Unpopular As I Am, I Have To Meet a Heroine Within Five Days Chapter 3

Although It’s Great that 【Heroine B】 Appeared

Translator: Skythewood

Editor: Deus ex-Machina, Ruzenor

After ending the conversation with Rika-sama and exited from the 【One Person Club】, the rain had completely stopped. The weather had suddenly turned sunny. However, Rika-sama was worried about my uniform being drenched, and stopped me from going. And of course, I didn’t have a problem with her suggestion. I won’t catch a cold from just this. After all, I was a top student in terms of health.

First was going home, then taking a bath immediately after that. I then moved to the clean living room.

Picking up the phone, I tapped on the icon for 【There are no heroines in my youth】 and started the game. The countdown screen was displayed. The waiting time was exceptionally long this time.

By my calculation, it would take until tomorrow morning. About 5am…? I need to get up early then. Could I get up in time? No no no, I had to get up, the time until the next game might be even longer.

Because nothing would happen for today—— Next would be the third day, Wednesday. What would happen next? What should I do tomorrow? More importantly, will my promise to have lunch with Rika-sama pa.s.s by peacefully? Would I do anything r.e.t.a.r.ded? I just can’t wait.

But before the future comes, I had things I needed to do.

That was to read the instruction manual for 【There are no heroines in my youth】. After installing Pandora, I could access the instruction manual by pressing the b.u.t.ton on the top right corner of the screen. By the way, things like saving and loading wasn’t there.

This game was a one way trip.

I need to talk to Pandora too—— Oh right, regarding the problem about loans. The loan system and the forced reparation if I lose the game still wasn’t clear. I had to get to the bottom of this.

Speaking of which, I had already borrowed 800,000 Sols, and I was wondering what was being used as a collateral for this loan? In the beginning, I didn’t pay much attention to it as it didn’t involve money. But to be honest, a heroine was more important than money.

However, I had a feeling that this game app wasn’t simple at all.

If I start from the source—— It would be the advertising email.

I opened my email app, and opened that mail from my inbox.

I read that mail once again. It ended after 【Next, please tap on the below URL】... Wait, there’s more? I was shocked. The scroll bar could be dragged down further. After a few lines of blank, there was a footnote in small fonts…!

【Note—— In the event that an error code appears during the game, it is possible to continue to proceed with the game. But in accordance with our company policy, we will advise ending the game… Our company will not be responsible for any losses and injuries that results from continuing the game.】

T-This… means that everything would be my own responsibility! Any problem that happens would be your own doing!

［P-Pandora!］

During times of trouble, we should rely on the a.s.sistance of the excellent AI. As she was installed in my phone, I just need to call out for her.

【Yes, Itsuki. Is there any problem?】

［An error code occured before the game launched, but I still started the game!］

I omitted all the details and stated briefly.

【I understand.】

［Erm, I have an ominous feeling that something terrible like losses or injuries would happen...］

【Yes. The chance of that is 100%.】

［One, one hundred percent? Not ninety nine percent? No matter what, a hundred percent is...］

【No, it is 100%. That is what the appearance of the error code means. That’s why we recommend terminating the game.】

［… That’s true.］

I couldn’t refute that.

【But making it through the game wasn’t impossible. It’s just that the game… will occasionally not match up with reality… Please be prepared for that mentally, Itsuki.】

［Not match… Not match… Not］

【Things will definitely work out.】

Because she had an optimistic disposition, she said encouraging words.

［… I understand.］

［Hey, Itsuki.］

I was talking to Pandora—— but from the perspective of a bystander, it probably felt like I was speaking with a phone seriously, which made Grandpa ask me worriedly. I turned back, and saw Grandpa actually stopped the 【h.e.l.l Scream 4】 he liked so much, as he pondered how to phrase his question. He seemed to have decided on a fast ball.

［A-Are you alright? You are talking to the AI voice function on your phone...］

［This is a special version! The type that could differentiate the content of a speech. Watch this. Pandora, a greeting please!］

【Nice to meet you Grandfather, I am Pandora.】

［——Woahh!］

Grandpa’s eyes lit up.

