I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"You're like another version of myself, setting a trap for yourself—and I know my own habits so well, how could I not find the best solution?"

Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "This time, I thought you were on the fifth floor, but it turns out you really were waiting for me on the fifth floor."

The system naturally did not respond, because it never provided an "answer".

Reaching his front door, Tenkuji Yu looked up and saw light shining through the gap in the curtains on the second floor. He knew his sister was still playing games in her room, or perhaps she was fighting off sleep while waiting for him to come home... Well, for his nocturnal sister, the latter possibility was less likely.

But in any case, this is the place he knows best in his life.

From beginning to end, from constant to change, his origin lies here, and his destination...

In any case, it won't be this imaginary world created from dreams or memories.

"Finally, let me make a very basic deduction, Dog System."

Yuu Tenkuji casually said as he took out his keys and opened the door.

“The memories I have now are genuine, and everyone I’ve met is genuine too—do you think I would suspect that my sister is fake? Unfortunately, even if this Sora is not the Sora I know, I don’t think she is a mistake that needs to be ‘corrected’.”

"And then, your achievement system doesn't do anything useful. It only pops up when I get a girlfriend, and instead of just giving me an achievement task related to dating, it uses the 'girlfriend' clue to hint at something... I don't know if you did it on purpose, but things have come to this point, it's pretty obvious, isn't it?"

As if too lazy to play with it any longer, Tenkuji Yuu's smile faded, and she muttered to herself with a calm expression:

“If this trial I’m in isn’t a dream, but something that happened to me in another world, then both the memories and the younger sister would naturally be the reality of this ‘Tenkuji Yu’. To me, who is the same person, it can only be considered false, not wrong.”

"So the only mistake was that you lied and then gave yourself away, right?"

"--system."

Facing that ever-present presence, whom she both loved and hated, Tenkuji Yu made a cold conclusion.

"I don't know if the system that 'Tenkuji Yu' in this world encountered is really the 'Life Achievement System'—if it is, then you replaced my memories and made me think of 'me' as me."

"If not, then you've changed yourself and made up a plausible story to hide the truth you don't want me to remember beneath the surface."

As for the truth, the answer is quite obvious.

"Is it related to your girlfriend?"

Tenkuji Yu said firmly, "Your purpose, your real reason for creating this trial, or your true identity—like the strategy system that often appeared in fan fiction in my past life, is to make me fall in love with others. Isn't that your duty?"

"Tell me the answer, system."

A single leaf falling heralds autumn; a small sign reveals a great truth.

Despite the lack of sufficient evidence, Yuu Tenkuji could still make such a guess based solely on the clue he had obtained not long ago.

the most important is……

Since there's no punishment, guess whatever you want!

After giving the most likely answer, even if he guesses wrong, he can use the process of elimination to lock in the next answer.

If that's the case, then there's no need to be so cautious.

Yuu Tenkuji stood in the entrance hall, without turning on the light, and waited silently for two or three seconds.

Without a sound, in the quiet and dark home, the system's cold electronic voice suddenly rang in my mind—if it were a host with a weak heart, they might have been so frightened that they had a heart attack.

However, he was quite happy that he guessed correctly on the first try.

"Congratulations, host, on achieving your goal."

"The error has been corrected. The 'Girlfriend System' is at your service again."

"Currently in a trial scenario, service is temporarily suspended."

"Initiating the next stage of the trial."

"Phase One: Recovering what the host is missing."

In just a few words, darkness returned to silence.

Like a diligent student listening attentively in class, Yuu Tenkuji waited until it shut up before humming a cheerful tune, taking off her shoes, and heading upstairs.

Walking through the pitch blackness, he had no intention of turning on the lights.

Not to mention her owl-like night vision, her keen senses and familiarity with the house allow Tenkuji Yu to find her room accurately without touching anything, even if she goes upstairs with her eyes closed.

"Two steps forward in one day... As expected of me."

As usual, Yuuji Tenkuji gave a boastful laugh as he stepped into the room, analyzing the newly acquired information.

"The true form of the 'Dog System' is the 'Girlfriend System'... Tsk, just the name sounds awful. It's definitely the kind of 'playboy system' where you change girlfriends like clothes... So, it's because it forced me to date a bunch of girlfriends that my kissing skills are so proficient?"

His memory didn't change after he achieved his goal, so he could only continue guessing... even though he really didn't want to face this fact.

He was a pure and innocent virgin in both his past and present lives. How much pain and torment did he have to endure to be turned into a scumbag who falls in love with every woman he meets?

Sky Temple shook its head, deciding to temporarily put its 'true self' aside and focus on solving the puzzles given by the system, trying to get through this crap trial that's like an escape room or a murder mystery game as soon as possible.

Fortunately, compared to his initial state of complete ignorance, he now has many objects to analyze, which at least helps him understand which direction to strive towards in the future.

Chapter Fifty-Eight: What Kind of Human Suffering Is This?

"Phase one is very clear: to find what is missing, which is either memories or a girlfriend—and these two are obviously linked together."

