After leaving the batting cage, Yutsuki and Kousuke went to a family restaurant for lunch.
"Oh? Are you interested in galgas, Kousuke?"
Yutsuki raised an eyebrow, asking with so surprise.
"Mhm, yes." Kousuke nodded, saying a bit shyly, "A senior recently recomnded them to , so I have a little bit of interest."
"Hoh~ A senior?"
"It is a senior I admire very much. Although his reputation at school isn't the best, he is actually a very kind person."
"I see... Is that so."
Hearing Kousuke's words, Yutsuki rested her chin on her hand, a aningful smile appearing on her face.
"Could it be that Ryougi-senpai also plays galgas?"
"Mhm, I do." Yutsuki didn't hide it, nodding readily, and asked Kousuke back with a smile. "What, is it that weird for to play galgas?"
"No, no! I am not denying it!" Kousuke hurriedly waved his hands, explaining in a panic. "It is just that the senior who recomnded them told these are gas specifically for practicing romantic simulations with various girls, so I thought..."
"You thought they were gas for boys to play?"
Seeing Kousuke's awkward expression, Yutsuki couldn't help but want to laugh, but she just shrugged, noncommittal.
"Well, I won't deny that the target audience for this kind of ga is primarily male. Soone in my situation is probably considered quite rare in the eyes of ordinary people. But galgas aren't just for romancing girls. At the sa ti, there are various interesting story genres like family, mystery/detective, war sci-fi, and more."
"Hoh, I see."
Kousuke sighed with an expression that said his horizons had been broadened.
"Then, Ryougi-senpai, do you have any galga recomndations?"
"Mhm... Let see..."
After thinking for a mont, Yutsuki held up a finger and recomnded.
"Mhm... First, to get into the genre, I would recomnd Planetar*bleep*. You can find the resources online. There are no complicated or hard to understand controls. Just click or press enter all the way through, and you can finish it in about two hours. Furthermore, the story is very touching, it just hurts the heart a bit."(TL:planaterian by KEY i guess?)
"Mhm, I see."
Kousuke nodded while seriously taking notes.
"After that, if you're still interested, you can try playing so more orthodox galgas."
Holding up a second finger, Yutsuki continued.
"For example, True *beep*, A Bridge to the Starry *beep*, etc. Although these gas don't have any super flashy features, their foundations are solid, and they all follow the traditional Galga template—conquering various beautiful girls through choices. This is what your senior ant by romantic simulations with various girls. But there are more or less so exaggerated elents in the stories, so don't take everything at face value."(TL:True Tears and A Bridge to the Starry Skies)
"Understood, I got it."
"Also, so gas are divided into all ages versions and R-18 versions. As for which one to choose, just pick according to your own preference."
Hearing Yutsuki's words, Kousuke's hand couldn't help but tremble.
"R, R-18 ans..."
"Well, it's exactly what you're imagining. Ecchi scenes are added to the story~" Seeing Kousuke's shy reaction, Yutsuki couldn't help but smile knowingly. "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"No, no! Nothing at all!"
Kousuke hurriedly shook his head, his fair small face instantly flushing red to his ears.
"Well, once you get used to the basic gaplay, you can also try so famous masterpieces. If you want tearjerkers about family, you can play Key's Clann*beep* and Little *beep*. For sci-fi, you can play Ev*beep* 17 and Steins;*beep*. For magic and fantasy, go play Type-Moon's Mahou*beep* Yoru and Fate/Stay *beep*. And then there's Kokoro... no, never mind that one."(TL:My goat Clannad,Little Buster, and next is Ever17,Stein;Gates, Mahoyo(or Mahou tsukai no yoru or Witch on the Holy Night) and Fate/Stay Night and Kokoro Connect, all real good shit).
When holding up her third finger, Yutsuki suddenly listed various gas like reciting a nu.
"Wait a second... I can't rember them all... Clann... Steins..."
"Well, these gas take quite a long ti to play. Just choose what you like. Besides, even if I don't tell you, if you ask online, soone will definitely recomnd them."
"Mhm, okay. Thank you, Ryougi-senpai."
Kousuke nodded to show he understood.
"And then... Although I feel like it's very unlikely. But if you really beco completely addicted to them, and have experienced all those famous works, and then want to step further into a deeper realm..."
At this point, Yutsuki seed to hesitate, but still sighed and said,
"Then go play gas like Fall in Love! My☆Little☆Shido."
"My☆Little...Shido?"
(It has the sa pronunciation as Itsuka-senpai's na...)
After marveling at this small coincidence in his heart, Kousuke asked Yutsuki.
"Excuse , what kind of ga is this?"
"A kusoge."(TL:A trash ga)
"Ah, I see, a kusoge... Hm?"
Kousuke first nodded, then reacted a half-beat later, showing a confused expression.
"Um, Ryougi-senpai... what does kusoge an?"
