The best thing in life is drinking beer and eating barbecue at a roadside stall.
If there’s anything better, it’s having a tall, black-stockinged big sister sitting next to you.
While the fried skewers were being made at Xiayuanhua’s stall, Fang Wei sneakily did some research.
Seriously, it’s bad enough that this lousy Code System gives out kid-sized condoms, but what the hell is an Undying Totem?
Oh, it lets you revive at the moment of death and clears all negative buffs.
Don’t you think combining condoms with an Undying Totem is terrifying?
And it’s still a mission item from Xiayuanhua…
Staring at the graceful back of the big sister, to be honest, it was a bit overwhelming—just one look was enough to make him feel unhealable, wondering how many young boys’ hearts she’d capture walking down the street.
She returned with a plate piled high with skewers, grabbed two cans of beer, and pulled the tabs for Fang Wei.
With a ‘psst’ sound, a burst of white smoke appeared.
One can for Fang Wei, one for herself, which she tilted back and took a big gulp.
Over there, a few working-class uncles who’d been bragging suddenly had red eyes.
After a whole day’s work, seeing a beauty and a young man eating skewers together on the street brought back nostalgia for their lost youth.
Especially since the beauty was not only gorgeous but drank boldly too.
She took a swig, then glanced at the college and high school students sneaking peeks from the roadside—their faces red as apples, full of awkward shyness.
Boys who hadn’t stepped into society would instantly show off when seeing a high-level beauty, nearly forgetting how to walk, trying hard to act composed.
But they only dared to glance for a moment before locking their gaze on Fang Wei.
Damn it, why does this pretty boy only know how to eat skewers?
Could it be that they’re actually siblings? Hehe, that must be it.
“Sis, why aren’t you eating?”
Fang Wei had already demolished a third of the skewers, washing them down with wheat juice.
But Xiayuanhua only propped her face on her hand, gazing at him with gentle eyes.
She didn’t smile, but there was an inexplicable tenderness at the corner of her eyes—a hint of maternal radiance.
Given the fluctuating pattern of Xiayuanhua’s corruption value, it was hard not to suspect she had the potential to be his mother.
Though this “mother” seemed a bit unhealthy.
When Fang Wei said he felt better, her corruption value rose.
When Fang Wei played the victim, her corruption value dropped.
Does my suffering make your act of saving me more significant?
“Sis won’t eat. Little Fang Wei can eat.”
Xiayuanhua forced a slight smile.
When she saw oil drip onto his clothes, she hurriedly took out a tissue and carefully wiped his collar.
That serious expression—don’t tell me you don’t want to be my mother.
Fang Wei didn’t refuse, but he couldn’t help feeling the atmosphere was a bit off.
After he finished the pork skewer, Xiayuanhua kept telling him to eat slowly and wiped his mouth with a tissue.
Is the beer too cold? Are you eating enough? Wow, you can eat a whole skewer in one bite—so impressive.
Damn, she’s going to coddle him back to an embryo.
It was hard to believe this was the same crazy woman who had threatened him with a knife to her own throat just hours ago.
Looks like the first attempt was a success.
Xiayuanhua seemed to have found a way to relieve her psychological pressure.
Or maybe she likes raising things? Seeing the once miserable boy now laughing, did it give her a sense of accomplishment?
Hmm, having a girlfriend like this wouldn’t be bad.
But Sister Xia, look at those college students at the next table—they’re about to bite their chopsticks in half.
Fang Wei glanced over.
His [Hypnosis App] mainly worked on magical girls, but the Stone Mountain Code System could also see the corruption value of ordinary people.
He swept his gaze across.
[Corruption Value +1]
The corruption values rose in waves.
Wait a minute, it’s one thing for single dogs’ corruption values to go up, but why is that guy holding his girlfriend’s hand also feeling unbalanced? The pure love warrior is enraged.
Oh, his girlfriend is also giving me flirty eyes, so it’s fine.
Honestly, a motherly girlfriend is a man’s ultimate weapon.
Fang Wei was stuffed to the brim, looking fully satisfied.
Xiayuanhua tilted her head, showing a gentle smile.
Seeing Fang Wei well-fed made her even happier than eating herself.
