I'm just an internet cafe owner

Itsuka Shido is really risking his life, but it's not a big problem. He'll figure out how to earn the money back in the next few days.

"Big brother, are you alright?"

Yoshino asked in a low voice, while Itsuka Shido shook his head and said, "No problem at all. Even if a god came, I could fight it."

As they were talking, the door opened.

The person who opened the door was none other than Tohka.

Seeing Itsuka Shido holding a girl, Tohka's heart raced. A mix of emotions, including heartache and affection, welled up inside her. But she didn't show it.

"Tohka, give her a bath. I'll try to help her control herself. You help her first, I'm going to rest a bit, I'm a little tired..."

Shido Itsuka never expected that transforming into Ultraman would have such a big side effect. He felt weak and powerless, as if he had run tens of thousands of meters in one breath and was somewhat exhausted.

Ultimately, he was just a normal high school student. Although internet cafes could make you transform into a giant for a fee, they only guaranteed that users could use this power without any side effects.

However, it was alright. Itsuka Shido ate some compressed food, and the energy replenishment made him feel much better.

"Shido... are you really alright?"

"I'm really fine, I just used up a bit of my strength. I'll be fine after eating something. Sorry, I'm too weak..."

Tohka took Yoshino's hand and stopped him from speaking: "No, you did very well, really very well. Shido, you should rest. I'll buy you some food tonight."

After saying that, Tohka carried Yoshino into the house, and Itsuka Shido followed closely behind.

As soon as he entered the house, Itsuka Shido saw his younger sister wearing a black headband and with a lollipop in her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something. However, seeing Itsuka Shido's weak appearance, he swallowed back everything he wanted to say.

"Brother, are you alright?"

"It's okay, give me a lollipop, it burns a lot of calories."

Before he could finish speaking, Kotori Itsuka shoved her lollipop into his mouth. Shido Itsuka didn't mind, biting it into a piece and swallowing it. He genuinely didn't have any money to buy desserts in the player shop. He needed to sell some of his items to buy a few more years' worth of health, and only then could he afford snacks at the internet cafe.

While Itsuka Shido was chewing on a lollipop, he also spoke to Itsuka Kotori.

"Kotori, is there anything you want to ask?"

Upon hearing the question, Kotori Itsuka remained silent for a long time before finally speaking: "Brother, what do you want to do? How did you know about me? And, you..."

"Do you want to ask me why I stopped you?"

"Um…"

After feeling that he had recovered a bit, Itsuka Shido asked with a smile, "Then let me ask you a few questions. Are you a commander or a combatant?"

"Commanders."

"Then let me ask you again, how old are you this year, and what grade are you in?"

"14 years old, middle school..."

"What else do you have besides your elf abilities?"

"I…"

Kotori Itsuka fell silent at that moment. She opened her mouth as if to say that she was very good, but when she looked into Shido Itsuka's eyes, she couldn't say anything.

Shido Itsuka calmly asked, "Do you possess the strength to change the course of the battle, or the wisdom to make the spirits submit? If you wish to use the power within me to seal the spirits' power, I'm sorry, but I refuse."

"elder brother…"

"Answer me, do you possess either strength or wisdom?"

Kotori Itsuka wanted to talk about power, but she knew very well that while her power seemed strong, it was actually...

Strategic thinking? Although she personally orchestrated "Date A Live," she understood that the success of the operation had little to do with her.

Shido Itsuka continued, "And if your plan involves using me to kiss the Spirits to seal their power, please forgive me for refusing. For me, kissing is something I can only do with girls I like. I'm willing to help them, and we might even fall in love with each other while helping them adapt to this world. I'd accept kissing then, but I can't accept deceiving their feelings under the guise of doing what's best for them in order to seal their power."

"But brother, how is what you did any different from what I did? Weren't you also giving Tohka favors?"

"No!"

