I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

So, I need to say something to salvage the situation.

"Oh... Yukino..."

She had just opened her mouth to try to ease the tension when she saw Yukino suddenly raise her head, her expression not showing the struggle and distress she had imagined.

Those bright, watery eyes, sparkling with a crystalline light, seemed to have made a decision, looking at me with a stern and solemn gaze.

"elder sister……"

They spoke almost simultaneously, their voices overlapping.

At the same time, it was interrupted by the ringing of the doorbell downstairs.

【ding dong——】

……

Yuu Tenkuji opened the door, revealing the familiar empty corridor outside.

He stood there calmly and confidently with a smile for a long time, then suddenly squatted down, clutching his head, and let out a distressed groan.

"Damn it, it failed... I felt like the skill had been activated, why did it fail!"

Which part went wrong?

While pondering this question, he walked downstairs.

After all, someone had just rang the doorbell.

Chapter Thirty-Six: The Life Achievement System

Despite a month having passed, he hadn't even found a preliminary clue to the "Final Trial Mission," and his attempt to cheat his way through the game had failed.

Yuu Tenkuji showed no signs of anxiety; aside from a slight setback in his confidence, he remained calm and composed.

After all, he encountered almost no setbacks in the first four missions. He relied entirely on his own wisdom and made full use of the rewards given by the system to successfully complete the missions in less than half a year, easily obtaining a large amount of money, a huge number of skills, and various statuses that were beyond common sense.

This final trial mission will likely not be the only exception... Even if the difficulty is different from before, he is prepared to spend half a year searching for a clue.

"Looking back now, it's actually quite hard to say goodbye to this easy-to-use system..."

As she walked downstairs toward the entrance, Yuuki Tenkuji couldn't help but sigh.

Ever since that "Life Achievement System" suddenly hit him on the head on the street one summer day, he has been diligently doing the simple tasks given by the system for the sake of his and his sister's happy future.

The system grants money and physical attributes through side quests, skills and various statuses through the main quest, and allows you to fulfill any wish by collecting five 'Light Orbs'—without time limits or penalties for failure, and aside from the occasional unexpected betrayal, this system is like a windfall, allowing Tenkuji Yu to undergo a rapid transformation in the past six months, becoming someone that everyone around him looks up to.

In his first main quest, he achieved the "Emotional Master" achievement—as a rented boyfriend, he guided a sheltered young lady who had long been bound by her family and was trying to do something exciting to ruin her life. In the end, he helped her muster the courage to ask her family for help and obtain the opportunity to study abroad in a subject she was interested in.

Although the other party wanted him to go with her before she left the country, and even hinted that their families agreed that the two of them could cultivate their relationship abroad first and then return to China to hold the wedding after graduation, he still resolutely refused her because his sister did not want to go abroad and he did not have any romantic feelings for this young lady. Then he watched her board the plane while she was crying her eyes out.

In his second main quest, he achieved the "Sword Master" title—becoming the swordsmanship instructor at a prestigious girls' academy. He spent a month conquering clubs such as Kendo, Fencing, Naginata, and General Weapons Application, becoming the mentor of those exceptionally powerful young ladies.

After leading this group to victory in the national competition, Yuu Tenkuji was preparing to retire in triumph. However, at a celebration banquet held in a private venue, he was publicly confessed to by the strongest female swordswoman in the entire school and in all of Japan. She also brought more than a dozen of her "female disciples" whom she had personally taught, and offered some generous conditions that would drive any man crazy with envy, hoping that he would stay at that school and continue to teach them.

Are you kidding me? He has to go back to Zongwu High School after completing the mission. What reason does he have to stay at the girls' school?

If Qiong knew, she would protest too.

So even though she was surrounded by this group of rebellious disciples, Tenkuji Yu remained unfazed and directly refused them.

However, the young ladies, driven by their wickedness, took advantage of their numbers to force him to have his way with them, making it a fait accompli so that he couldn't escape and would have no choice but to take responsibility. Since things had come to this point, Yuu Tenkuji felt bad about disappointing their deep and strong feelings, so he made a request.

"If any one of you can defeat me in a series of battles, I will submit to you and do as you please from now on."

Finally, he single-handedly knocked out the group of energetic little girls with his sword, leaving them a note warning them: "Don't come looking for me until you can beat me."

It is said that after that night, many girls left the club in tears, and put away their fighting skills, striving to transform themselves into the image of a sheltered young lady who could catch someone's eye...

Upon hearing this, Tenkuji Yu nodded with satisfaction. He had indeed become the light of the righteous path, having reformed these rebellious disciples.

As for the third and fourth main quests, he successfully completed two master-level achievements and obtained two Radiant Orbs.

As for other side achievements such as "Master Chef", "Campus Star", "Producer", "Trainer", "Approver", "Traveler", "Master", "Doctor", and "Commander", I don't even need to mention them. I got countless of them along the way, and I received all kinds of system rewards.

Just one last mission left.

In just six months, this "Life Achievement System" will be completely conquered by Yuu Tenkuji.

Perhaps that's why it created this "final trial mission," trying to let the host see the system's dignity and struggle in the end?

"I've seen your efforts, Kaiser Ryo... no, System, is this your graduation duel for me?"

Thinking of this, even though the system wasn't by her side, Yuu Tenkuji still nodded with emotion, and that slight setback vanished in an instant.

As he walked towards the entrance, he began to reconsider the issue of the clues:

"Let's go back to square one. Since it's an 'Achievement System'... does this mean I'm supposed to achieve something great? Like becoming prime minister... Hmm, that's unlikely, there simply isn't enough time."

