An Unusual Life Beginning with Evil Spirits-Chapter 135 : Analysis

Volume 4: High School Arc - “I” Come to Find You~
I turned on the air conditioner, casually took off my jacket, and hung it on the side.
Then I glanced at Lu Haochen.
“The AC’s on. Aren’t you going to take off your jacket?”
“Oh…”
Lu Haochen paused when he saw me take off my coat, then nodded stiffly.
Wait, did this guy just get the wrong idea?
Forget it.
That’s beside the point—what matters now is the game.
Thinking that, I pulled a notepad from my pocket, along with a custom-made fountain pen, and began writing the rules on the note.
Although the APP forbade revealing mission details to uninvolved people, fellow players like Lu Haochen weren’t included in that restriction.
I wrote down the two notifications, one hint, and three pieces of information on the note.
Then I tore it off and pushed it over to Lu Haochen.
“Take a look. Later I’ll tell you about the premonition I saw last night.”
Lu Haochen frowned as he picked up the note from the table.
After only glancing at it a couple of times, his brow furrowed even deeper.
“This is… the mission?”
“Mm. What do you think?”
I asked while picking up my phone and checking today’s date.
Mm… the F-something-O gacha event had started.
My beloved SSY, here I come!!
I quickly opened the game.
I’d already spent money on ten packs recently, so I jumped straight into pulling.
Huh?
Still no SSY after ten ten-pulls?
Damn it, everything’s going to that damn King again!
No way!
I’m recharging!
“This mission looks pretty hard. The fewer clues there are, the more deduction it requires. These two simple notifications leave you almost powerless against the monster, and that final hint might be your only lifeline.”
Lu Haochen spoke calmly as he reached for the matches on the table.
Then he burned both the note I gave him this morning and the one I had just handed over.
After all, these things couldn’t be seen by regular people.
“I thought the same. So next, I’ll tell you about—wait, what the hell! Another ten ten-pulls and still nothing?! Dammit! Hold on! I don’t believe this!”
Damn it!
I immediately dropped another fifty thousand yuan into F-something-O.
By the time I finished recharging, the food had already been served.
“Uh… the food’s here. Aren’t you going to eat?”
Lu Haochen asked.
But in front of my beloved SSY, nothing else mattered!
“Give me a sec! Almost done!”
Fifty thousand yuan gone in the blink of an eye.
And then… I began pulling again!
Fifty thousand yuan equaled 14,000 stones—enough for 466 ten-pulls.
I wasn’t afraid of Lu Haochen seeing it either, so I just placed my phone on the table and had one of my parasitic hair strands tap the screen while I picked up my chopsticks.
First, I grabbed a huge piece of shui zhu yu.
I cooled it off with a couple of breaths and stuffed it into my mouth.
Since it was made with black fish, there were hardly any bones.
The fish meat was tender, white, and fragrant.
When I picked it up, red oil still dripped from it.
The aroma alone was enough to make my mouth water!
“So, let me tell you about the premonition I had last night. But before that, there’s something I need to say first.”
I didn’t know if I could fully trust Lu Haochen.
So I wouldn’t tell him everything.
But I could ask him to keep things secret first, just to test if he could hold onto it.
“My parasitic body is a bit special, so as you’ve seen, I can control it pretty easily.”
As I said that, I even played out a little Evil Spirit Form feeding routine right in front of him.
Lu Haochen was clearly startled.
“This matter—I need you to keep it secret, OK?”
While talking, I quickly scooped myself a second bowl of rice.
Then I turned my attention to the sour soup fatty beef.
“Okay.”
Lu Haochen nodded.
Not the slightest hesitation—he agreed cleanly and directly.
“Mm, then I’ll start.”
“Because of some unique traits of my parasitic body, I’m able to see certain illusions—or perhaps something else—before each mission begins.”
“First, let me tell you what happened last night.”
As I spoke, I began recounting what had happened the previous night.
In truth… I was being a little roundabout here.
There was a hidden scheme within this story, and that scheme was meant to test Lu Haochen.
First, I mentioned that my parasitic body was special.
But honestly, that was just fluff—everyone’s parasitic body was special in some way.
Second, I claimed I could foresee certain phenomena.
But in fact… this mission’s “vision” wasn’t a premonition at all—it was a countdown.
I was certain… that phone call would come again tonight.
What I told him as a “vision” wasn’t really a vision—I just framed this fake “vision” as if it were the real deal.
In previous visions, like during the factory game, I saw things in reflective surfaces, like the water or other mirrored images—especially that eerie smile.
When we first had dinner, I tested Xu Han and Jiang Yulong a little.
It turned out neither of them had seen anything like that.
Which meant…
I really was a special case.
It was likely that the moment the game started, my Evil Spirit Form could sense the presence of the monster.
The reason?
Others weren’t fully fused with their parasitic bodies.
But I… was completely unified.
If you took away the flesh, then I was the evil spirit.
So before the game began, I could already see the monster that had its sights on me—while others couldn’t.
And this point—I deliberately blurred the concept with the current game.
If he went and told others, nothing would be exposed anyway.
Because this game had already been foreshadowed.
That voice on the phone had clearly told me that in seven days, “that thing” would come for me.
If he didn’t tell anyone, then moving forward, I could slowly reveal more of my unique traits to him.
Of course, that was only if he was smart enough to help me subtly.
If not, there was no point in telling him anything.
As I explained everything, the lines between Lu Haochen’s brows gradually deepened.
By the end, his brows were tightly furrowed, eyes fixed on the items on the table.
But his expression was full of intensity and thought.
“Yunyan, this mission looks extremely difficult.”
“If my guess is right, your only way to survive is to find that monster within seven days.”
“If the time limit passes, you’ll die for sure.”
“Even your parasitic body won’t be able to save you.”
Hearing Lu Haochen’s words, I couldn’t help but furrow my brow.
“You mean… the only way to survive is to find that thing?”
“This game… only has one path to survival?”
Lu Haochen nodded.
“First of all, the rule that no tools can be used is a clear sign—this monster can’t be resisted.”
“Although I’ve only gone through one game, I’ve experienced the weirdness of this APP firsthand.”
“A single monster was able to completely separate our body, consciousness, and shadow—without us even realizing it.”
“This kind of phenomenon can’t be explained by fear alone.”