The initially dispassionate observer gradually became imbued with human emotions, to the point where Liu Yuan eventually grew to care for and be concerned about her.
As the object of her concern, Furina could clearly feel it!
From initially keeping her distance and not speaking to her, to occasionally interjecting to help when Furina's "performance" hit a lull or became awkward, to later becoming increasingly concerned about her feelings.
After she fell asleep, Liu Yuan stayed by her bedside, never leaving; when she was troubled by not being able to think of an ending for her script, Liu Yuan directly changed the weather and took her out to play, allowing her to experience that feeling of complete freedom for the first time.
For her somewhat capricious requests, she never asked why, but simply went ahead and did them...
One must know, the initial appearance of Liu Yuan made her wonder if her spiritual familiar was something similar to Neuvillette.
After all, their initial temperaments were simply too similar.
Hmm... it was that kind of impersonal, cold feeling, though Liu Yuan didn't have Neuvillette's sense of authority; instead, she had a more "clean" feeling.
But Liu Yuan this morning... that sudden yet not at all surprising smile, made Furina completely unable to resist.
Liu Yuan seems to be... becoming increasingly... "human"?
Furina closed her eyes, a little curious about Liu Yuan's next move.
Liu Yuan's finger was still on Furina's lips — those rosy and slightly pink lips — giving Liu Yuan a strange impulse.
She felt so strange, or rather, she herself felt so strange today.
That "contract" and her entire night of contemplation seemed to have added something to her.
Her heart beat faster and faster, yet this time, Liu Yuan calmed down instead.
Her hand was released, her finger leaving the girl's lips.
At the same time, the girl breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a strange sense of disappointment in her heart.
Ugh... coward!
Furina felt a tiny bit unhappy in her heart, but the next moment, she sensed Liu Yuan move.
The hand on her waist tightened slightly, Liu Yuan's body propped up, and before she could react at all, she was laid flat on the bed by Liu Yuan, while Liu Yuan, with one hand propped beside her ear, completely pressed her beneath her.
Furina: !!!!!
"Furina..."
Liu Yuan's voice suddenly rang out, but she, feigning sleep, remained motionless, seemingly sleeping extraordinarily soundly.
"You woke up a while ago, Furina."
Liu Yuan's voice rang out again, piercing through her feigned sleep without any hesitation.
Furina, who had been closing her eyes and pretending to sleep, was startled, then instantly confused, meaning... Liu Yuan actually knew about all her little movements just now?!
Furina dared not open her eyes even more; she didn't want to face this — it was simply too shameful!
Remembering her actions of pretending to sleep and then leaning half her body onto Liu Yuan, Furina now wished she could just find a crack to crawl into and never come out!
The next moment, Furina, who was closing her eyes and daring not face all of this, suddenly felt Liu Yuan's finger slide across her eyes, which made her subconsciously open them.
However, the expected darkness did not appear; Liu Yuan's face appeared before her, her deep blue eyes directly meeting hers, without the slightest movement.
"Liu... Liu Yuan."
Furina was a little afraid to look into Liu Yuan's eyes, but at this moment, Liu Yuan seemed somewhat different; she seemed to have made some kind of decision, which made Furina feel a little flustered.
One must know, Liu Yuan was pressing her down at this moment!
She was like a little white rabbit caught by a big bad wolf, with no room to resist — well... even if she could, she probably wouldn't resist.
"I feel very strange."
Liu Yuan said suddenly, without preamble, which made Furina a little unclear about what Liu Yuan wanted to do, but the next moment, Liu Yuan spoke again:
"Can we... have another 'contract'?"
Liu Yuan's eyes were lowered, her deep blue eyes exceptionally gentle at this moment, her voice slightly magnetic, as if she was deliberately suppressing something.
"Con... contract?!!"
Furina suddenly recoiled a little; she suddenly realized that her kiss seemed to have caused an extraordinary change in Liu Yuan.
"Mm... contract..."
Liu Yuan's head lowered slightly, and the distance between them grew even closer; now, Liu Yuan could even feel Furina's somewhat heavy breathing.
The confusion of thoughts reappeared, but this time she easily suppressed it; only the speed of her heart's beating was beyond her control.
Furina pursed her lips slightly, her face so red it almost looked like it was dripping blood, her heterochromatic eyes slightly widened as she looked at Liu Yuan.
"You... you've thought it through— if you kiss me... then, then you have to be responsible for me for a lifetime!"
Using almost all her strength, Furina mustered the courage to say this.
Responsible... for a lifetime?
Liu Yuan was momentarily lost, a line of text from a book suddenly appearing — a message the author left for all readers at the end.
— "My biggest regret is not cherishing the girl I met in my youth. Friend, if you read this, I hope you remember: being responsible for a girl's life is actually very simple; loving her with all your heart for her entire life is your best answer." —
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So, it's not a sickness?
Liu Yuan was somewhat enlightened, a glimmer of understanding dawning in her heart.
She seemed to realize what exactly she had gained, and what her change truly was.
Turns out... it's not a sickness... hah, turns out... it's love?
The emergence of emotions from nothing is very, very difficult, and the accumulation of emotions is also very, very slow.
When emotions are pushed to their limit, they will burst forth like a dam at its breaking point — the pent-up emotions erupting instantly, forming a terrifying flood!
This was exactly Liu Yuan's situation at this moment.
She finally understood what was happening to her at this moment, and she also clearly understood what she had gained.
Emotions... or rather, feelings?
When she first appeared in this world, she had no memories.
The soul carries memories, and memories carry emotions.
She had a soul, but no memories — and without memories, naturally no emotions.
And as she experienced more and more in this world, and experienced more and more with Furina, memories also reappeared.
The emergence of memories represented the emergence of emotions.
However, the initial Liu Yuan thought that emotions would disrupt her rationality, so she had been suppressing them.
Liu Yuan was not without emotions; she was just accustomed to the state of being able to view things objectively and be absolutely rational when she had no emotions.
So, she suppressed herself.
And Furina's "contract" broke the dam Liu Yuan had built for her emotions.
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