Spell Upgrade System

For Shikatori Hiiragi who suddenly said that he was going to leave Saibo Street, everyone in the "sheep" was not very accepting.

After all, Leibo Street is not a good place. Even compared to Yokohama, Leibo Street is very small. If it is not that there is not enough money, everyone wants to leave here.

Fortunately, there is Zhongyuan Zhongye, otherwise she might not be able to get out of Leibo Street.

The moment Shikatori Hiiragi left Yokohama on the Shinkansen, the system announced the completion of the mission.

[System: Congratulations on completing the task, you have gained experience *20, and you need 80 experience to advance to the next level. 】

Shikatori Hiiragi listened to the unwavering voice of the system, and couldn't help asking in his heart: [I want to know, why do you have to leave Yokohama? 】

She has now learned to communicate with the system in her heart. Although it is a bit strange, it is better than talking to herself.

[System: Yokohama is a special area, surrounded by high-strength barriers, and no curse can pass through the barriers and enter the city. 】

Shikatori Hiiragi:?

[Katori Hiiragi: Then what happened yesterday? 】

[System: This is a special situation. To be precise, if you delay accepting the binding, Yokohama will often be invaded by curses. 】

Shikatori Hiiragi: ...

It means that even if the binding is not mandatory, there is still a way to make her willing, right?

That's it.

Before the system released the next task, Shikatori Hiiragi could choose where to go, she didn't want to go too far, so she got off the car in Kawasaki City.

Having grown up so big, Shikatori Hiiragi has never left Yokohama, and is alone in an unfamiliar place, with no one to rely on. First of all, he needs to find a place to live, and then find a place where he can work part-time.

Before leaving, Zhong Yuanzhong also gave her some money, not too much, but at least she would not let her starve to death before finding a job.

After negotiating about renting a house, it was already afternoon, and Shikatori Hiiragi was walking on the street, looking for signs such as recruiting shop assistants along the way.

Just when she walked to the door of a coffee shop, she saw a notice board for recruiting people outside, so she walked in directly.

The interior decoration of this store is very simple, the overall color tone is deceptively warm, there are some green plants everywhere, and the strong aroma of coffee fills the air, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

Shikatori Hiiragi walked to the front desk and asked, "Are you still recruiting shop assistants?"

The person working at the front desk was a young and gentle woman who nodded upon hearing the words: "We are still recruiting, but I need to contact the store manager first, is it convenient to leave an email address?"

email address?

Shikatori Hiiragi blinked: "Sorry, I don't have an email address."

The clerk was obviously stunned for a moment, and then asked her again: "Then do you have a mobile phone?"

Shikatori Hiiragi shook his head.

She doesn't know what era it is for the outside world, but because of the high price of communicators such as mobile phones, only Nakahara Chuya and Shirase have among the "sheep".

On Leibo Street, of course, everyone cannot have a mobile phone.

The clerk looked at her, seemed to understand something, and said, "I'll contact the store manager now, and wait a while if I'm not busy."

"Okay, thank you."

The afternoon is undoubtedly the busiest time of the day in the cafe, but fortunately there are still vacant seats, Shikatori Hiiragi sat in a seat near the front desk, quietly waiting for the news.

The afternoon sun is always bright, and the light shines on the girl's delicate face through the glass floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a warm halo on the emerald eyes, and making her silver-white hair even brighter. .

The light made Shikatori Hiiragi feel sleepy, she dozed off for a while, and after an unknown amount of time, she finally heard the clerk calling her.

"The store manager has something to do right now. I'll be there in about an hour, is that okay?"

Shikatori Hiiragi said that she had nothing to do anyway, so she nodded to indicate that she was OK.

In the next second, the voice of the system suddenly appeared in my mind.

[System: To the northwest, there is a curse spirit 1km away from here, please go to exorcise. 】

Shikatori Hiiragi: ...

She just promised him!

But... why didn't you mention "mission release" this time?

Shikatori Hiiragi seized the loophole and asked directly: 【Is this a mandatory task? 】

[System: No. 】

That's fine.

Shikatori Hiiragi immediately sat back down.

[System: But there will be casualties. 】

Shikatori Hiiragi: ...

"Miss clerk, I have something to go out, and I will be back within an hour!" After speaking, Shikatori Hiiragi trotted away from the cafe.

According to the coordinates given by the system, Shikatori Hiiragi ran non-stop for 5 minutes before arriving at the destination.

The "curse spirits" I saw were quite different from yesterday, but they were all ugly and disgusting in essence, so there was no difference.

A child's cry came from not far away: "Help me! Is there anyone!! Help me quickly——!"

Shikatori Hiiragi took a closer look, and sure enough, a boy was entangled in the twisted tentacles of the curse spirit.

She stopped, bent down to pick up a stone, and threw it to the place behind the curse spirit.

The monster turned around and took advantage of this moment to save the boy.

Shikatori Hiiragi didn't know what she was thinking. She only knew that she might have never used such force in her life. She directly tore off a part of the magic spirit's tentacles, but she also scratched her knee because of the difficulty of braking the car. .

She ran for a while with the boy in her arms, then put him on the ground, pointed to another road and shouted, "Go over there, run!"

