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Chapter 41: How beautiful can a fiancée be?

　　Without even caring about the fall, Seele quickly propped herself up and tried to get up.

　　However, this put a lot of pressure on Bronya.

　　Bronya was still a little dazed after being thrown down, and then she felt a strong force coming from under her body, and then she was pushed up directly. Her body leaned backward uncontrollably, and then the back of her head hit the door frame with a bang.

　　Suddenly, she was in so much pain that tears came out.

　　Unfortunately, the culprit didn't notice this at all. He just got up and rushed towards the living room with great momentum.

　　"Why doesn't Seele know about this?! Seele disagrees!!"

　　As if she had burst out all the courage in her life, Seele looked at Cocolia angrily.

　　"Don't get excited, don't get excited, calm down."

　　Calm down? How can you ask Seele to calm down? !

　　Her brother is about to be snatched away by a wild woman who comes from nowhere, how can Seele remain calm? !

　　Seeing that stubborn gaze that didn't back down, and Bronya who was rubbing the back of her head, with tears in her eyes but staring at her without showing any weakness, Cocolia didn't feel nervous at all.

　　"Well, I think the fiancée thing is unnecessary, right?"

　　Seeing this, Minamiya Yu naturally made his position clear in a hurry, and then successfully got Seele's sweet smile. Then he saw her with her hands on her hips, looking at Cocolia and speaking in a very imposing manner.

　　"That's right, brother, you only have Seele and Bronya, you don't need anyone else!"

　　Bronya was stunned for a moment, turned her head to look at Seele who was a little drunk, opened her mouth but in the end no sound came out.

　　Wow! Minamiya Yu exclaimed, wow! Is this the broken window effect?

　　Before, Seele had never said such things before. She would even get jealous if he and Bronya got too close.

　　So, does his dream of sleeping in the same bed with her really have a chance of coming true?

　　Minamiya Yu was secretly excited and was somewhat grateful to Cocolia for making the decision without her permission.

　　"I told you not to get excited. I haven't finished yet."

　　Spreading her hands towards her two daughters, Cocolia seemed quite happy to see this scene.

　　"Although she is called my fiancée, it is just in name only. At most, we will meet once. If you like her, keep her. If you don't like her, just arrange a place for her. It doesn't matter."

　　Hearing this, Seele felt a little relieved. As long as her brother didn't really need to get married, it would be fine. Then, she asked doubtfully, "Is there really no problem with treating the other party like this?"

　　"Of course not."

　　Cocolia sneered and responded: "The purpose of the props has been fulfilled. As for what will happen to the props in the future, no one will care."

　　"Props? Why do you use such an excessive name for people?" Bronya frowned and asked.

　　“Because it’s very fitting.”

　　Cocolia calmly said something that silenced Seele and Bronya: "From birth, it was made clear that the purpose of the future marriage was to be responsible for it, and then forbidden to go to school, forbidden to contact other people, and then raised in tedious etiquette training. If this is not a prop, what is it?"

　　"......"

　　As an outsider, it was impossible to judge the thoughts of these wealthy families. Minamiya Yu frowned and said, "Can't the marriage be cancelled?"

　　"Sure."

　　Who knew that Cocolia nodded easily.

　　"Real?!"

　　Seele and Bronya's eyes lit up, and they said in surprise and eagerness: "Then..."

　　"But."

　　As soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Cocolia's next words.

　　"Let's not talk about the impact that the cancellation of the marriage will have on me. That girl is not so lucky. If she's luckier, she might change her name and marry an old man who is about to die in obscurity. If she's unlucky, she'll be like a prop that has lost its function. Tsk tsk tsk tsk..."

　　Noticing Seele and Bronya's immediately tangled faces, Cocolia added: "By the way, when that girl heard that her marriage partner was a boy two years younger than her, she was relieved. Now if I tell her that her engagement has been broken off, what kind of expression will she show? I'm really looking forward to it."

　　It can only be said that Cocolia understood the personalities of these three people too well. After all, she had personally watched them grow up. Their kind side made it impossible for them to even think of refusing after hearing these words.

　　"Seele, Seele went to cook..."

　　"I'll go help..."

　　How high-spirited I was when I came here, and how dejected I feel when I go back now.

　　Looking at the kitchen door that was tightly closed again, this time, there was no shadow reflected on the glass.

　　"You really gave me a difficult problem."

　　Feeling Minamiya Yu's somewhat resentful gaze, Cocolia glared back unhappily: "You kid, don't be so ungrateful, okay? Do you really think I don't know whether Seele and Bronya can keep an eye on you?"

　　"How can I..."

　　"Elysia."

　　"......"

　　Just the name made Minamiya Yu silent.

　　After a pause, he asked tentatively, "How did you know?"

　　“Heh~”

　　Cocolia just laughed disdainfully, then crossed her arms and said to him jokingly: "Do you really think I'm the only one who knows?"

　　As she spoke, she pointed towards the kitchen.

　　"Then they..."

　　They never showed it in this regard...

　　Minamiya Yu originally wanted to say this, but in an instant, cold sweat broke out on his back.

　　"Why, have you figured it out?"

　　Cocolia smiled, especially when she saw her son's embarrassment.

　　"that......"

　　Minamiya Yu looked at Cocolia with a bitter face and asked, "If I surrender now, can I get a lighter punishment?"

　　With her chin propped up, Cocolia bent down and moved closer to Minamiya Yu: "Why do you think I deliberately talked about my fiancée in front of them today?"

　　"Hiss~"

　　Minamiya Yu was stunned for a moment, then took a breath.

　　He watched as Kokolia's eyes gradually became filled with excitement, and his voice trembled a little because of his bold idea: "You mean?"

　　"Hmm~ Thanks to your calling me 'Mom', I changed my mind. How about calling me again?"

　　Minamiya Yu naturally had no hesitation about this. My biological mother, this is definitely my biological mother!

　　Cocolia also put away the recorder with satisfaction.

　　As mentioned before, Cocolia definitely has a preference for children, and Minamiya Yu, who has been with her from the beginning and shared the hardships with her, is naturally her favorite one. It's just that she likes a few more girls, which is not an excessive thing. From her position, this is already a very "kind" preference.

　　Having seen many of the perverted ways played by those wealthy politicians in America, Minamiya Yu's ideas can be said to be quite "simple".

　　At this moment, she suddenly said, "Oh, I forgot to tell you that your fiancée is quite pretty, so I thought I'd give her to you."

　　"Pretty? Oh, could there be anyone more lovely and pretty than Seele and Bronya?"

　　Although he was very grateful to Cocolia, Minamiya Yu naturally could not agree with this.

　　However, Cocolia took a deep breath and said in confusion, as if she didn't understand: "You're right, if you put aside the emotional factors, that child should be the most beautiful girl I have ever seen."

Chapter 40 Ways of Cooperation

　　"You kid~"

　　Cocolia pointed at Minamiya Yu, who was a little embarrassed, with an expression that showed she had expected it.

　　Scratching his red cheeks, Minamiya Yu lost his momentum for the first time: "Look, aren't Seele and Bronya your favorite children? You wouldn't feel comfortable leaving them to outsiders, would you?"

　　"What you said seems to make sense."

　　Cocolia's voice made Minamiya Yu feel relieved. He was about to say something when he was interrupted by Cocolia: "But, Seele and Bronya are my two favorite children, my beloved relatives and friends!"

　　So, I have to pay extra?

　　Minamiya Yu complained in his heart.

　　"So, you have to do me a favor."

　　Hearing this, Minamiya Yu felt relieved. It was just a favor. As long as there was no objection, everything would be fine!

　　He quickly expressed his loyalty: "It's just a favor, you don't need to use such an excuse, why wouldn't I help you~"

　　The words were spoken with such righteousness that Cocolia raised her eyebrows slightly.

　　"Yeah?"

　　"certainly!"

　　"Then call mom first."

　　"......"

　　Minamiya Yu was silent. In the orphanage, he was the only one who had never called Cocolia "Mom". After all, he had been following the still very young Cocolia since he could remember. Compared to mom, he actually preferred to call her sister.

　　But the words had just been said, and looking at Cocolia's expectant expression, Minamiya Yu had a forced smile on his face.

　　"Can't I call you sister?"

　　"No~"

　　He is indeed worthy of this title because of the more than ten years of raising him. He was also an orphan in his previous life and has no grudge against this matter, but it always feels awkward to ask him to call it out.

　　Seeing Minamiya Yu's tangled look, Cocolia finally sighed with a gloomy expression, looked at him and said: "Forget it, no..."

　　......

　　In the end he still shouted, and then Cocolia, overflowing with maternal love, hugged him to her chest and rubbed his hair hard.

　　"Only this time, only this time!"

　　Minamiya Yu quickly broke away from Cocolia, ran to another sofa with a red face, and said to Cocolia.

　　There was a hint of regret on her face because of Minamiya Yu's escape, but she quickly lifted her round thigh and placed it on the other leg, returning to the posture of a strong woman.

　　"That's such a pity~"

　　What you can't get is indeed the most precious. Savoring the sound of her favorite son shouting with great difficulty, Cocolia pursed her lips, regretting that she didn't record it just now.

　　"Okay, okay, let's get down to business. Is there anything you need me to do?"

　　He quickly interrupted Cocolia's voice, fearing that she would continue to let him shout.

　　"Well, in a sense, this shouldn't be a bad thing for you?"

　　She said this with some uncertainty, then crossed her arms, propping up her full chest that even Seele envied.

　　"Do you know why I came to the Far East this time?"

　　"How should I know that?"

　　Minamiya Yu looked at Cocolia doubtfully, not quite sure what she wanted to say.

　　You won't let him go to business negotiations, will you? He doesn't know how to do this.

　　Ignoring Minamiya Yu's response, Cocolia spoke to herself, "Anti-Entropy's business in the Americas has already reached its peak. In Mu Continent, it also occupies one-third of the market with Destiny and World Serpent Technology. It will not be a simple matter for these two sides to make further progress overnight."

　　"So you set your sights on the Far East?"

　　"yes."

　　Cocolia admitted it without hesitation. She looked at Minamiya Yu and said slowly, "I am determined to get the position of Anti-Entropy Alliance Leader, so I need to have enough results to shut up those old guys."

　　Hearing this, Minamiya Yu became more spirited.

　　Wow, is Cocolia almost climbing to the position of alliance leader?

　　Minamiya Yu, who didn't pay much attention to these things, was naturally a little surprised. I remember that the current leader of Anti-Entropy is still Walter, the creator of Homu and Bronya's former idol.

　　"I remember there's a ME club here, right?"

　　Mei Raiden is the eldest daughter of ME Club. In fact, they are still a family, but Seele and Bronya never talked much about their identities, so Mei didn't know it.

　　Hearing this, Cocolia shook her head and said, "It's not enough. ME is just a high-tech research institute after all. The real control of the lifeline of the country's real economy is still in the hands of those aristocratic families."

　　Then, she paused and said, "Besides, ME Club doesn't belong to my faction."

　　"......"

　　Oh no, is it possible that the story of ME company's president, Ryoma Raiden, being arrested for economic crimes and Mei being deserted by her friends and relatives will happen again?

　　Then their identities were exposed, the sisters turned against each other, and finally Seele and Bronya learned from their mistakes, picked up Frostmourne, reconciled with Mei, and fought against Cocolia's tyranny together...

　　Cough cough, I'm just overthinking it.

　　Quickly shaking his head to dispel his random thoughts, Minamiya Yu asked, "So what? What do you need me to do? You can't ask me to help you unite those aristocratic families, right?"

　　Cocolia did not comment. She continued, "So I set my sights on the Lunarian Group in the Far East."

　　"Lunarian Group?" He seemed to have heard of this name.

　　"Well, although it looks like a group on the surface, it is actually a family that has been in existence for nearly two thousand years. They have a deep control over the country's lifelines such as land, railways, and infrastructure. They can be said to be the most suitable partner."

　　Frowning and thinking for a moment, Minamiya Yu nodded: "That's really good, but I feel like I can't help much."

　　"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to help me contact the top management of Lunarian Group."

　　Cocolia waved her hand and continued, "I have met their chairman before. Both parties are quite satisfied with the initial cooperation we discussed. However, it is a little troublesome to gain the other party's trust and deepen the cooperation."

　　"Can't I sign a contract?"

　　"no."

　　Shaking her head, Cocolia's expression began to become a little strange: "Because of the bloodline passed down from generation to generation, the people here prefer more private contacts compared to those contracts on paper."

　　Hearing this, a bad premonition arose in Minamiya Yu's heart.

　　Cocolia suddenly relaxed, leaned back on the sofa, turned her gaze towards the kitchen door that was still shrouded in shadow, and even amplified her voice and said cheerfully, "So, I found a fiancée for you."

　　Bang!

　　The kitchen door was pushed open, and Bronya and Seele fell to the ground like a pile of people.

Chapter 39 I want them all.jpg

　　"Long time no see~"

　　An imposing blonde lady was standing at the door. When Seele came to open the door, she instantly showed an excited expression and rushed over happily.

　　"Cocolia mother~"

　　"Hmm~"

　　With her arms wide open to welcome her daughter's embrace, Cocolia took off her disguise in front of outsiders and revealed the tenderness in her heart that belongs only to children.

　　"It's great to see you so energetic, Seele."

　　Loosening the hug, Cocolia took Seele's hand and walked into the room. Her shoes were already prepared. Bronya, who heard Seele's call, also rushed over with anticipation.

　　However, Cocolia didn't move much. When she saw Bronya, she was stunned for a moment, and then said in amazement: "Although I knew that you had changed a little bit during the phone call, I didn't expect it to be so obvious."

　　After entering high school, Bronya seemed to have started to grow. Not only did she grow taller, but her previously flat figure now looked curvy, and she gradually began to exude a mature aura.

　　"Hehe~ My future is aimed at you, Mother Cocolia."

　　As she spoke, Bronya tightened her clothes and straightened her waist, deliberately making a stiff and charming pose, as if she was deliberately showing off her gradually plump figure.

　　"With me as your goal, it seems you still need to work hard~"

　　Cocolia also smiled, imitating Bronya's appearance and posing in a seductive manner. Her peach-like plump body seemed to be full of water, especially her roundness that could not be restrained by her shirt. It kept shaking with her movements, which made Bronya narrow her eyes.

　　There is still a long way to go, she sighed silently.

　　After changing their shoes, Bronya and Seele each took Cocolia to one side and led her to sit on the sofa. Not long after they started chatting, Cocolia asked in confusion, "Where is that little bastard Yu?"

　　Click.

　　By chance, the bathroom door opened.

　　Minamiya Yu, wearing a casual short-sleeved shirt and shorts, walked out slowly, wiping her still steaming hair with a towel.

　　"Hey, hey, hey, is it really okay to say bad things about me secretly when I'm not around?"

　　After wiping it a few times and feeling that there was no problem, he put the towel aside and walked over to sit on the opposite side of Cocolia.

　　"Who told you to come out so late?" Noticing Minamiya Yu's increasingly mature appearance, Cocolia first looked at him for a moment, and then showed a satisfied expression.

　　Fortunately, it didn't grow crooked.

　　"But this is all thanks to you."

　　Folding her arms, Minamiya Yu smiled, leaned against the back of the sofa and complained with a smile.

　　To be honest, this Cocolia is completely different from the one I remembered in my previous life. Although she also served in the army, perhaps because she did not suffer from Honkai, she is not paranoid at all. She treats them very gently, just like her real children.

　　"Blame me?"

　　"What else? Because someone suddenly came, we have been busy all morning and are sweating all over. Seele and Bronya just took a shower."

　　At this point, he pointed to the living room and said, "Look, what a tidy living room! I cleaned it all for you. Do you feel honored?"

　　Cocolia seemed very happy about Minamiya Yu's attitude of not caring about the distance: "Yes, it is indeed an honor to have the three big bosses of Future Game Company spend so much time and effort."

　　"Hey, hey, hey, keep a low profile. I'm still a little bit behind you."

　　Waving his hands, Minamiya Yu replied in a humble manner, and soon made everyone laugh.

　　"In this case, it seems that I have to give you some rewards."

　　After laughing for a while, Cocolia suddenly raised her eyebrows and said.

　　"Reward? There is such a good thing?"

　　"Yes."

　　Then, Cocolia looked at Seele and said, "Forget about Bronya. Seele, if this guy bullies you, you can tell me now and I will help you vent your anger!"

　　Minamiya Yu: “????”

　　So this is the kind of reward.

　　Three direct gazes made Seele feel a little uncomfortable, especially her brother's eyes, which made Seele dare not look him in the eye.

　　Bullying? Her brother had always been very nice to her, except that he became more and more aggressive at night.

　　I clearly said last night that if there is no baby, nothing will be sucked out...

　　Her face flushed for a moment, and Seele quickly shook her head: "Brother has always been very good to Seele, and he has never bullied Seele."

　　Cocolia's mother will only stay for one day. What if she deliberately tells on her brother for fun? Then after Cocolia's mother leaves, won't she be doomed?

　　Seele can still tell the difference between one meal being full and another meal being full.

　　"I see~"

　　Cocolia suddenly raised an inexplicable smile, and looked at Minamiya Yu and Seele casually, making the two of them feel creepy. After a while, she slowly said, "But, why did I hear that you all live together?"

　　"Why?"

　　"......"

　　Minamiya Yu and Seele were stunned, and then they both looked at Bronya, whose eyes were wandering, as if she were a traitor.

　　Well, they actually dared to secretly report the news. After Cocolia leaves, just wait for the revenge from these two people!

　　"Don't blame Bronya. Isn't it easy to get some information from you?"

　　Holding Seele's shoulders, Cocolia smiled brightly again: "Although I really hope that your relationship will become closer, I still hope that you can take safety measures. If I am called grandma now, even I will be a little depressed."

　　"This, this, this, Seele..."

　　"Seele still has to make lunch, so let's not talk for now!!!"

　　Seele's face turned red and she was unable to speak. She quickly broke free from Cocolia's arms, shouted hurriedly, and ran into the kitchen to hide.

　　"This kid is still so shy."

　　Cocolia turned her gaze to Minamiya Yu, who was also feeling uncomfortable, and pouted at him, saying something shocking again: "So, who are you going to marry, Seele or Bronya?"

　　Suddenly, Bronya, who had been quietly watching the show on the other side, could no longer sit still and stood up stiffly.

　　"B, Bronya, go help Seele!!"

　　This sentence frightened her so much that she used all her previous self-proclaimed names and retreated into the kitchen.

　　The kitchen door was tightly closed, but the shadow on the glass had completely exposed your position!

　　Minamiya Yu looked at the kitchen with a headache, staring at Cocolia with a twitching eye, and asked tentatively: "Can I have them all?"

Chapter 38: End Soon

　　"Okay, okay, Eirin, don't have that expression on your face. Being a rich lady with no worries about food and clothing is a life that countless people dream of."

　　Slowly untying the restraints on her body, Kaguya did not hide from Eirin and changed her clothes in front of her.

　　She was wearing a luxurious evening gown that seemed out of place in a traditional Japanese-style room. It looked dazzling and radiant under the lights. With such a beautiful sight, she must have become the focus of the banquet even at her first time attending one.

　　Then, she sat in front of the mirror again, humming a song while she tied up her long hair and slowly weaved it into a hairstyle that suited her identity.

　　At this time, it was almost dark, and there was another knock on Kaguya's door.

　　"My lady princess, it's time for you to leave."

　　After opening the door, an old butler in a slim tuxedo stood at the door and spoke seriously and meticulously.

　　"Yes, I understand."

　　With outsiders present, Kaguya's expression returned to normal. She looked at the old butler and nodded slightly, then moved and followed him.

　　Kaguya's residence is in a very remote location in the entire family. This alone can clearly show Kaguya's status in the family.

　　Walking through the long wooden corridor, the flowers, plants, insects and fish that she usually stopped to admire no longer attracted Kaguya's interest. With a decent smile on her face, she followed the old butler without revealing a single flaw.

　　The footsteps of the three people intertwined with each other. Eirin, who was following at the end, showed a struggle on his face. In the end, as if he had made some kind of decision, he took a few steps forward and walked side by side with Kaguya.

　　Without paying any attention to the old housekeeper's opinion, Eirin said directly: "Princess, I have bribed the key personnel. If you want to leave, I can send you out tonight. The funds outside are enough for you to live."

　　Unfortunately, Kaguya just smiled and said nothing.

　　She kept walking and looked at Eirin and said, "What about you, Eirin? Father will definitely doubt you, right?"

　　"You may doubt me, but I don't want to stay here any longer. I'll come find you after I transfer my property."

　　Hearing this, Kaguya finally broke through her usual polite smile, a genuinely happy expression blossomed on her face, staring at Eirin with a smile and responded: "Ah, can this be understood by me as an invitation to elope~"

　　However, after seeing Eirin's still serious expression, Kaguya sighed in boredom and said helplessly: "Eirin, you are still so boring. You can't even take a joke."

　　Maybe Eirin really doesn't want to stay in Lunarian Group, but this place is also where Eirin has fought for half his life. It is impossible to say that he has no feelings at all. Even if there is only a slight possibility, Kaguya doesn't want to do anything against Eirin's wishes. She has already helped her enough.

　　The outline of the luxurious and spacious main hall can be seen in the distance, and the bustling noise inside can be heard before you get close.

　　"Okay, Eirin, you don't have to think too much. I just lived the life of a rich lady. There's nothing wrong with that, right?"

　　She gently pushed Eirin in front of her to make her stop. Kaguya waved at her and left her with only her pretty back.

　　"Remember, keep in touch in the future~"

　　The gentle farewell was carried by the breeze and reached Eirin's ears.

　　But just when Kaguya regained her composure and was about to walk into the banquet hall, the old butler stopped her.

　　"Princess, if you want to, you need to go this way."

　　Standing in front of Kaguya, the old butler bent over and led Kaguya to a small door on the other side.

　　Kaguya had an impression of this place. It seemed to be a private place where those old guys discussed important matters.

　　Really? Is that so?

　　It seems that I don’t even have the right to choose.

　　Taking a deep breath and suppressing her inner tension, Kaguya put on the etiquette she had learned for more than ten years and walked into the room through the door opened by the old butler.

　　Watching her being gradually swallowed by the darkness, it was like a product that had been polished for more than ten years, and at this moment, was finally placed on the shelf by the boss.

　　.......

　　The other side.

　　Almost a week has passed since the final exam, and the exam results were finally posted today.

　　I also need to go to school on this day to do the routine work of distributing report cards and reading out holiday precautions.

　　After enduring the sleepy voice of the head teacher, the atmosphere in the class instantly reached its peak with the blessing of "happy holidays".

　　Minamiya Yu casually stuffed the report card with all 'A's' into his handbag, stood up, and after rejecting several girls' invitations to karaoke and shopping, she skillfully blended in with the three people from Kitahara.

　　There was no desire to discuss grades. All four of them were in the top 20 in the grade, so there was no need to talk about anything. However, when Kitahara saw Minamiya Yu, he started to be sarcastic again: "Hey, isn't this Mr. Minamiya Yu, our most popular guy among the girls? How did you come to our place? We are really flattered~"

　　Bang!

　　He was slapped on the head by Minamiya Yu, and he immediately wanted to slap back angrily, but he was dodged and tripped by Minamiya Yu, and fell to the ground.

　　"This guy still hasn't learned his lesson~"

　　Sugisaki Ken sighed, then stood aside and watched the fun. Uncle Kirito also shook his head and looked at Kitahara with pity.

　　He didn't know how many times he had been beaten, but he still didn't understand the gap in strength between him and Minamiya Yu?

　　After laughing and joking for a while, the few of them said goodbye to each other at the separate intersections.

　　If we don’t get together during the summer vacation, the next time we meet will probably be more than a month later.

　　Unfortunately, Minamiya Yu did not feel any sadness about this.

　　I didn't feel sad for even a moment about parting with my friends, and what followed was a happy holiday spent with Seele!

　　Who are Sugisaki Ken, Kitahara Iori, and Kiritani Kazuto?

　　Sorry, I'm not familiar with you.

　　He returned home in a happy mood, and Bronya and Seele were still one step faster than him.

　　The tickets to Europe have been purchased, and Mei has taken care of the passports. Everyone will rest at home and make preparations, and will officially set off in a week.

　　Moreover, according to the information Seele got from begging last night, Cocolia should be here tomorrow. She should go to bed early today and then tidy up the house tomorrow.

　　The work in the evening was cancelled, and the three of them used the extra time after taking a shower to play family games together for a while. When they felt a little tired, they returned to their respective rooms to rest.

　　"Seele!"

　　As soon as she turned on the air conditioner and got into bed, Seele was met with Minamiya Yu's serious gaze.

　　"Hmm? What's wrong, brother?"

　　Seele said as she moved closer to her brother.

　　"We need to get up early tomorrow."

　　"Yes, after all, Cocolia's mother is coming, so of course I have to get up early and clean the house~"

　　I have already talked about this matter, why is my brother bringing it up again?

　　"so......"

　　"so?"

　　"So let's finish today."

　　"ah?"

　　Just when Seele was confused and dazed, a hand unknowingly passed over the hem of her clothes and rested on her tight, smooth and slender waist.

