My anime girlfriend has come into my life

Although she had just witnessed her husband's infidelity, she was already used to it.

After all, back in Gensokyo, this male owner of the Scarlet Devil Mansion didn't spend much time at the mansion. Instead, he frequently went to places like the Sunflower Field, Hakurei Shrine, Eientei, and the Hakugyokurou in the Underworld to engage in compensated dating and develop his network of connections.

Since the young lady has already given up (because she can't win), what can she do?

"I'm wondering what your time manipulation ability consumes when used, how I can learn it, and how I can use it after learning it—does it consume stamina or something else?"

Li Chaoge looked at Izayoi Sakuya, who was meticulous and had two braids hanging down her chest, and pondered.

Sakuya Izayoi's ability to manipulate time is innate, and theoretically, he shouldn't be able to learn it.

If it were possible to teach anyone, not to mention whether the youkai in Gensokyo would want to obtain this ability, none of the Scarlet Devil Mansion members where Izayoi Sakuya stayed learned Izayoi Sakuya's ability.

However, when he spoke to Sakuya Izayoi before, she didn't completely deny that he couldn't control it, so he felt there was still a possibility.

“Master, you can’t learn my abilities, and I don’t know how to cultivate them.” Izayoi Sakuya shook her head slightly, and continued under Li Chaoge’s somewhat disappointed gaze, “But Master can try to see if you can borrow my abilities through the Source Cube right now.”

"Borrow your abilities?"

"Yes, you can borrow our abilities, Master. You can borrow our abilities through the connection between the Source Cube and us."

Li Chaoge was a little confused when he heard this, so Izayoi Sakuya continued to explain.

“Master, you were able to borrow the abilities of the Sage of Yokai and the Lord of the Four Seasons Flowers before. I’m not sure if you can do it now.”

Li Chaoge's frequent travels were not simply due to infidelity or to anger Lady Remilia. The real reason was that Li Chaoge was able to borrow the abilities of others through the Source Cube to enhance his own strength.

However, Li Chaoge doesn't know how to use the Source Cube, nor does she know how to borrow it.

"To even borrow your abilities... this is getting more and more outrageous..."

Knowing that there are other ways to become a time management master, Li Chaoge was somewhat happy, but also suddenly felt a little strange.

It's not just emotional memories, but even power can be shared with him through the Source Cube. It feels more and more like those chat groups.

After all, if the restriction that it can only be shared with him is removed, allowing everyone to borrow abilities from each other, and his Source Cube's abilities are simplified and repackaged, wouldn't that be equivalent to a group function that allows group members to upload and download memories and learning abilities?

"For me, what limits my time ability is my human body. If my master borrows my ability through the Source Cube, I don't know what will be consumed. My master has never explained it to me in detail."

Sakuya Izayoi continued, saying that all she knew was that Li Chaoge's abilities were definitely different from what she used.

"Wait, let me see if I can borrow your ability."

Li Chaoge frowned slightly, sensing the Source Cube within his body to contact Izayoi Sakuya, to see if he could successfully borrow it.

Unfortunately, after trying it once, he found that nothing happened. No matter how much he chanted and tried, he could not borrow the ability. Just like usual, there was an invisible but extremely tough barrier between them. He could not even deeply sense Izayoi Sakuya's consciousness.

He pondered for a while, then tried to reach into the consciousness of others.

For example, he could sense Fu Hua, Qiyana, Mona, Mi Yu, and Lilith. He could even feel them tremble slightly if he exerted a little force, as if they knew he wanted to delve deeper into their inner thoughts.

When the idea of ​​borrowing some of Mona's abilities came to mind, a ball of water suddenly appeared in Li Chaoge's hand. He waved his hand, and the water ball dissipated. Then he thought about the swordsmanship of the Shinri-ryu school and found that some swordsmanship secrets had indeed appeared in his mind.

As for Theresa, Karenina, Alicia, and G36, these people who haven't completely eliminated their barriers and become one with him, just like Izayoi Sakuya, there's no way to truly understand them, let alone borrow Izayoi Sakuya's abilities.

Therefore, the only way to utilize Izayoi Sakuya's abilities is for him to break down the barriers between them and for Izayoi Sakuya to completely lower her guard towards him...

Hmm... it feels like this Source Cube has been pushing him further and further down the path of living off a woman from beginning to end...

"Does Master want it now? In front of everyone?"

Seeing that Li Chaoge was staring at her without saying anything, Izayoi Sakuya put her hand on the button in front of her chest as if to unbutton it, but then she stopped and looked at Belfast and Ying.

"Ahem, wait a minute, I still have some doubts, let's not rush."

Seeing this, Li Chaoge quickly told Izayoi Sakuya not to be anxious, and turned to Belfast, "Belfast, wasn't this Source Cube made by the ship girls? Why does it feel like many of its abilities have nothing to do with ship girls?"

Although he wouldn't deny Sakuya Izayoi's charm and admit that he did indeed like the dashing and handsome head maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, he still had other unresolved questions.

Without resolving this question, I cannot fully concentrate on the master-servant game with Izayoi Sakuya.

