I'm just an internet cafe owner

Liu Yuan explained, "This guy is obsessed with being invincible; at the very least, he wants to withstand a nuclear bomb."

"Huh? What does that have to do with me?"

“He just needs training, and he wants to become a hero in the dark. Only you can help him succeed.”

These words caused Sid's expression to change. He hadn't expected the shop owner to be able to see through his true feelings. Indeed, his pursuit of power wasn't for world domination, but rather a childish desire to become a hidden hero and save the world.

"Humph."

Accelerator snorted and pointed to the empty seat next to him.

Sid sat down, and just as he was about to speak, Accelerator shook his head and said, "I'll only give you two chances a day. If you can't beat me, then find a way to improve your strength."

"it is good!"

For some reason, when Sid saw Accelerator, he felt a sense of kinship and respect. At the same time, he also felt that if he defeated the man in front of him, he would be invincible in his world.

And so, the challenge began.

Mugen is the perfect game for one-on-one battles. Because in this game, everyone can go all out.

Upon entering the game, Sid was still brimming with confidence, because in his eyes, Accelerator was full of openings. He attacked Accelerator with speed that was almost like time stopping.

Just like when I fought my sister, I won with a single blow.

But at the same time, he was also wary that if Accelerator changed his tactics, he would…

His mind was racing, yet in that instant, he felt his blood running backward.

"You brat, you're too weak!"

"Nani..."

Sid's eyes widened. He knew he wasn't very strong and could only bully his sister. But he never expected to be instantly killed in this internet cafe.

There was nothing wrong with the game Mugen. When he entered the game, he could feel that not only his own power, but even the equipment made by the slime was effective.

The result was still a swift sell-out?

He suddenly began to doubt life, and even felt that all his efforts over the years had been in vain.

Meanwhile, Kinji Toyama, slurping his noodles, shouted, "Newbie, don't be upset. Accelerator is a monster. But the boss is right, if you can beat him when he's going all out, you're invincible."

"Very good! Then I'll improve my strength. Is there anything here suitable for improving my strength?"

"Of course there is. Elden Ring, first complete one round on true difficulty. Then in MUGEN, just climb up one level at a time according to your assigned level."

"Okay! Thank you, senior."

"It's nothing, just something I did. By the way, want to have a match with me? I'm pretty bad at it."

Sid was silent for a moment, then nodded. He wanted to know what level he was at in this internet cafe. However, after entering the game, he was also killed by Kinji Toyama, though this time it wasn't an instant kill.

"The newcomer is really good! I would definitely have lost if it were me in the past."

"before?"

Kinji Toyama nodded and said, "Yes! I used to be very weak. Let me put it this way, you could kill me instantly if you beat me three months ago. You can see how important this place is for improving your raw strength. What's more, besides all this, you can consult a wise man about human nature."

“Wise one, then I shall pay you a visit.”

Kinji Toyama chuckled, "A visit? No rush. Would you like to improve your strength with us?"

"How do we do it? Will this work?"

No, that's not true.

Kinji Toyama explained, "MUGEN is more like a test and comparison of individual skill. Getting kills helps, but the overall improvement isn't significant. Come on! Play LoL with us! We have a jungler, support, and ADC now, we're just missing a top laner and a mid laner. Judging by your abilities, you should be able to play mid."

Chapter 345 Heroes in the Shadows

Sid arrived at the internet cafe, where an elderly man guided him, and he picked up the game very quickly. Moreover, having lived a modern life in his previous existence, he naturally knew how to play the game.

But when he played Devil May Cry, he was shocked.

After arriving at the internet cafe, he realized that his thirst for power had become somewhat abnormal.

Based on the power displayed in the internet cafe, strength seemed to have virtually no upper limit. The goal was simply to become invincible. However, when he played Devil May Cry, he discovered that even after reaching the limit, the pursuit of power remained.

“I need more Pava!!”

Yes, he needs power, he needs more power.

Under the old man's guidance, he experienced the joy of the game for several days. He felt his power increasing, but along with this strength came a sense of confusion. He couldn't share this confusion with anyone in the other world, but after arriving here, many people said that Liu Yuan was an excellent mentor, capable of resolving even inhuman matters.

After playing for a while, he found Liu Yuan and asked him a question.

"Boss, is there evil lurking in the darkness in my world? I feel lost. My power is growing, but my world doesn't seem to need such great power."

"hiss…"

This question stunned Kisaragi, who was reading a book nearby. Is this guy a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) teenager? No way! He was just a boy who pursued power when he first arrived a few days ago. How did he suddenly become a chuunibyou?

In response to this question, Liu Yuan replied very seriously, "The Church."

"what?"

Sid analyzed seriously, "So that's how it is. No wonder Alpha was able to get the clues. It turns out that the church I casually mentioned really had a problem."

At this moment, Liu Yuan asked seriously, "Do you know about the evil of the church?"

Sid shook his head.

