Faced with a multiple-choice question, Flo no longer wanted to solve it herself.
"… Suixi, come out."
Flo called out flatly to someone.
[Coming, meow! Oh? Your bindings are undone already? Hehe, I knew you could escape, A-Flo~]
Flo: Cut the chatter. I've got a question.
[Alright, go ahead.]
Flo: Is the "Good End" really the best possible outcome for this revival tournament?
[Of course not! There are tons of different Good Ends, and their trigger conditions are super simple. The *best* ending isn't that cheap.]
Flo: But the system said this ending lets me win the revival tournament.
[…Ah, I get it, meow. You triggered Illy's route's Good End, right? Yeah, that does let you win the revival tournament—but only you and Illy will make it out.]
Flo: Explain in detail.
[Well, specifically, aside from you and Illy, everyone else—including your older sister—will be forever lost in this timeline. Once you return to your original world, your sister will vanish forever.]
Flo: …?!
[You look shocked… Okay, I'll keep going. There's actually a "True End" to this game.]
[To achieve it, you need to fulfill two conditions: first, earn 10,000 points; second, complete 10 boss battles. If you manage that, A-Flo, you'll save *everyone*.]
[Of course, you could also choose to save only your little sister. The choice is yours—I can't interfere, meow.]
[Alrighty, I've gotta get back to my soul-crushing overtime shift. Bye-bye!]
And just like that, Suixi vanished again.
"…"
Flo glanced at the door Illy had slammed shut earlier, then turned toward the window.
She closed her eyes.
"Sorry…"
The moment Flo opened her eyes again, without another word, she leaped straight out the window.
It wasn't just Illy who'd been dragged into this revival tournament because of her—she couldn't run away from her other responsibilities…
So in the end, she chose to continue the main storyline.
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"I wonder if my sister will scold me when I get back…"
It was already afternoon. Flo walked down the street, rehearsing excuses in her head.
She needed to figure out how to explain to Sister Shirone where she'd been for the past three days—but she absolutely couldn't mention Illy. If Shirone found out, she'd definitely go hunt Illy down for revenge.
And that would completely waste Flo's three days of effort resisting the urge to summon Shirone in the first place. (Sigh.)
"Aaah, this is so annoying… What excuse should I use…?"
Flo's ahoge twisted into a giant question mark as she racked her brain.
But just then—
[Ding-dong!]
[Alert! Emergency event triggered!]
Flo: Another emergency?!
She instinctively turned around, half-expecting Illy to be chasing after her.
["The Annoying Slime Girl" incident has been activated! Prepare yourself for an upcoming chase sequence!]
[Success reward: 30 points]
[Failure penalty: -20 points]
"A slime girl? Where is she?"
Flo looked around bewilderedly.
"Help! Please save me!"
A cry for help rang out—but no matter how hard Flo searched, she couldn't see anyone.
"Lower your head!"
The voice instructed her.
Only after bowing her head did Flo spot a stunningly colorful slime rubbing against her shoe.
"You… are the slime girl?"
The voice definitely belonged to a girl—but why was she still in this primitive form?
Flo picked up the tiny slime and poked it.
It was incredibly squishy and bouncy.
"Please save me! Someone's trying to kill me!" the slime pleaded again.
"You've got someone trying to kill you too, huh?"
Flo wasn't even surprised—after all, she'd just barely escaped being hunted down by her own little sister not long ago…
"I'm serious! She's right behind me! Please help me, waaah…" The little slime started sobbing.
Wait… do slimes even *have* tears?
"Which way?"
Flo peered in the direction the slime pointed.
The next second, her pupils shrank in shock.
"You wretched, inherently evil slime… Prepare to die."
An elf woman, radiating dark aura, pointed ears peeking out, dressed in a crisp office lady uniform, strode toward them like a classic villain.
She looked like a typical office-worker elf—had she just unleashed all her overtime resentment?
"Oh? Got yourself an accomplice, huh?" The elf noticed Flo too.
"Perfect. I'll crush you both!" With that, a magical bow materialized in her hands, glowing with both sacred and deadly magical energy.
Flo: Such intense killing intent!! (*ﾟﾛﾟ)!!
Flo knew instantly she stood no chance against this stranger—unlike Illy, this elf definitely wouldn't show mercy or let her go with just a scolding.
So there was only one option!
Flo: I'll just hand over the slime. I don't need these 30 points anyway…
Fighting an enemy you can't possibly beat? That's just stupid! (Annoyed)
But before Flo could act, the slime in her hands moved first.
"Please, beautiful tentacle lady sister, help me!"
And with that, the little slime dove straight into the cleavage between Flo's ample chest.
"Eeek! Wait, don't burrow into weird places… Eep! Stop wriggling around in there!"
Flo's face flushed crimson as she frantically patted herself, but the slime kept squirming all over her body, impossible to catch.
Meanwhile, the elf woman had already started charging her bow…
Oh no. This was bad.
Now there was absolutely no way to explain this mess.
[Chase sequence initiated!]
[Do your best to escape the elf woman's pursuit!]
Flo: I JUST escaped! Can't I even catch my breath, you jerk?! (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)
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[Daily Snowstorm]
What do you guys think—should we turn this sister-route ending into an IF route later?