Chapter 8

My Reality is a Romance Game




Chapter 8

However, I was really sleepy . Am I mentally exhausted?

This was a very un-game-like feeling . I’d say it’s pretty much impossible to continue capturing forever even whilst being tired . Hunger, the need for sleep, physical needs, everything was exactly like reality . The feeling of being so sleepy that one can’t even turn their head came over me . It can’t be helped . Guess I’ll take a long slumber for the sake of continuing on in this game . Thinking so, I lay down on the bed . And then wrapping myself in the futon, I closed my eyes .

By the time my eyes reopened, 6 hours had already passed . Confirming the time on my phone, I tried moving my groggy body . Let alone feeling refreshed after a long sleep, instead, my head felt insanely heavy . I went to the washroom and filled the basin with water, plunging my head into it .

Thanks to the cold water, the sleepiness died down . Lifting my head up, I looked at myself in the mirror . Despite having increased my Charm by 10 points, I felt like there was no change to my looks . Just what part of me became more charming? I wonder if it’s that I look different for other people . As if by magic .

Wiping my face with a towel, I returned to my room . The game system gave off its presence with its windows folder-like icon at the corner of my vision . Pulling open the refrigerator, I adequately quelled my hunger . And then I did some stretches .

— Hnnn—gh!

Getting an adequate change of clothes, I put the clothes I took off in the laundry basket and left my house . No matter what, I have to find a capture target soon . This time, my intentions were to scout further away . There’s downtown if I use the bus . For today, that’s where my intended destination was . You know, since the furthest I’ve ever gone after entering this game was but a distance of 5 minutes away to the convenience store .

I also had this weird anxiety of whether the game had only manifested itself in my neighbourhood or not .

Haha . There’s no way that’s the case .

While I waited at the bus stop, one arrived very quickly . And within 10 minutes, I arrived at my destination . Somehow, I had this uneasy feeling . Even though I said I’m in a game, literally everything in here looked completely the same as real life . The bustling crowd walking here and there made me think it was the end of office hours . Even the streets of neon signs were like that of reality .

The only thing different was the «Game System» flickering in front of my eyes .

On the large electronic signboard atop the plaza was the dancing figure of popular idols .

I got a foreboding feeling, looking at her .

Let’s see, shall we try using the scouter?

I was suddenly curious to see if it could lock onto a capture target even though I was looking at a video and not the real thing .

I entered my «Owned Items» .

«Owned Items»

«LV 2 Scouter»
«Master Key»
«Sleep Spray»
«Camera»
«Morph Potion»
«Telescope»

«LV 1 Scouter» had automatically disappeared . Might as well let the scouter be enhanced too, why don’t ya? Would’ve been better that way . Why is this the only one that has to be bought separately? It’s nonsensical . Does it plan to bankrupt me like this? This game is seriously on drugs . While grumbling, I clicked on the scouter . To others, I probably look like a weirdo grumbling on his own whilst moving his fingers in the air .

«Would you like to use LV 2 Scouter?»

And thus, the all too familiar message came out . Upon the electronic billboard, I looked at the idol standing in the center .

Yoshisaki Nika
Age: 21 years




Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Idol
Capture Difficulty: B
Residence: Inaccessible at current level
Phone Number: Inaccessible at current level
Capture Information: Inaccessible at current level
Affection Points[1]: 0

The capture information didn’t appear . The difficulty was surprisingly B . Affection points was an entry that didn’t exist back in level 1 . It must be the addition that comes with «LV 2 Scouter» . Affection points were 0 . I wasn’t even acquainted with her, so of course .

Anyhow, I didn’t even think it would be possible to capture her . And just then, someone bumped into my shoulder making me lose my balance . The culprit was a rather pretty woman . How to say this, let’s say she looked really refined . That’s the image she gave off .

Leaning her head down, she apologized to me . Like a goddess . And afterwards, she went along her way . Hurriedly, I used the scouter .

Kitagata Hikaru
Age: 24 years
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: University Student
Capture Difficulty: None
Residence: 00 District 00 Street
Phone Number: 080-2452-1111
Capture Information: None




Affection Points: -100

Hm? Capture Difficulty is None?

So it means she wasn’t a capture target . All her information showed up, but there was no capture difficulty nor capture information .

At that instant, it occured to me .

Just how those words implied, since she didn’t have any secrets worth making her a capture target, she was just a woman passing by . Meaning, it’s fine if I don’t bother with her .

This would mean that the idol just a while ago had some kind of secret worth making her a capture target .

My interest was piqued . However, her difficulty of B makes it impossible to approach her by any means . That is, if I don’t level up beforehand . Since no capture information appeared, it’s a given that it would be impossible to capture her .

More importantly, that other woman really made me feel hurt . We simply bumped into each other and her affection points were already at -100? That’s too much! Even though I added 10 points to Charm, my initial values were lower to begin with so it seems getting a good impression was still very hard .

At least in movies, even after one apologizes, the narration would let you know about their inner grudges . Swinging my head from side to side, going ‘Oh, dear,’ in my head, I set off for the station . Too many people had gathered around here .

Having to skip going for a woman whose capture difficulty didn’t exist, I also had to skip over women whose difficulty was high enough for their capture information to not even be inaccessible .

Searching for a proper capture target turned out to be harder than I thought . While I was in the middle of slouching, a rather charming woman passed by beside me . Just as I was about to light my cigarette, I ended up dropping my lighter right there . Even forgetting to pick it back up, I started to go after her as if I was possessed .

Her face bloomed with innocence . How to put this, you could say she fit my ideals . The pure and innocent types were what men yearned for after all . So when a girl possessed exactly those qualities, of course it’d hook me in . Furthermore, the style she adorned unbefitting of her pure and innocent face really stood out . In particular, her pelvis was really dazzling .

Since she wore tight jeans, her butt swaying with every step she took was a sight I couldn’t take my eyes off of . I’m not a pervert, okay? I’d like to say it’s a part of a man’s instinct . If a body like that happened to pass by your way, of course you’d like to take a glance at the very least .

The beige that went perfectly with the knitted fabric[2] really emphasized her waist . And that’s when I used the scouter . I didn’t have any expectations since I was already aware of her high class, but it never hurts to be sure .

Akemine Miyuki
Age: 23 years
Relationship Status: Polyamorous[3]
Occupation: Broker
Capture Difficulty: D
Residence: Inaccessible at current level
Phone Number: Inaccessible at current level
Capture Information: Manages a lot of men . [4] Personally acts as a host in social parties . Suspicious social parties, approaching from here is your hint to capture her .
Affection Points: 0

And so, I was lucky enough to have the capture information appear . After spending just a few hours in downtown . I finally found a capture target . Luckily, she was also my type . However, I can’t look at her like a normal woman . Because of these suspicious social parties . If you’re going to tell me, then explain properly . It’s too vague!

Translator: AngryMidget

[1]好感度 (Koukando): Favorable impression points .

[2]ベージュ系のぴったりしたニット (beeji kei no pittarishita nitto): beige group that went perfectly with the knit .

[3]彼氏 : 多数 (Kareshi: Tasuu) “Boyfriend: Many” Yes, had changed ‘Boyfriend’ to ‘Relationship Status’ from the very beginning, because it didn’t make sense to say ‘Boyfriend: Married’ in Sakurai’s case . And now it has come back to bite me in the neck . The internet says polyamory involves romantic feelings, but I doubt there are any such feelings involved in her case, given the type of novel this is .

[4]You thought I was just another pure maiden, but it was me, a nympho!