Miss Player, please don't cast spells on me.

So, has Xia Nuoer been quietly taking care of the 'Snow Islanders' who have become vegetative? No… to Xia Nuoer, they should be his lovers.

"Why?" Xuedao had so much to say, but all of it boiled down to these three words.

Why? Why are the characters from the previous four playthroughs here? Even if they are here, weren't they already killed by you? Why are they still alive?

"Because that's my ability—to preserve certain things for the next cycle, but only inanimate objects... so I had no choice but to let you fake your death for a while, Yukishima-nee."

"I'll pat my neck lightly," Shanor said.

That's right! Every time Shanor killed her, he snapped her neck.

But... is dying from a broken neck truly hopeless in a fantasy world? Not necessarily!

"I never expected that every time you enter a new cycle, you would discard your old body and obtain a new one, and then the old body you discarded would turn into this."

Shanor said this with a wry smile on his face.

"Why don't you just find my original self in the new cycle? Why are you so fixated on these... these puppets that have lost my consciousness?"

Looking at the characters she had played in previous playthroughs, Xuedao realized they were no different from living dolls.

But Chanor doesn't think so.

"They're not dolls, Sister Yukishima..."

Xia Nuoer took the fair hands of 'Snow Island' from the first timeline and placed them on her cheeks, feeling the warmth of 'her' palms before speaking.

"They still retain some of your consciousness, look..."

As Shanor spoke, the hand that was resting on Shanor's cheek began to tighten slightly, as if stroking it. At the same time, 'her' lips moved with difficulty, as if she wanted to say something.

The first playthrough of 'Snow Island' really resembled someone who couldn't speak, but was actually a self-aware person in a vegetative state.

"Sister Xuedao and the others are people who loved me in the past, no... I should say they still love me now, so I can't abandon them and I have to take good care of them."

Even if they have lost their souls, she and you are still my beloved Xuedao-jie.

Tears…burst out.

At this moment, Xuedao really couldn't control her tear ducts and was on the verge of bursting into tears when she wanted to say something to Xia Nuoer.

The entire underground garden suddenly began to shake violently, and the surrounding ground showed signs of gradual collapse.

This commotion on Snow Island looks familiar! It's the collapse of the world line!

The reason for the collapse of the world line each time is that some unexpected things happen in the game, which is somewhat like a bug that causes the game to crash.

Examples include situations like Shanor killing a main character or the sudden death of the game's female protagonist.

This is because this otome game was designed without any death elements.

Of course, Kiyono Hai, who knew the rules, understood that because this stage was a 16+ dating sim, there was a rule that if any single actor died, the world line of the stage would be reset.

While this could lead to feuds fueled by jealousy, if the actors actually killed each other, no one could possibly put on a good show.

But the man with the black wolf mask never expected that someone like Kiyono Gray would appear, an actor who would reset the world and treat it as a performance.

While Yukishima's situation this time falls under the former category, she feels that the cause of this collapse is due to her encounter with her 'self' from the previous timeline.

It feels a bit like a time paradox?

"It's time to say goodbye again this time."

Shanor walked up to Miss Snow Island and forced a smile.

"Xianor... next time! Will we meet again in the next time? I have so many... so many things I want to say to you."

Snow Island's emotions were in complete turmoil. She did have a lot to say to Xia Nuoer, mainly to apologize.

"Then please wait for me for a while in the next playthrough, Sister Yukishima. I will meet you once I have arranged everything."

Kiyono Ash also dug himself a hole for free time in the next playthrough, otherwise Kiyono Ash really wouldn't be able to find any reason to ditch the players in the next playthrough.

"I will wait! Even if the game servers shut down, I will wait!"

Snow Island no longer dared to doubt anything about Xia Nuoer. If anyone else dared to doubt Xia Nuoer, she would rush up and fight them immediately!

"Thank you."

Kiyono Gray tiptoed and gently put his arm around Miss Yukishima's neck, just like before, and then whispered in her ear.

"Go start the next playthrough, Miss Player. I will take good care of you in this playthrough... and love you very much."

'Shanor gently snapped your neck'

'GAME OVER'

As Xuedao listened to Shanor's whispers in her ear and saw the words appearing before her eyes, tears... welled up in her eyes once again.

After finishing his act, Kiyono returned to reality and opened Miss Yukishima's live stream.

As soon as I entered, I heard Teacher Daxue's confession.

"I fucking deserve to die! Waaaaah! How... how could there be such a dark person like me in this world!"

"How could I, unable to bear a mere eight days of loneliness, resort to slandering the little angel Xia Nuoer online? What a naive act!"

"Please, everyone, wait eight days before watching Xia Nuoer's third playthrough, or just watch my pre-recorded video! My dear little angel Xia Nuoer really didn't cheat!"

"From now on, I'm Xia Nuo'er's sole fan!"

Xuedao's confession, coupled with her sobbing, was deafening in the live stream and also in Xia Nuoer's discussion group.

