I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"Why, why, why..."

Countless doubts, like a series of bugs, kept eroding her mental circuits.

Following her initial "dissatisfaction" with Kasumigaoka Utaha moving into the house and her initial "joy" at receiving her name, Itoko, who is only four days old, is experiencing many more complex and intense emotions.

Anger, confusion, disgust, anxiety, frustration... and, moreover, the 'killing intent' to make someone disappear immediately.

If it weren't for Yuu Tenkuji being right beside her, the moment she raised her finger, she would have broken the rules she set herself and thrown this stinky fox into the dimensional rift, condemning her to eternal damnation.

Regardless of whether this guy has any accomplices or not, as long as they interfere with my plans, I'll just make them all "disappear unexpectedly"!

She finally understood what the dark emotions that swirled in her heart were like when Yukino regained his memories only to learn that he was dating another girl.

Unfortunately, if she were to act impulsively now, it would only lead to a complete break between her and the host, rendering the entire plan futile and leaving no chance of salvage.

But if Natsukawa Masuzu were to sow discord in front of him, or even use the same completely cryptic reason as her appearance here to take him away from this world...

"How should we handle this kind of accident?"

Her long hair fell down, obscuring her slightly lowered, fair face, and the silver-haired girl pondered with a calm expression.

……

"I've missed you so much, Ayu."

Tenkuji Yu stared blankly at the girl in front of him. Her voice, her tone, her smile, how she addressed him, and her forced composure—everything about her felt strangely familiar to him.

Even without the prompt of "Voice of Heaven", as long as he speaks to her like this, Yuu Tenkuji would not doubt that there is an extraordinary relationship between them.

The warmth and nostalgia that welled up from the bottom of my heart were very similar to, or even stronger than, the feeling I had when I first met the Yukinoshita sisters.

After all, the girl in front of him remembered him and made no attempt to hide her affectionate attitude.

"You must be Natsukawa Masaki, right?"

Distracted, he subconsciously asked a pointless question.

Her silver hair was as translucent and smooth as a thin veil. Natsukawa Masuzu didn't care about his amnesia-like reaction. When she nodded in reply, her fair and cool arms wrapped around his arm like a serpent.

"Yes, your memory has been altered, hasn't it? Then let me reintroduce myself."

With a neck as slender as a swan's, she raised her exquisite and beautiful face, gazing at him intently at close range, and said with a serious expression, "I am your fiancée and girlfriend, the woman you love most besides your sister."

Tenkuji Yu blinked in confusion: "?"

As if reciting a deeply moving fairy tale, Natsukawa Masuzu looked at him with tender affection and continued in a melodious tone full of emotion:

“We exchanged rings and spent countless passionate nights in hotels.”

"We agreed to get married right after graduation, and we also agreed that I would be the only wife, and everyone else would be a mistress."

"We made a promise about our past and present lives, and we also made a vow of eternal love."

"You said you wanted to be my possession, but I know deep down that I can't have all of you."

"Our love cannot be stopped by any barrier in the world. Even if we forget each other one day, we will definitely remember each other the moment we meet again!"

"Fate is a sleeping slave, and you are the golden wind that stirs up the requiem, and I am the platinum star that shatters the stubborn rock for you."

She seemed to want to strike a sexy pose, but quickly decided against it, considering that it would require letting go of his arm.

The mixed-race beauty hugged his arm tightly, ignoring the way her soft breasts were squeezed and deformed. Her eyes were fixed on him as she said, each word filled with sincerity and passion, "Remember now—I am the most beautiful girl who loves you more than JOJO, Natsukawa Masuzu!"

She looked like she would pounce on him and give him a good kiss if he didn't remember.

He looked up at some point, and the silver-haired girl beside him said calmly, "Brother, she's lying."

"I can tell without you reminding me."

Tenkuji Yu sighed and pulled Natsukawa Masuzu off him. Even this feeling of helplessness made him miss it.

"I can tell you like me a lot, but I still have to ask—what's the truth?"

Tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, Natsukawa Masuzu quickly composed herself and said casually, "The truth is, I won't truly be your girlfriend until I return to my original form. Right now, in my second stage, I'm just a one-sided lover trying to regain my memories and my love for you. I don't even have a ring or necklace as a token of our love."

From the last sentence, Yuu Tenkuji could hear the deep resentment in his voice.

Although he didn't know the reason, he felt that he had done something that he was quite sorry for her... The Voice of Heaven hadn't told him about his experience in detail, not only the [original form] and the [second stage], but even the phrase [find your memories and your love] left him somewhat confused.

However, you can tell she wasn't making things up; perhaps their past experiences are quite complicated?

It's better than realizing you've forgotten about her and bursting into tears.

Thinking about it this way, Natsukawa Masuzu's attempt to implant false memories into her amnesiac self seems rather endearing—

Pranks stemming from possessiveness always bring a smile to people's faces.

"Really? Then I apologize on my behalf. I'll definitely make it up to you when I think back on it, don't worry."

Her expression relaxed, and Tenkuji Yu answered with a light laugh, suddenly recalling her time dating Isshiki Hachiman.

That playful and adorable flaxen-haired junior, in a fit of possessiveness, once played all sorts of pranks on me under the library table with her feet...

"I'm glad you said that, but it would be even better if you didn't think about other women while looking at me."

As if seeing through his thoughts, Natsukawa Masaki said with a forced smile.

