I'm just an internet cafe owner

Just as she was about to go to sleep, she suddenly remembered something important, took out the summoning bell, and shook it. Mary's spirit emerged.

Am I dead?

Yes~

Fujimaru Kaori explained, "This is a very special ability of mine that allows me to summon you. Director, do you have any unfulfilled dreams? I can help you complete them."

"dream…"

She sat on the edge of the bed and reached out to touch her body. As a soul, she felt a sense of reality. But it was just a sense of reality; the actual sensations were gone, though the skills she had learned remained—magic.

It's still usable.

only…

Looking at her own devastated state, she became completely despondent.

In this state, she's not even qualified to be the director, let alone be known by outsiders. If other magicians find out, not only will she be in trouble, but she'll also drag Fujimaru Kaori into trouble.

Seeing Mary so dejected, Fujimaru Kaori hooked her arm around her neck: "Don't be sad, let's rest well today, and I'll take you to a great place tomorrow. It's a really fun place."

"Thanks…"

Play? She's not in the mood to play. Even if you put the world's best shopping mall and the most fun games in front of her, she wouldn't want to touch them.

At the same time, Liu Yuan, who was playing Resident Evil 6 with Kisara in an internet cafe, sneezed.

"Boss! Focus! Ah! I'm dead."

While Liu Yuan was distracted by sneezing, the truck arrived just as Leon and Helena were rescuing the people. It successfully transported the two who hadn't managed to dodge in time back to the save point.

"If I find out who's talking about me, I'll make sure they get what's coming to them."

"Boss, stop grumbling and hurry up!"

"Okay~ Here we come~"

Liu Yuan was a little confused; had he hired a network administrator or a female internet addict? She'd only been there a few days, and she was already spending more time playing games than at work.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Fujimaru Sets His Eyes on Valuable Items

How long has it been since he died suddenly from an all-nighter with someone? If it weren't for Kisaragi, he would have almost forgotten how enjoyable an all-nighter was.

As the owner and manager of the internet cafe, instead of setting a good example and maintaining the business, they happily turned on the machines and played games together after closing time.

Even if they played together, Liu Yuan and Mu Geng were completely uncoordinated. Take Leon's storyline in Resident Evil 6 for example; they often messed up in places where teamwork was needed, and they could easily get wiped out in places where teamwork wasn't required.

Even more unethical was Liu Yuan's choice of "real difficulty" to increase the game's difficulty.

In his own words: "I know the whole plot, I'll guide you through it and help you soar through the ranks, I guarantee there won't be any problems."

The result was that while they didn't manage to fly together, they crashed and everyone was injured. Simmons's old home in the maze, the subway through the sewers. Along the way, the two died in all sorts of bizarre ways. Take Liu Yuan, for example. To avoid the subway, all you had to do was keep your body close to the wall.

He had this unfortunate habit of sticking out his foot to see if he could start over. He died while trying, and the two of them happily started over again.

Then there's Kisara, who saw a wire electrocute a zombie dog and wondered if it could electrocute her. As it turned out, everything was realistic on Realistic difficulty, and she personally experienced what it felt like to be electrocuted.

Liu Yuan was also a bit of a troublemaker, and he would occasionally prank Mu Geng. For example, he would deliberately step off course when climbing over a wall, or accidentally throw a grenade at her feet.

Mugen didn't hold back either. Sometimes, the trolls would uncontrollably spray water off course, accidentally kicking a zombie right onto Liu Yuan's head.

Overall, there weren't any major problems. After feeding the mutated fish under Simmons' ancestral grave, the two successfully killed Helena's sister, who had turned into a zombie, and prepared to head to Lanxiang City.

Just as the two were preparing to begin the next chapter, the alarm clock rang.

I glanced at the time, and wow, it was exactly 7:00 AM.

"There's still an hour left. If we're lucky, we can finish one section."

As a demon, Kisara could endure for a long time even without sleeping, let alone since there were hardly any customers in the shop during the day, he could easily lie down and take a nap.

"No, one night is enough. Let me have some coffee, we're open for business today."

The system does provide coffee, and the system-made coffee is excellent. For someone like Liu Yuan who occasionally practices cultivation, it ensures he's full of energy for work the next day.

However, coffee costs money, but he has over three thousand yuan in savings, so a small expense is not a problem.

"Well, then I won't play anymore..."

Kisara yawned as he got off the machine. Although he could stay up all night, he was indeed a little tired after a night of mental exhaustion. He glanced at the time and decided to take a short nap before opening.

An hour later, the business opened.

Upon receiving the opening notice, the four remaining people entered the internet cafe one after another, skillfully turned on a computer, ordered some food, and began their journey for the day.

However, Fujimaru Kaori did not immediately board the machine after entering; instead, she took out the Soul-Summoning Bell.

"Boss, do you think my friend can turn on the machine?"

As she spoke, she shook the summoning bell, and Mary appeared beside Liu Yuan.

"No, not out of disdain, but because she simply can't wear the device, and the game's stimulation might cause her consciousness to completely dissipate. However..."

"but?"

Fujimaru Kaori seemed to see a glimmer of hope.

Liu Yuan continued, "However, if you play a team game, she can play with you as a teammate, but there's a drawback: you'll need to pay two cents."

"... "

Fujimaru Kaori fell into deep thought. Mary, who was beside her, had already been warned by Fujimaru Kaori, and she said, "I have a lot of money in my bank card!"

