I'm just an internet cafe owner

Back in her own world, Chelsea found herself back where she had left off. Humming a little tune, she went back to report for duty and was about to give her contact information when she saw him.

She suddenly sensed danger, a feeling akin to facing Faker, the god of six gods—helpless and in agony.

Chapter 166 Chelsea, Betrayed, and Kirito, the Newcomer?

The person who had just been in charge of the handover suddenly stabbed her in the neck, the unexpected attack freezing Chelsea in place.

"Why? Why?"

Despite having fought countless times against powerful opponents in the game, her body now seemed to be out of her control, making it impossible for her to move.

The knife was already close to her throat; she could feel death approaching. Her consciousness began to race; she recalled everything she had experienced. She was clearly an assassin for the organization, and her entire team had been wiped out while assassinating dangerous targets, so why was she being treated this way?

She felt the coldness of the blade against her neck, but just as she was about to die, the knife sliced ​​across her body.

"what?"

The man who made the move was stunned. He was certain that the person he had just seen was indeed Chelsea; there was nothing wrong with her figure, scent, height, or appearance. Furthermore, she was holding the Teigu Gaia Foundation, but hadn't actually used it.

But why is this happening?

What is this shadow?

Just as he was wondering what was going on, a steel spike appeared in the shadow's hand, and it pierced his throat with pinpoint accuracy. After the swift kill, the shadow clone vanished.

Chelsea covered the cut on her skin with her eyes filled with confusion.

"I can stay here, but I need to leave first. Where to go?"

Chelsea was confused; she didn't understand why the revolutionaries wanted to kill her. But she knew that if she didn't leave now, she would die anyway. She had used a sneak attack to kill the contact.

The death of the contact would inevitably lead to him being wanted by the revolutionary army.

But then she suddenly remembered that she seemed to have another...

There was nowhere she could go. So she went back to the internet cafe, and as soon as she got back, she saw Kisaragi and Takashima Yuna playing Resident Evil 6.

Liu Yuan was sitting at the front desk, making instant noodles and muttering something to himself.

"The 30-day cooldown ends tomorrow, so give me some good games to play!"

Previously, spending 100,000 yuan on games in the online store would have been a huge loss. But as game prices have skyrocketed, buying discounted games worth 100,000 yuan has become his most important means of changing his fate.

But Liu Yuan knew all too well that his own world alone contained countless trash games, all of which were being used to fill the prize pool. Finding a few usable games from that pile of garbage was already a feat; getting top-tier games was incredibly difficult.

Just as he was praying, he saw Chelsea at the door.

"Hey? You're back? I knew you wouldn't be happy if you didn't eat the company food. Here! This bowl of instant noodles is for you."

"Hey?"

"Stop hesitating, just eat."

Liu Yuan got up and pulled Chelsea to the front desk. After she sat down, he sat down next to her.

"Boss, I..."

"I know you're embarrassed, but don't be. Today is your first official day at work, so this is a welcome feast for you. You won't have this much good food in the future. As for other things, we can think about them later. There's plenty of time."

"Um…"

Chelsea opened the instant noodle lid, and the aroma that wafted out made Kisara, who was playing a game, take off his glasses and look at Liu Yuan pitifully: "Boss, I'm hungry too."

"Go make it yourself."

"Tch, they're different."

"Yeah! You disagree?"

"I give up, I give up~ Well, you're the boss, after all, hmph~"

She was humming to herself, but out of the corner of her eye she saw Liu Yuan take out another box of instant noodles, put it in the water, and then take out a sausage! She swallowed hard, just about to praise Liu Yuan for his chivalry, when she saw what he did: Liu Yuan opened the box and started eating.

"Gurgle!"

Hearing the rumbling in her stomach, Mu Geng was filled with rage. She put down her glasses and strode towards Liu Yuan, her aura suggesting she was ready to challenge him to a duel.

He went to the counter and said, "Boss, give me a bowl of instant noodles, I'm starving, please."

Watching Kisara act cute while eating her instant noodles, Chelsea felt inexplicably wronged for some reason, and large tears streamed down her face.

"Hey, hey, hey? Chelsea? Why are you crying? It must be that bastard boss bullying you. Today I'm going to defy him and kill him as a sacrifice."

"Ha, I don't know why she's crying, but I do know that someone is going to die today."

Amidst the chaos and Mu Geng's pleas for mercy in the hall, her instant noodles were finally cooked. With a fist-sized bun on her head, she slurped up noodles and declared, "Let me tell you, crying won't solve anything. Whoever makes you angry, beat them up. Don't be afraid, I've got your back."

Kisara acted like a big sister, while Liu Yuan glanced at him and then said to Chelsea, "Stop crying and whining, let's go! Today I'll carry the girls to rank up, but I'll crush Faker while carrying you."

The so-called "abusing Faker" refers to Liu Yuan playing a 5v5 AI match with Chelsea. His team consisted entirely of super AI players, while the opposing team had four easy AI players plus Faker.

Liu Yuan wasn't bragging, but if he could lose like this, he would have eaten the table on the spot.

Initially feeling resentful, Chelsea gradually recovered her composure as she won one victory after another and was able to hold out longer against her opponents.

After another victory, Chelsea's tone was no longer sad, and she urged, "Boss, one more round."

"Come? Come my ass! We're open for business."

