I'll give my daughter one more second.

"Sanae, zaima?" A familiar voice came from outside the door at the same time.

"Okay, just a moment." Sanae stopped what she was doing and ran to the door to open it for Wu Shen.

The door to the preparation room opened, and Wu Shen stepped forward. He was about to speak when he saw that Sanae was not wearing an outer garment, only her underwear was showing, and he was stunned.

To avoid being tricked into breaking in and finding the door unlocked while Sanae was changing clothes, Wu Shen knocked on the door beforehand. However, despite his careful planning, he still fell for the trap.

"Sanae, I knocked on the door beforehand, I'm not taking the blame for this!"

He instinctively took a step back, bracing himself for Sanae's scream. However, after a few seconds, the scene remained unusually quiet.

"Huh? What's going on?"

"Wu Shen, what's wrong? Aren't you coming in?" Sanae asked, pulling on the doorknob and looking at Wu Shen, who was standing blankly at the door.

Huh? What's going on? Didn't Sanae realize she's only wearing underwear?

"Um... Sanae, what are you wearing now..." Wu Shen hesitated for a moment before entering the room. After Sanae locked the door, he looked at Sanae's plump and erect breasts, and hesitated to speak.

"Oh, this. Wu Shen, you've come at the right time. I need to change into a bodice for the prince's robe, and the back clasp is a bit difficult to undo. Could you help me with that?"

Sanae turned around, pointed to the back clasp behind her, and unguardedly displayed her white back and blue and white striped panties to Wu Shen.

"Hmm..." Wu Shen couldn't help but swallow.

What the hell is this?

"I have a question. If I misunderstood, I'll apologize. Sanae, you wouldn't be deliberately acting this way to tempt me, would you?"

"Tempt, seduce Wu Shen? Why, why?" Sanae's face flushed slightly, and several question marks appeared on the top of her head.

"We're alone in this room now, and you're only wearing so little. To be honest, if it weren't for today's plan, I would have already pounced on you," Wu Shen complained.

"What I'm wearing? How... Oh no!!"

Sanae looked down at herself, turned around slightly, and then suddenly realized something, letting out a cry of "Ah!"

“Yes! That’s right! That’s the normal reaction of a girl when someone sees her underwear. What happened to you just now?” Wu Shen nodded, still half asleep from the morning.

"I'm sorry, because the memories of the future have been deeply ingrained in my mind. I've gotten used to being completely honest with Wu Shen." Sanae quickly put on her school uniform and said shyly, hiding behind the desk.

In her future memories, the two had long been living as an old married couple. Wearing underwear, asking for help to fasten the back clasp, and being completely honest with each other were all commonplace, and Sanae was used to it.

Previously, because her dreams changed and she and Wu Shen were not close in reality, she felt a severe sense of separation, so Sanae was still relatively used to it.

But after having a daughter and their relationship progressed further, and her future memories returned to normal, she began to be influenced by them, gradually subconsciously embracing the identity of an old married couple.

Although it may not be noticeable in normal times, this subtle change can be detected from some small things.

So when Wu Shen reminded her, Sanae finally broke free from her subconscious and consciously realized how shameful it was to be wearing only underwear in front of Wu Shen.

"Does it still have such an impact?" Wu Shen was dumbfounded.

He himself had also examined all his future memories, but it seemed that because his own branch of memories was more numerous, Wu Shen's subconscious was not affected much.

"Actually, it doesn't have a particularly big impact. In fact, as the second person selected by lottery, I was both nervous and excited today... Ah!" Halfway through her sentence, Sanae suddenly realized that she had let something slip.

"I see. Sanae, you're the one who's carrying out the plan today." Wu Shen quickly realized, his expression showing sudden understanding.

"Oh no! I specifically reminded Yueyin to keep it a secret so I could give Wu Shen a surprise." Sanae smacked her head in frustration.

"It's okay, actually I'd be quite surprised to know even now. If the first person today is Sanae, then who is the second person? Could you tell me?" Wu Shen rubbed his palms together and leaned forward to ask.

"A second person? What second person? Isn't the plan one person a day?" Sanae blinked, looking very confused.

"So, Yueyin hasn't had a chance to tell Sanae yet? My head hurts. I shouldn't have asked." Wu Shen rubbed his temples, realizing he had let something slip.

"What haven't you told me yet?"

Wu Shen couldn't persuade Sanae otherwise, so he finally told her what had happened the day before.

"There's such a situation? It has to be two people together?"

"Yes, that's the truth. It just goes to show that plans can't always keep up with changes." Wu Shen explained, then waited nervously for Sanae's reaction.

After all, not everyone is against or accepting of three-player Pokémon battles. He also wanted to hear Sanae's own thoughts.

"Is that really the case? Or is it just a lie you made up to satisfy your own desires, Wu Shen?" Sanae rested her chin on her hands, looking at Wu Shen suspiciously.

"You can verify the truth or falsehood yourself by asking Yun Ying and the others. I would never joke about something so important."

Sanae didn't answer, but just squinted at Wu Shen, her mind wandering.

"May I ask who I am with?" After a short while, Sanae finally asked.

"I don't know. It should only be possible to see who the other person is when they are devoured. But it shouldn't be Utaha, Yukino, Haruno, and Murasaki."

“Actually, we can think about it from a different perspective. For Sanae, who has memories of the future, she already experienced her first time on her wedding night, right? If it's the three of them together this time, wouldn't it feel less repetitive and boring?” Wu Shen said guiltily.

"That's true... but oh well, since I've chosen this future, this kind of game was only a matter of time. For Mirin's sake, I can't refuse."

