I am a reincarnation player.

"That strange whispering voice directly said, 'Player Mai, survive the first night and unlock the idiosyncratic adolescent syndrome.' It's a bit like the stage quests in online games. You'll get it when you complete them."

Hayasaka Ai also nodded, indicating that she was about the same. She glanced at Sakurajima Mai and wondered what kind of weird characteristic this was.

That's strange, why should I choose?

Yuuki remained calm, as if he was simply curious.

"I don't know what happened, but now is not the time to talk about it."

Hayasaka Ai's urging brought Yuuki back to his senses. The top priority now was to get a chance to catch his breath. He had plenty of time to think when he was free.

"Jump down and walk along the wall."

As 'thugs', they certainly couldn't take the subway, so they jumped off, swinging their heads back and forth.

"Which way?" Hayasaka Ai asked.

Yuki looked back and forth, raised his hand and pointed to the left: "Is that the direction of the castle?"

"It seems so, but this is the terminal. There is a dead end ahead. Let's go to the right." Sakurajima Mai pointed to the bus stop sign on the wall. She noticed the detail when she was running just now.

"Have you ever calculated how deep this place is?"

Ah this.

Hayasaka Ai and Mai looked at each other and shook their heads. They didn't even have time to run away just now, so who would care about this?

"Forget it, let's go left." Yuki gave a strange smile, turned around and walked towards the tunnel on the left.

"Hey, wait a minute."

"Aren't you afraid that the dead end over there will be blocked by the enemy?"

The two girls didn't understand, but they didn't abandon Yuki. After hesitating for a moment, they followed him and found an excuse for him.

If the enemy pursues us, they will certainly search along the tunnel, so it will be more dangerous if we go to the right.

In fact, Yuki's idea was more complicated. When he was on the ground, he observed that the castle and the square were on the same plane, so he deliberately calculated the depth when entering the subway station.

'The error in depth between the basement and the second floor is less than five meters? Is this a coincidence?'

Yuki doesn't believe in coincidences. Just like at the beginning of the game, he had to go to the bottom to take a look. Without that look, even the bones would have been gnawed into powder.

Following the railway tracks, we soon arrived at an open space. Judging from the complex railway tracks on the ground, this should be a temporary dispatching room with some temporary maintenance facilities next to it. The subway will turn around here and then run in the opposite direction.

There was no one there. Apparently all the staff had been scared away by the commotion on the ground, which saved Yuki the trouble of taking action. He quietly pushed open the door of the lounge with a knife and saw that it was empty inside, with several bottles of drinks spilled on the ground.

"It smells like Coke, but the label doesn't match." Sakurajima Mai picked it up and smelled it, with a depressed look on her face, "It seems that this is not Earth, even the technological development is weird."

The three of them had good observation skills and had noticed some anomalies long ago, such as the fact that the onlookers were clearly taking photos with their smartphones, but there was not a single surveillance camera in the subway.

"Hassaka, did you find anything?"

Yuki turned his head and looked at the blonde girl, who was sitting in a swivel chair typing on the keyboard at a very fast speed, opening and closing web pages one after another.

She searched for familiar information and found nothing.

"This is the city's intranet. I can't find any information other than this 'Blood Moon City'." Hayasaka Ai was equally disappointed. She glanced at Yuuki, who had an expressionless face. "You don't seem surprised at all? You haven't gotten over the feeling of being a fool yet, have you?"

A castle besieged by zombies is still within the acceptable range, but this copy is expanded to a city, with millions of people inside, each of whom is alive and well, and then creates consciousness and order, and satisfies physiological and psychological needs. This goes beyond the level of science fiction.

In front of Li Dan, Yuki did play a smart young man who burst out with infinite energy when forced into a desperate situation, but Hayasaka Ai knew that this man has been an expert since he joined the game, and in some aspects he is even more professional than veteran players.

"I'm not acting. For an existence that can send us here, it is a miracle in itself. Whether it is traveling through another world or creating a living city, it is all within its capabilities." Yuki spread his hands. This scene reminded him of The Matrix.

"Maybe we have been turned into data and stuffed into an inherent program, a bit like the virtual reality games that are so popular recently?"

"Could we be data and then enter a set game?" Mai Sakurajima thought to herself and thought of aliens for a moment.

"I'm just giving an analogy. Don't forget that Li Dan is an old player. Don't forget that we were sent here at the same time even though we were in different places. If Miss Mai wants to try whether she can wake up after death, I'm willing to do it for her."

Yuki used his thumb to push away the sharp blade, which made Sakurajima Mai feel a chill. She was also aroused by the man's teasing gaze, so she raised her chin.

