Chapter 169: The Curse of High Levels
The player glanced at the date in the game and saw that summer had arrived.
Gojo Satoru, who is particularly afraid of heat, wishes he could stay in the air-conditioned dormitory all day and doesn't want to go out into the sun for even a second.
Standing under the shade of a tree on a hot and windless day is definitely what Gojo Satoru can't stand the most.
"Huh, I'm alive again..." He instantly regained his spirits as he walked into the cool dormitory. "This is much more comfortable than just sitting in the classroom."
As he was about to change his clothes, he was suddenly invaded by Geto Suguru, who said, "Why did you come to my room if you wanted to use the air conditioner?"
His narrow eyes widened slightly when he saw the player. Hearing the "excuse me" sound, he subconsciously made way to allow the other party to pass, making his reminder a little late: "Don't wear outer clothes and just..."
Gojo Satoru plopped down on the bed, beckoning the player to join him. He then said to Geto Suguru, "A girl's here. Why don't you make the bed for her?"
"...Sit on the bed." Geto Suguru closed his eyes.
"Huh?" Gojo Satoru looked over in confusion, and received a calm and peaceful reply, "No, it's okay."
"Please turn down the temperature a bit, it's still too hot," Gojo Satoru confidently demanded of the landlord, half-complaining, "I might as well skip all the outdoor classes this summer, or I'll definitely melt."
Xia Yujie didn't move, continuing to change out of his school uniform. He told him to find it himself. "The air conditioner remote is right next to the bed. Go get it yourself."
Gojo Satoru reluctantly moved, and just in time caught a glimpse of what Geto Suguru was doing. He immediately cried out in surprise, "Oh my! Taking off clothes in front of girls is indecent!"
Attracted by his voice, the players subconsciously looked over: Stare...
Xia Yujie, who was still wearing a shirt inside: "..."
There are so many weird people in the technical college.
"So, what are you here for?" Xia Yujie asked calmly, his eyes sweeping across the faces of the two people sitting upright.
Gojo Satoru waved his hand suspiciously. His face was obscured by sunglasses, making it difficult to discern the truth from his words. "Don't be so wary. I'm just trying to improve my relationship with the younger generation!"
Geto Suguru looked at the player and verified with his eyes.
"Senior Wu said he would bring me here to have some fun." The player replied in a serious and obedient manner.
"..." The man, who was facing his best friend's death stare, greeted him without any sense of crisis, "Jay, take out your game cartridge quickly."
Geto Xiayou composed himself and tried his best to maintain his composure in front of the new students: "Anyway, please sit on the sofa first."
Why did it turn out like this...
The player looked at the two people sitting on his left and right, and then looked at the initial interface of GalGame in front of him.
I thought it would take players to play a battle game.
"Has Fushimi ever played a similar game before?" Several beautiful girls with different hair colors and personalities appeared on the lit screen, and Geto Suguru asked, turning his head.
Uh...about that.
The only difference is that when players play, it's your faces that are on top.
"Hmm... this one is perfect for beginners, and the reviews are pretty good," said Geto Suguru, his expression much better than before. "If you're not interested in the subject matter, there are others."
The eagerness to meet like-minded people with whom I can develop a relationship...
He introduced the basic gameplay to the players: fast forward, skip, up and down options...
"Control the protagonist to talk to the playable characters, and choose different options to gain the character's favorability, just like this."
Geto Suguru demonstrates to the players.
The blonde tsundere lady angrily asked the protagonist to accompany someone else.
Geto Suguru selected ["There's no one else, only you."], and the girl on the screen immediately blushed and said harshly, "Idiot, idiot, why do you care what I said?" A notification of favorability +10 clearly appeared beside her.
He returned the game to the initial interface and handed the controller to the player: "Does Fushimi like anyone more than anyone else?"
The player didn't answer, staring at him intently: "Grandpa Takeuchi-senpai."
"..." The astonishment in Geto's eyes returned to calm after he heard the player's next words, "Gojo-senpai, Nanami-san, and Haibara-san..."
Xia Yujie's unconsciously tensed shoulders relaxed slightly, and his voice was low, just loud enough for the players to hear: "Are you saying that on purpose?"
"What?"
Before the player could ask, Gojo Satoru focused on something else: "Hey, why am I behind Jie?"
"Sorry?" Feeling a slight tug at the end of his hair, the player replied uncertainly, "Because I happened to be facing Gojo-senpai. I'll make sure to put Gojo-senpai first from now on."
Gojo Satoru made a vague sound from his chest, which the player automatically interpreted as meaning 'That's more like it.'
Xia Yujie smiled and brought the topic back to the original point: "No, I mean, among the conquestable characters, who does Fushimi like the most?"
The player held his chin up: Well... there are no bugs that need to be fixed!
"Which of these people does Geto-senpai like?"
Xia Yujie smiled and didn't answer directly: "Try to operate it yourself."
"Oh!" The next second, the controller in the player's hand was taken away by a hand reaching out from beside him, "Huh?"
"It looks simple, let me go first." Gojo Satoru rubbed his hands together.
The guy, who had no pretense of being a senior, glanced at the exquisite portraits and suddenly pointed at a marginal character in the corner of the screen: "Hmm... Speaking of which, don't you think this person strangely resembles a junior?"
