I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

"Board games?"

Hearing Bronya's words, Ilulu looked at the box in Bronya's hand with a puzzled expression. After all, it was the first time Ilulu had ever seen such a thing. Seeing Ilulu's confused look, Bronya explained to her:

"Hmm? You don't know? Well... it's okay, you'll understand when you play."

As they spoke, Bronya and the others gathered around a large table, opened the board game box, and took out the contents. Ilulu watched as Bronya took out a cardboard box that looked like a map and placed it on the table. Then came the humanoid and monster-shaped game pieces, each one meticulously crafted with realistic colors. In addition, there were dice of various numbers and cards of different sizes.

"Wow, these chess pieces are so exquisitely made, they look just like real ones. But what are those monsters? Are they otherworldly creatures?"

Seeing the chess pieces, Ilulu couldn't help but sigh. After seeing those strange-looking creatures, Ilulu had never seen such bizarre monsters before. They looked like otherworldly creatures summoned from another world, and were hard to describe.

Regarding Ilulu's question, Bronya scratched her cheek and said:

"Well... kind of. In a sense, they could be considered otherworldly beings, right?"

Bronya looked at the chess pieces in her hand—one resembling a bizarre creature from the Cthulhu Mythos with multiple tentacles, and the other resembling an alien being—and explained them to Ilulu. Bronya then briefly explained the rules to Ilulu. This was a semi-cooperative board game; the general premise was that a spaceship, on its return journey, was attacked by unknown creatures, causing the crew in their hibernation pods to be awakened. The crew members had to investigate the cause and then devise a plan, such as blowing up the spaceship and escaping in escape pods, or eliminating all the monsters and their lair on the spaceship.

Of course, the purpose is never that simple. On the surface, this is how it is done, but each player has their own stated purpose and a hidden purpose.

For example, in a personal objective like "Hoarding Maniac," players need to collect a certain number of items before they can escape to an escape pod. Or, in a "Hunting Activity," players can eliminate all the nests on the spaceship, or destroy the spaceship to eliminate all the alien creatures on it.

Of course, that would be too simplistic. There are also "spaceship best friends" who prevent others from destroying the spaceship. Their personal goal is to protect the spaceship from destruction and ensure its safe arrival on Earth, or you could say they are the only surviving character.

The purpose of this is to make the players' goals different. Of course, there is also a hidden purpose, such as settling personal grudges. This purpose is to ensure that the target player cannot survive, or that you are the only player who survives.

Another scenario is when a player returns to Earth carrying alien insect eggs; if such a player returns to Earth, the other players are considered to have lost.

This is why this board game is a semi-cooperative type; players can cooperate to complete a task, or betray their partners the moment they achieve their goal.

This is a board game that really tests people's cunning and wisdom.

After hearing Bronya's explanation of how to play, Iluru rubbed her slightly aching head and said:

"Uh... I roughly know how to play it. By the way, do you guys usually play this with Youyou?"

Bronya and the others gave Ilulu a subtle look when she saw their question. Ilulu, wondering if she'd said something wrong, looked at them awkwardly and said:

"Um...did I say something wrong?"

Hearing Ilulu's words, Bronya explained to Ilulu:

"No, Youyou's mom did play this game with us, but... unfortunately, she could only play the monster character."

Upon hearing Bronya's words, Ilulu looked puzzled, clearly not quite understanding what Bronya meant. Kanna, standing nearby, explained to Ilulu:

“Youyou can tell whether others are lying or not. It’s easy for Youyou to find out the purpose of playing this kind of game.”

"Huh? Is that so?!"

After hearing Kanna's words, Ilulu immediately understood why. After all, someone who can see through other people's lies is practically like a player with cheat codes when playing this kind of semi-cooperative game. This is why when Bronya and the others played with Ehaka, Ehaka almost always won.

Even though everyone initially tried to eliminate Yhwach, Yhwach cleverly used various mechanisms to take down his opponents one by one, thus achieving his objective.

Not to mention that Yhaka now possesses psychic abilities, making it much easier for him to investigate other people's thoughts and ideas. Basically, no one's thoughts can be hidden from Yhaka unless special methods are used to counter his psychic powers.

This is why Bronya and the others only let Yhaka play the alien creature role; otherwise, they would inevitably lose.

At least in the alien creature roles, Yuhaka have a chance to win.

"So, does Ilulu want to play with us?"

Seeing Bronya holding the chess pieces, Ilulu thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement to play the game with Bronya and the others.

P.S.: The board game reference is Nemesis, which can be purchased on Taobao.

Volume 2 [Daily Life - Part 1]: Chapter 1636 [The Prelude to the Board Game]

"Yoyo wants to play too~ OwO~"

Just as Bronya and the others were about to play, Yhaka appeared in the room. Seeing Yhaka, Bronya looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked:

"Hmm? Youyou's mom? Have you finished washing the dishes?"

