Chapter 51:

Does this mean their relationship has entered a new phase?

Naoko bought a scented pink envelope and stationery, and, with the most abundant emotion of her life, she wrote a unique love letter—yes, her methods of pleasing men were truly meager.

Fortunately, this tactic always worked, even against "Illumi." She

also included a gift, a doll—not expensive, but barely a token of her affection.

The letter and gift were delivered, but she received an even more valuable return gift.

To prepare a return gift, she braved the danger and personally went to the shopping street.

Could it be fate?

Naoko actually saw her online boyfriend in real life.

Amid the throng of people on the street, a man in green, his face covered in nails, walked leisurely. Perhaps due to his burly build, his gait was a bit stiff.

His bald head shone brightly in the sunlight, which was why she noticed him.

But in her eyes, all this was proof of his adorable side.

"Illumi" was no fake; he looked even more masculine than in the photo.

How did such broad hands manage to pull off such impressive moves?

Naoko finally couldn't contain her emotions anymore and hurried forward, greeting him with shining eyes: "Is that you...baby?"

Illumi froze.

Suddenly, a strangely inexplicable crazy woman approached him and called him "baby." That would have been fine, but upon closer inspection, this crazy woman was actually an acquaintance. The

crazy woman who had swallowed Sukuna's finger.

The woman who had remained indifferent when he personally approached her.

Before he could push the crazy woman away, she spoke: "You're just as cute and charming as in the photo...Illumi."

Her words were filled with endless admiration and joy, and didn't sound like a joke. She

even knew his name.

Naoko, expecting a warm response, received only a stiff expression.

Seeing his unfamiliar face, she couldn't help but back off. In this case, it was very likely that "Ilmi" was simply hooking up with her online based on pictures, and that this wasn't actually the person in front of her.

Seriously, she'd said she'd like him no matter what he looked like, hadn't she?

Just as she was about to apologize and back off, the bald, nail-like man in front of her trembled, his jaw twitching as if struck by an electric shock, and he said in a muffled voice, "Oh, I see. Of course, I'm your baby, that's for sure."

This was probably a gift from his stupid little brother.

"Really...?"

Ilmi's jaw wobbled. "Of course, you're Naoko, you like Buffy, you're in college, and you have a childhood sweetheart named Tomie Amamiya who's a tutor, right?" "

Ah, yes. Did I tell you all that? I don't even remember."

Of course not. Ilmi had no idea what this woman had said to his brother. He knew all that because he had turned Naoko's life upside down.

"It's so nice to see you in person. You look just as manly as you do in the photos." Naoko carefully took his arm. "That's perfect. I was planning to buy you a gift, and now you can choose it yourself. You like action figures, right?"

It was so easy to gain her trust.

Ilmi originally planned to knock her out and then make her spit out her finger, but she still had that damn Four Souls Jade around her neck.

So he had to regretfully give up the method of coercion and adopt a policy of appeasement.

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The Zoldyck family.

Mi Ji received the first gift from his online girlfriend today. He put a lot of effort to ensure that it arrived in his hands intact.

He couldn't wait to lay the box flat on the bed, then put on two layers of gloves, and after making sure that he would not dirty the gift, he carefully opened the gift box.

The gift box was only the size of a watermelon, with delicate pink packaging and even the ribbon an attractive pink color. When Mi Ji untied the bow, his heart beat wildly.

Lying quietly in the box was a pink letter and a cute stuffed bear in a skirt.

He couldn't help but pick up the love letter and took a deep sniff. It seemed to carry the sweet fragrance of a young girl.

He wondered if this was the scent of Naoko's favorite perfume.

Naoko expressed her admiration and gratitude to him in the love letter in her cute and childish handwriting. Infected by this emotion, Mi Ji couldn't help but be shaken.

Although he had done it to complete the task given to him by Ilmi before, his feelings for Naoko were genuine now.

He placed this heartfelt love letter on the altar and lit two candles on the left and right.

"Mi Ji, are you crazy?"

The cold voice of his elder brother suddenly came from the quiet room. Mi Ji was startled and subconsciously leaned forward to block the love letter.

Ilmi stepped over, reached over his head, took the love letter from the altar, unfolded it and glanced at it.

He tilted his head and looked at his brother, his face flushed with shame. "Mi Ji, when did you change your name to 'Ilmi'?"

