"Hehe, it's so tasty."

"I asked Laura about the posters. The remaining forty or fifty don't need to be put up. Just take them back and save them to distribute as flyers."

"Hmm?"

"They had extra copies made from the start, and any excess was always handed out as flyers."

"Oh, but Laura didn't tell me that."

"Our little Xiaolu must be tired. Everyone adores you, and those handling the materials have been super busy. The seniors are all overburdened."

"Hehehe, I was wondering why there were so many posters, but we really did travel to a lot of places."

Rephya's eyes twinkled with a joyful smile.

She picked up a small piece of cake with a fork, took a small bite, and had cream on the corner of her mouth.

"You, you're not a child anymore."

Chloe reached over to wipe the cream from Rephya's mouth.

Rephya's face visibly turned red, not noticing the mille-feuille dropping down.

With a plop, the cake slid down the folds of her clothes and landed right on Xiaolu's modest bosom.

"Ah, my cake, my clothes!"

Chloe looked speechless, puzzled about what odd angle Rephya had managed to let the cake fall like that.

He handed over a napkin.

Rephya frantically wiped the cake clean.

"Are you still hungry?"

Blushing, Rephya looked at the pistachio mille-feuille and the empty blueberry mojito before her and said:

"Didn't I just finish eating?"

"Can dessert and drinks substitute for a meal?"

Rephya wasn't actually full but felt that if she continued eating, it might make him think she was a big eater.

So she whispered:

"I've eaten so much, I'm full."

"Hmm?" Chloe finished his blueberry mojito in one go, then said, "Alright, I was going to suggest if you weren't full, we'd find another place to eat, but if you are..."

"A-actuallly, I can eat a bit more."

"But didn't you say you were full?"

"J-just a bit, it digests quickly."

"How about we keep it simple and grab something to eat at the cafeteria?"

"It's, it's okay."

Rephya smiled a happy, silly grin.

As long as she was with Chloe, it didn't really matter what they did.

"Alright, I'll go next door to buy some food then."

"Okay!"

...

After the second course.

"Phew, I ate so much, my belly's about to pop."

"It really is."

"No, it's not!"

"Weren't you the one who said your belly was big?"

"Hmph, bad senior, I told you not to agree!"

"So why did you buy ice cream?"

"Ice cream goes to another stomach!"

On the way back, the two were attracted by a billboard near the school.

Though just a small roadside billboard, it had the new show preview of the Fantasy Association posted.

"Looks pretty good."

"Seeing so many makes me nervous."

"Hehe, I'm not nervous at all."

Chloe rolled his eyes.

What are you nervous about?

You're not even the lead.

Approaching the teaching building, Rephya suddenly remembered something.

"I left my emblem at Amber Hall."

The Ethereal Emblem is somewhat akin to a university student ID card.

Access to certain places requires the emblem.

Access to the Fantasy Association headquarters also needs verification.

Even though the items stored in the Fantasy Association aren't particularly valuable to students with Ethereal Emblems, there are still plenty of people who would love to have them on the market.

Security should be taken seriously.

Without an emblem, getting through security is a bit of a hassle.

But...

Chloe naturally had his ways.

"No problem without it." He leaned closer to Rephya and said, "Xiaolu, don't move."

"Ah?! Hmm!!"

Chloe suddenly moved in and utilized the Shadow Power, whisking her away in an instant.

"How about that? My Shadow Stealth isn't worse than in the past, right?"

Chloe, hands on Xiaolu's shoulders, grinned brightly.

Xiaolu could only let out shy "uh" and "oh" sounds.

The bad senior suddenly leaned in like that, what did he expect her to do?

Why was his physical touch so natural?

Chloe noticed Rephya's subtle thoughts, but he squinted his eyes as if he didn't, instead changing the subject and saying:

"Let's go visit the Association first."

"..."

With a flushed face and a pounding heart, Rephya pursed her lips.

[What's going on.]

[Am I the only one who cares?]

[Why does he act like nothing happened after doing that?]

[It makes me feel like I'm the only one overthinking, it's so frustrating.]

Rephya subconsciously quickened her pace.

She suddenly felt a bit of a blow to her self-esteem.

[How ridiculous, I've only experienced that kind of thing in simulations, why am I taking it so seriously?]

"Wait, Rephya, you're going the wrong way..."

