Why is my journey to the world of anime a strange tale of rules?

"This is already the result of your efforts to restrain yourself. You haven't reached that point yet. This is for your own good. You should go back as soon as possible."

Gao Hai sighed. He could tell that Hayasaka wouldn't give up easily, so he didn't hide anything and told the truth directly.

"is it not OK?"

Hayasaka, who had already climbed up to him, just stared at him blankly, as if she had really become an innocent and ignorant little puppy, as pure as the cat reviewer.

Whether she has truly regressed to a puppy-like state due to the influence of mental pollution, or whether she has used her superb acting skills to disguise herself as harmless, Gao Hai cannot know. But what he is certain of is that this posture, this beautiful appearance, and this feeling of being at his mercy truly make one want to watch her go to the dark, blood-moon-less dungeon.

"No, I don't want to see you die in this place."

Then Gao Hai delivered a swift chop to Hayasaka's head, causing him to cry out and immediately collapse onto the bed, clutching his head. His alluring pose vanished without a trace.

"As a player who has experienced many dungeons, my physical fitness is much stronger than that of the average person. In daily life, I can control myself and ensure that there are no problems, but intimate activities are just too easy to cause problems. If you are not careful, you will at least break a bone. So, no, at least not now."

As Gao Hai spoke, he sat on the bed and reached out to rub Hayasaka's head.

I really don't understand. Just because my physical abilities are slightly superior to humans, does that mean I can't have any friendly games with them? How do superheroes like Superman and Wonder Woman interact with ordinary humans? Superman even has a child with Lois! Honestly, with Superman's physical abilities, isn't that just like performing a human fireworks display?

Gao Hai, feeling quite annoyed, was lost in thought.

"But I just... I just want to stay by my master's side."

The pitiful-looking girl approached again.

Completely different from her previous demeanor, this time she looked more like an abandoned little animal.

She reached out and gently tugged at Gao Hai's sleeve.

Gao Hai turned to look at the girl, then fell silent.

"It's not that I can't stay, but please don't do what you just did again. To be honest, I'm not some desperate person; I really don't want you to get hurt."

Gao Hai sighed, his voice growing increasingly helpless.

"Yes, thank you, Master."

The next moment, the girl threw herself into his arms and gently nuzzled his neck.

"So I told you not to do this, not to play with fire, and don't call me master anymore. Didn't I already talk about the form of address before?"

"Yes, Master."

"Hey!"

Everything seems fine; there doesn't seem to be a problem.

Although he felt a little unwell, Takami felt that as long as Hayasaka stopped playing dog games, there shouldn't be any major problems.

But as he was thinking this, Hayasaka, who was sitting next to him, slowly bent down.

"Master is being patient, right? I know, Master is doing this for my own good. So, Master, please feel free to leave things to me. Let me serve Master!"

The girl's voice carried a hint of lively joy.

After that, aside from lamenting how long the night had been, Gao Hai didn't know what else he could say.

Interlude 3-21: The two-person action with Shijou Maki and the waiting crowd

When I opened my eyes in the morning, the girl from last night was nowhere to be found beside me.

Only a faint fragrance lingered on the pillow and bedding, reminding Gao Hai that last night's experience was not a dream.

The girl did indeed come to his side, into the hotel room, and then the two of them...

"What a decadent day."

In the end, this was the only way Gao Hai could describe himself yesterday.

It's one thing for him to do all sorts of things with Chika Maki during the day, but he actually did *that* with Hayasaka at night, and he was the one lying still being served.

While Maki and Chika had previously engaged in similar service, he usually reciprocated, so there was no inherent hierarchy in their service. However, this time he remained almost entirely still, letting Hayasaka busy herself around him, truly experiencing what it felt like to be superior.

How should I put it? I wanted to come back a second time after my first visit.

Unfortunately, she had already left, just as quietly as she had arrived last night.

"Alright, it's about time to get up and get down to business."

