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The rooftop with a sunset sky.
Amamiya is summoned to the rooftop, where the most beautiful girl in the school, Yukimichi Ayaka, is waiting for him.
She is the main heroine of this world, with all the elements to attract all the boys: good looks, sportsmanship, top class grades, and a graceful manner like a young lady.
The reason why she called out to the unremarkable Amamiya Takaaki is…
“Takaaki-sama, I adore you.
I am like this, but would you be my lover? ……?”
Amamiya was struck by her shyness as she openly declared her love for him.
Is there really a man who refuses this? No!
“This is how I am, but please take care of me!”
“Takaaki-sama, …….”
Ah, my dream life is about to begin…
“Please die”
Doon! A dry sound echoes.
He was shot. A gunshot wound was fired right through the heart.
Amamiya collapsed on the spot as the chest of his uniform was dyed bright red.
“If you think you can become a lover with me with this level of confession, you are mistaken! Ohohoho!”
Yukimichi laughed high as she blew out the smoke rising from the muzzle with a puff of her breath.
The face looking down at Amamiya, who was growing cold, was full of madness.
She is a psychopath.
GAME OVER.
Amamiya’s shoulders droop at the game over screen painted in blood.
He had bought a second-hand romance game a long time ago and had been playing it until midnight as soon as he got home, which had caused dark circles to form under his eyes.
Why do these romance games become clouded as they progress into the second half of the game?
There is a pattern in many games where the heroines can be conquered and cleared normally in the early stages, but the stories that are added later are completely different.
A worldview in which the heroines naturally bring firearms and deadly weapons to school.
First-time kill choices.
Stomach-churning bad endings.
Amamiya force-quits the romance game he was playing with a pad in his hand.
For a second-hand game priced at 680 yen, the game had a lot to offer, but Amamiya didn’t have the energy left to play any more.
He had bought the game as a reference for getting to know beautiful girls, but in the end he achieved nothing.
Girls in real life don’t like the protagonist as easily or give excessive skinship like in games.
It is not such an easy mode.
“It’s good that I got on well with Karina san, but what if I did something she didn’t like? It will end badly like Chika’s. ……”
The trauma of that day when he confessed to Tojo comes back, but he doesn’t feel sick and he doesn’t throw up anymore.
It’s proof that he’s more recovered than before.
The big thing is that he has become friends with Karina, a real-life girl who is far prettier than the characters in the game.
Just by talking to her, he can forget all the bad things.
“But if I get involved with a girl like Takasaki like the other day, it will cause trouble for Karina san. ……”
If asked if he is the right man for Karina, he can proudly say that he is not, which is Amamiya’s current situation.
Quite simply, there are too many uncertainties and he is not sure which issue to start with.
On the web and in videos, he reads things like “How to be cool?” and ‘how to be good-looking’ on the web and in videos, but none of them seemed to ring a bell.
“I want to be a man worthy of Karinaaaa ……”
Amamiya shouted, keeping his voice down, as his sister was sleeping in the next room and it would disturb the neighbours.
As a friend of Karina’s, Amemiya genuinely wanted to change.
Surrounded by friends, becoming a normies to live a fulfilling high school life.
Next morning.
Amamiya left home early to avoid bumping into Tojo on his way to school, and hurried to school.
Anna saw him off with a strange look on her face, but she is a perceptive girl and will realise it later.
How long will this relationship last?
Amamiya was aware that Tojo had pointed out a lot of things to him and rejected him completely, but he was aware that this was due to his own sloppiness.
So, if possible, he would like to start over again with Tojo as a friend.
“I’m …….”
Amamiya was also troubled when changing into his slippers at the geta-box.
[I’m going to get to know Karina better.]
[I’m going to be a friend worthy of Karina]
[Making up with Tojo]
The only thing that really matters is the quality of the game, and how you play it.
“Good morning, Takaaki kun! It’s a beautiful day!”
Someone pats Amamiya on the back as he makes a difficult face.
When he turned around in shock, there was a beautiful girl with silver hair that was almost embarrassing to look at, waving at him.
“KKKK-Karina-san!?”
“Mouuu, stop calling me that”
“Ka, ……Karina.”
Amamiya corrects in a whisper, fascinated by the little devil Karina, who folds her hands behind her back and mischievously points it out.
Even though she’s supposed to be the person he has been talking to the most lately, he still haven’t gotten used to her.
“Well, let’s go to class together. It’s still early, so we’ll walk slowly.”
“Y-yeah.
Let’s do that, let’s do that. ……”
“Fufu, Takaaki-kun.
Your voice is shaking too much. Maybe even though we’ve done so many good things, you still nervous, right?~”
The students who were nearby all turned their attention to Karina’s meaningful comment.
The “good things” she refers to are things such as circling and material gathering dungeon attacks, and she definitely doesn’t mean them in a sinister way.
(There it goes ……Karina’s natural remark!)
She does not intend to say such things either, she is just a natural girl.
