I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Yuu Tenkuji was so impressed he was speechless.

Is that robot in the background the blue robot cat? It seems to grant any wish! I should have just asked it for the Holy Grail and seen if I could make a wish…

After all, he was here to do serious business, so he didn't indulge his playful side. He first used a warm towel to wipe his girlfriend's face and neck, who was still savoring the moment, then tidied up his own disheveled appearance and poured two cups of fragrant and sweet hot tea.

Holding up his teacup, Yuu Tenkuji took a small sip of the high-quality Longjing tea provided by the system, and exhaled a satisfied breath. He leisurely watched Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had almost recovered and was drinking tea to catch her breath.

"Then, could you explain it to me?"

He used to be the one explaining things to them, but now it was her turn to explain things to him, which made him feel somewhat complicated.

Kasumigaoka Utaha pursed her lips, her legs crossed beneath her long skirt, her fair face flushed with a blush that seemed both shy and intoxicated. She casually tossed aside her thick, long hair to cool herself, and began to speak:

"It's very simple. When you were alone with Yukino Yukinoshita, Itoko brought me here, saying that it would allow me to witness your process of regaining your memories, and also to wait for you to come here—it seems that the last Radiant Orb will be born here."

She snapped her fingers, and the television hanging above the liquor cabinet, which Tenkuji Yu had thought was just decoration, suddenly lit up, reflecting the two figures sitting at the bar as if it were a live broadcast.

Kasumigaoka Utaha snapped her fingers again, turned off the TV, and took a sip of tea.

"That's how it is. Even though it was voluntary, I still watched the whole thing, including all the intimate moments between you and them. How could I possibly feel good about that?"

A few strands of hair fell to her lips, making her look charming, but her tone was full of self-deprecation: "No matter how abnormal I am, I'm not the kind of pervert in some comics who would imagine the person they like being intimate with someone else and get excited about it."

Yuuki Tenkuji chewed on the cooked beef without saying a word.

He didn't mind being the subject of the live stream. After all, he hadn't done anything too outrageous, and the person watching was his girlfriend, so there was no need to care so much... But Kasumigaoka Utaha's desire to watch and her jealousy were a dilemma he couldn't resolve.

After all, no matter how much the perpetrator says, the victim may not listen—in matters of the heart, someone who tries to build a harem is undoubtedly a perpetrator.

Furthermore, they knew they were wrong but refused to correct it.

—On another note, why would Itoko specifically open this back door for him?

Is it because their relationship is better than others, or because of the yet-to-be-born Radiant Jade?

Tenkuji Yu frowned, pondering the question.

"You're wondering why I'm the only one who's special, aren't you?" Kasumigaoka Utaha easily saw through his thoughts and snorted coldly, as if she had thought of something that made her very angry. "I asked that question too, do you know what Itoko answered?"

"what?"

"She actually said that she's afraid I'm not competitive enough in the harem, and that since I can't compete with others in terms of time and depth, she can only rely on this method to increase my role and importance, otherwise I'll become a loser sooner or later!" Kasumigaoka Utaha slammed her fist on the table in anger, her beautiful face now contorted like a demon, causing ripples in the tea. "What a joke! Even without these underhanded tactics, I'm not afraid of any of them coming at me together, except for Yukinoshita Haruno! Why does she need to worry about such useless things!"

Yuukokuji thought to himself that Itoko was right. Love can never be completely equal, and every harem protagonist will show favoritism. Although the truth is somewhat cruel, Kasumigaoka Utaha, who only appeared last, could hardly occupy the most important place in his heart.

Leaving aside Sora and Yui, just consider the four girlfriends related to the system: Haruno, whom I've known the longest; Asuna, whom I've dated the longest; Masuzu, whom I want to protect the most; and Yukino, who is the most compatible with me on a spiritual level.

If he were to rank them, Kasumigaoka Utaha would never be near the top; however, while he might think this way, he would still have to be fair in his actions and absolutely not let anyone get hurt...

To be able to detect such a secret thought that can't be told to anyone, it's no wonder that he's a derivative of the system and understands Itoko better than anyone else.

"What? Do you have a problem with this?" Seeing his silence, Kasumigaoka Utaha gave him a dangerous look.

"Of course not. Please remember this: my feelings for you are no less than theirs, and you will never be a loser again." Tenkuji Yu took a sip of tea and ate a piece of cooked beef, her tone unwavering. "Don't listen to Itoko's nonsense. What does she know about love? Not long ago, she was a robot who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals. Why should you let her words upset you?"

