Quadruple split.

Chapter 2709 Only You
As is widely known, "Innocent Realm" is a game with extremely strict regulations regarding 'sexual harassment'.

However, many people who truly understand the rules believe that the term 'sexual harassment' is not accurate. In fact, the game simply prohibits any 'outrageous' interactions between players or between players and NPCs. Whether it is subjective or objective, as long as a certain line is crossed, it will be nipped in the bud.

This rule is even more stringent than other 'restrictions' such as blacklists, whitelists, sensory protection systems, and sensory protection systems for minors.

Among them, the restrictions on the subjective level are more sensitive. To give a simple example, if player A tries to hold the hand of player B or NPC A with obvious ulterior motives, and the other party matches his sexual orientation, then this 'hand touching' behavior will be 100% blocked by the system, without any room for exception, and will be enforced regardless of the subjective will of player B and NPC A.

Based on this, if player A does not have any ill intentions, then the subjective will of player B and NPC A will become the main reference value. If the latter two feel that this is a physical offense, then player A's 'holding hands' behavior will still fail. However, if they do not think so, for example, if they really need to be pulled by someone in battle, then the system will not prevent this behavior.

The same principle applies to further contact, such as 'hugging'. It's worth mentioning that in this step, if player B has not added player A to their whitelist, the system will confirm that 'the other party is attempting to engage in sexually harassing behavior towards you,' and then player B will have to choose whether to refuse, block, or ignore it. As for NPC A, the system will directly perform a 100% accurate calculation and determine whether to intervene based on the result.

Next comes the 'excessive' behavior beyond the red line, such as touching sensitive areas of the opposite sex or the same sex that aligns with one's own sexual orientation. Regardless of whether such behavior is intentional or not, it will be forcibly terminated by the system without any room for negotiation.

For example, if male player A gets incredibly lucky and flies backward in a starfish shape, his hand, which is forced to extend during this process, touches the upper bodies of two female players, player B and NPC A. Unless they are wearing heavy armor that completely obscures their figures, player A's hand will be 100% forced to deflect.

Here's a little-known fact that's easy to miss: under the same non-coercive intervention, the player being intervened will 100% suffer more severe consequences, while the NPC being intervened will 100% suffer results lower than the theoretical value.

Simply put, if a lucky male/female player is forced to move their arm away from the sensitive area of ​​a player of the opposite sex, an NPC of the opposite sex, or a player of the same sex or an NPC of the same sex whose sexual orientation matches theirs due to system intervention, then assuming they would lose 5% to 10% of their health before being deflected, the health they would lose after being deflected would definitely be more than 10%.

If a lucky male/female NPC is forced to move their arm away from the sensitive area of ​​a player of the opposite sex or a player of the same sex whose sexual orientation matches theirs due to system intervention, then assuming they would lose 1% to 5% of their health before being deflected, the health they would lose after being deflected would definitely be less than 5%.

The reason is not hard to guess. Simply put, for 'players' who are well aware that they are playing a game, the system encourages them to pay more attention to their behavior. However, for native NPCs who are born and raised in the [Innocent Realm], this bias is an unfair and strange phenomenon. Since the system cannot explain this phenomenon to most people, it will give them some preferential treatment at the 'outcome' level.

Incidentally, the discoverer of the above theories was Mo Tan, whose personality was in a state of 'chaotic neutrality', and he also received a considerable commission for selling this information to the Green Apple Merchant Guild.

Incidentally, although Mo Tan had discovered this theory long ago, he only got the opportunity to sell this information after the Clown Card became famous for its accusations and debates. This is enough to show the monetization potential of 'reputation'.

Getting back to the point, based on that sensitive behavior, any more serious actions would almost certainly be stopped by the system. Although "almost" implies that it is not "absolute," apart from "Tanmo" who took advantage of a loophole in the mission to forcibly kiss Leisa, no other player has been able to cross that clear line.

In fact, even those lustful devils calmed down after receiving several stern warnings. Especially after the captain of the [Yingyingyan Club], the Hundred Flowers Killer, was summoned by Hermes's colleague and given the warning that "if he continues to disobey, he will be banned from playing virtual games for life and will be criminally detained with a criminal record," even fewer players tried to challenge the strictness of the [Innocent Realm].

However, at this very moment, an NPC from the [Innocent Realm] broke through this constraint without hesitation, taking away 'Tanmo's' first kiss in an almost forceful manner, and giving away his own first kiss.

It's worth mentioning that even Tan Mo himself doesn't think that his brief, fleeting kiss with Leisa Keworth could be considered his 'first kiss'.

This time was different. In the half minute that Diana gently but firmly turned Frank's head down and stood on tiptoe, both Tan Mo and Frank Hughes undoubtedly had their first kiss stolen by this woman who had shown amazing courage.

"Hmm, I'm not so angry anymore..."

Finally, just as Tan Mo was about to suffocate, Diana released him, revealing a gentle smile with a slightly flushed face. She looked up into his soft, clear eyes and firmly repeated, "I missed you so much."

"I have an equal weight of longing for you, my dear."

Lost in that romantic half-minute for a full zero seconds, with a gentle smile on his face that could make even the stars pale in Diana's eyes, Tan Mo pulled Diana, who had just left him, into his arms and whispered in her ear, "What just happened?"

Enjoying Frank's warm embrace, Diana squinted contentedly and asked softly, "You forgot?"

"I am not sure."

As Tanmo rubbed his cheek against Diana's ear, he whispered, "Would you mind helping me remember?"

"..."

"..."

Half a minute later, Diana gently but firmly left Frank's embrace, biting her lower lip and muttering softly, "The...third time won't do..."

