Firefly · Sam

Firefly · Sam

Who could have appeared on his bed without making a sound?

Yu Wuyi stared at the figure on the bed with a face full of shock and suspicion.

"Mm~? What is it, Boss?"

On the azure bed, a sweet and lovely girl rubbed her eyes and looked at him in confusion.

Long light-gray hair, a black hairpin with a green hourglass-shaped pattern, lively white-and-green clothing resembling a firefly, and thin black finger sleeves as fine as silk over her jade-like fingers.

"Fire... Firefly?"

Yu Wuyi's mind suddenly crashed. Not long ago, he had been playing this very appearance, yet now the real person had appeared on his bed?!

"It's me~ What's wrong?"

Firefly looked at him with an adorable smile.

Still, she did not understand why the shop owner was so surprised to see her.

Her overly natural reaction gave Yu Wuyi an illusion.

It was as if they had already been living together for a long time.

Why did he feel that way?

Yu Wuyi shook his head and asked, "Why are you here?"

This question made Firefly's delicate brows knit slightly. She seriously climbed down from the bed and walked over to Yu Wuyi.

Her slender jade-like fingers rested on his head.

Yu Wuyi instinctively wanted to dodge, but the warm touch still pressed against his forehead.

Then he heard Firefly say, "You don't have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense?"

Her words made Yu Wuyi think of a possibility.

"Could it be that we've known each other for a long time already?"

Firefly nodded first, then shook her head.

"We've known each other since we came to this world, but it's only been two months. That doesn't seem like very long, does it?"

"But we've spent all our time in the new world together, so that should count as a long time!"

They had known each other since coming to this world?

Could it be...

"Was it two months ago? More precisely, seventy-four days ago."

Yu Wuyi asked curiously.

Firefly's pretty face flushed slightly. She shot him a look, pouting her little lips.

"You obviously remember it so clearly, yet you're pretending to have amnesia just to tease me!"

Yu Wuyi laughed awkwardly and instinctively reached out to rub her head.

To his surprise, Firefly did not resist at all.

Then again, they had shared a bed for two months. Rubbing her head probably was not a big deal.

Yu Wuyi wore a gentle smile on the surface, but inwardly, he was in an entirely different state.

"System! System, come out!"

"Explain what's going on here!"

"Seventy-four days ago was exactly when I drew Firefly's character card. Don't tell me this has nothing to do with you!"

"Who else but you could pull this off?!"

[Host, please remain calm. The materialization of character card characters was clearly stated among the system's functions upon full activation.]

"?"

"Which function said that?"

[Second new function: When the roleplay progress reaches 100%, the character card will no longer be restricted by commissions.]

[Has the host misunderstood the reason why character cards will no longer be restricted by commissions?]

Yu Wuyi had always thought this meant he could freely use a character card's abilities outside of commissions.

But did it actually mean that the character from the card would appear in reality?

"Then can I still transform into Sam now? Or is Caesar all I have left?"

[Both are possible.]

So that line was a double entendre after all?

"Then Firefly's memories must have come from you too, right?"

[Only memories from the period when the host is acting are fabricated by the system.]

[Characters manifested at the same time are absolutely loyal to the host. Even if they know full well that what the host is doing is wrong, they will still resolutely fight for the host.]

I see.

Looking at the adorable girl before him, Yu Wuyi felt that this was rather nice.

Wuyi All-Purpose House had always consisted of him alone. As a person, he still felt lonely at times.

Having a girl who would always support him was undoubtedly wonderful.

A question suddenly piqued his curiosity: in Firefly's memories, just how far had their relationship progressed over these past two months?

Without much hesitation, Yu Wuyi moved his right hand from her head downward.

His hand traced down her delicate cheek before stopping beneath her chin.

Firefly was still wondering what he was about to do

when Yu Wuyi lifted her chin and kissed her squarely!

?

Feeling the sensation on her lips, Firefly's eyes widened. She had never expected this!

But once she came back to her senses, not only was she not afraid, she even wrapped her arms around Yu Wuyi.

Yu Wuyi was startled by her reaction.

After his surprise passed, he reached out and embraced Firefly as well.

The two held each other like that.

A moment later, they separated, a thin strand stretching between them.

Both of them were breathing a little heavily. This was Yu Wuyi's first time trying something like this across both his lives, and its sweetness was beyond words.

Ever since he had encountered this girl in a game in his previous life, he had liked her.

She was strong-willed, exceptionally intelligent, and utterly merciless toward her enemies.

But when it came to her own people—especially the Trailblazer controlled by the player—she could be adorably airheaded, with a strong childhood-friend charm.

Perhaps that was why he had been able to kiss her without hesitation.

Though Firefly's face was completely flushed at the moment, there was more seriousness than shyness in her eyes.

Clearly, when it came to someone she liked, she would not avoid her feelings out of embarrassment. Instead, she faced them head-on.

Yu Wuyi found that part of her personality especially adorable.

After rubbing Firefly's head again, Yu Wuyi reached out and took her little hand.

He led her toward the front desk. From this day onward, Wuyi All-Purpose House would no longer have only Yu Wuyi.

Firefly obediently followed behind him. Feeling the warmth from his hand, her heart was filled with sweetness.

"System, the reason you said I couldn't actively recruit executors before was because of this, wasn't it?"

No wonder the all-purpose house had the position of executor, yet he could not actively recruit anyone.

Back then, he had wondered what the point of that position was if that was the case.

[Yes. Only characters manifested through character cards may serve as executors.]

[Executors may also complete commissions for the host, but their only reward will be commission coins.]

[Acting progress will only increase when the host completes commissions while acting as a character.]

So that was indeed how it worked.

Yu Wuyi began to feel faintly expectant. At his current pace, even in the worst-case scenario, he should be able to raise a character card to 100% within ten months.

As the all-purpose house's reputation continued to grow, commissions would also start becoming more numerous.

Little by little, the all-purpose house would become livelier and livelier as well.

How exciting!

The two arrived at the front desk, and Yu Wuyi went to open the shop for business.

When he returned, just as he was about to ask Firefly what she wanted to eat, Firefly clenched her small hand, and a cup of starry milk tea appeared out of thin air. Then she began drinking it by herself.

Seeing something odd about Yu Wuyi, she asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Yu Wuyi silently withdrew his right hand and answered calmly, "It's just that Firefly is too cute. I got a little carried away staring."

Firefly's little face reddened at his words, and she quickly drank her milk tea to hide her embarrassment.

Only after seeing that he had fooled her did Yu Wuyi ask inwardly, his mind full of question marks, "System, what's going on this time?"