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Time ticked by silently.
Seeing that Kitahara Makoto was truly well-behaved, not moving at all after hugging her, Chihaya Anon was initially somewhat relieved. But as time passed, her heart quickly became resentful.
You told him not to move, and he really didn't move at all?
Why didn't he listen so well normally?
"Um… Kitahara-kun, why didn't you ask Tomori for help?"
Chihaya Anon searched for a topic, wanting to divert her attention.
Kitahara Makoto casually replied, "It's very late, and I'm not comfortable with Tomori going home alone…"
"Heh heh."
The small fangs at the corner of Chihaya Anon's mouth immediately showed, full of murderous intent: "So it's fine if I go home alone, right?!"
Favoritism!
Stupid Kitahara is too biased!
She was still thinking about whether to let him off… now he has no chance!
The revenge must go on until the end!
"Hiss~"
Kitahara Makoto only felt a pain in his waist and lightly gasped: "Anon-san, why are you pinching me?"
Chihaya Anon tensed her pretty face: "I didn't."
She's lying through her teeth. There are only two people in the alley. If it wasn't her, who else could it be?
"Tomori lives further away, so I let her go back first," Kitahara Makoto explained, "It's not that I don't care about your safety."
"Anyone can say pretty words." Chihaya Anon snorted softly, "Unless Kitahara-kun proves it to me."
"How do I prove it?"
"Hold me tight."
Kitahara Makoto thought he had misheard: "What?"
"…"
Chihaya Anon took a deep breath, then suddenly stretched out her arms and hugged Kitahara Makoto tightly.
"Hold me tight, just like this."
To take, one must first give. To 'take revenge' on Stupid Kitahara, she had to take the initiative in the early stages… The pink-haired girl Anon's execution was directly maxed out.
Kitahara Makoto was silent for two seconds, then said faintly:
"Anon-san, you're acting strange…"
Chihaya Anon: "Don't talk, hurry up and hold me tight. Also, today's matter must be kept secret. You must hide it from Tomori."
Kitahara Makoto: "…"
It's just a five-minute hug, don't make it sound like he's having an affair behind Tomori's back!
Kitahara Makoto hesitated for two seconds, then gently tightened his embrace around the pink-haired girl in his arms.
A moment later.
Looking at the mission complete notification that popped up on the System, Kitahara Makoto softly said:
"Anon-san, five minutes are up."
Chihaya Anon pressed her face against Kitahara Makoto's chest, listening to his steady and strong heartbeat, and whispered:
"Just a little longer."
"What?"
"I want to stay with Kitahara-kun a little longer…"
This was a lie.
In a place Kitahara Makoto couldn't see, Chihaya Anon's cheeks were already puffed up in anger.
She's such a cute beautiful girl, letting him hold her tightly, and his heart rate didn't even speed up a bit?
Infuriating!
So infuriating!
Her heart was beating so fast, but Stupid Kitahara's heartbeat was incredibly steady. It was too unfair.
So Chihaya Anon decided to continue her attack. No matter what, she had to make Kitahara Makoto's heart rate speed up, otherwise she definitely wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
Kitahara Makoto: "…"
Something's wrong!
This pink-haired girl is very strange!
She doesn't even have much solo storyline, but her favorability is too high, isn't it?
Another two minutes passed in a flash.
(Damn it!)
(Stupid Kitahara's heart still hasn't sped up… Could it be that he's not interested in girls?)
Chihaya Anon gritted her silver teeth, a hint of hesitation flashing in her eyes, which was quickly replaced by determination.
(Can't back down.)
(Now her dignity is on the line!)
(Anyway, since they've already hugged, a kiss… wouldn't matter, right?)
(Anyway, it's not like they haven't touched before that night at the onsen inn…)
Once a person gets stuck in a rut, it's easy to lose rationality.
Like now.
Driven by emotions she didn't even understand, Chihaya Anon suddenly stood on her tiptoes, her pretty face flushed, and gently bit Kitahara Makoto's neck.
"Ah Wahhh—"
"…"
Listening to Kitahara Makoto's suddenly rapid heartbeat, Chihaya Anon's pretty face was burning hot, and the corners of her pink lips couldn't help but turn up.
(Hmph, his heart rate sped up after all, didn't it?)
(I really thought you were so pure that you wouldn't be tempted, but it turns out you're just all talk.)
As for her own equally rapid heartbeat… Chihaya Anon subconsciously chose to ignore it.
After achieving her goal, Chihaya Anon quickly left Kitahara Makoto's embrace and slipped away with her head down:
"I, I'm going back first…"
Kitahara Makoto touched his neck: "Should I walk you back?"