　　Then, amid the murmur of Seele's increasingly hot breath, it slowly moved upwards.

Chapter 37 Failure

　　"How do you feel?"

　　After two days of final exams, Minamiya Yu stretched out in relaxation as he walked out of the exam room.

　　There was no other way. The rules prohibited them from handing in the paper early after finishing the questions. This bored him to death. Looking at Sugisaki Ken and others who walked out together, he asked casually.

　　"It's OK. There aren't any difficult questions. But it might be a little difficult to get a perfect score again."

　　In order to stay in the student union, his grades couldn't be bad.

　　Grandpa Tong didn't say much, just nodded slightly and said it was okay.

　　"There's no need to worry about final exams. By the way, have you decided where to go for summer vacation? If you haven't decided, do you want to go out with me?"

　　The grades of the four people are among the best in the school year. Kitahara waved his hand and said to the three people with some anticipation.

　　"Ah, sorry, I have an appointment with everyone in the student council to do something together, so I can't go with you."

　　While walking on the road, Sugisaki Ken patted Kitahara's shoulder apologetically, but got his expressionless response.

　　"Oh, then I wish your harem dream will come true."

　　No, no, it’s just hanging out with four beautiful girls. Kitahara is not jealous at all.

　　"What about you two?" He turned his gaze to Minamiya Yu and Grandpa Tong.

　　"Me? I'll probably stay at home. It's too hot in the summer, and there are several games I like that have been released recently..."

　　He scratched his cheek a little embarrassedly, and there was a hint of apology in his voice.

　　"Ah, I've already made an appointment to go to Europe, so, sorry~"

　　Minamiya Yu spread his hands, interrupting Kitahara's last hope.

　　"Tsk, you don't have time to go alone? Never mind. My cousin invited me to spend a few days at the beach near her home. I wanted to take you guys with me, but now it seems I'd better go alone."

　　Kitahara scratched his head and said helplessly.

　　"Cousin? What are we going to do at the beach?"

　　Catching a name that Minamiya Yu was concerned about, he asked curiously.

　　"Well, I remember her family seems to run a diving shop. It's quite close to Saint Freya where we went last time. Although I can't swim very well, I heard that diving doesn't seem to require swimming, so I can go and experience it."

　　“I see…”

　　Looking at Kitahara's expectant expression, Minamiya Yu silently mourned for him for a moment.

　　Rest in peace, brave man.

　　......

　　"Princess, Princess?"

　　In the elegantly decorated room, Reisen looked worriedly at Kaguya Houraisan who was kneeling in front of the table with empty eyes and a dazed look.

　　After calling out dozens of times, Kaguya finally caught her attention. She looked at Reisen, her expression still indifferent: "What's the matter?"

　　"No, just, just... you seem to be in a bad state today, not only in the flower arrangement class in the daytime, but also just now..."

　　"Don't worry, I just didn't get enough sleep."

　　Kaguya shook her head slightly, then stopped paying attention to Reisen.

　　She was indeed in a very bad condition now, and not sleeping well last night was just a trivial reason.

　　The real reason was what happened last night.

　　After the game was released, the sales and profit data for the week were released. Given her promise, she had no choice but to go to her father with the data.

　　Because the cost is too high, the company has only barely recovered its investment so far. In the eyes of my father, who controls the lifeblood of the country, this must be a very poor figure.

　　Sure enough, after reading the document, her father didn't say a word, and didn't even look at her. He just sneered slightly and threw the document into the trash can.

　　And Kaguya could only go back alone with a gloomy look in her eyes.

　　She still doesn't understand why a work like "To the Moon" would appear on a stage aimed at newcomers. Isn't this intentional bullying?

　　Unfortunately, it is no use thinking about these things now. She has lost her only chance and also lost the destiny of gaining freedom.

　　It is estimated that in the future, her father may arrange for her to marry other powerful people, marry a man she has never met, and then stay at home to take care of her husband and children, and worry about the trivial matters between the wealthy families.

　　A gentle sigh dispelled the helplessness in my heart.

　　Forget it. Hasn't she prepared herself mentally for this situation? Kaguya had foreseen this future a long time ago. This time, even Eirin probably can't save herself.

　　You want the treatment of a wealthy family, and you also want freedom. How can such a good thing be taken for granted in this world?

　　Just when Kaguya was still a little dazed, there was a knock on the bedroom door.

　　"Come in."

　　As soon as Kaguya finished speaking, the exquisite wooden door was pushed open, and a mature-looking woman with a big white braid walked in with a hint of sadness on her face.

　　After coming in, she was about to say something, but when she saw Reisen beside her, she stopped silently.

　　The quiet air froze for a moment. If Reisen couldn't see the current atmosphere, she wouldn't have to stay in this country.

　　Reisen nodded to the two of them awkwardly, then quickly retreated and closed the door tightly. She even deliberately amplified the sound of her footsteps when she left.

　　Until there was no more sound in her ears, Kaguya seemed to let go of a heavy burden on her body, and she sighed and said, "You're here, Eirin."

　　Looking up at her, Kaguya's smile was a little bitter: "I'm sorry, Eirin, I failed."

　　The woman called Eirin by Kaguya was silent for a moment. Her voice was comforting: "No, you have done well enough. This incident was just an accident."

　　"A surprise? It seems that I am really unlucky. I wasted the only chance you fought for me, Eirin."

　　As a person who is not even the eldest daughter in the family, she has been trained as a top-notch "tool" since she was born. If it weren't for her friendship with Eirin, her teacher who taught her and is also a senior executive of the group, she might not even have the chance to resist.

　　"So, what's the matter with Eirin coming here so late?"

　　It's almost time for dinner, so Eirin should still be busy.

　　At this point, Kaguya suddenly noticed that Eirin frowned, and then even her voice became a little heavy: "Your father... asked me to take you to the banquet tonight. It is said that... there will be important guests."

　　Hearing this, Kaguya's expression froze for a moment, but then she blossomed into the most beautiful smile, just like the red spider lily by the Sanzu River, so enchanting, yet so fragile.

　　"Really? That person really likes to kill people and destroy their hearts. He specially asked you, Eirin, to invite me."

　　Slowly standing up, Kaguya slowly walked to the window.

　　The thick black hair suddenly broke free from the restraint of the hairpin and fell down in the breeze. The orange sunset shone through the window onto Kaguya, as if reflecting the little remaining glow on her body.

　　"I'm already 18 years old and still unmarried. I wonder if anyone would still like an 'old woman' like me~"

　　Looking back, Kaguya seemed to be smiling happily.

　　Eirin could only respond with silence.

Chapter 36: Cocolia is coming?

　　The dining table in the early morning had lost its usual liveliness. Bronya had not gotten up yet, and Minamiya Yu and Seele, who were sitting opposite each other, were silent to each other.

　　Seele was conflicted and laughing at the same time, her face turning red again and again, while Minamiya Yu looked dazed.

　　What happened last night was still a little too stimulating for him. When he closed his eyes, he could still recall the soft moan and the soft and smooth touch.

　　However, it turns out that Black Seele has always been there...

　　After recovering his memory, he had actually suspected this matter a long time ago, but Seele had always behaved quite normally. She was always that cute person who was polite and alert to the outside world, and gentle and obedient inside. Minamiya Yu thought that he would never criticize Seele again in this life.

　　I once felt a little regretful about this.

　　From what I saw last night, it turns out that it wasn't gone at all. It just hasn't come out yet.

　　Come to think of it, after Seele became his little follower, she had been living a peaceful and happy life without encountering any dangerous situations, so Black Seele was naturally too lazy to show up.

　　However, Seele was a naughty girl who kept this matter a secret from him.

　　When she raised her eyes, she met Seele's gaze who was secretly looking at her. She immediately heard a cute little "Ah~". Then, those blue eyes as pure as the sky dodged left and right, as if Minamiya Yu's gaze would burn her.

　　Last night, Black Seele actually only took the initiative for a short while, and then quickly handed over the control of the body to Seele. Didn't she just let him bully her from then on?

　　With the meticulous spirit of scientific research, Minamiya Yu carefully explored the beautiful scenery along the way from the mountain peak to the valley bottom, not missing any corner, and gained a lot.

　　But if you think about it carefully, it's quite sad. Among the girls he is close to, Minamiya Yu seems to be unable to beat anyone except the weakest one, Seele. He can only bully Seele to restore his little self-esteem.

　　Tick-tick-tick.

　　The sound of slippers shuffling slowly could be heard at the stairs. Bronya yawned and walked down slowly from the second floor.

　　She looked tired, obviously because she didn't sleep well last night. I don't know if she was playing games or doing something else.

　　"HelloGood morning"

　　Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Bronya found her seat and sat down, then bent over and closed her eyes to eat breakfast.

　　Thanks to this, she didn't notice that something was wrong with Minamiya Yu and Seele. The mere fact that they were sitting separately was already quite suspicious.

　　"Why are you so sleepy? Did you stay up late playing games last night?"

　　He asked casually, but noticed that Bronya shook her head. She grabbed a steamed bun, but didn't eat it. She just squeezed it in her hand, put it against her mouth, and pressed it against her lips. This scene made Seele blush again, and Minamiya Yu's gaze was a little unnatural, but soon, Bronya's words attracted the attention of both of them.

　　"No, I was just chatting with Cocolia's mother and didn't notice it was too late." She finally opened her mouth and took a bite of the bun, her voice a little unclear.

　　"Cocolia's mom?!"

　　Come to think of it, Seele herself hasn't called Cocolia's mother for a few days. Thinking of this, Seele decided to call her tonight.

　　"Well, when I asked Kiana for help, I promised Kiana to take her to the beach. Mei's private beach is under renovation and cannot be used, so I thought of borrowing Cocolia's mother's private beach in Europe."

　　The intrusion of sleepiness made her yawn again, and this time even the tone of her voice was a little distorted: "Huh~ I ended up chatting too late without realizing it."

　　"It's a pity that the busy woman could talk to you for so long."

　　The three people did not think there was anything wrong with Minamiya Yu's words. Since becoming a senior executive of Anti-Entropy, Cocolia has indeed become busier and busier. When they called her, sometimes she would hang up after two minutes.

　　"Who knows, maybe she just had a day off yesterday."

　　Eyelids trembling, trying hard to resist sleepiness, Bronya seemed to suddenly remember something, she raised her head and looked at Minamiya Yu and Seele: "By the way, Cocolia's mother said that she will come to the Far East to take care of some work in the near future, and she will stop by to see us when she goes."

　　"Really?!"

　　Seele didn't even care about being shy and immediately said in surprise.

　　"Well, it probably won't be long. She'll be here when we have summer vacation in a week."

　　After saying that, she yawned again and said to herself: "Why do we have to take the final exam in the last week? I'm so sleepy and I really want to take a leave..."

　　At this moment, she suddenly looked at Minamiya Yu, not knowing whether she was sleepy or confused, and blurted out the thoughts in her mind: "Yu, I'm so sleepy, can you carry me to school right away~"

　　The tone of his voice sounded like a joke, but Bronya's mental state could not be faked. How long did these two chat that night? It couldn't be longer than the time he bullied Seele, right?

　　"Elder brother?"

　　Seele was also a little worried about her sister Bronya's current condition, and immediately looked at Minamiya Yu for help.

　　Minamiya Yu wanted to agree immediately, but Seele's attitude made him change his mind.

　　Standing up and walking to Seele's side, Minamiya Yu bent down and whispered something in her ear.

　　Suddenly, Seele felt as if a ball of fire was burning her little head, making her dizzy. She didn't know whether it was out of shyness or anticipation, but she quickly nodded obediently.

　　Minamiya Yu suppressed his inner excitement after getting the permission. He came to Bronya, patted her on the shoulder, and said happily: "Hey, why should we be polite? If you have any difficulties, I will definitely help you. Don't worry and sleep boldly. I guarantee that you will be sent to the destination safely!"

　　"So enthusiastic? Thank you very much."

　　After trying hard to finish the porridge, Bronya couldn't hold back any longer and fell asleep.

　　There was no other way, so she could only let Seele help her tidy up her messy clothes, and then Minamiya Yu carried her on his back and they walked out of the house together.

　　There was still some time before the exam started, so Minamiya Yu deliberately slowed down his pace to avoid waking up Bronya with excessive movements. Seele, carrying three schoolbags, followed him lightly, chatting with him in a low voice with a smile.

　　Although you may be shy, you still need to be close to others. In Seele's opinion, it is quite stupid to reduce the time you spend with the person you like because of your shyness.

　　Although they attracted a lot of attention along the way, they finally sent Bronya to the school gate without any trouble. Here they also met Kiana and Sirin by coincidence. Seeing their lively appearance, Kiana should have almost recovered.

　　"How are you?"

　　After saying hello, Minamiya Yu still asked with concern.

　　"Don't worry, it's okay, but I'm really embarrassed to let you see my embarrassing side..."

　　Kiana scratched her head, feeling a little ashamed of her decision to fight to the death with Meow Meow yesterday, but hallucinations would not affect her memory.

　　"No, no, no, I think it's very handsome, especially when you pushed me away and prepared to face the man-eating cat demon alone~"

　　Seeing that Kiana was really fine, Minamiya Yu couldn't help but tease her.

　　"Oh, stop talking!"

　　With her puffed out lips, Kiana's red face looked silly and quite cute. She stretched out her hand in dissatisfaction and hit Minamiya Yu's arm. Then she helped Seele to support Bronya, and the three of them walked towards the school together without even responding to Minamiya Yu's goodbye greeting.

　　After hearing Seele and Sirin's smiling goodbyes, Minamiya Yu quickened his pace and headed towards his school.

　　In order to let Bronya sleep a little longer, he walked too slowly. If he didn't speed up, it would be troublesome if he missed the exam.

　　He didn't want to be stuck there taking make-up exams while everyone else was going to the beach.

　　Fortunately, he managed to get back to the examination room at the last minute.

Chapter 35 Seele?

　　I don't believe you!

　　If you don’t want to say it, forget it!

　　With her lips puffed out, Bronya said nothing and just hugged Minamiya Yu's neck tightly, pressing their cheeks together, making it difficult for Minamiya Yu to tell whether she was expressing dissatisfaction or giving herself a benefit.

　　"In fact, I have thought of many games in my mind a long time ago, but now I have the opportunity to write them down."

　　“Is that why you can write so smoothly?”

　　As she spoke, her tender lips gently rubbed Minamiya Yu's cheek, and her sweet breath seemed to blow on his heart, making him itchy. He wanted his little brother to do something.

　　"Well, after all, it's just moving things out of my head."

　　“That’s pretty impressive.”

　　Bronya sighed, as if she was hit hard. She lost all her strength and put half of her weight on his shoulders. Her increasingly full chest was squeezed out of shape.

　　Minamiya Yu said it lightly, but if he had not accumulated the experience from his previous To the moon, he probably wouldn't be able to write a plan for a complete game even if he was given a complete game in front of him.

　　If a game could be easily made just by looking at the game screen, there wouldn't be so many rubbish games in the past that couldn't even be copied clearly.

　　Interesting ideas can only temporarily attract players' interest, but what can really keep players is the gaming experience provided by solid technology.

　　"No matter how powerful I am, I can't do anything by myself."

　　"Oh~ Is this considered a confession?"

　　Bronya's eyes suddenly lit up, and she instantly got rid of her lost mood.

　　"you guess?"

　　"Then I guess not."

　　She licked her lips and left a warm, wet mark on Minamiya Yu's face.

　　Just when Minamiya Yu turned around in surprise, she suddenly turned her back, put her hands behind her back, and walked towards the door with light steps.

　　I couldn't see her expression, but I could hear a voice that was obviously in a good mood: "Let's go, Seele should have finished cooking~"

　　"Um....."

　　Minamiya Yu nodded slowly and looked at the open door for a long time without saying a word.

　　......

　　"Seele, kiss me here."

　　Late at night, after taking a shower, Minamiya Yu and Seele lay down on the bed skillfully. At first, the two of them were just going through the motions and separated the quilts, but now they were too lazy to even pretend and just got into one bed.

　　Just when Seele wanted to snuggle into her brother's arms as before, she saw Minamiya Yu holding down her arched shoulders with a serious expression and looking at her and saying.

　　"Why??"

　　Give me a kiss?

　　What’s wrong with brother? Why do you suddenly want to kiss me?

　　Although Seele was a little confused, she still blushed, closed her eyes and pecked Minamiya Yu lightly on the cheek.

　　"Okay, are you ready?"

　　Opening her shy eyes, Seele lowered her head and asked sullenly.

　　Unfortunately, she didn't notice that Minamiya Yu's expression was becoming increasingly abnormal.

　　No, this is not right. Although Seele was indeed very happy when she kissed her, she did not feel the same accelerated heartbeat as when Bronya made the final sneak attack on her tonight.

　　Moreover, for some reason, Bronya is often better at controlling her emotions than Seele.

　　Could it be that he treated Seele as his real sister? !

　　No, no, no, that won’t work!

　　Must verify!

　　In order to verify this, Minamiya Yu's face became more serious. He grabbed Seele's shoulders and called out in a deep voice: "Seele."

　　"Um?"

　　The deep voice attracted the attention of the still somewhat shy Seele. When she looked up and saw Minamiya Yu's expression, Seele couldn't help but be a little frightened and asked nervously, "What, what happened?"

　　"Um."

　　Minamiya Yu nodded and continued seriously: "I have something I want to verify, and I need your help, Seele."

　　After a pause, Minamiya Yu continued: "It is a very important matter, which concerns my whole life."

　　Suddenly, Seele's expression became serious. She tensed up and nodded her head quickly: "I know. Seele will cooperate."

　　"Thank you, Seele."

　　After saying thank you, Minamiya Yu finally slowly told Seele his purpose amid Seele's extremely nervous mood.

　　"Can I unbutton your pajamas?"

　　"But...ah?"

　　I thought my brother was going to say something big and big, but when this sentence was said, Seele was stunned.

　　"Sleep, pajamas?"

　　“Well, this is very important to me!”

　　Looking carefully at her brother's serious expression, Seele bit her lip, her confused heart struggling.

　　Her instinctive shyness made her want to escape from here, but in her heart she didn't want to refuse her brother's request.

　　Suddenly, Seele is quite looking forward to having her body looked at... No, she is quite shy!

　　Even if it was her brother's request, Seele would never agree, absolutely!

　　The voice of rejection echoed in my mind, but when it fell to my lips, it became a faint whisper: "Since it is my brother's request..."

　　Seele lay flat on her back and slowly relaxed her body. She raised her arms and crossed them to cover her shy face, leaving only her rosy and attractive lips slowly exhaling hot breath.

　　Turning over and leaning on Seele's body, this extremely tempting scene made Minamiya Yu's Adam's apple roll vigorously, especially when he saw those crystal eyes and the blushing cheeks through the gap in her arms, which almost ignited his reason.

　　As for the heartbeat?

　　Some people are just making excuses for their lust, don't take it seriously.

　　He supported his body with one hand, and placed the other hand on the button of Seele's shirt with some trembling.

　　The summer pajamas were only a thin layer, and the undulating outline could be clearly seen from top to bottom. It was tempting enough just like this. If the buttons were completely unbuttoned and the scenery inside was truly seen, he couldn't imagine how beautiful it would be.

　　However, the buttons that he could easily unbutton in the past became somewhat difficult to unbutton at this moment because of nervousness. The hard and smooth material kept slipping away from his fingers, causing him to fail. Gradually, a thin layer of sweat even appeared on Minamiya Yu's forehead.

　　After an unknown amount of time, Minamiya Yu finally conquered the first button. But just as he reached out to restrain the full second button, a hand suddenly grabbed his palm.

　　"Seele?"

　　He saw that Seele had already let go of her arms, with a hint of impatience on her blushing face. This was the first time he saw such disgust towards him in Seele's expression.

　　"It's so annoying!"

　　As soon as the voice fell, Seele quickly unbuttoned all the buttons of her shirt, then pulled open her collar. In front of Minamiya Yu's stunned look, she hooked the back of his head with both hands and pressed it directly against her chest.

　　For a moment, the warmth and milky fragrance enveloped Minamiya Yu, making him lost in this dark abyss.

Chapter 34: Play games like this?

　　Fortunately, the mushrooms that Kiana ate only had a mild hallucinogenic effect and were not very toxic.

　　So, after waiting for Kiana, who was on an IV drip, to wake up, Sirin was left behind to keep her company, and the others returned home with peace of mind.

　　A good celebration banquet was ruined by Kiana's actions. As for whether people were happy or not, it was okay, but it was a bit ridiculous.

　　After silently sighing that Kiana was truly an extraordinary woman, Minamiya Yu and the other two opened the door and returned home under the glow of the setting sun.

　　"Sister Bronya, brother, are you hungry?"

　　After changing into home clothes, Seele poked her little head out of the kitchen and asked her brother and sister.

　　"No, not very hungry."

　　After Minamiya Yu finished speaking, Bronya also shook her head. She had a stomach full of barbecue that she hadn't digested yet, so naturally she had no appetite.

　　“I see.”

　　Seele tapped her lips and said thoughtfully: "Well, let's make some porridge tonight."

　　Seeing that her brother and sister had no objection, Seele went back to the kitchen again, took out the ingredients from the refrigerator and started washing them.

　　"Back to the studio?"

　　"Hmm~"

　　Their eyes met, and without saying a word, they understood each other's meaning.

　　After Bronya moved back, the two people's studios were naturally merged together. Compared with Minamiya Yu's simple style, Bronya's things seemed a bit messy, with various documents and sketches piled up in a mess. It took a long time to sort them out before they looked a little better.

　　"What's your idea for the next game?"

　　After closing the door of the studio, Minamiya Yu returned to his workstation. While the computer was open, he asked Bronya beside him.

　　The two tables were next to each other and they could easily reach each other by stretching out their hands.

　　"Our game has only been on sale for three days, is there a need to be so anxious?"

　　Bronya was a little surprised. She didn't expect Minamiya Yu to be so enthusiastic about his work. Why didn't she notice it before?

　　"It's not that we have to do it right now, we just need to choose a general direction first. Let's not talk about other things first. At least we have to prepare the subject matter first, so that when we really start working, we won't be completely in the dark."

　　"really......"

　　Bronya nodded, leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes and began to think.

　　"Hatsune, help me create a new folder."

　　Hearing Minamiya Yu's command, the mini Hatsune Miku, who was playing with a scallion out of boredom on the screen, saluted him immediately, then took out an empty folder from her pocket, tossed it up with one hand, and then swung the scallion with both hands and slammed the folder onto the table.

　　At this time, Bronya tried to suggest: "How about making a Metroidvania?"

　　Metroidvania is a general term for a type of game that adds a freely explorable 2D sandbox map to a side-scrolling action game, as well as RPG elements such as equipment and upgrades.

　　In this world, the originator of this game is still Metroidvania, so Metroidvania is used as a general term for this type of game.

　　Looking at Minamiya Yu, Bronya continued, "My Alaharto α originally planned to adopt this game mode, but the workload could not be completed by one person, so the sandbox map and upgrade functions were castrated. Now that there are two of us, I think there should be no problem."

　　She has some experience in this area, so it should be easier for her to do.

　　"Metroidvania? I think that's fine."

　　After thinking for a moment, some classic games flashed through his mind. He turned his head and looked into Bronya's eyes and asked, "Do you still want to do mecha-themed work?"

　　I thought Bronya would be moved, but she just shook her head.

　　"No, I still have a long way to go before I can make the mecha game I want. It's too early to think about that now."

　　This surprised Minamiya Yu a little, but seeing Bronya's serious expression, she didn't seem to be lying.

　　"Is that so? Then let's use this as one of the alternatives. Think of a few more and we can pick a suitable one together."

　　Bronya nodded, thought for a moment and then spoke again: "Well...how about a sequel to To the Moon?"

　　"A sequel?"

　　Hearing this, Minamiya Yu frowned slightly: "Taking advantage of the popularity of To the Moon, it is indeed possible to release a sequel, but, I still want to try a new genre. This kind of 'reheating old food', let's wait until we have sufficient capabilities in the future."

　　As the sequel to To the Moon, although Impostor Factory may be a little disappointing in comparison, Finding Paradise is a work that can rival To the Moon in terms of plot. Let's make this game after we have accumulated enough technology.

　　Therefore, I can only say sorry to those players who are looking forward to the sequel of Going to the Moon.

　　Watching Minamiya Yu who was thinking and expressing his opinions at the same time, Bronya suddenly stopped talking, supported her chin with one hand, turned her head to look at him, her eyes curved, and an unconcealable smile on her lips.

　　Seeing that the other side was silent for a long time, Minamiya Yu looked over in confusion: "Why did you suddenly stop talking?"

　　"Nothing, I just feel a little regretful."

　　"Regret?"

　　Unfortunately, Bronya did not speak to answer Minamiya Yu's doubts. She just smiled softly, leaving Minamiya Yu confused.

　　She just felt a little regretful about why they broke up in the first place.

　　The feeling of being alone and being with someone is really very different. In the cold room, there is only one person facing the computer, looking at the approaching deadline and the still heavy workload. Bronya has no choice but to worry and force herself.

