Tokisaki Kurumi

She has a head of black hair tied into twin tails, with her bangs parted to the left, obscuring her left eye, while her large, bright red right eye is both vivid and beautiful.

Her exquisite features are not the sharp-chinned, plastic-surgery-induced "v-line" face seen on internet celebrities, but rather a healthy, rounded shape. If you cannot visualize it, refer to Joey Wong; it is a perfectly healthy face where everything that should be slender is slender, and everything that should be rounded is rounded, making it clear at a glance that she has never gone under the knife or been touched by Photoshop.

The Tianwang High School girls' uniform, worn by the young girl, clearly outlines her perfect physique—a fullness far beyond her peers that makes one wonder if she is truly only sixteen years old.

As the young lady of the Tokisaki Conglomerate, Tokisaki Kurumi received a top-tier education from a young age, developing into the type of person who excels in morality, intelligence, and physical fitness, naturally leaving her manners and etiquette beyond reproach.

The girl stands before Su Yun with a polite and dignified smile, radiating an approachable aura. She stands there with her hands folded in front of her, maintaining the poise of a refined young lady.

In terms of appearance, Tokisaki Kurumi is simply flawless, the ideal wife for countless men: wealthy, beautiful, well-bred, and possessing an ethereal temperament that makes one want to exclaim, "Rich lady, please hold me, I'm hungry!"

If one had a bit of talent and understood the girl's subtle thoughts, it wouldn't be impossible to pull off a "soft rice" lifestyle like that certain Tiger of the Serious Crimes Unit.

Before he transmigrated, Su Yun was exactly that type of person; he had joked online more than once that "Kurumi is my wife."

In fact, the reason Tokisaki Kurumi had an engagement with Su Yun was that, while Su Yun was browsing videos on Bilibili before his transmigration, he saw a clip of Tokisaki Kurumi and casually left a comment: "Kurumi is my wife, no arguments accepted."

Well, a shut-in's 2D wife—there are plenty of those. It was purely a joke, a product of wishful thinking, never meant to be taken seriously.

But the World Consciousness of this world didn't understand that!

After Su Yun accepted a contract in his sleep and was dragged into this comprehensive anime world, the World Consciousness used a massive amount of fantasy power to forcibly rewrite reality as part of the "payment" for his services.

Beyond Su Yun's current comfortable life, it also gifted him a future wife: Tokisaki Kurumi!

The rewritten reality established that Su Yun's parents and Tokisaki Kurumi's parents were close friends, so they had arranged the engagement while Su Yun and Tokisaki Kurumi were still playing in the dirt.

Although modern society preaches marital freedom and the abandonment of outdated customs, many things still persist in practice, and such arbitrary engagements between children are not entirely unheard of.

Regardless, the Tokisaki family accepted this setup, and even with the standard "orphan" background of "Su Yun's parents both deceased," they never considered breaking the engagement.

Su Yun was speechless when he first found out. At that time, due to the World Consciousness's clumsy meddling, he had been flooded with memories of all the Mystery Calamity occurring across the world, leaving his mental state extremely unstable.

When he received an invitation to dine at the Tokisaki residence, Su Yun was filled with irritation, feeling it was a waste of time.

He was just annoyed.

That accumulation of extreme negative emotions and mental instability meant Su Yun felt no sense of connection to this family.

However, the background set by the World Consciousness, combined with his nature as a shut-in before transmigrating, made him want to see the real Tokisaki Kurumi.

But how should one put it...

There was no excitement, no nervousness, no surprise—only indifference and the thought, "Oh, so this is Tokisaki Kurumi," and nothing more.

Although Tokisaki Kurumi was beautiful and as charming as she was in the anime, Su Yun at the time had no mood to appreciate such beauty.

Conversely, Su Yun saw confusion, incomprehension, strangeness, and curiosity in the Tokisaki family.

A setting is ultimately just a setting; human emotions cannot be fabricated out of thin air. Even if the Tokisaki family accepted the situation, it was a setting forcibly imposed by the distorted reality.

For two parties with no emotional foundation, it was quite awkward.

Thinking that he would certainly be busy in the future dealing with the Mystery Calamity, he had no intention of maintaining the relationship and simply took the opportunity to request the annulment of the engagement.

After their initial surprise, the Tokisaki family calmly accepted the request, and both sides officially ended the engagement—again, a fictional setting lacks an emotional foundation.

The things the World Consciousness gave Su Yun out of kindness and gratitude did not understand the human heart, so they were as fragile as a dream bubble, popping at the slightest touch.

On the other side, Tokisaki Kurumi heard Su Yun's polite inquiry, her eyes flickering slightly before she nodded with perfect etiquette: "I have already dined. Thank you for your concern, Su-kun. You are as gentle as ever."

Su Yun: "You flatter me; that can hardly be called gentle."

Tokisaki Kurumi: "Heehee, then, since Artoria-san is not here today, may I walk with you for a while?"

Su Yun: "If you don't mind rumors appearing later like 'The young lady of the Tokisaki family is with a boy, possibly dating,' then I have no objections."

Tokisaki Kurumi covered her mouth and chuckled at this: "Ara ara, does Su-kun think such rumors would trouble you? Or are you afraid of causing a misunderstanding with Artoria-san?"

Su Yun shrugged: "I said, it doesn't really matter to me. However, Kurumi, you don't seem as magnanimous about our broken engagement as you appear. It seems you still hold a grudge."

