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The following text provides a more specific and detailed explanation of this behavior.

This is an act of expressing affection...?

"Love...is love the same as liking?"

Seeing this, Alex tilted her head in confusion, frowned, and began to think about the difference between the two.

"I like Aine, I like Shoko, I like Rakuna, but... do I love them?"

I asked myself softly, but I didn't get any answer.

Unable to figure out the situation for the time being, she had no choice but to turn her attention back to the screen.

"And...sucking? And...the tongue...to go in too?"

As she read the words on the screen in a low voice, Alex's mind was completely absorbed in the novel knowledge within.

"This is so complicated... Should I ask them to help me practice the correct method?"

Looking at the various kissing techniques above, Alex muttered something in annoyance.

Until the duration of the [Monster Transformation] completely ended and all the abnormal characteristics of her body disappeared, she remained immersed in the ocean of knowledge, unable to extricate herself.

Alex seemed to have completely forgotten what the main reason she was still up so late was.

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P.S. I'll probably add an extra chapter today or tomorrow... because I took two days off this month, and there were already two days less than usual, so I didn't meet the word count requirement for perfect attendance, sob sob~

Volume 1: Chapter 140 Making Valentine's Day Chocolates

Today is Valentine's Day, which Ai Yin has been talking about for the past two or three days.

As dawn broke, Alex, whose wake-up time was more precise than an alarm clock, had already finished washing up in the bathroom.

After briefly checking out the situation on the Sky Island, Alex ate a monster meat sushi for breakfast, and then cleared out the monsters in the mob farm during the less than one minute of her [Half-Monster Transformation] duration. She harvested a small amount of monster meat from the zombies. After that, Alex returned to the kitchen of the burger shop with a huge pile of cocoa beans.

She remembered very clearly what Ai had explained to her about what to do on Valentine's Day.

I want to make my own special chocolate and give it to the person I love.

So Alex, who had just received the cocoa beans yesterday, prepared to make three chocolates before the burger shop opened in the morning.

"wrong……"

Suddenly, Alex, who was busy taking cocoa beans out of her backpack and putting them into the box, paused.

"Do we still need to make those obligatory chocolates for ordinary friends?"

Not only are there obligatory chocolates to express gratitude for kindness, but also friendship chocolates to give to close friends...

"Aine and Xiangzi, are they people I like, people I need to thank for their care, or friends?"

Suddenly troubled by this question, Alex found herself in a dilemma.

As for the chocolates to give to her family, that would only be for Alex's mother, but since her mother isn't around right now, she can ignore them for the time being.

"How about... everyone makes three different chocolates?"

Muttering to herself, Alex took out her phone from her pocket and opened the Valentine's Day chocolate-making tutorial she had searched for last night.

But that would triple the workload.

This ingredient wasn't included in her recipe, so despite having cocoa beans, milk, sugar, and other ingredients for making chocolate, Alex still had to look at cooking tutorials she found online to learn how to make Valentine's Day chocolates.

This was also the first time she had made food that wasn't based on a synthetic recipe.

Having no prior experience, Alex was somewhat apprehensive about whether she could accomplish this task.

After making the chocolate, the next step is to give it as a special gift to the person you love to express your affection...

"Love...!"

As she silently recited the words Ai-yin had spoken to her on Valentine's Day, Alex suddenly recalled a certain keyword.

This was exactly what she hadn't been able to figure out last night. She hadn't expected that she had heard about it from Ai-yin a few days ago, but she only remembered it now.

"So, if you like someone, express your love today..."

Alex muttered to herself, her brows furrowing slightly as she pondered intently.

"I like Aine, I like Shoko, I like Rakuna... so after giving them chocolates today..."

Count them off one by one on your fingers.

"Do we still need to express our love through kissing?"

After hesitating for a moment, she wasn't really sure if her idea was right or wrong.

Do you need to verify this?

Should we just go and ask?

Alex lowered her eyelids, the ticking of the clock beside her urging her to finish her work before thinking about what to do next.

"what……"

A moment later, the tall, silver-haired girl let out a soft breath, her eyes filled with confusion.

The question she had asked Aine about her crush hadn't been answered yet, which made Alex somewhat lose the motivation to continue asking about it.

Let's finish what we're doing first before thinking about anything else.

Setting aside her chaotic thoughts, Alex rolled up her sleeves, took out a few packets of cocoa beans, placed them in front of the stove, and then began to look at the tutorial on her phone.

One thing that puzzled her was that, although the ultimate goal of making chocolate was to create a chocolate, why did all the recipes require ready-made chocolate as the first step?

Isn't it redundant to melt chocolate into a chocolate syrup and then make it into chocolate?

Why are there no tutorials that start from cocoa beans?

Alex looked helplessly at the few cocoa beans in front of her, feeling lost and at a loss.

Feeling lost and helpless, she had no choice but to open the cocoa bean recipe list and start looking for a way to solve the problem.

"Cookies... no use, brown dye... this isn't food anymore, is it?"

With puffed-out cheeks and looking quite troubled, Alex flipped through the pages, examining each recipe one by one.

"Secret Ritual Chocolate... The ingredients are so complicated, chocolate pie..."

She paused briefly.

"Is it okay to remove the puff pastry after the chocolate pie is made?"

After hesitating for a moment, Alex decided to continue to look ahead and see if there was a more suitable method.