Liu Yuan began, "The Church's evil lies not in concealing history, nor in using despicable means to satisfy its own desires. Rather, it lies in..."

Liu Yuan whispered the information that made him subconsciously tighten his anus, and this terrifying information made him subconsciously gasp.

What church likes

Sid was indeed a bit of a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur), but he could only imagine those pretentious and unrealistic villainous characters. But what Liu Yuan said was so real that Sid didn't doubt it at all.

The church... is it really such a despicable existence? He was furious, and at the same time, he felt unworthy to be a hero in the shadows.

Liu Yuan took out a weapon, Virgil's Yamato.

He also acquired this weapon—a cool weapon with immense power. It was precisely because of this overwhelming power that he had been feeling lost lately.

Liu Yuan stroked the weapon and said, "Like Virgil and Leon in the end, in your world, you might need to fight the evil of the whole world alone. You are invincible, but your family, your friends, the people you save are not invincible. You need power, you need more power. You need any power."

So don't be confused, hold fast to your beliefs, become a hidden hero in the darkness, and let all those in darkness see the light of dawn.

"what can I do…"

Liu Yuan smiled and said, "See this Yama Blade? Cut down all the enemies who hold power, and let your people take control of that power. As the overseer of power, when someone falls into darkness, you will wield a blade that can cleave space to sever their head. You can seek out those you trust, those willing to explore the truth with you. Take action! In your world, every second you act each night will drag more innocent people into the abyss. You are the hero in the shadows; you can save them."

These words roused Sid. He had initially been just a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur), but now he possessed a touch of chivalry. However, according to Liu Yuan, he was still a chuunibyou, just with the ability to realize his chuunibyou tendencies.

At the same time, he realized that Liu Yuan's words sounded far more impactful than his own past immature thoughts. What did he want? Simply to investigate the truth and eliminate the enemy. But Liu Yuan wanted him to become a sword hanging over the heads of all power.

Sid left, and only after he was gone did Kisara ask in shock, "Boss, are you telling the truth? How do you know so much about his world?"

Before Liu Yuan could speak, Tong hope replied directly: "The boss just made it up by combining the situations of multiple worlds, but the accuracy of the composition can be as high as 95%."

"why?"

Tongxi said seriously, "In any world, if a religious organization becomes dominant and there is no administrator to manage it, similar things will happen. And the world that guest came from does not have an administrator. In a world with special powers, if there is no strong person or 'god' to manage it, even the best religious organization is very likely to experience similar things."

Tongxi didn't mention the tiny possibility that the powerful beings in this world were mentally unstable. Such worlds do exist, but they are too rare to be considered examples.

Kisara gasped, then asked curiously, "What about the world I live in? Is it like this too?"

"I don't know, because the world you're in, Kisaragi, isn't connected to internet cafes."

Liu Yuan, standing to the side, looked at Tong hope curiously: "But I'm very curious, how did you know this information?"

"Hey?"

Tongxi's eyes widened; she didn't know how to explain. Meanwhile, Musang tapped his hand, "Did your elders tell you that?"

"Yes! That's right, my mother told me that."

"I see."

As Tongxi breathed a sigh of relief, Mugen looked at Liu Yuan and said, "You're so mean."

Compared to the casual banter and mundane life of the group in the internet cafe, Sid, back in his own world, fell into deep thought. Liu Yuan's words made him realize something; his actions had indeed been a bit too petty. Now that he had become stronger, even on the path to invincibility, he, living in darkness, should eliminate more darkness.

His age from his past life plus his current life had already put him past the age of being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur), but a person who is not chuunibyou in his youth is not a true chuunibyou. In this world, the young him still made up a big boss and established an organization called the Shadow Court.

This group of girls had been playing house with him, but now, after Liu Yuan confirmed that his childish remarks might actually be true in this world, he made a decision.

"Lord Shadow, you just... disappeared?"

Standing in front of him was Alpha, who had just reported to him.

Sid couldn't understand why Alpha was still playing this childish game with him after all these years. He felt that Alpha and the others were people he could cooperate with. He directly revealed his information.

"Yes, I went to another world."

"what?"

"I felt the weakness of power in another world, and I finally understood that power has no limits, so I made this decision."

"what?"

Alpha looked at Sid with a mixture of nervousness and excitement.

Sid is the hero who saved her and the leader of the Shadow Court. She will carry out his orders and expectations wholeheartedly.

Even after starting another business, his dream remained unchanged: he wanted to become a hero in the darkness.

"I need your strength. I have learned the darker truth about this world."

"what?"

"Gather the seven Yin, I need your strength."

Alpha immediately knelt down in front of Sid: "Yes!"

Chapter 346 As expected of Lord Shadow

Midgard Magic Sword Academy was Sid's first target, because it was the school his sister attended.

"Lord Shadow, what do you need us to do?"

"I have some new intelligence here that I need you to verify, about those guys. Don't leak this information."

"Yes."