Looking through the peephole, I saw a beautiful silver-haired girl with snow-white skin, wearing a sun hat, and looking like an elf.

Temporarily setting aside his thoughts, Tenkuji Yu opened the door and smiled as he invited her in.

"Hey, President, what brings you here all of a sudden?"

Upon hearing this, the girl gently pursed her soft, cherry-colored lips, and looked at him with a hint of slight dissatisfaction in her pale golden eyes beneath her straw hat.

As time went by, the girl's expressions became more and more vivid and lively—although still not very obvious, they were at least much richer than when she didn't know how to express her emotions at the beginning.

"Senior Yu, please don't call me that in private."

Her voice is still as pleasant and melodious as ever.

Tachibana Kanade walked into his house with ease, her silver hair draped around her neck swaying slightly. As she passed by, a fresh and rich fragrance wafted past her nose, making her feel refreshed and relaxed.

She took off her light coat and tiptoed to hang it on the coat rack by the door where it usually was.

"It's getting hotter and hotter lately."

Want some popsicles?

"Hmm..." She hesitated for a moment, then turned her face away. "Thank you for your kindness, but I can't eat cold food these days."

"Really? There's room temperature lemon water on the table. Have some if you're thirsty. Your glass is on the glass rack."

"Thank you."

After saying that, Tachibana Kanade walked quickly towards the living room, her fair and lovely ears turning slightly red.

Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but laugh.

"She gets shy about talking about something like that... She's just an ordinary girl after all."

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Is this system trying to get me into a relationship?

He turned his gaze away from her and looked at the blinding afternoon sunlight outside the door.

The temperature in May was already close to summer. Although it wasn't as hot as the sweltering heat, you could tell from the girl's bare, snow-white forearms and sleeveless dress that even though she wasn't in good health, she couldn't resist changing into lighter clothing.

If she weren't someone who doesn't sweat easily, perhaps her smooth, flawless, snow-white skin would be covered with a thin layer of glistening sweat right now.

Finding it hard to imagine Tachibana Kanade sweating profusely, Tenkuji Yu shook his head, closed the door to shut out the heat outside, and went into the living room.

The girl sat upright in the chair, holding the cup she had bought a week ago and placed there, sipping the room-temperature lemon water like a well-behaved kitten.

Perhaps the heat had subsided, or perhaps she had finally arrived at a place that brought her peace of mind; she comfortably squinted her eyes, her dangling legs swaying gently.

"Did you come to visit Sora? Where's Isshiki?" he asked, picking up her straw hat from the table and twirling it around like a certain red-haired girl.

Tachibana Kanade put down her cup, sipped her moist, glossy lips, looked into his eyes, and replied, "Ayaha is still working at the coffee shop. I just came back from the hospital."

Tenkuji Yu paused, unconsciously furrowing his brow: "Is everything alright?"

Although he can do many things and has received many rewards from the system, the only thing he can't figure out is how to restore Tachibana Kanade, who has a heart problem, to health.

Let alone accelerating the development of medicine, even if he had perfect learning skills, if he wanted to start studying medicine now, he would need to spend at least one or two years thoroughly studying the relevant knowledge of cardiac surgery and cardiology, and then try to accumulate various experiences in major hospitals before he could possibly help his junior schoolmate.

Putting aside whether it's even possible, doing it this way is obviously very inefficient. It would be better to pray to the system to quickly bestow upon you a universal elixir that can heal all wounds.

Fortunately, this is a trial world created by the system. If I don't complete the task before graduating from high school, I will return to the starting point and start over.

So if you really want to cure her, you can actually use this cycle rule to research medical methods during the time you would spend completing the mission. You can bury yourself in this for five or six cycles, find a cure, and then quickly finish the mission and return to reality to cure her.

Or perhaps, through the system's omnipotent wish-granting power...

There are always more solutions than problems, but none of them are currently useful to me. Every time I think of this, I feel helpless, just like when I'm facing the clues for this mission.

"Peace of mind."

Suddenly, the girl's gentle and soft voice pulled him out of another layer of tangled thoughts.

Without her noticing, she found herself standing in front of Yuu Tenkuji, looking up and gazing directly into his eyes.

"The test results are very good. Although it cannot be completely cured yet, as long as treatment continues, the condition can be kept under stable control."

She tiptoed, her cool fingertips gently touching the lines between his brows, rubbing them as if trying to smooth them out.

At the same time, a genuine smile gradually appeared on her usually expressionless face.

"I came here right after my doctor's appointment because I wanted to be the first to share this with Yu-senpai... Thank you for worrying about me so much."

Yuya Tenkuji looked down at the girl who was more than 20 centimeters shorter than him. After meeting her warm, pale golden eyes, any words he wanted to say melted away without him even realizing it.

"……Sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure."

When faced with his final question, she answered calmly and confidently.

Although she felt relieved, and hadn't seen her looking unwell recently, Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but offer a few more words of advice, much like a concerned father:

"Don't be stubborn. I know you can't lie, but it's better not to hide your illness from me because you're afraid I'll worry... Just tell me if you're not feeling well. Even if I can't cure your illness, there are many things I can do."

"Yeah, I know." With a slightly helpless smile, Tachibana Kanade suddenly seemed to remember something, tilting her head and winking at him. "Or, do you want to hear it?"

"Listen to what?"

"My heartbeat. Right now, it should be very healthy."

“Heartbeat…” Subconsciously, Yuu Tenkuji looked at the tablet that was about the same size as her sister’s.

As if he had accidentally done something blasphemous to the saintess, he quickly and awkwardly turned his gaze away: "Ahem, let's forget about it, we can talk about it another time."

"I see." For some reason, Tachibana Kanade looked somewhat regretful.