This is not the date I wanted.

[This is your bedroom, which is equipped with a bed, sofa, TV, refrigerator, wardrobe, personal computer and game console. Snacks or drinks are placed in the refrigerator. If you finish eating, I will automatically refill them. ]

"..."

[This is a heated swimming pool. When you want to swim, just let me know and I will clean and refill it within ten minutes. All swimming props are also provided.]

"..."

[This is the game room, if you want to play and relax here. Each game has a points system, and when you reach a specified point, you can go to the counter to exchange for special prizes. ]

"..."

[This is the cafeteria. I will prepare dishes according to your order, or analyze and recommend menus based on your situation. If you want to cook by yourself, you can also cook in the kitchen in the room, and I will prepare the corresponding ingredients. ]

"..."

[This is a small cinema...]

[This is the gym...]

【This is a comic cafe...】

I have to say, this is really a paradise on earth in a sense.

Not to mention the most basic food and daily life, Meng Yue seemed to be afraid that Kuang San would be wronged when designing it, so she added all the entertainment and living facilities she could think of. Moreover, cleaning, washing, cooking, and all the housework were done by Naya controlling the robot, without Kuang San having to do anything.

However, Kurumi seemed completely absent-minded about the various facilities that Naya introduced, and she didn't take them seriously at all.

[Here is the workshop where the teleportation device is installed. If you need it, it can help you move quickly within the various facilities, and it can also teleport you back to the surface outside.]

"Outside……"

Kurumi had some reaction to this statement.

Although Mengyue said that everything was over, something in her heart was telling her that all this was just Mengyue's one-sided statement. She still had to confirm with her own eyes what would happen in the future.

【Do you want to teleport to the ground? 】

“…No, forget it.”

However, after hesitating for a long time, Kuang San shook her head dejectedly and said with a gloomy look.

"Now I... no longer have the qualifications."

After saying that, Kuang San turned around, walked back to the bedroom slowly, and fell into the bed.

[Turn off the lights and enter sleep mode. Good night - my master. ]

In the dark bedroom, Kuang San hugged her body and closed her eyes in misery.

(Go to sleep... Don't think about anything... Go to sleep...)

(If I could, I really hope to fall asleep and never wake up.)

28 Six years later

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Just like this, Kurumi began her secluded life in this underground facility.

Just as Naya said, there is no need to worry about water, electricity, food, accommodation and other issues here.

Water is provided by purifying extracted groundwater; energy is provided by the magic generator of the airship, which converts the mana-generated magic in the soil and atmosphere into electrical heat energy; food ingredients are ordered regularly by Naya on the Internet, transmitted through a transmission device, and processed and preserved.

Of course, in addition to the most basic living guarantee, this underground city is also equipped with a variety of entertainment facilities - amusement parks, cinemas, swimming pools, massage parlors. It can be said that everything that ordinary people can think of, or even can't think of, Kuang San can find in this city.

However, these are all dispensable to Tokisaki Kurumi. The reason she stayed here was only because there was no one to disturb her.

Kurumi's life can only be described with the word "monotonous".

Get up in the morning - eat - and then wait quietly until you go back to sleep at night.

Just like a rigid machine, except for being occasionally forced by Naya to take a bath, Kurumi just repeats this unchanging life day after day.

Naya did not sit idly by and did nothing about this situation. Every day, he would provide various plans to try to improve Kuang San's quality of life. But Kuang San turned a deaf ear to it.

Immersing yourself in something may help you take your eyes off the pain and make a long day shorter. But that is not a right that Kuang San is entitled to. Rather than having fun, she would rather hide in a small room, staring blankly at the ceiling, letting loneliness and guilt stretch out the time and torture her spirit bit by bit.

This is the only punishment Kurumi can give herself.

(That's good.)

Kurumi thought silently.

Ever since she lost the object and reason for "revenge", Kurumi's heart has been empty.

When I woke up, the world in front of me lost its color. No matter how delicious the food was, it was just like chewing dregs. Every time I fell asleep, I was always awakened by nightmares.

(Why am I still alive?)

Looking at herself in the mirror, Kuang San often couldn't help but ask herself this question.

She has clearly lost the reason to live, but she still lives on shamelessly.

It's not that I'm afraid of death, I just don't want Shidao's death and the kindness left by Mengyue to become meaningless.

Even if it's just like this, living in excruciating pain and confusion.

……

Just like that, the left eye inlaid with the golden clock never turned around again.

Time, however, remains the same as always, moving forward on its own, regardless of the world or people.

Originally, Kuang San thought that she would waste her whole life in this empty underground.

But unexpectedly, one day six years later, something unexpected happened.

[Warning! Warning! Earthquake waves detected, all areas begin to close, random areas expand, and earthquake prevention begins. ]

In the morning, just as Kuang San woke up, a shrill alarm sounded in her ears.

(What happened?)

Slowly getting up from the bed, Kuang San thought a little slowly.

There was a slight shaking feeling coming from the head of the bed, and Kuang San lowered her head. At this time, the water cup placed beside the bed seemed to be dancing, causing ripples in the water in the cup.

Earthquakes. Movements in the earth's crust caused by the squeezing of the earth's plates or volcanic eruptions. Unlike the spacequakes caused by elves, this is a true natural disaster.

More than ten seconds passed, and the shaking not only did not weaken, but instead intensified little by little, as if the sound of biting into a wafer came from deep inside the building, and paint chips on the wall fell to the floor with the vibration.

