I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"Kasumigaoka Utaha is my wife, she's the true heroine!"

These words, transmitted through their chests, abdomens, lungs, and vocal cords, resounded throughout the air around them.

It is undeniable and aboveboard, more imposing than any melodramatic line.

"..."

Standing barefoot before him, Kasumigaoka Utaha froze as if petrified, staring blankly at his expression, falling into an eerie silence.

Yuzuru Tenkuji calmly withdrew his gaze from the window, showing no urge to dig out a three-bedroom apartment with his toes.

After all, if you're not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed.

After making this declaration, he looked down at the notebook—thankfully, the notebook didn't go so far as to think the sentence wasn't loud enough and make him repeat it two or three times, but simply acknowledged it.

The original words seemed to have been erased by an invisible eraser, and new ink marks emerged from the white paper.

[Pass with a secret code!]

[It's nice to hear you say that, YuYu-kun from a certain world line~]

"YuYu-kun? What a wicked nickname..."

Tenkuji Yuu couldn't help but mutter to himself. He suddenly remembered that yesterday, Yukinoshita Haruno had unintentionally called him "Little Yuu," a nickname that was just as subtle.

However, he actually prefers little Youyou to Youyou-jun...

Or rather, she didn't feel any aversion to Yang calling her Xiao Youyou.

Let's get back to the main topic.

Looking at the line above, we can basically confirm that the creator of this notebook is Kasumigaoka Utaha, who is in love with him on a certain timeline.

"Youyou-jun" is her personal nickname for herself.

Initially, Sora didn't cut many scenes featuring Kasumigaoka Utaha into the video, and Tenkuji Yu only found out now that he had such a nickname. Their relationship was much more harmonious than it is now.

"What is she trying to do by leaving behind such a wicked secret code to clear the game..."

Thinking this, Tenkuji Yuu looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was quite shocked by what he had just said.

"In short, 'you' probably wanted to hear me confess, so you deliberately set this password in the notebook, wanting to hear me say it out loud in person."

"Huh? How could that be? There's a limit to your narcissism, isn't there?" Kasumigaoka Utaha snapped out of her daze and subconsciously retorted forcefully, "How could I possibly do something as pathetic as begging for mercy? The lamentations of a loser belong only to blonde, twin-tailed, flat-chested characters, they can't compare to me at all, okay?"

Yuu Tenkuji turned the page, pointing to the only place both of them could see: "But your name is written on this notebook."

"..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha was completely speechless. After a long silence, she suddenly reached out to snatch the notebook back, but Tenkuji Yuu nimbly dodged her. She could only grit her teeth and sulk.

My heels seemed to start shaking restlessly again.

"Don't panic. It seems you have something to tell me by leaving this notebook."

Tenkuji Yu turned back to the last page, his gaze sweeping over the newly appeared lines of text.

[Have you fallen in love with me in this world? If so, please don't mind her reserve, marry her as soon as possible and have a whole football team of kids. Being forceful is fine too; I believe that no matter how painful it is, with your skills, you'll eventually find comfort.]

"..."

Well, this is the first time he's ever seen a cross-platform driving method like this. Does anyone treat their parallel world self like this?

Sky Temple's eyes were half-closed, and before he could fully grasp the deeper meaning of the other person's words, a huge grumble was stuck in his chest and he couldn't utter it.

[Unfortunately, there's not enough space, and you might not have enough time... This secret code is only used in the most critical situations.]

Without further ado, please choose one of the options below to begin.

I. Understanding the Truth.

[II. Activate the Miracle. (Note: After activation, the notebook will cease to exist and will lose its protection function for 'Kasumigaoka Utaha'.)]

Third, simply pretend nothing happened.

That's where the writing ends; no more will appear.

After pondering for a while, Yuu Tenkuji omitted the preceding sentence and told Kasumigaoka Utaha the option in front of him.

"So? It seems like there's only one option," he asked.

"You know the answer already? Of course, choose option one."

Kasumigaoka Utaha glared at him irritably, brushed a strand of hair from her cheek, and looked rather displeased: "If we choose option two and lose this notebook, we might not be able to find out the truth, right? And if nothing happens, that's just a waste of time... If we really want to talk about it, isn't one of our goals to understand what really happened to this world and to us?"

So now that things have come to this, there's really only one option left to choose from. I don't know why 'she' designed it to have three... Two is easy to understand; I guess she was afraid they were already on the verge of death and wouldn't have time to find out the truth.

The third one is very strange. Now they are acting as if nothing happened. Does that bring them any benefit?

Yuu Tenkuji couldn't think of an answer, but considering that the situation was urgent but not yet critical, he and Utaha Kasumigaoka both agreed that Ichi was the only best option.

“I choose one,” Yuu Tenkuji tentatively said to the notebook.

As soon as the words were spoken, those few lines of text slowly disappeared, and a new prompt appeared.

Please hold hands with Kasumigaoka Utaha and keep your bodies close together to avoid any accidents while you uncover the truth.

"...It's just like a warning sign before you go to an amusement park."

Yuu Tenkuji was speechless and glanced at Utaha Kasumigaoka.

"What is it now?" She instinctively crossed her arms, her face full of vigilance.

He didn't have high expectations, but he truthfully conveyed the notebook's requirements.

Although she looked reluctant, Kasumigaoka Utaha thought about it and still stretched out her fair and tender little hand to him, sighing and saying, "I'm not the kind of pretentious and ignorant girl... This is a critical moment, so I'll just do as you say since it won't make me pregnant."

