My portable gaming girlfriend

"No, they don't like games. They only joined the club because of the warm invitation of the beautiful girl and endured until today. They will indeed be sad for a while when you leave here, but I can swear it won't be too long."

"Lily, you are the only one in this club who really loves games, but with your talent, even if you earnestly attack every day, it's not enough to support a club like the game club..."

Having said all this, if I don't stand up and help Narumi Lily, then I am simply not human——

"The president of this game club is not the only one who loves games!"

I forced my way among them, almost face to face with the former president.

"...Well, who are you?"

"I'm just an ordinary member of the game club. First of all, I want to tell you that although I admit that not everyone in the game club loves games, I swear that every one of them will become a game lover from today on!"

"Secondly, games exist as a hobby rather than a job. The president does have limited talent, but the type of game she wants to play should be decided by herself, instead of going to your game club for guidance!"

"In the end, it's true that everyone joined the club because of the president's appearance and invitation, but if the president leaves here now, they will definitely, yes, no, yes, just sad for a while as you said-they will definitely do their best. Do your best to keep the president!"

I took out the stack of questionnaires, which contained the 'evidence' that everyone hoped the president would leave behind...

[Question: What do you think about the game club and what would you think if you join the club and leave. 】

[Answer: Although I joined the game club for some reasons at the beginning, but after a long time, it feels like home here, and the president is like a sister. If the president leaves, wouldn't it be as painful as losing a loved one? 】

...Is this guy a sister-con, I silently complained in my heart.

[Question: What do you think about the game club and what would you think if you join the club and leave. 】

[Answer: Is it a game club? It's a place where you can relax and relax (if the president hears it, he will scold me for not being motivated, please don't let the president see it). I dare not imagine what the game club will look like after the president leaves, I'm afraid it will be ruined soon, right? 】

...It's a pity that the president has already seen it.

I showed the A4 paper full of words page by page.

[Question: What do you think about the game club and what would you think if you join the club and leave. 】

[Answer: The game club is the only place in this school that makes me feel like I have a sense of existence! Whether it is in the class or others, they will bully me and ignore me because I am a fat fool. In the game club, I feel that I am on an equal footing with everyone (being drunk by the president together). Without the game club, I have no place to stay... So if the president wants to leave one day, I will try my best to stop it! 】

This is the last one, Tanaka's answer.

"Everyone……"

Narumi's eyes were red, and when she noticed that I was looking at her, she immediately turned her face to the other side of the wall.

"See? This is what everyone really thinks!"

This is my trump card, it seems to work well after running around all day...

"..."

The former president was shocked by my rebuttal and had nothing to say for the time being.

"Well... I admit that everyone in this club really likes this place. But Lily is different from you. She is not only enthusiastic but also talented! She is different from you laymen who are dawdling. Together with me, she can better display her talent. , what can a group of rabble do..."

"Then shall we fight?"

"What?"

"For the battle, just use your so-called game to bet on the president to fight, and the loser will give up the president."

Speaking of this, even I won't suffer from being dumb. This so-called former president is just a short-sighted guy, no different from the scumbag in the game I have been playing before.

"Are you serious?"

"If you lose to a layman like me, then don't talk nonsense to the president here."

"Student Gaocheng, you..."

Narumi Lily didn't expect that she would become the prize of the duel, and looked at the two of us blankly.

"Don't worry, President, this club is full of your painstaking efforts and memories, I won't let it disappear just like that. I have seen the President's persistence and dedication all the time, how could he allow such a guy who gave up halfway? Mix whatever you want, I won't lose."

"Okay, what game are we playing?"

The other party seemed to readily agree, and seemed to be full of confidence.

"Since I proposed the duel, then please choose the game type."

"Then don't regret it. I choose fighting games."

Playing fighting games with a controller is not my best thing. But I am very confident in my reaction and operational ability, and this ability is common in all aspects. So beating a guy like this should be no problem.

Let's go back to the classroom of the game club together. Everyone was shocked when they saw the former president and Narumi Yuri with red eyes.

"This is the former president of the game club. He confronted me in the game on the condition that he would not disturb the president any more."

"This man is so hateful!"

