I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Then it raised its slender head and suddenly attacked his lips.

Without a second thought, Tenkuji Yu leaned back to avoid the little fox's long snout. Recovering from her initial shock, she tilted her head slightly, somewhat bewildered, and asked, "What are you doing? Trying to bite me again?"

"..."

The little fox seemed to be gritting its teeth in hatred, and its slender, soft body began to struggle, as if protesting or feeling uncomfortable being carried like this, wanting him to put it down quickly.

Before putting it back on the ground, Yuu Tenkuji glanced at the fox's tail as if by some strange impulse—although he had never seen a fox's genitals before, judging from the shape, it should be female.

Then, as soon as the fox landed, a rocket-shaped headbutt slammed into his crotch again, this time with even greater force, as if carrying the shame and murderous intent of someone who had been humiliated.

Of course, Tenkuji Yuu easily dodged it again.

Aside from his girlfriend, no one should easily lay a hand on his little brother or make a move on him.

If it were any other animal, it might have been subjected to a barrage of criticism from the animal rights association in no time.

"I'll let it slide for now that you've attacked my vital points." After saying this to the fox who was lying on the ground, seemingly preparing for the next attack, Tenkuji Yu turned to look at the silver-haired girl behind him.

And asked with certainty, "This is definitely Natsukawa Masaki, right?"

The silver-haired girl looked down at the silver fox, her face expressionless, her dark eyes flickering with uncertainty. After a long silence, she finally answered in a flat tone:

"Yes."

"Why is she here?" The situation seemed to be getting more confusing than they had previously discovered.

"I don't know." Like an automatic reply machine, the silver-haired girl didn't look him in the eye when she spoke, but just continued to stare at the silver fox.

Her fair and soft fingertips twitched slightly.

"!"

As if sensing some kind of danger, the silver fox sprang like a spring and quickly darted to Tenkuji Yu's feet. Its trembling fox tail tightly wrapped around his calf, and it whimpered weakly and aggrievedly, as if asking him for help.

Tenkuji Yuya stepped in front of it, gesturing for the silver-haired girl to look up and stare intently into her eyes.

"Logically, they should be afraid of you and dare not appear in front of you... Why is it an exception?"

Both the black cat and the canary fled from him because of the android girl, leaving no important information behind.

He wanted to know not only about the exception that had occurred at this moment, but also about the real reason behind it.

"……I have no idea."

Itoko paused slightly, and after some consideration, she confessed, "They are afraid of me because in their current state they have memories of the real world, so they also remember meeting me once before entering this world."

“In their eyes, I must be the mastermind behind all this, so it’s only natural that they would try to avoid me.”

Yuu Tenkuji looked down at the little fox.

It nodded, as if agreeing with these words, and patted his trouser leg with its little paws, indicating that he should pick it up.

Tenkuji Yu held it to his chest, but it rolled over and buried its head in his neck, its heavy breathing coming from its moist nose.

If he hadn't reacted quickly, this guy probably would have crawled right into his clothes.

Yuu Tenkuji, somewhat speechless, pulled it away from his body and rubbed the very soft fur a few more times.

—Just looking at the photos and information, one might think that Natsukawa Masaki is a well-educated and polite mixed-race young lady.

Was her personality really that bad?

Biting crotch upon meeting, and taking every opportunity to hiss and make physical contact... Animals can be called affectionate towards humans when they do this, but for humans to do this is just pure perversion, right?

Could it be that her personality was influenced by the fox's bestial nature?

Did a similar situation occur in the original "Yukinoshita Nekoneko" series...?

Yuu Tenkuji quickly stopped reminiscing and focused his attention on the present.

"I won't ask about anything else for now. We'll talk about it after we find Kasumigaoka Utaha... Itoko, you're still on our side, right?"

“Of course, brother.” The silver-haired girl lowered her head and answered softly, “I will always be your partner, and your power… will never be separated from you.”

