I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"Not as deep as yours? You really dare to say that..."

The atmosphere, which was originally just a joke, suddenly changed. As if a landmine had been stepped on, Yukino's face instantly turned black and her lips twitched. The grass withered under the strong sunlight, just like her angry mood that almost made her laugh out loud.

Tenkuji Yu took a few steps back and pulled the innocent-looking Itoko in front of him—if he dared to step forward now, Haruno would immediately unleash a barrage of fire on him, and then both sides would gradually turn their spears towards him, making the battle rage on until he was burned to death.

For everyone's sake, hiding now is not cowardice, but tactical retreat!

"What? Are you trying to brag about your close encounter with him? I don't remember your mother raising you to be such an unreserved child, Yukino."

"I'm just stating the facts. I wouldn't go so far as to flaunt something so obvious. On the contrary, don't you think I'm much more mature, sister, for being able to frankly talk about things that I used to find difficult to say?"

"Unfortunately, you seem to have forgotten one thing—the system has already rewritten the facts of your past intimacy and incidentally performed a free hymen repair surgery for you. Congratulations on returning to the ranks of virgins."

"If that's the case, aren't you the same? The facts of your relationship have been rewritten, so where do you get the confidence to say you were number one?"

"If you don't believe me, ask Xiaoyouyou."

"What a coincidence. You can also ask Tenkuji-kun whether he or I is closer to him."

What's meant to come will come.

The sisters, halfway through their argument, simultaneously turned their attention to the pitiful, innocent male passerby, their gazes as cold and sharp as knives.

"Tell me, who do you want to choose?"

"..."

Sky Temple Yu looked up at the sky. The "Snow Light Orb" and the "Sun Light Orb" were locked in a fierce struggle, neither giving way to the other. The boundary was covered in mud, the "corpses" left behind by the struggle between snow and sunlight. Neither side had gained an advantage.

Such minor conflicts may just be the main theme of his life from now on... He is prepared to accept them with a mix of pain and joy.

Of course, no matter how many times he was asked that question, Yuu Tenkuji always gave the same answer—

I have to be all!

Before he could even speak, Asuna Yuuki stepped in to smooth things over for him:

"Alright, alright everyone, now's not the time to argue, is it? Xiao Qiong is still waiting for us outside. And that culprit over there, acting like it's none of his business is very unmanly, isn't it?"

The chestnut-haired girl gave him a reproachful look, then continued, "You're not leaving right away because you still have things to do, right?"

“Yes.” Yuu Tenkuji nodded, put the silver-haired girl with the shield aside, and walked to the system screen, which was already tattered and broken by the power of the light orb.

It's clear that this thing was severely tortured before the power of the light jade was sealed. It's covered in cracks and broken pieces. If you sent it to a second-hand store, they probably wouldn't want it. It would just have to be scrapped.

“I can fix it.” Unsure of what Tenkuji Yu was planning, Itoko mentioned it casually when she saw him gazing affectionately at the screen on the ground.

"No need. It's an old friend of mine, after all. I hope it can always be itself, from beginning to end." Shaking her head with a hint of pity, Yuu Tenkuji placed one foot on the screen with deep emotion, letting out a sigh that was hard to tell whether it was relief or sadness. "Although it's a bit late to ask now... Itoko, if this thing is accidentally broken, will it affect you?"

Itoko blinked, remained silent for a few seconds, and silently took a few steps back before speaking with some complexity: "...No, I have already transferred all the system's data and functions into this body. Now that thing is just a simple screen, and you can do whatever you want with it."

"Is that so?" Tenkuuji Yu revealed a satisfied expression. "Then, before I entered the trial, that dog system that was arguing with me shouldn't have had anything to do with you, right?"

"……No."

Although it was the truth, at this moment, Itoko couldn't give any other answer, fearing that if she said the wrong word, she would suffer the consequences.

Beneath Tenkuji Yuna's kind and calm tone lay a gradually rising, intense killing intent.

Make your loved ones forget your hatred.

Hatred that allows all this pain to be inflicted upon oneself.

For some inexplicable purpose, one must constantly torment oneself with hatred.

Hatred, the culprit who disrupted everyone's fate.

The reason he went from being the best boyfriend of the year to the worst scumbag of the year is because of this—

Images of herself crying, withdrawing, and pretending to be strong flashed through her mind. Tenkuji Yu took a deep breath, her back teeth grinding together, and her fists clenched tightly.

My chest felt like a volcano, brimming with immense heat, ready to erupt at any moment.

"That's good. I don't want to hold back at this point."

Even without the system, he might still be working hard to raise his younger sister...

Even without the system, I might not even be qualified to know and love such wonderful people...

Even without the system, he might not have survived past high school graduation in any of the parallel worlds, causing his younger sister to die young as well...

Tenkuji Yuuya will never forget how much sadness, confusion, and despair that damned system brought him from July 23rd to December 25th, plus the more than a year he spent in the trials!

