I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

That was his miracle.

Sky Temple turned around with a smile and walked towards the living room door.

"Let's hurry home before it gets dark."

"Let's have a grand banquet tonight, and I'll cook myself!"

The girls behind him looked at each other in surprise, but subconsciously took steps to follow him.

"Has he regained his memory? Judging from the tone of his voice..."

"It doesn't seem like it... Did someone explain the realities to him in detail beforehand?"

"No, if he had, he should have told us directly..."

"So you guys really don't understand him~ He's just a harem guy who's finally completed his harem and is so excited he's lost his mind. Plus, Xiaoyouyou has a bit of a chuunibyou complex, so it's normal for her to react like this~"

"The harem..."

"Well, let's talk about feelings after we've fully recovered our memories of our relationship... Otherwise, none of us can beat Ms. Haruno."

"That's because you lack confidence. I'm different. Have you heard about the later arrivals?"

"Interesting. After losing the size contest, you still have the confidence to stand in front of me? Not bad. What do you want to compete in next, Little Shiyu?"

"I'm truly impressed by you guys..."

The silver-haired girl lagged behind, or rather, she didn't keep up with them.

It wasn't until Yuu Tenkuji left the living room, preparing to put on her coat and head out, that she spoke softly:

"It's no use going now. The door to leaving this world will only appear when the school bell rings tomorrow morning."

To be honest, this clue would never have been found through ordinary means.

Only after Tenkuji Yu has reincarnated dozens of times will the system tell him, depending on the situation, that it will stop at nothing to achieve its goals, even if it might ruin the host; the system, lacking any human moral standards, will not hold back.

But now, they've become companions, after all.

The system also transformed from a simple survival machine into Itoko, who gradually came to understand emotions and tried to become a human girl.

All the rules and plans that had been established vanished the moment the five girls successfully gathered around him.

So, although she felt dissatisfied and aggrieved that Tenkuji Yu hadn't called her when he left, or even glanced at her, the silver-haired girl still provided clues as agreed and offered them her final help without batting an eye.

"Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, in the girls' restroom on the first basement floor of the abandoned Toyonosaki Academy school building, open and close the restroom door according to a specific pattern, and a passage will appear. At the end of the passage is the exit door—you must take me there. The key to open the door is with me and cannot be given to anyone else."

This was also the most important part of the original plan, but as for now...

Itoko turned her black pearl-like eyes and quietly stared at Tenkuji Yu, who had returned to the living room somewhat awkwardly.

"I see, I understand. Let's rest here for the day, and then we'll officially begin our journey home tomorrow!"

Chapter 166 Night Raid? A Story That Belongs to the Night!

Since it's already overnight, it's only natural that there will be a story that belongs to the night.

After all, it's a luxury apartment, so there are plenty of rooms for several girls, and room allocation isn't a problem.

It was just that when they went to take a bath in batches, Yukinoshita Haruno tried to go into the bathroom with Yukino, which led to a slight argument.

The others were quite well-behaved; some obediently reported their safety to their parents in this world, while others called to give their fathers a good scolding—I'm talking about Natsukawa Masaki.

Taking advantage of the fact that her father was abroad and that she was leaving the next day, she spoke to her scumbag father for the first time what she had always wanted to say, venting her grievances like a willful girl without regard for the consequences.

Her speech was naturally interspersed with profanities in multiple languages, and her foul-mouthed, irritable manner presented a stark contrast to her mixed-race, pampered appearance.

At that moment, she transformed into a troll diplomat, leaving Ryoji Natsukawa on the other end of the phone speechless and unable to utter a single word.

Then, after spraying, I stomped on the phone and broke the SIM card. The whole process was smooth and incredibly satisfying.

"It's been so long since I've felt this good... It's a pity there are still many things to consider in reality, so I guess I can't do it."

Slumped limply onto the sofa, Natsukawa Masaki smiled cheerfully, though her tone held a hint of regret.

Out of curiosity, Yuu Tenkuji inquired about her family situation, and Masuzu Natsukawa gave a brief explanation.

