"Hum."

A dazzling golden light burst from where their fingertips intertwined. The emotions flowing from the depths of their hearts seemed to transform into a sun suspended high above the Tokyo Skytree, leaving all impurities with nowhere to hide.

Wherever that golden light reached, the filthy fleshy tentacles instantly turned to dust. Frozen time began to flow once more, and the foul projections of the Otherworld were completely exposed and eradicated.

On the surface of the azure planet, which had been suffering in a vast ocean of tentacles, that golden pillar of light shot straight toward the rift in the cosmos, severing the breach that served as the anchor for the invasion.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

In the darkness, the spreading illusory tentacles crumbled piece by piece. Then, they transformed into pink stars streaking across the world.

It was...

A sky full of pink meteor showers.

"Whoosh."

As those shining meteors streaked across the sky above Tokyo, it was as if a clock had been wound up.

Time resumed its flow, and the lively Tokyo dusk gradually deepened.

Pedestrians completed their unfinished actions within that infinitely stretched second. No one realized what had just occurred.

That was until their attention was drawn to the magnificent spectacle above, causing them to look up and exclaim in awe.

"Look, it is a meteor shower!"

"Wow, and they are pink!"

"So beautiful."

Even the setting sun seemed to feel inadequate beneath the radiant light bursting from their fingertips, tactfully fading behind the western mountains and leaving the stage of the sky to the tightly hand-holding boy and girl.

"Whoosh!"

Yan Huan opened his eyes, his vision blurred by the howling wind.

What entered his sight was the city of Tokyo, hanging upside down in his field of vision.

Wait a minute?

Upside down?!

Yan Huan's eyes widened. He looked back, only to realize that the massive phantom image of the white snake surrounding them was also crumbling into dust.

And so, he and An Le found themselves outside the Tokyo Skytree, 450 meters in the air, plummeting downward in a frantic free fall.

"I..."

His eyes went wide as he turned to look at An Le, whom he was holding tightly.

At this moment, she no longer looked like her childhood self. Her body was covered in white scales, and her face was terrifyingly pale.

She struggled to open her eyes against the fierce wind and saw the boy gazing back at her with immense anxiety.

"Xiao... Xiao Huan?"

She was not afraid, because at this moment, she had completely lost all feeling in her body.

Thus, she simply looked at the boy in front of her and muttered to herself.

Just as she spoke, three phantom images of a spider, a toad, and a scorpion violently burst out from her body and rushed toward the other side of the sky.

It seemed they were finally returning to their rightful owners.

But Yan Huan had no time to pay attention to that. Right now, he and An Le were facing a massive problem.

They were going to fall to their deaths!

"You have got to be kidding me! Why are we outside the Tokyo Skytree?!"

Right.

Earlier, they had opened the fleshy wall to enter the body of the giant snake coiled outside the Tokyo Skytree.

Now that the giant snake had been erased by the Silence Ring, they were naturally left outside the Tokyo Skytree!

Yan Huan gritted his teeth, holding onto An Le's hand tightly, not daring to let go. But as he watched the ground rapidly growing closer, panic truly set in.

Was there any way out of this now?!

Rely on An Le's Modifier?

But she had already been silenced. For an entire day, the Modifier basically ceased to exist for her.

As for the rest, Myau-chan's Modifier had not provided him with any life-saving items for a situation like this!

"Whoosh!"

The fierce wind sliced against Yan Huan's cheeks like knives. Having exhausted all his options, a hint of despair inevitably welled up within him.

He never expected it would end like this.

Yan Huan gritted his teeth, pulled An Le tightly into his embrace, and positioned his own body beneath hers, squeezing his eyes shut.

"Meow!"

But at that exact moment, a cat's meow suddenly rang out from above.

Hearing that sound, Yan Huan instantly snapped his eyes open.

Looking up, he saw Myau-chan growing larger and larger in his field of vision.

Piece by piece, the many Snake Scale Fragments that Yan Huan had previously fed it were being spat out of its mouth.

Those were the Snake Scale Fragments that could reinforce a Modifier's avatar!

It turned out Myau-chan had not swallowed them earlier; it had secretly hoarded them!

