In this crossover anime/manga series, my romantic choices in my head are a bit strange.

[Option D: ...Miss Joo-hee, you failed to take good care of Jin-woo. - Forced assault on Lee Joo-hee!]

He didn't use the "ghostly transformation card"; all four options appeared automatically.

But the options seemed to sense his inner turmoil, and the four options provided were almost all the same!

No, they're not the same...

The system cannot provide exactly the same options.

There are subtle differences, and these differences are the key factors that affect his rating!

Lin Tian pondered slowly, and the demonic transformation card quietly disappeared from his mind. "...Miss Zhu Xi, you didn't take good care of Zhen Yu." He wanted to test the options, and after saying this, he walked towards the door without hesitation.

He had just taken one step.

hum!

No, what am I doing? I want to leave… No. I shouldn't leave!

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, ultimately making him abandon the idea of ​​leaving.

After deciding to stay, Lin Tian suddenly snapped back to reality and realized that he was being controlled, sending a chill down his spine.

Those thoughts just now came out so naturally, as if they were something he already possessed.

"I see! Using forced assault on Lee Joo-hee—once you deviate from the chosen path, a coercive force will appear to correct it. Exposure level!"

He thought of Cheng Zhenya's first choice. The exposure level explained the method of 'slight hints'. The more obvious and forceful the methods used by the system, the higher the exposure level!

The other two are easier to explain: rationality refers to whether the plot is complete, and completion refers to whether it matches the values ​​of the current choice.

After digesting the information he had analyzed, Lin Tian looked at the stunned Lee Joo-hee.

Her trench coat was haphazardly open, revealing her pretty oval face with dark circles from staying up all night and redness from crying. Underneath her white turtleneck sweater, her full, bulging breasts jutted out, making it impossible to look away.

Her jeans hugged her long, slender legs, making her figure appear even taller and more radiant.

"Eh? I, I..."

She subconsciously thought that Lin Tian had come to comfort her and persuade her not to give up and to accept reality.

Isn't that what everyone does?

From the moment she became a hunter, everyone except her parents, whether it was her guild, her friends, or her party members, advised her in this way.

But Lin Tian was different! His gaze was cold, and there was a hint of disgust in his eyes—a look she was all too familiar with.

A sense of fear rose within her. She was about to hear a truth that was hard to accept and would drive her to despair!

"Miss Joo-hee, do you think Jin-woo is terrible?" "Of course not!"

Lee Joo-hee had already sensed something. He wasn't here to comfort her, then... then he was here to—! She desperately denied it, her face pale but her voice urgent, "I didn't!"

The phrase "巧舌如簧" (Qiao She Ru Yao) is flashing white light, indicating it is in operation.

Furthermore, the system's subtle assistance suggests that "Zhenyu is very weak."

Lin Tian's tone was heavy, and his words were full of heartache: "Do you know what kind of resolve the world's weakest E-rank hunter had when he embarked on this path?"

“He has a reason to succeed.” “He has a family he wants to save.” “He has a belief that he has to come back!”…! Joo-hee’s eyes widened; the more Lin Tian praised her, the heavier her heart became.

Boom, boom.

That was the pounding of a sorrowful heart.

She knew Lin Tian would say things that were unbearable or would break her down, and she didn't want to get hurt.

Deny his words! Cheng Zhenyu's injury was his own fault. I didn't force him to do it, so it has nothing to do with me. How could she say such a thing!

"Miss Joo-hee, what belief led you back this time?" "Ah...ah, woo..."

"I recognized you immediately, Lee Joo-hee." Her voice turned cold.

Beneath the cold exterior lay an impending storm: "You're a selfish woman! You didn't think about anything at all!"

"You were scared, so you ran away!"

"You have no beliefs of your own, you only know how to depend on others!"

"Even at that time, we relied on Zhenyu, the weakest E-rank hunter!"

No.

No, no, no—!

Lee Joo-hee knelt on the ground, clutching her head tightly with both hands, her face contorted in pain.

Lin Tian's words triggered her nightmares, forcing her to confront the scenes from yesterday—her helping Zhenyu heal his wounds.

She shamelessly offered Zhenyu advice.

She bossed Zhenyu around, using her status as a B-rank healer. She even made a promise with Zhenyu that she would treat him to dinner after the dungeon was over.

She is one.

"I know it all."

"Zhenyu lost a leg. Because of you!" "—Huh...?"

Her gaze was vacant and stiff, and only unconscious sobs escaped her lips. Her mind was in turmoil.

She seemed to remember the doctor who came to treat her saying that Zhenyu was completely fine—no. It was true.

so what?

"Like this, like this... Lee Joo-hee. If you think like this, will your heart be saved?"

Zhenyu's leg inexplicably healed, so her actions could be overlooked? She and Zhenyu escaped to a statue, but the protective statue could only protect one person.

Zhenyu left that statue with her and ran to another statue! But it was too late, too late, Zhenyu was too weak—she was a drowning person who couldn't swim.

But it struggled desperately towards the seabed.

As if to punish herself with guilt and remorse, Lee Joo-hee repeatedly recalled that scene, and then she had an idea.

"If it weren't Zhenyu, who is of rank E, but you, who is of rank B."

Chapter Seven: Miss Joo-hee's Cruel Treatment Plan (Part Two)

Horrifying.

Shocked!

The question she had never thought about, nor had time to think about, was entirely on that final moment, on the altar that rose from the center.

