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

"Won't we accidentally die from discussing this topic here?"

Kiyono Gray glanced at the dessert shop again. While ordering a parfait to take away, Kiyono Gray noticed that the shop was already full of customers who came to enjoy the sweetness.

“No problem. All the guests here are gods. This place is a special place for gods to discuss matters. There are many similar shops in Tokyo. Ordinary people can’t find the entrance. This is the ‘Hidden Place of the Gods’,” said Tomokatsu Maeda.

Why make things so complicated for a dessert shop? If you don't cater to ordinary customers, don't open a shop in the bustling Shibuya area.

"So, what's the problem, Sayaka-senpai?"

While increasing his vigilance, Kiyono Hai also began to investigate the background of that senior, Sayaka.

"It seems you've already investigated that world-destroying witch. She's a deity belonging to the world of 'Dream City,' and now the operators of 'Dream City' are doing everything they can to capture her and bring her back."

Maeda Tomokatsu did not hide anything and revealed this secret that is now common knowledge in the industry.

"And then?" Kiyono Hai continued to ask.

"The true purpose of this 'performance' was to weaken the power of that world-destroying witch, so that the operators of 'Dream City' could make their move after the performance ended. However, your appearance, Kiyono-kun, has given them another target."

Maeda Tomokatsu picked up his knife and fork, pointed at Kiyono Hai, and said.

"What I'm trying to say is... if Kiyono-kun acts too intimately with that labyrinth master, that is, Takigami Rena-san."

"You might very well be targeted by the operators of 'Dream City' and then be captured and turned into one of the magical girls' pets."

Tsk... Become a magical girl's pet? What kind of threat is that? For some otaku, it's practically an unbearable experience that they can drool over, right?

But Kiyono Hai also knew that this was just a tactic used by the operators of "Dream City" to threaten Sayaka into returning.

Sayaka is interested in Takigami Rena, but Takigami Rena's heart is currently with Kiyono Hai. If we want Sayaka to make a move, we can just target the weakest one, Kiyono Hai.

"Then I really want to try it out." Kiyono Gray wasn't lying.

If those guys really dare to drag Kiyono Hai to the magical girl set of "Dream City" and force her to act, then who knows who will be whose pet!

So you're a magical girl for kids? Well then, today I'll show you what a Witch's Night really is!

"Is every performance an extremely important opportunity for a new deity? Kiyono-kun, it seems you are very clear about the survival rules of deities."

"But... this performance is actually a war."

After forking a piece of cream cake and swallowing it, Maeda Tomokatsu continued speaking.

"The developers of 'Dream City' have hired several large player guilds to launch a fierce attack on the underground labyrinth after the open beta begins."

"Although I don't know why the master of the labyrinth chose you."

"But I also hope that you can find a solution during the closed beta, otherwise once the hired player guilds arrive for the open beta, the entire maze will surely be flattened by them."

This is the cruelty of war between gods, who directly treat players as mercenaries to achieve their desired strategic objectives.

That depends on whether the player guilds you hired have a greater influence or the top players of the Fighters' Tea Party have a greater influence. However, strictly speaking, they can be said to have a relationship where each is intertwined with the other.

"Although you are one of the culprits, I still appreciate the information you provided. In return, I will definitely put on an interesting show."

After chatting for a while, Kiyono felt there was no need to stay any longer, so she packed her things and prepared to leave the dessert shop.

"Kiyono-kun! Now that things have come to this, do you still think you can rely on the game's script and storyline, or the character's performance, to persuade those hired player guilds to crush the underground labyrinth?"

Maeda Tomokatsu was already trying to persuade Kiyono Hai to give up and surrender.

"Of course it's possible. I really like a saying from my hometown, which is that the best way to win in war is to win hearts and minds... Okay, I'll take this parfait with me. See you at the next show."

As he spoke, Kiyono Gray pushed open the door to the dessert shop.

Winning hearts and minds is the best strategy?

The god of light and exploration watched Kiyono Gray leave, thinking to himself that he wanted to see what kind of script Kiyono Gray could use to shake the hearts of those players who had become cold-blooded and ruthless in their pursuit of treasure rewards!

Chapter 37 is just about killing a few small monsters; nothing serious will happen.

It was late September.

Something unexpected happened to Kiyono Gray: the performance of "The Principality of Roses" was actually... postponed?

Originally, Kiyono Gray estimated that the game "Rose Kingdom" would come to an end as early as this month.

As a result, the official website posted a postponement notice, and the female players immediately went into a state of jubilation.

The postponement of the "Rose Kingdom" stage performance didn't cause any trouble for Kiyono Hai.

Since the performance system also settled the first part of the performance rewards with Kiyono Gray, Kiyono Gray had nothing to complain about.

On the contrary, having an extra performance stage where he can receive a daily allowance is also a happy thing for Qingye Hui.

As for those female players who have already completed the game four times and reached the final ending, Kiyono Hui has no intention of seeing them again in this game.

The main reason is that the storyline in "Rose Kingdom" featuring Shanor has already used up most of the emotional moments for players, so there's no way to squeeze anything out of these female players when they meet again.

"Can I finally advance my divine rank now?"

Kiyono Ash looked at the reward settlement for the first stage of "Rose Kingdom".

