Chaoyang put an end to the fight before Yukinoshita Yukino could retort.

"Miss Yukinoshita"

Chaoyang patted the cushion next to him and motioned for him to sit over.

"Please sit over here so I can show you the screen while we chat."

"Seeing your lustful and despicable eyes, please allow me to decline. If you need me to see any footage, just turn the computer around."

"I told you, stop bickering."

"If you think telling the truth counts as bickering, then I'm sorry."

Chaoyang held his forehead as if he had a headache, knowing that if he continued talking like this, it would never end. He completely understood that Yukinoshita Yukino would not give in verbally.

"Then you just sit there."

Chaoyang coughed twice and said seriously

"Hmm... Miss Yukinoshita, please be prepared. This world you're in is reality, and you might find it confusing. This is an explanation of the concepts in the world you lived in before. Everything you've experienced before was actually a fiction created by a light novel writer in the real world."

"Nonsense..."

Chaoyang handed her the laptop with both hands before she finished speaking, and the cover of the light novel "My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected" was displayed on the screen.

"Is this... me? Who's the guy next to me with the dead eyes?"

"Hmm? You don't know him? It seems like the timeline you live in is before the story begins. Well, that boy is the protagonist of this novel, and you are the heroine. You two will probably get married? I didn't watch much of the later plot, but that's probably the case, right?"

Chaoyang carelessly revealed the spoilers to Yukinoshita Yukino, unconcerned about whether it would alter the original plot, as he felt he wasn't the one missing a wife anyway. Furthermore, if they didn't exist in this world, they would simply return to nothingness, leaving it uncertain whether their true world existed outside of this one.

Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly stood up, her fascinating face now filled with anger that was about to explode.

"Ridiculous! If this is just a prank, it should have stopped! If this is a TV show to shock people, please end it immediately. Is it really that fun to shatter people's cognition? If you have the time to do this just to see the victim's embarrassed face, why not change your despicable nature?"

Looking at the continuous output of Yukinoshita Yukino, Chaoyang just sat on the ground, dragging his head and standing still.

So this is what it feels like to see someone's defenses break... especially a beautiful girl's. Well, I can't blame her. If it were me, I'd probably be even more intense. After all, it's like denying everything about yourself, including your own existence, as false. Thankfully, Pochi's unique personality makes it relatively easy to accept. Sandwich-chan is a comedic anime, and breaking down dimensional barriers is commonplace, so she's even less bothered by this kind of time travel.

"If you've finished venting, sit down. Everything in your memory has changed. This is beyond human power, you should understand. Or is Yukinoshita Yukino, who ranks first in Sobu High's deviation value, actually just a fool who lets her emotions control her?"

"...It's a pointless provocation, but your words do prove you understand me well. However, I want to point out that the deviation value is simply a manifestation of daily accumulation and cannot represent anyone. And I hope you won't mention it in the future."

"OK, since you understand, please continue to listen to me. I don't really understand what happened. I'm just an ordinary Chinese student studying in Japan, but not long ago, the incredibly cute pink-haired girl you saw first appeared in my closet, and then the blonde devil Sandwich. They are also from different works. By the way, if we just talk about the influence of the original works, the story of your world is more powerful."

Yukinoshita Yukino has returned to her original icy beauty face and coldly prevented the topic from being extended.

"There's no need to explain the incidental part. No one's life, including these two, is created to please others. Even if you say we were born from a work of fiction, since I exist here right now, how can I conclude that our world is fictional?"

Chaoyang spoke happily when he saw that Yukinoshita Yukino had returned to normal.

"It's enough if you can convince yourself, not me. ...By the way, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"

Chaoyang stood up and went to the kitchen to get the dishes and chopsticks, then walked back into the house and placed them in front of Yukinoshita Yukino.

"Eat it, you're welcome~"

Looking at the kind morning sun, Yukinoshita Yukino's aura was no longer sharp and invincible, and she bowed her head honestly to express her gratitude.

"……Thanks."

Also because I was really hungry, I actually kept walking all day, trying to find the overlap between my memory and reality, but it was all in vain and a waste of effort.

"Let's eat and talk. What are your plans next?"

"I don't know... This is my first time encountering this kind of situation. If I were to describe how I feel right now, it would be like being stripped naked and thrown into a primeval forest. It's as hopeless as that."

"That's true."

Chaoyang echoed absentmindedly.

After all, Yukinoshita Yukino is a lady from a wealthy family. In fact, although she must be independent in character, that is only the result of her financial dependence on her family for support. Maybe she is not proud of her family conditions, but without those, no matter how outstanding her personal abilities are, she can only wait for death.

