“…That’s how it is.”
Sitting next to Qiong, Fang Zheng told everything about himself in detail, including the main world, Tiandao Palace, and the reason why he came here.
Of course, Fang Zheng did not forget to tell Qiong that he already had several girlfriends. After all, this was not something he needed to hide, and once he returned to the main world, he would not be able to hide it even if he wanted to.
However, after silently listening to Fang Zheng's story, Qiong just stared at him, and the first thing he said was...
"Brother... chuunibyou?"
"You are a chuunibyou!"
Fang Zheng reached out and tapped Qiong on the head.
"What I said is the truth!"
"Really..."
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Qiong's expression was a little complicated, but she was not too surprised. In fact, she had always known that Fang Zheng was hiding something from her, or that he didn't know about it.
For example, Fang Zheng could play the piano, but there was no piano at home, and he had never seen Fang Zheng play the piano in his memory. And the songs he sang, although Fang Zheng did hum some songs at home in the past, he had never heard of these songs, and he couldn't even find them on the Internet.
Qiong had doubts about all these, but she didn't say them out loud. She kept them to herself. After all, Qiong knew that Fang Zheng had many secrets. If she had to know them, she might end up breaking up with him.
So she would rather pretend that she knew nothing.
But now, she finally knew.
However, there is still one most important question for Qiong.
"elder brother."
Thinking of this, Qiong raised his head and stared at Fang Zheng seriously.
"I have a very important question."
"What's the problem?"
"…How many girlfriends do you have?"
“Well… um…”
Hearing Qiong's question, Fang Zheng instinctively opened his mouth to answer, but then he thought... Hey, this question... doesn't seem to be that easy to answer! !
"Wait a minute, let me smooth it out..."
Fang Zheng waved his hand, then frowned and thought. He had indeed had relationships with quite a few people, but it was quite difficult to clearly tell whether they were boyfriends or girlfriends.
Tilia...I guess she's my girlfriend.
As for that group of elves... rather than girlfriends, they are more like... admirers?
The relationship between Kurumi and Homura is more like that of a subordinate. Xiao Hei and Atalanta are also his servants. The relationship between Fang Zheng and them is closer to that between a king and his concubines than that between a boyfriend and girlfriend. There is definitely affection, but it is hard to say whether it is like that between a boyfriend and girlfriend.
As for those who really established a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, Eriri counted as one, Kuroneko counted as one, and Asuna counted as one. It was hard to say whether Kasumigaoka Utaha could be considered as such, after all, the two only had a one-night stand, and they never met again after that. Suguha would only come to him occasionally for comfort, and although Fang Zheng would also accompany her shopping and do some things similar to a date between a boyfriend and a girlfriend, she herself seemed unwilling to be Fang Zheng's girlfriend, and more like regarded him as a brother.
Of course, these are all those who have had relationships with Fang Zheng... As for the others... Well, at least the friendship between them is still pure and innocent.
"elder brother……?"
Seeing Fang Zheng frowning and thinking hard, Qiong suddenly widened her eyes, and a hint of anger appeared in her voice.
"Wait a minute, seriously, let me count, about six or seven... No, seven or eight..."
"Um?"
"Anyway, there are definitely less than ten..."
“…”
Hearing this, Qiong was completely speechless.
"I never thought that my brother would be such a playboy..."
"As the saying goes, a hero's character is in his own right. I'm so handsome and talented, isn't it normal for me to have several girlfriends?"
Now that the conversation had been opened, Fang Zheng naturally stopped dwelling on it and just shrugged his shoulders.
"Besides, these are just my girlfriends. To be honest, my sister has more people."
"well?!"
Hearing this, Qiong suddenly became nervous.
"How many?!"
"Um……"
Illya, Yoshino, Yuuki, Midori, Enju, Tina, Natsuyo... plus a bunch of cursed children...
"I haven't done a thorough investigation, but it's probably a few million..."
After all, the cursed children address Fang Zheng differently. Some are more respectful and call him Lord Fang Zheng, some are more polite and call him Mr. Fang Zheng, and some call him Brother Fang Zheng, Brother, Brother Fang Zheng, Brother, Sir Brother, Sir Brother... At least all twelve ways of calling him Brother can be collected to get the achievement.
"several hundred……"
Hearing this, Qiong was stunned.
"Brother...your mother in that world is really amazing..."
