My anime girlfriend has come into my life

Shen He gently shook her head. After untying the red rope, she looked no different from usual.

However, after standing still under the shower for a while and rinsing herself, she walked to the bathtub to sit down with Li Chaoge. Seeing that Li Chaoge was still staring at her intently, she asked with a hint of doubt, "Am I not clean enough?"

Although her body was untouched by worldly dust due to years of drinking mountain dew and immortal fruits and practicing immortal techniques, she couldn't use some immortal techniques in this world, and she wasn't sure if she had made any oversights.

"No, no, I was just thinking... Shen He, aren't you shy at all?"

Li Chaoge watched as Shen He naturally sat down in the bathtub, facing him, and suddenly felt increasingly troubled.

Could he have guessed wrong? Or is there a discrepancy between the game's settings and reality?

In his memory, Shen He was indifferent, but he still had some emotional fluctuations, especially when facing him. As someone whom Shen He liked, shouldn't he be more likely to make Shen He's emotions fluctuate?

Shen He looked at Li Chaoge and noticed that his gaze kept seemingly drifting downwards. Suddenly, he seemed to be deep in thought.

"You mean I should be shy because of your gaze? But aren't we lovers?"

"Isn't this kind of behavior normal between lovers? Why be shy?"

"I remember, Chaoge, the first time you and I took a bath together, it was very peaceful."

"Hmm... Shen He, you're right."

Li Chaoge was speechless. Fine, if he's not shy, he's not shy. Anyway, Shen He has no objections, so why did he say so much?

Thinking of this, Li Chaoge adjusted his posture, moving closer to Shen He. Warm water splashed out from the edge of the bathtub, giving Memphis some space.

Shen He didn't react much to this. When Li Chaoge tried to come closer, he took the initiative to hug him and rest his head on his shoulder.

"..."

Li Chaoge looked down at Shen He, who was leaning completely against him. Even though the mist obscured his view, Shen He's pure and innocent heart remained as holy and radiant as ever.

To avoid being dragged into Shen He's rhythm again, Li Chaoge, her blood rushing to her head, quickly raised her head and asked another questioning girl present.

"By the way, Memphis, don't you feel shy at all?"

While Shen He cannot be ignored, the main issue today is Memphis, which needs to reverse her metamorphosis.

In his mind, since Memphis was emotionally detached, he should let her feel his affection for her, rekindle her love for him, and keep the positive emotional cycle of the Source Cube going so that there wouldn't be any more problems.

"Well, I generally know that I should be shy at this time, which is more like a girl's behavior, but Shen He is not shy at all, so I don't know what to do."

Her wet pink hair clung to her shoulders, and water droplets quickly slid down her fair, flawless cheeks. Memphis looked at Shen He, who was sitting calmly and close to Li Chaoge in the bathtub, and also stepped into the bathtub, sitting on either side of Li Chaoge with Shen He.

What she said about being shy is common sense, but common sense is common sense, and she hasn't experienced it herself. The only person she can refer to now is Shen He.

Unfortunately, Shen He is not an ordinary person; using her as a reference will only lead to the wrong answer.

"As for Shen He, don't use her as a reference. Although her situation is not as serious as yours, it is still quite unusual."

When Li Chaoge saw Memphis leaning over, he also hugged her, stroking her wet pink hair as he said helplessly.

"Of course, I don't mean to say that you're not a normal person, Shen He,"

As soon as he spoke, realizing that his words could be misunderstood, Li Chaoge quickly turned to Shen He and explained.

"Don't worry, I won't misunderstand. I know that I hold a different place in your heart than most people."

Shen He's smooth, fair face seemed to flush slightly from the rising temperature, but he still calmly shook his head, occasionally glancing down at Li Chaoge's silent hand gestures from behind him.

What she said about using Chaoge as a constraint was not false. The role of the red rope had long been replaced by Chaoge. However, unlike before when she was simply suppressed and her overwhelming emotions would only slowly accumulate, Chaoge, as her lover, would regularly guide and calm her mind.

Strangely, even though she was imitating Chaoge's gestures, she couldn't feel at ease like Chaoge did.

However, if it were that easy to imitate, Chaoge wouldn't have become her true love interest. Thinking about it this way, Shen He felt that it was normal that he couldn't do it.

"Um....."

Looking at Shen He's serious demeanor, Li Chaoge couldn't help but admire Shen He's calm nature. He felt that Shen He's personality had been successfully cultivated and would probably be difficult to change.

Shen He's temperament is very similar to Fu Hua's, but he originally thought that Shen He was more naive and inexperienced. If the red rope hadn't restrained her emotions and desires, Shen He might have been as lively and energetic as Hu Tao and Kiana.

But this speculation is now irrelevant, and Shen He is unlikely to undergo any major changes.

Li Chaoge slowly came back to his senses from his thoughts and suddenly realized that Memphis and Shen He hadn't said much, but were just leaning on him on either side, quietly watching him.

