Emotions Erupt, Student Council President in His Arms!

"Hinagiku, um..."

"I'm going!"

"No, it's really..."

"I'm going!"

"But..."

"I'm going!"

Looking at Hinagiku, who wouldn't let a single word enter her ears, Wu Yan felt like crying without tears.

Wu Yan knew that Hinagiku had to be angry about his decision to go somewhere so dangerous.

After leaving the Luzhinomiya Family, Wu Yan had prepared himself with a whatever happens, happens mindset, ready to receive the Student Council President's "discipline."

But the moment they left the Luzhinomiya Family, Hinagiku had said only one thing to him: "I'm going."

It wasn't as though Wu Yan hadn't considered that the Student Council President might beat him up, give him the cold shoulder, make some dramatic farewell, or even come at him with a kitchen knife.

But he had never expected the Student Council President to suggest going with him!

This wasn't like that trashy Headless Giant from before. Even compared to the underground hall incident, this was far more dangerous. Wu Yan could calmly suggest going not only because he had the system as backup, but also because he had lived in the Giant Beast Forest and had at least some experience handling dangerous situations.

But if the Student Council President came along, it would really be troublesome. She was only level 18, second tier. Every enemy this time was at least level 20, and there wasn't just one of them, but a whole nest. Wouldn't that be sending the Student Council President straight to her death?

So Wu Yan could only patiently persuade her. "Hinagiku, it's really dangerous this time. I might not even be able to look after myself, so how could I let you come..."

Hinagiku immediately turned toward him and said firmly, "That's exactly why I have to go!"

"But..."

"Do you think I'm annoying? Do you think I'll just get in your way?!" Hinagiku glared at Wu Yan and shouted angrily.

That was a huge misunderstanding. Wu Yan hurriedly waved his hands and shook his head. "It's not that. I'm just afraid that if something happens..."

"I don't care. If you're going, then I'm going too!"

Wu Yan hesitated. Hinagiku simply wouldn't listen to him. Once she made up her mind, not even nine oxen might be able to pull her back. And if he just left without a word, then with Hinagiku's personality, there was a one hundred percent chance that she would come looking for him alone.

But if he let her follow him... sigh...

"Can't you listen to me for once?" Wu Yan said helplessly.

Hinagiku stared tightly at Wu Yan's face, and a faint mist appeared in her eyes.

Th-this couldn't be...

Wu Yan stared at Hinagiku in shock. Was she... about to cry? No, please. He was completely helpless against a girl's tears, especially the tears of a girl he liked.

Anyone who knew Hinagiku knew that for such a competitive girl, making her cry was harder than making the boys at the academy wear skirts. Yet Wu Yan had known her for less than a month and had nearly made her cry twice!

If Hinagiku really cried, then his sin would be enormous.

Wu Yan carefully glanced at Hinagiku and said weakly, "Hinagiku, you..."

"I'm scared." Hinagiku suddenly spoke, interrupting Wu Yan and making him freeze.

After wiping her eyes, Hinagiku raised her head again and looked at Wu Yan. "I'm scared. I'm really scared. I'm afraid that once you go there, you'll never come back. That's why I'm scared, so very scared..."

As she spoke, Hinagiku's eyes began to moisten again.

"So I want to go with you. At least I can help you by your side..."

Wu Yan fell silent in the face of Hinagiku's words.

He had completely forgotten that he could calmly face danger, but could Hinagiku calmly watch him face it? The person most worried about him risking his life wasn't anyone else—it was Katsura Hinagiku, standing right before him!

And how could Wu Yan, who intended to use the sealing barrier as a place to level up, understand Hinagiku's worries?

Lowering his head, Wu Yan gave a self-mocking smile. "You're right. I selfishly agreed to someone else's request without considering your feelings at all. I really am terrible..."

Hinagiku suddenly swayed and crashed straight into Wu Yan's arms, startling him. In a fluster, he wrapped his arms around her waist, his face utterly dazed.

The Student Council President had thrown herself into his arms?

That thought instantly filled Wu Yan's mind. This development had completely exceeded his expectations.

Hinagiku herself was intensely embarrassed by what she had done. It had been an entirely thoughtless action; her body had moved on its own. By the time she came to her senses, she could already hear Wu Yan's heartbeat beside her ear.

With her eyes closed and face flushed red, Hinagiku's body trembled slightly. But since she had already done it, she could only see it through.

"I don't know why you're risking yourself for that crystal, but you have your reasons, and I have mine. Let me go with you. Please!"

Breathing in the fragrance of Hinagiku's hair, Wu Yan sighed inwardly. "You don't blame me? For risking my life over a crystal..."

Hinagiku shook her head and laughed softly. "Didn't you say that one day, you'd tell me about yourself? That's our promise. So I believe that you must have your own reasons!"

Hearing Hinagiku's words, Wu Yan couldn't help tightening his arms, pulling her closer against him. His heart was filled with emotion.

Wu Yan was an otaku. He liked beautiful girls from the two-dimensional world simply because he liked them. There was no reason for it. It was a feeling only otaku could understand.

