A quiet story, let’s play kusoge RPG! ③ End
“Hey …… Kenichi. This situation is your fault, okay?”
As my leveling progressed smoothly and I was getting used to the game, I swore at Kenichi on the screen.
I could hear the cheerful laughter coming from the expressionless character, suggesting that he was enjoying the situation.
“Hmm?? I have no idea what Towa is trying to say to me.”
“….. You care too much about everything, Tokiwagi-kun, and you should focus on the game instead. I don’t want to get this far and then have to reset my level because of a game over …… bug. So get yourself together …….”
“Eh, …… am I weird?”
“It’s not the first time that Towa has been weird, but at any rate, you’re too concerned about everything! And it’s all under control now, right?”
“Don’t be so casually dismissive, ……. I mean, you’re not solving anything.”
‘Well, well. It’s a good thing that Wakamiya won’t go crazy now, isn’t it? Hey, Wakamiya~!”
“Yes. I’m strangely calm now. It’s like a sense of security, just like at home.”
“You guys …”
I dropped my shoulders and sighed at the situation I was in.
It’s hard to play the game …….
As soon as I moved my arm around to move it, I was grabbed and put back into a pose where I was covered from behind by Rin.
I hear a satisfied sniffle from Rin, who is between my arms.
I sigh and cower.
Oh, why are there so many pushy people around me? …….
I’m so sick of this …….
The reason why it became like this is because just now, he said, “Wakamiya. How about we teach you a trick to suppress reflexive behavior?” It was because of Kenichi’s suggestion to Rin.
After that, he was saying unnecessary things without me hearing.
And almost as soon as a voice said, “I see, that’s an excellent idea,” …… we arrived at the current situation.
No, Rin will naturally act in a way that will cause damage to my heart…….
“Hey Rin, ……. I’m having a hard time controlling …….”
“It’s better than me acting weird, don’t you think?”
“…… Don’t tell me that yourself.”
I sighed and operated the controller, which had become difficult to grip.
I moved it around deliberately, chuckling, as if to disguise my racing heart.
I’ll die of embarrassment if anyone hears the …… sound of my heart.
With that in mind, I tried to widen the gap between Rin and me as much as I could, but she was right on my heels with her movements.
I smiled at the esper as usual.
“Please don’t move too much.”
“Even if you say so, ……. It’s a lot of trouble.”
“Hmm. Are you embarrassed by any chance?”
“Isn’t Rin the one with the red face?”
“What? No way! You can’t see me from your perspective…….”
“Towa-kun, ……. You set me up, didn’t you?”
“No, that was a self-destruct!”
“No, I was completely set up. It’s like I was set up to the max. I was framed for it.”
“Don’t say it in a misleading way!”
Don’t say it like that ……
I don’t know what the intonation is, but I can’t take it that way…….
It’s even worse because it’s natural.
“Hey, Towa. You forgot~. You know, the game lets us hear everything you say.”
“”Ah……””
“…… Flirting is not fair.”
“” ……………… “”
Rin and I are silent due to embarrassment and awkwardness.
But what is it?
It seems like it’s heavier than before. ……
The sweet smell that tickles my nostrils makes me dizzy.
“Ah, I’ll be ridiculed later…….”
With these thoughts in mind, I just worked hard to raise my level.
◇◇◇
Our heated faces had calmed down and we were no longer fazed by the situation.
Our party had arrived in front of the boss room.
“So, it looks like we’ve gotten a lot stronger. Can we win with this?”
“No, we can’t. If we fight normally…”
“””Huh……”””
“Well, well, that’s a common feature in games.”
I cleared my throat at everyone’s disappointment and went into the boss room.
Well, it’s true that it’s been quite a while since we started this kusoge game …….
It would certainly be a terrible feeling if it all went to waste.
The boss started to ramble on, and while he was talking, I decided to tell everyone about my plan.
By the way, as usual, you can’t skip the boss’s pre-battle cinematic.
“He started talking about himself. And it’s a pretty sympathetic one, too…….”
“…… Yeah. I feel sorry for him.”
“Is that so……. But are you talking about this game?”
“I heard that ‘divorced’, ‘family ran away’ and ‘cheated by friends’ are personal stories of the creator. It’s like complaining in the game.”
“Wow, ……. This game is very dark…….”
The long story of misery and complaining goes on for about 10 minutes.
“For now, when the boss battle starts, Rin should use her recovery magic on the boss, Kenichi will defend, and Fuji-san will choose to hit it with her stick.”
“Okay! Are you sure you want to use recovery magic on a boss?”
“I raised my level and I’m still defending! I just learned a good special move!”
“…… I’m a magician, but I use physical.”
These are the questions and complaints that come out of their mouths.
Because they speak at the same time, the sound reaches my ears as a disharmony from within the game.
The sound of squeaking is annoying …….
At the same time, the battle with the boss begins.
