My portable gaming girlfriend

"……Thank you for hospitality!"

I didn't put it down until I ate nothing left in the lunch box...

"Eat so clean..."

She looked at the smooth inner wall of the lunch box in surprise.

"...Speaking of which, I don't even know your name."

By the way, I must ask her name this time.

"Name, name? That's not important..."

Such an attitude of dodging eyes and stammering is really suspicious.

"Can't you tell me your name?"

"Not really..."

It's just a name. Could it be—

"...Are you some kind of celebrity?"

She just said something joking, but she suddenly lowered her head.

The bangs, which were already too long, hung down to hide her eyes, making it difficult for me to understand her emotions.

"...I'm not a famous person?"

"You... are you okay?"

Her attitude was suddenly very strange, she was completely different from before, could it be that she had a dual personality?

"There must be something dissatisfied with me?!"

"I don't……"

"Huh—doesn't that mean, 'You're not a celebrity, stop pretending'?"

"So I didn't mean that!"

Such an inexplicable accusation is almost outrageous. .

"Ah... I'm sorry... I didn't control my emotions just now..."

what is going on? Just saying a word, she suddenly became so terrifying, as if she had triggered some kind of switch.

However, the memory of the dual personality in the movie should not be shared, and she obviously knows what she did just now...

"……It doesn't matter."

"No, I'm really sorry, I can't control my emotions like this recently...I'm sorry..."

She bowed and apologized repeatedly, which made me a little embarrassed.

"It's really okay, you don't need to apologize anymore."

This guy, even with his current personality, can't be considered normal...overly sensitive, and usually too humble.

"I'm... a little uncomfortable, I have to go back first..."

It's so strange, it's still early, why do I have to go back all of a sudden...

"Since it's uncomfortable..."

But you can't stop people from letting them go.

"Then, if we have a chance to meet again..."

She left just like that, and didn't say anything about when she would meet again... No way, come here tomorrow to have a look.

After school, I came to the game club.

"Hurry up, hurry up. If you can't pass the level today, something terrible is about to happen!"

Narumi Lily urged me immediately when she saw me coming in.

The so-called terrible thing is just the fear of being released by others first. No one would expect a strategy for such a niche game.

And—I glanced at the group of members sitting in the room—none of them were seriously playing the game.

I started this game where I can only dodge and fight... I still spent the whole afternoon without energy.

"It's a pity, I couldn't pass the customs in the end..."

Until the end, she only cleared the fourth chapter, and she looked at the screen in disappointment.

"So, this kind of game where you can only escape is too boring..."

I accidentally said what was in my heart, after all, it was really boring!

"But this game is very popular."

"It's just a niche game..."

"..."

She stood up.

"Today's club activities are over, goodbye."

Without saying goodbye to me, she just left the classroom.

"President, she is probably angry?"

"That's right—Gao Cheng, you are the same as us, you are no longer favored by the president."

Tanaka-san looked at me with a smile.

"Who wants to be like you."

I glanced contemptuously at the commune members whose combined weight probably weighed 400 jin. I can't die with the aura of the protagonist, and I will apologize to Narumi Lily tomorrow, and there will still be laughter.

It was dusk. When leaving the school, the white clouds floating in the sky were rendered a faint orange.

Involuntarily, I came to that remote path again, hoping to meet someone.

But now there's no one there. Only the cherry blossoms are constantly spinning and flying...

I go home disappointed.

"Meow--"

Meow sauce came out of nowhere and walked in front of me.

"Are you hungry?"

I wanted to touch it, but it dodged... Its body avoided my hand perfectly like a wave!

"Meow--"

It barked and went to some unknown corner.

Even the cat ignores me, which is really hopeless. After filling it with cat food, I fell on the bed and closed my eyes.

Tomorrow, I don't know what will happen...

【GAMEOVER】appeared in front of me, and I stood in the middle of the cherry blossom trail again.

If I read it correctly... Is this the game that failed again? The whole person is in a state of ignorance, and everything is going well.

So what did I choose wrong this time? What are you doing! What went wrong again! Am I playing the game or is the game playing me? ? ?

Why did you come to play this so-called galgame? Learning love skills? What a waste of time!

I couldn't accept it for a while, so I stayed in this interface for a long time so stupidly... After calming down, I came to a desperate conclusion...

On the fourth day of the game, I once again ushered in Game Over, maybe I really don't have the talent to fall in love. Anyway, log out first.

Less than a minute after taking off the helmet, I received a message from that guy.

[Canyue: 18 years old, is the game going well? 】

The records show that he was online almost at the same time as me. It's almost like this guy is spying on me on purpose and coming up to watch a joke.

[Me: Who is 18 years old? 】

[Canyue: Of course it's an 18-year-old little magician who can't even play a game that junior high school students can easily pass. How's the progress? 】

【Me: I don't know how to rub fireballs, and I don't intend to learn. But... I've given up on love and so on. At most, I'll find a strange woman on a dating site to marry after I'm 30...]

[Can Yue: It's really sad, this kind of thinking is the root of your hopelessness in love. 】

[Me: How do you say this? 】

[Canyue: Looking back on your life, have you ever experienced one or more times when you encountered a little emotional setback and gave up easily? A passing pass may be an opportunity, and if you don't give up, it may become a good story. 】

When Canyue talks about this kind of problem, she definitely wants to start the life mentor mode.

[Me: No, that would definitely be regarded as a strange person and despised. 】

[Can Yue: How do you know if you don't try? 】

Thinking back to Shen Qing just now, if I had stopped her at that time...or forget it, what might happen next is simply unimaginable...

