Chapter 11 System Punishment
The system task has a trap, and from the description, the ultimate criterion is the happiness score (0% to 100%). While delicious food undoubtedly brings happiness, it is not the only answer.
Kirigiri Shimizu preemptively uses the prepared props here, taking advantage of the system's judgment mechanism. As long as Li Xia believes in her mother's identity, the happiness score of this meal will be high.
She is confident that the forged evidence chain is flawless. Coupled with the power of money, Li Xia's current performance is more direct than she expected.
"Take your time eating. If you like it, Mom will make it for you every day." Although saying comforting words, Kirigiri Shimizu's voice remains cold. She knows this is the only loophole in this mission.
But she no longer remembers what a warm expression should look like. Her opponents have always been monsters that harm society. Dealing with these inhuman dangerous enemies requires giving it her all every time, resorting to any means necessary, showing no mercy whatsoever. Once there is even a hint of negligence, the consequences are the deaths of subordinates and innocent civilians. Only absolute ruthlessness is the best way to protect those around her.
The only touch of tenderness is probably the plants kept on the windowsill at her home.
The task of this system happens to be related to emotions, which is the area she is least skilled in. But it doesn't matter, Kirigiri Shimizu believes that as long as she perfects all the logic, he will believe in her words.
This miraculous system can give her powerful and magical abilities, which is exactly what she must obtain no matter what.
"Do you still want to eat? Mom will make it for you again," Kirigiri Shimizu glanced at her watch, less than a minute before the task settlement.
"I'm already full," Li Xia swallowed the rice ball in his mouth, his eyes meeting Akane's, as if he could cry at any moment, looking at Kirigiri Shimizu, his eyes full of emotion.
"Okay," Kirigiri Shimizu nodded, looking at the boy in front of her, a very simple child. The pure and sincere look in his eyes made her feel a sense of responsibility. If she had children in the future, she would also have meals with him like this. If there were no monsters in this world, she could also live as an ordinary person.
Because of this, her icy gaze softened slightly.
At the same time, system notification sounds echoed in her mind.
"Ding, random task (2/3) - Mom's lunch. Task time expired."
"Task objective: Make Li Xia eat the lunch you prepared for him, scored based on final happiness (0% to 100%)."
"Task scoring in progress, scoring complete, happiness score 2%."
"Task evaluation: E (unqualified)."
Kirigiri Shimizu's initially softening expression stiffened as she carefully glanced at the system notification again, confirming the mere two percent score. Her face seemed to be covered in a layer of frost.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Li Xia suddenly shivered, and though the woman's expression remained unchanged, her demeanor underwent a 180-degree change.
It felt as if she had returned to that night yesterday, the first time they met, with the chilling aura of murderous intent that made one's spine tingle.
"Failed..." Kirigiri Shimizu's gaze turned icy, realizing that she had been deceived by the performance of the boy in front of her. The system wouldn't make mistakes, which meant that Li Xia didn't believe a single word she said.
If she hasn't carefully checked his information, she would definitely think his expertise is in facial expressions.
At this moment, another system prompt sounded in her mind.
"Ding, due to detecting an E-level evaluation, random punishment will be imposed on the host. Punishment is randomly generated."
Kirigiri Shimizu ignored the voice in her mind and stared straight at Li Xia, asking, "Why don't you believe me?"
She had gone through her plan deduction many times, and logically, there shouldn't be any problem.
"Um..." Li Xia's expression froze for a moment. This woman was fine just now, but suddenly changed her attitude. And how did she see through his disguise?
Actually, he had a moment of belief in her words at the beginning because her chain of evidence was too complete. The perfect logic made it impossible to question from any aspect.
If judged rationally, almost 90% of what she said was credible.
But when Li Xia thought about the possibility of not being his parents' biological child, images of his childhood and living with his parents floated in his mind—the loving gaze of his mother, the figure of his father.
Only family affection cannot be faked. Although he couldn't convince himself with logic, he believed that his parents were his biological parents.
Facing Kirigiri Shimizu's piercing gaze, Li Xia couldn't pretend anymore. He put down the rice ball in his hand and forced a bitter smile. "Because humans are sometimes not rational, they are emotional beings, I'm sorry, I..."
Before he could finish his words, Kirigiri Shimizu's brain prompt had already sounded.
"Ding, random trigger generation complete, increase a certain sensory stimulation to the highest level within fifteen minutes."
"Explanation: Sensory stimulation includes any stimulation that the body's organs can recognize, such as pain, hunger, cold, pleasure..."
"Emotional, huh?" Kirigiri Shimizu murmured to herself as she leaned back in her seat. She had always told herself to be rational, which allowed her to make the most rational judgments in battles with monsters. She didn't expect to fail in rationality as well.
It was only now that she focused on the system prompt. Seeing that the punishment was a sensory stimulation that the body could recognize, she let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it wasn't the same as last time, an incontinence incident.
Today, she was wearing a white dress and flesh-colored stockings, and this was a public place. If she had an incontinence incident, even with her indifferent personality, she wouldn't be able to bear it.
As for the pain, she, who was engaged in a fierce battle with monsters, naturally remained undaunted.
With the system prompt sound echoing, she suddenly felt a strange sensation in her abdomen. Her feet clenched abruptly, and the indifferent expression on her face suddenly became peculiar.
"Are... are you okay?" Li Xia was startled by her reactive response. He originally thought she would expose his acting and perhaps even hit him. Unexpectedly, her sudden leg clenching caught him off guard.
Li Xia's gaze shifted to her abdomen, and his expression became strange. Could it be that things have taken such a dramatic turn?
Kirigiri Shimizu waved at him, indicating that she was fine. However, her body uncontrollably collapsed onto the table, and her complexion became increasingly abnormal.
She underestimated the system. The so-called maximum sensory experience was far from the simple scenario she initially imagined, where gritting her teeth would get her through it.
Moreover, the random sensation she experienced was the urge to urinate—a kind of feeling where the body is so desperate to relieve itself, but it cannot.
Seeing Kirigiri Shimizu suddenly in this state, Li Xia's face turned dark. "You've gone too far with this. Don't drag me into it. We're in public, you know."
It was the end of the workday, and the restaurant was crowded with people. Soon, someone noticed that something was off. Li Xia turned his head and saw someone taking out their phone to make a call.
He didn't think much of it and just hoped that Kirigiri Shimizu would recover quickly. Before long, he saw a police car stop in front of the restaurant through the transparent glass next to his seat.
The door of the driver's seat opened, and a stern-looking female police officer stepped out and looked in their direction.
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