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Watching the content of this simulation, Xu Nian was completely dumbfounded.

Seriously, girl?!

S-so, in other words, her girlfriend was about to take control of this Ferris wheel and wreak havoc, then lock her in a place with no doors, denying her even the chance to use her lock-picking skills, and imprison her indefinitely.

All because she sang a song?

Since when did Xu Nian’s love songs have the power to trigger a protagonist’s power surge?!

Damn it!

Xu Nian didn’t have time to carefully analyze the simulation’s content or the reward choices.

Clearly, stopping Su Qingya from going berserk was the right thing to do.

Power surges could be good or bad.

But the one Su Qingya was experiencing was definitely the bad kind.

No matter how you looked at it, Su Qingya’s mental state was completely off!

It was like a full-blown yandere explosion.

“Qingya! Calm down! I’m not crazy! I’m really not crazy, and I’m not being controlled by the Emotion Beasts either—I was just singing you a love song!”

At this point, Xu Nian couldn’t care less about the rules.

If she didn’t speak up, how else was she supposed to talk Su Qingya down?

“No… I can’t lose Nian Nian…”

Su Qingya shook her head, and this time, Xu Nian could hear her muttering something under her breath.

Unfortunately, she seemed lost in her own world, completely ignoring Xu Nian’s words.

Xu Nian had already taken the risk of calling out to Su Qingya.

But Su Qingya remained in that trance-like state—no matter how much Xu Nian shouted or shook her, nothing worked.

Xu Nian was genuinely panicking now.

What to do, what to do?!

Her gaze suddenly fell on her left hand. Remembering what she’d seen in dramas, and considering she’d had a successful case before, she raised her hand and slapped Su Qingya across the other cheek.

Su Qingya was stunned.

But at least she snapped out of that dazed state, looking at Xu Nian in disbelief.

Xu Nian didn’t bother explaining. Instead, she pinned Su Qingya to the floor of the cabin, straddling her as dark mist swirled around them. Tears welled up uncontrollably in the corners of her eyes.

“Wake the hell up already!”

Xu Nian raised her hand again, but now that Su Qingya was somewhat lucid, she couldn’t bring herself to hit her. In a moment of impulsiveness, she leaned down and kissed her instead.

Su Qingya felt like all the air in her lungs was being sucked out by Xu Nian. Maybe it was the lack of oxygen, but after a brief mental shutdown, her mind gradually cleared.

She kissed back until Xu Nian, also feeling lightheaded, finally pulled away.

“Nian Nian?”

“I’m really not crazy, and I’m not under any influence—I was just singing! Can you please listen to me?!” Xu Nian spoke rapidly, her face flushed as she gasped for breath.

She wiped the lingering moisture from her lips with her sleeve.

[Fear Level: 72%]

“I’m sorry, I’m really sorry! It’s my fault for not explaining first. Just calm down, okay?”

“Nian Nian… you’re crying?”

“N-no! I’m not that much of a weakling! You’re the one who needs to calm down and pull yourself together. If you really don’t want to lose me, then stop making me worry like this!”

“Mmm… Nian Nian, didn’t we agree not to talk on the Ferris wheel?”

Su Qingya’s fear gradually stabilized. She pitifully rubbed the spot where she’d been slapped, her beautiful eyes filled with a hint of resentment.

The reason Su Qingya had started speaking was simple.

Xu Nian had spoken first—and a lot.

If breaking the rule led to consequences, she was willing to face them together with Xu Nian.

“This is all my fault… I just thought—since this is the biggest Ferris wheel—if I sang you a love song at the top, you’d be really happy, right? And I was singing with laughter! The rules said laughter can avoid danger… Mmm, I should’ve told you beforehand.”

Xu Nian still didn’t reveal that she had a simulator system.

“Y-you were singing just now?” Su Qingya asked, incredulous.

“W-what? Doesn’t it sound like it?”

“Pfft… it was… kinda nice.”

“Your face says otherwise!”

Xu Nian was mortified!

Singing with laughter was a hundred times more embarrassing than just singing normally.

Not only that, but she’d wasted a simulation attempt for nothing.

And she’d even accidentally triggered the Love Beast’s hidden trap.

Talk about terrible luck.

“Comfort me.”

Since Xu Nian had just slapped Su Qingya again, the other side of her face was slightly red.

Xu Nian didn’t hesitate—this was deserved compensation.

So she leaned down again, her tongue gently licking the spot she’d struck.

The surrounding dark mist gradually dissipated, and the sun peeked out once more.

Su Qingya had already thrown caution to the wind.

Forget about not talking—screw the rules.

[Fear Level: 32%]

[Fear Level: 59%]

The lower fear level was Xu Nian’s. She noticed it had risen again.

Meaning all her earlier efforts had been in vain.

“Nian Nian, what do you think the Love Beast’s ability is?” Su Qingya asked, enjoying Xu Nian’s ministrations.

“No idea. But who cares? That weakling Emotion Beast—if it dares show itself, we’ll just beat it down together. Easy.”

“Confidence is good, I guess.”

Su Qingya suddenly noticed their cabin was nearing the ground, so she released Xu Nian.

“You slapped me twice. That’s not something I’ll let slide. When we get back, you’ll have to make it up to me properly.”

“Make it up to you… back home?”

Xu Nian’s face turned red.

“D-do whatever you want.”

Su Qingya grinned. “Then I forgive you.”

This kind of apology and forgiveness was just part of their playful dynamic.

A way for both of them to save face.

Once they stepped out of the cabin, Su Qingya immediately noticed the pink-clad staff member looking at her differently.

Fear was hidden in the woman’s eyes.

Even though Xu Nian had stopped Su Qingya’s power surge, everyone who understood what had just happened could sense the terror of that moment.

“Take care on your way out. H-here are your tokens.”

The staff member respectfully handed over the tokens.

“Tell me—what’s the hidden ability of this Ferris wheel?”

After taking the tokens, Su Qingya didn’t leave. Instead, she stepped closer to the staff member, pulling Xu Nian along.

Now that they’d already broken the rules, they might as well confront the Love Beast head-on.

Once someone abandons the idea of leaving unscathed, they become fearless.

“I-it’s nothing much… It just makes anything you say sound like sweet nothings. Even if the other person is a stranger, they’ll accept it. After all… the Lady prefers the energy of love from couples in the early stages of romance.”

“For actual couples, it just… deepens their bond.”

The pink-clad staff member answered truthfully.

The lingering fear radiating from Su Qingya made her tremble, too terrified to even think of defiance.

“Tell your ‘Lady’ to stop pulling this shady crap. Absorbing love between couples and affection between family members is already enough. If she keeps this up, I’ll hunt her down and kill her sooner or later.”

“Y-yes! Of course! I’ll pass on your message exactly as you said!”

This whole thing had crossed a line for Su Qingya.

She found this ability utterly despicable.

Even though it hadn’t affected her and Xu Nian, just imagining it—

If the staff member had succeeded in separating them earlier, and some stranger had flirted with Xu Nian just because she was pretty…

Then the ability would’ve activated.

Wouldn’t that mean she’d been cuckolded?!

How disgusting!

All cuckolders deserve to die!

Su Qingya couldn’t help but feel relieved she’d been vigilant.

Of course, Xu Nian felt the same.

Cuckolders should die!

Was that Love Beast some kind of NTR fetishist?!

“Let’s just find it and kill it.”

“Huh?!!!”