"The Source Cube was indeed created by us based on the master's physique. Its abilities are all for the commander's benefit, and its main purpose is to enable the master to better manage the large number of ship girls in the port."

When Li Chaoge asked this question, Belfast did not try to hide anything and explained it frankly.

"All abilities? Including the ability to connect emotionally and to borrow?"

Li Chaoge pondered for a moment and said that if he hadn't felt that the Source Cube's abilities were becoming increasingly outrageous, he probably wouldn't have cared whether the Source Cube was brought over by the ship girls.

Now that I think about it, I realize that this ability is indeed a bit abnormal. It feels like it's designed to train him to be an all-rounder, and he doesn't have to do anything. He can just live off his wife, and he doesn't even need to train like he did with Fu Hua in the consciousness space.

Because he can directly borrow their abilities, even if he has no relevant experience, the combination of many abilities will make him strong.

"That's right, whether it's accumulating energy or borrowing abilities, it's not really borrowing."

Belfast knew that Li Chaoge had fallen into a cognitive trap, so she patiently continued to explain, "To be precise, this is sharing, or rather, co-sharing."

"shared?"

"Commander knows that our ship girls have skills in the game, right?"

"Yes, I know that."

“In the game, our abilities won’t harm our teammates, but in reality, it’s easy to hurt them, especially when destroyers rush in front of the enemy and our fighters and bombers can’t directly use their area-of-effect attacks. But through the Source Cube, the commander can form a soul network, or a collaborative domain, to centrally control the performance of each ship girl,” Belfast explained.

“In the field of Source Cube collaboration, we are like a whole, capable of producing force with precision and uniformity like a machine, and the so-called borrowing ability is only a small part of this function.”

"In the realm of collaboration, Eldridge's Rainbow Project allows the entire fleet to enter another dimension to avoid the enemy's powerful firepower."

"The Formidable Mechanism can forcibly stop the Sirens, making them unable to evade our concentrated fire. Theoretically, if the Formidable's abilities continue to evolve and improve, it may be possible to reach the point of stopping time."

As he spoke, Belfast glanced at Izayoi Sakuya and Hotaru, who both looked calm.

Although their abilities seem inferior to the enemy's, they have a larger number of members and enormous potential.

This is also why she has always been so confident. It's not that she's arrogant and looks down on others simply because the commander dotes on them; it's purely because they are indeed powerful, both in terms of strength and in terms of their love for the commander.

"...Are the Sirens really that strong? You can't even defeat them like this?"

After listening to Belfast's explanation, Li Chaoge remained silent for a while before speaking.

Although he knew that Azur Lane was also known as Magic Lane, and that the ship girls in it seemed to be using old fighters, they were actually all magical ship girls.

However, the advanced technology for ship girls described by Belfast was even more outrageous than he had imagined. Things like collaborative domains had emerged, and the abilities that Rainbow Project prohibited in the game actually actually existed.

If the ship girls can't even beat the Sirens, then how strong must the final boss be if even the Sirens can't defeat him?

“Yes, Master. The Sirens are far more powerful than we imagined,”

Belfast nodded and added, "But Master, don't worry. The Sirens rarely bother us now. Let's consider their matter after you return to the port."

"Now, Master, you should first form a contract with Izayoi Sakuya and borrow her abilities."

In fact, bringing ship girls under the jurisdiction of the Source Cube does not require any special operations. However, the person who is to be brought under the Source Cube and granted permissions is not a ship girl.

After reaching an agreement with other worlds, they opened up some functions to them. However, for the safety of the Commander and to prevent them from being exploited by malicious individuals, people in other worlds who want to enjoy the benefits of the Source Cube must first obtain the Commander's "approval".

That is, to be marked with the commander's mark and become a commander.

This is the true essence of the Source Cube.

The ship girls aren't worried about their bodies and minds being completely controlled by the commander; they belong to the commander to begin with.

Belfast never considered teaching the commander any way to improve his abilities because of the Source Cube. It was enough for the commander to stay behind them; they didn't want him to go up and fight.

As long as their commander is safely in the rear, they can be fearless and fight with increasing courage.

"Of course, Master, you can also borrow other people's abilities to use them independently, but this ability consumes energy accumulated through the Source Cube."

Finally, Belfast added.

Capabilities like those related to collaboration consume a lot of energy and are only used by commanders of large-scale operations. Normally, they are used to spend their days happily with the ship girls, accumulating a large amount of energy in their joyful daily lives.

"Uh... will I have to consume energy to use my abilities in the future?"

Li Chaoge looked at Izayoi Sakuya, and suddenly his expression became somewhat strange.

He wanted to extend the time-stopping ability of Izayoi Sakuya so he could spend more time with more people, but now it seems his energy might not be enough. After all, time-stopping is a very powerful ability and probably consumes a lot of energy.

I wonder if he could balance his energy reserves while pausing time, or even use the extra energy to restore himself and achieve the feat of a perpetual motion machine.

"Master, rest assured, this energy has no specific limitations and does not require energy generated by the power holder."

Belfast comforted him, saying there was nothing that could be done; the commander himself didn't have any special energy, and his body alone couldn't withstand the consumption of such powerful abilities.

Therefore, for the sake of the commander's health, this limitation on the ability to use energy accumulated over time was implemented.

"It's not because of that..."

Li Chaoge shook his head, looked at Izayoi Sakuya whose expression remained unchanged, and his expression was complicated.

Using Time Stop consumes energy, and energy needs time to accumulate...

He needs to investigate how much energy is consumed by pausing time, and how much time is spent accumulating energy. Otherwise, if the ratio of time to energy consumption is outrageous, it will be a waste of money, and it would feel better not to use the ability to time at all.

After all, he can't possibly freeze time while constantly accumulating energy to maintain the freeze time.

He wanted to stop time to build relationships with them, not simply to accumulate energy!

"Master, shall we begin our service here now?"

Seeing Li Chaoge's gaze fall on her again, Izayoi Sakuya lifted the blue and white skirt with both hands, her two silver braids falling down to her proud chest as she bent over. She lowered her head slightly, her scarlet eyes glancing at Ying and Sigma who were looking in her direction.

She is absolutely loyal to her master and would give anything for him.

There's nothing wrong with offering yourself to satisfy your master's needs.

However, she didn't enjoy being watched by others.

Chapter 221. Sakuya Izayoi's Service

Given Sakuya Izayoi's death stare, Belfast and Sigma Ying temporarily left the room and waited in one of the other rooms in the suite.

Although Ying wasn't afraid of Izayoi Sakuya's gaze, she didn't stay to watch the live broadcast, considering that Qingge was still in her best friend's room and hadn't come out yet.

"Master, shall we begin serving you immediately?"

Seeing that the room had suddenly become quiet and empty, Izayoi Sakuya took another step forward, bent down and asked Li Chaoge.

"No rush, Sakuya, let's talk about the details of your time-manipulation ability first."

Looking at the full curves of Izayoi Sakuya wrapped in her maid outfit, Li Chaoge didn't say anything. Instead, he reached out and pulled Izayoi Sakuya over, letting her sit sideways on his lap, allowing him to admire her aloof and exquisite profile up close.

Whether Izayoi Sakuya was genuinely unashamed or deliberately putting on a cold face, he failed to notice at this moment that Izayoi Sakuya was experiencing significant emotional fluctuations regarding what was about to happen.

"Sakuya, can your time manipulation abilities be used on other people?"

Because the Touhou Project IP has many fan-created settings, and even some misconceptions, Li Chaoge doesn't know what Izayoi Sakuya's specific abilities are, so he's quite curious.

"My ability mainly affects myself. When time stops, I can only move myself. Normally, I can slow down or speed up the flow of time. Of course, my ability cannot perform true time reversal, but only time reversal in terms of displacement."

Sakuya Izayoi pondered for a moment before explaining, “However, Master doesn’t need to worry about being unable to use the time ability after borrowing it. Just as Belfast just said, the Synergy Domain treats everyone as an individual through the Source Cube, so Master should also be able to allow those who have a connection with the Source Cube to act simultaneously in the world where time has stopped.”

"So that's how it is."

Li Chaoge nodded thoughtfully. The effect of this ability was not too far off; it was neither too strong nor too weak.

Although time and space abilities have always been considered the most powerful abilities, specific situations must be analyzed on a case-by-case basis, and one cannot arbitrarily apply one's own imagination or the settings of other works for comparison.

Sakuya Izayoi's time-stopping ability is actually quite good, but it's not ridiculously strong. After all, if her time-stopping ability could be used on a single enemy, then her human body wouldn't be a weakness; she could simply freeze the enemy to support her teammates. If it were truly that powerful, wouldn't Sakuya Izayoi be practically invincible?

In fact, Sakuya Izayoi is only famous as the perfect maid in Gensokyo; her combat strength is really not that impressive.

Li Chaoge pondered the scope of his ability's use. Besides fighting, this ability was also very useful in daily life.

However, due to the limitations of the Source Cube connection, it feels like this ability is only suitable after a relationship is established, and not suitable for doing anything secretly before a relationship is established.

It's like now he can only accompany Ying Qingge and the others to sleep and chat normally, he can't use time stop to sleep together, but he can accompany Kiana and Lucia.

"Actually, I'm a little curious."

Having finished understanding the time-related abilities, Li Chaoge looked at Izayoi Sakuya, who sat upright on his lap with impeccable posture, and suddenly spoke.

"What is Master curious about?"

Izayoi Sakuya turned her head and looked directly at Li Chaoge. Even though they could feel each other's breath at close range, she remained as calm and composed as ever.

"What are your thoughts on my desire to control your time?"

Li Chaoge reached out and touched the silver braids on either side of Izayoi Sakuya's hair, his fingertips gently brushing against her soft, smooth cheeks.

"I have no ideas. As a maid, I should naturally do my best to meet my master's requirements."

Sakuya Izayoi lowered her eyelids slightly, watching Li Chaoge's hands do whatever they wanted to her cheeks and hair.

"Including giving you everything now?"

Li Chaoge's fingertips slid down Izayoi Sakuya's face, winding their way down to her slender waist. He embraced her, buried his face in her beautiful, smooth, silver-white short hair, and savored the girl's fragrant scent.