Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

She said so—

"There's nothing to hide. My two teammates agreed to let me speak. We did succeed in the raid and got the rainbow chest, but what we got is a secret. I didn't do anything. It was all done by Master Unagi all by himself. Ugh, Master Unagi is so strong that it makes me uneasy."

It fascinates, makes one sigh, and misses.

The pinnacle of thunder magic, the aftershocks of world destruction, and "saving time" seem to fit the fire dragon of that nightmarish legend.

And - the moon that will always be waning.

The person who caused all this just happened to open the door.

"I'm off work, Senior Cat, let's go have breakfast... What? Are you reading my heroic stories? Stop it, it's embarrassing."

Yu Man picked up the increasingly fat animal and placed it on her head.

Well, let’s not let it go. I can’t walk anymore.

Senior Cat walked obediently at her feet, rubbing against her legs from time to time, his curious eyes always raised.

"I know what you mean—don't worry, let me tell you myself... Where should I start?" Yu Man smiled and walked. "Let's start with the fact that 'lies' are probably my enemies."

Volume 7: Common

Volume 7: Common

209 Money

"Really... I got it."

After leaving the convenience store, Liu Tong Qi Hua sighed again.

In her handbag, there was a full 200,000 yen.

It’s not heavier than my previous schoolbag, but it’s surprisingly heavy.

"It's really...my...money."

Unbelievable.

Her heart was beating much faster than usual, but that was the most insignificant change.

Now - she hid her frail body in a photophobic sweatshirt, and walked slowly along a path she was not used to.

In the past few days, she has almost been immersed in another world.

Searching for a new life with a different body, a different eye height, and a body full of vitality.

In comparison, this real body, which should have been accustomed to over many years of life, is so strange and weak.

But we have to rely on it to get back this heavy income.

“…The streets are… different too.”

The streets on weekend afternoons are much more lively than ever before.

The bustling crowds of tourists are coming and going, and the shops are experiencing their peak business season.

The weather was perfect, with a breeze blowing that reflected the color of the sea, and the air was so clear that you could almost count the grains of sand on the asphalt road.

It was completely different from the desolate streets I'd seen when I took off my gaming device in the middle of the night...

"However, there are many islands like this in the Old World, and they are much more lively than this."

She had a sense of surprise that she belonged over there, but the reality was far away.

But this is just an illusion.

When she reached for her bag, the texture of the coins and the touch of her fingers, its charm instantly brought Liu Tong Qi Hua back to reality.

With the help of these papers, she could afford most of the food she saw on the roadside and walk into various stores without being looked down upon.

And... I can rely on them to prove that I am not a helpless burden.

This was the medical allowance Xiaolu had given her, as well as the interview fee for announcing the epic dungeon's completion. They arrived as promised and fell into her hands.

It's incredible.

She stopped for a moment on the side of the road, but resisted the urge to buy some snacks. She simply walked home with her head down, struggling with the complex feelings in her heart. It took her an unknown amount of time, until her body felt exhausted, before she finally saw her home.

The first floor is a pizza shop that has changed locations many times, but without exception, the sign that quickly fades reads something like "Authentic Neapolitan".

There was also a line of Italian that had been translated from a dictionary long ago, but no one actually knew what it meant.

This was opened on a whim by my father after he returned from a trip to Italy in the last century.

However, in the decades since then, the taste of this small shop has hardly changed.

The whole family was completely nailed down by the word "ordinary".

……

"I'm back..." Liu Tong Qihua entered the store through the back door to avoid affecting business.

The smell of flour, the smell of the freezer, everything is so familiar.

Dad spread tomato sauce on the bread while Mom struggled with the oven's still-inaccurate timing.

The whole family is working hard to cope with the upcoming influx of takeout dinners.

Liu Tong Qi Hua stood there silently, not going upstairs as usual, putting on the equipment, stepping into that world, and leaving everything behind.

"...Um—do you want to change?"

Just holding the bag, trying to ask my mother.

Why is my voice so bad? Is it because I've learned too many foreign languages?

But the meaning was conveyed.

Both her parents looked at her in surprise. Stung by their gazes, Liu Tong and Qihua lowered their heads in embarrassment.

But she didn't leave.