Good job, Myau-chan!

No wonder he thought Myau-chan was like a mythical beast of wealth, eating so many Snake Scale Fragments without showing any usefulness.

To think it was actually hiding a secret stash!

Yan Huan's eyes widened. In the very next second, Myau-chan crushed all the fragments in a single bite.

"Crunch!"

The moment the fragments were crushed, they transformed into streaks of golden light that poured entirely into Myau-chan's body.

In an instant, its originally cat-like body expanded countless times over!

Its pitch-black fur puffed up gradually, eventually turning into a mass of fog that resembled a dark storm cloud.

It no longer possessed the shape of a feline. Only a pair of emerald eyes, brimming with a divine aura, stared intently at Yan Huan and An Le.

"Meow!"

The next second, the dark cloud abruptly accelerated, swiftly enveloping Yan Huan and An Le within it.

More than 400 meters in the sky, Yan Huan instantly felt himself and An Le being lifted upward once again, completely halting their terrifying free fall.

Yan Huan blinked and looked at An Le in his arms.

He saw An Le with wide eyes, staring blankly at Yan Huan and the surrounding dark cloud that enveloped them.

Seeing her silly expression, Yan Huan knew she must be doubting reality and thinking this was all a dream.

"Roar!"

But soon after, seemingly because the combined weight of Yan Huan and An Le was too much for the dark cloud to bear, Myau-chan let out a roar, and the cloud suspended in mid-air began to shake violently.

"Thump!"

With a fierce lurch, the dark cloud bobbed up and down, its movements more turbulent than a roller coaster, scaring Yan Huan into gasping in shock.

"Myau-chan, hold steady!"

"I... I am already trying my best, meow!"

"Ahhhhhhh!"

Thus, a spectacular scene appeared across the sky above.

Against the cloudless backdrop of the fading evening sky, a dark cloud bobbed and weaved as it led the way high above.

And trailing closely behind it was a pink meteor shower that seemed to span the entire universe.

"Whoosh!"

In Akihabara, Tong Yingying dragged the unconscious Ye Shiyu, Bai Yi, and Spencer to a secluded, safe location.

"Phew."

She let out a heavy breath, looking at the three beautiful girls in front of her with exasperation, and muttered,

"Why do I feel like a nanny he hired to take care of his mistresses... Ugh, what the hell am I thinking?"

But soon, she quickly tossed such stupidly self-deprecating thoughts to the back of her mind and turned her head to look in the direction of the Tokyo Skytree.

Then, the sky full of pink meteors reflected in her eyes.

"..."

She gazed at the meteor shower streaking past the top of the Tokyo Skytree, seemingly realizing something, and smiled faintly.

"So beautiful."

Meanwhile, on the streets of Tokyo.

Sakuramiya Kagami, holding a cup of Starbucks, blinked. A second later, he frowned and looked around at the bustling street he was standing on.

Then, he started looking around in confusion.

"Wait... Where is my car? Where is my huge sports car?!"

"Ding~"

At that exact moment, a notification popped up on his phone. His mother, Sakuramiya Lily, had received his previous complaining message and replied,

"Hmm... Since that is the case, how about you transfer to a university in Linmen later?"

Sakuramiya Kagami stared at the message from his mother, his eyes lighting up slightly as he quickly asked in return,

"Really?"

"Of course. The business over there needs someone to keep an eye on it. Your sister's health is not good, and she does not have that much energy, so..."

"I will go! I will go!"

"Hehe~"

Sakuramiya Kagami put down his phone with a face full of excitement. At this moment, he completely forgot the frustration of his missing sports car.

As he looked up, the sky full of pink stars simultaneously crashed into his sight.

He stared blankly at the sky, then hurriedly raised his phone.

"Wow, what a beautiful meteor shower. I need to take a picture quickly to show Hitomi and Mom."

Tokyo, Ginza.

"Hey, the event is about to start!"

The students of Far Moon Academy, along with a massive crowd, stood in the middle of the traffic-controlled roads, looking at the procession of floats, stage trucks, and various exhibition vehicles slowly approaching from the distance.

