Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

"Found a character that can be bound: Mina (Not yet bound!)"

"Start the progress bar!"

"Ding! Mina's favorability +2!"

Progress bar: 2%!

"Rewards will be distributed!"

Ok? ? ?

How did this mute system manage to detect Mina's behavior? And even add two points to her favorability rating at once?

Upon hearing the familiar voice in his mind, Liu Baiyuan's face immediately showed a hint of confusion.

He then looked at the girl in front of him and, noticing the joy in her eyes, fell into deep thought.

Is joy the premise of this "capture"?

This might make sense for Hirai Momo and Mina, but it's clearly not the case for Minatozaki Sana and Bae Joo-hyun.

Is that anger?

It doesn't seem like it.

Liu Baiyuan realized he had fallen into a misconception. If this mute system belonged to him, then it meant that the "capture" of them must be related to him in some way.

Following this line of thought, it's clear that Minatozaki Sana, Bae Joo-hyun, Hirai Momo, and just now Mina all have significant connections to me.

But what else do they have in common?

You should know that you've had a lot of contact with more than just those few people; you also have a pretty good relationship with Nayeon and Tzuyu.

However, neither of them were detected by this mute system.

Thinking this, he looked up at Mina again, and this time, he saw the complex emotions in Mina's eyes that were hard to describe.

Wait... emotions?!

A jolt of electricity seemed to flash through Liu Baiyuan's mind, and this discovery of emotion was like a rope connecting all the clues.

From Sana Minatozaki's anger, Joo-hyun Bae's shyness, Momo Hirai's excitement, to Mina's joy at this moment, they all experienced extreme emotional fluctuations.

Moreover, these emotional fluctuations were all caused by their own actions, which is why they were captured by the mute system in their minds.

As for why Sana Minato and Joo-hyun didn't initially offer any affection points, it can be explained from the perspective of emotions.

Because they are not like Hirai Momo and Mina. Hirai Momo, needless to say, reunited after many years, rekindled her longing for him, so she developed a great deal of affection for him.

Mina could also explain it as her gifting an autographed photo of her favorite girl group.

But what about Sana Minatozaki and Joo-hyun? Judging from the circumstances of that "capture," it's impossible for them to have any "liking" towards me. If they had any "dislike," perhaps I could add a point or two...

Having figured this out, Liu Baiyuan couldn't help but smile with relief. He felt much better now that a worry had been put on his mind.

"Oppa?"

However, just as he was getting more and more into his thoughts, Hirai Momo, who was sitting next to him, suddenly called out to him.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"Shouldn't I be asking you what's wrong? You've been frowning and grinning like an idiot ever since you started..."

Hirai Momo's expression held a hint of disgust. What was wrong with her brother? He was making such a fool of himself in front of so many people, it was almost embarrassing for him...

"Ahem, sorry, I was just thinking about something."

After regaining his senses, Liu Baiyuan smiled apologetically at Hirai Momo and then looked at the two autographed photos he had left in his hand.

Two cards are not enough for seven people, so now we need to decide which to accept and which to discard.

Fortunately, Liu Baiyuan had already thought it through, or rather, he had already made up his mind when he learned that there were only four autographed photos.

"Tzuyu, do you like Girls' Generation?"

Liu Baiyuan asked Zhou Ziyu, who was standing behind him, in Mandarin. There was an aisle behind their sofa, so people could stand there.

"Of course I like it!"

When Zhou Ziyu saw Liu Baiyuan asking about her, the corners of her mouth unconsciously curled up, as if she had guessed something.

"Here, have one."

Liu Baiyuan handed one of the cards to Zhou Ziyu. After all, she was his compatriot, so of course he had to show her some "favoritism".

"Thank you, Brother Bai Yuan~"

Chou Tzu-yu didn't hesitate and accepted it readily, embodying the spirit of "If you dare to give it to me, I dare to accept it."

After all, she's someone who dared to openly say on a TV show, "Today was so boring," so it's hard to say she wasn't speaking from the heart...

Liu Baiyuan nodded at Zhou Ziyu's generous demeanor without feeling offended at all. On the contrary, it made him feel more comfortable, since sometimes being too polite was unnecessary.

After receiving it, Chou Tzu-yu was not detected by the mute system like she had been before. According to Liu Baiyuan's deduction, this required a strong emotional fluctuation, and Chou Tzu-yu's calm appearance at this moment undoubtedly corroborated Liu Baiyuan's deduction.

However, he didn't think much of it. Mina was already a pleasant surprise, and Tzuyu's absence was also unexpected.

Actually, Chou Tzu-yu and Mina have very similar personalities; both are easygoing. As for why Mina was "caught" in autographed photos while Chou Tzu-yu wasn't, Liu Baiyuan said it might be because he just saw her and Minatozaki Sana on the sofa, which caused her to accumulate emotions.

It was only triggered by the autographed photo that it "erupted".

Chou Tzu-yu didn't have such a strong emotional input, so naturally she wouldn't have had such an effect.

In the final autographed photo, Liu Baiyuan looked at Minatozaki Sana under the gaze of the rest of TWICE.

This person is also his assigned contact, so of course he needs to take care of them too. He's waiting to see what good stuff the gacha machine will have once the progress bar reaches 100%.

"Hmm? For me?"

Sana Minatozaki seemed a little surprised as well. Despite their previous 'stalemate,' she thought this kind of thing wouldn't happen to her, especially since he and Nayeon's older sister seemed to have a good relationship.

"What, you don't want it?"

Seeing that Sana Minatozaki seemed a little incredulous, Liu Baiyuan decided to tease her a bit. As he spoke, he reached out to take the autographed photo back.

"I want!"

Sana Minatozaki is much more generous than Mina Mina; her carefree personality sometimes leads her to do things that are unexpected.

For example, at this moment, he "snatched" the autographed photo from Liu Baiyuan's hand.

"Thank you, Bai Yuan oppa~!"

Sana Minato called out "Hakuen Oppa" in a sickeningly sweet voice, with a deliberately coquettish and cloying quality.

However, a voice rang in his mind: "Ding! Sana Minato's affection level +1!"

He didn't hold it against her anymore; at least she had accepted his good intentions.

All four autographed photos were given out, and the result was pretty much what most of them had expected. They weren't very familiar with Liu Baiyuan to begin with; they had only become slightly more acquainted during the recording session a while ago. Naturally, they hadn't expected him to give them any. However, one person was not happy about it.

That's Lin Nayan.