"If you had said that a day ago and topped up the account, your money would still be valid. But your world has been burned down, and normal money cannot be used until human civilization is restored."

"what?"

In that instant, it was Fujimaru Ritsuka's turn to be dumbfounded. She had been able to persist in going online entirely by scraping together money from various sources, and now she was being told that the money was no longer available? She felt a wave of dizziness wash over her.

"However, you can use Saint Quartz or Golden Apples to pay off the debt. Three Saint Quartz or five Golden Apples will pay off one hour."

Liu Yuan's face showed

He smiled, but was also taken aback when he received the system notification that Fujimaru Kaori's world could only be traded with Saint Quartz. He had thought that his old customer was unreliable, but when he saw Fujimaru Kaori's hesitant expression, he knew that this girl could afford this amount of money.

"Is it...so expensive?"

"It wasn't cheap before either, but it's definitely a bit expensive now compared to your current situation with the shortage of resources. But if I remember correctly, you're going to various singularities, right? The treasures, relics, and Noble Phantasms in each singularity can also be used for internet access, and their value will be converted into a discount for other purposes."

These words immediately excited Fujimaru Kaori: "Huh? Boss, how long do I have enough money to last?"

"Let me see~ You still have enough balance in your card for 236 hours."

"As long as no new games are released, it looks like there's still time."

Hearing this, Mary reminded Fujimaru Kaori, "Fujimaru, Noble Phantasms and Relics are extremely precious. How could you possibly obtain such things?"

Fujimaru Kaori said nonchalantly, "I remember the doctor and that big bitch said that what happens in the singularity will be corrected in reality. After we steal from the singularity, we just sell it to the boss to exchange for time. If it really disappears after the correction, it has nothing to do with us."

Yes~

Liu Yuan's affirmation excited Fujimaru Kaori even more. Since that was the case, she needed to plan things out even more carefully. Should she get some biohazard-themed weapons? After thinking it over carefully, she shook her head and rejected the idea.

Using firearms to deal with Heroic Spirits is less effective than using Shining Stone magic. At least Shining Stone magic is magic from a distance, and it can be used to smash people up close.

"Hehe~ Boss, you're the best! Same as usual today, twelve hours."

With Liu Yuan's guidance on bank withdrawals, she felt she could reach level 200 today. Once she had that invincible level, she could find and equip all the available gear, making her invincible!

"If you really want to thank us, bring a few more friends over."

"Bring more friends, boss, do you have enough machines?"

"If you think it's not enough, then we'll take as much as you want."

"No problem~"

Before, her friends didn't have time, but now, she has plenty of time. Apart from Chaldea being completely destroyed, those of them inside Chaldea can only learn a little bit of knowledge and have absolutely no entertainment.

Furthermore, Fujimaru Kaori had an idea. Influenced by her, quite a few Masters had survived. They could all unite and, once the new Singularity opened, take everything! Using these doomed weapons to improve themselves while also enjoying some entertainment—why not?

Mu Geng, who had been listening to their conversation, was now certain of one thing: her boss, who seemed like a good and helpful person, was actually a very wicked man. She really wanted to taste Liu Yuan's memories and see what was inside his head.

Chapter Twenty-Three: Online PvP

"Boss~ Boss~"

Liu Yuan, who was eating instant noodles at the front desk, heard a very faint call. He looked up and saw that Natsuki Subaru was calling him.

"what happened?"

"Boss, do you have any better ways to improve experience?"

"? Isn't this enough for you?" Liu Yuan's tone was somewhat surprised. Natsuki Subaru was one of the earliest and most diligent users. Although the progress of the Elden Ring wasn't particularly fast, apart from those few demigod-level bosses, everything else that needed to be explored had been explored.

But soon, Liu Yuan realized why he had asked that question.

"I understand. You feel that the current boss can't satisfy you, but at the same time you're not confident in challenging the real difficulty, right? That's easy, I'll be your sparring partner."

"what?"

Subaru Natsuki was stunned. He had originally wanted to learn how to deal with a large number of enemies, but he never expected to have a real-life sparring match.

"Hey, don't be shy. It's a good thing the seats aren't full yet, otherwise I wouldn't be able to play with you. Fujimaru, do you want to come?"

Fujimaru Kaori, who was completely absorbed in Lany's story, asked, "What's wrong?"

"Let's have a spar. You and Subaru will team up, and you'll take on me."

"Huh? A sparring match with the boss? Absolutely."

Fujimaru Kaori was so bored of borrowing money from Ootori that she had to come now that she heard about PVP.

The old man's PvP is simple: either hack or draw runes. Since it's a local area network, Liu Yuan can just use the red spirit to invade the world.

"PvP, boss, are there any rules for this?"

"Rules? There are no special rules, just that you must be civilized and polite. Otherwise, if you are impolite and get into an offline PvP fight, our store will not be responsible. By the way, is it okay to ban red bottles?"

Fujimaru Kaori asked curiously, "Is there a difference?"

"The difference? If we don't ban the red bottle, a battle might turn into a bladder-filled ordeal, right?"

"Eh~ Fine, let's ban it."

Liu Yuan quickly turned on his computer and entered the Elden Ring at lightning speed.

As he yawned, Musang saw Liu Yuan suddenly turn on his computer and go online, and asked with a hint of jealousy, "Boss! Didn't you say we can't play games during work hours?"