I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"Rewards received: Money - 7114514 Japanese Yen".

Status: Bald Immunizer, Vampire Slayer, JOJO Knowledge King, Mysterious Deal, Heart of Still Water.

Skills—Cooking (Perfect)...Finance (Expert)...Medicinal Cuisine (Expert)...

Can the ever-accumulating errors in the final chapter lead to the right destination? (Part 2)

What wasn't specifically mentioned earlier is a state that wasn't worth caring about for Yuu Tenkuji.

For example, the person who is immune to baldness is someone who will have a full head of hair throughout their life, so that even if they become a programmer, they will not be afraid of going bald.

Vampire Slayer and JOJO Knowledge King are also just jokes. The former gives him special attacks against vampires, so he'll never have to worry about strange old men in tight suits eating him like bread again—unfortunately, he's never seen such a creature in either of his lives, making it as useless as the Grand Strategy T-shirt he got in the trade.

The latter allowed him to become familiar with all the details and plots of the JOJO series. He could answer any question about a character's height and weight as long as they appeared in the series.

Even Araki, the old devil, doesn't understand JOJO as well as I do.jpg

As for the monetary rewards and various skills, they were much richer than the last mission settlement. Tangible and intangible wealth continued to accumulate, and before he knew it, Tenkuji Yu was standing on a platform taller than everyone else.

Given time, he might be able to accomplish something great with the help of these resources, and it's not impossible that he could personally support a puppet prime minister.

However, Yuu Tenkuji is not in the mood to think about the future right now, and he doesn't even listen to the system's voice much.

He simply sat silently in place, his head resting on his knees, letting the inhuman electronic voice announce the result.

Usage period: fifty days.

"Settlement complete."

"Congratulations, host, you have received the reward: 'Nightlight Jade'."

"Next target - No prompt yet, please wait patiently, host."

After he finished speaking, the whole world fell silent for a moment.

Then, a hissing sound began, and the television screen started flickering with black and white static. Suddenly, the campus scenery of Soubu High School appeared, and the camera quickly zoomed in, starting to play an 'anime' featuring him and her as the main characters.

The female protagonist of the third part is a beautiful silver-haired transfer student.

She appears perfect and aloof, shining like a jewel, but she's actually a nasty person who secretly holds onto male students' secrets and uses them to blackmail them...

The story begins when she is rejected by a male student behind the teaching building after he confesses his love to her.

Unconsciously, Yuu Tenkuji raised her eyes and watched them walk into the Service Club with a blank expression, walking home together after school and going to school intimately the next morning.

The television was not far from him, and the cold electronic light reflected the slightly downturned corners of his mouth, while his dark eyes remained calm and undisturbed.

The light rain fell on his eyelashes countless times, turning into gentle light like stardust, trying to illuminate the depths of his eyes, but always in vain.

Time seemed to pass quickly but actually dragged on, feeling as long as fifty days had gone by.

For Yuu Tenkuji, the 'anime' that couldn't even compare to fairy tales had finally come to an end.

The scene freezes on the moment the two look at each other. The boy who once had no feelings for her smiles brightly, while the girl who once hated love is in tears and bewildered.

The two looked at each other from inches apart, yet it felt as if a galaxy separated them.

Judging from the ending alone, it is undoubtedly a tragedy.

but……

"Knowing the outcome all along, you can still laugh so happily. You idiot."

He murmured, relaxed all his strength, and fell backward.

With his arm covering his eyes, facing the silent world, Yuu Tenkuji's lips curled up in a mocking smile, and he began to ask and answer his own questions.

"Being the perfect boyfriend is fun, isn't it? Enjoying the feeling of being in love is fun, isn't it? That's right, the happier you are, the more things you'll find hard to let go of. Why don't you even understand this?"

The voice reached my ears, and a sigh-like reply echoed in my mind.

—I'm just pretending to be stupid, because there's nothing I can do; things will naturally turn out this way.

"No way? Stop deceiving yourself with those easy excuses. You just enjoy being relied on by her, and you enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes with changing her. No matter how many times you have to go through it, this experience is captivating, almost like playing a dating game. Right?"

If only it were that easy. If it were that simple, why would I let the system take away my emotions? Wouldn't it be better to just save my game and keep "playing"?

"That's because you're too weak. Who hasn't had three or four girlfriends in their life? No matter how many high-sounding words you've said before, at this point, you're still just a cowardly chicken afraid of getting hurt!"

—You don't know anything! This is called being sentimental. Does being strong mean playing around with women without batting an eye? You can be that kind of scum, I have my own principles, and I don't care if I'm a weakling.

"..."

Tenkuji Yuu slowly clenched her fist, unconsciously biting her lip, her jaw trembling slightly.

"Persistence? After losing something, you hide in a corner where no one can see you and wallow in sorrow. Is that your kind of persistence? That's truly laughable!"