After a moment's thought, he suggested that they try to find her mother's contact information and take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ask her directly about her mother's current whereabouts and why she hadn't come to see her for years.

Natsukawa Masaki remained silent for a long time, biting her lip, seemingly very hesitant and conflicted.

Finally, she sighed softly, as if giving up.

"...Let's forget about it. I know you can do anything, but this... to be honest, I'm not mentally prepared for it."

Even if she finds the answer in this world, can she really muster the courage to face the truth when she returns to reality?

Natsukawa Masuzu wasn't unaware of the implications, but she subconsciously avoided them, clinging to her initial expectations.

"Let's get back to reality. If I really make up my mind, I will find my mother on my own."

She gave a wry smile, got up from the sofa, and stretched her body, her sapphire-like eyes looking up at him expectantly.

"Will you be by my side then?"

Yuu Tenkuji spread his hands helplessly: "I'll tell you the answer after I regain my memories."

Only an irresponsible man would make promises lightly under such imperfect circumstances.

"As expected of you." Knowing all along that no matter what kind of person he was, his personality was always this troublesome, Natsukawa Masuzu wasn't surprised. He simply patted him on the shoulder and arrogantly raised his chin. "Just remember this: if you don't come to me about this when you get back, I'll be raiding your homes every night!"

Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but laugh: "I don't think you're that capable... and as my girlfriend, there's no need for you to come all the way here to ambush me at night, is there?"

"How many girlfriends do you think you have?"

"Uh, that's true..."

Just as Natsukawa Masaki said.

When everyone had finished showering, turned off the lights, and was ready to go to sleep.

Several doors were quietly opened, and in the moonlight-less corridor, deliberately soft footsteps sounded as people walked towards the room closest to the corridor.

Naturally, they spotted each other after walking only a few steps.

"Who?"

"Who else could it be? Everyone's thinking the same thing, stop pretending."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect Yukino to be so thirsty~"

"Please don't misunderstand. I came out specifically to stop you because I knew you would be up to no good at this time."

"Stop it? You only came with everyone because you didn't want to be left behind, right?"

"I'm not as shameless as you guys. What kind of time is this for a night raid? Can't some people pause their heat cycle for a bit?"

"That's going too far, Yukino. I just want to chat with my boyfriend whom I haven't seen in a long time. We'll just chat under the covers and I won't do anything else."

"Me too." "Then me too." "Uh... I really am."

"Even you, Jiecheng... never mind, we've been making so much noise in front of his door, we should have woken him up by now."

The corridor lights suddenly snapped on.

The figures of the group, who were acting suspiciously in the darkness, were suddenly illuminated, making them appear as if they were burglars caught red-handed by the homeowner. They looked at each other and chuckled in unison, then quickly straightened up as if nothing had happened.

At that moment, the door to Tenkuji Yu's room was also pushed open, and the silver-haired girl walked out, staring at their awkward appearance with a blank expression.

"Brother You has been waiting for you for a long time, come in."

"Have you been waiting for us long?" More than this question, Kasumigaoka Utaha was concerned about Itoko's sudden appearance. "How did you get out of his room? Could it be that he finally couldn't resist his lolicon nature and wanted to take advantage of you at the last minute..."

"Although I'm also looking forward to this development, unfortunately, the person you all imagine is much more upright." The silver-haired girl glanced at them indifferently, turned around and went into the room. "The bed is already made, please don't delay Brother You's sleep time."

Looking at the half-open door, everyone couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

"What does it mean?"

"The bed is already made up, which means he knew someone would attack him at night... Could it be that he wants to wipe us all out here?"

“How could that be?” Yukino Yukinoshita retorted first. Wearing pajamas and with her hair tied up, her skin still had a rosy glow from her recent bath and a pleasant scent of her bath. “Even if he does something in this world and it can all be wiped clean like a dream when he returns to reality, he’s not such an irresponsible, lustful man… Besides, we wouldn’t condone that kind of behavior.”