"Hey?"

Chelsea glanced at the time; it was 7:30 in the morning. She remembered that the store opened at 8:00, and even if she returned to her own world, she would be forcibly dragged to work at 7:50 or 7:40.

That's right, the internet cafe advertises a 788 work schedule, but the actual working hours are 12 hours and 20 minutes.

"Um…"

Chelsea patted her face, composed herself, and then applied the Gaia Foundation.

For some unknown reason, she used the appearance of someone with black eyes. Dressed in a sailor uniform with short black hair, Liu Yuan thought he was hiring child laborers.

He glanced at the system display and saw that he was an adult, so he felt relieved.

At exactly eight o'clock, the guests began to arrive one after another. However, the boy dressed in black and carrying two swords was someone Chelsea had never seen before.

Yuna Takashima, standing nearby, explained in a voice only the two of them could hear: "A newcomer."

Upon hearing this, she understood that this was the time for her to truly work.

"Hello, this is Mind Space Internet Cafe. Here you can play real games and obtain weapons, equipment, and various items. The customers at the internet cafe are very friendly and will help you with any difficulties you encounter."

However, upon hearing the word "game," Kirito's PTSD flared up. He was already in a real game, and now he'd inexplicably been transported to another world and had to play a game again? A real game, no less? Was dying once in reality not enough, and now he was being made to die again in a virtual world?

Seeing that Kirito was completely engrossed in the game, Yuna Takashima spoke up: "Sir, this space surpasses the world you live in. Playing games here allows you to experience realistic game content without dying. Furthermore, the power gained here can be taken anywhere."

Even if your physical body is in the game world, you can still use this power.

Chapter 167 The Blade Master in League of Legends

Kirito is a person who accidentally entered a virtual reality game and ended up exiting it. He has only recently entered a game called SAO and is currently using the information he took during the closed beta test to obtain special missions and items.

As a result, he ended up time-traveling during this process? And he can still play the game after time-traveling? This left Kirito speechless.

He originally intended to leave immediately. He was already in a real death game; why would he want another one? Was he trying to die even faster? However, when he heard Yuna Takashima say that the game here wouldn't result in death and that items couldn't be taken back, he became interested.

Meanwhile, he carefully observed the internet cafe. Many customers were surfing the internet, while others wore glasses that resembled virtual reality headsets, chatting and playing simultaneously. Some people were gesturing excitedly as they played, and others went to the counter to buy a large amount of food and drinks.

"So expensive..."

When Kiritani Kazuto saw the internet prices on the screen, he realized that his family wasn't wealthy and the price was a bit too much for him.

As if sensing his predicament, Yuna Takashima tempted him, "This internet cafe accepts the service life as collateral. When you have money or obtain some special items, you can come to this internet cafe to trade."

"is it?"

Kiritani Kazuto checked the mortgage price: ten yen per day of lifespan. Based on the spending habits of this internet cafe, sixty days of lifespan would be enough for one day, and thirty days would be enough to buy a game.

In other words, one's lifespan is limited to six days in a year, and sixty days in ten years.

But now I'm in a death game, in an environment where I could die at any moment, so life seems worthless.

"How long can I live?"

"The guest will live a long life, reaching the age of eighty."

"Eighty? What if we use ten years of our lifespan to try it out, and then use the remaining time to redeem our lifespan?"

"Of course! The day before you turn seventy, as long as you raise enough money, we will still return ten years of your lifespan. And don't worry, our mortgage has no interest."

"Then I'll give it a try."

The price is expensive, but not unaffordable. If you really don't want to play anymore, you can just leave. If it's really that miraculous, and you're lucky enough to survive, you can work to pay off your debts.

The money for ten years of lifespan can be paid off with a year's salary. But if what these two people said is true, and you can take something out of the game, then it's a huge win.

Guided by Chelsea, Kiritani Kazuto sat down in front of the computer.

"Using these glasses, you can enter the virtual world. These are the games we have; you can choose freely according to your needs. What would you like, sir?"

"I?"

Kirito fell into deep thought. What did he want? He just wanted to survive the game; nothing more.

"I want to become stronger."

"Then I recommend this to you..."

Before Chelsea could finish speaking, Yuna Takashima interrupted her: "My lady, I recommend you play League of Legends. This game can customize your attributes and skills based on your current skill level, and you can spar with all kinds of experts at any time, or cooperate with teammates in battle. At the same time, this game simply improves your reaction speed and adds a few insignificant skills, which will not be noticed by the game you are currently playing."

"Is that so? Then let's go with League of Legends."

He had considered whether bringing in some in-game items would be considered a bug and result in instant death, but now, hearing what the boss said, he felt inexplicably more confident.

He found the game League of Legends, bought it, and after entering the game according to the prompts, he carefully read the game's introduction.

Yuna Takashima breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that all the guests had finished and started playing the game.

"Great job, boss! How did I do?"

This was the first time Takashima Yuna had successfully attracted customers on her own since taking over the branch. Previously, either Liu Yuan or Kisara had helped. She always felt that such achievements didn't truly belong to her.

This time, however, she was the main force from start to finish, which made her very excited.

“You’ve done a fantastic job. You’ve already reached a level where you’ve been in charge for a while. I feel much more at ease handing this store over to you.”

"Ok!"

Yuna Takashima nodded excitedly.