The sound of water flowing slowly in the bathtub, the rapid beating of their hearts, and their soft breathing gradually grew heavy in his ears.

“Commander, I should be happy to see you smile when you say you want to see me smile.”

After staring silently at Li Chaoge's face for a long time, Memphis META suddenly reached out and cupped his cheeks, her tranquil amber eyes meeting his.

"Although I still can't meet your expectations, Commander, and can't properly generate the emotions you should, you're right, Commander, we should try to be happier now."

"The commander wants me to be happy, and I also want to make you happy, commander."

As she spoke, Memphis META gently kissed Li Chaoge on the cheek.

"...How did it come down to me having to make me happy?"

Li Chaoge looked at Memphis META, who had kissed him without warning, and Shen He, who was silently holding his hand tightly against his chest, and said with a hint of helplessness.

Even if the feelings are lost, I will still remember liking him, still think about him, and still do anything for him.

It has to be said that the love shown by the ship girls is truly somewhat heavy.

Or rather, it's not just ship girls; for everyone who loves him—whether they are coming, coming, or not—their love is heavy.

Right now, he only sees the Memphis META; he knows nothing about anything else.

"Don't worry, you're all so beautiful and like me so much. Wouldn't it be a shame if I let you go?"

Li Chaoge shook his head, looked at the two women who were expressing their thoughts through their actions, gently touched their moist cherry lips, and smiled, "I'm a very greedy person, I'll do anything to win you over."

They've all become his, how could he possibly give them up? There's no way he could give them up.

"Commander, I hope that all the wonderful memories you have now will become your motivation to move forward."

Memphis META lightly touched her lips with her fingertips, looked at Li Chaoge with a resolute gaze, and suddenly revealed a faint smile.

"Huh? Wait, Memphis, you laughed?"

Li Chaoge was taken aback when he saw the bright smile on Memphis's face.

"I suddenly had a feeling that the barrier between me and the commander has disappeared."

Memphis blinked, placed her slender hand on her chest, and silently felt it. Her once cold and empty heart was now filled with warmth and fulfillment, as if it had been filled with the Commander's love for her.

This was not her imagination; the Commander's love was indeed flowing continuously from the Source Cube.

"So it turns out that you don't need the Source Cube to reverse metaization?"

Li Chaoge sighed in surprise, saying that although the process was different from what he had expected, as long as the result was good, that was enough.

"No, I still need your help, Commander."

Memphis META shook her head, wrapped her arms around his neck, gently nibbled at his ear, and whispered with a soft laugh, "A relationship sustained by one-sided devotion is unsustainable, so let me now properly reciprocate your love, Commander~"

Chapter 216. Shen He and Memphis in the bathroom, and Alicia's "kindness"

To be fair, Memphis's point is valid. Whether it's a one-on-one relationship or a one-to-many situation like his, mutual understanding and care are essential.

In this materialistic world, if you can't find warmth and support with the people you love, and if no one responds to you, even the most optimistic person might slowly lose themselves, like the meta-version of Kantai Collection characters, unable to feel the warmth of emotions, becoming emotionally detached and empty inside.

But the problem has already been solved, hasn't it?

What does it mean that the two of them have suddenly switched roles? He clearly wanted to prove himself and solve their problems in his own way.

"Does the Commander think I'm not enough on my own? Don't worry, Shen He will be with you too."

Memphis slowly embraced Li Chaoge, her smooth and delicate face gently rubbing against his cheek, her gaze filled with tenderness.

Although she has regained her emotions and is able to express her feelings and desires normally, perhaps because she has lost them for so long, she does not immediately crave communication with the commander.

Instead, they cherished the time spent chatting and leaning against each other with the commander even more, as if the slow movements could slow down time and postpone the end.

"Huh? Shen He, what's wrong with you?"

Li Chaoge, who was firmly held by Memphis and unable to move freely, shifted her gaze slightly. Her eyes passed over Memphis's wet pink hair and looked at the changes that had occurred in Shen He. She couldn't help but look at her in surprise.

Shen He's problem is less than Memphis's. He had originally planned to resolve the two's issues one by one, but now that he saw Shen He, he found that Shen He was no longer as calm as before.

Shen He was completely unmoved by his gaze and Memphis's contact with him, as if his close interaction with him was second nature.

Shen He's fair face now seemed to be flushed red by the high temperature of the hot water, so rosy that one wanted to take a bite. Her fragrant shoulders on the water were white with a hint of pink. However, these were not the point. The point was that Shen He was staring intently at him.

His once clear and bright silver-gray eyes now faintly revealed a hint of scarlet, his long breaths became extremely rapid, and his hands were pressed tightly on his thighs. Shen He stared at him with a look of predatory intent.

"Shen He? Shen He?"

Seeing that Shen He seemed not to have heard what he said and was staring at him as if he were under a spell, Li Chaoge couldn't help but feel very strange: "What's wrong with Shen He? Is it because of what I just said? Or is it because of the kiss I gave you?"

