Chapter 25
My Reality is a Romance Game
Chapter 25
The darkness of night loomed heavier in the streets . And amidst such darkness, I continued to walk . The drifting clouds covered up the moonlight being cast down from the night sky like that of thin curtains, thus darkening the desolate night even more .
By the time I woke up, it was already the dead of the night . Judging from how deeply I slept, it serves to show just how fatigued I was in both mind and body .
Thus night had fallen . The cramped room in which I lived, being unable to even turn on my computer, I could feel nothing but solitude . Unable to bear it, I decided to go for a walk . 2 o’clock at night . For the common folk, this was a time where one would already be drifting in their dreams . Thanks to that, the night streets were dead quiet .
I wonder if I can even expect to find a capture target like this . I won’t hold any high expectations, since there wouldn’t really be that many women walking around the streets in such a dark night . As I walked and walked, I caught a glimpse of a light from somewhere . Whoa, a food cart . To think there’d be a food cart running at such quiet hours . Would this even be good for business, I wonder . Come to think of it, I’m kinda hungry . It’s really rare to find a stall open at such a time .
As I made my way straight towards it, I heard a voice call out .
“Welcome . ”
Nodding slightly to the keeper as a greeting, I sat on an empty seat . More like, I was the only customer here . The cart being on the smaller side, it would be easy to move around . I wonder if it was specially made in order to avoid authorities and serve around in different places . As bubbling sound and the steam carrying the fragrance of the oden wafted into my ears and nostrils, my hunger was further aggravated .
“One bowl of ramen, please . ”
The menu was a simple and classic assortment of ramen, yakitori and oden .
And among them, I ordered myself my favorite .
“Right away . ”
The keeper obsan[1] replied with a bright smile . And before long, the ramen was placed before my eyes .
“Thank you for your patience . ”
I got a naturally pleasant feeling from the lady’s gentle appearance and delicious dish . I wonder if it’s thanks to my improved Charm points . Till now, I’ve never had someone treat me in such a fresh manner no matter where I went . Whether it was a convenience store or a restaurant, an obsan or a young woman, they’ve always been the same .
Now that I think about it, ironically enough, the only woman who has seen me inside and out is Kusora . Besides my mother, of course .
Ever since the very first time I met her, Kusora Yurea has never been someone to judge someone based on their looks . Even when she was out pretending to engage in prostitution, she had, as a matter of fact, judged me not based on my outward appearance . When it comes to her, the criteria upon which she bases her judgement on would be how interesting, or uninteresting beyond saving that person is .
Completely different from how a normal person would think .
If she ever wanted to obtain something, whether it was a well-sculpted handsome man, or a muscle-bound model-like macho man, she’d be able to obtain any number of them with ease . That was why outer looks were completely meaningless to her .
Wait, why am I thinking about her again? As I shook my head to get rid of all the various random thoughts that kept popping into my mind, I accidentally ended up knocking my ramen bowl with my elbow and spilling all of it onto the floor . Ah, shit . This is all her fault! What a good-for-nothing! With that, the Obsan hurriedly rushed to the scene . I don’t know, but her prior gentle expression suddenly seemed to have gone on vacation as her face turned incredibly rugged and stern . Isn’t that a bit too much for simply wasting a single bowl of ramen by mistake?
When I tried to lend a hand in cleaning it, she swatted my palm away and refused .
“Ah, I’m sorry, but could I get another bowl? Of course, I’ll properly pay for the portion I spilled too . ”
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Unlike her prior gentleness, she replied really unsociably this time with a simple nod as she swept up the spilled ramen and returned . The change was so night and day that I couldn’t help but tilt my head in confusion, during which another customer entered .
A woman carrying a long cane . Jet-black hair that was let down just below her shoulders . Her attire too was similarly black . Somewhat dark skinny jeans and a black tee . At a glance, she appeared as though she was coated in a black substance .
With this, she would completely blend into the night, making her difficult to spot in the darkness . Even the sneakers she put on were black . Just how much would one have to love black to cover oneself in their entirety in it?
Her looks were a complete beauty . It seems as though I’ve been encountering quite a number of beauties lately . Truly an oriental beauty . It suddenly piqued my curiosity, so I decided to take a peek with the scouter .
«Would you like to use the LV 3 Scouter?»
Click .
Higami Miyuna[2]
Age: 27 years
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Solver[3]
Capture Difficulty: C
Residence: Tokyo ○○ ○○
Phone Number: Inaccessible at current level
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Capture Information: Fatally risky is approached leisurely . But surprisingly a very simple woman? It’s also a hobby for her to loiter around in the night streets while undertaking a job . Suffers delusions when it comes to men about 1 to 2 years younger than her . Appeal to her using this factor, if you decide to approach her .
