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On the 89th day after entering Stardew Valley, it was Elliot's birthday.

You stand in front of the calendar, and suddenly feel a little dazed.

So... I've been in Stardew Valley for so long already?

You rarely think about the days when you wake up and immediately reach for your phone or sit in front of the computer all day. It seems you've really gone from being a homebody to a socially active person.

But in the real world, you don't have your grandfather's farm. Being a farmer involves much more than just sowing seeds and watering. So, it's really just an illusion; life isn't Stardew Valley.

A cool autumn breeze brushes against your hair, the air in the countryside is so fresh. Even though going back would only mean continuing to live a lonely and empty life, for some reason, you still miss the world you originally lived in.

You strolled aimlessly around the farm for a while, and as you passed the chicken coop, you went in and picked up an enormous duck feather, which you were going to give to Elliot as a birthday present later.

Unfortunately, it only has silver stars, but this duck feather, well, it looks like the kind that can be stuck on a lady's hat as decoration, very impressive. I wonder how Elliot will use it to write... Well, maybe the exaggeratedly large quill pen is just for collection.

You go to the beach to give the duck feathers to Elliot, and suddenly feel an impulse. Before you know it, you've already asked the question: "If your family supports your literary work, would you go back to them?"

There was no pre-set answer to this question, and you didn't expect him to actually answer it; his voice was so low it sounded like he was talking to himself.

“There are no ‘ifs’.” Unexpectedly, Elliott responded, “The past is the past. The support of family is part of all the good things after the dream comes true, not a fantasy to indulge in now.”

He seemed startled by his own words, and quickly added, "But a little imagination can be good for inspiration, so if you ask me that, of course, I want to share every special moment with my family. Now and always."

This may not be the exact answer you're looking for, but it can still offer some inspiration.

Rather than dwelling on the imperfections of the past and the uncertainties of the future, making the most of the present is the most important thing.

On the 6th of autumn, you achieved your goal of killing 150 Void monsters.

Collecting all the museum items will speed up your journey to 100% perfection in some ways, but that's still a somewhat distant goal; even defeating monsters and heroes takes time. So, the next thing to consider is marriage.

You had no intention of marrying anyone before, but Dazai Osamu made you change your mind.

Here's what happened: You emerge from the mine near midnight and stumble upon a scene where you and Dazai Osamu are sitting side-by-side by a campfire chatting.

"Coming to me won't help." His opening line makes you feel like you're in a difficult situation, and sure enough, what follows isn't a warm declaration of friendship, but rather a bunch of meaningless nonsense.

However, perhaps because he felt that the options for suicide in the countryside were somewhat limited, he finally revealed something special at the end of the conversation: "Here, a bait recipe that will attract crabs 100% of the time. Consider it an early wedding gift for you."

You realize what this statement is implying. After all, the three people who have shown concern for your marriage are incredibly popular with both women and men, but none of them seem to take marriage seriously.

After marriage, your spouse will move into your farm. If their schedule changes, they will also give you a Star Fruit... Yes, if you don't want to get married, you can only obtain all the Star Fruits by having a roommate or by coding, but this also means that no one will frequently enter or leave your farm.

Originally, this kind of random character was more like an Easter egg, and starting from him wouldn't get to the essence. But conversely, it's precisely because he's outside the trajectory of everyone's fate that he can see the truth more clearly.

You've decided to get married, but haven't yet decided who to marry. So you think back a bit and realize:

The candidate recommended by Gojo Satoru was Nanami Kento.

The candidate recommended by Fukushige was Fukushige.

Dazai Osamu's choice of a crab... oh, that doesn't count.

After you go back to your room, you open the live stream interface, wanting to discuss this matter with your viewers.

He cleared his throat and made a surprising announcement: "Friends, I'm getting married! Guess who the bride is?"

【？？？】

[Is that Zenin Maki? Say it's her!!!]

[Another one went crazy.]

That's right, go quickly!

"Hmm? What's wrong with Maki?" You were a little puzzled, vaguely remembering that Zenin Maki had a popular pairing, which seemed to be with her younger sister.

