"...So this is the virtual world? It's really made to look so real."
Looking at the picture shown on the screen of the control panel, Yutsuki let out a sigh of admiration.
Although Shido was the only one who dove into the ga, just as Reine promised earlier, to let everyone see the embarrassing play of Shido playing the ga so cutely, she specially turned on the big screen and broadcasted the ga footage from Shido's side.
Streets made of concrete and asphalt, small parks full of lively trees and flowers, as well as the familiar shopping district, school, and so on... The entire scenery of Tengu City was reproduced to a nearly 100% degree of accuracy.
If it weren't for Shido playing Sleeping Beauty in the equipnt right in front of her, and currently wandering around aimlessly on the screen listening to Kotori's commands, Yutsuki would have even suspected if Reine was purposely trying to fool her with footage shot by micro-caras in Tengu City.
"I didn't expect the Fraxinus computer to have such amazing functions."
When dealing with hacking warfare, whether it was DEM or Ratatoskr, they were so vulnerable in front of Ratziel. But asking Ratziel to run this ga would probably be very difficult.
A Spirit's Angel itself is a miracle beyond standard specifications. Although its one-sided ability is definitely very strong, if we're comparing creativity, as expected, a computer that gradually takes shape by gathering the inspiration and experience of countless humans is still a notch above.
Although a bit unwilling to admit it, Yutsuki still nodded in concession.
Well, that's enough of a digression. Let's continue watching our current player Itsuka Shido's ga progress.
At this ti, Itsuka Shido had already stepped out of his house. To confirm his situation, he walked onto the street and had a friendly chat with Auntie Saitou (NPC), whom he often t. Then, with steps that looked as if he were enjoying the scenery, he walked to the shopping district, and then... seemingly looking like he wanted to prepare dinner.
"Is he going to prepare dinner? Shido, what should we have for dinner tonight?"
Seeing this scene ,Tohka instinctively rubbed her stomach, then spoke into the microphone with eyes full of expectation.
By the way, it seed that after Reine's adjustnts, although the signal was poor, they could indeed converse with Shido in the ga.
[Tohka?You can talk to ?]
The Shido in the ga first looked around in surprise, then, seeming to understand, shouted into the air. Then, Tohka responded happily.
"Mhm, everyone is watching you, Shido. The Shido here is clearly sleeping, but the Shido on the screen is walking. It's so incredible!"
[Eh? Could it be that the monitor over there can display the images over here? This is really a bit...]
The Shido in the ga scratched his cheek sowhat awkwardly, clearly unable to calm down.
"I want to eat croquettes today. There's a at shop over there, hurry up and buy the ingredients for croquettes!"
"No, no, no! Calm down, Tohka. Even if the ingredients in the ga look super real, they can't fill your stomach in reality."
Regarding Tohka's playing dumb (although she wasn't doing it on purpose), Yutsuki decisively retorted from the side.
"...What? Is that so?"
Tohka expressed extre shock. Seeing everyone nodding in unison to her question, she fell to her knees in despair under the cruelty of reality.
[Well... I'll make it for you when I go back after the ga ends. Don't worry.] The Shido in the ga comforted Tohka with a bitter smile, then asked sowhat curiously, [But, although it's impossible to fill a real stomach, can you taste the flavor and stuff?]
"Well, just like I explained to Yutsuki-nee earlier, this ga completely reproduces the five senses. You can taste the food, eating normally is no problem, and you can feel a sense of fullness after eating."
[Th... this is truly incredible...]
Hearing Kotori's explanation, Shido said, sweating sowhat.
"Ugh, it's probably the transmission of signals. Through electronic calculations, the physiological reactions produced by a human eating normally are analyzed and simulated, and similar signals are transmitted to the brain, giving people the feeling of 'although I'm in a ga, I'm already full.' This is also possible in theory... probably."
Although completely reproducing the five senses and stuff was really a bit too far-fetched, considering that this world was an ani world to begin with, taking details too seriously ant you lose. So Yutsuki helplessly gave up complaining.
[I see! You are really knowledgeable, Yutsuki. Wah!]
[I'm going to be late, this is bad... Wah! So painful]
"What the heck, what's going on?"
Just as Shido was walking and chatting like this (in the ga), suddenly, the plot took a turn. And seeing this scene, Yutsuki was instantly dumbfounded.
Yes, right at this mont, 16:34:28, the Shido in the ga, at a very normal corner, collided with a girl wearing a black trench coat, a uniform from so unknown famous school, and flowing brown long hair... Ryougi Yutsuki.
"Eh? Yutsuki appeared in the world on Shido's side? But the Yutsuki on our side isn't sleeping... why??"
After muttering to herself, Tohka showed a look of deep incomprehension. And Yutsuki shifted her questioning gaze to Kotori, demanding an answer.
"An event~! An event, isn't this common sense in a Galga?"
"Then why did it have to be ..." Yutsuki said with a look of extre exasperation.
"Well, if you ask why? Because this ga was originally built to strengthen Shido's communication skills with Spirits, so naturally the heroines of the ga are the Spirits." Kotori patted her chest and said confidently, "Don't worry, the ga characters inside are all set up based on regular analysis of your personalities. I am confident there won't be any errors. (Author: 'Why don't you say that when you encounter your own character, Kotori-chan (＝.＝)')"
"What exactly am I supposed to not worry about..."
Holding between her eyebrows with a headache. Being one of the conquerable targets in a Galga, this highly impactful news was hard for Yutsuki to digest for a while... Or rather, she didn't want to digest it at all ahhhhh (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻.
