I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Swallowing back the words that were about to slip out, Natsukawa Masaki pinched her chin and lowered her head, her brows furrowing more intently than ever before, as if pondering some major life event.

She had to seize this rare opportunity to take advantage of him... no, to foster a friendly relationship between the two of them.

Although this kind of thing probably won't mean much once the memory is restored, right?

However, right now, Natsukawa Masaki wants to do intimate things with him that go beyond what is considered romantic when they are not in a romantic relationship!

Just thinking about it is exciting, both physically and mentally...

Various images flashed through her mind; in the shadows hidden by her long silver hair, she chuckled softly, revealing a terrible expression.

Yuu Tenkuji watched from the side, his brows twitching. He desperately wanted to open the door and rush in, to quickly regain his memories and accept this beautiful girl whose personality was so awful and twisted in strange ways.

It's not that it's disgusting or what... but the feeling of being targeted by someone with ill intentions easily makes his sensitive skin stand on end!

"Let's leave it for now and talk about compensation when we get back."

Like coaxing a little girl, Tenkuji Yuu gently suggested.

“No, that would be too late.” Natsukawa Masuzu shook her head, snapping out of her reverie, a resolute expression appearing on her pretty face. “Let’s do it now. I’ve made up my mind.”

“Alright.” Tenkuuji Yu shrugged. “What do you want me to do? Let me make this clear first: although there’s no one around here and no one will notice anything amiss no matter how long I stay, I won’t do anything too outrageous…”

What are you talking about?

Natsukawa Masaki frowned and interrupted him, crossing her arms helplessly, her sigh even carrying a hint of disdain.

"Sigh~ That's why men are so unpredictable. Whenever they're alone with a girl, they start thinking about that kind of thing all the time... Although I won't refuse anything you do to me, it depends on the occasion and the atmosphere for me to get excited, okay?"

"..."

Suppressing the dark emotions churning within him, Tenkuji Yu forced a smile that was more fake than a clown's.

"Oh yes, yes, you're right. That was my problem."

He glanced down at his palm and decided that if this guy tried to offer some weird compensation like breast massage or full-body massage, he would show him what a "golden finger" of human limits really meant!

—What Dio-Bu-Lazy and Father Pucci didn't know was that there was a second way to get to heaven.

"What I want you to do is very simple." Maintaining a superior, condescending posture, Natsukawa Masaki spoke casually, "Just hold me, stroke my head, and whisper sweet nothings in my ear for twenty seconds."

Upon hearing her words, Tenkuji Yu's mouth, which was about to say something, remained agape, unable to close for a long time.

"...That's it?"

“It’s just everyday stuff for you, but in my memory, I’ve never heard even a word of encouragement from anyone other than my mother.”

Natsukawa Masaki turned her face away, not wanting him to see her expression, only her slightly bitten lips were left as she murmured something.

"Even my mother hasn't had one in a long time..."

The remaining words were pulled back into her heart by the sudden embrace, turning into an indescribable warmth.

"You..." Without the slightest hint of ambiguity, Tenkuji Yu hugged her, gently stroking her hair, and sighed helplessly, "You're so good at making dirty jokes, but you're too embarrassed to even say something as simple as being affectionate?"

"I...I just...it's awful, sob sob..."

Her broken explanation was quickly melted away by the warmth of his embrace. The girl only managed to utter a few syllables that sounded like moans before giving up and burying her face in his chest. She was like putty by a stove, her face burning red.

After a moment, she managed to squeeze out a few words:

"That's right, I've wanted to act cute and affectionate with you for a long time, I've been wanting to do it so much!"

Even though her memories haven't returned, this is Natsukawa Masaki's deepest and most earnest wish at this moment.

More important than any kiss—she wanted to be surrounded by his sense of security, nothing more.

"……Yeah."

Those soft, sobbing words might have been missed if Tenkuji Yu hadn't been holding her tightly.

It was precisely because he heard everything so clearly that he couldn't help but feel tenderness for the girl in his arms. He gently patted her back, leaned back against the door, and whispered in her ear with a slight smile:

"Then, is twenty seconds enough? Longer is fine too."

"Well……"

Her breathing became heavy, and her ears flushed a drunken red, yet she exuded the shyness and timidity typical of young girls.

It was as if the tightly wrapped flower stamens were being peeled away layer by layer, revealing her rosy cheeks that looked incredibly tender, and her fingers quietly gripped the clothes around his waist.

"Any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to take it... If you're a little rougher, maybe I can endure it for longer..."

"Wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse? I'm not some domineering CEO."

Tenkuji Yu couldn't help but smile wryly. It looked like a cute contrast, but it also felt like she hadn't changed much, which was strange.

"Alright, then say twenty seconds of sweet nothings... But after I regain my memories, I should be able to be even more affectionate than I am now. Are you sure you don't want to wait until then?"

She spoke with a helpless and aggrieved tone, like a child about to be abandoned by their parents.

"After you regain your memories, will you stop saying sweet nothings to me?"

At this moment, Tenkuji Yu was completely helpless against her.

He could only forcefully pull his arms back, as if to vent the burning heat in his lower abdomen, or as if to pull her into his embrace.

