I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"Sister, how long are you going to stay here?"

Inside a luxury apartment.

Pulled behind the decorative tree by her older sister, Yukino Yukinoshita frowned in disgust as she watched a couple being intimate outside. She really wanted to go upstairs to her room right away.

Unfortunately, her hand was firmly held by her sister, and she couldn't break free at all. Her sister also didn't intend to pay any attention to her protests and remained there as a loyal audience member, only leaving after the curtain had completely fallen.

"If you want to strike up a conversation, then go and do it. If you don't want to be discovered, then leave quickly. Why are you standing here watching other people being lovey-dovey...?"

She was puzzled by Yukino's actions, completely baffled as to what was wrong with her sister, who was dragging her into the water.

After turning her gaze away from Yuuki Tenkuji, Yukinoshita Haruno finally glanced at her sister.

"Yukino, you probably don't understand, do you?"

"...If I knew, would I be asking you? Yukinoshita Haruno, when did you become so stupid?"

"Rude." Yang Nai flicked her forehead, making a mental note of this and settling the score later when they got inside. His gaze returned to the person still entangled with the silver-haired girl, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"I was just conducting an experiment."

"What experiment?"

Yukino Yukinoshita did not answer, but calmed herself down, her eyes cold as ice, silently experiencing her inner feelings.

very strange.

It was only the second time I had seen him.

I felt absolutely no attraction whatsoever.

She clearly didn't think she had anything in common with him.

He had never appeared in her memory, so naturally he held no place in her heart.

But when I see him being affectionate with his girlfriend, and the doting smile he gives her, for some reason, my heart always feels a tight, shackled pain, my head feels like it's throbbing, and I feel uneasy all over.

I want to break them up and take ○○○ back—

Even as such impulsive thoughts arose, Yukinoshita remained calm.

The rational monster surveys everything, calm as ice, objectively and correctly analyzing its own emotions.

Since watching them be affectionate makes you uncomfortable, then keep watching and observing, and don't look away.

Let the pain cut into your heart, one cut at a time, until you understand the shape of the wound, and why you feel this way, until you get a 100% credible answer.

That's why it's called an experiment.

I don't believe I could fall in love with someone so easily, nor do I believe I could change without reason. I can only obtain objective data and conclusions through experiments.

"...There's nothing I can do about it, that's just the kind of twisted person I am."

Yukinoshita closed her eyes and gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Yukino Yukinoshita observed her expression with confusion, then looked at the two people outside the apartment and saw them waving goodbye. Natsukawa Masuzu was about to walk towards the door.

"Sister, it's time to go... We've spied on you enough, haven't we?"

"Ah."

I took one last look at his back.

In order to find the 'answer', in order to find the 'truth' in this world full of lies.

Yukino Yukinoshita felt that she needed to get closer to this pain.

Chapter Thirty-Two: A Little Understanding Between Them Before the Autumn Outing

At night, the city's neon lights float and sink under the stars and moon.

After finishing up dinner, Yuu Tenkuji returned to her room and found a cryptic message from someone.

Zhenliang: "New boyfriend rule - from now on, you can only have eyes for me."

It's like proclaiming a universal theorem; a short sentence carries an unquestionable command.

Tenkuji Yu's cheek twitched slightly as he sent a symbol.

Ayou: "?"

She seemed to be watching the screen, reading the message in seconds and quickly sending it back.

Zhenliang: "Second rule: You can only be gentle to me, and you're not allowed to be so happy with other girls."

...Very well, this guy's brain is probably broken.

Ayou: "Isn't that a bit too domineering?"

Zhenliang: "Is there a problem? Isn't this how normal boyfriends and girlfriends get along?"

Ayou: "That's true..."

Zhenliang: "Or are you planning to have multiple relationships at the same time, and besides me, you also want to do all sorts of shameless things with Tuanzi-chan and the junior girls?"

Ayou: "I never did anything shameless with you... Never mind, whatever makes you happy."

Yuu Tenkuji decided to give up resisting. This guy was so willful that he wouldn't listen to anyone, so saying anything more would be a waste of effort.

Anyway, I didn't plan to have two relationships at the same time, so I might as well agree and appease her, which would be easier.

Masuzu: "Fine, so if you break this rule, you'll get 'Ora's End'? That's common sense in the world of lovers..."

Zhenliang: "Pfft... The 'world' of 'lovers,' hehehe..."

When the message arrived, it was as if I could see her smiling happily in front of her phone.

Tenkuji Yu fell silent.

He makes jokes about himself and then laughs at himself; this guy is really something.

