precise, it interferes with your observation and makes you forget her existence. It's different from optical invisibility and belongs to a higher level." Yuki explained. He forgot about Sakurajima Mai for a moment and concentrated on talking to Hayasaka Ai.

This probably has something to do with the degree of familiarity. If someone has only met Sakurajima Mai once, it would probably take longer to forget her.

"How do you know?" Mai looked at her in surprise. She hadn't even started to explain yet.

"Senior, please do not underestimate the intelligence gathering ability of a stalker."

Yuki adjusted the non-existent frame, and seeing the senpai's half-believing and half-doubting expression, he almost laughed out loud, and then listened to her description of the characteristics.

Unlike the original version of Puberty Syndrome, Mai Sakurajima can interact with others during the duration of the skill if she wishes.

"Sure enough, I made the right bet. This feature is not as powerful as the original version, but it is more controllable. At this stage, it can maintain the 'invisibility' effect for 20 minutes, and the cooldown time is two hours. Similarly, this trial does not count."

He listened and analyzed, like Hayasaka Ai, and also made future prospects for the characteristics like a career planner.

"If I'm not mistaken, when this idiosyncrasy is strengthened to the extreme, Mai can disappear from the world out of thin air."

"How did you disappear?"

“When the trait is activated, she will be erased from all memories, history, and records because she doesn’t want to be noticed. As a result, the world will forget her. Of course, this is related to the player’s familiarity with her.”

“Quantum decoherence theory?”

"Well, I'm just a medical student. Who would understand what you're saying about quantum mechanics?"

Hayasaka Ai nodded slightly. As a "bad student" who could accurately control her ranking, words such as "diagonalization of the reduced density matrix", "off-diagonal elements", and "superposition state" flashed through her mind. She first looked at Sakurajima Mai deeply, and finally looked suspicious.

There is no doubt that this ego characteristic is very powerful. It can already reach the causal level, raising the value of existence by dozens of times in an instant, turning from an ordinary person who does not hold back into an indispensable teammate.

In addition, I wish this feature was given to me. Isn't this a super assassin skill that can kill people without leaving any trace?

As for making her a cold-blooded assassin?

Hayasaka Ai looked at Mai carefully and shook her head slowly.

This has to be distorted beyond recognition.

"Why do I feel like you're placing a bet in advance? You don't have any cards that can predict the future, do you?" She looked at Yuki with some suspicion.

"No way, absolutely impossible."

"Then why did you take her so seriously in the first place? That doesn't make sense."

"Senior Mai is dressed so coquettishly, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me if I tell you this." Yuuki stroked his chest with his right hand, his face serious:

"As a gentleman, it's understandable that you're interested."

Snapped.

As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped hard on the back. Sakurajima Mai bit her lip and her face turned slightly red.

How many times does he have to repeat this dark history? Why would I be so stupid as to wear this outfit?

"Forget it now and don't mention it again."

"I'm sorry, this is etched in my mind."

"So forget it!"

Seeing the two people chasing and fighting, Hayasaka Ai watched with interest, raising her head slightly.

Does that make sense? No, he wasn't telling the truth.

This man is similar to me, as if he has several faces. He is a bit of a jerk at this moment, but most of the time under the red moon...

She thought about it, and many images flashed before her eyes, but she couldn't describe them accurately.

Cold? Decisive? Acting skills?

The words flashed through her mind, and Hayasaka Ai returned to her impression of the first meeting:

A professional player.

Chapter 23: It's even more terrible outside! (Third update!)

Professional is the label Yuki gives himself. He has to be professional when killing people and when clearing dungeons.

Of course, I am also professional at picking up girls.

Looking at Mai who was holding onto the table and breathing heavily, her black stockings were frayed and her breasts formed a perfect angle with the table top, and the valley was like an abyss that was about to suck the human soul in.

But Yuki just took a quick look and then looked away, leaving Mai a little confused.

"The look in your eyes..."

"Why, since Senior wants it so badly, I will just look at her a few more times reluctantly."

"Of course not!" Mai hugged her chest, and was a little surprised when she saw that Yuki didn't even look at her.

"Senior, are you feeling better all of a sudden?" Yuki suddenly spoke, pointing at Hayasaka Ai who was watching the show, and then at Mai who was sitting at the table.

"Although the meanings are slightly different, you are still smiling. Under this red moon, smiles are very precious."

The two were stunned at the same time, and the little episode actually became somewhat philosophical in Yuki's mouth.

It's amazing! He clearly took advantage of others, but not only did he not attract any disgust, he gained people's favor instead.

The word "professional" flashed through Hayasaka Ai's mind, and she looked fearful. Seeing that Yuuki's eyes became confused, she simply knocked on the table.

"Okay, break time is over, trouble is coming."

She turned the computer screen around, and saw the wanted poster playing on a loop, with photos of several people clearly visible.

[The following terrorists are wanted throughout the city. If you find the target, kill him on the spot]

Dozens of police cars whizzed past and sped on the road. This blockbuster-like scene made people's emotions surge, and then their eyes twitched when they realized that they were coming for them.

"We are in big trouble. Humans are harder to deal with than zombies. They can shoot us to death from a distance of several hundred meters."

"We didn't kill anyone. Can you explain the situation clearly? Hasaka just checked whether there are laws in this city." Mai Sakurajima asked while looking at the screen.

"This question is a bit difficult to explain." Yuki took out a few work clothes from the cabinet in the lounge, compared their figures briefly, and threw them away one by one.

"Listen to me while you change your clothes."

"Hey, are we going to change just like that?" Sakurajima Mai was holding a gray work suit, and the three of them were changing clothes face to face. The scene was unbearable to imagine.

"Are you still concerned about shame at this time? Okay, okay, I'll go outside and won't take advantage of you."

Yuki left with some regret, leaving the door a crack, and explained while listening to the rustling sound of clothes being taken off.

"Tip two, except for the castle, you cannot stay in any place for more than two hours. No matter how good-tempered the police officers here are, they won't let us go after two hours."