Looking at the line of text, Bronya nodded thoughtfully.
Judging by the ratings, every trait was incredibly appealing, and they were all very popular, too.
If she could combine all these traits, wouldn't she be invincible?!
"Unfortunately, I can't be childhood friends with him or have blonde hair. As for the rest..."
"I don't know much about tsundere behavior, but since it's a personality trait, I can act it out. Bronya's already got the twin tails covered. As for the last one, I can do that, too..."
After thinking it over, Bronya nodded. "Then it's settled."
"Heavy Cannon Rabbit, find some videos about tsunderes. Bronya needs to study and imitate them."
At Bronya's command, Heavy Cannon Rabbit opened a website and started playing a video.
Bronya watched it from an earnest, critical perspective.
Bronya had been subjected to brutally harsh assassin training from a young age. She'd had almost no time for entertainment, and the only thing she liked was Honkai.
Now, to complete her mission, Bronya was encountering online anime culture for the first time. It was like a door to a whole new world had been opened for her.
But as Bronya kept watching, her brows unconsciously furrowed.
"So this is anime? Huh... It's so weird."
"Bronya's supposed to imitate this? It's so embarrassing..."
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Some time later, Su Moqian, who had finished preparing dinner, gently knocked on Bronya's door.
"Bronya, dinner's ready."
As soon as he spoke, a coquettish shout suddenly came from inside the room.
"Baka! Hentai! Urusai!"
Su Moqian paused. "?"
"Was that Bronya? No, that can't be right. How could a normal person talk like that? She must be watching some anime."
With that thought, Su Moqian knocked on the door again.
"Hey, Bronya, take a break from watching and come out to eat."
The next moment, the door slowly opened.
Bronya, who'd opened it, looked at Su Moqian's calm expression with a hint of confusion in her eyes.
That wasn't right. Weren't men supposed to get excited when girls called out to them in a coquettish voice?
Had something gone wrong?
Seeing Bronya's hesitant expression, Su Moqian couldn't help asking in confusion,
"What's wrong, Bronya? Are you feeling unwell?"
Bronya's eyes lit up.
I know how to answer this one!
She tilted her head slightly, a faint blush tinting her cheeks, and parted her rosy lips.
"I-I don't need your concern!"
Su Moqian: "..."
Why did she suddenly have such a textbook-tsundere vibe?
Bronya had been acting normally just a moment ago. Why had she turned into this as soon as she went into her room?
What in the world had she been watching while cooped up in there?!
Bronya had been watching Su Moqian's expression the entire time. When she noticed his increasingly strange look, she grew confused, too.
Why didn't that work? Do Shenzhou people not like Japanese-style tsunderes?
No matter. Heavy Cannon Rabbit also found a video about Shenzhou-style tsunderes, and I studied that one, too!
Then Bronya raised her right hand and placed it on Su Moqian's. She lifted her chin and said,
"Very well. Help me to the dining room."
Su Moqian: "(???)"
After a moment of silence, Su Moqian reached out and placed his hand on Bronya's forehead.
"What kind of nonsense are you talking about? Do you have a fever?"
"Bronya doesn't have a fever!" Bronya immediately retorted.
"Alright, alright. You can say whatever you want later. Let's eat first."
Su Moqian sighed and gently patted Bronya's head.
"My mom won't be home today. I made dinner myself. Want to try my cooking?"
Bronya looked up at Su Moqian. Seeing the sincerity in his face, she gave a small nod.
"Since you put it that way, I suppose I have no choice."
At the dinner table.
Su Moqian smiled and asked, "How's my cooking?"
"Mm, I didn't expect it to be this good," Bronya praised softly.
"Of course. Most men in Shenzhou know how to cook."
Su Moqian shrugged, acting as if it were nothing special.
Watching Bronya eat, Su Moqian could more or less guess that she'd just been testing him with a routine.
He might not have realized what was going on at first, but after a while, he'd naturally notice something was off.
Thinking about the way Bronya had acted that morning and just now, Su Moqian mused,
"Is she testing which type I like more? Could it be that she wants to win me over, too?"
But why?