He didn't care who developed the "boyfriend system," nor did he care if he were more carefree and didn't have so many messy inner monologues.

The enemy who manipulates your life is right in front of you—just knowing this is enough!

Yuuki Tenkuji loosened his foot from the screen and took two steps back with a somber expression.

The heavy, somber atmosphere seemed to silence all sound; no one dared to speak at that moment.

He silently recited the eulogy in his heart.

—Dog system, perhaps you can no longer hear me?

I'm actually very fortunate to have met you...

You completely changed my life, leading me down a path I never imagined, and giving me the most unique ending in the world.

I voluntarily completed the tasks you gave me in order to get the reward, and you silently accompanied me like an intelligent robot, even constantly evolving, gradually developing a chibi-style appearance and an adorable, comforting voice, trying to please me with these little tricks...

But that doesn't mean I'll forgive you—forgive you for trying to create unexpected situations for me, forgive you for forcing me to make choices I didn't want to make, forgive you for making us go through so many hardships.

Let's settle our scores. From now on, I'll have Itoko regularly give you electronic cigarettes.

And now, your dearest host—it's time to settle the score with you!

With an icy gaze, Tenkuji Yu reached out his hand without turning his head: "Do you have a weapon?"

"Yes." Itoko carefully handed over a baseball bat, then quickly retreated again with a blank expression, hiding at the back of the crowd and covering her eyes, only peeking through a small gap between her palms.

After all, that thing was its original form not long ago...

As Tenkuji Yu stood there, she felt as if her head would be smashed open with a stick at any moment, and she was terrified.

"very good."

Tenkuji twirled his baseball bat, slowly exhaled, and his gloomy expression gradually calmed down.

There was no memorial ceremony, and there was no need to make harsh statements against an empty shell.

It was just a way to vent all the unpleasant things that had happened in the past, as if to completely settle all the anger and pain.

He swung his arm in a wide arc, holding the stick with both hands, and then swung it down heavily.

"Xinei!"

"Muscle Control" - a super-powerful strike that doesn't care about sacrificing your arm!

It transcends sound, and it surpasses everyone's dynamic vision.

Before the roar subsided, the baseball bat had already slammed into the screen, yet only invisible ripples quietly swept across the crowd.

It was as if a vacuum had been created at that moment; the sounds around me suddenly disappeared, leaving only a buzzing in my eardrums, and a certain vibration became more and more obvious.

next second.

boom----!

An explosive blast of air surged up, pushing aside all the surrounding snow and leaving only muddy ground.

The white waves resembled ears of rice swept away. Centered on that one wave, everything instantly scattered to both sides, leaving behind a magnificent landscape like Moses parting the sea. The strong wind that swept through even made one's cheeks sting.

This blow pierced through the snow, the earth, and the air.

The translucent trail of smoke, like a crescent moon, swept away everything in front of it and sped off into the boundless distance.

The screen beneath the baseball bat remained perfectly intact, silently supporting the slightly reddened surface of the bat, like a rock calmly enduring the crashing waves, unmoved as a mountain.

"..."

Of course, Yuu Tenkuji knew that in this world, the system was practically invincible, and he couldn't hurt it no matter what he did.

Even so, in order to put an end to the past, he had to strike with this stick.

He expressionlessly flung away the blood-stained baseball bat, and within seconds, his broken hands were completely healed.

Tenkuji Yu took a few deep breaths and was about to turn around when he heard a click.

He abruptly turned his gaze back, staring intently at the dilapidated screen on the ground.

Click.

Tiny fragments fell off the screen.

Click.

The crack finally became a wound, and most of the display screen fell off, turning into a pile of glittering fragments before hitting the ground.

Click, click, click...

It seemed to trigger a chain reaction, with more and more cracks and damage appearing on the screen that should have been indestructible and unharmable by anything but the Jade.

No one can stop it.

As Sky Temple Yu stared blankly, the LCD screen that once represented the system, giving him joy and sorrow, sweetness and bitterness, played his dark history, and witnessed his growth...

And so, it gradually shattered into starlight, the glimmer standing where the star fell, and then quietly weathered into a transparent phantom.

It vanished before his eyes as if it had never existed.

"..."

Staring blankly at the empty ground, Tenkuji Yu stood there, his eyes wide open, lost in thought for a long time, not even knowing why.

His girlfriends watched silently from behind, none of them disturbing him. They simply smiled faintly, their eyes gentle, as if they would always wait for him to turn around.

And that silhouette that always appeared to them seemed to instantly transport them back to the past, transforming them into that weak older brother who only knew how to protect his younger sister.

"...Is it over?"

The feeling of smashing the shadow with your own hands is unexpectedly unreal.

He slowly raised his hand, his fingertips seemingly feeling the roughness of shards of glass, as if a series of terrible memories were flashing through his mind.

It's only been less than half a year, but it feels like I've lived half a lifetime.

—Hey, is it really over?