Assassins Assassins and failures
Assassins Assassins and failures
After the event is over, the next morning. Sota rubbed his sleepy eyes as he walked to school.
(Sleep... I was on the ground the whole time during the event, so I couldn't sleep much in bed. I never thought that sleeping in a bed would feel strange after only seven days... It's scary because I've gotten used to it.)
What's more, this time slot is much earlier than the time Sota usually leaves the house.
Normally, Souta wouldn't say he was on the verge of being late, but it wasn't too early to enter the classroom. But why is Sota going to school so early on this day...
(
That is the reason.
In order to keep the promise made on the 6th day of the event, Sota went to school at a time when only the two of them would still be there.
Then, while yawning, I walked along the school road and entered the classroom, where Kaede and Risa, who had already gone to school, were happily talking.
(Ohhh... what time are these two going to school...)
In contrast to Sota, who still feels sleepy and has a slightly dull head, Kaede and Risa are talking with their usual tension.
"... good morning, both of you."
"Ah! Good morning! Kageyama-kun! You're early today!"
"Huh? Ah, good morning. Kageyama."
After saying hello, Risa stares at Sota's face. Seeing that, Kaede tilted her head.
"Risa? What happened?"
"... Eh, ah.
"?"
Kaede kept tilting her head at Risa who was muddying her words.
(Ah~……This is after all……)
Sota, who has an idea of how Risa is doing, speaks to Risa with a wry smile on her face.
"...Maybe, but...Have you forgotten Hyde's face in 'NWO'?"
"No!"
Risa's body jumps with a start. One of the reasons was that she was caught off guard, but the main reason was that Sota said "Hyde of the NWO".
"Eh!? That's right, Risa!?"
"Uh, yeah. Well, I certainly don't remember Hyde's face..."
"Wait, Risa! It's pointless if you don't remember! I'm sorry, Kageyama-kun."
"... I'm fine. I'm used to it."
It was only for a short time that Souta showed his true face inside the cave, and after Kaede headed to the back of the cave, he returned the equipment relatively quickly.
Sota, who knows that his face doesn't have many features, didn't think that he would remember his face in such a short time.
On the other hand, Risa had forgotten Hyde's face, but she knew that Sota had met Hyde in the game, so she was almost certain that Hyde was Sota.
"I'm really sorry I didn't remember your face. But it's surprising. Kageyama plays games."
"... Well, I like games relatively. I've played other online games too."
"Heh~"
"Oh I see"
Needless to say, there were almost no friends on other game accounts that Sota was playing. Putting aside the natural Kaede, the moderately intelligent Risa somehow guessed it.
"Speaking of which, Kaede. You should be careful today."
"what?"
"In-game habits
"Yes, this is my first time."
(Ah~ I see. I have experience too. In-game gestures
Due to Risa's advice, Sota's past dangerous experiences were revived, and he became somewhat distant.
"But I've been playing for quite some time now, and it's never happened before? Does it happen just by logging in for a long time?"
However, Kaede who was advised was not very satisfied with the content. Her brows are furrowed, her arms are folded and her head is tilted.
At this point, Sota's mischievous heart springs up. I erased his presence and secretly went behind Kaede. Risa's attention had already been directed to Kaede, so she didn't notice Sota, and even Kaede, who normally noticed him if he was in her sight, closed her eyes and groaned.
That's why Sota, who moved behind Kaede without anyone noticing, slapped Kaede's shoulders vigorously to surprise her.
"Wow! What!?"
Surprised by the sudden impact, Kaede held her left hand in front of her and wrapped her right hand behind her waist.
Just like when Maple prepares her own weapon in the game.
"..."
"……? ……Ah"
Risa silently turned an exasperated gaze at Kaede, and with that face, Kaede returned to her senses and hid her hands behind her back, but it was already too late.
"Kaede..."
"By chance! By chance! It's okay now!"
(No, it's definitely not okay. I haven't gotten rid of the game's habits at all. I'm going to fail a few more times just today.)
No one here believed Kaede's painful excuse.
As Kaede desperately repeated her excuses, other students came into the classroom, so I decided to stop talking about the game here.
"... then. Mr. Honjou, take care of yourself today."
"Now! It's okay!"
"I can't believe it~"
"What do you mean!?"
However, Risa's prediction soon came true.
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Time advances a little and it is during the first class. The weather is sunny and the temperature is a little high, but not enough to make you sweat.
"Suu... Suu..."
