Chapter 1: That lord from Komura has high hopes for this new female guest...
It was a very ordinary afternoon.
Yu Naixin was on the express delivery street outside the university, looking at the pickup code on her phone and just found her package when the surrounding environment suddenly changed dramatically.
The ordinary sunny day is gone, the delivery guy at the collection point just a stone's throw away is gone, and even the whole street is gone.
Instead, there was a deep, dark night, thick fog covering the suburban mountains, and a few tall trees looming indistinctly at the edge of the field of vision.
A line of text, so red it was almost black, appeared out of nowhere in front of Yu Naixin.
[Lucky female guest, you have been selected! Welcome to the dating reality show "Heartbeat 1000%"!]
Yu Naixin could even smell the rusty, bloody scent emanating from the text.
Yu Naixin: "...??!"
ah? ? ?
The change happened so fast that Yu Naixin's eyes hadn't even adjusted to the sudden dimming light, and her beautiful eyes were filled with a clear bewilderment.
The next second, the text began to flow erratically, like a real liquid.
They left viscous marks, piecing together into a much smaller text that densely filled her field of vision.
Yu Naixin only had time to glance at it subconsciously before the text changed swiftly, as if afraid she wouldn't be able to see it clearly.
[You have read and agreed to the above terms. We are now matching you with a male guest. Have a pleasant journey!]
Yu Naixin: "...!!?"
What the hell is that?!
When did she agree to this?!
Although Yu Naixin usually just checks the boxes without even looking at them when she's on her phone, this time she really wanted to read them carefully!
Fortunately, Yu Naixin has always had an outstanding memory. Even though she only glanced at it briefly, she was able to summarize and extract the key information.
Simply put, in this dating reality show called "Heartbeat 1000%", she has to engage in sweet interactions with male guests to earn "sweet coins" from viewers who watch the live stream in order to survive!
Every day she stays on this dating reality show, she has to pay a certain number of "Sweet Coins" to the production team. If the amount of Sweet Coins in her account becomes negative, the production team will directly eliminate her as a female guest!
Yu Naixin froze completely.
If you don't earn enough Sweet Coins, you'll die... Doesn't that imply that participating in this show will be incredibly difficult?!
Even the show itself may contain many fatal elements!
Just as the terms and conditions indicated, the production team of this dating reality show did not consider the feelings of the new female guest.
Before Yu Naixin could even process this astonishing amount of information, all the blood-red words vanished in an instant.
Three blurry figures suddenly appeared on the open ground just one or two meters away from Yu Naixin, slowly becoming clearer.
On the far left is a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old. His face is as pale as paper, and his entire body is made of paper.
In the middle is a young man who looks to be in his early twenties, dressed in an elaborate priest's robe, with fox-like eyes, two red fox ears on his head, and a fluffy fox tail sweeping casually behind him.
On the far right is a man dressed as an ancient scholar, with a slender figure and white bones that are sometimes visible and sometimes hidden from head to toe, which also shimmer with a faint dark blue fluorescence.
The three men were all handsome and dashing, with extraordinary figures and temperaments, but the yin energy emanating from them was so thick that it was as if they had just crawled out of the underworld.
The moment Yu Naixin saw the faces of the three people opposite her, her pupils trembled violently and uncontrollably.
This is... her male guest?!
Why are they all... all of them monsters and demons?!
Yu Naixin really couldn't understand how an ordinary human female college student like her could have sweet interactions with these monsters and demons in a dating reality show!
The three male guests were clearly much more composed than Yu Naixin. The fox demon priest standing in the middle bowed to Yu Naixin and said with a smile, "Greetings, young lady."
His voice is magnetic, pleasant, and quite charming.
The priest's fox-like eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and his two ears twitched deftly. His bowing and greeting were both graceful and elegant.
His teeth, which were faintly visible, were gleaming with a sharp, cold light.
As soon as the fox spirit priest finished speaking, all six eyes of the three male guests focused on Yu Naixin, their gazes burning with desire and their expressions extremely eager.
It was as if they were looking at an incredibly delicious piece of fatty meat.
"Miss Yu, among the three of us, who would you choose as your ideal male guest?"
Under the drooling gazes of the three male guests, Yu Naixin was almost dumbfounded.
...What a death trap question!
Can she...can she not choose any of them?!
However, if she didn't choose any of them, Yu Naixin had no doubt that the three male guests would swarm her and devour her whole!
Just as Yu Naixin was at a loss, a clear voice suddenly rang in her mind.
[Ding.]
[A dedicated emulator, serving the host.]
[Each episode of the dating reality show gives the host three opportunities to simulate the future. All of the host's sensory experiences are retained in the simulator, and any physical injuries sustained will not be carried over. When the host dies in the simulator, it is considered the end of one simulation, and the host will return to reality.]