However, it was more than enough destructive power to make Amamiya embarrassed and killed.
Since he is a bad communicator, there is no way he can explain to the other students that it was a misunderstanding, and Amamiya leaves the place with Karina with a red face.
“Hey, I wonder if Takaaki-kun is involved in any club activities? I’m in the go-home club and go home right away.”
Since Karina always logs into “Arcadia Fantasy” before him, it is obvious to think that she does not belong to any club activities, but there is no such thing as a club activity as the ‘going home club’.
“I’m not in it either, what’s wrong?”
‘Actually ……”
“No, I don’t know, though ……!?”
Amamiya is astonished when someone tries to explain what is really going
“Actually, there’s a club activity I’ve been curious about for a while. I was wondering if I could join the club with Takaaki-kun.”
“A club activity? ……”
Amamiya, who is not good at interacting with people, has no words like “Let’s join a club” in his dictionary.
It’s not that he doesn’t like people or anything like that. He’s just not good at it.
That’s why Amamiya has avoided club activities that require activities in groups…
(In order to get even closer to Karina, it’s no good to decline invitations. Hang on, Amemiya Takaaki !)
“Y-Yes, it’s fine. ……”
“Yay, I knew you would say so, Takaaki kun!”
“And by the way, about
that club…?”
“Fufu, it’s the ‘Game Research Club’, which is our speciality.”
“The Game Research Club ……,Ah by the way.”
Amemiya remembered an introduction to club activities held in the gymnasium when he had just entered high school.
It was a club activity that left a strong impression on him, so his memories come back vividly.
(I remember there were some seniors who were heavily criticised by the teacher for doing an introduction that involved the entire gymnasium in a very flashy production. ……)
Just as he thought an animated song was playing on the stage in the gymnasium, a senior student who looked like the head of the game studies club appeared, bathed in dry ice smoke.
He was dancing with a microphone in his hand, rapping about his passion for games.
All the new students watching were a bit taken aback.
“Oh, that one, …… I remember it, …… it was amazing.”
“Right, right. I’ve always wanted to join too, but I’m embarrassed to be alone,…… and I don’t have any friends around me who would join the club with me.So I thought it would be a good chance to get to know Takaaki-kun.”
Amamiya is convinced.
Amamiya, who loves games and can’t refuse people’s requests, had no reason to refuse.
“Well then, …… why don’t we go to the preliminary inspection this afternoon?”
“Fufu, I was thinking the same thing. That’s why you’re my partner. I’m sure that Takaaki-kun and I are bound by the red thread of fate…..”
“Eh, ……!?”
Even though Amamiya was trying not to misunderstand, he couldn’t help but look forward to what she just said.
“Nah. I’m just joking, you’re so shy and cute.”
However, Karina stuck out her tongue, winked and told him she was joking.
Amamiya felt that he was in mortal danger.
If the most beautiful girl in school keeps teasing him like this, he won’t be able to keep his heart until the afternoon.
“……, you two over there, can I have a word?”
A familiar voice came from behind him and Amamiya stopped in his tracks.
Karina, who was walking happily next to him, also stopped and looked back with a curious look on her face.
“Hey, Tojo-san? Do you want something from us?”
It was her childhood friend, Tojo Chika.
She stood there with her arms crossed and an extremely unhappy expression on her face.
Amamiya felt sick when he saw that sharp gaze that he had tried to forget again, and tried to run away from the scene.
“Only Takaaki has business with me, it’s none of your business.”
Amamiya is unable to escape as Tojo approaches and grabs him by the arm.
Tojo was able to anticipate Amamiya’s actions as they had known each other since primary school.
“You know, Tojo-san. Takaaki-kun doesn’t like it, so could you please quit?”
“I said don’t make me say it twice. It’s Takaaki-kun who has something to do, not Nagase-san. You’re in the way, so could you please go somewhere?”
The air around them felt heavier.
That’s because Tojo and Karina were glaring at each other with Amamiya in between.
(TL/N : Houhouu)
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I genuinely don’t care how far the author goes to redeem her, I just really hate the CF. The NU page doesn’t have the harem tag, so I can only pray that means she’s gets cut out of his life. But if that ends up meaning Karina loses, well, then this author just needs to find another career path.
Couldn’t agree more
I’m very confused on MC ambiguous goals. Does he want to be a riaju or just normal guy with friends?(Gaming club) Why is Karina charmed by MC?
My take is that he’s already somewhat unhappy with how socially isolated he is and how he feels like he has no social skills. This complex was further reinforced by the extremely harsh rejection, where Tojo basically confirmed that other people see him the same way he sees himself, if not worse. So he may not even understand himself what he wants to become, but he clearly wants to become better at and less afraid of interacting with other people and develop a healthier social life. However, Karina has gotten to know him anonymously online over three years, and has come to know and appreciate his good sides that he’s unable to display and express in real life, so that’s probably why she likes him more than anyone else (except his sister and probably also Tojo, though she’s a fool).