In the morning, Shirai Mio, still sleeping, sensed some slight movement. She slowly opened her eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling.
As memories from last night surfaced, the sleepiness in Shirai Mio's eyes dissipated.
As expected, there was no such convenient thing as transmigrating back after one sleep.
Shirai Mio had just sat up when she saw Yui Yuigahama changing clothes. Fair skin, a lovely figure—it made Shirai Mio's last bit of drowsiness completely vanish.
Yui Yuigahama also noticed that Shirai Mio had woken up, but she didn't deliberately avoid her. After all, they were both girls.
It was only now that Shirai Mio truly experienced the benefits that came with being a girl. If she hadn't become a white-haired beautiful girl, the police would probably already be on their way.
"Sorry, did I still wake you?"
Yui Yuigahama looked apologetically at the newly awakened Shirai Mio. Her silvery-white long hair was somewhat messy from just waking up, and several buttons at the top of her pajamas had somehow come undone. One side of the pajamas had slipped down to Shirai Mio's arm, revealing her delicate, rounded shoulder and a large expanse of fair skin.
Combined with those red eyes that still seemed to retain traces of sleepiness, Shirai Mio at this moment looked both adorably confused and full of temptation.
Even Yui Yuigahama, as a fellow girl, couldn't help but slow her movements when she saw this scene.
Shirai Mio didn't seem to notice anything wrong with her current appearance. She lifted her head to glance at the dachshund-patterned clock on the wall and said, "It's nothing. I should be getting up around this time anyway."
Perhaps due to gaining the ability to read the room, Shirai Mio now noticed a trace of hesitation flash across Yui Yuigahama's face.
"Don't worry, I'll head home right after this."
"Eh!?"
Yui Yuigahama's eyes widened in surprise. She hadn't said anything yet—how did Shirai Mio know what she wanted to say?
However, Yui Yuigahama didn't dwell on this. She quickly returned to her energetic self and said, "That's good then. If you ever don't want to go home in the future, don't stay outside alone—just come find me. I might not be able to solve your troubles, but at least I can let you stay here like yesterday."
As expected, Yui Yuigahama was a gentle and considerate girl.
Thinking about how she'd deliberately acted yesterday to trick Yui into proactively inviting her home, Shirai Mio felt a bit guilty.
Why didn't she have a girlfriend like this before transmigrating?
Shirai Mio sighed quietly, then said in a joking tone, "Aren't you afraid I'll come freeload food and lodging at your place every day?"
"I'm not afraid," Yui Yuigahama answered without hesitation.
"What if I accidentally fall for you after you're so nice to me?"
Yui Yuigahama hadn't expected Shirai Mio to say something like that. Though she was probably joking, her cheeks still flushed with a light pink tint, and she even forgot what she'd been about to say.
Actually, this couldn't be entirely considered a joke. After all, she had this so-called super cute being conquered system. Even if she did fall for Yui Yuigahama someday, it wouldn't be surprising.
But speaking of which, the system had been so lively yesterday—why was it silent today?
"Yui Yuigahama's conquest rating toward the host has increased by 1 point."
"???"
"Why did my conquest rating randomly increase by 1 point?" Shirai Mio roared silently at the system in her mind.
"Didn't the host just feel touched by Yui Yuigahama's words? Increasing the favorability by 1 point isn't excessive, right~" The system, silent for so long, bubbled up again, its voice still so pleasant, its tone still so punchable.
Though Shirai Mio was annoyed with the system, there was nothing she could do about it. What the system said wasn't wrong—she had indeed felt a bit touched by Yui Yuigahama's words just now.
Although the 1-point increase in conquest rating annoyed Shirai Mio, it also served as a reminder: conquest rating wouldn't only increase after completing tasks, but could also increase through daily interactions.
To avoid it, she'd probably have to stop communicating with people entirely, which was basically impossible.
Just then, light footsteps sounded at the door. Before long, the room door was quietly opened a crack, and Yui's mother's pretty face appeared in the gap. Seeing that Shirai Mio was already awake, she opened the door and smiled, saying, "So you're both already up. Hurry and wash up to get ready for breakfast~"
Looking at the young wife before her with her voluptuous figure and beautiful face, Shirai Mio very politely stood up and greeted her.
"So the host also likes married women—what makes you different from that scoundrel Cao?" (Cao Cao, the infamous warlord from Three Kingdoms era, was notorious for his fondness for other men's wives)
"Damn system, can you peek into my thoughts?"
"How is that possible? I'm just analyzing the host's physiological reactions to determine the host's current thoughts. It's all just speculation."
"You think I believe that?"
"Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway."
Completely unwilling to deal with the system, Shirai Mio changed into her previous black dress and, after a simple wash, ate breakfast together with the Yuigahama mother and daughter.
Breakfast was toast with fried eggs, bacon, and milk—it tasted pretty good, just felt a bit unfamiliar. Shirai Mio missed the rice roll shop near her home more. When work wasn't busy, she'd usually go for a run in the park in the morning, then go there for breakfast.
After finishing breakfast, Shirai Mio naturally left together with Yui Yuigahama.
When they reached the nearby intersection, Shirai Mio stopped, then pointed to the right and said, "I need to go that way."
"Okay, be careful on your way."
Just as Shirai Mio was about to leave, she seemed to think of something, then returned to Yui Yuigahama's side and said, "Can you give me your phone number? I'll call you when I get home."
"Sure, wait a moment." Yui Yuigahama pulled out paper and pen from her bag and wrote down her phone number.
Since Shirai Mio's dress had no pockets, she could only hold it in her hand together with the keys.
"Well then, I'll head back now. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll see each other tomorrow. I'll treat you to something delicious then." Shirai Mio waved her hand, then walked away in the direction the system had indicated.