Chapter 147: She Exploded!
In that moment, Eikou suddenly felt as if he saw a glimmer of hope!
If he could flexibly use these skills, maybe—just maybe—he could really win Yu Ji's heart.
He immediately restored his fighting spirit and once again tapped on the game's touch interface.
Human Anatomy Research, activate!
「At that moment, it seems you have comprehended an entirely new skill...」
「You have learned 『massage』!」
「You used 『massage』 on Yu Ji」
「She seems to quite like your skillful massage, her affection towards you has increased.」
「Current Affection: -95」
Very good. Although the affection was still in the negatives, it could at least be considered a beginning that gave him a glimpse of hope!
The game gave such a hint, but just from looking at the screen, there was no sign of Yu Ji liking his massage at all. On the contrary, she blushed angrily and shouted at the screen:
"You… if you dare touch me one more time, watch out, I'll really lose my mind! I mean what I say!"
In Eikou's heart, he thought: this tsundere, I'll just take it as you're enjoying it.
How could he obediently listen and give up? Of course, he had to seize this chance to quickly raise affection!
On one hand, this was the only effective method right now. On the other, seeing Yu Ji's face blush bright red—her mouth saying no, but her body being very honest—made him find it extremely amusing, wanting to see more of her cute reactions.
"You… you bastard..."
Perhaps because of the stroking, Yu Ji's snow-white face immediately turned crimson.
"I'm serious!"
Right after that—
Boom!
The in-game image suddenly exploded into a thick, bloody red.
As if something had detonated.
Eikou's eyes widened in shock.
"Could it be, she..."
She self-destructed!
「Out of shame and fury, Yu Ji used her Noble Phantasm—she blew herself up on the spot!」
「Due to the overly gory visuals, the image has been blurred for now.」
「Although Yu Ji really liked your massage, she still fiercely resists contact with humans, and especially dislikes being touched by any man other than Xiang Yu.」
「Doing such a rude thing to a girl—make sure to apologize properly next time.」
"Apologize my ass, she already exploded into pieces, can't even meet again anymore!"
Eikou angrily grumbled.
What on earth was wrong with this woman? Just because she didn't want to be touched by another man, she chose to blow herself up—was that really necessary?!
She wasn't some tsundere at all, but the hardest type of girl to deal with—the 'minefield girl'!
「Don't worry, she is an elemental with the trait of immortality, and self-detonation is nothing unusual for her. She'll be restored in about half an hour.」
「During this half hour, it's best not to re-enter the game...」
"???"
Eikou struggled to restrain his right hand, stopping himself from uninstalling this dating sim.
"What kind of dating game is this? Forcing me to conquer a married woman is one thing, but why the hell can she just blow up at will? There's no way to conquer her properly like this!"
He had thought Baobhan Sith was already the hardest capture target, but unexpectedly, there was someone even more troublesome here.
He let out a sigh, then turned off his phone.
Though he cursed, afterwards he still had to think about saving Yu Ji.
"After all, this is a matter of life and death. If I can't rescue her within half a month, she'll be trapped in that Singularity forever..."
Although he and Yu Ji weren't exactly acquaintances before, he couldn't just watch her be imprisoned by Sesshouin.
Taking a step back—even just for that 20,000 QP—he couldn't give up so easily.
"But, how am I supposed to raise her affection..."
Suddenly, Eikou came up with an idea.
Since in the game he could inherit the skills he had previously learned, and moreover, they could actually take effect on Yu Ji—
Yu Ji strongly resisted contact with human men, so for now, there was no way he could conquer her.
Therefore, within the next half month, he had to diligently train himself, trying to learn as many skills as possible!
Especially mastering those skills that would be beneficial in negotiating with her.
This was the most feasible method for the moment.
Eikou immediately settled on this principle.
But very soon, he collapsed onto the desk, feeling tired just from thinking about it.
"If I want to learn skills, I have to constantly join social activities, like going to parties, doing part-time jobs—this month is definitely going to be exhausting..."
Tristan suddenly leaned in close: "Where's the party?"
His sudden appearance startled Eikou. He hurriedly turned off his phone to keep him from seeing Yu Ji inside it.
"Your ears are really sharp, catching the keyword right on point,"
Eikou said irritably,
"But there's no party at all. If there was, I'd want to go too."
"Alright then, Sir Eikou, but just now I think I heard you playing that newly released dating game, right?"
Tristan asked again.
"Eh, ah, um..."
"It's fine, Sir Eikou," he said earnestly. "Humans seeking emotional value in virtual games is a very normal need. I won't hold any prejudice against you for that—because I also played today!"
Eikou wasn't surprised at all. "Just as expected. And of course your character must still be a married woman, right?"
"Of course. Do you want to see my target, Isolde?"
Isolde… wasn't that the very queen in the legend of King Arthur whom Tristan fell in love with?
"You created an Isolde yourself? Hurry and show me."
He couldn't hold back his curiosity.
After all, Isolde had never appeared in Type-Moon before. The few descriptions all came from Tristan's mouth: 「very similar to Meltryllis」.
Eikou really wanted to see just how much this Isolde resembled Meltryllis.
He glanced at Isolde on the other man's phone.
Then, he was stunned.
Eikou rubbed his eyes, afraid he was seeing wrong.
"You bastard, this has absolutely nothing to do with Meltryllis, and there's no way it could be Isolde! Tristan, how the hell did you create this stitched-together monster? This is clearly just the pitiful result after you botched face customization, then cobbled together a pile of Takeuchi's scraps!"
"Nonsense! My Isolde can be said to be the ultimate embodiment of feminine beauty!" Tristan said solemnly.
"...Fine, as long as you like it, that's all that matters." Eikou sighed.
Truly Tristan—his obsession and bias towards married women ran far too deep. He obviously could create any character he wished, yet in the end, he still made someone else's wife.
But...
'Since Tristan has such a strong obsession with married women, perhaps he can pass on this experience to me.'
Eikou thought to himself that maybe he could apply this experience in dealing with Yu Ji.
"Tristan, let me ask you something..."
He asked seriously:
"When you pursue married women, specifically, what is it about them that attracts you?"