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"But I've been too busy with work to find anyone I like."
"Plus what I've seen and heard in court..."
Eri Kisaki is exceptionally talented, excelling in appearance, figure, fame, and income.
It's natural that it's hard for him to be attracted to other men.
As a lawyer by profession, I have handled many legal cases and deeply feel that marriage can bring a lot of unhappiness.
Therefore, there is a subtle, subconscious resistance.
"So, Sister Fei has been like this for so many years."
Have you always been alone?
Ran Mouri was somewhat surprised.
With Eri Kisaki's excellence, she could have any man she wanted just by beckoning him.
When Ran Mouri occasionally visited the law firm, she had seen many gifts given to Eri Kisaki by men.
Especially with gifts like bouquets and chocolates that symbolize love, it's clear that Eri has many suitors.
Ran Mouri had already prepared herself mentally, assuming that Eri Kisaki had at least one or two secret romances.
"It's already this late."
"How could I possibly lie to you?"
"Over the years, I really haven't been interested in dating."
Eri Kisaki guessed Ran Mouri's thoughts and once again gave a negative answer.
Anyway... Ran Mouri asked about the past years, not the present.
"Sister Fei has been around for so many years."
"Wouldn't you always be lonely?"
Ran Mouri felt a little guilty.
She felt that Eri Kisaki had remained single because she cared about her.
"Everyone's busy with work, what's there to feel lonely about?"
Eri Kisaki smiled and shook her head.
But she couldn't help but fantasize that if she had met Izuki Qingtian earlier, perhaps she...
There was an unnatural element to the laughter; both Ran Mouri and Sonoko could hear a hint of regret in it.
"Sister Fei, how about..."
Ran Mouri crept up to Eri Kisaki in the dark and whispered a few words in her ear.
The general idea is that, given the current situation, it's hard to say when rescue will be available.
Food and fresh water cannot be guaranteed, and if they are unlucky, they may only live for a few more days at most.
While we're still in relatively good spirits, let Izuki Qingtian take us to play in the Mind Illusion.
This can be seen as Ran Mouri's way of making amends to Eri Kisaki.
"How...how could this be?!"
"Xiao Lan, you're going too far..."
Eri Kisaki blushed slightly at the teasing.
She certainly knew how fun the strange adventures in the mind's eye were, and how they allowed her to completely forget the troubles of reality.
But they also know that once they become immersed in the illusion, it is difficult to pay attention to the situation in reality.
Fighting monsters and completing challenges in a fantasy world are, in reality, considered shameful and embarrassing acts.
Not to mention, in front of Ran Mouri,
Eri Kisaki was simply too reserved to let loose.
"Sister Fei, it's actually really fun."
"Just give it a try!"
"So that there won't be any more opportunities later."
Ran Mouri urged again,
If it were before, when she didn't know about illusions, she definitely wouldn't have given such advice.
After experiencing the various captivating adventures within the realm of mental illusion,
Ran Mouri already considers that to be the most joyful and fascinating thing in the world.
Considering that Eri Kisaki has been working almost non-stop in recent years, with virtually no time for leisure,
Ran Mouri naturally felt even more guilty and wanted to make Eri Kisaki happier no matter what.
"Sister Fei, don't be shy."
Sonoko chimed in, "Mr. Itake is very kind; he certainly won't refuse."
"Since I'm bored anyway, I might as well have some fun."
Unlike Ran Mouri,
Sonoko's move was purely opportunistic; she was not only helping Eri Kisaki, but also herself.
If Eri Kisaki goes to play in the Mind Illusion, she will naturally have a legitimate reason to join in the fun later.
Before long, under the persuasion of Ran Mouri and Sonoko, Eri Kisaki could only reluctantly agree.
To help the three alleviate their fear of the future
Izuki Karuta was always willing to grant requests.
Although I was distracted by various things just now, which took a lot of my time and left me feeling a bit listless,
However, by simply circulating the Reversal Mysterious Heaven Technique slightly, one can use the evil energy to restore one's spirit.
Ran Mouri and Sonoko were also massaging Itake Karuta to help him cheer up.
Before long, Izuki Karita led Eri Kisaki back into the mental illusion.
This time, the rubber boat was stabilized by the evil energy and stopped turbulent.
The situation in the mental illusion realm has also become much more stable.
Izuki Karuta can engage in normal fantasy adventures with Kisaki Eri.
To enrich the adventure experience and extend the adventure time,
Izuki Karuta even manually selected a fantasy-themed world.
This fantasy world is like a game; you need to level up by fighting monsters, collect equipment, practice your weapons, and the goal of clearing the game is to defeat the Heavenly Pillar Demon King.
However, Eri Kisaki always pays attention to how people perceive her in real life.
Even though the rubber boat was completely dark and Ran and Sonoko couldn't see what was going on, they were still in the dark.
But Eri Kisaki was still extremely concerned and deliberately suppressed her every move during her adventure in the illusion.
Distracted, Eri's fantasy adventure is destined to be unsuccessful; she is always defeated by accident when trying to gain experience points from monsters.
Even if they rallied and fought again, they couldn't hold on for long and were defeated once more.
"This, this is really fun."
"But... let's have Ran continue..."
Eri Kisaki was already struggling to stay awake, and she voluntarily withdrew from the illusion adventure in less than 20 minutes.
However, the fantasy adventure did not end there.
Izuki Karuta is maintaining the illusion, waiting for the next teammate to join the adventure.
"Sonoko, it's your turn to play now."
Mao Lilan said.
"This...this isn't a good idea..."
Yuanzi made a pretentious excuse.
"Yuanzi, stop pretending."
"I knew you wanted to play around."
Ran Mouri chuckled, "Anyway, you won't last long, so it's okay to let you play for a while."
Ran Mouri was perfectly aware of Sonoko's little scheme.
If it weren't for her best friend's friendship, Sonoko would probably have already gone to great lengths to visit the Mindful Illusion.
So Ran Mouri had always helped Sonoko whenever she could, agreeing to various slightly inappropriate requests.
However, there is no need to hide it now.
"This...this isn't my fault."