Yurianna stood with her hands on her hips, her eyes sparkling as she held up her camera to photograph the incredibly lively floats.

"Oh my, I heard there will even be celebrities coming to sing. It is such a pity that the President and Sakuramiya are not here."

She checked the photos on her camera and turned her head, only to see Ashley pinching Yabashi Ki's ear and dragging him over.

"Ouch, it hurts, hurts, hurts, hurts."

"You deserve the pain!"

Seeing Yabashi Ki being dragged over in such a miserable state, Yurianna could not help but ask,

"What did he do this time?"

Ashley shot Yabashi Ki an annoyed glare, let go of him, and crossed her arms.

"This guy was trying to sneak away again!"

"Sigh, why? It is so lively here~"

Yurianna puffed out her cheeks, scoffing at Yabashi Ki's behavior.

Hearing this, Yabashi Ki rubbed the back of his head and said helplessly,

"It is exactly because it is lively that I did not want to come. I am better suited to staying alone."

"Stay alone my foot!"

Seeing Ashley raise her fist again, Yabashi Ki panicked and hurriedly pointed a finger toward the sky.

"Wait, Ashley, Yurianna, look! Up in the sky!"

"Huh?"

Ashley frowned and turned to look at the sky. What met her eyes was the sky full of pink meteors.

"A... A meteor shower?"

"Waku waku! It is so beautiful!"

Seeing that Yurianna and Ashley's attention had both been drawn away by the meteors, Yabashi Ki finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He smiled faintly, stealthily took a step back, and turned his head, planning to slip away once more.

But just as he turned around, a hand suddenly grabbed his ear.

It was Ashley, who had not even turned her head and was still looking at the meteor shower in the sky.

"Ah, it hurts, hurts, hurts, hurts. Let go, I am going to die, I am going to die."

And so, Yabashi Ki, looking like he was beyond tears, was forcefully dragged back to his original spot by Ashley.

"Whoosh!"

Sakura Country, around Izu Oshima.

"Splash, splash."

Over the calm, spacious surface of the sea, the dark cloud leading the meteors had already reached extreme speeds.

But immediately after, as if running out of power, the dark cloud gradually dimmed and suddenly plummeted toward the sea.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Like a pebble skipping across the water, it bobbed up and down on the ocean's surface, splashing up streams of water.

After rampaging across the sea for several dozen meters, the dark cloud finally came to a gradual halt on an incredibly wide, deserted beach.

"Hah... Hah... Hah..."

Yan Huan tightly hugged An Le, panting as he lay on the relatively warm sand.

Because they had repeatedly crashed into the seawater, both he and An Le were completely soaked from head to toe.

"Meow."

Beside them, the dark cloud slowly condensed, ultimately turning back into a black cat.

Its pair of emerald eyes looked exceedingly lethargic, and even its previously plump figure had shrunk by several sizes, making it look incredibly frail.

"Myau-chan?!"

Yan Huan turned his head in concern and glanced at the successfully slimmed-down Myau-chan. He watched as it let out a weak meow, then collapsed spread-eagle on the beach, its belly rising and falling.

"I... I am fine. I am just completely burned out, meow."

"..."

At this moment, seeing it like this, Yan Huan did not blame it; instead, he breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it was fine.

After all, without Myau-chan saving the day this time, he and An Le would have truly been done for.

All he could say was, what a useful kitty!

"Cold... So cold."

Just then, An Le's weak voice came from his arms, drawing Yan Huan's attention back.

He looked at An Le, who was squinting and shivering in the seawater, and his pupils shrank.

An Le was not supposed to have any sense of touch, so naturally, she was not feeling cold because of the icy seawater.

It was just that at this moment, through her completely soaked and semi-transparent clothes, Yan Huan could clearly see patches of white snake scales still growing and spreading across her body.

It was those white snake scales that were causing her to feel freezing cold.

"Not good."

Yan Huan took a deep breath and hastily summoned out the pink crab that was curled up.

He lifted An Le into his arms and slowly brought the Crab Medicine closer to her lips.

"Hum."

Miraculously, the moment it neared An Le's lips, the Crab Medicine slowly melted as if reacting on its own.

