Chapter 30

Hoshino Ai came out wrapped in a bath towel, 'whoosh whoosh whoosh'—the hairdryer continuously released strong hot air, blowing her wet, long purple-black hair.

After washing up,

she looked at herself in the mirror; her fair face showed a rosy flush after the bath, adding a unique charm to her cuteness.

She raised a bright smile and gave a thumbs up to herself in the mirror.

"Perfect. Ai-chan is the most perfect right now. Lin Ye-kun will definitely be mesmerized by Ai-chan."

The only pity was that the clothes she was wearing now were ordinary.

"Well, anyway, what Lin Ye-kun cares about most is the silk stockings."

She had silk stockings!

Hoshino Ai regained her confidence.

After tidying up, she took a deep breath and opened the door,

"Go for it..."

She walked toward the room next door and rang the doorbell.

……

……

Lin Ye took a shower as soon as he returned to his room.

'Splash...'

'Splash...'

Under the rinsing of the warm water, every cell in his body was releasing a feeling of pleasure.

"Phew,"

"No matter what, this half-day was truly exhausting."

Don't look at how he was under no pressure the whole time; he still had some worries in his heart.

If it weren't for the time-stop superpower as his confidence, he would never have been as relaxed as he was this time facing the 'Love Heart Love Hotel'.

Unlike girls who take a long time to bathe, Lin Ye washed very quickly. He finished washing up and went to bed, pulled the pillow over to prop himself up, and took out his phone.

"Horikita Suzune,"

"If she really is that female lead from 'Classroom of the Elite', then this world should have a school called 'Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School'."

He used his phone to open the browser, entered the school name, and started searching.

Soon,

the webpage opened, and relevant information appeared on the screen.

"It really exists,"

Lin Ye clicked on the first link;

it was the official website of 'Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School'. It had basic introductions, but they were all very simple.

And there was no more detailed introduction at all.

And on the announcements, apart from school policies and congratulatory messages for third-year students getting into prestigious universities, there was no other information.

"If it's that nurturing high school from the original work, this is reasonable."

After all, it is a high school where 'ability is supreme'.

Lin Ye was already certain that the female receptionist was the Horikita Suzune he knew.

"I wonder how Horikita Suzune failed. Was it because her ability wasn't enough, failing to see through the hotel's rules and hints, or was it..."

He recalled Horikita Suzune's performance in the original work,

"Was she set up by someone?"

Lin Ye thought about the participants of the hotel dungeon; they were all pairs of people traveling together who were selected.

"A combination of a man and a woman, encountering fog on the way to the hotel and entering the 'Love Heart Love Hotel'. That means Horikita Suzune should have had at least one companion entering with her."

Who could it be?

Ayanokouji, or her brother Horikita Manabu?

If these two were together, Horikita Suzune shouldn't have failed.

"It wouldn't be... Kushida Kikyou, would it? Anyway, the selection for the love hotel isn't necessarily a man-woman combination."

Thinking of this, Lin Ye suddenly laughed out loud.

If it were Kushida Kikyou, the possibility of Horikita Suzune being set up to failure would definitely be very high.

"I have to go to the Nurturing High School to see,"

"Since I've come to the 2D world, how can I not go to the Nurturing High School to see!"

Cute Sakayanagi Arisu, I have to see her no matter what!

Of course, the most important point was what state Horikita Suzune, who had become a staff member in the Weird Game, would be in the eyes of others in reality.

Dead, or missing?

"Oh, I almost forgot,"

Lin Ye immediately entered a name into the browser—Sakurajima Mai.

Soon,

relevant information about Mai appeared.

"Mai really exists!"

"She's so beautiful in real life too!"

"I want to see her."

"I want to see the bunny girl senior."

"How about I go see Mai-senpai tomorrow?"

I don't know if the Sakurajima Mai of this world would encounter the magical symptoms of Puberty Syndrome, but since this world even has the Weird Game, a more magical and mysterious existence, Puberty Syndrome is nothing at all.

"There must be other 2D female leads,"

Lin Ye was full of anticipation.

This time, his transmigration really used up all the luck from his previous life.

In this new life, he must live to a new height.

A new 2D world, superpowers, Weird Game—in this life, he would definitely live a very fulfilling life.

'Ding-dong...'

At this moment,

the doorbell rang.

At this hour, who would come over?

…… ===== CHAPTER 73 =====

Hoshino Ai?

"It wouldn't be a weirdo, would it?"

Thinking of this, Lin Ye couldn't help but laugh.

This could also be considered a conditioned reflex.

But in any case, the necessary vigilance was still there.

Accompanied by the second 'ding-dong', Lin Ye got up, tidied his bathrobe, and walked straight to the room door.

He slowly opened the door.

Outside the door,

a delicate young girl with long black-purple hair was standing quietly, waiting.