［It feels great to be called Grandfather by a girl! Although one of the players in 【h.e.l.l Scream 4】 on my friendlist is a girl that feels like a granddaughter too, we will meet one day… It will be great if 【h.e.l.l Scream 4】 has voice chat function…］

［A girl like a granddaughter?］

［Hmm? It’s a girl attending the same high school as you, though? She said she is in Honami High School. We were chatting just now, and I replied that it’s Honami High School here too, and it will be great if we can meet!］

Grandpa showed me a thumbs up as if he was expressing the ‘Good job’ he had done! I walked towards Grandpa and bent his thumb hard.

［That hurts! My grandson is abusing the elderly!］

［Tell me the details.］

Grandpa blew at his thumb exaggeratingly.

［The details, you mean how we get to know each other? Well, you know how much of a fan I am of the 【Final Dead】 series.］

【Final Dead】 was set on earth and mars, an online FPS with the wide range of maps and weapons as its selling point.

［I started getting close with a kid called Break on the Stage Clear leaderboard. You should know about Break too. Since she was a teenage girl, I faked the details a little, and used Itsuki’s ident.i.ty to chat with her, fight together and duel with each other. You also played with Break on that account before, right?］

［Eh, it’s that person?］

In 【Final Dead】, I will login with the name January (Itsuki means January). It’s mainly used by Grandpa, but I will login and play occasionally too. That Break who was always online? Who will exterminate the enemy mercilessly to clear the stage?

［No, that has to be a guy…］

The tone might sound girlish, but this was the cla.s.sic example of a guy building a persona of a girl.

［No, she is a girl! First year in Honami High School, your junior!］

But Grandpa didn’t back down.

［What’s your basis for saying she is a girl?］

The ones engrossed in FPS were mostly guys, so I couldn’t bear much hope in this.

［Based on my 73 years of life experience.］

［… Well, girl or not aside, it might be possible that Break is my junior in school.］

［That’s great, you have a friend of the opposite s.e.x that love games.］

Both Grandpa and I refused to back down on Break’s gender.

［You must meet her in real life and invite her home. I will cheer for you! Well then, Grandpa need to get back to 【h.e.l.l Scream 4】... Don’t talk to me from now on, you got that? Absolutely don’t. This is a difficult stage, understand?］

［Got it.］

Tragedies could happen if one got distract in the midst of FPS. If someone talked to you during an important part, and you get distracted… All your hard work will be for nought. I then rolled around on the tatami mat minding my own business, while Grandpa became completely immersed into the TV screen. He focused on killing the enemy groups that appeared in concert with the music.

I followed my Grandpa’s lead, and started studying 【There are no heroines in my youth】.

First of all—— the instruction manual. I focused on reading, and questioned Pandora periodically.

I then confirmed that this game app was linked to reality, a system that predict encounters with the heroines.

Under most circ.u.mstance, by going life normally, anyone will encounter a member of the opposite s.e.x you would get to know deeply, known as the ‘fated partner’. However, there were those with only shallow relations.h.i.+ps, or wouldn’t meet such a person. And I belonged to the latter. Fortunately, the chance of such people getting into relations.h.i.+p wasn’t 0. It would range from 0.1% to 1%... probably. However, just this much probably was as good as nothing, and couldn’t be changed by the person alone.

And sc.r.a.ping up this paltry percentage, and turning into a visual game format, was what the app 【There are no heroines in my youth】 does.

This was amazing! j.a.pan’s aging population problem could be solved by installing this onto every j.a.panese’s phone right? I asked Pandora.

【Everyone…? If we do that, the calculation will become very complicated. And… Itsuki’s compet.i.tors will increase too.】

She gave a bitter reply.

［Ehh?］

【a.s.suming there is a girl 【Heroine X】. And the chance of Itsuki getting together with her was 1%.】

［… Yes.］

I didn’t question or protest that. I just wish she could increase the percentage a little more.