Under the illumination of the pink meteors, the Crab Medicine quickly turned into a stream of immortal nectar, flowing automatically into her mouth.

"Mmm..."

Feeling the liquid flow into her body, An Le frowned, seemingly because of its bitter taste.

But the moment the divine medicine entered her throat, a miracle occurred.

Wherever the swirling, radiant nectar passed, all ailments and scales vanished completely.

Her pale skin returned to a delicate pink, and her previously trembling body gradually calmed down.

Everything seemed to return to how it was originally.

Not only had the side effects been eliminated, but even the Modifier's progress was completely reset to zero.

No, to be precise, the Modifier's progress and its side effects were two sides of the same coin, which was why they were eliminated together.

"It worked."

Looking at An Le, who had become peaceful once more in his arms, Yan Huan finally let out a long sigh of relief.

"Splash, splash."

But at this moment, the icy seawater was still lapping against their lower bodies.

To prevent the fully recovered An Le from catching a cold, Yan Huan gently supported the still unconscious An Le to stand up and began observing their surroundings.

This was a wide beach that seemed completely devoid of any human presence.

Behind the beach was a cliff several dozen meters high. He had no idea where they were exactly.

However, close to the cliff, a traditional wooden cabin caught Yan Huan's eye.

"Is anyone home?"

Yan Huan supported An Le, brought Myau-chan along, and walked over.

But it was not until he got closer that Yan Huan realized this place appeared to be a temporary rest spot for fishermen out at sea. There was not a single person around right now.

The cabin was unlocked. Pushing open the sliding door revealed the undulating sea under the moonlight—an absolute premium sea-view room.

The inside was fully stocked with heating and lighting equipment, canned food, and other supplies. However, everything was mostly covered in a layer of dust, suggesting no one had been here for a long time.

Yan Huan patted off the dust and opened the wardrobe, finding neatly folded bedding and mattresses.

He took them out, laid them down, and settled the still-unconscious An Le. Then, Yan Huan went to set up the lighting and heating.

"The heating equipment has no power supply. Do the fishermen bring portable power sources when they come?"

Yan Huan managed to light the kerosene lamp, but looking at the small warm air heater, he could not figure out how to turn it on.

"Mmm..."

Right at that moment, a soft whimper sounded from behind him.

Yan Huan turned around and saw An Le rubbing her eyes as she woke up.

"You are awake, An Le?"

"Mhm."

An Le nodded subconsciously. But seemingly because she was not fully awake yet, she appeared quite dazed.

She looked at her fingers somewhat foolishly, stretching them a few times before a confused expression appeared on her face.

"I have feeling? A wet sensation... Am I not... Huh?"

Feeling an incredibly uncomfortable dampness all over her body, she looked down and saw her soaked clothes clinging tightly to her skin.

Seeing this, Yan Huan smiled with concern and said,

"We both got soaked by the seawater just now. You can take your clothes off and hang them to dry later."

"Okay."

Hearing this, An Le nodded obediently and immediately started taking off her wet clothes.

"Click."

Watching her blankly unbuttoning her clothes, Yan Huan swallowed a mouthful of saliva and quickly stepped forward to stop her.

"Wait, I said you can take them off later!"

"Ah... Okay... Okay."

An Le's eyes widened, and she obediently stopped what she was doing, looking at Yan Huan in front of her.

But it was only when he got closer that Yan Huan realized, under the illumination of the lamp, her wet, clinging clothes faintly revealed the color of her skin underneath.

In fact, it looked even more provocative.

"..."

Seeing this, Yan Huan unnaturally shifted his gaze slightly.

But in the next second, An Le seemed to become more awake, and countless memories flooded her mind.

She remembered appearing high up in the sky with Yan Huan just moments ago, and being swept away by that dark-cloud-like cat.

Superpower?

Thus, her eyes widened, and she hastily asked,

"Xiao Huan, do you... do you have superpowers too?"

Faced with her astonished question, Yan Huan froze slightly, realizing that there was no avoiding this matter anymore.

Do not forget, he did not possess the Memory Correction abilities of these Modifier Hosts.

