Seeing Kael's gaze, Amber's face flushed even redder.
"I didn't mean anything else. It's just… you helped me pay so much today, I want to help you in return."
Kael hesitated.
Even though he had already done some very intimate things with Amber in the Life Simulation…
This was still reality.
Mondstadt might be a nation of freedom, but not that kind of freedom.
The atmosphere here still leaned more ancient and conservative.
He had to consider both of their reputations.
And maybe… maybe it was time he kept some distance from Amber.
He shouldn't let this poor girl deepen her feelings for him any further.
In the end, Kael decided to decline.
"I'll just try to find an inn for tonight."
"Oh… alright then." Amber sounded a little disappointed. "I'll show you around Mondstadt."
Within the city, there was only one place that offered lodging—Goth Grand Hotel.
After leading Kael there, Amber realized something terrible—
The place had been completely booked out by a Fatui delegation!
There wasn't a single room left.
And just moments ago, the hotel owner had tried to sell Kael tent blueprints.
Damn it, the blueprints alone cost 50,000 Mora each!
Amber, who had just taken Kael to awkwardly crash into a dead end, let a playful smile flicker in her eyes.
"Looks like you'll have to stay at my place tonight… unless you want to sleep on the streets."
Kael gritted his teeth.
"Alright then. I'll crash at your place tonight. I'll figure something else out tomorrow."
Amber didn't even mind—what's a grown man like him being all shy about!?
Amber, in real life, was just a young and innocent girl. Her earnest invitation for Kael to stay at her place didn't carry any ulterior motives.
She just couldn't stand being apart from Kael.
She didn't want the hole in her heart—one she had only just patched up—to crack open again. That pain… was unbearable.
——————
The moment Kael stepped into Amber's room, he was stunned.
It was the exact same room where his second Life Simulation—his second Sensory Mode—had taken place.
The layout, the decorations, everything was nearly identical.
The resemblance between the simulation and reality was this accurate…
What could that mean?
Kael couldn't figure it out right away.
His mind drifted to the things that had happened in this room during that Sensory Mode…
And naturally, his thoughts began to wander.
Almost like trying to hide something, he plopped himself down on the sofa.
"I'll sleep here tonight, the couch is fine."
——————
Night fell.
Both of them settled into their respective spots.
Amber, having been through a whole day of emotional ups and downs, was completely exhausted.
As soon as her head hit the pillow, she drifted into a deep sleep.
Hearing the steady, gentle breathing from the bed,
Kael silently opened his panel.
He couldn't wait to try out the new reward he got today—Portable Waypoint.
He'd even forgotten to allocate the remaining Attribute Points.
On the attribute panel, his stats were displayed in detail:
Name: Kael
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Intelligence: 50 (A bit clever, but overall pretty average.)
Charisma: 999 (Everyone who sees you for the first time feels a sense of familiarity and instantly likes you.)
Leadership: 30 (No one really listens to you. You're a follower.)
Strength: 999 (Your body has been strengthened to the extreme—one punch could shatter the mountains of Teyvat.)
Stamina: 99 (Relatively healthy, stronger than most ordinary people.)
Elemental Affinity: 100 (Has a particular pull toward the Electro element.)
Currently Possessed Vision: Electro
Bound Talents: Born with Great Strength, Masochist, Kind-hearted
Remaining Attribute Points: 410
After binding with the Kind-hearted talent, his Charisma had risen to 999, just like his Strength.
But he still didn't know whether 999 was the absolute limit.
Kael tried allocating 10 points to Strength.
A prompt appeared:
[Sorry, the Host's current Life Simulation level is too low. To unlock higher attribute levels, please use Life Simulation more frequently.]
Just as he suspected!
It was exactly what Kael had guessed.
No way that rotten system would let him hit max stats just like that.
Of course it had to dangle the bait of "getting stronger" in front of him—
So he'd keep creating more tragedy, and generate more energy for it!