　　But now, not only do I have people with the same dreams as me to communicate and exchange ideas with, but when I'm tired from work and just turn around, I can see the person I like sitting next to me. I can get the care and attention of the person I like by just acting a little bit coquettishly. This feeling is really good, and it makes the boring process seem to have become a kind of enjoyment.

　　“I don’t understand.”

　　Muttering softly, Minamiya Yu made a list and wrote down the types of games that the two had just discussed.

　　"That's all for now. To be honest, I want to make some large-scale games, but unfortunately, we are too short-handed."

　　Shaking his head, Minamiya Yu began typing in the document of the newly created folder. For a moment, the sound of typing filled the room.

　　"What are you writing?"

　　Haven’t we already prepared several proposals?

　　Bronya leaned over curiously and looked at the words that appeared quickly on the screen. Gradually, her brows furrowed, and even her gaze towards Minamiya Yu seemed a little strange.

　　In order to see more clearly, Bronya simply stood up and came behind Minamiya Yu.

　　She bent down and lay on Minamiya Yu's back, her chin resting on his shoulder, staring intently at the screen.

　　The soft squeeze and the sweet scent at the tip of his nose made Minamiya Yu distracted for a moment, and even his typing speed slowed down by half a beat.

　　Under normal circumstances, Bronya would probably tease and provoke, but now, she has completely lost the interest to do so, and her voice is even a little dry.

　　“Is this how you made games?”

　　Hearing this, Minamiya Yu stopped and replied in confusion: "Hmm? Is there something wrong?"

　　"This is a huge problem! How can you write the plan right after deciding on the game theme?!"

　　And it looks so well organized, obviously not the product of random fooling around.

　　“Is it difficult?”

　　This understatement made Bronya furious. Recalling the mental torture she had endured when planning the game content, she glared at Minamiya Yu fiercely and said irritably, "What else? Do you think this is easy?!"

　　For Minamiya Yu, who had the entire game process in his mind, this was not difficult, but he naturally couldn't say that anymore, so he looked at Bronya and said tentatively: "Well... If I say that these are all my dreams, do you believe it?"

Chapter 33: Don’t catch me, catch the cat!

　　"Why does the atmosphere feel weird?"

　　Sirin and Kiana finally finished their fight. One of them covered her red face from being pinched, and the other covered her swollen buttocks, and they limped back.

　　However, seeing the quiet scene beside the charcoal fire, they were both stunned at the same time.

　　What’s going on? Wasn’t everyone so lively before the fight? Why is it like this right after we got back?

　　Rubbing her swollen butt, Kiana frowned and tentatively sat down slowly on the grass. As soon as she touched the ground, she gasped in pain.

　　They are sisters as expected, they are so cruel.

　　"Does Peanut hate me? (Did something happen?)"

　　With her burning cheeks still twitching, Sirin spoke in a somewhat unclear voice.

　　"No, it's nothing. I'm just a little tired from playing."

　　Bronya glanced at Minamiya Yu, who looked unnatural, as if unintentionally, and answered casually with a smile.

　　“I see.”

　　Neither of them had any doubts. They sat in their own seats and started to fiddle with the barbecue. They didn't even notice Seele who was sitting on the other side with her head down, blushing and not saying a word.

　　Mei, who had been barbecuing quietly, was a little confused, but she glanced at Bronya, who smiled back at her, then shook her head and decided not to explore the matter further.

　　The round of meat dishes that Mei had just prepared had been eaten up. She was about to pick up new ingredients, but was stopped by Kiana who volunteered to do so.

　　"Hey, Mei, go take a rest for a while. Today I'll show you my cooking skills!"

　　The thin shirt was soaked with sweat and stuck tightly to the skin. As Kiana slapped it carelessly, layer upon layer of waves were created.

　　Upon hearing this, everyone except Minamiya Yu and Seele instantly showed an expression of horror.

　　Kiana wants to cook?

　　What kind of horror is this?!

　　After having the glorious record of sending two-thirds of the class to the hospital due to food poisoning in a cooking class, everyone agreed to the rule of banning Kiana from entering the kitchen.

　　"Well, Kiana, I think you should let me do it. You and Sirin just played around, you must be very tired, just sit there and take a good rest."

　　"I can actually help Mei, Kiana, just take a good rest."

　　"Even if I wash it, I'll have to change it with Kiana (I'd rather die than eat the food Kiana cooks)!"

　　With Mei, Bronya and Sirin trying to stop her, Kiana became rebellious and insisted on showing off her skills to everyone.

　　The three people refused, so Kiana stood in front of the materials and prevented them from taking them. The situation was deadlocked for a while.

　　Minamiya Yu stretched out his arm and gently poked Seele's slender waist, and immediately saw Seele come back to her senses.

　　"Brother, brother, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with Seele?"

　　Although Seele tried hard to remain calm, if you listened carefully, you could still feel that her voice was trembling slightly.

　　"Nothing, just now..."

　　He wanted to talk about Kiana, but after hearing this, Seele interrupted him as if she had prepared a script in advance: "No, it's okay, brother. Seele understands. After all, brother has grown up and is no longer a child. It is normal to have such a reaction..."

　　Taking a deep breath to suppress her inner shyness, Seele widened her eyes and looked at Minamiya Yu boldly: "So, brother, don't be shy. This, this is also because brother likes Seele, Seele, Seele is very happy..."

　　"......"

　　Hearing Seele's words that seemed to have summoned up all her courage, Minamiya Yu endured the shame and quickly interrupted Seele's self-explosion: "Actually, this is not what I wanted to say."

　　"What?"

　　Seele was stunned, with a trace of confusion in her eyes.

　　What does this mean?

　　The blockage in her thinking quickly disappeared, and Seele immediately understood the meaning of Minamiya Yu's words.

　　Suddenly, her already rosy face gradually turned deep red, and then she no longer dared to look at Minamiya Yu. She simply covered her face with her hands and squatted on the ground, looking like she was autistic and did not want to be disturbed.

　　However, even though she was so ashamed, Seele still took her brother's words to heart and replied in a weak voice: "Then, what does brother want to ask..."

　　"Uh... Kiana wants to make barbecue for everyone, why is no one willing to..."

　　"no!!!"

　　Suddenly, even Seele, who was in this state, was frightened and stood up. The loud shouting even attracted everyone's attention.

　　Noticing the five pairs of eyes staring at her, Seele let out a breath that had just been lifted. She walked silently behind Minamiya Yu, laid her whole body on his back, and then whispered weakly, "Yes, you can let Seele do it..."

　　Maybe the majority overwhelmed the minority, or maybe Seele's words were the last straw that broke the camel's back for Kiana. She said aggrievedly, "You all don't believe me!" Then she stood up and ran to the other side of the yard. Soon, she disappeared from everyone's sight.

　　There's no way, Mei's backyard is too big, almost like a park.

　　"Kiana... I'd better go find her."

　　Mei felt a little uncomfortable with this scene, but when she was about to stand up, she was pulled back by Bronya and Sirin.

　　"Just let Kiana calm down. Mei, do you really want to eat the food Kiana cooked?"

　　Bronya said this somewhat helplessly, and Sirin nodded repeatedly.

　　This kind of thing is nothing new to her. It's just a little temper. Leave her alone for a while and she'll be happy and forget everything.

　　"...Yeah, alright."

　　With a soft sigh, Mei sat down again.

　　Mei continued to grill, and the group ate while chatting.

　　But when they had almost finished eating, there was still no sign of Kiana coming back, and everyone started to worry again.

　　"I......"

　　"I'll go there."

　　Minamiya Yu stood up and said it first. In this situation, it would be more appropriate for him to go as he was the only one who had not refuted Kiana just now.

　　"Well, thank you for your help."

　　Waving to Mei and the others, Minamiya Yu walked in the direction where Kiana left.

　　I have to say that Mei's yard is really big. After walking for a while, Minamiya Yu heard an unusual noise in front of him and subconsciously quickened his pace.

　　Soon, he saw a fire clearly rising on the flat ground not far away. Next to the fire, Kiana was lying there with her butt sticking out, seemingly fiddling with something.

　　"Kiana~"

　　When she heard her name, Kiana jumped up immediately, covered her butt and limped towards Minamiya Yu with a very happy smile on her face.

　　"Ah, it's Ayu, come here, I'll show you something good!"

　　As if she had completely forgotten what had just happened, Kiana grabbed Minamiya Yu's hand without any hesitation and pulled him towards the fire.

　　Feeling the force of being pulled, Minamiya Yu always felt as if something was wrong. The current Kiana always gave him a feeling of being too excited.

　　Following her pull to the fire, Minamiya Yu quickly saw everything clearly.

　　Above the curling flames, strings of mushrooms were being roasted. Before he got close, he could smell a rich and fresh fragrance.

　　No, that's not the case...

　　An outrageous idea came to Minamiya Yu's mind. He broke free from Kiana's hand and asked her in confusion, "Where did you get these mushrooms?"

　　Kiana scratched her head and said casually, "It's in the grove next to us. I just picked some fresh ones. They are colorful and beautiful! Ayu, come and try some!"

　　"hiss......."

　　Minamiya Yu's expression became terrified. He hurriedly pulled Kiana to take her back, but she frowned and struggled hard.

　　"Hey, why are you pulling me?"

　　"I suspect you've eaten poisonous mushrooms. You should go to the hospital for a checkup."

　　I didn't expect Kiana to be so strong. Minamiya Yu's sudden action just now made her a little alert, and it was difficult for her to take action now.

　　"Poisonous mushrooms? Impossible, absolutely impossible. I'm fine now!"

　　Kiana took another step back cautiously: "You must be like those bad guys, trying to catch me to do my homework. I tell you, it's impossible!"

　　"No, listen to me, you really..."

　　"I don't want to hear it!"

　　"Meow~"

　　I don’t know if it was attracted by the fragrance, but just when Minamiya Yu and Kiana were in a stalemate, a little wild cat followed the fragrance and came to them, looking at them curiously and meowed.

　　Minamiya Yu didn't react, but Kiana's expression suddenly became shocked.

　　"Cat, cat, this cat has become a spirit, it can actually speak human language!!!"

　　"ah??"

　　Kiana didn't care to be wary of Minamiya Yu, and quickly dragged him behind her, saying in disbelief: "This is the first time I've seen a cat that has become a spirit. I don't know if it will transform, and if it's dangerous."

　　"...No, you said this cat is speaking human language?"

　　"Yeah, didn't you hear it? She just said that it smells so good here. What are you doing?"

　　"Meow~"

　　The cat meowed again, which immediately startled Kiana.

　　She pushed Minamiya Yu to the back and stood between him and the cat. She said nervously, "This cat wants to eat us. Run quickly. I'll stop it for you!"

　　"......"

　　Although Minamiya Yu was very moved by this scene, he still dialed the emergency number without hesitation, and at the same time called Mei and others over with his mobile phone.

　　Not long after, several people sitting in the ambulance looked at Kiana tied up on the bed with complicated expressions.

　　Even at this time, Kiana kept shouting: "Don't catch me, catch the cat, catch the cat, the cat has become a spirit, why are you catching me, you caught the wrong person!!!"

　　In the end, it took a shot of sedative to calm Kiana down completely.

Chapter 32: Can I say this?

　　"Cheers to the successful release of Bronya and Yu's game!!!"

　　A lively celebration banquet was being held in the yard of Mei's villa.

　　On the spacious lawn, several girls and a boy sat together, with a charcoal stove burning continuously in the middle of them, and one side of the shelf was filled with marinated meat and vegetables, which were roasted little by little on the charcoal stove according to one's preference.

　　Originally, Kiana suggested drinking beer, but Mei suppressed her suggestion on the grounds that they were underage. So, the few of them could only drink juice instead of alcohol, and they still enjoyed it.

　　"I never thought you were so amazing, Ayu~"

　　Kiana drank a glass of juice in one gulp, exhaled, and then moved closer to Minamiya Yu, smiling and patting his shoulder.

　　"Sales exceeded 2 million copies in three days. Wow, apart from those blockbusters, I haven't seen such an outrageous result in a long time."

　　Sirin on the side also sighed, obviously quite surprised by the result.

　　Minamiya Yu put down the cup, smiled and waved at them: "It's not me who is awesome, it's Eden."

　　"Hey, hey, hey, don't say that. We've all played your game before. Sirin even cried for a long time on live broadcast!"

　　"You still bring it up!!"

　　Without caring about Minamiya Yu, Sirin turned around and started wrestling with Kiana.

　　"Be gentle, be careful not to get hurt~"

　　Seeing this, Mei just mentioned it briefly and then didn't bother to care anymore. There was nothing she could do, she was used to it.

　　She used tongs to pick up the meat and vegetables that were almost cooked on the charcoal stove and put some on the plates of Minamiya Yu, Bronya, and Seele.

　　"The seasoning is right next to it. I hope it suits your taste."

　　"Thank you very much."

　　"You're welcome. I'm also very happy that we can all get together."

　　With a gentle smile on her face, Mei's voice was also quite gentle.

　　Kiana doesn't come to play every day, so the villa is quite deserted on weekdays. Mei cherishes the opportunity to get together with her friends.

　　Seele picked up a piece of still hot meat with chopsticks, blew on it gently, dipped it in some dry ingredients, and put it in her mouth. A happy expression immediately appeared on her face.

　　The rich gravy brought a rich aroma, and Seele couldn't help but sigh: "The food cooked by Mei is still so delicious."

　　"It's nothing, I just do it more often than usual."

　　"But Seele also cooks every day, and the food tastes far worse than what you cook, Mei."

　　Hearing Seele's voice sounding a little frustrated, Mei immediately said, "I'll teach you how to mix these sauces when I have time."

　　"Really? Thank you Mei~"

　　"Seele, you don't have to be polite to me."

　　Kiana and Sirin were still chasing and playing, and Seele was chatting with Mei about cooking. Out of boredom, Minamiya Yu moved closer to where Bronya was sitting.

　　But who knew that as soon as he got closer, he saw Bronya coming closer to him and pressing her body tightly against his.

　　"What's wrong?"

　　Bronya tied her hair up on one side and tilted her head slightly towards him. That intoxicating smile and leaning gesture, along with the faint fragrance that came to her face, made Minamiya Yu feel itchy in his heart.

　　I always feel that Bronya's attitude towards him these days is a little too nice. She likes to stick to him whenever she has nothing to do, which makes Seele a little dissatisfied.

　　Look, she was clearly chatting with Mei, but when she saw the two of them huddled together, she couldn't help but glance back.

　　"No, nothing serious, just wanted to ask how your Alahato is doing."

　　Talking about her own work, Bronya suddenly laughed happily: "Thanks to you, although it is not as good as your To the Moon, the sales volume has exceeded 200,000 copies."

　　Two hundred thousand copies in three days, it is indeed a hit.

　　She leaned her head on Minamiya Yu's shoulder and breathed warmly into his ear: "Thanks to your help with the promotion the past two days. This has far exceeded my expectations."

　　Bronya is like this. When she realizes her true feelings, she is much braver than Seele.

　　"Oh, um, it's nothing."

　　The whisper in the ear made Minamiya Yu's face turn red. It seemed to be the first time for her to have such close contact since she grew up.

　　"Brother, Sister Bronya, what are you talking about~"

　　Seele finally couldn't bear it anymore, so she quickly broke away from Mei and came to her brother and sister in three or two steps, looking at them with vigilance in her eyes.

　　"No, I was just talking about how Yu helped me promote the game."

　　After seeing Seele, Bronya smiled slightly, then took the initiative to move to the side, leaving some space, but in a position where Seele couldn't see, Bronya secretly stretched out her palm and covered Minamiya Yu's palm.

　　"Even if you're talking about this, you don't have to get so close..."

　　She whispered something in a low voice, but seeing sister Bronya and brother separated, Seele had no choice but to give up. Then, she sat on the other side of Minamiya Yu as if she was quite angry, and hugged Minamiya Yu's arm tightly.

　　Since everyone knows it now, Seele doesn't care about hiding it anymore and just declares her sovereignty directly.

　　Seeing this, Bronya just laughed, then gently tickled Minamiya Yu's palm with her fingers, causing him to tremble all over.

　　"What's wrong, brother?"

　　Seele's soft voice carried some grievance. Just now, brother didn't react at all when sister Bronya approached him, so why did brother tremble when Seele approached him? Doesn't he like Seele anymore?

　　"No, no, no, it's nothing. I just felt a little itchy when I was sitting on the grass. I'm fine now."

　　He quickly pulled his hand away from Bronya, and then held Seele in his arms as she cried out softly. While Seele had her back to him, he turned his head and glared at Bronya, who was smiling like a little devil.

　　Unfortunately, Bronya was not afraid at all. Instead, she took advantage of the fact that Seele couldn't see her and moved closer to Minamiya Yu, then grabbed his arm and wrapped it around her waist.

　　Then, she looked into Minamiya Yu's eyes and opened her mouth silently.

　　Based on her lip movements, Minamiya Yu quickly understood what she was saying.

　　"Hugging her from both sides, and with sisters, Yu, you must like it very much~"

　　Minamiya Yu: “!!!!”

　　The hand that was about to be pulled back froze there. Minamiya Yu's heartbeat quickened, and he couldn't help but imagine the scene described by Bronya in his mind.

　　In the room at night, Bronya and Seele...

　　This, this, this, can I say this?

　　At this moment, Seele, who was leaning comfortably on her brother, suddenly froze, and her cute face turned red almost instantly.

　　"Brother, brother..."

　　The shy murmur awakened Minamiya Yu's reverie, and he asked with some confusion: "What's wrong, Seele?"

　　"Brother, you, you hit Seele..."

　　"......"

　　At this moment, Minamiya Yu wanted to dig a hole and crawl into it, never to come out again in this life.

Chapter 31 Sorry, Seele

　　A week passed quickly, and the final ranking of the mini-game festival was posted on the game’s official website by official staff.

　　Final ranking

　　1. TO THE MOON

　　2. Eientei

　　3. Alahato α

　　......'

　　To the Moon was still far ahead of the second place with a huge gap, and the final data was more than ten times different. However, Bronya's Alahato, probably because it belonged to the same Gensokyo company as To the Moon, also gained some attention and rushed to the third place.

　　"So, have you admitted defeat?"

　　Arriving at Bronya's house, Minamiya Yu asked Bronya with a smile.

　　However, even though she had already started to pack up with Seele's help, she still responded somewhat stubbornly: "This is just the last bit of popularity. After all, your game is a story-based game. What if everyone doesn't plan to pay for the tickets after watching it?"

　　This statement does make sense. As a game that focuses on the plot, many people will lose interest in playing it a second time after playing it once. Why pay for it when you can get it for free?

　　However, this situation will only occur when the popularity difference is not too big. Now that the gap is already this big, we can only say that Bronya is somewhat whimsical.

　　At twelve noon, all the games on display were put on the Titan gaming platform on time. Because the games were not large in size, Minamiya Yu priced each game at only 29 Titan gaming points. Mobile phones and PCs are interoperable, so both can be downloaded and played. This can be said to be quite conscientious, and he did not take advantage of the popularity to raise prices.

　　And then, without a doubt, it sold out.

　　Calling up the behind-the-scenes parameters, Minamiya Yu, Seele and Bronya looked together at the sales curve that was almost vertically rising.

　　Ten thousand, fifty thousand, one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand...

　　This scene made Minamiya Yu nod with satisfaction, Seele's eyes were full of admiration, and Bronya sighed, dispelling the last extravagant hope in her heart.

　　In the end, "To the Moon" sold 840,000 copies within one hour of its release, and it was accompanied by banner recommendations for several weeks. It should only be a matter of time before the sales exceeded one million, or even two million.

　　This has far exceeded the achievement of going to the moon in the previous life. It can only be said that the buffs that Ellie + Eden and Minamiya Yu have piled up for it are really enough, and it can't be buried at all.

　　"Are you convinced?"

　　With his arms folded, Minamiya Yu looked happily at the somewhat autistic Bronya.

　　"...It's just using Eden's heat..."

　　"Even without Eden, do you think you can win?"

　　"......"

　　Minamiya Yu's question left Bronya silent. Having played the game herself, she naturally understood how high the game quality of "To the Moon" was. It was almost reaching the ceiling of similar games. How could she be confident?

　　Even without Eden, this would still be a game destined to be popular, and it was not something her Alahato could mess with.

　　Seeing this, Minamiya Yu stopped provoking her and started rolling up his sleeves to get to work.

　　From today on, Bronya finally moved back to live with them. After nearly two years of separation, the three inseparable friends finally reunited.

　　However, naturally some minor incidents occurred after moving back.

　　There are not enough rooms on the second floor, so the studio naturally needs to be retained and the remaining bedrooms are also occupied.

　　At this time, Seele took the initiative to raise her hand, indicating that she would give her room to Sister Bronya. As for herself, hehehe~

　　This made Bronya glance at her lightly, then raised the corners of her mouth and said with a hint of joy: "Okay, Seele, let's live in the same room from now on."

　　Seele: “?”

　　She immediately widened her eyes and looked at the smiling sister Bronya. This, this, this, this is not right. Seele didn’t mean that!

　　Soon, Minamiya Yu saw Seele's look of help.

　　In order to get the warm, soft and fragrant little pillow in the future, Minamiya Yu naturally chose to step forward and insert herself between Seele and Bronya.

　　"Ahem, Seele has given up her room, so let her live wherever she wants. Anyway, the rooms are big enough to accommodate one more person."

　　Seele also stood behind Minamiya Yu, hugged his arm and leaned out half of her body, looking at Sister Bronya and nodding repeatedly.

　　"Oh."

　　Bronya snorted disdainfully and said nothing more. She picked up her things and started moving to the second floor.

　　How could she not know what this horny girl was thinking? What she said just now was just to tease her.

　　As the afterglow of the setting sun spread across the street, the three people who had been busy all afternoon finally sat on the terrace on the second floor and had some time to rest.

　　After drinking a cup of sweet drink, Seele, who couldn't sit still, ran downstairs to cook, saying that her sister Bronya had finally returned, and she had to prepare a sumptuous meal to celebrate.

　　Without Seele's chattering, the terrace on the second floor returned to tranquility.

　　There was no hustle and bustle of a downtown area outside the residential area. Looking at the orange sky, Bronya was a little dazed.

　　She thought she would be very sad after losing, but since she took her first step into this house in the afternoon, her heart involuntarily relaxed.

　　It seemed that she hadn't felt this relaxed and at ease for almost two years. This feeling made her a little dazed, and she couldn't help but recall the quarrel two years ago.

　　Now that she thinks about it, what Minamiya Yu said is actually true. Without sufficient capital, how can she be qualified to pursue her dreams? The pain of failing the game for the first time and barely being able to afford food is still vivid in her mind. If it weren't for Minamiya Yu's support, she would have lost long ago.

　　After playing to the moon, she finally understood what the contract was. It was just Minamiya Yu playing along with the temper of a little girl and playing with her patiently. She was too proud back then. The person involved is often confused, while the bystander can see things more clearly.

　　With a sigh, Bronya relaxed her body against the back of the chair and turned her eyes to look at the boy beside her who was also quiet at this moment.

　　The afterglow of the setting sun covered him with a layer of golden gauze. He closed his eyes, leaned back in the chair, and breathed evenly. He seemed to be asleep.

　　Two years have made this boy lose his childishness and look more mature. His peaceful sleeping face touched the softest part of Bronya's heart.

　　Unable to hold back, Bronya took out her cell phone and pointed it in the direction of Minamiya Yu. With a click, she recorded the scene. Then, after making some adjustments and setting it as the background of her phone, she nodded with satisfaction.

　　The breeze blew gently, lifting a strand of her hair. Bronya suddenly stood up and walked softly to Minamiya Yu's side.

　　Bronya, who was trying to play a little prank, suddenly stopped when she lowered her head.

　　Looking at the face that was getting closer and closer, all kinds of emotions after two years of separation suddenly burst out at this moment. There was anger and unwillingness, but more of it was the longing for the boy who used to be with her every day and opened her heart.

　　Feeling that he was still breathing evenly, Bronya used her fingers to lift the side hair on her forehead behind her ear, took a deep breath, and slowly bent down.

　　Her heartbeat suddenly became rapid, a persistent blush appeared on her face, and she felt dizzy and could no longer tell whether she had acted on impulse or had planned it in advance. The outburst of two years of accumulated emotions made her temporarily give up thinking.

　　"This is your reward for victory."

　　She barely found an excuse for herself, and the scene she had imagined countless times became reality at this moment.

　　The setting sun stretched the person's shadow long, extending along the stairs to near the kitchen, and at this moment, the two long shadows slowly overlapped.

　　Sorry, Seele.

　　Bronya said slowly in her heart.

Chapter 30: Rave Reviews

　　It was completely dark when we got back to the hotel.

　　Sugisaki Ken and the other two didn't even say hello, they returned to their respective rooms and almost fell asleep immediately.

　　There was no way, they were really too tired today. In the afternoon, the three of them finally understood the meaning of Minamiya Yu's words yesterday.

　　For unknown reasons, the popularity of the game suddenly exploded, and the people gathered in front of the booth almost blocked the entire venue. Because there were too many people, their working hours were extended by more than an hour.

