I said you are all war criminals

Bai Ye almost spit out a mouthful of beer, "Playing with a woman? You are not qualified to say these three words? You are a high school girl!"

"Who says women can't play with other women?" Liang puffed out his chest. "I'm attractive to both men and women. I have unlimited charm!"

Bai Ye almost choked at this narcissistic statement. He put down the skewers in his hand and looked at Liang with eyes full of care. "Then tell me, which women have you 'played' with?"

Liang felt a little guilty when she saw Bai Ye's look. Her eyes were vague and she said vaguely: "It's...it's just some girls in school. They all like me very much."

"Like you? What do I like about you?" Bai Ye asked.

"They like my personality and my music," Liang Yue said with increasing enthusiasm, "Also, they said I have a very special charm that is very attractive."

Bai Ye couldn't help laughing. "Special charm? What kind of charm? The charm of not paying back the money you owe?"

Liang raised his chin proudly, "You don't know this, right? I have a secret to dealing with girls!"

Bai Ye immediately became interested. He wanted to see what "secret" Liang had that allowed him to "play with women".

"First of all," Liang held up a finger, "you have to learn to listen. Girls like women who can listen."

Bai Ye couldn't help but complain, "When did you learn to listen? You don't even pay attention in class!"

Liang ignored Hakuno's sarcasm and continued, "Secondly, you have to know how to give compliments. Girls like to hear nice words."

Bai Ye shuddered. "When have you ever praised others? Besides bragging about yourself, when have you ever said anything nice?"

Liang once again ignored Bai Ye's complaints and continued, "Finally, and most importantly, you have to know how to create an ambiguous atmosphere so that the girl feels that you are interested in her."

"An ambiguous atmosphere?" Bai Ye raised an eyebrow. "How do you create it? Do you borrow money first, then keep defaulting on the payments, hoping to anger the creditor and pique his interest?"

Liang was so angry at Bai Ye's venomous tongue that she was speechless. She took a big gulp of beer and glared at Bai Ye fiercely, "Brother Bai Ye! You've gone too far! I want mental compensation!"

She opened her hand towards Bai Ye, clearly looking like she wanted money.

"Okay, here comes the mental compensation."

Hakuno picked up the skewers and stuffed them into Ryo's open hand.

"Freshly grilled high-quality skewers would cost you at least 20,000 outside."

Chapter 6: Bringing Liang Home

Bai Ye had a cold back and was talking on the phone while riding in the elevator.

"Aunt? It's me, Hakuno."

"Liang is staying at my place tonight... I took her out to play for too long, and she's tired and asleep now."

"Don't worry about me doing it. Yeah, I know. Tell her to take a shower tomorrow morning."

"Just send her home tomorrow night."

When the elevator reached the floor, Bai Ye quickly hung up the phone, "Okay, I'm home now. I won't talk anymore. I'm hanging up."

Shirano lives in a high-rise apartment, a rather large flat. The living room is spacious and bright, with floor-to-ceiling windows offering a dazzling view of the city at night. The minimalist modern furniture, in a palette of black, white, and gray, is the result of a custom-made home.

Yamada Ryo pressed his cheek against Hakuno's shoulder and asked in a voice heavily reeking of alcohol, "Can I sleep with Hakuno-san tonight?"

"Then I want to sleep naked, do you want to sleep naked too?" Bai Ye asked back.

"Do you want to take off your underwear too?" Liang asked with a smile.

"Even the human skin has to be taken off."

Bai Ye replied lightly and threw Liang onto the bed in the guest room. His cousin was limp like a puddle of mud, mumbling incomprehensible drunken words.

"It's really troublesome."

Bai Ye took a towel and tried to wipe Liang's face. As soon as he touched her cheek, Liang grabbed his hand and called out in a daze: "Brother Bai Ye..."

"Yeah, I'm here." Bai Ye patted her hand gently and tried to pull his hand back, but she held it tighter.

Liang stared at Bai Ye with blurry eyes, and with a hint of drunkenness and desire, he murmured: "Brother Bai Ye, I like you... I have always liked you..."

