I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"Itoko, they transformed back into humans at four in the afternoon, right?"

"To be precise, it is 'when the school bell rings'."

"What about the changes?"

“They will return to where they belong, and lose their existing memories.” Itoko paused, then said casually, “However, in ‘our home,’ we don’t have to worry about them suddenly disappearing.”

"So, all we have to do is wait for them to turn back into humans and then restore their memories, right?" Yuu Tenkuji pretended not to hear the emphasis in her tone and looked at Hinano, Masuzu, and Utaha in turn, asking for their opinions with his eyes.

"Do it the way you want." Yukinoshita Haruno shrugged, pulled out a chair and sat down gracefully, glancing with interest at the black cat behind him. "If you're worried about someone resisting, I can tie her up for you~"

"I'll lock all the doors and windows first," Natsukawa Masaki chuckled softly, humming a tune as he left the living room.

Kasumigaoka Utaha also found a chair and sat down, like an audience member about to enjoy a good show. She slowly crossed her legs and took out her phone to fiddle with it: "I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of expressions they'll make~"

"Even if it won't be preserved in reality, let's forget about taking photos and videos..." Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but smile bitterly, looking at the bird on her shoulder and the black cat at her feet with a slightly pitying gaze.

Their eyes were blank, completely unaware of the horror that awaited them as they forgot everything in the present moment.

……

So, at four o'clock in the afternoon, the faint sound of the school bell ringing could be heard in the distance.

Yukino Yukinoshita and Asuna Yuuki slowly opened their eyes, looking around somewhat dazedly. They found themselves in an unfamiliar living room, their heads feeling dizzy as if they had just woken up from a coma.

There were also several girls around him, eyeing him with ill intent and raising their phones with wicked smiles...?

How is this going?

Kidnapping? Drugging? Or another form of bullying...?

Before they could even comprehend the situation, or clench their fists to appear calm, or cover their mouths in shock, or even before their hearts could race, someone patted them on the shoulder.

The two instinctively turned their heads and saw a strangely familiar boy standing behind them, giving them a reassuringly handsome smile, his voice gentle and steady:

"Don't worry, it'll be over soon."

The words they uttered only fueled their nascent fears.

However, the hand that landed on their shoulders was like a red-hot iron clamp, firmly holding down their reflexively retreating steps and giving them no chance to escape.

The next moment, the two stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the boy in front of them, utterly astonished.

"Well!"

"Huh?!"

He lowered his head and, with lightning speed and with the strongest force, gave each of them a deep kiss.

Why... why did this happen...?

Like an innocent woman suddenly violated, tears of humiliation quickly welled up in her eyes, and boundless anger and shame surged into her mind like a tidal wave bursting through a valve, shattering the doors of reason.

Then, they froze on the spot.

Chapter 164 Another treacherous subject tries to harm the emperor

The method of combat is very simple.

Surrounding the black cat and canary in the center of the living room, the moment they transformed back into human form, Yuu Tenkuji rushed forward, giving them no chance to escape or resist, and used his "Memory Restoration Technique" on each of them.

According to Natsukawa Masuzu, the moment she was kissed, long-buried memories flooded her mind like a dam bursting. There was no need to do a French kiss like they did, as it could easily over-excite the reviewers and lead to the app being taken down.

The kiss was brief, and Tenkuji Yu wasn't afraid that the next second he would be slapped and kicked in the groin by the two men—he never underestimated a girl's instinctive reaction when facing a pervert.

Not everyone who is attacked by a pervert will be too scared to move and can only cry and let him violate them. This is especially true for girls who have self-defense skills or are athletic. If they lose their minds and fight back, they may directly attack vital areas without thinking about holding back.

Now that he's in the position of a lecherous "kissing maniac," Yuu Tenkuji naturally has to consider his personal safety while making things easier for himself. If the canary weren't so small, he would have even considered tying the two little animals to a chair so that he could use his "memory restoration technique" on them when they turned back into human form.

Of course, physical appearance isn't the main issue; the main concern is that the two girls might get hurt during the process, so they decided to use this simple and brutal method to help them regain their memories as quickly as possible.

As for the others, they were just there for the fun of it.

After the rapid shutter sounds and flashes subsided, Yukinoshita Haruno eagerly examined the photos she had just taken in burst mode.

