I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

He gave the system a hard middle finger and, unusually speaking in his native language, said, "You idiot, I'll go to hell with you."

"..."

Seemingly completely unprepared for this situation, the system fell into a long silence, with the snowy screen flashing a blinding light.

Just as Yuu Tenkuji thought that the system's calculation process was simply taking a little longer, and was actually preparing to give himself a reasonable answer.

A gentle, yet utterly emotionless voice rang out again: "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?"

"Huh...?"

Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but cover his forehead, his lips twisting in a way that seemed both surprised and mocking.

"You've chosen to avoid answering... System, does the more tasks I complete, the more your functions deteriorate? Where has that cold, perfect, and aloof task-issuing machine gone?"

System: "Host ownership detected..."

Okay, this guy can't answer the question and is starting to repeat himself again.

"Whatever. In that case, I'll find what I've lost in my own way... I hope you won't get in my way."

Although the method is still unknown, Yuu Tenkuji has given up on this useless system that only gives out rewards.

He will help them regain their memories if they have no memories.

Even without feelings, he wouldn't abandon his "girlfriends" or actively avoid them.

Because he had promised Yukino Yukinoshita, he would do it no matter how troublesome or difficult it was.

No matter how many thorns he had to traverse, he would not stop because of mere pain.

Over the past few months, his girlfriends have told him many things.

Yukinoshita told him about her conviction in making the choice.

Asuna Yuuki told him about the courage to move forward.

Natsukawa Masaki told him the meaning of belief.

then……

The efforts made and the pain experienced were definitely not in vain.

Because I have suffered so much in the past, I now know the sweet taste of happiness.

Because I have lost so many times, I know how wonderful it is to gain.

Because I had once been cowardly and run away, I now understand how important they are to me.

—Yukino Yukinoshita told him the purpose of the change.

"I still don't know what the most correct and perfect choice is."

Sky Temple slowly exhaled and walked towards the ancient stone gate that stood silently to the side.

"But at least I know what treasures I am unwilling to give up, and what responsibilities I should shoulder."

“From now on, worldly morality and moral constraints are irrelevant to me—all I want to do is pursue the possibility of making all those who love me happy. Like a man, I will say that I can bring happiness to all of you.”

He stretched out his hands, placed his palms on the rough stone door, closed his eyes, and seemed to be carefully feeling the patterns on it.

"I've spent my whole life making decisions that I thought were right, but I've never thought about whether what those right decisions brought me was really what I wanted... So, this time, no matter what task you give me, no matter whose boyfriend you want me to be."

"I will make my own decisions about my future and walk the bright path that I have chosen."

Then, Tenkuji shouted in a clear voice—

"System, open the door connecting reality and this world!"

He ignored the injury timeout and directly asked the system to let him go back.

The static disappeared, and the old screen stood quietly in place, as if it had been unplugged.

"Confirmed. Initiating program exit."

As the sound rang out, white light began to spill out from inside the door, and the heavy stone door, which seemed to be stuck shut, slowly opened a crack, gradually widening to allow one person to pass through.

At this moment, Yuu Tenkuji lowered his head with a focused expression, silently reciting a sentence in his mind:

"—"

Then, wiping away the blood that suddenly flowed from his nose, he covered his head, staggered unsteadily, and with a victorious smile on his face, crashed into the world filled with white light behind the door.

……

Three luminous orbs cleaved the sky, and the land, which should have been barren and gloomy, took on various different forms.

Over-sunburnt, over-wet, the stars in the sky twinkling...

Just after the sole survivor left this world, a pure white jewel slowly rose from the horizon, coldly and arrogantly squeezing between the "Jewel of Sunlight" and the "Jewel of Nightlight".

The "Light of the Sun" seemed somewhat helpless and took the initiative to back down, but the "Light of the Night" was not so good-natured. In an instant, the constellation shone brightly, as if it wanted to project the beauty of the summer night onto the entire sky of the desolate world.

Then they were beaten up by the "Sunlight Orb" and the "Snowlight Orb" working together.

In an instant, light and snow mingled, leaving the ground covered by the summer night in ruins. It had no choice but to obediently withdraw the strange phenomenon and consciously reduce the area it covered.

"Snow Orb" successfully acquired its territory from the two, and soon a thick layer of snow accumulated on the ground, bringing an endless white snowscape to the desolate world.

As for "Rain of Light Jade," it remained in its own territory, enjoying the drizzle and watching the show with leisure.

"The destiny chapter has been set, loading the final trial..."

No one could hear the cold, robotic notification from the system.

Before the sound had even finished, the four orbs of light suddenly shone brightly, followed by a barrage of sunlight, water cannons, a swarm of dragons, and a blizzard that crashed onto the dark screen, completely engulfing it with various materialized phenomena.