【Next, let’s use the ace of Honami High School, Tsugawa Sakuya as an example opposite of Itsuki.】

［…Yes］

Tsugawa huh. A name that appeared in the choice branch before. A handsome guy who excels in sports, but hates the library.

【His chance of becoming a couple with 【Heroine X】 is 70%】

［He actually has a 7 in 10 chance?］

What the, this was a difference between heaven and h.e.l.l! That was the gulf between us!

【?Actually?】

［What else would I say?］

【If it is Itsuki, I thought you will say ‘only’.】

［The topic is different from that time on the roof! Not just that, even the mentality is different from then!］

【Is that the reason? I have much to learn… So with 【Heroine X】 as the example, there might be a chance of people competing for the same target. Itsuki might be able to raise your chances from 1% to 60% through the predictions. But Tsugawa Sakuya can use the same means to increase his chances from 70% to 99%.】

If that was so, wouldn’t that be a lost cause?

【And so, people with low probability of finding a lover would use this app most efficiently. They will bring out the most from this app.】

That means it would get me onto the starting line, right? Although I wasn’t at the starting line yet… And had even fallen into debt.

［I want to ask you about the loan.］

【Have you read the instruction manual yet?】

［I did… But I still can’t figure it out.］

The collateral for the loan. It was something taken from me. The instruction manual said 【Exchanging the future possibility of the customer into a currency known as Sols, which is reflected in the possible loan amount. The expenditure will be virtual during the loan period, and will only become actual when forced reparation is executed.】

【I see… Explaining it in terms Itsuki can understand… Your  【luck】 will disappear, something like that?】

［My real luck?］

【Itsuki don’t have much fate with Heroines, but everyone else does. Isn’t that great?】

For some reason, I didn’t feel that was a compliment.

【Friends, success in the eyes of society, great accomplishment…By reallocating your luck in these matters into your love life, you can increase your chance of meeting a heroine. Let me emphasize this again. Itsuki, you need to confirm one heroine in the next 5 days.】

［… When you say ‘confirm’, do you mean removing the 【?】 from the game? What kind of situation is that in real life?］

【When the heroine acknowledge Tosa Itsuki as a human, and possess a certain level of good will towards you. It is only possible to fall in love from this stage on. If they detest you, or don’t know you exist, or don’t care you exist, then love will not be possible.】

Pandora told me the reasoning. That means that I was a detested, unknown or uncared-for existence to all the girls? Hahaha…! Should I laugh or cry?

［… I understand the conditions. Speaking of which, the time limit to confirm the heroine… if I can’t confirm one within five days, there will be a forced reparation of my loans right—— Specifically speaking, what will happen?］

【Itsuki haven’t read about the explanation regarding forced reparation, right? Instead of listening to my explanation, it will be better for you to read this part again.】

［That’s true...］

I s.h.i.+fted my gaze onto the phone. Normally, I should have read the instruction manual before taking the loan. I tapped on the link 【Regarding forced reparation.】.

【Read the details】 and 【Trial experience (Free Sols will be given)】 options appeared before me.

—— Free Sols? So I will get them for free if I go through the trial experience?

If there was such a special event, people wouldn’t want to read the instruction manuals. I usually wouldn’t read it either.

Anyway, let’s start from the top with 【Read the details】. Tap… No reaction.

I tapped again.

【I’m sorry, Itsuki. The connection with the main server seemed to be unstable.】

Such a situation could happen in other apps too. Unable to reach the server even though I could access the internet—— What should I do in such a situation?

Keep pressing! But the screen didn’t change as expected.

［Hahahaha! I’m beat!］

Grandpa’s laughter reverberated in the living room. I turned to watch the tv as I continued pressing. The battle on the ground had s.h.i.+fted to the sky.

【It is a temporary outage, and will be up soon… ah.”】

…… Ah?

I glanced from the corner of my eyes. My finger had slid onto the 【Trial experience】 link. And the screen changed quickly this time… It will be fine, right?

