May 23rd, 10 AM.
At this time when the sun was already high in the sky, Haru, who was used to getting up early, was uncharacteristically lying in bed, his face still showing traces of fatigue.
"Tsk, even after sleeping, my body still feels somewhat weak..."
Haru raised his hand to his forehead, looking at the bright sunlight outside the window and sighing.
After last night's battle with a certain female fairy until complete exhaustion, he had never missed his past body that could withstand Kevin's Shamash so much.
That was an invincible body that Haru had spent great effort cultivating based on experience from multiple loops, capable of enduring countless tribulations without destruction, even having self-healing abilities comparable to Fu Hua after fusing with Garuda factors.
Unfortunately, the Cocoon of Finality wasn't easy to deal with either.
In that final loop, Haru had sublimated to the extreme, risking everything to destroy the Cocoon of Finality, but the Cocoon had also forcibly reset the timeline, using its authority to regress his power back to that of an ordinary person.
From the results, he and the Cocoon of Finality were mutually defeated, or rather Haru had won miserably.
Fortunately, Haru himself had fought to escape the predicament of loops, to no longer be crushed to death by Honkai. His obsession with power wasn't deep, so he could accept becoming an ordinary person after achieving his goal.
It's just that...
After Master Haru had his essence forcibly extracted by the female fairy, his aching waist made him can't help but contemplate whether there was a possibility of regaining his power.
The existence of the Cocoon of Finality had both advantages and disadvantages.
Although it brought down the disaster called Honkai to screen civilizations, it also converted imaginary energy from the tree into easily absorbed Honkai energy, allowing humanity to embark on a path of evolution through individual might.
Now that the Cocoon of Finality was gone, it was hard for ordinary people to even come into contact with imaginary energy, let alone convert it for their own use.
Using concepts from fantasy novels...
The Cocoon of Finality's arrival brought a spiritual energy revival. Those with spiritual roots (Honkai resistance) could cultivate immortality, but after Haru destroyed the cocoon, Earth returned to an age of spiritual decline, naturally cutting off the path of cultivation.
Even the cleverest housewife can't cook without rice. Even someone with great emperor potential like Kevin could only be a corporate slave in a world without Honkai.
"I have past cultivation experience and don't need the Cocoon of Finality's filtering and conversion - I can directly absorb imaginary energy to cultivate. The problem is, in this mundane world, where would I find imaginary energy?"
Haru shook his head helplessly.
He knew that worlds were essentially leaves and branches on the Imaginary Tree. To seek power to defeat the Cocoon of Finality, he had even personally found ways to climb the Imaginary Tree, closely comprehending this origin that gave birth to countless worlds.
Most worlds born from the Imaginary Tree were imaginary spaces where imaginary energy could be found everywhere, but they weren't suitable for biological survival.
The world he was currently in was one of the few real number spaces capable of giving birth to life. Imaginary energy might flow through here, but it was hard to truly invade the world's interior.
"Troublesome. Unless humanity's technology tree reaches the level of observing imaginary space, or I happen to find remains of imaginary monsters that accidentally flowed into this world, there's basically no hope of encountering imaginary energy."
"This world is quite close to the Sea of Quanta, but switching from the imaginary side to the quantum side isn't easy either. Besides, the Sea of Quanta is very picky - except for Seele, basically no one can gain the Sea of Quanta's favor."
After contemplating in his heart, Haru reached two words as conclusion—
Leave it to fate!
In an age of spiritual decline, wanting to embark on the path of cultivation required nothing but tremendous fortune.
In other words, he could currently only use an ordinary person's physical condition to resist that bone-marrow-draining female fairy.
Thinking of this, Haru's gaze unconsciously turned to the beauty beside his pillow.
"Mmm, Haru, good morning~"
Perhaps awakened by the movement Haru made, Elysia rubbed her sleepy eyes, then seemed to notice something.
"Eh, your complexion looks somewhat haggard!"
"Why I'm haggard - don't you have some idea in your heart?"
Haru rubbed his brow, his narrowed dark eyes making Elysia feel somewhat guilty.
The girl sat up from the bed, her silk nightgown sliding down from her smooth shoulders, inadvertently revealing a deep, snowy cleavage at her chest.
