Traveling through the second dimension, the joy system encourages me to laugh heartily!

However, he still couldn't help but pray.

Ariel's location has entered the range where she will be attacked by the Terminator Boar.

The monster swung its fist downwards.

Then, the prayer was answered.

"Shh-!"

A beam of light, seemingly capable of purifying all filth, appeared out of nowhere without warning!

It was so fast that it exceeded the limits of visual perception, piercing straight through the head of the wild boar that was excitedly roaring, leaving a smooth, scorched hole.

The boar's massive body suddenly froze, the ferocity in its crimson eyes vanished instantly, and then, as if all support had been removed, it crashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust, and never moved again.

Immediately afterwards, in the lingering afterglow of the light, a 12-winged angel descended from the sky.

Oh God... thank you... did you hear my prayer...?

On the verge of consciousness, Dirich vaguely saw the descending figure and the fallen monster. An indescribable sense of relief welled up inside him, and finally, tears streamed down his face.

Please...continue to...protect Princess Ariel...

As his final thoughts drifted away, this loyal yet troubled young guardian mage closed his eyes peacefully, ending his short life...

Of course, Chen Ming didn't hear Dilik's prayer at all.

He simply appeared quietly before Ariel and activated the system's identification function:

Name: Ariel Anemoy Asla

Age: 15

[Height]: 160cm

[Weight]: 50kg

Overall Appearance: 97

[Power Bank]: 0

[State]: Fear, Excitement

[Affection Level]: 60 (Initial high affection due to being saved, but not yet deeply established.)

After quickly browsing the information, especially confirming that the "power bank" was 0, which meant that the princess, famous for her beauty, was still a virgin, Chen Ming nodded almost imperceptibly, seemingly satisfied with the result.

Then, he stretched out his hand, and a delicately designed, faintly silver-glowing bracelet-shaped magical artifact appeared out of thin air in his palm.

Chen Ming handed the bracelet to Ariel and said simply:

"This magical artifact can contact me. I'll activate it next time I encounter a similar danger."

Having just been pulled back from the brink of death, Ariel's mindset had undergone a complete transformation. Her heart was still pounding like a drum, and the adrenaline made her body tremble slightly.

Despite her loud shouts and aggressive stance at the monster, it was mostly an instinctive reaction and rage forced out by a desperate situation.

In fact, the extreme fear had already caused her to have some embarrassing physical reactions—she peed herself in fear!

Moreover, what made her blush was that losing control of her bladder in front of this mysterious and powerful man actually gave her a strange feeling of excitement, and even... a kind of pleasure?

This dangerous and unfamiliar feeling made her even more confused, and her thoughts were completely unable to function clearly. Ariel could only reflexively reach out and take the silver bracelet.

Her fingertips inadvertently touched Chen Ming's palm, and a strange warmth flowed through her, causing her delicate body to tremble slightly—she had leaked a little more...

"Thank you... thank you for saving me!"

Ariel looked up, her azure eyes filled with genuine gratitude and intense curiosity. She wanted to ask him who he was, why he was there, why he had saved her… So many questions were stuck in her throat.

However, Chen Ming did not give her time to ask questions.

Just as Ariel accepted the bracelet and finished thanking him, his figure vanished from the spot in an instant, just as abruptly as he had appeared, amidst a very subtle spatial fluctuation.

It wasn't until several seconds after Chen Ming had completely left that Ariel suddenly realized he was gone.

She clutched the still-warm silver bracelet, staring at the empty space ahead. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something to keep him, but the words wouldn't come out. A huge sense of loss and urgency welled up inside her, but there was nowhere left to find him.

The reason Chen Ming left so decisively was not only because he was in a hurry to go to the center of the Fitoa territory to check on Shizuka Nanahoshi's situation, but also because of his accurate prediction of Ariel's future situation.

He knew very well that as long as Ariel lived or did not completely relinquish her right to the throne, she would inevitably face numerous crises in the future.

In her original destiny, Ariel had the powerful and loyal guardian, Sylphieette, who was transferred to her side, and helped her overcome many crises.

She can be considered the strongest member of the princess's faction.