I already tapped 【Read the details】 plenty of times. Tapping there would definitely be——

【Tosa Itsuki-san’s forced reparation has been scheduled. For a better forced reparation experience, reading of the details and queries about it to your personal AI will be disabled. Experience time will be tomorrow 28th September Wednesday, 7:49am and the following one hour.】

［Erm, Pandora-chan］

【…Yes.】

［Can I cancel the trial…］

【No. Before you finish the trial, I can’t answer your queries about forced reparation.】

［Why did it turn out like this?］

【It is designed to act this way for players who chose 【Trial experience】 before referencing 【Read the details】. The rationale is that the experience for forced reparation will have a bigger impact this way.】

［More impact? Is the forced reparation… enjoyable?］

【Who knows…】

Pandora said with a troubled tone.

【I don’t think it is enjoyable, but it might be so for humans.】

This gave the terrified me a little courage. Maybe it could be… enjoyable? At least it didn’t seem to be something that brings suffering.

And so, with a hint of unease, I ended the question session with Pandora.

I looked at the countdown screen on my phone. Getting up at 5am huh… If possible, I want to play now. I suddenly thought of a question, so I said to Pandora:

［Hey Pandora. Is the amount of time between playing session in this game random?］

【This difference is dependent on the accuracy of the prediction. That’s why there will be some differences between sessions.】

［… So it’s not random?］

【Not at all.】

［Hmm.］

That seemed to be so. Wait, it will be annoying if the gaming time is always set early in the morning.

—— I will sleep earlier tonight then.

2200hrs… No, 2100hrs… No no, 2000hrs. I could get up on time then.

I walked towards the kitchen, and decided on my dish with whatever was inside the fridge. I then grab hold of the kitchen knife.

After choosing my dish, I proceeded to prepare my breakfast!

… The alarm rang. I reached out from under my covers, and knocked the top of my square alarm clock. It stopped. I pulled my hand back under the covers… At this moment, an electronic sound different from earlier disturbed my slumber. I reached out reluctantly, and groped around my pillow. I grabbed a phone-shaped item, brought it to my face and opened my eyes. I pressed the stop b.u.t.ton on the screen. Phew, great, peace at last. I closed my eyes.

【—— Wake up. It’s 28th September 4:55am. Itsuki, don’t you want to continue the game?】

A gentle and soothing voice sounded out.

［Another 10 minutes...］

Hmm. I nodded in my head, and set off for the dream world —— However, 10 minutes later, an interruption occurred for the 3rd time.

【10 minutes have pa.s.sed. It is now 5:05. Itsuki ……Itsuki!】

As if it was getting impatient, the phone started vibrating. To stop the vibration, I picked up the phone that slipped from my hand and brought it before my face. Stop—— There was no stop b.u.t.ton?

【Itsuki! Get up now!】

A girl’s voice came from nearby, but I didn’t have any female sibling or childhood friend that would wake me so gently… The girl’s voice came from the phone—— The phone? My dull head finally started revving.

［……Pandora-chan?］

【Yes. Good morning.】

［…Good morning.］

So tired. I held back the urge to yawn. I got into bed at 2000hrs, even earlier than a grade schooler. I set the alarm clock I bought at the 100 yen shop to sound off slightly before 【There are no heroines in my youth】 could be played again. I also set the alarm on my phone as insurance. Lastly, I asked Pandora to wake me if I still couldn’t get up. Pandora agreed without hesitation. To be honest, I thought I could get up by myself. Despite getting sufficient sleep, my body was…

［Pandora-chan, thank you…!］

Pandora-chan was really capable!

【It should be fine now.】

The buzzing phone turned silent. I sat up and tap on my phone to launch the game. The countdown had already ended. Continue the game! Wednesday, the morning of the third day. I will preview today’s schedule with the game.

As I was thinking about that, a system notification popped up.