Bai Ye asked, "How much money do you want to borrow this time?"

“…20,000.”

With a blush on his face, Liang lowered his head, "I want to buy a drum set for Hong Xia."

"I think it would be better if you paid back the money."

Bai Ye opened his wallet and counted out 200,000 yen. "Buy a better set of drums. This money will be my New Year's gift to you... Don't make Hong Xia angry next time."

After all, Hongxia was probably angry because of Baiye's simulation, so the slap Ryo received should be counted on Baiye. This small amount of money could be considered Baiye's silent apology to his cousin, but he definitely wouldn't apologize in person anyway.

"I knew that Brother Bai Ye was the best to me..."

After getting the money, Liang was drunk and passed out.

Bai Ye sighed. This girl was such a nuisance. He turned Liang over, letting her lie flat on her back, and began to unbutton her shirt. Liang was wearing a loose shirt today, and Bai Ye unbuttoned it without much effort. Under the shirt was a black sports bra that outlined her youthful curves. Her skin was very white, and under the light it shone like ivory, dazzling if you weren't careful... Bai Ye was already used to it, so he simply grabbed a towel and began to wipe the sweat off her body. The smell of sweat and alcohol mixed together, surprisingly not unpleasant.

After cleaning her, Hakuno carried Liang to the bed, carefully covering her with the blanket as if she were a fragile piece of porcelain. The girl looked adorable when she slept, unlike her usual adorable self.

As if he noticed being watched, Yamada Ryo hummed twice, turned over, and his white arms slipped out from under the quilt and rested on the edge of the bed.

If you catch a cold, I won't take care of you.

Bai Ye stuffed Liang's restless arm back under the quilt, turned around and left the guest room.

It was eleven o'clock, which was not yet time for Bai Ye to go to bed. He decided to take a shower first... no, take a bath.

Taking a bath late at night was a pleasure, and Bai Ye was someone who knew how to enjoy himself. He lingered in the bathroom for nearly half an hour before pulling himself out of the no longer hot bath water and returning to his room.

It's time to go to bed now.

However... unlike usual, Bai Ye, who had exchanged silver achievements for new simulator permissions, was so excited that he seemed unable to sleep.

"No, no, this is putting the cart before the horse!"

Bai Ye held his head and rolled back and forth on the bed.

The privileges he redeemed were "Simulate in Dreams" and "Simulate with Supporting Characters." Simply put, this meant being able to dream online with others. However, as mentioned earlier, even if the simulator was upgraded, it would be meaningless if you couldn't sleep.

"Damn it, I can't wake up normally even if I want to, why am I so energetic today?"

The excitement of the simulator upgrade hadn't worn off yet, and his mind was full of all sorts of ways to use his new powers. Dreaming with Liang? It sounded interesting, but what would this girl be like in a dream? Could she be stronger than the characters generated by the simulator? Or was she just not that good?

As expectations grew, Hakuno decided to take coercive measures.

Bai Ye walked over to the bedside table, opened the drawer, and pulled out a box of sleeping pills. He usually slept well, so this box of sleeping pills was rarely touched, but now it came in handy.

After taking two sleeping pills, Bai Ye lay on the bed, closed his eyes and waited for sleep to come.

After an unknown amount of time, when Bai Ye opened his eyes again, he found himself in a vast expanse of white space. He tried to move his body and found that he could move freely, without being restrained by anything.

"Is this a dream simulation?" Bai Ye looked around and muttered to himself, "It doesn't seem to be anything special..."

He had a rough idea of what it meant. Dream simulation wasn't about playing a role in a dream, but rather operating the simulator just like when awake during the day. It just so happened that using dream simulation allowed him to utilize his sleep time. That was all.

"...Did I make a bad purchase?"

Bai Ye muttered twice, called up the simulator's light screen, and prepared to start the simulation... However, he immediately noticed that unlike the last time when there was only a bare "Start Simulation", this time there was an additional [World Background] on the preparation page.

Come to think of it, that's what happened.

