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Yui's eyes also reddened and swelled. Perhaps she couldn't understand Argo's complicated expression at this moment, but as a child with the wisdom to understand sadness, she naturally shed tears with Argo.

"Argo..."

Asuna looked at Argo with a confused and shocked expression. In fact, she really didn't know what had happened or why Argo had suddenly erupted.

Asuna looked at Momo with pleading eyes. Momo stared at Argo for a long time before saying, "Let Argo rest for now."

"Even a robot would get tired of laughing for months."

Asuna suddenly opened her eyes wide, her body trembling, and looked at Argo, her eyes filled with sorrow.

She suddenly realized that Argo always seemed to be full of energy, infecting others with his smile and vitality.

However, no matter what it is, if it wants to shine and generate heat, it always needs to replenish its energy.

"I understand."

Asuna nodded, but Reimu Hakurei above Momo's head said, "Young lady, you don't understand. Only one person understands."

"Me?"

"Of course it's me, the Casanova, Reimu Hakurei!"

"Huh, when did Reimu-sama change jobs? Does being a Casanova earn you 100,000 yen a day...? Oh dear, I surrender!"

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became heavy. Lisbeth looked at Asuna, then at Argo, then at Momer, and sighed.

"I think it's time for us to leave now. After all, Momo and Asuna just bought a house and need to rest for a while?"

"Ugh?"

Klein, just coming to his senses, suddenly felt hungry as he thought about the pizza. He said, "Aren't we going to eat here? We're the chieftains of Momo now, shouldn't we take advantage of this opportunity to have a big meal? We don't usually get to eat Asuna's cooking!"

Asuna has already reached the maximum level and fully mastered the cooking skill. Her cooking skills are naturally revered as divine by everyone. Of course, this skill was forcibly leveled up by Momo using two days of trading power at her strong request.

"Eat your big head, you idiot!"

Argo's secret technique, kicking the knee with the toe, a three-stage shattering variant, is not Lotus Flower Modified inside or out!

Lisbeth delivered a flying kick, instantly knocking Klein to the ground. Klein screamed and tumbled out of the room clutching his knees before Lisbeth said with satisfaction, "Alright, I won't bother them anymore."

Except for Klein, who was completely oblivious to the atmosphere, everyone else had somewhat come to their senses. They were all good friends with Momayasna, so naturally they couldn't stay here just for a meal.

Akiel chimed in, "Perfect timing! Why don't we head back to town now? I'm planning to open a general store. Can you all check if there are any suitable rooms on this floor? As a reward, I'll treat you all to a meal later."

I want a barbecue feast!

"Unfortunately, all we have is bread and juice. But we could order two dishes, since I'm almost facing a financial crisis myself."

"Tch, so stingy. Well, it's rare for me, the great blacksmith Lisbeth, to give myself a day off, so let's go shopping. Come on, Silica, Sachi, let's go together and ignore these filthy stinky men."

Sachi nodded and said, "Kirito, don't go astray!"

"Hey, what does that mean?"

Kirito completely failed to understand Sachi's impulsiveness. He looked at Agil beside him, who shook her head and smiled wryly, saying, "Well, with a girl like that, I wonder if you're lucky or unlucky, Kirito?"

"I still don't understand! Hey, wait for me, Xing! Why are you guys walking so fast?!"

The group left noisily, leaving the room even emptier. Reimu Hakurei glanced at the three of them and said, "Momo, aren't you going to do something? If this continues, things will really get worse. Maybe Yui will even take the lead herself."

"Although I could do it, I don't want to. Do you think I'm just hypocritically trying to comfort Argo, or am I going to harden my heart and completely reject Argo?"

"Hey, isn't this your forte, making girls happy and all that? Didn't you enter the world of anime just to pick up girls?"

Reimu Hakurei, somewhat displeased, stepped on Momo's head and said, "Although Argo isn't the main character, what's wrong with her? She's optimistic and cheerful, and now her heart is completely tied to you."

Mo Mo shook her head and said, "It's not a matter of good or bad. I've already said it, from the very beginning, I came to the world of anime because of love!"

"I love you, sister!"

"I don't have a sister!"