These words were sharp, but Tokisaki Kurumi didn't seem to mind. She smiled in a cute and charming way, gently brushing her hair behind her ear: "Well, after all, it was my first time. I had already prepared myself to spend the rest of my life with a boy I had never met. And yet, this person broke off the engagement the very first time he came to my house."

"As a girl, being a little angry and wanting to be willful, to have a less-than-pleasant conversation with this hateful boy, is only reasonable, isn't it?"

Su Yun glanced at Tokisaki Kurumi: "As expected of the young lady of the Tokisaki Conglomerate. To be able to say such direct things with a smile and without blushing—I must say, I truly underestimated you. You are far more excellent than I imagined."

Hearing this, Tokisaki Kurumi raised her right hand and placed her index finger against her lips: "Ara la~ saying such things, is our charming Noble Prince of Flame regretting breaking off the engagement with this little girl?"

Su Yun smiled without a care, his squinting, monstrous smile becoming more pronounced: "No, I have never regretted it. After all, an engagement without an emotional foundation is nothing but a nuisance. To me, time is very precious; using it on such 'trivialities' is truly not worth it."

Tokisaki Kurumi finally showed a change in emotion; her expression stiffened slightly before she feigned indifference and smiled: "Oh~ so in Su-kun's eyes, our engagement and the cultivation and maintenance of our relationship were just trivialities that wasted time! I must say, Su-kun, you really are a heartless man."

Su Yun's smile remained unchanged as he nodded: "As far as maintaining relationships between people goes, I am indeed heartless. I apologize; I am the way I am now, and I have caused you trouble and anger, but I cannot help it. Because, becoming like this is not something I desired either, so please forgive me."

Tokisaki Kurumi looked deeply at Su Yun, then nodded with a polite, unchanging smile: "I understand. Some things truly cannot be forced. I was the one being too stubborn, Su-kun."

The conversation between the two was extremely polite from start to finish, yet they were completely at odds. At the same time, they gave the impression of being on very good terms, and there was nothing hypocritical or false in their talk. Even the sharpest remarks were direct expressions of their true selves—a manifestation of "truth" that was contradictory to the extreme.

Then, Tokisaki Kurumi shifted the topic to another matter.

"Su-kun, what do you think about the Light Screen images that have appeared over the last two days? I mean, regarding Artoria-san, who appeared in the Light Screen images—do you think they are the same person?"

Su Yun, hearing this, feigned ignorance: "Why do you say that? Do you think that King Arthur is Lia?"

Tokisaki Kurumi tilted her head slightly: "How should I put it? Although their personalities are quite different, King Arthur in the Light Screen images gives me the feeling of being an Artoria-san who has grown up after achieving a perfect upgrade."

She paused, then added, "However, that person is King Arthur after all, an ancient figure from over sixteen hundred years ago, while Artoria is a modern person. Moreover, the Light Screen has clearly established that the King Arthur within is a Heroic Spirit, so naturally, there is no possibility that Artoria is her reincarnation."

"Hmm, honestly, I'm a bit confused; I'm even starting to doubt whether the real world is also fake."

(PS: King Arthur is generally considered to be from around the 4th or 5th century AD; this book sets it in the 4th century AD.)

After listening quietly to Tokisaki Kurumi, Su Yun smiled and said, "You don't need to overthink these things. I believe that since the Light Screen intends to expose them, the truth will be revealed sooner or later. Besides, compared to this so-called truth, you are actually more interested in the supernatural power within the Light Screen, aren't you?"

"You envy that King Arthur, that Knight King who looks exactly like Artoria. Her supernatural power makes you yearn and long for it, doesn't it?"

Tokisaki Kurumi fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, then beamed with a smile: "Su Yun, your observational skills are truly amazing; my thoughts really can't escape your eyes. However, isn't it only natural for us mortals to feel desire and longing for such powerful, supernatural strength?"

"Even though I am the young lady of the Tokisaki Conglomerate, I am still just a mortal. In the face of the supernatural and the Mystery currently plaguing the entire world, I am nothing more than that."

"Su Yun, don't you have any longing for the supernatural?"

Su Yun did not answer, but instead said pointedly: "Indeed, longing for the supernatural is a human instinct, as well as the instinct of living beings to pursue strength. Having such a desire is, if anything, a good thing."

"So, Kurumi, hold onto this desire! Perhaps, in the future, you might also have the chance to possess supernatural power."

Tokisaki Kurumi raised an eyebrow slightly at these words, then smiled again: "If this is a blessing, then I will certainly accept it. Su Yun, I look forward to that day! If I truly possess supernatural power, the first thing I'll do is tie you up and tell you that the charm I possess is not one bit inferior to Artoria's!"

By the end, her smile had turned into that of a mischievous little devil.

Su Yun: "Whoa, that's a truly domineering approach! I'll look forward to the day that comes."

Tokisaki Kurumi gave a charming smile, then bowed slightly and took her leave politely, maintaining the etiquette and upbringing expected of a young lady from a top-tier family from beginning to end.

In Su Yun's eyes, the color of the cloud-text displaying the favorability rating above Tokisaki Kurumi's head had changed from yellow to green.

This meant that Tokisaki Kurumi's favorability was now high enough for her to become a tool-person operative for him, Su Yun, just like Artoria.

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