[For those who don't have internet access: Pure Love Goddess and Zenin Maki got married, and even passed down Rika's ring as a family heirloom to their descendants [crying emoji][crying emoji][crying emoji]]

【Ahhhhhhh】

【？】

Shut up, jjxx doesn't know anything about pure love.

Xia Youjie saw things too clearly.

You recall everything from Curse 0, take a deep breath, and remain silent for a long time before murmuring, "I knew he wanted to bring these two together... what a guy who plays with women's feelings."

[One more guy who plays with women's feelings]

[Two guys who toy with women's feelings]

[A guy who plays with women's feelings +13]

[A guy who plays with women's feelings +10086]

"Alright, let's not talk about that." You may have been feeling sentimental, but you weren't really that concerned about what the one-eyed cat was up to again. Right now, there were more important decisions to make: "Help me think about who I should marry. Be serious, I'm aiming for the true end in this game."

Stardew Valley has a True Ending (TE).

No, I don't think so.

Never heard of it

Is this a mod setting?

You can't tell them you want to go back to the real world, so you can only vaguely say, "I guess so. I glanced at it when I was downloading, and it seemed to be about leaving Stardew Valley and starting over in the city or something."

[Is this for real? You must have misremembered. Is there really such a thing?]

[Why not quit farming and go back to 996? 6]

【I know! They must be talking about going back to reorganize the sorcery world】

[A top-tier sorcerer from the countryside, whose mere presence makes the three starter families tremble, hahaha]

[What a strange development]

Am I the only one thinking this? I think marrying Gojo Satoru would be the best option! After all, he has six eyes, so I feel like he can see through the truth and stuff.

[Of course it's Haddock! Usually, these characters are meant to be with the main character; you can't let them get swept up in a side story by a popular male supporting character.]

[I feel like I've been subtly implied...]

I also support Japanese knotte, but for other reasons.

[The player's character is set as Yoshino Junpei, and there must be a reason behind it. This character has the deepest bond with Itadori Yuuji, so you have to follow the Itadori route to get the True Ending.]

[The Reason for High Fuel Consumption!]

Why do I have to marry them? Elliot is clearly Rabbit's true love!

The mod "Don't Marry a Character with the Curse" will be meaningless.

Agreed!

【be opposed to!】

[Only children make choices; the streamer is an adult and can have it all!]

[I'll gladly accept this Dazai Osamu, I'll gladly accept this Gojo Satoru, I'll gladly accept this Eriol, and I'll also gladly accept this Nanami Kento...]

[Hey, hey, hey, don't be too greedy in front!]

If I had to choose, I would support the streamer pursuing Mingming.

Is this the kind of pursuit that treats fate as a wish-granting machine?

The live stream was more lively than ever before, but also incredibly chaotic. Feeling a headache coming on, you shut down the live stream, sat on the sofa in front of the fireplace, and tried to calmly and seriously think about the matter. However, you didn't notice that it was almost 2 a.m. and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, you open the affection level list to check.

The following couples are currently confirmed to be in a romantic relationship: Nanami Kento, Elliott, and Zenin Maki.

Other marriageable characters are not yet at 8 hearts, not far off, but if you want to get married in the first year, you can only ignore them, since you need to raise their affection to 10 hearts before winter to buy the mermaid pendant.

Hmm... Overall, the favorability rating is lower than I expected. I can only say that being obsessed with farming, mining, monster killing, and fishing while neglecting social interaction is the fate of farmers. If they were really that keen on making friends and finding a partner, they wouldn't be playing single-player games all the time.

Zenin Maki is ruled out first. As another regular at the bar, Nanami Kento's favorability is easier to raise than Elliot's, so theoretically, marrying Nanami Kento is the fastest option.

Imagine, if you can get the wedding and sacrifice done in the first year, you can focus on Kangdo in the second year and achieve the perfect ending sooner.

Let's get married first, and then divorce if it doesn't work out, since the cost is almost negligible.