"Give it back to me!" Mi Ji gritted his teeth, leaping to his feet, ready to snatch the love letter from his brother, but Ilmi dodged him.

Ilmi took in the contents of the letter and, after a burst of laughter, said, "Give me this gaming account."

"No," Mi Ji refused without a second thought. He had worked so hard to establish his persona; how could he let such a shameless person like Ilmi get away with it?

Ilmi pulled a needle from his face and toyed with it. "You used my photo to hook up with her online, didn't you? Aren't you afraid I'll tell him? You're a liar."

He wasn't done yet!

Damn Ilmi!

Mi Ji's face trembled with rage, his teeth gnashing.

Ilmi, with a carefree expression, tossed the letter to the ground.

Before leaving, he turned back and reminded her, "Give me your account and password tonight."

Damn it, damn it, damn it!

Damn Ilmi!

This was the first love letter he'd ever received!

Mi Ji carefully picked up the letter, blew away the dust, and placed it back on the altar.

Tears streamed down his face, and he cried out,

"I'll never meet someone as wonderful as Naoko again!"

Today,

Naoko spent the day shopping with her online boyfriend.

Ilmi was just as taciturn as he was online, but with a touch of dry humor, like when he joked about blowing up a scheming old man when he was lying around trying to extort money.

He even joked about wanting to play some fun and exciting couple games with her, like he wanted to rip her apart.

She didn’t come to her senses until she got back to the rental house. It was like a dream, like she was meeting her online boyfriend in real life.

She couldn’t wait to go online, and found that “Ilmi” was also online.

She couldn’t wait to tell him about her shock and joy at seeing him in person today, and her admiration for his burly figure.

[………………]

[You saw me? And you said hello to me?]

After replying to this message, there was no further response. It was not until the evening that Naoko received a notification that her boyfriend was back online.

Her boyfriend’s avatar lit up, and he sent her a thousand-word essay, which praised her as a little angel that everyone loved, how much he liked her, and how cute she was...

but it was a pity that he could no longer love her.

She couldn’t help but send a question mark:

[Ilmi, what happened?

After sending this message, her boyfriend's charming, mysterious, and childish appearance seemed to freeze for a moment. She quickly asked, "Baby? What happened? Can you tell me? Baby?" She

had no idea that her "boyfriend" had actually changed, and his face cracked at her clingy "baby."

The soft voice, carried through the network cable, seemed to be right next to Ilmi's ear, sounding even harsher than in the daytime.

"..."

Naoko realized her boyfriend had changed.

She had enthusiastically invited him to join her in a dungeon, but not only was he unable to win without effort, he was actually holding her back.

He'd occasionally responded to her clingy calls of hugs and kisses, but now he'd only responded with a cold "."

She felt inexplicably furious, and she subtly expressed her displeasure. Normally, "Ilmi" would have been showering her with fireworks, but now he was dead, infuriating her.

For Ilmi, these few short hours were a time worth a lifetime of healing.

Are their usual conversations so disgusting?

To prevent her from getting suspicious, he had to go against his will and type a sinister [. ] when she called "baby" to express his acceptance of her call.

An obedience test, this was harder than getting a hunter's license.

It was so disgusting, so after a few days of chaos, he decided to temporarily leave this crazy woman back to Mi Ji.

When Ilmi walked into the room, his stupid brother was still crying while holding the love letter.

"You? Ilmi, what are you doing here? Are you making fun of me?" He gritted his teeth and glared at his eldest brother.

Ilmi leisurely kicked the door open: "Come here and deal with your girlfriend properly."

He emphasized the word "girlfriend".

Anyway, since they had already met, he would not have any trouble finding an opportunity to approach her.

Mi Ji stared at him warily: "Are you kidding me again? I will work hard to lose weight, and then take Naoko back...just wait for me."

As if hearing a joke, Ilmi glanced at him expressionlessly: "I'll wait. Tomorrow, I'm going to date your girlfriend."

"You!" This is too much!

What Ilmi called a date was shopping with Naoko.

She held the arm of the nail-faced man with a happy face, and looked up and smiled at him from time to time.

"Baby, do you want some dessert? How about Buffy?"

"Of course, I'll do whatever you say." Ilmi's chin shook, and when she wasn't paying attention, he looked back.

Ten minutes ago, they were followed by a tail that couldn't be shaken off. He felt like he was on edge, and could even feel the other person's vicious and cold gaze piercing the back of his head.