Chapter One: The Café Named Cat's Eye

In a café called caT's_eye (Cat's Eye), a young man dressed in a light-colored, slightly retro-style suit sat at a seat near the window. He had a somewhat downcast expression. What could have happened to him? Well, let's start from the beginning.

Li Yalin was a sophomore student at a mediocre university. Despite his good grades, a disappointing performance in the college entrance exam led him to settle for a second-rate university that left him feeling utterly frustrated.

During his freshman year, Li Yalin once aspired to excel, but the harsh reality quickly shattered his illusions. By the latter half of his freshman year, Li Yalin bid farewell to the dorm life he had lived for six months, became a commuter, and transformed into a complete shut-in. His daily routine consisted of watching anime, playing games, and searching for beloved comics. Occasionally, he would chat and reminisce with his former roommates, as well as sneak glances at the pretty girls on campus.

Living such a carefree life, Li Yalin felt incredibly comfortable. However, on this particular day, upon waking up, he suddenly found himself not lying on the familiar and comfortable bed but on the cold, stiff floor. As he looked around at the dim light, he realized he was in a roughly 3m*3m*3m cubic small box.

As Li Yalin pondered his situation, his savior appeared: the legendary Divine System. Li Yalin never imagined that the topic of crossing into another world would happen to him. The Divine System? What a tacky name! However, upon seeing the system's functions, Li Yalin couldn't help but smile.

Becoming a player in a divine game? Well, forget about the other functions of the system; just the exchange system alone made Li Yalin drool. Weapons, props, and skills from various anime and games—all exchangeable? That's just too awesome!

But... what's this darkened area about? What? Unable to activate without meeting the conditions? Isn't this a scam?

Turning back to look at the mission function, it was also grayed out. Don't tell me the mission function can't be activated either? Then what's the point of playing this divine game? What? Can activate mission instances? Why didn't you say so earlier!

After communicating with the Divine System for a while, Li Yalin finally understood the basics of this divine game: complete various tasks set by the system in different worlds to earn game points or other rewards to increase one's own strength.

Some of these tasks were simple, while others were dangerous. However, the Divine System took great care of its players. After all, it was a very user-friendly game. Players whose physical fitness did not meet the standards would receive initial enhancements before entering the first instance, ensuring the safety of the players.

So, it's quite obvious what happens next. The young man in the retro suit is naturally Li Yalin, and the café he's in is the first stop of his task instance. As for why Li Yalin looks so disheartened, let's take a look at the person sitting opposite him.

Sitting across from Li Yalin was a girl in a sailor suit with long black hair cascading down her shoulders. She wore a white plum-shaped flower ornament on her head, exuding a lively and cute appearance, appearing to be around thirteen or fourteen years old. If any familiar classmates saw this scene, they would surely shout, "Misaka Mikoto!"

Indeed, the girl in front of Li Yalin was none other than Misaka Mikoto from "A Certain Scientific Railgun." As for why Mikoto appeared here, it's because she, too, became one of the players in the divine game.

Let's take a look at Li Yalin's mission panel. This is a basic trial mission instance, but the content of the mission is somewhat puzzling.

Mission World: City Thief of Cat's Eye.

Main Mission: Not activated.

Side Mission 1: Become a member of Cat's Eye. Mission Reward: 500 game points.

Well, this mission is straightforward. Simply put, this world, "Cat's Eye Three Sisters," is a name that most people born in the 80s or some of the 90s should be very familiar with. It was a hugely popular anime back then. Although Li Yalin didn't watch many anime, as a pseudo manga enthusiast, he had skimmed through this comic once. Although he didn't remember the details clearly, he roughly understood the plot.

The story revolves around these three sisters. Although on the surface, these three sisters are only jointly operating a café called Cat's Eye, at night, they transform into a group of thieves named Cat's Eye and steal priceless artworks from this city.

In other words, to become a member of Cat's Eye, all you have to do is confront these three sisters. But whether they will choose to recruit Li Yalin or silence him forever depends on the mood of these three sisters.

However, these are secondary. What Li Yalin finds most unacceptable is that the Misaka Mikoto in front of him has become his temporary mission partner! If Li Yalin had seen Mikoto under normal circumstances, he would have been excited. But now, having to lead such a girl, who could be considered both a girl and a loli, to join a thieves' group and be a pickpocket every day? It's really a tough future to imagine.

"Big... big brother? What are you thinking about?" Misaka Mikoto on the seat looked at the young man in front of her timidly. Is this her mission partner? With her slightly long hair hanging over her eyes, coupled with the large plain glasses, it was hard to see his face clearly. But judging from his sharp facial contours, the big brother without glasses should be quite handsome, right? But why does he look so dejected?

"Oh, nothing much. Just thinking about how we're going to handle this mission," Li Yalin shrugged lightly in response to Misaka's words. Alright, since it's been brought up, might as well accept it. Even if there's a little tag-along, what's the big deal? As a grown man, he naturally has to shield the girl from wind and rain, and let himself deal with the stormy challenges of the system's tasks!

"So that's how it is. But big brother, this mission seems really difficult. The requirement on the mission is to join this Cat's Eye, right? Even the police can't do it. How could we possibly find them?" Misaka suddenly realized, nodding her head. So, big brother was thinking about the mission. Indeed, this mission was ambiguous and difficult to accomplish.

For Misaka, who came from the world of anime, it was as difficult as climbing to the sky to find the real Cat's Eye. But for Li Yalin, it's like it's right in front of him.

"I say Yalin, you've been sitting here all afternoon. Even if you didn't find a job when you came back, you shouldn't be so idle, right?" Just then, a soft voice reached Li Yalin's ears. Turning his head, he saw a beautiful woman standing next to him, dressed in light blue clothes. Her long black hair hung down her shoulders, and her crystal-clear eyes almost reflected Li Yalin's entire figure. This