Lin arrived at the classroom.
He greeted familiar classmates, or responded to others, as he made his way to the back row.
He sat down in the king's homeland.
As Lin took out his textbooks and other items from his bag, he lowered his voice to greet his front-row desk mate:
"Good morning, Katō-san."
His front-row desk mate was Megumi Katō.
The plainest heroine among the heroines of Saekano.
A girl with well-defined features, delicate skin, and an outstanding appearance, yet she possessed a contrasting presence.
At first glance, she seemed very ordinary.
So ordinary that she would be overlooked if tossed into a crowd.
But upon closer inspection, one would find her to be the cute type.
She usually maintained a calm expression, appearing very composed.
It had been over half a month since school started, and Megumi Katō still had no friends in class, always alone.
She was one of the class's 'lone wolves.'
"..."
Megumi Katō, quietly reading, was slightly startled to suddenly hear a greeting from behind her.
Her eyes subtly moved, a flicker of surprise quickly fading.
The calm expression on her face showed no obvious change.
Unless one stared intently at her face, it would be difficult to notice the fleeting surprise that had just passed across her brow.
Megumi Katō blinked softly, then turned to look at Lin:
"Good morning, Lin-san."
Her tone was calm, her voice sounding somewhat soft.
She looked at Lin, and though her expression remained calm, thoughts churned one after another in her mind.
Because this was the second time Lin had initiated a greeting with her.
The first time was on the first day of school.
After self-introductions, he had quietly greeted her.
But it was just that one time.
Later, through observation, she found that Lin, like everyone else, would subconsciously overlook her presence.
Thus, they usually had no interaction.
She hadn't expected Lin to suddenly greet her today, and even remember her name.
This somewhat surprised her.
Their eyes met, and Lin offered Megumi Katō a slight smile.
A ripple formed in her eyes, Megumi Katō looked at Lin, then turned back to continue reading her book.
Lin took out the notes Mafuyu Kirisu had given him and began to read them.
Time quietly slipped away.
Meanwhile, in Class 1-F.
Yurikawa Hana came to Yotsuya Miko's side, staring intently at her, a slight frown on her face, filled with surprise:
"Miko, why do I feel like you've become prettier!"
As good friends who were often together, she could clearly sense the difference in Yotsuya Miko today.
Her faint dark circles were gone.
Her skin was fair with a rosy glow, and her entire being looked radiant.
It felt like she had become a different person.
"Eh? Really?"
Yotsuya Miko, knowing full well, feigned confusion as she looked at her.
"Yes, yes."
Yurikawa Hana nodded her head.
Yotsuya Miko smiled faintly and said, "Perhaps it's because I had very good sleep quality last night."
"That's why I look a bit different from before today."
"Is that so?"
Hearing this, Yurikawa Hana blinked, somewhat disbelieving.
Perhaps it was truly as Yotsuya Miko said.
After all, she knew Yotsuya Miko hadn't been sleeping well for a while.
She even had dark circles.
Now that the dark circles were gone, it indicated that her sleep quality was indeed very good.
"It should be."
Yotsuya Miko smiled and nodded softly.
However, it was better left unsaid. Speaking of last night, she suddenly belatedly realized something very important.
That was, she had been finished inside.
Although the details of last night were somewhat hazy, she vaguely remembered Lin hadn't used any form of contraception.
And 'that stuff' had all spilled out.
Oh god, this should lead to pregnancy, right?
She really didn't want to be sporting a big belly so early.
Thinking of this, Yotsuya Miko couldn't help but feel a wave of worry.
She had an urge to immediately go to a pharmacy and buy 'baby-avoidance pills'.
Her left hand involuntarily touched her lower abdomen, where the mark of their retainer contract with Lin was located.
"Miko, what's wrong?"
Noticing Yotsuya Miko's face flush, then frown, several question marks popped up above Yurikawa Hana's head.
"Nothing."
Yotsuya Miko snapped out of it, feigned calmness, shook her head, and forcefully suppressed her complex emotions.
"Alright..."
Seeing this, although Yurikawa Hana felt something was amiss, she thought about it and chose not to press further.
After Yurikawa Hana returned to her seat, Yotsuya Miko quickly took out her phone and sent a message to Lin.
Meanwhile, in Class 1-C.
Lin felt his phone vibrate, so he took it out to check.
"Lin, we didn't take any precautions last night. Will it be too late to buy medicine after school?"
Evidently, Yotsuya Miko didn't know much about these matters.
As if sensing Yotsuya Miko's worry, Lin smiled faintly and began typing a reply to her:
"Don't worry, Miko, I took care of some things last night, so nothing will happen. You don't need to worry."
He had no intention of having children right now.
Last night, when he had ridden with all his might and finally released, he used his Primal Force to completely deactivate the 'billions of elite soldiers'.
He also reduced 99% of the life energy within them.
Therefore, what Yotsuya Miko received was merely an excellent supplement, rich in nutrients and beneficial for her body.
It could beautify the skin, nourish the complexion, and prevent all kinds of illnesses.
After all, he now possessed a perfect physical body, comparable to a divine physique.
Even a single drop of his blood contained immense energy that could allow an ordinary person to live for dozens or hundreds of extra years.
Free from all illnesses, with perpetual youth.
Possessing physical qualities beyond ordinary people, comparable to a mini Captain America.
There was no other way; he was just that powerful.
On the other side, Yotsuya Miko, seeing Lin's reply, couldn't help but sigh in relief, her worries instantly dissipating.
Although she didn't know what Lin had done,
she only needed to believe him.
...
As the sun and moon rotated, time flew by.
Four days seemed to pass in the blink of an eye.
Friday afternoon, past five o'clock.
Lin returned home.
After a simple dinner, he went to his room and started playing a game.
The game was called 'Yggdrasil'.
It was an MMOARPG large-world adventure game.
True to its name, Yggdrasil bore nine realms, and the game would successively open nine large world maps.
Each world map was incredibly vast.
It was said that even if it accommodated millions of players online simultaneously, the large world maps would still feel sparsely populated.
The game had just been in open beta for three days.
Lin had registered an account on the first day of the open beta.
His ID was, as always, Daydream.
At half-past seven in the evening, the doorbell interrupted Lin.
Through the video intercom system, he saw it was Yotsuya Miko.
Apart from chatting via LINE these past few days, the two had hardly met and done nothing else.
He left his game character idle.
Lin went to the first floor, opened the door, and let Yotsuya Miko in.
Today, Yotsuya Miko was wearing a white hoodie, paired with black denim shorts, her legs fair and slender.
"Did you miss me?"
In the living room, Lin pulled Yotsuya Miko into his embrace.
Yotsuya Miko, nestled in Lin's arms, her pretty face slightly flushed, shyly hummed in affirmation.
She wrapped her arms around Lin's waist.
Not having seen Lin for the past few days, she genuinely missed him.
Having formed a retainer contract and done 'that kind of thing', she had already come to regard Lin as her reliance.
Receiving Yotsuya Miko's reply, Lin's lips curved slightly, and he lowered his head to capture her soft red lips.
Yotsuya Miko's body stiffened.
Then she closed her eyes and awkwardly began to respond to Lin.
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