"No need! Don't come over!" Chihaya Anon dashed to the alley entrance, turned sideways, and said shyly, "You must forget what just happened!"
After the impulse, rationality once again took the high ground.
Chihaya Anon was so embarrassed she wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
"No… it's impossible to forget, right?"
Kitahara Makoto found it hard to keep a straight face.
Being bitten by a girl voluntarily should be a very happy thing, but he always felt something was off.
Should he use the answer book to ask what was going on with Anon?
Forget it.
The number of questions is important. He still has to go to Otherworld tomorrow. He'll ask later when he has time.
Kitahara Makoto stepped out of the alley, watched the pink-haired girl run off to the Train Station with her umbrella, then turned and walked into the cake shop, bought two small cakes, and went home.
No words were exchanged along the way.
As soon as he walked through the door, the Beast Eared Girl scurried over on her short legs:
"Papa…"
"I didn't forget your small cake."
Kitahara Makoto handed over the small cake, rubbed the Beast Eared Girl's little head, and then told Hana about going to Otherworld tomorrow.
The Beast Eared Girl sat on the sofa, happily eating her small cake, not at all angry about being a child laborer.
As long as the small cake was in place, she would clear Otherworld directly.
Kitahara Makoto first took a comfortable bath in the bathroom, then took out the adult game disc from his backpack.
[You have found an optimizable item. Do you want to optimize now?]
"Optimize."
Kitahara Makoto silently gave the command.
Specks of starlight quietly appeared, floating down onto the game disc in Kitahara Makoto's hand.
A moment later.
The starlight quietly faded.
"I hope there aren't any messy entries…"
Kitahara Makoto looked at the disc in his hand with anticipation.
[Item: Game Disc ("devil world adventure")]
[Current Status: Optimized]
[New Entry: Game descends into reality. When you activate the game disc, you will enter the game as a Spirit Body and obtain a random identity. This identity will match your gender. You will adventure in the game with this random identity. When the adventure ends, you will inherit the game character's abilities in reality. The strength and duration of the inherited character will be determined by your performance score in the game.]
[Please note: The game must be activated in a team. A minimum of two players and a maximum of ten players per team.]
[Moderate gaming benefits the mind, excessive gaming harms the body. You can activate the game a maximum of twice per day.]
"Golden Skill?!"
Kitahara Makoto's eyes suddenly lit up.
Good stuff.
Absolutely good stuff!
Although there was only one entry, its practicality was clearly ten times better than a washing machine.
The content seemed like a lot, but in summary, it was actually very simple:
After activating the disc, he could enter the game as a Spirit Body, randomly play a game character, and then, according to his performance and score in the game, bring the game character's abilities into reality… It could be summarized as a limited-time character experience card.
Of course, according to the entry, the character experience card's duration was not permanent, only temporarily strong. Even so, it was still a well-deserved Golden Skill-level item.
Although "devil world adventure" was an adult game, the character abilities in it were not to be underestimated.
After inheriting the game character's abilities, an ordinary person would directly become a transcendent. Who could refuse that?
Kitahara Makoto wanted to experience it right away, but it was already nine o'clock in the evening, and there was no one else in the house except the Beast Eared Girl, Hana.
As a ghost story, Hana couldn't use the game disc, so she had to give up.
"Tomorrow, I must experience it properly…"
Kitahara Makoto took a sip of tea, calmed himself down, and began to consider tomorrow's matters.
First, when the Spirit Body enters the game, the physical body in reality will most likely be completely defenseless, probably similar to a vegetative state.
Reality is one thing, but if the game disc is activated in the Otherworld, with the body in an unconscious state and no one guarding it, it looks extremely dangerous no matter how you look at it.
Also, the abilities and strength levels of inherited characters, as well as how long the 'Character Limited-Time Experience Card' can last, all need to be thoroughly explored in advance to avoid problems at critical moments.
Next, Kitahara Makoto used his daily lottery chance, but he didn't gain any abilities, only a fragment of an ability, but it didn't affect his good mood in the slightest.
A night without words.
The next day.
Today was a rare good day; not only was there no rain, but the sunlight outside was also quite bright.
Nine o'clock in the morning.
Two girls arrived punctually outside Kitahara Makoto's house.
"Kitahara-kun, good morning."
Chihaya Anon raised her right hand, greeting him with a clear voice.
It must be said that this pink-haired girl had excellent psychological fortitude, acting as if nothing had happened last night.
"Makoto-kun, good morning."
Takamatsu Tomori said softly.
"Morning." Kitahara Makoto moved aside from the door. "Come in."
"Excuse us."
Chihaya Anon stepped into the genkan, curiously looking left and right: "It feels very clean."