The oven that is always used after being patched up is the biggest concern of my family.

Once it breaks down completely, their ordinary days will be easily broken.

"No money." Mother said as a matter of course.

"It's all my fault..." My father's voice was very vicissitudes.

"Stop talking, stop talking." Mother shook her head without blaming anyone.

When people stay away from the word "ordinary", they will know its beauty.

But people are never satisfied.

Even my father, accustomed to ordinary life, recently trusted a relative and invested all his savings in cryptocurrency trading, hoping to make his ordinary savings extraordinary. Then, due to the wrong leverage, he became a foolish victim.

From then on, they could never go back to normal.

until today.

Liu Tong Qi Hua, holding the handbag, seemed to see some light.

Liu Tong Qi Hua silently put down the bag, but still couldn't help it.

"This is what I earned from working hard for other people in that popular game... I know it's not a formal job. But I'm also working hard on learning the language. My English is pretty good now... I can... I can talk to a lot of foreigners in the game."

Unlike in the game, speaking in real life... is so difficult.

Her parents' looks were so surprised that she couldn't bear it anymore.

I could only lower my head and run to my room upstairs.

Lock the door and return to your own heart.

But fortunately - there is an effort to speak out.

Fortunately, she is about to set sail from that world.

……

After taking care of their real bodies, Liu Tong Qihua lay on the bed, put on the equipment, and started it up.

The world shook slightly.

Then, the soul arrived in a distant land.

Everything that was so familiar returned to her senses.

Not only that, the bustle and noise of the main city is deafening.

How many people around the world, like her, closed their hearts and escaped from reality to arrive here this weekend?

——It doesn’t matter.

"——When are you coming?" At this time, the little deer sent a message.

I can more or less understand it, but...what does "meh" mean?

Fortunately, Xiaolu switched to English and continued to ask: "When will you come over?"

"I planned my route and packed everything yesterday. I should be there by noon tomorrow."

"Okay, then I'll wait until you come to our island. Also, our great magician wants to know which floor of the magician's tower you want to live in, or do you want to build a separate house outside?"

what……

Is there any such treatment?

I did join their fixed team, and I did know that they had an island as their territory.

It has been a few days since I cleared the epic dungeon, and I am indeed going to join it.

But can I actually get a place to live?

"How much money is needed to build it?"

"What? Free. The price is that you have to play with us in the future, fight people, and act as a normal healer. You have to turn in your gains, but you don't have to pay for it. In return, you will be given anything you can use, and we will also help you level up."

"understand!"

This is actually very beautiful because their progress is far ahead of other players.

All the level 6 equipment that I had painstakingly accumulated since the server was launched was easily eliminated.

After a night of doing nothing, she'd been rewarded with valuable tier 8 and tier 9 equipment, and even had her soul weapon upgraded to a higher tier. With just this income, she'd be willing to work for nothing from now on.

But the conditions are not only that -

"And then, our mysterious magician also said that he wants to recruit you to play professional games, so don't hold us back when the time comes."

"I... I will work hard."

game.

Liu Tong Qi Hua was extremely nervous because this was a competition.

"We'll tell you the details when you come to our house."

"Okay! I'll be leaving right away... Well, I received the money. Thank you very much, it really is... It's been a great help to me and means a lot."

Xiaolu didn't reply immediately. Instead, he pondered for a moment before sending a thoughtful reply: "Hey, brother, I feel like an uncle who only caters to little girls. Why did I end up with this fate? Oh."

After finishing the chat, Liu Tongqihua went to the warehouse area.

Before, apart from the luxurious equipment on her body and the valuable gains from the previous copy, she sold almost all of her assets and exchanged them for the only hard currency - gold coins. This was all she wanted to take away.

It took a long time to slowly convert them into cash, so we were able to set sail today.

First head to the port.

Lots of players, lots of ships.

Recruiting boards and agents, shoutouts and recruiting areas.

The Old World is an archipelago structure, and apart from rare flying mounts that can support long-distance voyages, everyone can only rely on ships.

Whether players or NPCs, they now have increasingly improved shipbuilding and trading capabilities, which naturally becomes a very realistic business.

First, go to the recruitment board, find the destination you want to go to, and then see if there are any empty ships that can take people.