System, You Didn't Say the Villain Can Read Minds! - Chapter 13

Chapter 13

◎Awakened Ability? Me?◎

“Huh?” Mo Jiu lay on the bed, blinking in confusion.

Awakened ability? Me? How is that possible?

How could a cannon fodder female supporting character, who was turned to dust by the villain before the main plot even began just to enhance the villain’s character setting, possibly awaken an ability?

Yet, Yun Wenzhou stared intently at her, looking convinced that Mo Jiu had done something.

Mo Jiu felt inexplicably guilty under her gaze and also began to wonder if she had indeed done something to her.

But what exactly did I do?

I just wanted to escape Yun Wenzhou’s embrace.

Just then, a terrified scream echoed from outside the door!

“What happened?” Mo Jiu was startled and sprang up from the bed.

She realized that once the female lead appeared, even cannon fodder wouldn’t get a chance to rest properly.

It was understandable. Since she was the protagonist, things were bound to happen around her. It would be strange if everything were calm.

But she’s just a weak woman with no power. No matter what danger is outside, she can’t do anything, right?

Mo Jiu looked at Yun Wenzhou at the doorway.

Yun Wenzhou turned her head toward the door but showed no intention of going out to check, her expression calm.

Mo Jiu: “…”

Oh, right. Why would I expect the villain to save people!

Still, it should be fine not to save them, right? This world was created, and the people in it, no matter how human-like, aren’t real people…

“Xiao Yun! Save me! Yun Wenzhou—” The shouting grew closer. The voice was somewhat familiar; it sounded like the Discipline Officer who had been guiding them!

No, this one must be saved!

System: Someone dared to shout Yun Wenzhou’s name in front of you! Host, quickly close the door and don’t let her in!

Mo Jiu: Wow, I might not be human, but you’re truly a dog!

System: Mission issued.

Mo Jiu: You shut up! This has nothing to do with my character setting or my goals!

Mo Jiu rushed to the door, intending to close it once the Discipline Officer came in.

However, Yun Wenzhou saw her movement, mistook it for her intending to rush out and save the person, and quickly blocked her, rushing out herself.

Great. One shouted the other’s name, and the other rushed out to save her. A mutual dash!

System: OOC warning! Mission issued—’Break the Magpie Bridge Connecting Them.’ Host, quickly stop Yun Wenzhou from interacting with the other person! Time limit 5 seconds, go!

Magpie Bridge, my foot!

The advantage of an unintelligent system was the ability to exploit loopholes when doing missions. The disadvantage was that it couldn’t understand human emotions and couldn’t grasp that for humans, some things are more important than others.

No matter how much she wanted to completely possess someone, it shouldn’t be at the cost of another person’s life. The former is a personality trait, the latter is character. The former is obsession, the latter is malice.

Mo Jiu wouldn’t close the door and didn’t find it strange that Yun Wenzhou rushed out to save someone.

But since the system had already issued a mission, she had to act—not to close the door, but to rush out of the room with Yun Wenzhou and shield her from danger.

She stood firmly in front of Yun Wenzhou, who looked surprised, and looked toward the source of the screaming.

She saw the terrified face of the Discipline Officer, and behind that face, a “towering” monster.

The monster, resembling a giant mosquito, was too massive and stuck in the narrow hallway, using its long, slender limbs to capture its prey.

The Discipline Officer was tripped by one of its limbs and was about to fall heavily to the ground.

“Watch out!” Mo Jiu’s exclamation vibrated the air. She watched the Discipline Officer’s body miraculously stand up in an awkward posture and then freeze in place.

The Discipline Officer’s eyes widened in disbelief.

What’s going on?

I can’t move!

I’m going to die!

The monster’s mouth parts, like a sharp rapier, were about to pierce her body!

“Why… why do you get to decide everything…” A low, murky voice came from the monster’s mouth.

Seeing that Mo Jiu insisted on saving the person, Yun Wenzhou had to look around for controllable objects, but the hallway was bare. She couldn’t possibly use Mo Jiu’s bed to smash the monster, could she?

Meanwhile, Mo Jiu saw the clearly unnatural movements and expression of the Discipline Officer and vaguely realized something.

No way? I don’t really have an ability, do I?

Regardless of whether she did or not, Yun Wenzhou was slow to act. If she wanted to save the Discipline Officer, she had to take a chance!

“Stop!” Mo Jiu shouted while visualizing invisible chains locking the monster in place.

The monster’s movement paused, and it actually froze where it was!

“Almost… just a little more…” The monster shrieked, but no matter how it struggled, it could only tremble slightly in place, as if sealed in a block of ice, unable to move.

The restraint on the Discipline Officer disappeared. She stumbled and ran behind Mo Jiu.

Mo Jiu raised a hand toward the monster, her consciousness briefly blurring.

Strange, this scene feels somewhat familiar. Have I done the same thing before?

Like this, controlling an enemy remotely, and then crushing it to pieces…

Mo Jiu clenched her hand into a fist. The monster’s body trembled and curled up with a shriek, but there was no sign of dissipation.

Suddenly, a female voice sounded from behind the monster: “I’m here!”

The female lead, Ye Lan, made a brilliant entrance!

Wielding a shadow longsword, she rushed behind the monster, violently kicking off the ground and leaping up!

Watch me show off!

“Die, monster!”

The hand raised, the sword fell. The shadow longsword, as it swung, became thin and long, like a taut wire, cutting through the monster’s body!

Accompanied by a disgusting sloshing sound, large amounts of dark red, viscous blood poured out from under the monster.

The monster became completely still.

