I'm just an internet cafe owner

Use the Yamato combo C to unleash a flurry of slashes, and at the final charge, pin Fariagni, who was flying into the air, directly in mid-air with the Phantom Sword.

Once you've determined the attack range, use the clone skill while simultaneously using Dimensional Slash. Immediately after Dimensional Slash ends, terminate the clone skill and teleport next to the airborne Fariagni. Then, immediately use the Enma Blade to slash downwards. As you land, switch to your gauntlets and follow up with a no-charge uppercut. After a sidestep, follow up with a Moon Wheel Kick and a Quick Kick.

After the stars fall from the sky, the Phantom Blade is used as it falls, followed by a sword aura. The sword aura then connects with the May Rain to immobilize Fariagni and at this moment, the sword sprints to his lower body.

With a calm and collected gesture, Yuji Sakai swept his hair back, then raised his right hand, the Phantom Blade spinning in his hand and repeatedly deflecting the falling Fariagni.

As the music, imitating the image of teardrops, reaches its climax, the Phantom Blade shatters and unleashes a dimensional slash.

"I am the approaching storm!!"

Shana heard the climax of the song and saw Fariagni being sent flying into the sky once again.

If Shana hadn't grasped the essence, she wouldn't understand why Sakai Yuuji did this. It was a provocation, a display of skill, and torture for this Crimson Denizen.

Although Shana dislikes torturing people and tries to kill Crimson Denizens with a single blow, her body couldn't help but move involuntarily to the exciting music.

Not only Shana, but Hirai Yukari's encyclopedia also recorded Sakai Yuji's actions. He used his extremely special ability to create another version of himself and began to replicate it. Unfortunately, without the Enma sword and due to insufficient proficiency, he could not replicate the first driving test. However, the two of them managed to keep Faria Gni in the air for nine minutes.

The nine-minute extended version of the song featured Sakai Yuji at the beginning, with the rest of the damage output coming from them. And as the music ended, Shana and Hirai Yuki seized the opportunity, delivering the final blow to the enemy from both sides simultaneously. Fariagni died, her body completely dissipating.

Although the battle was over, Hirai Yuen did not dispel the barrier: "Kyubi, that guy... is he dead?"

Little Kyubey suddenly appeared beside Hirai Yuzuru, licking its paws and replying, "You know more about this than I do!"

Yes, she knew perfectly well that Fariagni was dead, as stated in her encyclopedia, but looking at that information still gave her a sense of unreality.

Little Cupid tilted his head and replied in a cute manner, "Dead."

Hearing this reply, Hirai Yuka felt relieved, and the barrier disappeared. She landed on the ground, but the moment she touched the ground, she couldn't suppress her emotions any longer.

As the enemy vanished, the imitation tear also dissipated. Watching the dissipated "Sakai Yuuji" revert to his black hair and black eyes, Shana tilted her head in confusion, then looked at Sakai Yuuji, who was observing his surroundings not far away, and approached him with a puzzled expression.

"Was that your clone just now?"

Looking at the girl who was shorter than him in front of him, Yuuji Sakai nodded and said, "Yes, this is an ability that only adults can obtain."

Shana: "Are you saying I'm a child?"

"No! I'll state another fact."

Yuji Sakai's words ignited a nameless anger in Shana, but she knew this wasn't the time to be angry: "Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! I'm not a child, and I'm not interested in your abilities at all."

Looking at the girl's state, Yuji Sakai recalled the comments he had seen on TT before.

"I get it, I get it, that's just your tsundere attitude."

Chapter 574 When the Arrogant One Knows What an Arrogant One Is

This term piqued Hirai Yuen's curiosity, so she asked, "Tsundere? What's that?"

Shana was a little confused when she was suddenly called a tsundere. After all, although the tsundere attribute existed in this world, there was no understanding of what tsundere meant.

Yuji Sakai looked at the description of tsundere on TT and replied: "Let me see. On the surface, they are cold or arrogant towards strangers or people they like, showing their 'tsundere' side. But after getting to know each other or when they encounter certain things, they suddenly become shy, cute, or don't express their feelings frankly. Simply put, they are hypocritical, cold on the outside but shy on the inside, and have a sharp tongue but a soft heart, etc."

Upon reading this, Yuji Sakai realized something was wrong.

"Huh?" Shana was taken aback. She remembered the person in front of her had just said she was a tsundere. Was she just saying one thing and meaning another? Could she be shy? Shy?

"I'm not being arrogant! No!!!"

Shana's face was completely red. To just chop someone up? She wasn't used to that. All she could do was stomp her feet angrily, "Damn it! Damn it!"