However, as he flipped through the pages, the mischievous smile on his face gradually faded, and in the end he even clicked his tongue in disgust.

"Tch, not a single picture is clear... How did he even manage to find a spot that blocked the camera while forcibly kissing Yukino?"

"As expected, we can't underestimate Yu." Natsukawa Masuzu also sighed and deleted the video. "I could clearly see their terrified expressions, but no matter what I did, the camera couldn't focus, and the shooting angle was completely blocked by his body... Even if he lost his memory, he's still so gentle to girls."

"Do we even need to think about it? You guys should tone down your perverse sense of humor a bit."

Beside her, Kasumigaoka Utaha was also recording with her phone. Even though Tenkuji Yu had released the two girls and left them standing there blankly receiving the flood of memories, she didn't put away her phone. Instead, she slowly adjusted the camera angle to include all three of them in the shot.

"What Youyou-kun is wary of is your malice in trying to tease them. He has no malice towards me whatsoever. He just wants to record these rare and precious moments and show them to everyone when he has time, so that everyone can laugh at these wonderful memories. He won't do anything to hinder me."

Zooming in, she deliberately magnified Yukino Yukinoshita's rarely seen bewildered and dazed expression, then forcefully suppressed the burst of laughter that was about to erupt from her lips, and said in a serious tone, "Ahem, since we'll be leaving this world soon anyway, let's watch this film in the living room during dinner and reflect on our emotional journey so far?"

"I heard everything, Utaha," Yuu Tenkuji raised her voice impatiently. "I can only block the cameras from two directions at most; I didn't intend for you to do whatever you want!"

"I know, I know~" came her very perfunctory reply.

Yuu Tenkuji, too lazy to argue any further, turned her attention back to the two girls in the center of the living room.

Compared to Shiha and Masuzu, who regained their memories and launched a counterattack just seconds after the kiss, perhaps because they were caught off guard and suddenly startled, the two reacted more slowly, standing there in a daze for a long time.

However, just as this thought popped into his mind, he saw the two of them simultaneously sharpen their eyes, their confusion vanish, and they tacitly closed their eyes and took a deep breath.

"...I sincerely hope you won't use such a brutal method."

"Yes, I understand the principle of expediency in times of emergency... but isn't this kind of differential treatment a bit excessive?"

A series of clear and pleasant voices rang out, one with a hint of dissatisfaction and the other with a slight wry smile.

Yuu Tenkuji could feel the reassuring softness and care in the gazes they cast at her.

However, their attitudes toward the kiss were clearly different—Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her lips, her face slightly flushed with embarrassment, and turned her face away, not wanting to face the onlookers other than him.

Asuna Yuuki, on the other hand, was quite uninhibited. She touched the corner of her lips with her finger, glanced thoughtfully at his lips, and then smiled lightly as if it didn't matter.

He suddenly remembered something and smiled at Yukino Yukinoshita, saying, "You didn't say this to me in the last playthrough. You were so cold and scary. Did you really think of me as a guy who was trying to pick me up back then?"

Yukino Yukinoshita paused slightly, then quickly furrowed her delicate, pretty eyebrows, lightly touched her chin with her fingers, and sneered: "Oh dear, to be honest, aren't you completely different from reality? You came to confess to me first thing this morning, saying a bunch of weird things that no one could understand, and you were more enthusiastic than any of the guys I've ever met who hit on me, but now you're acting like it's none of your business? How shameless of you."

Yuu Tenkuji never imagined that she would be so brave in real life... But why did she go and confess? Isn't she her girlfriend?

Without dwelling on the suspicious point that the truth would be revealed once his memories were restored, he coughed awkwardly twice and quickly shifted the blame: "Ahem, it's all the system's fault. The system made us both lose our memories... Let's not talk about that anymore, your memories have all come back, right?"

The topic shift was abrupt, and Yukino Yukinoshita secretly rolled her eyes, but she didn't intend to continue chasing after him.

Of course, that doesn't mean she let Tenkuji Yu off the hook.

When they first met in the previous game, this guy lifted her up to confirm her gender—a disgrace that concerns a girl's chastity and life. She had also recalled it and remembered it deeply!

When we talk about this in private, he absolutely has to take responsibility... Taking a deep breath to suppress the shy and hot feeling, Yukino Yukinoshita lowered her eyes slightly, clenched her fair fist, and a cold and sharp light flashed in her eyes.

