You tell me, this is called daily youth?

Sakurajima Mai didn't know how many times she had said this today. Seeing that she couldn't persuade Yuki, she paid the money and put it in her pocket.

"Let's go. After dinner I'll find you a hotel."

"Can't go to Senior's house?"

"Don't even think about it!"

It was already nine o'clock in the evening and it was too late to catch the train, so Mai simply accepted her fate and walked out of the alley with Yuki.

The Temple Fair Street was even more lively, with crowds of people weaving together. Pickup trucks carrying goods were stuck in a jam, and the sounds of horns, laughter, and chatting could be heard one after another.

So lively.

His purple eyes widened slightly. He could only remember attending temple fairs when he was a child. After he became famous, he was the center of attention wherever he went, so he simply didn't bother to join in the fun.

And traveling with a young man was even more unique.

Being pushed forward by the crowd, she suddenly felt that the flavor of the reincarnation game was fading, as if there had never been any bloodthirsty red moon, and Yuki was just a friend she met by chance.

The two of them each picked up a plate of takoyaki and ate while walking. Occasionally, they would go over to see games like ring tossing and goldfish scooping. Gradually, Mai Sakurajima had more and more things in her hands, so she had to find a bench to sit down.

"You're here to restock the goods." Mai stared blankly at the stuffed dolls scattered all over the floor.

We had agreed to have dinner, but we spent most of the time playing various games. We didn't eat much, but we did collect a lot of gifts.

"Since it was the money given by my senior, I must earn it back." Yuki stretched lazily with a sense of unfulfilled desire and said unhappily, "Sure enough, these small vendors are all in the same group. They closed their stalls when they saw me coming."

If I don't close the stall, do you think you will take all the money?

Mai pursed her lips, trying to suppress her smile, then propped herself up on the chair and looked up at the sky.

The moon was bright and full, and the cold moonlight mixed with the human life, giving people a feeling of tranquility and happiness. She didn't even want to look away, unlike under the bloodthirsty red moon, when every time she looked up, she would feel trembling all over.

The girl looked at the moon, and Yuki was looking at her. He saw the pure white daffodil dyed with a layer of wild rice white moonlight, and her calm face was illuminated by the lights. Looking down, she lifted up her slender legs, and her toes in her sandals were white and crystal clear.

It really whets one's appetite, oh no, it makes one immersed in it.

Yuki wanted to take a picture of this scene, but he felt that his photography skills were not good enough, so he just looked up at the moon.

"I think it makes sense that the reincarnation game brings us back to reality."

"Well, to soothe your spirits so you don't get driven crazy?"

"Not only that, the reminder 'Please don't walk alone' always has a hidden meaning, but I can only analyze the first two layers now."

Yuki did not tell the result, and Sakurajima Mai did not ask any further questions. Anyway, this guy was very mysterious and it was difficult for normal people to follow his thoughts.

She glanced at the gradually thinning crowds on the street. It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and the merchants were beginning to close their stalls. But she was so lazy under the moonlight that she didn't want to move a finger.

what--

She yawned and felt a little sleepy, patting her round thighs: "Okay, I'll arrange a place for you to stay. I have to go home and sleep."

"Senior, are you happy today?"

Mai turned around and saw Yuuki turning off his phone.

She didn't know when she got used to the awkward title of "senior sister". She opened her mouth and thought for a while, then turned her head back after a long time.

"Well, I guess I'm happier."

What do you mean by "probably"? That's really not honest. Your tsundere attribute is obviously very weak.

Yuki smiled silently, patted his butt and stood up: "That's good, but it's not time to go to bed tonight, don't look at me with such a defensive look, I know that getting closer to someone should be done step by step."

It sounded strange, but before Sakurajima Mai could ask, orange-red flames were reflected in the purple pupils, and that location happened to be at the end of the alley where they came from.

Hey, why is there a fire?

Yuki picked up another phone and put it to his ear without saying anything. A familiar female voice came from it.

"As you expected, someone is following the signal."

On the rooftop of an apartment building a thousand meters away, with golden hair blowing in the night breeze, Hayasaka Ai held the phone in one hand and a telescope in the other.

She could clearly see the open flames in the alley, and could also see the figure wearing a fox mask moving around, allowing the fireballs to pass close to his body.

She glanced at the high-power camera next to her. There was nothing on the screen except a blurry shadow. The burning house looked more like a spontaneous combustion.