Gao Hai got out of bed, muttering to himself, and then noticed the breakfast in a thermal container on the desk not far away.

Fried egg, two thinly sliced ​​grilled fish, a roasted sweet potato, a plate of cold dishes, a bowl of seafood miso soup, a cup of hot milk, and a small pancake.

In terms of quantity, it was actually quite small, not even as much as a bowl of noodles that Gao Hai used to slurp at a breakfast shop in his previous life, but the variety was quite rich. When they were taken out of the insulated box and placed on the table, they were actually quite pleasing to the eye.

Is this what the Japanese mean by "refined eating"? While I can understand it, I actually prefer the rustic charm of two torn fried dough sticks dipped into a large bowl of soy milk.

After a few moments of reflection, Gao Hai quickly washed up, ate the breakfast Hayasaka had left for him, changed his clothes, and left the room.

Well, while I was very grateful for Hayasaka's breakfast, as expected, it wasn't enough to fill me up, so Takami had to find a restaurant along the way to eat something before heading to the meeting point she had arranged with Maki and the others.

Whether the morning's meeting was a confrontation or a fait accompli, Gao Hai still couldn't say he was completely certain.

Despite Xiaoheshu's seemingly friendly demeanor during their previous phone conversation, and her apparent nonchalance about the situation, Gao Hai ultimately broke his promise. He made a deal, handing over his personal object of obsession in exchange for other objects. The very next day, all the exchanged items vanished. Gao Hai optimistically assumed that even if the matter were simply laughed off and left unresolved, the "market" represented by Xiaoheshu would likely never trade objects with him again.

After all, his ability to recall obsessive objects is currently something no player can counter.

But what the final outcome will be remains to be seen until we get there.

As Gao Hai was thinking this, he saw a girl sitting on a chair at a bus stop not far away at the street corner.

"Hey, here I come."

With a wave of his hand, Gao Hai walked forward with a smile and came to the girl's side.

"You're so slow. The girl is clearly waiting for you. Couldn't you have arrived earlier?"

Zhenfei turned her head, looked at Gao Hai, snorted, and then stood up from her chair.

"Haha, I don't know why I was a little hungry this morning, so I was a bit late. Where's Chika? Hasn't she arrived yet?"

Takami, already used to Maki's tsundere attitude, replied casually, then looked around but didn't see Fujiwara Chika, who was supposed to be there. According to their original plan, Maki and Chika were supposed to accompany Takami to meet the "market" person.

"Didn't she ask for leave last night saying she had something to do? Why are you only asking about it now? Didn't you check your phone last night?"

Maki, who had already started walking towards the abandoned city, stopped and turned around in confusion.

Oops.

Gao Hai then remembered that when Hayasaka was demonstrating the high-end service industry to him last night, he had indeed heard some sounds coming from his phone. However, because he was too focused on his work and didn't want to be disturbed, he didn't even look at the messages on his phone. He simply tapped the screen, swiped to clear the messages, and then muted the phone.

Did Chika send a message last night asking for leave because she had something to do? I didn't notice at all...

While directly stating what she was doing last night wouldn't be a bad choice, Maki wasn't particularly accepting of the addition of a new member to Takami's large family, and Hayasaka's late arrival and early departure this morning clearly indicated she didn't want others to know. Therefore, after some hesitation, Takami decided to keep Hayasaka's actions a secret and not reveal the truth.

"I went to bed early yesterday."

The high sea surface does not change its color.

"Hey, with your style, shouldn't you be playing games all night if no girls are looking for you?"

However, Maki, who knew Gao Hai very well, immediately found new suspicious points.

"Maybe it's because I'm tired during the day?"

But Gao Hai was no ordinary person, and he immediately gave a second reason.

"You...it's all because you're sexually frustrated! This is clearly your own problem, you pervert!"

Zhenfei blushed immediately, cursed, and lightly kicked Gao Hai, then stopped dwelling on the matter for the time being.

Tsk, what's with this intense feeling of guilt?

