Alas, There's Only One Lin Yu

[This and that, so hesitant and indecisive.]

"Alright, let me do it. I'll give you a proper demonstration!"

At that moment, Mei suddenly felt her Herrscher Core begin to operate wildly.

Caught completely off guard, the Herrscher of Thunder actually managed to seize control of her body this time.

You—you can't hurt Lin Yu!

Come on, I told you long ago that I would defeat him in a fair and square manner.

Hmph, coward. If you won't do it, then I'll do it for you.

He's so slow and dawdling when I try to wake him up; he's really hopeless.

After scolding Mei a couple of times, the Herrscher of Thunder strolled over to Lin Yu, and then...

So why are you not moving anymore?

Too much talk!

I'm just preparing!

"Isn't this a simple matter for you?"

Seeing that the Herrscher of Thunder didn't move at the last step, Mei was completely relieved.

[See, you weren't prepared either, which means you feel this isn't suitable...]

Shut up! You actually underestimate me?

I'll show you right now!

Having mustered all her courage, the Herrscher of Thunder was now ready to get close to Lin Yu.

But in that final moment before she took that last step—

"Mei?"

Mei and the Herrscher of Thunder both heard the exclamations coming from the main entrance.

"What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

At this moment, Kiana, who was standing at the door, saw her best friend suddenly turn her head towards her. Her eyes, which were filled with lightning, clearly contained a hint of anger and a little relaxation.

Then, as if she had suddenly become a different person, she returned to her usual gentle demeanor.

"Kiana, I, I, I... I just fought against the Herrscher of Thunder!"

You actually tried to shift the blame onto me!

"She took advantage of my unpreparedness, took my body, and came to Lin Yu's room."

Hey! This is something you did yourself!

Shut up! If you hadn't misled me, I wouldn't have done such a shameless thing today!

You're going to drive me crazy!

"Oh? Is that so?"

Seeing the relaxation on Mei's face, Kiana believed Mei's words with some skepticism.

After all, Mei is usually such a gentle and shy girl.

How could someone like her possibly sneak into Lin Yu's room in the middle of the night and launch a night raid on him?

At that moment, Mei, who had successfully deceived Kiana, and Kiana, who had successfully deceived herself, both breathed a long sigh of relief.

Then...

"I said, Mei, Kiana."

Upon hearing the voice coming from behind Mei, both of them froze simultaneously.

Behind Mei, Lin Yu, who had just awakened, watched the two of them and asked them softly.

"Standing here in the middle of the night, is there something you need from me?"

Chapter 186. It's a pity there's only one Lin Yu.

When Ling was freed from the Stigmata Space, her first feeling was, of course, ecstasy.

Although Rin still hasn't given up on that lingering resentment, who would want to be locked up in a dark and hopeless cage?

Putting aside what will happen in the future, being able to wander around outside is better than being bound in the Stigmata Space with Turtle Armor every day.

However, soon after returning to this world, Miss Ling realized that something seemed amiss.

This is Lin Yu's room, right?

Oh, Lin Yu, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes. This was indeed his room.

So why are there two little girls standing in his room...?

At that moment, Ling's gaze towards Lin Yu instantly changed.

Previously, Ling's impression of Lin Yu was limited to being a "bad guy who disrupted her plans" and the things she knew in the illusion.

Within the illusion, Lin Yu had no romantic relationships with any women.

Even after Lin Yu labeled her a 'hero who sealed the Herrscher,' she, who was able to move freely within the base to a certain extent, still asked other people in the illusionary realm about it.

The result of her inquiry was that Lin Yu was usually so busy that he was like a spinning top, and she had never seen him have any intimate contact with any beautiful woman.

Although normally no one should see this, based on the hints from this information, Ling still regarded Lin Yu as the kind of person who would say, "Women stay away from me, I'm going to fuck the Honkai to death."

And now...

Oh, I remember seeing these two little girls before.

Isn't this the Herrscher of Thunder and that white-haired brat who were near him when I ambushed him last time?

Oh, I see.

As if she had understood something, Ling's gaze towards Lin Yu now held a strong sense of contempt.