　　The tension of being watched by a large group of people and the non-stop busyness completely drained the three of them. They didn't even have the energy to speak. They ate their simple dinner in silence, then fell on the bed, unable to move at all, suppressing their tiredness.

　　Minamiya Yu naturally felt sorry for his own cattle and horses... No, for his brothers, so he quietly set the alarm for them tomorrow morning to prevent them from oversleeping and being late, and then he returned to his room with satisfaction. He was also very tired, so he planned to rest early today.

　　On the other side, after seeing today's ranking and popularity value, Bronya was silent like Kaguya.

　　Then, with Seele's reminder, she saw today's hot searches.

　　'To the Moon + Miss Pink Fairy + Studio Eden'

　　Suddenly her eyes turned dark again, her tender white fists were clenched tightly, and a look of unwillingness appeared on her face.

　　Bastard, you have no moral principles! !

　　With such an indignant mood, she pulled Seele, Kiana, and Mei, who took the time to return to the villa to cook for everyone, and they all played the game that Minamiya Yu participated in.

　　As a result, the four little girls cried all night long, especially Kiana, whose snot and tears were all over Mei, making Mei not know whether to cry or be angry.

　　Although Seele had watched the film for the second time, it was precisely because of the second time that she felt even more deeply touched. When she saw the platypus and the paper rabbits, she wanted to cry.

　　So, the next day, when Minamiya Yu just brought a few cattle and horses who wanted to sleep in to the venue, he saw three pairs of eyes that were still a little red.

　　"What's going on?"

　　He asked with some confusion, why did these people look so listless, as if they had been crying.

　　Seele pouted, and this time she didn't take the initiative to come over to touch him. Instead, she hid behind sister Bronya, looked at Minamiya Yu and said dissatisfiedly: "It's all my brother's fault."

　　"That's right, it's all your fault, Ayu!" Kiana also agreed angrily.

　　"Hmph!" Bronya snorted and left with the two of them without saying a word.

　　This left Minamiya Yu completely confused and at a loss.

　　If you can't figure it out, just stop thinking about it and go back to your own booth first.

　　However, when he found three people to go back with, he fell into confusion when he looked at the empty ground.

　　"No, where is my booth? Where is such a big booth?"

　　The place that was packed with people yesterday was suddenly empty at this moment. The booths of other companies on the left and right were all tightly packed together, leaving only this place with a strange empty space.

　　Minamiya Yu quickly called the person in charge and was relieved when he got the news.

　　It turned out that it was not demolished, but moved away.

　　The organizers did not expect that a small game could cause such a big sensation. If Minamiya Yu's booth was still placed in the venue, it would be unsafe on the one hand, and unfair to the exhibitors in the same venue on the other.

　　Therefore, due to various factors, the organizers decided to clear Stadium No. 2 overnight and use it only for his personal booth.

　　Actually, I called him and sent him a text message last night, but because I went to bed early, Minamiya Yu didn't receive it. Looking at the missed calls and unread text messages on the phone, Minamiya Yu said something to the organizer apologetically, then quickly rushed to Stadium No. 2 with his three cows and horses.

　　The opening time is about to arrive, so we must hurry.

　　After a day of fermentation, there were indeed more people coming today. Interested game players, fans of Elysia and Eden, the crowds that flocked in almost filled up Stadium No. 2, making Minamiya Yu and his friends busy for the whole day. Even so, there were still many people squeezed outside and unable to get in.

　　This is actually not a good idea, because even if you squeeze in, you won't be able to see what's going on inside clearly if you're far away. The game is a continuous story-based game, and many people find it incoherent, causing complaints online.

　　So, Minamiya Yu found the organizer and everyone came up with a solution together.

　　They gathered people and turned Stadium No. 2 into a movie theater overnight. There were chairs placed under the huge projection screen, and they even made some game-related decorations on the walls. The entry method was also changed to a reservation system.

　　The game lasts for about three hours, with one game in the morning and one in the afternoon. In this way, although some players may miss the exhibition due to their slowness, the order is still maintained.

　　This also produced a very interesting phenomenon. Students from St. Freya's near Stadium No. 2 could see that a large number of people walked in with smiles on their faces, and then walked out crying a few hours later, and this continued for several days in a row.

　　Some curious students even made an appointment, but they also came out crying, which surprised everyone.

　　It's not just the offline popularity here, the online popularity is getting more and more intense. There's no way around it, Eden's name is too big. Even if there is only Eden Studio, it is enough for Minamiya Yu to get a large wave of traffic.

　　Moreover, thanks to the excellent plot, except for those noisy clowns who are trying to attract attention, the film has received almost unanimous praise, and there are almost no negative comments. It can be said to be quite successful.

　　However, this trend has changed in the live broadcast room.

　　The cause was still Sirin.

　　After she lost face by crying during a live broadcast, she thoughtfully recommended "To the Moon" to several of her anchor friends, and said with a smile that it was a very good pure love game and recommended them to play it during live broadcast.

　　Then she showed a wave of data from his previous live broadcasts. Suddenly, several people were all excited and couldn't wait to start the live broadcast.

　　So, after seeing one or two people crying on live broadcast, Sirin suddenly felt balanced. If everyone cries together, then wouldn’t it be embarrassing for me, Sirin?

　　This operation made all the audience suddenly realize what was going on. They turned into minions and sneaked into the room of their favorite anchor and started to fool them.

　　[Anchor, anchor, let’s go to the moon, the plot is so sweet~]

　　[Host, host, there is a new game called To the Moon that has just been released. Everyone is playing it. If you don’t play it, you will fall behind~]

　　[Hurry up and play to the moon, if you don’t, please unfollow me! 】

　　【......】

　　As a result, in the entire game live streaming circle, almost more than half of the anchors were tricked by the audience into turning on the footage of going to the moon, and then, in the excited eyes of the audience, they watched their favorite anchors cry bitterly.

　　This unhealthy trend was born.

Chapter 29: Can't Win a Bit

　　"Bubububububububu Bronya, you, you said Ayu, does he, does he know some kind of witchcraft? He approached me just because he was attracted by my beauty. He wants to control my mind and turn me into a plaything that only thinks about sex, wuwuwuwu..."

　　Huddled beside Bronya, Kiana said fearfully.

　　Just now, Bronya thought something big had happened, and she didn't even care about the booth, and rushed to where Kiana was.

　　As a result, she saw this guy lying on the booth like a paramecium, trembling. It took a lot of effort to rescue her.

　　As soon as she came down, Kiana shrank to her side, as if only this could provide her with a little sense of security.

　　Bronya, who was already a little annoyed, responded subconsciously: "Yes, yes, that's right, Ayu is actually a hidden dark wizard. He approaches you just to control you and make you his exclusive rbq."

　　"Varied......"

　　It was just a joke, but after seeing Kiana's increasingly terrified expression, Bronya was speechless. She raised her hand and hit Kiana on the head in annoyance, saying helplessly, "I'm kidding. There is no such thing as witchcraft in this world. Yu grew up with me and is a normal person."

　　Hearing this, Kiana placed her hands on her heaving chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

　　"That's good. That's good."

　　"So, what did you see?"

　　Bronya was still confused. She came here and saw a huge crowd of people gathered around the temple. She didn't know anything else. Moreover, the crying had basically stopped during this period of time, and at most there were only a few soft sobs.

　　At this point, Kiana suddenly became excited. She jumped on the spot and danced with exaggerated expression: "I'm telling you, Bronya..."

　　Then, she recounted the scenes she had seen, especially when she talked about a group of people crying together. The frightened expressions on their faces could not possibly be faked.

　　"this......"

　　Bronya was confused by all the exaggerated words. She wondered if Yu had gone to the rainforest tribe for further studies without her and Seele knowing?

　　But soon, she shook her head and got rid of this outrageous idea. She was almost led astray by Kiana.

　　Interrupting Kiana's incessant narration, Bronya pulled her back to her own booth, as they couldn't leave no one there for too long.

　　"We'll know the specific situation if we ask in the evening."

　　However, this outrageous enthusiasm filled Bronya's heart with a deep sense of uneasiness, and this uneasiness became a reality when the exhibition ended today.

　　In just one afternoon, "To the Moon" reached the top of the list, and even had a huge gap with the second place.

　　......

　　"Reisen, how is the situation today?"

　　In a rather classical Japanese-style room, a girl with a kimono and a hair style sitting at the tea table was wearing a light pink kimono.

　　She held a teacup in her hand, and the light green tea created tiny ripples.

　　Next to it, kneeling was a purple-haired girl wearing a suit, looking a little uneasy.

　　"Princess."

　　The action of drinking tea paused, and the girl called the princess looked at Reisen: "Don't be afraid, just tell the truth."

　　Hearing this, Reisen was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Princess, your game has fallen to second place."

　　"......"

　　"Really? I see."

　　There was not the slightest fluctuation in the voice, as if only a trivial matter was heard, and Reisen's somewhat dazed face was reflected in the ruby-like eyes.

　　So beautiful...

　　Even though it was not the first time she saw her, Reisen was still captivated by the appearance of her own princess. This meticulously carved face and this gentle and elegant temperament were like the collection of all oriental beauty, which was amazing.

　　Kaguya Houraisan, this is the name of the princess and also the master she serves. She is always so elegant and noble, and even setbacks cannot shake her heart.

　　"Is there anything else? I am a little tired."

　　The pleasant and cold voice brought Reisen back to her senses. She lowered her head quickly, reminding herself to look less directly at the princess's face in the future, and responded respectfully, "No, nothing."

　　After saying goodbye again, Reisen quickly left the room.

　　The door was closed, the bedroom became quiet again, and Kaguya's ears pricked up quietly.

　　Only when the footsteps in the corridor outside the door disappeared did she slam the cup in her hand onto the table with a thud. The splashing tea left spots on the expensive table.

　　She stood up suddenly and paced quickly around the room. The expression on her face became quite ugly. Thinking of her previous efforts, Kaguya felt even more uncomfortable. She simply rolled on the ground, venting her dissatisfaction.

　　“Ahhhhhhhh!! Who is that bastard!!!”

　　After rolling for a while, she sat up breathlessly, and crawled to a computer in the corner in three or two steps. She knelt there with her buttocks sticking out, completely ignoring her soft long hair that had hung to the ground and a pair of small feet wrapped in white socks that were exposed from under her skirt.

　　She held the mouse with one hand and moved it quickly, and soon the official interface of the mini-game festival came up. The eye-catching ranking was posted in the most prominent position on the official website.

　　'Rankings

　　1. TO THE MOON

　　2. Eientei

　　......'

　　Where did this game come from!!!

　　She had clearly studied all the top ten works yesterday and felt that she had secured the title. However, she did not expect to hear the bad news from Reisen just after she finished those tedious flower arrangement and tea ceremony classes today.

　　It was indeed bad news for her. As the eldest daughter of Lunarian Group, if she could not make a difference in some aspects, she would only be an excellent "craft" used as a tool for marriage of interest.

　　Even if she is indeed a princess as Reisen calls her, so what?

　　Her mother was also a princess, and she married his father for a marriage of convenience. In this country, the royal family had long lost its former dignity and became a tool for capital to gain fame.

　　Therefore, she had to become outstanding and valuable in some aspects so that she would not be sold like a 'commodity' by her father. The increasingly prosperous entertainment products were her target. She herself liked playing games very much and was quite knowledgeable in this area.

　　In order to gain fame by participating in this mini-game festival, she used the resources available to her, almost pushing the limits of what was allowed to build up the material for her work. As long as she could get first place and then show actual data after selling it, she could apply for more resources and then grow bigger and stronger step by step.

　　She had thought she had it all figured out, but who could have imagined that someone would show up halfway and knock her off her feet. Without the homepage recommendation that the first place winner got, she had no confidence that she could produce data that would satisfy those ruthless relatives.

　　She didn't believe it and opened the specific information of the list. If the gap was small, it was not impossible...

　　However, after seeing the heat value that was almost ten times different, Kaguya fell silent, quietly turned off the computer, hugged her legs, and shrank into the corner of the room.

　　I can't win at all, so I become autistic.

Chapter 28 Kiana: “Help!!”

　　After fixing some minor bugs and having a good night's rest, Bronya is now full of energy.

　　The fifth place in the overall list gave her a shot in the arm. The excitement and a little pressure made her work harder.

　　The games at the bottom of the rankings are very competitive. First, maintain the top five positions and then consider further steps.

　　Taking advantage of yesterday's popularity, the previously unknown "Alahato α" welcomed the first wave of curious players attracted by word of mouth. They spent the morning even more hurriedly than yesterday.

　　Fortunately, Kiana is in good physical condition, otherwise she would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.

　　At noon, the few of them ate a few bites of food in a hurry and then hurried back to the booth. There would be more people coming in the afternoon than in the morning. Kiana was already imagining her miserable experience in the next few days with a bitter face.

　　"Kiana, didn't you say last time that you wanted to go to the beach?"

　　Kiana, who couldn't hide her emotions, was soon noticed by Bronya, who walked up to Kiana and patted her on the shoulder.

　　"Ah? Yes, but isn't Mei's private beach under renovation and cannot be used?"

　　The school will be back for summer vacation soon. She had indeed mentioned this before, but since Mei, Sirin, and Seele don't like places with too many people, it was left unfinished.

　　"What if I can borrow a private beach in Europe?"

　　"Um?!!"

　　Suddenly, Kiana's eyes sparkled: "Bronya, you mean..."

　　Without explaining it directly, Bronya chuckled and glanced at Kiana with a raised eyebrow: "It all depends on how you perform these few days~"

　　Suddenly, Bronya felt her arm being pulled, and saw Kiana put on a weather-beaten face, looking at her with tears in her eyes: "Ki has been wandering for half her life, and only regrets that she has never met a wise master. If Bronya does not abandon her, Ki is willing to serve as..."

　　"Stop, stop, stop. I don't want to be a father now!"

　　Pushing Kiana's forehead open, Bronya said with some disgust.

　　"Hehe, this is just to set the mood. Boss Bronya, leave everything to me. I will make sure the task is completed!!"

　　It's not just the mental atmosphere. Compared to before, Kiana even stood straighter. It can only be said that Bronya knows how to make promises.

　　Soon, the players who had eaten and rested gathered together again. Looking at the heat wave that was even more violent than that in the morning, Kiana subconsciously held her breath and was ready for battle!

　　However, she soon discovered something strange.

　　Although there were more people coming, few of them stopped at Bronya's booth. Moreover, it seemed that these people had already decided on their destination after entering, and they were unwilling to even look at other places along the way.

　　That's strange.

　　It's a pity that she can't go over to find out what's going on now. Few people doesn't mean there are no people, and she still needs to receive them seriously.

　　Bronya also discovered this situation, but just like Kiana, she couldn't just abandon the other players present, so she could only silently suppress this doubt in her heart and wait to explore it later.

　　A few hours later, there was still some time before closing time, but no new players came to Bronya's booth to try out the game.

　　After explaining the rules of the game to the last player, Bronya looked around and walked over to Kiana, who had been idle for a while and was dozing off.

　　"Kiana, do you remember the flow of people in the afternoon?"

　　Kiana, who was awakened, rubbed her eyes, yawned, and spoke slowly.

　　"Those that are going in one direction, yes."

　　"Um."

　　Bronya nodded, gently touching her chin, and said thoughtfully, "There's not much to do at the booth right now. You go and see what's going on. I'll stay here."

　　"Um?"

　　Kiana was stunned for a moment, but after looking around at the few people in the venue, she nodded in understanding.

　　"Okay, I'll go over there and ask. If you have any questions here, remember to call me."

　　Kiana stretched her body, shook her long silver hair behind her head, and waved to Bronya with her back to her.

　　......

　　[Just a joke, going to the moon is ranked tenth from the bottom. ]

　　[Happy. I didn't realize it before, but I feel happy now that you said that.]

　　[Even going to the moon is only ranked tenth from the bottom, so the games in our mini-game festival must be very powerful (laughs)~]

　　[Our mini-game festival is really awesome~]

　　[Brothers, if you are at the scene, please go and support us. Voting on the Internet is very simple, but the enthusiasm at the scene cannot be reduced! ! ]

　　[Thank you for the invitation. I am in Saint Freya and on my way. ]

　　[Oh, brother, remember to take pictures. I want to send some souvenirs to this interesting designer.]

　　[Brothers, I'll tell you a number. Can you get first place in one afternoon? ]

　　The top-notch plot, plus Elysia and Eden Studio, this king-bomb combination was overshadowed by the pixel game on the first day and ranked tenth from the bottom. It has to be said that it is quite dramatic.

　　At this time, many people had started to become active in the barrage of comments in Sirin's live broadcast room.

　　After having fun with Sirin, they forgot about the crying anchor and used the live broadcast room as their chat room.

　　Some were sarcastic, some were just there for fun, and some were calling on everyone to support them. In short, everyone was chatting about their own things and it was very lively, with Sirin's unstoppable crying in the background.

　　Relying on the popularity of the live broadcast room, it can indeed bring a lot of traffic to Minamiya Yu's booth, but the real big share still comes from Elysia and Eden.

　　"What? Eden released a new song?"

　　"Huh? Not Eden? Not Eden, what do you mean... Eden Studio plus Miss Pink Fairy?"

　　"You should have said it earlier. Now I have no choice but to support you."

　　Such conversations filled the fan groups of Elysia and Eden, making the already lively group chat even more lively.

　　Many people living near St. Freya changed their afternoon plans and headed for the exhibition held in St. Freya.

　　After asking a few passers-by, Kiana soon found out the exact answer.

　　"It turned out to be Ayu's booth, hiss~"

　　An expression of surprise appeared on her face. Kiana remembered that Ayu said yesterday that not many people went to her booth. How come it was so popular today?

　　Could it be that Ayu was performing a striptease on the spot to attract attention?

　　With great curiosity, Kiana walked towards Minamiya Yu's booth in the next venue.

　　Then, the next scene shocked her deeply.

　　As soon as she entered the other exhibition hall, she felt it was quite crowded. Kiana walked around twice before finally getting closer. However, the layers of people in the hall made it impossible for her to see the scene inside clearly, and the noisy conversations also made it impossible for her to hear the sounds inside.

　　Even the staff of the surrounding stalls had left, so Kiana simply found a corner with some debris and climbed to the top along the debris. Soon, she had a clear view of the entire venue.

　　Her eyes quickly locked onto the center of the crowd, which was also the location of Minamiya Yu's booth. Kiana saw them sitting down on the ground in rows until the booth and the open space were filled up, staring at the big screen in the middle of the booth as if they were watching a movie.

　　The picture on the screen just changed, and relying on her excellent eyesight, Kiana could barely make out the scene on the screen.

　　Is this... a spaceship? A rocket?

　　Just as she was puzzled, a sudden scene frightened her so much that she almost fell down.

　　The audience sitting in the middle suddenly started crying for some reason. They were in tears, and some of them who were sitting close to each other even hugged each other. The crying sounds echoed in almost every corner of the exhibition hall. The feeling of sorrow and resentment almost enveloped Kiana's whole body and strangled her heart.

　　Kiana was trembling all over, her legs were a little weak, and her expression was becoming more and more terrified. Looking at the scene in front of her, she took out her cell phone with her right hand tremblingly, and soon, Bronya's call was connected.

　　"Kiana, what's wrong?"

　　Bronya's doubtful voice was a life-saving straw for Kiana at the moment. She clutched her phone tightly, and the veins on the back of her hand emerged: "Bronya, come and save me!!!"

Chapter 27 No, are you serious? ?

　　If it were any other time, seeing Sirin crying so hard, the audience would be very happy. However, how could they be any better than Sirin now?

　　[First of all, I don’t feel anything. It’s just that my brother lives in Bengbu. Of course, I’m fine. It’s just that my brother…]

　　[How can someone write a script like this? Who can bear to read this? ]

　　[Host, can you cry a little less loudly? It makes me want to cry too.]

　　[I can’t bear to watch this when I’m too old...]

　　[It was so hard. I secretly watched the live broadcast at work and cried my eyes out. My boss saw me and thought something happened at home, so he gave me a red envelope of 1,000 yen...]

　　[No, buddy, everyone is sad, why does the mood change when it comes to you...]

　　The story of going to the moon is undoubtedly a success. As the players progress step by step, it promotes the reunion of John and River. This deep sense of immersion makes the players empathize and shed tears, and it reaches its peak at the moment when John and River hold hands again.

　　Life cannot be smooth sailing all the time. Beneath the disguise of daily smiles, there are often unknown grievances and helplessness.

　　Forced to smile and respond to the leader's unreasonable demands.

　　He cheered himself up, not wanting his wife and children to see how tired he was.

　　Or face emotional setbacks with a smile.

　　At this moment, all the negative emotions that had accumulated in the past burst out in an instant, and even the most tolerant person would have tears in his eyes at this moment.

　　The game screen turned black, and a credit list began to scroll across it.

　　Naturally, without exception, they all have the name 'Minamiya'.

　　Art, music, planning, design, all of them have his name behind them.

　　Oh, by the way, he also added Hatsune Miku to the programming column.

　　This scene is nothing special, after all, it is just a small game. Although some people are curious about who the game designer is, more people don’t actually care about this scene.

　　They like the game and don't care that much about the designer.

　　Until the last few lines appeared.

　　'Special thanks: Thank you to Miss Pink Fairy and Eden Studio for your support and help with the game music.'

　　The URL of Miss Pink Fairy’s destiny blog is also posted below.

　　Not many people noticed this scene at first, but as it stayed in the center of the picture, more and more people saw it.

　　Minamiya Yu specially designed this scene so that only by clicking can you return to the start interface, so...

　　The barrage exploded without a doubt.

　　【ah?】

　　【ah?】

　　【ah?】

　　[No, this, ah, isn’t it, this, this, Eden? ? ]

　　[Even Miss Fairy has it? No, it can't be fake? ? ! ! ]

　　Even though they couldn't stop crying, the shock caused by this scene made them unable to help but open their mouths wide.

　　Is this designer crazy for the sake of popularity? He even dares to take advantage of Eden?

　　Who is Eden? He is a world-class singer with over 100 million real fans. How dare you directly use Eden's name in such a small game with such a low production cost?

　　Although it is Eden's studio, it is also a studio that serves Eden alone!

　　Even if we don't mention Eden, the other pink fairy lady is also a big blogger with tens of millions of fans. This can't be a scam, right?

　　There were tens of thousands of spectators, and naturally there were many fans of Miss Fairy and Eden. They were all moved at first, but they were completely stunned when they saw this scene.

　　[Although I like this game very much, but for the sake of popularity, this designer.......]

　　[No, how dare he? ? ! ! ]

　　[God damn, the fans turned haters. 】

　　[The game is good, but the designer...]

　　[Why do you do this kind of shitty work? You might as well buy some traffic. ]

　　......

　　It’s not that everyone doesn’t want to believe it, but it’s just like in your previous life, when you were unknown and made a small stand-alone game of only a few dozen megabytes, but you invited King Liu to sing the theme song for you.

　　Putting aside the question of whether they are worthy or not, this is really too outrageous. Who would dare to believe it?

　　But sometimes the truth is just so wonderful.

　　Some of Elysia's fans were so angry that they wanted to go to Destiny Blog to make a move. However, as soon as they opened the blog, they saw that the blogger they particularly followed, 'Miss Pink Fairy', had posted a new update ten minutes ago.

　　'Today I tried out To the Moon with Eden. It's a really great story, but there's just one bad thing about it. It makes girls cry and stuff. It's really too much!

　　(A secret to you all: I played the song for river myself. By the end, even Eden's eyes were red.)'

　　There were already tens of thousands of comments under this post, and the fans who saw this were simply dumbfounded.

　　ah?????

　　No, are you serious???

　　Everyone is ready to charge, but suddenly they realize they almost hurt their own troops? Isn't that embarrassing?

　　As for being angry at this time?

　　Why get angry? Just like the two chefs!

　　Turn around and charge in the opposite direction!!!

　　[It was so hard to get a good game out, why did the designer do this to his own demise!!]

　　[I am really convinced. I can’t cry or get angry now. I feel numb all over.]

　　【unbelievable.】

　　The comments in the live broadcast room were still slanderous, but soon, different comments appeared.

　　[Brothers, don’t curse first, don’t curse first, go check out Destiny’s Weibo, this is true! ! ! ! ! ! ]

　　[Miss Fairy has already posted a status to admit it!!!]

　　[I just checked the public website of Eden Studios, and I actually found something about for river among all the work content. No, are you serious, bro? ]

　　......

　　As more and more comments of this kind appeared, those who were abusing the comments stopped in surprise.

　　ah???

　　Is it true?

　　They opened Weibo in disbelief and successfully saw the scene. In an instant, they were stunned.

　　Within two minutes, the style of the barrage in the live broadcast room changed again.

　　[I just said that this designer has great potential, but you didn’t believe it.]

　　[Yes, yes, indeed, I have always believed in this designer! ]

　　[For such a top-notch plot, isn't it reasonable to invite Miss Fairy? Be bold and invite Eden directly next time! ]

　　【Okay, okay, this is how you all play, right? Then I’ll do it too (funny).】

　　This series of twists and turns diluted everyone's sadness a lot, and they began to have the leisure to joke with each other in the barrage.

