I'm just an internet cafe owner

Gu can be patted on the head and lifted high by Jill and Chris, be told to be careful when she is home alone, and be held in someone's arms for protection.

She found a reason to live: she didn't want to be someone's weapon or tool; she wanted to live like a human being. Even if it was virtual, she could accept it.

She didn't want to be an assassin anymore, but did she have the right to choose in this world? Her body contained the mechanical modifications made by Ayn Rand; if she rashly betrayed them, she would only die.

Liu Yuan noticed her hesitation and pointed to Tina's head: "It's simple. Do you remember the reward you got when you beat the eighth generation?"

"A perfect mold virus?"

"You used it, right?"

"Yes, but once it enters my body, it curls up into a ball and can only 'heal' me when I'm injured."

"That's simple. You were Ethan before. Can you still find that feeling when you forcefully saved your daughter in the final stage? Just manipulate the mycelium, invade the chip and all the machines that are harmful to you, and make them work for you."

"Is it okay? But..."

"But what? What? You want to speak well of the people who reformed you? Or are you unhappy with the days when you wake up naturally and then start playing games?"

Tina lowered her head and whispered, "But if I leave there, where can I go?"

"Who knows?"

Liu Yuan leaned back on the stool, looking up at the sky: "The world is so big, there's always somewhere you can go. You can learn from Fujimaru Kaori and sell some valuable things. If you really have nowhere to go, you can work at our shop. No salary, but we provide food and lodging, and we'll let you have fun after get off work. But let me make this clear in advance! Working here won't earn you as much as being an assassin."

"You like me?"

The sudden, direct attack startled Liu Yuan. This time, he gave Tina a thorough once-over. Long golden hair, red eyes when serious, and a soft, fragrant body. The only flaw was that her breasts weren't developed, and she looked too small.

"From a female perspective, you don't meet my aesthetic standards. From an adult perspective, I like an obedient 'child' like you. From a boss's perspective, I think you're a qualified leek to be harvested, spending more than Fujimaru."

"Boss, you..."

Tina sighed, patted her face to cheer herself up, and said seriously, "Boss, you're the one who seduced me into pursuing freedom, so you have to take full responsibility for me."

"I'm not ashamed of myself. My biggest dream in this life is to be a scumbag, but unfortunately I've been single since birth."

I don't believe it!

"This is bad. Nobody believes me when I tell the truth."

After laughing for a while, Tina sat on the stool, her lower body dangling in the air and swaying back and forth, and asked, "Can I play with you?"

"Of course you can. Judging from your current state, you haven't really had much fun outside besides surfing the internet, have you?"

"No…"

Tina recalled her experiences from childhood to adulthood, and playing was something that simply didn't exist.

"Let's go! This city looks pretty good. Let's have some fun. We're already here, it would be a shame not to explore it properly."

This is why Kisara requested and sacrificed his newly acquired right to three meals and a drink a month; otherwise, Liu Yuan wouldn't have bothered coming. But since he's already here, it's not bad to experience the other world's atmosphere a little.

Anyway, according to the world's currency provided by the system, I only need to spend fifty yuan to travel around.

However, the scenery of this other world seemed no different from that of Japan, the world he lived in.

Amusement parks, arcades, and even claw machines were all there, and even the machines that were impossible to win were exactly the same. The technology felt incredibly modern; if Liu Yuan hadn't witnessed firsthand how all the cities outside had been overrun by monsters, he might have thought it was a peaceful world.

"Let me see~ Next, we'll take the rail transit, and it'll only take half an hour to get to the amusement park. Let's go!"

"Good~"

At that moment, Tina excitedly raised her little hand. Halfway to the station, Liu Yuan stopped.

Standing next to the fat man was a little girl with a white cloth covering her eyes, holding a sign in her hand.

"I am the cursed child of the outer realms."

The sign meant that she was dressed in rags and didn't even have shoes.

"Little guy, are you alright? Why are you here all alone?"

Liu Yuan's question made the girl who was standing there singing softly turn her head. She took off the white cloth covering her eyes and explained softly, "I filled it with lead because my mother who threw me away didn't like red eyes."

"That was ruthless, but you're quite capable, little one. Have you ever thought about getting your eyes back to normal? That way you can live a better life."

The girl shook her head: "No need. I can't live without relying on others, so I can only smile like this."

She had barely finished speaking when two people walked by. One of them tossed the pull tab from a can of Coke into her bowl. The crisp sound of the pull tab hitting the bottom of the bowl was like a coin being tossed in.

The girl stopped talking to Liu Yuan and revealed a pure smile.

"Thank you."

Upon hearing the thank you, the two men who had walked by started teasing each other, as if they were doing something amusing and were not ashamed but rather proud of it.

This scene tugged at Tina's heartstrings; she clenched her fists, powerless to do anything. She was a cursed child, while they were ordinary people; harming them indiscriminately would lead to dire consequences for her.

Liu Yuan patted Tina's head and asked, "Is it..."

Is it a feeling of helplessness? A desire to change her fate, to give her a better life, or something else?

Tina nodded, her voice choked with emotion. The lives of the cursed child could only get worse. She did have some money, but it was all in her account and she couldn't access it at all, let alone help the girl in front of her.