Well, after recognizing the cruelty of reality, Yutsuki still barely managed to adjust her mindset and continued watching.
Yes, Itsuka Shido, who was walking without looking carefully because he was chatting with soone else, and Ryougi Yutsuki, who was rushing out with a piece of bread in her mouth because she was almost late, t love at the corner... Ahem, I was wrong, they collided.
Then, the Yutsuki on the screen after the collision... Logically speaking, based on the speed of the collision, it should have been Shido who got knocked down by Yutsuki. But in the ga, after the two collided, Yutsuki seed to hit a solid wall. After a whimper of "Ugh!", she lost her balance, stumbled backward a few steps, and fell to the ground sitting pigeon-toed.
Then, because of the angle, the standing Shido... due to various irresistible non-scientific factors, in a state that was not of his own will, Yutsuki's white and smooth thighs were exposed to his field of vision in a very seductive posture. His gaze slowly followed the curves through the absolute territory of the skirt, and then he saw...
—Safety shorts.
"...So cliché."
[...So cliché.]
Then, the Ryougi Yutsuki in reality and in the ga simultaneously complained in unison.
"S-Sorry! ...Yutsuki, are you okay?"
Although Shido was deeply confused as to why Yutsuki, who was just on the other side of the phone call a mont ago, suddenly appeared in front of him, for now, he gave up on pursuing these small details and reached out to help Yutsuki up.
"I'm fine, Shido. It was my fault too, I was in too much of a hurry and wasn't paying attention to my surroundings."
Patting the dust off her clothes, Yutsuki shook her head to show she didn't mind. Then, she tilted her head in confusion.
"But... it's the weekend, and it's the afternoon, yet I'm rushing to school with a piece of bread in my mouth?"
"No... even if you ask that."
Shido looked at Yutsuki speechlessly. Whether the ti setting in this world was a holiday or not, Shido didn't know. But looking at Yutsuki's clueless attitude, this shouldn't be the Yutsuki from reality. She's eighty percent likely to be the character set in the ga.
"And since I'm going to school, why am I wearing my Astral Dress instead of my usual school uniform?"
Tugging at her clothes, Yutsuki showed a subtle expression regarding her current attire.
"Could it be because the school uniform I usually wear is boys' clothes? Because besides what I usually wear, which are basically boys' clothes or neutral clothes, the only short skirt outfit I have is this Astral Dress. So, for the sake of the ga's fanservice CG, they ignored the unreasonableness of the setting and forced the plot to unfold. If this is a Galga, it really is a trash ga."
"Ah... hahaha..."
Hearing Yutsuki casually say words that were so close to the truth, Shido truly panicked mostly, basically dealing with it with a dry laugh.
"Mhm, what's wrong? Shido, you look a bit weird." Yutsuki asked with so concern.
"No... how should I put it... um..."
"Oh, are you troubled by what I just said? Sorry, I said so weird things."
"No. It was my fault for bumping into you in the first place."
Hearing Yutsuki's words, Shido also slowly cald down and shook his head.
"Hehe... That's true. For a plot developnt so cliché it's classic to happen between us. If this were a Galga, you'd definitely be the protagonist without a doubt, Shido." After a light laugh, Yutsuki said a few words that made Shido feel an imnse amount of pressure. She got slightly closer to Shido's body and asked with a tone carrying a hint of doubt, "Just now... did you see it?"
"Ah... wah... um... I'm very sorry!"
After flusteredly letting out a few syllables, Shido gritted his teeth, bowed his head, and admitted his mistake to Yutsuki.
"Geez, you didn't do it on purpose, why are you apologizing?" Yutsuki sighed, sowhat speechless. Then, as if finding it funny, she let out a "pfft" laugh, waved her hand, and said, "Forget it, anyway, I have a layer of safety shorts blocking it inside here, there's no need for you to act like you did sothing wrong."
"Hah... I'm so glad you understand." Shido slowly let out a breath and said.
"...Besides, since the target is Shido... I can barely accept it..."
"Eh? Yutsuki, did you say sothing just now?"
Because Yutsuki's voice at the end was very quiet, Shido didn't hear the specific content clearly.
"No, nothing at all."
Gently shaking her head, Yutsuki looked at Shido, smiling without saying a word.
"Well, I'm running out of ti, I have to hurry to school."
"Oh, then be careful on the way, Yutsuki."
"Eh? Co to think of it, it's past school hours, why am I going to school? Normally, I'd either be squatting at ho playing gas or getting dinner ready, right?"
As expected of Yutsuki, even as a ga character, she could deliver a fatal complaint about the ga's own settings...
Watching Yutsuki, who kept talking to herself and then left, Shido admired her from the bottom of his heart.
"Mhm... So there are still bugs after all?"
Reine rested her chin on her hand. Regarding the scene just now, a thoughtful look appeared on her face. A ga character actually complained about the essence of the ga. And even gave a negative review. For a character designer, it really was sowhat unexpected.
Well, although Reine still held quite a high level of confidence in this ga, as expected, in the early stages just after developnt, it was inevitable that quite a few bugs would exist.
Take character personality for example, relying solely on computer analysis still leads to errors.
"Yutsuki, regarding the plot that just happened in the ga, do you personally feel a sense of incongruity?"
To Reine's question, Yutsuki hesitated for a mont before slowly saying.
"If you ask what sense of incongruity... I can only say, the in the ga basically said everything I wanted to say."
"..."
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