But soon, her fair and flawless face was gradually filled with a bitter smile that showed a hint of disappointment and helplessness.

"I really wanted to keep chatting with you like this, and use my own strength to help you remember everything... Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time."

"What do you mean?"

Tenkuji Yu was stunned for a moment, then his expression immediately became serious.

"I won't go into details. I'm only able to meet you in this form at this time because of someone's help."

Natsukawa Masuzu glanced at the expressionless silver-haired girl, then turned her gaze back to Tenkuji Yu's face, and said in a serious tone, "However, this is a kind of 'cheating,' and it will be automatically corrected after being detected by the 'world'... In other words, not long after, I will disappear from this world like Yukinoshita and the others."

Tenkuji Yu frowned slightly, opened her mouth as if to say something, but then forcibly held back—at this moment, the best choice was to obediently listen to the other person finish speaking.

"So, remember what I'm about to say—when you ask about Kasumigaoka about Yuuki later, it's best not to let anyone related to the system hear you."

Natsukawa Masaki leaned forward, got close to his ear, and whispered a few words.

Tenkuji Yu's eyes flickered slightly, and she nodded gently, indicating that she understood.

The moment her breath left his ear, Natsukawa Masuzu, taking advantage of his inattention, kissed his cheek, her gentle, clear eyes filled with trust and affection.

"See you later then. Don't keep us waiting too long, darling."

Chapter 133 This is my way to achieve a win-win situation.

The warm sensation on my cheek had not yet disappeared.

Suddenly, the weight on his chest lightened, and without any warning, a beautiful young woman turned into a wisp of white smoke right in front of him.

The white smoke dissipated quickly, like winter snow evaporating into nothingness from being too close to the sun, leaving no trace of its existence.

Tenkuji Yu's eyes widened slightly, and before he could even move his fingers, Natsukawa Masuzu vanished.

"..."

I don't know why, but the moment her voice abruptly stopped, it felt like a part of my heart went empty.

Her smile still shines brightly in my memory, the expectation and enthusiasm in her eyes have not yet faded, and the air, which is more lonely than deathly silence, is filled with the scent of her hair.

But the girl named Natsukawa Masuzu brushed past him.

It was as if the world had just come into color, and someone had put a sack over his head and hit him hard on the back of the head.

While not exactly bewildered, it still took Yuu Tenkuji a while to come to her senses in the face of this situation, and she instinctively hugged the still warm arm.

"Did they all disappear like this?"

Muttering to himself, he took a deep breath, quickly calming the ripples in his heart, and turned to ask the silver-haired girl who had been watching everything unfold without any expression.

"Itoko, will I be able to see them again in the next reincarnation?"

"Okay." She paused, her small fists hanging at her sides unconsciously clenching slightly. "If nothing unexpected happens, it will return to the original state."

However, what she hates most now is the word "accident".

"understood."

Ignoring the subtle changes in her expression, Tenkuji Yu turned her gaze to the entrance of the Black Lily Academy.

Just now, when Natsukawa Masuzu transformed from a fox into a human, several passersby stopped and stared in astonishment, their faces filled with disbelief at their own worldviews. If the fox-to-human transformation hadn't happened so quickly, they probably would have been surrounded by onlookers long ago.

The Three Colors Workshop... no, the stories from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio actually happened in reality, and even in this created world, it would definitely cause a huge uproar.

However, now that Natsukawa Masaki has disappeared, the astonished crowd has scattered like birds and beasts.

Some were completely unaware of what was happening, while others wondered why they had to stop suddenly on their way to work or school. However, they didn't think too much about it and quickly continued on their original route.

The two people, who were keeping a low profile by the roadside, naturally didn't attract any curious glances.

"Perhaps, I really have to wait until the second playthrough, after I meet them, before I can officially start the strategy..."

As Tenkuji Yu pondered, he also repeatedly thought about the words that Natsukawa Masuri had said to him before disappearing.

She knew that any whispers she made here would be overheard by Itoko next to her, so the real focus should be on Kasumigaoka Utaha and what Yuuki Asuna was saying in a place where the system couldn't detect her.

However, this does not mean that the information she gave him was unimportant.

"The fact that your memories have been tampered with means that the mastermind doesn't want you to know some important information. Therefore, a little reverse reasoning leads to the conclusion that—if you regain all your memories, you'll likely be immediately banished from this world."

"Although 'expelling' doesn't sound pleasant, it's one of the ways to leave... Most importantly, this world was built for you. Once you leave, we should all be able to return to normal."

"If we ever meet again, remember to come find me first. It doesn't matter if you grope me in the street; what matters is that you quickly bring that idiot, who's become a cripple without any emotional support, back to reality, making him remember what happened between us… ideally, even the memories of our time together."

She spoke so much in just a few seconds, which shows how fast she was speaking – or maybe time was paused during the narration.

Thanks to Natsukawa Masaki, the previously uncertain conjectures have now been supported by evidence, and the path ahead has become clearer.

Thinking of this, Yuu Tenkuji temporarily stopped his thoughts.

Because the headset suddenly resumed normal communication, rapid breathing could be heard from the other end.

"Hello? Are you there? I just—"

“I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.” Tenkuji Yu calmly interrupted her. “This mission has yielded results beyond our expectations. Kasumigaoka, you can rejoin the team now.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha was taken aback. Her chaotic and restless mood gradually calmed down because of his calm tone, and many doubts sprang up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

"Could it be... that you encountered something similar over there?"