Natsukawa Masaki sighed with pain but also satisfaction, and hugged him even tighter, squeezing out all the air between them.

"After we get back, I can say for as long as I want."

"Okay, don't keep me waiting too long..."

With a flick of his finger, he brushed aside her hair, and Tenkuji Yu lowered his head slightly, as if to lick her delicate, fair earlobe, and slowly opened his lips, exhaling warm breath.

"It's so cold..."

For the next twenty seconds, both of them felt as if they were in a dream, their consciousness as hazy as if floating on clouds.

It wasn't until they came to their senses that they realized the door had been opened without their knowledge, and the two people who had been whispering to each other by the door had fallen in without any trouble.

Chapter 179 The Cinema Under the Stars

The first time was to appreciate the process of the two meeting from a third-person perspective.

The second time they met was at the place where they parted last, and then they regained their memories through a kiss.

So, will this time be different from the previous two?

With this question in mind, Tenkuji Yu slowly opened his eyes, and the moment he looked up, he was startled.

The scene before him was completely different from what he had expected—or rather, it was far beyond his imagination.

cinema.

It wasn't an ordinary movie theater, but rather a screen of starlight unfolded under the night sky, creating a movie theater-like scene and atmosphere in a small space.

Although there was only a two-seater sofa on the ground, it did not diminish its grandeur; it was a beautiful and unique scene that could never be seen in the real world.

Looking up further, the prisoner was clearly visible: the luminous jade hanging in the sky, radiating a silvery glow like the moon.

Then, looking around, the night had only enclosed a small open space about the size of a movie theater. Beyond that boundary lay the desolate ruins I had seen not long ago. The broken gray sky stretched endlessly into the distance, as if two worlds had been forcibly spliced ​​together, creating a strong sense of contrast.

"So it starts right from the checkout area...?"

That's so weird.

Tenkuji Yu stepped on the ground, the splash of sand and dust making him frown. He couldn't figure out whether this was the settlement space from his memories or the actual place where the system now existed.

Just as he was about to go to the screen in the distance to check the situation, Natsukawa Masuzu's voice pulled him back to reality.

Where...am I?

She rubbed her still-warm ear while maintaining a calm expression, her eyes filled with suspicion as she looked around at the scenery.

The movie theater, bathed in the darkness of night, startled her slightly, but then a strange sense of familiarity welled up inside her, and the unease brought on by the unfamiliar environment quickly subsided.

However, when her eyes looked out over the devastated world beyond the area covered by the light, Natsukawa Masuzu couldn't help but move closer to Tenkuji Yu, as if afraid that a monster might suddenly jump out from the corner and devour her. She even softened her breathing considerably.

"Ayu, didn't we enter that door of memories? What's this ruin that looks like it was razed to the ground by a nuclear bomb? Could it be that we first met here?"

"Although I don't know why, it's probably impossible. After all, this is..."

Tenkuji Yu put aside his questions for the moment and explained the system space to her.

Having quickly accepted this premise, Natsukawa Masaki breathed a sigh of relief, her tension completely dissipating, and she even had the leisure to apply what she had learned to other situations.

"Let's not worry about why we've gone straight to the 'end,' or whether this is the past or the present—if the process of remembering is different in every world, then what we're doing now is probably watching a movie here, right?"

Having confirmed this, she excitedly pulled Tenkuji Yu to sit on the sofa, then pointed to the luminous jade on her head and smiled sweetly at him.

"Look, your death star is shining in the sky!"

"That's your Radiant Jade... Never mind."

With a helpless sigh, Yuu Tenkuji abandoned the idea of ​​going out to investigate alone.

Things need to be prioritized, and it's clear that staying with Natsukawa Masamichi is the most important thing he should be doing right now.

"I don't know what brand the sofa is, but it's so comfortable to sit on!"

Like a child, Natsukawa Masaki excitedly touched this and that, relaxed her body and sank into the soft sofa, comfortably squinting her eyes.

She then quickly opened her eyes and asked him curiously, "Every orb of light has a name, right? What's mine called? Is it going to be another JoJo reference?"

Her tone was joking, but there was hardly any smile in her beautiful sky-blue eyes.

"If it were called 'The Jewel of the Stalk,' I'd rather die with you right now."

"Uh……"

Sky Temple was speechless with emotion.

It seems that the words on the door really gave her quite a bit of psychological trauma...

It's not that I can't understand her feelings; after all, compared to others, the slogan on her door seems more like a supporting character playing a comedic, silly role, rather than a proper leading lady.

It's only natural to feel anxious and upset about this.

Thinking of this, Yuu Tenkuji mentally added another mark to the dog system's name—if everyone is supposed to be neat and tidy, try to maintain a similar style, why did you suddenly start using JOJO references?

Readers won't find this funny either; that wretched meme-filled system!

Taking a deep breath, Tenkuji Yu looked at her earnestly and said gently, "Don't worry, I remember Itoko telling me that the four existing orbs of light are Yang, Yu, Ye, and Xue, and yours is clearly the 'Night Orb of Light.'"

As for the Sunlight Jewel and the Rainlight Jewel, Tenkuji Yu only now realized that they occupied half of the distant sky, dividing the earth into a scene of bright sunshine and gentle rain.