My ‘Healing’ Game
Chapter 130 F-class Curse Item Paperman

Chapter 130: Chapter 130 F-class Curse Item Paperman

"This Paperman was brought back by Han Fei. We devoured its dark energy and already obtained great benefits. I think we should give this remaining Paperman to Han Fei." Having separated from the fusion state, Wei Youfu weakly sat on the steps, his eyes alternating between despair and rationality.

"I agree too, but direct contact with a Curse Item can be very dangerous." Xu Qin picked up the Blood-colored Paperman, covered in cracks, from the ground: "I’ve seen this Blood-colored Paperman before. It hid deep within the convenience store, controlling countless Papermen and wronged souls. It’s very difficult to deal with, I never imagined it would one day die in our hallway."

"Sister, do you know the origin of this thing?" Han Fei was still very interested in the Blood-colored Paperman; he currently lacked means of self-protection.

"This Paperman itself is nothing special; it turned out like this because the curse on it is very unique." Xu Qin placed the Blood-colored Paperman in front of Han Fei: "It was initially a Stand-in Paperman."

"Stand-in Paperman?"

"It means that when you are cursed, you can use a Stand-in Paperman to transfer the curse onto the Paperman’s body." Xu Qin patiently explained to Han Fei: "I’ve never seen the curse on this Paperman, but I can indeed prevent it from harming you."

Having said that, Xu Qin picked up a dinner knife and cut open her own wrist, allowing the blood to drip onto the Paperman: "I cannot always be with you, but I can let my blood always accompany you."

Once Xu Qin’s blood completely covered the Paperman, she placed the Paperman underneath her left hand, then with her right hand, she drove the dinner knife directly through her left hand into the Paperman.

Unhealthy figures flickered in her blood-red eyes, as Xu Qin muttered something under her breath. Moments later, she pulled out the dinner knife and handed the now completely deformed Paperman to Han Fei.

"Now, not only will it not harm you, it will also help you when you are in danger."

Receiving the Paperman with both hands, the current Blood-colored Paperman looked exactly like Xu Qin, with blood-red eyes and lips as red as blood.

"Player 0000, please note! You have successfully acquired an F-level Curse Item — Paperman!"

"Paperman (Damaged State): This is the first Curse Item that belongs to you. When you miss her enough, she will appear, share your despair and pain, and help you escape adversity."

"Attention! The Paperman is in a damaged state and can only exert fifty percent of its strength. Please repair it as soon as possible."

"Player 0000, please note! You have successfully completed a G-level main storyline task — Convenience Store Clerk! You have received a basic reward of one Skill Point!"

"Player 0000, please note! The original task requirement was to survive for one night! As your task completion exceeded five hundred percent, a special reward is additionally granted — the title of Shop Manager."

"Shop Manager (Levelless Title): You have become the new Shop Manager of Yimin Convenience Store!"

"The responsibilities of the Shop Manager include supervising and managing the daily operations of the store, performing regular assessments of subordinates, establishing a good brand image, and building harmonious relationships with customers and employees. We hope you remember these and become a qualified Shop Manager!"

After reading the system notifications, Han Fei tried to touch the Paperman.

He did not experience any negative effects; the negative emotions within the Curse Item were all blocked by a thin layer of blood.

"Sister, are you okay?"

Xu Qin seemed upset about having "lost" Han Fei before, so this time she had deliberately used her own blood to create a special Curse Item, hoping to let this Curse Item protect Han Fei.

"You took great pains to bring the Paperman back, and we devoured a massive amount of dark energy. This remaining Stand-in Paperman is rightfully yours." Xu Qin’s face still bore that almost bewitching smile.

"Thank you. Here, your knife back." Han Fei returned the dinner knife he had borrowed from Xu Qin; Xu Qin’s dinner knives were a complete set, missing one would affect her strength to some extent.

After chatting with everyone for a while, the "well-fed" neighbors returned to their respective rooms, and Han Fei also helped Wei Youfu back into the Haunted House of 1044.