"Forget it, I don't like taking risks."

"You're not afraid of pain, are you?"

"I'm not even afraid of death, so how can I be afraid of pain?"

"Well, then the screams I heard when I broke out must have been hallucinations." Yuki slapped his forehead, looking very distressed, "This reincarnation game is too cruel. It actually made me mentally ill."

puff.

Someone paused typing on the keyboard and covered his mouth. Then, when Sakurajima Mai's cold gaze swept over him, he returned to his expressionless and serious state.

These two people are really annoying.

She clenched her fists quietly, thinking that she had a sharp tongue, but ended up encountering a master of yin and yang. However, once her attention was distracted, her nerves that had been stretched to the extreme relaxed again.

She sat down on the swivel chair with her long legs crossed. The bunny girl suit was torn to pieces, but the stockings full of scratches made her even more attractive. Yuki looked over at once.

"Hey, you're too unscrupulous." Sakurajima Mai immediately put down her legs.

"I think peeping is even more rude. When you appreciate beautiful things, you have to be open and honest. Look carefully at my eyes, they are full of appreciation."

"I just saw a pervert." Sakurajima Mai snorted and waved her hands feebly, "Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you. Let's talk about what to do next. We can't hide here for long."

"Don't forget tip 2. We're no longer inside the castle." Yuki said in a low voice, becoming more serious. "Don't stay in any one location for more than two hours. Take a breather first, and then study that idiosyncrasy. It holds the key to our survival."

"It's time to study it carefully. I suddenly feel that I have the ability to hold on." Mai perked up, straightened his back, and said curiously: "Hey, what are your id characteristics?"

Yuki said nothing, picked up the knife and turned to leave.

"Hey, you're not going to defend against us, are you?" Hayasaka Ai looked over with sharp eyes.

"You really figured it out." The man's eyes were sincere, and there was nothing wrong with them. "The id characteristic should be the player's biggest trump card, and it can't be easily exposed. But the three of us have experienced several life-and-death tests, so I'm on guard against what you can do."

"then you......"

"I'll have to endure the fatigue of multitasking. I'll check what I'm concerned about while studying this feature. We'll meet again in about 20 minutes to discuss this."

boom.

Yuki closed the door and turned to look deep into the tunnel. After a night, he had figured it out.

Strength is only one factor. What is more important to survive is gathering intelligence. So Hayasaka Ai and the others can rest, but he cannot.

Besides, he had to make a choice within these twenty minutes.

Since Hayasaka Ai and Sakurajima Mai were unlocked directly, why is it a question when it comes to me?

"Besides, I always feel a little uneasy."

Yuki raised his head, his eyes filled with the dark tunnel. When his mind was completely relaxed, his thoughts seemed to have transcended this purgatory-like copy.

He has two unsolved mysteries in this life, one is why he came here, and the other is why he came to heaven but had to remind himself that he would encounter purgatory.

【Live】

The bloody words on the diary of the original owner of this body lingered in my mind. This notebook can no longer be found. It may be an illusion when I traveled through time, or it may be that the original owner was a patient with a second-year syndrome.

But for some reason, Yuki believed it and really gave up the idea of ​​fooling elementary school students and started preparing for the end of the world. Then, the end of the world came true.

It is definitely not as simple as ordinary time travel.

The bloody smell of zombies still lingered in his nostrils. This illogical trust collided with reality, so he did not have the dreaming feeling of other newcomers. Therefore, he was cautious in every step and would think deeply when encountering any abnormal situation.

[Player Yuki, are you sure you want to unlock the feature immediately? ]

Every word of the murmur was extremely clear, as if waiting. Yuki thought about it over and over again but had no clue. His brows were furrowed, no longer looking like he was joking with Mai just now.

Reason, judge through reason and logic, and the result is——

"I have no choice."

In the corridor, Li Dan's strange and inexplicable murderous intent, as well as the unusual difficulty he mentioned, were all hanging over his head like swords.

Those two old players are not reliable at all. The nightmare has just begun. I need strength.

This is the final judgment. Although Yuki likes to think deeply, he never hesitates when a decision is needed.

"Unlock features instantly."

As soon as these words came out of his mouth, every muscle tensed. The tunnel was still dark, and no scary monsters came out. Just like Mai and Hayasaka, there was nothing abnormal about their bodies.

There was only a slight, vague, almost imperceptible sigh. Before Yuki could hear it clearly, his whole body froze.

A gaze, an invisible gaze was looking at him. He couldn't tell whether the gaze was kind or malicious, and he didn't even dare to raise his head.

In just a moment, the gaze disappeared, and then a whisper without any emotion sounded in my mind.