By the way, the boss’s name is “Ruyathemeya Yashiika Soku” which is hard to say.
But in a way, it’s a name full of feelings.
The music is comical, like an amusement park, not like a boss battle.
“Just do as you’re told and we’ll win.”
“Really ……? You can’t even see the boss because it’s sticking out of the screen……”
“It’s no wonder he’s such a tough boss. By the way, I should add that magic and special moves don’t work on him at all. In addition, every turn, the enemy’s ability will use 10% of his maximum HP to force your HP to 1.”
“It’s an impossible game!!”
Kenichi is shouting as he does what he’s told, but that comes with an unreasonable game.
I forgot to mention that the boss is fully equipped with automatic recovery, so there is no chance at all.
“We can’t beat it no matter how we think about it, can we?”
It’s a boss that can’t be beaten, as Rin said.
In other words, this boss is a so-called “losing event” in the early stages of the game.
But it’s a buggy kusoge…… game.
If they do exactly what I tell them to do….
The screen flashed black and white several times, and suddenly a song started playing.
And a character we haven’t even met yet was running across the screen.
“Hey……, Towa? Is this the end? The ending is starting to play.”
“I told you. It’s the first and last boss.”
“Seriously ……? How little content is there in …… if this is the end? Or is it another bug or something?”
“Well, yeah.”
This boss is certainly not beatable.
However, for some reason, if you keep hitting the boss with recovery magic, the boss won’t recover due to a bug, and will take damage from its own special moves each turn.
If we hit the boss with magic or special moves, the bug ends, so we have no choice but to “just hit him physically”.
This is the sad “last boss” that can be defeated in a matter of minutes if you do it right.
“Is there any other boss battle?”
“There are some, but I can’t do it with mine.”
“What do you mean?……”
“Apparently, they were going to add the boss as extra content. It’s not in mine.”
According to the analysis team that studied this kusoge game, it seems to have measured a mysterious amount of storage space or something.
I’m sure they were planning to do a complete version of the game.
“It ended rather uneventfully, but …… is this how it is? I have this indescribable feeling of emptiness.”
“Well, it’s a kusoge game.”
“It’s a wonder …… can be so convincing with just those words.”
“I had fun, didn’t you?”
Unlike Kenichi and Fuji-san, who were smiling bitterly, Rin’s eyes seemed to be sparkling.
It may be a kind of talent to be able to enjoy anything…….
“Well, take a look at the credits. It’ll give you an idea of the darkness of this game.”
I took off my goggles and put them on the floor.
To be honest, these goggles are heavy …
The three of them followed my words and watched the credits in silence.
Halfway through, Rin muttered, “Ah ……” followed by Kenichi’s dry laugh, “Hahaha ……”.
Fuji-san tilted her head as if she didn’t quite understand.
“Is there anything weird with ……? I mean, sure, it’s a pretty bland screen.”
“Sure, I can see how it could be considered trashy, but before that, there’s ……”
“There are a lot of the same names from earlier, aren’t there ……?”
“Yes, yes! That’s the great thing about this game!”
The other three also took off their goggles, and while Kenichi and Fuji-san smirked as they put them down, only Rin looked as happy as ever.
“Why does Towa look so happy ……?”
“Just thinking about the number of people involved in the development of this product and the stories behind it, doesn’t your imagination run wild? For example, if it was because of a series of retirements during the development process, then what was the reason? A single game can bring out the unreasonableness of the world, right? Imagining that is part of what makes a game a kusoge game.”
“”Wow……””
Kenichi and Fuji-san are shocked.
What’s with that reaction ……?
They look at me like they’re looking at some pitiful person …….
In addition, Rin, for some reason, has a handkerchief in her hand and seems to be waiting for something.
“…… Towa-kun? If you’re tired, why don’t I give you a hug? It’s rumored to be good for relieving stress.”
“No, thank you.”
“Come on.”
“Did you hear what I said?”
“Come on, don’t hesitate.”
“Ah, you’re not listening to me…….”
Try getting a hug from Rin……..
There’s another one that builds up and reaches a critical mass!
I mean, really, once you steer away, Rin doesn’t know what to say…….
After this, I escaped from Rin, who was trying to open her arms and give me a hug ….. well, you can guess what happened.
◇◇◇
–The next day.
As soon as Rin came back from her shopping trip, she excitedly showed me what she had in her hand.
“Towa-kun, I’ve bought something for you!”
“What do you mean you bought something?”
“It’s a game of the so-called kusoge genre. It’s a dramatic game where you move around while hovering.”
“Wow, I didn’t know about that……. How did you find it?”
“Fufu. I know all the things in your room. I’ve found a game that you don’t have.”
“…… I see. Do you want to play it later?”
“Sure! Let’s do it after we study.”
After the usual routine of studying, a game with Rin was added.
Yeah.
This kind of daily life is not so bad.