【Because of the split in the previous prediction, the system needed to be corrected. The prediction will be run again. Turning back time, sorry for any inconvenience.】

Running the prediction again? Turning back time? What the h.e.l.l? The game started with all these questions in my head—— And I understood what it means in no time.

［It’s saying that it will calculate the actions that I took...］

Yesterday, I chose to visit the library in the game. This option was used in the original prediction. However, the time in the game had turned back to some time earlier, and I —— My avatar came to the rooftop. This make sense in the game, but I already went through what happened after school on Tuesday. However…

［Isn’t the weather clear…?］

Jumping from rooftop to rooftop. My avatar did what I did, and jumped over. And because he wasn’t affected by the adverse weather, he landed probably. He didn’t make a fool of himself—— was this guy really me? The meeting with Rika-sama was slightly different. 【Tosa Itsuki heard the sound of sobbing】, and then I met the sobbing Rika-sama. The Rika-sama I met had red eyes. So that was…?

What was with the difference? Could this be, the effect of the error code that would definitely cause problems…? Well, if it was only to such an extent, it was still understandable.

Rika-sama’s lines being dubbed was a pleasant surprise! I didn’t know what technology was used, but it sounded just like Rika-sama’s voice. It would be a let down if the 【Heroine ?】 wasn’t dubbed. This should be the way!

After 【Heroine A?Mochizuki Rika】 made her appearance, the story progressed similarly to reality. Invited by Rika-sama to the 【One Person Club】, then left after promising to have lunch together. My avatar then went home, took a bath, chat with Pandora, had dinner, got nagged at by Grandpa about various things then slept and woke up——

As expected, the game cut out a lot of the details, and will express them in simple terms. My conversation with Pandora was also simplified to 【Chatted with Pandora for a while】. This happened quite often, even my dialogue with Rika-sama was like that. There seemed to be some traces of cutting corners. Was this… because of the error code too? Or just the character of the person who created 【There are no heroines in my youth】? No matter what, what I was playing was like a recap, so that was fine. But from the morning of the third day onwards—— It would be preview, so I had to pay more attention.

I tapped the screen with a serious face. It was finally time for the preview —— and heading into the unknown future.

My avatar left my house and went to school. As I woke up very early, my avatar reached school very early too. And then, after reaching school, the narration 【Tosa Itsuki experienced forced reparation】 was given. The specific content was omitted… Which made me concerned…

No! The important thing was the heroine! My lunch break with Rika-sama!

Even I could figure that out by the third day.

The lessons would be shown in narrative form—— but I was wrong?

The first and second period pa.s.sed by peacefully. During the third period, something beyond my expectation happened.

On Wednesdays, the third period was English Expressions II. But the teacher was on urgent leave, so we had combined lessons with another cla.s.s. Which cla.s.s was it?

Cla.s.s 2-1! Speaking of cla.s.s 2-1 —— That would be Nakajima-san, Nakajima Konoha’s cla.s.s! In 【There are no heroines in my youth】, she was the female student who served as the model for my heroine, right after Rika-sama!

Following this development, she will make her appearance.

After meeting Rika-sama, I will finally meet another girl! Finally…! Finally, the premonition of the second heroine debuting was here!

She had not appeared in the game yet, but it should be confirmed the moment I learned about having cla.s.ses together with cla.s.s 2-1! I continued the game in silence.

The combined cla.s.s was in the library. Including my avatar, the students from cla.s.s 2 all headed over there. The cla.s.s 1 students had reached there before us. The narrative text appeared. The content of the cla.s.s was to pick a book and discuss it freely within your group, and write an essay to critique it. Could it be, since it’s cla.s.s 1… My chance to spend time with Nakajima-san would happen to my avatar?

—— The choice branch appeared.

【Muster your courage and talk with Nakajima Konoha.】

【Choose a book and do the critique with your friends seriously.】

【Pick up the school scenery alb.u.m from two years ago.】

【Puppurapi?】

The first option then. There wasn’t any other option, right? Choosing books with friends? That means Gon-chan and Kazuya? I could chat with them even when there wasn’t any combined cla.s.ses! The school scenery alb.u.m from two years ago… It wasn’t clear what meaning there was behind this. Even if there was, it would lose to the charm of the first option… Puppurapi? It was a

【Pu】 last time, now it ends with a 【Pi】. Was the Puppura thing also because of the error code?

