My two-dimensional resident

Kikyo never showed him any resentment towards what happened in her life or her hatred towards Inuyasha for betraying her.

She truly regarded this place as her afterlife paradise, letting go of the past and embracing a new life.

Chapter Sixty-Six: The Unexpected Visitor – Who is He?

"Lin Tian, ​​you know our lives too well. You must be exhausted..."

Kikyo did not directly answer Lin Tian's question. She turned her head slightly, her face calm, her pair of fair and jade-like black eyes sparkling with an indescribable feeling for Lin Tian.

"Uh...no! Why are you asking me that? I'm so happy that you guys came to this island."

It's great to be friends with you all, to collect twigs, fish, and catch insects together every day...

We enjoyed the delicious food Xiao Ke and the others had made, and chatted about happy things...

My ultimate dream is to build this island into a place where you can feel happy at home, or a temporary haven!

With this dream in my heart, how could I possibly feel tired?

I'm so happy to have you all on this island!

Lin Tian was caught off guard by Kikyo's question. He scratched his head, chuckled, and revealed his true thoughts.

Like other transmigrated protagonists, becoming stronger, possessing their own power, and ruling over a region is indeed a very satisfying thing.

But doing so would inevitably result in the loss of something, as the price of becoming a strongman, a hegemon, or a king.

Lin Tian was tired of seeing these "perfect" lives of transmigrated protagonists in his previous world through online novels, TV series, and movies.

All he wanted was to manage this island well, to make this adorable rabbit island the paradise he envisioned...

If it were the first time Kikyo had met Lin Tian, ​​she would have been surprised that the man in front of her would have such "unambitious" thoughts.

Having known Lin Tian for so long and witnessed his hard work in building the island step by step, Kikyo understood that the seemingly unambitious dream was actually the greatest dream.

Kikyo stopped looking at Lin Tian. She turned around, her translucent legs swaying unconsciously, stirring up the fragrant air around her.

Looking at the gradually darkening red clouds in the sky, Illya, who was sitting at the dining table, patiently giving a lecture, and Erza, who was listening attentively, turned my attention to her.

Seeing the serious expressions on their faces, Kikyo took a sip of her lemonade and savored the tranquil beauty of the moment.

A sudden, radiant smile appeared on her face, which had never changed much before, leaving Lin Tian, ​​who was sitting next to her, stunned.

"Lin Tian, ​​I want to stay on this island forever. You won't change your mind one day and kick me out, will you?"

"How could that be?! I won't let you leave here! I'll be so..."

Without you, who will manage the arena for me!

Without you, Erza will be so sad!

Once you become a resident here, you'll be a person of this island for life. I won't let you leave!

Even if you leave without saying goodbye and run off to the ends of the earth, I will still search for you!

One year, ten years, a hundred years!

Even if you are reincarnated, forget me!

Until I find you and bring you back here!

I will do everything in my power to remind you that you once lived here...

Even if you still refuse after regaining your memories, I won't force you.

I'll be waiting for you!

Waiting for the end of your life...

Waiting for your reincarnation...

I've been waiting...

Until you yourself want to come back here!

Lin Tian was still captivated by Kikyo's stunning smile, his heart pounding. Caught off guard by her question, he almost impulsively confessed his feelings on the spot.

Fortunately, being a straight man, he realized in time that it was inappropriate to say such ambiguous things to a girl who had just been betrayed by her ex.

But in the end, he couldn't help but express Kikyo's place in his heart... and how important she was to him!

And respect for her...

"you..."

Just as Kikyo was about to say something, a figure ran out of the woods, catching their attention.

"Lin Tian! A red-skinned lizardman has appeared in the woods across the river! He's talking about insects—no, he's buying insects to make specimens or something. I don't know what's going on, go check it out!"

The person who came was Ace. As soon as he came out of the woods and saw Lin Tian and Kikyo sitting on the swing, he shouted.

Red-skinned lizard! What's that? I don't remember any anime character being a red-skinned lizard.

Lin Tian, ​​who was still hoping to understand what Kikyo was trying to say, frowned slightly after hearing Ace's words and began to frantically rack his brains, trying to recall information about the red-skinned lizard.

"Ah! Could it be Flick?!"

Buying insects and making specimens. Isn't this just like Flick, the insect merchant and visitor to the Animal Crossing island?

Lin Tian's first thought was that new people had arrived on the island, but then he realized he was wrong.

The red lizard that Ace and his friends encountered was not a lizardman from some anime, but an insect merchant from Animal Crossing.

'This is a major client! We can't let this opportunity slip by!'

Thinking back to when I played Animal Crossing, I would collect a lot of insects, waiting for Flick to arrive. Then I would sell these insects to him for 1.5 times the price at Noc's shop.

When Lin Tian encounters an insect he likes, he asks Flick to make insect specimens for him, and then uses these beautiful specimens as decorations to beautify the island.

Who is Flick?

Seeing Lin Tian's surprised expression, Kikyo asked in confusion. At this moment, she also thought that the person Ace met was someone Lin Tian was familiar with from an anime.

Not only Kikyo was curious about who this Flick was, but Erza and Illya, who were not far away, also turned their attention to Lin Tian, ​​as they were also curious about who the newcomer was.