After discovering that this Herrscher girl you suppressed dared to look at you like that, you decided—you really needed to find an opportunity to teach her a lesson about who really calls the shots in this family!

Oh, what a comforting piece of nonsense.

Lin Yu, who had just asked Kiana and Mei questions, calmly asked the system a question after hearing its nonsense.

So, what are you going to rant about today?

Hehe, let's see how things go first.

[You can see that Kiana and Mei's expressions are stiff; they're clearly unprepared to lie.]

But as a master at picking up girls, how could you expose their awkwardness and put them in a difficult position?

[Your current decision—]

I'm not going to decide anymore, I'm going to sleep.

No, wait a minute.

[You just released Himeko, and you dare to sleep? Host, you've changed.]

Is the incredibly cautious Lin Yu dead?!

I hadn't originally planned to get a good night's sleep.

But seeing how much you're rambling on, I feel a little more at ease.

If you show yourself but don't get a reward, at least you won't enter the battle round, so what am I afraid of?

[... tsk.]

While the system was speechless, Mei and Kiana exchanged an awkward glance, but immediately understood each other's meaning from their best friend's eyes.

Mei, don't say anything yet, let me make something up!

Okay, Kiana, it's all yours now!

The two nodded at the same time and turned their bodies completely towards Lin Qiangyu.

Even now, Lin Yu could still see that both of their bodies were incredibly stiff, clearly indicating that they were preparing to lie but were not ready.

"Senior, here's what happened—never mind, I'll just get straight to the point."

Knowing full well that she couldn't outwit Lin Yu, Kiana, in order to avoid giving herself away, chose to skip the long explanation and directly put forward the answer she had just come up with.

"Let's go to the beach—everyone'll have time to rest soon anyway!"

"Cocolia is dead, Yuno is alright. No matter how hard we try, we should all get some rest—especially you, Senpai!"

Listening to Kiana's explanation, Mei just felt... that explanation was quite convincing.

[Ha, forced? You really didn't understand?]

[This white-haired girl usually looks like a fool, but now... humph, I underestimated her.]

Ah, is there any subtlety in forcibly changing the subject like this?

[Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. It seems you really don't understand.]

Honestly, there's no way to explain you and her being here.

However, by directly shifting the topic to "everyone going to the beach for a party," she immediately became more assertive, insisting that Lin Yu relax. This was tantamount to implying to Lin Yu that Kiana cared about him.

Ah, Kiana... would she think like that?

[Ha, if you think it won't work, then it won't work. But as I've said before, love is war.]

Even if she didn't consciously intend to, her instincts were driving her to use this method to increase Lin Yu's favorability towards her.

That's why I said I underestimated her; the Kaslana clan's intuition is truly terrifying.

No, I don't think this has anything to do with the Kaslana clan's intuition...

Can't Kiana just genuinely worry about Lin Yu?

Whether she's related to him by blood or not is actually quite irrelevant; the key point is...

[Hmph, whatever, you wouldn't listen to me anyway, and you even went so far as to pin the blame on me.]

[You decide for yourself!]

After the Herrscher of Thunder suddenly disappeared in a rage, Mei immediately spoke to Lin Yu.

"Kiana is right. I had the same thought too—that's why we both decided to come and talk to you about this at this time."

Ah, you two... that's a really forced topic shift.

Oh well, let's just go with the forced approach. It's better than us all awkwardly staring at each other like this.

"Regarding this matter... I think we should discuss it again tomorrow morning."

After letting out a weary yawn, Lin Yu spoke softly to the two of them.

"Don't make me sound like a workaholic who's always working overtime. I came back here intending to relax a bit."

Let's discuss this together sometime and make a decision later.

Big...

Home?

After Lin Yu said those words, Kiana and Mei smiled and said goodbye to Lin Yu before leaving the room together, but now...

—Oh no, it seems the senior hasn't noticed something.

But does he actually want everyone to go together?

Kiana, who had already returned to her room, felt that the current situation was a bit strange.

She came to Lin Yu's room late at night because she was worried about an enemy attack.

As a result... well, wanting to invite Lin Yu to the beach was one of her original ideas.