The Witch's journey in the Soul Reaper world drew a perfect question mark.
Do not ask why it wasn't a full stop.
After going around in a full circle, firstly, he didn't get to ask the King of Fashion, Aizen, for advice on accessories and dressing up. Secondly, he didn't obtain a cool Zanpakuto of his own.
So, Suke made peace with it.
If everyone else has finished showing off, does he deserve to just farm for the rest of his life?
Suke was already considering whether he should appropriately treat people as serfs within Stardew Valley.
If you call me a 'stinking farmer' outside, I won't pick a fight with you. But once you enter the gates of Stardew Valley, what should you call me?
Stardew Valley, Winter 1, Farm.
Only one night had passed, yet the swirling heavy snow had completely covered Stardew Valley without anyone noticing.
The thick snow reached one's ankles, and a moment of carelessness would lead to slipping and falling.
"Ha~... Hachoo~!"
Inside the main farmhouse, a shivering BB wrapped herself in a quilt, leaning against the fireplace in the living room, and sneezed.
"S-Senpai, why is the temperature difference in this broken place of yours so huge!"
"It was clearly still autumn yesterday, so how did it turn into this ghostly state after just one night!"
Indeed, she didn't feel it while sleeping in the ranch room last night, but upon waking up, BB was almost sent off to the afterlife by the single-digit temperature in the room.
Although she couldn't stand the freezing cold, she remained stubborn, claiming that "sexiness is the most important thing for a girl," and refused to die rather than put on the floral padded jacket in the style of the Great Northeast that Suke gave her.
Alright, Suke did that on purpose. In fact, he had previously asked Meruru to make nice clothes.
He simply wanted to see how long BB, with her short skirt and bare legs in black silk stockings, could remain stubborn in this deep winter.
Of course, in terms of the result, he still let BB into his main house, which was equipped with a fireplace and heaters.
"How should I know? It's just like this here. I gave you clothes, but you won't wear them."
"Girls these days just can't endure hardship. When I first arrived in the first year, I didn't even have a fireplace, and the house wasn't this big, yet didn't I survive it?"
Suke sat on the sofa, took a sip of Cola, and continued playing the single-player game he downloaded in Tsukishiro Yuki's world on his tablet.
This game, called Escape from Duckov, was really nice. If only he could raise a duck like that too.
No need to feed or pet it every day; it could even carry a gun to go out, scavenge, fight, evacuate, and move bricks back to support him, the master.
Wouldn't that be more useful than these vase-like workers on his farm?
"Hey, hey, Senpai, look at the clothes you gave BB-chan!"
"How can there be clothes so ugly in this world? The maker's fashion sense is already bad enough to be mentioned in the same breath as yours, Senpai!"
Having recovered some HP under the heat of the steaming Pumpkin Soup and the fireplace, BB widened her eyes and roasted Suke.
But clearly, Suke paid her no heed. Instead, he continued happily scavenging, fighting, and evacuating with his Duck-Duck.
"Woo~"
"Senpai~ It's such a snowy day, BB-chan is so cold. Won't Senpai consider giving me some warmth~?"
Seeing Suke ignore her, BB pouted, and a scheme immediately came to mind.
She lowered the pitch of her voice and deliberately pulled down her collar, revealing the heavy whiteness beneath her collarbone.
This was her absolute greatest advantage compared to the others in Stardew Valley~
"Senpai, speaking of which, since that day, you and BB-chan haven't done it a second time, have we~"
"Doesn't Senpai miss that feeling? That day, you pinched and kneaded BB-chan's there until it was swollen, acting like you wanted to suck me dry~"
"Now that it's just the two of us, doesn't Senpai want to..."
Crawling out of the quilt, BB slowly crept over from the floor. With two abundant, soft, and glutinous fruits hanging on her body, she used Suke's knees—as he sat on the sofa—as a tray, actively placing them upon it.
Wind and snow outside the window, warmth inside the door, a lone man and a lone woman... what would happen?
So hard to guess.
But how could a woman be as fun as Duck-Duck!
After about fifteen minutes, having controlled the protagonist Duck-Duck to escape the entanglement of two large white ducks attempting a melee assault, Suke decisively used the big red M107 he just picked up to pierce two with one shot!
Bang!
It had to be said that the recoil of the M107 was indeed a bit large, making even BB somewhat unaccustomed to it.
Her throat moved two or three times before she digested this recoil.
"No wonder that golden shorty fainted directly before. Even BB-chan finds it a bit much..."
Don't misunderstand; Suke was actually making BB use another tablet to play Escape from Duckov via LAN with him. "A bit much" referred to the enemies.
As for Abigail fainting in BB's words, naturally, she was scared into fainting by the sheer number of enemies. What else could it be?
Looking at the time, it wasn't early anymore; it was past ten o'clock.
If it were ten o'clock at night, Suke wouldn't mind taking the opportunity to ruthlessly punish BB, this Asakusa little devil-type junior, for a while.
But right now? After finishing the game, he still had serious business to attend to.
"Let's stop here for now, BB."
"Guests are expected today. I have to go prepare."
Stopping BB's movement of licking her lips and wanting to ride onto the sofa, Suke tidied up his clothes and stood up.
BB: "?"
No, you stinking farmer, you had your fun, but this old lady hasn't had hers yet!
However, BB's protest was invalid. After all, inside Stardew Valley, Suke could hang everyone up and beat them with one hand.
