I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

After saying that, Tenkuji Yu looked at Asuna calmly, appearing innocent and naive as if he hadn't done anything wrong.

"So, what are your thoughts?"

"Thoughts... Ha."

Seemingly provoked by his calm demeanor, Asuna gritted her teeth, a fleeting expression of embarrassment mixed with resentment crossing her face.

I absolutely cannot let him pin me down forever!

Taking a deep breath, Asuna suddenly laughed, gripped his hand tightly, leaned her shoulder against his, and snuggled close to him in a coquettish manner.

Chapter 50 There's nothing to be afraid of anymore (14/27)

"Hey?! Ya..."

This time, the change of Tenkuji Yu was caught off guard, and his originally calm expression cracked.

"These are your thoughts, Yu-kun... no."

Her chestnut-brown hair was swept to one side as she smiled and climbed onto his shoulder. Her sweet, warm breath brushed against his cheek, and her gentle, charming voice reached his ear.

And he said it word by word:

"Darling~"

Tenkuji Yu fell silent.

"……snort!"

Leaning her upper body, Asuna successfully caught a glimpse of his slightly stiff expression, as if he was so surprised he didn't know what to say. She immediately smiled triumphantly, quickly released his hand, and distanced herself from him.

With her hands behind her back, she gave him a disdainful snort, like a child who had won a prank:

"I thought you were some kind of player who was good at picking up girls, but it turns out you're only this bad~"

After a long silence, Yuu Tenkuji looked at her bravado as she hid all her shyness and panic, and couldn't help but chuckle.

"That's it? You think you can make me blush with this little bit of temptation? You're still a long way off."

"Hey, what are you saying? I don't understand." Her gaze suddenly drifted to the sky, then casually drifted back.

Asuna's skirt traced a graceful arc as she turned her back to him and slowly made her way towards "home".

"I was just thinking, although I don't know what kind of 'test' I'll have to pass to get the flowers, since this place is called the 'Land of Love' and places so much importance on the relationship between husband and wife... the theme of the test should be related to 'love,' like testing our understanding and intimacy or something."

Guessing questions is a basic skill for students, and for a top student like her, it's almost an instinct.

Having reached this conclusion, Asuna raised a finger and shook it without turning her head: "So, what happened just now was a rehearsal! It was all done to help Granny Ma, so don't misunderstand."

"Next, please play the role of 'husband' well—let's leave the test aside for now, just don't get us exposed and kicked out, understand?"

She put on an air of complete ease.

Standing in front of the door sign, I glanced at the words "Haru" and "Asuna" on it, and calmly took out my key to open the door.

Asuna.

Tenkuji Yuuki fell a distance behind and suddenly spoke.

"what happened?"

When she turned around, for some reason, she had a strange sense of déjà vu about the scene.

Sure enough, he gave himself that familiar wicked grin and pointed to his cheek and ears.

"That's true, but with your face so red, it's not convincing at all."

"In comparison, I should ask you to play the role of 'wife' well, and not be so shy that you get exposed, right?"

"..."

Speechless.

The next moment, Asuna decisively closed the door, shutting out that annoying face and voice from outside.

She quickly found the bathroom in the house, rushed in, looked at herself in the mirror, and couldn't help but bite her lip hard.

Then I turned on the tap and kept splashing water on my face.

*Swish*

Amidst the rushing water, the girl's voice, filled with gritted teeth, seemed to convey endless grief, indignation, and determination.

"Aaaaaah! Next time! If I blush at him again, I'm a complete idiot, a total pervert!"

Yes, she swore!

△

After getting familiar with the two-story villa with its own courtyard, it was almost 10 p.m., the time for the good kids to go to bed.

Because of the master bedroom and guest room, the two decided to try it out and opened the menu. Unexpectedly, the logout button lit up in different rooms, so they no longer had to look at each other's faces when they logged off.

He felt nothing, but Asuna was moved to tears:

"Sleeping in separate rooms is such a wonderful thing, sob sob!"

Yuu Tenkuji found it somewhat amusing—if she were truly happy, she would have received a reward of ten or twenty yuan, but there was none at all.

What a dishonest guy.

Sitting on the bed in the guest room.

