mijobooks Chapter 1 Bear Disaster
Chapter 1 Bear Disaster
"Do you know?"
"The Chinese people in Japan are truly capable of any evil."
"They kicked the deer in Nara, they bought up all the rice in the supermarket, they committed a crime in the Kawaguchi incident, and they even littered in Shinjuku and Okubo... And I heard there's a bear infestation recently, that's also Chinese people in bear skins causing destruction..."
"Oh dear, how could the Chinese be so mean!"
……
Tokyo, Japan, night.
A "bear" crouched in the roadside bushes, its dark eyes darting around, finally locking onto two swaying figures that appeared at the end of the street.
Two middle-aged office workers, drunk, were staggering along, constantly shouting.
"Okamoto-kun, you're from Akita Prefecture, right? With the bear disaster so severe, is your family alright?"
"What do you mean 'it doesn't matter'? Even if the whole prefecture is eaten by bears, it has nothing to do with me. I'm a Tokyo resident now."
At this point, one of the office workers proudly puffed out his chest.
This is Tokyo, the capital of Japan, the center of the country's politics, economy, culture, transportation, and many other fields, the location of the cabinet and the parliament, the place where he spent twenty years establishing himself. Even if other prefectures are destroyed by the bear disaster, nothing will happen here.
"Okamoto-kun, you're really drunk."
The two drunkards shoved each other, then burst into laughter.
The bear patiently waited and watched the two chat until they stepped into the park, at which point it emerged from the bushes.
A huge and ferocious black figure appeared under the light.
The drunkards' eyes widened in surprise, and they stopped talking. Suddenly, they shouted, "It's China!" which surprised "Bear" even more.
However, the drunkard's momentum came and went quickly. The two of them were exposed in the next moment, completely lost, and their legs gave way, causing them to fall to the ground.
The bear thus realized that they had been talking nonsense and were incapable of resisting. However, it did not rush to attack. Instead, it stood on its hind legs to ensure that they could clearly see its form as a bear.
This is a black bear that is over 2 meters tall, with V-shaped white stripes on its shoulders, broad shoulders and thick waist, and some kind of blackish-red liquid that looks like blood flowing from the fur at the corner of its mouth.
Just as they were about to open their mouths to show more details, the two drunkards suddenly shuddered, foamed at the mouth, and passed out.
The bear paused for a moment, then walked over and stomped on each of them twice to confirm that it wasn't some kind of fake death act.
It suddenly sighed, then spoke in a human voice: "This willpower is too weak. I wonder if the mission can be completed."
Lin Xiuyi, having removed the "bear" head and tucked it under his armpit, revealing his youthful face, looked at the two drunkards lying on the ground and felt somewhat helpless.
In short, the task was completed as required...
He unzipped an indistinct zipper on the side of his chest, crawled out of the enormous bearskin suit, and pulled out a cell phone.
Slide the screen to unlock, open the only app on the home screen, the icon is filled with black, and the name is a blank string.
The next pop-up message had no splash screen or well-designed UI; it was just a few short paragraphs of text.
[Bear Disaster - Part 1]
[The people of Tokyo seem to think that bear plagues are too far removed from human life, completely indifferent to human suffering. Isn't that a kind of sin? Therefore, let's transform into a bear, scare them, and leave behind a legend of the bear.]
[Optional Reward 1: X-ray Glasses]
[Optional Reward 2: Physical Fitness Enhancement Lv1]
Status: Pending
If the status remains unchanged, it means the task is not yet complete.
Based on the description, it can be inferred that the steps of "transforming into a bear" and "frightening people" have been largely achieved, but the step of "leaving a legend" has not yet been realized, so the results cannot be obtained immediately.
Unfortunately, the two who came were drunkards. They're scared now, but they might forget everything after vomiting when they wake up. The chances of them "leaving a legend" are slim.
I glanced at my phone; it was 21:20 PM. There was still time.
"Let's go find some more people."
