Chapter 14
"This rubbish game ruined my youth!"
Just as Keigo Atobe finished his words, Sakuramu Tsukishima suddenly shouted and jumped down.
Being attacked from both sides, Nakamori Akimi's body reacted faster than her brain, and she subconsciously turned around and ran towards Tsukishima Sakuramu, but her physical fitness was not good enough. Although she was a few seconds faster than Atobe Keigo, she still missed Tsukishima Sakuramu.
She just jumped down and then disappeared.
Although this is a world where virtuality and reality coexist, you can't be so virtual! Can a living person jump or disappear at will?
"Why did she disappear after jumping?"
"She logged out."
"What?" At this moment, Nakamori Akimi realized that everything here had stopped functioning. "If players log out, will time here stop?"
No, it's because she's deregistering her account.
"What's that sound?"
Nakamori Akimi looked around in horror, and then she saw that Atobe Keigo, who had just been talking to her, had also fallen into a state of time stagnation.
[Nice to meet you, Ms. Nakamori. I'm 0587. Although I kidnapped the wrong person by mistake, we finally met.]
"What do you mean? What do you mean by tying up the wrong person? Did you intend to tie me up from the beginning?"
"Yes, Ms. Nakamori. Initially, you were the only one with a clear mind in this overlapping space. Everyone else was affected by the game's settings. Although we've been trying to correct this, we still can't escape successfully."
It turns out that she is the chosen one.
Nakamori Akimi pinched his chin and nodded with satisfaction.
"So Atobe accidentally woke up because of your binding error?"
[Yes, because we have been researching the reasons for your lucidity, we immediately developed a short-term lucidity potion after the binding error and put it in the cup of bitter melon juice you brought.]
At first glance, their efficiency seems quite high, but if you think about it deeply, it is completely useless.
"So you showed up now, are you planning to change your binding?"
Is she finally going to have a system? Nakamori Akimi is eager to try it out.
[Sorry, once bound, it cannot be re-bound unless destroyed. I'm here because if Tsukishima Sakuramu cancels her account, the plane she conquered will collapse, and your consciousness will be gradually assimilated, making it impossible to return to reality. To avoid this, we've decided to find someone to replace her player identity and all her experiences to maintain operations.]
I have a bad feeling...
"You're not looking to replace me, are you?" Nakamori Akimi had read novels for a long time and guessed their intention immediately. "I won't do it! Replacing all her experiences would be like putting everything she experienced on me. Wouldn't I have to take the blame for all their love, hate, and vengeance? Fuji Shusuke was able to commit suicide with Tsukishima Sakuramu, and who knows what kind of mad things he'll do in the future! Not to mention there are two men whose identities are unknown!"
Therefore, we will use our last remaining authority to send you back to the starting point of everything. Please be extremely careful.
Wait, this is forced buying and selling!
Before Nakamori Akimi could react, a white light flashed before her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, someone was already standing in the classroom, holding a blackboard eraser in his hand.
Are you really back?
[Hello, Ms. Nakamori, I am your exclusive strategy system 5744. The program has been initialized successfully. Please begin your sweet journey. Only by moving forward courageously can you reap beautiful love~]
"Did I agree? You can just send me back!"
Nakamori Akimi was furious when she heard the system voice. Although the two were not the same system, they were technically one and the same. They were in cahoots with each other and both deserved to be scolded! So, in her rage, Nakamori Akimi completely ignored where she was.
"Nakamori? Who are you talking to!?"
A trembling female voice came from behind her. Nakamori Akimi's heart skipped a beat. When she turned around, she saw her classmate Zuo Qiu holding the broom tightly, looking at her with horror on his face, his eyes scanning around her.
"Zuoqiu?"
Nakamori Akimi suddenly realized something and glanced at the corner of the blackboard. Her and Zuo Qiu's names were prominently written in the "Duty Student" column. So, today was the day Fujishu came running to block Tsukishima Sakumu? What kind of starting point was that?
"Have you heard? There's a super handsome Qingxue student at the school gate. He seems to be waiting for someone. Could he be waiting for his girlfriend? Let's go check it out?"
"So what if he's handsome? He came from a poor school like Qingxue. What's so good about him?"
"Yeah, let's go shopping. There's a new luxury store in Ginza. Let's go shopping."
