"Hmm......"

As the body wakes up in the game, the sound in my ears gradually becomes clear, and I don't know what kind of bird is chirping non-stop, which is annoying.

Ichinose let out a low groan as she rubbed the sides of the bridge of her nose in an attempt to ease the swelling in her head.

It feels so bad......

Most of the sleep mechanics in the game are to restore the player's stamina and other values. If you close your eyes, you can confirm that you are asleep, and you will wake up feeling refreshed.

Unless something special is triggered, you won't encounter insomnia or anything like that – I don't know how many people with insomnia will envy the quality of their sleep.

And now I feel a sense of exhaustion all over my body.

Not only that, but my head was also aching, and my eyelids were sore and hot, similar to a sick state...... Damn, you can't really have a fever, right?

Ichinose Yuma cursed in his heart.

The sickness mechanic is related to the player's [Constitution]. When the value is low, it is easy to trigger the [Sick debuff]. That's why Yuma often got sick when he was a child.

Now Yuma has increased the [Constitution] to the minimum requirement, although it is still a little weaker than the others, but it is not easy to trigger the [Sick Debuff] - of course, there are still random events in the game.

It won't really be that unlucky.

Ichinose Yuma sneered, clicking on his character panel to view. However, when I saw the line of words in the special status bar hanging behind my name, I couldn't help but be stunned.

[Player: Yu Status: Poisoned]

- [Poisoning]

In the detailed description of the status list, it is unexpectedly written not "sick", but "poisoned".

Ichinose Yuma's pupils suddenly constricted, and he sat up from the bed with a swiping sound, and his movements were so big that he woke up Nakahara, who was sleeping beside him.

Nakaya rubbed his hair that had slept messily, sat up together, and asked in a muffled voice.

"What happened all of a sudden?"

You know, he fell asleep very late yesterday. Zhongyuan Zhong also yawned, and the corners of his eyes hung with saline, and it was rare to see this lazy appearance.

Yuma Ichinose didn't care about anything at all, and the uneasiness that welled up in his heart made him feel panicked. He was racing through everything that had happened in his mind. At the same time, the itching sensation coming from his wrist made him can't help but gently buckle it with his fingernails.

Nakahara also noticed his movements, and looked at the position of his fingers. A patch of red on Yu's fair skin, as if he had been bitten by some insect.

"You got bitten by a bug?" He asked, confused.

Ichinose Yuma interrupted him directly, his inky eyes flashing with light, and the raised volume suppressed Nakaya's voice.

"Nakaya, don't you feel that something is wrong?"

"Hah, what do you want to say?"

"In previous years, the peak of influenza was in the late winter and early spring, and now it is almost the beginning of summer. It's not just us, it's a lot of other people in Bowl Street—"

"And Dr. Sen told me that the disease is not contagious, it only exists in individuals...... The previous deaths were all on the seventh day without exception, regardless of the individual's constitution and resistance, which is too coincidental. ”

"It sounds more like poisoning."

Nakaya Nakahara's brain was not slow, and he quickly understood what Yuma meant.

"You're trying to say, this illness, no, maybe it's something else, like—"

"Someone's ability."

The two men said in unison.

Nakaya Nakahara and Yuma Ichinose's expressions became solemn.

So, how did you get poisoned?

Yuma sat cross-legged on the bed, thinking seriously. Damn, the neck is so itchy.

- Ah, it's the letter.

"Have all the sick people in the sheep sent letters?" Ichinose Yuma's eyes lit up, and he suddenly approached Nakahara, and he raised his voice and asked.

"Letter?"

For Yuma Ichinose, who approached suddenly, Nakahara was also stunned at first, and reacted,

"I heard from Pingtian before that a group of people recently approached them to deliver letters, saying that children would not attract attention, and the amount of remuneration was not low. Of course, the opportunity to make money easily will not be missed......"

"That's it."

- Found it.

