I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"Did you see that?"

"I saw it, it's quite beautiful."

"..."

With her arms crossed over her chest, Asuna stared at him for a long time, her eyes moist and her face flushed, before letting out a heavy snort as if sulking. She then turned her gaze away, venting all her embarrassment and shame on the piglets in the wild.

She was ultimately a reasonable person. After Tenkuji Yu's explanation, and considering that the clothes were indeed ones she had taken off last night according to her usual habits and theoretically had nothing to do with him, she didn't get angry with him or say anything about making him take responsibility.

However, her attitude was still a bit stiff, and she didn't dare to meet his gaze. She would also unconsciously cover her chest with her hand, and her ears would blush slightly.

With an expression that said, "As a pure young girl, I need some time to calm down," Asuna and Yuu Tenkuji embarked on a journey to find the coordinates of the "Land of Love."

If the two activate the "Ring of Beloved" at the same time, they will obtain the coordinates of the "Land of Love"—which is quite far from the starting town.

It took half an hour to prepare before setting off, and another hour and a half to clear monsters along the way. We hadn't even reached the coordinates yet, and it was almost 10 p.m., so Asuna had to log off.

"It can't even log off in the wilderness, this damn ring..."

After grumbling and gritting her teeth, she watched as Tenkuji Yu set up the tent and hung the oil lamp in the woods. Her eyes became complicated, and she gradually lost her previous evasive look.

Didn't someone say that?

Fate is like that... well, you can't fight it, so just enjoy it...

Although it's impossible to enjoy it, it would be unfair to keep dwelling on it, as I had seen her naked body without showing any lust and had walked here with her calmly and patiently.

Besides, wearing underwear is almost the same as wearing a swimsuit... He only glanced at me, it's nothing, I was just being overly shy.

After comforting herself like this, she quietly clenched her fist and walked towards him with a smile.

"Um, is there anything I can help you with?"

"No."

"..."

The overly decisive answer caused Asuna's face to twitch slightly, and her smile became somewhat stiff.

"The tent is just a prop. You can use it by clicking to unfold it. Why would you need anyone else's help?" After giving her a strange look, Tenkuji Yu lowered her head and crawled into the tent.

"Come in quickly."

Chapter Thirty-Five: Autumn Brings the Girl's Heartfelt Wishes

Asuna followed him into the small triangular space.

Since she had already tried it once before setting off, she didn't show any curiosity. She just sat down with her knees drawn up, keeping the furthest distance between them.

Tenkuji Yu lit another oil lamp, illuminating her fair, rosy cheeks and her gently intertwined fingers.

"Here, sleeping bag."

To avoid the situation where the two of them ended up lying together after going online, Yuu Tenkuji bought two sets of sleeping bags and gave one set to her.

"Thank you..." After taking it, Asuna glanced at Yuu Tenkuji, who was about to crawl into his sleeping bag, and hesitated, "Um, Yuu-kun..."

He paused, looking at me with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong? I don't know how to sing you a lullaby."

"I don't want to hear it either!" she muttered, half-laughing and half-crying. She shook her head, then chuckled softly, "Fine, let's go to sleep."

"What do you mean 'sleep'? It means 'log off'!"

"You're so annoying! Don't worry about such trivial things!"

She nestled into the warm sleeping bag, turning her body away from him.

This time, without taking off her clothes, Asuna listened to his soft breathing, forcibly ignoring the inexplicably tense heartbeat, pulled her hand out of the sleeping bag, and swiped through the menu.

jingle!

With a crisp ringtone, I clicked on the logout option.

For some reason, she didn't press the button immediately, but instead quietly turned her head and glanced at him on the other side.

He seemed to glance at the inventory a few times before moving his finger down and clicking on the panel. The virtual object, along with the sleeping bag, quickly disappeared in a flash of light.

After watching him leave, Asuna turned her gaze back to the logout option in front of her and the heart-shaped diamond ring on her ring finger.

"He can't even say goodbye, what a heartless guy..."

He sighed, but the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up, and his eyes were bright and cheerful.

She pressed the logout button and said, "See you tomorrow."

The gentle voice faded as the light disappeared, and the tent was instantly empty.

……

...

In the Yuki family home, the warm yellow desk lamp on the desk illuminated a corner of the dark room.