To save her just now, he had completely exposed himself. Granted, Yan Huan could try to keep pretending.

But An Le was not Spencer. Although outwardly she would be understanding and play along with whatever Yan Huan said, she was actually sharper than anyone else.

The moment he opened his mouth, she would instantly understand.

Therefore, since things had come to this, there was no longer any need to keep hiding the truth from An Le.

"..."

So, after a second of hesitation, rather than continuing to cover it up, Yan Huan sighed and turned his head to look at An Le.

"Yes."

"Then Xiao Huan... Did you know from the very beginning that we had superpowers?"

"...Yes."

An Le's eyes widened, her sharp mind instantly piecing many things together.

If Xiao Huan had superpowers and knew about them, then he most likely knew from start to finish that they had been using superpowers on him.

Furthermore, the so-called Memory Correction might not even exist as far as Xiao Huan was concerned?

Which meant...

"T-that means... earlier... when I used my ability on Xiao Huan to make that promise, Xiao Huan, you... you knew too?"

Yan Huan blinked, but looking at An Le in front of him, he still admitted it.

"Yes. From the very beginning, I knew everything. It is just that in front of you, I... pretended not to know."

Huh?

T-that means...

He was completely clear about the fact that she hungered for his body and used that method to try and take his first time?

And despite that, he still... still pretended not to know and played along with her act?

"An... An Le?"

Right before his eyes, An Le stared with wide eyes, her expression completely frozen.

The next second, amidst her utterly shell-shocked and dazed expression, her small face visibly flushed deep red from the neck up.

And it was not just an ordinary pink; it was the kind of red that looked like she was about to boil over!

"Sizzle!"

To Yan Huan, she looked exactly like a bright red kettle boiling water, madly blowing off steam!

'I... I want to die.'

'I want to die right now.'

'Ha... Haha.'

'This...'

'This is all just a dream, right?'

'It has to be a dream, right?'

"Boom!"

In the next second, a terrifying aura gradually erupted from within An Le's body.

It was actually the aura of the Modifier?!

Even under the suppression of the Silence Ring, the Modifier somehow sensed her surging desires and began to awaken?!

Myau-chan was right all along.

If you let the host know that you are aware of the Modifier's existence, they are guaranteed to explode!

"An Le! Calm down! You need to calm down!"

Seeing this, Yan Huan immediately panicked. He did not want all his hard work in saving An Le to be for naught just because her Modifier exploded again, throwing away everything he had accomplished.

Thus, he hastily stepped forward, grabbed An Le by the shoulders, and shook her frantically.

"Do not feel ashamed! It is not a big deal, okay?! Listen to me, calm down! You must calm down!"

An Le's little face was beet red, and her eyes had completely turned into dizzy spirals. Being shaken back and forth by Yan Huan, she felt even closer to passing out.

"Uu... O-Okay!"

However, to Yan Huan's surprise, after he spoke, An Le actually obediently calmed down.

The terrifying, expanding aura of the Modifier dissipated in an instant, returning to its suppressed origin like a dormant volcano.

The Modifier...

Did not evolve.

"Th-Thank goodness..."

Seeing this, Yan Huan, who had broken out in a cold sweat, finally let out a breath and released the still-dizzy An Le.

"Uu..."

At this moment inside the cabin, one person was shaking their head in a daze, while the other was looking down, panting with lingering fear.

Both of them were utterly exhausted.

But right now, holding her head, An Le suddenly remembered something and looked at Yan Huan to ask,

"Then... since Xiao Huan was not affected by the Memory Correction, why did you kiss... kiss those other superpower hosts in Akihabara?"

The moment she asked this, Yan Huan's expression stiffened slightly.

Especially looking at An Le, who was pursing her lips and looking incredibly wronged, Yan Huan could not help but feel like a husband who had been out partying, only to come home and be questioned by his meek wife.

He did not feel an intense sense of oppression from her; rather, it just made Yan Huan feel increasingly guilty inside.

He opened his mouth and eventually had no choice but to say,

"I knew that your use of superpowers caused side effects. Back in Kamizato Village, when I squeezed your hand, you could not feel a thing. I kissed them so I could obtain the medicine from my Modifier to save you."