The same sarcastic conversation, the difference is that Tsukishima Sakumu's name is missing this time, and if nothing unexpected happens, the person Fuji Shusuke is waiting for should be her.
"Nakamori?"
Zuo Qiu retreated while calling her name cautiously. It seemed that if anything went wrong, she would immediately rush out.
"Sorry, Zuoqiu, I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do, so please take care of it!"
Nakamori Akimi quickly picked up the bag, so fast that only a shadow could be seen.
"So Nakamori runs so fast?"
Shocked, Zuo Qiu stared blankly at Nakamori Akimi's back as he ran away, but soon she remembered the strange scene just now. An unknown chill climbed up her back, and she trembled, hugging herself and huddled in the corner.
"Wuwuwu~~ Lord Ghost, I haven't done anything bad, please let me go..."
***
Nakamori Akimi left the teaching building and headed north, running to the wall farthest from the school gate. Having already half-resigned herself to the reality of her situation, she engaged in a peaceful exchange with 5744.
"5744, since I've taken over Tsukishima Sakuramu's player identity, do I have the same fighting power as her? The kind that would allow me to jump from a four-story building and remain unharmed?"
[Ms. Nakamori, in order to save energy, all your values will remain the same after initialization.]
"Don't you have a newbie gift pack? If not, can I exchange it for something else? Like, favorability points, mission progress, or something like that?"
【Sorry, this function is not available at the moment. 】
"...Then what can you do?"
[Currently, we can provide you with three strategy options related to the target every day, trigger related events, and display the target's strategy value in real time.]
"No more?"
[Yes.]
"call--"
Nakamori Akimi lowered his head and let out a long breath.
Calm down...
Calm down! This is a crappy system, a crappy game. Not only does it fail to protect players' lives, but the functionality is so useless, and there's even a limit on the number of times you can play. No wonder Tsukishima Sakuramu cancelled her account. Who wouldn't run away? I wonder if Tsukishima Sakuramu complained to them after she left.
Please, Tsukishima Sakuramu, please make sure to file a complaint!
"Okay, you can disappear now."
[Okay~]
"Can you change your voice? It's a bit disgusting."
An inorganic electronic voice spoke in such a disgusting tone that Nakamori Akimi felt like he had a heart attack.
[Sorry, Ms. Nakamori, we've already used up most of our energy to get you here, so we're unable to meet your request for now.]
What could Nakamori Akimi do? She could only shut her mouth, swing her arms and throw her schoolbag over the wall.
[Ms. Nakamori, it's shameful to avoid a relationship. It will greatly reduce your strategy points.]
"I didn't discuss this with him. If you have the guts, go find Tsukishima Sakuramu and fight him to death. I haven't prepared anything yet. If I go over there now, won't I just be asking for my death?"
Nakamori Akimi kicked the wall. She hadn't climbed over it for a long time and didn't know if she could still climb over it.
[Ms. Nakamori, strong emotional reactions are not good for your health. Please pay attention to your health.]
No longer listening to its nonsense, Nakamori Akimi used her hands and feet to climb up the wall. Fortunately, she was tall and was able to use her height advantage to climb up.
But... won't I sprain my ankle if I jump like this?
Forget it, she could just use illness as an excuse to not come to school. She didn't believe that Fuji Shusuke could follow her to her house.
Just as she was about to jump down, a sudden voice rang out.
"Hmm? What are you doing?"
Atobe Keigo?
Nakamori Akimi turned around and saw Keigo Atobe standing not far away with his arms folded, looking arrogant, and Karaji following him.
Her eyes lit up, and she was about to say hello to him, but then she looked at him suspiciously. At this point, Atobe Keigo hadn't drunk the bitter melon juice yet, so was this the sober Atobe or the one who was blinded by greed?
Just as she was hesitating, a strategy option box like in a game suddenly appeared in front of her.
[Ding! Congratulations! The player has successfully unlocked the strategy quest. Only target: Atobe Keigo. Current strategy value: 0. The boy you saw on the wall is so dazzling that your heart flutters. So you will:
A: I was dazzled by her beauty and fell down accidentally.
B: Pretend to be frightened and fall down intentionally]
Putting aside the difference between the two options, wasn't she here to avoid risk? Why is there even a plan to capture Keigo Atobe? Are you serious?
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