Who hasn't experienced heartbreak? Next time, and the time after that…

He comforted him, as gently and carefully as if caring for a child.

No matter how heavy the task is, the system can easily take it away. I can still face the tasks ahead with a smile, just like before, until everything is over.

Suddenly loosening his fist, Tenkuji Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"So you can't laugh on your own?"

——…

"So, when did you become so strong that you could remain unmoved no matter how many times they said 'nice to meet you'?"

The questions we ask ourselves can also be answered from within ourselves.

Because only you know that even the most cowardly, weak, or ridiculous voice can be conveyed.

So what? I never deny my weaknesses, but after going through so much, can't I become stronger?

The changes they brought me, the growth they gave me, and the courage they instilled in me were all worthwhile, and none of it will be lost as my memory fades—can't I gradually grow into this kind of strong and confident hero?!

Yuu Tenkuji will never stand still... No matter how many times she loses, she will never back down.

From the past to the present, and even into the future.

Regardless, I will only accept myself as I am.

"……yes."

The sunlight fell on my face again.

Lying on her back, Yuu Tenkuji lowered her arms, opened her pale lips, took a deep breath, and gradually pulled at the corners of her mouth, smiling as usual.

"Because you are Kasugano Sora's older brother, you are to become a great tree that she can always rely on, you are Tenkuji Yu."

"You made that twisted Haruno stop clinging to lies, you made that weak Asuna wield the sword of courage, you made that obsessive Masuzu believe in love."

"You're not some chosen one, which is why the system needs to take away your emotions... But what's left, you can face it with a smile and accept it with a smile now, right?"

Because you promised them, because you believe you won't break your promise.

His eyes grew brighter, as if he had found a ray of dawn in the dark clouds.

The gloom and low spirits vanished instantly. Tenkuji Yuichi sprang to his feet, looking at the system screen, which had returned to black and white, with a bright and cheerful expression.

His reflection in the image above shows him at this moment—he doesn't need anyone's comfort; his strength is enough for him to pull himself together.

After just one glance, Yuu Tenkuji subconsciously looked away, rubbed her cheek, and spoke casually:

"System, continue the settlement."

Whether out of kindness or not, the system waited for him to finish his self-answered question before resuming its settlement process.

"Timeline complete—"

Looking up, Tenkuji Yuu gazed in the direction of the two luminous orbs, and as if feeling dazzled, he slightly narrowed his eyes.

The third luminous orb seems to appear only after he leaves, and it's unknown what kind of scene it will present.

No matter how many he has, in this world where there is nothing, he can only talk to himself.

...When you're in a place where you can't deceive anyone, you can only deceive yourself.

If you don't expose it, such a lie will eventually become reality.

Therefore, the third separation was without escape, without relief, without expectation, and without sadness.

Yuu Tenkuji simply chose to lie to himself, refusing to stop in his tracks and continuing to move closer to the finish line.

Anyway, one day he'll be able to truly become strong...

That's right, just like the women they once "saved".

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"Timeline complete."

"Mission execution period: November 22 to December 11."

"All contacts made with the target during this period will be recovered by the system. The rest will have their development trajectory altered in a reasonable way to ensure that the results that have already occurred remain unchanged, and no related memories will be retained except for the host."

"After the recycling is complete, the system will automatically send the host back to the real world."

"Confirmed removal of the host's romantic feelings for the target. To be carried out upon return to the real world."

"The world line recovery is complete, the world correction process is finished... Correction aborted."

"Host has been detected to possess the status 'Injury Time'. Do you wish to activate it?"

Yuu Tenkuji snapped out of his reverie, glanced at the system screen, and looked at it with disdain.

"I'm asking you, even if you use 'Injury Time Reduction,' can you guarantee that bugs like the one with the wooden comb or the ring won't occur?"

"The system will eliminate as much of the major impact of the previous timeline as possible and remove all traces that are closely related to the host."

"As far as possible? That means there's no absolute guarantee? What if something goes wrong? You want me to just complete the task directly?"

"The system is about to fail..."

Damn, this guy can't answer the question, so he's starting to repeat himself!

This shameless response method must have been learned from the customer service of some websites, right?!

"Calling you a dog system is really true..." Tenkuji Yu kicked the screen twice indignantly, successfully causing zero damage. "Then we don't need it! It's redundant, only an idiot would use it!"

Moreover, given Masuzu's outwardly strong but inwardly weak personality, if she had known during the "injury break" that she was about to be forced to break up with her boyfriend right after they started dating, and that all those words before their parting were her "last words," she probably wouldn't have been as calm as Asuna was back then. She might have had a complete mental breakdown on the spot, let alone be able to make up for any regrets.

Since using it will cause problems anyway, only a fool would create more trouble for himself. He might as well take a gamble and believe that she, like Yukino Yukinoshita, can't remember anything.