“I hope so.” Tenkuji Yu casually looked away, placed the little fox on his shoulder, and poked its cheek. “You too, once I find my companions, we’ll have a lot of questions to ask you… Natsukawa-kun.”

The silver fox stubbornly shook its head, pressing its soft paws against his face as if trying to force him to turn his face around, its long mouth constantly moving forward.

Yuu Tenkuji felt like he was about to be forcibly kissed by this fox—even if it was a beautiful girl inside, he didn't want to have any intimate mouth-to-mouth contact with any animal.

I wanted to scoop it up and teach it a lesson, but after thinking about it, unless Natsukawa Masaki is the kind of super-obsessed girl who insists on biting him regardless of the occasion, there might be a very important reason for her strange behavior of forcibly biting her lips at this time, in this place, and in front of the silver-haired girl.

For some reason, Yuu Tenkuji thought of the story of the Frog Prince.

He looked into Silver Fox's beautiful blue eyes, which were like precious sapphires set in their sockets, clearer and brighter than the clearest lake in the world.

His earnest and anxious expression gradually became a shadow, obscuring the azure blue sky.

Two thoughts kept swirling in her mind. After struggling for a long time, Tenkuji Yu finally managed to ask, "...Just to be on the safe side, let me ask you first, you haven't been licking or eating anything dirty, have you?"

The little fox paused for a moment, lowered its head to look at something, and after a long while, it shook its head seriously.

Yuu Tenkuji always felt that it was deceiving him, but at this moment, he could only deceive himself along with the little fox and believe that its mouth was very clean.

"Fine, let's just give it a try."

Time waits for no one, and Yuu Tenkuji was too lazy to confirm with it. Like many pet owners, he decisively kissed the little fox on the mouth.

Before it could even wipe its mouth, a blinding light suddenly shone from the little fox's body and gradually enveloped its entire form.

Yuu Tenkuji subconsciously let go of her hand, and the fox's petite figure slowly elongated in mid-air. Her long, straight legs landed first, followed by her slender waist, and then the unspeakable, voluptuous parts below her neck...

A beautiful young woman appeared before him as the light faded.

"You've become so indecisive and dragging your feet after losing your memory. I'm so disappointed in you. Even a hundred years of love will cool down in an instant, won't it?"

A melodious and gentle yet provocative, lighthearted voice suddenly rang out.

"Well, even if it cools down, it's fine as long as you reheat it like microwaved food... By the way, I really didn't use the fox's body to lick anything strange, and I haven't eaten for four days."

The silver magic was as translucent as fine silk. The girl gazed at him, her fist clenched slightly at her side, her eyes sparkling, and she smiled casually.

"Long time no see, I've missed you so much, Ayu."

Chapter 132 Don't keep us waiting too long, darling.

Why do things never go according to plan?

"Is it that the world is deliberately working against us, or is it because the scourges of the past haven't been completely eradicated?"

The silver-haired girl, Itoko, a derivative of the system, thought to herself.

Thinking is the most powerful weapon it obtains from its host.

Only by learning to think can it secretly plot to avoid disappearing; only by learning to think can it use ingenious means to overcome all obstacles.

Only by learning to think can it shed its status as a tool and gradually become an independent and autonomous being like humans.

So it acted behind the 'administrator's' back, blocked the power of the Light Jade, interfered with the trial, and took advantage of the administrator's attention being drawn to the intruder to capture the host and the host's important people, throwing them into the 'trial world' it had designed in advance.

How many coincidences and calculations must have gone through to get to this point where we are just one step away from achieving our goal?

In order to prevent Kasugano Sora from decisively rewinding time, it is necessary to suppress the light orbs that would eventually make her disappear without her knowledge, and create a situation where she dares not act rashly.

In order to turn the host into a tool for his own survival, he had to painstakingly design a trial world, where they could overcome difficulties together and develop feelings for each other. Whether they were lovers or sisters didn't matter. The most important thing was to successfully achieve the goal of becoming an important presence for him, seizing the position of the fifth Light Jade, and completely controlling the power of the Light Jade's origin.

