'Maybe...' No.

Aoi Hoshino was not sure what she was thinking.

After all, she has always believed in the saying, "All gifts from fate have a price tag on them," and "There's no such thing as a free lunch, only traps."

So if the system did not force the binding but asked for her opinion, it would probably fail at the first step.

As long as it forcibly binds her, no matter how it behaves afterwards, Hoshino Aoi will not believe it.

She would only wonder why it was her and why it had to be her?

What was its purpose, and why did it tempt her to do this?

If she doesn't do what it says, what consequences will she face in the end?

She had to give it a try.

So the final outcome will still be the same as it is now.

But there is no need to tell the system about this.

She has no obligation to make a humane upgrade to the system.

What if it turns around and binds someone else, then wouldn't she be inadvertently harming another world?

Hoshino Aoi narrowed her eyes and hid all her thoughts deep in her heart.

The sound of cutting vegetables kept ringing in her ears, which made Aoi Hoshino come back to her senses. She subconsciously turned her eyes to Toru Amuro.

What caught her eye was the slightly tense arm and the slender fingers pressing on the back of the knife.

Hoshino Aoi's gaze couldn't help but stay there until Mao Li Ran's voice sounded from behind her. Then she came back to her senses and withdrew her gaze.

"Xiaolan, why did you come down?"

As she spoke, she didn't notice that just as she looked away, Amuro Toru, who was working seriously, paused noticeably.

It was not until she called out "Xiao Lan" that he continued his previous actions, but his speed was obviously much slower, and the "da da da da" sound of cutting vegetables was also much softer, so that people could hear the conversation between the two of them without having to listen carefully.

"Conan fell asleep, so I just came over to see if there was anything I could help with."

There was a hint of embarrassment in Mao Lilan's voice.

She was not used to this kind of behavior whereby things were done without any participation in labor.

"I can't leave everything to you guys."