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"Can't be copied and pasted?"
Kaguya withdrew her right hand, her pretty face still flushed, not surprised by this result.
High-level skills usually cannot be pasted, like planting mushrooms.
The Time Stop skill being a Golden Skill, it was reasonable that it couldn't be copied and pasted.
As for what could be done with one second of Time Stop... that would have to be explored slowly in the future.
Amamiya Natsuki took a sip of miso soup, then said:
"One second is indeed too short, but there are two directions to consider."
"The first is to specialize in strengthening speed attributes in the future. For ordinary people, one second is just a blink of an eye, but for the Flash, one second is enough to go halfway around the Earth."
He paused, then Amamiya Natsuki continued:
"The second direction is to find a way to strengthen the skill, to extend the Time Stop duration."
Kaguya pursed her pink lips upon hearing this and quickly thought of a certain enhancement item: "That drop of the Mermaid Princess's Tear?"
As a housekeeper, she knew exactly what Amamiya Natsuki had on him.
"That's right." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, "That's the one I'll choose."
He had been deliberating between the Mermaid Princess's Tear and the Ice Queen Summoning Card, but now he had finally made his choice.
The Tear of the Wonder, which had an enhancement effect, became the target of his choice.
The only concern was whether the golden Time Stop skill could be enhanced and upgraded.
Of course, even if it couldn't, it didn't matter. He could use the Mermaid's Tear to enhance other skills, or give it to Kaguya to enhance her Shadow Skills, both would be very good.
"Let's continue eating." Amamiya Natsuki picked up his chopsticks again, "Now we can finally rest for a few days."
"..."
After breakfast, it was almost eight in the morning.
Amamiya Natsuki paid the bill and left the fast-food restaurant with Kaguya and Sayu.
"I'm meeting that passerby player at nine o'clock." Amamiya Natsuki looked at the Young Lady, who seemed a bit tired, and said softly, "Kaguya, you go back and rest first. I'll be back after I finish my business."
"Okay..."
Kaguya raised her hand to cover her mouth as she yawned, agreeing.
Having not slept all night in the Midnight Theater and having to outwit the Yandere Kaguya, even with a player's physical constitution, she felt quite tired now.
"Come back early." Kaguya softly exhorted.
Her gaze lightly swept over Sayu, and Kaguya was not worried.
Last night at the inn, this Sayu had been exceptionally well-behaved, cleverly keeping her distance from the President, which was reassuring.
Even if she couldn't win against that yandere clone, she surely wouldn't lose to Sayu, whom she had only just met, right?
Watching Kaguya leave with peace of mind, the always well-behaved and harmless Sayu finally looked up and said in a low voice:
"Daddy, are you living with Kaguya-chan?"
Amamiya Natsuki pondered for two seconds: "More or less."
In any case, they were indeed living together now.
It was good to admit it, so this Sayu would give up hope. The mistake from last night couldn't be made a second time!
Sayu reached out and hugged Amamiya Natsuki's arm, her softness pressing against him without hesitation, and whispered:
"Then we'll have to be more careful next time, and not let Kaguya-chan find out."
Hold on, there's a next time?
At a time like this, shouldn't you be disappointed and then turn and leave!
Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but ask:
"Aren't you angry?"
"Why should I be angry?" Sayu tilted her head, quickly understood, stuck out her pink tongue, and closed one eye, saying, "Daddy doesn't need to worry. Although I am a little jealous, I'm not angry. After all, I'm the one who's sneaking around."
Amamiya Natsuki said speechlessly:
"Most people would be very angry, feeling deceived, right?"
Sayu retorted: "Are we most people?"
"..."
Indeed, they weren't.
It was simply unrealistic to demand ordinary moral standards from players.
"In my opinion, players are like soldiers on the battlefield; no one knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first." Sayu said softly, "The future might not exist, so I just want to live well in the present. There's only one goal right now..."
This Sayu looked up, her originally dull and lifeless eyes now rekindled with a bright, dazzling, and captivating sparkle. She lightly stood on her tiptoes, her breath like orchids, and said:
"That is to be Daddy's good daughter."
Amamiya Natsuki: "..."
Having such a well-behaved and sensible daughter really makes one feel complicated!
The reappearance of the sparkle in her eyes didn't mean that this Sayu had returned to normal. Now it seemed, certain parts were clearly broken.
The journey was silent.
Amamiya Natsuki took Sayu and arrived at Shibuya Station by subway.
"It's Hachiko!"
Sayu's eyes lit up, and she happily went forward to take pictures and check in.
The bronze statue of Hachiko is right in front of Shibuya Station. It is touched by people every day, and its two front paws are already shiny and covered in patina.
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Hachiko, lost in thought.
Sayu happily stroked Hachiko's front paw and asked curiously:
"Daddy, what are you thinking about?"
Amamiya Natsuki casually said:
"I'm thinking about how to train that Human-Faced Dog to be as loyal as Hachiko."
"Eh, eh?" Sayu lightly bit her lip with her pearly teeth, hesitated for two seconds, and whispered, "Daddy, Tsubame-chan used to love reading manga and light novels, and she also liked sweets... Perhaps we can start from there."
Very good.
To so easily reveal a friend's weakness, truly worthy of being Daddy's good daughter.
After taking a few photos as souvenirs, it was nine o'clock before they knew it.
As the crowd surged out of the station, an adult woman in a suit quickly approached Amamiya Natsuki, bowed, and said:
"Amamiya-san, good morning. I'm late."
Amamiya Natsuki bowed in return: "Nakajima-san, good morning."
This woman was a passerby player encountered in the dungeon, Ghost Story Town. At that time, all players cleared the dungeon under Amamiya Natsuki's leadership, so she was very aware of how powerful the high school student in front of her was, and naturally, she was exceptionally enthusiastic.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Amamiya Natsuki suggested:
"There's a coffee shop over there. Shall we go sit for a while?"
The woman nodded in agreement.
Arriving at the coffee shop, they ordered three iced coffees, and the two parties briefly exchanged updates on their recent situations, then Amamiya Natsuki got to the point.
"Nakajima-san, please let me see your Spirit Channeling skill."
"Certainly."
The female passerby player did not hesitate and displayed her skill panel.
Sayu clutched her chest, looking on with nervousness and anticipation.
[Skill: Spirit Channeling]
[Type: Active]
[Using an object belonging to the deceased as a medium, there is a chance to summon the departed soul. Please note, the longer the deceased has been gone, the lower the success rate of the summoning.]
"It can indeed summon departed souls…"
After reading the skill description, Sayu finally relaxed.
Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow, keenly asking:
"What's the success rate for summoning?"
"I don't know either." Miss Nakajima shook her head, a little embarrassed. "This skill hasn't been used once since I got it from a blind box…"
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