"That's true..."

Now that she had made such a statement, the dissatisfaction in her heart vanished, and Kasumigaoka Utaha gradually softened her stance.

She downed the tea in one gulp and then asked Yuu Tenkuji to pour her another cup—since only her beloved was in front of her, she couldn't be bothered with the elegance of a girl drinking tea; on the contrary, when drinking alcohol, she liked to pretend to be sophisticated and appear very mature.

“Then let’s not worry about that!” Kasumigaoka Utaha looked over seriously, her eyes flashing slightly, her long fingernails tapping lightly on the table. “We only have one wish now, which is to return to reality as soon as possible, get married and have children as soon as possible, and then live a happy life as a couple.”

"You added that part yourself, didn't you?"

"Stop complaining about trivial things." Her tone left no room for argument, forcefully seizing control of the conversation. "That girl, Itoko, didn't tell me how to make my Light Orb or when it would appear. Without the Light Orb, you shouldn't be able to leave this place."

“There are no memories between us that need to be retrieved, you have never abandoned your feelings for me, and no one has done anything more intimate than what we just did—so trying to 'awaken' the Light Jade by replicating their actions is probably not going to work, and there are also many problems with the environment and set design.”

After organizing and analyzing the current situation, Kasumigaoka Utaha leaned against the bar again, propped her chin up, and looked at him with half-closed eyes.

The girl's voice was magnetic and gentle, yet as noble and languid as a cat's, as if she might yawn sleepily at any moment: "So, what should we do now, my dear Youyou-kun~"

Tenkuji Yu put down his teacup and chopsticks, pushed the remaining quarter of the plate of beef to her, and lowered his eyes, lost in thought.

"Let me think about it..."

A moment later, he suddenly looked out at the world outside the bar.

To be honest, this place is more like a bar that has been forcibly attached to a cliff than a so-called "open-air bar".

There was no roof, only one wall covered with wine bottles, which looked very out of place, just like a surface-to-air missile launch site set up in the middle of a farmland.

Sensing something amiss, Tenkuji Yu pondered for a moment before speaking, "Shiha, why do you think Itoko would combine a bar with a cliff?"

"Why?" Kasumigaoka Utaha paused for a moment, then quickly replied, "Because she asked me where I wanted to go on a date with you, and I said something like a bar or a hotel, and then she snapped her fingers, and this bar appeared."

"So it was because of you?" Tenkuji Yu gave a bitter smile. If she had said it sooner, he wouldn't have been thinking about it until now.

But now, the answer is quite obvious.

"This bar was created because of you, not the fundamental reason she brought us together here—"

Yu Tenkuji got up from his seat, stepped onto the grass, and slowly approached the edge of the cliff.

Outside the cliff, the sea of ​​clouds was like a pure white blanket. Whether such a beautiful and pure scene exists in reality or not, at least at this moment, the boundless white ocean unfolded before his eyes. In the distance, the gentle and non-glaring morning sun could be faintly seen, with a few golden strands interspersed among the cloud blanket.

It is grand and magnificent, yet solemn and awe-inspiring.

The clouds are not static, but rather flow and rise like waves, as if there are creatures of the cloud sea swimming and tumbling below. If you are not careful and fall in, you will be eaten up before you die, leaving not even bones behind.

Despite its slightly affected nature, the beauty and sacredness of nature still captivated Yuu Tenkuji for a moment.

Coming to his senses, he turned to Kasumigaoka Utaha and smiled, "This cliff might be her hint."

"hint?"

The young woman swayed her graceful, mature figure as she walked towards him with a frown, her form-fitting evening gown swaying gently with her waist.

She moved closer and looked down the cliff as well, and it was indeed a beautiful sight that was rarely seen on ordinary days.

But behind the huge height difference lies that seemingly soft cloud blanket; this distance alone is enough to make someone with a fear of heights weak in the knees and collapse on the spot.

Even if you don't have a fear of heights, I doubt many people would dare to walk to the edge of such a cliff without any railings.

Instinctively grabbing Tenkuji Yu's arm, Kasumigaoka Utaha took a deep breath and calmly took two steps back.

"What kind of clue is this? Does it mean we should jump off a cliff and die together to prove our love for each other?"

"Maybe?" Tenkuji Yu joked, just about to pull her back to the bar to continue discussing how to draw out the Light Orb, when he saw her suddenly pause, a strange and complicated light flashing in her eyes.