"Student Gaocheng, defeat him!"

"rely on you!"

For a while, the classroom was full of such voices...

"Is it okay to choose "Steel Fist Superpower" for the game?"

"Can."

then--

At the moment when the game starts, we press the buttons on the handle at the same time.

"You Win!"

"...I lost."

The former president put down the handle.

Even if it is a game that is operated with a handle, my gaming ability is still very reliable.

"That's great, Takashiro-kun! It's really up to you!"

Tanaka-san was especially excited, probably not less often looked down upon by others.

"...Damn it, how could I..."

The former president looked like he couldn't believe it.

"So, what are you still doing here?"

I waited for him to calm down a little bit, and persuaded him with words that implied expelling the guest.

"As I said before, I won't bother Narukai Lily again. You are a very good player, the game club should... no, it will definitely grow."

No matter how badly he lost, he still stood up and bowed to me.

"Lily, I'm not trying to persuade you. Maybe this is the most suitable place for you. I just hope you will be happy forever, and I will come to see you when I have time. Goodbye."

After he finished speaking, he walked straight towards the door without looking back.

"goodbye……"

Narumi Lily watched his back until the classroom door closed again.

"Student Gaocheng, thank you very much today."

The tone of her speech was a gentle tone that had never been seen before.

"As a member of the game club, you should do this kind of thing."

My embarrassment happened again, this president, just talk to me in the usual carefree manner... No, I'm not shaking m!

"I don't know what I would do without you..."

"Anyway, it's not a big deal. Buy me a cup of coffee in return..."

I didn't expect that one day I would be able to easily say such a thing as a beautiful girl's treat. But only in the game...

【Twelfth day】

Cafe.

Narumi sat across from me, and there were two glasses of iced mocha on the table.

I looked out the glass window at the store opposite, and the billboard above displayed an advertisement for Mina Mizuhara's concert.

After this week's hard work, "Looking at the Starry Sky" finally passed the customs smoothly. In HAPPYENDING, the truth realized that Hexi was the best man for her. After experiencing the classic scene of Tianqiao's confession, he re-established a relationship with Hexi and returned to Fujino hand in hand. Life in the county...is a good ending.

"Let me tell you, Gao Cheng, we are actually neighbors. We have known each other since we were very young. We didn't meet often at that time, and we didn't become good friends until we found out that we were classmates in high school."

She stirred the iced mocha in the glass, making a crackling sound. To be honest, it is really beyond my expectation that the plot can progress to this step, but a long self-narration like this always makes me have a bad feeling...

"It was he who brought me into contact with games for the first time. We founded the game club at that time, imagining that it would become the best club in this school..."

"I adore him for his game talent and his leadership... So, when he left school, I couldn't remember the blow I got."

I watched the coffee mug cast a shadow in the light.

"I remembered... Before he left, he had been persuading me to transfer to another school, but at that time, I was unwilling to leave this newly established club, and even quarreled with him a few times."

"President... I think no matter how exaggerated what he said, what he did was really for you."

I try to comfort her.

At some point, brisk music sounded in this coffee shop.

"Perhaps so."

"It's just that we're all different individuals and think differently, so what he thinks is right doesn't apply to you."

I thought of Mizuhara Mina's mother, who was trying her best to plan the future for Mina Mizuhara, and it was for her.

"Thank you for your comfort... To be honest, I always thought I was supporting myself. When I was desperate, I saw Gaocheng standing in front of me, like a princess saved by a prince... Hey! Don't laugh at me .”

I burst out laughing.

"So that's what I should do as a member, and Tanaka-san would do the same."

"No, Gao Cheng is different from them..."

Her face was very red.

"Can Gaocheng classmate date me?"

"ah……"

Then even I understood what she meant, another confession? Sure enough, a bad premonition experience!

Mizuhara Mina is the same, so is she, where is the reserve of being a girl?

Resist the urge to say yes! However, how to refuse...

"I can't take it, sorry."

"……Why?"

"because……"

The excuse that I'm gay...will she believe it? I stared at the texture of the table and fell into a brief moment of thought.

"Welcome~"

This voice is somewhat familiar...

Behind the customers who just came in, a pink-haired waiter in maid outfit was greeting them.