And this was the culprit that had drained Haru's body!
"Ahem, you can't blame Miss Fairy for this. You voluntarily went into the bathroom with Miss Fairy..."
Elysia pressed her body against him, hugging Haru's arm while defending herself.
"I was willing at first, but only at first!"
Haru darkened his face and flicked the girl's forehead with his finger. "Five times, a full five times! I called for a stop at the third time, but you little fairy wanted to continue!"
He wasn't some stallion character from doujinshi with exaggerated output and stamina abilities. Moreover, men feel best during the first few times - too many times afterward actually becomes painful.
Haru only felt somewhat weak now because he had a habit of morning exercise and had better physical condition than average people.
If someone with a weaker constitution had gone five times, they probably wouldn't even be able to get out of bed today.
"Ehehe, it was such a rare opportunity!"
Elysia shrank her head, looking unreasonable yet confident. "We hadn't bathed together in so long, so Miss Fairy wanted to be more intimate and try some things she hadn't experienced before!"
"Sometimes I really wonder whether you're a fairy or a succubus..."
Haru looked at Elysia, then touched his faintly aching waist, couldn't help but complain: "Pink hair, pink eyes - add a heart-shaped tail and wouldn't this be the classic succubus image?!"
"Then... should I cosplay as a succubus to help you out next time?"
Elysia's eyes lit up as she asked tentatively.
Although she was a pure and flawless pink fairy, disguising as a dark, seductive succubus and treating her fiancé as a energy source to drain ruthlessly seemed to have a contrasting kind of thrill.
Wait, how are you getting interested in this?
Faced with Elysia's suggestion, Haru was stunned for a moment, then said with heartfelt pain.
"Elysia, you've changed. Before when I said you were like a succubus you would argue back, but now you only think about roleplaying. Too depraved..."
"But the person who corrupted the pure Miss Fairy like white paper was you, Haru!"
Elysia's long hair flowed, her red lips slightly parted, her pretty face radiating crystalline light in the sunlight.
"Miss Fairy originally didn't understand lewd things either. It's because of you that Miss Fairy became interested in these things. So, you have to take good responsibility for Miss Fairy and satisfy her desires~"
"So this is my own doing?"
Haru met the girl's pink-blue eyes. In less than a moment he was defeated, walking down from the bed while supporting his waist amid the girl's snickering.
Well, there was temporarily no way to subdue this female fairy.
At this point, he should think about what aphrodisiac dishes to cook for lunch... Without imaginary energy to cultivate, he could only use dietary supplements to recover his body's deficiency.
Weekend time always passes quickly.
If possible, many working people would probably hope to live a life of seven days off per week.
Haru felt there wasn't much difference, because he didn't rest at all this Saturday and Sunday.
First he worked on a doujinshi chapter, then took Bronya shopping, and finally came home to be forcibly exploited by the female fairy, leaving him weak all over the next day and nearly exhausted...
This sour feeling was more tiring than working as a corporate slave.
So when May 24th arrived, Haru was actually somewhat looking forward to it.
"Today is Monday, time to officially start at Principle Studio!"
Haru put the carefully simmered goji berry and pork kidney porridge into his mouth, finishing breakfast at lightning speed.
After a day of rest, plus Haru using his superb cooking skills to make several dishes for nourishing yin and yang, he finally managed to replenish his depleted body.
However...
To fully recover the hundreds of millions of lives lost from those five times, he still needed to maintain celibacy for a while.
Lust is a sword hanging over one's head - he couldn't play around with Elysia like that these next few days...
Haru thought to himself, his gaze unconsciously drifting to the pink-haired girl across from him.
Elysia, who was also drinking porridge, seemed to sense something and looked up to meet Haru's eyes, then used her fragrant tongue to lick her glistening red lips, showing a fox-like charming smile.
"There's still time. Want to be intimate before work?"
While speaking, Elysia quietly extended her jade foot under the dining table, rubbing against Haru's thigh.
The small foot wrapped in white stockings felt excellent - soft and smooth while carrying some warmth, easily stirring romantic thoughts.
But Haru was like an old monk in meditation, calmly finishing the last sip of porridge with a bland expression, then putting down the empty bowl.