Chaoyang made the suggestion that made his blood boil.

"...Today, I'm staying temporarily..."

"I reject."

"Uh, I'm not done yet."

"Maybe you think I'm pathetic, but since this is a matter of personal safety, I'd rather not sleep and sit at the entrance of the corridor."

"... Chaoyang is not that kind of person..."

Suddenly, a third delicate voice was heard. The owner of the voice was Pochi, who had just sensed that a quarrel was about to happen and ran away.

She timidly opened the door and whispered in defense of Chaoyang.

When he saw Yukinoshita Yukino's gaze shift to him, he suddenly panicked.

[Breathing is so difficult... I must not meet her eyes, or I will die.]

"What's your name, please?"

"Ah... that's called Goto... that."

Chaoyang became anxious after hearing this.

"She's Goto Ichiri."

Yukinoshita Yukino ignored Chaoyang's additions beside her.

"Don't you even have the courage to introduce yourself? And it's basic etiquette to look someone in the eye when talking to them."

"My name is Goto Ichiri!"

Finally, Pochi looked at Yukinoshita Yukino and roared with all his might.

"Good evening, Ms. Goto. I'm Yukinoshita Yukino. Please take care of me."

Yukinoshita Yukino smiled for the first time today.

29. Staying up late at night and arguing in the park?

"Weren't you unwilling to live here just now? Why did you change your mind?"

Chaoyang and Yukinoshita Yukino took her out to Don Quixote in the middle of the night to buy new sheets for her. On the way, Chaoyang asked Yukinoshita Yukino bluntly why she changed her mind.

"Ms. Goto, she had such a hard time even saying her own name that she still had to explain it to you. Furthermore, I've received a lot of help from you so far. I'm sorry that I had a preconceived notion and was prejudiced against you."

Chaoyang touched the back of his head and smiled foolishly, trying to smooth things over for both parties.

"...It's nothing. After all, I did sleep in the same bed with you. Haha, I feel sorry for the Great Teacher."

"Mr. Su... I must solemnly state something: I don't know what my future holds. Perhaps you've read stories about people who look like me, like Yukinoshita, who ended up dating someone and getting married. So you might be thinking of me as someone's girlfriend or even wife. But that's wrong. I'm not someone's accessory, nor am I a cake that's been reserved. So please don't speculate about me based on what you know about the plot. That wasn't my life; it's just a fictional story at best.

"Uh, just kidding, but sorry."

"...There's no need to apologize. Most people are limited by their own perceptions, and I'm no exception. I've made unwarranted and malicious assumptions about your actions. This is also proof of my own immaturity."

After saying this, Yukinoshita Yukino stopped and bowed solemnly to Chaoyang.

"It's too foreign."

"I am an outsider. Not only to you, Mr. Su, but also to the world."

Yukinoshita Yukino looked up at the starry sky with a lonely expression.

There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

The snow under the brilliant starry sky is as graceful as a startled wild goose.

Chaoyang couldn't help but take out his mobile phone to take a picture of this scene.

"click"

"... "

"Uh, if you don't mind keeping it as a souvenir."

Chaoyang held up his phone so Yukinoshita Yukino could see the photo

Yukinoshita Yukino sighed

"I hope you'll let me know next time if you want to take photos. You've already provided me with accommodations, and if you just want to take photos in this situation, I won't refuse as long as they're not something vulgar. ... Let's go. Going back too late will disturb everyone else's rest."

Chaoyang looked at Yukinoshita Yukino, who had just looked lonely, and thought of Pochi who was hurt in this world, and the weeping in the closet when they first met.

Thinking that perhaps Yukinoshita Yukino could be the key to restoring this world.

"Yukinoshita, would you mind going to sit in the park over there for a while? ...Don't be so quick to refuse! I don't want to talk about love or do anything obscene with you. I just want to tell you something I've been hiding."

“…Okay, I understand.”

……

The two of them sat on the swing in the park, and Chaoyang revealed all the keys to possible solutions that had been learned at the "Special Situation Countermeasures Meeting".

"When I think about the ridiculous tricks used by that woman who calls herself a demon that led me here, I suddenly feel that this messed-up world has no value in existence."

Chaoyang naturally revealed that her arrival was likely due to the fight between her and Sandwich-chan. Upon learning the truth, Yukinoshita Yukino looked deeply hurt, her brows furrowed.

"Don't say that. This is the world I live in, after all. I can't let it be destroyed. Although I do want to see the Saiyans or Saitama-sensei appear."

"...I think you're the most dangerous target. The organization's people warned you ahead of time, yet you're still taking it lightly. If you keep messing around with that demon, I'll take you to court if I can hold you accountable."