Tan Mo shrugged innocently and smiled, "I haven't said anything yet."

"Once you say it, won't I... be unable to refuse, like just now..."

Diana blushed and lowered her eyes, repeating to Frank for the second time, "I miss you so much."

"Then you will definitely be able to feel my longing for you, my dear. Perhaps not every minute and every second, but it will never be absent whenever you need it."

Tan Mo did not push his luck any further. Instead, he went behind Diana and gently put his arm around her shoulder, saying, "Thank you for your hard work."

"sorry."

Diana shivered slightly and whispered, "I may have done something a little too much to you just now."

"How could that be, darling?"

Tan Mo shook his head and chuckled, "At least for the last half minute, I should have been the one who went too far."

"I wasn't talking about that..."

Diana tiptoed and bumped Frank's chin, which was resting on her head, and muttered, "I meant, I just sealed away your memories, just a little bit."

Tan Mo didn't seem to mind at all, and asked in a lighthearted tone, as if discussing what to have for lunch, "So, which little bit?"

"From the moment you came in until you left."

Diana leaned lazily on Frank's shoulder and whispered, "You're the only one who remembers all of this."

Tan Mo's gaze sharpened slightly as he asked, "My dear, are you saying that only 'I' remember?"

"Yes, only 'you' remember, because... well, so only you can do it."

Diana closed her eyes wearily and murmured, "Only you can remember, only you have."

"I see."

Tan Mo immediately smiled happily and asked cheerfully, "As for bystanders, they'll treat this romance as a 'fragment' and make their own explanation, right?"

Diana, who was already unsteady on her feet, began to slide down from Frank's arms and whispered, "Yes."

"Are you ok?"

Tan Mo, who was kneeling on the ground and holding Diana in his arms, frowned and asked cautiously, "Is anything bothering you?"

"I feel uncomfortable everywhere..."

Within seconds, Diana became delirious and her gaze unfocused. She pressed her face against Frank's chest and apologized again, "I'm sorry, Frank." "You're overthinking it, darling."

Tan Mo grinned and said seriously, "In fact, this is exactly what I want. After all, we are no less than each other in terms of love and possessiveness."

"..."

Diana gave a weak smile and said softly, "It's not good to treat you like this."

"Ah, I think I guessed it too~"

Tan Mo hugged the great astrologer in his arms, who was completely devoted to him, and said in a light tone, "Actually, since just now, after realizing that only 'myself' would retain this precious memory, I started to hear some noisy noises."

Click...
Click click click——

Click click ...

It felt as if countless panes of glass, mirrors, or other things that could shatter were exploding all around, and countless 'crack' sounds that could drive a normal person crazy were constantly ringing in his ears. But Tan Mo just picked at his ears and smiled noncommittally at Diana, saying, "But I don't care whether these things are good or bad for me. I only care whether you are doing well now."

"...I want to see you."

However, after whispering just that one sentence, Diana fell into Frank's arms as if she had fallen asleep and completely lost consciousness.

Immediately afterwards——

"who are you?"

The moment his 'lover' in his arms opened his eyes again, he stood up. His once clear eyes were now covered by a polymer of loss of control, madness, chaos, and inorganic matter. Tan Mo slightly raised the corners of his mouth and said softly in a voice that sounded calm but concealed a certain eeriness and danger: "Is it what I imagined...?"

"What if I say yes?"

'Diana' calmly met Tanmo's gaze and asked him this question in return.

"Then you can start preparing your last words now."

Tan Mo calmly replied, a chilling smile playing on his lips: "You wouldn't believe how much fun someone like me can have in a 'dream'~"

Diana replied without hesitation, "I'm not the kind of person you imagine, at least not 'now'."

"You said."

Tan Mo continued to gaze at the other person's face, which was identical to Diana's, and said softly, "I'm listening."

“I am also Diana, or more precisely, the ‘dream’ of Diana A. Archizolti.”

Diana, who claimed to be the dream itself, smiled slightly, then raised her hand and pointed to the distorted sky above the two of them, where the starlight had dimmed at some point, and said softly, "As for what you fear, it is there."

Tan Mo looked up at the unsettling night sky and nodded, saying, "Then I'll believe you."

"Ok?"

The self-proclaimed 'Diana' from the dream looked at Tan Mo with some surprise and asked in astonishment, "You believe me so easily?"

"I consider myself somewhat knowledgeable about 'lying,' while you... although you're a bit more shrewd than some clever yet foolish great astrologer, you're only a little bit."

The loss of control and confusion in Tan Mo's eyes gradually faded, and he said calmly, "If you think you can fool me with lies and falsehoods, you are not worthy."

“Actually, until recently, I was no different from Diana, but... as the ‘vessel’ that bears all that, I have to be more mature so that I don’t worry about myself.”

Diana looked up at the night sky above, which seemed ready to collapse at any moment, and said softly, "But even so, we are still no different."

"maybe."

"Don't worry about Diana, she'll be alright."

"Just hearing that makes my trip here worthwhile."

"I can't say anything, I can only tell you...time is running out."

"I guessed so, so what you said is also nonsense."

“Diana heard all of Frank’s letters.”

"Frank will keep writing."

"She will return when you need her most."

"Ah."

"I may not be able to hold on for much longer."

"I guessed it, after all, you said yourself that you are only 'now' which does not fit my suspicions."

"We will never meet again."

"That's not necessarily the case."

"Can I ask you for one last favor?"

"No, but if it's just a simple request, I can consider it."

“I… want to see Frank.”

"..."

"Please hold me, and after I fall asleep, open your eyes, and then open them again, and you will wake up."

"..."

"Thank you, my Frank."

Chapter 2700: The End
(End of this chapter)