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The two-headed silver wolf, dressed in pajamas, rubbed its sleepy eyes with its short hands, reluctantly lifted the blanket, and swayed off to carry out its mission.
Silver Wolf ignored Xiao Yuan's complaints and snapped his fingers crisply with his right hand.
Countless virtual screens glowing with a pale blue technological aura instantly appeared, and the system called Date A Live was launched, with dazzling streams of data, charts, and various option buttons flowing across the screens.
"here we go……"
Silver Wolf spun his gaming chair around, interlaced his fingers under his chin, his face unusually deep and serious, and murmured:
"Our war."
Returning with two iced cups of Sorida, Qiong saw Liuying standing there blankly, seemingly lost in thought. On a sudden impulse to tease her, Qiong pressed the cold soda can against the girl's fair cheek.
"Is this beautiful lady thinking of her sweetheart?"
He joked with a smile.
"Huh!?"
The sudden coolness on her cheek made Liu Ying shudder, and the words she heard afterward made her face instantly blush like the fiery clouds on the horizon.
[Silver Wolf, please help me! What's the best way to answer this question?]
A message from Firefly appeared in the chat box. Silver Wolf could hear Qiong's teasing through the device, and she immediately snapped her fingers again.
The Love Battle System went live, data flooded the screen, and in a short time, it generated four options based on the current situation:
Option 1: Yes~ (Openly admits, with a touch of playfulness)
Option 2: No, no, not at all! (Classic arrogant denial)
Option 3: I was thinking... about some idiot. (Subtle implication, tinged with shyness)
Option 4: Obtuse angle.
"The fourth option is to find out who provided the materials and go back to collect a day's mining task."
Silver Wolf saw the fourth completely unrelated answer, like an angry demon king slamming his hand on the armrest of his throne.
Before the Four Heavenly Kings could even try to shift the blame, the Great Demon King gave another order.
"Never mind that! Start voting, quick!"
"Yes!" ×4
The Round Table Wolf Riders, mimicking the Silver Wolf's sitting posture, sat around the small round table. Xiao Yuan, the Demon King, the worker, and the slave all saluted in unison, and then maxed out their CPU processing power.
However, Qiong on the other side didn't play by the rules. Before they could vote on their answers, she continued the conversation.
"This beautiful woman must have many suitors, right?"
Qiong's tone was deliberately exaggerated, much like the routine of picking up girls on the street.
[Silver Wolf!? Here we go again—]
The firefly's brainwave messages became even more anxious.
Normally, hearing such words might have made her slightly shy, but in the current special situation of having a strategist providing online guidance, the sudden question left her somewhat at a loss.
"Damn it! How come this guy's conversation speed is so much faster than the game?"
Silver Wolf's hands flew across the keyboard like afterimages as she rewrote the program on the spot, reducing the time for option calculation and voting from ten seconds to three seconds.
Just then, the screen displayed the brainwave activity that the firefly instinctively wanted to respond to:
No, very few people pursue me.
This is an insurance mechanism designed by Silver Wolf to prevent Firefly from saying anything inappropriate in a panic.
"Stop! Ms. Samuel, that's not the right answer!"
Silver Wolf immediately called for a halt.
"That's right, lowering one's status means losing the initiative."
Xiao Yuan stood to the side, arms crossed, nodding in agreement.
"So, how should I reply?"
The anxiety of the firefly could be seen between the lines, while the Round Table Wolf Knights had already voted on the answer from the four options.
"You just say that—"
Silver Wolf crossed his arms, displaying an air of strategic mastery, and transmitted his chosen answer via communicator.
"I don't like any of the people who pursue me."
Liu Ying lowered her head slightly, her delicate hand brushing a stray strand of silver hair from her forehead behind her ear where she wasn't wearing a communicator. Her voice was a little softer than usual, carrying a hint of barely perceptible shyness.
"Oh~?"
With a drawn-out tone, Qiong's face revealed a playful expression as she squinted and scrutinized Liuying.
Putting aside the acting skills, the key point is the answer.
It doesn't sound like the style of Firefly at all.
So, could it be...?
Qiong chuckled and leaned closer, her gaze falling on Liuying's still-blushing ears, and continued to press:
"So what kind of person do you like? Would you like me to introduce you to someone?"
"what?"
Liu Ying's face fell instantly, the light in her eyes visibly dimmed, and disappointment and loneliness almost solidified into a tangible form.
Could it be... that Qiong isn't interested in me?
"Don't panic!"
Silver Wolf's voice came through the earpiece in time, carrying a calmness akin to tactical analysis.
"This is most likely a probing pull on him. Stay calm and do as I say..."