[Hmph, I'm just a little curious about these things, nothing to dwell on]

"That's not our association..."

Rephya pushed open the association's door.

In the next moment.

She closed the door again.

She turned her head stiffly to look at Chloe.

Chloe covered his face and said:

"I told you not to open the door."

"I, I was a bit distracted just now, wait, so why is there... in our association?"

"Didn't see anything too scandalous, did you."

"...I just heard the sounds, feels like my ears are tainted, boo hoo hoo."

"Didn't you realize you went in the wrong direction?"

Chloe couldn't help but laugh.

Rephya was so embarrassed that she couldn't lift her head.

"How would I know someone would dare to do such a thing in broad daylight in the association?"

Xiaolu's mindset collapsed.

She thought it wasn't even spring yet, not the season for beasts to do their thing.

The point is!

How come these people don't even lock the door when they're sneaking around!

Rephya didn't even know how she walked into the association.

She hadn't thought in certain directions, but after hearing the sounds of fighting just now, she couldn't help thinking of those scenes in the simulation...

Then involuntarily, the feeling of joy from that time surged up as well.

"Alright, sit down and eat the ice cream first, or it'll melt."

Rephya was more annoyed.

She turned her head to look at Chloe, suddenly walked forward.

[I'm the only one who cares about those things, it's really infuriating]

[Why... why can you act as if nothing happened, just like before?]

She walked forward, sat on Chloe, and directly pushed him onto the sofa.

"Eh?"

Chloe was stunned in place by Xiaolu's sudden rash move.

[Damn, I touched...]

Surprisingly, Rephya was the first to do something that left Chloe dumbfounded, then instantly covered her face with both hands.

She didn't dare to turn her head to look at Chloe, only lowered her head and said:

"So, do you treat every girl like this badly?"

"Clearly so much happened before, and you even pulled me out of the quagmire..."

"But, now you're acting as if, as if nothing ever happened."

"Don't be like that, look at me more, more, like in the echoes of history, is that okay?"

Rephya's voice had a bit of a cry.

She, she didn't want to maintain the senior and junior relationship like before.

She became greedy.

Chloe took a deep breath and sighed softly:

"I was just wondering, Xiaolu, what are you thinking? Do I look indifferent? That's great..."

He gently embraced Rephya, not letting the clumsy girl notice his expression:

"Seems I've learned a bit of acting in the Fantasy Association..."

"I don't want our relationship to become awkward because, after all, Xiaolu, you're the kind of person who, with just a little initiative from others, you'll panic and run away."

"There's still a long time to be with you, but if things blow up... I don't know what I'd do."

Rephya raised her head, her eyes watery as she looked at him and said:

"But, but senior, you seem so indifferent."

"If I showed I cared, some people would probably run away from the start because of panic," Chloe said softly, "so, what kind of resolve do you think I had, cutting through thorns all the way to bring you back?"

"Uh... ah...?!

Yes, Chloe actually never revealed his true feelings.

Or rather...

Did you really think he wouldn't consider his feelings when choosing a vow partner?

If he was merely trying to survive, he should have maximized his interests in the simulation.

Given his situation, is it hard for him to find women?

Why only settle down with a few people?

From a profit-maximization standpoint, shouldn't he be a super breeder, creating a whole tribe by himself?

Was his imagination too small not to consider more perverse operations?

The Blessed with Many Children System actually has loopholes, Chloe has always known.

Directly spending money to gather a harem, playing with each one, then using promotions for fertility, trying to get each one pregnant with his child.

In theory, as long as the number is large enough, he can fully harvest enough sons' talents in the shortest time.

But... he couldn't do it.

His sense of shame destined him not to let go of his pride and do such things.

In other words...

Actually, long ago, from the first time he met Rephya, an idea had already emerged that he couldn't shake off.

[If I could be with this girl, it might be a good choice]

Without this premise, he'd rather die.

After all... this world isn't his home.

Living or dying didn't matter to him.

But on that day, when he first saw that silver-haired single ponytail girl, a thought appeared in his mind.

He wanted her to be a part of his life.

But... he ultimately became timid.

Living day to day, he subconsciously hid those feelings.

But as time went on, he seemed less and less able to suppress those emotions.

And then one day, with a bang.

His feelings blossomed.

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