"Sys, got anything interesting to tell me?"
Seeing that she couldn't get any "pleasure" from Herta, Lumina didn't continue to ask for trouble.
Returning to the sofa in front of Herta, she lay face down on it. Feeling bored, she asked the System in her mind.
[Yo, dear Host, so you actually remember you have a System. If outsiders saw this, they'd think I was some beautiful girl.]
Hearing that Lumina had finally emerged from the gentle nest of cuddling with a beautiful girl, the System, which hadn't spoken in Lumina's mind for a long time, suddenly became full of sarcasm.
This guy, Lumina, once she entered the cuddle state with a beautiful girl, it was as if she had stepped into a land of no one. No matter how outsiders called her, as long as the sky didn't fall down, or it didn't involve other beautiful girls, she would never exit this state.
The System had always been in Lumina's mind, so it was impossible for it not to speak for a long time.
So the answer was obvious: the System had been speaking, but Lumina had failed to hear it because she was lost in the gentle embrace of a beautiful girl.
Therefore, even though it was just a System without a physical body or human form,
it would be lying to say it didn't harbor some resentment toward its host, who simply couldn't walk away when she saw a beautiful girl.
"Hmph?" Lumina snorted softly after reading this, paying it no mind.
Ridiculous. Why would she care when it wasn't a beautiful girl?
It even had the nerve to complain about "speaking up while I was cuddling with a beautiful girl."
Lumina hadn't even held a grudge over this. What was it complaining about?
If Lumina wanted, she could sentence it to death simply for disturbing her cuddle time with a beautiful girl.
"Hurry up and say it. Just tell me if you have anything or not."
"If you do, just say you do. If not, say you don't."
Lumina was too lazy to waste words with the System. She gestured for it to hurry up: if it had something to say, speak; if not, shut down.
[I have, I have, I have!]
Hearing Lumina's words, the System immediately backed down, hurriedly stating that it did indeed have something.
"Go on," Lumina said softly, still lying on the sofa.
[It's a few videos.]
The System's words appeared before Lumina's eyes.
[The timeline the Host is currently in is the one where Version 3.2 has been completed and Version 3.3 is about to begin. These videos are related to the later events.]
"So these are spoiler videos?" Lumina hesitated slightly after reading this.
Spoilers were a terrible thing, and Lumina wasn't very fond of them.
"Just send over the videos about new beautiful girls. Forget the rest," Lumina said, her voice tinged with excitement.
Spoilers were a terrible thing, but if they were spoilers about beautiful girls, then they didn't count as spoilers.
This could only be considered... getting to know them in advance...
[Uh... Let me organize them.]
Faced with this very typical Lumina-like statement, the System was speechless for a moment before immediately getting to work.
After all, videos about new beautiful girls still needed to be briefly screened.
Ding, ding, ding~
[They have been sent to the Host's phone. Just tap to open them.]
To prove that it was still a very useful System, it took only a few seconds for several videos to be transmitted to Lumina's phone.
"Hmm~ Not bad, not bad at all. Worthy of praise." Seeing this, Lumina nodded with great satisfaction, feeling extremely pleased with the System's actions.
She then lowered her head and looked at the several videos that had appeared on her phone.
Myriad Celestia PV: "Fables of the Starry Sky, Volume II"
Savior PV—"Trailblazer"
Myriad Celestia PV: "Amphoreus Saga of Heroes"
Myriad Celestia PV: "Beyond the Story: Act 8"
There were four PVs in total, and the ones that attracted Lumina the most were undoubtedly the second and third.
Not because of their titles, but because of their covers.
The covers of these two featured beautiful girls, which is why they attracted Lumina and piqued her interest.
Lumina could already see it.
She saw brand new beautiful girls waving to her!
"Let's watch them one by one." Although Lumina was interested in the two videos with beautiful girls on the covers, seeing the time order on the videos, she still decided to watch them in sequence.
Lumina clicked on the first video titled Fables of the Starry Sky, and the cover featured Phainon.
Fables... Lumina knew about this. Volume I should be the one with Black Swan, telling the story of the Aeons.
