Torn

"Good. You can have all this food. I'll take some over to Shiina's first and bring her back while I'm at it. As for you, senpai, get ready and wait for me to come back."

Ye Yunchuan also took two pieces of bread and a carton of milk out of his Storage Space.

After all, farming took some strength, so he needed to let Nazuna senpai recover a little first.

Then he headed to Shiina Hiyori's room.

Since Ye Yunchuan had cleared out the area nearby several times already, he didn't run into any Zombies on the way there.

"Still asleep?"

He used Xiao Hei to open the door. Looking at the white-haired girl sleeping soundly on her side, Ye Yunchuan couldn't help sighing.

It seemed he really had overdone it yesterday. Otherwise, she wouldn't still be asleep.

On a whim, Ye Yunchuan couldn't resist tickling Shiina Hiyori's face with her white hair.

But as soon as he picked up a lock of it, a corner of the blanket slipped down over Shiina's fair skin.

"This..."

Ye Yunchuan took a deep breath. Even though they had already seen each other completely, the sight still made his blood run hot.

What was more, Shiina's sleeping-beauty pose made her look so delicate and endearing.

How about one more time...?

"Never mind. I'll let her rest for a while first."

Ye Yunchuan shook his head. He might be shameless, but he wasn't a monster.

The main reason he had pushed himself so hard before was to gain strength. Now that he'd achieved his goal,

there was no need for him to keep putting her through that.

"Hey, time to wake up, sleepyhead."

Ye Yunchuan gently pinched Shiina Hiyori's nose.

He had to admit, the girl's nose was so soft. It felt pretty nice to touch.

"Huh?" When she saw an unfamiliar man in her room, Shiina Hiyori froze for a moment.

Then she recalled last night and everything that had happened recently. A flush spread across her cheeks, and she murmured,

"Good morning, Yunchuan."

After that, she tucked her head slightly beneath the blanket.

Though they had already crossed that line, she still couldn't help feeling shy around Ye Yunchuan.

So cute!

How could anyone be this adorable?

Ye Yunchuan held his breath.

There was only one way to describe Shiina Hiyori right now: delicious.

If she weren't already exhausted from the journey, he might really have devoured her.

"No, it's already noon," Ye Yunchuan teased.

"Oh, I see. Then good afternoon, Yunchuan."

Shiina Hiyori was still blushing, but compared to how bashful she'd been at first, she could now look Ye Yunchuan in the eye.

"You don't have to be so particular about this, do you?"

Ye Yunchuan shook his head, then took the food out of his Storage Space and set it on the bedside table.

"You're probably hungry by now. Get up and have something to eat."

"Okay."

Shiina Hiyori nodded, then looked up at Ye Yunchuan hesitantly.

"Um, Yunchuan, could you go outside for a moment? I want to get dressed."

"Is that really necessary? I've already committed every inch of you to memory."

Ye Yunchuan rolled his eyes.

Honestly, he couldn't understand what Shiina Hiyori was being so coy about. Then again, maybe he just wasn't emotionally perceptive enough to understand what girls were thinking.

"Fine. If you don't mind, Yunchuan, then you can watch."

Shiina Hiyori puffed out her cheeks, clearly a little annoyed.

Ye Yunchuan, naturally, wasn't about to humor her. He just stared at her as she got dressed.

Not only that, halfway through watching, he took food out of his Storage Space and ate while enjoying the show.

Shiina Hiyori was stunned by the shameless antics of that scumbag.

Her face turned so red it looked ready to bleed, but that only whetted his appetite even more.

Glug, glug...

The sound of him swallowing grew louder and louder.

"Why am I sitting on your lap while I eat?"

In the dorm room.

Shiina Hiyori sat on Ye Yunchuan's lap, eating her food with a resentful look.

"I don't know. I suddenly felt like doing it."

Looking at the beauty in his arms, Ye Yunchuan couldn't help sniffing her lavender-scented white hair.

To be honest, he didn't understand why he was doing it either.

He'd always felt annoyed seeing lovey-dovey couples doing this in the park.

Now he understood.

Aside from showing affection, it was probably mostly about showing off what belonged to you.