[Canyue: You have never had any interaction with girls, but you can predict the girl's reaction? Too presumptuous. 】

Does a dead house with an average of 10 hours of games a day really want to be my life mentor? Has it gotten to this point of misery?

【Me: What you said seems to be the case. 】

【Can Yue: So, the reason for the failure is that you didn't try to understand and care about women at all. 】

【I:……】

It's not that I didn't try to understand and care about women, I just failed.

[Canyue: So the reason why I recommend you to play galgame is obvious-there are all kinds of women in the game, and you need to interact with them in different ways based on each person's personality. You can find out their weaknesses and give them gentle healing; or you can find out what they like and give it to them. Isn't such a game very interesting? 】

[Me: But... can women in galgames really represent women in reality? 】

If it is said that action games and shooting games can exercise people's reaction ability, it makes sense that strategy games can exercise people's tricks... Is there really a relationship between galgame and love skills?

[Canyue: Of course I can represent you. 】

[Me: You are not a woman, how do you know? 】

[Canyue: ...the current level of AI intelligence is very high, and each of them can pass the Turing test perfectly. In other words, in the face of AI, you can't tell whether the other party is human or AI just by chatting. 】

He introduced me to the development process of virtual reality galgame.

In the old-fashioned games, the dialogue between the player and the npc is always very stylized. Players use designed dialogues to get designed responses.

This is all because the calculation speed of computers at that time was too low.

However, with the development of hardware and the improvement of algorithms, the intelligence level of AI has reached such a high level that their reactions to events can be simulated to the point that they are similar to real people.

It probably means that even if a female character is forcibly overthrown, according to their personality, there will be different reactions such as kicking you away and succumbing to the trend.

And some complex games can have different endings for each player.

For example, if you insist on being a scumbag and can't balance the feelings between your harem, then you have nothing to complain about when you encounter the hatchet ending.

——Can Yue said that at these times, I felt that I could see a dead house on the other side of the line beaming and preaching.

It is possible to achieve such a point, all thanks to the company Endea.

As a pioneer company in the field of artificial intelligence development, Endia is roughly equivalent to the status of a company famous for its search engine in the early 21st century. It does most of the game's AI development work.

Of course, their dominance is not only reflected in the game AI field, but the popular artificial intelligence companion in recent years——amicus series is its main product, and the AI ​​of many virtual stars is also written by them.

In other words, they are companies that give artificial intelligence a "soul".

The program of the characters in the game "Sakura Story" comes from Endia Company. Although this game is an old work 15 years ago, it was a milestone work in the game industry at that time, winning with the authenticity and delicacy of the characters.

But now, the company that developed it has long since disappeared, and this game has become a sealed history...

Only serious galgame lovers like Canyue would recommend it to me...

[Me: So you have so much popular science, the point is that the characters in the galgame look like real people? 】

[Canyue: That's right. Moreover, "Sakura Story" is a game with the theme of campus love. The plot is very close to your life, and it is very helpful for you to learn love skills. 】

I am obviously a college student, and the background of this game is in Japan, right? Forget it, let's not complain about it for the time being.

[Canyue: But I thought about your gameover situation - this time the problem should not be the 'wrong choice', but the 'no choice'. 】

【I do not have any choice'? 】

[Canyue: Yes, you already know that there will be no options in the current galgame, right? So it's easy for a novice player like you to miss those moments when it's time to make a choice. For example, did Sakura ask you about Meow-chan on the morning of the third day? 】

I recalled it... At that time, what she said was——

"However, I am still a little worried about its situation..."

[Me: By the way, she did say that she was worried about Meow-chan...]

【Can Yue: Then how did you do it? 】

【Me: I didn't do anything...】

Generally speaking, you can't do anything, right? You can't take other girls home, can you?

[Canyue: So you should take advantage of the opportunity to invite her to your house, and take a look at Miaojiang! 】

...

[Me: Isn't that too abrupt? It’s just a classmate I’ve known for 2 days, I won’t agree…]

Normally, doing so would definitely be hated.

[Can Yue: Let me tell you, what future is there for a person who doesn't even dare to take the initiative to invite others to love games? 】

【Me: If you are rejected, how will you get along with me. 】

[Can Yue: Are you afraid of being rejected? 】

Nonsense... don't remind me of past failures...

[Me: Aren't you afraid? 】

【Can Yue: That kind of thing doesn't matter to me at all. 】

【Me: You really have a thick skin...】

This kind of person is really hopeless. In real life, he must be a dead house who often harass beautiful girls...

【Me: So, just invite Sakura, right? 】

[Canyue: It's not that simple. You'd better look at the strategy. 】

【Me: It is impossible for me to read the guide just after I started playing the game, that is the behavior of the weak. 】

This is my dignity as a player. I have always insisted on self-reliance. It is meaningless to follow the road paved by others, and I have completely lost the fun of exploring a game.

【Canyue: I think if it was you, you might not be able to pass this week smoothly even if you read the guide. 】

[Me: You underestimate me! Don't read the guide if you haven't failed more than 10 times, that's my principle! 】

[Canyue: So what is your state now? 】

【I:……】

Well, it seems that I really can't make it through...

[Canyue: Go read the strategy, weak one. 】

This guy really has a terrible personality...

[Me: Don't underestimate people! 】

[Canyue: Oh? You can't play the game until the seventh day, how about we make a bet! 】

【I'm good. 】

[Canyue: What a mysterious confidence. Anyway, you are the kind of guy who can't understand in class but attributes it to the teacher's boredom, so you can skip class with peace of mind. 】

【Me: You who spend much more time online than me are the kind of nerd who skips class and plays games, right? 】

The guy didn't reply again, probably went to the game again.

Forget it, let's take a look at the strategies for the third and fourth days...