In the simulation, Bronya had been affected by the evolved version of the Yandere Magnet.
But in reality, his talent hadn't evolved, so that clearly couldn't be the reason.
"Whatever. As long as they don't hurt me or Mei, the rest doesn't matter."
"If she really does want to win me over, then it looks like we're on the same page."
Although Su Moqian had decided to win Bronya over, his attitude toward her hadn't changed noticeably.
Su Moqian had learned from his father about dealing with people, leveraging influence, and similar things. But his dad clearly hadn't taught his son how to play the field.
Although Su Moqian excelled in many areas and had always been popular with girls, he'd only ever dated Raiden Mei.
For some reason, the girls who had wanted to pursue him openly before high school had later stopped daring to make it known. He had no idea what had happened.
So he had no experience pursuing girls, let alone any tricks or schemes.
Therefore, the only thing Su Moqian could do was treat others with sincerity.
"Just remember: don't seek credit in how you conduct yourself, and don't expect gratitude from others. Then sincerity is the best way to counter a routine!"
If you treated someone especially well in order to win her affection, that made you a simp.
But if you treated someone especially well because it made you feel good, that was love.
He and Raiden Mei had been together for over a decade. They trusted each other deeply and understood one another well. Even if one of them did something incomprehensible, the other would instinctively choose to believe in them.
And when he later did things for Mei, it wasn't to win her affection or get her back. He simply wanted to do them.
That was why Su Moqian had never intended to let Mei know about the things he'd done behind her back.
And now, he felt the same way toward Bronya.
No matter what tricks the other person used, as long as he responded sincerely and didn't covet anything, he wouldn't get hurt.
That was the strength of an upright heart, free of desire.
After dinner, Su Moqian and Bronya watched TV in the living room for a while.
Although Bronya once again used her acting skills to portray the perfect tsundere girlfriend, Su Moqian simply responded as he normally would.
Before long, it was midnight.
Su Moqian usually didn't stay up this late. He was only doing so because he wanted to start the simulation as soon as possible.
After all, yesterday's unexpected incident with Bronya had kept him from achieving the happy ending where he lived out his days in peace.
Now that Bronya had settled down, surely nothing unexpected would happen this time, right?
Thinking of this, Su Moqian spoke up.
"System, start today's simulation!"
[Sure thing! This simulation is starting now!]
[Day 1...]
[...]
Su Moqian: "?"
After waiting a while, Su Moqian was surprised to see that the simulation screen still showed nothing but an ellipsis.
Unable to contain his confusion, he asked, "System, what does this mean? Did something shocking happen again?"
At that moment, Su Moqian felt a little flustered and started imagining all sorts of possibilities.
The system fell silent for a moment, then awkwardly replied,
[Um, sorry, Host. Because of what I did for you last night, this system ran out of energy again, and it hasn't recovered yet.]
At that, Su Moqian's expression darkened.
"So you're saying today's simulation has been canceled again?"
[Hehe~] The system tried to get away with it by acting cute.
But Su Moqian wasn't having any of it. He immediately scolded it.
"You've still got the nerve to go 'hehe'?!"
"You really can't take a compliment. I praised you just last night, and now you've let me down again?"
This damn system never failed to surprise him when it came to causing unexpected trouble.
[Um, don't worry, Host. I'll recover my energy today. I promise tomorrow's simulation absolutely won't disappear again!]
"...Fine, fine. If the system wants to keep canceling, what can I do as its host?" Su Moqian sighed helplessly.
He'd stayed up late for nothing. He'd better get to bed early—he still had class tomorrow.
It was now past midnight, in the dead of night.
In Kiana's rented apartment.
Kiana was lying in bed, fast asleep. The smile on her face was so peaceful that she looked like a carefree child.
But for some reason, her brows suddenly furrowed, as if she were dreaming about something...
Kiana suddenly opened her eyes and found herself sitting in a classroom.
Looking at the scene before her, Kiana couldn't help feeling dazed.
Hadn't she just been sleeping? How had she suddenly ended up in class?
"Did I black out?" Kiana murmured in confusion.
Just then, a piece of chalk came flying and hit Kiana right in the forehead.
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