I'm Not a Flame-Chaser
She saw herself as Fu Hua, so Fu Hua's thoughts were also part of it.
In the past, she was considered by everyone to be an immature and confused junior. She watched Lin, who was half-dead, being dragged back time and time again. During the Herrscher of Flames incident, she felt powerless, confused, and in pain. But when she finally gained the power to protect others, she found that everything had already gone by.
Then, suppressing his emotions for the sake of responsibility, he transformed from a human being into an "immortal".
Lin calmly put all his thoughts back to his mind, then nodded to the Herrscher of Reason: "As expected of 'New China'."
"No, Lin, you're outdated. My name is Fu Hua now." The Herrscher of Reason snorted, waving her finger. "Now that we've entered a new era, we should keep up with the times. By the way, are you still called Lin? Don't you have a surname? Do you need me to help you choose one? My calligraphy skills are quite good, or you could simply take my surname, Fu..."
"Got it, Lin Ajitana."
"... Does that sound familiar?"
Of course, this was just a rearrangement of Bianca's surname, Atagina; he simply didn't want to hear the Herrscher of Reason's incessant nagging about giving him a new name.
This Herrscher is as energetic as a child, has an extremely strong possessive desire for things, such as Fu Hua's identity and interpersonal relationships, or even Lin herself. Naturally, the name she chose was also driven by her possessiveness.
"Never mind, anyway, how is it? Don't you feel that I'm different from before?" The Herrscher of Reason was much more active than Fu Hua. She struck an exaggerated pose, looking like she was waiting for praise.
"Now! Don't go along with her, keep talking about how she cheated using power!"
"No, we should play another round, using the same fair and impartial rhetoric to prevent her from cheating..."
"I feel like we can continue with the topic of surnames and use Fu Hua's name to find loopholes in her story."
The "public channel" set up by Qianqi was in complete chaos, with the three of them exchanging their opinions on how to strategize with the Herrscher of Reason, as if they were playing a visual novel.
Lin nodded sincerely. "It is indeed different now, much better than before."
"Haha, I knew it..."
"But winning or losing a game doesn't prove anything, does it?"
"Forehead..."
The Herrscher of Reason was like a duck with its neck choked, swallowing back his laughter.
"Phew, that makes sense." She adjusted her expression and hummed to Fu Hua behind her with a confident air, "Now it's your turn. That way you'll be able to fully grasp the situation."
Is this a dark game? Is it necessary to prove something through a game?
Fu Hua didn't refuse and readily sat down in front of the arcade machine, while Lin didn't even glance at her, pressed the "play another round" button, and entered the character selection screen.
Her emerald eyes reflected the flickering lights on the screen, and her thoughts drifted back 50,000 years to the last time she sat in front of the game console and had a duel with the man beside her. After that, the Third Honkai War Eruption changed her life forever.
If the Third Honkai War hadn't occurred, or hadn't affected Canghai City, would the girl named Hua's life have been different? Would it have been better or worse?
Nothing is certain. Even though Su had shown her her future in countless worlds on the Imaginary Tree, she still couldn't imagine what it would be like if she hadn't joined the Fire Moth.
What once caused her pain has now become part of her body and her soul.
As the game began, Lin was no longer the Lin of the past, nor was Fu Hua the Fusion Warrior. After becoming Flame-Chaser, her superior reflexes far surpassed those of humans, and the actions of the characters in the game appeared to her as if they were in slow motion.
But she still lost, losing to Lin once again, and in a way that was almost identical to the previous day.
"Ha! You're so weak, you can't even win this." One of the guys who cheated to win mocked him without any politeness.
Lin didn't say anything. He stood up and whispered in Fu Hua's ear as he passed by her, "You haven't changed."
The "Rebirth" of the Sky: Chapter 49 Date A Live... or so?
"Actually, the best part of the fish is also the part with the most bones, but the time wasted picking out the bones is enough for someone else to eat the boneless belly of the fish."
The three sat in the empty restaurant, listening to soothing classical music from Lin's memory, all six eyes fixed on the fragrant river delicacies on the table.
Although it is just food simulated in the world of consciousness, it can be tasted with a delicate flavor under the power of the Herrscher of Reason.
While the other two hadn't touched their chopsticks, Herrscher of Reason picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a piece of fish, and put it in his mouth. "Why don't we just eat it, bones and all?"
"The thorny fish..." Lin Ye solemnly picked up a piece of boneless meat from the belly with his chopsticks and ate it. He had eaten this kind of fish before, so the taste was the same as when he ate it before.