Mo Jiu tried to release her power. The monster’s massive body immediately split into two halves and fell onto the hallway floor.

One slice—Ye Lan used only one move to take care of the behemoth.

The only reason it hadn’t immediately fallen was Mo Jiu’s power forcibly holding its limbs together.

The hallway was quiet for a few seconds.

After confirming the monster was truly dead, the Discipline Officer let out a long sigh of relief and then hugged Mo Jiu in front of her: “Thank you, you saved my life!”

Only after embracing her did she realize something: [Wait a minute, she has an ability too?]

Mo Jiu didn’t like being touched casually, but understanding the other person’s relief at surviving a disaster, she didn’t push her away. Instead, she patted her shoulder to comfort her: “It’s alright.”

Yun Wenzhou pursed her lips slightly, watching with a touch of discomfort.

“Ugh, so messy.” Ye Lan carefully stepped over the monster’s corpse, came up to Mo Jiu, and gave her a thumbs-up: “Great control! Thanks to you holding it, I could finish it off with one slice! Our abilities are very compatible. Interested in joining me to guard the shelter?”

I must have this woman! With her assistance, I’ll be unstoppable!

Hearing her inner thoughts, Yun Wenzhou couldn’t hold back anymore. She pulled away the Discipline Officer who was still hugging Mo Jiu, stood beside Mo Jiu, and said to Ye Lan: “Sorry, my Sister is not interested in that.”

Although she desperately wanted to work in the same area as her Sister, if her Sister was going to assist anyone, it would be her! This childish female youth should get lost!

Perhaps because she hadn’t expected her suggestion to be rejected, or because she hadn’t expected Yun Wenzhou to respond with such a cold tone, Ye Lan froze, unable to regain her composure for a long time, as if reflecting on what she had said wrong.

Behind her, Yue Xinghe, who appeared out of nowhere, held her nose, stared at the monster’s corpse for a while, and then spoke plainly: “You can’t go around flirting the moment I look away, can you?”

Ye Lan snapped back, turning to look at her, and retorted unhappily: “How is this flirting? This is called uniting all forces that can be united!”

“Not everyone likes fighting and killing.”

“I know. I’m just inviting her. I’m not forcing anyone…”

Despite saying that, Ye Lan was determined to have Mo Jiu.

Her power is really useful. I must get her on the team!

Ye Lan’s own offense was sufficient, so she needed support. She already had a healing-type support and was currently missing a control-type support.

Although Yue Xinghe teased her about flirting, she didn’t find anything wrong with Ye Lan’s actions.

Mo Jiu’s ability is indeed useful. If we can align with her, we will have better chances of survival no matter what happens in the future. I just don’t know what kind of person she is. Also, I don’t like the person who is always following her around. She gives me a very bad feeling.

Yun Wenzhou let out a “Hmph.”

I didn’t expect that after escaping that home, this world still won’t tolerate me.

No matter where she was, everyone would only revolve around her Sister, as if her Sister were a lamp, and they were a bunch of moths.

What about me?

I’m the darkness abandoned in the corner.

Yun Wenzhou lowered her head, letting the shadow cast by her bangs cover her eyes.

She despised herself. Why couldn’t she kill the monster before Ye Lan made her move? She neither fulfilled her promise to protect her Sister nor stopped Ye Lan from taking all the glory in front of her Sister.

She despised herself for being disliked even when she did nothing.

Was she really the one who was wrong?

Or was this world the one that was wrong?

Yun Wenzhou’s thoughts gradually turned dark. Just as she was about to completely close off her heart and isolate the entire world except for her Sister behind the door of her mind… she heard her Sister’s inner voice.

Thank goodness for Xiao Zhou. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know how to push her away.

I don’t want to deal with anomalies! Xiao Zhou is totally my toxic friend right now. What kind of sharp-tongued girlfriend is this? I love it, I love it!

Yun Wenzhou was momentarily lost.

Sister needs me? Sister loves me?

Sister loves me!

Mo Jiu actively reached out and held Yun Wenzhou’s hand, preventing the Discipline Officer from suddenly hugging her again.

She looked at Ye Lan, using a much gentler tone than Yun Wenzhou, and refused Ye Lan’s invitation again.

“Well, my ability isn’t very stable. It was purely luck that I managed to use it just now. I can’t take on the job of a guard, sorry… But since the shelter’s interior isn’t very safe now, I’ll be working in the food processing area and cultivation areas. If a monster appears, I’ll do my best to assist Xiao Zhou. In short, let’s all work hard to guard the shelter!”

Her speech was flawless, so neither Ye Lan nor Yue Xinghe said anything more, though what they thought in their minds was another matter.

Ye Lan: Looks like I’ll have to play the long game to get her on the team.

Yue Xinghe: Looks like they are very cautious too. But Ye Lan won’t give up. I must find out their identities before that.

Both still wanted Mo Jiu as a comrade, but this time, Yun Wenzhou didn’t mind.

Hmph. As long as Sister doesn’t want to join you, any more invitations are useless!

“Sister, do you want to rest a little longer?” Yun Wenzhou asked softly, tentatively linking her arm through Mo Jiu’s.

Mo Jiu didn’t pull away, letting her link her arm. Although she yawned, she replied: “No.”

All her sleepiness had been scared away by the stench of the monster’s blood. She was too restless to sleep even if she was still tired.

Moreover, she now had a bunch of questions she wanted to ask her annoying system that suddenly went on strike and then came back online.

First, and most importantly.

Mo Jiu: W-h-y d-o I h-a-v-e a-n a-b-i-l-i-t-y?

What about the promised cannon fodder female supporting character?