Lin Xiu put the bearskin suit back on and disappeared into the darkness.
……
This scared away two more groups of people.
Lin Xiu put the leather case into a snakeskin bag and carried it home.
Recently, Japan has been experiencing a series of incidents more frequently than ever before. Now, not only are Japanese people struggling to afford rice and maintain their previous standard of living, but in some areas, even their lives are not guaranteed.
Some say this situation is purely due to the incompetence of the prime minister and ministers, others say it's the neighboring country deliberately causing trouble, and still others complain that the small island group simply cannot meet the survival needs of so many people...
They complain and blame others, but they lack self-reflection.
—This brought divine punishment upon them.
Perhaps that's why Lin Xiuyi was able to get this phone.
As for what the truth is, Lin Xiuyi is still unsure.
The only thing that can be confirmed is that the rewards for completing the commissions do exist. Before this, he had already completed three daily commissions: kicking the roe deer that had sneaked into the deer herd in the park to freeload, harassing the NHK TV fee collector by phone, and throwing a urine bottle in a shrine that enshrines war criminals.
The reward was initially money, ranging from 30,000 yen to 50,000 yen, but eventually it became two options for people to choose from.
Between the 80,000 yen and the realistic bear costume, Hayashi Hideichi chose the latter.
Thus, I received this special commission for the "Bear Disaster Part 1".
In every sense, apart from the request to throw urine at the shrine, the APP assigned Hayashi Hideichi a series of nonsensical pranks. Regardless of the size of the matter, it always approached it from an alternative angle, defined bizarre and strange crimes, and demanded that it intervene in an unusual way.
It's like condemning a roe deer for "freeloading," or a bill collector for "harassing people who don't watch TV," and today, it's even using the excuse of "not caring about the lives of outsiders" to condemn all Tokyoites...
From a purely legal perspective in Japan, the various crimes alleged by the APP commission do not constitute crimes in any legal sense and therefore cannot be punished.
On the contrary, Lin Xiuyi's unauthorized imposition of sanctions was not in accordance with the law.
He was well aware of the risks involved in completing the commission.
But for a poor high school student who is in a foreign country and has been abandoned by his adoptive parents, this is the only chance to change his fate.
Lin Xiuyi did it without any hesitation.
The city lights illuminated the orphan's silhouette as he walked into the station.
His home is not in Tokyo, but in Yokohama, which is a city away. He came here to complete a commission, so he will have to take the train back.
Starting from Shinagawa Station, take the Keikyu Line to Tobe Station, and you'll be back in Yokohama in about half an hour. From there, it's just over 10 minutes' walk home.
It was a cheap rental room called "Doya" in Kotobuki-cho, with three tatami mats, no water or electricity, but a daily rent of 1000 yen.
The landlord gave him a 30% discount because he was a student.
Despite working part-time to support himself, Lin Xiuyi still owed more than 80,000 yuan in rent after living there for a long time. It wasn't until the day before yesterday that he "earned" the money by harassing people on the phone that he finally paid off the debt.
Therefore, it's rare that I wasn't harassed by that old man when I came back today.
I opened the door and entered the room without any problems.
The yellowish-brown stains on the walls spread all the way to the floor, though they were mostly covered by the tatami mats. Apart from that, the extremely small room contained only a small desk with a missing corner and a dusty light bulb overhead, emitting a dim, yellowish light.
Lin Xiuyi had thought about cleaning this place up in the past, but he gave up the idea after being slapped by the old man the next day.
"You bastard, are you trying to destroy my family traditions?"
The old man's roar seemed to ring in Lin Xiuyi's ears, leaving him stunned for a moment.
He put down the bag, took out his textbooks from the bag next to the desk, and began to study.
It was exactly 23:00 PM, leaving an hour for review and preview.
Mobile phones and that app are an important development path, but that doesn't mean we can give up learning.
Before going to bed, he glanced at his phone and found that the task was still not completed.
"It seems we'll have to wait until tomorrow to make a decision."
Turn off the lights.