Fu Hua, on the other hand, picked up a small piece of the fish tail that neither Herrscher of Reason nor Lin would eat, and slowly picked out the fish bones by herself. She was the kind of person Lin mentioned who would waste time picking out fish bones, and she would also deliberately give the parts that others didn't like to eat to one person.
"Why do I feel like... they're just playing together right now?" Kiana couldn't help but swallow as she watched the three of them eat with relish... She couldn't do that right now, but that didn't stop her from feeling hungry.
"Correction, they're just playing together," Bronya asked Lin. "Are you planning to acknowledge her as another Class President?"
"..."
Lin did not answer, nor could he, after all, the Herrscher of Reason was right before him.
Unlike the Herrscher of Reason who wolfed down her food, Fu Hua ate slowly and deliberately, her movements quite different from her bold and sweeping martial arts style. As she savored the flavors that were completely extracted from her memories, she pondered how to solve the problem at hand.
She definitely couldn't manage on her own, and since she had conspired with Kiana to almost defeat the Herrscher of Reason, even if the Herrscher of Reason was naive, she wouldn't continue to share her power with her, nor would she give her any chance to communicate with Lin.
What is Lin planning to do...?
"So, how would you rate the fish-eating part?" After the three of them finished eating the whole fish, the Herrscher of Reason glanced at Fu Hua smugly and wiped her mouth with a tissue.
Lin calmly replied, "Ninety points."
"Not a perfect score?" The Herrscher of Reason was somewhat dissatisfied with not getting a perfect score. In her opinion, she was now the most perfect Fu Hua. However, she then relaxed her brows. "I almost forgot that Lin, your requirements are very strict. Never mind, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to get a perfect score later."
Fu Hua put down her chopsticks, picked up a tissue, and said in a similarly calm tone, "It's time to go."
"Hmph, no need to leave."
The Herrscher of Reason was about to get up, snorted coldly and remained seated after hearing Fu Hua's words. Then she snapped her fingers.
"Smack."
The scene shifted to the dining table in the Lin family home, where fish bones were left over from their meal. Eden's concert was playing on the television next to them, with melodious songs drifting out.
"Alright, what's next? Do you want to know what I'm better at than her in?" Her successive advantages restored the Herrscher of Reason's confidence, which she had lost with Fu Hua and Kiana. "Knowledge? Strength? Or cooking skills?"
This is her consciousness space, where she controls everything. Therefore, she is absolutely invincible and can win no matter what the competition is. Fu Hua is just a ball that she can knead however she wants.
Those Herrscher of Reason also believed that Lin would definitely not be able to find fault with him...
"Bed skills."
Lin said calmly.
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It is said that when the world is completely silent, it is a sign that humanity is leaving society and returning to nature.
... Of course, this has nothing to do with the current eerie silence. As soon as Lin spoke, the Herrscher of Reason's expression froze as if a layer of wax had been poured on it. The discussion that had been going on in the "public channel" stopped, and even Fu Hua, who was usually calm and collected, showed some fluctuation.
"Bed, bed... technique?" the Herrscher of Reason asked, his teeth chattering.
"Bedroom skills," Lin repeated, clearly and precisely.
"..."
The entire world of consciousness felt suffocating, enveloped in a silent atmosphere.
"Kiana, is this how he tricked you into bed?"
"Huh? Huh! What are you saying, Bronya?"
"... So only you would feel that you've fooled others."
"Lin! What exactly are you trying to do?"
Kiana's anxious and jealous question rang in his ears, but Lin could not respond to her. Moreover, his expression and actions were very indifferent. He was just watching the Herrscher of Reason as the red gradually covered the fair and transparent skin.
"Is everything alright?" Lin asked Fu Hua, not the Herrscher of Reason. He turned to look at her, and even Fu Hua hesitated for half a second before nodding gently.
The feeling of being stared at like a thorn in her side grew stronger, and Kiana remained silent this time.
After a few seconds of mental blankness, the Herrscher of Reason hurriedly spoke up, panting and blushing as she stared at Lin: "Wait! You two! What do you mean by 'bed,' 'bed skills'? Do you mean the techniques for fighting in bed? Then I'm sure..."
"Refers to the techniques of making 'beep'."
"..."
Without any concealment or avoidance, Lin casually uttered the absolutely obscene words as if discussing a meal!
"Since you are Hua, you must still remember, right?" Lin didn't confirm the Herrscher of Reason as he had before. He stared at the gray-silver-haired girl who dared not meet his gaze. "This kind of thing shouldn't be a big deal, right?"
As Lin uttered those extraordinary words, even Fu Hua, who had been expressionless and ethereal for a long time, blushed slightly, while the "public channel" remained silent.
