Even though I transmigrated in the game Heartstopper and all its mechanics at my disposal it always hit closer to home. The world, the warmth of the sun, and even fabricated memories shared by the Main character felt surreal. Even though its fake, both my mind and body refuse to obey me and perceive those memories to be true
[Capture target:
Iori Koga
Age: 16
Sex: Female
Heroine type: Childhood friend
Difficulty: G-
Strengths: Cheerful, Outgoing, Supporting, Empathetic, Kind, Optimistic
Weakness: Low self-esteem, Mildly depress, Self-sacrificing, Cowardly
Special note: There's no way in hell you could ruin this unless you purposely try to lower your likeability, she's the tutorial target]
"This is so annoying. I hardly remember a thing. Come on focus, Iori. You chose this over welcoming the new member, so at least be a little proactive- kyaaa!!!"
She sheepishly yelped upon feeling Hikaru's warm embrace as he sneaked past her until he got close enough to feel her warmth. Frightened by his sudden attack, she tried to reach for the pepper spray in her bag, but before she could do so, she met his gaze. In just a short amount of notice, her composure brightened when she faced to face with her childhood sweetheart
"A-Aoi!!? Hold up... you're a dude? Huh, no wonder I couldn't find you no matter how long I searched. It really is you,"
Hikaru lets go of her, and as she observes his body and, more or less, his face, it is no doubt to be her childhood friend. Just like the time he unknowingly kissed Suzu, his body froze, or rather, his control of it was a temporary loss as the game's code took over. A rush of joy he had never felt before, memories flooding his mind about the capture target Iori, and his obsession.
[System: The Host is afflicted by a special debuff, 'First crush.' You'll naturally pay more attention to Iori Koga, causing jealousy from the other targets.]
"Yep, it's nice to see you again, Iori!!!" The moment he regained control of his body, Hikaru broke away from the hug and held her right hand
"What's wrong? You seem rather tense," Iori replies as she notices Hikaru looking thoroughly at the library. "Are you perhaps in need of a certain book? Oh, you're just in luck! I'm from the literature club,"
"I know, that's the reason why I joined," Iori was shocked to hear this, but Hikaru remained unfazed and searched the whole room. "Were you all alone here? It's getting dark. What would you do if you got killed,"
"Oh my, I didn't think you'd still be so dashing, Hikkun. You're always so protective of me. But no, I was all alone here,"
(This might not be the time when the culprit strikes. Isn't it too early? Plus, you've noticed, right? The girls didn't leave the club)
'Either I did something with my choices or is there perhaps a trigger to turn the girls into a psychotic yandere like Maki,'
(That girl seriously left a bad memory in your head aye? Every time you say that name, your body flinches for a second. The worst part is that we can't hit the capture targets unless it is a part of the story, making your only option to run for your life)
'What can I say except its bullshit,'
(Did you just do a Moana reference?)
'Call me a Disney princess, because I'm so useless when the plot needs it to be, god I hate my life, when will this end,'
"So should we leave?"
"Yes, and stop grabbing my butt," Iori replied as her face brightens in response. "We're not kids anymore, it's weird if you grab my butt out of nowhere, and I'm still not ready,"
[System: You gained another debuff 'Muscle memory' will make your body act more free and careless against Iori Koga
Status: Involuntary movement may include, groping, holding hands, hugging etc. Capture targets seeing this may lose love gauge from jelousey]
'Fuck just kill me!!!'
[System: A save file has been added. [Okey Dokey 1] has been saved. Due to having no scenario in need of your decision the system is recommending the function of [Acceleration] to be utilized
Alert: Would you like to permit [Acceleration] so you could be sent to the next scenario?
Status: You've denied the use of [Acceleration] time before the next scenario is 71 hours, 59 minutes, 11 seconds
Outcome: The time is now 18: 00: 00, all after-school recreation activities are closed, Morrisoge High has come to a close]
The school's bell rang so eerily long, and in the span of a second, he was suddenly dragged through the entrance of the school. The moment he tried to go back in, he felt an invisible wall; this, apart from a few abnormalities, was what reminded him of his reality. That this world was no more than an imitation, orchestrating the rules of the game, as well as antagonizing Hikaru
"Well well well, its been so long Hikaru, how has our ill fated soul been? Its been a year since I last saw you,"
Just as Hikaru expected a warm and cheerful capture target to greet him, this mysterious robed teenager appears. His rough and disheveled robe covering his body paired with a lamp as he walk closer to him in the foggy evening. Regardless Hikaru was calm before him, this particular background character was strange yet puzzling
"The cult guy? I mean Sleeping Giant? Its nice to meet you, didn't I just saw you a weel ago? What do you mean by a year?" Hikaru stood his ground with both arms in hold of his bike as the robed extra approaches
"Forgive me, I usually say things that doesn't make any sense. Today is quite humid. I was instructed to guide students out of the fog,"
(Correct me if I'm wrong but how the hell did we get from warm summer day tona dense foggy evening?)
'Do I look like the game developer to you?'
(Fair enough)
'Are we suppose to meet this bloke? I accelerated before so I wouldn't know. I swear this game is sometimes creepy as hell,'
"You speak no words... but I can tell you have lots in your mind. The glimmer in your eyes seems to fade the more we meet," As Sleeping Giant guides Hikaru out of the dense fog, his puzzling choice of words had seemingly connects to his experience
"Perchance have you relish the sensation of death? Glimpse events so far ahead? Felt pain so dreadful to be comprehended?"
This mysterious extras words felt so deeply intwined to his experience over the past events after their first encounter. In cases like these he would've been given an option to respond or felt this worlds authority for his body to reply yet none. Unlike Kaoru who interacted him everyday, this extra felt more real as he moved to never please nor assist him in anyway
"Do you know the events that I've been through?" Hikaru uttered as his eyes grew sharper by the second
"Me? Of course not. I'm only a diviner, I read fates, and your fortune was too dreadful for me to ignore. So I warned you," As the words left Sleeping Giants mouth the thick fog dissapears and the two had reached the clearing
'Do you think he's the author?'
(That's unlikely to be the case. Hadn't I mentioned that if they were here, then they'll take on the personality of that character. This NPC may just be their way of breaking the fourth wall to speak to the pkayer directly)
'You've made a pretty sound arguement. I guess this bloke is nothing but a dead end. Lets say we move on with our lives,'
(Agreed)
"I'll see you when fate heeds my assistance!" Sleeping Giant waves his hand as he sends off Hikaru before he slips back to the fog
"Hey you! You're from the literature club yes? I heard they just recruited a male student, can you perhaps give this to them?" Hikaru's body felt a chilling cold through his spine the very moment he heard that tone and the flash of the system indicating a target
[System: Due to your long hair a particular passive has been earned [No eyes hairstyle] or [Hentai Protagonist]
Status: This ability has given no perks only for the fact that half of your mug is covered, making you look more mysterious
Alert!!!: You've encountered a wild capture target [Maki Adagaki] a yandere type capture target, known for its slash base meta attacks
Option: How would you like to confront?
• Fight <-
• Item
• Swap to another Waifumon
• Flee
Error: You can't attack a Capture Target]
"Kyaaaaaaaghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!"