　　At this moment, they suddenly noticed that the host was still crying, and they immediately became unhappy.

　　Everyone was scared. What's wrong with you, little sister?

　　[Stop crying, get up quickly, something big has happened!!]

　　[Useless thing, just know how to cry, hurry up and eat melons!!]

　　[Pufferfish, stop crying and open your eyes. I’m in a hurry now! ! ]

　　[Don't cry, don't cry, get up quickly, there's a male succubus in the village. ]

　　[Crying? Crying also counts as time~]

　　Everyone can't wait to see the host's reaction. Isn't this the fun of watching live broadcasts?

　　Maybe the barrage worked, or maybe Sirin was just tired of crying.

　　She rubbed her face on her sleeve and raised her little face, which looked so charming because of crying.

　　At this moment, the barrage of comments suddenly decreased a lot, and Sirin also saw the special thanks on the screen.

　　In an instant, her eyes widened, and then she suddenly hiccupped out of fright.

　　Then, she cried even more sadly.

Chapter 26 We Will Meet on the Moon

　　Just when everyone was moved to tears by the story of John and River, an accident happened.

　　"I think... we should know what to do to send him to the moon by now."

　　The female doctor suddenly said.

　　Are they planning to implant false memories in John so that he and River can reunite the following year?

　　Sirin cried and waited.

　　Even if the memory is false, it seems nice to let old John pass away quietly in a sweet dream.

　　However, the subsequent plot developments surprised her.

　　"Wait a minute, you don't really want to do this...you don't!"

　　The male doctor's response made everyone's heart skip a beat.

　　"This is our job, Neil. Our contract requires us to send old John to the moon."

　　The female doctor looked so cold and indifferent at this moment. She only said lightly: "And the only way to make it a reality... is that John has the motivation to go to the moon."

　　Hearing this, the male doctor got angry for the first time: "If this means that River must be removed, then what's the point of all this!! The very reason he wanted to go to the moon was because she died, River died! Do you understand?!!"

　　Wait, what are they talking about?

　　Remove River from old John's memory?

　　Who to remove?

　　Sirin thought that her tears blurred her vision and caused her to see things wrong, so she quickly wiped her eyes with her sleeve which was already soaked in a large area.

　　However, after she read the words clearly and confirmed them again and again, a surge of blood rushed to her head, causing her to burst out in anger and shout, "What on earth does this bastard mean?!!!"

　　After all, Sirin is not very good at swearing, so compared to her light words, the barrage is much richer.

　　[WDNMD, John doesn't want to go to the moon at all, he wants to go to River! ! Are you blind? ! ! ]

　　[Is this woman sick? Ah? Is this human language? I am so **********]

　　[Contract, contract, contract, what a bull demon, I am still thinking about the contract, pure ******]

　　【&%&&*&&%#@#! ! ! ! 】

　　If barrage comments could make sounds, I guess there would be "beep beep beep" sounds everywhere now.

　　Everyone was so moved that tears welled up in their eyes. Not only did this woman not help, she also planned to delete River? !

　　In the plot, even though the male doctor argued for a long time, the female doctor who was his superior remained unmoved. According to her, if John could not go to the moon, they would be sued.

　　Intellectually, they understand what the female doctor said, but that does not stop them from venting their anger using all kinds of blocked words!

　　At this moment, the dream on the screen began to shake violently, and even the colors flickered. The two doctors understood that John's life was about to come to an end.

　　Seeing that she couldn't convince the other party, the female doctor used her higher level authority to forcibly leave, and trapped the male doctor, blocking his power to interfere with dreams.

　　The background music quietly changed, and for the first time, human voices appeared.

　　The female voice that sounded like a sad whisper turned into a hand that gripped everyone's heart. They could only watch River's figure disappear from John's life little by little.

　　In the empty corridor, John and his friends gathered and ran happily towards the restaurant, but here, the girl he cared about was lost.

　　In the cinema, John and his friends sat together, watching the latest movie that interested them, and the girl who had been by his side, along with the platypus in her arms, slowly disappeared from the screen.

　　In the spacious horse farm, John's happy shouts were no longer heard. After all, without River, what was the point of riding a horse? He didn't need to rely on riding to relieve his autism.

　　Then in class, when the teacher asked everyone about their future wishes, John finally said the noun.

　　"astronaut."

　　At this point, John's future was completely changed.

　　The clips that once touched everyone were shown one by one, and then John and River above slowly disappeared.

　　John, lost River.

　　They were no longer able to care about anger; helplessness and sadness filled their hearts. They watched this scene but could do nothing.

　　In contrast, his brother Joey did not die in the car accident. With his brother's encouragement, he embarked on the path of becoming an astronaut.

　　Watch him train hard, send out his resume, receive a reply, and then successfully enter the Anti-Entropy Space Agency.

　　This scene gave everyone mixed feelings. It seemed that John was really going to realize his dream of going to the moon. However, was there any point in going to the moon now?

　　The girl who was supposed to be waiting for him on the moon is long gone.

　　After joining NASA, John continued to work hard. He trained hard every day. Within a few years, he was promoted to an official astronaut.

　　"Is this how it's going to end?"

　　This extremely smooth scene made Sirin purse her lips. John has become an astronaut. After that, it will be difficult for any accidents to happen...

　　But, will accidents really never happen? Can John's unforgettable love for River really be erased simply by deleting River's figure?

　　Even though he lost his memory, he never forgot to go to the moon. What a deep feeling.

　　Just when John was called by his superior to meet with aerospace experts, the sound of a strong heartbeat reached everyone's ears.

　　This is John's heart. This is his desperate resistance to the possibility of losing River!

　　"what happened?!"

　　Just as the two doctors were panicking and confused, they saw the mechanical door of the room was opened.

　　"Oh, by the way, we have hired a new person this time." John's superior looked at the door and said to John with a smile.

　　This scene made Sirin forget her sorrow and she held her breath quietly.

　　Could it be that...

　　Her long orange hair was tied into a ponytail, and she walked towards John step by step, following the slowly rising sound of the piano.

　　Crossing time, crossing memories, crossing all difficulties and obstacles, the two finally met at this moment.

　　"Hi, I'm John."

　　First meeting, just like before.

　　"Wait, what's going on, you, what are you doing..."

　　The male doctor widened his eyes in shock when he saw this scene, and he asked the female doctor with some stammering.

　　"I didn't delete River, I just moved her away, so what choice she will make will still depend on her."

　　Looking at the scene of reunion, the female doctor finally smiled: "This new world is composed of public data and John's personal beliefs. River is naturally an independent individual."

　　"But all this only increases the possibility slightly. How did you do it?"

　　"I'm not sure."

　　The female doctor shook her head, then she looked at John and River: "I just tried to believe John once, and he didn't let me down, didn't he?"

　　She walked towards the male doctor and continued in a relaxed tone, "Don't we still have two spare helmets? I think John will not mind having two old friends in his last dream, right?"

　　[I'm sorry, Doctor. I admit that my voice was a little loud just now...]

　　[Doctor, you know that I have always believed in you.]

　　[The guy above, you were the one who cursed the loudest just now! ]

　　[It turns out that the Doctor is the one who believes in this love the most...]

　　The screen was covered with the word "I'm sorry" and Sirin's vision was blurred again.

　　Damn it, why do I feel like I’ve been crying all day today? She wiped her tears, smiled and cursed in her heart.

　　The female doctor's operation completely separated the two untouchable hearts, but it also made their reintegration possible. Even if the chance was small, she believed that John's persistent and burning love could turn into light and illuminate River again.

　　The male doctor wanted to break the contract, but wasn’t her behavior just as crazy?

　　Fortunately, she succeeded and River returned to John.

　　"What is this piece of music?"

　　In the music room, John played the piano piece he had composed for River, while River listened quietly in the audience.

　　TO THE MOON

　　The passerby replied.

　　“I like this name.”

　　Completely different from their previous answers, their hearts will touch again and become indistinguishable from each other.

　　At the space agency, they met again, got to know each other, and watched John play the song for River day after day for years.

　　Then......

　　After the launch command was given, the engine of the manned rocket started up. A thick orange-red flame was accompanied by a roar that resounded through the sky. John and River rode on it, slowly rising into the sky, and headed together in the direction where they had agreed to meet.

　　Drop-drop-drop-drop

　　A long, slow, sharp sound reached the audience's ears at this time, accompanied by the flashing red color on the screen, making everyone understand something.

　　Old John can't hold on any longer.

　　The fluctuations on the electrocardiograph began to calm down, and the previous scenes flashed across the screen like a kaleidoscope.

　　River and John sat side by side in the rocket cabin. They had now left the earth and reached the universe. This time, they no longer had to look up, because the stars that once filled the sky were now with them.

　　Drop-drop-drop-drop

　　The intervals between the sounds became longer and longer, and everyone's heart was lifted up at this moment. For a moment, they even forgot to breathe.

　　John in the dream seemed to sense something, and he looked around uneasily.

　　At this moment, River looked at John and reached out to him for the first time.

　　When John saw this scene, he suddenly calmed down.

　　The two smiled at each other and held each other's fingers.

　　At this moment, the two lighthouses, which had been separated for decades, warmed each other again.

　　There is no more gap between the two hearts.

　　drop------------

　　A long, shrill whistle brought it all to an end, and on the rocket's display, the silhouette of the moon slowly appeared.

　　Then, everything was in darkness.

　　Then, soothing piano music slowly sounded, and River and John became children again.

　　They came to the silvery-white moon and sat side by side on the tree trunk they once sat on, just like when they first met. River held the platypus in his arms. They pointed to the sky happily and told each other the promise they had made.

　　He was lost, but it was just like he said.

　　"We'll meet on the moon someday, silly!"

　　(THE END)

　　Sirin couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears on the table.

Chapter 25 He never wanted to go to the moon

　　"Sorry, I lost my composure just now. Let's continue."

　　Pursing her lips and opening her red eyes, Sirin apologized to the audience. The audience naturally understood, after all, she was not the only one who looked like this.

　　The scene restarts and John points to the stars in the sky.

　　"So, what do you think those stars are?"

　　“I’ve never said that to anybody… I’ve always thought they were lighthouses.”

　　River looked at the sky. At this moment, she seemed to have become an ordinary person because of John, and she expressed her inner feelings naturally.

　　"Wow, that must be a lively day!"

　　"No."

　　River shook her head, with a hint of sadness in her eyes: "They can see other lighthouses, and they also want to chat and communicate with each other."

　　"But they can't. They are too far apart to even hear each other."

　　"All they can do is try to shine, and they do so, shining on other lighthouses and on me."

　　"Why you?"

　　"Because one day, I will be friends with him."

　　Stars, lighthouses...Sirin felt her vision blurring again.

　　It seems that River is talking about the stars and the lighthouse, but in fact, what River wants to talk about is itself.

　　Suffering from an illness, she is like a lighthouse on the seashore, standing there quietly, looking at other lighthouses from afar, longing for them but unable to reach them.

　　Until a lighthouse came and tried to emit its light towards her. This light illuminated her, warmed her, and allowed her to be embraced.

　　But due to an unexpected accident, the light became very dim.

　　Not wanting to lose this warmth, River can only try its best to burn itself, to increase its brightness at all costs, in an attempt to reconnect with that light.

　　She succeeded and failed.

　　She did connect to that beam of light, but she could no longer find the warmth that once touched her heart.

　　Therefore, she did not regard Anya as a child, but regarded Anya as herself.

　　Even if she left, even if she was no longer there, she could turn into Anya, burn her last remaining fire, and quietly illuminate and warm the one she loved.

　　Sirin felt that she was holding it back, but her tears still flowed out bit by bit uncontrollably.

　　They thought it was John who had been taking care of River, but it turned out that the person who suddenly got lost and needed care was actually John. This love was too long, so long that they only understood it when the game was about to end.

　　"What's in that bag?"

　　River in the picture asked.

　　"Oh, it's a prize I won from playing whack-a-mole."

　　“Have you ever played whack-a-mole?”

　　"No, I've always been clumsy..."

　　Hearing this, John jumped down from the tree trunk, picked up the schoolbag and opened it.

　　"I got something...but I don't know what's inside it."

　　Then, a platypus doll appeared in their eyes.

　　"Is it some weird duck... or is it a beaver?"

　　John was a little confused, but he picked up the platypus and handed it to River.

　　River took the platypus doll and held it in her arms. She looked at it with some curiosity and said, "It looks really weird, but I really hope I can win one for myself one day."

　　“John!!!”

　　At this time, John's mother's cry came from the foot of the mountain.

　　"Yes, Mom, I have to go."

　　"......for you."

　　River suddenly became silent. She handed the platypus back to John, but John pushed it back to her.

　　"Well...keep it, it's yours."

　　"mine?"

　　"Well, I can definitely win another one!"

　　River didn't say anything, but her clasped hands showed her response.

　　When the platypus first appeared, Sirin had already lived in Bengbu.

　　River treasured the childhood gift like a treasure.

　　Whether in high school, growing up, getting married, maturing, or getting old, this platypus has always been by her side. It contains all her most cherished wishes as a child and is the only direction for her to feel that warmth.

　　The rabbit constellation under the starry sky seemed to be drawn together as if by telepathy, and the wonderful imagination about the lighthouse among the stars, all gathered in this small, ugly platypus, making her not want to be separated from it for a moment.

　　“Will you come here again next year?”

　　River stopped John who was about to leave and asked nervously.

　　"Sure. What about you?"

　　"Yes."

　　“Same place, same time?”

　　"Yes."

　　After making a promise to meet again, just as John was happily leaving to find his mother, River, who was a little worried, caught up with him holding a platypus doll.

　　Under the soft piano music, the moonlight illuminated the two people who had just made a promise. River mustered up the courage and asked John again: "What if you forget... or get lost?"

　　John stopped, turned around and looked at River, who was a little nervous, and suddenly he smiled.

　　The breeze carried the moonlight and took the oath far away.

　　"Then we'll meet on the moon someday, silly!"

　　"It's right in the bunny's belly!"

　　At this moment, Sirin couldn't bear it anymore. She lay on the table. Even if she tried to hold back her sobs, she could still hear them.

　　Everyone recalled the beginning of the game at this time. Old John looked at them and said in a confused but serious voice: "I just... have to go!"

　　If the previous plot was about River's unreserved and deep love for John, this short sentence directly reveals what old John was feeling.

　　He has to go!!!

　　River is still there waiting for him!!!

　　Even if the blocker made him forget his memory, even if time had buried the past, even if he had become another person.

　　But, but, the promise made under the starry sky was blown to his ears by the breeze of the past, and it was deeply engraved in his heart.

　　No matter how the world moves on, no matter how we change, John always remembers that promise, his commitment to River.

　　Time and memory can block almost everything except love.

　　At this point, all the mystery from the beginning of the game to now has been cleared, and the truth that is so touching that it brings tears to their eyes is laid out nakedly in front of them.

　　“Wuwuwuwuwu….”

　　By now, Elysia was crying so hard that she was almost exhausted, so Eden had no choice but to hug her and pat her back gently.

　　Looking at the two children on the screen who believed that they would meet again in the same place next year, Eden sighed silently. If you look closely, even her eyes were a little red.

　　She lowered her head and heard Elysia mumbling to herself amidst her crying.

　　"Oh...it turns out that John never wanted to go to the moon."

　　"He, he always wanted to go to a place with River..."

Chapter 24 Rabbit Constellation

　　John felt a little disappointed because he didn't get the train because he was a step later than Joey.

　　He took a small schoolbag containing prizes and walked alone to the cliff behind the mountain. There was a thick fallen tree trunk there. John put the schoolbag at his feet and sat on it.

　　Looking up, the cold bright moon reflected the stars in the sky in his eyes. The vast sea was as smooth as a mirror. The chirping of insects in the quiet breeze added a sense of tranquility, which made him exclaim in surprise. The natural magnificence diluted his inner loss and made his mood visibly better.

　　Just when everyone thought that John was the only protagonist of this memory, an unexpected character appeared.

　　The footsteps slowly approached, and a girl with short orange hair walked into John's sight from the foot of the mountain.

　　"this......"

　　Sirin's eyes suddenly widened. At that moment, it was as if an electric current passed through her body. She felt numb all over as if she had been electrocuted.

　　“River, this is River!!!!”

　　Looking at the screen, Sirin's fingers trembled and she could hardly control her voice.

　　It turns out that they didn't meet each other in high school at all. It turns out that John and River have known each other since they were very young!

　　John’s first meeting turned out to be a reunion for River!

　　The barrage of comments exploded directly, and it was so dense that you couldn't see a single line clearly.

　　The plot continues. After River noticed John sitting there and greeting her, she, who suffers from autism, turned around and left.

　　"Wait, don't go!"

　　Perhaps it was because he felt a special connection or because they met in this secret area that made John want to keep the girl, so he left the tree trunk and chased after her without hesitation.

　　"I'm John...what's your name?"

　　When he got closer, he smiled and spoke to River whose back was facing him.

　　"...You took my spot."

　　River didn't turn around, but just turned her head to secretly glance at John, and then responded faintly.

　　"Oh, sorry! I didn't mean to monopolize it."

　　"Well, would you like to sit with me?"

　　Seeing that River still didn't turn around, John thought for a moment and extended an invitation to her.

　　"Are you here to see the stars?"

　　River asked suddenly.

　　"The same to you?"

　　After hearing John's response, River finally turned around and faced him.

　　Under the soft music, the two children sat together on the thick tree trunk. They looked up, and the same starry sky was reflected in their sparkling eyes.

　　At this moment, the screen suddenly turned black, and a beautifully made CG appeared.

　　In the center of the CG is the back of River and John.

　　Under the cool, bright moonlight, they sat side by side on the tree trunk.

　　"Look there... Did you know there were so many lights in the sky?" John asked subconsciously, amazed by this unprecedented scene.

　　"Yes."

　　"Oh... Yeah, me too."

　　"You just said this is the only place you are, right?"

　　"Only during Mardi Gras."

　　"Don't you like crowded places?"

　　Seeing that River didn't respond, John continued: "Actually, I don't like it either."

　　"Look, you haven't told me your name yet."

　　"I won't tell you."

　　River obviously didn't like this topic. She tried to explain: "...Everyone in school laughed at me because of this."

　　"Why?"

　　"Because, hearing the name makes them want to go to the bathroom."

　　"Well...it can't be more common than the name 'John'. It's so common that there are people called him almost everywhere in the world."

　　John said helplessly when his name was mentioned.

　　“Even India?”

　　"Very likely."

　　"Ordinary, what's wrong with being ordinary?"

　　"Well, that would be boring, I guess. If everyone has one, then what's the point?"

　　"I don't mind."

　　River said seriously: "Just for once... to have a name that everyone has."

　　"Just like the stars in the sky, although they all look similar, they are all equally beautiful."

　　Considering River's illness, these childish words made everyone feel as if something was stuck in their throats.

　　As an ordinary person, things that are readily available to everyone else have become an unattainable luxury here in River. Being ordinary is sometimes the greatest happiness.

　　"What do you think those stars are?" John suddenly asked, as children's thoughts always jump out of control.

　　"My dad said they were giant balls of burning gas."

　　"Oh, I bet he made that up." Not getting the answer he wanted made John directly retort.

　　"Why would he lie to me?"

　　"You know, adults always like to make up stories, like Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, kangaroos... that kind of thing."

　　At this time, River suddenly said: "Have you ever tried to make an Easter bunny with stars?"

　　"Like looking for constellations in the sky?"

　　"Yes."

　　"Well, I've found others, but never tried rabbit."

　　"Do you want to try it?" River's voice was filled with anticipation.

　　"Well, let's see who can find the best rabbit constellation first."

　　Children are always interested in this kind of things.

　　"I'll count to three and we'll start. Three, two, one, go!"

　　As soon as he finished speaking, he heard River say, "I found it!"

　　"ah?"

　　John turned his head and looked at River in disbelief. How come the game was over when he hadn't even started yet?

　　"Where?"

　　"In the sky."

　　"But where in the sky?"

　　"It's right there. Think big. It's bigger than the others!"

　　"Um......"

　　Following the line of sight of River, he tried to raise his head, and soon, the big moon in the center of his vision attracted his attention.

　　"Wait...wait a minute!"

　　John shouted excitedly, as if he knew what River meant.

　　“I saw it!”

　　John's cheers also excited River. She couldn't wait to ask, "Tell me what you saw?"

　　The moment River's words were spoken, Sirin, who was watching this scene, was stunned.

　　She wanted to open her lips, but her choked throat couldn't utter a word.

　　So familiar, this sentence is so familiar.

　　The conversation continues.

　　"There it is, right? It has two ears and a head!"

　　"What else?"

　　WHAT ELSE?

　　These three short words blurred Sirin's vision and she could hardly see the picture clearly.

　　Who would have thought that these short words would be regarded by River as a bridge connecting John's past and future, and this question would last for half his life.

　　"There...are two feet!"

　　Unlike Sirin who was about to cry, John in the picture was still pointing happily at the night sky.

　　"Yes, any more?"

　　"And, there is the moon. The moon is its round belly!"

　　At this point, one of the biggest doubts in everyone's mind got its answer at this moment.

　　Sirin was previously puzzled about why River kept folding paper rabbits over and over again, why she persisted year after year, and even when she was dying, she kept asking John this question.

　　At this moment, all the emotions turned into emotions that surged into our hearts and blurred our eyes.

　　In the eyes of others, this may be just a simple paper rabbit, boring, uninteresting and not very beautiful, but in River's eyes, this is her best effort to make her husband remember their wonderful encounter.

　　The illness prevented her from expressing her inner feelings, so she could only hint at them through paper rabbits.

　　If it doesn't work once, then try it twice. If it doesn't work twice, then try it three times, four times, until the end of her life, when she can no longer do it.

　　Unfortunately, in the end old John still couldn't remember it all. They accompanied each other but could not get close to each other, like lonely boats sailing in opposite directions in the dark night, always crossing each other's paths but never really meeting.

　　This deep sadness is heartbreaking.

　　The scene froze in Sirin's eyes. It didn't mean it was over, but the tears finally blurred her vision. The bean-sized tears rolled down her face, and it seemed that they could never be wiped away. She had no choice but to temporarily stop the live broadcast.

　　It took several minutes for her to recover.

　　Just as she was playing the game again, who would have thought that the most tear-jerking scene was yet to come.

Chapter 23 John? Joey?

　　"There must be a component failure in the machine."

　　"It stinks in here. Never mind, let's not talk about that for now. Wasn't the machine just repaired last time? I thought it would last for half a year. Damn it, why are there so many idiots in the maintenance department!" Dr. Watts pinched his nose and cursed angrily.

　　All the audience members were cheered up after hearing the two doctors' complaints.

　　They had a feeling that the turning point of the game was coming.

　　"But it doesn't matter. We have already preserved the memories of the teenagers. Maybe we can complete the task as well."

　　Just when everyone was confused about this sentence, the following conversation between the two doctors and the original old John answered everyone's doubts.

　　As employees of the company, their mission was to help old John fulfill his wish of going to the moon. As for why he wanted to go to the moon, sorry, that was not what they needed to pay most attention to.

　　If the situation allows, it would be fine to take a look, but now that the situation has gone wrong, we can only use the fastest method to solve it.

　　That is, to instill in John, who was still a teenager, the desire to become an astronaut, and then guide him step by step on the path of an astronaut to the moon.

　　The final result is to reach the moon; the process in between is not important.

　　Sirin: “?”

　　When these remarks were made, not only Sirin was confused, but also tens of thousands of viewers who were watching the plot were confused. The screen was filled with question marks, and for a moment it even covered the entire picture.

　　"No, what's going on? I've come this far, and now you're telling me I'm quitting?"

　　What does that rabbit mean? What is Old John's wish? We haven't even explained it yet. Why did this suddenly happen? !

　　[That’s right, I took off my pants, and you show me this? ]

　　[It’s hard to hold back. This designer can write a script. ]

　　[Looking forward to the one-shot completion and the avalanche of reviews. ]

　　[The game designer’s name is Minamiya, right? Okay, okay, I’ll remember that.]

　　......

　　But no matter how much people scold, the plot still has to go on.

　　As everyone frowned, Sirin manipulated the two doctors to begin influencing John's memory.

　　but......

　　After instilling the wish, both of them fell silent as they looked at Old John standing on the cliff without any change.

　　"Maybe we should give him a little more stimulation."

　　Then, they began to modify old John's memory from childhood.

　　First, the cinema he frequented was changed to one that showed astronauts, and even the content of the movie was changed.

　　It's useless.

　　Then, they held a job fair for anti-entropy astronauts at John's school.

　　Still no use.

　　Then, they tried one after another, selling the lottery ticket to the moon to Old John who was struggling to decide whether to build a house or treat River, going to the ward where River was diagnosed and recommending the medical benefits for the astronauts' families, and promoting a honeymoon on the moon at the wedding...

　　It’s useless, useless, and still useless.

　　They went to every point in time and tried all methods, but old John's life remained the same and never changed.