The flow of time in the simulator differs from that in reality. Regardless of how much time the host spends in the simulator, upon returning to reality, they will still be at the point in time when they entered the simulator.
The host can activate the emulator at any time by issuing a command using their mind.
[Host, would you like to begin the first simulation now?]
Yu Naixin: "!!!"
Yu Naixin was almost moved to tears.
Has she finally found a cheat code?!
A savior descended from the sky. Knowing the urgency of the situation, Yu Naixin didn't dare hesitate for a moment and hurriedly shouted in her mind, "Activate! Activate quickly, thank you!"
Almost instantly, Yu Naixin felt as if she had passed through some kind of membrane, with a very soft yet resilient sensation passing through her body.
The surrounding scenery remained unchanged, and even the expressions and actions of the three male guests in front of her were exactly the same, but Yu Naixin knew very well that she was no longer in reality, but had come to the world of the simulator.
The series of dramatic changes that left no time for anyone to react left Yu Naixin almost breathless from the rapid onslaught.
Now that we're finally in the simulator, with the opportunity to try and make mistakes, Yu Naixin's nerves are finally less tense.
Thank goodness, thank goodness, there's always a way out...
However, entering the simulator didn't mean everything was fine and she could finally rest. The presence of the three male guests opposite her was too strong, silently urging Yu Naixin to hurry up.
With difficulty, Yu Naixin made a swallowing motion, her gaze shifting back and forth between the three male guests, hesitant and undecided.
Whom should she choose... to ensure her survival?!
Time ticked by, and the fox demon priest narrowed his eyes, a hint of impatience creeping onto his usually gentle face.
Yu Naixin had no idea what the consequences would be of angering these demons and monsters, but she had absolutely no desire to try it.
With a slightly trembling hand, Yu Naixin quickly pointed to the far left.
"I choose..." Yu Naixin's voice was tense as she carefully said, "I choose him."
She chose the paper doll boy.
This was a decision that Yu Naixin made after much hesitation and careful consideration.
The fox demon priest and the white bone scholar both appeared to be adult men, tall and long-legged, at least 1.8 meters tall, which made Yu Naixin, who was only 1.5 meters tall, feel particularly intimidated.
The paper-doll boy was the thinnest of the male guests, appearing frail and seemingly able to collapse with a gust of wind. He seemed to be the least dangerous of the male guests.
Choosing him should be... safer, right?
The paper boy pointed to by Yu Naixin was clearly stunned for a moment, but then quickly reacted and became very excited, even a blush appeared on his pale paper face.
He stepped forward, his light body floating to Yu Naixin's side as if weightless: "Thank you for accompanying me, Miss Yu! I... I will not let Miss Yu's kindness go to waste!"
Her tone was both shy and enthusiastic.
As the paper-figure boy approached, Yu Naixin could feel the yin energy emanating from him more clearly, constantly radiating cold air that made her shiver.
"Ah, okay!" Yu Naixin tried her best to force a smile onto her stiff face. "Since the land of Bashan and Chushui is so desolate, I will definitely believe you!"
After saying that, Yu Naixin almost bit her tongue.
...She's used to saying things like that, it just comes out naturally. What if the ghost on the other side thinks she's being insincere and not serious?!
However, the paper doll boy opposite him only had a more blank expression.
He didn't understand what Yu Naixin meant by "Bashan Chushui," but he did understand the meaning of "I believe in you" in the following sentence.
His eyes suddenly brightened considerably.
Unlike the previous three male guests who stared intently at Yu Naixin with such blatant fervor, the Paper Doll Boy, while also having a burning gaze, displayed a more heartfelt joy.
Even those eyes, painted with ink, softened their cold, hard lines for a moment.
Yu Naixin: "...!"
Yu Naixin's eyes also lit up.
This shows that what she did was correct, right?
Should we go along with the male guests' wishes to win their favor?
The paper-figure boy reached out and grasped Yu Naixin's left hand: "Miss Yu, let's go, the village is waiting for us."
Upon directly touching the paper figure of the boy, the thin paper exuded a chilling aura, and Yu Naixin instinctively wanted to pull her hand back.
But she managed to restrain her instincts and let the paper boy lead her to the completely unknown future.
The surrounding fog grew thicker and thicker, and Yu Naixin could no longer see anything at all.
The two male guests, the fox spirit priest and the white bone scholar, suddenly disappeared after she chose the paper doll boy as her favorite male guest, and no one knows where they went.
Yu Naixin breathed a huge sigh of relief, as she went from having to face three demons and monsters to only having to face one.