"Volume I tells the story of the Aeons, so what is Volume II about?" Lumina's curiosity was instantly piqued. "Could it be telling the story of beautiful girl Aeons?"
If Herta knew about Lumina's mutterings, she would definitely cover her forehead and sigh.
This person whose mind was full of beautiful girls was truly beyond saving...
If you dug out her brain, what you would see is a hundred beautiful girls.
"Not that few."
If Herta said that, Lumina would definitely reply to her with those four words.
Only a hundred beautiful girls after digging out her brain? Who is she looking down on? To outsiders, it would seem like I, Lumina, couldn't afford to have more.
Lumina clicked on the video, and under another familiar icon, the video officially began to play.
"Yo, Little Jingliu." At the beginning of the video, it was a beautiful girl Lumina was very familiar with.
Empress Dowager Little Jingliu!
"Hmm... By the way, is Little Jingliu still playing the game?" Seeing Jingliu, Lumina also remembered this.
She had recommended the game to Jingliu back then, but she didn't know if she had played it.
She would check later.
Temporarily setting aside this thought, Lumina continued to watch the content playing in the video.
The video showed a future told by Jingliu, a... future brought about by [Destruction].
The Aeon of Erudition had fallen, triggering a chain reaction.
"Hmm... Is this an 'if' timeline?" Lumina was no fool; seeing this scene in the video, she immediately guessed what was going on.
Without a doubt, this was not the so-called future.
Rather, it was what would happen if the Aeon of Erudition were to fall.
Simply put, it was a "what if."
But in this world, there was no such thing as a "what if."
Facts were facts, and such a thing could never happen.
Although Lumina found it interesting, she didn't pay much attention to a mere image.
Waste her emotions on a scene that would never happen? Lumina wasn't that foolish.
One's emotions should be reserved for beautiful girls, not for the "what ifs" of an "if" timeline.
Continuing to watch the video, one Lord Ravager after another appeared on her phone screen.
The moment she saw Feixiao, Lumina's small eyes lit up.
The moment she saw Celenova, Lumina's small eyes lit up even more.
Next, seeing Phantylia, a flicker of surprise and amusement crossed Lumina's eyes.
"Yo, isn't this Lord Ravager Little Phantylia? How come you've become so majestic and domineering after not seeing you for a few days?"
The Phantylia on the screen was like an Empress reigning over all living beings, sitting on the Imperial Throne, fully enjoying the prostrations of mortals.
This was a "tiny bit" different from the Phantylia in Lumina's impression.
Screenshot, screenshot, I'll show this to Phantylia Little Kitten later.
Thinking about how this Empress reigning over all living beings on the screen and her own Little Kitten were actually the same person, Lumina really wanted to laugh out loud.
After taking a screenshot of this image and saving it on her phone, Lumina continued to watch.
If nothing unexpected happened, this PV was a PV introducing the Lord Ravagers.
For players, it was indeed an introduction, but for Lumina, it seemed a bit boring.
Because Lumina had dealt with most of the Lord Ravagers among them, she felt no sense of novelty toward them.
As for the issue of status, Lumina was not afraid of them at all, and did not feel any sense of awe or shock.
The appearance of Irreparable later in the video caused the light in Lumina's small eyes, which had been shining because of Feixiao, Celenova, and Phantylia, to instantly dim.
However, soon, Acheron's face appeared in the video, and the light that had dimmed in Lumina's eyes instantly returned.
"Mhm, mhm, mhm~ As expected of Mei, she's just so beautiful." Lumina nodded with a face full of smiles and happiness.
In just a few short seconds, Lumina demonstrated a wave of what is called high-end face-changing technique.
Herta: "?"
Lumina's change in expression naturally did not escape Herta, who was superficially looking at her phone but actually looking at Lumina.
"What video is Lumina watching now? She's so happy?"
Seeing Lumina's beaming posture, Herta felt an itch in her heart, wanting to know what video Lumina was watching at this moment.
But if she just let it pass, she would probably be subjected to another round of Lumina's mockery later.
After struggling for a moment, Herta finally gave up this idea.
Her small hand kept swiping up and down on her phone, forcibly focusing her gaze and attention on the short videos on her phone.