Clicking on [World Background], Bai Ye saw the default option was [Random - Low]. Clicking on it for more information revealed that this pricey system categorized world backgrounds into three levels: low, medium, and high, corresponding to [One], [Ten], and [One Hundred] Gold Achievements. Even more infuriating, aside from the default [Random - Low], not only were there no other low-level backgrounds available, but even [Random - Medium] and [Random - High] required payment.

"…Is it a dilemma to buy a low-level background for fun, or save up for a high-level background?"

Bai Ye snorted and laughed, "Random legends are always good. Don't even think about making me spend a penny on the world background!"

The man exited the world background at the speed of light, then clicked [Simulation Start].

After a short loading time, the simulator's contents are updated.

[The world you are simulating this time is: Sword and Helmet]

Your teammates for this simulation are: (Please select)

[The object of your simulation this time is: (Please select)]

Chapter 7: The Second Simulation Begins

[The world you are simulating this time is: Sword and Helmet]

Your teammate for this simulation is: Yamada Ryo.

[The object of your simulation this time is: (Please select)]

For the option of the object to be simulated, Bai Ye originally wanted to choose Hong Xia, which means the opposite of the previous one... However, in the secondary menu, Bai Ye unexpectedly saw a name.

Kita Ikuyo.

Hakuno remembered that only anime characters he had met could be included in the simulation objects, and in the past few years since he traveled through time, he had indeed seen many simulation objects... but Kita should not be among them.

Hakuno has never met Kita, at least not in real life.

...Well, there was an experience where I failed to transform Kita into a robot, in a simulation.

"When did I meet Kita?"

Hakuno tried to remember, then he gave up.

It’s too troublesome to think about these things, and there’s no point in thinking them out.

"Let's choose Kita this time."

The person you are impersonating this time is: Ikuyo Kita.

The last simulation ended here and the simulation could begin. However, this time, a new menu popped up.

【Do you need to add special talents? 】

This is probably what we mentioned before, another use of the gold authority?

Bai Ye clicked on the secondary menu first to take a look.

Unlike previous store shopping, this time there are no densely packed options displayed. Instead, there is a box with the words "What effect do you want" written on it.

Does it mean it can be customized?

Bai Ye tried it and found that he could fill in the above content himself. However, after writing the talent "I won't be caught even if I walk around in my underwear", a dialog box popped up asking "Do you want to consume a gold achievement to generate the talent?"

Of course, cross it out.

Before purchasing any points, Bai Ye plans to come back and take a look at the world background before making a decision.

"What does this [Sword Helmet] refer to?"

Bai Ye said, opening the secondary menu of the world background and selecting the description to open it.

[Sword Helmet, this is a special type of armor. It can transform, possesses biological properties, and also possesses intelligence.]

[To create a sword, the final step requires placing the forger into the sword, using their soul to create a superpower called "Yin Yi" and their mind to create a new artificial intelligence.]

[Making a sword requires a special material: Golden God Water.]

[The Golden God is a massive metallic lifeform that flew from outer space, possessing overwhelming power. The water veins where the Golden God resides will be polluted by the Golden God, and the water can be used to craft swords and helmets.]

“…The introduction is very simple.”

Bai Ye was a little unsure how the sword and armor would appear in the subsequent simulations.

"How will Kita get in touch with a sword and armor... the first sword and armor designer? It seems to be no different from that simulation with Ryo... a warrior? What reason will he have to fight in this modern era?"

Suddenly, Bai Ye's gaze stopped on the [Golden God].

It dawned on him.

“…It seems there’s another trick!”

Bai Ye quickly reopened the character enhancement page and typed out a line of words.

Should I add "Kita Ikuyo is a descendant of the Golden God, an alien creature that flew in from ancient times. Her Golden God bloodline has been restored, so any water she uses is Golden God water" as a special talent? This will cost one gold achievement.

Click Confirm without hesitation.

【Do you want to start the simulation at the current time? 】

Click Confirm without hesitation.

【Do you want to start this simulation? 】

Click Confirm without hesitation.