I've died 47 times in this game, so I've decided to sell it.

He then turned to look at the stars.

She kept poking at the potted plant. She poked it once, and the leaves bounced back. She poked it again, and they bounced back again.

A line of text floated above her head:

"Favorability rating 90, from: A good person, you saved my life, you're someone I can trust!"

Qi Ye looked at the line above Xing's head that read, "He saved my dog's life; he's someone you can trust," and couldn't help but chuckle.

This girl calls him a shrew when he's in debt, but she's quite honest once his favorability rating changes.

Then Xing turned her head.

She stared straight at the top of Qiye's head.

Then he strode up to Qiye, bent down, brought his face close to Qiye's, and tilted his head back.

He stared at the top of his head for a long time with the scrutinizing gaze one would use to examine a suspect.

"Good man, something's not right with you."

"What's wrong with me?"

"Why has your affection for me increased again?"

It was 98 just now, now it's 99.

Xing squinted and pointed a finger at his chest.

"Tell me quickly, are you lusting after my body?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Qi Ye nearly choked on his own saliva, and sprang up from the steps.

"I was just touched! I saw 'Save my dog's life' written above your head."

I think you're pretty loyal, so I was touched. You know what being touched means?

What does this have to do with the body?!

"Can being moved increase favorability?"

Xing tilted her head and retorted with an air of righteous indignation.

"Why didn't I give you a raise just because I was touched?"

Your score went from 98 to 99, which means you have something to hide.

Be honest, good man, it won't hurt to admit you're lusting after me.

"I'm not greedy at all—wait,"

Halfway through her sentence, Qi Ye suddenly grasped the key point in her words.

"What did you just say? 98? When did you start seeing a favorability rating of 98?"

"From the very beginning."

Xing counted on her fingers for him.

"When I first put on the light cone, there was a 98 on your head."

Then it just went up to 99.

Qi Ye was stunned.

His favorability rating was 98 from the very first time he met Xing.

"Wait a moment,"

Qi Ye held her forehead, and another image suddenly flashed through her mind.

"That was before, on the train, when I was wearing a light cone on March 7th..."

She looked at Danheng, then at Himeko, and then at the top of his head.

Her face turned completely red, and she grabbed his collar, saying, "Don't you have any self-awareness?"

He didn't know what he saw on March 7th at the time, but now he has a rough idea.

What he saw on March 7th was his level of affection for her.

And that number is probably not low.

Qi Ye opened her mouth, then closed it again.

He decided not to think about the specifics of what he saw on March 7th.

Sometimes, it's safer to not know than to know.

"A good person,"

Xing's voice pulled him back from his thoughts.

She was still looking up at the top of his head, with the excitement of discovering new gossip.

"You haven't answered my question yet."

"You have the highest favorability rating among those around me."

It started at 98, now it's 99.

Based on my years of experience with visual novels, have you fallen in love with me at first sight?

Qi Ye took a deep breath and felt her blood pressure rising at a visible rate.

He held up a finger and pointed at Xing's nose.

"First, where did you get so many years of experience in visual novels?"

You have amnesia!

It took you ages to remember your own name!

You don't remember anything!

"That's muscle memory."

The star remained unmoved.

"Muscle memory is for fighting, not for memorizing visual novels!!!"

Qi Ye's voice rose at least an octave.

What did you remember after you lost your memory?

Sexual compensation, cheat codes, visual novel strategy?

What kind of life did you live before?

"A Speedrun Guide to Dating Games?"

"There's still baseball now."

Xing added, patting the baseball bat on his shoulder.

"Yes, and baseball."

So the four things you need to remember are: sexual favors, cheat codes, visual novels, and baseball.

Don't you think there's something wrong with this combination?

Xing tilted her head, thought about it seriously, and then nodded:

"It is indeed a bit of a mixed bag. But it's all very practical."

"Where is it even useful?!"

"What use is my experience with visual novels in analyzing your feelings for me?"

Xing raised a finger and spoke eloquently.

"Look, you had a 98 when I put on the light cone, which means you were very favorable to me from the first time you met me."

What else would you call this if not love at first sight? Should we call it wanting to sell your hair clips the moment you see them?

"That's the kind of light cone you want to buy the moment you see it!"

Qi Ye clung to this lifeline and refused to let go.

"I wanted you to buy the Light Cone so that my favorability would be higher!"

"You don't have a single penny on you. How can I ask you to buy anything if I don't have any feelings for you?"

"What illogical stuff are you spouting? Good man, it seems you're getting desperate!"

Furthermore, March 7th had no money on her. What was your initial level of affection for her?

Qi Ye opened her mouth, then closed it.

He declined to answer the question.

Xing looked at his expression and a very obvious smile appeared on her lips.

In Xing's system of expression, this is already a victory declaration of "I have won".

"Look, you're even embarrassed to say it yourself."

Xing patted him on the shoulder, speaking earnestly.

"Good man, I already knew you fell in love with me at first sight when my favorability rating was 98."

Now there's just one more piece of corroborating evidence.

She hoisted the bat back onto her shoulder, turned and walked away, but after a couple of steps she turned back and added another sentence.

"Don't worry, I won't discriminate against you just because you're attracted to my body. After all, I'm a good person."

Qiye stood still.

I feel like all my debating skills in this life have been crushed by an amnesiac girl using some so-called galgame logic.

Chapter 19 Dog Barking

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Hoshino, Kiyo had no choice but to first figure out what to buy after the ten million arrived in his account.

Out of the corner of my eye, I suddenly caught a glimpse of a white figure darting out from around the corner of the corridor.

He instinctively turned his head and saw a fluffy little white dog running towards him.

Its four short legs moved swiftly, with something dangling from its mouth.

He fixed his eyes.

Good heavens, it's a necklace, and the chain is exquisite.

The pendant is a deep blue gemstone with an extremely exquisite cutting technique.

Even a slight reflection of the light can make your eyes water.

This thing looks very valuable, worth at least several zeros.

Qi Ye jumped up and rushed to the little white dog in two quick steps.

He straddled the road with both legs, put his hands on his hips, and struck an extremely solemn pose.

He looked down at the white fur ball that wasn't even as tall as his calf and cleared his throat.

He spoke in a condescending, old-fashioned tone.

"Young man! Such an opportunity is not one you can grasp!"

"Hand over the necklace to the Ancestor immediately, and he'll guarantee you'll be able to roam freely on the space station from now on!"

Pepe stopped, tilted her head to look at him, and wagged her tail.

"You little dog, how can you be so ungrateful!"

Qi Ye squatted down, lowered his voice, and adopted a serious expression.

"What do you think you're holding in your mouth? That's a treasure left behind by a powerful being!"

With your current cultivation level, you probably wouldn't even be able to digest dog food if you tried to force it!

This thing is destined for me. Ancestor, I see that you have extraordinary talent and will surely achieve great things in the future. But fate is something that cannot be forced.