My Romance Game Updated – Chapter 100
by Little PandaGetting the Story Straight
Ren Muhui had no idea his own sister was only telling him half the story, and for a moment, he felt a surge of admiration for her courage. But his attention was mostly fixed on Mu Ning’s esper order.
“Honestly, in an apocalypse this dangerous, for you to make it to this base all on your own… this brother is seriously impressed! But as the saying goes, you have to analyze the specific situation, right? When you first entered the game, you were in a perilous spot, forced to pick up a weapon and fight for your life. But I’m different! The moment I got in, I was given a novice protection period and a completely useless ability. What was I supposed to do? Now that I’m already in a safe base, and I’ve got a 6th-order esper like Goddess Mu to cover me, I should be able to survive for ten years even if I don’t work that hard, right? Ah! Now that you mention it, I’ve really got to hug Goddess Mu’s thigh! Her ability is so incredible—look how she thrashed that bastard Fan Juntian~”
Listening to Ren Muhui ramble on and on about hugging her thigh, Ren Chenxi felt another wave of inexplicable irritation. Seeing him get more and more worked up, looking like he wanted to rush out and start sucking up to Mu Ning that very second, she finally lost her patience and said sarcastically, “That’s right, that’s right. You’re turning apocalypse survival into a dating sim again! Go on, romance your Goddess Mu. Then she’ll definitely protect you for these ten years! Oh, and while her favorability value toward you is still at one hundred percent, you should hurry up and go for it!”
“Huh? I only said I wanted to hug her thigh, I never said I wanted to romance her! Goddess Mu’s combat power is so high now, where would I get the nerve to try and romance her!” Ren Muhui was baffled by Ren Chenxi’s sudden mockery. “But since you mentioned it, I should hurry and check this novice account of mine and see what Goddess Mu’s favorability is… ah… Why? Why can’t I see her favorability value anymore! It really is a novice account, so everything got reset to zero!”
Hearing Ren Muhui’s miserable howl, the frustration that had been bottling up inside Ren Chenxi was finally released. But just as quickly, she froze. Why do I care so much whether Ren Muhui goes to romance that wooden-head or not? Wasn’t that wooden-head suspicious that I was Ren Muhui anyway? Now that the real one is here, I can finally clear my name. Isn’t this perfect?
But then she remembered how Mu Ning had been treating her like Ren Muhui all this time. She remembered how Mu Ning had recklessly gone to fight an 8th-order mutated octopus to the death, just because she thought she was him. All the frustration Ren Chenxi had just let out came flooding right back in.
Suppressing the deeply awkward feeling in her heart, Ren Chenxi told him with a cold expression, “Forget it. You’re useless, and your skill is useless. You’d better just muster up your courage and go romance your Goddess Mu again, just like you did before. Have her protect you so you can survive in this apocalypse for ten years!”
Ren Muhui, who was still mourning the loss of his goddess’s favorability value, was stunned to hear Ren Chenxi tell him to go romance her again. As if he had suddenly recalled something, he stared straight at her and asked, one word at a time, “My account is a novice account now, so that means you’re using my old account, right? Tell me! Is Goddess Mu’s favorability value toward you at one hundred percent right now!”
“…” Guessed correctly in one go, Ren Chenxi guiltily averted her gaze. But just as quickly, she glared back, her confidence returning. “Are you blind? The name on this account is Ren Chenxi, and the gender is female! When I was playing on your account before, I was using your name, Ren Muhui! Everyone around thought I was a man. But look now—everyone calls me Xi-jie! Do you still think this account is that old one of yours?”
Having played his fair share of virtual games, Ren Muhui certainly knew that NPCs were only influenced by the player gender set by the system. He had played a female account before, wanting to try the feeling of “raising a daughter.” But because the system-set gender was “female,” he was constantly getting hit on by male NPCs in the game. It was a terrible experience, so he’d never played a female account again. On the way to the Villa Area, Ren Chenxi had led him past plenty of people who called his sister “Xi-jie.” While his heart ached, he had accepted her claim that this account wasn’t his old one. But…
“Why did you have to play my game save1!”
What is wrong with you! Why are you so obsessed with me playing your game save!
Ren Chenxi was seriously pissed off. She didn’t want to keep getting harassed by him over this, so she threw caution to the wind and retorted, “That’s right! This mother played your game save, so what! This mother is the one who maxed out your goddess’s favorability for you! If you’ve got the guts, why don’t you try and do it again right now!”
“You… you… you…” Ren Muhui clutched his chest, feeling as if he’d just taken 10,000 points of critical damage. The Goddess Mu he had failed to win over had been so easily conquered by his own little sister! Did that mean… his charm was less than a woman’s?! Staggering back a few steps, he squatted in a corner and began to trace circles on the floor in silent despair. “Forget it. My charm is no match for yours. I can’t win over Goddess Mu. I can’t even hug her thigh now…”
She hadn’t expected her outburst to hit him so hard. Ren Chenxi panicked.
“Hey, hey, hey! Don’t you have a main quest to complete? Survive in the apocalypse for ten years! You’re so useless, how are you going to survive if you don’t find a thigh to hug? Let me tell you, Mu Ning is a very thick thigh. She’s not just a wood-system esper, she’s a water-system esper, too. Latch onto her thigh, and you won’t even have to ration water! And her ability is incredibly strong. Beating that idiot Fan Juntian was nothing—even 6th-order mutated fish are just prey for her to stomp on! She’s an amazing fisher. Hug her thigh, and you’ll never have to worry about going hungry again!”
