Offer a savior to the infinite world!

As such, am I really qualified to ask him to stay for me? If my words and emotions entangle him, do I have the ability to keep him?

Can he really accept me staying by his side? In his eyes, would a person as insignificant as me really be valued by him? Is it really worth him staying by me?

The answer cannot be determined.

I dare not determine the answer.

If the words I say get a negative answer, I will have to swallow the bitterness and know that I will never be able to be by his side again, and I will never have the right to sit beside him and listen to him speak like I do now.

and so……

So I……

"It seems like you have something on your mind. Is there anything you want to say? If it's something I can solve, I can help."

Lin Yi looked at the girl beside him, and his concern was clearly visible in his words.

"I……"

So now, I really can't take this step so rashly.

"Nothing, I just feel a little cold. Sure enough, my clothes are still a little too thin. Um... Senior, can you come a little closer? I think this might make me warmer."

So the girl just raised her head and smiled at Lin Yi as usual.

Lin Yi didn't see Jianzi's true expression.

It is natural that he cannot see it. After all, what he is best at is deception, whether it is deceiving sneaky people or deceiving seniors.

"If you feel cold, go home as soon as possible. Be careful not to catch a cold."

Although he said this, Lin Yi still took off his coat, put it on Jianzi, and put his arm around the girl's shoulders, letting her lean on his arms.

I can feel that the other party didn't have any strange thoughts from beginning to end.

So just as I expected, in the eyes of my seniors, I was no different from others.

So I can't take this step yet.

So please forgive me, forgive my retreat and timidity at this moment. Perhaps, I have not changed as much as I imagined?

Closing her eyes, feeling Lin Yi's breath and body temperature, the girl's thoughts gradually sank into tranquility.

Perhaps, it would be a dream that is somewhat sweet and somewhat unreal, but whether the dream can come true is still uncertain.

Interlude 3-17: Confused Girl and Idiot

Why is this so?

There is no way to calm down.

There is no way to calm down...

It seems that as long as I close my eyes, I can see that scene again.

You can see a scene that seems very warm and makes your heart ache.

I don’t quite understand.

What's going on with this feeling?

What exactly caused this strange emotion?

……

The reason why I am so troubled is probably because of what happened yesterday.

After Mr. Lin Yi left the tent area and was busy for a while, he found that a long time had passed and the other party still hadn't returned.

Where did he go?

Why haven’t you come back for so long?

Did he go do anything?

In doubt, Iino subconsciously began to look for Lin Yi's location. For a girl who was essentially an AI, this was not a difficult task. Then, she found that the other party was sitting on a small hill not far from the beach.

Sitting with the girl named Yotsuya Miko.

"Hey?"

unexpected.

It's better to say that it's impossible to imagine such a development.

Mr. Lin Yi, sitting with a girl.

No, it's more than that.

Walk out of the tent and head towards the small hill.

The powerful scanning capability has fully displayed the current appearance of the two people.

The girl named Yotsuya Miko was wearing Lin Yi's coat and leaning in Lin Yi's arms. Their bodies were pressed together, and they just sat there quietly.

It's just like the actions of a couple.

No, no

Just like what they did when they were teaching swimming in the morning, these two people might have already become a couple?

After all, Miss Jianzi was brought out by Mr. Lin Yi, and she was protected by Mr. Lin Yi many times. The two worked together many times before they finally completed the task. With such an experience, it is natural for Miss Jianzi to like Mr. Lin Yi, and for Mr. Lin Yi to be attracted to Miss Jianzi, right?

Yes, it's a matter of course.

This kind of development is actually very normal, isn't it? As a system assistant, all I need to do is to help Mr. Lin Yi as much as possible within my ability. This is my job, isn't it?

Moreover, what she had always wanted was to avoid being misunderstood about her relationship with Mr. Lin Yi.

So you don’t need to care about it.

Ah, that's right, no need to worry about it...

But why, still...

……

"Iino, what happened? You seem very unhappy."

Lin Yi stopped in front of the girl and stopped her.

