My own war game

Chapter 33: Unreachable Desire (Please read and strive for this week's recommendation)
"One Hundred Things to Do Before You Die"

He Chi took the list in his hand and found that the two pages of paper should have been torn from a diary.

The paper is very old. Not only has the surface begun to turn yellow, but there are burrs on both corners and some debris has fallen off. It looks like it has been used for at least five years.

He Chi carefully unfolded it and found that at the beginning there were a few immature short diaries.
"January 1, rain

I eavesdropped on the conversation between my grandfather and others today. He said I was sick and something was growing in my brain. An uncle said I probably only had a few years to live.

What does death feel like? I asked my grandfather, and he said that children shouldn’t ask random questions.

"January 1, sunny

I had an argument with Lisa and I poured juice on her skirt. She started crying so hard and I regretted it. Actually, I was just a little upset because she said there is no heaven. "

“February 2, cloudy
I asked Owen to use his computer to look up what a brain tumor is, but he refused. I beat him up, and he said he would tell me tomorrow..."

After that, there was no diary, and the contents of the paper became a wish list. It was very naive and not difficult at the beginning.

"Buy a new doll"

“Two bottles of soda a day”

“Make a delicious tiramisu for grandpa”

.........

As time goes by, the fonts above become more mature, and the wishes begin to become strange and even unorthodox.

"Learning to Shoot"

“Experience the days of the bosozoku”

"Make a Molotov cocktail and see how powerful it is" (Molotov cocktails are incendiary bombs)

He Chi flipped through the list and found that 80% of the items had been checked, which seemed to mean they had been completed.

The only blanks were "get an A in history" and "make a delicious tiramisu for grandpa" in the early years, and "fastest California racing record" and "attend Lisa's wedding" in the recent years.

Seeing this, He Chi silently stuffed the list back.

The truth is clear. Lola is not a "player". She is just a girl who is afraid of death and wants to blossom herself in a limited time, but she does something a little bit too much.

American tsundere, probably.

"The key items have been confirmed and the temporary task has been triggered." The system's voice suddenly appeared in He Chi's ears.

"Temporary mission: Unreachable wishes; Mission requirements: Players need to fulfill at least one of Kerme Lola's four wishes within one year. Rewards will be given based on the number of wishes completed. This reward is obtained in stages. Each additional wish completed will earn you a reward. The first stage reward: one gold coin."

The voice in his ear startled He Chi. This was the first time that he was assigned a task by the system in reality.

Well, fulfilling Laura's wish sounds easy, but it's probably difficult to do in practice. For example, it's almost impossible to attend Lisa's wedding within a year. Although I don't know what the speed record in California is, it's definitely not something that can be broken easily. Getting an A in the history exam sounds easy, but you have to know that Laura's history score on the previous report card was an F. So the easiest thing to accomplish is...

Meow~meow~, Napoleon's cry from the corridor interrupted his thoughts.

He Chi suddenly looked up and found that Lola had walked out of the basement in the projection, so he quickly put things back in place and walked out as if nothing had happened. When he met Lola on the way, he greeted her.

"Hey, it seems like you are very free during the day." For some reason, Laura felt that He Chi looked at her strangely.

"Yes, so I plan to go out and prepare some ingredients for dinner." He Chi answered calmly.

"What to eat? Yesterday's grilled steak was pretty good." Laura seemed to like He Chi's cooking and her attitude became better. "Well, last night's food was a bit greasy, so let's make some desserts tonight. The current options are strawberry pudding, cherry pie, cocoa cake, and German tiramisu. Do you have any good suggestions?"

He Chi deliberately observed Laura, and sure enough, when he mentioned tiramisu, Laura's expression changed slightly.

"Well, I'm actually not that interested in desserts, but if I must eat them, um... then... tiramisu?" The girl, who was afraid of revealing her true intentions, spoke in an unusually shy manner.

"Okay, I'll go buy the materials now."

"Wait a minute," Laura called He Chi who was about to go out, "I heard that tiramisu is quite troublesome to make. Remember to buy more ingredients, so that we won't have nothing to eat if we mess up."

"You want to keep a copy of the materials for yourself, right?" He Chi laughed inwardly, but nodded and agreed on the surface, "I will."

Before dinner, He Chi brought back a lot of ingredients from the supermarket outside.

"He, it's just a dessert, is it necessary to buy so much?" Lisa asked curiously when she saw the pile of things.

"You don't know this," He Chi explained as he put things back in place, "Tiramisu originated in Italy and later spread to various European countries. There is no fixed recipe for real tiramisu, and most dessert ingredients can be its main ingredients. Cheese, eggs, biscuits, sugar, cream, cocoa powder, coffee liquor, rum... etc., etc., all are fine."

"Because of this, each chef's cooking method is very different. Even the same chef may make tiramisu in different periods of time, which is why some people say that every time you eat tiramisu, it's like starting a new relationship."

"He, have you used this method to date girls before?" Lisa asked half-jokingly, folding her hands under her chin and narrowing her eyes.

"Actually, this is my first time making it too. Today's tiramisu is made in the German style, mainly with dairy products, so it will be softer and chewier when eaten." He Chi laid out all the preparation tools and glanced at Lola out of the corner of his eye. He found that the girl was secretly taking notes in a notebook under the table, so he decided to add fuel to the fire.

"Ladies, would you like to try making it yourself?"

"Hey?! Us? Sure!" Lisa rolled up her sleeves excitedly. Lola seemed a little hesitant, but was eventually pulled off by her sister.

"Oops, I think I put too much sugar."

"It's okay. I'll add a little rum to dilute the taste."

"Ha, Laura, you got flour on your face."

"Please, that is alkali, don't add it..."

At dinner, three "small" tiramisu portions were placed on the table, with two-thirds of the ingredients wasted.

"Hmm, delicious!" Lisa scooped a little with a spoon and put it into her mouth. Her eyes narrowed with joy. Then she found that Lola was putting the portion she had made into a small box.

"Lola, don't you want to eat it? It tastes delicious."

"Well, I suddenly don't feel like eating snacks, so I'll put them away for now." Laura made up an excuse.

He Chi looked at him with a smile. This dessert would probably be awkwardly sent to Mr. Constantine in a few days.

Ring, ring, ring~~~The old-fashioned telephone in the room rang suddenly, and Lisa walked over and picked up the receiver.

"Hello, this is Constantine Clinic. The doctor is currently out. If you want to make an appointment, please..."

Ten seconds later, the expression on Lisa's face froze, her face became bloodless, and she stood there with her lips slightly parted...

"Lisa, what happened?" The remaining two people stood up at the same time.

"They said Grandpa's plane disappeared over the Pacific."

(End of this chapter)