In the past, Shen Yangge would have given an affirmative answer without hesitation. But now, he couldn't hide his sexuality while telling the man he liked, "Yeah, that's right, I like women."
So Shen Yangge walked up to Chu Xuanzhen, looked him straight in the eyes, and opened his mouth. The answer was on the tip of his tongue, but a fleeting notification from the system forced him to swallow it back down.
System 615: [Host, if you admit it, you will break Shen Yangge's character. You cannot admit it so directly, or you will be punished by Database.] [Host, if you break character again and Database punishes you this time, it may be even more bizarre than before. Please, please think this through carefully!] [-I've been meaning to ask for ages: is it only in front of Chu Xuanzhen that I can't break character?] [?] [-Earlier, in the Golden Throne Hall, I instinctively kicked the Seventh Prince, but Database didn't punish me. Didn't that count as breaking character?]
System 615 was dumbfounded for a moment. Then it thought it over and decided its host had a very good point.
Suddenly, the system's "expression" changed dramatically, and even its mechanical voice became distorted. [Host, why did you have to remind Database?!]
A rumble thundered through Shen Yangge's ears. White flashed across his vision, and everything blurred. Unsteady on his feet, he grabbed Chu Xuanzhen's sleeve.
Then he heard the system's mechanical alarm.
[Warning! Warning! You have broken the original character's persona. You will be punished in one hour!] [Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Punishment generated!]
Motherfucker. He wasn't sure whether he ought to say it out loud.
System 615 sounded aggrieved. [Host, Database has been unstable lately, and even the system