　　[Does this old man really want to go to the moon? ! ! ]

　　Obviously, the audience was also confused by this scene.

　　Obviously, they were so determined to go to the moon in the beginning, but why is John still unwilling to be an astronaut even though he is just about to be tied up and thrown into a rocket? ! ! !

　　Is it really that he wants to let go of himself in his old age and go on an exciting trip before he dies?

　　This old guy is really trendy.

　　"Don't worry, I think there will be a big twist later."

　　Sirin said as she quickly pushed the plot forward.

　　Of course, she didn't need to say this, everyone understood this, and the barrage was just complaints. The plot has progressed to this point, and anyone can see that the next story is not simple.

　　Out of desperation, the two doctors had to come out to rest for a while and continue the next day.

　　But during this not-so-long break, a clue appeared.

　　Dr. Watts accidentally discovered that John had taken a large amount of beta-blockers when he was a child. This drug for treating cardiovascular disease has great side effects, affecting memory being one of them.

　　What's more, it is taken in such large doses.

　　"I have now adjusted the frequency. All we need to do next is find a trigger that has a strong presence in old John's memory. Through this, we can enter his childhood memories."

　　Coincidentally, the trigger was the little squirrel that they accidentally pretended to be dead while driving yesterday.

　　Soon, with the familiar white light flashing, Sirin finally entered John's childhood memory dream.

　　But at this moment, the entire screen suddenly vibrated and turned a terrifying red, and the background was filled with shrill alarms.

　　"What, what happened?!"

　　Sirin was startled and quickly looked at the plot on the screen.

　　Turning our attention outside, the doctor and Lily were standing in front of Old John's bed.

　　"Doctor, something's wrong." Lily said in panic.

　　"His condition has deteriorated..."

　　The experienced female doctor inside also understood this, and they had to race against time at this moment.

　　The sudden change made Sirin nervous. She began to devote herself wholeheartedly, fearing to waste even a second.

　　In this childhood home of John's memory, the two saw little Johns one by one.

　　They were either running around or chatting with someone whose face could not be seen clearly. There was also a little John who was happily playing football on the road.

　　"Oh, his technique is great, it's like the ball is following him," Dr. Watts complimented.

　　But at this moment, Sirin found that she suddenly could not control the character, and the scene on the screen was forced to move upwards.

　　Anyone who has played the game knows that this is the trigger for the mandatory CG.

　　John's mother, who had just finished chatting at the door, started the car and prepared to reverse.

　　Little John, who was completely unaware of the situation, happened to pass by while kicking a ball.

　　bump!

　　There was a sharp brake sound.

　　Plop, plop.

　　Everything in the background suddenly turned dark, and the heartbeat of Little John echoed in the darkness.

　　"He is really lucky to survive the car accident." The male doctor sighed.

　　"No, he didn't survive." The female doctor suddenly replied.

　　What's the meaning?

　　The scene that followed made everyone’s brain feel like it was buzzing.

　　Another 'Little John' appeared. He quickly ran to the side of the knocked-down Little John and shouted in pain: "Joey, wake up, wake up!!"

　　"Mom, why did you knock Joey down!!!"

　　Faced with her son's accusation, the mother just shed tears silently with empty eyes. The moment she realized that she had hit her son, her spirit... collapsed.

　　It turns out that John was never an only child.

　　He has a twin brother named 'Joey'.

　　This tragedy, caused by his mother's carelessness, also caused him to lose his own brother.

　　The mentally ill mother force-fed John a large amount of beta-blockers, perhaps because she missed Joey or wanted him to forget the pain.

　　And the things like transforming into warriors that River mentioned in order to awaken John's memory turned out to be Joey's hobbies all along, and these hobbies were imposed on John by his mentally ill mother.

　　When Sirin thought that this reversal was shocking enough, the real truth about going to the moon had quietly been unveiled before her.

　　With a flash of light, the two doctors jumped back to a few months ago.

　　The scene changed and they arrived at a bustling amusement park.

Chapter 22 At least at this moment, they are happy

　　"She seemed to want to tell her husband something."

　　The break time happened to coincide with the start of the mini-game festival, so Eden was pulled by the excited Elysia to open the game made by Minamiya Yu together.

　　According to Elysia, this contains the joint work of the two of them, so of course they have to share it together~

　　So, even though Eden had no interest in games, she couldn't resist Elysia's coquetry and was pulled by her to sit in front of the computer.

　　As a result, they didn't expect that such a small game would quickly make the two of them addicted to it.

　　Seeing the conversation between John and River by the bed, Eden frowned and expressed her doubts.

　　"Yes, whether it's that 'she' or that paper rabbit, they seem to be secretly reminding John of something, but John seems to be completely unaware of it."

　　Elysia also wrinkled her pretty face and said with some distress.

　　"Why not just say it?"

　　"Yes, if you have any ideas, just say them directly. It is the most important thing for people to communicate openly with each other..."

　　Elysia paused for a moment, and she immediately turned her head and looked at Eden, who also looked at her at the same moment.

　　"It's River's disease!"*2

　　They couldn't wait to watch as John played their piece, having made some guesses.

　　Sure enough, the subsequent memory-travel plot quickly answered their doubts.

　　Asperger's syndrome, the name of the disease that River suffers from.

　　This is a type of autism spectrum disorder that usually manifests as social difficulties, along with restricted interests and repetitive behaviors.

　　As Elysia read out the introduction in the Destiny Encyclopedia, the answer became clear.

　　Why does the communication between River and John seem so awkward.

　　Why does River always fold paper rabbits?

　　Why, she always asks John the same question over and over again.

　　All of this had answers at this moment, but Elysia was not happy after knowing the answers. Instead, she became even more silent.

　　Especially after seeing John confess to River that he pursued her only because he felt she was special, River cut off her long hair and sat silently at the table.

　　The folded paper rabbits were scattered all over the ground, but she was still folding them in her hands.

　　"Did you see the rabbit I left for you? Tell me about it."

　　"Well, it's yellow."

　　"What else?"

　　“It’s a little fat.”

　　"What else?"

　　"......"

　　The expectation of "what else?" finally made Elysia's eyes red. One, two, three times, one day, two days, three days.

　　As I kept asking questions, half of my life had passed.

　　Even after experiencing disappointment again and again, even at the end of his life, River still stubbornly asked John the same question.

　　"What else?"

　　"What else?"

　　"......"

　　Unfortunately, all I got was John's silence or changing the subject.

　　She was like a small boat sailing alone in the darkness, unable to find a lighthouse to illuminate her. In the end, she could only sink into the endless darkness with eternal regret.

　　"This is too much, Eden, this is too much..."

　　Eden, who understood her best friend's character, gently hugged Elysia, who was sobbing. She patted Elysia's shoulder gently, and said in a warm and gentle tone: "The torture of illness is beyond human control. Although John can't understand River's problem, he loves River so much. This is also touching, isn't it?"

　　"But, but River, she shouldn't have died."

　　In his last days, John wanted to use the money to treat River's illness, but River refused.

　　Why does this house make the River feel more important than life?

　　Elysia and Eden don't know, and neither do Sirin and the audience.

　　What exactly does paper bunny mean.

　　What exactly did River want to tell John?

　　The fog still shrouds everyone's eyes and the plot has not stopped.

　　Then they saw a lively wedding and the newlyweds who were extremely happy in front of the lighthouse.

　　Seeing River leaning against the lighthouse, he said, "Do you like the name Anya?"

　　"Would you...like to call her Anya?"

　　Suddenly, the fog dissipated a little.

　　"So the name of this lighthouse is 'Anya'. So, the reason why River cares so much about Anya is because this lighthouse is a witness to their love?"

　　Covering her red lips, Eden was a little surprised.

　　"But no matter how important the testimony of love is, it is not as happy as two people holding hands and walking in the sunset."

　　Still lingering with the emotions from before, Elysia's mood was a little low.

　　Until, she watched John take River's hand and watch them walk all the way to the top of the lighthouse.

　　Watch them slowly begin to dance under the silver sand scattered by the full moon, in the bright lights, and with the accompaniment of the waves.

　　At this moment, they have no worries about illness, no concerns about the future. They only have the warmth of their palms touching, the breath of closeness, and the happiness that is within reach.

　　"That's great~"

　　Elysia sighed softly.

　　Eden also smiled slightly. She knew that her best friend loved to see this kind of scene the most.

　　"But......"

　　Because it is memory looking forward from the past, the more we deal with it now, the more painful the regrets in the future will be.

　　Eden interrupted Elysia's murmurs. She looked at Elysia and said seriously, "The ending is never more important than the process. At least at this moment, they are happy, aren't they?"

　　Eden's comfort had a clear effect, and Elysia became visibly more active.

　　"Well, Eden, you're right."

　　She looked at the scene of the two people hugging each other and dancing, and said slowly: "Although the disease separated their thoughts, love would not. They loved each other so deeply until the end of their lives."

　　In order to make John understand her feelings, River folded the paper rabbit over and over again without getting tired of it, and the same question filled the rest of their lives.

　　This is especially true of John.

　　Although he could not understand River's intentions, even if River had asked the same question for decades, he would always answer River's questions patiently and calmly. Even if he could not get River's approval every time, he never got discouraged.

　　Even about the lighthouse that River loved, John never expressed any doubts. He just silently guarded it until River left.

　　Because he loved her, he also loved everything she liked.

　　Because she loved him, she didn't want any gap between them and hoped to awaken her husband's memory.

　　This unreserved love between each other warms people's hearts, makes them sentimental, intoxicated and brings them to tears.

　　As the plot progresses step by step, more smiles appear on everyone's faces.

　　At the grand wedding, the world witnessed their vow to be together for life.

　　Relatives and friends sent their sincere blessings, and his mother said excitedly: "Oh, Joey, you are the pride of my life." Joey is John's nickname, and his mother always likes to call him that.

　　In the spacious stable, there was laughter as they rode on their horses.

　　Watch them get to know each other, fall in love, and watch them paint a youthful and smiling picture in the cinema.

　　It's all so beautiful, so beautiful that one wants it to stay there forever.

　　The platypus beside the stream became their prop to move forward, transformed into the most profound fragment of memory, leading them all the way to John's childhood.

　　But at this moment, a white light flashed, and a bottomless darkness appeared between them and John's memory.

Chapter 21 Paper Rabbit

　　When Old John finished his last sentence, Sirin was silent.

　　The sentence is short, but the obsession contained in it is moving, and makes people curious about what on earth could make an old man with unclear memories have such a strong desire.

　　"It's quite a hassle, I'm sure."

　　However, they can only choose to go back to Old John's past layer by layer to find out the reason why Old John wanted to go to the moon, or directly help him implant the desire to become an astronaut and go to the moon when he was a child.

　　"We need to go into your childhood, but such a long time cannot be completed in a single memory jump."

　　"Do you have some memory fragments that would help us return to your previous memories?"

　　"Memory fragments..."

　　Old John muttered to himself and slowly took out a paper rabbit from the bench, the one with blue ears and a yellow belly.

　　Then, time began to go back.

　　After a short period of decryption, the scene in Sirin's eyes was once again shrouded in white light.

　　Crash.

　　The fine raindrops turned into sounds and hit Sirin's eardrums, and the quiet background music brought her a little coolness in the summer.

　　Still in front of the lighthouse on the cliff, Sirin saw old John sitting in front of the grave with an umbrella and a sad face. Even the crackling sound of raindrops hitting the umbrella was clearly audible.

　　Although this game is a pixel game, the details are quite exquisite.

　　Then, Old John's deep voice sounded slowly.

　　"It's all over, River."

　　"I can take care of her every day like you."

　　"...She will never be alone again."

　　"Although I may never understand, I will be loyal to your wishes."

　　"Anya must be grateful to you too."

　　"But, after I leave this world."

　　"...Who else will come back to look after us?"

　　At this time, Sirin appeared and walked over.

　　"...Who are you?"

　　"I'm just a doctor passing by. Is this your wife in here?"

　　"Yes, her name is River."

　　“What a unique name.”

　　"Yeah, she shouldn't have been buried here."

　　"Um?"

　　"She...shouldn't have done that."

　　"You won't understand. Even I can't understand her."

　　Then, seeing that Old John was silent and unwilling to say anything more, Sirin left.

　　Just a few words contain quite a lot of information.

　　Who is Anya?

　　What exactly did River do?

　　Why would Old John say that?

　　More fog shrouds the truth of the matter, making everyone more curious about the reasons behind everything.

　　[Hiss, it feels like the old holes haven’t been filled, and new doubts are coming up again]

　　[Anya, River, Old John, the feeling is getting more and more complicated]

　　[It is indeed complicated, but it also feels more interesting. I didn’t expect this pixel game to be so good. It has far exceeded my expectations.]

　　[Ms. Pufferfish, please continue solving the puzzle, it's urgent! ]

　　【Jijijiji, I am King Jiji! 】

　　"Don't rush me, it's almost time~"

　　While responding to the barrage, Sirin controlled the character and quickly found new memory fragments on the lighthouse.

　　That platypus stuffed animal.

　　A white light flashed, and a new scene appeared.

　　This time, they came to an old room.

　　This was when the River was still there.

　　The orange-haired woman lying on the bed in old John's bedroom should be the River that old John was thinking about.

　　The weird platypus doll was placed next to her, and the ground was still covered with paper rabbits.

　　"So, Old John put the rabbit and the platypus in the basement because he missed his deceased wife so much that seeing these things would bring back sad memories?"

　　A sad piano piece slowly sounded, accompanied by a slow heartbeat, as if telling everyone about the little life left in the stream.

　　Looking at this scene, Sirin's throat choked for some unknown reason.

　　At this time, John spoke up: "It's enough."

　　He said to his wife River who was lying on the bed.

　　"Even after paying for the surgery, there will be more than enough money left, so... don't worry about it."

　　But River closed her eyes and stopped looking at John: "A white lie."

　　“That’s what people call it.”

　　As soon as River finished speaking, John interrupted her: "It's not a big deal, I'm sure there's enough money!"

　　"Stop talking."

　　River opened her eyes again and said slowly: "...I don't want to see you lying. I know the financial situation of my family very well. Why can't I stick to my ideals?"

　　"We need this money for your medical bills, River!"

　　"I understand that Anya is very important to you, but...don't you think you've gone too far?"

　　"She, she's not even..."

　　"You know what would make me happy, John?"

　　River suddenly turned around and looked at her husband lying beside the bed.

　　"......What?"

　　"You know what?"

　　“…” John was silent.

　　Seeing that John remained silent for a long time, River seemed to become quite depressed. She lay back down again, no longer looking at John, but staring into the air and slowly spoke.

　　"Okay, I'll do as you say."

　　"I just...want you to help me with this."

　　"River..." John called his wife's name softly.

　　River closed her eyes again, as if she was tired.

　　"When the treatment plan is sent down, I won't sign it."

　　"As for what our money is used for, that's up to you."

　　"But if you can share my ideals, I hope you can use it to build that house, and then take good care of her as long as you can be there for a day."

　　"Spend more time with her, talk to her, and make sure she lives a good life. I hope she won't be lonely anymore."

　　"What about you?" John couldn't help but ask.

　　"Happiness... that's where my happiness lies."

　　After a moment of silence, River suddenly took out a paper rabbit.

　　"John?"

　　"Um?"

　　“I did this.”

　　As if offering a treasure, River handed it to John.

　　This is the special yellow and blue paper rabbit that Sirin found on the top of the lighthouse.

　　"Tell me, what is this?" River said expectantly.

　　"What is it?" John was still confused.

　　"I want you to tell me, what is it?"

　　All John could say in response was, “It’s a rabbit, just like any other paper rabbit you make.”

　　"What else?"

　　"Well...it's made of paper."

　　"What else?"

　　"Its body is yellow and the rest of it is blue."

　　"Exactly. Anything else?"

　　River seemed to become quite excited, and she couldn't wait to ask her husband.

　　But John could no longer see any other special features of the rabbit.

　　So he had to change the subject.

　　He just put the paper rabbit on the floor and walked to the piano.

　　"Take a look at this first, River."

　　"I wrote a song for you."

　　"fine."

　　River's originally excited mood cooled down.

　　"Well, do you want to hear it?"

　　"Okay~"

　　In order not to spoil her husband's interest, River's tone softened.

　　"The name of this piece is, for river."

　　"Why so unfashionable?"

　　"Hmm... this."

　　John was a little embarrassed and explained slowly: "Just think of it as a placeholder."

Chapter 20 I Just...Have to Go

　　"So, the main plot of this game is that we, as employees of a certain company, come here to fulfill our employer's dying wish through dreams, so that he can die with his eyes closed? This setting is quite interesting."

　　[Indeed, I won’t criticize you for now, this game does look pretty good. ]

　　[But isn't this old Deng's wish too outrageous? How can he still be an astronaut at such an old age? ]

　　【Nowadays, Lao Deng is really getting better and better at playing. 】

　　[Maybe I miss my grandparents’ jelly, Le.]

　　The barrage was suddenly filled with happy smiles.

　　The conversation in the bedroom also gave them a general understanding of the content of the game. According to Lily, Old John was a carpenter and his wife had died two years ago. The desire to go to the moon might be related to his wife, but she was not sure about the details.

　　Then, Lily suggested that the two doctors could walk around the room and look for clues, and the two children could lead them.

　　“Classic cow-horse.”

　　After silently complaining, Sirin found two children and quietly started doing small tasks.

　　The task was not difficult, and they soon got the key to the basement, which the children called the 'fun room'.

　　The usual boring puzzles here do not make people feel bored. On the contrary, the quite interesting dialogues always make people smile.

　　For example, when the children deliberately asked for 10 billion yen for candy, many people laughed and said that the children understood psychology.

　　In short, after a not-so-long decryption process, Sirin was led by the two children and came to the door of the basement of the villa with the key.

　　Then, she took the key in her hand and opened the dusty wooden door.

　　In an instant, the screen was pitch black, with only a glimmer of light at the door where Sirin was standing.

　　"this......"

　　Sirin hesitated for a moment. The atmosphere was clearly relaxed just now, so why did the BGM stop at this point?

　　Then she fumbled to turn on the light.

　　After seeing the scene in the room clearly, Sirin's pupils suddenly shrank.

　　"ah!!!!!!"

　　The whole picture was covered with a layer of dim filter, and large pieces of colorful origami bunnies were scattered on the ground. At the same time, a strange background music slowly sounded, and with a thud, it was like a hammer hitting Sirin's heart.

　　"Is this a horror game? It scared me!!"

　　Sirin calmed her pounding heart, her face full of shock. She immediately took out her cell phone, cursing, and wanted to scold Minamiya Yu.

　　But I soon remembered that I was still live streaming, so I had to endure it for the time being.

　　She will remember this grudge!

　　The game still needs to be advanced, so Sirin began to look at the scene in the room.

　　It is obviously a pixel game, but it is this hazy style that provides more room for imagination and makes the sense of horror even more intense.

　　Looking at the paper rabbits all over the floor, a crazy and paranoid image quickly emerged in Sirin's mind. The originally relaxed and happy atmosphere also became subtle at this time.

　　"Is he crazy about going to the moon and keeps folding moon rabbits?"

　　Relying on talking to herself to suppress the fear in her heart, Sirin pointed to a conspicuous object on a chair.

　　Soon, a picture of an ugly doll was enlarged on the screen.

　　'A stuffed platypus'

　　Doubts piled up more and more. This place was closed off, and it was obviously a place that Old John attached great importance to. However, this strange scene not only failed to explain why he wanted to go to the moon, but also made people more and more confused.

　　After coming out of the basement, Sirin asked about the two children.

　　"Paper bunny, we know other places with paper bunnies~"

　　"In the abandoned lighthouse at the foot of the cliff."

　　"I have the key, do you want to go check it out?"

　　“Hehehe~”

　　The cold piano background music and the two children speaking alternately made the scene look eerie.

　　Although it was the middle of summer, Sirin tightened her clothes and continued to play with a sullen face.

　　Led by the two children, Sirin soon saw the lighthouse at the beginning.

　　It is right under the moon, in the bright moonlight, quietly watching everything around it.

　　In front of the lighthouse, there is a tombstone standing sideways.

　　"River Wyles."

　　This might be the grave of old John's wife, Sirin secretly guessed.

　　The wish to go to the moon, the wife's grave, the lighthouse, the paper rabbit, and that strange platypus...

　　The scene before her made Sirin feel that there must be some connection between them, but the lack of the most important clue made it impossible for her to connect these known factors.

　　It seems that the final answer still needs to be found in old John's dream.

　　Going up the spiral staircase of the lighthouse, I saw little rabbits scattered all over the ground on the top floor.

　　However, among the many colorful little rabbits, she found the only one that was made of two colors, with blue limbs and head, and a yellow belly.

　　After she put away the rabbit, another doctor called.

　　"Everything is ready, we can go."

　　......

　　White light filled the entire screen, and then a picture that looked like a yellowed old newspaper appeared on the screen. This was still old John's bedroom, and a long yellow progress bar appeared above the screen.

　　The short progress bar contains old John's entire life.

　　Infants, children, teenagers, young people, middle-aged people, and the elderly.

　　Each stage has a corresponding image logo.

　　"This is the furthest point in time we can reach. Turn off all audio except Old John's. Let's go and find a way to implant dreams in Old John."

　　The two walked through the empty room and soon found a sheet of music on the piano in the living room.

　　'for river'

　　'Author: John Wyles'

　　"Wyles? Isn't that the last name on the grave? It seems that this girl named Rivers old John's wife."

　　Finding a clue so quickly made Sirin's expression noticeably happy. It was really fun to solve the puzzle bit by bit.

　　Then, Sirin walked out of the villa and came to the lighthouse that should have special significance. Old John and Lily, the maid of the villa, were there at the moment.

　　After learning about the purpose of Sirin and the others' visit, Old John was silent, and then he slowly said: "...It seems that my luck is not bad. Can you take me to the moon?"

　　"We can't, but you can."

　　"Why do you want to go there?"

　　asked Dr. Watts, who was controlled by Sirin.

　　"I have no idea."

　　"ah?"

　　Not only Sirin outside the game, but also the barrage was covered with "Huh?"

　　[Is there something wrong with this old man? I wonder why he wants to go? ]

　　[I don't understand. How can I do this?]

　　【humor.】

　　Especially those viewers who often serve as the second party, felt deeply empathized with the two doctors at this moment. It was their bad luck to meet such clients.

　　"...You can't say you don't know. You need a motive to go to the moon, right? Fame or money. This is the key to our help."

　　"I'm sorry, I really don't know."

　　At this moment, the piano music in the background suddenly became soothing, mixed with the sound of waves hitting the shore, creating a deep and profound atmosphere.

　　Old John was silent for a moment, then said seriously, "I just...have to go."

Chapter 19: To the Moon

　　"That guy said the game he made is pretty good. Do you know anything about it?"

　　Looking at the loading interface, Sirin asked casually, and then the word "no" occupied the entire screen.

　　"No?"

　　As a well-known game anchor, her live broadcasts always have tens of thousands of real-time viewers, including naturally many who are paying attention to the Saint Freya Mini-Game Festival. With so many people saying no, it seems that this game is not very popular.

　　Forget it, since I have already agreed to it, I should naturally satisfy the wish of that "new fan".

　　"I remember the first day's voting rankings should be out, let me see where this one ranks..."

　　In order to keep the live broadcast room lively, the host must learn to "talk to himself" even if he doesn't read the barrage.

　　Click on a small icon to the right of the game name, and a number will soon appear.

　　"514 people...how many games were there in total?"

　　Soon, the barrage answered her question.

　　[There are 523 games in total, and this one ranks tenth from the bottom. ]

　　[Did the anchor receive money? ]

　　[It must have been recharged. I can only say that those who understand will understand. 】

　　[Well, after a quick look, it turns out to be an old-school pixel game, which is a bit difficult to handle. ]

　　[Anchor, anchor, if you have nothing to do, you can bite a lighter. There is no need to disgust everyone with these things. ]

　　[Happy, the Alahato α I recommended yesterday has made it to the top five today. I guess someone got jealous and came to the anchor to promote it. At least Alahato relies on good game quality. How can this old antique pixel game rely on that? ]

　　【......】

　　In short, before even starting to play, everyone's impression of this game has been reduced a lot, and they are already rubbing their hands in anticipation of starting to criticize it.

　　Tenth from the bottom...

　　Sirin deliberately frowned and said in confusion, "Is that guy bragging? He looks very confident. Forget it. If it's not fun anymore, I'll just turn it off and scold him tonight."

　　[Scolding? Be alert! ]

　　【Why should we reward him? ! ! 】

　　[Don't scold him, scold me if you want to! ! ]

　　[I think I need some encouragement from Miss Puffer!!]

　　......

　　Ignoring the numerous crazy comments, Sirin directly opened the game.

　　"Okay, we'll know whether it's a mule or a horse after we take it out for a walk."

　　As the logo of Gensokyo flashed by, the main screen quickly went black. Then, without any picture appearing, a series of clear and bright piano sounds slowly rang out.

　　It meandered and flowed like a gurgling stream, breaking through their shells directly, nourishing their hearts and smoothing out their previous restlessness.