"J-just because of something like that, you had to... kiss them?"

However, An Le just stared blankly at Yan Huan. After a moment of silence, she actually turned her head slightly away and whispered,

"I... I do not want Xiao Huan to... do that."

Hearing An Le say such self-destructive things, Yan Huan suddenly felt a surge of anger.

"What do you mean, 'just because of something like that'? I was trying to save you! You were covered in scales just now and almost died, do you realize that?"

"Anyway, I just..."

An Le kept her head turned away, speaking in a tiny voice.

The moment he saw her like this, Yan Huan, who knew her inside out, knew she was throwing a tantrum.

Yes, this was An Le's version of a tantrum—an incredibly passive, bottled-up tantrum.

But seeing her like this, Yan Huan grew even more persistent.

Especially because he thought of that pitiful little girl he had just seen within the illusion of Extreme Bliss.

"Grab!"

So in the next second, he gritted his teeth and reached out, tightly gripping An Le's shoulders once more, forcing her to turn her head and look at him.

"Then say it out loud! Tell me what you are thinking right now! You are always like this—saying nothing, swallowing it all, trying to digest it by yourself, and when you cannot, you end up hurting yourself! You have been like this since we were kids!"

An Le pursed her lips, staring blankly at the fierce-looking Yan Huan who was right in front of her.

"I..."

"Do you have any idea that you almost destroyed yourself, and the entire world, just now?!"

"I-I am sorry... Xiao Huan."

Seeing her like this, Yan Huan's disguised fierce expression inevitably softened little by little.

He sighed, lowered his head, and spoke with deep disappointment, wishing she would be stronger.

"So, tell me. You clearly have so many thoughts and so many emotions in your heart. Why... why do you never say anything?"

"..."

Yan Huan gripped An Le's shoulders tightly, lowering his eyes, and said softly,

"An Le, in this world, not even deities can understand what someone is thinking every second of the day.

"Therefore, there is naturally an insurmountable barrier between the hearts of people. Misunderstandings between people are innately difficult to eliminate.

"But that does not mean we cannot try to get as close to each other as possible.

"I am right here in front of you right now. I have already been completely honest with you.

"So why are you not even willing to open your heart to me?"

Hearing Yan Huan's words, An Le's eyes widened, and she blankly stared at the boy lowering his head before her.

In her peripheral vision, the ring on her finger—the symbol of his good intentions—caught her eye under the shimmering reflection of the ocean's light.

In the silence, the sound of the ocean waves, the faint gleam of the ring, and the boy right in front of her slowly pried open the doors to her heart.

And because of this, she finally, tremblingly, parted her lips.

"I..."

But it seemed that what poured out of that newly opened heart was not just the deeply buried words...

There were also her tears, and her sadness.

"I... I also wanted to kiss Xiao Huan."

The next second, her trembling voice reached him, causing the head-lowered Yan Huan's pupils to shrink as he hastily looked up at the girl.

Only to see that on her lovely face, tear after tear spilled out from her reddened eye sockets.

"Why... why did Xiao Huan only kiss them? It is unfair! Xiao Huan promised me you would come see me tomorrow... Uu... uu... uu..."

Yan Huan stared blankly at An Le. But at this moment, her heart was like a floodgate that had been thrown wide open—there was no stopping it anymore.

With her face covered in tears, she finally closed her eyes, tilted her head back, and wailed loudly.

"Uu... uu... uu... I do not want younger siblings at all! I just want Mom and Dad to love only me!

"Uu... I do not want to break ties with Spencer at all! I really just wanted to be good friends with her!

"I do not want to die at all! I do not want to fight them at all! Uu...

"I am also really scared... Scared that I will never see Mom and Dad again, scared that I will never see Xiao Huan again!

"I want you to know my feelings so badly! I want you to know how much I have sacrificed!

"But, I am also so afraid... afraid that I am not as good as the other girls... Worried that I cannot compare to them...

"But I really... really like Xiao Huan! I want to be with you!

"Uu... uu... uu..."

With every sentence she spoke, her originally timid and tiny voice grew louder.

With every piece of pain she confessed, each clear tear in her eyes flowed more profusely.