Upon hearing Bronya's question, Yhaka nodded and said:

"Youyou're all washed up~ OwO~"

As he spoke, Yuhaka struck a pose of smugness, swaying his body. Seeing Yuhaka swaying like a wriggling eel, Bronya didn't know what to say. Yuki and Yurin, the two little ones beside him, also started swaying like wriggling eels along with Yuhaka. Seeing Yuhaka and her sisters doing this, Bronya didn't know what to say either, but she still invited Yuhaka to participate in the board game.

"Okay, Youyou's mom, you can come too, but go easy on her a little, since there's a newbie here."

Upon hearing Bronya's words, Yuhaka raised her little hand in a cheer. After the group gathered together, Bronya and the others began to choose roles. Like Werewolf, this board game also had various roles.

After choosing a class, it's time to start the game.

Bronya chose Captain, Yuki and Yurin chose Scientist and Scout respectively, Titi chose Engineer, Abigail chose Psychiatrist, Yoshino chose Doctor, Iluru chose Soldier, and Jack chose Bounty Hunter.

Although there were other people present, Theresa and the others, who were not participating in the game, were watching.

Bronya, as the captain, has most of the authority over the ship. Some locked doors and closed facilities can be opened with the captain's authority. Bronya also has the ability to change the ship's course and lock some of the ship's gates.

However, if Bronya is eliminated, her dead piece will have a Captain's Permission Card. This card grants other players similar permissions to the Captain, but it only becomes available after the Captain is eliminated.

Most importantly, the captain has absolute command authority and can act arbitrarily regardless of whether other crew members agree to it.

At the same time, the captain initially had a revolver as a self-defense weapon.

Yuki and Yurin are a scientist and a scout, respectively.

Scientists can discover the weaknesses of extraterrestrial beings in the laboratory, which can weaken their abilities. In a sense, this is a very important profession. If scientists were to leave the field, there would be no way to study the weaknesses of extraterrestrial beings.

Of course, studying extraterrestrial life also requires the corpses of extraterrestrial beings. Only by transporting the bodies of extraterrestrial beings to laboratories for research can we obtain their weaknesses.

Although he was a scientist, he also had a small handgun for self-defense, albeit a very weak one.

As its name suggests, the scout is responsible for reconnaissance. Scouts can use their abilities to investigate what facilities are in a room and whether there are alien creatures inside.

At the same time, reconnaissance soldiers also have high-powered weapons such as rifles.

Titi is an engineer who can use shortcuts like ventilation ducts to access other rooms, repair damaged or malfunctioning room facilities, and also seal or break sealed gates.

The weapon he carried was a short-barreled shotgun, which was very powerful, but had limited ammunition.

Abigail is a psychologist, a profession that inspires others and is perfect for dealing with the psychological trauma and panic caused by enemies skilled in mind attacks. However, unlike scientists, psychologists do not carry weapons, but they do have an injectable pistol equipped with tranquilizers that can help characters who are in a panic recover and reduce their psychological trauma, which is a kind of negative buff.

The role of the doctor is easier to understand; they are responsible for healing the character's physical injuries. This game has an injury mechanism, so doctors are a normal part of it. Most importantly, doctors can remove the parasitic infection status from the character, preventing the player from dying from the parasitic infection.

To remove the parasitic infection status, both the doctor and the infected character need to go to the operating room to remove the infection status. However, if the doctor has special surgical tools, the infection status can be removed without going to the operating room.

Like psychologists, doctors don't have weapons, but they carry a first-aid kit with them. This kit can heal the player's injuries, but it's limited in quantity and not unlimited.

Ilulu is a soldier, and soldiers are the characters with the strongest firepower. At the beginning, she comes with a fully automatic assault rifle, which is very powerful and has a lot of ammunition. At the same time, when the soldier enters the room located in the armory, she can obtain armor, which can enhance the soldier's survivability. It can be said that she is a character with extremely strong survivability and combat ability.

Jack is a bounty hunter, a character whose name is similar to his. This character has certain tracking abilities and the ability to set traps, just like a hunter. At the same time, this character also has good firepower, but very little ammunition. He also has some reconnaissance ability, but he needs to use items to use it.

After Bronya and the others chose their roles, Yuhaka also chose an alien monster. Bronya seemed relieved to see Yuhaka select an alien creature resembling an Xenomorph. Seeing Bronya's relieved expression, Ilulu, standing nearby, looked at Bronya with curiosity and whispered:

"What's wrong, Bronya? I just saw you looking relieved. Did Yuu choose some weak monster?"

Hearing Ilulu's words, Bronya shook her head and said:

"No, I'm just glad that Youyou's mom didn't choose that alien creature chess piece that can attack minds, otherwise it would have been difficult to play. By the way, the alien character that Youyou's mom used is the character that Youyou's mom is best at."

Upon hearing Bronya's words, Ilulu looked at herself with a puzzled expression, unsure of what to say. If it was said to be the alien creature that Yuuyu was most skilled at, then why did Bronya breathe a sigh of relief?