You calmly rode around town on horseback first, then stepped into Pierre's general store at 9 o'clock sharp, intending to quickly buy a bouquet before anyone else entered.

Even though the whole town will know on your wedding day, you still feel a little embarrassed if you get caught buying a bouquet.

However, upon entering the store, an even more embarrassing thing happened: you found yourself in Pierre's room and discovered a panda photo album behind the bookshelf, along with Pierre's secret stash of money.

Wow.

Just as you were about to take a closer look out of your curiosity, Pierre arrived as quickly as in the original story, snatched the picture book from you, and demanded that you swear you wouldn't tell anyone.

To maintain his goodwill, you reluctantly choose to keep his secret.

Pierre scoffed and said, "And I'll forget about you freely coming and going from my room!"

He walked up to you, took the money out and stuffed it into his pocket, then put the photo album back on the bookshelf, muttering, "Luckily I only bought one mermaid pendant... Now I have to find a new hiding place... If I marry a few more, it will be easy to be discovered no matter how I hide them."

You're not sure if you misheard, but Pierre seems to have said something that wasn't in the original work, revealing a message—polygamy is allowed!

As a streamer known for his many creative tricks, you're naturally very familiar with polygamy mods. Previously, you mainly used the more compatible 20599 mod, which features a mermaid who visits your door. So, without actually seeing the mermaid, you subconsciously overlooked the possibility of polygamy.

A very long bed naturally comes to mind, and you think that you don't have to worry about it anymore... Wait, why marry so many people? Is this the time to build a harem?

In the end, I only bought a bouquet of flowers and gave it to Nanami Kenji, who was resting at home on the weekend.

The mature and steady office worker, Nanami, was stunned for a long time in the face of your "confession," and finally smiled helplessly: "Do you want to take our relationship to the next level? If I had known beforehand, I would have hoped that you would consider it more, but now... it seems that I can only agree."

"A little nervous, are you too?" He looked down at you, as if discovering for the first time that a special person had appeared in his life, his eyes filled with some inexplicable emotion.

...

You're not just a little nervous, you're extremely nervous! How could sending flowers have this effect?! You're so embarrassed you want to log off and catch your breath, but you can't find the exit button, so you can only turn around stiffly and quickly escape the scene.

It took half a day of sea breeze to calm me down. Wow, this feeling is just like being at a comic convention and impulsively confessing your feelings to a cosplayer, only to have them solemnly accept and say it's a mutual attraction...

You're too scared to watch the live stream right now, so you stand there pretending to have disconnected, and only when it gets dark do you casually say, "Ah... someone was just looking for me, okay, let's continue!"

The different time flows on both sides give you ample time to process your feelings and allow those who are flooding the screen to cool down a bit, so you can naturally move on from this.

What should we do next?

...

Normal end: Achieving perfection by not marrying anyone—the cursed character is sent back to their original world, and the player also returns to the real world.

Happy End 1: Only marry Elliot and achieve perfection - the cursed character is sent back to their original world, the player forgets the real world, and stays with Elliot forever.

Happy End 2: Marry only the character from Cursed World and achieve perfection - The player becomes Yoshino Junpei, and becomes a new Special Grade Sorcerer in the Cursed World. His spell is Slime. Slimes will reproduce infinitely by absorbing curse power. They are visible to ordinary people, but only sorcerers can kill them.

True End: Marry Elliot and the Cursed Return characters and achieve perfection. Elliot tells the player the truth: the live stream originated from the resentment towards the Cursed Return storyline and the obsession with Stardew Valley in the real world. It gives players who died suddenly a chance to be resurrected. Players can choose to use Stardew Valley abilities to save the Cursed Return world, stay in Stardew Valley to happily farm, or return to the real world to continue being an ordinary person.

Open end: The player failed to achieve perfection in the third year and married Elliot—the player died, their soul was absorbed by the live stream, and Elliot became Zenin Naoya.

Bad end: The player fails to achieve perfection in the third year and is not married—the player dies, their soul is absorbed by the live stream, and Elliot becomes a random character.