Just as Chen Changsheng was digesting his clone's memories, Toka, who was nearby, also heard the clone's previous words. Pleasantly surprised, she ended her cultivation and came before Chen Changsheng.
"You're here!"
At this time, Chen Changsheng, having digested all the memories, suppressed the weird feeling in his heart and smiled as he nodded to Toka.
"Sorry, Toka, it took me so long to come see you."
"You don't need to apologize. As long as you still remember me, I'm already very satisfied."
As Toka spoke, a blush crept across her exquisite face. She took a few nervous steps forward, looking up at Chen Changsheng's face that was now close at hand, her voice tense yet tinged with a trace of hope.
"Um... could you stay a little longer before you leave?"
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng thought of his clone's plan and the nearly completed divine spark he had just obtained. A gentle smile appeared on his face.
"Toka, I might be bothering you here for quite a while."
"Really?!"
"I'll go tidy up a room for you right now!"
Hearing that Chen Changsheng would be staying for a while, Toka's pretty face was filled with joy. She then prepared to go out and tidy up a room for him.
But Chen Changsheng grabbed her arm.
"Actually, you don't need to tidy up a room."
Toka was stunned upon hearing this. Her first thought was that Chen Changsheng wasn't going to stay here, but after looking up and seeing his beaming smile, she immediately realized what he meant, and her face instantly turned beet red.
However, her words still held a bit of resistance.
"Um... Rikka is still at home..."
But before she could finish speaking, Chen Changsheng pulled her into his embrace.
"Rikka will find out sooner or later anyway, won't she?"
"I'll listen to you."
Toka completely tossed Rikka to the back of her mind, happily pressing her face against Chen Changsheng's chest.
Feeling the completely obedient Toka in his arms, Chen Changsheng spoke softly.
"Toka, wait for me a moment."
After saying that, he gently let go of Toka, then pulled Anshera out from his pocket dimension and pushed her straight to the bedroom door.
"Anshera, don't just play around all day! Go out and take care of Rikka out there."
As Chen Changsheng spoke, he looked at Anshera, who was still holding a handheld game console, and glared at her with a look of disappointment.
Ever since Anshera discovered that Chen Changsheng didn't need her to do anything and truly just treated her as a pet, she had completely turned into a shut-in. Every day at the Chen household, she did nothing but eat, drink, and play.
She didn't even have any motivation for cultivation anymore.
Although Chen Changsheng felt helpless about this, looking at Anshera's pitiful little face, he still didn't say much.
He just considered it a lapse in judgment. Initially, he just thought Anshera looked pitiful, which was why he had the thought of adopting her. But he didn't expect that with his protection, Anshera would completely let herself go.
So now he just treated it as raising a cute little pet.
Anshera looked at Chen Changsheng's expression, nodded silently, put away her game console, and opened the door. She then saw Rikka, who had been pressing her ear against the door, fall into her arms due to the door opening.
Seeing this, Anshera reached out to support Rikka and spoke softly.
"Are you Rikka? Master asked me to take care of you."
Hearing this, Rikka looked awkwardly at Chen Changsheng, only to see him nod at her and say.
"Rikka, this is Anshera's first time in this world. Take her out for a walk."
"Oh, alright."
Rikka looked at Chen Changsheng somewhat reluctantly, then at her own sister, and finally could only look at Anshera, who was even smaller than her, and reached out her hand.
Seeing this, Anshera knew she was being sent away again, and that she also had the mission of taking Rikka away. So, without hesitation, she placed her hand in Rikka's and allowed herself to be led away.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng closed the bedroom door with satisfaction, then looked down at Toka.
"Toka, it's been so long. Let me properly inspect the results of your cultivation."
"Mhm..."
...
On the street, Anshera looked at the somewhat depressed Rikka and spoke softly.
"Rikka, are there any fun games in your world?"
Anshera was very clear that once she and Rikka left the house, her mission was completed.
Since the mission was done, the rest of the time was naturally her break time.
Moreover, with just a few glances, she had already discovered that the technological level of the cities in this world was definitely much more advanced than her own.
This meant that the games in this world were also absolutely richer than those in the Campione world.
Thinking of this, Anshera immediately became a little impatient.
"Do you like playing games, Anshera?"
Rikka looked at Anshera somewhat strangely.
Seeing her nod, Rikka, who just thought of her as an ordinary little girl, thought for a moment and said.
"I don't really pay much attention to games, but if we're talking about the most anticipated game in the world right now, it would definitely be Sword Art Online. After all, it's a virtual reality game."
"A virtual reality game?!"
Anshera's eyes lit up, and she looked at Rikka excitedly.
"Rikka! I want to play this! How can I play it?!"
"Uh, this game hasn't been released yet. It won't officially start its public beta until tomorrow."
"I have to wait another day?"
Anshera immediately deflated.
Seeing this, Rikka comforted her.
"It's okay. Brother Changsheng already got two game helmets for me and my sister beforehand. When the time comes, I'll let you play with mine."
"How could I take your helmet? Master would definitely scold me if he found out. I'd better go buy one myself."
Anshera said, looking at Rikka.
"Rikka, where can I buy that helmet?"
Although this was her first time in this world, as Chen Changsheng's nominal pet, coupled with her own Golden Core cultivation, she was practically treated like a young master in the Chen household. Her storage bag contained a massive amount of treasures, including plenty of gold and silver used by mortals.
Not entirely ignorant of the modern world, she naturally knew the value of gold and silver here.
Therefore, she didn't feel the slightest bit that she wouldn't be able to buy a game helmet.
However, Rikka shook her head.
"The game helmets won't officially go on sale until tomorrow, and there are only a hundred thousand units in total. The stores selling the helmets are already packed with people lining up in advance. It's too late for us to go now."
"How could that be? Then how did Master get the game helmets?"
Hearing this, Rikka stuck out her tongue and said somewhat embarrassedly.
"Brother Changsheng secretly took them from the game company."
"I see."
"Then I'll just go secretly take one too."
"Umm..."
"Don't worry, Rikka. It's fine, I'll leave enough money behind."
Anshera was unwavering. No one could stop her from playing the legendary virtual reality game! No one!
"Al... alright."
Rikka hesitated, but ultimately didn't stop Anshera.
...
Tokyo Aincrad Corporation.
Anshera led Rikka unimpeded through the company's front doors. The surrounding staff members completely failed to notice them.
While the two girls roamed around the modestly sized game company, searching for the storage location of the gaming helmets, two young men in plaid shirts with somewhat messy hair were in the R&D department, excitedly debugging the data for the game's upcoming open beta.
After a long while, the slightly older young man stopped his work, let out a heavy sigh of relief, and looked at the young man beside him.
"Kouichi, thank you for all your support over the years. My dream is finally about to come true."
Hearing this, the younger man also stopped what he was doing, turned to look at the man beside him, and smiled as he shook his head.
"Senior, this is not just your dream. It is my dream as well, and the dream of every player who loves games. So, I should be the one thanking you."
Hearing this, Kayaba Akihiko silently lowered his head a fraction. In his heart, he said a silent apology to this junior who had always held him in the utmost respect—who had even emptied his own life savings to co-found this game company just for the sake of his plan.
I am sorry, Kouichi, but this is my lifelong wish.
...
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