He put down his phone, ending the brief chat, and looked somewhat helplessly at the tenth volume of the JOJO manga on the bookshelf.

It seems that Natsukawa Masuzu is gradually opening her heart to him, just like Yukinoshita Haruno back then—even if she doesn't admit it verbally, her attitude has changed, and the system rewards are becoming more and more advanced.

Leaving aside money and physical abilities, the expert-level "disguise" skills and "intimidation" state—as the names suggest, the former is a skill similar to "acting" and the latter is a passive ability similar to Conqueror's Haki—are both rewards far superior to those in the manga. The superficial relationship status of the past would definitely not be obtainable.

The distance between their hearts is constantly closing, and the hint for this mission—to unleash your charm and fill the void in her heart—can be interpreted as, "As long as you make her like you and gain satisfaction from the relationship, the mission will be completed."

In that case, I guess the third mission will be successfully completed soon, right?

but……

"If she likes me, can I also like her?"

Tenkuji Yu couldn't help but ponder this question.

He became so accustomed to his ability to attract women that he only ever doubted whether he could fall in love with someone, never questioning his charm and social skills.

If you're serious about pursuing a woman, you can win her over whether she's a young girl or a mature woman—that's probably the kind of confidence I have.

The problem lies in whether or not one is willing to respond.

If he still harbors the same mindset he had before the first mission ended, then he doesn't need to dwell on this at all; he can simply be a ruthless mission completion machine.

However, when the second mission ended, Yuu Tenkuji made up her mind to have a relationship that would allow her to say goodbye with satisfaction, to enjoy the process of completing the mission, and to remember every memorable moment.

For him, who had experienced two missions, there was only one kind of heroism in the world—that is, to see life clearly and still love it.

Even after seeing fate clearly, I still cherish the process of meeting, getting to know, becoming acquainted with, and falling in love with others, and move towards the next stage with hope.

This is the 'third ending' that Yuu Tenkuji is trying to achieve.

That's why he wanted to fall in love with Natsukawa Masuzu before the mission was completed.

As before, after the task is completed, the system will take away this feeling, leading to the fourth ending.

"...Well, it should be fine."

As the various expressions the silver-haired girl had made that day flashed through his mind, Yuu Tenkuji unconsciously smiled, his murmur carrying a hint of self-mockery.

"After all, I'm a pure boy who falls for girls very easily."

Otherwise, how could one fall in love with two people in just fifty days?

Not to mention, if he weren't under financial pressure and free from systemic interference, he would have already been after Yui Yuigahama...

Yuu Tenkuji shook his head, interrupting his wandering thoughts.

"Just like before, things will work themselves out when they reach the bridge."

There's no need to overthink it; just do what you're supposed to do.

Speaking of which...

"Is it another family problem... Yay! DA☆ZE."

The invincible background music popped up at just the right moment, only to be turned off by Yuuto Tenkuji.

Thinking back to Natsukawa Mana and the "that person" they mentioned, he couldn't help but sigh deeply, feeling utterly exhausted and disillusioned.

"If things go wrong, I might have to go all the way to Sweden to find Masuzu?"

That's not the distance from Tokyo to Karuizawa, or from school to cram school.

He couldn't leave his sister at home and go abroad to find other women—no matter who he fell in love with in the future, Kasugano Sora would always be his most important support and the foundation of his identity as Tenkuji Yu.

Therefore, we must take preventative measures.

"This is how the system's capabilities should be used."

He turned on the computer, and his villainous, cold smile was reflected on the screen.

Fingers rapidly tapped on the keyboard, a jumble of windows popping up and overlapping, a jumble of code laid out on top of each other, having undergone several unseen secret transactions.

With the assets granted by the system and expert-level "network technology," Yuu Tenkuji can accomplish almost anything through the vast and omnipotent network, as long as he is willing to get serious.

For example, they obtained internal information on the Natsukawa and Yukinoshita families and studied countermeasures—the latter was prepared in advance to prevent the fourth and fifth missions from getting involved with Miss Yukinoshita.

For example, one could find high-risk, high-return investment opportunities, write scripts to quickly accumulate capital through short-term operations, and then establish an internet technology company to compete with others for deals from large corporations, thereby building a network of contacts.

In these ways, Yuu Tenkuji is working hard silently, thinking about his future.

Even if it takes a long time, he doesn't want to encounter the scenario of "they're not a good match, you have better options" again, where he can only move the other person by traveling thousands of miles to find her.

The crisp sound of the keyboard suddenly stopped, as if encountering some difficulty. Tenkuji Yu spoke with a grave expression: