A single-player post-apocalyptic game, but with an all-female teammate mod.

However, she quickly recovered from that feeling.

The life and emotions she experiences in her dreams can influence her, but the effect is limited.

Compared to her memories in her dreams, the day she spent with Aono was more memorable and felt more real.

It makes me feel more... alive.

"Ok?"

Before anyone knew it, Qingye had finished packing his backpack and moved closer to Dudu.

He raised an eyebrow and tapped the last line of numbers on the Dudu panel with his fingertip to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

Trust Rating: 69%

It jumped directly from 60% last night to 69%, almost reaching 70%.

Increasing trust is key to the "teammate gameplay".

Whether for the unknown "bonus" or for the harmonious and stable development of the Ark, increasing the trust value is essential.

Today's increase in Dudu's trust value means that after recruiting her as a teammate, the way to increase trust value is no longer limited to in-game activities.

But how exactly to do it is still a complete mystery.

He didn't seem to do anything special today.

Aono quickly reviewed the events of the day in his mind.

Breakfast, traveling, chatting, slaying monsters, letting Dudu finish off the enemies...

Could it be because I helped her level up?

Or does it simply improve naturally through daily interactions?

Or is there some other reason...?

If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it.

Aono simply leaned down and whispered in the girl's ear, asking directly.

"Dudu, do you know how trust points are increased?"

"No, I don't know."

The girl, who was already a little nervous because Aono suddenly moved closer to her, was now like a startled rabbit, immediately closing the panel and trying to distance herself.

In her panic, her bare, delicate little feet tripped over the bed sheet and slammed straight down to the ground.

The metal floor, shimmering with blue light, kept magnifying in front of her, and Dudu instinctively closed her eyes.

The next moment, Qingye arrived first, wrapped one arm around her slender waist, and pulled her into his arms.

The expected pain did not occur. Dudu slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying in Qingye's arms.

Feeling the hot, large hand around her waist, she felt weak all over.

Suppressing her shyness, Dudu stood up from Qingye's arms, pretending to be calm.

"Brother Aono, thank you."

"It's okay. Just be careful next time. Don't get hurt at home instead of by a monster."

The feeling of having a soft, fragrant woman in his arms made Aono quite nostalgic, but he was now more concerned with how to increase his trust level.

It is better to teach people to fish than to teach people.

Once you know how to increase trust value, you'll never have to worry about not having a beautiful girl to warm your bed!

Trust is not exactly the same as affection, but in this world it is similar.

Because there is a very high probability, maybe, 99% chance, that he is the only male in the world.

Aono believed that even if he encountered a yuri woman from a mod, he could straighten her out.

In reality, it was all women, with him being the only man. When an organization gets big, things like "polishing mirrors" and "polishing tofu" are bound to happen.

So it doesn't matter whether he's straight or not, as long as he can experience the benefits and participate.

Aono's thinking was very clear, so he asked again.

"Dudu, did you notice when the trust value increased? How did it increase?"

Dudu blinked; of course she knew.

She receives a notification every time the trust level increases.

Even without any hints, as the person involved, how could she not understand why she trusted Aono more?

In fact, Aono will also receive a notification when the trust value increases.

Just like before, every time he had sex in the palace, a notification would appear saying "Trust Value +5%".

He checked Dudu's profile and realized that he had blocked the notification with one click.

Tips related to trust value, experience, materials, and gold coins are all within the scope of one-click blocking.

These notifications are usually ignored unless necessary.

Keeping it on all the time greatly disrupts daily life.

Especially when you're out exploring or fighting, it can be really frustrating when a notification suddenly pops up.

This rudimentary game system not only allows for one-click blocking, but also lacks a save function.

This is also one of the reasons why Aono habitually comes back every day to check the panel and backpack to tally his gains.

When pressed by Qingye, Dudu turned her head away and whispered, "I don't know."

"Think about it carefully," Aono asked anxiously.

The girl rolled her eyes in annoyance.

Why would someone ask a person this question directly?

"do not know."

"I don't know."

"It's none of my business."

The blush on her pretty face faded, and the girl put on a cold expression, immediately launching into a "three-part denial".

After saying that, she quickly grabbed the bed sheet and ran towards the kitchen.

If she didn't run away soon, she was afraid she would be exposed.

Qingye sat on the edge of the bed, staring blankly at Dudu's long, orange-red hair cascading down her back.