With her hands behind her back, Yuu Tenkuji gazed at the bright moonlight outside the window and couldn't help but sigh wistfully.

"Things are going smoothly, but how to achieve the goal... I still don't know where to start."

Does he really have to make Asuna Yuuki fall in love with him and the two of them officially start dating before he can consider his goal achieved?

Even with the precedent of Yukino Yukinoshita, Yuu Tenkuji didn't think so.

His current goal is to fulfill her "wish" and allow her to lose her memory with a smile—

Yukino's wish is probably to have experienced a "real love" or to receive a "real relationship."

Yuuki Asuna is clearly different. She still doesn't consider him her online boyfriend. She may have some feelings for him, but she has never shown any longing or yearning for a relationship, and she doesn't have that strong desire.

Based on the information gathered from various sources, Yuu Tenkuji deduced that Asuna Yuuki's wish might be related to the high-pressure environment of her family and her life as a caged bird without freedom.

To achieve the goal, it would be necessary to change their family's educational policies from top to bottom, or even brainwash her mother... But it always felt like nothing was right, far from being as simple as having a relationship that would eventually be forgotten.

After all, that's someone else's family matter, and the chances of getting involved and achieving a positive outcome are extremely slim and difficult...

"Never mind, there's always another day."

With various options swirling in his mind, and feeling a bit of a headache, Tenkuji Yuuya scrolled through the menu and prepared to log off.

Then, I received an in-game email.

It was delivered by the guy next door.

Good night, see you tomorrow.

Yuu Tenkuji smiled, looked up, and suddenly shouted, "Good night, see you tomorrow!"

Boom!

The walls weren't very soundproof; not only could his voice carry through, but even the sound of the girl knocking on the wall in response could be heard clearly.

"Congratulations, host, you have received a reward: Calligraphy (Proficient Level)."

"It's better to sleep in a room, or even sleep in a sleeping bag..."

Shaking his head, Yuu Tenkuji pressed the logout button, and his figure gradually disappeared from the bed.

However, before completely leaving this imaginary world, he looked at the handwriting on the letter, a smile unconsciously appearing on his face, and whispered:

"When it comes to acting skills, I'm second to none right now..."

Playing the roles of "boyfriend" and "husband" is not difficult for Yuu Tenkuji at all—the real fear is that he might develop real feelings while acting and repeat the same mistake as last time.

However, there's nothing to be afraid of anymore.

His goal wasn't to develop feelings for the girls, but to enjoy the moments that brought smiles to their faces during missions—this kind of love wouldn't be defeated by mere romantic love.

Soon, Yuu Tenkuji's body and voice disappeared.

The lights in the room automatically turned off, and the thick darkness enveloped a small villa in the "Land of Love," making the whole world so quiet that it was as if no one existed.

△

The next morning.

Suddenly, Yuu Tenkuji remembered something he had forgotten for a long time.

Chapter 51 Offline Chat

"You idiot, almost a week has passed, where's the third member you promised?"

Early in the morning.

In the teachers' office of Soubu High School, Hiratsuka Shizuka tapped the table unhappily, looking like a female hooligan with a candy stick in her mouth.

Standing in front of her, Yuu Tenkuji obediently said, "I'm looking, I'm looking, but I haven't found someone I like yet."

"I asked you to find club members, not girlfriends! Didn't you say it would be fine to just be a figurehead?" Staring at his expression, Hiratsuka Shizuka's eyes gradually turned dangerous.

"Or have you simply forgotten about it?"

Tenkuji Yuu immediately burst into laughter.

"How could that be? Hiratsuka-sensei, I have always listened attentively to your teachings and am deeply grateful for them. I will never forget them!"

His tone was warm and respectful, just like that of a top student who consistently ranked first.

"You really know how to be disgusting..." She shook her head and sighed, biting the candy stick in her mouth. "Never mind, I didn't call you here for this. Let's leave it for now."

"You've been talking for so long if it weren't for this..."

With a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth, Yuu Tenkuji felt as if she had been...wasted a precious break time.

"It's about your grades."

Ignoring his speechless expression, Hiratsuka Shizuka pulled a piece of paper from the folder, slammed it on the table like summoning a monster, and then gave him a half-smile.