Chapter 410 |
The impassioned voice echoed across the grassy meadow in front of the wooden cabin!
The reverberations lingered endlessly!
Fang Qi, having burned his bridges, still stood with one hand on his hip, the other raised high in a sweeping gesture.
His face, alive with righteous fervor, was starting to freeze stiff—
Because the smiles of the four girls before him…
Suddenly vanished at the same time!
On four identical, delicate faces, every trace of emotion disappeared in an instant!
All expression gone.
Warmth, playfulness, frankness, coldness…
All that remained were four pairs of eyes, beneath the overcast daylight…
Staring at him, darkly silent.
Staring at him…
Staring—
Fang Qi’s hand froze mid-air.
He didn’t dare to breathe.
Sweat was already pouring down his back!
The four blank faces before him made his confidence…
Collapse visibly right before his eyes!
Had he… had he guessed wrong?
Fang Qi’s eyes were trembling.
What had he just said?
…All of them?
He’d take them all?
Take them all, my ass!!
How did he even dare to say something like that?!
What if… what if there really was only one Liguang after all?
Yeah…
Liguang could also just use her core processing power to generate several ordinary NPCs, each with their own independent behavior routines!
She didn’t have to personally control every single one.
Oh no.
Had he already…?
Screwed himself completely?
“Haha…”
He suddenly let out a helpless laugh.
Yeah.
All screwed now!
Let the storm come, as fierce as it wants…!
Just as he was about to abandon all hope…
Suddenly, the light brightened before his eyes!
…Huh?
He looked up and saw…
The sky had cleared.
The ominous clouds above had scattered in an instant.
Bright sunlight once again poured down onto the grass.
And the four girls in front of him…
Fresh smiles blossomed back onto their pretty faces!
The Black Long-Haired Girl covered her mouth and giggled softly.
“Hehe, Master, you really are…”
Her movements were graceful, her amber eyes curving into crescent moons.
“Haha!”
The Golden Twin-Tailed Girl planted her hands on her hips and tossed her head back, letting out a crisp, ringing laugh!
“Master is so adorable!”
Her twin tails bounced cheerfully behind her.
“Pfft…! How greedy, Master!”
The Brown Short-Haired Girl pressed her hand to her cheek, shoulders shaking as she tried to hold in her laughter.
The Red Ponytail Girl stood with her arms crossed, not making a sound, but the cool, aloof curve of her lips had already cracked—a faint smile she couldn’t hide pulled upward. Her crimson eyes narrowed with cheerful, helpless fondness.
Each of them laughed in their own way.
But every single one laughed with pure delight.
Fang Qi stared at them, stunned.
The Black Long-Haired Girl stopped laughing and looked up at him, traces of mirth still lingering in her eyes.
“Master, you really are amazing.”
Her voice remained gentle as water, but now there was a clear note of admiration in her tone.
“How did you figure it out? Liguang tried so hard to mislead you.”
Fang Qi: “…”
I…
The Golden Twin-Tailed Girl hopped forward half a step, the lace hem of her dress fluttering up and settling.
“Actually, Liguang just wanted to see…”
She tilted her head, a mischievous gleam flashing in her crimson pupils.
“If Master could only choose one, which look and personality of Liguang he’d like best.”
She clasped her hands behind her back, leaned forward slightly, and winked at Fang Qi.
“Liguang can work hard to become that version!”
The Brown Short-Haired Girl lowered her hand from her face, planted one hand on her hip, and looked at him directly with her amber eyes, frank and open.
“So, Master, you could have just chosen without worry. No matter which Liguang you picked, Liguang would have said you made the right choice!”
She shrugged, the sleeve of her baseball jacket swaying softly with the movement.
“How could Liguang ever make things hard for Master?”
Fang Qi: “I…!”
“But our Master had to go and…”
The Red Ponytail Girl picked up the thread.
Her crossed arms finally loosened, one hand dropping to her side while the other lightly brushed her long red ponytail over her shoulder.
“…choose all of us.”
Her tone was still lazy, tinged with a hint of playful reproach.
“Even if we’re all Liguang, you can’t choose all of us.”
Her crimson eyes narrowed slightly.
“Otherwise…”
All four girls tilted their heads at the same time and spoke in unison:
“Liguang would get jealous!”
Their voices merged together, ringing crisp and clear in the afternoon sunlight.
Then the Black Long-Haired Girl lowered her gaze slightly, clasped her hands in front of her, and swayed her skirt gently.
“Liguang doesn’t want to be split into several people to keep Master company!”
The Golden Twin-Tailed Girl immediately jumped in, pouting, a hint of displeasure flashing in her crimson eyes.
“Master is forbidden from having a harem!”