"We still need to lean on each other." Yuu Tenkuji, who also didn't seem to mind holding her hand, kindly reminded her.

"I know, you don't need to tell me."

With a light click of her tongue, Kasumigaoka Utaha exhaled slowly, calmly sat down on the ground beside him, bent her long, snow-white, full legs, and leaned over him with her shoulders stiffly.

"Okay, can we begin?"

“It should be possible…” Yuu Tenkuji turned his gaze to the notebook.

Before I could see a reply, a flash of white light appeared before my eyes, and the scene in the girl's bedroom vanished instantly.

Instead, there is a dazzling, silvery-white tunnel.

Chapter 101 When Senior Meets Senior (Adult Version)

"what happened?"

A feeling of weightlessness descended upon both of them at the same time. Kasumigaoka Utaha instinctively grabbed Tenkuji Yu's arm and looked around warily and anxiously.

Ignoring the soft touch pressing against his arm, Yuu Tenkuji calmly observed the situation and discovered that his notebook had disappeared at some point, leaving him and the beautiful girl in black stockings floating forward in the tunnel.

"Is the laptop trying to send us somewhere?" he guessed after a while.

"What about our bodies?" Seemingly infected by his composure, Kasumigaoka Utaha paused for a moment before quickly realizing the crucial question. "According to the usual plot, we should be on a mental journey right now, right? If it really is going to take us somewhere to find out the truth, bringing our bodies along would be too much of a hassle."

If we bring them over, what will Mother think when she sees the two of them disappear into thin air in the room on the second floor?

If it were a mental journey, what kind of fright would it cause the mother to remain in the room with two empty shells holding hands?

Kasumigaoka Utaha felt her head start to throb just imagining the scene... Changing the scene without giving her any time to prepare, this notebook isn't even hers, is it?

"We can only pray that we are experiencing a mental journey where real time has stopped, like having a short dream."

Yuu Tenkuji said casually, glancing at the arm that she had squeezed into her arms.

Noticing his gaze, Kasumigaoka Utaha casually stepped aside—but remembering what he had said, she didn't go too far away, and didn't let go of the hand she was holding.

Before the lingering warmth between my elbows dissipated, my vision suddenly brightened, and a humanoid ball of light gradually took shape in front of the tunnel. Judging from its curves, it looked like a girl, and she had a good figure.

The two were stunned. Tenkuji Yuu reflexively thought of the guy who called himself Yuu-kun—that is, Kasumigaoka Utaha from reality or another world.

But when he looked at the girl beside him who looked surprised and seemed oblivious to everything, he began to doubt his own guess.

After all, the ball of light in front of her had hair that was clearly different from Kasumigaoka Utaha's; it had short hair that didn't even reach her shoulders.

While the two remained silent in surprise, the ball of light finally took shape and spoke first, its form devoid of facial features and simply humanoid:

"This is a wisp of my consciousness that I left in my notebook. I don't know if it will work, or if it will really develop as I want... But a miracle is a cheat code that allows you to reach the finish line as long as you work hard, even if you go in the opposite direction."

"So I believe that no matter what happens, no matter how many unexpected obstacles we encounter along the way, I will be able to see you again... my Youyou-kun."

Such an opening remark echoed softly in the optical tunnel, whose boundaries were unknown.

Ignoring the girl beside him who stared blankly for a moment before her expression twisted in horror, Tenkuji Yu frowned slightly and asked as if to confirm:

"Are you Kasumigaoka Utaha?"

Although her hair is different and her voice is more mature and gentle, overall she is not much different from the beautiful girl next to her.

The proportions of her long legs and the size of her heart both testified to her identity.

"That's right~"

The humanoid ball of light laughed happily, its laughter as clear and melodious as silver bells, yet carrying a touch of alluring softness that sent shivers down one's spine: "Although we live in different worlds, no matter how the world changes or how things turn out, I will always be your favorite, Little Poetry Feather—da yo!"

"Enough! Don't use my voice to say such disgusting things!"

A chill ran down her spine, and Kasumigaoka Utaha was jolted from her shock by a violent wave of nausea. Reflexively, she flung Tenkuji Yu's hand away, gritting her teeth and shouting angrily at the humanoid ball of light:

"Who exactly are you? Are you the embodiment of the notebook? Or the mastermind behind pulling us into this situation?"

Despite having no eyes, one could sense that the humanoid ball of light had turned its fervent gaze upon Kasumigaoka Utaha, and its temperature had instantly cooled. It spoke calmly and casually:

"Don't be in such a hurry, I'm only eighteen."

Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes widened, and she murmured to herself in a daze, "Eighteen-year-old...me?"

Seemingly nodding, the humanoid ball of light slowly said, "That's right, Kasumigaoka Utaha, I am you at twenty years old... At least when I separated my consciousness into the notebook, I was still a mature beauty in my prime, yet I had lost my eternal love."

"..."

Just as she was struck hard by the reality before her and didn't know how to react, Tenkuji Yu asked again, "Are you Kasumigaoka-senpai from another timeline? Not from 'the real world'?"

“YuYu-kun…”

When answering his question, the humanoid ball of light's tone became gentle and warm, subtly revealing a hint of longing and remembrance.

"That's right, the one next to you is the real Kasumigaoka Utaha. But when she came in to rescue you during the trial, she was captured by that system and her memories were forcibly altered."