*Smack*

I could faintly hear the sound of the screen cracking.

Whether right or wrong, in the final chapter, he walked his own path.

One blink of an eye, and the next blink of an eye.

The person was still lying in bed, the morning sun had not yet broken through the thick clouds, and the chirping of birds outside the window still seemed close but far away. Everything was almost the same as it had been not long ago.

Strangely enough, the room that was originally filled with the rich fragrance of young girls and covered by the wild stench of primal human activity suddenly transformed into a familiar bedroom.

The room was quiet; the only sound was one's own breathing.

"You're back..."

He subconsciously reached out and touched the Kanto Plain, which he had explored all night and loved so much, but couldn't find it. Tenkuji Yu couldn't help but sigh with regret.

Have I become a virgin again...?

No, that's not what I'm trying to say.

He had wanted to complain for a long time—every time he woke up from a mission, Yuu Tenkuji felt like a hero who had been killed by bandits and was resurrected at home, only to find himself facing the familiar ceiling as soon as he opened his eyes.

It may be rustic, but this design is indeed for his own good.

Given his situation before the mission ended, if Yukino happened to wake up the very next second after he returned to the real world, and their eyes met before he could make any attempt to conceal his true feelings...

If she had lost her memory and saw the two of them lying naked on the same bed, her first reaction would probably be to rub her eyes in disbelief, then press her temples to keep from fainting on the spot, and then call the police. Before the police arrived, they would be hiding in the corner of the room with scissors in hand, their eyes empty and their faces expressionless, guarding against him.

Thinking of that scene, Tenkuji Yu couldn't help but shake his head with a mix of heartache and amusement. He could only say that the damn system did do some good things occasionally, preventing him from causing his girlfriend to have a mental breakdown right after completing the mission—unless she regained her memories on the spot, he would probably be the next Big Bowl Toothpick.

Putting aside those messy thoughts, Yuu Tenkuji picked up her phone from the bedside table and eagerly opened the photo album.

Sure enough, Yukino's Christmas mini-skirt photobook is completely gone!

There are also several sexy photos of her wearing black and white stockings and thigh-high garter stockings, looking shy as she holds down her skirt and stretches out her long legs to take pictures of herself!

His body trembled uncontrollably. Suppressing the urge to crush his phone, he gritted his teeth and glared angrily at the air in front of him:

"Damn system, I don't care what you did to me before... but because of this grudge, I will never forgive you again!"

To avoid disturbing his sister in the next room, he deliberately lowered his voice, as if a wild beast was making a threatening growl.

Letting out a heavy breath, and confirming that all the records and traces had been completely wiped clean by the system, just like before, Yuu Tenkuji put the phone back, her expression gradually returning to normal.

"It's Christmas today... I'm probably going to be a bit busy."

It was only six in the morning, but he was already thinking about what would happen at six in the evening.

Yuu Tenkuji has made up his mind to bring Yui home tonight and treat her to... a Christmas roast chicken he made himself, to make up for the regret of not being able to be with her yesterday.

However, whether to treat it as a Christmas date for just the two of them or to invite a few more people to celebrate together is something Tenkuji Yu is still unsure about—after all, he likes more than one girl, and he wants to win their hearts equally, as well as talk to them as soon as possible and deal with all the problems that have accumulated so far.

In any case, these are things to be done around noon or even in the afternoon.

It's still early; nothing has started yet.

A new day, a new beginning, a new you.

It's a new morning, a step towards the final mission.

"Should I wear a brand new pair of underwear to suit the occasion?"

Humming a cheerful tune, Yuu Tenkuji got out of bed, abruptly pulled back the curtains, and greeted the gray winter morning with a refreshed feeling.

Outside the window, the branches are glistening withered and old, and the eaves of the houses, of varying heights, resemble sleeping polar bears, bending over to catch fish in the field.

There were few people walking on the streets at this time. The cold wind howled, occasionally sweeping the snow off the bare branches and smashing the cloud-shaped snow chunks to pieces on the ground.

Tenkuji Yu couldn't help but smile; he loved this view. He used to say it was just so-so, but lately he'd grown to like it more and more.

He liked the chill of the wind blowing across his face.

He liked the snow house, which was actually easy to warm up.

He liked the ice surface that melted into water unexpectedly and sparkled in the sun.

But ultimately, what Yuu Tenkuji truly loved most was the view outside his window—the most beautiful and happiest thing he had ever seen in his life, filling his entire field of vision.

A city under the snow.

……

Saying you like something doesn't mean you can't take action.

While her younger sister was still sleeping in, Yuu first swept the snow outside the door clean, then made two breakfasts, keeping one warm in the rice cooker and eating the other herself.