(Heartfelt thanks to 'Zen Room Enlightenment' and 'Liu Jin Yu Shui Yue' for their tips!)
"So she's Yaze Kanon?..."
Looking at the silver-haired girl lying on the soft bedsheets, radiating both a pitiable air and a holy aura, Kotori turned to Wu Yan, her red eyes filled with a strange look.
"You're sure she's the target of your instance quest, not your target?..."
Wu Yan's expression had originally been grave and serious, but when he heard Kotori's words, the proper look on his face instantly collapsed, leaving only irritation.
"She really is Yaze Kanon!" Wu Yan emphasized helplessly. "Why would you think that?..."
Kotori curled her lip and sneered. "Because the target of your instance quest is such a pretty girl..."
"The system chose her!" Wu Yan immediately defended his innocence.
"Then why are all the targets of your instance quests such pretty girls?..." Kotori seemed genuinely puzzled. "I remember you saying that, back in our world, one of your instance quests was to put Rings of Sealing on me, Tohka, Yoshino, and Kurumi, right? And this time, it's to save Yaze Kanon..."
After a brief pause, Kotori looked at Wu Yan suspiciously. "Could it be that every instance world you enter has quests involving pretty girls?..."
Hearing that, the corner of Wu Yan's mouth twitched, and his heart began pounding.
It really did seem that way...
In the world of Hayate the Combat Butler, one of his instance quests had been to enter Hakuhou Academy. And once he entered Hakuhou Academy, he was bound to deal with the academy's student council president—Hinagiku. By that logic, it did seem that he had gotten involved with the Student Council President because of that instance quest.
And in the world of A Certain Magical Index, his first instance quest had been to