Volume 2 Rashomon of Yomi Hirasaka Chapter 10: Unkindness and Injustice
"…Ren, mission?"
The girl probably didn't have much hope in the first place, so she didn't look too disappointed. But after hearing Li Lin's rejection, she still showed a confused expression. In her short life, she probably hadn't seen such a unique existence as a player many times.
After all, the server had only been open for a short time, and a tourist taking photos didn't necessarily have to stay at her hotel. So she didn't understand players, who were immortal and only pursued pleasure, a little bit, or at least she had a very big misunderstanding of Li Lin, a player-type individual.
If you can get the fruit of success just by begging with your looks and figure, then you are totally wrong. Players need tangible rewards that can be seen and touched. Even if it is a so-called mysterious prize, it is a confirmed mysterious prize, not something empty. Even experience is fine. But you come here and want to cheat players with empty words, then you are thinking too much. Except for the saints and some people who are so horny that it is difficult to evaluate, no player will accept it.
You have nothing and you still lie to the boss. You must be out of your mind. This is because Li Lin is in a good mood recently, otherwise he would just open the blood sacrifice and chop off the head to brush up the skills.
"So that's all you have to say? If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
"...I have all the spell records of Lingfang Bookstore and the spells hidden in each family."
"Can you explain why you have so much stuff?"
"Because I was chosen as the bride of the Yin Hun Festival, I will be the spokesperson of Huangquan in the next year, so learning various witchcraft and related knowledge is also good for me. Maybe this is what they think of as 'myself'."
The girl named He tugged at her clothes nervously and looked at Li Lin with a somewhat weak and pleading expression.
"Is this enough? This is all I can offer—"
“Not enough.”
"Huh?"
"I mean it's not enough."
Li Lin had an expression that said 'you are such a cunning kid', and he spread his hands with a slightly mocking smile.
"If you can actively beg others to take you away, you must know more than just the stories about Hirasaka, right? After all, your ritual has been going on for such a long time, and I haven't heard of any record of you escaping before."
“…”
"So a village girl must have something else to be brave enough to do this. For example, some hidden treasure, confidential knowledge, or other inheritance left by ancestors, or simply a traveler, or news from your sister from somewhere. This is what made you determined escape from here. Because a person with knowledge cannot tolerate ignorance. Am I right?"
"!"
"Then let me guess what made you think this."
Looking at the little girl whose face changed suddenly, Li Lin finally understood the nature of this story and revealed a very evil smile.
"Magic things are of no use to a country girl like you. You can't even understand the secret codes and words recorded on them. You don't have any special ambitions to transport the treasure, especially in a place where material needs are almost utopian. It's impossible. What about the inheritance left by your ancestors? No, no, no, this is also wrong. Because your ancestors only opened a hot spring. If they wanted to leave something, it must be for your sister. There is no reason for your sister, who is also in a ghost marriage, not to know. So in the end, there is only one left."
Facing the girl who lowered her head and bit her lips tightly, almost crying, Li Lin's smile became more and more evil. It was like a smile of gloating over someone else's misfortune. The suffering of others and the tragic stories of NPCs are just a passing storyline for this kind of people. But if you join in this plot, then the fun is another matter.
After analyzing the final result, Li Lin really became interested in the story that extended from Hirasaka. If there were no people living miserably, then what was the value of saving this place? Isn't that the case with players?
As long as someone is living a miserable or happy life, players will definitely find something fun to do. On the contrary, stability is the most disgusting thing.
"Your sister, or rather your sister's voice, conveyed the message to you from the other side of the underworld, right?"
"You... were planning to laugh at my joke from the beginning?"
The girl lowered her head and trembled all over, with a hint of crying in her voice.
"You knew what was going on from the beginning. You were just waiting for me to beg you, and then you were very happy to reject me...right?"
"No, I will save you."
“You—eh???”
"I will save you."
Li Lin looked at the girl who was holding back the curse in her throat and couldn't utter it out loud and smiled maliciously.
"If you want to know why, it's because you and your sister are both very cute. We have nothing to do anyway, so wouldn't it be great if you could save the two sisters?"
“…”
You are such a rotten person.
The girl, whose eyes were almost twitching due to the intense emotions, raised her head and glanced at the smiling Li Lin with numb eyes.
For the first time, the girl had a clearer understanding of the players he mentioned. They were a group of bastards who only decided their actions based on their likes and dislikes.
"Then I'll protect you... but it's going to be a big deal to catch you."
Looking at the densely packed stone statues outside the window, Li Lin grinned.
Those stone statues walking, sitting, lying, laughing and playing on the road gathered around Lingfang Bookstore at some point. The heads of the sculptures that were originally at the bottom all raised up, looking at the open window, and there seemed to be some strong consciousness in their pale pupils.
In this type of ancient Japanese legend, the ghosts of the unjustly killed and other living souls will subconsciously attach themselves to human-like dead things in order to survive, turning them into monsters with the ability to move freely. Relatively speaking, the original dead things have become strange products between life and death. And these things will turn into free-moving things at certain moments, craving for human flesh and blood, and they themselves will turn into human bodies and walk.
"It's not time yet. I thought you could transform into flesh and blood."
So boring.
Looking at the strange statues surrounded by the wall, Li Lin turned around and looked at the shivering He with a warm and sunny smile.
"Come with me. Even though these things may seem scary, these food reserves won't cause any big trouble for me. If they have already turned into flesh and blood, it would be a good thing for me and my companions... Oh, by the way, do you want to eat something?"
"...No, thank you."
I don't eat outside food.
Facing the man's smile that was almost like a mask, there was an inexplicable coldness in my heart.
She had a very, very, very ominous feeling, as if the consequences of doing business with this man would be even more terrifying than losing consciousness.