At this moment, it was two days after the day trip on the beach.

Life returned to its normal rhythm, back to its usual lazy state. Lin Yi continued to train, sometimes helped out in the flower shop, and more often stayed at home and spent his days leisurely.

Compared to the people in the everyday world, Lin Yi is more willing to interact with people in the Savior Community, so relatively speaking, Lin Yi doesn't have many ordinary friends. At least compared to Iino, who already knows everyone in the three nearby streets and has a good relationship with most of them, Lin Yi himself seems to be much more withdrawn. Of course, this is also his own choice. After all, in Lin Yi's opinion, making friends with ordinary people is very boring. He can't chat with the Furukawa couple about how to kill crazy fire monsters or fight crazy infected people. If he does that, he will definitely be regarded as a middle school student with delusional disorder.

However, although everything seemed to be back to normal, Lin Yi soon discovered that Iino had become even more silent than usual. This usually noisy and energetic girl had become very quiet recently, and only had some basic conversations with him. After she finished speaking, as long as he didn't continue to say something, she would leave immediately, as if she was deliberately avoiding him.

This feels a bit strange, this is not Iino's usual style, she is the type who speaks directly when she has something to say.

Noticing that the girl's mood seemed a little abnormal, Lin Yi thought for a moment and chose to go up and ask her directly.

"...No, I'm fine."

Faced with Lin Yi's direct question, the girl just shook her head slightly and answered in a low voice.

"It would be strange if nothing happened. Your speaking style and manner are completely different from usual. I can tell something is wrong at a glance. Just tell me what the problem is. There is no need to hide it from me. We are a good pair, aren't we?"

Lin Yi spoke seriously. Under normal circumstances, Iino would naturally give the appropriate response after he said this, but this time, he felt that the air pressure on the girl in front of him seemed to be even lower, as if something in his words irritated her.

"I...I'm fine. I've never had any problems with my job."

Iino shook her head vigorously and answered a little louder than usual.

Did she take his words as a denial of her work?

"I never felt that Iino made any mistakes at work (except for the embarrassment of being tricked into buying a haunted house at the beginning). I just felt that you were hiding something from me, and it should be something related to me. I hope to know what it is. You are one of my most trusted companions, and I would be very sad if you were kept in the dark."

He took another step closer and spoke seriously to the girl in front of him.

Lin Yi didn't have any extra thoughts, he just wanted to know what Iino was hesitating about.

This posture made Iino's expression even more bitter. She unconsciously took several steps back, her fingers clenching her clothes.

"I really have nothing to do. I will fulfill my duties as a system assistant."

"So, um, Mr. Lin Yi, don't worry about my situation. I'm fine. You really don't have to worry about me."

After hesitating, the girl still did not give a real answer.

Well, or rather, it seems that she herself doesn't quite understand her own thoughts?

Even so, Lin Yi still managed to grasp the key points of the other party's words.

"Why shouldn't I care about you?"

Lin Yi squatted down, raised his head and looked into Iino's eyes, which she was trying to avoid, and asked.

"Wow... Anyway, anyway, you don't need to worry about me. Besides, it's been so many days, aren't you going to look for Miss Yotsuya?"

He immediately avoided her gaze, and as if startled, Iino hesitated for a moment before continuing in a low voice.

"So why should I go find the child?"

Lin Yi was even more confused.

"Isn't it normal for a boyfriend and girlfriend to stay together?"

Iino stamped his feet lightly, and his voice sounded a little self-destructive.

"But Jianzi and I are not boyfriend and girlfriend, right?"

Lin Yi became even more confused, and question marks seemed to be popping up in his head.

"Then why are you hugging each other in the middle of the night? If you are not boyfriend and girlfriend, are you, Mr. Lin Yi, being a hooligan?!"

Iino, who finally got angry, stomped his feet hard, waved his little hands and said angrily.

"Ah, she just said she was cold and wanted to lean on someone, that's all. Wait, so you were mad for two whole days just because of this?"