After unplugging the virtual intrusion device and confirming that the door was locked and untouched, Asuna Yuuki sat up in bed and eagerly went to her desk.

My phone, which had just been fully charged, lit up with a message.

Yu: "Goodnight."

Pulling out a chair and sitting down, Asuna Yuuki couldn't help but smile, a strange joy welling up inside her—she rarely said goodnight to her friends like this, and looked forward to seeing them again next time.

He was also the first boy I would chat with on LINE.

Asuna: "Okay, goodnight."

Asuna: "There will be a next time. When you log out, you should say goodbye properly, okay?"

Yu: "Huh? Why?"

Asuna: "It's just politeness! When I turned around to ask you something, you just disappeared. You should at least have said something!"

Yu: "Why don't you just say it in real life? What do you want to ask?"

Asuna: "Reality is reality, and games are games! You need to keep those two separate, Tenkuji-kun!"

Yu: "Okay, okay."

Asuna: "You really are..."

Her fingers tapped lightly on the screen, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The lights illuminated the girl's face, just as the starry sky outside the window illuminated the entire city.

△

October 9th, Sunday.

Asuna Yuuki is unable to log in because her mother's GNAK frequency is too high.

Yuuya Tenkuji skipped a day, playing games in his sister's room until around 11 p.m. before finally dragging his empty and tired body back to his own room.

Clearly, Kasugano Sora had exhausted his strength—

Even with her expert-level gaming skills, Yuu Tenkuji felt her frail limits in order to help her complete the game Sekiro on her own.

He gave it his all and finally managed to get Sora to defeat Kawaharada Naokatsu.

Although he has no dreams, he can protect his sister's dream (that she wants to beat the game).

“Yeah…” With a slight thought, Tenkuji Yu muttered to herself, “After all, now that I have money and a bunch of abilities given by the system, why not find a goal to work towards?”

At that time, Yukinoshita Haruno was so focused on building a good relationship with her so that he could give his sister a better life that he had no time to think about anything else.

Now, having both money and ability, and intending to complete the system tasks in a laid-back manner, he seems to have suddenly lost the motivation to move forward and has begun to live a life of just getting by.

Yuu Tenkuji hadn't really thought about how to fulfill Asuna Yuuki's wish; he was simply playing a game with her and didn't care much about the reward he received.

"Could it be that my heart has already left with that mission, and I may never experience joy or sorrow again in this life?"

The thought popped into his head, and he quickly questioned the dog system.

The system responded as follows:

"After the mission is completed, as requested by the host, only the host's romantic feelings for the target will be taken away, and nothing else will be touched."

"That's good……"

After feeling relieved, he couldn't help but start thinking about what else he could do besides going to school, working, playing games, and chasing girls.

Because there were too many options, Yuu Tenkuji still hadn't found the answer to the question by the next day.

Monday, October 9.

The sky was slightly overcast, and on the usual way to school, cars and people came and went.

The roadside trees in September have not yet turned yellow; it's a season when even wearing a coat feels stuffy.

The lingering heat of late summer won't truly unleash its power until October. Right now, autumn is just like a kitten, using its soft, weak claws to tease a young girl's skirt and hair.

The autumn wind swept down the slope.

There, Yui Yuigahama hurriedly moved away from the wall she was leaning against, biting her lip.

Then, he gave him a timid, silly grin.

"Xiao You... Good morning."

"..." After a moment of surprise, Tenkuji Yu walked up to her and tapped her forehead with the coffee he had bought on the way. "How long have you been waiting for me here?"

"Half...half an hour..." Yui Yuigahama lowered her head guiltily, a look of both confusion and delight on her face. "I just happened to get up early today, so I guessed you might take this route to school..."

Yuu Tenkuji sighed helplessly, "I should have taken a different route."

"...Huh?"

She opened her mouth, and although she still had a smile on her face, she looked like she was about to cry.

Yuu Tenkuji could only press her temples and turn to walk forward: "Just kidding, I'm not that malicious. Let's go together."

"...Really! Don't scare me! I really can cry! I'm not kidding, I almost cried just now!"

After standing there for a while, Yui Yuigahama, still grumbling and swaying her carefully curled hair, jogged after him.

Watching his retreating figure, she raised her hand, hesitated, and finally, as if in revenge, lightly punched his shoulder.

"Xiao You is an idiot!"