Even so, as she looked at Lumina lying on the sofa, her white hair cascading down beside her ears, her small legs raised in the air and swinging continuously, and her face blooming with smiles as she stared at her phone, Herta still couldn't help but steal a glance.
So... so beautiful.
So, so lovely.
Herta admitted she was weak for Lumina's looks.
Weak for Lumina's body, weak for Lumina's every move...
Weak for Lumina's... interesting soul...
Um, except for that one personality trait of only loving beautiful girls.
Thinking about this point, Herta silently sighed in her heart.
This Little Lumina was good in every way, but only this "fickle" personality made Herta feel very distressed.
But, it's not a big problem.
When would Herta, a genius, be stopped by "a wall"?
As time passed, Herta would definitely be able to break down this wall! She would change Lumina's "fickle" personality, making her a "little tagalong" who only had eyes for her, who would follow Herta's butt around, calling her "Big Sister Herta" over and over again!
Herta started fantasizing in her heart once again.
Though it was just a fantasy, Herta remained utterly determined, as if this fantasy would definitely come true before her very eyes.
But in reality?
In reality, it was nothing more than Herta's self-indulgent fantasy.
Fantasy was ultimately just fantasy. If one became lost in it, they would be no different from a useless person.
But obviously, a genius like Madam Herta couldn't bring herself to realize this point.
She was still immersed in the fantasy of holding Lumina in the palm of her hand.
Perhaps... she actually knew this.
She just didn't want to face reality, only wanting to lose herself in the fantasy.
Because only in fantasy could she witness scenes that were difficult to encounter in reality...
Lumina was completely unaware of Herta's commotion. At this moment, her attention was still fixed on the video on her phone screen.
After Mei came Zephyro, but Lumina had no interest in him.
Next, various Lord Ravagers began reciting names, uttering one line of Destruction after another. To put it simply, each Lord Ravager was just talking big.
Lumina still had no interest.
Even as the video neared its end, Lumina still found nothing of interest.
Only when Celenova and Phantylia appeared did she let out a few soft "wow" sounds, simply acknowledging them.
But soon, the emotions in Lumina's heart surged violently once again.
For no other reason than that sudden "transformation" of Intellitron at the very end.
"Eek! Where did this ugly monster come from?!"
Lumina's exquisite and beautiful face was instantly covered in a wave of disgust, and she hurriedly shook her phone, as if it had just been defiled by some filthy thing.
Shaking it wasn't enough. A green light condensed in Lumina's hand, covering the phone. Only after a thorough cleaning did the disgust on her face finally fade.
Herta: "?"
"What happened?"
Lumina's commotion was neither big nor small, but for Herta, it was definitely a major action.
"Oh, it's nothing. I just saw an ugly monster, it's no big deal," Lumina replied truthfully.
"Oh." After receiving the answer, Herta didn't ask any further questions.
The two of them now seemed like a couple who had known each other for a long time, full of tacit understanding.
"Intellitron should just stay as he is. If he shows up in that form, I'll tear his head off," Lumina complained before refocusing on the screen.
After the first PV ended, the next one was a world-saving PV titled "Trailblazer," featuring a super beautiful pink-haired girl on the cover.
"Hmm... If I'm not mistaken, this should be Cyrene, right?" Seeing that familiar pink hair, Lumina made a guess.
Mem, Little Cyrene, and Big Cyrene.
One Cyrene, three forms, triple the happiness!
She was a super treasure.
Lumina's pink little tongue peeked out from the corner of her lips, her face filled with a mischievous expression.
It was as if she was about to do something very excessive to Cyrene.
Shaking her head to clear the thoughts from her mind, Lumina focused all her attention on the phone screen. Her small hand gently tapped the screen, playing this world-saving PV titled "Trailblazer."
Judging by the PV's title, this should be related to the deepest secrets of Amphoreus, right?
Like... the grand finale?
Lumina murmured in her mind.
Then, without overthinking, seeing the "12+" age rating warning appear on the phone screen, Lumina focused all her attention on the video.
A brand new beautiful girl.
Lumina still had to put in one hundred percent of her spirit to watch it.