Geto Suguru studied the face for a moment, but couldn't see any other similarities with it. Gojo Satoru emphasized, "The expression, the expression!"
"Well, the forum said this is a random character with no ending, and even if the favorability is full, it won't trigger a confession." Geto Suguru browsed the search results on his phone, and Gojo Satoru was immediately disappointed. "Huh? Forget it, I want to complete the most difficult love story."
The game begins.
The black-haired girl who had been secretly watching the protagonist mustered up her courage and stopped him.
Classmate, um, actually, I... (The girl seemed to be in extreme tension and lost the ability to speak)]
[“It’s okay, take your time.” (To calm the girl)]
[“Ah, you’re the one who’s been watching me… I’ve been watching you too.”]
→[“Who are you? What do you want to say?”]
Three options pop up on the screen.
Before Geto Suguru could make a sound to stop him, Gojo Satoru had already pressed an option that made his eyes go dark.
The shy girl froze, her whispering voice fading even further: "Eh, I don't remember... It's okay." (The girl, looking downcast, stares at your back until you disappear completely from view.) Favorability +30!
Player: Stay...
"Ha! Isn't this simple?" Gojo Satoru was too proud of himself.
Geto Xia Yu looked at him with pity: "The setting of that character is that she has a crush on the protagonist. No matter what she chooses, her value will rise."
Gojo Satoru tsk-tsks, clearly unconvinced: "Then let's find someone else to attack and prove it to you."
The blonde lady crossed her arms, her eyes averted. "Even if you saved me, don't let your imagination run wild! My attitude towards you has only improved a little bit..." (Her face is getting redder and redder)
High-level player Geto Xia Yu immediately gave guidance: "This is a tsundere setting, she is speaking in a sarcastic way."
A player who doesn't know why but has an inexplicably accurate intuition: "Choose a more direct dialogue at this time, you should be happy."
Gojo Satoru concentrated his attention and made a carefully considered choice [“It doesn’t matter. You’re weak after all.”]
“…”
The player turned to the side where Geto was standing. "Does Geto play other games?"
"Although I know something about Wu's emotional intelligence, but... we can change to other types of games later." Xia Yujie also leaned over and muttered.
Gojo Satoru, who gained favorability, was puzzled and tried to turn the tide. Finally, with his unremitting efforts, the favorability of the tsundere lady dropped to 0.
Gojo Satoru defended himself: "This was an accident. That gloomy guy had a very good impression of me."
Xia Yujie sympathetically reminded: "Fast forward the plot."
Gojo Satoru did as he was told.
You wake up from the basement.
The girl who has a one-sided crush on you finally can't stand your infidelity of pursuing two people at the same time, so she sickly injects an unknown liquid into your body: "Let's be together forever."
(Your eyelids feel heavy)
Bad end】
Gojo Satoru gasped, "I'm dead!?"
Wow, he looks completely pissed off. The player observes Gojo Satoru's emotions.
Geto Xia Yu caught the controller that Gojo Satoru had dropped, handed it to the player, and sighed, "Don't take it out on the controller. You can't just choose whatever you want if you want to play a love story."
"Based on each character's background setting, analyze which option will get extra points based on her personality."
"Huh? What's the point of that?" Gojo Satoru crossed his arms in protest. "Guessing how to answer will be liked, when that's not what I really mean."
"Don't be fooled by Jie. Squinty eyes like these are already bad for adults, and they are best at playing with the hearts of beautiful girls." Xia Yujie listened to the whispers that Gojo Satoru whispered into the player's ear, and veins appeared on his forehead.
"Satoru, be quiet for a while."
Gojo Satoru refused to give in and turned his attention to the third person present who had not yet expressed his opinion: "Hey, you tell me which of us is right."
Geto Suguru also looked over.
Suddenly stared at by two powerful gazes, the player put down the controller and looked up blankly: "Hey, I think I reached the ending."
"What?" Gojo Satoru couldn't accept it.
After checking it out, Geto Suguru was surprised: "Everyone's favorability is high, but there's no romantic connection between any of the characters, so it's a dull ending."
"It's pretty impressive to some extent." He comforted the players.
The player sensed the encouragement in Geto Suguru's words and shook his head: "No, the most important thing is to experience the game, and I've already got it."
Xia Yujie looked at her, then his eyes returned to the frozen screen: "...That's what you think."
"Besides that, there are other gains." The player stared back. "I didn't expect him to be so good at GalGame. Although I had a vague feeling before that Goyu-senpai would be very popular with the opposite sex."
"Really?" he asked, stroking the controller. "In real life, there's no chance to reload a save, and no prompts for correct dialogue options. Sometimes... you can't guess what a girl is thinking."
——I didn’t deny that I was popular!
"Hmm... maybe you could refer to Satoru-senpai on this point? Once you have a purpose in interacting with people, it becomes exhausting."
Geto Suguru didn't seem to be listening to what the player was saying. He noticed the player's casual mention of him as a name, "My relationship with Satoru... has gotten better."
"……yes?"
…
The screen's faint blue light reflected on the expressionless face, skipping unnecessary dialogues until the only portrait appeared.
You walk her to the bus stop again. She considers you her best friend at school. "See you tomorrow, __."
No matter how many times it is triggered, it is just repetitive dialogue and fragmented plot.
He sighed as if giving up: "...It's different."
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