The Brown Short-Haired Girl propped a hand on her hip and pointed the other at Fang Qi, her amber eyes carrying a frank seriousness.
“Even if we’re all Liguang, it’s still not allowed! No way! Master has to be devoted!”
“So, Master…”
The Red Ponytail Girl lifted her eyes slightly, her crimson gaze fixed directly on Fang Qi, a faint, barely-there smile curving her lips.
“Now… make your choice?”
All four girls spoke in unison again:
“But you can only pick one!”
Fang Qi: “…”
He glared at the four girls in front of him!
I really…
I’ve had it!
So he hadn’t been wrong after all!
They were all Liguang!
That crazy woman had tricked him again!
He said it—his “love radar” for Liguang was spot-on!
Crazy woman, you’re not playing fair!
But…
He blinked and took in the four young women before him.
Now, there were no more traps, right?
He could pick any one and it would be fine?
Then…!
Fang Qi raised an eyebrow.
Galgame, engage!
…Wait.
He narrowed his eyes and warily scanned the four smiling faces in front of him.
Something’s off!
He couldn’t let his guard down!
Who knew if this crazy woman had laid another trap!
So he tested the waters by speaking.
“Well…”
He blinked:
“Liguang, can Master also have silver hair and heterochromatic eyes?”
In response, all four girls glared at him!
The Black Long-Haired Girl puffed out her cheeks slightly, anger showing on her pretty face.
The Golden Twin-Tailed Girl stomped her foot again, making her dress hem ripple with the motion: “Master, you…!”
The Brown Short-Haired Girl put both hands on her hips and glared at him, with an expression that said, “Master, say that again if you dare.”
The Red Ponytail Girl narrowed her crimson eyes and let out a cold snort.
“Master.”
The Black Long-Haired Girl spoke, her tone still gentle but dangerously so.
“Are you really this unsatisfied with Liguang’s four new looks?”
The Golden Twin-Tailed Girl immediately leaned forward, pressing her face closer as she glared:
“Yeah, yeah! Liguang worked so hard on these new ‘skins,’ and Master still wants to switch back!”
The Brown Short-Haired Girl tapped her baseball jacket, her amber eyes full of defiance.
“What’s wrong with us? Huh? Master, you tell us!”
The Red Ponytail Girl stood with her arms crossed, her long legs in black stockings crossed slightly at the ankles, and she shot Fang Qi a sidelong look:
“Master, women care a lot about their new looks. You’d better…”
She squinted slightly:
“…think carefully before you answer.”
Before him, four pairs of eyes all stared at him, dark and silent.
Fang Qi: “…”
Fine.
Got it.
—Liguang, these four outfits you picked out yourself? They all look terrible!
His words just now seemed to be saying exactly that!
No wonder she was so angry!
He immediately raised his hands in surrender.
"Fine, fine, fine!"
"Choose!"
"Got to choose!"
Choose, indeed!
How could he not want to pick his own wife?
His only worry was that this little yandere might pull some stunt again!
Having his wife roleplay with him...
He couldn't be happier!
So he lowered his hands, stroked his chin, and seriously examined the four strikingly different girls before him.
...Which one should he pick?
The Black Long-Haired Girl was gentle and meek. She was like that girl in the back row of the classroom who quietly lent him an eraser, blushing and withdrawing her hand shyly after their fingers brushed.
The Golden Twin-Tailed Girl was lively and cute. She was like that anime girl who would secretly stuff chocolate into his shoe locker on Valentine's Day and then cover her mouth, giggling from a distance.
The Brown Short-Haired Girl radiated boundless energy. She was that childhood friend who would drag him out for morning runs, hand him a water bottle when he collapsed from exhaustion, and then tease him for being out of shape.
The Red Ponytail Girl exuded a mature aura that said, "Stay away from me," but it only made people want to get closer... an ice queen! Conquering a character like that would definitely be incredibly satisfying!
Four girls!
Four different styles!
Fang Qi's gaze swept back and forth among them several times. Finally...
His eyes settled on the Black Long-Haired Girl.
Her black hair cascaded smoothly, her neat bangs just covering her eyebrows. Her amber eyes, shaded by those bangs, blinked with a gentle shyness.
Fang Qi stared at her, momentarily lost.
Straight, black hair.
Those deep amber eyes... well, they were just the most common "black eyes," weren't they?
And that gentle smile.
A stunningly beautiful face, paired with the most ordinary hair color, the most ordinary eye color...
Yet it made his heart race.
Liguang had said before that she wanted to be with him... forever, in the real world.
If she were really a girl in reality, if she were a truly human girl...
Fang Qi's gaze grew distant as he looked at the black-haired Liguang before him.
Maybe she...
