"Hitari?"
Tsukikawa Shu shook Goto Hitori by the shoulders.
It took quite a while before Goto Hitori recovered from her brain crash.
"Sorry, sorry, it was too sudden. I just couldn't accept it right away..." Goto Hitori hurriedly explained.
"Although tying our fates together through marriage all at once is indeed too fast, I really do like you, and there's a reason for it."
Tsukikawa Shu spoke sincerely as well. "My ability can only be used by entering a Marriage Contract."
Afterward, Tsukikawa Shu explained the rules of his system to Goto Hitori and showed her the system panel.
Although it was best not to let outsiders know about his cheat ability, Tsukikawa Shu had his principles. He didn't want to deceive Goto Hitori.
"In this Inner World, it'll be difficult to survive if I can't make good use of this cheat ability," Tsukikawa Shu said.
Perfectly reasonable. Nothing wrong with that.
As for feelings, well, affection would grow over time.
"I see."
Goto Hitori curled the stray lock by her temple around her finger and immediately relaxed.
At first, she had been worried that someone might be tricking her into getting married.
Now, it seemed there really was a reason.
And Tsukikawa Shu really was her type...
Although it was indeed a little fast, being able to marry someone she liked was already enough to make her happy.
She just wasn't prepared to be a qualified wife yet.
Come to think of it, she was only in her final year of high school. She had only just become an adult and only just reached Japan's legal marriage age.
Sitting beside Tsukikawa Shu, she repeatedly smoothed down her stray hair, her face red as she had no idea what to do.
Social anxiety already made her quiet and bad at expressing herself. Now, she could only sit there in silence.
Seeing Goto Hitori's bashful appearance, Tsukikawa Shu couldn't help but smile.
As long as someone got close to this socially anxious Bocchi-chan, they would discover that she was actually quite adorable.
He moved closer, then reached out and wrapped an arm around Goto Hitori's shoulders, drawing her toward him.
Suddenly pulled into his embrace, Goto Hitori jolted and instinctively wanted to break free.
Wait, no. I'm his wife now. This much contact isn't excessive...
Forcibly suppressing the unease in her heart, Goto Hitori squirmed a little but ultimately didn't resist.
Her face was so red it looked ready to drip blood.
"Actually... if getting married so quickly is hard for you to accept, we can start out as lovers first."
Holding Goto Hitori, Tsukikawa Shu said, "In the outside world, we can be a couple first and get to know each other better."
"Mm... we'll start as lovers."
Goto Hitori buried her face in Tsukikawa Shu's chest and spoke softly.
Although they were unquestionably spouses now, no one outside knew about it yet, so starting as lovers wasn't impossible.
They could date first and let everyone else get used to it before talking about marriage later.
At the very least, it would have to wait until after they graduated from high school!
How should she explain this to everyone?
First her parents, then Futari, and the doggie... oh, and the members of Kessoku Band.
Hehehe, they definitely won't expect that I'm not single anymore.
I really want to see their expressions. They'll definitely be shocked.
Besides, Ijichi Nijika, Yamada Ryo, and Kita Ikuyo had never dated anyone before.
The always-overlooked me has surpassed them!
Without realizing it, under Goto Hitori's rich imagination, "letting everyone know she had a boyfriend" became "showing off to everyone that she had a boyfriend."
She leaned against Tsukikawa Shu's chest and giggled foolishly, practically drooling.
"Hehehehe..."
Hearing the sound, Tsukikawa Shu looked down and saw Goto Hitori's silly expression.
This girl was definitely thinking of something she could brag about again.
Tsukikawa Shu understood this socially anxious girl all too well.
"By the way, have you awakened any class?" Tsukikawa Shu asked.
"A class?" Goto Hitori was utterly confused.
"Yeah, I just awakened the Enchanter class," Tsukikawa Shu said.
The two discussed it for a while, then checked the system and discovered that awakening a class wasn't so easy.
After players reached a certain level, they might receive a Class Card, or they might get nothing at all.
Aside from the random chance of leveling up, the only way was to obtain one in this Inner World.
A Class Card might be hidden inside the body of some powerful monster, or it might be found by chance while opening a treasure chest.
Those without a Class Card could only remain unaffiliated. They couldn't use skills, and leveling up would only strengthen their physique and increase their strength.
Moreover, once a class was bound, changing it later would require paying an enormous price.
To change classes, one had to reset their level to zero before using another Class Card. It simply wasn't worth it.