Affection Points: 0
Someone with capture information popping up . Am I lucky to be able to find a capture target so easily like this? That too at such late hours . However, I can’t understand a bit of what the capture information is supposed to mean . But since I’m already appropriately younger than her, do I tick all the boxes?
Leaving that aside, the obsan seemed to have frowned again the moment she showed up, after which she brought the remade ramen over . Since she placed it curtly, a bit of the soup ended up splashing out . A complete 180 from her pleasantly smiling face from last time . That’s really a bit too extreme for simply spilling it once . Although I wasn’t able to comprehend her thought processes, the ramen was still quite delicious . A broth that tenderly quelled my hunger away, it was indeed magnificent .
As I frantically slurped up my food, I could hear the voice of the girl sitting on the table behind me order a plate of yakitori . Afterwards we had a few moments of peace and quiet . Amidst the quiet food cart, only the sound me slurping my ramen resounded, followed by her commencing her meal as well . As stealthily took a peek at her with a sidelong glance, I found the yakitori gone in a flash .
Suddenly, she stood up from her seat . Seems like she’s done chowing down . So far, having already finished the noodles, I had been taking my sweet time sipping the broth as I awaited my chance, and finally, now was the time to strike . I immediately started to tail her, clicking save in the vicinity as well .
However, she very quickly vanished from my field of view . I couldn’t find a single trace of her . This must be thanks to those black clothes of hers . No wait, this isn’t the time to marvel at her . Deftly, I equipped myself with the ‘Glasses’ .
It was an item that makes my field of view light up like daytime even if it was as dark as the night . I never imagined I’d be using it to tail someone, but it was the perfect time to make use of this guy . After blinking consecutively, its effects activated . And after I kept my eyes closed for a relatively long time, the vision returned to that of the original darkness .
Having gotten the gist of how it’s used, I immediately commenced my pursuit . Although it wasn’t really as aggressive as a ‘pursuit’ . A simple ‘trailing’ would be more appropriate .
With the item activated, I could finally spot her clearly a good distance away . Carefully, I proceeded to follow along . And after seemingly walking straight forwards for a while, she suddenly took a turn and disappeared into an alleyway . I panicked and rushed in as well, to my surprise, there wasn’t anybody there . There was a concrete wall in my way, or in other words, a dead end . It was right then that I got a sudden sense of discomfort surge up my body .
« Choice 1: Look around the alleyway a bit more . »
« Choice 2: Leave the alleyway . »
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By now, I had even grown accustomed to this kind of situation . For now, I went with the second option . I also kinda get the feeling that she wasn’t really in this alleyway . It was dark so it’s possible I was mistaken somewhere . Wait, I had the glasses on that time, so then, why? Either way, it didn’t seem like she was there, so might as well try leaving . Once my body regained its freedom after making my choice, even after feeling around other nearby alleyways, her whereabouts were nowhere to be found .
An odd feeling . So… it wasn’t really a mistake . No matter how I look at it, she disappeared in the same alleyway as where the choices appeared . There’s no way the choices would show up for no reason . I gave it a go once again . I checked the alleyway I entered the first time . But as expected, there was nobody . My only company was the moonlight beaming down on me .
Not only that, but the choices didn’t appear again either . In that case, I have no choice but to walk away . It can’t be helped . I drearily loaded back, after which I made sure to follow her quickly this time, hurriedly entering the same alleyway as soon as she slipped in .
« Choice 1: Look around the alleyway a bit more . »
« Choice 2: Leave the alleyway . »
Translator: Angry Midget
Hmm, well that’s new . I’m sure I recall the manga correctly, where he’s actually stabbed by… ‘someone’ before the second time the choices appear . Guess it’s either a retcon or we’ll get to see in the next chapter .
But never mind that, because… BEST GIRL IS HERE! YOSHAAA!!!
[1]Aunty or any middle-aged woman .
[2]Apparently it can both be pronounced Higami and also Hikami . The furigana here says Higami, so I’ll keep it at that for now . This might change in the future chapters .
[3]解決師 (Kaiketsushi): Literally meaning settlement (kaiketsu) such as, a deal, and someone in that ‘X’ field of expertise (shi) . Basically, someone who settles or solves stuff . Idk how common this term is since it felt pretty unorthodox to me, so I left it here just in case .
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