I Managed to Bring Down the Entire Family of That Impossible-To-Conquer S-Class Beauty, Completely Filling in Her Outer Moat
“I’m so sleepy… I slept through most of class…”
In the end, I spent my Sunday glued to the computer, finishing up work well past midnight.
Writing novels and drawing illustrations are both fun hobbies. It’s just a bit tough when they cut into my other interests.
But hey, it’s fun, so whatever! Looking forward to more of this!!
“Nozomu~, you seemed really sleepy today!”
“Koki? Yeah, been kinda busy.”
“Heh heh, figured you’d be busy. Ta-da! I passed your DALO rank~~!”
“Whoa! That’s awesome. Congrats.”
Koki showed me a photo on his phone. It was a screenshot of a computer game.
DALO is a popular game right now, and rank is like your status within the game.
“I even took a screenshot!”
“Good thing you took a picture.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“Last night, after I finished my work, I noticed you’d passed my rank, so I passed you back.”
“Huh? What? Whaaat?!”
I shouldn’t have been so sleep-deprived that I’d fall asleep during class.
But, I was playing one of my hobbies, gaming, to relax, and lo and behold, before I knew it, the sky had brightened…
“Did you really not want to be passed like that~!?”
“Yeah! Losing to you makes my guts boil!”
“That’s not something to say with a smile! You stubborn loser!!”
“…Just kidding. Actually, I’m meeting up with a friend from that game tonight. Leveling up for bragging rights.”
“Oh, I see! Wait, that friend… could it be ‘Mr. Thousand’!?”
“That’s right.”
Among the friends he’d made in the game, there was someone called Mr. Thousand.
He’s a pro gamer and a video creator. Though he doesn’t show his face, he’s a huge celebrity with over a million subscribers.
So today, I’m having dinner with him, which is why I’ve been grinding to level up—so he doesn’t look down on me.
“I wanted to go to the meetup too~. I wanted to see Mr. Thousand in person!”
“Do you have plans too, Koki?”
“House stuff… Ugh, I really wanted to go!”
“I’ll get you an autograph or something.”
After homeroom ended, I said goodbye to Kouki.
As I was leaving, my eyes met Amagiri-san’s in the classroom.
(Come to think of it, yesterday was the first time I actually talked properly with Amagiri-san. Well, it’s not like that means we’ll suddenly become close friends or anything.)
Yesterday, I happened to run into Amagiri san at the supermarket.
She was buying insect cookies, which made me feel a connection. Not that insect cookies have any dimension-crossing powers or anything, so it doesn’t mean we’re suddenly close or anything.
I headed straight home, changed into my regular clothes, and made my way to the meeting spot.
“Um, I thought you said you’d be here first…”
The chat described Thousand-san’s appearance, but is this real?
Black clothes, 190cm tall, round sunglasses, handsome.
“Well, Thousand-san… yeah, he’s the type to say ‘Me? I’m handsome☆’ himself. …Hm?”
As I got closer to the meeting spot, I started feeling a bit off.
“That guy earlier was super cool!”
“Maybe an actor~”
“But he seemed to be waiting for someone, so probably not…”
“Nah, nah, he had a ring on his ring finger, so no way lol”
Women walking down the street were gossiping about someone with dreamy expressions.
Could there really be a hottie exactly as described in the chat…?
Half-believing, half-doubting. That feeling gradually shifted toward “belief.”
As I kept walking, there he was.
“Whoa!? There really is a hottie!”
“—Huh? That voice… Could it be… You, Hope-kun!?”
A tall guy wearing sunglasses, a hottie who looked like he’d stepped right out of an anime.
He strode over with his long legs, closing the distance, and started staring intently at my face.
“Ah… yes, I’m Hope, the one playing the game. Nice to meet you, Thousand san.”
“Hope-kun in the flesh!! Yeah, yeah, you’re young. You look like you’re living your youth to the fullest, which is awesome!”
“Ahaha… thanks.”
He grabbed my hand and shook it vigorously up and down, his joy evident.
His eyes behind the sunglasses were almost hypnotic—even I, a guy, felt my heart race under that gaze.
Is this what they call being charmed?
“Well then, let’s go eat right away! How about sushi? Or a yakiniku party?”
“Eh, weren’t you supposed to decide, Thousand san!?”
“Nah, I figured it’d be better to ask you directly~. I’m a dad, but she got mad at me for not listening properly.”
“Isn’t that just Thousand-san’s fault? You do tend to charge into enemy territory without listening sometimes.”
“Ouch! You hit a sore spot!”
Thousand-san slapped my arm hard, arm around my shoulder.
I thought meeting him in person might change my impression, but apparently not.
“Oh, my name’s Chitose. Nice to meet you.”
“So that’s why you’re called Thousand. I’m Watarai Nozomu.”
“Nozomu… that’s just perfect, huh?”
We walked along, chatting, without deciding where to go.
Just then, Thousand-san… no, Chitose-san’s phone buzzed in his pocket.
“Hold on a sec. Hello? Nothing planned today, right? What’s up? …Huh? The captain and vice-captain of the tournament team got food poisoning and are down, so they want me to step in!?”
The pro-gaming agency Chitose belonged to was called Barbaric Salamander, or BS for short.
I was pretty sure there was a fighting game tournament today, but food poisoning? I never expected that…
“That’s the fancy sushi place where you don’t get a turn if you win, right? Yeah, yeah. You want to know if there are some famous, strong players there? Hold on a sec. Hope-kun!”
“Huh? Yes?”
“Actually, our agency is running this fighting game tournament called the BS Cup right now. But apparently, the captain and vice-captain of Team C got KO’d by some rotten melon bread.”
“What are you guys doing…”
“So, Hope-kun—”
What? Chitose-san suddenly looks incredibly serious.
I involuntarily swallow hard, bracing myself for the shock of what comes next.
“—Would you consider joining the tournament as our vice-captain?”
“…………Huh???”
Maiasa
Are we sure this isn’t yaoi? I get the funny feeling the west of the so-called female lead’s family is going to seduce our MC before she even gets a chance lol (is jokes)
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