"Just understand it literally. As the na suggests, the whole ga is a piece of trash. The choices are baffling, the foreshadowing is aningless, and the number of Bad Ends is so high it's full of malice. Except for the voice acting and art style, which is okay, basically everything else is terrible. It belongs to the type where 99% of people would throw it in the trash after playing for ten minutes. If you search for it online, probably no one will be discussing it either."
"Then why should I play it..."
Kousuke asked awkwardly. To this, Yutsuki gave a self-deprecating bitter smile and sighed aningfully.
"Kousuke, the reasons humans play gas can simply be divided into two types. One is to enjoy relaxation, pursue novelty and excitent... And the other is looking for trouble when they have too much free ti."
"I-Is that so?"
Seeing Yutsuki's eyes looking toward an unknown distance, as if she had seen through the vanity of the world, Kousuke hurriedly ended the topic.
"Thank you, Ryougi-senpai. I will definitely go back and play them when I have ti."
"You're welco. I'm also very happy to et a junior I can share my hobbies with."
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anwhile, Itsuka Shido, who had been tailing Yutsuki and Kousuke, was currently sitting in a corner of the family restaurant observing secretly.
[Shido, regarding Yutsuki-nee's affection—]
"No need to say it, I know."
[Is that so...]
Looking at the two people chatting happily in a harmonious atmosphere, Shido crushed his already empty lemon juice cup, his expression unusually grave.
Although he couldn't hear the exact details due to the distance, Shido still caught snatches of their conversation and knew they were discussing galga.
(I clearly started playing galgas first. I haven't even chatted with Yutsuki about this yet. You, Kousuke, actually—)
As if a turnip he had carefully growed had been snatched away by soone else, Shido inexplicably felt a surge of naless karmic fire.
However, Shido at this mont seed to have forgotten that the guy who recomnded galgas to his junior was none other than himself.
[Shido, your thoughts are practically written on your face...]
Kotori couldn't help but roast him.
In her eyes, if her brother bit down on a handkerchief right now, he would be no different from a resentful wife in a TV drama who discovered her husband cheating.
[If you really are that unwilling, wouldn't it be better to just go over and tell Yutsuki-nee directly.]
"Who said I'm unwilling. I just ca to watch over them secretly out of concern for my junior and worry about Yutsuki's Spirit energy backflowing. How could I go over and be a third wheel? Furthermore—"
Shido looked away and mumbled softly.
"Who Yutsuki likes and who she wants to date is her freedom... It has nothing to do with ."
...
Silently turning off her microphone, Kotori opened her mouth wide and took a deep breath.
"Are you a tsundere?!!!"
Seeing her brother steal her attribute, Kotori couldn't help but roast him loudly.
"Phew... Yare yare. My brother really is... that's why adolescents in puberty are so troubleso."
Looking at Shido on the screen speaking contrary to his feelings, Kotori couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
"But... Commander, is it really okay? Are we not going to tell Shido-kun about Yutsuki's affection level?"
On the bridge, Mikimoto asked worriedly.
"Well... Shido said he already knows anyway, so there's no need for us to remind him."
Kotori chuckled, shrugging her shoulders as she replied.
On the large screen on the bridge, various values analyzing Ryougi Yutsuki's ntal state were being displayed. Among them, regarding her affection for Tsukimichi Kousuke, although Yutsuki's affection had indeed risen since they first t, as the date progressed, the rate of increase was slowing down at a visible pace.
Especially from the ti they left the batting cage until now, Yutsuki's affection toward Kousuke basically hadn't increased at all, remaining flat without any changes. To put it bluntly, it just stayed at the level of "a pretty good school junior."
In fact, this situation wasn't strange. If you compared it with the affection level from Shido and Yutsuki's first date, you would find that the pattern of change between the two was basically the sa.
(Well, actually, even without looking at the affection ter, you can tell that Yutsuki-nee has always keep a good grip of herself. While her actions aren't distant, they aren't overly intimate either. She has always maintained a perfect sense of distance.)
Kotori thought with a bitter smile.
Although she seed casual and carefree, Ryougi Yutsuki was undoubtedly the most self-disciplined among all the Spirits. What her identity was, what she should do, what she shouldn't do—she knew better than anyone.
To break through this barrier and further gain Yutsuki's favor, it probably couldn't be done just by taking her on a date and making her happy.
However, should she say that the spectator sees more than the player? Shido at the scene clearly hadn't noticed this at all.
(Well, it's quite interesting to watch. Let's not tell him for now.)
Having made up her mind, Kotori decided to watch the show from the sidelines.
"Commander, an unexpected situation occurred on Yutsuki's side!"
"What is it? Did sothing happen to Yutsuki-nee?"
Hearing the crew mber's report, Kotori instantly adjusted her state and asked with a serious expression.
"No... Strictly speaking, it's the Tsukimichi Kousuke accompanying Yutsuki who has a problem."
"Hm?"
Kotori tilted her head in confusion.
The cara on the screen switched. They saw that after finishing lunch and leaving the family restaurant, Kousuke stopped in his tracks for so reason, frantically searching through his backpack with a pale face.
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