Liu Yuan then shook his index finger: "Don't even mention you, I can't change things either, but in this world, I can still do some things, like help you get revenge."

Liu Yuan took out the Platinum Son hood and put it on his head. Tina understood and pulled the girl away.

"Hey guys!"

"who?"

Hearing Liu Yuan's call, the two men who had thrown the pull ring frowned and turned around, but when they saw the appearance of the Son of Platinum hood, they gasped. The hood looked terrifying.

"I was walking down the street today and I didn't like the sight of you two. How about I beat you up?"

Before the two could even speak, Liu Yuan punched them.

Back then, he had studied medical knowledge in depth in order to fight, and he knew where it would hurt. He guaranteed that after this beating, the two people in front of him would not have any aftereffects, and even if they went to the hospital for a check-up, there would be no problems. At most, they would just be in pain all over their bodies for a couple of days.

Fists can't solve any problems, but they can make you feel good.

Chapter 49 Tina's Gun Rebuttal

Liu Yuan's actions followed the typical tropes of fantasy novels: he beat up two passersby, and a group of police officers appeared; he beat up the police, and a group of policemen appeared. Some of the policemen, marked as minor enemies by the system, were casually burned to ashes by Liu Yuan's berserk fire, leaving not even their souls behind. He held back somewhat when dealing with the others.

Tina led the little girl away, but just as they entered the alley, a sickly laugh alerted her.

"Dad, can we kill her?"

"Of course, the employer said to dispose of it as you see fit."

At that moment, Tina felt a chill run down her spine. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a masked man and a girl with short, dark green hair blocking their way.

Hiroko Kohina, ranked 134th.

A formidable opponent, a truly formidable opponent. While Tina might be confident of winning a one-on-one fight, a two-on-one situation...

She remembered that man; Hiruko Kagetane was a perverted man, and she didn't know why he wanted to capture her.

"Heh, it seems you guessed it. The employer gave me a condition I couldn't refuse. The price is your death. Rest in peace."

"Father, let me kill her!"

"Of course, my daughter."

Despite being called a daughter, Hiruko Kagetane only treated Hiruko Kohina as a tool for survival.

Tina's eyes turned red. She wasn't carrying her own sniper rifle or any auxiliary items; all she had were a rocket launcher, a knife, a pistol, and some ordinary weapons she had obtained from Resident Evil 8 in her backpack.

These weapons, without specially designed ammunition, are utterly ineffective against the Cursed Child.

"A speed-oriented initiator...this is going to be difficult..."

Regular firearms are very difficult to use against speed-type enemies, unless…

Tina pulled out the infinitely durable knife that Leon had used in Resident Evil 2.

"Hahaha, Dad, see that? She's trying to fight back with this little knife! It's so funny, so funny..."

Hiruko Kohina's figure disappeared, and when she reappeared, she was already behind Tina, her twin swords slashing down at Tina's neck.

Do you know?

Tina turned around unhurriedly and said, "Uncle Chris taught me that if the opponent is very fast, you should try to anticipate their attack by watching their hand movements and make a counterattack in advance. Also, your skills are terrible!"

As she turned to the side, she drew her pistol with her left hand, fired two shots to deflect the attacks of two katanas, and then thrust her dagger straight at Hiruko Kohina's eyes.

Her experience fighting Bow taught her that anything that glows is a weakness, and those glowing red eyes seemed to be telling Tina, "Come and hit me."

"how is this possible?"

"This move is called, Spear Counter!"

Hiruko Kohina tried to dodge, but her body tilted forward uncontrollably.

Let's go back three days. It was lunchtime, and a few people around me who were online were eating and complaining at the same time.

Nyarko: "The imbalance of the old man's ring is really unscientific. I bumped the boat into Kiko, and as long as I used the right force, I was able to succeed."

Minato Namikaze: "Based on my and my teachers' learning, the imbalance here is a special technique for using power. It involves instantly deflecting your own power and the power of the opponent's attack back. Because in battle, any power released must maintain balance. When this balance is broken, imbalance occurs. I've tried it, and you can also cause imbalance with bullets when attacking, but you need to observe the opponent's point of force."

After that, Tina intentionally tried using guns to parry in the game. Since she had never played the Old Man Ring before, she even asked Minato Namikaze for some tips.

Although she never succeeded in the game, in reality, she succeeded by launching a surprise attack.

Just as the knife was about to strike, Hiruko Kagetane appeared behind Hiruko Kohina and grabbed her clothes.

"You were careless."

"Damn it!! I'm going to kill her!!"

Tina didn't say much. She twirled the knife, held it in her right hand to block in front of her, and used her left hand to hold her right wrist to stabilize herself.

Tina wasn't a speed or power type starter, but she managed to achieve this through skill and the void.

The gun that appeared almost defeated Hiruko Kohina.

"Run, run as far as you can, don't worry about me."

"I…"

Although the girl couldn't see, she sensed the tense atmosphere around her and, knowing there was nothing she could do, ran towards the outskirts of the city.

The entire city was drawn to the commotion Liu Yuan had caused, and no one paid any attention to the blind little girl.

"Did he send him?"