"Hmm? I don't really care, as long as Yukino is willing." A slender, pale arm draped over Yukino's chest from behind, and Haruno said with a lazy smile, "Although I hate sharing Yukino with others, if I can see a terrible expression on Yukino's face that she doesn't usually show... it's okay to suppress a little jealousy, right?"

"Sister...please don't say such insincere things." Yukino Yukinoshita lowered her eyes, helplessly breaking free from her embrace.

“I agree with the Yukinoshita sisters.” Natsukawa Masu raised her hand to express her opinion. “That coward Yu didn’t even dare to make a promise before regaining his memories, let alone be so arrogant as to sleep with someone like that… Of course, if he really is that beastly, as long as I can go first, I can grit my teeth and barely accept it.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha pondered for a while, then nodded quite seriously and said, "Indeed, he'll only try to get us to sleep with him after we return to reality and evolve into our fully-fledged harem scumbag form, right? It's not time to worry yet."

"If we can discuss this so calmly, shouldn't we be worried about our own mindset..." Asuna Yuuki couldn't help but smile wryly, gently stroking the braid hanging down her chest, and took the first step. "Well, let's not think too much about it. We'll just go in and see for ourselves."

"That's true."

The crowd filed in, leaving only the lights in the corridor on, which soon went out on their own.

Fortunately, Tenkuji Yu's room was big enough that even with five people crowding in, the space didn't feel cramped; even excluding the large bed that could fit three or four people, there was still plenty of room to move around.

Just as the silver-haired girl said, the beds and blankets were all laid out on the floor—like on an off-campus trip, all the extra things were moved to the corners, and six mattresses, pillows and blankets were laid out in the center of the room, just enough for the five of them plus Itoko.

As for Yuu Tenkuji, she has already changed into her pajamas and is leisurely leaning against the headboard reading a book.

"Oh, you guys actually came." Seeing the five people standing at the door looking at her with different expressions, Tenkuji Yu closed her book and greeted them with a bright smile. "The one who launched the night attack, the one who stopped the night attack, the one who came out to check the situation... as long as one of you is restless, this situation will happen just as I predicted."

"Ugh, she hasn't changed at all, that annoying self-righteousness..." Natsukawa Masuzu couldn't help but mutter.

Yukino Yukinoshita crossed her arms, frowned as she glanced at the beds, and said to him in a cool voice, "What are you planning to do?"

“Just doing the right thing.” Tenkuji Yu shrugged. “Just treat it as a club retreat, don’t overthink it. It’s not that I won’t give you my bed, but if I sleep on the bottom or in another room, it might not put everyone at ease… But if we all sleep together like this, with everyone under each other’s noses, we don’t have to worry so much and can get enough rest to face tomorrow’s ‘battle’, right?”

After hearing his explanation, the five of them roughly understood his idea.

Instead of letting some of them scheme against each other and waste their energy on pointless things like who will launch a night raid, it's better to be frank and say it straight: anyone, including him, who dares to have any ulterior motives should just wait to be caught and criticized by everyone.

To put it simply, it means turning potential conflicts into external ones, and making the checks and balances transparent, creating a situation where no one dares to act arbitrarily.

"Truly worthy of being called a harem man..." Having figured this out, Natsukawa Masuzu couldn't help but cross his arms and nod, his face full of admiration. "Not only is he good at pleasing girls, but he also has a thorough understanding and mastery of the relationships between harem members and how to avoid triggering the 'chopping wood ending'."

Tenkuji Yu wasn't afraid of her seemingly complimentary but actually critical remarks: "Say what you will, I just want to get a good night's sleep and be fully prepared to face the final hurdle."

"Regardless of the motives, doing this will indeed minimize trouble... Let's just accept this 'good intention'."

As she said this, Yukino Yukinoshita casually swept her hair to her chest and took the lead in choosing a spot near the bed.

Even though no one asked, she continued to explain, "Only Yuuki and I are normal people here. We'll sleep in the spot closest to Tenkuji-kun. Everyone else can just find a spot."