System, You Didn't Say the Villain Can Read Minds! - Chapter 20

Chapter 20

◎What a Malicious Intent.◎

Yun Wenzhou heard Mo Jiu’s inner voice, and knowing she wouldn’t abandon her, she secretly sighed in relief. She instantly retracted her intense aura and stood obediently, waiting for Mo Jiu to release the restraint.

Mo Jiu, however, thought Yun Wenzhou was being obedient because she was restrained by her ability. She felt lucky that she had awakened her ability. Otherwise, being forced to stay by Yun Wenzhou’s side under threat would be worse than being killed by her.

It wasn’t that Mo Jiu didn’t want to stay by Yun Wenzhou’s side, but she disliked being threatened.

She could tolerate the System because it truly determined her life and death, but if possible, she wished to decide everything herself.

Her own future, Yun Wenzhou’s future, and the future of this world.

Yun Wenzhou’s hair was very long, falling past her waist, with the ends almost perfectly even, a style Mo Jiu had personally trimmed for her.

Mo Jiu looked at the beautiful black hair swaying in the wind and couldn’t help but reach out a hand, lifting a strand near Yun Wenzhou’s face, letting it slip through her fingers like silk.

Yun Wenzhou felt the itch on her cheek and wanted to say something, but afraid of angering Mo Jiu, she ultimately pursed her lips and remained silent.

In any case, she had already said everything she should and shouldn’t. Saying anything more would be too much.

But had her true feelings been conveyed properly to her Sister?

Mo Jiu withdrew her hand and sighed inwardly: ‘Her dependence on me is deeper than I imagined. What am I going to do in the future? I will have to leave this world eventually…’

Yun Wenzhou’s face darkened.

She stared blankly at the ground, expressionless.

Dependence…

Sister views her affection as dependence.

That wasn’t wrong. She was indeed dependent on her Sister.

But she hoped her Sister would also depend on her. She wanted to be indispensable to her Sister, just as her Sister was to her.

Have to leave this world eventually?

We can just leave together.

Yun Wenzhou pursed her lips for a while, then tentatively spoke: “Sister, I will protect you.”

Afraid Mo Jiu wouldn’t believe her, she emphasized: “I won’t allow anyone to hurt you. I swear.”

“Is there a possibility that I can protect myself?” Mo Jiu raised the boning knife.

Yun Wenzhou seemed to have a clean freak tendency. This knife had killed anomalies and humans, but she had kept it very clean, reflecting a bright, dazzling light in the sun.

“This is confiscated,” Mo Jiu said, holding the knife and turning her back to Yun Wenzhou. Only after walking two meters away did she release the restraints on Yun Wenzhou.

Restored to freedom, Yun Wenzhou immediately shot into the air, “whoosh!” catching up to her, landing slightly behind her side, and following her lead.

Mo Jiu walked forward with determined steps. Yun Wenzhou followed behind her, looking at her back, hesitating twice to speak. Finally, she forced herself to utter a cautious question: “Then what does Sister want me to do?”

Unable to figure out what her Sister wanted, she had to ask directly.

“What do you want for yourself?” Mo Jiu countered without turning her head.

I want to stay by Sister’s side.

I want Sister’s attention, trust, and love.

If I answer that way, Sister will definitely think I want to depend on her again.

So, Yun Wenzhou had to hide these words and casually fabricated an utterly unattainable goal: “I want to kill everyone except Sister.”

Mo Jiu: “…”

It’s truly you.

Just as Mo Jiu was sighing that a villain was indeed a villain, she suddenly had a premonition. She paused her steps but quickly continued forward as if nothing had happened.

Not long after, the System’s voice rang out, its tone noticeably different.

System: Please note, Master, your character settings have been adjusted.

System: After being expelled from the shelter, the Master saw through human nature. After discovering that Anomalous Crystals can enhance abilities, she embarked on a path of hunting anomalies to collect crystals.

System: But before that, the Master must make the shelter that abandoned you pay the price.

System: Mission issued—”Revenge.” During the time when the protagonist Ye Lan and the second female lead Yue Xinghe are out collecting supplies, find an SS-class anomaly and guide it to attack and destroy the shelter.

System: It is estimated that the two will depart within three days and return after seven days. Please manage the time to complete the mission accordingly, Master.

Mo Jiu: Well, hello there, calling me Master now… Is this the ‘doll play’ session this time?

Why does this annoying system become more respectful every time it reboots?

Initially, it was a completely emotionless robot. After one reboot, it seemed to have a little bit of humanity, but not much. Besides becoming a bit more lively, the biggest change was starting to use honorifics and referring to her as Host. And now, it’s calling her Master?

System: Each system reboot is designed to better serve the Master. The Master can regard this as an optimization, and personality is part of the optimization.

Mo Jiu: Better serve me? Are you sure this is service?

Redefine service.

System: The current mission is a key main storyline mission. If completed, the Master will directly receive 1000 reward points. Additionally, the Mall will offer a customization service, providing the Master with any items you require.

Mo Jiu: …Fine, it’s service.

Mo Jiu: So, am I the ultimate villain of this book now? What about Yun Wenzhou? Can I send her to the opposing side?

