Don't be afraid, I've truly come to bring you happiness.

"If you're willing to spend your whole life paying for it, I... might consider letting you go!"

When Aine returns with Yutenji,

Xiangzi has disappeared.

"What just happened?"

Youtian Temple Bagua Dao.

Lin Yuanshan shook his head, unwilling to say more.

The three continued browsing the musical instrument store.

Then, it's the same old routine again.

Chu Hua came, Chu Hua was alone, Chu Hua left.

Finally, there's Mortis.

After seeing the three off, Ai-yin and Lin Yuan-shan looked at Yu-ten-ji next to them.

Yutenji very tactfully left the two of them some space to be alone.

Just like that.

But before that

"Actually, I also want to ask, do I have a chance?"

"Haha, just kidding. I was just curious because my bandmates were fighting over it so fiercely."

As she spoke, she tied the red string from her hand to Ai Yin's hand.

"I'm off then, see you next time."

In this way, Ai Yin and Lin Yuanshan gained access to [something] since Mujica and his gang of geniuses got involved.

My first real opportunity to be alone.

Lin Yuanshan:

"Does this count as a date?"

Aiyin:

"That's it."

Chapter 51 Namo San, what boundless compassion!

Although it was alone, although it was a date.

But looking at Aine's "slightly decreased" favorability rating on the simulator screen,

Lin Yuanshan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Sure enough, I made the wrong choice again.

Given Aine's personality, she probably hopes everyone is happy, right?

Just like she initially acted in the taxi on that rainy night.

"Um, it might be a bit rude to say this, but did those people really consider your friend as an ally?"

"You can't say that. They're just commemorating the old band 'Ku Lai Xi Ku' in their own way, and besides, Xiangzi's situation is indeed worrying."

After so many simulations without realizing it, the arduous problem has been solved.

But Aine is still the same Aine.

"Let's go out for a walk."

Ai Yin's clear and crisp voice finally relieved the music store clerk.

If we don't leave now, the boss is going to call the police.

These people stand in the store all day, looking but not buying, and they exude a distorted force field that makes other customers afraid to approach.

At noon, the sun is at its strongest.

Legend has it that demons and monsters fear such moments the most.

Just like that time at the hospital, the two strolled casually through the streets.

Ai Yin was curious about everything she saw, so Lin Yuanshan stayed with her.

Shopping, eating ramen, and riding bumper cars at the amusement park—they're like a typical couple on a date.

Both of them tactfully avoided bringing up that topic for the time being.

Until dusk fell.

Ai-yin's happiness level did not increase.

But it did not continue to fall.

This time is known in Japan as the "Hour of Twilight".

As day and night alternate, the boundary between humans and ghosts becomes blurred.

The two stood in front of the candy shop, each grabbing a bottle of Ramune soda.

Facing the constant flow of traffic.

"Aiyin, may I ask a question?"

Lin Yuanshan spoke up,

"Were you a little unhappy when I rejected them this morning?"

No, oh.

Aine shook her head.

"Because Lin Sang doesn't seem like the type who would be interested in romance, that's why I helped the three of them."

For some reason, Lin Yuanshan always felt that Ai Yin's words had a hidden meaning.

However, he soon had no time to solve riddles.

Because when Ai Yin turned her head, her bluish-gray eyes stared straight into his.

"So, Lin Sang, what kind of being are you exactly?"

Lin Yuanshan replied with the words he had once said:

"I told you, I'm a top-tier shark, one slash and one kill, guaranteed to cure you completely, leaving you with no enemies in this world."

And right now they're having a spring—no, summer—sale: buy one get one free, and three get half price!

Upon hearing this, Ai Yin burst out laughing.

Lin Yuanshan looked at her, and also at the unchanging happiness value reading.

The final effort also failed.

He sighed,

He took a step forward, half of his body plunging into the roaring traffic.

He didn't know what the point of reopening it now would be.

But reopening has become an ingrained habit for him.

Just then, a dump truck with its glaring headlights on roared towards them.

So next time, he will definitely

"It will hurt a lot, won't it?"

Ai's warm and soft body hugged him tightly from behind, pulling him back from in front of the car wheels.

"You don't have to go through all that trouble, that's fine too."

Eh?

Will it hurt a lot?

It keeps dying, restarting, and doing things in vain.

Will it be very hard?

Died too many times

He seems to have really forgotten about it.

Yes,

It seems like he hasn't rested for a very, very long time.

[This emulator does not set a limit on the number of restarts in principle, so please feel free to use it.]

Emulators have no limits.

But Lin Yuanshan does have his limits.

Especially the grotesque pain from the previous deaths, when the victims were made into cookies and twisted dough sticks, seemed to awaken at this moment.

The girl's hug was tight, carrying the scent of perfume and a slightly warm body temperature.

Like a soft cloth, it gently wrapped his heart, which had long been numb and cold from countless deaths.

A dump truck whizzed past, brushing past his nose, and the swirling wind tousled their hair.

The ground was suffocating under the weight of the dump trucks, but this hug felt incredibly easy.

The dump truck drove away completely.

Ai Yin breathed a slight sigh of relief.

[Emulator Tip]

[Chihaya Aine's happiness level increased!]

Chihaya Aine's current happiness level: 80

Yes, there was never any happiness value to add; all there was was the girl's pity for the monster.

Lin Yuanshan should have thought of this earlier.

Who gets this happy just from a few compliments?

Ai-yin's cheek pressed against his back.

"In my dream, I saw you die many times, Lin Sang. Some of the ways you died were terrifying. Did these things really happen?"

“I brought all of that on myself, you don’t need to blame yourself for it.”

Ai Yin shook her head.

"If you died for me, no matter what happened, I cannot escape guilt. So, Lin Sang, why did you do those things for me?"

"To make you happy,"

Then you will receive generous system rewards.

Just as Lin Yuanshan was about to say the second half of his sentence, he felt the embrace behind him tighten even more, the force as if it wanted to meld him into its body.

Now that things have come to this, the second half of the sentence seems a bit hard to say.

[Emulator Tip]

[Chihaya Aine's happiness level increased!]

Chihaya Aine's current happiness level: 85

"Aine, if I... sob sob sob—"

Ai Yin silenced Lin Yuanshan with a kiss.

Taking advantage of the moment when the two were pulling at each other, Lin Yuanshan quickly said:

"I mean"

"My happiest moment is right now!"

It turns out that Aine took what she just said as a confession.