"I understand what's going on, so Wu Shen, did you come to me just to explain this?"

"No, this is something that should be explained by Tsukine. I came to discuss something with you: can we switch the roles of the prince and princess?"

“Okay.” Sanae nodded readily.

“Sanae, if you agree to me, I can… um? You agree already?” Wu Shen was slightly taken aback.

He had tried to contact Sanae several times before, but all his attempts had failed. This time, he was prepared for a long battle and even had a plan for what to do if he was rejected no matter what.

To Wu Shen's surprise, Sanae actually nodded and agreed to his request.

“There was a reason before, but that reason is gone now,” Sanae said with a smile.

She had previously disagreed with changing the role, mainly because the prince could decide who should initiate the kiss.

But now that they've established a relationship, and are officially going to spend real money on gacha pulls today, they even have a daughter. Because her status has suddenly risen, she naturally no longer values ​​this initiative.

Sanae originally refused to change roles because of that one kiss, but now that Wu Shen is completely hers, who would still want just a simple kiss? Besides, even if the roles were changed now, she believes Wu Shen would still kiss her.

Rather than dressing up as a man to forcibly kiss Wu Shen, who is dressed as a woman, Sanae prefers to be kissed as a princess while wearing a light, flowing dress.

“Of course, I don’t agree outright. If you want to switch roles, I have one condition,” Sanae said gently.

"What conditions?"

"When you're performing, you have to be serious."

"Are you serious? What do you mean? A serious performance?" Wu Shen asked, looking puzzled.

"Ugh, you're so clueless about women, why did I fall for you..." Sanae pouted and complained softly.

"What I mean is, for that last kissing scene, you have to do it for real, really kiss me. Understand?"

"Oh, no problem." Wu Shen nodded readily.

Although the pressure of being in front of Utaha, Yui, and Yumiko on stage, and Yukino and Mashiro in the audience, Wu Shen had no choice but to give it his all so that his imposing figure wouldn't disappear from their eyes because of his cross-dressing.

Wu Shen was unaware that Yueyin had secretly recorded his imposing figure in women's clothing.

“There’s one more thing…” Sanae blushed and approached Wu Shen, grabbing his collar as she continued, “Because the kissing scene in the official performance hasn’t been rehearsed yet, we need to practice it now for the sake of the performance effect.”

As soon as Sanae finished speaking, the atmosphere in the small preparation room suddenly became ambiguous.

"That's surprising. You're not going to cause trouble? I was all prepared to stop you."

In the corridor, Wei Ling floated in mid-air, looking down at Yue Yin.

Why should I stop it?

"Wasn't your goal to keep your father's princess dress photos? Now that the roles are reversed, you won't be able to get what you want, will you?"

"It's alright, my wish has been fulfilled. I've already taken enough photos of treasures." Yueyin shook the camera in her hand.

"You were with me the whole time and didn't go to Father's. How did you take these pictures?" Wei Ling was completely baffled when she saw the video and photos of Wu Shen trying on the princess dress on the digital camera.

"Of course, I asked Yun Ying for help. With her around, taking photos secretly is a piece of cake."

"Besides, this was originally my plan. If everyone had taken photos, they wouldn't be as valuable. But now that only I have photos of my father, their value is completely different." Yueyin revealed a bright smile that said, "I've got the plan all figured out."

"You're really terrifying. Luckily you're not Yun Ying," Wei Ling exclaimed as she floated in mid-air.

"More important than that is preparing today's plan. The fire is about to ignite here, and we can't let such a good opportunity go to waste. It's time to bring the second person over to join the battle."

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Chapter 1040 Jing Ke'ai Joins the Battle!

At this moment, Wu Shen and Sanae changed into their performance costumes.

She wore a pure white dress decorated with lace, her hair was styled in an updo and hung down to one side, and her shapely legs were clad in white over-the-knee stockings.

Although Wu Shen felt that Sanae's temperament and figure were most suitable for the shrine maiden outfit, she was equally eye-catching in the gorgeous princess dress, exuding a charm completely different from before.

"Princess dresses should definitely be worn by real girls. It would be a complete waste for me to wear them."

Wu Shen stared blankly at Sanae's outfit and couldn't help but sigh.

"Hey? Wu Shen, you've already tried on this outfit?"

"Although I'm very reluctant to admit it, I did try it on just now. I really wish I could seal away that memory of looking in the mirror forever." Wu Shen covered his face and rubbed his forehead.

"Don't worry too much. I believe that even if you, Wu Shen, wear this outfit, you can still bring out its charm!" Seeing that Wu Shen seemed very disappointed, Sanae quickly encouraged him.

"Sanae, that's not a compliment," Wu Shen retorted.

"But since Wu Shen just wore this outfit, wouldn't it be the same as wearing Wu Shen's clothes if I put it on now?"

Thinking of this, Sanae felt as if she were being tightly embraced by Wu Shen, and her face flushed slightly.

"Oh right, since that's the case, I'll take off this outfit and put on my prince costume again."

"Isn't it unnecessary to go through all this trouble?"

“Absolutely necessary. Since the princess dress I’m wearing now retains Wu Shen’s aura, then the prince dress Wu Shen is wearing should also retain my aura!” Sanae said earnestly.

Meow meow meow? What kind of bizarre equivalent exchange is this? Could it be that Sanae is planning to develop a new way to play—swapping clothes and playing?

"Ahem, let's talk about that later, let's get down to business first. The condition you mentioned earlier, is it that we'll start training right here?"