After posting the video of 'Shanor's Third Playthrough True Story' in the group on Snow Island...

The female players in the entire group burst into tears instantly.

The messages he sent changed from calling him a "scumbag" to messages like, "How could I be so stupid as to believe Teacher Da Xue's nonsense? I'm so sorry, Xia Nuoer!" "Xia Nuoer's mother shouldn't have doubted you!" "Xia Nuoer's greatness needs no further explanation! Xia Men!"

This whole bunch of news is enough to write a confession book for female gamers.

They desperately need to repent now; at this moment, the female players are completely overwhelmed by guilt.

The female players felt they wouldn't be able to sleep all night if they didn't personally confess their sins before Saint Shanor.

and so…

Does anyone know how to trigger the storyline for Shanor's fourth playthrough?

"That's right! I need to go find Shanor and repent immediately!"

Qingye Hui was completely baffled when she saw the female players in the group suddenly change their tone.

You players really only think about yourselves.

PS: Thank you to the following generous donors: 不觉さま, 陌日灰白, 时间流逝, 一念花开i君临天下, 地狱之魔.

Chapter 28 True Matriarchal Player

I don't know if the aftereffects of the final performance in the third playthrough of Shanor were too strong.

In addition, Ms. Yukishima is a fairly popular VTuber, and after being the first to complete the game and trigger the third playthrough ending of Shanor…

Ms. Yukishima, known online as Teacher Oyuki, has gained popularity for her iconic scene at the end of her third viewing, where she repeatedly says in a tearful voice, "My repentance," "How could I have done such a childish thing!"—a scene reminiscent of the Bible.

This led to a sudden surge in popularity for "Rose Kingdom," a game that should have been a flop.

Originally, "The Principality of Roses" was only circulated on a small scale among high school girls at Genshin High School.

Now that the 'Shanor Route' has gained fame, it has naturally attracted more otome game players who had previously ignored it because 'Rose Kingdom' was a run-of-the-mill otome game.'

As the number of players that Qingyehui needs to accommodate increases, it also needs to upgrade its maximum number of guests it can accommodate.

So Kiyono Ash spent two thousand points of faith power to raise the threshold of the clones his soul could carry to two hundred.

To advance further, Qingye Hui would need to raise his divine rank.

At this stage, the way for Qingye Hui to improve his divine rank is very simple: just complete any "performance" and accumulate 5,000 points of faith power to use for "improving wishes".

"But it seems that two hundred clones are still not enough?"

Kiyono Gray gently pinched the space between her eyebrows.

The number of daily online players in the game "Rose Kingdom" has increased from over one hundred to over 1,500.

Without a doubt, all 1,500+ female players came here to get close to Qingye Hui.

Kiyono Ash also needs to spare some of his energy to take care of Miss Fox's followers.

Like the Snow Island lady who was the first to discover how to trigger the third playthrough ending of Shanor, she was one of Miss Fox's followers.

This has led to new players having to queue up to wait for Shanor, with some having to wait for several hours in the Magic Academy after opening the game, while others have to wait for more than a day.

Such a long wait has prompted many players to frantically write letters to the game company, demanding that they quickly upgrade Shanor's AI computing power.

Unfortunately, as one of the groups of gods who rule human society, they will not heed the demands of these insignificant otome game players.

It was late Sunday night, and Kiyono Hai was comforting Sakai Iori, who was crying so hard she was nauseous, until she fell asleep.

Tonight, Kiyono Hai also mercifully allowed Sakai Iori to experience the ending of the third playthrough of the Shanor route.

Like most female gamers, she burst into tears on the spot, then started drinking heavily to drown her sorrows, and continued to cry after getting drunk.

She cried until late at night before Qingye Hui finally helped the producer to sleep peacefully.

While she was sleeping, she murmured something like, "Xianor, we must meet again in the next playthrough, and not just in the next playthrough, but in the next game sequel!"

This reminded Qingye Hui that the game "Rose Kingdom" has only been open for two to three months, and it has been open for almost a month now.

Although Kiyono Hai, as a deity, is well aware that this limited-time opening is simply because the "performance" has a time limit, and it is impossible to permanently bind a deity to one stage to play the same role.

However, most players cannot understand why being separated from characters with whom they have already built bonds due to server shutdown is such a painful thing for them.

This should have been enough to enrage players to the point of protesting, rioting, and vandalizing the game company, but the players didn't.

While it's true that the game company's powerful background makes it difficult for players to influence the outcome, there's a crucial reason...

Players know that the AI ​​of each AINP interactive game is not erased after the game is shut down, but is carried over to the next new game to play as a new NPC.

Most importantly, these AIs will still remember the time they spent with players in the previous game.

Although Kiyono Hai knew that this was the fastest way for the gods to build relationships with veteran players who liked the characters they had played in the past when they participated in the "performance".

It's like a fan of a certain actor watching the whole show because of that actor.