She didn't even notice this detail she had forgotten. Zhenyu was weak.

If it weren't for Zhenyu, and she had been the one running away, none of this would have happened!

"His legs won't break, he has enough energy to think of a solution, and he has plenty of physical strength."

"He won't be the last one left there!" "He can escape too!"

Lee Joo-hee's heart was completely consumed by despair.

"It's all my fault... Waaah, it's all, it's all my fault... I'm sorry..." "I'm sorry, I'm sorry...!"

I won't ask you to stay.

"I know it's wrong to make others suffer in Zhenyu's place, but I'm Zhenyu's family. So I..."

Yes.

Lin Tian is Zhenyu's family member. The reason he is so angry and in so much pain is because of Zhenyu.

Because he caused Zhenyu to suffer like that! It's understandable that he hates himself! "...Never mind, I don't blame you." The storm in the room suddenly stopped, and it all receded back onto the man, as if it had never existed.

He gave Lee Joo-hee a forced smile. "You did your best."

Lee Joo-hee was taken aback.

I did my best.

After the storm, a gentle word of comfort.

Like a thin ray of light in endless darkness, it brought her thoughts back to reality.

She had already shed many tears during the reprimand, and she thought she would have no more tears left.

But after just a few words, her eyes welled up with tears—tears of a different kind, with a different meaning.

Even so, you only reprimanded her? She thought she would be treated much harsher! Just as she was about to cry, she heard Lin Tian say, "Fortunately, Zhenyu is alright this time."

“From now on, we should have no further contact. We should not have any contact with Zhenyu anymore.”

His tone was indifferent, much less so than anything he had said before, but in Joo-hee's heart, it carried more weight than any of those words.

No!

My spirits, which had just lifted, sank to the bottom again.

Grasping at this straw, she felt an immense surge of strength within her. "No, there's no way out. There's still a chance to salvage things! He only scolded me, didn't he? I did something wrong, so I was bound to be scolded."

She should admit her mistake and accept punishment. So after she admitted her mistake—she wanted to be forgiven.

Lin Tian's attitude gave her a glimmer of hope.

She wasn't completely hopeless; she still had a chance to be forgiven! After being forgiven, she could still get along with Zhenyu as before! "No!!"

"I will try my best... so please, don't have any contact with me..." Zhu Xi shouted, her expression resolute as she looked at Lin Tian with pleading eyes.

She saw Lin Tian, ​​who had been calm, suddenly become furious again. Her face, which had initially shown courage, turned pale. She gritted her teeth and continued, "..."

"It's all my fault!"

"But, please, no more contact... I beg you...!" "Hmph! What right do you have to beg for my forgiveness?!"

"Don't you think you've caused enough trouble already! You're just a woman who only knows how to talk..."

You're a selfish woman.

[You lack your own beliefs and only know how to depend on others!] "Please forgive me... I... I can do anything...! I'll do anything you ask, just please forgive me...!"

"You're just talking the talk, anyone can say nice things!" Lin Tian sneered, his face grim, and turned to walk towards the door. "Just like you couldn't protect Zhenyu, you can't be trusted at all! I think Zhenyu doesn't need to associate with you anymore!"

"No!!! This time, this time is different!!! I really…!" She struggled to crawl forward, clinging tightly to Lin Tian's feet with both hands: "I will definitely do it, no matter what!" She was serious!

"Humph!"

Lin Tian turned around and roared, "Fine!"

"I told you to take off your clothes and obediently wait for me to favor you, could you do that?!"

Lee Joo-hee pursed her lips; she hadn't expected Lin Tian to make this request.

Is Lin Tian that kind of person?

She hesitated for a second, and then she understood that this was a test from Lin Tian!

She forced herself to muster her courage.

The woman's instinctive sense of shame, the guilt of violating realistic moral values, and her fear of danger in the underground city are intertwined.

The originally clear boundaries have become blurred.

If you can't do it, it means you're admitting that Lin Tian was just saying nice things, and that she hasn't changed!

She wanted to prove to Lin Tian that she wasn't just all talk! "I'll take it off! I'll prove to you I can do it!"

Lee Joo-hee gritted her teeth and struggled to get up. The clothes on her body were removed one by one, revealing a beautiful white body in the dimly lit room.

Lee Joo-hee had a slender figure, with curves in all the right places, and her S-shaped figure aroused Lin Tian. In particular, her ample bosom, which was larger than Jin-ah's, was incredibly appetizing. The pink flowers on her breasts and her round, plump buttocks were also very attractive.

She lay flat on the bed, her hands covering her pink secret garden, the tear stains at the corners of her eyes replaced by a shy, deep red:

"W-How about that! I did it, didn't I?!"

Lee Joo-hee was extremely embarrassed. No matter how she tried to confuse him, when Lin Tian's gaze fell on her, her feminine shyness still took precedence.

"Oh, really?"

Although Lin Tian was already quite satisfied, his expression only softened slightly, and his words seemed to be a forced toughness: "As a Korean woman, you should know that this is not the proper position for waiting to be favored!"

Lee Joo-hee was very perceptive; she could sense that Lin Tian's attitude had softened, and a sense of relief and slight joy welled up within her.

Seeing his stubborn expression again, she thought to herself: Lin Tian already knows that he is sincere, he just can't bring himself to admit it.

Who told him to be so absolute just now!