But now, thanks to Chen Ming's intervention, Hilfiet is safely at home.

Without this "strongest protector" from the original story, Ariel's future path will be even more perilous.

Faced with a constant stream of conspiracies and deadly threats, her current protective force will be insufficient to cope.

Therefore, this intelligent and decisive princess had no choice but to seek his help.

In order to gain his protection, she might even be willing to pay a considerable price, actively trying to please him and showing sincerity far exceeding 60 points of favorability.

Therefore, Chen Ming doesn't need to try to win her over; he can just wait for this beautiful princess to come to him herself!

This is far more efficient and effortless than him going to great lengths to accept bribes, ingratiate himself, and gain trust.

Chapter 342: Shizuka Nanahoshi Returns Home Instantly

Subtle ripples spread through the space, and in the next moment, Chen Ming's figure had moved from the White Lily Garden in the capital of Asura to the sky above the center of the Fetoa territory.

The ground beneath our feet presented a chilling and eerie scene.

Everything that once existed has vanished, replaced by a nearly flat open space.

Chen Ming hovered in the air, his gaze sweeping across the desolate land. Soon, he spotted an extremely tiny point on the monotonous, flat canvas, completely out of place with its surroundings.

It was the figure of a girl dressed in a JK uniform—a dark blue sailor top, a navy blue pleated skirt, white knee-high socks, and black leather shoes, with a matching backpack with cartoon patterns lying beside her.

She had long black hair and delicate features. Standing alone in the middle of a terrifyingly empty plain, she appeared so small, so out of place, and so fragile.

Chen Ming's figure began to descend, and at the same time, he silently activated the system's identification function. Detailed data about the figure clearly appeared in his field of vision:

Name: Shizuka Nanahoshi

Age: 16

[Height]: 163cm

[Weight]: 49kg

Overall Appearance: 92

[Power Bank]: 0

[State]: Bewildered, panicked, and anxious

[Favorability]: 0

Yes, it's her.

Having identified his target, Chen Ming landed silently and gracefully about ten meters in front of the girl. In the instant before landing, the pair of light wings behind him quietly retracted and dissipated, turning into specks of light that merged into the air.

His appearance was so abrupt and magical, descending from the sky, his wings of light retracting, the whole process quiet and surreal. Shizuka Nanahoshi, standing rooted to the spot, was clearly stunned by this scene that defied all common sense.

She stared wide-eyed at the young man with black hair and eyes, exuding a mysterious aura, who had suddenly appeared before her.

[Ding! Shizuka Nanahoshi's affection level +10, current affection level 10!]

The system notification sounded in Chen Ming's mind.

Clearly, in this strange and eerie environment, finally seeing a living person who looked like a human and seemed to possess extraordinary abilities brought Shizuka Nanahoshi a sense of reassurance.

Even though his entrance was awe-inspiring, it was still better than the deathly silence and the fear of not knowing where you were.

Shizuka Nanahoshi took a deep breath and cautiously asked:

"すみません（Sorry）......あなたはWho is it? (Who are you?)ここはどこですか? (Where is this place?)"

Her voice was clear and crisp, but her tone was filled with helplessness and pleading.

Although in the first and second worlds that the Pleasure System traversed, the mainstream language was Chinese.

However, Shizuka Nanahoshi was summoned from Japan in another world, so her native language is naturally Japanese. In the original story, it took her two whole years to learn the common language of humans in this world, albeit with some difficulty.

Language barrier?

Chen Ming remained calm, having anticipated this, and unhurriedly took out a mobile phone from the system space.

A few taps on the screen brought up a simple application – a simultaneous translation software specially made by [Crimson], which can achieve near-perfect real-time voice translation.

Chen Ming pointed the phone's microphone at himself and said in clear Chinese, "Hello, my name is Chen Ming."

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the phone repeated in fluent and standard Japanese: "こんにちは、私の名前は陳銘です。"

Shizuka Nanahoshi's eyes widened suddenly, and a complex expression of surprise, delight, and hope instantly appeared on her face.

Although the man in front of me doesn't speak Japanese, as long as we can communicate, that's fine!

