"Hello, Skytree!!"

Yan Huan quickly got into a taxi parked by the roadside, focusing on rolling down the window to survey the Skytree, which was faintly visible in an impure pink from afar.

The engine started, and the vehicle moved onto the road.

The distance from Akihabara to Skytree isn't far, just about a 10 to 20-minute drive.

Hopefully, it's still in time.

"Buzz!!"

At this moment, a peculiar virtual disturbance suddenly roared from the direction Yan Huan had come from, something only he could detect, making him turn around in uncertainty and suspicion.

The first thing that caught his eye was a fragmented green toad virtual image in the air being expelled with supreme force, gradually dissipating from this world.

"Ribbit!!"

That is...

Bai Yi's modifier?!

An Le actually achieved the thing I've been striving for all this time?

Expelling the modifier from the host's body...

Yan Huan furrowed his brow, but seeing the expelled modifier, an ominous premonition subtly arose in his heart.

The question is, is it really this simple?

"Yan Huan, look over there meow!"

While Yan Huan was frowning in confusion, the voice of Meow-chan meowing loudly on his shoulder caught his attention.

Turning his head, he saw that in the direction of Skytree, the impure pink suddenly intensified by more than one magnitude the moment Bai Yi's modifier was expelled...

"Gulp～"

An Le's modifier has become stronger!

"Moo!!"

Next was a golden scorpion emitting a strange mooing sound while struggling to dissipate in mid-air as well.

An Le's modifier enhanced once again!

Once might be a coincidence, but twice confirms the conclusion unmistakably for Yan Huan.

Seeing this, Yan Huan looked incredulously at Meow-chan and questioned,

"Didn't you say all they had to do was voluntarily give up the modifiers? An Le has done that, so why has the situation worsened?"

"I... I don't know meow... but I indeed sensed their modifiers being expelled from the world..."

"..."

Seeing the similarly puzzled expression on Meow-chan's face, Yan Huan realized it knew no more than he did.

But the problem is, how can we solve the modifier if this is the case?

You expel one, and another modifier strengthens.

Thus, the more modifiers you solve, the last one inevitably evolves to the point of global destruction...

Isn't this unsolvable?!

"Gulp!!"

It's not that Yan Huan is pessimistic, this is simply the reality.

In the distance at Akihabara, after Ye Shiyu's purple spider virtual image shattered bit by bit, the impure pink at the Skytree's top seemed to finally reach its zenith.

Yan Huan didn't see Sakuragi Hitomi's modifier shatter, but the shattering of the other three modifiers seemed to have guaranteed An Le's modifier a victory.

"Boom!!"

The moment Ye Shiyu's modifier vanished, a virtual pillar of light, visible only to Yan Huan and Meow-chan, abruptly erupted from the top of the Skytree.

The pillar of light scattered the dense clouds, revealing an evening twilight nearing sunset.

However, the twilight hue remained an extremely unsettling pink to Yan Huan.

Soon after, all of Tokyo seemed to quiet down, everything returned to normal, as if the recent disturbance had entirely ended...

Or so?

"Buzz! Beep!"

At this moment, the taxi Yan Huan was in suddenly stopped on a street that was still quite a distance from Skytree.

It seemed there was a traffic jam ahead.

Horns blared everywhere, producing a disconcerting noise.

While surveying the congested surroundings, Yan Huan suddenly noticed that the driver in front had raised his hand to undo a button on his work shirt and tie.

Then the second button...

Seeing this, Yan Huan blinked.

Looking up, he saw in the rearview mirror that the middle-aged driver was watching him.

Watching his side profile as he attentively observed the scene outside, watching his well-built physique on his upper body without a shirt.

Their eyes met, and the driver said sheepishly,

"Sorry, it's a bit hot..."

"..."

Yan Huan didn't respond, simply withdrew his gaze silently.

Just as he was about to say, "I'll get off here," the driver abruptly spoke again,

"Have you ever been told you're very handsome?"

"Huh?"

Yan Huan's hand gripping the handle trembled slightly, looking up in shock at the driver still watching him through the rearview mirror.

He even suspected he had misheard, incredulously asking again,

"What... what did you say?"

Upon hearing this, the driver swallowed some saliva and said,

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not gay, I've always liked women, until I picked you up...

"I picked you up because I wanted to earn your money. But glancing back, I found you truly handsome...

"I started caring for you, gradually, I even feel like I could die for you..."

You are freaky, you know that?!

Yan Huan was quite scared, unable to utter a word, immediately reaching out to the door handle intending to get off the car.

"Click!"

It's locked!

Yan Huan took a deep breath, turned around, forcing a smile, and said,

"...Sorry, but I already have someone I like; she's a girl."

"Oh..."

To his surprise, upon hearing this, the driver seemed more excited rather than disappointed,

"I like you even more～"

Your mother!

"Meow-chan!"

Seeing this, Yan Huan's face darkened, instantly calling Meow-chan.

"Meow!"

The virtual Meow-chan appeared by the driver's lock button, gently pushed, and the door handle unlocked immediately.

Then, Yan Huan took out a large yen bill, threw it at the driver's face, and swiftly got off the car.

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