I was the fourth disaster in Yokohama and was loved by everyone.

She always trusted her intuition and immediately wanted to interrupt Zhu Yu's actions.

But it was too late.

The girl, who had been expressionless and silent all along, suddenly flashed a dazzling smile, even lowering her voice slightly.

"How perceptive, woman~ This is just a disguise she has to put on because she's so popular." As she spoke, she exaggeratedly raised her right hand, snapped her fingers to the sky, and shouted, "Hey, revel in my splendor!"

Sato Kana:......

Chuuya: ......

Sato Kanae stared blankly at Chuuya, who was covering his face and wishing he could disappear into the ground, and gave him a knowing look: Has she always been like this?

Chuuya's eyes were lifeless: ...Ah, sometimes (feeling tired)

Sato Kana sighed in exasperation, and what made her even more desperate was that "Under the Lies" was judged to be "true" again and again.

This shows that, as she said, "Kawakami-san's" special ability is indeed just a disguise, not a special ability.

Although she eventually obtained the information, for the first time she regretted proposing the information exchange out of momentary curiosity. If she had let them leave earlier, she wouldn't have had to suffer this mental torment!

Don't think she didn't see the smug looks on the faces of the others present...

"Thank you for your reply, Kawakami-san. As agreed, the information I should tell you is that this former leader was recently spotted in Raihachi Town, and there are rumors that he was resurrected by Arahabaki."

She spoke extremely fast, no longer maintaining the mysterious demeanor of an information broker. She couldn't wait to finish her story so the two could leave quickly, otherwise her information shop would turn into a comedy stage.

"Alright, now that the transaction is complete, I won't keep you any longer. Take care." She put on a fake smile, raised her hand in a "please" gesture, and pointed to the dilapidated door they had come through.

The words "send off guests" were practically etched onto his forehead.

"Cough... Thank you." Chuuya, his ears red, quickly thanked him, grabbed the wrist of the absent-minded person, and dragged him away.

He was so embarrassed that he didn't dare stay any longer.

"Zhongye, how did we get here?" Zhu Yu came to her senses and found that the scene had changed abruptly.

In hindsight, I realized that I hadn't explored that dark basement properly yet!

“Can we go back for a bit?” she asked.

Chuuya's response was a sudden increase in his voice: "No!"

She asked pitifully, "Really not possible?"

Chuuya hesitated: "...It really won't work."

*

[Congratulations to the player for obtaining the clue "Resurrection of the Previous Boss," successfully unlocking a key main storyline node—the mystery of the previous boss's resurrection.]

Please select your companion.

Chapter 25: Just who is this "Yokohama Diva"?

[A. Nakahara Chuuya]

B. King of Sheep

C. Yokohama Diva

A is her good friend Chuuya, B is also her good friend Chuuya, as for C?

I've never heard of that before. Is it that amazing?

Zhu Yu swore that she had absolutely no intention of betraying Chuuya, but she was just too curious about who this "Yokohama Diva" was.

Sorry, Chuuya!

Save the game first. Zhu Yu quickly selected C and then looked forward to the appearance of the so-called "Yokohama Diva".

*

—"Knock knock"

A crisp knock sounded, and Zhu Yu excitedly opened the door, only to find someone standing there—

The familiar ochre hair, a sporty hoodie, hands in pockets.

"Chuuya, it's you?" Where did the Yokohama geisha go?

Zhu Yu was very disappointed, but still held onto a sliver of hope and asked, "Did you come alone?"

"...Of course I came alone." Zhongye raised an eyebrow, somewhat puzzled by her question. He stepped aside to let her see that there was no one behind him. "Why do you seem disappointed?"

She rushed out the door and searched the streets. Within a hundred meters, there was only one creature that could be considered human: Chuuya.

Oh no, so "Yokohama Diva" still refers to Chuuya!

Sure enough, when I saw that options A and B both pointed to the same person, I knew that option C wouldn't be any better.

Zhu Yu replied listlessly, "Haha, no, I'm not disappointed at all, Songstress."

Chuuya frowned. What "Songstress-chan"?

However, given that Zhu Yu would occasionally utter some nonsensical remarks, he could naturally ignore them even though he didn't understand them.

Because he didn't ask any more questions, he missed the chance to learn the truth (sadly).

*

They returned from the intelligence agency last night and set off to investigate immediately this morning.

Chuuya Nakahara decided to first search for information in those organizations according to the list given by Kana Sato.

Zhu Yu unconditionally agreed, put on her glasses, transformed into Kawakami Socks, and hurriedly followed Chuuya to various different organizations.

Small organizations are manageable; they are friendly with organizations they can communicate with, but they choose to use force to crush those they can't understand.

If facing a powerful organization that requires temporary retreat, Zhu Yu's unique ability, which includes a hallucinogenic effect, can be used to knock out everyone in the archives and allow them to swagger in to find the documents.

To their disappointment, these organizations unanimously stated that the information regarding "Huangba Tu" had been inexplicably destroyed or disappeared some time ago.

After all that work, they only got the most basic information.

"Damn it, what bad luck!" Chuuya clutched the slip of paper with the list written on it tightly. They had already investigated all the organizations on the list, but with little success.

This is not good news. He said in a deep voice, "There must have been someone who started collecting information about Huangbatu before us. Moreover, after he finished collecting the information, he destroyed all the materials that the organization had hidden in order to prevent others from getting information about Huangbatu later."

Who exactly is this person lurking in the shadows?

Collection wasteland

霸吐

What is the purpose of intelligence gathering?

At this moment, it felt as if a leaden stone was pressing heavily on his chest, making it difficult for him to even breathe.