However, Ilulu didn't care too much about these things. Ilulu just didn't believe that with so many people on their side, they couldn't possibly be defeated by Yuhaka alone.

P.S.: It's too late, I'll stop here for today, otherwise I won't be able to stay up any longer.

Volume 2 [Daily Life Arc - 1]: Chapter 1637 [The Game is in Progress]

After Yuhaka selected the alien creature, everyone started the game. As Bronya turned on the switch, the entire room seemed to be plunged into darkness. Before Ilulu could react, she found herself locked in a cold, coffin-like place, which made her panic.

Just as Ilulu tried to push open the lid, she discovered that her hands, which looked like dragon claws, had turned into human hands, but with a layer of armor and a tight-fitting suit of protective gear. This made Ilulu feel very strange, but she didn't care too much about it. After all, she was trapped in something that looked like a cold coffin, and finding a way out was the most important thing.

However, just as Ilulu was trying to push open the lid, she found that her strength seemed to have decreased. Although she had transformed into human form, her strength was still dozens of times greater than that of an ordinary human. But when she couldn't open the lid, Ilulu couldn't help but wonder if she had fallen into some kind of trap.

But at that moment, Ilulu discovered that the lid on her body had suddenly been slashed open, and then she saw the faces of Bronya, Yuki, and Yurin. Ilulu was stunned and didn't know what was going on.

Bronya noticed the confusion on Ilulu's face and said:

"This sleep pod needs to be opened by sliding the cover; it can't be opened by pushing it open."

Hearing Bronya's words, Ilulu couldn't help but show a slightly embarrassed expression. Seeing Ilulu's awkward expression, Bronya waved her hand and said to Ilulu:

"Get up, Ilulu, you're the last one to get up."

Upon hearing that she was the last to get up, Ilulu quickly sat up from her sleep pod. Seeing that everyone else had already emerged from their pods, she hurriedly got up as well. She then discovered she was in a metal room.

This made Ilulu feel very curious, but the things in the room that she couldn't understand also puzzled her. However, Ilulu didn't care too much about these things, because the most important thing now was to listen to Bronya's explanation of what was going on.

Soon, after everyone got up, Bronya explained how to play the board game. Ilulu and the others, who were playing the game for the first time, seemed to understand it and then started playing.

Player characters can decide the order of actions by rolling dice or by discussing it themselves, but Bronya and her companions use dice to determine the order.

After deciding on the order, Bronya and the others began their operation.

Following the order of the board game, Bronya and her friends took action first, then Eughaka took action, and then the spaceship incident occurred.

Before Bronya and the others started, Bronya also asked the others to find the communications room first. Only after the communications room was opened could Bronya and the others use wireless communication to contact each other. Otherwise, they would be unable to communicate here. If the communication was cut off, they would basically be like headless flies. Well... not quite headless flies, since only the communications room and the monitoring room are the main monitoring and communication facilities. That's what you'd call a complete head, right?

After the operation began, Bronya and her team split into four groups of two to begin their mission.

Because the sleeping pods have four passageways leading to different rooms, Bronya and her team need to find the armory with explosives and heavy firepower in the shortest amount of time, open the communications room with wireless communication, the monitoring room to monitor the rooms, the engine room to ensure the ship can fly smoothly, the cockpit to lock the flight path, and finally the alien creature's nest to be destroyed.

Rooms like the operating room have tools for treating injuries, but there's no need for that unless you encounter alien creatures. Bronya and her companions roll dice every time they move to determine if they'll make noise. The location of the passage that will make noise is determined by the number on the dice. If the player goes through a passage that makes noise, they will encounter alien creatures. Also, if a passage that already has noise makes noise again, the alien creatures will reappear in the room where the player character who rolled the noise dice is located.

At a restaurant, Bronya and Ilulu were searching for something. The restaurant's facilities could heal each player character from a minor injury. Since they couldn't find an operating room, this was a pretty good place to recover from their injuries.

However, this isn't a good place for Bronya and Ilulu right now.

Aside from finding some materials that were currently of little use, Bronya came to the restaurant area, took out two bottles of cola from the refrigerator, and said to Ilulu:

"Ilulu, would you like some cola?"

Hearing Bronya's words, Ilulu looked at the black drink in Bronya's hand with a puzzled expression and asked:

"What is that black liquid? Is it alcohol?"

Upon hearing Ilulu's words, Bronya looked at Ilulu with some confusion and said:

"It's not alcohol, it's a beverage. Haven't you ever had it since you came into this world?"

When asked about Bronya, Ilulu shook her head, indicating that she had nothing to say.

"I've never tried it. How could I possibly eat anything made by humans in this world full of them? But it's really strange, though. There are plenty of forests near human cities, so why are there so few large animals? I wandered around for ages before I finally found a rabbit that I could eat. It's unbelievable..."

Hearing Ilulu's complaint, Bronya's lips twitched, and her eyes became unfocused, clearly looking like she had done something wrong. Bronya probably knew something about what Ilulu was talking about, and the culprit was most likely her cheap mother, Yuhaka.