"No need. On the first day of work, it's better to go early."
"Eh? Alright then..."
Elysia's expression showed some disappointment.
As they say, food and sex are human nature. The girl had originally found these things somewhat embarrassing, staying at the level of kissing and hugging in the early days of their relationship, being incredibly pure.
But as their feelings gradually deepened and they began to involve adult pleasures, Elysia seemed to have opened the door to a new world, experiencing unprecedented joy from it.
Although they hadn't taken the final step...
But every time she played with Haru's body, watching her fiancé show expressions rarely seen in daily life because of her actions, Elysia would feel a sense of satisfaction.
That feeling of gradually shaping Haru into what she liked, marking her lover and completely possessing him, was truly addictive.
"Come on, don't look like a child who didn't get candy. We have a long time together, there will be plenty of opportunities for intimacy."
Noticing Elysia's mood dropping, Haru sighed helplessly and spoke to comfort her.
As someone experienced, he could understand that the girl was at the stage of savoring the marrow after tasting it.
Desire born from love and instinct would make people unconsciously indulge in it, and since Elysia was in love for the first time, she had no resistance to this at all.
This wasn't a big problem.
After spending more time together and trying everything there was to try, Elysia would naturally not be so enthusiastic about intimacy... probably.
Thinking of the girl's personality, Haru suddenly felt somewhat uncertain.
Whatever, he'd cross that bridge when he came to it!
Even if Elysia was like a succubus who would never tire of such things, the techniques he had honed through numerous loops weren't just for show.
Haru confidently raised the corner of his mouth and stepped forward to give Elysia a farewell hug.
"I'm leaving for work. If you miss me at home, you can text me."
"That line should be said by Miss Fairy instead. Well, good luck with your new job~"
Elysia gently kissed Haru's cheek, then seemed to remember something and raised an index finger. "Oh right, do you want to drive Miss Fairy's car to work?"
"Uh, I'll pass..."
Haru thought for a moment and decisively shook his head.
With Elysia's income, even a commuter car couldn't possibly be that bad, but the problem was the girl had chosen her favorite pink for the car's color.
A grown man driving a flashy pink car to work would be quite discordant in style.
"Principle Studio isn't far from here either. Just a few subway stops. Let's keep the car at home - you might need it when you go out to shoot videos."
"True, then be careful on the road."
Elysia's eyes rolled as she asked with a grin: "Tonight, you shouldn't come back with lipstick marks from your female boss again, right?"
"Still jealous about the day before yesterday?"
Haru rolled his eyes, his tone half-joking: "Believe it or not, I'll really abandon you and go live off Bronya?"
"Hmph, I don't believe you'd bear to leave Miss Fairy who's as shy as a flower~"
Elysia put her hands on her hips, her cute smile carrying some narcissism.
Faced with such a girl, Haru habitually knocked on her head, then ended the morning's playfulness.
Time was getting late - he should go catch the subway.
If he delayed further, he'd be docked pay by Bronya for being late on his first day!
...
Twenty minutes later.
Haru hurriedly walked out of the subway station, arriving outside Principle Studio again after two days.
The sign that originally read "miHoYo" had been changed to "E.T.Studio," completely announcing the company's change of ownership.
Haru didn't have any particular feelings about this, since he was just a new employee who had just joined.
But Qingque might be different. This girl, who was about the same height as pre-development Bronya, was the only veteran in Principle Studio who had worked at miHoYo.
Her feelings were probably somewhat complex...
Haru speculated as he walked into the studio, then saw Qingque sitting at her workstation, cheering at the computer screen.
"Thirteen Orphans, haha, this hand was so satisfying!"
Well, he had guessed wrong...
Truly worthy of being the genius mahjong girl who wanted to put a mahjong table in the studio's rest area. For Qingque, the company's change of ownership probably wasn't as important as playing a round of mahjong.
Haru smiled helplessly and greeted Qingque.
"Good morning, Qingque. Aren't you afraid Bronya will catch you playing mahjong during work hours?"
"Huh? Is the boss here?!"
Qingque immediately closed the game with amazing hand speed and looked around guiltily. Finding no sign of Bronya behind Haru, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ahem, it's still a few minutes before work starts anyway, so no problem!"
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