In such a perfect temperature, Kaede, who was sleep-deprived because she felt uncomfortable with the bed just like Sota last night, fell asleep comfortably.
(Oi oi, Mr. Honjou. No matter how much you do it, you're too proud. Isn't it just sleeping?)
Kaede was currently falling asleep on the desk with her arm as a pillow. Souta had also fallen asleep from lack of sleep, but as expected, he didn't sleep so much. At most, I can turn my head downward and close my eyes.
It may have been bad that the seat was close to the window and the warm sunlight was hitting it,
Kaede's too dignified doze made even the teacher who was teaching the class look amazed.
However, since Kaede is a serious student who usually doesn't doze off, the teacher instructs the student sitting next to her to wake her up.
"Hmm... Huh? ……Fah~...It's time to change the guard~? ……Huh?"
Kaede, who was woken up by a nearby student who poked her with her finger, muttered so in a relatively loud voice. As she tilted her head at her discomfort, the whole classroom was buzzing with her murmurings.
(I'm not going to say it. But I guess it won't end with just this failure...
When Sota cast a sympathetic glance at Kaede, she seemed to finally realize where she was, and not only her cheeks, but her neck and ears were bright red.
"... to concentrate on class"
"Yeah...I'm sorry."
Luckily, the teacher didn't mention the content of Kaede's words, but it didn't change the fact that all of her classmates heard her earlier words.
During the first hour of class, Kaede's face didn't turn red.
◇◇◇
"Ah. Hyde."
"...?"
Immediately after Hyde logs in after school that day, he hears a voice calling his name from the side.
When I turned to the side in response to that voice, Sally was standing there with wide eyes.
(Sally? What do you want?)
“Hyde. Do you have anything to do now?
"……holiday?"
“You know that Maple made a lot of mistakes, right?”
"... various things? How many times did you do it?"
Hyde is only aware of the first hour and has not witnessed any other failures.
"Um, during the afternoon physical education... just a little bit."
“…As expected, something happened. Maple-san’s face was red, so I thought she must have done something.”
Since physical education classes are held separately for boys and girls, we played dodgeball in the gymnasium.
"If possible, raise it without touching it."
"... Is that level?"
Conversely, he wanted to ask what kind of mistake he had made, but Hyde suppressed his curiosity for the sake of Maple's honor.
"That's why Maple seems to have decided to take a break from the game today."
"... It's a pretty aggressive plan (but I'm sure it will work)"
By the way, in Hyde's case, he responded by actively erasing his presence until he got rid of the habit of playing the game.
Hyde, who had already had a weak presence, made it so that even if he made a mistake, other people would not notice him. It took about five days to fully heal.
"I've been with Maple since I started playing this game, and I entered the second event right away, so I don't know many people."
(That's the same for me. If anything, I didn't have any friends before the event.)
Strictly speaking, Hyde until before the event
Even though it's been nearly a month since I started playing the game, I've only made as many friends as Sally or even less. It can be said that it is a result that understands how Hyde is a botch temperament.
“That’s why I called out to Hyde, who was nearby. Probably two people would be more efficient and fundraising.”
"... Ah. For the guild system."
"Yeah, well."
It seems that the guild system will be implemented in the official announcement of the operation.
Details will be announced after tomorrow's update, but there are rumors among players that it will be possible to buy a dedicated home like other guild systems.
Naturally, buying a home requires a large amount of money, and it seems that the top players aiming to establish a guild are all hunting to raise funds.
(I didn't think it had anything to do with me, but... Maple-san and Sally-san are good friends, so they'll either create their own guild or join a guild together.)
"... I don't mind, but is it okay with me?"
“Yeah, of course. I thought I had no choice but to do it alone until Maple returned.”
"...I understand. Well then, nice to meet you (I'm not very good at talking to people I've met for the first time,
Sally and Hyde's relationship
However, Hyde often hears Sally talking to Maple, and he also sees her talking to other classmates.
Above all, I spoke directly at the event ahead, and after that I was able to speak normally in the classroom. In Hyde, Sally and Maple are categorized as people who can talk normally. Noda).
"Please take care of me. Also, you don't have to mention me."
“……………………J, well then, Sally.”
"Yeah. I don't know why there was such a gap."
Of course, it was because I was quite nervous because I had never abandoned a girl even if it was a name in the game.
(Uu, I'm quite shy... I have to practice until I can say it without being shy...)
Naturally, Sally had no way of knowing that Hyde was thinking that in his heart, and Hyde and Sally continued to raise funds together until three days after Maple returned.
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