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The Game Research Club’s clubrooms are located in an old school building that is being partially renovated, so not many regular students pass by in the afternoons.
The reason, of course, is that it is a hangout for delinquents.
It is not unusual to run into a delinquent, only the person in front is not a delinquent, but rather the polar opposite.
He may be a person who stands like a boss of delinquents.
“Well, uh, umm…… we are …….”
Amamiya carefully chose his words to answer the man’s question, but if he said he was looking for the game research club, he might be beaten up and mugged.
He doesn’t want to put Karina, who is hiding behind his back, in danger.
“……”
The man standing there with his arms crossed and his dignity overwhelming, Amamiya, while holding back the urge to cry, pulled it out of his pocket.
“I only have this with me today! Please give me a break!”
A long black wallet, 4,000 yen in his pocket.
The only way to make things easy is to make the first move before the other party does.
Thinking about the future of high school life and Karina, it was cheap for Amamiya to lose 4,000 yen.
“…..”
Amamiya prayed he wouldn’t get hit as he heard the man’s footsteps approaching, and he felt a grip on his shoulder.
Oh, it’s over—‘
“I’m sorry I startled you, I was born with a rugged face. I scared you. ……”
The man apologized apologetically, his voice gentle.
Amamiya looked up fearfully and saw that the man looked more mature than scary.
He had been told not to judge people by their looks, and his mother might be right.
As it was later discovered, the scary-looking senior student, Kenmochi Souma, was apparently a member of the Game Research Club, which Amamiya and Karina were going to visit.
Contrary to his stature, which might suggest that he belongs to the basketball club, or the judo club, he is a member of a culture club.
“Amamiya-kun and Karina-san? I was so excited to see the most popular girl in the school come to observe our club activities. Amemiya-kun is welcome too.”
On the way to the club room, Karina remained hidden behind Amamiya’s back.
What is she so frightened about, he wondered, and when he turned around, he overheard her.
“Takaaki kun, Takaaki kum, wow …… wow!”
She was more excited than frightened.
Amamiya asked her what was so great
“Don’t you know? He was a participant in the Tactical Field 5 world championship that was being broadcast live the other day. …… There is no mistaking that face.”
Tactical Field 5, or TF5, is an FPS game based on a fictional war. It is one of the most popular FPS games in the world, and even Amamiya, who is not a fan of FPS, had played it at least once.
But he retired soon after being beaten up by a strong player and a cheater.
“Eh, so you mean he’s a …… world ranker?!”
“Yes, and he’s one of the top rankers in the world …….”
Those of you who have played with him will understand how great he is.
The best of the best in the world are walking right in front of them.
They want to shake hands with him, they want his autograph.
“What’s wrong ……?”
The fact that Amamiya and Karina gave me longing glances made Kenmochi feel strange, so he turned around and asked.
“”No, it’s nothing! Kenmochi-senpai!!””
“O-ou……!”
The two voices overlapped perfectly, causing Kenmochi’s shoulders to shake.
The third floor of the old school building.
At the end of an old corridor, they reach a slightly dimly lit classroom.
On the door was a nameplate that read “Game Research Club.”
“We’re here, you two. Before we go in, I’d like to warn you about one thing.”
Kenmochi stopped as he was about to open the door and turned a serious face to Amamiya and Karina, who were standing behind him.
Amamiya gulped as his expression conveyed that he was being serious.
“You may already know this from our club introduction, but our department head is anything but normal.”
“…. Yeah, she’s the one who was rapping on that podium, isn’t she?”
“Yeah, that’s right. But that was just the beginning; after three years of being together, I can tell you that she’s a freak.”
Amamiya is not sure if she is that strange.
There are a number of students in the classmates who are a little bit strange.
Amamiya was self-deprecating, thinking that this included himself.
“Then, let’s go in.”
With that, Kenmochi opened the door to the clubroom.
First thing they saw were posters all over the walls, all of them related to games.
The entire classroom seemed to have been remodeled, with large monitors, gaming PCs, and game consoles. Shelves for game software, equipment storage, a refrigerator, and countless fans.
This clubroom alone is a completely different world.
And in the place that used to be a teaching table, there was a long desk with six monitors set up.
Someone seemed to be sitting there, but it was impossible to see her because the monitors were too high.
(Is that ahoge……?) (TL/N: Type of hair)
On the other side of the monitors, there was a hair waving.
“Hey Amane, I’ve brought a sophomore who wants to observe our club activities. Stop the game for once and say hello.”
At Kenmochi’s call, the ahoge jumped and disappeared behind the monitor.
When she stood up, normally you would be able to see her face, but she disappeared.
Karina, standing next to him, was more impressed by the club room than by that.
She was holding her hands together and excited like a child at an amusement park.
It was cute, but Amemiya thought that he should be quiet now.
“Oh! Oh! Observation! Have you come to observe our club activities?!”
Amamiya heard a voice from below and looked down.
There stood a brown-haired girl wearing the same uniform.
She was not only short but also small, and her uniform was too loose-fitting, with long sleeves that hid her hands.
“Welcome to our game research club! Everyone!”
“H-hello..”
Her voice is loud and childish.
Amamiya bowed his head in awe, wondering if they were really the same high school students.
Karina’s eyes sparkled.
“She is Amane Shiori, head of the game research club and a third-year student.”
Kenmochi said, emphasizing only the last part as if he was trying to be clever, perhaps so as not to mislead them into thinking she was younger than them.
“Right! I am the supreme and strongest leader of the Game Research Club! I am Shiorin*.”
She winked and stuck out her tongue.
Amamiya was at a loss for a reaction when he saw Amane, who had the personality of someone who had entered the world of anime.
“She is so tiny and cute!”
Karina said what she thought, regardless of whether she was talking to a senior or not.
Amamiya was worried that calling her “small” would be extremely rude to a senior, but for some reason, Amane looked confident after spinning around.
“It’s been common knowledge since the age of dinosaurs that I’m cute☆.”
(Ah, I think I may have understood what Kenmochi-senpai meant…..)
Game Research Club.
Amane, the slightly odd-looking leader of the club, and Kenmochi, the scary-looking vice leader
You can tell from interacting with them that they are strange but by no means bad seniors.
And if they could play their favorite games at school, Amamiya and Karina would have no problem joining the club.
They would love to be a part of this club, they thought.
The club is currently in a critical situation.
There were only two members, there was no advisor, and the club had not achieved much recently.
The inevitable outcome would be to close the club.
The Game Research Club was on the verge of closure.
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Wow, what I pleasant surprise. I really thought this was gonna be him doing a pathetic job of standing up to a handsome asshat. I guess I can eat shit this time.
When I read “Shiorin”, her voice in my head automatically changed to Shiori Novella’s voice(Hololive Advent member)~
Man, I love Shiori~