She's not the kind of person who would randomly slash people with a knife if she was in a bad mood. She's inherently very kind, and even when she's very upset, this is the only way she can vent her anger—by stomping her feet.

Yuji Sakai declined, saying, "What I meant by 'tsundere' is simply a personality trait, and I didn't mean it in a derogatory way. What I said was an explanation of this personality trait."

And descriptions, because of a lack of skill in expressing oneself, or even saying one thing to refuse someone, not only hurt others but also oneself. Think back, is there anyone you particularly like but are too shy to express your love to them?

"I…"

Shana was about to say no, but Sakai Yuji's words seemed to have a magical power, reminding her of her caregiver, the person who had raised her like a mother.

At the same time, Shana is not an unreasonable person; she will think when someone's words make sense. She recalled the scene when Sakai Yuuji said "tsundere," and she knew best what she was thinking at that moment.

At this point, Yuji Sakai added, "While tsundere can be hurtful, once you understand their true feelings and realize their shy side, they can actually be quite endearing. Their stubbornness, even when they use malicious tactics to drive someone away, stems from a deep desire for that person to be better off. Although most people find tsundere hard to accept, when you think about how the tsundere might be your family, friend, or even lover, and realize they're just saying what they mean, it makes you feel much better. But there's another possibility: the so-called tsundere... is just an explanation to avoid being hurt by the person you love? Ultimately, if possible, wouldn't it be better not to say hurtful things to your family, friends, or companions?"

Shana crossed her arms and turned her head away: "Flame Haze don't need comrades, huh! They don't need comrades!"

Before she could finish speaking, Sakai Yuji on the other side felt a little dizzy: "Well, who knows what will happen in the future? Huh? Speaking of which, why do I feel... a little dizzy?" As soon as he finished speaking, he collapsed to the ground.

"Hmph!" Seeing that he was about to fall, Shana grabbed Sakai Yuuji and snorted, "Hmph! Pretending to faint won't work, but considering what you just did..." Before she could finish speaking, Alastor interrupted, "He really fainted."

Hirai Yuzuru pointed at Sakai Yuji: "He really did faint..."

"what?"

Shana turned around and saw that Yuuji Sakai had indeed fainted from the fall.

Although Sakai Yuuji acquired various abilities at the internet cafe and even possessed astonishing talent in combat through several battles, he wasn't serious when facing Shana, and even showed a slight smugness. Furthermore, while he gained experience at the internet cafe, it was still far less than Shana's. In addition, Sakai Yuuji neglected his physical condition. This is what happened during his early days in the internet cafe when he engaged in high-intensity battles: insufficient stamina and mana.

The skills gained at the internet cafe are merely the ability to use them; to perform them perfectly in real life without feeling physically fatigued, more training is required. But how many days has Sakai Yuuji been training? With the assistance of the internet cafe player system, he can complete a match from start to finish, but he needs a short rest and recovery period afterward.

As a result, Yuji Sakai did not rest this time, which led to the continuous accumulation of fatigue. When he finally relaxed completely, his body forced him to rest.

Seeing that Sakai Yuuji had fallen asleep, Shana realized that he had fainted due to overwork and said softly, "Go to sleep, I won't worry about you."

Just as Hirai Yuzuru was about to say she would take him back, Shana grabbed Sakai Yuji's arm, hoisted him up, and asked Hirai Yuzuru, "Do you know where he lives?"

Hirai Yuen shook her head: "Don't you know? But didn't you say you wouldn't care about him?" Hirai Yuen naturally knew Sakai Yuuji's house, but after de-transforming, Hirai Yuen felt very tired, and even couldn't use the magic power of transformation.

Shana shook her head: "We can't leave him here alone, damn it! Doesn't anyone know where he lives? We might as well leave him here to watch over for the night."

Just then, Little Cupid stepped out and said, "I know!"

"Then take me there quickly!"

The appearance of Kyubey put Shana on alert, but after learning that it was the same creature that had helped them communicate with each other, she didn't attack. The Flame Haze's enemies are Crimson Denizens, and neither Yuuji Sakai, Yuuki Hirai, nor Kyubey are Crimson Denizens. Yuuji Sakai's house wasn't far from Yuuki Hirai's, so Yuuki had come to check on them as well.

Shana followed Kyubey to Sakai Yuuji's house, but after confirming there was no danger at his doorstep, Hirai Yuki left first.

Shana didn't think much of it and dragged Yuuji Sakai to his door and knocked.

"Here you are, huh?"

When Sakai Yuji's mother, Sakai Chigusa, opened the door, she saw a petite and cute girl carrying her son on her back.

“He fought with me and was so exhausted that he passed out. I brought her back.”