So far, there had only been three options, but a fourth one appeared this time.

—— In conclusion, I chose to speak with Nakajima-san.

Go for it, my avatar!

When the portrait of 【Heroine B? Nakajima Konoha】 appeared on my phone screen, I felt my thirst had been quenched.

Her black long hair had a hair clip and plaits. She was shorter than Rika-sama’s portrait, and had the qualities of the cutesy style and beautiful style.

Nakajima-san was heroine B…! I bit my lips on learning this fact.

However, my avatar didn’t make any move to approach her.

I stared at the unchanging screen on my phone.

I didn’t thought that another choice branch would appear!

【Compliment Nakajima Konoha’s appearance.】

【Pick a fight with Nakajima Konoha.】

【Grope Nakajima Konoha’s breast.】

Third one then… I restrained myself from pressing the third option in a panic. It would be a blissful moment for a moment if I groped her. But after that would be h.e.l.l.

So the third option was NG… I decided.

Should I compliment her looks, or pick a fight. Considering the mundane options I chose on the first day, I should choose quarreling with her here. Well, in some stories, two people would start with a fight, and their relations.h.i.+p would start to warm up over time… But that wasn’t possible here. This was reality! No, even though it was a game, it would turn into reality in a few hours.

Taking interpersonal relations.h.i.+ps into consideration, I should compliment her instead.

But speaking of which, could my avatar find a normal topic to talk about with Nakajima-san?

If it was me…! If it was me…! Oh no. I couldn’t think of anything…! That was why——! That was why this option appeared here! If I was in front of Nakajima-san, I would become more nervous!

… After choosing to compliment her.

【—— Your large eyes are like unsculpted gems. Your long l.u.s.trous hair will sway gently in the wind even if you comb it with just your fingers. I have never seen a girl as pretty as you. And your kindness… You helped me before, and although it might just be something trivial to you, I still want to thank you.】

My avatar went craz-… acted uncharacteristically. Speaking words of praise fluently, he finished such a long line in one breath. I tapped several times before he complete his compliment.

【That is a surprise.】

Nakajima-san said. Because she was 【Heroine B?】, her lines were dubbed. Even though it was just one line, her voice had such destructive power! And she seemed to have taken it positively? Choosing to compliment her was the right choice… That’s great.

The conversation with Nakajima-san then begun. I have to remember it well… And so I tapped along slowly. As my avatar didn’t have much lines, I should be able to pull it off in reality… Nakajima-san was unexpectedly eager to speak. My avatar didn’t stutter with Nakajima-san leading the conversation! And so, my avatar finished the third period—— perfect. I properly introduced myself while talking to Nakajima-san too. Nakajima-san should acknowledge me as Tosa Itsuki now.

I nodded my head in agreement. This should be the ideal development of a love simulator!

And the game could continue, it didn’t turn into a countdown screen.

After the fourth period, lunch break.

My avatar headed to the rooftop… And Rika-sama was waiting for me there.

I had to memorize the lunch scene with Rika-sama well, and prepped myself up.

Alright, I pressed next eagerly!

［Your……］

After finis.h.i.+ng my revision of the game, I was now walking to school with a phone in one hand, mumbling to myself. As I didn’t looking at my phone screen, I wasn’t part of the crowd that had their head lowered down.

［Your large eyes are like unsculpted gems. Eh… I want to comb your long l.u.s.trous hair… rustling in the wind.］

【Wrong, Itsuki. It’s your long l.u.s.trous hair will sway gently in the wind even if you comb it with just your fingers.】

I scratched my head in response to Pandora’s accusation.

The next play session would be after my lunch with Rika-sama. It would be a while more until the next gaming time. From my experience with the preview, going with the choice I made in the game would be the correct way to go.