Shido Itsuka shook his head resolutely and said, "I didn't do her any favors. Just like Daigo, I'm just doing what I can. They can't control their powers, so I'll help them control them. The world rejected them, so I'll make the world accept them. This isn't charity, nor is it a favor. Because I just don't want to see tragedy. If they can't control their powers, then ordinary people, members of the AST, even your people, could get hurt or die. When someone is injured or dies, their family and friends will be plunged into grief. I don't want to see any more crying because of the death of a loved one. I've experienced that kind of crying enough myself. At the same time, I also hope that helpless Spirits... can live happily with their family and friends, and be able to smile. If they entrust their smiles and happiness to me, I will take care of them for the rest of my life, until they don't need me anymore."

Chapter 450 Itsuka Shido Wants to Change the Past, Advice from His Boss

"Brother, what about you? Haven't you thought about yourself?"

Kotori Itsuka's eyes were filled with tears, but Shido Itsuka smiled: "I have thought about it! Because you are by my side. You are a spirit, and you are my sister. I don't want my sister to get caught up in conspiracies. But if you have that ability, that wisdom... I am willing to stand by your side and protect you."

"elder brother…"

Kotori Itsuka's eyes were a little moist, and Shido Itsuka opened his arms.

But then Kotori Itsuka went up and shoved Itsuka Shido hard, knocking him down before turning her head and saying, "Hmph, all you do is spout cheesy stuff. If you don't..."

"If you like it, I'll quit my job. Anyway, you have the ability to save the elves, so you do it, and I'll protect you."

"Kotori, I have no intention of making you quit. If you really want to continue, I'll help you. You're my sister..."

"Tch, boring. We only came up with this plan out of necessity. But bro, if you have a better idea, just do it yourself. I'm a bit tired today, I'm going back to my room..."

Kotori Itsuka went back to her room, while Shido Itsuka lay on the sofa staring at the ceiling.

The more he learned, the more he felt how dark the world was.

"Black, it's fucking black."

When he was alone, Itsuka Shido suddenly revealed his true colors: the source of the Spirits' power, why did he make his sister the so-called commander? And where did his sealed power come from?

There was no conspiracy involved; Itsuka Shido simply invited Orimura Ichika to go online every day!

All the conspiracies are aimed at me and the elves, so is someone trying to use me to gather the power of the elves to do something? Want to do it? Ha, no way.

He not only had to help the elves control their power, but also pave the way for their future. He figured his worst fate was simply to sell himself to the Law of Cycles and endlessly toil, but if innocent people were to die needlessly because of this conspiracy, he would loudly proclaim, "I refuse!"

Based on the wisdom Itsuka Shido learned from Yuri, he analyzed his own power and concluded that the Spirits' power most likely originated from the First Spacequake.

Spacequakes can produce spirits, so could the first spirit to descend upon this world have appeared in the largest spacequake of that time? Or, to go even further, could the spirits of that time have had their power fragmented due to death, thus becoming Tohka, Yoshino, or even their own sister's power?

Make bold assumptions, then carefully verify them. If this logic holds true, is possessing the power to seal the spirits also part of someone's conspiracy? Does this person want to use their power to merge all the spirits' powers together, thereby resurrecting the first spirit, or perhaps to use this power to rule the world?

Since the descent of the elves, billions have died from spatial tremors. If only I could travel through time and rewrite the past…

With these conjectures in mind, Itsuka Shido wanted to completely rewrite the tragedy. At the same time as he conceived this bold idea, a sense of fear arose within him.

He didn't know who to confide in.

It was at this moment that he recalled Kinji Toyama's words.

"If you feel lost, talk to your boss. He will make everything clear to you."

"Yes! Find the boss!!"

Shido Itsuka made up his mind and contacted Liu Yuan through TT.

After seeing a long string of information about Itsuka Shido, Liu Yuan went directly to Itsuka Shido's world to meet him.

"Young man, what's wrong? Are you feeling lost?"

"Um…"

Shido Itsuka lowered his head: "The more I think about it, the more scared I get. At the same time, I'm worried that I won't be able to do it..."

"Can't you really do it?"

"I…"

Liu Yuan patted the girl on the shoulder as he looked at her: "I do think you could do it. Your world is pretty messed up. A bunch of very powerful people are ruining the world for their own desires. Billions of lives are probably just numbers to them, right?"