Yukinoshita Yukino gave a helpless smile, feeling extremely absurd.

Chaoyang immediately quit. He couldn't let her put the blame on him.

"Every time I take action, I'm forced to do so. Take today for example. If I hadn't taken action, would you have been killed? Even asking you to repay me with your body wouldn't be asking for anything more than that. After all, I'm your savior. So you better watch your words. Where you live now is my home. You're the one who took me in. Give me some basic gratitude and respect. Thank you."

Hearing the threat in Chaoyang's words, Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't just ignore it.

"Is this really your true nature? It seems I expected too much from you earlier. However, this conversation just now has made me fully aware that you bear full responsibility for my arrival. Your current actions are merely the equivalent of compensating the victim after a traffic accident. And you even planned to run the scene from the beginning. Which of us is the one who doesn't understand their own position, to be so confident in saying such things? In a sense, I truly admire you, to the point of being a little sick."

"...I feel like my Japanese has improved a lot after spending so much time with you..."

"That's what surprised me. Even though his Japanese was so poor, he was able to attend Aoyama Gakuin University, a well-regarded university. It seems the selection process for international students is too lenient."

"Gentle? You could say it's gentle? Although we didn't have to compete with the Japanese in the university entrance exam, we still had to work hard with students from other countries, taking the entrance exam, applying to schools, writing essays, and going through rounds of interviews. After all, I was in the top 500 that year, got a perfect score in the liberal arts exam, and only got one question wrong in Japanese! If I say gentle, I'm afraid you don't know how gentle our excellent Chinese universities are to international students! The dormitories are better than those of local students, and they provide opposite-sex study partners! They even give out scholarships!"

Since this involved a sensitive topic, Yukinoshita Yukino didn't pursue whether what Chaoyang said was true or not.

She asked Chaoyang with a smile, holding her chin elegantly with the back of her hand.

"In that case, let me ask you, a talented athlete, why did you come to Japan?"

"Uh...I can't get into a good university in China, so I want to avoid domestic competition."

"Honestly, I feel a little sorry for you. But I finally understand why I'm a little disgusted with you. It's because you're the type I hate. When faced with difficulties, you only look for shortcuts instead of improving yourself to fundamentally solve the problem."

"Please call this the rational use of resources. Isn't it your parents' accumulation of resources that has made you what you are today? If you were born into an ordinary or even poor family, can you be sure you would be so outstanding and unique? If you think that everything you have now... or more accurately, everything you have before, is the result of your own hard work, then you are being too arrogant."

"Huh? Have I been so aggressive lately? I actually like Yukinoshita Yukino and have tried to persuade her before."

Although Chaoyang's mouth was moving non-stop, he already felt that something was a little strange about himself today.

"I……"

Finally, Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't answer immediately this time.

30. A preliminary intention to cooperate has been reached.

"Let's both calm down. I'm sorry, Yukinoshita. My personality has changed since you came. I'll try my best to control it."

Just as Yukinoshita Yukino was about to think of a counterattack, she was immediately silenced by Chaoyang's sincere apology. She had been humiliated many times in front of her sister before, but she had never encountered such a situation where she was talking back to her sister one second and bowing to apologize the next.

Yukinoshita Yukino calmed down a bit, and although her face still contained unhappiness, she also

"...While it's unpleasant to end this way, it certainly seems like it's going to go on forever. Let's turn the conversation to how to resolve the current problem. From what you've just described, it's actually not that difficult. In short, there are two issues that need to be addressed. The first is to stop Ms. Goto from expressing herself abstractly due to her fear of socializing or other psychological factors. The solution is also very simple: help her correct this aspect of her personality. ...But is she willing to do so? Although it affects my ability to return, I would like to help her if possible with her consent.

Another topic is the issue between you and that naked demon... You weren't overly violent towards others, including me, but you were incredibly brutal towards that demon... It's strange, though, that your execution involved a level of brutality rarely seen in real life, yet I quickly accepted it. I suspect that demon possesses the ability to alter the perceptions of those around her, even without her own awareness. Otherwise, with Ms. Goto's personality, her reaction wouldn't have been so calm.

"That makes sense... As expected of Yukinoshita."

Sitting on the swing, Chaoyang also thought about it seriously. He thought that logically, he didn't have any hatred towards Sandwich Sauce. Even if she was sometimes mean, annoying, and a jerk, she was still a beautiful girl after all. As a face-obsessed person, he should be able to tolerate it.

"No need to praise me. This is just a simple analysis and summary. And it's just speculation, so it can only be used as a reference."

Yukinoshita stood up and paced back and forth, as if observing the world anew.

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