In truth, the Imaginary Tree no longer cared about that old wager with the Little World Game. What she wanted now was for Mo Yi to acknowledge her—and only her. She was everyone Mo Yi loved, so she alone should be enough. After all, the Imaginary Tree was a devoted-love purist... so-called polyamory was merely the result of not loving deeply enough.
"No, you are not them. Perhaps they are only parts of you, but those experiences and feelings are absolutely not something as simple as inclusion and being included—"
Mo Yi stepped forward and wrapped his right arm around the back of her head, pressing her forehead against his. They gazed at each other from the closest possible distance. Then Mo Yi smiled like a new day opening its doors to welcome the rising sun and said, "You are you. You do not need to become anyone else. You are Lu Qi, the one and only Lu Qi."
Mo Yi's long journey had not been a waste of time. Aside from strengthening the Light of the Heart, he had experienced much throughout those countless journeys, and his mindset had become far more open-minded... Simply put, the level of his smooth-talking skill had finally risen to EX rank.
"So, please—"
However, the Imaginary Tree was the final boss. Final bosses were tough opponents who did not fall for smooth talk!
She pushed Mo Yi away, then shook her head and asked:
"So love can disappear, right?"
Mo Yi: "..."
Love would not disappear, but it could be transferred... Ahem, that was not an appropriate thing to say right now.
Mo Yi could only shake his head. The Imaginary Tree looked far too much like Yuno Gasai right now.
"Yes, love will not disappear—"
The Imaginary Tree smiled faintly. First, she