If they did not pay real money, obtaining the ring required three steps. First, defeat the Great White Shark boss in the ocean dungeon to obtain the Coral Ring. Second, defeat the Fire Dragon boss on the volcano map to obtain the Eternal Diamond. Finally, cleanse the two items with the spring water in the Holy Spring of the Silent Woodland and rge them into the wedding ring.
Without a doubt, aside from the rging of the ring itself not requiring any skill, both the ocean dungeon and volcano dungeon were quite difficult. More importantly—the items were not guaranteed drops. In other words, luck could not save the unlucky. If an unlucky ass wanted to get married, paying money was the more realistic choice. (TL:h, don't sound that bad, is this the benefit of being a granblue fantasy player? Have I beco a professional grind slave?)
However, was Shido an unlucky ass?
Behold, he activated the protagonist aura, held a trident in hand, drew power from his harem, fiercely struck the Great White Shark boss, and obtained the Coral Ring with one soul-striking drop.
Then he pulled Natsumi to the volcano, passed through countless players whose follower cats had acorns strapped to their backs while they kept swinging pickaxes at cracks in the rocks, entered the volcano dungeon, killed the Fire Dragon, and once again obtained the diamond with one soul-striking drop.
The entire process was blessed by luck.
However, when they arrived at the Silent Woodland and prepared to place the items into the Holy Spring, a problem appeared. Because the devs apparently intended to show off couples, the entire woodland was a public map where couples could stroll around together.
Because of that, this place would occasionally beco a PK holy land for all sorts of fuming loner. But today, what Shido and Natsumi had to face was not fire mages, but a great many Kurumis.
"What is going on here? We can't enter the map at all."
Shido said with a bitter face. A large number of Kurumis had gathered in the woodland. The mont they entered, they would be PKed, making it impossible to turn in the quest.
"Ugh... Sure enough, soone like thinking about marriage..."
Compared to Shido, Natsumi, who had already replaced Yoshino and leapt up to beco the Spirit with the most unstable emotions, quickly sank into depression. The little girl curled up in her chair, releasing gloomy air outward in waves.
[What should we do?]
Just as Shido was at a loss...
"It looks like Shido and Natsumi need so help."
Mikoto smiled.
"Umu! I've decided. I'll help Shido and Natsumi too!"
Tohka, who was sitting nearby, also nodded.
"Um... If it is alright... I want to help Natsumi-san too..."
"Yeah, Yoshino-chan is trying this hard, so Shido-kun has to marry Yoshino-chan next ti, okay?"
Yoshino also timidly raised her hand.
"Kukuku, how could this mont lack the presence of we children of the typhoon?"
"Agreent. This is a perfect chance to teach that Kurumi a lesson."
The Yamai sisters also nodded.
"Well... That's true. This is already past the point where we can just leave it alone."
Kotori looked at the increasingly depressed Natsumi and said.
"Everyone..."
Natsumi raised her head in surprise. She had never imagined that the people who had been competing to marry Shido not long ago would, at this mont, beco the strongest support for her and Shido instead.
"In that case, we need to do our best too."
Shido took Natsumi's hand and smiled.
"Then... let our war (date) begin!" (TL: this is still about video ga btw)
Kotori bit down on her Chupa Chups and said.
The plan to help Natsumi and Shido was divided into two parts. First, because they had been PKed by the Kurumis, Shido and the others had spent almost all their ti leveling in dungeons. For a long period, they had been staying in a dungeon called Cat Cat Village.
"Could everyone trade the pet cats and catnip you got from the boss?"
Mikoto said.
"That's not a problem, but why?"
Kotori asked. The boss of Cat Cat Village dropped large amounts of catnip and rare pet cats. These little guys, who carried acorns on their backs and held cat pickaxes, were popular pets in this ga.
"Mm... Maybe they can be used to reduce the number of Kurumis in the forest?"
Mikoto tilted her head. While receiving pet cats and catnip from everyone, she bought several loudspeakers from the cash shop.
[In five minutes, a large number of pet cats and catnip will be auctioned in the main city trading area. Players who love cats, don't miss it.]
[In five minutes, a large number of pet cats and catnip will be auctioned in the main city trading area. Players who love cats, don't miss it.]
[In five minutes, a large number of pet cats and catnip will be auctioned in the main city trading area. Players who love cats, don't miss it.]
She spamd the public channel three tis in a row, then moved her character to the main city.
Before long...
"You're kidding... They really ca?"
Kotori was shocked to discover that a large number of Kurumis had gathered at Mikoto's trading stall. Because low-level players could not reach this main city, and because it was close to the Silent Woodland, the ones who ca were all Kurumis of a certain level who should have been stationed in the forest.
"Kukuku, as expected of Mikoto. With this, the forest's defense will surely loosen."
"Question. Why does Mikoto know Kurumi likes cats?"
Kaguya and Yuzuru said.
"Well... That's a secret?"
After thinking for a mont, Mikoto decided it was better not to tell everyone who these Kurumis actually were. Otherwise, it might turn into a real-life PK incident.
"Then now it's our turn to act. Charge!"
Kotori said.
And so, everyone rushed into the Silent Woodland in one breath. At this mont, the number of Kurumis in the woodland had decreased by nearly half.
"We shall hold them here. Shido, you and Natsumi only need to advance toward the spring!"
Kaguya said.
Aside from Shido and Natsumi, everyone else actively began PK battles with the Kurumis. Although the enemy had overwhelming numbers...
"Watch my Full Recovery Potion!"