But that wasn't a problem for Tsukikawa Shu.
An Enchanter could originally seize another person's skills and Class Cards for personal use.
"Just so happens, I have another Class Card here. You can try it first." As Tsukikawa Shu spoke, he opened the system interface for Goto Hitori to see.
[Unused Formation Master Class Card] [Upon equipping, it will be shaped according to the user's attributes]
"Can I really accept something like this?" Goto Hitori looked at Tsukikawa Shu.
She hadn't helped him with anything, so accepting something from him like this felt far too wrong... and she didn't know how she could repay him.
"What are you thinking?" Tsukikawa Shu rubbed her little head and smiled. "You're my wife now."
"Wife!"
Goto Hitori still hadn't adjusted to that identity.
Her face reddened once more as she said:
"Then... I'll try it."
"If I don't awaken good attributes, don't blame me..."
Seeing Goto Hitori's timid appearance, Tsukikawa Shu simply held her and smiled. "Of course I won't. Just use it."
"Okay!"
Goto Hitori gathered her courage.
Tsukikawa Shu transferred the Class Card, and Goto Hitori clicked to use it.
[Formation Master Class Card used successfully] [Based on the user's attributes, Formation Master awakening attributes successfully determined] [You have awakened the "Curse-type Formation Master"] [You have obtained the skill: Curse of Negative Emotions on the Whole Field] [Skill effect: After using the skill, Goto Hitori will recall dark memories buried deep within her mind and emit intense negative emotions, infecting all creatures present. Their fighting spirit will greatly decrease. Fighting Spirit -50, Sanity -50] [At the same time, all creatures present will fall into a depressed mood, producing negative emotions such as "Living is so tiring." "Life has no meaning." "Why fight?" "Just lie down!" and "Let the world be destroyed!"]
Tsukikawa Shu: "..."
Goto Hitori: "..."
It really was a skill that suited Goto Hitori's personality.
"Sorry, my personality is just so gloomy..." Goto Hitori said with a gloomy expression.
Thin wisps of black smoke were emerging from her body. Clearly, the skill had been triggered!
"The system just determines attributes based on each person. Hitari, you really don't need to take it to heart..." Tsukikawa Shu hurriedly said.
Then he took the opportunity to hug her again.
"You have me now, don't you? You don't have to bottle up anything that makes you unhappy. You can tell me all about it," Tsukikawa Shu said.
"That's right." Goto Hitori quickly came to her senses.
She had a boyfriend now... no, she had a husband now. She was already countless steps ahead of her friends, so what was there to feel down about?
"Hehehe."
Goto Hitori lay in Tsukikawa Shu's arms and began giggling foolishly again.
This little girl was really easy to coax. Tsukikawa Shu breathed a sigh of relief.
Only Goto Hitori was this easy to fool, this easy to make his wife. If he had run into someone difficult like Yukino Yukinoshita, he might have died in the Inner World on the second day because he couldn't awaken his cheat ability.
They safely made it through the first night.
That night, the two slept while holding each other.
Although Goto Hitori was already his wife, Tsukikawa Shu remained quite restrained and didn't cross the line.
Goto Hitori was willing to accept him, but they had only officially met for one day. Doing that sort of thing was still too fast, and Goto Hitori might not be able to accept it.
Their fates were already bound together, and Goto Hitori couldn't run away. There was no need to rush the rest; everything would happen eventually.
"Come to think of it, getting married after knowing each other for a day is already ridiculously fast." Tsukikawa Shu couldn't help laughing.
Wasn't this basically a copy of TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You? They got married after knowing each other for one day and spent every day being lovey-dovey.
The next day, the two slept until noon.
Mainly because Goto Hitori had exhausted too much stamina and was too tired to get up from Tsukikawa Shu's arms.
Only when the glaring sunlight shone directly into her eyes did Goto Hitori groggily crawl out of bed.
She rubbed her eyes and glanced at her phone.
"It's twelve!"
Goto Hitori was shocked.
Although she liked sleeping in, this was the first time she had slept this late while attending school.
"There's no rush now."
Tsukikawa Shu smiled. "Get enough rest so we can farm monsters better today."
The two left the office building and began searching nearby for monsters they could kill for experience.
[You have taken a wife. Map upgraded] [Within a radius of ten kilometers, you can view information on all monsters, and monster nests will be automatically marked]
Following the system prompt, Tsukikawa Shu and Goto Hitori arrived outside an abandoned subway station.
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