Chapter 12

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Disk 2 - The first joint search (First Date)

Chapter 12 - The Day After the Match (After the Battle)

The next day after I went to watch the Re-sports tournament with Ginjo-san.

After finishing my morning hero activities, as usual, I went down to the living room to eat breakfast. Then,

"No, I really can't believe it! Who is this guy!?"

My younger sister shouted grumpily. She often made a fuss about her favorite actor getting married or retiring for some trivial reason. Couldn't she be quiet in the morning?

"What's the matter, my sister? Can't you eat quietly?”

“Listen, nii-chan! My favorite player was beaten up yesterday! He was just on the verge of winning, but it was ruined!”

My sister then projected a news article in the air and showed it to me.

When I saw the picture in the article, I blew out all the milk I had in my mouth.

"Cough, cough! What is this!?"

What I saw there was unmistakably me playing Re-sports. Although he was wearing a ninja mask, there was no mistaking it. I hadn't realized that such a picture had been taken.

"[Mysterious Ninja Instantly Defeated a Professional Player] ......!? What is this article?”

I like reading online news, but I don't want to be on it!

W-w-w-w-w-what should I do!?

“Onii-chan, you're sweating a lot. Are you okay?”

“O-oh, yeah. I'm fine, my sister."

With trembling hands, I opened the news site myself. Then I see several articles about my match. It was a nightmare.

"Are you really okay, onii-chan? Your eyes are blurry and your face is blue."

"That's just your imagination, right?"

My sister looked at me suspiciously.

She was usually an idiot, but sometimes she was sharp in the weirdest ways. I'd to make sure I didn't make a mistake.......

My sister looked at me suspiciously for a while and clapped her hands as if she had noticed something.

"Oh, I get it! You saw...... ryo and became a fan, didn't you?”

"No, that's not true....... No. You're right.......”

I dared not clear up the misunderstanding. I decided it was better than being recognized as the ninja, so I drank my tears and pretended to be a fan.

Ugh, why do I have to be a fan of that guy......

“I wonder who this masked guy is. ryo is supposed to be strong, but he couldn't even get a hand on him.”

"Well, there were lots of 'VR fanatics' in Real-On who don't play Re-sports, they just play the games."

By the way, those who only played Re-sports were called "RS fanatics", the first two letters of Re-sports. ryo was probably one of these types. This was the type of person I didn't like.

"Your brother doesn't play Re-sports either, he only plays VR. Don't you know anything about this ninja?"

“Hey, I'm indeed a genuine abolished player, but that doesn't mean I know everything about Real-On. The depths of Real-On are so deep that a normal person could easily be shot if they looked into it.”

"What the heck, you're boring.”

My sister said that as if to block out my words, and then left her seat. It looked like I'd made it through somehow.

I really didn't expect such an event to occur in the morning. Goddammit, I hate you, Ginjo-san.

***

At school, the topic of conversations wasn't all about.... ninja, but some of my classmates were still talking about it. I was not familiar with the world of Re-sports, so I didn't know about it, but it seemed that ryo was a very popular player.

It's the end of the world that so many people are crazy about such a weak player.

"Good morning, Sora-san. You don't seem to be in a very good...... mood."

"Yes, it's because of a certain someone."

While I was feeling uncomfortable in the classroom, Ginjo-san came over to talk to me. In contrast to my bad mood, she seemed to be in a good mood.

She looked around and opened her mouth apologetically.

“I didn't expect it to be this big of a deal. I'm sorry."

“I don't care, I can't help what I've done. Don't worry about it. It felt good to get back at him."

I'm sure his reputation had been ruined by being beaten up by a mysterious person like me. It was a punishment for making fun of my idol.

“And so...... I would like to apologize for the trouble I caused you, if that's all right.”

“I don't need an apology. Rather, don't bother me anymore."

Because I was talking with Ginjo-san, my classmates had been watching and whispering about us since a while ago.

If a shady guy like me and a high-class girl like Ginjo-san were talking, there would be gossip. I didn't know what they were saying, but I'm pretty sure they were not speaking well about me.

"I will return the Shinobi mask that belongs to you and our relationship will be over. No matter what kind of thank yous I get, my resolve will remain the same......."

“I found a hidden dungeon in Real-On, but I see you're not interested, what a shame.”

“Let's go, now.”

It was a different story if a rare dungeon was involved. I accepted her proposal without a moment's pause.

“Where is it? How close is it to get there? What kind of monsters are in there? Is there any particular attribute? Slashing, striking, piercing, which is the best method?”

"H-hey! You're asking too many questions!”

Oops, I shouldn't have done that. I got too excited.

But this was also because of the word hidden dungeons.

In Real-On, hidden dungeons, the so-called "unexplored areas," were hidden in really obscure places, and the information about them could be sold for a high price.

Rare monsters were often found in "unexplored areas", and rare items and weapons could be found there. However, if more than a certain number of people entered the unexplored area, it would no longer be an unexplored area and rare monsters will no longer appear.

So even if you found an unexplored area, you could either share the information with your friends or keep it to yourself.

I'd got a couple of hidden areas, but I'd already gotten everything that drops there, so it was just a place to gain experience. It's my lucky day when I get to go to a new unexplored area here!

“When are we going? After school? Or lunchtime? If you want, we can skip school now and go to......."

“Um, is that okay......?”

“What? What do you mean!?”

“No, I mean...... everyone's looking at us.......”

“Oh.”

I noticed that my classmates were giving me a very stern look.

That was right, from the outside it looked like I'm making a move on her. I was so excited that I grabbed Ginjo-san's hand. No matter what I did, I knew I wouldn't be able to escape this.

Ginjo-san was also Ginjo-san, and her snow-white cheeks have turned slightly red. It was over.

“Ah, haha ...... It’s a handshake, a handshake ...... just kidding."

The classroom was silent.

After this, there was a fierce barrage of questions and a brilliant escape, but I'll spare you from that.

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