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Chapter 040: A Restless Night

Lin Ye's gaze shifted to the other attribute values.

Strength, Agility, and Constitution were all below average, which was expected. After all, Hoshino Ai was only sixteen years old, and even his own stats weren't much higher.

He was only a year older than Hoshino Ai.

[Name: Lin Ye]

[Character Nickname: Unnamed]

[Strength: 8]

[Agility: 9]

[Constitution: 9]

[Charm: 12]

[Mental Power: 15]

These stats included points gained from achievements, with bonuses allocated to Agility, Charm, and Mental Power.

His Mental Power being so high, he speculated, might be due to his identity as a transmigrator.

"I'll need to start physical training soon and improve my physical fitness as quickly as possible," he noted to himself.

The body is the foundation.

Without a good physical condition, it would be impossible to handle more dangerous game instances.

"Don't rush to allocate your points. I'll research the game thoroughly later and then provide you with advice on how to use your game points effectively."

"I'll follow Lin Ye-kun's instructions completely," Hoshino Ai replied.

Having Lin Ye to trust and rely on gave her a sense of security.

Suddenly,

Hoshino Ai remembered something and slapped the bed with a sharp "pop."

"I almost forgot about Kuroda-san! Should we contact her? She should be okay by now, right?"

"Do you have her contact information?"

"Yes," Hoshino Ai nodded, pulling out her phone and dialing the number.

Beep…

"Beep, beep, beep…"

After a while, the call finally connected.

"Hello! This is Kuroda Hikaru. May I ask who's calling?"

Kuroda Hikaru's voice came from the other end of the line.

"It's me, Ai-chan."

"Ai-chan?"

Kuroda Hikaru sounded puzzled.

"Hoshino Ai. Ai-chan!"

"Um… I think you might have the wrong number. I don't know anyone named Hoshino Ai."

Hoshino Ai wanted to say more, but Lin Ye lightly patted her shoulder, shaking his head as a signal to stop.

By now, he had already figured it out.

"I-I'm sorry. I must've dialed the wrong number."

"It's no problem."

The call ended.

Kuroda Hikaru was left confused.

"Ai-chan? Hoshino Ai? That name sounds familiar somehow."

"Hikaru, isn't there an idol named Hoshino Ai?" her mother said, emerging from the kitchen.

"An idol… Oh, that's right! She's an idol. She even held a concert here before. A lot of the boys from my school went to see her."

She suddenly remembered, but why would that idol have her contact information? No matter how she thought about it, it didn't seem like it could just be a misdial!

Unable to figure it out, she eventually gave up.

...

...

"Kuroda-san really doesn't remember anything about the hotel."

"That's a good thing."

Lin Ye believed Kuroda Hikari had made the right decision.

"She clearly understands her own capabilities. Accepting the invitation would only lead to death in the end. Rejecting it and returning to her ordinary daily life is undoubtedly the best choice."

"But, but..."

Hoshino Ai anxiously clasped her hands and looked up.

"Kuroda-san promised to wear a school swimsuit for you, Lin Ye-kun!"

Why is your focus always so off?

"Since she can't fulfill the promise, then… then… in her place, I'll wear one for you in the future to keep the promise."

Her serious expression held not a trace of humor.

Hoshino Ai genuinely thought this and was sincerely prepared to follow through.

"Alright,"

Lin Ye accepted directly.

Free benefits why refuse?

With the main matters mostly settled, Lin Ye glanced at the time. It was about time to rest.

"It's getting late. You should go home and get some rest!"

"Huh? Go… go home?"

She even showed a look of surprise.

"If you're not going home, are you planning to stay and warm my bed? I wouldn't mind."

Hoshino Ai immediately blushed furiously and shook her head like a rattle drum.

"T-then I… I'll go home."

As soon as she finished speaking, she fled the room like a startled cat.

Lin Ye chuckled and lay down on the bed.

He had a feeling that if he pushed a little harder, the girl would have stayed. But...

"Somehow, I feel like Hoshino Ai is going to get pregnant."

Of course, another reason was that Lin Ye sensed the girl was still hesitant and unprepared mentally. If she hadn't left and decided to stay, he wouldn't have minded stepping onto the path to adulthood.

"Sleep. Tomorrow, I'll go look for Mai."

Lin Ye slipped under the covers, turned off the lights, and went to sleep.

Meanwhile, in the room next door, Hoshino Ai turned off the lights and closed her eyes, but images of the "Lovers' Love Hotel" scene kept flashing in her mind. The eerie monster made her instinctively tense up.

Hiding under her blanket, she couldn't fall asleep at all.

"If I'd known, I would've stayed by Lin Ye-kun's side,"

The world feels so unsettling, and the weirdness is terrifying.

Tonight, for Hoshino Ai, was destined to be a sleepless night.

Tokyo.

In a certain corner where neon lights could not reach,

several figures stood still.

"It's been confirmed the anomalous item belonging to Yamamoto was taken before the police arrived."

A shadowed figure shook their head.

"Yamamoto, that useless idiot. I told him not to act recklessly. If he was going to go, fine, but now he's ended up dead."

Clearly, there were players of the "Eerie Game" at the concert. Otherwise, how could Yamamoto have died, and his anomalous item been taken?

"The anomalous item must be retrieved."

"If the incident happened at the concert, then we'll start with those involved there. We're bound to find more clues from them."

The primary targets, of course, were the two who had their statements recorded at the police station.

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