But what troubled me was the long lines my avatar said to Nakajima-san in the library.

Leaving its length aside, I was hesitant about the content. My avatar said it without any help, which meant this was the result of memorization…!

I talked to myself as I proceeded.

I… I will make sure my meeting with Nakajima-san——【Heroine B?】and my lunch with Rika-sama yield results! There was only three days left…! I had to confirm the Heroine in five days!

By the way, Rika-sama and Nakajima-san was actually my potential heroine… Was using girls out of my league as reference a great move, or overestimating myself….

Near the school gate, as the lines were pretty embarra.s.sing, I shut my mouth and stopped practising. There were too many students around.

There was a student council election event going on at the school gate. So it was this season again. Honami High School was holding its election right now to nominate its new president, vice president and other members. Since I always come to school right before I was late, I had never seen the morning election events before today. This was all thanks to my effort in getting up early.

Wait, election… that means!

Nakajima-san was running for the seat of the student council president! Maybe I could get to see her? As I was thinking about that, I looked around and only saw the male student running against Nakajima-san, but she herself wasn’t here.

【Itsuki, it’s 7:49. The forced reparation experience is about to begin.】

［Roger.］

Speaking of which, if something happens on my way to school… Wait, nothing happened? I looked around me to confirm. Nakajima-san’s opponent was making an announcement via microphone. His student helpers were giving out pamphlets. Among the students filing into school—— was Rika-sama.

There were several students following her as if they were her minions. From what Rika-sama said yesterday, this group was probably following her of their own accord. Rika-sama adheres to the three principles faithfully, and wouldn’t approach that group on her own, and she walked towards her cla.s.sroom with a displeased and cold expression. But behind that expression, she was almost at her limits.

Suddenly, Rika-sama’s icy gaze turned my way.

That surprised me, but her eyes didn’t fall on me as expected. The one who was acquainted with Rika-sama was Regist-san, not Tosa Itsuki. She didn’t particularly liked me, so anyone wearing a Recycling Bag could replace me. What a depressing fact.

She was afraid of strangers. If not for what happened yesterday, I wouldn’t have imagined… However, why was she like that? Why did Rika-sama feared strangers so much? She was rich, had a beautiful appearance, and I think her academics wasn’t too bad either. She was popular with the opposite s.e.x too. If not for her fear of strangers, she could enjoy her youth properly. It wouldn’t be strange if there wasn’t any particular reasons for this. Such cases do exist. But more likely than not, there would be a reason behind this.

Rika-sama left and I became motivated, walking forward energetically.

［Morning, virgin］

Really now, why was there a guy starting the morning with such crude words.

［Hey, virgin!］

I didn’t feel any malicious intention, but the guy being bullied was really sad. If they went overboard, the other party couldn’t answer back amiably. This voice sounded familiar, but it must just be my imagination.

The footsteps approached my back. And then, he came to my side.

［What’s the matter, virgin, why are you ignoring me?］

That was my friend Yamai Gonzaburou, Gon-chan. Because Gon-chan lived quite far from school,  he would leave plenty of time everyday for his morning commute to avoid being late. Therefore, it was rare for me to meet him on the way to school. And this morning was one of those rare times.

［Gon-chan…So Gon-chan is someone who will take revenge in such a way! I was wrong about you!］

［Revenge? What? Virgin, why are you mad?］

His harmless expression and his contradictory words multiplied the effect!

［Yamai! I promise to call you Yamai from now on! I promise! So please show mercy!］

So please don’t call me virgin in public anymore! Where did your empathy as a samurai go!?

［Ah… It’s fine to call me by my given name. Akari wants to call me Gon-chan. From Gonzaburou, the nickname Gon-chan doesn’t sound bad on second thought. Isn’t that right, virgin?］

［You mad! You’re definitely mad!］

［I’m not mad, virgin］

It was true that I’m a virgin! But shouldn’t this be kept under wraps? Then I could pretend that I actually have experience, right? Wasn’t everyone like that too!? I wasn’t aware of it, but did I do anything that incurred the wrath of Gon-chan? Maybe because I addressed him as Gon-chan and…? He said it was fine, but he was actually bearing a grudge?

