Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?-Chapter 47 - 46: Can’t You Kiss?

Wen Nan recalled carefully again, and it seemed that since that icy-hot night, he hadn’t seen Little Pepper.

How did he offend this "Little Fire Dragon"?

Recalling the last meeting, when Little Pepper aggressively questioned Wen Nan why he hadn’t replied to her messages, Wen Nan shivered and quickly brought up his message interface from the system.

Opening the chat box with Little Pepper, messages popped up one after another.

[Little Pepper: Who’s that skinny short-haired girl?! Why do you look so close to her!]

[Little Pepper: And that sister next to her, exuding cold air, obviously doesn’t vibe with me, yet you’re so close to her!]

[Little Pepper: Are you having a change of heart! And even two-timing!]

[Little Pepper: I’m still pursuing you! How can you do this!]

[Little Pepper: I’m furious!]

[Little Pepper: But your kiss that night... was quite intense...]

[Little Pepper: *Facepalm jpg*]

[Little Pepper: No! Why are you so skilled at this!]

[Little Pepper: That was my first kiss!]

[Little Pepper: You have to take responsibility! I’m unilaterally announcing we’re together]

[Little Pepper: Did you hear that]

[Little Pepper: Why aren’t you responding]

[Little Pepper: I’m still angry, aren’t you going to coax me]

[Little Pepper: Fine, if you’re ignoring me, then starting now, for the next three days, I won’t talk to you either]

[Little Pepper: ...]

[Little Pepper: Are you really not going to reply for an entire day and night just because I’m not talking to you]

[Little Pepper: If you keep ignoring me, I’m going to your school to find you!]

[Little Pepper: Voicemail call canceled]

[Little Pepper: Voicemail call canceled]

[Little Pepper: I’m downstairs at your dorm! Hurry and come down!]

[Little Pepper: You big idiot! Come down already!]

[Little Pepper: Voicemail call canceled]

[Little Pepper: It’s so cold down here at your dorm, I’ve been waiting for so long]

[Little Pepper: Voicemail call canceled]

[Little Pepper: You big idiot, if you don’t reply, you’re dead meat]

...

The last message was sent a day ago.

Ugh.

Wen Nan felt a headache coming on.

Wait, this player and character chat system, if you don’t specifically bring it up from the backend, it doesn’t automatically pop up notifications?

He didn’t ignore the messages on purpose; it’s just that he was busy with main and side quests these past two days and forgot to pull up the character chat system to check.

But now, explaining seemed too late.

In fact, Wen Nan didn’t know how to explain it either. He couldn’t exactly say he was busy wiping "little chalks" these past two days, could he?

Besides, even if he wanted to explain, judging by the way she’s charging over, she probably wouldn’t listen anyway...

But no matter what, he had to try to coax her.

Thinking of this, Wen Nan raised a hand, "Let me explain—"

—Boom!

Just as he started, she charged over and bit Wen Nan’s arm, and the orange flames spewed from her lips quickly spread over his entire arm.

In an instant, his arm was burning like a torch.

...

...

[∑(;°Д°)]

[c( O.O )ɔ]

[(⊙_◎)]

[Huh?]

[丸辣]

[Hit by an attack]

[What attack? Samadhi True Fire?]

[What Samadhi True Fire]

[Little Pepper is a fire-type ghost, once she locks onto a target to attack, there’s no escaping it]

[But last time on the school playground, wasn’t there a successful escape]

[Last time the host managed to kiss her before she locked on, preventing the attack. Later, Aunt Mei, a high-level female ghost whose attribute countered Little Pepper’s, came to aid, allowing an escape. This time, it’s not so simple]

[No escape?]

[Will the host turn into charcoal roasted pork hooves]

[Worse than that. In this game, the pain sensation is replicated 100 percent. Jiu Cilang’s arm getting burned feels as painful as in real life when you stick your hand into a furnace]

[If he starts screaming or moaning in pain, or becoming emotionally unstable, afraid, or pleading, Little Pepper will ghostify]

[Once Little Pepper ghostifies, she’s scarier than a demon from hell; the host with a lv1 body will be doomed]

[Moreover, once she ghostifies, the previous progress will likely be lost. The longer the ghostification, the quicker the progress drops. This is the final mission, and if her progress drops below 60%, the host won’t have a chance to turn it around, and this trial will be considered a failure]

[What should be done then?]

[There’s only one way: don’t let her ghostify]

[But she’s in a fury now, any provocation might cause ghostification]

[Look at the host’s arm, it’s almost cooked; this kind of pain, a normal person couldn’t bear it]

[If the host shows even a hint of fear or instability, then it’s over]

[Then it’s a goner]

...