As Ren Chenxi listed Mu Ning’s merits one by one, Ren Muhui grew more and more tempted. That’s right, this is the apocalypse! My own ability is useless, and the food and water in my inventory are limited. If I could really latch onto Goddess Mu’s big thick thigh, I truly wouldn’t have to worry about food or drink! And especially when Ren Chenxi said…
“Besides, after two years in the apocalypse, Mu Ning’s old arrogance has been worn down a lot. She’s much easier to get along with. She won’t be so cold and keep people at arm’s length anymore. She’ll even care for the people around her…”
That sentence ignited a boundless hope in Ren Muhui’s heart. Right, on my way to the Villa Area, I saw a crowd of men following the goddess around, calling her ‘Boss’ over and over, and she hadn’t shown the slightest hint of impatience on her face. If it were before, she probably would have coldly shaken them off, wouldn’t she?
Since the goddess has become so approachable, then I still have a chance to hug her thigh, right? Romancing her would definitely be difficult. Ren Muhui was still hung up on the fact that his charm couldn’t compare to his sister’s. But while my charm might be inferior, my ability to suck up and flatter is surely better than hers, right? As for hugging the goddess’s thigh~ All I have to do is learn from those other men, right?
Ren Chenxi had no idea that in such a short time, Ren Muhui’s mind had taken so many twists and turns, ultimately leading him to give up on romancing the goddess. But seeing that he was now determined to latch onto her thigh, she began to sternly warn him about a number of important points.
First… “No matter what your goddess asks you, you must absolutely, firmly insist that you are Ren Muhui.”
Ren Muhui met this first point with merciless scorn. “Hilarious. This father is Ren Muhui! If this father isn’t Ren Muhui, am I you, Ren Chenxi?”
Okay, hearing him say that, Ren Chenxi felt a little more at ease. So, she brought up the second point. “If your goddess asks why you disappeared after summer vacation, you must say that you were heartbroken after a confession was rejected, so you went traveling. You lost track of time, and then the apocalypse started and you were trapped in a phone store. The scenic area was hit by a strong earthquake; many buildings collapsed, including the phone store, and your sister thought you were crushed under the rubble—she thought you were dead! But bro, I never said you died. I’ve always just told people you were no longer in this world!”
After she finished her serious explanation, Ren Chenxi, who had expected him to be hung up on her telling people he was “dead,” had intentionally added a comforting remark, but…
“Confession rejected? Heartbroken? So I went traveling? But I’ve been rejected so many times before and never once went traveling… and the confession before summer vacation… don’t tell me you were the one who confessed to Goddess Mu while playing my save file?”
Meeting Ren Muhui’s teasing, gossipy gaze, Ren Chenxi flushed with shame and anger. “What do you care about all that for? Don’t forget, how many times did Mu Ning reject you? But she only rejected me once, and after that, her favorability was maxed out!”
“…” Ren Muhui felt his barely-healed heart take another heavy blow.
Ren Chenxi didn’t care what state his heart was in. Time was short, and she couldn’t possibly explain everything about how she had romanced Mu Ning in the game. She could only pick out what she guessed were the most important parts and remind him that if Mu Ning asked about something she hadn’t covered, he wasn’t to panic. He just had to say that he’d had a hard time surviving these last two years and had forgotten a lot of things from before the apocalypse.
Since his future—whether he could hug a thick thigh and survive in the apocalypse—was at stake, and since he was incredibly curious about how Ren Chenxi had managed to win over the aloof goddess, Ren Muhui listened to whatever she said and committed it firmly to memory.
The two talked for a while, until Ren Chenxi noticed green dots slowly approaching on her mini-map. When she opened the door, Mu Ning was standing right outside. After casting an inquisitive glance at Ren Muhui, she said to Ren Chenxi, “Qi Sheng is worried Ren Muhui was hit by Fan Juntian’s poison smoke and got addicted. He and Liang Ke are coming over to take him for detoxification.”
“But my brother isn’t addicted.” Ren Chenxi turned her head to see Ren Muhui just staring at Mu Ning with a dumb smile. Annoyed, she had no choice but to answer for him.
“Weren’t Fan Juntian and Ren Muhui on bad terms? With his personality, he wouldn’t have used his poison smoke on Ren Muhui?” Clearly, Mu Ning didn’t believe her.
“No, no, that son-of-a-bitch Fan Juntian did use his poison smoke on me…” After a sharp nudge from Ren Chenxi’s elbow, Ren Muhui finally snapped out of his daze from seeing the goddess’s beauty up close. He eagerly jumped in, “But my ability is special, so Fan Juntian’s poison smoke has no effect on me~” After explaining, he flashed another smile at Mu Ning, one he thought was handsome. “Goddess Mu, thank you so much for saving me from that bastard Fan Juntian just now~”
That single smile made Mu Ning’s eyes narrow. In an instant, she remembered where she had seen this Ren Muhui before. Wasn’t he that greasy Ren Muhui from the past?
The author has something to say:
Ren-gege: Wow, you can actually list so many of Goddess Mu’s good points off the top of your head…
Xixi: …
About the girl group I’ve gotten into, some little cuties in the comments section have already guessed it~ That’s right, it’s A-SOUL~~~~~~ The characteristics of their group are: everyone dances their own way, they give up easily, they mess up, the entire group are comedians~~~
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