[Side quest (C+) started - defeat the "Pathogenic" ability (0%)]

Sure enough, it's a side quest! Yuma Ichinose's eyes lit up, full of excitement to try.

"Let's go, let's go find out those guys and beat them up......" After staying in the bowl street for a long time, Yuma's usual words have become rough.

Anyway, there is also a middle.,This little boss shouldn't be difficult.。

He was about to jump out of bed, but he was grabbed by Nakahara Nakaya's wrist.

"Hey, yuu." Nakahara Nakaya's tone was rarely so low, "You also took the commission to deliver the letter before." ”

“……”

If this were a manga, Ichinose Yuma would have two huge words "finished" on his head at this time.

Nakahara also came over expressionlessly and pasted his forehead against the other party's forehead. After getting closer, he felt the heat on the other party more clearly.

"It's so hot...... So, have you been tricked too? ”

Ichinose Yuma pouted and looked away. This is how he behaves when he always evades.

Zhongyuan Zhong was also going to laugh angrily. If you are sick and still run around, are you so afraid that you can't die?

"You stay here, I'll go alone." Nakahara also said word by word, "Also, next time I will definitely not let you act alone." ”

What are you kidding, he's a player in this "world", so there's no reason not to go in person. Besides, if you don't go, how to do the task eat experience!

Ichinose Yuma blew up and wanted to jump up to refute but was forced to sit on the bed by Nakaya.

"Huh? If it weren't for me, with Nakaya's brain, you wouldn't have discovered the truth about this flu! ”

Yuma sat on the edge of the bed, his head raised, his face full of unpleasantness, and the harsh words poured down like raindrops.

"This time it's my credit, and I can't do it without it!"

"Huh? Do you think I'm trying to take credit from you! I'm worried about you, you idiot! ”

"That has nothing to do with Zhongye!" It's a big deal to reopen it directly, and change the copy if it dies!

Nakahara Nakaya's anger also came up, and his out-of-control emotions made his fingers on Yuma's shoulders unconsciously increase his strength.

What do you mean by "nothing to do with me"? Why do you not believe me so much every time?

The occasional pain in his shoulder made Yuma bare his teeth and tell himself to adjust the game's pain stats lower next time.

As if sensing his loss of control, Nakahara also let go of his hand, took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and said patiently.

"Yo, it might be dangerous over there. I don't necessarily have to take care of you......"

"Hey, make no mistake, I'm the leader of the sheep, I'm going to protect my organization with my own hands, what's wrong with protecting the members of the organization? And you should listen to me, right? ”

Yuma Ichinose interrupted him, stared up at Nakaya, and blurted out harsh words.

"Don't talk to me in this commanding tone, but just a ......"

A game NPC.

Yes. He opened his mouth, and at the last moment, the rest of the words were stuck in his throat and unspoken.

Yes, Nakaya is just an NPC, and he doesn't understand that this is just a game world for himself, and his lives in the game are close to countless - and in Nakaya's eyes, his lives are only one.

Damn, that's why I don't know what to say, bastard.

…… Don't show that worried face.

Ichinose Yuma turned her head in embarrassment, still muttering quietly in her mouth.

"Nakaya is really in trouble......"

…… What does this mean?

Are you regretting it?

Do you regret carrying me back in the first place, regretting picking me up?

The heart seemed to be grasped by an unknown force, and the inexplicable sound of metal roared in the ears.

Nakahara also lowered his head, allowing his slightly long bangs to block most of his face due to gravity.

He didn't really want Yu to see his expression at this time.

The air in the room was quiet, so heavy that you wanted to get out of here.

The atmosphere was stalemate for a while, and in the end, it was Zhongyuan Zhongzhong who took the lead in giving in.

“…… I know, I'll let you go with you. ”

The ochre-haired boy's voice was low and muffled.

Zhongya raised his head, his usual bright and dazzling cobalt blue eyes were as cloudy as the sea before a rainstorm, and the deep black under his eyes was impermeable, making it difficult to breathe.

"But you can't leave me no matter what."

At all costs.