[Player Yuki unlocks the idiosyncrasy - the Unknown's Costume]

[One gift set is drawn every day. The gift set is the player's unique cognition. It cannot be stored and is consumed once. It is valid for one day. The interval between drawing and using is two hours.]

[Description: The world is your known, and you are the world's unknown. Make good use of this unknown——]

You will change everything

Chapter 21 Upgrade and Strengthen (Modification)

boom.

The door closed and the footsteps faded away. Since this was the end of the tunnel, there was no need to worry about Yuki walking out of range alone.

Hayasaka Ai and Sakurajima Mai looked at each other. It was the first time they were alone in a temporarily safe situation. Looking at each other, they actually had a strange feeling.

Two people who had never met each other before, became very familiar with each other after just a few hours, just like when they were escaping in an ancient castle, they often knew what to do with just a glance.

No wonder some people say that life-and-death crises can bring people closer together. Within a few hours, she and I faced three life-and-death decisions.

Mai Sakurajima found it very strange, as if she had returned to a scene in a movie. However, although she trusted him, she still had a headache about this classmate Hasaka.

"You...have acted before?"

"No, or rather, I'm different from acting. It's more like—" Hayasaka Ai put her finger to her lips and tilted her head to think for a moment: "It's a self-protection mechanism for living in a complex and treacherous environment for a long time. I have to adjust my state according to the environment. I'm just kidding, doesn't it sound cool? Do you have the urge to make me an idol?"

The blonde girl looked indifferent at first, but suddenly she laughed out loud, and she seemed to see stars passing by with her closed left eye.

Mai Sakurajima couldn't laugh, she was not blind, of course she could tell the difference between the real and the fake.

"Hasaka-san, you look like you're living a very hard life."

"Although I'm tired, I'm actually quite happy most of the time, so I have to return alive no matter what. Mai-san, aren't you the same?"

"Well, after coming to the reincarnation game, I suddenly feel that life is precious." Mai smiled bitterly and supported her chin. "No wonder you are so powerful. It makes me more curious why he is stronger than ordinary people."

The room fell into a strange silence again. There was no answer to this question. Yuki was not an old player, but he exuded a sense of professionalism everywhere, as if he had already made various preparations.

"A calmness that comes from being prepared for any eventuality is indeed intriguing." Hayasaka Ai rubbed her chin with her fingers, suddenly revealing a brilliant smile. She lowered her voice to gossip, "He's a mysterious man, but I heard that when you're interested in someone of the opposite sex, there's a high chance you'll be attracted to him."

The blood-stained back and her usual chattering appearance automatically flashed through Sakurajima Mai's mind, as if she had two positive and negative personalities, sometimes making people nervous and sometimes making people relax.

But no matter what, he is the only light that can bring him safety in the cruel darkness of this game.

"Who did you listen to?"

"Isn't that what's written in love magazines? No way, no way, I really got it right."

"Hasaka-san, I suddenly think you are cuter when you are serious." Mai didn't want to answer and chose to skip the question, but suddenly realized something: "Wait a minute, your id characteristic won't..."

"You, besides your pretty face, maybe he values ​​your intelligence more, but I think it would be more comfortable to be a fool and hide your true thoughts."

Hayasaka Ai suddenly stopped smiling, her face was full of indifference and rationality, she snapped her fingers, and a pure white mask appeared in her palm, it seemed like laughing, crying, angry, and resentful. She put it on her face, and Sakurajima Mai suddenly saw another self in her contracted pupils.

The disheveled clothes could not hide her pride like a flower on the mountain top, and her pretty face had a calm laziness. Then, she showed a professional smile like an idol.

"Yes, this is my characteristic, [Mask of the Fool]."

......

Just as Sakurajima Mai and Hayasaka Ai were communicating their feelings, Yuki was walking forward on the railroad tracks.

He looked around, his brows furrowed, as if he had encountered some problem.

Isn't it just an unlocked feature? Is there any need to make it so weird?

For a moment, he couldn't even recall the feeling just now, let alone understand the gaze and sigh. He only knew that he had made a very important decision, but he was confused and had no idea where this decision would lead.

"Whatever. What I need now is power. Just as the description says, only by using this power well can I control my destiny."

Fighting spirit was rekindled. Yuuki had just studied it. According to the game settings, characteristics are the embodiment of a certain feature or desire in the player's life. This is vividly reflected in Sakurajima Mai, and its authenticity can be confirmed.

My biggest characteristic is that I am a time traveler. As the description says, most of this world is known, just like he could tell at a glance that Hayasaka Ai and Sakurajima Mai were trustworthy. In a sense, he is an invisible plug-in.

So the look just now revealed that I was a time traveler?