"With your temper, how many more people will call you 'brother' in the future? Silica is just the first! Besides, you say you love her, but you still use all sorts of tricks to pick up girls, don't you? Wasn't Asuna one of your catches...?"

As Reimu Hakurei was speaking, she suddenly sensed that Momo's expression had become stern, causing Reimu Hakurei to unconsciously lower her voice.

"Reimu, I need to give you a serious explanation and clarification."

“If I said it was love, then it really is love. I love Asuna because I love everything about her, and I pursued her with the intention of protecting her forever and making her happy. You can call me fickle, or even think that I cheated by using the power of the transaction.”

"However, what I want to say is that I truly love Asuna, and I love her as a person. As for the power of trading, it is not a means, but a constraint. It is to make me, Momo, forever remember the promise I made back then, and forever keep my promise."

"If Asuna truly chooses to follow me faithfully, I will also promise to protect her and cherish her with all my might, and let the power of the trade and the power of the gods be my constraint."

Reimu Hakurei's mouth dropped open. This was the first time she had ever heard Momo express his feelings so directly. After all, Momo usually acted so carelessly.

"But...but...aren't you still a womanizer? You're just one person, why are you pursuing so many girls?"

"So, in the end, I will confess to Asuna my identity and abilities, and as a fickle Heroic Spirit, Momo, I will extend an invitation to Asuna. If she refuses, I will leave as a dumped loser."

"It's not about whether you leave or not, the problem is that you'll break her heart!"

Mo Mo smiled nonchalantly and said, "I can only express my deepest regret. I can do my best to make it up to her, and I can even use my trading power to take away her memories of me. But if she still cannot forgive me, then I can only carry this sin with me and move on."

"After all, if that day really comes, the heartbroken..."

Mo Mo pointed to his chest and said, "Not just one."

Reimu Hakurei remained silent for a long time before saying, "I don't understand at all. You're a madman, a reckless and unscrupulous madman."

“I don’t deny that. Ever since I made that bet with God eighty years ago, I may have gone mad with my obsession back then. If I hadn’t been mad for eighty years and killed everyone who thought they weren’t mad, I wouldn’t be standing here.”

Reimu Hakurei's heart pounded. Momo's almost frantic tone had a great impact on her, but she suddenly realized something.

"Sigh, why didn't you just keep these thoughts to yourself? Why did you have to tell me?"

"Is that even a question?"

Mo Mo laughed loudly and said, "Because of love!"

"That's enough!"

"How could that be, Reimu? Marry me! I'll propose to you. You're the first one, after Asuna!"

"Get lost, that's enough!"

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064 Reimu Hakurei, the confidante

Instead of spouting nonsense to me, you'd be better off thinking about how to solve your current problem. What about Argo in the end? You still haven't come up with an idea, have you?

Looking at the silent crowd, Reimu Hakurei continued, "What do you really think about Argo? Are you really planning to give up on Argo? Well, that's what you think too, and that's what you've been doing. You haven't had any close contact with Argo at all in the past few months."

"But it seems that you've given up on Argo, and Argo is only getting more and more involved. You're not playing hard to get, are you?"

Momo responded, "That's not true. I've already said it before, I pursue girls because I'm determined to treat them well and I'm willing to make promises and guarantee them with the power of a transaction."

"I'm willing to give everything for Asuna, but for Argo... I'm still a little short. To be honest, my relationship with Argo was just a coincidence. Perhaps if I were an ordinary person, I would have gradually come to like Argo."

"Ordinary feelings of attraction, ordinary pursuits, ordinary interactions."

"But right now, I still don't have the confidence to give everything for Argo. If my love isn't recognized by the power of exchange, then it's not guaranteed. Rather than giving Argo a love that's not guaranteed, I think it's better to end it."

Reimu Hakurei nodded and said, "Hmm, hmm, but that's not right!"

"wrong?"

Hearing Momo's questioning tone, Reimu Hakurei said, "Momo, in my opinion, you are a rare man with high intelligence, high rationality, and also good emotional intelligence."

"Oh my, has he finally fallen for me?"

"If you keep arguing, I'll really transform into a demon spirit, pluck the hair off your head, and turn you into Superman, you believe me?"

"Grandmaster Lingmeng, spare me! I believe you!"