［What the… I’m just calling you by your name, do you have to be so mad?］

［No, like I said, my name is……］

［Isn’t it Dou and Tei, Doutei?］

［Doutei…? That’s, me…?］

［Yes. Why are you acting so weird?］

Gon-chan nodded calmly, and looked very natural.

［Yo Yamai, Virgin!］

The morning training group in tracksuits was running from the staircase to the school gate. The guys from cla.s.s two waved at us.

［Morning, Doutei!］

［Leaving Gon-chan aside, it’s rare seeing Doutei come to school at this timing!］

Another two person greeted us.

［……］

I pushed myself to wave back, and the tracksuit group ran off.

Aside from Gon-chan, three people had called me by that name! Called me Doutei! What kind of joke was this…!

My name… Is there anything with my name on it…? The student handbook! I hurriedly took out the student handbook I treated as a miscellaneous item from my breast pocket. My photo was on it. The name was…?

The name written in bold letters was 【Doutei Doutei】. I felt a little faint and staggered a little. How was this possible… You have got to be kidding me. Virgin Virgin. Virgin two hit combo. And despite the name being a virgin, it used a cool kanji that means emperor! G.o.d is dead!

This continued after I reached the cla.s.sroom.

［Morning, Doutei-kun］

Virgin-kun. The polite greeting from my female cla.s.smate scored a critical hit to my heart…!

［Doutei-kun. Doutei-kun, can you fill this in? This is a survey for the whole cla.s.s…］

And this was the only time when the female students would talk to me!

The one hour after forced reparation began was spent in humiliation. I was call 【Doutei】【Doutei】and 【Doutei】 countless times… My given name and family name were both virgin! There was no escape!

This was the first time I hoped so sincerely that Homeroom and the first period will come earlier.

After setting up my phone, I hid it between my text book. I couldn’t wait for lunch break anymore, and waited for the seconds to tick away.

Exactly one hour has pa.s.sed. It was still in the middle of first period, and I took my phone that was in vibration mode from the side of the desk, using the textbook as a s.h.i.+eld. As expected, a notification popped up.

【Forced reparation experience is now finished. During forced reparation, according to the loan amount, you would need to live as 【Doutei Doutei】 for a set amount of time. We seek your kind understanding.】

Kind understanding your head ahhhhh!

【Furthermore, your name will affect your body. During your time as 【Doutei Doutei】, you may not have s.e.xual intercourse. All sorts of situation will be prohibited and impossible to come true.】

Can I cry now?

【Thank you for your hard work. As a reward for your experience, 2000 Sols have been sent to your account.】

Which means, if the forced reparation happened to me, I would have to spend a certain amount of time—— depending on my loan… About a year? It might be longer than a year—— I would be addressed by the people around me as Doutei Doutei and live out such a shame-play. On top of that, I would be a real virgin all that time too, and wouldn’t climb the stairs of becoming an adult. I didn’t think it was a bluff or a threat. I didn’t know the reason, but it would become reality, that was how the game 【There are no heroines in my youth】 was!

Three years of high school… giving up like this would be fine—— As if! Spare me the misery of graduating with my right hand as my lover!

If I couldn’t confirm a heroine in five days, it would be better if I didn’t start the game in the first place… Or would this persist until I was 30 or 40 years old…?

It seemed that you could use magic if you stayed a virgin until 40? Haha. What kind of magic would that be. I did heard such an urban legend before…

—— I only played in the hope that a heroine would appear in my youth. This shallow emotion landed me in the claws of forced reparation!

With this conviction in mind, I focused on the third period.

Just like how the game was, the third period was a combined cla.s.s with cla.s.s 1 inside the library. I decided to execute the option 【Muster your courage and talk with Nakajima Konoha】!

I had to talk to Nakajima-san quickly, I imagined myself turning