　　【Don’t mention it, this music is really good. 】

　　[Indeed, it doesn’t feel like something that can be produced by an ordinary studio.]

　　[It's a very unfamiliar tune. This should be original. I feel like I wouldn't be at a loss just based on this piece of music. ]

　　[It’s a pity that it’s a pixel game. 】

　　The atmosphere on the barrage has improved a lot, Sirin's brows have relaxed, and she has become more confident.

　　Even if she is a big anchor, if she insists on playing bad games, she will really lose fans and popularity!

　　Against the backdrop of a pixel-style lighthouse and the moon, Sirin clicked to start the game.

　　Soon, the view dropped down, and the background of the interface began to merge into the real map. On the silent and deserted mountains, a fairly large villa stood on the edge of the cliff not far from the lighthouse.

　　In the living room of the villa, there was a little kid sitting in front of the piano. The piano music that enchanted everyone was obviously played by this kid.

　　"Hiss, this boy has the qualities of a piano master!"

　　Seeing this, Sirin even made a joke that if the two children could reach such a level at such a young age, they could indeed be called piano geniuses.

　　[Ah, this tree, this water, this house, this character model, I feel like I have returned to more than ten years ago, that is my childhood that I can never go back to. ]

　　[This pixel feeling is the memory of the times. 】

　　[What a pity for the soundtrack. ]

　　Just as everyone was complaining about the pixelated picture and enjoying the piano music, sudden braking and crashing sounds came from outside the villa.

　　The piano music stopped abruptly and the child turned around and looked outside.

　　The vision became dark and soon we arrived at the foot of the mountain. A black car crashed into a tree and white smoke continued to emerge from the raised hood.

　　"No, how did it crash? Could the car have drifted in?"

　　As soon as Sirin finished her complaints, she saw two pixelated figures in white coats jumping out of the car.

　　A man and a woman. The woman's name was Dr. Rosalene. She directly accused the man: "Where were you looking when you were driving, Neil!"

　　The man's name is Dr. Watts. He said helplessly: "Oh, sorry, I was just trying to avoid that poor squirrel."

　　"But not only did you run over the poor creature, you crashed the company car into a tree!"

　　"…Luckily it's a company car, isn't it?"

　　Then the two people's complaints about the boss made everyone laugh. It seemed that it was quite interesting to abandon other aspects and concentrate on experiencing the plot.

　　Then, they took a special instrument and walked along the hillside towards the villa in the dark. There were no special obstacles on the way up the mountain, and the difficulty of the game could be said to be basically zero, but listening to the bickering between the two characters did not feel so boring.

　　As the two walked into the villa, the screen turned black again.

　　'Act One'

　　'I've never told anyone this, but... I always thought they were all beacons.'

　　"Hmm, it feels good~"

　　As soon as Sirin's voice fell, the screen started again.

　　"I believe you are Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts. It's great that you came here so soon."

　　Lily, the maid of the villa, welcomed them.

　　"These are my two kids, Sarah and Tommy. Since this isn't a 9-to-5 job, John Sr. allowed us to live here together."

　　This old John should be the employer of the two doctors.

　　Dr. Watts asked the question, and Lily answered in the affirmative.

　　"He is receiving treatment upstairs now. Please follow me."

　　The two doctors exchanged a few words, then followed Lily up to the second floor.

　　Then, the two children saw that there was no one in the living room, so they went back to the piano together and played the song that intoxicated everyone.

　　Sirin paid attention to it and thought that this music might be an important foreshadowing of the plot.

　　Arriving at the bedroom on the second floor, the two doctors finally met their client, old John, who was so old and tortured by time that he could only lie in bed and rest.

　　"How is he?"

　　Dr. Watts was setting up the equipment while Dr. Rosalene asked the doctor at the window.

　　"The situation is very grim. We will have one or two days at most, and it could get worse at any time."

　　Then the Doctor asked Lily: "So, what is his wish?"

　　"Moon."

　　"?Moon?"

　　"The moon... He wants to go to the moon."

Chapter 18 Seele, you don’t want to...

　　Minamiya Yu's performance on the first day was not ideal.

　　After packing up, Minamiya Yu asked his friends to go back to the hotel first, while he avoided the crowd and came to Bronya's booth.

　　After a busy day, he saw Kiana lying on the table tiredly on the handsome exhibition stand decorated with mecha elements. It was not until Minamiya Yu walked in front of her and felt the shadow blocking the light that she raised her eyelids with difficulty.

　　"Ah, it's Yu."

　　Her voice was weak, and it was obvious that she was too tired to even say hello. Her head was drooped, and even the white hair on her head seemed to have lost its luster.

　　Judging from the looks of it, Bronya should be doing well today.

　　"Well, you've worked hard today, Kiana."

　　"Um."

　　Without any modesty, Kiana accepted the compliment. There was nothing she could do about it, since Kiana was basically responsible for all the physical work today.

　　Seele doesn't like to interact with strangers, Mei has something to do and can't come, Sirin is helping Bronya with live streaming to attract attention, and Bronya needs to coordinate the overall situation, so Kiana can only helplessly become the slave.

　　"Hey, are you here to admit defeat?"

　　"Give up? No, I just came to check on you guys."

　　Minamiya Yu turned in the direction of the voice and saw Bronya, who was obviously in a good mood, and Seele, who was following behind her and looking at her with shining eyes.

　　It seemed like he hadn't heard Bronya speak in such a playful tone for a long time. Even at yesterday's party, Bronya spoke very little.

　　From the time when the game failed for the first time until now, the obviously good results have finally made Bronya's depressed heart relax a little.

　　Although she was busy all day and still didn't know much about Minamiya Yu's situation, Bronya felt that she could open the champagne in advance!

　　"It looks like things are going well here?"

　　"Hmph It's just so-so, I guess it'll easily make the top ten"

　　Bronya is pretending.

　　Noticing the uncontrollable smile on her lips, Minamiya Yu laughed secretly in his heart. This sudden childish look was quite cute.

　　"How's it going over there?"

　　Without looking at Minamiya Yu again, Bronya held Seele's little head and asked casually.

　　"My place is much quieter. There are hardly any people here today."

　　Minamiya Yu spoke the truth.

　　"Really?!...Ah, no, it's really a pity."

　　A momentary look of ecstasy appeared on her face, but it was quickly suppressed by Bronya. From the twitching corners of her mouth, it could be seen that she was holding it back with great difficulty.

　　"Laugh if you want to."

　　You can laugh now.

　　Minamiya Yu added in his heart.

　　The rather helpless voice finally made Bronya no longer conceal her pride. She almost put her hands on her hips and laughed out loud. After being suppressed for so long, she finally got to feel proud today, which made her very happy.

　　"Oh, don't be discouraged. I know your abilities best. Let's unite again and become bigger and stronger to create greater glory!"

　　Patting Minamiya Yu's shoulder, Bronya comforted her.

　　"Well, make it bigger and stronger, and create more glory."

　　Minamiya Yu also replied with a smile.

　　After a few more casual words, Minamiya Yu suggested: "Would you like to go to dinner together? We can take a walk around after dinner."

　　Bronya's eyes were clearly moved, but she quickly shook her head: "Although I really want to go, forget it today. I found some minor problems during the daytime trial. I have to hurry back to optimize the game before it goes online. Let Seele go with you."

　　"You really are serious."

　　"It's not that I'm serious, I just don't want to disappoint the players."

　　"Okay, come on."

　　"Yeah, you too."

　　"Then, see you tonight, Sister Bronya~"

　　Seele waved at Bronya who was full of energy.

　　"Well, have fun, Seele."

　　"See you tonight, Sister Bronya~"

　　Kiana stood on the other side of Minamiya Yu without her knowing, imitating Seele and waving at Bronya.

　　"Well, have fun, Ki...come back to me!!!"

　　Suddenly, Kiana's neck was grabbed and Kiana began to struggle in panic.

　　"Hey, hey, hey? Why, why? I want to rest, and I want to have a good meal. You are such a black-hearted boss, you are abusing your employees!!!"

　　"Shut up. How am I supposed to move the stuff if you leave? You said you'd help for the whole day. You're not going to cheat, are you?"

　　"This, this, I, I..."

　　"I'll treat you to a big dinner after we finish moving."

　　"Yeah, long live Bronya!!!"

　　Hearing about the feast, Kiana suddenly became energized and started to work hard, as if the listless look just now was not her.

　　After taking Seele out and arriving at the empty street, Seele looked around to make sure there were no acquaintances before hugging Minamiya Yu's arm tightly, saying in a reproachful tone: "Brother, you were too mean just now."

　　As the only person present who had played Minamiya Yu's game, Seele knew the power of that game. Seele had also tried the game made by sister Bronya. How should I put it? It felt like there was no comparison at all.

　　One is a game, the other is like art.

　　"Seele, don't talk nonsense. I'm not lying."

　　Minamiya Yu grabbed Seele's naughty little hands that were moving around on his body, pinched her soft fingertips and responded.

　　"But this is the most annoying thing. When Sister Bronya loses in a few days, she will definitely be embarrassed."

　　"Why, Seele, are you sure that your dear sister Bronya will lose?"

　　"This, this, Seele never said that, brother, please forget the memory just now!"

　　Seele was stunned for a moment, and her eyes began to wander. If sister Bronya knew about this, Seele would probably be spanked again.

　　"Seele, you don't want your sister Bronya to know that you think she will lose, right~"

　　Minamiya Yu directly transformed himself into a Far Eastern netizen and threatened Seele with malicious intent.

　　"Seele, uh... Brother, don't tell Sister Bronya, Seele will do anything."

　　There was a thin mist floating in his sky-blue eyes. Seele leaned on him, whispering in a sticky voice, which made Minamiya Yu's heart beat faster involuntarily.

　　Ah, no, Seele, are you so cooperative?

　　Minamiya Yu, who was overwhelmed by the excitement, didn't notice at all that a hint of excitement quietly welled up in the depths of Seele's slightly gloomy eyes as she lowered her head.

　　.......

　　"Hello, hello, can you hear me? Good morning, everyone~"

　　Sitting in her own live broadcast room, Sirin smiled and waved at the screen.

　　[Good morning, Ms. Puffer~]

　　[Today's Puffer Girl is still so cute~]

　　[What game is Miss Puffer playing today? Are you going to continue the mecha game from yesterday? ]

　　[I tried the game yesterday. Although it is a bit difficult, it feels good. I will buy a copy when it is released. ]

　　【......】

　　The scrolling comments soon filled her secondary screen. Without time to read every one of them, Sirin could only randomly select a few to reply to.

　　"Hehe, that's a game made by my good friend, it must be very good. If you like it, don't forget to buy a copy from Titan Games after the mini-game festival is over. Also..."

　　She suddenly gathered her strength and then said loudly in the live broadcast room: "I've told you so many times, you are not allowed to call me pufferfish!"

　　[Ah, I feel better. Thank you, Miss Pufferfish.]

　　[I know Miss Pufferfish, I understand Miss Pufferfish. 】

　　[Ms. Pufferfish, can you curse again? My friend said he likes to hear it.]

　　[Ms. Pufferfish, please, curse me again, I’m about to come out…]

　　Looking at the two words "pufferfish" that instantly filled the screen, Sirin once again puffed up her lips in anger.

　　Suddenly, the word "pufferfish" was used more frequently.

　　This scene appears almost every day in Sirin's live broadcast room and is considered a daily interaction that the audience looks forward to.

　　"Phew, forget it. I'm too lazy to scold you. Let's continue playing a new game today. This game was made by another friend of mine, who also participated in this mini-game festival. I remember the name is..."

　　As she spoke, she typed a few letters in the search box on the Mini Game Festival webpage.

　　“TO THE MOON”

Chapter 17 Even the best wine needs a bush

　　"My sons, I'm back~"

　　Because it was still early after dinner, Minamiya Yu went for a walk around St. Freya after returning, and only returned to the hotel after it was completely dark.

　　After opening the door of the assigned suite, he immediately smiled and greeted his three sons upon seeing them.

　　"Go~" x3

　　I saw three people lying in a row on the sofa. They looked weak and it seemed that they didn't even have the strength to scold him.

　　"What's going on? Why are both of them lying down?"

　　Hearing this, Kirito and Sugizaki Ken turned their heads away without saying a word. Only Kitahara showed a touching expression. He looked at Minamiya Yu and said with a sigh: "I feel that I have no regrets in this life."

　　"......"

　　Well, it seems that this guy is quite satisfied with the service he arranged tonight.

　　"Okay, now that you've enjoyed yourself, don't forget to complete my game tonight. Otherwise, wouldn't it be too embarrassing for you as a staff member to not even know what game you're responsible for tomorrow?"

　　"really."

　　Minamiya Yu's voice made the three people slowly get up. They nodded in agreement.

　　They dug out a computer to be used for the demonstration tomorrow, connected it to the projector in the living room, and then had the recognized gaming expert Tong Laoye operate it, while the other two watched on the left and right.

　　"Don't worry, no matter how boring the game you make is, we will insist on completing it!"

　　Patting his chest, Kitahara assured.

　　"Well, but I still believe in the quality of my game."

　　Smiling and nodding, Minamiya Yu took out a box of tissues and placed them on the table. He looked at them and said, "You may need them soon."

　　"Hmm? Are you playing that kind of erotic game?"

　　The three were puzzled.

　　"No, I'm just afraid that you won't have any paper to use after you cry."

　　"Cry?"

　　Minamiya Yu's words made the three of them laugh disdainfully, especially Kitahara who swore directly: "Crying? Ah Yu, stop being so funny, if this game can make me cry, I will just wash my hair upside down."

　　"Okay, I'll make a note of that."

　　"Heh~ Kazuto, let's get started. I'm already looking forward to what kind of game can make Rain speak so freely."

　　"Um."

　　Grandpa Tong nodded and opened the only game icon on the desktop.

　　The window popped up, and first an icon consisting of three large characters "Gensokyo" with a red and white yin-yang jade in the background flashed across the screen. Then, a melodious background music slowly sounded.

　　Hearing this, Minamiya Yu smiled slightly, opened the door and went back to her room to sleep and rest. She would be busy starting tomorrow!

　　......

　　The next day, Minamiya Yu got up early, washed up, and went out to bring back breakfast for his three sons. When he put the breakfast on the table, he quickly noticed that there were obviously half as many tissues as yesterday, and he couldn't help laughing out loud.

　　After waiting for a while, the three people with red eyes slowly walked out of their respective bedrooms. After looking at each other, they looked at the smiling Minamiya Yu, and their faces were suddenly filled with embarrassment.

　　"Please get me a basin of hot water."

　　Kitahara suddenly said to Sugisaki Ken.

　　"what?"

　　Glancing at Minamiya Yu with some annoyance, Kitahara said impatiently: "Wash your hair, what else can you do!"

　　"Pfft~Okay, okay, I'll pick it up for you right away!"

　　“Tsk.”

　　Looking back, Kitahara looked at Minamiya Yu and said, "You are awesome this time."

　　"I look forward to your performance."

　　"......"

　　Then, Kitahara performed a real upside-down hair washing in front of Mr. Kirito's shocked gaze. It has to be said that Kitahara's physical fitness is really outrageous.

　　After breakfast, the group arrived at the venue in great fanfare. Compared to yesterday when only staff were present, today's venue was much more lively.

　　Many players who came here for the game stood outside with anticipation, forming small circles around each other and talking excitedly about something.

　　“There are so many people~”

　　Standing on tiptoe to look at the endless queue, Kitahara's voice sounded a little emotional.

　　“This is the most famous mini-game festival in the world. Although the games are not large in scale, there are always many interesting ideas, so it is quite popular among players.”

　　As a veteran player, Uncle Tong was naturally familiar with these things. They didn't look at them for too long and soon walked in through the staff passage on the side with their work badges.

　　At this moment, Uncle Tong suddenly approached Minamiya Yu, frowned at him and whispered: "Ayu, I feel that the situation will not be very good soon."

　　"I know."

　　"Your game is indeed great, but for story-based games, offline exhibitions have too great a disadvantage... Wait, you know?"

　　"yes."

　　As a game producer, how could he not know people's concerns? Without fame, doesn't he rely on gimmicks to attract people?

　　Other games may be able to attract players’ attention in a short period of time with exquisite and beautiful CG, cool fighting scenes, and unique level designs, but what about him? Does he rely on those pixel paintings that have been eliminated for many years?

　　He originally wanted to rely on word of mouth and buy some press releases for publicity. After all, the game was really good and it wasn't an exaggeration. However, before he did all these, he got a trump card that he could never lose.

　　"If you had observed carefully yesterday, you wouldn't have asked me this question today."

　　"?"

　　Patting Tong Laoye's shoulder, Minamiya Yu said with a smile: "Don't worry, even if there is only a blank CG in my game, this game will be a hit."

　　"?"

　　Grandpa Tong didn’t understand why Minamiya Yu was so confident, but since he said so, Grandpa Tong could only nod slightly.

　　Soon, it was time for the exhibition to begin. Kitahara and his companions were all ready and sat in their seats waiting for the players to arrive.

　　However, Mr. Tong's worry was not unfounded. During the whole day, their booth was deserted rather than empty. Those who passed by out of curiosity immediately lost interest when they saw it was a pixel game. The few who came up to try it out put down their mice within two minutes and went to watch other games. The only one who stayed for a long time did not even play the game. He just listened to music with headphones on for a long time. There was nothing he could do. In this situation, story-based games are really at a disadvantage.

　　"Hey, are you okay?"

　　Sugisaki Ken said to Minamiya Yu with some concern.

　　"Don't worry, I'm fine. This situation is to be expected."

　　"Well, in today's society, good wine needs no bush. How about you buy some publicity? It would be a shame if such a great game was buried."

　　“Who said I didn’t promote it?”

　　The sudden question made Sugisaki Ken stunned for a moment: "Ah? But, today's tourists..."

　　"Don't worry, the time is almost up. You'll understand in two days. By the way, go to bed early these days and remember to conserve your energy~"

　　"?"

Chapter 16 Miss Pufferfish~

　　"Chasing girls? I may not have much experience in this."

　　Not understanding why Kiana said that, Minamiya Yu looked at her pretending to be serious expression and responded with some surprise.

　　"I see. First of all, you need to have the good quality of humility? Take notes. Take notes."

　　"...You may have misunderstood. I really have never actively pursued girls."

　　"Hiss~ Do you want to learn how to play hard to get? Take notes, take notes."

　　"?"

　　Seeing that Minamiya Yu didn't speak for a long time, Kiana quickly showed an expression of sudden enlightenment: "I understand! Appropriate indifference can deepen the other party's curiosity. You are worthy of being a master, so amazing!"

　　"???"

　　You know shit, why don't I know it myself?!

　　In short, with Kiana's active disturbance, Sirin's embarrassment was soon relieved. In the end, Mei couldn't stand it anymore and used the Blade of Punishment - a hand knife - on Kiana's head.

　　When the dishes were served, the atmosphere finally returned to the cheerful one of friends gathering together, and Minamiya Yu, who had been feeling tense, finally relaxed.

　　"Brother, try this. Seele ordered this especially for you~"

　　After she finished speaking, Seele seemed to feel that it was not enough, so she stood up, picked up some food with chopsticks and put it in Minamiya Yu's bowl, then she used a spoon to scoop some sauce from a small plate beside her and sprinkled it on it. Then, she looked at her brother and spoke with some anticipation.

　　"Brother, try it~"

　　"Um."

　　Without saying much, Minamiya Yu directly used chopsticks to stuff the mixture of mushrooms, meat, vegetables and sauces in the bowl into his mouth. For a moment, his eyes lit up slightly.

　　The moment you put it in your mouth, several different flavors burst out, but thanks to the chef's careful mixing and cooking, they appear complex but not messy. The layers of flavors blend together to create a rare delicacy.

　　It’s very good. Apart from the ones made by Seele herself, he rarely eats anything that suits his taste.

　　"How is it, how is it, brother, do you think it tastes good?"

　　"Well, very good, thank you Seele."

　　"Hehe, as long as brother likes it, and Seele already knows how to make this dish, I'll make it for brother when I get back."

　　Holding her chin with both hands, Seele smiled and looked at Minamiya Yu happily.

　　"Then I'll be looking forward to it. Seele's cooking will surely be more delicious."

　　"No way! Seele's cooking skills are far inferior to the chef here."

　　"......"

　　Kiana: “…”

　　Mei: “…”

　　Sirin: “…”

　　Bronya: “…?”

　　The conversation between the two people as if they were alone made several people put down their chopsticks at the same time. They stopped talking and just stared at the two people.

　　Finally, Seele's voice paused and she realized that something was wrong.

　　She quickly raised her eyes, which only saw her brother, and looked around. In an instant, she met four pairs of gazes. Suddenly, she panicked.

　　"Um, this, Seele..."

　　“Ahem!”

　　At this time, Kiana stood up expressionlessly, walked past Minamiya Yu beside her, came directly to Sirin, and patted her shoulder.

　　"Hey, we're just curious about the person you like. Don't worry, we won't make things difficult for him~"

　　As soon as she heard Kiana's voice, Sirin, who had been a sister for many years, understood what she meant. Her expression changed immediately, and she responded like Seele just did: "What, what person do you like? He, he is just Seele's brother..."

　　After saying this, they both turned their gazes to Seele at the same time, their expressions full of teasing.

　　"You, you guys, uh..."

　　Light red, dark red, blood red, it felt like Seele would faint in the next second.

　　She stopped looking at the two funny people who were teasing her and turned her gaze directly to her sister Bronya beside her.

　　Bronya raised her eyebrows, and knowing what Seele meant, she subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but unfortunately Seele was one step faster than her and rushed over directly. She buried her little face in the chest, which was not as good as Seele's, but had a promising future.

　　Since she can't face it, Seele will have to be a coward now!

　　"......"

　　Just now, she saw Seele and Yu flirting with each other without paying any attention to others and leaving her behind. She was actually a little angry.

　　But, Seele has already hugged her, she can't just push her away. This little girl is quite smart. She knows that she might not let her hug her, so she rushes towards her before she can react.

　　Well, after all, she is my beloved sister, so forget it.

　　Suppressing the anger in her heart, Bronya hugged Seele and patted her shoulders gently. At the same time, she said to Kiana and Celine, "Alright, alright, eat well."

　　"Okay~" X2

　　The time after that was relatively calm. Minamiya Yu felt a little embarrassed by what happened just now, so he spoke less. The group finished the meal happily.

　　When it was time to pay the bill, Minamiya Yu was about to pay, but Mei said lightly, "This is my family's business." Well, is this what it means to cling to a rich woman? It's really fun.

　　"Brother, be careful on the road~"

　　Because there were too many people in the official hotel and it would feel chaotic and noisy, Mei simply took them to a villa near their home. So, shortly after coming out of the hotel, the two groups parted ways.

　　"Well, don't worry, I'm a good citizen who obeys traffic rules."

　　After rubbing Seele's little head to dispel her worries and putting her next to Bronya, Minamiya Yu said goodbye to the new friends he had made.

　　"In fact, there are many empty rooms in the villa. You can come over."

　　Because of the relationship between Seele and Bronya, Mei felt at ease inviting Minamiya Yu to live in her house.

　　"Thank you, but that's not necessary. I have a few friends here. It's fine if I delay their dinner, but it would be unreasonable if I continue to delay them in the evening."

　　After waving his hand to reject the suggestion, Minamiya Yu saw Kiana jumping out from beside Mei.

　　"Hey, see you tomorrow~"

　　Kiana waved her hand and said with a smile that she would also go to the venue to help tomorrow, so it would indeed be easy to meet her.

　　"Well, see you tomorrow."

　　"Hey, I'll be helping Bronya promote her game on the first day, so your game will have to be scheduled for the second day. Is that okay with you?"

　　Seeing that it was her turn to say goodbye, Sirin crossed her arms and said with an uncomfortable look on her face.

　　"How could I have any objection? It would be great if you could help me. Thank you very much."

　　"Humph, it's just a small benefit for fans, don't forget to follow my account!"

　　"Of course~"

　　As he spoke, Minamiya Yu took out his mobile phone and opened the live broadcast interface. Even though the screen was black, one or two comments would occasionally appear on it. It seemed that he was indeed a well-known anchor.

　　"I am now a fan of Ms. Puffer~"

　　Because Sirin puffs up her mouth when she is angry, her fans affectionately call her Miss Puffer.

　　"You, how did you know this nickname? No, don't call me that. Forget it now!!!"

　　"Haha, such a cute name, I may never forget it. Bye~"

　　"Waaaaaaaaah! Just wait till the day after tomorrow when I say something bad about your game!!"

　　"Then please be merciful with your words."

　　"Humph, it's good that you know you're wrong."

　　"Ms. Pufferfish~"

　　"......You, you!"

　　Sirin's face turned red with anger. She raised her finger to accuse or threaten, but she found that the man had already run away and even waved at her with a smile.

　　"You, you, you make me so mad!!!"

Chapter 15: Signing autographs for future fans

　　The atmosphere at the dining table made Minamiya Yu feel a little restrained. He sat upright in his seat, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, drinking it sip by sip.

