From the moment she kidnapped Erii, she became a roadblock.

He was carrying several bags in one hand and taking out his keys to open the door.

However, before the key was even inserted into the lock, the sound of bare feet stepping on the floor could be heard.

Then the door opened, revealing half of a small head with bright red hair, so cute!

Erii breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that it was indeed Guan Luo.

She had just woken up and was still groggy. She rubbed her eyes and realized that Guan Luo was gone, and she became extremely anxious.

Then she heard footsteps outside. Although she hadn't spent much time with Guan Luo, she had already memorized them.

Guan Luo carried the things inside and then closed the door with his foot.

He handed Erii a box of cookies that he had never seen before, telling her to eat them first.

I bought noodles and will cook them for dinner.

It's still afternoon, so a quick bite will do.

Now Guan Luo finally had time to look around the house. It looked quite tidy, and there was nothing wrong with it at all.

Before, Guan Luo definitely wouldn't have cared, but now he listened to the coffee shop owner.

Guan Luo checked all the rooms again, but there were still no problems.

With Guan Luo's mental strength, he would normally be able to detect any prying gazes.

No suspicious items were found, but a set of equipment was found: a game controller, a PS1, and some game discs.

When Guan Luo came out of the storeroom carrying these things, Erii happened to be nearby, and her eyes lit up when she saw the handle.

Guan Luo made a few adjustments and successfully opened it.

Erii, holding a cookie in one hand, sneaked up from behind to watch the screen.

Gently hugging her knees, she sat down next to Guan Luo. The light and shadow from the television screen flickered on Erii's fair face, casting small shadows on her eyelashes.

Suddenly, an icon caught Erii's attention: Street Fighter IV

Erii didn't speak, but simply tapped the screen with her fingertip.

Guan Luo turned to look at Erii.

"Want to play this?"

Guan Luo also had his own little notebook, which was actually just a stack of sticky notes. He didn't have the habit of keeping records, so he would tear off a note and write something as he went.

Erii nodded vigorously.

Although Guan Luo had learned about the Dragon Clan, he had forgotten many of the detailed plot points.

Furthermore, Guan Luo believes that the real world is not necessarily the same as the world depicted by the author, and no one can say for sure what kind of butterfly effect his intervention will cause.

However, Guan Luo seemed to remember that Erii was very good at Street Fighter.

Guan Luo is now very confident. With his current mental strength, mastering a game is a piece of cake.

The screen jerked, and the deep blue CAPCOM logo exploded.

Then came the powerful opening shout of "Street Fighter IV!" accompanied by heavy drumbeats.

Erii's shoulders trembled slightly; she had always kept the volume very low when she played.

The sound effects are too loud now; I'm not used to them.

The rain pattered against the windowpane, blurring the outside world into a grayish-blue hue.

Erii knelt on the floor, barefoot, her toes slightly curled.

A character selection screen pops up on the screen.

Erii took the handle, looked down at it, then looked up at Guan Luo, her eyes holding something he couldn't quite understand.

It seemed as if he was hesitating, or perhaps plotting some kind of scheme.

Erii reached for a sticky note on the coffee table, her bangs falling down to cover half her face. After a few seconds of scratching, she tore off the note, held it up to her face, covering her mouth and only revealing her eyes.

I've never played it before, but I'd like to give it a try!

Those eyes were wide open, blinked twice, and were as clean as the sky after a rain.

Several question marks appeared above Guan Luo's head: ? ? ?

Am I remembering it wrong?

Perhaps...

After all, Erii is so cute and innocent, how could she lie?

Guan Luo looked at the note, then at her.

Erii still had a bit of cookie crumbs stuck to the corner of her mouth.

Guan Luo reached out and took the sticky note, flipped it over and wrote on the back.

Okay, I'll teach you.

Guan Luo handed the handle to Erii.

Erii took it, but held it upside down.

Guan Luo reached out to straighten Erii's hand, his fingers touching hers, which felt a little cold.

Erii chose Chun-Li, while Guan Luo randomly picked someone who was good-looking.

I think her name is something like Ibuki.

first round.

Erii's Chun-Li stood motionless in the center of the screen.

Guan Luo controlled his character to rush over, and Erii hurriedly pressed a couple of buttons before Chun-Li kicked out with a light kick.

The kick missed.

Erii turned to look at Guan Luo, her eyes pleading for help.

Press that one!

Guan Luo pointed to the handle.

Erii looked down and searched carefully before pressing down. Chun-Li delivered a powerful punch, landing squarely on Guan Luo's face.

Erii immediately turned to look at Guan Luo, her eyes lighting up.

Guan Luo gave a thumbs up.

Erii's eyes curved into crescent moons.

Erii then won the first game.

Chun-Li unleashed a combo at the last moment, her movements fluid and graceful.

The KO sound effect exploded, Erii covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes wide open, her expression slightly exaggerated.

It's as if it's saying, "How did I win?"

Guan Luo looked at Erii's hand.

……

When he was pressing the combo button just now, his fingers moved across the controller with an unintentional ease, which Guan Luo did not notice.

Suddenly, Guan Luo sensed a movement in his talent and opened the talent panel to take a look.

Side Quest: Stop Erii's Winning Streak

[Bonus for blocking the way: One-tenth of the target's unnamed bloodline.]

[Time Limit: Today]

Guan Luo suddenly realized that things were not simple, and he had to get serious.

That was just an accident!

Erii won the second round again.

In the third round, Erii narrowly won again.

In the fourth round, Erii "accidentally" used an anti-air technique, knocking Guan Luo down from mid-air.

……

In the seventh inning, Erii executed another combo: a light kick in mid-air followed by a heavy kick upon landing.

Her fingers moved so fast on the handle that it was as if she were playing a piece she had practiced for a long time.

Then Erii suddenly froze.

Chun-Li on the screen stood motionless at the edge of the screen.

Erii turned to look at Guan Luo, a fleeting look of panic in her eyes.

The two stared at each other for two seconds.

Guan Luo reached for a sticky note on the coffee table, wrote something down, and then stuck it on Erii's forehead.

Little liar.

Erii looked down at the note, her ears turning red at a visible speed. The redness started from her earlobes and spread all the way down her neck.

Erii flipped the note over, quickly wrote something, and slapped it back in front of Guan Luo.

:No.

The movements were as fast as a snatch.

Guan Luo wrote again: That paragraph just now...

Erii took the note and read it for a while.

Then slowly lower the handle, place your hands on your knees with your hands folded, lower your head, and reveal the whorl of hair on the top of your head.

The sound of rain suddenly became very loud.

Erii curled her toes even tighter.

Guan Luo picked up a pen and wrote on a new sticky note:

Why did you lie to me?

Push it over.

Erii took it and looked at it for a long time.

Then I picked up the pen, hovering the nib over the paper for several seconds.

After writing it down, Erii didn't hold it up for Guan Luo to see, but instead pushed the note face down.