ALL NOVEL The Strongest Solo Gamer with Terrible Social Skills Reincarnates as a Hated NPC in a VRMMO Chapter 15
15 I’ve Awakened…
――SIDE: Ishizuru Ai――
It was lunchtime. I was eating the lunch I had brought to the 2-B classroom, when I sensed my magical crystal terminal (portal) vibrating in my pocket.
It was probably a message from my PT members. We had an ABYSS exploration and a lesson scheduled for the afternoon. We had finally reached the 20th floor. They must have sent a message to confirm the plan.
It’s bad manners to use my phone while eating, but I had no choice.
Time was limited.
I had to quickly check the message from my friends and respond.
[flom: Urawa Maki]
＜There’s an amazing video up!!＞
“Hmm…?”
The comment was from Maki in the same PT chat. It was a very concise message, typical of her.
But what about the video?
[flom: Takasaki Shinya]
＜I saw it! That’s crazy, isn’t it!?＞
[flom: Hiiragi Kyosuke]
＜Is that the student council president’s confession… or something?＞
[flom: Urawa Maki]
＜I just got a nosebleed＞
[flom: Takasaki Shinya]
＜Wow…＞
[flom: Hiiragi Kyosuke]
＜That coming-out is a bit embarrassing＞
It seems that everyone is excited about the content of that “video”.
I’ll join the conversation too.
[flom: Ishizuru Ai]
＜Excuse me, what’s with that video?＞
I sent the message, and after a short while…
[flom: Urawa Maki]
＜Ah
[flom:柊京介]
＜a＞
[flom:高崎慎也]
＜a＞
“……ah?”
I tilted my head, wondering if I had said something strange. Everyone had posted the same article, and I couldn’t help but feel puzzled.
[flom:高崎慎也]
＜Hey, haven’t you seen SNS…?＞
[flom:柊京介]
＜Shut up, idiot＞
[flom:和真希]
＜Shinya, I’ll kill you＞
[flom:石瑠藍那]
＜?? What’s going on?＞
[flom:高崎慎也]
＜Check the top news＞
[flom:柊京介]
＜Oh oh oh!＞
[flom:浦和真希]
＜He’s dead, that guy＞
“……top news, huh. Mmm…”
To be honest, I’m not good with these machines. I don’t often use things like the “internet” that everyone else is familiar with. However, since it’s inconvenient to communicate with my PT members without it, I learned how to use the PT chat from my friend Maki.
That’s why I hadn’t paid much attention to the school news section.
After all, news is usually printed on paper, right? It seems like they’re deliberately putting it online to inconvenience people like me who aren’t good with machines.
But, I’ve been doing this for two years now. I’ve gotten used to this portal terminal thing.
I don’t particularly like using it, but I can at least display the top news on my own.
I found the video link and tapped the screen. The loading was instantaneous. The player started playing the recorded video.
The location shown was the academy’s cafeteria.
“Whoa! Iwayama Ryuko…!!”
Seeing the vice president of the student council, I felt my fighting spirit rising.
Kensei Iwayama Ryuko – a 2nd-year student at the academy and the strongest student of all grades.
I had lost to her before.
It was a one-sided match.
But not this time! I won’t let her win again!
I made up my mind to defeat her, and that’s when…
“Student council president…! Tenjuin…what…!?”
On the screen, I saw my younger brother, Shoma, talking to the student council president.
Why was Shoma talking to the student council president…!? Was he being spoken to one-sidedly…!?
My head is spinning.
But that’s still just the beginning.
“What!? What!? What the…!!”
Tengokuin and Shouma are… kissing!?
This is insane!!
What kind of joke is this?!
The surrounding atmosphere is in an uproar. I feel a sense of familiarity with the chaotic scene unfolding before me on the screen.
“…What are you doing, Kana? Tengokuin-kun…?”
Kyoukawa’s words are a mix of confusion and astonishment. It’s rare to see him like this. But it’s only natural! Anyone would lose their composure after seeing this.
The camera zooms in on Tengokuin.
“I thought I’d… I thought I’d…”
Thought I’d… thought I’d…
“Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh!!”
I involuntarily let out a scream.
In the classroom, I don’t care if people give me weird looks. You scream when you want to scream!
What is this feeling…?!
Tengokuin x Shouma…?!
“This is outrageous!! Unforgivable!! Such a thing cannot be allowed!! Ugh, ugh, ugh, Shouma…!! When I get back, I’ll make sure to discipline you myself!!”
I try to blow off the intense emotions with a loud “Woohoo!” and a masculine yell. This past year has been… utterly ridiculous!!