"He's a businessman who buys and sells insects. Haha, we're short on bells lately, now's our chance to get rich overnight!"

Seeing that everyone was curious about who Flick was, Lin Tian explained Flick's identity to them while walking to the place where materials were piled up in the square. He picked up the only two piles of branches left on the ground and then walked towards the prop-making table.

"Haven't we been selling the insects we catch to Xiaodou and the others? Now that another merchant has appeared, what's the difference between selling to him and selling to Xiaodou and the others?"

Ace, puzzled as to why Lin Tian said that Flick could make them rich overnight, asked Lin Tian with a big question mark on his face.

"He's a visitor to this island; you can think of him as a backpacker who travels to different islands to buy all sorts of insects. Most importantly, he pays more for insects than Xiaodou and the others."

For example, if I catch one scorpion a day and sell it to Little Bean and the others, I can only earn 8000 Bells. But if I sell it to Flick, he will pay me 12000 Bells.

This earned him a full 4000 Bells more than selling it to Little Bean and the others. Not just scorpions, he would buy any insect from you at a high price.

So now you understand why I'm so happy, right? As long as he's on the island, we can earn a ton of Bells before he leaves at 5 a.m. tomorrow!

Chapter Sixty-Seven: An Unexpected Situation! Let's Have an Insect-Catching Contest! (Five chapters released today! Requesting recommendations and monthly tickets!)

Lin Tian opened his phone, clicked on the simple diagram for making an insect net, and began to seriously make enough insect nets for everyone.

In fact, he was also very shocked by Flick's appearance.

In his hazy memory, he vaguely remembered that Flick would only appear on the island after the player upgraded their tent to a red brick house.

Lin Tian, ​​due to financial constraints, has not upgraded his house. Therefore, he subconsciously believes that these visiting merchants will not appear on the island.

However, now that Flick has arrived, Lin Tian is not going to miss this opportunity to make a lot of money.

As he made the insect net, he continued speaking to the crowd that had gathered around him.

"Everyone might have to work overtime tonight, so please bear with us. Let's try to catch all the insects on this island and earn as many Bells as possible!"

"Okay, brother! Erza will do everything she can to catch those insects!"

As Lin Tian's younger sister, Erza was the first to raise her hand and offer to help Lin Tian catch insects.

'My brother is still living in a tent, but I'm determined to work hard so he can live in a brick house! That way, I can live with him!'

"It seems we can't continue fighting Hercules tonight, but catching insects can be a form of training! Lin Tian, ​​I have a suggestion, how about we have an insect-catching competition!"

Let's see who catches the most insects and earns the most bells! As the 89th consecutive fishing champion, I'm sure I can win this competition! Haha~”

Because of Flick's appearance, Lin Tian asked them to go and catch insects together, which made Ace, who was originally going to fight Hercules, feel a little regretful.

However, as a resident of the island, Ace fully supported Lin Tian's decision. He also wanted to turn this money-making mission into an insect-catching competition.

Kikyo remained silent about this hard-won opportunity to make money, simply nodding in agreement to Lin Tian's request. However, after hearing Ace's suggestion, she looked at him with slight doubt.

"Ace, you just told us that you've been the fishing champion on the ship for 118 consecutive years, so why is it now 89?"

"Uh...did I say the 89th class? I forgot!" Ace scratched his head and looked at Kikyo innocently, trying to recall if he had mentioned the 89th class, but he could only think of the 118th class!

"Brother Ace, wasn't it the 108th class? Ah! You lied to me, and you even lied to Sister Kikyo! You told me that you almost got beaten by that crew member named Hughes every time you went to the fishing competition..."

Erza, who was standing nearby, heard that Ace's words to Kikyo did not match his words to her, and she put her hands on her hips and looked at Ace angrily.

Erza, unable to tolerate being deceived, was so angry that even the ahoge (cowlick) on her head stood up.

"Uh... little sister Erza, I..."

Seeing Erza get angry, Ace panicked a little. He clearly remembered that it was the 118th class, so why were the two of them wrong?

"Haha, don't make things difficult for Ace. He's given me different numbers several times already. It's obvious that Ace isn't lying; he genuinely can't remember exactly how many sessions it is."

We should be more tolerant of students who have never attended school or studied math. Don't you think so, Ace?

Seeing the atmosphere around them become strange, Lin Tian quickly stopped what he was doing. He went to Ace's side, put his arm around Ace's shoulder, and explained to Kikyo and Erza.

Lin Tian had complete trust in Ace's character. As for why Ace would mention winning the fishing championship in different years, that was a different matter.

Lin Tian had his own understanding, believing that Ai Si's math was too poor and he couldn't remember which class he was in.

This wasn't without basis; when he and Ace went fishing together before, Ace had given several different accounts. Also, on a few occasions when sorting the harvested branches, Ace had gotten the number of branches wrong.

Furthermore, considering the world of One Piece, where ordinary people have no opportunity to go to school, Ace and his two brothers lived as bandits in the forest.

As a One Piece fan, Lin Tian had long suspected that Ace was bad at math.

"Ah, right, right! Little Elsa, can you forgive me? Lin Tian is right. I really haven't attended any classes, and I've never studied math... I can't even count how many fishing champions the Disabled Persons' Federation has ever had."