Thump thump thump.
The Beast Eared Girl ran over on her short legs, looked up at Anon and Tomori with her small face:
"Good person, hungry, small cake."
Only Nijika was Mama; everyone else was simply called Good person.
Looking at the elementary school Beast Eared Girl who only reached her waist, Chihaya Anon's eyes immediately lit up with pink hearts:
"So, so cute!"
Clearly, Chihaya Anon was also a standard white-haired, red-eyed Beast Eared Girl enthusiast.
"Kitahara-kun, is she your little sister?" Chihaya Anon asked with a face full of anticipation, "Can I hug her?"
"She's not my little sister, she's Hana, who I mentioned yesterday…"
Kitahara Makoto briefly introduced Hana's identity.
"Eh, not human?" Chihaya Anon's eyes widened in surprise, carefully observing the Beast Eared Girl's ears. "They really are Beast Ears! Ahhh, she feels even cuter, it must feel super comfortable to rub them, right?"
Kitahara Makoto said speechlessly:
"Hugging is fine, but you must give Hana a small cake."
Takamatsu Tomori simply turned and walked out:
"I'll go buy a small cake."
Kitahara Makoto: "…"
You hadn't spoken at all after seeing Hana, I thought you weren't a white-haired, red-eyed Beast Eared Girl enthusiast, but it turns out you've already become Hana's captive!
The two girls immediately turned and went out to buy small cakes. After returning, they got their wish and rubbed and hugged the Beast Eared Girl.
After they were satisfied, the two girls finally remembered the main business.
"Kitahara-kun, what supplies do we need to prepare?"
Chihaya Anon looked up and asked.
"I've already prepared the items." Kitahara Makoto took out the supply backpack he had prepared for his last trip to the Otherworld. "You don't need to prepare anything."
Takamatsu Tomori asked doubtfully: "There are three of us, is one set of supplies enough?"
"It's enough." Kitahara Makoto said calmly, "With Hana here, it's very easy to come back. Preparing supplies is just a precaution, and besides, the supplies are heavy, carrying a backpack will severely hinder your movements."
This was a lie.
Anon and Tomori didn't know the dangers of the Otherworld; they could be ignorant and excitedly only want an adventure, but Kitahara Makoto was very clear about the treacherousness of the Otherworld. Once entered, there would be no way back.
So, from beginning to end, Kitahara Makoto never intended for the two girls to enter the Otherworld, and naturally, supplies didn't need to be prepared.
The reason he said so much yesterday was just to stabilize the two girls, otherwise, they would definitely be troublesome.
Takamatsu Tomori nodded in agreement: "Makoto-kun makes sense."
As a sports klutz, Takamatsu Tomori had very poor stamina. She would get out of breath just running in physical education class. Carrying such a large backpack to adventure in the Otherworld, she probably wouldn't be able to walk more than a few steps.
"Alright then…"
Chihaya Anon was slightly disappointed: "Then shall we go to Kamakura now? We still don't know where the cave is."
"No need to rush. As for the location of the cave, we can just ask the local residents of Enoshima then. If the locals don't know, we probably won't find it by ourselves either."
As he spoke, Kitahara Makoto directly took out "devil world adventure":
"Let's play a game first."
"Eh eh eh?"
Seeing the explicit rating on the disc cover, Chihaya Anon was immediately shocked:
"You're actually asking Tomori and me to play this kind of game with you?!"
Takamatsu Tomori's small face quickly flushed, clearly also understanding what an explicit game meant, and she lowered her head, softly saying:
"If Makoto-kun wants to play…"
"If he wants to play, he should play by himself!"
Chihaya Anon couldn't help but retort, "Tomori, don't agree to everything he says. Girls must have their own bottom line!"
"Don't misunderstand, this isn't an ordinary game, it's a mystical item that Hana mutated into…"
Kitahara Makoto's expression was serious as he explained the attributes of the game disc.
Of course, the scapegoat role was still thrown to the Beast Eared Girl.
"Huh? A virtual reality game similar to Sword Art Online?" Chihaya Anon's face was full of suspicion. "That kind of thing isn't possible, is it?"
"You'll know if you believe it or not by trying it…"
Kitahara Makoto didn't continue to explain, but directly activated the game disc.
The next second.
The game disc floated in mid-air, then split into three phantoms, which instantly merged into the bodies of the three people.
"What was that just now?"
Chihaya Anon was startled and quickly checked her body. Only after confirming there were no problems did she breathe a sigh of relief.
No sooner had she spoken than a translucent virtual game dialogue box popped up in front of the three of them:
[Do you want to form a team and start the game?]
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