After Qian Haha dies, she is given a mission. If she succeeds, she can come back to life. But the mission... is to make a monk fall in love.
The monk remains unmoved by her beauty, so she has no choice but to make the first move.
Alas, she keeps flirting, while the monk keeps thinking he is practicing his faith.
She: "Why can't you like me?"
He: "It's not that I can't. I shouldn't."
"Why shouldn't you?"
"I am a monk. Monks renounce love and desire."
"Then can't you love me as one of all living beings?"
"Benefactor, a bodhisattva loves all living beings with compassion, not romantic love. Compassion is impartial, while romantic love is possessive. Compassion asks for nothing in return, while romantic love hopes for something in return. What you want is romantic love. This humble monk cannot give it to you."
"Then do you have even the tiniest bit of something... that isn't compassion?"
(Silence.) "Then that is something I must let go of."
[Affection remains at 50% and has been there for 37 days. Host, we recommend changing your strategy.]
[Affection: 50%. This System recommends that Host face reality.]
[Conquest failed. Host is about to receive thirty strikes of heavenly lightning.]
Qian Haha tried every method she could think of and every one she could put to use, but she still could not reach his heart. Perhaps that was the karma he spoke of.
"Benefactor, I saw the Buddha."
Her whole body stiffened. "He... what did he say?"
"He said nothing. He only looked at me, then smiled."
She cried even harder. "What does that mean?"
"It means... he gave his permission."