At the same time, Yuu Tenkuji shivered, rubbed the goosebumps that had inexplicably appeared on his neck, and looked around in surprise and uncertainty.

My nose is numb. Which scoundrel is plotting against my body again?

Chapter 165 Let's set off on the final journey!

As for Asuna Yuuki, her experience was similar to that of Masuzu Natsukawa, except for some differences in her choices.

On the morning of the first day, she found Natsukawa Masuzu, who was taking classes at the Black Lily Academy, but the other party ignored her, this little canary who had flown in from who-knows-where. With communication failing, she could only wander around Tokyo looking for clues, and luckily saw the sign for "Sky Temple" on the tenth floor of a luxury apartment building.

There are very few people with the surname Tenkuji in all of Japan, and with a premonition in her mind, she immediately decided to focus on monitoring this place, hoping to directly encounter their target. Unfortunately, she did not see anyone enter or leave the gate until the school bell rang and she returned to human form.

However, the next morning, when she rushed over to stake out the spot early in the morning, she happened to run into Tenkuji Yu, who was going out for a morning run. She was so excited that she flew over to him to make contact, and was even more surprised that he could see through her human soul at a glance.

However, before she could establish a connection, she was frightened away by the sudden appearance of the silver-haired girl. Given the initial warning, she was unsure whether continuing to appear in front of Yuu Tenkuji would lead to him killing her in front of him. Therefore, she decided to temporarily avoid confrontation, find the location of the other people first, and then try to bypass the silver-haired girl to make contact with him.

Unfortunately, before that, she had completely disappeared from this world due to the system's rules, following in the footsteps of Yukino Yukinoshita...

Next, everyone already knows about the appearance of Kasumigaoka Utaha (adult version), and how she restored our existence and entrusted us with those words, so I won't go into details.

"Now, everyone's here, right?"

All intelligence on everyone is now in our grasp, and the pieces of the puzzle have been assembled. All that remains is to lead everyone away from this world.

Yuu Tenkuji stood in front of the girls, slowly exhaling air from his lungs, and earnestly met their gazes one by one.

Yukino Yukinoshita, Asuna Yuuki, Masuzu Natsukawa, Yukino Yukinoshita, Utaha Kasumigaoka...

Even though the most important things had not yet returned to him, at this moment, seeing the smiles on their faces and the trust in their eyes, a strange sense of fulfillment filled Tenkuji Yu's chest. Endless power surged from the deepest part of his heart, and he couldn't help but smile as well.

Undoubtedly, they are very important to themselves.

And to them, I am so important that even if we are separated by a world, they would risk danger to catch up with me.

Perhaps this is what it means to be each other's medicine and save each other?

To have forged such a dazzling connection with just one person is already a miracle to cherish for a lifetime... But now, he has so many miracles by his side.

Yuu Tenkuji is truly the luckiest man in the world.

He couldn't help but think this way, and his mood soared to the clouds, becoming brighter than ever before.

"Whether it's an apology or an explanation, let's wait until everything is over and we return to the real world without any regrets!"

Sky Temple spoke in a melodious, high-pitched voice, like a child clenching his fist and raising his arm, with an excited smile on his face.

It wasn't the impending departure that excited him. Looking at the girls in front of him, whose expressions turned from helpless to amused to gentle, he thought about how they would accompany him on his journey through life from this moment on; even in a strange world, there would be people to dispel his loneliness and coldness.

An overwhelming sense of satisfaction quickened his heartbeat and blood flow, making him as excited as a primary school student about to go on a picnic.

"Everyone, are you ready?"

Lowering his fist, Tenkuji Yu looked up out the window towards Toyonosaki Academy.

That place will be the final destination of this journey.

The unwavering bond that binds them together can overcome any obstacle—loss of memory, erasure of emotions, or even the inevitable, repeated, and ultimately devastating end.

Even something as seemingly simple as fate can be changed by one's own hands, as long as one is not alone.

Otherwise, Kanade and Sora wouldn't have gone back in time countless times just to find the possibility that "everyone can be happy," right?

But Yuu Tenkuji always believed.

More vivid and intense than anything else is the powerful force of the Light Jade, capable of changing the world and reversing time.

It is a love that can rekindle the flame no matter how many times it happens, illuminating each other's future and never giving up.