H-How Much? (Continued)

Elysia, with a smile on her face, moved closer to Liu Bai without any sense of distance, poking Liu Bai's face in a complaining... or rather, cute tone.

"... Is this your room?"

"Yes, Liu Bai-qin, you don't even know which room someone else is staying in?"

Alicia changed from poking to pinching.

"Is the bond between the prince and princess already starting to fade? So, it turns out I've been neglecting you, Liu Bai-qin?"

"... Don't make it sound like I'm part of your harem."

"What's yours is mine, Liu Bai-qin!"

"You're really quite arrogant."

"Hmph~ But on the other hand, that beautiful girl is also the beautiful girl Liu Bai-qin ~"

"Oh, so what about yours?"

Liu Bai had absolutely no desire to get into a war of words with Elysia.

"Currently, only Liu Bai-qin is here~ Last time, when I asked Liu Bai-qin to help someone forcibly take a woman, Liu Bai-qin refused."

"Please don't portray this as if I didn't go on a date."

"There's no difference~"

No, no, no, the difference is huge, isn't it?

"So I can understand that you're freeloading off my family's savings account?"

"Well... not really, everyone's been pretty cold to me. Even when I suggested 'Let's go with Liu Bai 30', nobody agreed."

"I think they should stay away from weirdos."

Liu Bai gently pressed down on Elysia's shoulder, pushing the pink-haired beauty slightly away from him.

"Airi, I think you'd better be more serious."

"Seriously? How about we make a registration form next time we make a '30' proposal?"

"No, you know what kind of serious I'm talking about, right?"

Is that so?

Elysia's smile vanished instantly.

A heroic air instantly appeared on her beautiful face, revealing a deep determination.

Flame-Chasers Elysia.

... her face was still beautiful, but her deep resolve cast a shadow of unease over people's hearts.

Liu Bai couldn't help but wonder if Elysia in the original story would show this expression when no one was around, when she privately made up her mind to dedicate herself to the cause.

"Pfft~ Why did you turn serious when Liu Bai-qin kissed your cheek? Are you making faces at each other to see who can laugh first?!"

Elysia first covered her mouth, then bent over and laughed wildly.

"Ah... no, I... cough cough... I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe!"

"..."

Should I be less sentimental?

Liu Bai rubbed his forehead.

But then I realized that Elysia's emotional intelligence... was really very high.

"By the way... Airi, you don't have some kind of mission on your side, do you?"

Liu Bai squatted down slightly and looked at Elysia was laughing uncontrollably, and asked her seriously.

"If there is one, please speak up. We are sure everyone has a solution."

A large part of the reason why Elysia ultimately had to sacrifice herself was that Elysia couldn't say it when she had the chance.

When the need arises to speak out, the Moth to Flame... or rather, humanity has already reached a point of no return.

"... I told you, Liu Bai-qin, will you help me make it happen?"

Elysia straightened up, her face still bearing a playful smile, but her eyes held no joy.

... If the expression just now was "making a difficult decision", the expression now is "fearlessly embarking on the path that has been decided".

"I rarely make definitive statements, but with you... I will."

Liu Bai couldn't bear to watch tragedy.

In the past, I was powerless and the tide was rolling. Neither reality nor fantasy could change anything, so I could only go with the flow.

But now that he possesses immense power and holds the reins of power, if he still cannot change anything, then all his previous actions would be no different from a joke.

"... Pfft! No way! This kind of flirting is too much! No innocent girl could resist being flirted with like this! It's too much, too much, too much!"

[Elysia's Affection Level: 4120 → 4130]

... Wait a minute, how much?

Four, one, two, zero?

This is the first time Elysia's affection level information has been revealed, and Elysia's name has finally appeared in Liu Bai's social media profile.

But... that doesn't make sense, does it?

Liu Bai had anticipated that Elysia and he would have a relatively high initial level of affection.

But... considering the Easter egg characters and the initial CP identity, which means a 100-point affinity that's considered graduation right from the start.

But where did the number 4120, which has both zeros and whole numbers, come from?

Or is it because there's a problem with the numerical settings?

Liu Bai has played with mods a lot, so he naturally knows that some mechanics issues can be compensated for with numerical values.