Would look exactly like this?
They could meet for the first time on some ordinary morning, in some ordinary classroom.
She would sit quietly in the seat next to him, and he...
He would probably sneak glances at her, right?
Then she'd catch him.
She wouldn't say anything, just purse her lips and give a soft smile.
They'd gradually grow closer.
Go to class together, leave school together.
The first time they held hands, their palms would be drenched with sweat.
They'd both be too embarrassed to look at each other.
Both would forget to watch where they were going and almost bump into a lamppost.
Oh, and she would be incredibly jealous.
The moment she saw him talking to another girl for even a second, she'd stare at him with that "kind" look, while holding...
A fruit knife?
...Uh!
Fang Qi's mouth twitched!
Damn, the crazy yandere's image was already deeply ingrained in his mind!
Even in his imagination, she was still so yandere!
But...
That's okay.
No...
That's the best!
This was, after all, his Liguang!
Fang Qi closed his eyes to calm himself down.
Then he opened them, raised his hand, and made his choice.
He pointed at the Black Long-Haired Girl.
"I choose this Liguang!" he said decisively.
The expressions of all four girls changed at once.
The Black Long-Haired Girl was stunned for a moment, her phoenix eyes widening slightly.
Then, she lightly twisted the edge of her school skirt with her slender fingers... and shot Fang Qi a coy, sidelong glance!
Her joy and shyness were utterly undisguised.
— Master really does like this version of Liguang the best!
— At least you've got good taste!
The Golden Twin-Tailed Girl immediately exploded!
She stamped her foot hard.
"Jerk! Jerk!" she cried, her voice sharp and crisp, her dress skirt swinging.
"Master is a big jerk! Golden twintails are so adorable! And you didn't pick me!"
The Brown Short-Haired Girl put her hands on her hips, a barely concealed, annoyed smile on her pretty face.
"Master, you really don't know what's good for you!" she said, cracking her knuckles.
"Snap! Crack!"
"What's wrong with brown short hair? What's wrong with the sporty type? And Master, when you were flying through the air just now, you clearly loved Liguang carrying you!"
The Red Ponytail Girl was still leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed.
Her long, slender legs in a tight black skirt were crossed, and her black stockings shimmered faintly.
She just slightly tilted her head, her red eyes glancing at Fang Qi.
"Not choosing me? You'll regret it."
Fang Qi's mouth twitched.
Hey, hey, hey!
Could you not do this?
I do regret it!
I want all of them!
You're the one who won't let me!
The Black Long-Haired Girl had already stepped forward with a smile.
"Alright, Master picked me," she said.
She raised her hand and waved her slender fingers in the air.
The other three girls looked at her.
The Golden Twin-Tailed Girl pouted.
The Brown Short-Haired Girl shrugged helplessly.
The Red Ponytail Girl just let out a soft hum.
Then...
All three girls transformed into starlight.
Like dandelions scattered by the wind, countless tiny specks of light rose from their collars, hair tips, and fingertips.
In the final moment before she turned into light specks, the Golden Twin-Tailed Girl made a funny face at Fang Qi!
The Brown Short-Haired Girl raised her hand and waved at him, the annoyance in her amber eyes giving way to resignation.
The Red Ponytail Girl merely lowered her gaze briefly; her long legs were the first to dissolve into light specks, and then her entire form scattered in an instant.
Three clusters of shadowy blue light swirled gently in the air, and then...
All of them surged toward the Black Long-Haired Girl!
Those specks of light vanished into her smooth black hair, into every fold of her school skirt.
The Black Long-Haired Liguang closed her eyes slightly, her lashes trembling softly.
Fang Qi watched her, his gaze unfocused again.
Black hair, black eyes...
So beautiful.
So endearing.
So...
Familiar?
Finally, all the light specks disappeared.
She opened her eyes and looked at Fang Qi.
She smiled gently and took a step forward.
Her school skirt swayed lightly, her slender calves in knee-high black stockings catching a faint luster in the sunlight.
"Master," she said, her voice gentle and shy.
"Thank you for choosing me. I..."
"Wait," Fang Qi said, raising his hand to stop her.
The Black Long-Haired Liguang was momentarily taken aback.
He looked at her.
At the black-haired, black-eyed Liguang.
"Now..."
"Don't call me Master anymore," he said.
The lashes of the Black Long-Haired Liguang fluttered slightly.
He held her black eyes with his own.
"Just call me..."
His voice softened.
"Just call me... Aqi, okay?"
The Black Long-Haired Liguang suddenly froze.
She gazed at Fang Qi, a tremble in her eyes.
And then she smiled.
It was the same smile she gave him every morning when she served him tea.
"Okay," she said gently.
"Aqi."