It felt like an eternity before she finally regained her sight.
Just as the paper doll boy had said, what lay before them was a rural village, with rows of earthen and tiled houses arranged in a staggered pattern. In the pitch-black night, they appeared particularly gray and rather old.
No one could be seen in the village, but the windows of every house flickered with light, casting a warm glow on the moonless land.
It's like a heartwarming painting.
Before Yu Naixin's eyes, the familiar red text reappeared and began to scroll like a bullet screen.
[Oh, another new streamer has started a live stream? Let me see how this newbie dies~]
[What kind of program segment is this? I don't think I've ever seen it before?]
[The new guest is immediately thrown into a completely new challenge, what's the point of watching? They'll be dead in less than two minutes, it's so boring, I'm leaving!]
[Tsk, what a tasteless guy. It's precisely these kinds of shows, where you can see the ending in a minute, that's what makes them interesting. Wouldn't it be better to enjoy watching the guests die horribly a few more times?]
There are fewer and fewer new guest stars on shows these days, so watch them while you can and cherish them!
[The male guest next to this newcomer looks so weak. His spiritual power coefficient is probably barely in the double digits. It's a standard perk for a newbie starting out. In a normal dungeon, he would have at least several dozen spiritual power coefficients.]
[Wait, look at the live stream details! This newcomer had to choose one of three guests during the selection process!!!]
The entire bullet screen went blank in an instant.
All the speakers fell into a silent silence.
They knew all too well what the "choose one of three" option meant.
A moment later, the comments section became active again.
[A newbie venturing into a new dungeon, and the first thing they get is a choice of three options... Who the hell has ever seen anything like this?!]
[Previously, only a handful of program guests faced a choice between three options?!]
[The chance of getting one of the three options is extremely rare in the entire history of "Heartbeat 1000%"! Even for veteran guests, or even those in the title category, the probability is less than one percent, no! One in a thousand!]
[Damn, what kind of historic moment is this?!]
No, how could this be?! Could it be that person...?
Another period of silence ensued, with no one speaking.
After a long while, a faint crimson color flashed across the bullet screen.
Could it be... that esteemed person has high hopes for this new female guest?
In an instant, the trace of crimson disappeared completely, as if it had violated some taboo, vanishing without a trace.
Not a trace was left.
A note from the author:
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My next infinite flow novel is coming soon! Please add it to your favorites! "The Dungeon Bosses Are Going Crazy for Me: A Shura Field!" Here's the synopsis:
"Peach Blossom Ancient Town" is a dungeon that players generally consider forbidden.
A gentle and refined young doctor with a smile, a gloomy-faced young swordsman wielding a long sword, and a handsome male opera singer with affectionate eyes...
These powerful monsters, which would undoubtedly be the final boss in other dungeons, are everywhere in this dungeon.
No player who ever came here survived; the mortality rate was 100%.
As another instance of dungeon opening occurred, players who saw the information instantly collapsed, crying out in despair.
There was only one girl, Xia Nuoxi, who was so beautiful it seemed unreal and looked so pitiful, with an innocent and confused expression: ...Is this place scary?
The other players were shocked: How did a newbie end up in the highest difficulty SSS-level dungeon?!
They suddenly realized they weren't so bad off after all. Veteran players could at least hold their own with their experience and items, but newcomers would probably be devoured by monsters in no time.
Especially such a delicate and beautiful newcomer!
However--
The doctor, who was supposed to silently poison all the players and cut out their hearts, instead devoutly offered his own heart, just to make her smile.
The swordswoman, who should have been captivated by the player's blood-soaked, severed limbs, instead destroyed her unparalleled sword, which had been with her since childhood, to avoid potentially harming her delicate, snow-white skin.
The male actor, who was supposed to skin the players and turn them into puppets, instead shattered his own soul and sewed his body into a soft rag doll, which she could manipulate at will.
Even viewers in the live stream who usually enjoy watching brutal and bloody scenes started shipping Xia Nuoxi as a couple.
Xiaxia and the doctor are such a perfect couple! The doctor's gaze towards Xiaxia is so tender it could drown me!
[This younger man/older woman dynamic is just so satisfying! Xiaxia is the only light in the world of chivalry! This couple is the truest, no arguments allowed!]
Xia Xia and male actors playing female roles are a perfect match! Their two magnificent faces are a feast for the eyes!
Am I the only one who ships Xiaxia with all the bosses?
There may be more than three bosses, and there may be other instances in the dungeon.
It's still my favorite kind of heroine with a seemingly innocent but actually cunning personality, a mermaid saintess whose strength is as great as her appearance.
A melodramatic love triangle unfolds amidst fierce competition and a love triangle, but the female lead has no heart.
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