I'm in Morioh, just joined a chat group for cute girls.

"Really, really..."

She muttered something under her breath, but her fingers honestly pressed the "next page" button.

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A sliver of pale light peeked through the gap in the curtains, and the faint scent of the girl's perfume and her barely perceptible body warmth lingered in the air.

Gu Ye's eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly opened his eyes.

Indistinct murmurs drifted from beside my pillow, broken and intermittent, with a sobbing tone as they pleaded.

He turned his head slightly, his long, deep violet hair spreading like silk across half the pillow. The owner of the hair was curled up in his arms, not sleeping soundly.

She wore that elaborate Gothic Lolita dress, the hem bunched up at her waist in a ruffled mess, revealing her thighs encased in black fishnet stockings, her slender waist rising and falling slightly with her breath.

It's Shizuku Kuroe.

“Master…Master Gu Ye…”

The girl's lips moved, uttering clearer words in her sleep, "Quickly...quickly give Shizuku...the next...instruction..."

Gu Ye's eyebrows twitched.

He silently gazed at the sleeping face adorned with exquisitely applied yandere makeup. The girl's eyes still held glistening tear tracks, as if she were experiencing something in her dream that made her feel wronged yet hopeful.

He gently withdrew his arm, very carefully.

Then, he lifted a corner of the blanket and prepared to get out of bed.

But just as his feet were about to touch the carpet, the girl beside him fluttered her eyelashes violently, and then suddenly opened her violet eyes.

There was no trace of the confusion of just waking up in those eyes; instead, they were filled with joy and reverence upon seeing their owner.

She almost immediately sprang to her feet and then smoothly knelt on the soft mattress, her black skirt spreading out like a blooming flower.

"Master, good morning."

Her voice was hoarse with the characteristic huskiness of early morning, yet cloyingly sweet, “Shizuku… will serve Master in the morning.”

As she spoke, she leaned down, her long, deep purple hair cascading down like a waterfall, almost touching Gu Ye's body.

Her goal was clear: to do what the character in the game does for their master every morning.

"Stop."

Gu Ye's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable coldness and hardness.

He reached out and precisely grasped the girl's slender shoulder, stopping her from making any further moves.

The bones beneath his palms were so delicate they seemed as if they would break at the slightest pressure.

"Kitagawa, you're getting too into character."

He stared into her eyes and said, word by word, "Change back. Now."

"Kuroe Shizuku" froze.

She looked up, her large, watery eyes filled with confusion and deep grievance, and her eyes instantly reddened.

It was as if Gu Ye's words were not an order, but a merciless blade that pierced through all her expectations.

"Why... why?"

Her voice began to tremble, and large tears slid down her cheeks, landing on the pure white sheets and leaving a small damp patch. "Master... are you dissatisfied with Shizuku's service? Or... have you grown tired of Shizuku? Are you... going to abandon Shizuku?"

As she spoke, she pressed herself even closer to Gu Ye, grabbing his pajama sleeves with both hands, like a drowning person grasping at the last straw.

"What did Shizuku do wrong? Please punish me, Master... Shizuku is willing to accept any punishment. So please don't abandon me... okay?"

Gu Ye's brows furrowed tightly.

He shook off her hand, quickly got off the bed, and put a distance of at least three meters between himself and the girl on the bed.

He leaned against the cold wall, arms crossed, looking at her with a scrutinizing gaze.

"I'll say it again, calm down, and then go back to being yourself."

His aloofness and indifference seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back for "Kuroe Shizuku".

She looked at the empty space beside her, then at Gu Ye standing in the distance with a cold expression, and her expression changed from aggrieved to desperately sad.

She slowly slid off the bed, lifted her skirt, and walked barefoot onto the cold floor, step by step, to Gu Ye.

Then, once again, without hesitation, she knelt down.