It was Hoshino Ai.

She looked up slightly, her expression normal as she moved her red lips to speak,

"Excuse me, there is something I hope you can help me with." ===== CHAPTER 74 =====

Her hesitant expression made Lin Ye let the girl into the room first.

After the girl entered, Lin Ye closed the door.

"Hoshino-san, you really don't have any vigilance. Entering a man's room in the middle of the night, some terrible things might happen."

As the words fell,

Hoshino Ai hurriedly took two or three steps back, distancing herself from Lin Ye.

"That, that... forcing someone is illegal, it's not good..."

She hugged herself tightly, her eyes filled with vigilance.

"I, I know you like me a lot, but... but you can't... use this method to get me."

Lin Ye was embarrassed.

"The 'me' from before might have liked you, but the current me doesn't."

Strictly speaking, the previous self's liking wasn't his liking.

As for the Hoshino Ai who had lost her memory, he felt even more bored. If Hoshino Ai still had the memories of the hotel, he would have had some feelings; after all, they were partners who had gone through thick and thin together.

"Eh, how... how can you say that,"

Hoshino Ai exclaimed,

"You, you are Ai-chan's fan,"

"I'm not anymore."

"Lin Ye-kun, Ai-chan will be sad."

"It has nothing to do with me."

Just after finishing, Lin Ye realized something was wrong; his action of unscrewing the mineral water stopped, and he froze in place.

How did Hoshino Ai address him just now? Lin Ye-kun?

He looked up and met Hoshino Ai's eyes, which were sparkling with starry smiles.

This is... could it be...

Lin Ye thought of something.

"Surprised? Happy? Lin Ye-kun, hehehe..."

Hoshino Ai tilted her head and raised a bright smile; at this moment, she could no longer hide the joy surging in her heart.

She was happy!

Finally, as she had expected, she saw Lin Ye's shocked reaction.

"It's the Ai-chan you know! How was my acting just now, pretending to have amnesia? My acting skills are pretty good, right? Even you, Lin Ye-kun, didn't notice my problem. Hehe, my acting must be better than Sakurajima Mai's. In the future, I can also become a popular superstar."

Lin Ye's face dropped instantly; his gloomy appearance immediately made Hoshino Ai's heart hang in the air.

The girl fell into tension and panic.

'Tap tap...'

Lin Ye took two steps to force Hoshino Ai back, which made her instinctively retreat until she bumped into the bed and fell onto it with an 'oops' exclamation.

"That... Lin Ye-kun, don't be angry. I, I was just making a joke. I, I really didn't mean to tease you like this."

Seeing Lin Ye raise his right hand, she instinctively closed her eyes, curled up, and trembled subconsciously.

"Thump..."

Lin Ye's hand suddenly slowed down and landed gently on Hoshino Ai's face, his thumb and index finger applying force to pinch and twist.

"Ooh..."

"It hurts, it hurts..."

Hoshino Ai cried out, but she felt relieved; Lin Ye wasn't angry or furious. If he were truly angry, he wouldn't bully her like this!

"Why did you do this?"

"Eh! This... isn't this because I wanted to give Lin Ye-kun a surprise? I wanted to see Lin Ye-kun's shocked reaction."

She said nervously.

"I'm asking why you didn't choose to refuse the invitation and leave the Weird Game, becoming a game player. You will die in the next game dungeon; you should know your own strength."

Hoshino Ai blinked, and a huge joy suddenly swept over her.

"So... Lin Ye-kun is worried about my safety!"

So happy!

It was the first time in her life she had been so sincerely cared for by a man.

Lin Ye-kun is truly gentle and kind, and he is so good to her. This is... love, right! This must be Lin Ye-kun's love for her!

A certain conjecture became stronger and stronger.

"Don't change the subject, answer my question, Hoshino Ai."

Under Lin Ye's further questioning, Hoshino Ai changed her posture, squatting on the bed, hugging her knees with both hands.

"It's not... I promised Lin Ye-kun one thing: after leaving the hotel, I would wear white silk for Lin Ye-kun and dance a dance."

In an instant,

Lin Ye felt as if he were having auditory hallucinations.

Just because of this promise?

He was speechless; he didn't know whether to feel sad or happy.

"Do you know what you are doing? In the next dungeon game, how will you survive? You don't still think there will be a player like me leading you through the dungeon game, do you?"

"Eh, isn't there?"

She blinked, full of innocence.

"No."

At this moment,

Lin Ye even felt that Hoshino Ai's IQ might have a little bit of a problem.

Mental problems, and I fear her IQ really has problems too.

But seeing that she still didn't look panicked, Lin Ye felt that Hoshino Ai still hadn't realized the severity of this choice and the danger of the future.

Hopeless,

she's dead for sure.

……

…… ===== CHAPTER 75 =====