Moreover, judging from the language the other party spoke, they should be Chinese. People online say that Chinese men are very "friendly," so I should be safe now.

Hello! Hello!

She immediately bowed repeatedly with excitement, a customary Japanese gesture that she unconsciously performed even in this strange environment. "My name is Shizuka Nanahoshi! Nice to meet you! Excuse me... where is this place? I... how did I get here? I remember I was just on the road and almost got hit by a car..."

She spoke very quickly, asking one question after another, as if a drowning person had grabbed onto a piece of driftwood and was eager to understand everything.

With the help of translation software, Chen Ming clearly understood her question.

He first gestured for her to calm down, and then began to explain the complicated cause and effect of the whole matter to her in a calm tone.

A hundred years later, Shinohara Akihito was summoned to this world as a weapon of war by the king of that era using the powerful magic of the "divine child" Lilia. He ultimately died in the brutal war. Lilia, the divine child, fell in love with Shinohara Akihito and could not accept his death. She risked her own life to activate a forbidden, powerful ability to manipulate time, attempting to summon a savior in the past (that is, the present era) in order to change the future and save Shinohara Akihito.

"...To put it simply," Chen Ming concluded, his gaze calmly fixed on the girl whose expression shifted with each word, "you are the savior who has been summoned. The goal that the summoner, Lilia, expects you to achieve is to go to the future and save Shinohara Akito, who is destined to die."

After hearing this unbelievable story, which was like something out of a fantasy novel, Shizuka Nanahoshi was completely stunned and paralyzed.

It took her a while to process what was happening before she suddenly frowned, her face showing intense confusion and dissatisfaction:

"What?! This is absurd! How am I supposed to go a hundred years from now? I won't even live to see that time!"

Her questioning was very realistic, reflecting the helplessness and frustration of an ordinary high school student facing a surreal problem.

"I don't know about that."

Chen Ming shrugged, seemingly indifferent. "You should ask Lilia, the goddess who summoned you. Perhaps she has a way to keep you alive until then, or she has other arrangements. I'm just telling you why you're here and the summoner's intentions."

Of course, he knew more inside information.

For example, after Shizuka Nanahoshi is summoned to this world, her body stops growing due to the conflict between the rules of the two worlds, and she is unable to generate or use the magic power of this world.

This state will cause her to be constantly disturbed and eroded by the ubiquitous magical factors in her surroundings, and over the years, she will become abnormally weak.

In order to "live" a hundred years later, she could only choose to use a special magical device to put herself into a long sleep, waking up briefly once a month, repeating this cycle to endure the long hundred years.

This process is undoubtedly filled with loneliness, pain, and immense physical and mental torment.

Therefore, Chen Ming felt that there was no need to explain these cruel details to her now, as that would only increase her panic and despair at the moment.

Upon hearing this, Shizuka Nanahoshi crossed her arms, paced back and forth in distress, her little face scrunched up, clearly trying her best to digest this huge amount of information and think about her situation.

After a long while, she seemed to have made up her mind, and suddenly raised her head to look at Chen Ming, her eyes filled with pleading:

"Chen Mingjun, could you please... send me back to my original world? Back to Japan?"

"what?"

This time, Chen Ming raised an eyebrow slightly, revealing a hint of surprise.

He was still thinking about how to phrase his words, how to gently persuade her to accept reality, or how to guide her to make a choice.

Before she could even finish speaking, the other person immediately "switched roles" and became a backstabber, directly proposing to "go home," a request that was both in her own interest and met Chen Ming's expectations.

"You're not planning to save Shinohara Akito anymore?"

Chen Ming asked, as if confirming.

Shizuka Nanahoshi shook her head, her expression becoming serious and earnest.

"Let's not even talk about whether I can live to be 100 years old, or whether I have the ability to save him... and a whole host of other problems!"

"Even if I eventually overcome all the difficulties and really save him... what about my parents and relatives in Japan? What about my classmates and friends? What about my life, my future, and everything I know?"

"Does saving him mean I have to give up everything I had in my original world and wait alone and suffer for a hundred years in this strange place? This...this is too unfair! I can't do it!"