"Owner……"

She tilted her tear-streaked face up, her eyes filled with humble pleading, "If Master finds Shizuku boring, then please punish Shizuku as you please! Treat Shizuku like a broken toy, do whatever you want with me! As long as... as long as Master is still willing to look at Shizuku..."

Without pausing, Shizuku Kuroe untied a small key hanging from the stockings beneath her skirt, then raised her hand and inserted the key into the lock of the silver heart-shaped choker around her neck.

With a soft click, a slender, gleaming silver chain dangled from the collar, ending in an equally exquisite leather wristband.

She held the wristband in both hands, as if it were her entire loyalty and life, and raised it high above her head, offering it to Gu Ye in a sacrificial gesture.

The cold metal chain dangled onto the floor between her and Gu Ye, making a soft, rustling sound.

"Owner……"

Her voice was humble to the point of being servile, with a fawning, sickly tremor, "Didn't you... love playing dog walking the most? Please... please use this chain to tie Shizuku up."

Chapter 65: Making Shizuku Belong Only to Her Master...

Gu Ye looked at the chain that gleamed coldly under the light, then at the girl kneeling on the ground with a face full of pleading and expectation, and felt a surge of irritation rising from the bottom of his heart.

His expression grew increasingly cold, as if it were covered in ice.

"I already said, change it back."

His voice was devoid of any warmth, "Stop acting, Kitagawa."

These words, like the final judgment of a god, shattered the world of "Kuroe Shizuku".

Her arm holding the chain trembled violently, and the expectation, pleading, and even humble joy on her face froze in that instant, then shattered into pieces.

The light in her eyes dimmed rapidly at a visible speed, and her once sparkling pupils became empty and unfocused, like two glass beads covered with thick dust, no longer able to reflect anything.

The sky... has fallen down.

In her mind, she was Shizuku Kuroe, her master's possession.

She played games with her owner and was held by her owner to fall asleep; they had done all the unspeakable things in the game.

Her master was her heaven, her god, and the entire meaning of her existence.

But now, God says he will abandon her.

Seeing her distraught state, Gu Ye realized that the problem was more serious than he had imagined.

He frowned, took a step back, leaned against the wall, quickly took out his phone, and immersed himself in the chat group.

[Weather Forecast]: Something's happened. Hai Meng is too immersed in her role and is now treating herself like a game character, unable to wake up from it.

He typed at lightning speed, while Kitagawa Haimu, kneeling on the ground, saw her "master" take out his phone and not even bother to look at her anymore. The last glimmer of light in her empty eyes went out.

She trembled as she drifted into the chat group.

The chat group interface lit up, and a new message popped up.

【Marin】: Master…Master Gu Ye…Please, don’t abandon Shizuku…Shizuku is willing to do anything. Everything Shizuku owns belongs to Master, so please, don’t leave Shizuku alone…

This message was like a bombshell, instantly causing an uproar in the group chat.

[Devilish Muscle Rin]: Hey hey hey! What's going on?! Kitagawa, are you crazy?!

[Herrscher of Food]: Hai Meng? Are you alright? What exactly happened?

【American Scythe】: Tsk, that's disgusting. Did playing a game make you stupid?

【Marin】: Master... as long as you don't abandon Shizuku, Shizuku is willing to be your dog forever...

Upon seeing Kitagawa Kaimu say such things on the public channel, Tohsaka Rin and Raiden Mei immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.

【Devilish Muscle Rin】: @WeatherForecast, something's wrong! This isn't just ordinary getting too into character; it might be a side effect of the Holy Grail strengthening her magic circuits. Her mind and the character are confused! Her mind is too weak; she's completely unable to handle this role.

[Herrscher of Food]: What should we do? Is there any way to bring her back to normal?

【Devil Muscle Rin】: Theoretically, her transformation magic requires magical energy. Once she runs out of magical energy, she should automatically transform back.

[Weather Forecast]: Last night she transformed into the Queen of Lightning, unleashing 60% of her Herrscher power, draining all her magic with a single blow.