If it weren't for the fact that it's limited by its nature as a 'tool,' there would be no need to go to such lengths—just like the host's memories say, you could win by simply using F2 and charging in with the flying dragon.

Anyway, its final plan is to look like this—

The first step is to create a human form on the host's XP and live under the same roof with him day and night. Based on the system's understanding of the host, it is indeed impossible to have close contact with the host and obtain the host's genetic material in this way, but at least it can minimize his dislike for him.

The second step involves observing the host's struggles in previous playthroughs. With insufficient information, even if he reunites with Kasumigaoka Utaha, he will absolutely not be able to find any way to clear the game. He can only watch helplessly as others disappear due to the rules, while he is powerless to save them.

The third step is to gradually change him during this period of time, making him realize that he is becoming more and more like a human, revealing his intention to "not disappear, want to stay with the host, and become his partner"—analyzing the host's memories and experiences, he is easily fooled by this self-inflicted injury. As long as you sincerely give him your "true heart", he will definitely repay you with his true heart.

The fourth step is to pretend to use the supervisor's authority to forcibly break through the system's restrictions and give the helpless host "the second way to conquer the world"—to issue a mission to become his fifth girlfriend, experience the events they once went through, and after confirming that he truly loves her, then generously sacrifice this body and send them back to the trial world.

The fifth step, and also the most important one.

After the host successfully completes the trial mission, he will meet the original body in a world where there is nothing. He will inevitably ask it to resurrect his fifth girlfriend. Hundreds of years of reincarnation and hundreds of years of soul records, no one knows Tenkuji Yu better than the system.

It knew that he would absolutely make this choice at all costs to save the people he cared about.

At that time, using the power of the Light Jade as a condition, the useless original body will be discarded and reborn in the real world in human form, forever accompanying the host, changing the fact that one will eventually meet the fate of completing one's mission and leaving the stage in obscurity as a tool.

—That's right, this is the system's script.

If things go smoothly, given her understanding of Yuu Tenkuji, even if she doesn't end up being his girlfriend, she can still become his second sister.

As everyone knows, Yuu Tenkuji is a world-class siscon (sister complex).

The process might cause him some psychological torment, but the system doesn't care about such trivial matters. Anyway, he's probably already used to it... As long as the result is as originally designed, there won't be any problems.

Then the problem arose.

Whether it was the girlfriends coming after turning into animals, or the host's contact with Kasumigaoka Utaha, it was all within the system's expectations.

But after they stayed in her room for half an hour, they learned a lot of information that was impossible to obtain now, which completely exceeded the system's expectations.

Why did I go to the trouble of making the unnecessary setting of "not being spied on by the system in private space" just to win the host's favor?

For the first time, it resented its own decision.

It also failed to anticipate that, given Yuu Tenkuji's personality, he would actually bring a girl he had only known for a day home and let her stay.

The plan took a sharp turn here. Just when it seemed that the system's plans to deepen its relationship with the host and enjoy some quality time together were about to be ruined by a plump woman in black stockings, the system had no choice but to forcibly change its approach and force the situation to develop the way it wanted.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened in this part.

Using Kasumigaoka Utaha as a prelude, she successfully revealed her intention not to disappear and to become human, which changed the host's impression of her and gave her the most important thing for human survival—a name.

It's not a system, it's a thread.

Although she experienced some setbacks, on the fourth day of the first cycle, her plan was already half successful, which could even be described as a blessing in disguise.

As long as things continue like this, even if some minor accidents occur along the way, even if Kasumigaoka Utaha acts as a third wheel, I should eventually be able to become a human as "Itoko" and appear in the real world.

Then, before I could even relax for a day, a major accident happened.

Why was Kasumigaoka Utaha taken away?

"Why is Natsukawa Masuzu here in animal form?"

"How did she know that kissing was a way to break free from animalistic tendencies?"