Chapter Twenty-Three: The Twin-Tailed "Hideyoshi"

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ps1: Apocalypse "benefits."
ps2: Mourning for Liang Yi-kun, who has to endure exams on the sacred day of December 24th, the day of breaking the seal.
ps3: Liang Yi, my birthday is December 24th...
ps4: ...Liang Yi, I am dead. If you need anything, burn some paper for me.

"So what should we do with this pile of stuff?" Hao Ren pointed to the "trash" on the ground.

"Don't worry about it, it'll restore itself after a while," Yuri waved her hand dismissively. "Come with me."

They made their way to the student dormitory, where Hao Ren was assigned a single room. Good grief, there's a computer, air conditioning, a bath—everything you could wish for. The conditions are just too good! Remembering the cramped kennel he shared with three others back at his school, Hao Ren was moved to tears.

"Tomorrow morning, gather in the principal's office. That's our war room. I'll come get you then. If you have any questions, we'll discuss them tomorrow. That's it for now; get some rest."

After watching Yuri leave, Hao Ren quickly locked the door, because just then, the system notified him that the first stage of his mission was complete.

"Player 73950 has received recognition from the plot faction boss 'Yuri Nakamura.' First stage mission complete. Reward: one skill card. Second stage mission not yet activated. Please wait patiently."

"That easy?" Hao Ren could hardly believe it. The first stage was completed so effortlessly—truly an unscientific random dungeon.

He pulled out the skill card rewarded by the mainframe.

Skill Card: "Falling Tiger Strike"

Skill: "Falling Tiger Strike" (no level). Using this skill forcibly reduces the target's hate and alertness values by a certain amount. Each use costs 1 lp, or you may spend 100 lp to unlock permanent usage. If you simultaneously possess the skills "Bow and Lower Head" and "Despair Forward Bend," unexpected effects may occur.

...

Saotome Ranma and his father, your family’s secret technique...

Honestly, I think "Demon Dog's Lament" would be much more practical.

Mainframe, where is your integrity? Who would learn such a ridiculous skill?

"Ah!" Hao Ren's mind conjured up the image of Wu Ke, the bald, shameless fellow who would surely want this card.

(Fun Fact 1: "Falling Tiger Strike"—both knees and palms touch the ground, head and torso move swiftly up and down like a tiger descending the mountain. Usually accompanied by repeated shouts of "Sorry, sorry, sorry" in a domineering tone. The skill is thus named. In short, it’s kneeling and bowing for mercy, but at high speed...)

(Fun Fact 2: "Demon Dog's Lament"—adopt a stance, charge up and roar at the target, often alternating with words like "Fool, idiot, moron" to intimidate the other party. The skill is thus named. In essence, it is just the howl of a beaten dog...)

"Who knows what else will happen? Let's recruit a few hands." Without further ado, Hao Ren decided to spend some lp points to test his luck.

"Come forth! My servant!"

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A young man, about twenty, with dark skin, wearing mud-stained work clothes and a safety helmet with a headlamp, dropped out of thin air.

The youth looked around in confusion, then turned to Hao Ren and asked with a simple, northeastern accent, "Hey, brother, did you see my shovel?"

Hao Ren raised the low-grade space gem and shouted at the foreman, "Collect!"

How could an anime summoner summon such an intensely realistic character? It seems that even in the world of the second dimension, without a protagonist's aura, the fate of nobodies is just to carry bricks.

Pull yourself together, try again.

"Come forth! Goddess of Otakus, Lao Gan Ma!"

Long black hair, dressed in Gothic lace pajamas, white thigh-high stockings, holding an electric bass...

An uncle!

"My Titan refined gold ingot dog eyes!" Hao Ren cried, covering his eyes. The pervert on the other side didn’t even have time to open his mouth before being sucked into the space gem.

Rest a bit, drink some water.

Alright! This time I'll use a summoning card to change my luck!

"Hideyoshi Summoning Card! It’s you!" Just like Ash summoning Pikachu in Pokémon, Hao Ren chose to use the "Hideyoshi Summoning Card."

With a consumption of 5 lp, a magic circle appeared on the ground.

Oh! The same method as Yuri’s appearance—this has promise! Hao Ren was full of anticipation.

It appeared! Pink braided twin tails, pink t-back panties, healthy bronze skin, sturdy muscles, thick armpit hair... Wait, something doesn't seem quite right.

"Ah, are you my master? You’re my type, how