Chapter 15: I absolutely will not tell you anything!

“Mmm…”

Someya Sara stared at the screen a little longer, rubbed her misty eyes, and let out a soft yawn.

[Baby, what’s wrong?] Xiao Nuosang asked gently.

“N-nothing…”

Her voice was soft and drowsy, thick with sleepiness. Her long lashes fluttered slowly, looking ready to doze off any second.

[Baby, why don’t you take a nap?]

Xiao Nuosang was just about to say that when it noticed its host had already closed those big, watery, half-lidded blue eyes. Her head tilted, she leaned against the sofa, and said goodnight to the unseen Milky Way and moon above Tokyo.

“Sa…”

The night breeze lingered in the treetops, carefully brushing and slipping through the cracked window, wrapping the girl on the floor with quiet air and gentle shadows.

[Good dreams.] Xiao Nuosang thought.

…

How long the girl slept, she didn’t know.

When she groggily woke up, she had somehow rolled into someone’s arms.

Soft, warm, comforting, with the scent of body wash. Sweet-tart, refreshing citrus. The kind Someya Sara loved.

“Mmm…”

Her lips parted with a tiny, animal-like murmur. She nuzzled once, twice, practically burrowed inside, then gently bit down.

Two neat rows of small teeth marks appeared on someone’s chest, still damp.

So squishy.

Like a cream puff.

But why can’t I bite through?

The girl thought blankly. Her slender leg lifted unconsciously and clumsily draped over the other person.

“Mmm…”

A soft, low, meaningless murmur answered.

Someya Sara felt fingertips brush her cheek, once, twice, then slip through the stray hair at her temple and settle into her hair, stroking slowly, lazily.

“Sara, stop messing around.” Hoshiori Tsukiyo, half-asleep from the disturbance, sounded helpless and indulgent. “Sleep…”

[Ah… baby, you’re awake?] Xiao Nuosang’s voice popped up right on cue.

“Xiao Nuosang, didn’t we fall asleep on the sofa watching anime?” Someya Sara asked, still dazed.

[The heroine Hoshiori Tsukiyo carried you in.] Xiao Nuosang explained softly. [You passed out on the sofa. She came home, saw you, and didn’t want you catching a cold.]

Someya Sara: “See! I told you Hoshiori Tsukiyo is a good person!”

Xiao Nuosang: “…”

Isn’t that just normal couple behavior?

“By the way, Xiao Nuosang.” Someya Sara poked it again. “Should I tell her about the ‘burglars’ this afternoon?”

EMM.

Xiao Nuosang brainstorm.JPG

If she told Hoshiori Tsukiyo, it might push the heroine into earlier contact with Jakui Rinrincho and Kanzaki Sumire, which would definitely speed up the mission.

But…

The Main God had specifically warned them: every world’s plotline is extremely fragile. The tiniest change could cause a butterfly effect and derail everything.

[No need, baby.]

Xiao Nuosang hesitated for ages and was about to say that when it realized its host had already fallen asleep again.

Xiao Nuosang: “…”

Hey! [excited tone]

You little—!

The next day, when Someya Sara woke up, Hoshiori Tsukiyo had already left. Xiao Nuosang said she’d planned to make breakfast, but an urgent call came and she had to rush out after quickly changing.

Someya Sara stretched, preparing to face reality and plan her next intellectual battle with Jakui Rinrincho and company.

Grrroowl. A suspicious protest from her stomach.

Only then did she remember she hadn’t eaten dinner yesterday. Mission instantly forgotten, the girl fumbled out of bed, found milk and oats in the fridge, boiled some water, and made milk oatmeal to serve as yesterday’s dinner plus today’s breakfast and lunch.

[Beep.]

Just as Someya Sara sat at the table swinging her legs and enjoying her all-in-one meal, a cold electronic voice suddenly rang out.

[Cannon Fodder Mission 2: Although the post you made earlier has been deleted by Jakui Rinrincho, people are still talking about it online. While the heat is still there, release an audio/video pretending to be a victim. Claim that Jakui Rinrincho and other dark forces came to your door and threatened you. Slander them hard.]

[Overall Mission Progress: 20%]

[Success Reward: 40 points]

Whimper!!

Someya Sara bit her lip; the hand holding the spoon trembled slightly.

She had to slander people again?

She really wasn’t good at being bad…

Couldn’t she just live off someone else for the rest of her life in peace…?

…

No matter how reluctant, the mission had to be done.

And since Jakui Rinrincho and Kanzaki Sumire had already been inside the apartment, to avoid giving herself away, the girl decided to record the video on the rooftop. According to the original host’s memories, almost no one ever went up there, and the original host often secretly dumped paid-disposal trash there too.

Even though it was summer, the rooftop wind was still strong and cool; perfect for extreme sports like base jumping (not).

The girl found a sheltered corner, took out her phone, turned on the camera, voice changer, and face-blurring filter.

Oh.

And background blur, just to make absolutely sure she wouldn’t leak anything to Jakui Rinrincho.

Someya Sara today will tell you nothing.JPG

Recording…

“Y-you can call me L… I’m the one who made that post a few days ago…”

Whether it was acting or leftover fear from yesterday, the girl’s voice shook and stuttered, sounding exactly like someone threatened by thugs.

“The post got deleted yesterday, and…”

“And yesterday afternoon, two scary bald guys with fire axes showed up. They were hacking at my door and yelling, ‘I know you’re in there, I know who you are, and I know what you posted online. If you keep talking nonsense, you’d better watch your back…’”

At this point, Someya Sara paused, quietly pinched her own thigh hard, and forced out a tearful, sobbing cry.

“I never thought that in a lawful society like this, dark forces could still be so brazen… If, if something really happens to me, it was definitely the Jakui Group.”

“So please, like, subscribe, repost; one-click triple combo! Thank you!”

She rattled off the last line, quickly stopped recording, and let out a huge breath of relief.

Finally done.

So tiring!

In the game, the original host always asked the neighbor girl to help record, but Someya Sara didn’t want to drag an innocent person into this; that would just bring bad karma!

So even though her eyes started stinging and watering after staring at the phone for just a few minutes, she gritted her teeth and endured.

[Baby.]

Xiao Nuosang poked her.

[I uploaded it, okay?]

Someya Sara nodded. “Mm.”