Even though she has already genuinely established a harem, she felt no guilt or unease when discussing the issue of seeing a child with Chika Maki. Now, however, she feels her conscience is being tormented by even slightly concealing it. It's all quite complicated.

In short, Gao Hai picked up his phone to check the messages and found that Qianhua's family was planning a last-minute party in New York, America, and intended to take Qianhua along. It seemed that quite a few prominent people would be attending, and there was probably some ulterior motive behind it. In any case, judging from Qianhua's message, the party seemed quite important.

However, now that Qianhua has become a player, it's not advisable for her to travel far to maintain team communication. Furthermore, the player community in America has been negatively impacted since the Red Nut's Gray Hole was cracked, and they've been secretly investigating the identity of the hacker. Therefore, she now has to find a way to reassure her family and try to persuade them to give up taking her to this gathering. This has caused considerable delays, and it wasn't until this morning that she finally managed to manage it.

Chika's family—if I remember correctly, they're a family of politicians? If so, the gathering itself must have had some purpose. Bringing Chika along might have been to teach her something, but unfortunately, that doesn't fit the girl's current situation. I should have given her that seductive necklace last night; otherwise, I wouldn't have been delayed by something so trivial.

Although it was possible to use Andres's teleportation blessing to bring Chika over directly, Chika herself didn't support this approach. After all, the teleportation skill could only be used once a day, and if it were used now, and something unpleasant happened during the meeting with "Market" later, having the skill saved would provide more flexibility. Therefore, after unfortunately missing the opportunity to attend the meeting with Maki Takami, Chika stayed at home as backup support in case of unforeseen circumstances.

Gao Hai felt that Qianhua might be overestimating the wickedness of Xiaohe Shu and her group, but since she had made this decision, he wouldn't say anything more. After all, he could see that the girl's thoughts and actions were ultimately for his own good.

Together with Zhenfei, they entered the abandoned city and headed towards the market.

At first, the two walked one after the other, but as they walked, they started holding hands and walking together. Gao Hai looked up at the dilapidated buildings around him, then at the cute girl walking beside him, and felt a pang of emotion.

"what happened?"

Zhenfei turned her head and noticed Gao Hai's gaze.

"I'm just feeling a bit sentimental. After all, right after we cleared Shirakawa Apartment, you and I came to the 'Market' together. How should I put it? It feels like a strange sense of déjà vu. We've been partners for a while now, haven't we?"

Gao Hai smiled and said to the girl beside him as they walked hand in hand.

"Old partner... we've only worked together on two missions. I wasn't involved in either Fujika Junior High or Hayate Elementary School. If you really consider me a partner, then don't leave me behind and act alone again."

When Consort Zhen heard this, she sighed, showing no sign of happiness.

"Ah, well, Fujika Junior High School had no choice in the matter, and Hayate Elementary School did have some one-sided considerations. But don't worry, I will definitely not abandon you on missions after this."

Gao Hai nodded slightly and made a very serious promise.

"Really?"

The girl's brownish-purple eyes looked over, gazing intently at Gao Hai.

"Really, I promise, let's pinky swear."

He loosened his grip on Zhenfei's small hand slightly, then hooked his little finger around the girl's and gently shook it. Gao Hai's face was full of smiles, but his voice was extremely serious.

"Why are you making a pinky promise? I'm not a little kid..."

As she lowered her head, Maki's voice became softer. Although she continued to act tough, her fingers were tightly hooked around Takahashi's fingers, showing no intention of letting go. She shook them forcefully twice.

The two people on this side had unconsciously slowed down their pace.

What they didn't notice was that several people in an abandoned building not far away were watching their actions.

"Oh my, the pure feeling between young lovers is really rare. If it were me who took a liking to a player, it would either be me beating the other person to their knees or the other person beating me to my knees, and then it would be a matter of deciding who is on top and who is on the bottom."

As one player spoke, he casually remarked while looking through a small pair of binoculars at the two people approaching.