Watching the on-the-verge-of-collapse An Le cry out all the thoughts buried deep in her heart.

Yan Huan gritted his teeth, tightly embraced her, and lowered his head, fiercely capturing her lips.

"Smooch!"

Feeling the sensation on her lips, the teary-eyed girl's eyes flew wide open.

At this moment, in Ginza, Tokyo, the wheels of the floats began to roll.

Countless tourists from all over the world began to sing and dance beneath the pink meteors falling from the sky.

"Look, the performance is about to begin!"

Holding her camera, Yurianna watched the several idols taking the stage on the distant floats, her eyes lighting up slightly.

They were performing AKB48's famous hit, "Koisuru Fortune Cookie".

The singing voice, accompanied by scattered flowers and bathed in the light of the pink meteors in the sky, seemed to revolve around everything concerning the girl.

"I want to confess my feelings to you so badly."

"But I just do not have the confidence."

"After all, I can already imagine exactly how you would react..."

"Miss, are you sure? To maintain a website, you need to rent a server, and you have to pay for it every year."

"Y-yes!"

"Alright."

The girl looked at the server deduction notice on her phone as she walked down the bustling street with a small snake on her shoulder.

"Look, that dress would definitely suit you perfectly!"

Hearing the little snake's voice, the girl turned her eyes and saw the beautiful clothing inside the display window.

Her eyes lit up slightly; she was clearly tempted.

However, as her gaze shifted slightly to look at the price tag below, she had no choice but to purse her lips.

"Little Finger... I... I do not have enough money."

"Ah? What does that matter? Let me teach you, use Superconductor..."

"I..."

An Le looked at it, tightly clutching her phone, and said softly,

"I cannot do that."

"Boys always say things like, 'A girl with a good personality is perfectly fine.'"

"But having good looks is always an advantage."

"It is always the glamorous, cute-looking girls who take first place in the popularity polls."

"I hope to assist Yan Huan in running for Student Council President. I hope everyone from the Inner Court Student faction can understand my intentions..."

The girl in the school uniform gazed at Sakuramiya Hitomi, who smiled faintly and made a domineering declaration in front of the Inner Court Students, unable to hide her envious gaze.

"Thank you, Fan A!"

Below the stage, amidst the crowd, the girl looked up at the stunning Bai Yi, who was the center of attention. She watched as Bai Yi pointed her finger far into the distance, outside the venue, toward the back view of the boy leaving in the light.

"Xiao Huan is my younger brother."

In Shengxin Hospital, the girl on the hospital bed watched Ye Shiyu. Because her idol mother had spoken disrespectfully, Ye Shiyu immediately put on a cold face and stood up for the boy. Seeing this, the girl could not help but purse her lips.

"Look, she kissed the President!"

On the live broadcast screen, the blonde girl lunged at the boy. In front of the entire audience, she embraced him tightly and kissed him.

"Splash, splash."

Around Izu Oshima, the boundless ocean waves washed away everything from the past.

The girl being kissed by Yan Huan tilted her head, giving everything she had to respond to him.

Yet, from the corner of her eye, a single tear still slowly escaped, rolling down her cheek.

Until it transformed into a sky full of pink meteors, plummeting toward the earth.

"Please! Please! Please! Please! Oh, baby."

"Please take a look at me too~"

The pink meteors streaked across Ginza, illuminating the bustling crowds below.

"Wow, what an exquisitely designed website!"

"Are you serious? Who is this handsome guy?"

"Hehe, that is the Student Council President of our Far Moon Academy."

"I am in love. If I were from your school, I might just vote for this handsome guy too~"

Several girls from Far Moon Academy held their phones, chatting with students from other schools who had come here for the School Trip.

The girls blushed slightly, holding their phones and teasing one another.

"The fortune cookie in love~"

"Come on, try to break open its shell!"

The pink meteors crossed the ocean, similarly lighting up the Luoqiao District in Linmen.

"Hello, a package for you! Shipped from Sakura Country!"

An Le's weak mother watched her husband return from the door holding a cardboard box and could not help but ask in confusion,

"From Sakura Country?"

