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A slight sensation of weightlessness quietly struck.
Fortunately, it lasted only a brief moment, and soon the reassuring feeling of solid ground returned beneath their feet.
Kitahara Makoto opened his eyes and found himself in the game's initial level. On both sides were familiar lush green forests, and beneath his feet was a forest path that stretched endlessly.
At the same time.
Four glowing orbs were rapidly converging beside him, quickly transforming into human figures: Nijika, Ryo, Kita, and Bocchi-chan.
"Eh, eh, eh, what is this place?"
Kita exclaimed in shock.
Ijichi Nijika's tone was surprised: "Could it really be a game world?"
"Interesting~" Yamada Ryo looked around, her eyes sparkling, "Things are getting exciting."
Gotō Hitori, on the other hand, covered her chest with both hands, stammering, her face flushed softly:
"My, my clothes are so strange..."
Kitahara Makoto stood by, observing the four girls with interest.
Once players enter the game, they automatically change to the appearance of their game character. The person is still the same, but their clothing and appearance will undergo certain changes.
For example, at this moment.
Ijichi Nijika's clothes had transformed into a light, flowing outfit, her brilliant golden hair had become a waterfall of silver, her ears subtly sharpened, her appearance became even more delicate and lovely, and the weapon floating behind her was a verdant longbow... She clearly looked like an elf from legends.
Yamada Ryo had two curved horns growing on her head, and an heart-shaped tail had appeared behind her... She looked like a succubus or a witch.
Then there's Bocchi-chan.
Goto Hitori's ears had turned into a pair of fluffy white cat ears, a white cat tail grew behind her, and her hands were wearing cat paw gloves. Her appearance clearly indicated she was a Cat Girl Assassin.
Of course, identity isn't important.
What's important is that assassins prioritize swift action, striking once and then retreating a thousand miles. Naturally, they wouldn't wear heavy clothing, so Bocchi-chan's current attire was quite revealing—her fair, slender arms, rounded thighs, and flat, slender abdomen were all exposed to the air, clearly visible.
The fabric on the rest of her body was also form-fitting, primarily designed for lightness and minimal burden.
Looking from the side, Kitahara Makoto couldn't help but recall a line of poetry:
"From the side, a peak appears like a ridge."
"It's a good thing this is a virtual game world. Besides us, there won't be anyone else, and the monsters in the game have no intelligence, they're just virtual data. Otherwise, I would definitely quit the game immediately..."
Kitahara Makoto secretly sighed to himself.
The super cute Cat Girl Bocchi, of course, only he could see; no one else was allowed.
Finally, Kita.
She was wearing a pure white priest's robe and holding a grimoire, clearly indicating her identity as a priest.
"Good luck," Kitahara Makoto said, "Kita has indeed obtained the priest identity. She only needs to bring the ability into reality to heal Nijika-senpai's right hand."
"Eh, I don't want to be a healer," Kita said enviously, "I want to be a ranged archer like Nijika."
"Being an archer isn't easy," Kitahara Makoto said upon hearing this, "Have you ever played with a bow and arrow before, Kita?"
Kita Ikuyo shook her head: "No."
"Then forget it. Although this is a virtual game space, the combat style is similar to reality. It's not a turn-based game where you hit me and I hit you. Archers need to lock on and aim themselves." Kitahara Makoto explained, then looked at Ijichi Nijika, "...Nijika, do you have any experience playing with a bow and arrow?"
Ijichi Nijika pursed her rosy lips:
"When I was in middle school, I tried out the archery club with a friend, but I don't have much experience."
"That's enough," Kitahara Makoto said. "When we encounter monsters later, you can slowly get your feel back from behind."
Yamada Ryo tilted her head and looked over: "Nijika, does your right hand still hurt?"
"Eh?"
Ijichi Nijika blinked, surprised:
"It doesn't hurt at all, it seems?"
"Because there's almost no pain in the game," Kitahara Makoto explained. "We enter the game as souls, so injuries from reality naturally won't be brought in."
"Wow! Bocchi-chan's outfit is so cute!"
Kita Ikuyo's eyes sparkled, finally noticing the Goto Hitori hiding in the corner: "She actually turned into a cat girl!"
"To be precise, a cat girl assassin." Kitahara Makoto nodded in agreement, "But she is indeed very cute."
"N-not cute at all…"
Gotō Hitori's small face was flushed, her hands tightly covering her chest, and she looked up pitifully: "Kitahara-kun, can I change clothes?"
"I really don't know if you can change clothes in the game…"
Kitahara Makoto pondered upon hearing that.
"Wouldn't trying it tell us?"
Kita Ikuyo excitedly tried it out and quickly discovered that while clothes could sway naturally in the wind, they were prevented from being removed by an inexplicable force when she tried to take them off.
"It seems the clothes can't be taken off."
Kita quickly came to a conclusion.
"Not necessarily." Kitahara Makoto looked at the void in front of him. "There's an 'Unarm' option on the game panel. I'll try it…"
The next second.
Kitahara Makoto suddenly felt a chill all over his body. He looked down and saw his bare body, immediately understanding what unarming meant.
Whoosh—
The four girls all looked over in unison, their faces quickly turning red.
"Lewd!"
"H!"
"Pervert!"
Yamada Ryo: "Big python…"
Ijichi Nijika: "Ryo, quickly close your eyes! And don't say strange things!"
"Accident, that was an accident just now."
Kitahara Makoto coughed twice, turned his body, quickly found the equipment function on the game panel, summoned the clothes that had just disappeared, and then said:
"Besides characters, the most important thing in the game is equipment. The unequip function just now should be to let us change equipment more quickly…"
It was understandable.
For example, medieval knight armor, if brought into reality one hundred percent, players would not know how to put it on.
Kitahara Makoto reminded:
"Do you see the red dot in the lower right corner of your vision? Click it with your mind, and you can open your game panel to check your abilities and attributes…"
After the introduction, Kitahara Makoto's heart stirred slightly, and he opened the Life System again.
"Very good, it can indeed be opened…"
The System successfully started.
Kitahara Makoto's gaze shifted down, falling on today's daily quest.
He had accidentally unequipped just now, he wondered if that had made Yamada Ryo blush…
[Quest in Progress]
Seeing those words, Kitahara Makoto was instantly speechless.
It still hadn't been completed. How exactly could he make Yamada Ryo blush!
"Eh, eh, eh?"
Kita Ikuyo gasped: "The skill I currently have is healing magic."
"Steady, don't get too happy too soon." Kitahara Makoto's voice was calm as he reminded, "To bring abilities into reality, the prerequisite is that the rating cannot be too low."
"…"