Infinite Days

"Do you wish to safely return this transmigration target to the world where she originally existed?"

Li Ke froze for a moment, then instinctively focused on the words "return." He discovered that returning Erina Nakiri required one thousand Energy Points.

But he only had three hundred.

"How do I obtain Energy Points?"

Li Ke could not help but ask, but there was no response. So he tapped the Energy option.

A string of symbols appeared before him, then converged into a single sentence.

"Emotional intimacy can yield energy."

"..."

Even in such a serious situation, Li Ke could not help feeling speechless. What did it mean, emotional intimacy? Wasn't it just that?

What was the point of being so evasive about it?!

Li Ke could not help wanting to complain, but it was already too late for that.

"If that's the case, can I go to Erina Nakiri's world and then return to my own?"

Li Ke asked inwardly again, but there was still no answer. When he looked at himself, no options appeared.

No return option. Nothing at all.

Li Ke fell silent for a moment. If that was how it worked, then...

"I..."

Li Ke unconsciously clenched his fist, but at that moment, he noticed his skills.

"Dimension Lord of the Seven Days to Die World? And Endless Traveler LV1?"

Curiously tapping the two options, Li Ke immediately saw two lines of explanation.

Dimension Lord of the Seven Days to Die World: You are seizing the power of a world, but the power you currently possess is only a tiny fraction of this dimension's power. Fortunately, this world does not yet have a Dimension Lord...

Remember: the more you understand and explore this dimension, the more power it will open up to you. But remember, due to this dimension's unique nature, it does not mind everyone using its power together.

However...

There can still be only one Dimension Lord. And even a Dimension Lord remains limited by the power of their own dimension.

"So that's how it is. Then the Game System makes sense..."

Li Ke looked at his own hands. He had wondered before why this world could grant people power, but if it was a struggle for this world's power, then it could be explained.

Then it was obvious: if he wanted to grow stronger in this world, to make himself even more powerful, he needed to raise the progress bar of the Dimension Lord skill.

"Then... what about Endless Traveler?"

Li Ke looked at his second skill.

Endless Traveler: You are one of the rare few who can freely travel through all worlds and accept the power of all worlds. Therefore, it will be very difficult for you to return to your homeland.

But rest assured: the moment you return to your homeland will still be the moment you left it. This is your homeland's tenderness toward you.

However, you must return other transmigrators in order to level up this skill, allowing you to travel to other people's worlds, or the worlds of those who have been... violated by you and returned.

So, please look forward to your world having enough transmigrators, and to obtaining enough energy!

"...I see."

Li Ke let out a long breath. If that was the case...

Li Ke looked toward Erina Nakiri, who was bathing nearby. If that was the case, he would not need to worry that, in a moment of danger, he would send Erina Nakiri back and never be able to see her again.

But the question was, where would this world find so many transmigrators for him to level up his skill?

Seeing that LV1 gave Li Ke a headache, but as he looked at Erina, he still made a decision in his heart.

He did not consider himself a good person, but he was definitely not a bad one either.

So he hesitated, wondering whether he should tell Erina that after sleeping with her several times, he had unlocked a new ability that could send her back.

Would she think he had made it up? Or would the two of them fall out over it?

Li Ke did not know, because the timing was simply too coincidental.

"Forget it. I don't have enough energy anyway."

Li Ke let out a long breath and decided to wait until he had accumulated enough energy before saying anything. After all, even if he really wanted to return Erina, he would still have to obtain energy through emotional intimacy before he could send her back.

One thousand points. Seven times...

He looked at the flames and felt his legs go weak.

Though it could be done in two days, Li Ke was only flesh and blood. After just three times, he had already been utterly exhausted.

Seven times a day would mean he could basically do nothing else.

Yet this dangerous world would not allow him to do nothing.

Young Couple

"Come to think of it, Erina, you said you wanted to teach me how to cook, but I'm the one cooking right now."

Pushing all other distracting thoughts aside, Li Ke smiled and teased Erina, who was sitting in an iron tub kept warm by a small fire. Erina froze for a moment, then immediately understood what he meant.

"You idiot!"

Her face flushed red, and Erina splashed some water at Li Ke. But she immediately shyly covered her chest again.

Even though Li Ke had already done this and that to her, the girl was still somewhat embarrassed. After all, they had only known each other for a few days, yet things had already progressed this far.

It would have been strange if a maiden's shyness had vanished so quickly.

"You actually say something like that in front of a chef! That's too much!"

Erina Nakiri glared at Li Ke indignantly, and her adorable expression made him unable to stop himself from laughing.

But that topic made Li Ke think of something else.

In Erina's world, there was a girl named Meat Charm who constantly talked about A5 Meat. She was exactly his type too—a busty blonde with wheat-colored skin.

Most importantly, the way that girl dressed was incredibly revealing—revealing to a terrifying degree.

It was basically the same as wearing a swimsuit. Compared to walking down the street in nothing but underwear, she was only short by less than twenty centimeters of fabric.

Still, honestly speaking, although she went on and on about premium meat, anyone who heard her say that would only think that she herself was a piece of premium meat.

Though Erina was no worse herself.

"But judging by your figure and looks, if Erina were rated, you'd undoubtedly be A5 too, right?"

Erina immediately splashed more water at him.

"I told you not to say things like that in front of a chef!"

Erina glared at Li Ke angrily. Talking about A5 Meat—didn't he know that she had just inexplicably ended up together with this useless middle-aged man because of meat?