"But... I don't know what to do. Boss... can you help me?"

Seeing the boy in front of him, Liu Yuan shook his head: "I'm sorry, every world has its own inevitable laws of development, and I have no right to change them. But you do."

"I have?"

"Yes, because you are a part of this world. This path is not smooth sailing. If you want to change your destiny, you need to bear the corresponding consequences. You might even be abandoned by the world. Are you willing to accept that?"

"call…"

Hearing this, Itsuka Shido breathed a sigh of relief: "If it's just being abandoned, then it doesn't matter. By the way, boss, if I am abandoned, I can get married later... Do you have children? I'd like to raise a daughter too..."

"You also want to be called tide, right?"

Liu Yuan's sarcastic remark made Itsuka Shido blush.

"Don't be shy, my husband actually wants a daughter too. It won't affect anything, so just relax and do your best. Besides, to be honest, the only thing that will be forgotten is the world you live in. There are so many worlds in the internet cafe, you can live in whichever one you want. But I have a personal suggestion for you. I know you really want to help those in need, but this isn't something that can be done overnight. Keep the money you earn for now, and you can do whatever you want when you have enough strength."

These days, Itsuka Shido has made a lot of money by buying and selling. He used some of it to buy power to go online, and used the rest to buy a lot of food and books to donate.

At the same time, he used his own artificial intelligence to help those in need in the world as much as possible. The world is vast, and there are too many people who need help. Itsuka Shido cannot help everyone, but he did his best.

He wasn't light, but after watching Ultraman Tiga, he longed to be like Daigo. He simply did what a human could do. That's why he started thinking about going back in time to change the fate of the first Spirit to arrive in this world.

He couldn't save the world, but he helped those in need to the best of his ability. However, Itsuka Shido wasn't a mindless, naive good guy; he had considered his own future and what would happen if something went wrong.

Regarding Itsuka Shido's concerns, Liu

Yuan had spoken with Itsuka Shido, and Liu Yuan gave Itsuka Shido words that were enough to reassure him about his thoughts.

"Just do what you think is right. If good people in your world are being held at gunpoint, the internet cafe will help you kill the guy who's pointing the gun at them."

As an internet cafe owner, Liu Yuan would protect high-quality customers like Itsuka Shido. Liu Yuan was also hoping that Itsuka Shido could bring him more customers, but looking at the ages of the Spirits, Liu Yuan had a feeling that Itsuka Shido would end up in jail someday.

Looking at Liu Yuan in front of him, Itsuka Shido's eyes welled up with tears. He hadn't expected that his idea would be recognized by Liu Yuan. Even though he himself thought it was a high-quality or even impossible thing, Liu Yuan encouraged and even supported him.

"Thank you, boss. I won't let you down."

“You’re wrong. What you’re doing isn’t for me to see; it’s what you want to do. You have your own thoughts and your own vision of the future. Go do it.”

Itsuka Shido looked at Liu Yuan with sparkling eyes, while Liu Yuan gave Itsuka Shido a reassuring smile.

Chapter 451 Tohka and Yoshino Prepare to Mine (Bonus Chapter)

While Itsuka Shido was receiving guidance from Liu Yuan, in Tohka's room, Tohka was drying Yoshino's body.

"Big sister, who is Shido?"

Who is it?

Hearing Yoshino's question, Tohka lowered her head and pondered, "A good person? A hopelessly good person. A good person who couldn't be worse than the worst. He sold himself out entirely for the sake of not wanting to see tragedy, but it doesn't matter. If he dies one day, I'll ask that being to let him reincarnate properly, and I'll take his place. That bastard let me enjoy my life to the fullest. He worked so hard while he was alive; I can't let his soul be disturbed after death. Besides, becoming a messenger of the gods is a huge win!"

Tohka smiled happily, but she also had her own little scheme. If Itsuka Shido was reincarnated after his death, she would find his reincarnation no matter what, one life, two lives, countless lives, she would secretly protect the person who saved her.

Shido Itsuka had no idea that Tohka was already thinking about what would happen after he died, but Shido himself had no intention of dying at all.