Wait a minute, the waiter with the pink hair... isn't that Tamagawa Sakura? ! Is she working here? This is too coincidental, right?

Suddenly I have an idea!

"Sorry, I already have someone I like..."

My tone of voice was full of sadness when I said this. In fact, I was really sad. Rejecting a beautiful girl is not something that can be done with a relaxed and happy mood.

"...Gao Cheng has someone he likes?"

She seemed less convinced, and repeated herself.

"Yes, her name is Tamagawa Sakura, and she's my classmate—that's right there."

I pointed to Sakura who was serving customers in a maid outfit in the distance.

"If everyone has a destined lover, she must be the only one I like...President, you will definitely meet such a person very easily."

"...I understand, if this is the case, there is no way."

As expected of her, after a little thought, she accepted the fact.

She stood up suddenly, drank the coffee in the cup, and then put the cup heavily on the table.

"Ah—cough cough, it's so cold!"

"Don't be like this, you're not drinking..."

And gulp it down or something.

"So, I was just joking when I told you about being together, don't you take it seriously? How could I have thoughts about a boy who is younger than me! If you like him, pursue him seriously, and don't betray him."

"Besides, I don't want to be a light bulb."

Then, without even saying goodbye, she turned and left the cafe.

"?"

After she left, I saw a piece of paper on the floor, fell from her?

[March 23 (Sunday), Hazakura Theater, total number of reservations: 2, reservation name: Narumi Lily, ticket holder name: Takashiro Yuan, page 2/2. 】

This guy...was he going to invite me to a theater performance?

Since it's a ticket with my name on it, I probably don't need to return it to her if I drop it here.

"Student Gaocheng?"

When I was still researching the face information, Sakura at work found me.

"Sit here drinking coffee alone?"

I looked at the two cups on the table, so I couldn't hide it...

"No, I was chatting with a friend just now, and she has something to do and left first... Is Yuchuan classmate working here?"

"Yes."

"It must be hard work, right?"

"No, it's just after school and on weekends."

"Why does Yuchuan student work here?"

The Tamagawa Sakura Line will be opened soon, and I don't know much about her situation, so it would be great if I could take this opportunity to ask.

Anyway, after reloading the file, she doesn't have the current personality and memory... For game characters, different plot files are like different world lines, and there is no intersection between them.

"Because I need money..."

It never occurred to me that Sakura, who is pure and lovely in my eyes, would say the three words 'need money'.

Could it be that both parents died? No, no, he clearly said that his father was still there.

Or pay off the debt for the gambling father?

"The customers over there need to order... I'm sorry, Gao Cheng, excuse me."

After she finished speaking, she bowed to me, and then went to another table of high school students.

It's so weird. It seems that Sakura's story is not simple...

When I walked out of the store, the sky was already dotted with pink sunset.

In this way, I cleared the two lines of Suwon and Narumi without confession. The fact is that as Cang Yue said, as an early game, it still has many imperfections, and the logic of the plot is relatively simple.

This was restricted by the technical level of AI at that time, and only some simple stories could be designed, and the reactions of the characters were relatively simple, and the logical thinking was still shallow, and the amount of events and scripts that each character could carry was also greatly limited.

But I don't know why, the story of these two characters makes me remember deeply.

Whether it's Mina Mizuhara, who likes to cook, or Yuri Narumi, the game director, their AI is only at the pediatric level compared to the latest smart companions.

This is the so-called sense of loss after getting an ending, right?

It's not far from the day when the game is cleared. What happens after the game is cleared? Will this game sleep in my memory like other games - along with the memories of Mina Mizuhara, Lily Narumi and Sakura Tamagawa?

I have no idea. The game is like this. Many times it is meaningless after customs clearance. It will never be as infinitely long and colorful as the real world.

But on the other hand, the real world is much crueler than the game world. There is no noble blood, no level that can be improved through hard work, and no fate of being a beautiful girl.

In the real world, hard work does not necessarily pay off, but if you don't work hard, you will definitely not get rewarded.

The eternal truth.

I really wish I lived in the game world... It's useless to say so much, the last line has already been rolled back, so let's come back.