For example, in strategy games, when setting a general to not betray, it is usually done by setting in the code that "they will not resign," "they will not be poached," and "they cannot be recruited by other factions."

However, some games may not have written any code for convenience, but instead increased the values. For example, a general's loyalty value may be displayed as 100, but the actual value behind it may be 200 or more.

This rounding method is roughly equivalent to setting up a character who will not betray you.

(So, is Elysia also in this situation?)

However, if that's the case, it seems that the favorability rating becomes less useful after it exceeds a certain value?

Elysia looks perfectly normal... although Elysia herself is not quite normal.

No, if we're talking about "Elysia," it's still quite normal.

... I'm getting a little confused.

Simply put, Elysia's high level of affection did not cause Elysia to become distorted in her own mind.

If that's the case, then the main cause of distorted emotions is probably the person's own mindset, right? There is, however, an external factor: an Elixir of Love.

... It was somewhat unexpected, but it still seems to make some sense.

... Although Elysia's stats are not quite reasonable.

However, in that case, this problem doesn't seem to need to be worried too much. As it stands, 4130 is not much different from Ruan Mei's more than 100 or Acheron's more than 300.

No, maybe if I work hard, I can turn Acheron into 4130.

Okay! A new goal has been set—just kidding.

"So, Airi, you really have a mission to fulfill?"

Putting aside his distracting thoughts, Liu Bai still looked at Elysia with some worry.

Now Liu Bai is also caught in a vicious cycle.

He was worried when Elysia had a serious face, and he was also worried when she laughed wildly.

"Yes, there are."

Elysia straightened up.

"My current mission is..."

"..."

"I want to... no, I must kiss Mei and Liu Bai-qin on both sides."

"..."

Elysia's smiling expression gave Liu Bai a headache.

"Ah, but Acheron is fine too... no, no, no, how about we just call Mei, Mei, Acheron, Kage, and Makoto together, and have a big round together?"

"..."

Liu Bai was moved... no, he was speechless.

"I have a feeling... Airi, you didn't take my words to heart..."

How should I put it... this feeling of being ignored made Liu Bai feel uneasy.

"Well... it's because Liu Bai-qin too seriously. I feel like no matter how I perform, you're worried about me."

Elysia put her hands behind her back, leaned back slightly, and spun around in place.

"But to be honest, Liu Bai-qin, you're worrying unnecessarily... Hmm, wait, could it be that Liu Bai-qin is actually flirting with me on purpose?"

"..."

Well, although Elysia's insightful observation that Liu Bai was worrying unnecessarily made Liu Bai feel slightly frustrated.

But seeing Elysia's appearance, Liu Bai felt much more at ease.

"Alright, let's end this pointless and heavy-handed topic!"

Elysia her hands on her hips.

"The next topic is big genital sex with beautiful girls! Big genital sex! Big genital sex!"

... Retracting what he said earlier, Liu Bai felt that a more serious topic would be better.

Can you please not announce things that need to be done discreetly so loudly?

Liu Bai rubbed his forehead.

"Ah, but speaking of which, why were you standing here in a daze just now, Liu Bai-qin?"

Elysia probably sensed that Liu Bai didn't want to talk to her about this topic, so she took the initiative to change the subject.

"Could it be that you're waiting for me~? Although I really want to say that, Liu Bai-qin, you don't even know this is my room, do you?"

Elysia looked at Liu Bai with a mischievous grin.

"So you're waiting for other beautiful girls?"

"Forehead..."

Liu Bai couldn't very well admit that he was deliberately slacking off, waiting for Sparkle to come knocking on his door.

Who is it? Who is it? Who is it?

Gurgle... What a noisy pink mosquito.

"I wouldn't call it a date; the person I'm talking about is Hanabi, who's new Sparkle."

"That lively and adorable little sister."

Elysia immediately matched up with the person.

Lively and cute... Well, although it's not a complete description, it's not wrong to say that.

"I feel that Sparkle is the kind of child whose voice is very beautiful."

"That's... that's true."

Rather, it's more accurate to say that the female imps' "cries" were quite moving.

Liu Bai knew without asking that the sound Elysia made was definitely not a sound in the proper sense.

"But what happened to her? I heard before that you and that girl didn't get along very well? Now you've suddenly started dating?"

Elysia suddenly started showing concern for Liu Bai in a very normal way.