Silver Wolf watched the real-time emotion simulation and analysis results displayed by the Date A Live system and quickly transmitted instructions.
"sure……"
Liu Ying repeated Silver Wolf's words in a low voice, her voice almost overflowing with grievance and reluctance. Her blue-pink gradient eyes were fixed on Qiong, as if afraid that he would really nod in agreement the next second.
"The people Qiong knows are probably all as interesting as you, right?"
"Then~"
Seeing the girl's reluctant expression, as if she were an abandoned little animal, Qiong couldn't help but smile, forming a pleasant arc.
He deliberately dragged out his words, throwing out a direct question:
"Firefly, do you like me?"
【like!】
Almost the instant the question was posed, Liuying's inner thoughts rippled like a stone thrown into a lake; her beautiful eyes swirled with emotion, and the answer was almost bursting forth—
"stop--!"
From the other end of the communicator came the sound of Silver Wolf slamming her fist on the table in exasperation, the loud thuds making it easy to imagine her frantic state.
It's too heavy to carry!
It's simply too heavy to carry!
The crystal keeps running out of the fountain by itself, how are we supposed to play this game?!
【SOS!】
The brainwave signals of fireflies fluctuate violently due to excitement.
"Pulling and tugging! Don't you understand what pulling and tugging is?! My lady Samuel!"
Silver Wolf's voice was a near-collapsed scream.
"Don't answer directly at times like this! Change the subject, be indirect! Be indirect!"
She looked at the optimal option selected by herself and the Round Table Wolf Knights on the screen through an emergency vote, and gave instructions at lightning speed:
"Just say that..."
Liu Ying took a deep breath, trying to calm her wildly beating heart. Following the instructions, her voice trembled slightly with courage as she softly suggested:
"Should we... stay a little longer before going back?"
After saying that, she felt that her suggestion perfectly expressed her true feelings; she really didn't want to separate from Qiong.
"Okay."
Qiong, feeling Liu Ying's delighted and sweet thoughts, took the initiative to hold her hand.
The two strolled into a quiet park.
The pure white irises bloom in swathes, swaying in the wind like a sea, their delicate fragrance permeating the night.
The soft light created a hazy glow, illuminating the figures of many couples cuddling together, which made Liu Ying's heart beat faster again.
"Want to play a game for a while?"
When it came to this question, Silver Wolf, being the ultimate gamer, didn't even need to activate the system to calculate; she instinctively guided Firefly to agree immediately—in her opinion, what activity could enhance their relationship more than playing games together?
Okay~
But the firefly's cheerful voice rang out first, its tone overflowing with anticipation.
"What should we play?"
Silver Wolf: "..."
The wolf king, who was about to send a command, froze in mid-air, as if he had been frozen in place on the e-sports throne.
"Ms. Samuel, what's wrong with you!?"
Was there something wrong with my answer?
Like a student who had copied the wrong answer, Liu Ying asked nervously.
"...There is a problem, but the problem is not your answer."
It's you!
You should know that she had recommended and even pestered Liuying countless times to play various multiplayer games together.
From hardcore strategy to exhilarating action, from relaxed and casual to grindy simulation management, but most of the time, Liu Ying lacks interest and just goes through the motions.
But when faced with Qiong's invitation, you didn't even hesitate for a second!
Can't you even pretend to think about it for a moment?
At this moment, Silver Wolf truly understood what it meant to value beauty over friendship and forget loyalty when faced with lust!
Haki Firefly, you bastard!
Of course, complaints aside, and myocardial infarction aside, the professional ethics of technical support must still be upheld.
Silver Wolf gritted his teeth and thought: At worst, I'll settle the score with Firefly after this is all over!
"Firefly, add me as a friend, I'll teach you how to equip your character."
Okay~
Looking at the smiling girl, Qiong's tone suddenly softened. He leaned closer to her ear and whispered in a low, almost seductive voice:
"I'll kiss you if you nod."
"Huh? What kind of manipulation is this?"
Silver Wolf, who heard Sora's words through the communication device, was stunned. The Date A Live system activated, providing four options.
Silver Wolf quickly scanned the options: [1. Shyly push away], [2. Ask back, "Really?"], [3. Pretend not to hear], [4. Nod directly]
But she felt that each option was somewhat lacking, failing to meet her ideal of a perfect tug-of-war.
Just as Silver Wolf was planning to increase computing power and refine another round of options.
Upon hearing Qiong's words, Liu Ying blushed deeply, her cheeks and long, fair neck turning a beautiful rosy red.
She tried her best to suppress her shyness, her bangs obscuring her sparkling eyes, her heart pounding in her ears, and she nodded gently.
Silver Wolf: "?"