"No, this has nothing to do with my mother, in fact..."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng also explained to Qiong the situation of the cursed children in the dark world. After hearing about the experiences and endings of these cursed children, Qiong's expression was a little complicated. In the end, she also let out a long sigh.
"These children are so pitiful... um... eh?"
Thinking of this, Qiong's eyes suddenly lit up.
"But brother, I'm the only one who is related to you by blood!"
As expected of Qiong, she was able to discover this blind spot.
"Um……"
Hearing this, Fang Zheng thought about it again.
Although he did have two daughters, Charmander and Yui, and Musashi called him father, and he also had a follower, Homura Akemi, but if we really talk about blood relationship in a strict sense...
"Yes, you are the only one."
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng nodded, confirming Qiong's idea. Although it was just a "setting", in this world, Fang Zheng and Qiong had really been together since birth. Even if they used "fast forward", the fact that they were blood-related siblings would not change.
Otherwise, Qiong would not have transformed into a dragon. This situation has only happened to Homura Akemi before, and that was because Homura Akemi became Fang Zheng's follower.
In other words, the reason why Qiong turned into a dragon was probably related to the space here. After all, this place is very dangerous, and the dragon blood in Qiong's body may have instinctively sensed this danger, so it burst out with powerful power in extreme situations. However, Qiong obviously did not expect to have this kind of power, so he became like this.
But then again, it's not safe here either.
"Let's get out of here first."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng was about to stand up and leave. But at this moment, Qiong reached out his hand again and grabbed Fang Zheng.
"elder brother……"
"Hmm? Anything else?"
"Will you leave?"
“…”
Facing Qiong's gaze, Fang Zheng was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"meeting."
"……when?"
“…I can’t be sure about that.”
Fang Zheng was indeed unsure, because he didn't know how this mission would end. According to the romance anime and games Fang Zheng usually watched, when the heroine confessed her love, the story basically entered the middle stage, and there might be a series of nonsense in the later stage before it could end.
Of course, now there’s not even a confession, so it’s even more unclear when it will end.
"I want to go with you, brother."
"no problem."
This time Fang Zheng agreed very quickly, because he was not sure if he could return to this world, nor did he know if this world would become a free world. After all, to become a free world, Fang Zheng needed to build a power, and in such a world without demons, Fang Zheng estimated that he would have to complete a series of novel stories such as "Reborn as the King of Singers", "Reborn as the Entertainment Empire", and "Reborn as the King of the City" in order to truly complete this task.
Not only is it troublesome, but it is also tedious and time-consuming. Unlike other worlds, Fang Zheng can simply summon the Tiandao Palace, mobilize the swarm of insects, pull the fleet, and the rest is just basic attacks.
Moreover, the technology in this world is not as advanced as that in the game world. Mobile phones are still flip phones, and there are not even smartphones. It would be even more boring to stay here and develop technology.
"besides……"
Having said that, Qiong hesitated for a moment, then gently waved at Fang Zheng, motioning him to come closer.
Are you trying to whisper this?
Seeing Qiong's reaction, Fang Zheng was stunned. You know, there were only him and Qiong here, so there was no need to whisper. But no matter what he thought, Fang Zheng still lowered his head and leaned close to Qiong's ear.
However, the next moment, Qiong suddenly stretched out his hand, pulled hard, and pressed Fang Zheng down.
"Qiong?"
Fang Zheng was startled by the sudden attack, but when he raised his head, he found Qiong lying on his chest, staring at him with a blush on her face.
"Brother... do you understand what I mean?"
"No, I mean... now is not the time..."
"But I couldn't help it..."
At this moment, Qiong was like a kitten that had smelled catnip, rubbing against Fang Zheng's chest.
"Ah...Brother's smell...smells so good..."
"Wait, Qiong..."
Seeing that Qiong actually stretched out her hands to try to untie his clothes, Fang Zheng grabbed her shoulders. However, Qiong had no intention of giving up. Instead, she held Fang Zheng's chest tightly with both hands and stared at him.
"Brother...you should understand my feelings. I know...you didn't fall asleep at all that night..."
“…”
"I like you...Brother..."
As she spoke, Qiong pressed herself against Fang Zheng's body. Feeling the warmth so close to him, Fang Zheng closed his eyes.
Then he waved his hand, and the next moment, flames suddenly broke out, sealing the originally tattered wooden door again.