Lin Yi, who was becoming more and more confused as the girl spoke, suddenly came to his senses and pointed at Iino and spoke seriously.

"——I'm not angry! Go to hell, idiot Lin Yi!!!"

Then he was bitten by Iino.

I don't know where this girl learned this habit from, she opened her mouth and bit the finger that Lin Yi pointed at her. Unfortunately, this level of attack power was too weak, and Lin Yi was so weak that he didn't feel anything at all. He even had time to stir his fingers in the girl's mouth a few times, and then successfully forced Iino, who blushed, to curse "idiot" and the two turned around and ran away.

However, it was precisely because Iino ran away that he did not hear the next sentence that Lin Yi wanted to ask.

"Why would you be angry if Miko and I became boyfriend and girlfriend, Iino? Could it be that you like me and want to date and marry me?"

In a sense, it’s a good thing that the girl escaped, so she doesn’t have to face such an unemotional problem.

Afterwards, Lin Yi and Iino's lives returned to their normal rhythm, but every time the topic involved Jianzi, the girl would pay attention to Lin Yi's movements intentionally or unintentionally.

Interlude 3-18: Before the mission begins

The rest time passed slowly, and before we knew it, it was time for a new rescue mission to begin.

Unlike in the past, Lin Yi had quite a lot of experience during this break. He participated in volunteer missions and went to other Savior worlds to design ambushes and killings. Although he unfortunately failed to achieve the goal in the latter, overall he had gained a lot.

During this period of time, Lin Yi's life returned to its ordinary state.

In the morning, he would do some exercise, play some games, and then get some new exercise books for the purple-faced little boy to ensure that he was learning knowledge throughout the day. Occasionally, when he needed Iino's help with something, he would discuss it with her, such as weapons and gun supplies.

Lin Yi would occasionally go to Kamijou Touma's flower shop to help out. After becoming an official savior and receiving a minimum living allowance every month, Lin Yi's enthusiasm for working here was not as high as it was at the beginning. After all, he now had more spare money to use in training and community stores, and the corresponding demand was not as strong.

Under Lin Yi's instruction, Tanjiro seemed to have gradually touched the edge of the so-called [transparent world], so he intensified his training, and his two friends were trying to open the stripes. In addition, it was said that three or four of the nine pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps had successfully opened the stripes, and on the nineteenth day of Lin Yi's rest, the pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps participated in a savior mission, and all the pillars brought in by the Rock Pillar as followers became reserve savior members. As long as they completed one more savior mission, they could become official members, so they began to seriously plan how to set up a branch base in the savior community.

In the afternoon, because Lin Yi often went to the training ground to practice close combat and shooting, he came into contact with Tanjiro and several other pillars. Among them, the Rock Pillar who always shed tears surprised Lin Yi. The two of them had sparred with each other several times. Although Lin Yi was able to gain the upper hand, it must be admitted that this guy was quite powerful and was completely different from the other members of the Demon Slayer Corps. Lin Yi suspected that after coming into contact with the Savior System, this Rock Pillar should be able to directly challenge Muzan Kibutsuji after several mission upgrades.

However, considering that Muzan has now been taken away by the Evolution System, it is hard to say who will become stronger faster.

Tsk, it makes me feel sick just thinking about it. I finally win but the enemy uses a deus ex machina.

In addition, unlike before when she always did her own thing, Iino now follows Lin Yi wherever he goes, not caring about other people's eyes at all. Therefore, every time after finishing training and sweating in the training ground, you can see this chestnut-haired girl standing by, smiling and preparing a towel and water for Lin Yi.

Reliable and considerate, she makes me feel like a wife.

Lin Yi just sighed in his heart about this sentence and didn't dare to really say it to Iino.

As for Jianzi, he seldom comes to the community because of his schoolwork, but when he has time, Lin Yi will often teach Jianzi how to use firearms. Now Jianzi's marksmanship has improved greatly. He can basically maintain around 50 to 10 points in the 60-meter 70-ring shooting, and rarely misses the target.