Reimu Hakurei pondered for a few seconds and said, "So, Momo, precisely because of this, and because you spent almost your entire life in intellectual battles in your previous life, you value your wisdom and thinking even more, and even use wisdom and thinking to enhance your emotional intelligence, right?"

Momo fell silent. What Reimu Hakurei said was something that almost every intelligent person would do: use reason and thought to determine the emotional outcome that should be chosen, and then go and achieve that emotional outcome.

"But feelings are not a product of reason; they are inherently irrational. If the other person is a rational girl, like Asuna, who is actually quite intelligent, perhaps your actions could be accepted and approved by Asuna."

"But if it's a more emotional girl, she won't listen to reason or wisdom. Love is inherently irrational, and when you add an emotional girl to that, what do you think will happen?"

Momo looked at Argo, who was silently holding Yui, and asked, "What will happen?"

"Either she silently swallows her tears, or she erupts in silence."

"If you and Argo had only met once, that would be one thing, but over the past four months, although you haven't been together every day, you've met almost every two or three days for various reasons, right?"

"Moreover, out of your own habits, you still get along well with Argo, and Argo enjoys it too. The fact that neither of you talks about the past doesn't mean the past is gone."

Reimu Hakurei concluded, "So, this isn't just about a one-time encounter anymore. It's about how a sentimental girl, after silently suppressing her feelings for four months, should move on."

"Well, it seems Argo has chosen to unleash her power. That makes sense, Argo is no weak girl; if you anger a rat, it can bite you to death."

"You reckless Momo, are you ready to board the ship?"

Mo Mo blinked and said, "So our witch has really turned into a love guru? Could it be that spending so many days with me has finally made you unable to bear the love in your heart, allowing it to sprout and grow into a towering tree?"

"Get out of here. I'm not going to listen to your jokes this time. Be honest with her. Argo might be able to tolerate it for now, so you'd better reject her outright now, or you'll be in for an explosion."

Momo was silent for a few seconds before saying, "If I'm not mistaken, Yui is definitely connected to Kayaba Akihiko. If I let Al go now, it seems Yui will definitely follow Argo. What if something happens to her?"

"Anyway, this game is just a death trap now. If Argo leaves, wouldn't that be a relief for her? Then the two of them will never see each other again, which is really good for Argo. Only then will Argo truly forget you."

Seeing that Momo remained silent, Reimu Hakurei laughed and said, "What's wrong? Is your possessiveness kicking in again? Don't want Argo to leave?"

"Well, I understand what you mean and what you want. You probably don't want to be bound by reason in matters of the heart, but rather to be guided by the emotions you've accumulated in your heart and then take action."

"In your past life, you were obsessed with Asuna your whole life, so naturally you loved her deeply. Argo was just a passerby. In such a short time, coupled with your deliberate suppression, it would be a miracle if you could fall in love with Argo."

“However,” Reimu Hakurei said, resting her chin on her hand, “that’s precisely why Argo is worth cherishing, isn’t it? You have to understand that Argo is the first girl you’ve truly met since you came to this other world and started your new life, the first girl who has made your heart flutter.”

"She's your first love, you really want to let her go?"

Mo Mo smiled with a hint of helplessness and said, "Reimu, what's wrong with you today? Why have you suddenly turned into a spiritual mentor and confidante? Do all the girls in Gensokyo go to you for advice on their relationship problems?"

"No, the women who come to me for advice are all wicked women with doubts in their brains and stomachs. The reason I'm telling you all this is just to give you a heads-up. You're already a Heroic Spirit, and you also have the power to extend your lifespan at will. Theoretically, as long as you don't do anything stupid, you can't die."

"You are no longer human. You are now facing a long period of time, as well as the birth, aging, sickness and death of ordinary humans. However, you have the power of trade. If you wish, you can extend the life of anyone you wish to give."

Reimu Hakurei's expression turned serious. She said, "But that can't change reality. The world is still changing. You can only protect a small part of it. Otherwise, do you intend to let the whole world stagnate?"

"Therefore, the people you decide to pursue, and the people who follow you, will inevitably break away from humanity and human society, and undergo a change in the essential form of their lives. And you, in this process, must bear all the responsibility, which is heavier than you can imagine."