"Strange Meat Chocolate Mousse... What is mousse?"

She could make this recipe, as she had just found a way to obtain the monster meat last night. Bottled blood could also be obtained by simply holding a glass bottle and using a knife to kill humanoid creatures, which was similar to monster meat. The rest were just wheat, cocoa beans, and milk.

But if you're going to make this, you might as well make a chocolate pie. Not to mention that Alex doesn't know what mousse is, she remembers that food made from monster meat not only smells bad but also makes people nauseous. That's completely unsuitable as a Valentine's Day gift to give to everyone.

Just as Alex was struggling with her decision, she opened the cookware's recipe list and saw the only recipe that used cocoa beans as the main ingredient.

"Hot cocoa?"

Is there any difference between this and chocolate syrup?

Blinking, Alex carefully examined the recipe ingredients on it.

Two portions of cocoa beans, one portion of milk, and one portion of sugar.

Then, she glanced at the tutorial on her phone screen, which showed the next step after melting the chocolate.

This is a tutorial on how to make milk-flavored chocolate. After melting the chocolate, you need to add an appropriate amount of white sugar and milk, stir until completely melted and blended, and then add butter.

"So, after I make the hot cocoa, I can just add the butter, right?"

After confirming it again, Alex muttered to herself with some delight.

The first step of preparing the ingredients is thus solved. It's a pity that if all chocolates were made in this way, then all of Alex's chocolates would be based on milk chocolate.

There were no further problems with the subsequent steps.

The brief moment of tranquility before the sun completely rose above the horizon slipped away quietly as Alex busied herself making Valentine's Day gifts for the three girls.

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P.S. I can't think of any reason why anyone would be willing to eat this monstrous meat dish. Even setting aside the fact that it's essentially human flesh, and considering it as rotten flesh dropped by zombies, would anyone else, including Aine, really be willing to eat rotten flesh?

Incidentally, there are many things in the mod that Alex has no way of knowing. For example, she has no idea that the "Homecoming Coffee Fruit" in Yokai Clan can only be planted on podzolite, while in the original game, podzolite can be obtained by ripening large spruce trees and converting the soil beneath them. These are things that can only be found by checking guides, and normally neither Alex nor Aine would know this, since neither of them are advanced players.

Therefore, as

If I have that information, I'll simplify it as needed, such as allowing coffee beans to be grown in ordinary soil.

Volume 1: Chapter 141 Xiangzi, I Like You

Perhaps because he didn't get enough sleep the night before, Xiangzi was too tired yesterday, so he got up a little later today.

When she opened her eyes, it was no longer early morning. She drew back the curtains and looked out the window. Many shops outside had opened early on Valentine's Day.

You can see that the entrances or windows of those shops are decorated with Valentine's Day greetings and information about shop activities.

Of course, their burger joint was no exception. Last night, when no one was around, Alex had already put up a sign outside the door, which announced a small performance that they would be holding at the burger joint that afternoon, as well as some special offers on burger set meals.

Rubbing his eyes, Xiangzi picked up his phone, glanced at the time—it was almost nine o'clock—and opened the notification bar. The alarm must have gone off, but it showed that it had been manually turned off.

When did you wake up and turn off the alarm?

She had absolutely no recollection of it.

Since I've already overslept, there's no point in rushing out the door.

Feeling a little guilty, Xiangzi silently reflected to himself, wondering if he had gradually become a bit lax lately.

A month ago, no matter how tired she was the day before, she would always wake up on time the next morning. Her sleep was very restless, and most of the time she would wake up earlier than her alarm clock.

Then, still exhausted, he went to work hard to find a job so that he and his father could have their next meal.

The reason why he can be so willful now, sleeping as long as he wants, is probably because he's having a very comfortable time with Alex.

Aine was right yesterday. Alex does spoil Ronna, but she didn't really make things clear.

Alex not only spoils Ronna, but also Xiangzi and Aine to the point of being pampered.

Many times, Xiangzi couldn't help but wonder what he had given to receive such unconditional care from Alex.

She worries that she hasn't given enough and that it's unfair to Alex, and she's also troubled by the fact that Alex's contributions are too heavy and she can't compensate her.

Then, when she sees that the other person treats Aine and Rakuna in the same way, she will unconsciously fall into a state of anxiety and insecurity.

Xiangzi was very fond of the feeling of being pampered by Alex, even though she knew that it was wrong for her to indulge in the other person's tenderness like this.

She will eventually come to her senses and realize that she is not the only one for him.

Aine is like that, and so is Rakuna.

Xiangzi understood one thing very clearly: no matter how high their status was in Alex's heart at that moment, there would always be an unshakable and insurmountable position above them.

When Alex's mother appears, when the creator god, whom Alex describes as terrifying, returns, Alex will definitely abandon them all.

But at least for now, Xiangzi doesn't need to worry about things that are too far in the future.

Standing up, the blue-haired girl picked up a hairband and gently tied her hair up before pushing open the door and walking out.

She could, just a little longer, linger a little longer in Alex's tenderness.

"Happy Valentine's Day!"

"Whoa-!"

Then, as soon as Xiangzi pushed open the door, she was startled by Alex appearing in front of her.

"Ok?"

Holding a beautifully packaged little gift box in both hands, Alex tilted her head and looked at Xiangzi's slightly exaggerated reaction, somewhat puzzled.