This was the satisfaction of saving and healing others—the same feeling Emiya Kiritsugu must have had when he saved Shirou.
Since her mood improved, Xiayuanhua drank a bit too, emptying five cans of wheat juice with ladylike grace.
They spent over two hundred on the meal, but Xiayuanhua didn’t even blink when paying.
Her cheeks were flushed, making her look a bit cute.
After drinking, she kept hiccuping, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into before finally calming down.
“Does Little Fang Wei have a place to stay now?”
“Yes, my mom left an old house.”
“And school…”
“I’ll be careful. I’ll try to avoid those bad students from now on.”
“You still need to eat in the future, right? Since you’re a student, you probably don’t make much from part-time work either.” After being blocked twice, Xiayuanhua found a breakthrough.
“Sis will give you two thousand yuan as emergency funds. Pay me back when you get a job.”
“No, I…” Fang Wei wanted to resist, but seeing Xiayuanhua’s corruption value flicker above her head, he could only accept reluctantly.
Xiayuanhua’s phone didn’t look cheap, and she handed over two thousand yuan without hesitation.
No matter how you looked at it, she didn’t seem like someone short on money.
A question mark popped up in Fang Wei’s heart.
He secretly searched online and found the flagship model in Xiayuanhua’s hand cost over ten thousand yuan.
Turned out, she was a little rich woman.
Your salary isn’t low, yet you complain about work and your boss.
Is it workplace bullying? Or does she have problems at home, with work as a side issue?
This needed further investigation.
Of course, Xiayuanhua transferring him two thousand yuan meant they’d have more interactions in the future.
The transfer notification for two thousand yuan sounded, along with the grinding teeth of the salarymen.
Xiayuanhua’s eyes narrowed slightly as she fished out a pack of women’s cigarettes from her pocket.
Maybe she really was tipsy—she failed twice to put it in her mouth, just poking her lips with it like alcohol bubbles were floating above her head.
She glanced at Fang Wei again and quietly put the cigarette away.
The two of them sat in the street breeze for a while.
Fang Wei hadn’t drunk much, but Xiayuanhua was completely out of it.
Fang Wei had no choice but to carry her to the nearest hotel and leave alone.
He wasn’t sure if tonight’s results were a windfall—a free meal, two abstract mission items, and two thousand yuan from a rich big sister.
Just the Undying Totem alone was worth a million retreat.
Maybe one day, when Fang Wei hypnotized Xiayuanhua, this [Hypnosis App] would really credit a million to his account.
Or even ten million—then he’d never have to worry about the Organization again and could enjoy a carefree life.
“Minzi, I get the Undying Totem is a one-use thing, but what’s with the infinite condom?”
Anything with “infinite” attached should be powerful, right? After all, it’s a conceptual god.
[……]
No response. Who the hell programmed this man-machine Code System?
“So these mission items—are they to help me, or did you just randomly distribute them?”
[……]
Forget it, this really is a man-machine.
Fang Wei no longer held out hope.
He finally asked,“Then tell me, since every person has a corruption value above their head, what’s the difference between others’ and magical girls’? Do they give me rewards?”
[No]
[Magical girls’ corruption values exist to help the host hypnotize better; others’ corruption values are to protect the host’s safety]
“What the hell?”
Fang Wei frowned slightly.
Not just because of the [Hypnosis App]’s vague answer.
Standing by the roadside outside the hotel, at the edge of his vision, a string of numbers flickered in the darkness.
[Corruption Value: 91%]
Xiayuanhua’s and the barbecue shop customers’ corruption values were all white.
But this one was red.
“Nicely done. I didn’t expect you to get this washed-up magical girl to lower her guard so easily. Hei Xiao-jun, you’ve done your job well!”
A shrill, piercing voice.
A humanoid creature in the shadows clapped and laughed.
“All right, leave the woman to me. For the revival of the Organization, magical girls are indispensable.”
Who knows how many Soul Hall Elders this red-corruption-value guy had devoured.
He cackled endlessly.
He had been hiding in the corner while they ate barbecue.
But Fang Wei remembered there shouldn’t have been anyone else involved in this operation.
He put his hands in his pockets and spat out a toothpick.
“But I refuse.”
He had said long ago in the Organization— all the magical girls in this area belonged to him.