Dark clouds kept rising above the little figure's head, and lightning flashed and thunder roared beneath the small black clouds.

Zhu Yu looked on anxiously and said, "Yes, yes, we haven't even gone to Leibo Street yet! I believe there's something fishy about the 'resurrection of the former leader.' Maybe that's the key to the investigation!"

That's right, the system directly prompted that "the mystery of the resurrection of the previous leader" is a key node in the main storyline, so it should be able to provide some information.

Zhu Yu spoke with great certainty.

Given that verbal comfort might not be enough, she recalled how Mrs. Nakamori had comforted Hanako, who was sad because she hadn't gotten any dried fish, and quickly began to imitate her.

"Oh, don't be sad, Chuuya." She leaned closer, her tone like that of someone comforting a sad Hanako, and reached out to stroke Chuuya's slightly messy hair, smoothing out the stick-out parts. "Ah, so good, so good."

Chuuya: ......

His face turned bright red, and he escaped from Zhu Yu's grasp as if he had been electrocuted, leaping three feet away in an instant.

"What are you doing, making that dog-petting gesture?!" He stammered, his voice suddenly rising eight octaves. Upon hearing this, Zhu Yu suddenly understood why Zhong was also called "Yokohama Diva".

She explained, "Chuya seemed to be in a bad mood, so this is to comfort him."

Chuuya, who was initially both embarrassed and annoyed, had a flicker in his eyes and his lips tremble slightly as if he wanted to say something. In the end, his expression changed several times before he turned his head away sharply and said, "Then... this won't happen again!"

Great, the dark clouds have disappeared and turned into little yellow beans with big red faces.

Zhu Yu nodded fully: "It's good that Chuuya is happy. Then let's not delay and go to Leibo Street to investigate!"

Players focused on the mission glanced at the minimap and charged ahead.

As Chuuya watched Zhu Yu's cheerful departure, his lips trembled slightly as he muttered to himself, "What? That's utterly lame..." He even needed Kuko to comfort him.

Then, I followed them.

*

Chuuya Nakahara has lived in Leibo Street since he can remember, and he is quite familiar with it. He is more adept at gathering information here than at searching for intelligence from various organizations.

The only thing to be careful about is that he did this behind the backs of the "sheep" members, so he inevitably had to avoid them when trying to find out.

They made rapid progress and soon learned that the so-called former leader of the Port Mafia had indeed appeared on Lei Bo Street several times, and there were even eyewitness accounts of him.

Witnesses claim to have seen the former leader from afar; the figure that suddenly appeared amidst a burst of black flames was undoubtedly the former leader.

The man was still trembling as he spoke.

Based on intelligence gathering, they discovered that the previous leader always appeared not far from the epicenter of the massive explosion in Leibo Street.

However, they always appear at intervals, and several days have passed since the last sighting.

This means that the previous leader may soon reappear.

To improve search efficiency, the two have been stationed on Leibo Street for the past few days, hoping to witness the scene as soon as possible.

*

If what Zhu Yu saw in downtown Yokohama was the city's bustling and noisy side, then what she saw in Leibo Street was Yokohama's chaotic and bloody side.

Once again, Zhu Yu coldly observed the fierce gunfight unfolding in Leibo Street, gazing at the corpses and flowing blood on the ground. He remarked with a sigh: "Yokohama Port truly embodies martial spirit!"

The two walked past the mess without changing their expressions.

"Kuzi, be careful if you encounter people in black suits on the street." Chuuya Nakahara glanced at the mafia members, his eyes filled with obvious disgust, as if just mentioning the word made him uncomfortable.

"Their greed and violence are destroying this city bit by bit." His gaze was piercing as he continued, "Although your superpowers are strong, once these hyenas latch onto you, it will be very difficult to get rid of them."

Zhu Yu seemed to understand, but not quite. So, the black suit was the uniform of the Mafia? Could I pretend to be a Mafia member if I wore a black suit...?

Her eyes caught something, and she pointed and asked, "Is it one of those black suits?"

Chapter 26: The Plot Twist Arrives

Following the direction she was pointing, a rather thin young man stood not far away, wearing a black suit and talking on the phone with his back to them.

"...In conclusion, the previous leader did exist; he crawled up from the depths of hell..."

His voice wasn't loud, but his senses were sharp enough that he could detect even the slightest sound, and naturally, he didn't miss the boy's words.

Ha, the Port Mafia, this is intelligence delivered to our doorstep!

A cold smile played on his lips as he activated his supernatural ability, leaping off the ground and soaring into the air like lightning.

A red light flashed, and the wall shattered under the impact of the immense force, sending dust flying all around.

Chuuya Nakahara stood with his foot on the boy, raised his chin, and looked down at him condescendingly.

—No, it just flew away like that?

How can you not bring players!

Zhu Yu stared in disbelief at Chuuya's handsome kicking back, filled with deep resentment, wishing she could use gravity to make herself "whoosh" and fly over there.

In the few seconds that she was stunned, the three little people, including Chuuya, were already on the verge of fighting.

She controlled the little figure to rush over, and spoke into the speech bubble above Chuuya's head: "Chuuya, that's too much! Wait until I get there before starting the group fight!"

When she finally arrived at the battlefield, she realized that the little bandaged figure that Chuuya was stepping on looked very familiar.

Upon closer inspection, the name above the head reads "Osamu Dazai".

Isn't this the NPC who came to the dessert shop before and asked her all sorts of questions?

Thanks to his signature outfit and his handsome face, which is rare to find on the entire Yokohama map, she was able to recall that there was such an NPC.