There was no direct evidence, but he noticed some clues from Dudu's behavior.

It seems that treating trust as a means to increase favorability is always the right approach!

……

At six o'clock in the morning, a layer of grayish-white fog still covered the outside of the ark.

Under the influence of his biological clock, Aono woke up on time.

After a quick wash and changing into dry clothes, he went to the kitchen and woke Dudu up.

The girl was tightly wrapped in a white bed sheet, with only her long, bright orange-red hair showing, her slender figure inviting the imagination.

When faced with Aono's wake-up call, she grumbled and acted spoiled, unwilling to get up.

She was already exhausted yesterday, and then she couldn't sleep for a long time last night because of Aono, so she didn't get enough sleep at all.

Seeing the little cook's expression, Qingye smiled and stopped calling out.

He quietly got up and put the fried rice and some of the ingredients from yesterday's cooking into the refrigerator.

Then, the newly manufactured, improved flamethrower was brought over and placed on the table.

With everything ready, Aono ate a plate of egg fried rice with a speed boost and headed out.

He wanted to clear out the mycelium zombies in the new area as soon as possible today, which would probably take him a long way, so he had to set off early in the morning.

But Dudu was just leveling up nearby, so it was perfectly fine for her to sleep a little longer.

Around 8 a.m., the red-haired beauty, who had wrapped herself up like a silkworm, woke up.

She sat up, the sheet slipping down to her waist, revealing her delicate collarbone and a pair of round, firm, full breasts.

Her azure almond eyes gradually shifted from confusion to clarity, slowly adjusting to the light in the kitchen.

"Aono-nii?"

She called out softly, her voice still soft and hoarse from just waking up, but received no response.

Dudu finally came to her full senses, gathered the slipped sheets, and stepped barefoot onto the cool metal floor.

After inspecting the kitchen and checking the captain's quarters and bathroom, she confirmed that Aono had already left.

Looking at the empty ark, she suddenly felt a little empty.

But she quickly recovered.

I already knew yesterday that this was a real apocalyptic world, but there was no time for sentimentality.

After washing up, Dudu changed into a blue and white cheongsam that had several tears.

She heated up the fried rice in the refrigerator, quickly finished it, and then decisively grabbed the stone spear leaning against the table in one hand and the flamethrower in the other and went out to fight monsters.

Meanwhile, following the route taken over the past few days, Aono had advanced all the way to an unexplored area.

He killed the last creeping zombie that lunged at him with a single blow, and continued to advance without stopping.

With his current strength, dealing with the mycelium zombies here requires almost no physical exertion.

After advancing for about an hour and killing several waves of mycelium zombies, Aono frowned as he looked ahead.

Instead of clearing everything in all directions like he would around the Ark, he kept moving in one direction, wanting to explore the map area as well.

Or they might say, "Let's see how big this world is."

But when he set off, he never imagined that he would be able to reach the "boundary" today.

Aono has no tools, but his control over his body is now greater than ever before.

The straight-line distance can be easily calculated by multiplying time by speed.

He walked about 10 kilometers from the ark to here.

Assuming the Ark is located at the center of the world, even using the largest possible circular area, it would only be around 300 square kilometers.

This means that the world's area is at most the size of a county town.

It's still a tiny county town.

Because the average area of ​​a county-level city is over a thousand square kilometers.

If this were a simple single-player game, the map area wouldn't be considered small.

But what if we change the world...

14. Encounter

Looking at the invisible wall in front of him, and the unsettling darkness and chaos outside the wall, Aono tried to reach out and touch it.

My fingertips touched a smooth, cold barrier with a slight vibration, like some kind of continuously operating force field.

He walked horizontally along this invisible "wall" for more than a dozen steps, trying to probe it from different angles, but each time he was mercilessly bounced back.

Finally, I tried chopping it with a fire axe, and the recoil almost made him cough up blood.

Having established the absoluteness of the "boundary," Aono didn't know whether to be happy that the map wasn't big and made it easy to travel back and forth.

Or perhaps I should pray that my speculation is wrong, and hope that the world is actually bigger, with more resources and possibilities...

"Tsk."

He shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

We haven't even fully figured out the situation yet, so what's the point of thinking about it so much?

Besides, there are advantages to being big, and there are advantages to being small.

Just like breasts, game maps are also like this!