Yin Zhu has always "not understood, but respected" Hirano San's obsession with perfect completion of the game.

Some people have severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. They might feel uncomfortable if they don't complete the game perfectly, as if ants are crawling all over them. So, Yin Zhu had almost no urge to ask Hirano San about her perfect completion of the game.

After all, when she played games, Yin Zhu also liked to collect all the endings and even explore all the hidden areas. The eldest brother doesn't criticize the second brother.

The fact that Hirano San herself brought this up only proves that there's a problem with it.

"So why?"

Yin Zhu believes her greatest strength is her willingness to ask questions, and she is often an excellent straight man in comedic situations.

“Only a perfect clear will get noticed.” Hirano Sane carefully considered her words. After all, this place was different from Sin City. There was no cloud of sin to obscure the unspeakable view, so she had to try to avoid mentioning sensitive words that would easily attract attention.

"So you trust Him a lot? Well, trust is built through communication."

While saying this, Yin Zhu was actually wondering if Hirano Sane had been brainwashed, given the precedent in Sin City. However, after pondering for a long time, Yin Zhu still felt that Hirano Sane had probably agreed willingly.

After all, Hirano Sane's revelations about her past life during their last in-person meeting were worse than Yin Zhu had anticipated.

Domestic violence, parents who both cheat on their children, a family atmosphere that favors sons over daughters, school bullying, being betrayed by a friend for being loyal to them, being stalked and harassed by an older man, encountering a fraudulent boss while working, and almost being tricked into filming an adult film while looking for a job...

Considering that Hirano Sane was chosen just as the strange phenomenon had just occurred and the mental state of all humanity on Earth was at its worst, Yin Zhu felt that it was reasonable for Hirano Sane to be directly tricked away by the unspeakable.

If Yin Zhu were in that situation, she might very well make the same choice.

However, Yin Zhu has a loving family, caring friends, and adorable animals she can pet... There are many things she loves on Blue Star, which is why she has no intention of defecting to the enemy.

For Hirano Sane, the unspeakable being was a god who changed her fate for free, granted her power, and freed her from suffering to obtain happiness. Although Hirano Sane had outwardly agreed to Yin Zhu's request and made a promise with her, truly getting her to stand on the side of humanity would probably require some effort.

To Yin Zhu's relief, at least in their last conversation, she had indeed managed to unlock a part of her heart.

So, whether Hirano Shan persuaded someone in an unspeakable way or not, she has now, through behind-the-scenes manipulation, made Yin Zhu and her teammates, and even placed their "birth point" in a poor apartment with relatively better conditions.

Looking at Hirano San's delicate face, Yin Zhu wrapped her hands in his own and asked earnestly, "So, can you trust me too?"

"ah?"

Hirano San didn't react for a moment, but hurriedly pulled her hand out: "If I didn't trust you, why would I have chosen you as my teammate? Anyway, you need to prove to me that your plan is really feasible."

"Yes, and I won't forget my promise to you."

To the audience, the two chosen ones were just riddle tellers for a while before they started sticking together.

As a result, some extreme fans started to go crazy—

What exactly were they doing outside of the live stream? How did they suddenly start engaging in lesbian relationships? And what's this promise? It's not something like, "If Weiwei leaves Earth, we'll get married," is it?

A minority of people ship the couple; most netizens have objections.

Because Hirano San was relatively young, the Japanese nation shifted the blame to the Chinese nation and issued a public statement on the internet, condemning Yin Zhu for preying on underage girls and corrupting their reliable chosen ones.

Yin Zhu's nickname for this instance has also emerged.

Bamboo shoots (a type of vegetable).

In reality, Hirano San and Yin Zhu saw their relationship as pure camaraderie.

However, some of Yin Zhu's physical interactions were indeed intentional. Physical contact is an effective way to test someone's feelings. If the other person does not express any aversion, it means that they are able to accept your presence in their space.

Conversely, if someone shows disgust simply because you approach them, or even without any contact, they probably genuinely dislike you.

Psychology has provided a fairly detailed explanation of interpersonal distance, which Yin Zhu had the opportunity to learn about when she was reading books on micro-movements. Different distances can affect people's emotions and behaviors. For example, a distance of less than one meter is considered physical contact, and this behavior is only common among people with close relationships. I won't elaborate further on this aspect.

After a brief exchange of information, the two still had to continue with the dungeon mission. However, it's a good habit to have a plan before doing anything, so Hirano Shan began to review the system requirements of this mission with Yin Zhu.

"Logically, shouldn't we be the ones escaping from Vena City?" Yin Zhu thought for a moment. "There are surveillance cameras and inspection stations outside, and there might even be androids, robots, artificial intelligence, and the Skynet system. Without a proper identity, we can't even leave the apartment. We'd probably be caught as soon as we get out onto the street."

"The perfect ending is to overthrow the rule of this city."

Hirano Sanoris added.

“It’s hard to resist even in the cyber world, so how can we overthrow it?” Yin Zhu scratched his head. “Then let’s reverse our thinking and treat the perfect ending as a proof problem. Consider what conditions can prove the conclusion during the process.”

“Reversal…” Hirano San thought of a very famous mystery game in Japan.

Yin Zhu had already started pacing around the room:

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