[Warning. The magnitude of the earthquake continues to rise. It is judged that there is a 69.5% chance that the underground equipment will collapse. Take emergency measures and forcibly relocate the owner. ]

(?)

Before Kuang San understood the content of the broadcast, four household robots broke into Kuang San's room, lifted up the legs of the bed, and moved the bed and Kuang San herself into the transport room in a sedan chair.

"Wait? Where are you taking me?"

[The safe refuge area has been locked and space transfer has begun. ]

Following Naya's voice, the green light of the teleportation room's display device lit up, indicating activation. Then, Kuang San turned her sight and came to the earth from the closed underground world.

Looking around, the city in my memory has long disappeared. The thick earth and rocks seem to bury the ruins and history underground, piling up tall hills.

Trees, flowers and grass take root and sprout on this raised land, turning into a green coat that covers the entire body and blends into the surrounding mountains.

The bright sun hung high in the east, illuminating the clear blue sky and painting a few leisurely white clouds with ink-like shadows.

“Is this… the ground?”

Kuang San seemed a little overwhelmed. She had originally thought that she would spend the rest of her life underground, and she was obviously not mentally prepared for such a situation.

——beep beep——beep beep.

Suddenly, the sound of a phone rang beside her ears. Kuang San looked down and found that a suitcase had appeared at the head of her bed.

After hesitating for a moment, Kuang San took out her cell phone from the box and pressed the call button.

[My master, are you okay? ]

Naya's voice came from the phone.

"Naya..."

Hearing Naya's voice, Kurumi's expression eased slightly.

"I'm fine, but how's the situation over there?"

【Report. Due to the cessation of the earthquake, the damage to the underground city has remained within a controllable range, with 15.2% of the facilities damaged, 2% of which are irreparable, and the rest are expected to be repaired within the next three days.】

Naya answered in a flat voice. Kurumi then noticed that during the time she left the ground, the earthquake had subsided without her noticing.

However, hearing that the dungeon and Naya were safe, Kuang San couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although her activities in the underground facility were limited to the cafeteria and bedroom, it was the place where she had lived for six years after all, and she had more or less developed a sense of belonging in her heart.

[My Lord, I am very sorry. Due to the damage caused by the earthquake, today's itinerary recommendation has been forced to be cancelled. Next, I will make a new recommendation for you. ]

After a brief silence, Naya continued.

[Considering the risk of aftershocks, this AI does not recommend that you return to the dungeon. Therefore, I hope you will go to a nearby town to stay overnight. ]

[The nearest city to the owner is about 12.8 kilometers away, and the estimated walking time is 4 hours and 23 minutes. This AI has contacted a taxi to come. The owner only needs to follow the navigation and go to the mountain road meters away to wait. ]

[The first layer of the box contains a set of spare clothes and hiking shoes. The second layer contains drinking water and emergency food. The third layer contains cash and fake IDs. This phone is also linked to an account with a deposit of 5 million yuan, so you can make mobile payments at any time if needed.]

[Next, this AI will use most of its memory for repair work. It is expected that it will suspend your life service management in the next three days. If there is an emergency, you can start a direct call on your mobile phone. This AI will stop all operations and serve you first. ]

【Proper outdoor exercise is good for relieving mental stress. I hope you have a good time. Goodbye, my master.】

Without giving Kurumi a chance to speak, Naya ended the call after giving her some nagging instructions.

"..."

Kurumi felt like she was being forced to sell. Although it was a suggestion, Naya didn't give Kurumi any choice and had already arranged everything.

(never mind.)

Sighing helplessly, Kuang San got out of bed, picked up her backpack, and followed the navigation on her phone to the highway.

Sure enough, within ten minutes, a taxi drove up to her.

"Where to, little girl?"

The aunt who was driving asked.

"…As long as it's close to the nearest city."

Sitting in the back seat of the taxi, Kurumi answered briefly.

"okay."

……

"Little girl, what are you doing alone in such a remote suburb?"

"Are you here to visit the graves? I heard from some passengers that there seemed to be a city nearby seven years ago, but after being destroyed by a space earthquake, the remaining ruins disappeared inexplicably one day. Some news reports even said that this was a disappearance of the gods."

"Come to think of it, the earthquake just now was really scary. It felt like a magnitude 6 or 7, right? Fortunately it stopped quickly, otherwise I don't know how many more people would have died."

"Don't underestimate earthquakes. I heard from my grandfather that before space earthquakes, a big earthquake could kill tens of thousands of people."

"Eh~ Even if the space quake disappears, the world won't be peaceful forever."

"...Ah! Sorry, the topic is a bit heavy. How old is the girl this year? She looks like she is still in high school, right?"

Maybe it was a driver's professional habit. Along the way, the driver talked to Kuang San about various topics while driving.

"..."

However, the aunt's efforts did not pry open Kurumi's mouth.

Living alone underground for six years made Kuang San become a little withdrawn and taciturn without her realizing it. If it weren't for Naya's conversation with her every day, Kuang San might have forgotten how to speak now.

"We're almost there, little girl."

Hearing this, Kuang San reacted slightly.

Looking out the window, she saw the buildings representing human civilization gradually enlarging in her pupils.

Although it has been almost six years since she came to the future, she has been hiding in the underground city built by Mengyue and has no idea about the changes in the outside world.

(What will the future look like?)

Looking at the city getting closer and closer in the distance, Kuang San felt both fear and a hint of curiosity.