System: The ultimate villain is a major character and cannot be replaced, but one can be added. The ultimate villain of this book is still Yun Wenzhou. However, after the Master’s character adjustment, you have been upgraded from the ‘female supporting character who pushes the plot’ to ‘one of the villains.’ You no longer need to guide the villain to achieve key plot points but can personally participate in the storyline.

System: Note, the Master’s possessiveness toward Yun Wenzhou remains one of the core settings for your continued existence in this world and has not been invalidated. Therefore, when playing the role of the original owner, the Master needs to regularly display your possessiveness toward Yun Wenzhou. I will assist the Master in solidifying this character setting through a series of missions.

Mo Jiu: …Thanks, I guess.

System: You’re welcome.

Mo Jiu: …

Alright, no matter how the personality of this annoying system changed, it was still the familiar artificial idiocy.

Being able to push the plot as a villain instead of a supporting character was a partial success. Her goal was half-achieved.

She needed to see if there was a way to achieve the other half.

Her ultimate goal was to die for Yun Wenzhou.

Not to die with her, but to be killed by the female lead in her place.

Therefore, she must find a way to remove Yun Wenzhou from the villainous path.

The mall was over 500 meters from the shelter. Mo Jiu wasn’t in a hurry and walked slowly. Yun Wenzhou silently followed her the whole way.

This building, which had seven floors including two underground levels and was very large in area, was very fortunate to have only a small part crushed by a meteorite and had not caught fire.

However, as soon as they pushed open the main door, Mo Jiu smelled a stench. Besides the fishy odor of anomalies, there was also the smell of rotting corpses.

She looked up and met the gaze of four anomalies.

The direction of biological mutation was almost random; the four anomalies were deformed in various ways.

Some of them were gnawing on something, their mouths bloody as they turned their attention to Mo Jiu.

Mo Jiu didn’t even blink. Before they could rush over to attack her, she raised a hand and restrained all of them in place.

Yun Wenzhou’s gaze was fixed on Mo Jiu, anticipating something.

Mo Jiu felt slightly uncomfortable under her gaze. Knowing what she was expecting, she didn’t object and tossed the knife in her hand upward: “Deal with them.”

“Understood!” Yun Wenzhou lifted the corners of her lips and immediately used her ability to control the knife to fly toward the anomalies, hacking them to pieces!

“If I wasn’t here, how would Sister plan to kill them?” Yun Wenzhou asked while using the knife to dig out the crystals from the anomaly corpses, letting them fly in front of her, and carefully wiping them with a cloth.

Mo Jiu glanced at her actions and calmly replied: “I can make them kill each other.”

Holding the knife is tiring. This is a good excuse to give it back to her.

Yun Wenzhou: “…”

Damn it, Sister outsmarted me. Sister is so malicious.

But I love it. I suggest doing it more often.

Mo Jiu didn’t know what random thoughts Yun Wenzhou was having. She purposefully stepped into a clothing store, picked out a few outfits, and went into the fitting room.

“There’s no one else. Sister could totally change outside…” Yun Wenzhou pouted, absentmindedly picking out clothes for herself while considering what kind of reaction she would get from her Sister if she forced her way into the fitting room.

She felt like she’d be kicked out.

Yun Wenzhou thought Mo Jiu went into the fitting room specifically to avoid her.

That was true, but the reason was slightly different from what she thought.

The main reason Mo Jiu avoided Yun Wenzhou was to prevent exposing her System and Storage Space.

In an apocalypse setting, not hoarding supplies was problematic thinking.

Food was supplies, and clothes were supplies.

They couldn’t stay in the mall, so they should take as many necessary items as possible while they were here.

Mo Jiu took off the Sadako-like white pajamas and changed into a black athletic suit.

The lightweight and vibrant athletic wear was trimmed with a circle of purple, with purple patterns on the back that resembled a broken spiderweb.

There was a box of black hair ties on the counter. She picked one up and tied half of her hair back, making her look much fresher.

Next were athletic socks and shoes.

“We’ll be walking a lot now. Aren’t you going to change into more comfortable shoes?” Mo Jiu asked Yun Wenzhou.

Yun Wenzhou’s response was: “I can fly.”

Sister likes to wear cool clothes herself but prefers to see others wear elegant dresses and aristocratic-looking leather shoes.

Sister likes to show off her individuality, but her gaze can’t leave the stereotypical lady.

Yun Wenzhou’s hairstyle, clothes, and even her graceful and composed demeanor were all aimed at Mo Jiu’s preferences.

Although her past meant she couldn’t be a true lady—the real her was gloomy and paranoid.

As long as Sister likes it, that’s all that matters.

Mo Jiu swapped out her bag for a black backpack that better suited her outfit, then started putting the things she and Yun Wenzhou needed into the bag.

Pretending to stuff them into the bag, but actually putting them all into the Storage Space.

Yun Wenzhou could sense objects vanishing into Mo Jiu’s bag with her ability but said nothing and asked nothing.

However, after noticing this, Mo Jiu’s long-dormant inner voice once again appeared in her mind.

Good thing I activated the Space, otherwise where would I put all this stuff?

I should get her a few pairs of athletic shoes too, so she has something to change into if her feet hurt.

I can’t bring too many, or she’ll notice.

Yun Wenzhou raised the corner of her lips, used her ability to move the Anomalous Crystals to Mo Jiu’s feet, then turned her back to Mo Jiu: “Sister, I’m going ahead to scout for you. You have to follow quickly, okay?”