And when the person he liked treated him like this and trusted him so completely, what kind of feeling was that? Wu Yan didn't know how others might feel, but he knew exactly how he felt.

He wanted to tell her... how he felt...

"Hinagiku, I like you. I really, really like you!"

When Wu Yan's voice, brimming with love, rang out, Hinagiku's body inevitably trembled. She bit her lips tightly, refusing to let the emotions inside her spill out. Yet the feelings with no outlet surged into her eyes, and tears slowly flowed down Hinagiku's cheeks.

Wu Yan, who had always been so afraid of girls crying, smiled as he watched Hinagiku's tears fall. He knew that these tears carried a different meaning.

Hinagiku raised her arms and wrapped them around Wu Yan's neck, burying her head deeply in his chest. She silently conveyed her feelings. Her tears flowed soundlessly, yet a breathtakingly beautiful smile rested on her lips.

Wu Yan reached out and wiped Hinagiku's face, brushing away her tears. "Do you know? Actually, I'm not from this world."

Hinagiku involuntarily raised her head and looked at Wu Yan. She said nothing, but her eyes were full of confusion.

"I came from Earth, in another world. It's somewhat different from this world. There are no monsters or ghosts, no spirit exorcists. It's just a very ordinary world. One day, four months ago, I woke up and found that I had come to another world. That world had powerful people and magical beasts, while I only had a system..."

His account slowly echoed within the world of just the two of them. As Wu Yan gradually revealed his story, confusion, astonishment, and bewilderment continually crossed Hinagiku's face. It was no wonder—what Wu Yan said was simply too shocking. All kinds of expressions appeared on Hinagiku's face, but disbelief was the one thing absent.

After Wu Yan, who had seen it all, finished telling her about the missions he had received after coming to this world, he finally asked, "Don't you doubt something as fantastical as this?"

At Wu Yan's question, Hinagiku opened her mouth. Her cheeks involuntarily reddened as she said softly, "Didn't you say that one day you'd tell me about yourself? So I was already mentally prepared. Besides, didn't you also say that when you're holding a girl, you won't say something you don't mean?"

Wu Yan froze at her words. The emotions in his heart burst forth. He lifted Hinagiku's face and, amid her shocked expression, suddenly kissed her.

"Mm..." Hinagiku's eyes widened, her body stiffening as she completely failed to react.

Everything had happened too suddenly. If she had been mentally prepared for Wu Yan's story, then she had been completely unprepared for the arrival of her first kiss.

By the time she reacted, Wu Yan's tongue had already entered her mouth and entwined with hers, making Hinagiku's eyes widen even further.

Under Wu Yan's assault, Hinagiku's body began to relax. In the end, she went limp in his arms, staring blankly as she felt the sensation on her tongue.

Was it a second? A minute? Or an hour? Time had been completely forgotten by the two immersed in their feelings.

When Wu Yan finally moved away from Hinagiku's lips, she was still in a daze.

Her first kiss... was gone just like that...

Wu Yan licked his lips and chuckled. "That was really sweet..."

Wu Yan's voice woke Hinagiku from her daze. Seeing the wicked grin on his face, she finally realized what had happened.

Hinagiku's face rapidly turned red. The disbelief in her watery eyes was painfully obvious. Her mouth slowly opened, and she let out an "Ah!" before pushing Wu Yan away and raising a trembling finger at him. "Y-you... you..."

"What did I do?" Wu Yan looked at Hinagiku with amusement. He found her reaction incredibly entertaining.

"Y-you, how could you... how could you do that..." Hinagiku had a bellyful of words, but in the end, that was all that came out.

"Why can't I do that?"

"You... without getting my permission... you..." Seeing Wu Yan's shameless expression, Hinagiku was furious beyond measure.

"Huh? I didn't?" Wu Yan tilted his head in feigned confusion and smiled. "I remember that I did. Didn't someone say that once I fulfilled my promise, she would fulfill the condition she owed me? I already told you everything just now, so it's only natural for you to repay what you owe me, right?"

That was what he said, but inwardly, Wu Yan complained: Other than the fact that you're a two-dimensional girl, I told you everything.

Wu Yan didn't dare tell Hinagiku that in his world, she was merely a character from an anime. Otherwise, who knew what the tsundere Student Council President might do?

Hearing Wu Yan's defense, Hinagiku shut her mouth in frustration. The moment she thought of that kiss, she became so embarrassed that she didn't even dare face Wu Yan again.

Thus, the Student Council President shut her eyes, covered her face, lowered her head, lifted her feet, and immediately sprinted off in the opposite direction.

Wu Yan touched his lips, feeling emotional.

Even Wu Yan had trouble processing how things had developed to this point. At the time, he had been moved by Hinagiku's words, and his heart had been filled with her image. He only wanted to vent those feelings. By the time he realized what he had done, he had already stolen Hinagiku's first kiss.

So Wu Yan could only use teasing to calm his wildly pounding heart.

It had been his first time too! Though he had shamelessly kept that fact hidden...

The Student Council President really was easy to embarrass. It seemed he would have to help her practice more in the future...

With such shameless thoughts in mind, Wu Yan grinned wickedly before chasing after the Student Council President.

After all, she had run in the opposite direction...