"Just like what I have tested, players will be distorted when activating game attributes, but I don't know if the human eye can see it."

"It should be possible to see it, but there is no way to leave any evidence, so it becomes a strange urban legend." Yuki saw people pointing on the side of the road, and sighed after confirming something.

The reincarnation game should have appeared in the last one or two years, because it was only in the past two years that he became slack, running around too many times in vain and no longer going out to specifically investigate a fire or accident.

"Who is the enemy?"

Hayasaka Ai did not answer immediately. She followed the figure and saw him enter another alley, then met a hooded figure head-on.

Does this shadow look familiar?

His pupils contracted slightly, and then he saw the two people who were about to meet disappear in the alley at the same time, as if they were teleported through space, and he took a deep breath.

“It’s the player.”

Chapter 7: Of course I'll go to your house (revised)

Twenty-four hours ago, on a rainy night.

In the alley filled with the smell of vomit, several non-mainstream people with dyed blonde hair and pierced ears and noses were lying around groaning.

Their faces were swollen like steamed buns, some of their clothes or pants were taken off, some of them had cuts of varying sizes on their bodies, and the blood was flowing in the rain.

In the middle of the group, Yuki, wearing medical rubber gloves and a hood covering his face, stood solemnly in the rain, wiping the scalpel slowly and methodically.

"Sure enough, players will be punished for harming ordinary people."

Yuki had a good sleep during the day and immediately got into work mode at night. He first went to the police station not far away, and then came to the bar street next to Izu University.

There are many yellow-haired guys who flirt with female college students and create plots that can only be seen in bookstores. For example, he just met one and took decisive action.

After having the extraordinary experience, Yuki had no intention of becoming a partner of justice, his purpose was just to verify something.

“Will good deeds also be punished, and will players be given feedback based on the impact and severity of the offense?”

He just went to the police station to steal a gun, but gave up decisively after receiving the warning. This also confirms why Li Dan's storage space is full of food and medicine. Even in Shenzhou, it is not difficult for him to steal some arms with his strength.

Of course, Li Dan has the Deathstroke Revolver, so there is no need to take this risk. Even if he robs it, it won’t be a big problem, as long as he doesn’t go too far.

On these yellow-haired men, Yuki conducted experiments on beating, attempted rape, and intentional injury, and gained a lot of intelligence.

"As long as there is no deep hatred and a desire for revenge after gaining power, there is really no need for players to act recklessly."

Yuki opened his sleeves, revealing a series of knife marks on his forearms. This was a warning, but the strength was only average, not enough to kill.

"This should be the continuation of the reincarnation game that is not allowed to be disclosed. No wonder I knew nothing about it even though I have been slacking off in the past two years."

In America, hundreds of people die every day due to shootings. It would be unacceptable for players to kill a few people while taking the punishment.

"But the problem is that in order to keep it secret, all supernatural powers are disabled. If anyone dares to reveal it, they will be killed. There is no need to go through so much trouble."

Yuki put away his sword and thought for a long time before coming up with a few guesses:

First of all, the game gives players hope. For example, Li Dan and Thomas feel that they have become new humans, the type that I can do without but cannot live without.

Having enjoyed the power of being superior to others, they are no longer averse to the reincarnation game, and their ambitions are even ignited.

Secondly, old players should be more valuable, and it is a waste to wipe them out at every turn. As for the value of the players' existence, Yuki doesn't understand.

Finally, since some abilities can be brought back to reality and there is an existential gap with ordinary people, it is inevitable that there will be communication between players, and what will the communication produce?

The sound of sirens came closer and closer. After making sure that there were no clues left, Yuki left the alley, taking out his cell phone as he walked.

"Hayasaka, whatever you are going to do, don't act rashly. This game is more complicated than we thought, and it will produce a new order."

There was silence for a few seconds on the other end of the phone before a dry voice came through.

"Information related to the reincarnation game should not be visible."

"It is invisible to ordinary people. Even their memories and cognition will be distorted. For example, the yellow-haired man I just let go knows nothing. After punishing me, the reincarnation game instilled a whole set of perfect things in him."

"But this correction will be noticed by the players. This is the so-called 'sense of abnormality'."

Yuki walked faster and faster, watching the police car whizzing past him. He was clearly dressed so suspiciously, but he turned a blind eye to it.

"But don't forget, there are more than three of us. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be people who get to know the game at least a year earlier than us, which is enough time for them to do a lot of things."