[Devil Muscle Rin]: 60%!? 60% of the Thunder Queen's strength! Are you kidding me! That means her magic circuit level is at least B+, maybe even on the verge of A-rank!

She was well aware of Mei's strength.

Rin Tohsaka quickly analyzed the situation.

[Devilish Muscle Rin]: This is troublesome. The higher the quality of the circuit, the higher the efficiency of mana recovery and absorption.

The character "Shizuku Kuroe" doesn't possess any special abilities, and the energy required to maintain her transformation is extremely low. Furthermore, she unconsciously absorbs magical energy from her surroundings... At this rate, she might remain in this state forever!

【Herrscher of Food】: Well... then there's no other way, is there?

[Devil Muscle Rin]: No, there's another way. Since we can't exhaust her, let's find a way to make her switch roles voluntarily! Make her a character with immense power and high energy consumption! But before that, we can't provoke her anymore. @WeatherForecast, go along with her train of thought and keep her calm! Just treat it as acting!

After reading Rin Tohsaka's analysis, Gu Ye made up his mind.

He put away his phone, took a deep breath, and the cold expression on his face slowly faded, replaced by a complex look, tinged with amusement and a desire for control.

He stopped retreating and instead strode to the kneeling girl. The shadow completely enveloped her.

"Kuroe Shizuku" sensed her master's approach, and a faint ripple finally appeared in her empty eyes as she slowly raised her head.

Gu Ye bent down and took the cold chain, a symbol of domination and submission, from her hands, which were trembling slightly from exhaustion.

The leather wristband felt smooth to the touch. He slipped it onto his wrist and pulled it gently.

"Who said... I'm going to abandon you?"

His voice was soft and slightly hoarse, like a devil whispering in your ear.

“Disobedient pets need to be punished. Don’t you agree, Shizuku?”

The moment Gu Ye finished speaking, those dim and empty eyes reflected the light and shadow of the chandelier on the ceiling once again.

The sadness and despair on her face receded like a tide, replaced by an unbelievable, almost neurotic ecstasy.

"Master...master!"

She crawled a few steps on her knees on the cold floor, came close to Gu Ye's feet, and looked up at him with her tear-streaked face, her eyes pious as if she were looking up at a god. "Shizuku knew... I knew Master would not abandon Shizuku!"

She completely ignored the worried questions from Rin Tohsaka and Mei in the phone chat group. All her senses and all her thoughts were focused on the "master" who had accepted her.

She cautiously reached out, wanting to touch Gu Ye's trouser leg, but withdrew her hand at the last second, as if it were a sacred object that could not be profaned.

“Master, please punish Shizuku! In the harshest way! With your favorite whip, or... or with a scorching candle... Shizuku’s body exists to bear your wrath!”

As she spoke, her body trembled slightly with excitement, and her cheeks flushed an unnatural red.

Gu Ye looked at her like this, and simply hefted the chain in his hand, making a soft clattering sound.

He didn't respond to her request, but simply turned around and walked towards the messy living room.

"Clean this place up first."

His voice was calm. "This is your first punishment."

"Yes! Master!"

"Kuroe Shizuku" immediately sprang to her feet like a soldier who had received the highest honor, lifting her skirt and starting to clean up the mess in the living room with an almost joyful attitude.

Gu Ye leaned against the bedroom door frame, took out his phone, and quickly sent a private message to Rin Tohsaka.

[Weather Forecast]: I've calmed her down. Is there anything Caster can do? Is there any item that can forcibly cancel the transformation magic?

All morning, Gu Ye was engaged in a long tug-of-war with "Kuroe Shizuku".

After cleaning the living room, "Kuroe Shizuku" made a new request.

She knelt before Gu Ye, holding his feet in her hands, and in an almost dreamlike tone, begged him to allow her to lick his toes as a "reward for her loyalty."

Gu Ye simply pulled his foot back and said, "You haven't made lunch yet; this is part of the punishment."