Though it wasn't exactly bad, it still felt lacking without a date or a wedding ceremony.

Most importantly!

Li Ke wasn't gentle at all!

Feeling the pain between her legs, Erina gave an angry snort, completely forgetting who had been unwilling to let Li Ke go in the first place.

"My bad, my bad. Alright, it's time to change the water."

Li Ke quickly raised his hands in surrender and pointed to the clean bucket beside them. It was the hot water he had prepared for Erina, left until now so it was ready for her to get into.

"Hmph, I'll let you off for now."

Erina snorted and, with Li Ke's help, got into the other iron tub, then quickly cleaned herself.

By the time she had finally finished washing and rinsed herself off with some water, the clothes Li Ke had prepared for her were ready as well. At last, Li Ke could take his own bath.

As he took off his clothes, now fully recovered, Erina snorted again. She carefully went around in front of him, afraid that Li Ke might suddenly be overcome by lust and make this bath a waste.

But she still could not help glancing at it, because that was what had just given her a pleasure she had never experienced before.

"It looks so ugly and strange, but just now it really..."

With that thought in mind, Erina looked at her lower abdomen. It was somewhat red and swollen, but otherwise no different from before, leaving her a little amazed by how miraculous her body was.

Li Ke, meanwhile, did not think much of it. He was truly exhausted, so he simply climbed into the tub and savored the warmth of the water.

"Ah... this is so nice. Hot water."

The moment his body touched the warm water, Li Ke could not help letting out a moan. Erina, who was putting on her shirt, instantly blushed fiercely. She hurriedly covered herself with her clothes, then sat to one side and began sorting through Li Ke's clothing.

Li Ke's underwear had not been ruined, so he had only boiled two or three shirts to disinfect them. He had already washed them himself.

So Erina merely arranged his spare clothes, then sat there and kept watch over their surroundings.

Men were quick when it came to bathing, so Li Ke finished before long. Erina was quite dissatisfied with this and glared at him angrily.

"Can you even get clean washing like that?"

Erina poked Li Ke's lower back and could not help muttering. In her eyes, Li Ke had been far too careless with his bath. Li Ke could only helplessly point at the sky.

"Can't be helped. We need to get back quickly."

The sun was already close to setting. There was nothing they could do about it.

"Hmph, so it's my fault? If you bathe like that again next time, don't even think about entering my room!"

Erina crossed her arms and turned to leave, while Li Ke watched her retreating back speechlessly.

"Sure enough, once a girl becomes a woman, she starts acting strange."

That bashful look was still there, but Erina was clearly carrying herself like the mistress of the house. How should he put that forceful attitude?

It really had that feeling—the feeling of a mistress of the house.

If her face had not been so red that she did not dare meet Li Ke's eyes, it would have been much more convincing.

The two quickly returned to the RV and began preparing lunch. Since Erina did not dare cook by herself again, Li Ke made this meal.

Though Erina guided him the entire time, once it was finished, she took just one bite and sighed helplessly.

"You completely wasted this meat."

Erina looked at Li Ke speechlessly.

"The heat was off, the force you used while stir-frying was off, and you didn't make up for the seasoning's flaws either. You just threw them in without properly blending their flavors during the stir-fry. Still... it was barely edible. But remember this—if we were in our world, I wouldn't eat a dish like this! Hmph!"

After saying that, Eriina picked up another piece of meat and ate it with a cold snort.

Li Ke scratched his head awkwardly. He had tasted Eriina's cooking before. Although it had some very strange effects, purely in terms of flavor, it really was beyond anything he could compare to.

Still, watching Eriina eat bite after bite made him smile.

What he didn't know was that Eriina was incredibly shocked inside.

"Why don't I think it tastes bad? It clearly has so many flaws..."

Eriina chewed the meat in her mouth. Li Ke had completely failed to bring out the potential of this kind of meat—one could even say he had perfectly ruined this piece of meat. Yet as she ate it, though she could still sense all its flaws, what she felt most strongly was the small amount of deliciousness within it.

That delicious part had taken over her taste buds first. Only afterward did she instinctively use the God's Tongue's ability and taste the unpleasant parts.

The discovery left her utterly bewildered, yet it also gave her an inexplicable sense of relief.

She didn't understand why this change had happened, but she knew that the old her would have burst into tears from joy over it. It meant she would no longer starve to death, that her mother could be saved, and that she could finally enjoy delicious food.

But when she looked at Li Ke's awkward smile and the faint unwillingness he was trying to hide, the deliciousness in her mouth no longer attracted her senses as much. Instead, she felt as though simply watching Li Ke act so amusingly was enough to let her eat.

"What a strange feeling... Is this what being husband and wife feels like?"

She didn't know why it was happening, but she knew it was definitely a good thing for her. She decided to keep it secret. After all, if Li Ke found out, his tail would definitely stick straight up into the sky!

Though his other tail was already sticking up rather high...

Watching Eriina finish the meat, Li Ke thought of that as well. Unlike Eriina, who was directly involved, he simply assumed the meat itself tasted amazing. After all, even he could tell that it was absolutely top-tier.

It was basically the taste of meat as one imagined it to be. Rather than meat itself, it was more like something that embodied the very concept of meat.

"As expected of a game world."

Thinking that, Li Ke began looking forward to the life ahead.

Then, after they finished eating, he lay down to sleep with Eriina in her room beneath her disgusted gaze.