Including Boss Mabel. In fact, he had already sparred with her a while ago. She was just a little chick he could pick up with one hand; her weight was limited compared to Tsukishiro Yuki.
At least on his turf, he was still invincible!
BB's pestering ended at the door; the wind and snow outside directly cut off any of BB's thoughts.
Suke was indifferent. After all, he couldn't feel environmental cold or heat anyway. In this weather, it made no difference whether he wore clothes or not.
Suke even had the leisure to hoe the ground twice, digging up two Winter Roots and a Snow Yam.
"Morning, Tripoka~"
"Your Holiness, morning."
Passing the bus stop, Suke greeted Tripoka, who was sitting inside the vehicle in a daze.
Unlike the others, Tripoka still couldn't step out of that bus after returning to Stardew Valley. She spent her nights on the bus.
Fortunately, the bus had air conditioning, and Tripoka seemed to care as little about cold and heat as he did. Otherwise, Suke would really be worried about the Little Death God's sleep quality.
Under the Little Death God's gaze, he walked past the bus stop and arrived at the snow-covered Pelican Town.
He didn't feel it while at the farm, but now that he was in the town where human presence was gradually emerging, Suke felt somewhat emotional.
It was already the third winter.
Even though less than a season had passed within Stardew Valley, life had truly turned upside down.
Suke went straight to "Mabel's General Store"—not to buy anything, but because this general store was itself one of the public activity centers for the residents of Pelican Town in the game.
For instance, it had a prayer room equipped with a Statue of Yoba, as well as a spacious activity room warmed by a fireplace.
"Zzz..."
Lying behind the general store counter, Mabel still looked drunk and not fully awake, making one worry that she wouldn't even notice if she got robbed in a 'zero-dollar shopping' spree.
Looking at the empty wine bottles strewn across the table in front of her, it was clear she had been binge-drinking again last night.
It was truly Abigail's 'blessing' to be stuck with such a drunkard 'Uncle'.
"Good morning, Brother~"
After walking into the back room of the general store, Abigail's figure appeared before Suke's eyes.
Due to some reasons last night, Abigail didn't stay overnight at the main house where Suke was, but instead stayed at Mabel's General Store.
"Good morning, dear~"
That's right, it was precisely because of Elysia!
Looking at this Miss Pink Elf walking out of the activity room, Suke thought her mindset was truly good.
Even though her essence was suspected to have been drained dry by someone before entering Stardew Valley, she didn't seem to care at all.
Yes!
Under Tsukishiro Yuki's reminder, to figure out why Miss Elf remained an ordinary person after leaving Stardew Valley, he had specially brought Elysia to Mabel for a checkup last night.
Actually, Dr. Mabel was quite reliable when she was reliable.
With just a little diagnosis, she determined the state of Elysia's essence loss and told them that this was truly hopeless; even Stardew Valley couldn't patch it back.
After all, Elysia had been set up by someone before entering Stardew Valley, even if she herself had absolutely no memory of it.
Unless they could manually find the culprit in the infinite worlds and make them drop loot all over the ground, Elysia would just be an ordinary person with no characteristics other than Infinite Resurrection... they couldn't even rule out the risk of birth, aging, sickness, and death.
But how could that be allowed?
Suke didn't want Miss Pink Elf to turn into Grandma Pink Elf as time passed!
Whether Elysia minded or not, he minded very much.
No matter what, Elysia was the first batch of visitors to his farm. Although she was a bit lazy, a bit fat, and a bit useless... well.
Suke tentatively stopped his thoughts.
If he thought any further, he feared his brain would be controlled by the rabbit head like a certain Great King Hiro, truly turning him into that kind of cold-blooded and heartless American farmer.
"Abi, how is the process of backtracking Elysia's essence going?"
"Hehe~ Mission accomplished, of course, Brother~"
Abigail took out the Silver Key she carried with her. This key, now storing more of Boss Mabel's power, was already approaching the wondrous nature of Mabel herself.
Because Boss Mabel was too lazy to move, the backtracking ritual for Elysia could only be performed by Abigail.
Following Abigail and Elysia into the inner activity room, Suke saw a door consisting only of a frame standing impressively on the floor.
"Opposite this door is Sister Elysia's world. Since Sister Elysia has stayed here for a long time, this time Abi can 'open the door' without Brother using the Iridium Key~"
"However, because it was rather sudden, Abi didn't choose the location for opening the door very well..."
Abigail seemed a bit hesitant, not knowing how to broach the subject with Suke.
Indeed, she hadn't chosen well. She should have opened it on the farm, not here.
Suke tried to select this door using the farm panel, but evidently, this door was judged as furniture in Mabel's management zone and did not belong to him.
"It's fine. At worst, it's just a matter of running a distance later. You don't need to blame yourself, Abi."
Besides, it's good for the pink fatty to run and lose weight, Suke added in his mind.
"Abi doesn't mean that. Actually..."
"I don't know why, but Abi opened the door in..."
Abigail's small face flushed red. She held Suke's hand and led him to the front of the door. It was only then that Suke saw the situation of the scene opposite the door clearly:
It was an expanse of boundless deep space.
Meteorites in a zero-gravity environment floated past the door from time to time, and countless stars emitted light in the depths of the galaxy.
Suke held onto the door frame and looked left and right. Aside from the void, it was still the void. He didn't see any nearby foothold.
It belonged to the kind of place where, if one carelessly walked in, they would directly stop thinking like Kars.
"Ah...?"
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