Miyu sat in the courtyard, floating quietly with her pillow.
Calm. Peaceful.
Expressionless.
Rin watched from behind a pillar, trembling with determination.
"Today," he whispered,
"I, RIN THE ETERNAL DEVOTEE…
WILL MAKE MIYU-SAMA LAUGH!!!"
Tien dropped his broom.
"WHY?! WHY WOULD YOU TRY THAT?!
SHE HASN'T LAUGHED SINCE CHAPTER ONE—AND THAT WAS A BREATHING GLITCH!"
Rin pointed dramatically at the sky.
"This is my new mission.
My holy quest.
My destiny!"
Tien covered his face.
"Your destiny is death…"
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⭐ 1. ATTEMPT #1 — THE JOKE
Rin cleared his throat, walked up to Miyu, and bowed.
"Miyu-sama! Please listen to my divine humor!"
Miyu blinked.
"…No."
Rin took that as encouragement.
"What do you call a dirty immortal—
who tries to fight Miyu-sama—?"
Miyu stared blankly.
"…Ugly."
Rin froze.
"H-How did you know the punchline?!"
She blinked again.
"…He was ugly."
Rin coughed blood from emotional damage.
Tien screamed.
"YOU CAN'T OUT-JOKE THE MC, RIN! SHE DOESN'T DO HUMOR!"
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⭐ 2. ATTEMPT #2 — THE CLOWN STUNT
Rin put on a fake nose he found somewhere.
"Miyu-sama! Look! I'm a clown! Hehe—"
Lucina appeared behind him.
"That nose is 2.3 centimeters crooked."
Rin froze.
"C-Crooked?!"
Miyu turned.
Her expression sharpened.
"…Crooked."
Rin screamed and ripped the nose off so fast he punched himself in the face.
He fell unconscious.
Miyu blinked and floated away.
"…Idiot."
Tien slapped his forehead.
"IMAGINE TRYING TO MAKE A CLEAN FREAK LAUGH WITH A CROOKED PROPS—YOU DESERVE THAT!"
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⭐ 3. ATTEMPT #3 — THE AMAZING MAGIC TRICK
Rin regained consciousness with renewed determination.
He dragged Aurelius aside.
"Master Aurelius, teach me a flashy sword trick!
Something cool!
Something that will make Miyu-sama giggle!"
Aurelius sighed.
"Miyu does not giggle."
But Rin begged until Aurelius relented.
Ten minutes later…
Rin walked into the courtyard proudly holding a wooden sword.
He raised it dramatically.
"BEHOLD, MIYU-SAMA!
MY COSMIC CLEANLINESS SLASH—!!!"
He swung.
The tip hit a tree.
The tree exploded.
Everyone screamed.
Rin fell backward into a pond.
Aurelius facepalmed.
"Rin, that was a *normal swing.*
How did it explode?!"
ALKA-9 scanned the tree stump.
"Tree was dirty. It disintegrated from shame."
Miyu blinked.
"…Good boy."
Rin screamed internally and fainted again.
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⭐ 4. ATTEMPT #4 — THE IMITATION
Rin's next plan was suicidal.
He approached Miyu and attempted:
"A—Ahem! I will now imitate Miyu-sama!"
He hugged a pillow.
Floated by stepping on a rock.
Narrowed his eyes to look cold and divine.
"…Order," he whispered.
"…Clean," he added.
"…Ugly," he tried.
Tien shouted:
"STOP BEFORE SHE KILLS YOU—!!!"
But it was already too late.
Miyu stared.
Just stared.
Rin felt his soul leave his body.
"I… apologize…"
He collapsed in defeat.
Miyu blinked once.
"…Weird."
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⭐ 5. ATTEMPT #5 — THE FINAL GAMBIT
Rin stood up shakily, blood dripping from his nose.
"I have one last technique…
Guaranteed to make Miyu-sama laugh…
My ultimate move…"
He stepped forward.
Every attendant sensed danger.
Lucina: "Stand back."
Minn: "Probability of disaster: 100%."
Aurelius: "Oh heavens…"
ALKA-9: "Rin, do not—"
Rhyona: "I am preparing the exorcism."
Rin inhaled deeply.
Then—
He tickled her.
Everyone froze.
A bird died midair.
A tree fainted.
The mountain shook in disbelief.
Miyu blinked slowly.
Her face remained perfectly blank.
"…Stop."
Rin cried blood.
"D-Did… it work…?"
Miyu tilted her head slightly.
"…No."
Rin flew backwards 30 meters from the psychic pressure of pure disappointment.
He hit a wall.
He fainted for the 9th time today.
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⭐ ENDING — A TINY MIRACLE
Auntie Bao checked Rin.
"He's alive."
Tien stared at him on the ground.
"I don't know how.
Or why.
Or if it's a blessing or curse."
Aurelius sighed.
"He is… persistent."
Minn added a new note:
**Rin's daily fainting average: 8.3 times**
Lucina wrote a new rule:
**DUSTWIND RULE #108 — Do NOT attempt to imitate Miyu.**
Miyu floated away hugging her pillow.
Expression still blank.
But…
Auntie Bao tilted her head.
"Hmm? Sweetie… I thought I saw you smile just a tiny bit?"
Miyu blinked.
"…No."
But for a split second, the corner of her lips **did** rise—
0.001 centimeters.
Enough to make the universe gasp.
And Rin?
He suddenly woke up, eyes sparkling.
"She smiled…
I FELT IT!!!"
Tien yelled:
"NO YOU DIDN'T—YOU WERE UNCONSCIOUS!!!"
Rin pointed to the sky.
"This is the beginning…
of my legend…"