"I... this... I am no longer..."
"Isn't this also within the scope of 'buddies'? It's reasonable to satisfy a buddy's physiological needs."
Lin attacked the Herrscher of Reason's untainted mind without changing her expression. The Herrscher of Reason did indeed have memories related to Lin and Fu Hua. On that island, they... She couldn't understand the feelings between the two, but she could understand physical behavior. She naturally knew what "bed skills" meant.
"What a scumbag," Bronya exclaimed.
"... Still the same as always," Qianqi couldn't help but comment.
However, this was indeed a brilliant move. Lin had repeatedly affirmed the Herrscher of Reason, saying that she was Fu Hua, and now his request was reasonable, and it was something that a better Fu Hua wouldn't do.
Lin met the red eyes of the Herrscher of Reason, not letting her gaze escape. As her increasingly embarrassed expression grew, he gently exhaled. The time to decide the outcome had come.
"So you're not..."
"Let's compete!"
"..."
The piercing, high-pitched shout, choked with excitement, carried far, far away...
The "Rebirth" of the Sky: Chapter Fifty - The Regrettable Hill
Historical records indicate that the greatest sexual orgies in human history occurred in Rome around 200 AD, with 7,000 people indulging in the pleasures of their sexual desires. In the 18th-century Kingdom of Tonga, a rule stipulated that all virgins could only be enjoyed by the king. An 80-year-old king was still able to have sexual relations with 8 to 10 virgins daily, and in total, he had relations with 37,000 virgins throughout his life.
Lin Ziran could not compare to these glorious deeds. He asked himself if his behavior and thoughts throughout his life had been relatively clean...?
But what he is about to do is probably no less terrible than the two historical records mentioned above in the eyes of others.
Lin didn't know how the Herrscher of Reason's thought process worked. Whether it was friends or rivals, the people around him were usually intelligent, and there were many who were much smarter than him. Her predecessor had almost dragged humanity into an abyss. And she, apart from being single-mindedly thinking about replacing Fu Hua, was just an energetic little girl.
And now, he, along with the little girl and his comrade, are about to be... beep in front of three people.
Lin's eyelids twitched slightly. As he had imagined, the Herrscher of Reason should have backed down. He had no intention of confronting her. He could tell that Fu Hua shared his thoughts; this Herrscher was not inherently bad, and there was no need to be hostile to her. That was why he had adopted this approach.
But now...
The girl with gray-silver hair had crystal-clear skin that was flushed red. She stood by the bed and slowly took off her coat under the expressionless gazes of Lin and Fu Hua. She then took off her shoes, revealing her feet covered with white socks.
They all knew that as long as Herrscher of Reason, one could strip naked in an instant, and she was clearly shy now.
"Lin, do you really want to..."
Kiana couldn't help but ask. Although she had sensed something beforehand—after all, Lin's performance was clearly not like it was his first time, it was far too practiced—but what... what was this all about?
She was going to stand there and watch helplessly as Lin, the Class President, and the Herrscher of Reason...
"Kiana, it's okay. When we get back, you can beep as many times as you want. This is just a consciousness space." Even Bronya couldn't stand it anymore and comforted Kiana.
This isn't a problem with the space of consciousness!
"Hmm? Wait a minute, I've been wondering about this since earlier," Qianqi asked, "What's your relationship with Lin?"
Lin clenched his fists. The Herrscher of Reason had already taken off her shirt. Her hands trembled as she lifted the hem of her shirt. Once she took it off, she was only left with her underwear. And the three people in his mind were now talking about his love life!
Lin and Fu Hua quickly exchanged glances. It was clearly not a good time to continue, but if they stopped now, all their efforts would be in vain.
Moreover, Fu Hua felt that it was one thing for her and Lin to do it, but it was really inappropriate to deceive the Herrscher of Reason into doing such a thing.
"Wait a minute." Lin stopped the Herrscher of Reason from lifting his clothes up to his navel. He said calmly, "I don't think it's necessary."
"Huh?" The Herrscher of Reason was stunned. She even forgot to put her hands down and tilted her head to look at him.
"I..."
Many thoughts flashed through Lin's mind, and then he blurted out—
"I'm not interested in tablets."
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Lin had fought many Herrscher, some amidst thunder and lightning, some amidst raging winds, and some that triggered a crisis of trust, but he never imagined that one day he would fight Herrscher like this.
Even he wanted to sigh at this moment.
His startling words once again caused everyone to fall silent. Even the Herrscher of Reason silently looked at his own chest and then at Fu Hua's chest.