After watching the boy escape, Shikatori Hiiragi turned around and looked at the coming curse spirit.

Unlike last night, today is the first time Shikatori Hiiragi saw the appearance of the curse spirit clearly in the sunlight. The distorted appearance inevitably terrified her, but she was quickly restrained.

As long as you do the same thing as yesterday, you'll be fine, right?

Shikatori called the system to call up the card interface, and without hesitation chose the five-star card "Curse Line Manipulation" that she had used once yesterday.

[System: Do you want to use the skill card "Spell Line Manipulation"? 】

[Katori Hiiragi: Use. 】

She waited for two seconds, only to find that the pile of thin threads did not appear on her hand like last time, she couldn't help being stunned, and at this time the ugly curse spirit had already grown its mouth and appeared in front of her, as if about to take a bite swallow her up.

what happened?Skill not used successfully? !

Because the distance was too close, in a panic, Shikatori Hiiragi had no choice but to roll to the side first, getting covered in dirt, and quickly stood up and started running.

[System: If the skill card fails to be used, the cooldown time is 30 seconds. 】

Shikatori Hiiragi was dumbfounded.

Is there really such a setting as failure? ?And the cooling time is actually 30 seconds?Although it can't be said to be very long, it is still unknown whether she can survive 30 seconds under the current circumstances.

[System: Due to the failure to use the spell skill, you will be deducted the corresponding spell power and stamina value. 】

Followed by another burst of fatigue.

Shikatori Hiiragi almost staggered and fell to the ground, trying her best to stabilize her center of gravity again, she didn't have time to look back, she just ran forward desperately.

This road is not crowded, but it can't be said that there are few people, but everyone except her seems to have not seen the indescribable thing behind her, and they are still doing what they should do.

[System: Ordinary people can't see the curse under normal circumstances. They can only see it when they are on the verge of death. Some people can't even see the curse until they are killed. 】

As if hearing her doubts, the system explained it to her like this.

What is this setting? !

Curse this kind of monster, isn't this ghost system designed for her? ?

[System: The curse has actually existed since ancient times, and it was not designed by anything. 】

Shikatori Hiiragi: ...

OK, she gets it.

It's a race against time.

Shikatori Hiiragi should have exhausted her energy a long time ago, but she doesn't know if it's because of some dangerous effect like the backlight or other factors, she hasn't exhausted until now.

Staring at the cooldown time of the skill card, Shikatori Hiiragi only hoped that he could last until the cooldown was over, at least he could see a glimmer of hope.

[Skill remaining cooldown time: 5s. 】

【4s. 】

【3s. 】

The last three seconds.

Shikatori Hiiragi gritted his teeth and ran to the empty alley.

Success or failure is all about one action, even if it fails, she'd better die where others can't see, and hope that after eating her, this guy will stop harming other people.

【2s. 】

The last second is so long.

Shikatori Hiiragi leaned his back against the wall deep in the alley, took a deep breath, and then let it out slowly.

The curse spirit has come to her.

【1s. 】

Shikatori Hiiragi chose "Curse Line Manipulation".

She guessed that the success rate of a skill was related to skill proficiency, and at this stage, she only had a little proficiency in this card, which was already the card with the greatest hope.

[System: Do you want to use the skill card "Spell Line Manipulation"? 】

Shikatori Hiiragi told himself that he could not escape, stared straight into the eyes of the curse spirit, and said lightly: "Use it."

……

The reality is always so unsatisfactory.

[System: If the skill card fails to be used, the cooldown time is 30 seconds. 】

[System: Due to the failure to use the spell skill, you will be deducted the corresponding spell power and stamina value. 】

Feeling the exhaustion of physical strength, Shikatori Hiiragi leaned against the wall and sat weakly on the ground.

Sometimes life is like this, and it will turn into a dying temple in an unexpected place, but if you accept this reality, you don't feel much about it.

In fact, apart from Nakahara Chuya, who once saved her, she has nothing to let go of. Her parents abandoned her since she was a child, and the group of "sheep" looked like that...

Even without her, Zhong Yuan Zhong will still live well.

she thought so.

Shikatori Hiiragi closed her eyes, and suddenly felt nothing.

After she was relieved, the revolving lantern that the world always talked about did not appear in front of her eyes.

In the blink of an eye, she only heard a loud noise, as if some strong wind brushed against her cheek, messing up her bangs and hair on the temples.

When he opened his eyes again, the curse spirit had long since dissipated in place, and a tall, white-haired boy suddenly appeared.

The boy was wearing pure black round sunglasses and an ordinary school uniform. Probably because the weather was too hot, the black school uniform jacket was casually draped over his arms.

The boy waved his other hand in front of her eyes: "Hello? Get back to your senses?"

Suddenly, Shikatori Hiiragi came back to her senses as if frightened, perhaps because she had just escaped from the suffocation of dying, she took a big gulp of air, and the cold sweat soaked the clothes on her back almost instantly.

"Fortunately, I thought you died because you were too frightened."

Shikatori Hiiragi looked up, only to see a pair of pale blue eyes that appeared from behind the pure black sunglasses because of getting closer.