"Rewards settlement upon completion of the first phase of the performance"

Rating: A+

"Comment: Your performance saved this stage that was destined to remain unknown until the end. Audiences flocked from all directions to witness the most dazzling moment of the character you portrayed, and the entire stage became your one-man show..."

Therefore, even many years later, viewers will likely remember the character named Shanor and how she accompanied them through one lonely night after another.

But standing up so many audience members is still a bad habit. I wonder how many audience members are secretly sobbing because they didn't get to see your performance, or because you suddenly left their stage.

Reward: E-rank Divine Essence - 1

Mini Divine Kingdom - Rose Duchy of Vannot Ownership

An additional 6000 points of Faith Power will be awarded.

If it weren't for the large number of female players, I wouldn't have stood them up... It's just that I can only accommodate so many guests at a time, right?

Qingye Hui didn't complain too much. He swallowed the E-level godhood reward from the performance system and then used 5000 points of faith power to fuse the godhood into his body.

After Qingye Hui's divine rank was raised to E-level, his soul carrying capacity more than doubled to five hundred people.

The capacity of 500 people is barely enough for the current needs.

Another very important reward is ownership of the mini-god kingdom - the Rose Duchy of Vannott.

This reward essentially turns the game "Rose Kingdom" from a public entity into a private one. The stage of Rose Kingdom is now the property of Qingye Hui, and Qingye Hui has been granted more privileges.

Correspondingly, all the gods who participated in the Rose Kingdom chose to run away and withdraw from the performance.

This is also part of the system's mechanism; after announcing the postponement of the performance, the deities can choose whether to renew the contract or withdraw from the performance.

The four-person lunchbox group had been nearly killed by Shanor in the Rose Kingdom, so now that they had a chance to escape, they naturally ran away at lightning speed.

Miss Fox has also retired from acting, and now she wants to focus all her energy on "Sanctuary of the Dead 2".

"Should we hire a few deity actors to play minor roles? But for now, I need to figure out how to support myself."

Kiyono Gray glanced at his daily maintenance costs after advancing to E-rank deity and increasing his soul capacity twice.

The daily maintenance cost has jumped from ten points of faith power to eighty points.

With the donations from female players, Qingyehui now has a surplus of over 3,000 points of Faith Power, enough to support himself on a daily basis.

“Now it’s time to move on to the next stage.” Kiyono Gray took out another invitation that was burning with flames.

Today is the opening day of "Labyrinth Sanctuary 2"... After the invitation in Kiyono Hai's hand burned out, Kiyono Hai returned to that familiar backstage space once again.

However, there were dozens of deities participating in the performance this time, and of course, these dozens of deities all belonged to the camp of the God of Light and Exploration.

On the other hand, Kiyono Gray's only ally is a lone fox lady.

"What kind of fairness is this?"

Miss Fox crossed her arms and looked at the gods under the command of the God of Light and Exploration, muttering a complaint.

"Takigami-senpai, could you help me play the role of Xia Nuoer in front of some female players? I have another important role to play, so I might not be able to handle it."

After Kiyono Hai did a few simple warm-up exercises, he and Takigami Rena started arranging the initial performance schedule.

"That's possible, but you have another important role to play, which one are you referring to?"

Rena Takigami knew... Kiyono Hai planned to use Shanor as the initial guide character for the dungeon side, just like Toriel, the goat mother.

But another important role that Kiyono Hai needs to devote all her energy to playing is one that Takigami Rena has never even heard of.

"You'll find out soon, Takigami-senpai."

Before the performance officially started, Qingye Hui glanced at the stage and asked about the way players could tip him.

The conditions for receiving player donations on this stage are very lenient, but they are also incredibly difficult to meet.

That is to 'create strong emotional fluctuations in players'.

Sadness, pain, regret, joy... as long as the emotional fluctuations are strong enough, the participating character who achieves this will receive a reward of the player's faith power.

"Let's try starting with intense regret this time."

After saying goodbye to the fox lady, Kiyono Gray stepped alone into the stage of "Labyrinth Sanctuary 2".

…………

When the closed beta of "Dungeon Sanctuary 2" started, Snow Island naturally found the digital version online and downloaded it to play as soon as possible.

Like many common JRPG games, the protagonist of Dungeon Sacred 2 is not a villager or a village girl from a village.

But he is just an ordinary person living in a big city in front of the labyrinth. After a chance encounter with a mysterious and beautiful girl who seems to be the heroine of this work, he embarks on a journey to explore the labyrinth under the drive of a special mission.

The story follows the journey of gradually meeting more and more partners with diverse personalities, ultimately leading to the salvation of the world.

Snow Island didn't care about any of that at all. Whether it was the beautiful and gentle female protagonist or the long and tedious story of this work, she chose to skip them all.

Once the free action phase began, Snow Island searched the entire map for Shanor's whereabouts.

Where's my Shanor? Where did you hide such a big Shanor? Tell me!

Fortunately, it didn't take too long for Snow Island. She soon saw the figure she had been longing to see for half a month, the one she had been thinking about day and night, on the first level of the maze entrance.

Shanor! My little darling!

Upon meeting, Xuedao immediately had his character hug Shanor and rub against her incessantly, in an octopus-like embrace where he wrapped all his arms and legs around Shanor.

Kiyono had no idea how she did it, and the force she used was so great that Kiyono felt like her cheeks were about to peel off.