Souta originally considered using time travel to gather a large amount of faith. After all, Honjou Nia's manga had been popular in this world for five years.
Faith had a time limit—if not absorbed in time, it would dissipate soon after being generated. Right now, he was only absorbing the faith being produced in real-time.
Faith from the past had long since faded away and was not stored up.
Normally, dissipated faith couldn't be absorbed.
But time travel perfectly solved this problem.
Souta had planned to use this method.
Unfortunately, Miku's emotions were still unstable, and she hadn't fully recovered from her past trauma. She was prone to shutting herself off.
He couldn't leave this fragile girl alone, so he chose to stay with her for now.
On the other hand, after hearing Souta's promise, Miku looked visibly relieved.
Luckily, Souta was willing to tolerate her slightly selfish request.
With her parents busy with work, the only person she could rely on and talk to was Souta.
If Souta stopped visiting her, she would probably feel incredibly lonely.
Souta smiled at Miku and pointed at her hospital bed.
"Go back to bed quickly. Be careful not to catch a cold. Also, remember—you can only speak when I'm around these days. Don't let the Origin Spirit see through your act. Otherwise, you'll lose a free supernatural power."
"Mm, I'll be careful," Miku said, her elegant, lady-like face showing a kitten-like obedient expression.
The contrast was oddly adorable, making Souta's heart itch.
He quickly averted his gaze after just one look.
Considering her male phobia, he was being as cautious as possible to respect her emotions.
"I'll come see you again tomorrow."
Leaving these words behind, Souta teleported out of the hospital room using divine power.
Miku felt a little uneasy at this, but she quickly suppressed the feeling.
'Come on, Miku, pull yourself together. You can't always rely on him.'
After giving herself a silent pep talk, she returned to bed, holding a manga book in her hands. Looking at the handsome protagonist on the cover, she smiled slightly.
Souta left the hospital and followed his memory to a high-end residential area.
He wasn't some penniless drifter in this world—he had a place to stay!
His residence was... Kurumi's house.
When Souta arrived at the somewhat familiar home, he took out the key Kurumi had given him and unlocked the door.
Not only did he have the key, but he also had a bank card Kurumi's parents had prepared for him.
The Tokisaki family was considered middle-class in Tengu City, and Souta could enjoy the soft rice quite comfortably.
(T/N: "Eating soft rice" (吃软饭) is a Chinese slang term referring to a man being financially supported by a woman.)
After stepping inside, Souta glanced around—the house was empty.
Kurumi's parents had probably gone traveling and hadn't returned yet.
He had given the two elders a lifespan card, and Kurumi had restored their bodies to a younger, healthier state. This had ignited their passion for adventure, and they were now traveling the world together. Quite romantic.
Since they had hired a housekeeper for regular cleaning, the house was spotless.
Souta walked over to the sofa, sat down, and turned on the living room TV with the remote. He watched a movie unique to this world with great interest.
But not long after, his system phone suddenly vibrated.
Souta took it out and saw that someone had sent a message in the group chat.
Tokisaki Kurumi: "@Souta. Have you arrived in my world?"
Souta: "Mm, I'm here. I'm at your house right now."
Tokisaki Kurumi: "My house? Are my parents there?"
Souta: "No, they're still traveling. They probably won't be back for a long time."
Tokisaki Kurumi: "Then you're free to do bad things, right?"
Souta: "Huh? What bad things?"
Tokisaki Kurumi: "There are a lot of my private clothes in my bedroom closet. Even delicate lingerie. Feeling tempted?"
Souta: "Uh, why are you telling me this? I'm not that kind of person!"
Although he said no, Souta had already started heading toward the second floor, toward Kurumi's bedroom.
Tokisaki Kurumi: "Oh my, not being honest again. Souta, you're at the prime age where you have needs, right? I permit you to use my clothes or lingerie to... fantasize while doing certain things."
Souta: "Ahem, Kurumi, wouldn't it be better to discuss this in private? Saying this in the group chat isn't appropriate, is it?"
Rin Tohsaka: "What exactly is your relationship?"
Altair: "I'm curious—what certain things is she referring to?"
Rin Tohsaka: "A-Altair, you don't know?"
Rin Tohsaka: "Wait, no—I mean, I don't know either."
Souta: "Come on, who would believe that?"
Illya: "Rin, your awkward dodging is too obvious!"
Illya: "@Souta. Big brother, if you have needs, you can come find Illya~ My room is right next to Mommy's room. If you sneak in at night, it'll be so thrilling! I'll even challenge myself to stay quiet so Mommy won't find out, hehe."
Tokisaki Kurumi: "..."
Tokisaki Kurumi: "Illya, I have to admit—you won this round. Next time, I'll get my revenge."
Rin Tohsaka: "If Shinobu heard this, she'd probably die from anger."
Souta: "Enough! What do you guys take this group for? If you want to tell dirty jokes, at least message me privately! Don't ruin the group's atmosphere."
Shiroyasha: "Oh ho? Looks like you're discussing something very interesting."
Tokisaki Kurumi: "Long time no see, Shiroyasha. Have you been busy lately?"
Shiroyasha: "Kind of. I just finished dealing with the Canaria situation."
Souta: "Canaria? Shiroyasha, you've already been to the outer universe of Little Garden?"
Shiroyasha: "Yes. I used a teleportation card to locate it. That card is truly amazing—it let me pinpoint Canaria's exact location among countless outer universes. Even the Queen couldn't do that. Hehe, next time I see her, I'll make sure to rub it in her face."
Souta: "You two are really rivals. But seriously, is everything fine in that version of Earth? You didn't... break it, right?"
Shiroyasha: "How rude! Do you take me for a world-destroying demon king?"
Souta: "Well, yeah. Weren't you the White Night Demon King?"
Shiroyasha: "That was the past! Look at my nickname—I'm a benevolent god now."
Souta mentally sighed. If I were stronger than you, I'd change your group nickname back to White Night Demon King.
Shiroyasha: "Besides, my divine status is only at the four-digit level now—barely at the level of the weakest natural-born gods. I can safely visit outer universe Earths without affecting their environments."
Souta: "So... you've already brought Canaria back to Little Garden?"