Ten Thousand Reasons to Refuse Miss Youzi, But Only One to Agree

When the training with Little Rabbit was finished, the sky in the training hall had already turned a hazy orange.

Su Youzi waited until Little Rabbit was so tired she could barely stand before, with particular malice... she went to the "Operator Cultivation" interface. Facing the Chibi Figure of Saotome Yukina, who had collapsed into a puddle with an expression of cute dizziness (×﹏×), she tapped "Nurture."

"Ugh..."

A very cute sound.

Even though she was too exhausted to move from the floor, the girl's toes suddenly clenched, and her cute little feet curled up almost convulsively... She sat up as if doing a sit-up.

Hugging her thighs, her head buried in her knees, Little Rabbit's snow-white hair trembled slightly.

Saotome Yukina's hair color was a beautiful snow white.

The ends of her snow-white hair were dyed a very, very light, dreamy, bubble-like sky blue.

When she trembled slightly, a small strand of the sky blue could be seen peeking out.

However, according to the setting.

This was a manifestation of the girl's potential as the 'Dragon King.'

It wasn't a masterpiece of meticulous dyeing.

Su Youzi squatted down in front of Saotome Yukina, gently pried open Saotome Yukina's tightly clenched hand, gently held the girl's overly soft hand, her fingertips entering between the fingers, and the two clasped hands tightly, fingers intertwined.

"Yukina."

Saotome Yukina, biting her lower lip, looked up.

The girl's azure eyes were misty and blurred.

The Goddess of Destiny's "Gift" had come too suddenly, leaving the girl, who had just finished training and was exhausted, completely unprepared.

The state of disarray... was no less than Kujo Ryuko's this morning.

Hearing Senpai call her name directly, the shame and disarray within Little Rabbit were almost instantly thrown to the back of her mind.

Her watery azure eyes stared straight at Su Youzi.

"Yukina, you've already done a great job."

"Compared to most Healing Type girls... Yukina, you're already very strong."

"On the battlefield, if we had Yukina as a shield, we would be very lucky."

And so it was.

Saotome Yukina's Talent, "Dragon King," besides being able to spray water, also had 'superpowers' in the game to change the environment and bring good luck.

Good luck--

Just these two words were enough to allow Saotome Yukina to replace many six-star Healers.

Becoming the cornerstone of the team.

"R-really?" Her wet eyes stared intently into Su Youzi's eyes.

"Mm." Su Youzi nodded very seriously.

"I... I'll keep working hard!"

[Ding--]

[Encouragement: Saotome Yukina's affection points +1]

[Received Affection Boost Reward: Rose Scented Candy.]

[Rose Scented Candy: A candy with a rose scent, Charm +2 during kiss.]

[Ding--]

[Saotome Yukina's affection points: 59 "Favor" → 60 "Dependence (Severe)".]

[Received Affection Promotion Reward: Talent - Dragon King (False).]

[...]

[Congratulations on unlocking a new achievement: Juggling Two Boats (?).]

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Su Youzi almost spat out a mouthful of water.

The Talent she obtained from Saotome Yukina was only "Dragon King (False)," and she didn't gain the abilities to change the environment or bring good luck.

What she could do now was probably just extend her hand and spray some water to liven things up.

Concealing her twitching eyes, Su Youzi held Saotome Yukina's small hand and gently stroked the girl's soft short hair.

"Alright~"

"First, go to the locker room to take a shower and change into your school uniform."

"I'll take you to eat."

Hearing Su Youzi's words, Saotome Yukina seemed to remember something, and the tips of her ears turned a scorching crimson.

"Yes!!!"

Little Rabbit stumbled to its feet, then fled in disarray.

Su Youzi slowly got up.

Kujo Ryuko slowly walked to her side. "She really likes you."

Her scarlet eyes watched Saotome Yukina's shaky, weak steps. "As long as she sees you... she'll keep swinging her bamboo staff, even if she has to suppress the soreness in her muscles with her abilities."

"I know..." Su Youzi slowly lowered her head, looking at the hand that had just held Saotome Yukina.

Then, she looked up and smiled.

"Little Rabbit... is really amazing."

She took Little Rabbit and Kujo Ryuko to the Chinese restaurant in the school.

Even though feeding Little Rabbit a Strawberry Cream Crepe could directly increase its affection points, she couldn't really treat dessert as a meal.

Besides, she'd get fat.

The Chinese restaurant was within the acceptable range for both Saotome Yukina and Kujo Ryuko.

Kujo Ryuko liked spicy food.

Little Rabbit preferred sweet and sour flavors.

Su Youzi kept the girls' preferences in mind.

Watching Little Rabbit, who wanted to try the Mapo Tofu in front of Kujo Ryuko and was on the verge of tears from the spiciness.

Su Youzi silently pushed her own glass of milk over.

Hmm--

She had expected this.

It's just... what Little Rabbit cared about wasn't the milk.

It was--

This milk... had Senpai... drunk from it?

Her throat instinctively swallowed. Saotome Yukina's gaze couldn't help but fall on the girl's lip bead, which looked crystal clear under the restaurant lights.

Holding the milk cup with both hands, her snow-white long hair trembled slightly.

"Thank you for the meal--"

In every sense of the word.

After dinner, at the fork between the Healing Type dormitory and the Assault Department dormitory, Saotome Yukina waved enthusiastically, bidding farewell to Su Youzi.

Kujo Ryuko stood in the shadow beside Su Youzi.

Quiet. Silent.

Her mission was only to use Su Youzi as bait, and then--

To slaughter all the members of the "Eye of Insight" cult who came to attack.

Not... to get hooked herself.

Shaking her head, Kujo Ryuko recalled the nature of the "Eye of Insight" cult.

She didn't know why this cult was targeting Su Youzi.

But... the existence of this cult was like a persistent disease; once they set their sights on Su Youzi, they would absolutely not let go.

Based on Kujo Ryuko's experience.

Their appearance was like a swarm of insects.

Once an attack began, it would be relentless, like a storm.

They would not stop until all the cult members in a district were wiped out or... their objective was achieved.

But--

It was strange.

Guangzheng District had been too quiet these past few days.

So quiet that the attack that day seemed like an accident.

"Oh right~ Senior Kujo."

With her hands behind her back, Su Youzi looked at Kujo Ryuko standing in the shadows.

Her scarlet eyes lifted.

"If you have time..."

"Could you go see a movie with me?"

"A mo...vie?" Kujo Ryuko was a little bewildered.

Why wouldn't a girl go to the movies with that Little Rabbit?

Moreover, wasn't it too dangerous to go to the movies at this time?

"Can we~?" Su Youzi flashed the movie ticket on her phone.

She put her hands together in a pleading gesture towards Kujo Ryuko.

Kujo Ryuko frowned, a thousand reasons to refuse forming in her mind. And then—

"Okay."

There were ten thousand reasons to refuse.

But only one was needed to agree.