"Yeah."

An Bang nodded and unpacked the parcel, revealing the beautifully wrapped and neatly arranged array of baby products inside.

Sitting right on top was a postcard, with elegant handwriting written across it:

"To my dear little brother/sister, I hope you can grow up healthy and be happy forever~"

"I also hope Mom and Dad stay healthy and do not work so hard. The future will definitely be better!"

Staring at that postcard, An Le's mother could not hold back her tears. She covered her mouth, unable to suppress her soft sobbing.

"Uu... An Le..."

"Hey, hey, hey."

"Even the Divine Lord cannot say for sure what the future holds~"

The pink meteors streaked past, illuminating the quiet Far Moon Academy under the night sky.

Through the gap in the undrawn curtains, the scene inside the long-unvisited Doujinshi Society classroom gradually became clear.

The desks and chairs, clothes, and various books and doujinshi were all arranged immaculately. Among the several members of the Doujinshi Society, who was the one so deft and meticulous?

And right on the wall of the Doujinshi Society, a red banner was pasted:

"We will win the Club War championship and make everyone look at us with new eyes!"

"Doujinshi Society, fighting!"

Below it was another line written in elegant, small handwriting:

"We must make sure Spencer gets to stay!"

"Tears inside the fortune cookie."

"That is too negative, do not be so pessimistic~"

The meteors in the sky streaked across Kamizato Village, causing the several elderly women looking up at the sky to chuckle softly.

"Never did I expect to witness a scene like this in my lifetime."

But at this moment, the voices of two children sounded from behind them.

"Wow, it is so pretty!"

"Yeah."

Hearing this, Shen Dai Popo and the other grandmothers puffed out their cheeks in mock anger, turned around, and looked at them.

"Why have you not gone to finish your homework! Did your Sister An Le not leave you notes?"

"Aw, man..."

"How could you..."

The two children simultaneously put on expressions of pure agony, but had no choice but to scurry back to their rooms in defeat.

"Hey, hey, hey."

"The whole world is overflowing with love."

"Just let all those heartbreaking things blow away with the wind."

"Tomorrow will definitely be better!"

The pink meteors plummeted toward the horizon, and that single tear that had fallen when An Le was kissed finally hit the ground.

Yan Huan gasped for air, breaking the kiss. Yet, as if he simply could not bear to let her go, he hugged the crying An Le tighter and tighter.

He wanted to comfort her, he wanted to soothe her sadness, he wanted her to feel his true intentions...

But right now, it seemed as if any words would be far too pale and monotonous.

However, at this moment, An Le suddenly felt something, and her body trembled slightly.

But she did not shy away in the slightest; instead, she took the initiative and reached her hand out.

"Grab!"

The instant she reached out, Yan Huan caught her hand firmly.

He looked down in disbelief, only to see An Le looking up at him with a flushed face, panting heavily.

Immediately after, she whispered,

"Xiao Huan... does that promise from before... still... count?"

Hearing this, Yan Huan's pupils contracted.

"Thud!"

In the next second, unable to hold back any longer, Yan Huan pushed An Le down onto the floor.

An Le's tears had yet to dry as she simply looked at Yan Huan above her, who was breathing heavily, his eyes darkened with desire.

Watching him stare straight at her, enduring it for a long while before speaking softly,

"An Le... give everything you have... to me."

Hearing Yan Huan's words, An Le's eyes widened. Following that, her tear-stained, sorrowful little face gradually turned deep pink.

Immediately after, she pursed her lips, allowing that flush—a mixture of shyness and pure joy—to fill the abyss-like emptiness of her heart.

She pursed her lips once more and gently reached out her arms, wrapping them around Yan Huan's shoulders.

Then, she tilted her head, smiling yet speaking with intense nervousness,

"Yes...

"I... I belong to Xiao Huan..."

Looking at the lovely girl smiling up at him amidst a halo of splayed black hair, and hearing the sweet words she had seemingly gathered all her courage to speak...

Yan Huan only felt as if a string inside his heart had completely snapped.

"..."

Thus, unable to restrain himself any longer, he gently lowered his head.

And claimed everything that belonged to An Le.

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