If Shido and Natsumi could not marry, Natsumi would beco unhappy. If Natsumi beca unhappy, her spiritual power might flow backward. With that logic, Kotori elevated this event from playing an online ga into work and used the credit card from Fraxinus. Everyone was equipped with Full Recovery Potions, Short Invincibility Potions, and even Damage Reflection Potions.
"Ooooooh—!"
"Break through!"
Shido and Natsumi madly pressed the hotkeys for potions. Amid countless dazzling skills, the two held hands and, with everyone's help, crossed the Kurumis' heavy blockade, rushing toward the spring...
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November 6th, 8:00 p.m.
Crash, crash, crash! A heavy rain poured over the streets, with thunder and lightning flashing.
A boy and a girl held umbrellas and slowly walked into the shrine.
"Uuuuuuuu..."
The girl was clutching the boy's arm, trembling.
"We're almost there."
The boy took the spare key from under the flowerpot and opened the door.
"Um... Senpai, you should take a bath and change clothes first."
Looking at the girl soaked by the rain, to the point that he could even see her bra through her clothes, Shido could not help swallowing.
"Mm..."
After returning ho, Mikoto's mood seed to improve a lot. She nodded, took a change of clothes, and entered the bathroom.
The two had just parted with Miku and Natsumi. Right now, Mikoto looked just like she had after watching that horror movie with Shido before, appearing very uneasy.
After she finished bathing, they sat in the living room, drinking tea and eating snacks.
"Are you feeling better, Senpai?"
"Mm."
The sweet yokan diluted the fear in her heart, and Mikoto nodded obediently.
"Oh right, let's play the ga together, Senpai."
To ease Mikoto's unease, Shido suggested this.
"Okay."
Mikoto nodded. Besides the laptop she occasionally brought to Shido's house, Mikoto also had a desktop computer at ho, just enough for the two of them to play together.
The ga was still the online ga they had played a few days ago. After Natsumi and Shido married, everyone, who was not that otaku to begin with, gradually quit the ga.
"Ah... Senpai's level is high enough to marry now."
Shido noticed that Mikoto's "Mr. Rabbit" had already reached the level needed for marriage. It seed the girl had still been occasionally leveling once or twice.
"And yet Shiori-chan is still wandering around the beginner village."
Mikoto winked playfully and teased.
She had mischievously created a female account for Shido before, but sadly, Shido ultimately chose to beco a guardian.
"No... um... actually..."
Hearing Mikoto's words, Shido awkwardly scratched his cheek. After struggling for a while, he resigned himself and opened the character screen.
"Eeeeh? Shiori-chan is already this high level? Shido, you've been leveling this account?"
Mikoto widened her eyes in surprise.
"Mm... Yeah! Look, Senpai, you're playing a male character, right? So I leveled this character up."
Shido hurriedly explained.
Because he was mistaken for a JK, whenever Shido logged into this account, quite a few gaming shut-ins he had previously partied with would take the initiative to co and carry him. Those people seed like they lived inside the ga. No matter what ti he logged in, he could see them. With those people carrying him, Shiori-chan's level shot up rapidly.
"Eeh... Is that so?"
Mikoto looked at Shido's flustered appearance and smiled slyly. But she did not expose him, only logging into the ga together with Shido.
Player D: "Ohhh, our JK is here!"
Player E: "Co on, let us carry you!"
Player F: "Eh? Who's Mr. Rabbit?"
ShioriIsSoMoeSoCute: "Um, could you please help with the marriage quest?"
Looking at the sentence Shido typed on the screen, Mikoto felt as if she could hear the sound of otaku hearts shattering on the other side of the internet cable.
Player D: "Marriage? With Mr. Rabbit?"
Player E: "Don't tell Mr. Rabbit is Shiori-chan's boyfriend in real life?"
Player F: "Duel! Duel!"
Mr. Rabbit: "Mm! I'm Shiori-chan's boyfriend "
ShioriIsSoMoeSoCute: "Pfft! Don't say sothing that'll cause misunderstandings, Senpai!"
Seeing Mikoto's reply, Shido nearly spat onto the screen.
Player D: "Senpai?"
Player E: "Ohhh, another girl. Yuri is the best!"
Player F: "I rarely see Mr. Rabbit and Shiori-chan together."
Mr. Rabbit: "Because I have shrine work to handle, so I can't sleep as late as Shiori-chan."
Player D: "Wait, shrine?"
Player E: "Miko x JK? What kind of cheating combo is this? Too moe, right? ∑(っ °Д °;)っ"
Player F: "Ohhh! My yuri soul is burning!"
"Ahaha..."
When he realized everything had been completely misunderstood, Shido could only look at the string of "www" left by Mr. Rabbit on the screen while the corner of his mouth twitched.
After that, without another word, the three of them switched to their max level main accounts and helped Shido and Mikoto complete the marriage quest in the blink of an eye.
Inside the church, Mr. Rabbit, dressed in a handso suit, and Shiori-chan, dressed in a gorgeous wedding dress, stood together and exchanged rings. (TL:this really is...familiar)
"Hehe, we're married now."
Looking at the characters on the screen, Mikoto showed a happy smile.
"Y-yeah..."
Shido blushed. For so reason, this marriage made his heart beat much faster than when he had married Natsumi before. Even the wild wind, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning outside could not stop the happiness in his heart at that mont.
"...Shi-o-ri-chan"
"Wh-what...?"
Turning his head, he saw Mikoto quietly approaching with a smile on her face.
"Mr. Rabbit will definitely make you happy!"
The girl lightly leapt and jumped into Shido's arms. And then, amid a dizzy spell, Shido was completely subrged in soft, fluffy happiness.
(TL:man~ the author is good at writing slice of life)
(TL:ugh...got a project defense tomorrow...wish luck...)
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