...

However, the scene of Wen Nan wailing in pain did not happen as the barrage predicted.

Wen Nan glanced at his arm, roasted to a crisp, but his face showed no sign of discomfort, as if the arm wasn’t even attached to his shoulder.

After a brief pause, he even smiled at Little Pepper, bringing his flaming arm closer, "Take a bite, satisfied? Why like a little cat, get anxious and bite people?"

...

...

[?]

[??]

[∑(O_O;)]

[What’s wrong? Why isn’t the host reacting?]

[His arm is burned like that, yet he’s still flirting?]

[Unfeeling Iron Hand?!]

[This isn’t scientific]

[Could it be because the armor is maxed out?]

[Just a level one small fry, maxed armor is useless. That fire burns, can make you cry for your mom and dad]

[Indeed, not to mention level one, even if he uses Flower Tear to raise the armor points to 300, he’d still feel the pain]

[Then why? Does the boss not have a sense of pain?]

[Damaged pain receptors?]

...

...

Wen Nan can feel pain, but he can endure it.

The reason he’s so pain-tolerant is that he’s used to it, just like he’s used to living peacefully like an ordinary person in a world full of monsters and demons.

Why is he so pain-tolerant?

Because he once experienced the greatest pain a man can endure—

That was in his second year at Taoyuan Mental Hospital when he fell for a girl.

That girl was the first to step into and understand his world; they were drawn to each other from the first meeting, sharing endless common topics.

They quickly fell in love, and not long after, were about to reach the last step, on the verge of a home run when something unexpected happened to Wen Nan—

He discovered his true form was actually a white dragon.

It’s well known that dragons have two.

He told his girlfriend about this and politely asked if he could use both. His girlfriend was troubled because she was inexperienced and afraid of the pain.

Of course, this was no problem for Wen Nan.

Wen Nan, a daring person, called upon his best buddy, Water Monkey, to help solve this problem that night.

Water Monkey, being loyal, swiftly chopped one off with a knife.

Pain, immense pain, unbearable pain.

But later, Wen Nan and his girlfriend spent an unforgettable night, and he felt this pain was worth it.

However, he didn’t expect this ordeal brought a side effect—

Since then, Wen Nan experienced phantom limb pains intermittently.

This pain accompanied him for many years, making him extremely thick-skinned and pain-tolerant.

Of course, being able to endure pain doesn’t mean he can watch his arm turn into charcoal and still smile.

There’s another reason for his current calm demeanor—

He just got off Lin Xue Mei’s bed not long ago, his entire body chilled like an ice block, so this fire burning his hand didn’t feel as painful, instead quite warm.

Seeing Wen Nan’s nonchalance, Little Pepper was a bit baffled.

She’d never seen anyone smile after being burned by her fire.

Stunned for a moment and remembering her anger, Little Pepper puffed her cheeks, furrowed her brows, and angrily opened her mouth: "Why didn’t you reply to me—hmm?!"

Before she could finish, Wen Nan leaned in and pressed his lips firmly against hers.

The scorching lips gradually cooled under Wen Nan’s kiss.

The intense flames around her dissipated unnoticed, as did the fire on Wen Nan’s arm.

Feeling the person in his arms gradually stop struggling, Wen Nan released her lips.

Only then could Little Pepper catch her breath, taking a deep breath and exhaling it long, her face blushing deeply—though the blush was hidden under her dark skin, barely noticeable.

With her eyes downcast, she hummed softly, "Kissing for so long, were you trying to suffocate me?"

Hearing this, Wen Nan laughed, wrapped his arms around her slender and firm waist, and countered, "Don’t you know how to kiss? Use your nose to breathe, silly."

Recalling her previous question about "why are you so skilled," Little Pepper’s expression turned cold again.

Seeing this, Wen Nan asked her, "What’s up? Angry again?"

Little Pepper pouted and didn’t answer.

Wen Nan stared at her, "Won’t say? Then I’ll kiss you."

Panicking, Little Pepper raised her hand to pinch Wen Nan’s lips, "No!"

After a moment of thought, she said, "Did you see the messages I sent you?"

With his lips pinched, Wen Nan mumbled an "mm" in response.

Little Pepper continued, "You kissed me, so you have to take responsibility and be my boyfriend, got it?"

Wen Nan moved her hand away, pretended to ponder, and then said, "Being your boyfriend isn’t out of the question."

Little Pepper had been pursuing Ye Jiu for a long time, and he had never given in before. She didn’t expect him to relent now.

This made her extremely delighted, eyes gleaming, mouth widening into a big smile, "Really?!"

Wen Nan thought again and said, "Call me Daddy once, and I’ll agree to it."