"How long had I been playing? I'd only unlocked two trophies. It probably hadn't even been two minutes, right?"
"More than five hours had already passed?"
After being influenced by the great Bronya, Theresa was no longer satisfied with simply playing through the story on easy mode. She had started pursuing full achievements and gold trophies. Those time-consuming, exhausting things could easily make it nighttime before she noticed.
Theresa felt guilty.
To make up for that guilt, she decided to fulfill her duties as principal for once after so long.
"Let me see... total mission time: five hours. Zhao Bai said he wouldn't mess up? Didn't he mess up spectacularly?"
Theresa grinned maliciously, intending to see the details.
Silence. An indescribable silence.
Her face flushed red, and visible steam rose from her head. She sprang up from the sofa, and before she realized it, the fragile tablet had been completely crushed in her hands. Glass scraped against metal with a crisp sound, and the battery exploded with a bang, blooming in Theresa's hand.
Data deleted, EX rank.
Theresa lowered her head. All she held was a mass of metal and glass. Her palm was blackened by the battery explosion, but she wasn't injured.
"Why did it turn out like this?!"
"I'd only read two chapters! There was still so much left! It all disappeared?"
Theresa flung away the fragments, covered her face with both hands, and rolled around on the sofa. She felt shame, anger, anticipation, and a little guilt over breaking a nun's vows. It was incredibly thrilling, incredibly satisfying.
After waving goodbye to An, Zhao Bai and Bronya walked forward hand in hand, tossing the sleeping Mei back into her own room and onto her own bed.
The entire process failed to alert anyone.
When they returned home,