"First, try to recover your memories and find the girls who were harmed by the system; or perhaps find those girls first, and then use them to awaken your memories—"

These two should complement each other; it just depends on which one succeeds first.

Turning on the light, walking to the desk, Yuu Tenkuji flipped through the white notebook on the table, and frowned thoughtfully.

Like a mission log in a game, with the system's prompts written on a blank sheet of paper—but now that the voice function has been reactivated, isn't it a bit redundant to continue recording with text?

Keeping this discovery to herself, Yuu Tenkuji casually put the notebook in the drawer and locked it. After changing into her pajamas, she continued to think about the trial.

Of course, before changing his clothes, he didn't forget to give himself a "makeover," completely dispelling the festive atmosphere of the temple fair and the girlish fragrance of Aya-chan from the house, leaving no trace.

I don't know when I developed this habit...

Wait a minute, could it be that my real self is actually a master at preventing being caught cheating?

He has navigated countless romantic relationships without ever being defeated, never been caught cheating, and never been caught in a tragic love triangle... (The following is omitted)

—This body is destined to be created by 'Unlimited Girlfriend Works'!

For some reason, Yuu Tenkuji suddenly didn't want to regain her memories...

"But this is troublesome."

He rubbed his forehead, a headache throbbing, and muttered to himself, "If I really did have a lot of girlfriends before, what will happen to Ayaha..."

Should he keep it a secret and continue his actions, or should he be frank and say that he might have been a jerk in the past and is now trying to win back his ex-girlfriends?

It feels a bit strange to admit to something like this without remembering anything...

Thinking deeper, what if the dog system's final trial was to make him date ten girls simultaneously, or kiss each of them at least once, in order to completely pass the level...?

Even if I really have that kind of charm, what about my girlfriend's feelings?

That's my girlfriend, whom I've only been dating for a few hours, she's brand new!

"My God, what kind of human suffering is this...?"

The more he thought about it, the more thorny the road ahead seemed. Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but clutch his head in distress—he swore to the best little sister in the world that he was not the kind of scumbag who would cheat on his wife with multiple women!

Once he has a girlfriend, he'll be the most virtuous and self-disciplined boy in the world. How could he possibly betray Isshiki Yu for the sake of a mission given by the system?

Even if it's just a trial, even if everything that appears in this world is likely just a fabrication made from his memories from a parallel world...

But Yuu Tenkuji truly loves the girl he kissed goodbye not long ago, and this feeling will never change, whether in dreams or in reality.

He had already made plans: once he completed this trial, he would confess his love to Isshiki in real life and "rekindle their romance"!

So cheating is impossible, absolutely impossible in this lifetime. There's no way I can just take down the system directly, so I can only manage to make a living by using some clever tricks…

"Forget it, let's think about it more carefully."

Night had fallen, and Tenkuji Yu sighed helplessly, deciding to leave this matter to his own troubles tomorrow.

However, after temporarily putting aside one doubt, another one emerged.

For some reason, he suddenly recalled what the angelic silver-haired girl had said after the temple fair ended.

"I've received enough; I hope to dedicate the rest of my time to Iroha."

"What does this sentence mean...?"

It's definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface.

Despite telling Isshiki Hatake not to overthink it, even if it wasn't related to the mission, Yuu Tenkuji couldn't ignore his junior's strange behavior.

He sat on the bed, his right index finger rhythmically tapping the crook of his left arm, carefully analyzing the details of Tachibana Kanade's tone and expression when she said those words.

The more I think about it, the more I realize that something is amiss.

After all, before this, the two of them were just senior and junior colleagues with a slightly closer relationship, and they were just dating her friend. There was really no need to say something like "My time is running out, I hope you can enjoy it" that was full of farewell.

Given Tachibana Kanade's personality, she wouldn't use such a "blessing" to cause them unnecessary worry.

Furthermore, although her condition has improved, it's still far from being completely cured, and it's said that a relapse could happen at any time. Could it be...?

"I don't want to think about it anymore! I'll just ask her tomorrow."

Having made a decisive decision, Yuu Tenkuji rubbed his cheeks vigorously, trying to smooth out his heavy and stiff expression, and sighed wearily.

The veins that were bulging on the back of his hands showed just how bad his mood was; he needed to clench his hands to stay calm.

Although she has the "Heart of Still Water" state to use, unless absolutely necessary, Yuu Tenkuji really doesn't want to let the system's power affect her feelings... She uses her other skills and abilities very skillfully.

He believes that this kind of persistence will not change, whether in the present or the past.

"It seems a bit early to go to bed now, but I should still get some rest..."

There may be more to do tomorrow than I imagine.

The corrected mistakes opened up new paths, and the gate to the trial was already faintly visible in the distance.

What remains is to press on straight ahead, exhausting all strength, wisdom, and brute force—

Then, let all this extraordinary event come to a close.

—Perhaps it should be said that the real trial is only beginning now?

Night gradually fell.