Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!

Chapter 1621 - 1619: Setsuna’s Thoughts

"Stop right there."

Fang Zheng quickly grabbed Setsuna’s hands.

"Why are you doing this?"

"Because Little Hei said they do this to you often."

Just knew that little guy was causing trouble behind the scenes.

Upon hearing Setsuna’s response, Fang Zheng rolled his eyes helplessly and looked back at Setsuna in front of him.

"What I mean is, why did you come to our house? Why do you want to live here?"

"Because you said before that my confession to you was too sudden, right?"

"Yes, I did say that."

Upon hearing Setsuna’s response, Fang Zheng thought for a moment and then nodded.

"So I came."

"...Huh?"

Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment by this unclear answer before he realized.

"You mean... from now on?"

"That’s right, if we slowly get familiar from now, it should be okay."

Is there such an explanation?

"What about your family?"

"My mother works in Paris."

Setsuna just said that, clearly not planning to elaborate further.

So she was indicating that staying out is no issue, no wonder she came directly...

"Although I have a lot to ask you, let’s wait until after the bath to discuss."

After saying this, Fang Zheng directly pushed Setsuna out, closed the door again, and shook his head helplessly.

What kind of crazy development is this?

After bathing, Fang Zheng and Setsuna sat back at the table and resumed the unfinished conversation from earlier.

"Where should I start... Well, to be honest, I still want to know why you like me."

"Do you remember the scene when we first met?"

"The first time... Oh... Hmm? Just that?"

Fang Zheng wasn’t a fool. He hadn’t mentioned it before, but now that Setsuna brought it up, he naturally understood what she meant. After all, the hero saving the beauty is an age-old trope in love stories. But in Fang Zheng’s view, there was still a big difference between what happened and such a cliché.

After all, the other party wasn’t some Primitive Sprite nor some QB, just a group of ordinary students. For Fang Zheng, it was like an adult seeing a bunch of kids smoking on the street and scolding them, nothing more.

But Setsuna obviously saw it differently.

"Alright, I understand."

Fang Zheng didn’t plan to dwell on this question too much. After all, everyone has different thoughts, right?

"But, do you really understand what you’re doing? You already know, right, I have many girlfriends, and maybe I’ll neglect you for someone else. Isn’t it better to find a man who loves you wholeheartedly?"

Fang Zheng obviously wasn’t easily persuaded.

"And you should know, not just now, but in the future, there might be other girls joining. Do you really know what you’re doing?"

If it were another world, Fang Zheng wouldn’t have said much, but this world is different, it’s a World of Love. To put it bluntly, the girls in this world all have a "romantic brain."

Of course, this doesn’t mean that girls in other worlds don’t understand love, but everyone’s worldview and perspective on love differ because of the world they live in. Like Kurumi in the Elf World, Little Hei in the Moon World, and Asuna and Eiriri in the Game World, and so on.

Let’s put it this way, if the romantic component in the brains of the girls in Fang Zheng’s harem doesn’t exceed fifty percent, then for the girls in this world, at least eighty percent of their brains are filled with romance, leaving nothing else more important.

This sets them apart from others significantly. Asuna, besides romance, loves playing games; Eiriri, besides romance, can draw doujinshi. Simply put, for them, romance is very important but not to the extent of controlling their lives.

But the girls in this world are wholly devoted to romance.

This is also why crimes of passion are frequent in this world.

It’s also why Fang Zheng is reluctant to find a girlfriend in this world since the prospect of someone potentially dying for love is too terrifying.

The reason Fang Zheng didn’t immediately reject Setsuna is because she is relatively safer among these girls. After all, when he was doing strategy tasks in the World of Love, none of the BAD ENDS he foresaw with Future Sight involved Setsuna.

In contrast, World and Yukina appeared frequently without fail, causing endless storms; suicide, homicide, accidental deaths occurred more frequently than in Conan manga.

Hence, Fang Zheng naturally keeps a distance from World and Yukina.

"..."

As expected, upon hearing this, Setsuna’s expression slightly changed.

"Is it necessary?"

"Of course not, I’m just saying it might happen."

Upon hearing Setsuna’s inquiry, Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief inside.

It seems his thoughts are correct, the possessiveness of girls in the World of Love is indeed strong.

"I won’t actively pursue anyone, but if she likes me, and I like her, I won’t refuse either. Of course, everyone is clear about the decisions they make and the consequences of those decisions. As I said, once you make a decision, you have to accept the consequences."

With that, Fang Zheng stood up and looked at the silent Setsuna.

"Alright, that’s all I have to say. Think it over carefully."

After saying this, Fang Zheng turned and went back to his room, then... Sora sneaked in.

"Brother, how did it go?"

"I don’t know either, to be honest... I hope it’s not too troublesome."

Faced with Sora’s question, Fang Zheng spread his hands helplessly. He liked Setsuna, but now Fang Zheng had to consider the harmony and stability of his harem. If Setsuna couldn’t accept it, accepting her confession is like planting a time bomb in the harem that could go off anytime.

Balancing everything is very difficult; sometimes there might be slight tilts.

But directly favoring one person, or someone explicitly demanding it, is another matter.

Fang Zheng feels that he somewhat understands the feelings of ancient Emperors now.

No wonder all sorts of petty issues arose in ancient harems, because of situations like this... The Emperor favored a certain concubine, naturally displeasing the others; negligence was one thing, but plots to make a concubine fall out of favor, or even hurting her or causing accidental deaths, were countless in historical tales.

Fang Zheng doesn’t want his harem to devolve into such chaos since it’s still developing "healthily."

As for what decision Setsuna will make... only she knows.