His kiss shouldn't have been that powerful, right? It reversed the metamorphosis of Memphis in an instant, and made Shen He seem like he was bewitched.

If you include things like the Command Seals and the Source Cube, he's definitely very powerful, but he didn't use any of them just now!

Is it possible to achieve this through a simple heart-to-heart talk and a fleeting kiss?

"Of course, Commander, you may not realize it, but to us, your every move affects our emotions."

Seeing Li Chaoge looking at Shen He, who was no longer calm and composed, with worry and doubt, Memphis wrapped her fair arms around Li Chaoge from behind and hugged him tightly. She kissed him hard on the cheek with her cherry lips and smiled brightly.

Feeling the commander's unwavering and passionate love, she regained her emotional warmth, and the smile on her face never stopped.

"But Commander, you don't need to worry. She just received the love you conveyed to her, which made her already overflowing emotions completely uncontrollable."

"...So, the exact same behavior has a positive impact on you, but a negative impact on her?"

Looking at Memphis's smile beside him and Shen He's gaze that seemed to want to devour him, Li Chaoge didn't know what to say.

"Actually, it's all positive. Didn't she just say that you, Commander, are the one who tied her up with the red thread? As the supervisor, you didn't fulfill your duty to help her vent, but instead added fuel to the fire for Shen He, turning a good thing into a bad thing."

Memphis chuckled softly, putting his arm around Li Chaoge's neck while whispering something indistinctly in Li Chaoge's ear.

In retrospect, she and Shen He were emotionally detached because of a lack of emotional connection, while Shen He was emotionally detached because he was too emotionally rich and had too strong a murderous instinct.

These two people, who were originally two extremes, both appeared to be taciturn and disliked interacting with others.

"So, her problem now is that she's at a loss, not knowing how to vent this uncontrollable emotion?"

After Memphis's analysis and explanation, Li Chaoge finally understood why Shen He was staring at him so intently.

This reminded him of the time he practiced flying with Raiden Mei in the movie, high in the sky. Unlike the Herrscher of Thunder, Shinhaku was not out of control of his body but had a clear mind.

On the contrary, the overwhelming emotions that had been suppressed were now driving Shen He to do something to him, but Shen He was simply lacking the relevant knowledge and might mistakenly believe that her being out of control would harm him, so he was tightly controlling her body.

"Alright, then I'll help Shen He solve the problem first."

Having figured this out, Li Chaoge decided to help Shen He out of the trouble he had caused, since the Memphis problem had already been resolved.

"That won't do, Commander, it's still my time."

Memphis stood up from the bathtub, glistening water droplets cascading down her body. Her beautifully curved waistline had a hazy allure on the steamy surface. She leaned down and cupped Li Chaoge's cheeks, revealing a playful smile.

Although she didn't really want to be jealous, she wasn't happy to have her, who had just regained her love, standing aside at this moment.

All she wanted to do now was fully experience the commander's presence and warmth.

As for Shen He... well, that depends on how long Shen He can hold out. If he really can't hold out any longer, then she won't mind.

For ship girls, being able to accept the commander's oath and become the commander's marriage ship is already wonderful enough; serving the commander alongside other marriage ships is nothing special.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that everyone is a married ship, with equal status. Since they can't fight each other casually, only in situations like this can they have a mutually beneficial showdown, using their strength to determine their usual say.

Seeing Memphis's oblivious demeanor, Shen He's eyes grew increasingly bloodshot, and she, who had been suppressing herself, began to lose control.

Memphis's explanation to Chaoge was correct. When Chaoge kissed her lips just now, it was as if her heart lock had been snapped by Chaoge. The sudden surge of violent emotions left her at a loss. Her instincts were to suppress the restlessness that made her want to pounce on Chaoge, and she didn't even have the strength to say anything more.

But simply persisting was useless. Chaoge was held back by Memphis and didn't come to support her or help calm her down.

Especially when she saw Memphis's wet, pink hair trembling and flying everywhere, with hot water droplets splashing onto her face, she could no longer contain herself.

She wanted to get close to Chaoge, to hug Chaoge, to have Chaoge touch her hair, to have Chaoge hold her and kiss her cheek...

I want to... so much...

Memphis, whose feelings had previously faded, used her as a reference point; now, having somewhat lost her mind, she also uses Memphis as a reference point.

She wasn't quite sure what she would do to Chaoge in this situation, but she figured it would be fine if she did what Memphis did, who was incredibly obedient to Chaoge.

With his reason almost completely exhausted, Shen He, unable to restrain himself any longer, pounced just like Memphis. However, the remaining rationality still controlled his strength, mimicking Memphis's movements to ensure he wouldn't harm Chaoge.

"Hi~!"

"Shen He, you couldn't hold back so quickly? It seems you've been suppressing your emotions for a long time."

Memphis suddenly lifted her head out of the water, her cherry lips tightly pursed. She leaned against the edge of the bathtub, staring blankly at the ceiling to catch her breath. When she recovered, she saw Shen He mimicking her earlier action and diving into the water, and she couldn't help but laugh.