"Um, Yunchuan, could you sit still? You're going to spill the milk."

Feeling his wandering hands all over her, Shiina Hiyori was embarrassed, but also a little resentful.

"Fine."

Ye Yunchuan nodded.

He stopped fooling around, but still kept an arm around Shiina Hiyori's slender waist.

He had to admit, aside from the business of planting seeds,

quietly doting on what was his like this was a pleasant way to spend the time.

Shiina Hiyori was not only beautiful, but also had a curvy figure, which made showing her off all the more satisfying.

He could probably sit in the park holding her like this all day without getting bored.

"By the way, Yunchuan, have you collected all the supplies in the school?"

Shiina Hiyori nibbled at her bread like a hamster, occasionally sipping her milk and leaving a white streak on her moist red lips.

"I've got everything. I took all the food from the cafeteria, the mall, and the convenience stores."

Ye Yunchuan nodded.

"That means nearly all the food on campus is in our hands. You can use it to get the girls at Ikusei High School to have children for you. Congratulations, Yunchuan."

"You don't sound very happy about it."

Ye Yunchuan teased her without thinking.

"I'm a normal girl, after all. How could I be happy about helping my boyfriend build a harem?"

Shiina Hiyori pouted, her words tinged with a hint of resentment.

"Come on, I don't have time to worry about whether you're jealous."

Ye Yunchuan lightly patted Shiina Hiyori's bottom.

He wasn't some gentle harem protagonist. He couldn't be bothered to deal with women's jealousy.

"By the way, is there anything you want? I can bring you something when I go out."

"Huh?" Shiina Hiyori was caught off guard by the question, then replied excitedly,

"Really? If you don't mind, could you bring me some books?"

"You only want books?"

Ye Yunchuan was a little amused that she only wanted books.

Wouldn't girls usually want pretty clothes and luxury goods?

He knew Shiina Hiyori was a bookworm,

but even in a situation like this, she still had no material desires.

She really was surprisingly pure.

"Yeah. Knowledge is power, especially in the current situation. You, as a chosen one, shouldn't slack off either. It'd be best to read some books. As a ruler, you need to know how to manage your subordinates. I recommend The Three Essentials of Management and Laws of Leadership. Of course, if you find those boring, you could also read Romance of the Three Kingdoms..."

Shiina Hiyori really was a bookworm. Once she started talking about books, she went on and on. Seeing that she was about to keep going forever, Ye Yunchuan cut her off.

"That's enough. Everyone has their own path, and everyone has their strengths. I'm better at using benefits to keep people in line and ruling through force. I'll leave managing people to you, Shiina."

Ye Yunchuan shook his head.

He had a very clear understanding of himself.

He couldn't be perfect, and he never expected himself to be.

When it came to strategy, he couldn't match Shiina Hiyori, Sakayanagi Arisu, or Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

So he never planned to compete with them in that area.

His advantages were overwhelming strength and the rapid growth his system gave him.

"I only need to control power and resources. I'll leave winning people over to you, Shiina.

"If I'm the king, then you're the queen.

"And I'm the sort of king who doesn't get involved in much, so you'll have a lot on your shoulders in the future."

Ye Yunchuan wasn't stupid. He couldn't be bothered with the exhausting work of winning people over.

"Queen?"

Shiina Hiyori couldn't help feeling a little lost.

She'd just been a bookworm who loved hanging around in the library.

The idea of suddenly becoming a queen had caught her completely off guard.

"I'll do my best, Yunchuan."

But Shiina Hiyori wasn't the sort to fuss over things.

She could see Ye Yunchuan's abilities and potential.

It was easy to imagine him becoming the king of this region, or even the entire Island Nation.

To be worthy of Yunchuan, she had to change.

"Are you ready, senpai?"

After taking the well-fed Shiina Hiyori back to the dorm, Ye Yunchuan prepared to resume his seed-planting efforts.

"Don't ask me that in front of everyone."

Asahina Nazuna sighed and pressed a hand to her forehead.

Ye Yunchuan was great in every way except for his terrible social skills. He showed girls no respect at all when it came to things like this.