"?"

As Yuji Sakai's mother, she fell silent after seeing a petite young woman bring her son home and say such things.

In her view, the girl in front of her was subtly expressing their experiences, and as a mother, she could not condone her son's reckless behavior.

"Thank you so much for bringing my child in. May I ask your name?"

"Shana, just call me Shana."

Shana felt that Sakai Yuuji's name sounded nice. Having a name and a title would prevent people from asking who killed her or what she killed, which would make people's heads spin.

"Shana-chan~ Where do you live? It's getting late, Auntie will take you home."

Shana: "No need, he's fine right now, I'll leave now."

Being called arrogant made her very unhappy, but after all, she was a...

The memory of her comrades-in-arms, especially recalling Yuuji Sakai's words of "Trust me" and his timely appearance in front of her during the battle, made her heart race, and her face flushed slightly.

Upon hearing this and seeing the scene, Sakai Chigusa inwardly cried out in despair. Her son was not only bullying girls but also deceiving a runaway teenager. This was unacceptable! However, judging from their behavior, they seemed to know each other. In that case…

Sakai Chigusa smiled and invited, "It's getting late, Shana-chan, please don't leave tonight."

"No need, I..."

Just as Shana was about to refuse, her nose suddenly caught a whiff of fragrance: "It smells so good... This fragrance is!"

"Pineapple buns, Yuuji somehow got hold of a bunch of ingredients and recipes today and wanted me to cook for him, so I just made some desserts following the recipes. Want to come in and try some?"

"want!!!"

Shana's eyes lit up as she agreed, because the aroma was simply irresistible, even more fragrant than the best pineapple bun she had ever eaten. If they hadn't met, Shana might have left immediately.

But since I helped Yuji Sakai get home, eating a little bit of pineapple bun... is that a kind of reward?

Thinking of this, Shana pursed her lips excitedly and followed Sakai Chigusa into the house.

As for Yuuji Sakai, Chigusa Sakai gently tossed him into the yard. Alastor, watching this scene, sighed, as he hadn't had a chance to interject at all, and he realized that the woman in front of him had definitely misunderstood.

Let's clear up the misunderstanding once we're inside.

Chapter 575 When Shana and Louis Met

"woke up…"

Yuji Sakai suddenly opened his eyes. He woke up not because he had fully recovered, but because the internet cafe's reopening notice had appeared. If he hadn't woken up and missed the chance to go online today, that would have been the most painful thing for him.

Even if you're not feeling well today, you can always sleep in the game. Entering Minecraft, choosing Duskwood, and sleeping until the internet cafe closes down is a wonderful thing.

However, just as he stood up, he felt eyes staring at him. He subconsciously looked over and saw his mother, Shana, and Shana's necklace all looking at him.

That night, Shana, for the sake of confidentiality, didn't explain the situation to Sakai Chigusa. She just stammered and tried to cover it up whenever possible. Sakai Chigusa, on the other hand, misunderstood everything she could. In her eyes, her son had gone bad. However, she estimated that her son was only at the stage of having tasted forbidden fruit and not daring to take responsibility. As a mother, she naturally had to teach him properly, that a real man should be brave and responsible for his actions.

"Yuji!"

Before Chigusa Sakai could say anything, Yuji Sakai hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Mom, I have something urgent to attend to. Um, Shana, come with me." As he spoke, he grabbed Shana's hand.

"What are you doing? It's daytime!" Shana's face turned completely red, but before she could say anything more, she received a notification asking whether she should enter the internet cafe.

"Agree! Hurry! There's no time."

Shana hadn't intended to agree because the appearance of this thing was too strange, but after being interrupted by Yuuji Sakai, she readily agreed. At the very moment she agreed, Yuuji Sakai and Shana vanished simultaneously. Looking at the suddenly disappeared child and the girl she had spent the night with, Chigusa Sakai blinked.

Am I dreaming?

While one person was questioning their life choices, the other, Yuji Sakai, looked at the familiar internet cafe layout and breathed a sigh of relief: "Looks like... it's not too late."

Yuji Sakai remembered clearly that when the internet cafe was open, the time ratio inside the internet cafe was faster than in his real world. If he wasted a minute, it was equivalent to losing an hour of internet time.

In the past, he wouldn't go online if he didn't want to, but now? He feels restless if he doesn't go online for a day.

"Hey, where...am I?"

The moment Shana crossed over, she sensed that this shop was extraordinary, because her magic was completely unusable, and her body seemed to be dissipating.

"Huh? Shana? What happened to you?"

Just as Yuuji Sakai was puzzled, Alastor's voice became unusually serious: "Shana's body is dissipating. What have you done?"