Chapter 145: Romance Prison Singularity
"Holmes, Principal Da Vinci, you two better give me an explanation, isn't this woman literally 100% the real Yu Ji?!"
Eikou aggressively demanded.
The two turned their faces aside a little guiltily, unwilling to answer directly.
"You'd better explain clearly, otherwise I absolutely won't play this shady, unclear-origin game anymore."
After saying that, he seriously shut off the tablet.
This dating game was full of suspicious and irritating designs, and moreover, it was obvious Holmes and the others were hiding something.
If he didn't get to the bottom of it, he truly couldn't feel at ease.
"Wait, Mr. Eikou…"
Seeing that he had spoken to that extent, Holmes had no choice but to explain seriously: "We really did hide some things from you, but not to deceive you—only because we didn't want to put too much pressure on you.
"You are right, the heroine in the game is indeed Yu Ji herself, she is currently trapped inside that dating game."
"What?!"
Eikou froze in shock.
[Holmes explains everything to you in detail.]
[Here is the story,]
[Since Sesshouin Kiara escaped from The Chaldea Reformation Center, students in Chaldea Academy have frequently disappeared; most of them to this day remain unaccounted for, possibly already killed by Sesshouin Kiara.]
[But not long after the students went missing, Chaldea Academy discovered a small singularity.]
[This singularity had its own distinct set of rules, similar to the Servant Festival or Salem, and this singularity was believed to have been created by Sesshouin Kiara.]
[Its name was, Romance Prison Singularity!]
[It was a prison singularity, imprisoning Servants in the name of love!]
[Only by following the singularity's rules, by engaging in romance with the Servants, could one escape from it.]
[And Yu Ji was one of the Servants imprisoned, she was in urgent need of rescue from the academy.]
"We couldn't recklessly approach that place, but fortunately Miss Da Vinci exploited the singularity's properties, creating this dating game, so that we could use this method to rescue the imprisoned Servants."
"It's just a pity that Yu Ji has already been assimilated by the Romance Singularity, turned into a conquerable heroine, and is no longer able to respond to our rescue efforts. If you still want to save her, then you must follow the core rules of the singularity… conquer her! Make her fall in love!"
Holmes said with grave seriousness.
Eikou thought inwardly: Impressive how he can say such an awkward request with such composure.
"If she really falls in love, won't her husband kill me?"
"Oh, about that, you can rest assured… Xiang Yu was attacked earlier by Sesshouin Kiara and has already returned to the Throne of Heroes."
"Rest assured my ass, hearing that makes it sound even scarier!"
Eikou complained.
Even if her husband wasn't around, he himself absolutely couldn't casually make a move on a married woman!
No wonder Holmes went through so much trouble to invite him, because this was even harder than dating multiple girls at the same time.
"…You should still find someone better for this. I have two candidates I can recommend, not only are they both first-rate handsome men, but they especially like married women, they're very experienced in this. One of them even has successful experience running away afterwards."
"You mean Tristan and Lancelot? With their abilities, I'm afraid they still couldn't persuade Yu Ji, because aside from Xiang Yu she has never set eyes on any other man, no one could possibly pluck such a lofty flower."
"…"
"I know this is very difficult, Mr. Eikou, but you are already our last hope."
With a solemn expression, Holmes gripped his pipe tightly and continued:
"Although Yu Ji has never looked at any man, I believe you can do it, only you can do it. Because you are able to date four girls at the same time, and are even very popular among the female students of two different classes, this proves that your affinity with women is extremely good. On the other hand, your morals are not low, I can entrust this task to you with peace of mind."
"I see…"
Eikou still felt a bit hesitant.
Yu Ji in Chaldea was famous for loving her husband deeply, forever remembering her deceased spouse—did he really have any chance of conquering her?
After all, as a warrior of pure love, why did he have to conquer another man's wife? If something went wrong, who would take responsibility?
But…
If even he gave up, Holmes likely wouldn't be able to find another suitable candidate.
In that case, Yu Ji would be forever imprisoned in the singularity, turned into a game NPC without her own consciousness.
Since this was a matter of life and death, perhaps he should cast aside meaningless pride and self-respect, and boldly court Yu Ji—so long as his motive and the outcome left him without shame!
Furthermore, Sesshouin Kiara throwing victims into the singularity was clearly part of a calculated scheme. If rescuing the victims could thwart her plot, then Eikou was more than willing to try.
"…I'll give it a try, but don't expect results." He nodded.
Holmes smiled approvingly: "It's fine, I firmly believe you will succeed."
"So what exactly do I have to do to save Yu Ji? In the game, do I just have to max out her affection?" he asked.
Holmes nodded.
"Correct, within fifteen days—that is, before May 15th—you must raise her affection. After that, we'll contact you again. But remember clearly: you must complete it before the 15th. If you delay too long, her Spirit Origin will very likely be completely assimilated by the singularity, and at that point she can no longer be saved."
Only half a month to make a woman who still longed for her deceased husband, bound by obsession, and resentful of humanity, fall in love with him?
It was nearly impossible.
But he could only grit his teeth and do it.
"…I understand."
[You have accepted a special mission from Chaldea Academy.]
[Your schedule now includes one task: before May 15th, within half a month, you must conquer Yu Ji within this time limit.]
[After that, you must reserve an extra day to participate in the operation to rescue Yu Ji.]
[If you fail, Yu Ji will be forever imprisoned in the Romance Prison Singularity.]
[But if you succeed in saving Yu Ji, you will receive a 20000QP reward from the academy, not only enough to cover the massive expenses of today's date, but also to stockpile funds for the pairing plan.]
[Thinking of the summer vacation pairing plan, your heart once again blazes with determination!]
[...]
[10:30 PM.]
[You bid farewell to Holmes and Da Vinci, returning to the student dormitory with a tired face.]
[You have ended the day's journey, as well as a day full of calamities.]
[Lying down on your bed, you thought about ways to increase Yu Ji's affection, and couldn't help but wonder why Sesshouin Kiara created this singularity.]
[Unconsciously, you drifted off to sleep.]
[That night, you slept soundly.]
[The time left to save Yu Ji: only 15 days...]