　　When he just met Seele and the others, he was really shocked. He never expected that even though they were in different worlds, these people could still get together and become friends again.

　　Maybe this is fate, he sighed in his heart.

　　Moreover, it is amazing that Kiana and Sirin have become real sisters.

　　However, for some reason, the two sisters seemed to have developed a strong interest in me inexplicably. After they met and introduced themselves, they started asking me all kinds of questions. Even when they got to the restaurant, their little mouths full of questions never stopped.

　　In the restaurant, two people directly occupied the seats on his left and right, and the noisy voices kept surrounding his ears. By now, they had almost asked about his high school life and where he was born. If they asked more, it felt like their entire ancestors would be probed.

　　In order to deal with these problems, he was exhausted and burned a lot of brain cells.

　　"Alright, alright, don't go too far, Kiana. Now that we know each other, we are all friends. There will be plenty of time in the future, so there is no need to rush."

　　Seeing Minamiya Yu's increasingly distressed expression, Mei quickly pulled Kiana and Sirin to smooth things over.

　　Since Mei had spoken, Kiana and Sirin could only purse their lips and stop talking with some dissatisfaction. This made Minamiya Yu finally breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately looked at Seele with a resentful look, which was exactly the same as the look that Seele gave Bronya just now.

　　Seele's eyes were wandering, and she didn't dare to look at her brother who was betrayed by her. Bronya was even more of a fun person. Not only did she not help, she even added fuel to the fire.

　　"We have already ordered the menu. Mr. Minamiya, please take a look to see if it suits your taste. If there is anything you are not eating, please don't be polite. Just let me know."

　　After suppressing Kiana and Sirin, Mei handed him the menu with a smile.

　　"No problem. Seele and Bronya have similar tastes. Also, you don't have to be so reserved when addressing me. Since you are Seele and Bronya's friend, I will just call you Mei. You can just call me Yu or A-Yu. There's no need to call me sir or something like that. It sounds awkward."

　　He took a quick look and handed the menu back as he felt there was no problem. His tone was gentle and he was quite grateful to Mei for helping her out.

　　"That's right, we are all friends, Mei, you are the most reserved one~"

　　Kiana patted Minamiya Yu's shoulder in a familiar manner, and spoke to Mei with a silly smile.

　　"Really? Then it seems that this is my problem. In this case, I will call you Yu."

　　"Yeah, Mei."

　　In the Far East, people only call each other by their names if they are very close. However, Mei knew clearly that she was the only one at this table who was born and raised in the Far East, and that others didn't care much about calling each other by their names, so she didn't care much.

　　"What about me~"

　　Seeing Minamiya Yu calling Mei, Kiana immediately pointed at herself excitedly.

　　"Kiana."

　　"Hey Hello, Ayu"

　　Calling her name seemed to make her very happy, and Kiana replied with a smile.

　　Seeing this, Sirin also became eager to make a move.

　　“Ahem.”

　　She first coughed twice to attract everyone's attention, and then glanced in the direction of Minamiya Yu. Her long, bright purple hair swayed, shining under the light.

　　"If you call me by my name, I can give you my autograph~"

　　"Sirin?"

　　"Hmm~"

　　Hearing that she was not left behind, Sirin nodded with satisfaction, then took out a pen and paper from her handbag and skillfully wrote a string of lovely cursive words on the cardboard.

　　"Well, there's no need for a signature. There's no need to be so troublesome."

　　Not quite understanding Sirin's actions, Minamiya Yu said with some confusion.

　　Click.

　　Sirin paused while writing. She looked up with a puzzled look on her face and said to Minamiya Yu in disbelief, "You don't know me?"

　　"?"

　　Minamiya Yu was even more confused. He looked at the eyes and ears that suddenly opened wide around him, and responded in a rather tactful tone: "Well, this sentence may be a little offensive, Sirin, why do you think I know you?"

　　“........”

　　“PUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!”

　　Silence enveloped the room, and then Kiana was the first to burst into laughter.

　　Sirin's cute little face turned red in an instant. Her hands were shaking, tears welled up in her eyes, and she looked at him with shame and anger.

　　Then, Mei, Bronya, and Seele, one after another, couldn't help laughing, but none of them were as unbridled as Kiana.

　　"Um, did I say something wrong?"

　　Even a person with the lowest emotional intelligence should understand that there was something wrong with what he said before after seeing this scene. However, he really doesn't know Sirin. He can't say that he knew you in his previous life, right?

　　"If you feel offended then just shut up!!"

　　Sirin covered her red face with her hands. She felt too embarrassed to face anyone.

　　“Hahahahaha, no, it’s okay, it’s just that some arrogant guy finally got a lesson.”

　　Kiana supported his shoulder with one hand and laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back. As expected of a sister, she rushed to laugh at him the first time.

　　"Brother, brother, let Seele explain it to you."

　　Seele also laughed for a while, but when she saw her brother's confused look, she couldn't help but say, "Sirin is a very famous game anchor. She has millions of fans on the live broadcast software under Destiny. So, after Sirin knew that her brother was a game developer, she subconsciously thought that her brother would know her~"

　　"Woo waa ...

　　The more she talked, the more Sirin wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

　　Minamiya Yu quickly understood what Seele meant, and immediately looked at Sirin and said apologetically: "Sorry, sorry, I seldom watch live broadcasts, so I don't know much about this."

　　On weekdays, apart from watching Elysia's live broadcast, he would either accompany Seele or play games. He basically has no free time. If he wants to know the latest game content, instead of watching the anchor, he might as well experience it himself.

　　The little girl was used to having everything go her way, and she was so embarrassed in front of her friends that she was probably about to become autistic. Minamiya Yu found this somewhat funny but also somewhat unbearable, so he moved closer to Sirin.

　　"So, Sirin, would you mind giving this autograph to your future fans?"

　　He reached out and picked up the signature that Sirin had just dropped on the table, looked at her and said with a smile.

　　"Why?"

　　The sudden turn made Sirin look up blankly, with confusion still lingering in her red eyes, as if she didn't understand Minamiya Yu's words for a moment.

　　The inky pupils were reflected in Sirin's eyes. There was no trace of mockery in them, only gentleness like water waves.

　　Soon, Sirin turned around, as if she didn't dare to look Minamiya Yu in the eye again, and said hesitantly: "Since, since you said so, I'll give it to you. After all, you are a fan..."

　　"Hiss~"

　　At this moment, Kiana suddenly took a breath of cold air, clasped her hands together, and bowed to Minamiya Yu seriously.

　　"Master Yu!"

　　"?"

　　"Master, please teach me how to chase girls!"

　　"???"

Chapter 14 He is just Seele's brother

　　"Ken, I've already booked the restaurant here that you've always wanted to eat. Brothers, feel free to order whatever you want. You're welcome. I've also reserved desserts from this restaurant for a week later, so you can take them back as souvenirs."

　　"Brother, no, godfather!!!"

　　Sugisaki Ken almost knelt down. This was the gift he had promised to bring to everyone in the student union. He didn't expect that he only mentioned it once, but Minamiya Yu always remembered it.

　　Then, Minamiya Yu continued, "You have been tired all day, so you can't just go back to rest after dinner. There is a pretty good shop 20 minutes' drive from here. I have booked a full body massage and other services for you. Of course, because you are underage, you can't do some things that are beyond the line. But, if it's just a little bit..."

　　thump.

　　Kitahara Iori knelt down, and he looked at Minamiya Yu with tears streaming down his face: "Brother, you are my Kitahara's forever brother!!"

　　Seeing this, Minamiya Yu nodded with satisfaction. He finally turned his gaze to Uncle Tong. This guy looked uninterested when he heard the two items just mentioned. It was obvious that he was not very interested. Minamiya Yu directly took out a card that he had prepared long ago from his pocket and gave it to him.

　　"I'll give you a little something. This is the official gift card. I don't need it so I'll just give it to you. Next."

　　After saying that, he threw the card over.

　　Kirito took it in a panic, and when he saw what was on the card, his eyes widened instantly.

　　This is a special Titan game account. It has 10,000 game points and can also be used as a tester in advance to play closed beta or internal beta versions of the games.

　　Game points are the currency for purchasing games, and the exchange rate between them and Far East is about 1:20.

　　These ten thousand game points were enough to excite Master Tong, and the privilege that came after that made him so excited that his hands were shaking.

　　Seeing the appearance of the three men, Minamiya Yu was finally satisfied. After all, the three good brothers were going to be his slaves here for a week... No, they were staff members, so naturally they could not be treated unfairly.

　　"It's getting late, let's go now..."

　　Ding ding dong, ding ding dong!

　　Just then, Minamiya Yu's cell phone suddenly rang.

　　Seeing the message "The World's Cutest Seele" displayed on the phone, Minamiya Yu immediately smiled apologetically at the three people, then walked aside and answered the call.

　　"Hey, Seele, what can I do for you?"

　　"Nothing, I just want to ask, brother, are you guys done with your work?"

　　"Well, it's basically done. Is there something wrong with Bronya? I can go and help."

　　Glancing at the three cows and horses behind him, Minamiya Yu nodded slightly.

　　"No, Bronya and I, along with a few friends from school, finished it quickly. But we're going to have dinner together now. Do you want to come, brother?"

　　"Eat together? But I may not know your friends. Would that be inappropriate?"

　　"It's really not good. In that case, then...then they won't mind. Yes, Seele is sure!!"

　　Although he always felt that Seele's words were a bit strange, he turned around and looked at his brothers, then shook his head slowly: "Sorry, Seele, I have friends here to accompany me, so you guys..."

　　"But, we are all girls, and this is our first time here, Seele is a little scared..."

　　"Where are you? I'll be there right away!"

　　"But, brother, your friends..."

　　"It's okay. They are both rough guys. It doesn't matter."

　　It’s better to let the cows and horses graze on their own; it’s more important for him to stay with Seele.

　　"Oh, then Seele and everyone else are waiting for brother at the place where we separated. Seele is not in a hurry... she is very anxious. Brother, please come quickly!"

　　"Um."

　　After hanging up the phone, Minamiya Yu immediately looked at his three good brothers with an apologetic look.

　　"What's wrong?"

　　Sugisaki Ken asked in confusion.

　　"Just now a friend from another game company said that we should go out for dinner together. I didn't want to go, but you know, there are some things that cannot be shirked."

　　As he spoke, Minamiya Yu made an expression that showed he understood everything. He had not thought of taking these three people with him. He still knew the principle of not bringing guests along.

　　The three of them immediately understood and sighed in their hearts that their good brother has now truly become a member of society and has started socializing.

　　"But don't worry, I've already booked the place. I'll send you the information right away via my phone. Enjoy your meal and have fun. Don't be polite to me."

　　"Hey, just go ahead and get busy. We'll definitely bankrupt you."

　　Kitahara smiled viciously, and Sugisaki Ken also pretended to have a malicious expression.

　　"Be safe and don't drink."

　　Only Grandpa Tong said a few words of concern.

　　"Well, don't worry, they are all acquaintances, it's okay."

　　Minamiya Yu waved goodbye to them and rushed towards the agreed place.

　　However, he seemed to have forgotten, would Seele really be afraid?

　　......

　　"Um, can everyone let Seele go?"

　　Everyone was quite satisfied with Seele's phone call, so Kiana and Sirin let her go at the same time.

　　There were five girls in total, Seele, Bronya, and their friends at school, Kiana with silver hair, lively and cute, Sirin with purple long hair, equally lively and a little tsundere, and the last one was Mei with long black hair, who stood gently at one side, watching them play with a motherly smile.

　　In the past few months, they have heard Seele talking about her brother's good and bad words every day at school. Three out of ten sentences are about her brother, which makes all her friends extremely curious. Now they finally have the chance, so they "force" Seele to ask her brother out.

　　After being released, Seele immediately looked at Sister Bronya with a resentful look.

　　Just now when she was coerced, her sister Bronya showed no intention of helping. Instead, she stood aside and watched the fun with a smile.

　　Is this good? This is not good!

　　Really, what if everyone starts to embarrass my brother right away?

　　I wanted to give my brother a secret signal, but I was stared at by several people and couldn't say anything.

　　"Hey, don't be angry, we are just curious about the person you like. Don't worry, we won't make things difficult for him~"

　　Kiana patted her chest, signaling Seele not to worry.

　　"What, who do you like? He, he is just Seele's brother..."

　　"Oh my, it's Seele, so corny"

　　"No, no, Seele, Seele, wuwuwu..."

　　"Okay, okay, brother, brother, it's ok."

　　Sirin replied casually, her tone full of perfunctory.

　　Seeing Seele's flushed face and the way she was about to bury her head in the ground, Sirin said, "You still don't like this? That's enough."

Chapter 13: Seele just walked into the wrong room~

　　"Are you saying that you guys slept together last night because you stayed up too late playing the new game that Yu made?"

　　"Yes, yes, Sister Bronya, you have to believe Seele. How could Seele take the initiative to do something like that?"

　　Seele puffed up her cheeks cutely, as if she was dissatisfied with her sister Bronya's suspicion of her.

　　"So that's how it is."

　　Bronya originally wanted to ask Minamiya Yu about the specific game situation, but in the end she thought about it and gave up.

　　One month later, success or failure will become clear.

　　Since they didn't do anything physically strenuous last night, in the afternoon the three of them went out for a walk together after a long absence.

　　The time they spent together was quite pleasant, which made Bronya a little dazed, and she began to doubt whether it was right or wrong for them to quarrel and separate.

　　After returning home in the evening and washing up, Minamiya Yu was in a good mood. He walked back to the bedroom while humming a song and drying his hair.

　　As a result, as soon as I returned to the room, I found that the quilt I had folded was spread out flat, and there was a bulge inside due to movement.

　　I walked over, pinched the edge and opened it, and soon I caught a pair of sky-blue eyes that were dodging.

　　"Brother, brother, if Seele says that she accidentally walked into the wrong room, will you believe it?"

　　“…I believe it.”

　　As he said that, he lifted the quilt and crawled in, sitting in the place that was already warmed by Seele's body temperature.

　　"It's too cold outside. Don't catch a cold if you go out in just your pajamas. Just sleep here tonight."

　　"...Well, Seele listens to your brother."

　　Seele lowered her head and responded softly.

　　Even though it's almost summer.

　　On the other hand, from that day on, Bronya never saw the light in Seele's room turned on at night again.

　　Not taking initiative?

　　Bronya felt that the child was not beaten enough.

　　......

　　A month passed in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye it was the day before the opening of the Mini Game Festival.

　　As a mini-game festival for discovering talents in the gaming industry, the organizer Saint Freya takes it very seriously. It will not be like mini-game festivals in other regions where they just hold an online event and call it a day.

　　They will directly use the largest venue of St. Freya University to hold the offline exhibition. After the one-week exhibition, the games will be simultaneously put on the Titan game platform, and the top-ranked works will be recommended on the homepage banner for half a month.

　　You know, the Titan gaming platform is one of the three major gaming platforms in the world. A banner recommendation for half a month is enough to make those big companies that produce 3A masterpieces jealous.

　　Therefore, this small game festival is a carnival for independent studios or individual game designers from all over the world. The authorities do not allow those big companies to participate, and they will be severely punished once they are discovered. This is an opportunity given to those newcomers.

　　To participate, you must either be a small studio, or your company has been established for less than three years and is small in size. The company called Gensokyo, which was founded by Minamiya Yu and Bronya at the request of Cocolia, perfectly meets this condition.

　　They are small in size, having been around for less than three years, so they successfully applied for the qualification to participate in the exhibition. Considering that their old employer is Anti-Entropy, they were allocated a pretty good position.

　　"Hey, thank you for your hard work."

　　Minamiya Yu carried a bag of water and walked towards Sugisaki Ken and others who were sweating profusely after just finishing their work with a smile.

　　"It's just helping a brother. It's nothing."

　　Waving his hand, Kitahara Iori took a bottle of mineral water, drank it in one gulp, wiped the sweat from his head, and then waved his hand and said casually.

　　"I just didn't expect that you could make a game without making any noise, and even participate in St. Freya's Mini-Game Festival."

　　Grandpa Tong, who had the worst physical strength, had already sat on the chair. He held a bottle of water in his hand and spoke with some emotion.

　　There was inevitably a hint of envy in his tone.

　　As a otaku who loves playing games, he is also quite interested in game making, and he wants to work in this direction in the future. It was still his dream, but he didn't expect that it would be realized by his good friend without him noticing.

　　"That's right, that's right. You didn't say a word about it before. I was shocked when you first said it!"

　　Sugisaki Ken imitated Kitahara and gulped down a bottle of water, then simply sat on the ground. He looked at Minamiya Yu curiously and said, "By the way, what kind of game are you making? The layout of the booth looks so abstract. Is that a lighthouse and a moon?"

　　After all, there are hundreds of games on display, so the area of ​​each booth is not very large and is almost full when accommodating a dozen people.

　　His booth was not like other booths that simply wrote the name and the game logo and placed a few mobile phones or computers for players to try out. Instead, it used some printed cardboard and hollow models to create the scene of a lighthouse on the edge of a cliff under a full moon.

　　"Is it a printing error? Look at the edge of the cliff, it's all pixelated. This game can't be the kind of pixelated game that existed before we were born, right?"

　　Kitahara pointed at the pattern on the cardboard and made a joke with a smile.

　　"How is that possible? After all, pixel games are too..."

　　When Grandpa Tong heard this, he just smiled, but unfortunately, he was interrupted by Minamiya Yu's voice before he could finish.

　　"Yes, it's a pixel game."

　　"ah?"

　　"Um?"

　　"Why?"

　　The three people were stunned at the same time. They immediately looked at Minamiya Yu, trying to tell from his face whether this guy was joking.

　　"Don't look at me, I'm serious."

　　Waving his hand to interrupt the three people's attention, Minamiya Yu said with a casual smile.

　　"Hey, hey, hey, do you know what you are talking about? That's a pixel game, a pixel game, a game that no one has made for more than ten years!"

　　With the current development of technology, even novice designers can find sufficient and exquisite materials in public free databases. There is no need to use pixel models that can't even see the face clearly.

　　"Are you confused? Huh? Why don't we not participate in the exhibition? I'm afraid you can't bear the pressure."

　　Kitahara was already backing off, and even Kirito had a vague look this time, as if he wanted to say something.

　　"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, don't worry, I have confidence in my game."

　　He quickly comforted his three good brothers. Seeing that Minamiya Yu was so confident, the panic of the three of them was suppressed a little.

　　Then, he put his arm around Kitahara's shoulders and winked at them: "Thank you brothers for taking time off to accompany me here and helping me so much. Naturally, I will not treat you unfairly."

　　It would take several hours to get from their high school to St. Freya even by train, so several of them were on a "business trip" with him. They would probably be busy with the week-long mini-game festival.

　　As for accommodation, the organizer has booked a hotel with dozens of floors outside, so there is no need to worry about that, but when it comes to food, drink and entertainment, he will definitely not treat the brothers badly.

Chapter 12 Red Bean Rice

　　Ding dong ding dong.

　　The doorbell rang and fell, making the guest waiting outside tiptoe a little impatiently, and the hard leather shoes hit the stone road, making a series of crisp sounds.

　　"It's understandable that Yu sleeps in on the weekends, but why does Seele follow suit?"

　　Bronya frowned after looking at the chat app on her phone which showed no reply.

　　After the work was finally finished, Bronya immediately remembered the scolding that Minamiya Yu gave her in the coffee shop last time, and wondered whether she should invite Seele to go shopping together today as she hadn't done in a long time.

　　Of course, if Yu insists on coming over, that's not a problem.

　　As a result, not only did no one reply to her message in the morning, but after she got dressed, she came over at around ten o'clock in the morning and knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response.

　　After thinking for a while, Bronya opened her small shoulder bag and took out a bunch of keys from it. After finding the corresponding model, she inserted it directly into the keyhole.

　　Click, the door opened.

　　Don't ask where the key came from, it's all thanks to a certain little double agent.

　　Bronya took out a pair of women's slippers from the shoe cabinet at the door that were obviously one size larger than Seele's feet, and walked upstairs according to her memory.

　　There were labels on Seele's and Minamiya Yu's rooms. Bronya first came to Seele's door, raised her hand and knocked gently, and when there was no response for a long time, she tried to turn the door lock again.

　　Click, the door opened.

　　"Doesn't this girl know that she is living with a hot-blooded boy? She is so careless... No, maybe she did it on purpose..."

　　Thinking of Seele's usual behavior, Bronya found it hard to imagine that she would be on guard against Minamiya Yu.

　　It's almost delivered to your door, why are you still on guard?

　　Opening the door, Bronya walked in and went straight to the bed.

　　"Seele, it's time to get up..."

　　She lifted the quilt and found it was empty. She reached out her hand and touched it again. It was cold, without any trace of body temperature remaining.

　　Not here?

　　How could he be away?

　　Seele clearly went home with her after school yesterday, and she saw the light in Seele's room was on at night.

　　“.......”

　　There was no one in the room and she had overslept, so a bold idea came to her mind.

　　She didn't have time to think too much and immediately walked towards Yu's room.

　　The door was ajar, and she opened it gently without even knocking.

　　The scene in the room made her hold her breath for a moment.

　　The first thing that caught my eye was two familiar figures hugging each other on the bed.

　　The thin quilt outlined their entangled figures, Seele curled up in Yu's arms, both of them were wearing pajamas and were still fast asleep.

　　They are all in pajamas, it shouldn't be what I thought...

　　Unfortunately, when she got closer, she found Seele's slightly red eyes, and it was obvious that she had been crying for a long time, which shattered her last bit of fantasy.

　　"...No way."

　　Although she had anticipated this day, Bronya's eyes still twitched when she saw it.

　　Obviously, both of them had agreed before...

　　It was probably because Seele had been wandering around in front of Yu without any defense, and he finally couldn't help it, and Seele wouldn't refuse.

　　Forget it, she decided to go downstairs and cook a bowl of red bean rice for Seele.

　　Bronya let out a long sigh, blushed, and quietly left the room, leaving the door ajar.

　　As for going out to play?

　　What the hell is this!

　　It was not until noon, when the sun was high in the sky, that the two people in the room slowly woke up.

　　It has been a long time since I stayed up so late. Seele, who just woke up, was still a little sleepy. She opened her hazy eyes, and the chaotic memory and blurred world made her unable to distinguish between reality and dreams for a while.

　　It wasn't until she saw her brother beside her that she understood.

　　Ah, it turns out Seele was dreaming.

　　I actually dreamed of waking up with my brother, yay!

　　So, when Minamiya Yu was just woken up by Seele's moving around, he saw a cute little face coming in front of him and kissed him on the face with a "mua~".

　　Wow, there is such a benefit for getting up?

　　Just when Minamiya Yu was about to sigh, he suddenly realized that something seemed wrong.

　　After a while, Seele didn't seem to be ready to stop. She smiled foolishly and soon left a series of marks on Minamiya Yu's face.

　　It was not until Seele started to tear his clothes that Minamiya Yu finEly panicked and quickly grabbed her little hand to make her stop.

　　"I say, it's broad daylight now!"

　　The sudden sound made the two of them stop their actions instantly. At the door, Bronya had an angry look on her face, and she looked coldly at them with their messy pajamas.

　　......

　　Boom.

　　In the restaurant on the first floor, Seele and Minamiya Yu sat upright, watching Bronya place a bowl of red bean rice and a bowl of red bean soup heavily in front of Seele.

　　"Sister Bronya, Seele actually..."

　　"Shut up and eat!"

　　"oh."

　　Seele wanted to explain it properly, but when she saw Bronya's unhappy expression, she immediately became timid and started to eat her meal in silence.

　　It was really sweet and fragrant, and tasted really good. Seele was also hungry, so she ate it with great relish.

　　Minamiya Yu, who was watching this scene, swallowed his saliva immediately. He looked at Bronya tentatively and asked weakly, "Well, my share..."

　　"You're hungry!"

　　"oh."

　　Minamiya Yu lowered his head obediently, his eyes looked at his nose, his nose looked at his mouth, and his mouth looked at his heart.

　　This is not a sign of cowardice, but a strategic retreat.

　　Bronya is angry right now, so this is obviously not a good time to offend her. It would be better to tolerate her for now. When she goes back, won't little Seele be at my mercy?

　　Then you can eat whatever you want.

　　Just when someone was showing his IQ spirit, he suddenly found that Seele stood up and ran to Bronya. At the same time, taking advantage of Bronya's blind spot for a moment, she pushed the half-eaten bowl of red bean rice in front of him.

　　"Sister Bronya, how come you have time to come see Seele today~"

　　On the opposite side, Seele was hugging Bronya's arm and acting coquettishly, but the hand behind her back was making gestures at him that only the two of them could understand.

　　"Don't be afraid, brother. Seele is here to support you. Eat quickly."

　　Suddenly, a warm current flowed through Minamiya Yu's heart, almost moving him to tears.

　　You are worthy of being your brother’s good sister. His love for you was not in vain.

　　Seeing that Bronya's attention was diverted, Minamiya Yu didn't hesitate and just took the bowl and started eating.

　　Just one bite made his eyes light up slightly. It tasted really good. No wonder Seele enjoyed it so much just now.