People are in Yokohama, the vest is fully open

[Book of Illusion: Book of Illusion that does not exist here, if you can find an owner for them, you may be able to obtain permission to walk here. ]

[It has been detected that the base module has not been installed, do you want to perform a full installation? ]

Hoshino Yuu's fingertips tapped on the [Yes] of the translucent light curtain, causing slight ripples in the air.

[Mod assembly in progress...]

When Yuu Hoshino tapped the screen, the text on the translucent floating light screen also changed.

The faint light flashed in the empty and old room, outlining the shapes of virtual furniture.

[Estimated installation time: 3 hours and 42 minutes, the space will be closed soon, please exit the module space within 1 minute. ]

Eventually, the pattern on the screen changed to a countdown.

[Countdown starts: 59,58...]

Hoshino Yuu exited the room as usual, and he closed the reddish-brown door.

"...The construction of the garrison point has begun, and the next step is to wait for the construction to be completed before it can be put into use to collect energy."

Since the current world is being invaded by grotesques, in order not to be targeted and rejected as intruders, Hoshino Yuu cannot use his abilities to a large extent.

Therefore, usually when dealing with cleanups, Hoshino and his colleagues will use vests charged with mission world energy to carry out their activities.

The so-called grotesque was caused by serious violations and leaks caused by newcomers in the department due to mistakes in handover work.

Although the culprit's disaster-level sealed item was quickly re-contained and controlled, it still inevitably spread "pollution".

And Yu Hoshino's job is to remove or recycle the pollution in this world.

"Pollution" has invaded many worlds, condensed and evolved into all kinds of grotesques.

Anything can become an item with mysterious power and 'alive' attributes, and they have a unified nickname called "containment".

The contained objects can seize human will, luck, health and even life through certain rules.

Human beings who trigger the containment rules will become their nourishment without exception.

If it is not destroyed or sealed, the nourishment will make the rules of the containment more loose and dangerous step by step.

Unreal urban legends can become real.

Once it can't be directly destroyed in the early stage and let it continue to devour and expand, the grotesque will inevitably evolve into the most troublesome way for Hoshino Yu - the rule-like strange talk.

The so-called rule-like strange tales are supernatural grotesques that have been able to form a small world in their own domain. Once human beings are pulled into the domain and violate the rules, they will usher in a certain death without exception.

Rules-like ghost stories cannot be destroyed directly, they must enter the virtual world they simulate, and crack and demolish them according to their inherent rule loopholes.

Before starting official work, Hoshino Yu still needs to choose a vest to replace him in the containment vest.

The choice of vest at work is not something you can choose on demand, but draw it on the system interface through a form similar to drawing cards.

The work system will randomly assign a suitable vest number according to the employee's input attributes and the background of the task world.

Just like the inexplicable emphasis on metaphysics when drawing cards in the game, Hoshino Yu's department also has unique experience in obtaining character cards.

I don't know which senior summed up the experience that was passed on word of mouth in the vest department-the core of obtaining cards is resonance and fit.

Only cards that can resonate and have matching attributes can be summoned.

Hoshino Yu believed in this, and based on this, he developed a good habit of buying desserts before drawing cards.

According to his idea - "Children who like to eat desserts will never have a bad personality."

"I remember there seems to be a coffee shop downstairs?"

After the completion of the bookstore, Hoshino Yuu was able to obtain detailed information about this world.

Hoshino Yuu took out a wallet full of cash from the system space—"It's getting late, so go fill your stomach while waiting, and then check for information."

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The cafe on the first floor below the bookstore.

Hoshino Yuu pushed open the wooden door with the word 'coffee' hanging in front of him, and entered the coffee shop.

"Jingle Bell--"

The wind chime hanging behind the cafe door rang, announcing the arrival of new customers.

This is an elegantly decorated coffee shop with an old diner vibe to it.

Hoshino Yu turned his back to the entrance of the cafe, and on the left hand side in front of him was the cooking counter for ordering and serving meals.The dark curtains hanging down were neatly gathered around the window.

There are several booths on the side of the window near the door. The natural light outside the window shines on the dark red leather sofa and wooden long table through the refraction of the glass, which is full of cosiness.

There appeared to be other customers in the cafe.

From the corner of Hoshino Yuu's eyes, he saw a dark brown beret looming in the booth near the inside.

"welcome--"

Hoshino Yuu looked away from the elegant-looking coffee shop owner behind the rectangular bar.

"Hi, please sit down, what do you need?"

The owner of this cafe is well-dressed and neat, with silver-white hair arranged meticulously, looking kind and serious.

In the evening, the chandelier in the cafe is shining brightly, and the warm light is sprinkled on the long and narrow bar counter, reflecting a soft gleam on the countertop.

Hoshino sat down casually at the bar. He took a quick look at the menu handed over by the shopkeeper, and ordered a macaroni with tomato and gravy and milk coffee: "Just order these first."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The owner put away the menu and informed the back chef, then made a glass of lemonade for Yu Hoshino: "Is this your first time here, sir?"

"Well, are there not many faces here?" Hoshino Yuu noticed the meaning behind the owner's words, and asked the question.

The owner nodded gently: "There are very few new customers in our area."

"That's it..." Hoshino Yuu secretly remembered this, but didn't ask why.

The birth point selected by the system is usually near the "protagonist", and the "protagonists" favored by the world are always surrounded by disputes and troubles.

While talking, the owner had already poured lemonade, and he put the glass on the coaster in front of Yu Hoshino: "Your lemonade."

"Thank you." Hoshino Yu took a sip of the lemonade and said, "I'm Hoshino Yu, I just moved to the third floor today."

"In the future, I will run a bookstore here, and I will ask for your advice in the future."

"The third floor?"

Hearing Hoshino Yu's words, the owner of the coffee shop paused when he wiped the bar counter, and a complicated expression of embarrassment and entanglement appeared on his face.

After hesitating for a long time, the owner of the coffee shop still couldn't bear to remind the gentle-looking young man in front of him: "Hoshino-kun...do you know that your upstairs is an armed detective agency?"

"Armed detective agency?"