Everyone could be a player, they just haven't exposed it yet, so Hayasaka Ai's idea is very dangerous.

This time the silence lasted longer.

"What do you propose?"

"Knowing yourself and your enemy will help you fight a hundred battles. Guesses need to be verified with evidence." Yuki opened his hood, closed his eyes, enjoyed the cold rain, and snapped his fingers lightly.

"Let's make a fishing plan first."

......

As he expected, a new order belonging to the players has gradually taken shape.

Hayasaka Ai looked at the burning alley quietly, speechless for a long time. Yuki's expertise is not only reflected in the game.

Using hacker skills, she secretly set up a false address, and then the three of them disguised the information. Under the telephone pole was the spare mobile phone that Yuki had secretly hidden, and she was monitoring from the commanding heights that had been prepared long ago.

As expected, someone followed the scent and came after them. The answer was revealed the moment the two disappeared out of thin air.

"Regarding the information about the reincarnation game, ordinary people's perception will be distorted, but players will not. This means that there have been players who have hacked into LINE's servers to monitor it."

She didn't know how the other party found clues among tens of millions of pieces of information, but she knew it had nothing to do with carelessness or negligence.

Judging from the other party's familiarity, it was obviously not the first time he had done such a thing, but it was the first time that he was tricked by a newcomer.

Just as Li Dan said, the newcomer Sky Island Yuuki is too evil. Except for the eccentric lone ranger, most of the returning players will definitely contact each other happily, and then they will be found.

What was the newcomer thinking? Hayasaka Ai could guess a little, but Yuuki was taking Sakurajima Mai around in circles, and what he wanted was not just fishing.

"He was estimating the time and trying to get more information. Now, one bait has caught two fish."

Hayasaka Ai watched it very clearly. The two players immediately started fighting when they collided with each other, which made people imagine a lot.

"There is no doubt that this is an organized behavior. Surveillance and finding people need to be divided into different tasks." Yuki held his mobile phone and looked at the fire scene like a bystander. "Unfortunately, my prediction came true. Before the game started, a new order had gradually taken shape."

"Then why do you think these two parties came?"

"It's hard to say. Maybe they want to recruit us, or maybe they want to steal the Chaos Items. We'll each take 50%."

"But the Chaos Items can't be taken out at all."

"It is forbidden to take it out. The things are still with us. Besides, what do you think the two players disappearing silently look like?"

Hayasaka Ai thought about it seriously and blurted out, "Enter the dungeon and carry out the mission!"

The last time she disappeared, she was actually at school. When she checked the surveillance video afterwards, she found that that frame had been removed. Then, her friends and teachers couldn't explain why she disappeared, but they didn't have any doubts either.

It's like I found a reason for myself. Unless it's someone I'm very familiar with, I won't even have any doubts.

But if there are players around you, you will be exposed.

"I guess this is a random mission, or one of them. I think the destructive power of the battle between two veteran players will make the headlines tomorrow."

Yuki touched his chin, and after some fishing, he roughly understood the rules of the reincarnation game in reality. When players show extraordinary powers, mention the reincarnation game, or suddenly disappear, they will become unobservable "ghosts".

That is:

If the player returns to the real world, does not mention the reincarnation game, and does not use any extraordinary abilities, he will be no different from an ordinary person and will not be corrected by the game.

On the contrary, this correction will become a clue for other players to hunt.

He saw Mai Sakurajima with a suspicious look on her face. The senior was not stupid either. She noticed that Yuki was acting suspiciously from the beginning, but she didn't get angry or question him. Instead, she moved closer, shoulder to shoulder.

Even if you don't understand the situation, you will take the initiative to plug the loophole after knowing that something must have happened.

There were chattering couples all around her. She was half a meter away from Yuki and easily attracted attention. She understood that Yuki wanted to use these couples as cover.

Being sensible and intelligent, this is what Yuuki likes most about the senior. He picked up his phone with a smile and acted like he was telling gossip to his classmates.

"Get ready to retreat. We'll meet at the designated location."

"Not waiting for the final result?"

"It's meaningless. After being tricked by us, the other party will definitely react, and will take it very seriously." Yuki hung up the phone and took the initiative to hold Sakurajima Mai's hand: "Senior, let's go."

The fair little hands struggled slightly, but she didn't ask anything and just nodded with a smile.

"Okay."