For some reason, he had a bad feeling.

“I said, Mr. Youyou.”

You could feel the strength in her arms; it seemed that Kasumigaoka Utaha was slowly gathering her courage and making a decision as she spoke those words.

His lips twitched slightly, and he involuntarily stammered, "W-what's wrong?"

"Shouldn't we be able to survive here?"

Her gaze shifted from his face back to the sea of ​​clouds. Kasumigaoka Utaha's voice was dry, but a stiff smile appeared on her lips, a complex mix of emotions including tension, excitement, fear, and determination, which became increasingly clear and distinct.

"Perhaps, this is the only way we can take this final step!"

"Wait a minute, don't be impulsive—"

She forcefully pushed aside the hands that Tenkuji Yu was using to block her, closed her eyes, accelerated her run, and leaped into the air with her weak legs before she lost her footing!

boom!

The once quiet world was immediately filled with strong winds, and all you could hear was the howling wind.

Her black hair danced wildly in the wind, and her slender and delicate body, like a piece of paper blown by the wind, drifted down towards the sea of ​​clouds below.

But soon, she was tightly embraced by another boy who swooped down like an arrow with less wind resistance, chin tucked in, and quickly caught up with her.

Kasumigaoka Utaha opened her eyes, so nervous and scared that she could hardly breathe. Her face was flushed, but she couldn't help but smile gently and reassuringly.

She reached out and gently cupped Tenkuji Yu's cheeks.

"If I hadn't acted impulsively, how could I have possibly fallen for you?"

"Silly goose."

She gripped his waist tightly with her legs, disregarding that they were thousands of meters above the ground and that below them lay a vast, sea-like carpet of clouds.

Kasumigaoka Utaha kissed him deeply, as if trying to draw the oxygen she needed to live from him, holding his lips more tenderly and profoundly than ever before.

The two bodies, tightly overlapped without a single gap, fell straight into the sea of ​​clouds, their figures quickly swallowed by the pure white waves.

Chapter 186 At this moment, the radiant glow of no regrets

Falling, falling continuously, as if falling into a bottomless cave, yet the surroundings are as bright as day.

Incredibly, however, there was absolutely no painful reaction that one would expect when falling from a great height.

They plummeted straight down from the sea of ​​clouds, their bodies gripped tightly by gravity. The fierce winds couldn't ruffle their skin, and the thin air couldn't suffocate them. Everything was as blurry and hazy as a lucid dream.

The only distinct feature was that the other person's lips were still warm.

As Yuu Tenkuji responded to Kasumigaoka Utaha's passionate kiss, she opened her eyes and looked down. Below the clouds, she could see an endless expanse of blue sea.

There was only the sea, nothing else—even the cliff where the two of them had just been was isolated above the clouds, with only the vast and beautiful sea in sight.

Yuu Tenkuji was already used to this kind of setup.

He wouldn't be surprised at all by the fact that even though the two of them were falling at high speed, they always felt like they weren't getting any closer to the sea surface, and were just constantly getting lost in mid-air.

Once you get used to it, you might even be able to try swimming in various strokes thousands of meters in the air.

As he was thinking this, the girl in his arms seemed to sense his distraction. She suddenly stopped her attempts to kiss him, breathed heavily, and pulled away from him, saying with displeasure:

"We're on serious business, so let's focus on that."

Tenkuji Yu said helplessly, "It's hard to concentrate, isn't it? This is the first time I've ever kissed a girl in a place like this, and you jumped so suddenly. I'm still shaken. You almost scared me to death."

Hearing his concern for her, Kasumigaoka Utaha's anger turned to laughter, and she snorted twice: "It's good that you're afraid. I didn't expect you to have less confidence in Itoko than I do. With her around, at least in this world, it would be difficult for either of us to die, right?"

The evidence is that even after all this time, they haven't shown any sign of being smashed to pieces on the sea; they're still perfectly fine in the sky.

"It's not a matter of whether I have confidence or not. If I suddenly jumped off a cliff, wouldn't you be worried and scared too?"

“That’s right…” Kasumigaoka Utaha, seemingly unable to bear Tenkuji Yu’s nagging motherly mode any longer, decided to change the subject.

She suddenly released her legs from around Tenkuji Yu's waist, deftly took off her shoes, and let her delicate toes, encased in black stockings, breathe.