"Han Fei, please never again do something so dangerous." Wei Youfu spoke like a nagging old father.

"Yes, I won’t take risks like that again next time."

Han Fei let Wei Youfu and Little Eight rest properly while he stood by the window, looking at the convenience store across the street, "I have my own business now, but it will be tough to keep hold of it."

The Paperman Store Manager still had a residual influence; the surrounding ghosts dared not approach, but that might change once they realized the manager was dead.

"The only resident in the building who likes to go out is Xu Qin, but it’s troublesome to ask Xu Qin to look after the convenience store..." Rubbing his temples, Han Fei felt he still needed to find some reliable staff, "I hope the one-eyed clerk and those seniors in the alley are okay."

"Brother, can you hear me talking?" A voice suddenly came from Han Fei’s pocket, and a white wax slowly peaked out, "Did you guys plan it already, preparing to finish off the store manager? Can I join you?"

"I almost forgot about you." Han Fei had no intention of harming White Wax; he wanted to run the convenience store, and he needed an experienced ex-clerk; White Wax was a suitable choice.

Stared at by Han Fei, White Wax grew afraid, but fear was no option, like a fish on the chopping block, powerless to escape.

"From now on, you’ll help me look after that convenience store, as long as I’m here, no one will harm you."

"Do you really want to run that store?" A bittersweet smile appeared on the face inside White Wax, "The intersection is full of ghosts and monsters coming and going; one careless move could bring disaster, and the first rule for surviving this world is keeping a low profile..."

"The convenience store is a stepping stone for me, my real target is Yimin Private Academy across the street." Han Fei looked out at the pitch-black buildings, "The back door of Yimin Convenience Store is very close to the academy’s main door; taking over the store will make it very easy to move from Happiness Residential Community to Yimin Private Academy in the future."

"The academy? That place is not simple; there’s a manager inside..." White Wax realized he had misspoken and quickly shut his mouth, but it was too late.

"You know about that academy?" Han Fei got interested.

"I don’t know much, I only know that once you get into that school, you can’t leave, and inside there’s a very scary principal. However, lately, there seems to have been some problem, with students continually escaping the school," White Wax cautiously hinted at Han Fei, "That school is very peculiar; I advise you definitely should avoid meddling with it; it will bring disaster!"

"I don’t want to meddle with it, but it will come after me."

Han Fei hadn’t forgotten how, several days ago, a female student was forced to enter the community, intending harm for him.

"First, stabilize the convenience store, then slowly seek opportunities to explore Yimin Private Academy."

He knew the school was dangerous, but the former Building Chief had specifically marked it on the map; it was very likely that another Fragment of the Building Chief’s memory was hidden in that school, so he had to go there.

He took a blood-colored Paperman from his pocket, frightening White Wax into a panicked cry; he frowned and first tried to put White Wax into the Item Bar, but the system indicated a failure.

Then he tried putting the Blood-colored Paperman into the Item Bar, which unexpectedly succeeded.

"Curse Items can be placed into the Item Bar? But when I tried with Xu Qin’s Dinner Knife, it didn’t work. Does it mean only Curse Items specifically belonging to me can be placed in the Item Bar?"

After several experiments, Han Fei concluded that to place a Curse Item into the Item Bar, two conditions must be satisfied.

First, Curse Items should not have their own consciousness; anything with self-awareness could not be stored in the Item Bar. Second, Han Fei himself must be recognized by the Curse Item; only when the Curse Item would not attack him could he store it in the Item Bar.

"This could be quite useful. In the future, when encountering enemies, first show weakness. When the enemy lets their guard down, I can take out the Curse Item and catch them off guard."

Han Fei, holding the blood-colored Paperman in hand, unconsciously revealed a smile on his face.

Seeing Han Fei at this moment, White Wax’s eyelid twitched uncontrollably, discarding any crooked ideas immediately.