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chapter 2 (part 1): 《Battle》

Yashiro Mai

Current CP in posession

【110 points】

First of all, I'll try looking at Naomi-san's status.
Perhaps I may find out something.

I entered "Suzuki Naomi" into the search section and it switched to her status page.

Right after her status screen was displayed, I immediately noticed something unusual.
All of her avatar's body parts were marked with "X".
There were 6 'X' marks in total.
It can't be, this……
Is it showing the body parts that have currently ceased functioning due to the nervous functions being lost?

The parts which have been marked with 'X' were 'Mouth', 'Left Hand', 'Right Hand', 'Nose', 'Ear' and 'Leg', these 6.
The eyes and heart have not been marked with 'X'.

……It's confirmed, there's no doubt.
I was convinced that the meaning of these 'X' marks is to show the body parts which have currently ceased functioning.

It looks like you can click all these parts that have an 'X' mark.
I decided to test it out by attempting to click on "Leg".

Thereupon, the screen changed completely and 【Slit-mouthed woman〈aj293〉】was shown.

ーWhat is this exactly……?

Don't tell me, the name of the enemy that caused Naomi-san's death?

Slit-mouthed woman……?
Even so, isn't the slit-mouthed woman* the one that often appears in the urban legends?

*T/n: If you're interested –
Speaking of the slit-mouthed woman, she's rather well-known.
Just like the name, her mouth is slit until it's close to the joint of her ear.

I think that most people generally certainly know about it.

To recover Naomi-san's legs, I must fight with such a character?
ーTo be honest, I'm extremely scared.

But, the fight is within the game.

Surely……, it'll probably work out somehow.

I persuaded myself in that manner and decided to muster my courage to fight 【Slit-mouthed woman〈aj293〉】.

Once I clicked the enemy's name with the cursor and pressed the confirmation button, the screen changed completely and an option appeared.

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【Option】

Do you wish to fight with this enemy?

  【YES】/【NO】

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With my quivering hands, I selected 【YES】……


ーNo longer, can I turn back.

Thereupon, words were displayed on the game screen.
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【!】

Entering battle.
As soon as you're ready, please close your eyes.

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"Eh!?"
Close my eyes?
Why is there a need to close my eyes?
Don't tell me that in the instant I have closed my eyes, the slit-mouthed woman will appear from behind and I'm going to like get slashedー
No no, as…as expected, something like that wouldn't happen right……?


For now, even though I don't feel like it, I have no choice but to do it in order to move forward……
Although I was extremely terrified, I gingerly tried to close my eyes.

It was at that moment.
My hand that was holding the game console, although in a minuscule amount, something similar to an electric current flowed tinglingly.

……!?
Wh…what is this?

That was a quite a minuscule amount of sensation like static electricity, but simply because of its timing, I couldn't help but be surprised.

And now, for some reason, I'm standing in the middle of darkness……
Where is this exactly?
I tried looking around but the surroundings were only the darkness that went on endlessly……
Under such circumstances, I didn't know whether we were outside or indoors.
ーBut, from the fact that there is no wind in this place, I feel that the possibility of being indoors is more plausible.
For the time being, I'm in an incomprehensible situation.
My line of sight fell onto the black game console, "Nightmare" which had been gripped firmly in my hand.
I only understood one thing.

This was no dream.

Thereupon, words newly appeared on the game console.
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【Option】

Do you wish to negotiate for a brain battle with slit-mouthed woman?

【Yes】
《Sucess rate 32%》

※If you fail, you will suffer a preemptive strike and enter a regular battle.

In that event, it will become a conventional battle in your previous world.

【No】
※You will return to your previous world.
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……It's a selection again.

Brain battle……?
According to the words, it is probably a battle where you use your brain.
I'm not being prideful, but when I was in school, I always attained top results in my grade.

I was also more adept at solving puzzles.

Therefore, I still have some confidence in myself for the brain battle.

I don't really want to say this but in return, stuff which doesn't use the brain.
In other words, I was the worst at stuff like physical education, home economics and music apart from written tests.
In short, I am tone-deaf, clumsy and have no athletic ability……
I'm not to the extent of a perfect genius, I am a half-baked person.

The success rate is only 32%……
If I fail, it seems like I will suffer a preemptive strike and enter a regular battle.
If it turns out that way, I could at least recognize that the low-level me will have no chance of success.

But, oddly enough, I had no hesitation.
Maybe it's because I have no other choice other than the brain battle.

Anyway, I'll take up the brain battle!

Inside my heart, I felt that strongly and pressed the confirmation button.

Thereupon, the game screen changed completely.
Beep, beep beep……the electronic sound rang from the game console bit by bit.

【Brain Battle】

『Currently, processing the probability』

Please wait for a while.

『Decision complete』

Simultaneously as this display appeared, from my forward direction, I heard a 'whirl' machine sound similar to something gradually rising.

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